RAW

RAW opens up with a recap of Rollins burning down FireFlyFunHouse set.

Ric Flair comes out to introduce Drew McIntyre as the final member for team Flair.

Drew McIntyre vs. Ricochet 

Drew McIntyre won

McIntyre attacks Ricochet after the match 

Aleister Black vs. a Jobber

Aleister Black won

King’s Court with the guest being Rusev.

Rusev claims that Bobby Lashley has poisoned Lana's brain and he will pay for that.

He still wears his wedding band and he prays that Lana will come back to him.

We see footage of Lashley and Lana at a restaurant.

Andrade vs. Sin Cara

Andrade won

The Viking Raiders vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins

The Viking Raiders won

Rey Mysterio heads to the ring.

Rey tells the Cleveland crowd that he's been training Cain to beat Brock for his WWE Title.
And then he says thank you to everyone in the crowd and everyone watching at home, for supporting him and Dominik and his family through the whole ordeal with Lesnar.

Paul Heyman interrupts Rey via video on the Titantron.
He asks Rey if he would talk smack about Brock if he the Beast was there live?

Heyman tells Mysterio that Lesnar has been "salivating for revenge" ever since Cain defeated him in UFC.

Rey yells at Heyman in Spanish, but Shelton Benjamin comes out and is not happy.

Shelton reminds everybody that he's best buddies with Brock Lesnar.
Aside from Paul Heyman, there's nobody that knows Brock Lesnar better than me.

Beat up Rey Mysterio, get a championship opportunity?
Wait, that's... that's not how it works, Shelton.

CAIN VELAZQUEZ IS HERE!

Benjamin goes in for a tackle, but Cain isn’t having it. He throws Shelton around a bit, chin lock, and then tosses him out of the ring.

Seth Rollins vs. Humberto Carrillo

Seth Rollins won

The OC vs. Street Profits

Street Profits won thanks to the involvement of Kevin Owens (which I assume was the mystery partner).



The show ends with Street Profits celebrating their win.



Rating: 70/70



Great show and matches as we get closer to WWE Crown Jewel.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a video recap of Erick Rowan and Luke Harper attacking Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns last week.

Daniel Bryan vs. Erick Rowan

Rowan comes out and gives a promo about how the fans have been disrespecting him. Bryan comes out and challenges him to a fight right now. A ref appears in the ring to make it official.

Erick Rowan won thanks to interference from Harper.

As Rowan and Harper clear off an announce table, Roman Reigns makes his way down. He nails Harper with a Superman Punch but Rowan takes him down with a big right hand. Bryan and Reigns end up saving each other but Bryan refuses to let Reigns help him to his feet. He grabs a mic and asks if Reigns will team with him to face Harper and Rowan. The crowd chants Yes.

Kofi Kingston gives a backstage interview with Michael Cole and talks about his match with Brock Lesnar on the premiere of SmackDown on FOX

Chad Gable vs. Mike Kanellis

Chad Gable won

Charlotte and Carmella vs. Bayley and Sasha Banks

Bayley and Sasha Banks won

Truth picks up Mella and runs away with her as several women pursue. Banks and Bayley team up on Charlotte until Becky Lynch heads to the ring. The Man takes out both women with Bexploders.

Ali vs. Shinsuke Nakamura


Shinsuke Nakamura won





The New Day vs. The B Team


The New Day won





Asuka and Kairi Sane vs. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville


Asuka and Kairi Sane won





After the break, Shane McMahon invites Kevin Owens to the ring.

Shane offers KO his job back and promises to get rid of his fine. He says they can restart with a clean slate and offers his hand. Owens thinks about it for a moment before calling Shane an idiot. He says he wants to see Shane get fired and challenges him to one final match. If Owens wins, Shane is fired, but if Shane wins, KO stays fired. He also says it needs to be a ladder match with the contract above the ring.

Becky is giving an interview backstage when Sasha Banks attacks her. The show ends with Banks taking Becky out before a few officials break them apart.


We’ll that was the last of SmackDown Live on USA Network. It should be interesting when it moves to FOX Next Friday.



Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we get close to Hell in a Cell.

RAW

Raw opens with a special video looking at the 24/7 Title.

R-Truth (c) and Carmella vs. Drake Maverick and Renee Michelle in a Mosh Pit Mixed Tag Match for the 24/7 Title

Superstars are surrounding the ring for this mixed tag match.

