Monday, October 15, 2018

RAW

RAW opens with Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler making their way to the ring.
Ziggler starts by saying they are the greatest three-man group in WWE history. McIntyre and Strowman back up his claims as they show a clip of them defeating The Shield last week. We also see a clip of a frstrated Ambrose at the end of last week's show.
Ziggler and McIntyre talk about their upcoming matches against Ambrose and Ziggler. They get into a bit of an argument about who will win the WWE World Cup but keep things civil. Reigns and Rollins come out and says Ambrose will be there when he is ready. In the meantime, Rollins says he and McIntyre should have their match right now, and McIntyre agrees.

Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE World Cup Qualifying Match

Ambrose comes out of the crowd to attack Ziggler. Rollins ends up winning by countout.


The Shield is walking backstage and Ambrose takes offense at being called a lunatic. He says he has his own match to worry about and walked off.


Kane and The Undertaker deliver a promo from an undisclosed location. They say they are more than ready for DX at Crown Jewel.


Nia Jax and Ember Moon vs. Tamina Snuka and Dana Brooke
Nia Jax and Ember Moon won

Tamina attacks Nia after the match with a superkick. Then, for some reason, Ember joins her in throwing Nia over the top rope. Moon then tries to do the same to Tamina, but they both end up tumbling over the top when Dana pushes them.


After the break, Ronda Rousey heads to the ring to talk about the Bellas betraying her.
Rousey is upset at being betrayed and just wants to know why. The Bellas don't wait long before coming out to respond. Nikki says everyone paid to see them. She says they don't owe her an explanation because this is show business, not show friends. Nikki says it makes her cringe to see Rousey at the forefront and calls her a loser. She says they are the ones who are responsible for the women's evolution because
they made the word Diva mean something

Rousey says she felt accepted when she first got to WWE but now she realizes she was too idealistic and naive to see what the Bellas really are. She calls them Do Nothing Bellas who are starved for attention who somehow succeeded with no talent. She says they used their men to get ahead and the crowd pops big and starts chanting Yes.
Rousey says she is going to destroy Nikki at Evolution and make the name Bella meaningless. The Bellas and Rousey argue over who has knocked down more doors for women in this business. Rousey brings up Cena and Nikki gets angry. They bring out a bunch of security guards who Rousey takes out with ease. Nikki and Brie are nowhere to be found after the mayhem.



Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler - WWE World Cup Qualifying Match
Rollins runs down and stops McIntyre from interfering. Ambrose shoves him and gets back in the ring only to get nailed by Ziggler with a superkick to score the win.

Ambrose and Rollins get into a shoving match on the stage until Reigns comes out and gets between them. Baron Corbin comes out with a mic and says The Shield will face
Ziggler, McIntyre, and Strowman tonight.



Finn Balor can. Jinder Mahal
Finn Balor won


Bobby Lashley vs. Tyler Breeze
Bobby Lashley won


Trish Stratus and Lita head down to the ring after the break. Before Lita can say too much, Alexa Bliss and Mickie James come out on the stage. They pretend to know what Trish and Lita are thinking and do impressions of them.
Lita and Trish make fun of them and challenge them to come to the ring, but Alexa and Mickie decide to just walk away instead.



AOP vs. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle is wearing the Conquistador costume because he didn't have his regular gear. Corbin sits in the stage to watch the match.
Corbin claps from the stage, but then Maverick realizes it's 
not Angle under the mask. It's just some random guy. Angle appears on the stage and hits an Angle Slam to Corbin.

Natalya comes out after the break, but she says she didn't come alone. Bayley's music hits and she comes out, followed by Sasha Banks.


Natalya vs Ruby Riott
Logan comes in and breaks it up to cause a DQ and to start a brawl with all six women. The Riott Squad gain the upper hand for a moment, but Sasha and Bayley eventually send them running.



Elias is in the ring after the break. He plays a nice little melody to get a pop from the crowd before he inevitably gets them to turn on him. Apollo Crews eventually comes out to interrupt him.
Elias says he heard Crews was talented but has yet to see it. He sneaks in a Philly Flyers insult to get some heat. Apollo
says he has held himself back for too long while people have 
passed him by, including Elias. The singer tries to go after him, but Apollo hits a kick and lifts him up in a gorilla press, holding him there for a long time before dropping him on his face.




The Shield vs. Strowman, McIntyre, and Ziggler

The Shield won
It looks like Ambrose and The Shield are already back on good terms after he almost hit Seth with Dirty Deeds during the match.
The Shield leave to celebrate while Strowman gets in the ring to deal with his teammates. He grabs Ziggler and yells at him before hitting the powerslam. McIntyre takes out Strowman with another Claymore Kick. McIntyre leaves his partner and Strowman in the ring to end the show.

Rating 80/80: Awesome show and matches as we look to WWE Evolution and WWE Crown Jewel.


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