Royal Rumble

Asuka and Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship titles.

 

Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler won & is the new Women’s Tag Team Champions

 

 

Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Goldberg for the Universal Championship 

 

Drew McIntyre won & retains the WWE Championship 

 

 

Sasha Banks (c) vs. Carmella for the SmackDown Women’s Championship 

 

Sasha Banks won & retains the SmackDown Women’s Championship 

 

30 Women Royal Rumble Match

 

Bianca Belair won and is going to WrestleMania 

 

 

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens in an Last Man Standing Match for the Universal Championship 

 

 

30 Men Royal Rumble Match

 

Edge won and is going to WrestleMania

 

 

Rating: 80/80

 

Pretty great show and matches 

 

I am pretty excited to see Belair go to WrestleMania. Now, we wait to see who she chooses to face at WrestleMania. I am hopeful for Sasha Banks. I think it is also awesome Edge won and is going to WrestleMania to probably face Roman Reigns I mean spear vs. spear would be neat but I think Drew deserves an better opponent this time around. Also, who else was hopeful for Rollins or even Daniel Bryan to win the Rumble? Like, Reigns vs. Rollins at Mania would of been awesome not saying it still isn’t possible but that would of been the key to Mania tho. I enjoyed the show and look forward to seeing who both Belair and Edge choose to face at WrestleMania. 

 

WWE RAW

Raw opens with Drew McIntyre.

McIntyre discussed his recovery from COVID-19  and put over Goldberg, noting that Goldberg has defeated every challenger he has come back and challenged. He vowed to put an end to the WCW icon’s newest streak.

The Miz and John Morrison come out to interrupt.

They teased Miz cashing in Money in the Bank Sunday night. 

Goldberg entered the ThunderDome and came face-to-face with McIntyre. “You. Me. Sunday. You’re next.”

They wiped out Miz and Morrison with a spear and a Claymore before coming face-to-face once more ending the segment.

 

 

Charlotte Flair and Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose vs. Lacey Evans and Shayna Baszler and Nia  Jax

 

Flair, Rose and Brooke defeated Baszler, Jax and Evans

 

WWE official Adam Pearce restarted the match during the break.

 

Lacey Evans and Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax won

 

 

 

 

 Xavier Woods vs. Slapjack

 

Xavier Woods won

 

 

Retribution attack Woods after the match.

 

 

 

 

Sheamus vs. John Morrison 

 

Sheamus won 

 

 

The Miz challenges Sheamus to an 2 on 1 Handicap Match

 

 

 

Sheamus vs Miz and John Morrison in an 2 on 1 Handicap Match

 

The Miz and John Morrison won

 

 

 

AJ Styles vs. R-Truth

 

AJ Styles won

 

 

 

Alexa’s Playground 

 

Ahead of her Raw women’s title match against Asuka later in the show, Alexa Bliss joined us for a remote edition of Alexa’s Playground and recapped the last few weeks in her feud with Randy Orton. She said she could not wait to see “him” again, a reference to The Fiend, before revealing that she doesn’t feel like playing this week.

The camera shot a close up and, with the magic of pre-production, flashed bits and pieces of the Fiend’s face with a voice-over of “let me in” while Bliss stared menacingly into the camera.

 

 

 

Gauntlet Match for a WWE United States Title Shot: Riddle vs. The Hurt Business

The Hurt Business won 

 

Asuka vs. Alexis Bliss

 

Asuka approaches the corner but Bliss’ music plays, stopping her in her tracks. Bliss has transformed back into her usual look, with her normal attire and everything. Asuka is stunned.

Bliss is crying as she gets up from the corner. She looks terrified now, and disoriented. Asuka charges and Bliss sends her face-first into the turnbuckle after side-stepping. Bliss looks to be in some sort of trance now. Bliss walks into the corner and faces the turnbuckle as the lights start going down in the ThunderDome. A nursery rhyme tune plays. The lights come up and the darker version of Bliss is back, turned upside down in the corner like Bray Wyatt would.

Bliss approaches Asuka. Asuka swings but Bliss keeps blocking her strikes with ease. Asuka with a big knee to the face to stagger Bliss, but that’s it. Asuka takes Bliss down for the Asuka Lock but Bliss resists on the mat. Bliss rips Asuka’s grip away, then applies the Mandible Claw out of nowhere. Randy Orton suddenly appears behind Bliss in the middle of the ring as the crowd boos. Bliss slowly turns around and Orton drops her with the RKO. The boos get louder as Orton slowly gets back to his feet. Bliss is laid out in the middle of the ring now. The final RAW before the Royal Rumble goes off the air with Orton standing over Bliss.