R-Truth and Carmella won

R-Truth celebrates with his title until everyone around the ring gets in and attacks him. Everyone piles on top of him and the ref counts the pin. Mike Kanellis emerges with the title and runs away with it. He is the new 24/7 Champion.

Maria helps Mike evade everyone backstage by pretending to be in pain from her pregnancy. When Mike won't open the door, she threatens to kick him in his vagina.

 Gauntlet Match

Ricochet won and will go on to face AJ Styles at SummerSlam for the USTitle.

Kayla Braxton interviews Ricochet after the match and he says he will make everyone believe in him at SummerSlam by beating Styles. AJ is shown laughing backstage.

Maria forces Mike to let her pin him to win the 24/7 Title. She leaves the room and brags about being the first pregnant champion while everyone just looks on. Nobody will try to pin a pregnant woman.

The Revival (c) vs. The Usos vs. Gallows and Anderson in a Triple Threat Match for the RAW Tag Team Titles

Gallows and Anderson won and become the NEW RAW Tag Team Champions

The Viking Raiders vs. Jobbers

The Viking Raiders won

Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss

The Man gets back up and misses a spin kick before hitting it on the second try. She throws Alexa with a Bexploder and she grabs her ankle. A doctor comes over to check on her as she cries in pain. The ref calls off the match and declares Lynch as the winner.

Nikki Cross vs. Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch won

Bliss shows she was faking the injury when she attacks Becky after the match. Natalya drivers her and Nikki away before she locks Becky in the Sharpshooter. She eventually breaks the hold and leaves as Becky holds her knee.

Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler

Brock Lesnar's music hits and he marches toward the ring with Paul Heyman by his side. Ziggler holds Seth's leg so Brock can run through him with a clothesline. He takes Rollins to Suplex City with a few Germans.

Lesnar hits several more suplexes and a few F-5s onto a steel chair. Rollins is spitting up blood in the ring and Heyman advises Brock to back off. Lesnar doesn't listen and hits another F-5 onto the chair.

We go backstage and see Rollins being loaded into an ambulance. Brock stops the ambulance and pulls him out on the stretcher. He delivers one more F-5 onto the stretcher before some officials and medics show up.

Samoa Joe comes out and says he is not here for peace talks. He is here to fight. Reigns comes down and they start brawling immediately.

Drew McIntyre joins the fight and Reigns battles him through the crowd. Joe and Drew eventually team up on him and get him back in the ring. Cedric Alexander comes down to help and he takes out Joe with a springboard crossbody. He kicks Drew out of the ring before Joe turns him inside out with a clothesline. McIntyre takes Cedric up to the stage and suplexes him into the LED board. The Usos come out to help Reigns but The OC come out to stop them. A massive brawl takes place on the stage. Alexander climbs to the top of the LED board and takes everyone out with a big dive.

Reigns, Alexander and The Usos end up standing tall to end the show.

Rating: 90/90

Insane RAW with great matches and segments as we get closer to SummerSlam.

 

RAW

Raw opens with John Cena coming out to kick off the reunion show.

Cena runs down a list of some of the stars who will appear on the show and says he missed the crowd. He calls WWE his home before bringing out The Usos. They come out and say the crowd wants to hear them drop some rhymes with Cena. John acts like he isn't up to it before Jimmy and Jey goad him into rapping.

Cena makes fun of The Usos for getting arrested before Rikishi comes to the ring. He asks Cena to dance with him and his sons but The Revival interrupts before the music can start. They are joined by D-von Dudley.

The Usos vs. The Revival

The Usos won

Drake Maverick manages to pin Truth and take the 24/7 title with a little help from his wife.

Drew McIntyre vs. Cedric Alexander

McIntyre attacks Alexander during his entrance but Cedric gets the upper hand and hits a moonsault from the second rope to the floor. Drew tosses him into the ring post and pounds him into the floor. He hits the inverted Alabama slam onto the apron.

Drake Maverick tries to get his things and run but the Boogeyman appears and freaks him out. He falls and Pat Patterson kicks him down and pins him for the 24/7 Title. 

The Viking Raiders vs. Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder

The Viking Raiders won

Gerald Brisco and Kelly Kelly win the 24/7 Title in the span of a minute. Back in the arena, Samoa Joe heads to the ring.