 

Rating: 50/50

 

Decent show and matches 

 

RAW

Randy Orton opens the show.

Randy Orton talks about the rematch that he was offered by Drew McIntyre last week and says that he took it as disrespect... because it was out of pity. 

He says that of all the things that Drew McIntyre deserves is a fractured jaw which he gave him. 

Randy Orton reminds the fans how Drew McIntyre did not put him away with the Claymore Kick as he had promised and had instead done a quick pin.

It's Randy Orton who has been kicking down his opponents. 

Randy Orton says that he will go through the process to get the rematch for the WWE Championship at Clash of Champions, if Drew McIntyre can even get there.

Randy Orton shows a picture of all the people that he has hit with a punt kick so far all photoshopped in hospital beds.

Before he can say anymore, he is interrupted by Keith Lee. 

Keith Lee addresses Randy Orton and says that he knows that Randy Orton has done well for himself and how proud he is of himself, but has he forgotten what happened at Payback. 

He says that Orton is trying to forget that Lee beat him. 

Keith Lee argues that he should get the opportunity for the WWE Championship, given that he has beaten Randy Orton.

Dolph Ziggler attacks Keith Lee from behind!

Keith Lee vs. Dolph Ziggler 

Keith Lee won and advances to the triple threat match later tonight.

Asuka is asked who she feels is most deserving for her RAW Women's title. She says that she has beaten Becky, Bayley, Sasha, Nia, Ruby Riott, and more. She said that she is ready for anything. 

Mickie James is out to say that as a six times women's champion she knows that Asuka is one of the greatest women's champions of all time. 

She says that she is coming after that RAW Women's title. 

She interrupted by Lana and Natalya. They are out to say that Mickie can't jump the line. 

Asuka says that she is ready for all three women, but Natalya and Lana jump Mickie James and Asuka. 

Asuka throws Natalya out and she works with Mickie to throw Lana out as well. 

Mickie James vs. Lana

Mickie James won

The IIconics will face Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan. Whoever loses will have to break up as a tag team. 

Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens 

Randy Orton won thanks to the involvement of Aleister Black and will advance to the triple threat later tonight.

MVP and Shelton Benjamin of the Hurt Business are out on the VIP Lounge. 

MVP introduces the new United States Champion, Bobby Lashley. 

MVP says he knows that Apollo Crews is young and that he had made mistakes. 

He said that in Apollo's life there were three certainties. Death, taxes, and Bobby Lashley. 

Cedric Alexander interrupts MVP. 

MVP asks if Cedric being out alone means he has had a change of heart, but nope. 

The Viking Raiders attack The Hurt Business from behind. The throw out the furniture. 

Cedric Alexander and The Viking Raiders vs. The Hurt Business

Cedric Alexander and The Viking Raiders won

The IIconics vs. The Riott Squad 

The Riott Squad won and that means The IIconics are OVER.

Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio 

Seth says he does not want to see Murphy. He tells him to go backstage. 

Seth Rollins won

The Street Profits vs. Andrade and Angel Garza in a Tornado Tag Match

Retribution came out and destroyed everyone.

And, of course we shall them again backstage taking out people again.

Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins 

Randy Orton won and will be facing Drew McIntyre at Clash of Champions for the WWE Championship.

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches 

WWE Payback

The Kickoff Hosts hype tonight’s match card.

The Riott Squad vs. The IIconics 

The Riott Squad won

Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship

Bobby Lashley won and is the New United States Champion

Big E vs. Sheamus 

Big E won

Matt Riddle vs. Baron Corbin 

Matt Riddle won

Bayley and Sasha Banks (c) vs. Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax for the Women Tag Team Titles

Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax won and become the NEW Women Tag Team Champion

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee

Keith Lee won

Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy vs. Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio 

Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio won

The Fiend Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns in an No Holds Barred Match for the Universal Championship 

The ring collapsed with only Strowman & The Fiend in it. Reigns finally came out with the signed contract.

Roman Reigns won and is the NEW Universal Champion

Rating: 70/70

Decent show and matches 

RAW - July 6

Drew McIntyre kicked off RAW and said that whatever stipulation Dolph threw at him for Extreme Rules, he would come out the winner, before inviting Ziggler to reveal the stipulation. Ziggler came out and said that Drew messed up by giving him the upper hand and he wasn't going to reveal the stipulation before the day of the PPV.

Drew and Dolph tossed insults at each other before Ziggler claimed to have someone there who Drew had betrayed just like he betrayed Dolph. Former 3MB member Heath Slater came out to the RAW ring and said that Drew had forgotten about him after returning to WWE.

Slater was released from WWE a few months ago and wanted a match with Drew tonight. Drew hesitated but finally agreed after Slater hit him.

Drew McIntyre vs. Heath Slater

Drew McIntyre won

After the match, Dolph was angry at Heath and started hitting him but Slater pushed him aside. Drew came back and sent Dolph out of the ring before helping Slater up. The two former teammates hugged it out as the segment came to a close.

Sasha Banks and Bayley were out next and started speaking about how good they were but were interrupted by Asuka. Bayley fired back at Asuka before The Empress brought out Kairi Sane.

Kairi Sane vs. Sasha Banks

Kairi Sane won via DQ

Kevin Owens was out for the KO show on RAW and called out his guest, Seth Rollins. Owens handed Rollins a gift, one of his KO-Mania shirts from this year's WrestleMania where they faced each other.

Rollins said he didn't care about Owens or his gift before challenging Rey Mysterio to a match at Extreme Rules. Rollins then invited KO to fight 'for the greater good' before Rey came out with his son and accepted the challenge.

Seth mentioned that Black was out for the count and Rey needed a tag partner for tonight. Rollins suggested Dominick and KO stepped up for the job instead. Owens even added the twist that whichever team won would get to pick the stipulation for Rey and Rollins' match at Extreme Rules.

Murphy and Rollins attacked Owens before Rey came into the ring on RAW and helped Kevin fight off Murphy and Rollins.

Rey Mysterio & Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy

Rey Mysterio & Kevin Owens won

After the match on RAW, Rey Mysterio said that for Extreme Rules, he wanted an 'Eye for an eye match' where he would gouge Rollins' eyes out 'with his bare hands.'

MVP and Bobby Lashley came out and MVP said that he beat Apollo Crews and considered himself the United States champion now. He unveiled the new United States title before reminding us that he will face Apollo at Extreme Rules.

Lashley put the new title around MVP's waist before Ricochet and Cedric Alexander came out to avenge their friend Apollo. 

MVP & Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet & Cedric Alexander

MVP & Bobby Lashley won

Randy Orton, Andrade & Angel Garza vs. Big Show & The Viking Raiders

Randy Orton, Andrade and Angel Garza won

Ruby Riott vs. Billie Kay

Billie Kay won

Asuka vs. Bayley - Champion vs. Champion Match

Asuka won

Rating:

70/70

Decent show and matches as we look forward to Extreme Rules.

RAW

Seth Rollins is set to host a retirement ceremony for Rey Mysterio to open RAW.

Seth Rollins says that he will enlighten Aleister Black because he seems to be confused. He went on to say that Rey Mysterio would be on the program, but he felt that Rey would not be able to bring himself to announce his own retirement, so Rollins was doing it for him.

Rollins says that Rey was chosen as a sacrifice for the greater good of Monday Night RAW

Rollins says that to admire the end of Mysterio's career he has prepared a video package and tells people to enjoy who Rey is. The montage shows Rey against his biggest opponents.

Seth Rollins is interrupted by Aleister Black who comes out to attack Seth.

Seth Rollins vs. Aleister Black

Aleister Black  won

Rollins was not at all happy with the loss and attacked Carrillo. They took out Humberto Carrillo as a team, and then he has Theory and Murphy hold Black down and hits him with a Stomp as well.

Apollo Crews is out now and he's coming out as the United States Champion.

Apollo is congratulated for beating Andrade to become the new Champion, and says that he is feeling good, and he's appreciating it.

Apollo says that he would love to face a lot of stars, but tonight he would like to defend his title against Kevin Owens.

Kevin Owens says that he feels that Apollo is offering him the title shot out of pity.

Apollo says no, but this is out of respect for Kevin.

Apollo Crews (c) vs. Kevin Owens for the USTitle

Garza and Andrade attack the both of the Superstars. The match is called off due to interference.


Apollo Crews and Kevin Owens vs. Andrade and Angel Garza

Apollo Crews and Kevin Owens won


Billie Kay vs. Nikki Cross

Billie Kay won


Rey Mysterio admits that there is no time table of when or if he could return at the time.

He said that if there's an infection, it could be the end of his career. He said that he did not know if it was up to him anymore, as he could be cleared to compete in a few weeks, or he could never be cleared again.

About Seth's Rey retirement ceremony, he says that he was not chosen, it was Seth who took the decision.