Samoa Joe insults the concept of the Raw Reunion and The Usos for bringing out Rikishi. This gets Roman Reigns to come to the ring.

Joe and Roman get in each other's face and insult each other a few times before they start brawling. Joe gets the upper hand and whips Reigns into the barricade. Joe brings him back into the ring just so he can headbutt him back out. Reigns hits a Superman Punch to knocks Joe off of the apron. Reigns grabs a mic and issues a challenge. Joe accepts.

Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe

Roman Reigns won

The Miz comes out to the ring for an episode of MizTV with Seth Rollins as his guest for the evening.

The Miz praises Rollins for his win and recaps what led to the predicament. The crowd boos at the clip of Lesnar's Universal title win.

Seth Rollins says that Brock Lesnar is a Brock Lesnar wannabe.

Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman get into a verbal confrontation. Rollins tells Heyman that if he wants to talk the talk for Lesnar, he needs to walk the walk like he does. He threatens to stomp Heyman's head in and the advocate runs away when Rollins teases coming down.

Seth Rollins vows to make Brock Lesnar lose at SummerSlam. He tells The Miz that he wants to talk about his match tonight against AJ Styles.

Candice Michelle wins the 24/7 title and then Alundra Blayze wins it a few moments later.

Sami Zayn vs. Rey Mysterio 

Zayn avoids the 619 and tries to leave. RVD's music hits and he comes out to block his escape. He is joined by Sgt. Slaughter, The Hurricane and Kurt Angle. Sami goes back to the ring and Rey hits him with the 619 for the pin and the win.

Blayze is about to dump the 24/7 title in the garbage when Ted DiBiase comes out and buys it from her and now apparently is the new 24/7 Champion.

Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles

The Club starts to circle Rollins before DX's music hits. Triple H and HBK walk down and stand next to Seth.

Anderson and Gallows cause a DQ when they attack Rollins. Trips and Michaels come in and the two trios have a standoff. Styles holds up the too sweet symbol as a peace offering. DX and Rollins attack them instead.

The Club get ready to attack the trio with steel chairs, but they have back-up! It's Road Dogg, X-Pac and Razor Ramon and Kevin Nash

The numbers game have caught up and The Club retreats. AJ Styles tells Shawn Michaels he'll get to him. They let Rollins do the "We got two words for ya" line.

Maverick wins the 24/7 title from DiBiase before we go to a segment with Mick Foley. Bray Wyatt appears in the ring and uses the Mandible Claw on him.

Alexa and Nikki come out to interview Becky Lynch. Natalya comes out and says she wants to hear whatever Becky has to say about her.

It doesn't take long before Natalya and Becky get into a fight. Several officials break them up to end the segment.

Braun Strowman vs. Jobber

Braun Strowman won

It’s time to toast RAW.

The legends all appear on the stage together and Hulk Hogan gives a quick speech.

Stone Cold Steve Austin is out, and the reaction remains the same! Freaking Insane.

Austin says it's good to be back in Tampa. He tells the crowd not to expect him to be sentimental. He tells them to look at the stage and says that everybody has cried and talks about the blood, sweat and tears in the WWE family.

Steve Austin comes out and drinks a few beers before talking about his time on Raw. He invites the legends to come share some drinks with him to end the show.

Rating: 90/90

Awesome show and great matches as we look closer to SummerSlam.

WWE Stomping Grounds

The kickoff panel consists of Booker T, Coach, Charly Caruso, and David Otunga and they hype tonight’s matches and give their usual predictions.

Tony Nese (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Drew Gulak for the Cruiserweight Championship in a Triple Threat Match

Drew Gulak won and is the New Cruiserweight Champion.

Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans for the RAW Women’s Championship 

Becky Lynch retains the RAW Women’s Championship 

The New Day vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn won 

Samoa Joe (c) vs. Ricochet for the USTitle 

Ricochet won and is the new United States Champion. 

Daniel Bryan and Rowan (c) vs. Heavy Machinery for the SDLive Tag Team Titles 

Daniel Bryan and Rowan retain the SDLive Tag Team Titles 

Bayley (c) vs. Alexa Bliss for the SDLive Women’s Championship 

Bayley retains the SDLive Women’s Championship 

Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre 

Roman Reigns won (even with the involvements from McMahon) 

Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Championship in a Steel Cage Match 

Kofi Kingston retains the WWE Championship 

Seth Rollins (c) vs. Baron Corbin for the Universal Championship w/ a special guest referee. 

After Corbin and Rollins make their way to the ring, Corbin reveals the special guest referee to be Lacey Evans.

Corbin uses the steel chair against Rollins and Lacey doesn't DQ him. She tells the announcer is now no disqualifications. Rollins recovers and hits a falcon arrow on the chair. Lacey refuses to make the count for him. Seth gets in her face and she slaps him in the mouth. She hits him with a low blow and Corbin hits his finisher. Becky runs down and tackles Lacey. She beats the life out of Evans and throws her out of the ring. A few officials run down to break up the fight. A new ref gets into the ring and it's the same one who Corbin blamed for his last loss. Rollins takes him down and hits The Stomp for the pin and the win to retain his title.

Becky and Seth celebrate together as the announcers call the replays. They pose on the stage to end the show.

Rating: 70/70

I mean the show and the matches was decent but that Universal Title match was just a mess considering it had the title on the line. I was surprised with how the PPV was pretty good though it had some great moments.

SmackDown Live

The New Day opens SDLive.

They talk about their upcoming matches at Stomping Grounds.

Dolph Ziggler comes out to interrupt and promises to defeat Kofi for the WWE title on Sunday. He talks about all the things he plans to do to Kingston inside the steel cage.

Xavier Woods vs. Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler won

Alexa comes out with Nikki Cross by her side for their interview with Bayley. Bliss demands a cup of coffee, but Bayley is the one who comes out with her mug. She takes a few sips and chooses to keep it. She tells Nikki that Alexa is just using her.

Bayley and Bliss argue about who is better and who deserves the title more. Alexa calls her a placeholder who is just jealous. Bayley attacks her and Nikki pulls her off. Bliss decks Bayley with a hard-right hand as she argues with Cross.

The B-Team vs. Heavy Machinery

Heavy Machinery won

Rollins comes out and attacks Axel and Dallas for considering being the special guest ref for his match on Sunday.

Shane McMahon comes out with Drew McIntyre and Elias for a promo segment.

The Miz comes out and plays some clips of Roman Reigns beating up Shane and his posse last night. McMahon tells the production truck if they continue, they would be fired.

Awesome Truth vs. Elias and Drew McIntyre (Elimination Match)

Elias hits a huge running knee to eliminate Truth. A bunch of Superstars run down but Truth escapes through the crowd with his 24/7 Title.

McMahon and McIntyre attacks Miz after the match.

R-Truth tries to leave the arena and Drake Maverick attacks him dressed as Carmella. He pins Truth and drives away as the new 24/7 Title.

Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (2 Out of 3 Falls)

Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston won

The show ends with Rollins and Kingston celebrating their win.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we close to WWE Stomping Grounds.

 

RAW

The show opens with Elias in the ring with his guitar. He reveals he is going to be the guest ref for the universal title match at Stomping Grounds. Seth Rollins appears behind him and hits him with a chair several times.

Rollins says anyone who considers joining forces with Baron Corbin will get the same thing as Elias. He leaves before The Miz makes his entrance for the Fatal 5-Way match to find a new No. 1 contender for the U.S. Title.

The Miz hits Elias with his finisher to get a pop from the crowd. Lashley is out next and he Spears Elias out of his boots. Cesaro is out third and he grabs Elias by his legs ad swings him around several times. Ricochet comes out and hits Elias with a double knee before Strowman comes out and hits him with a powerslam.

Fatal 5 Way Elimination Match

Ricochet won and will go on to WWE Stomping Grounds to face Samoa Joe for the USTitle.

Samoa Joe attacks Ricochet after the match but Ricochet gets the better of him and sends him out of the ring so he can hit a dive over the top rope.

Becky Lynch is out after the break to talk about her upcoming match against Lacey Evans on Sunday.

Lynch talks about all the ways she is going to beat up Evans before The Sassy Southern Belle comes out to respond. Lacey talks about how she has managed to stay classy despite being through some tough things in her life. She brings her up time in the Marines and how it taught her dignity.

Becky hits Evans with a Bexploder before taking her hat and heading to the back.

The Viking Raiders vs. Jobbers

The Viking Raiders won

Heath Slater is shown asking Shane for a raise backstage. McIntyre appears to be treating him like a friend until he attacks Heath and leaves him laid out. Back in the arena, KO and Sami Zayn are out for the Kevin Owens Show. They bring out Baron Corbin to name who will be his special guest referee.

Corbin reveals he has chosen EC3 as his referee. As soon as he comes out on the stage, Rollins nails him with a steel chair from behind. After he leaves, Big E introduces The New Day.

Corbin reveals he has chosen EC3 as his referee. As soon as he comes out on the stage, Rollins nails him with a steel chair from behind. After he leaves, Big E introduces The New Day.

AJ Styles is shown having a conversation with Anderson and Gallows backstage. They talk about their history together. AJ tells them they have gotten too comfortable with their position and asks when the last time they won a match was. They tell him to watch them beat The Usos later tonight.

The New Day vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn and Baron Corbin in 2 out 3 Falls

The New Day won

Paul Heyman is out after the break and wants to make sure Rollins knows he will not be the referee in his match on Sunday. Heyman says Rollins and the Lakers both traded away their balls this week. He teases the possibility of Lesnar being there to cash in his contract.

The Usos vs. Anderson and Gallows

The Usos won

Reigns comes to the ring after the break to talk about his upcoming match against Drew McIntyre at Stomping Grounds. He calls out Shane McMahon, but Shane just appears on the big screen. While Shane and McIntyre talk trash, Reigns heads backstage to find them. He fights off The Revival before he walks into Shane's VIP room. He puts McIntyre through a table before he starts chasing Shane into the arena.

They fight all the way to the ring where Roman hits Shane with a Spear to put him down.

The IIconics (c) vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross for the Women Tag Team Titles

The IIconics retains the Women’s Tag Team Titles

Seth Rollins vs. Daniel Bryan

Rowan catches him and hits the Claw Slam on the apron to cause a DQ. Bryan and Rowan team up on Rollins until The New Day make the save.

More people join the fight and it turns into a giant brawl. Mike Rome announces the match will start again with everyone being kicked from the ringside area.

Seth Rollins vs. Daniel Bryan

Seth Rollins won

Corbin comes out and beats Rollins down with a chair to get revenge for him beating down with a chair earlier backstage.

The show ends with Corbin holding up the title over Rollins body.

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches as we look forward to WWE Stomping Grounds.

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with The Miz coming out for Miz TV.

The Miz says he is being forced to host the show tonight before introducing his required guest, Shane McMahon. He screws up the intro a little on purpose.

Elias and McIntyre accompany Shane to the ring for this interview. Shane makes Greg Hamilton give him a proper introduction before he has Elias play a little tune. The Miz says all of Shane's accomplishments are tainted and he doesn't deserve to call himself the best in the world.

The Miz and Shane argue back and forth until Miz gets mad about a joke made at his dad's expense. Shane says The Miz must beat Elias and Drew if he wants another match with him.

The Miz vs. Elias

The Miz won

The Miz vs. Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre won

The Miz vs. Shane McMahon

Shane says he and Miz should have a match after all and has the bell rung. He gets in a few shots before The Miz tackles him and fights back. Shane runs him into the top rope before putting him in a triangle submission. Miz is forced to tap.

Bryan and Rowan are out after the break to face two local talents before Heavy Machinery interrupt. They challenge Bryan and Rowan to a title match. Bryan says they haven't done enough to earn it. Bryan says Otis and Tucker should face the jobbers to prove themselves.

Heavy Machinery vs. Jobbers 

Heavy Machinery won

Apparently, Heavy Machinery are the new YOLO County Tag Team Champions. Also, this just as dumb as the 24/7 Title.

Carmella vs. Sonya Deville

Sonya Deville won

After the break, Kofi and Woods welcome Big E back to SmackDown.

Dolph Ziggler comes out and talks trash about Kofi. He shows a clip from Super ShowDown when Xavier Woods helped Kingston win. He says the footage shows he should have been champion. He says their cage match at Stomping Grounds will prove who is better.

KO and Zayn come out to join Ziggler on the stage. Sami says the fans are hypocrites for cheering for Kofi while he cheats to win.

Bayley vs. Nikki Cross

Bayley won

The New Day vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn and Dolph Ziggler

The New Day won

The show ends with The New Day celebrates their win.

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches as we look forward to WWE Stomping Grounds.