Dominick appears and says that someone from this family has to do something and he might be the one to take up that job.

Seth Rollins, damn you for everything you put my family through." Rey is not done with Rollins.

He says his family watched blood run down his face and watched him suffer.

Dominick addresses Seth Rollins, and says, "An eye for an eye."

Nia Jax vs.Kari Sane


Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair



Nia Jax is out to Asuka's music wearing her mask. This is a distraction. Nia mows down Asuka, but the bell rang before that.


Drew McIntyre vs. MVP

Drew McIntyre won

As we go of the air, Bobby Lashley catches him in a Full Nelson.


Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches

RAW

Tonight, Charlotte will face Nia Jax and Natalya to see who will challenge Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship. To get some insight on this, KO's guest is Asuka.

Asuka starts off chanting for Becky Lynch.

KO plugs Becky Lynch's "The Mom" shirt.

KO shows some footage from last week where Asuka and Kairi Sane were interrupted by Nia Jax. Sane would later be attacked by Jax backstage, with Asuka getting some revenge. As Asuka began talking about what went down, Charlotte Flair enters the ring.

Charlotte claims that the RAW Women's Championship should've been handed to her, not Asuka. In fact, Asuka has never even beaten Charlotte. Natalya comes out and interrupts.

KO removes the chairs and signs before Natalya gets in, making sure she couldn't break any more of his equipment. Natalya apologizes, and Flair claims she's just kissing up to KO. Nia Jax comes out.

Kevin Owens, seeing where this is all going, leaves the ring before Jax enters. Jax says that just like Kairi Sane, she'll bulldoze through the champ at Backlash. A four-way brawl breaks out, with Asuka standing on top.

Andrade (c) vs. Apollo Crews for United States Championship

Apollo Crews won and is the new United States Champion.


The IIconics come out.

Peyton Royce apologizes for losing last week. Billie Kay apologizes for slapping her. The IIconics then claim that they never had a real opportunity to defender their belts, and a crazy lady and the office's favorite blonde will not be able to keep them away from those titles for long.

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross enter the ring, but the IIconics tell Nikki that she can't talk and should be grateful to be there. Cross says that she scratched and crawled to get here, and her first real friend, Alexa Bliss, was there for her when she was seen as a nobody in the locker room.

Cross goes on to say that they're real friends because they helped each other grow. Bliss keeps her focused and in check, Cross taught Bliss about true friendship. The IIconics decide that they've head enough, and lay out the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.


MVP hosts the VIP Lounge with special guest, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre.

MVP announces McIntyre as the soon to be the former champion and McIntyre responds by trying to break the furniture.

MVP says that Lashley won't be locking him in the Full Nelson yet. No contract, no contact.

MVP brings us down memory lane, reminding us that he tried to align himself with Drew McIntyre earlier this year. Back then, McIntyre laid him out with a Claymore. Since then, MVP wanted to be responsible in McIntyre losing his title.

McIntyre, just like the last time he was on the VIP Lounge, said that he doesn't need someone thinking for him, talking for him, or kissing his butt. He follows up, saying that the only way anyone is taking the WWE Championship is if it's pried from his cold, dead hands.

MVP says that can easily be arranged. Lashley enters the arena, but McIntyre lays out MVP with another Claymore.

McIntyre demands that we see the real Lashley. He backs off, leaving with MVP in tow.


Angel Garza vs. Kevin Owens

Angel Garza won



Aleister Black and Humberto Carrillo vs. Buddy Murphy and Austin Theory

Buddy Murphy and Austin Theory won


Rollins demands Murphy and Carrillo hold Carrillo's eye by the steps. Aleister Black tries to rush him with a chair, but Rollins claims that if he does, Carrillo will lose his eye.

Rey Mysterio's sacrifice, Rollins claims, will be in vain if Black and Carrillo continue to ruin his plans.


Edge addresses Randy Orton, claiming that he's doubting his ability as an in-ring performer. After all these years, can he still hang with the best inside the squared circle? Edge was gone for over 3,000 days. In that time, Orton wrestled over 1,000 matches.

Edge has held his own against the greatest wrestlers in the world. The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Christian, Mr. Perfect, the list goes on. The Rated-R Superstar says he was a five-star workhorse for the WWE back in the day. Now, though, he doesn't know if he has what it takes.

At Backlash, he'll do everything in his power to prove himself wrong.


Charlotte Flair vs. Nia Jax vs. Natalya in a Triple Threat

Nia Jax won and will face Asuka at WWE Backlash for the RAW Women’s Championship

Ric Flair comments on "The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" and gives his guess on who will come out on top. The Nature Boy says that since he retired, the #1 wrestler in the world has, and will continue to be, Randy Orton. He's picking the Viper.



The Street Profits vs. Bobby Lashley and MVP
The Street Profits win by DQ

After the match, Drew McIntyre rushes the ring and they begin to trade blows. McIntyre gets the best of Lashley until two NXT trainees break it up. A spear from Lashley cuts McIntyre in half.

Lashley and the WWE Champion tear through the trainees again, but nearly a dozen men rush in to tear them apart.



Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches.

RAW

We see a recap from the last RAW, where Becky Lynch made the announcement of her pregnancy and relinquished her title.

Randy Orton closed the show last week, and now he will be opening the show this week. Orton issued a challenge to Edge for a simple wrestling match, and said that Edge still had a lot to prove.

Orton said that wrestling was the basis of everything they did, and that's why he wanted them to be a part of a wrestling match.

Orton said that there were always athletes. But not all of them could do what they did in the ring.

He addresses Edge and says that he saw doubt in the eyes of Edge when he looked at him.

He is interrupted by the Rated-R Superstar, Edge.

Edge and Orton face off in the ring. He says that Orton talked about a lot of truth last week, but to Orton it was no more than a game, but to Edge it was something very different.

Edge says Randy may be talented, but he had to never fight to get what he had and he did not love wrestling like Edge did. He was handed everything in his life.

Edge accepts the challenge. The two face off, and Randy exits and walks away.

Seth Rollins came out.

Seth says that he knows that sometimes to get better they have to lose everything. Seth said that he had seen the light when he was in the darkness of McIntyre beating him.
He said he had seen the light thanks to Rey Mysterio and he owed him a lot.
Seth says that what happened to Rey Mysterio was unfortunate, but it was needed. He said that he got clarity from that moment and he can now be the leader that he can be.

He addresses Mysterio directly, saying he knows he is healing at home and that he cannot see. But promises him that Mysterio will understand that what happened to him was actually a blessing.

Instead of apologizing to him, he says Rey is welcome.

Humberto Carrillo comes out and interrupts Seth. Carrillo says that Rey is his hero, and all that Seth is, is no more than a coward.


Buddy Murphy vs. Humberto Carrillo

Buddy Murphy won



Charlotte Flair vs. Ruby Riott

Charlotte Flair won



Kairi Sane introduces and brings out the new RAW Women's Champion, Asuka.

Asuka says she is both happy for Becky Lynch and now she is happy to be the Champion.

Kairi talks about how Asuka has been the NXT Women's Champion, SmackDown Women's Champion, RAW Women's Champion and Tag Team Women's Champion. They had all that they could achieve.

Which means Asuka is Gland Slam Champion.

Kairi brings out a flute and the two of them dance and celebrate. They are interrupted by Nia Jax, who is crashing this celebration.

Nia says that Asuka was handed the title, as if it were nothing. She went on to say that Asuka will be replaced by Nia.

Asuka has heard enough and attacks Nia. She hits the Hip Attack and drops her out of the ring.


Bobby Lashley vs. R-Truth

Bobby Lashley won


Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. IIconics for the Women’s Tag Team Titles

Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross won via DQ



Natalya vs. Shayna Baszler in a Submission Match

Shayna Baszler won


The Kevin Owens show set is not exactly in good condition after Natalya destroyed it in frustration.

He thanks Natalya for getting the junk out of the way. He goes on to say that he was rather hurt at WrestleMania, but he was good to go now.

He calls out Zelina Vega and Austin Theory and Andrade.

Zelina says she knows that Kevin Owens thinks that there is disfunction in her group. She calls Andrade a God, and praises Angel Garza as well as Austin Theory.

Owens is on the apron and Zelina says that he is not showing them respect.

Owens says that he is actually not in the ring because there's another guest, and that's Apollo Crews. Crews rushes in and immediately attacks Andrade.


Angel Garza and Andrade vs Kevin Owens and Apollo Crews

Kevin Owens and Apollo Crews won



Buddy Murphy vs.  Aleister Black

Rollins oversees Theory and Murphy absolutely beat up Aleister Black. Theory hits the ATL. Black has been completely laid out.

Rollins approaches Theory and hugs him.

The Monday Night Messiah has a new disciple. Murphy does not look too thrilled.



Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin

Drew McIntyre won

The show ends with McIntyre standing tall.

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches.