RAW - Aug 10

RAW kicked off with the contract signing of Seth Rollins and Dominik Mysterio for the SummerSlam match. Samoa Joe was moderating and said that it was shameful that a Superstar like Rollins would force a newbie like Dominik to face him in a match.

Rollins played the victim and then mocked Dom before telling him that he can bring the Kendo Stick and any other weapon because he wouldn't last 10 seconds in the ring with Rollins. They both signed the contracts and Rollins told Dom to leave his ring before his match with Humberto Carrillo.

Seth Rollins vs. Humberto Carrillo

Seth Rollins won

After the match, Murphy and Rollins attacked Dominik. Dom tried to fight back but Rollins caught him with the Kendo stick and kept beating him with it in the ring. They tied him up on the ropes and hit him in the chest while Rollins mocked Rey and his son.

Murphy took out a bunch of Kendo sticks and they started hitting him from both sides till Dom broke free and Rollins went for the stomp but decided to retreat instead.

We got a recap of Retribution's attacks on RAW and SmackDown last week before the show continued. 

Andrade, Vega, and Garza were out and Zelina Vega said that she was not involved in poisoning Montez Ford.

Angelo Dawkins vs. Andrade

Angelo Dawkins won

Zelina Vega vs. Bianca Belair

Bianca Belair won

After the match, Belair and Dawkins said Montez was recovering and would be ready to fight at SummerSlam.

MVP was out next on RAW and went on a rant about 'mysterious happenings' in the WWE, referring to the Retribution who apparently caused his loss last week by blinking the lights.

Apollo Crews came out and made fun of MVP for losing his title before threatening him and his crew. Apollo went on the attack and made MVP, Lashley, and Benjamin retreat from the ring.

 Apollo Crews vs. Shelton Benjamin

Shelton Benjamin won

After the match, Bobby Lashley went for a Full Nelson on Crews but MVP stopped him, in fear that he gets injured before SummerSlam. Apollo instead took out MVP and ran off.

The Retribution apparently threw a cinderblock through a glass door.

Mickey James was back on RAW and Lana and Natalya came out to make fun of her not having a TikTok. 

Viking Raiders, Ricochet & Cedric Alexander vs. Akira Tozawa & the Ninjas

Viking Raiders, Ricochet & Cedric Alexander won

As Tozawa was retreating on RAW, a Ninja attacked him and made the pin to win the 24/7 championship. As the treacherous ninja took off his mask, it turned out to be none other than R-Truth!

Backstage, Drew McIntyre said that Randy Orton will realize that Evolution has passed him by.

Peyton Royce vs. Liv Morgan

Peyton Royce won

We were back with RAW Underground in its second appearance on RAW. Riddick Moss was demolishing some random guy all around the arena before getting a knockout win in the no rules competition.

Asuka vs. Bayley

Asuka won and will face Sasha Banks at SummerSlam for the RAW Women’s Championship.

Back on RAW Underground, Arturo Ruas was pummeling a guy in the ring. He picked up the second Underground win on the show tonight.

Dabba Kato was back for a second night and destroyed a guy using questionable submission holds. Shayna Baszler was out to challenge someone and attacked a random person before all the women in the arena came out to fight her at the same time.

Shayna destroyed all of them before picking up the next win on RAW Underground.

Outside RAW's venue, Retribution flipped a car in the parking lot and ran away.

Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens 

Randy Orton won

After the match, Randy said he had to talk to Ric Flair before RAW headed for a break.  Randy was mad at Flair and called him a liability before talking about his health issues and that he was addicted to the spotlight.

Flair said he took it very personally and said he wanted Orton to beat his title record someday. Ric broke down and talked about him being in coma and waking up before Randy hugged him, only to hit a low blow as he turned around.

Randy was about to hit the punt but the lights went out just as he was doing it but it looked like he had hit it when they came back on. Drew McIntyre came out and chased Randy out before Flair was being checked up on. Drew vowed to hurt Randy at SummerSlam as RAW went off air.

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches.

RAW

Drew McIntyre comes out at the top of the show.

Before he can talk, the crowd chants "You deserve it." He says he feels like the last 24 hours have been a dream but he is here as the winner of the 2020 Royal Rumble. He says some people like to draw this out but that is not his style. He immediately states his intention to challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. He talks about eliminating Brock last night and promises to beat him at WrestleMania.

Drew says he is in a fighting mood and issues an open challenge. Anderson and Gallows march to the ring with purpose. Anderson says he accepts the challenge and Gallows says the same thing. McIntyre suggests he takes on both of them.

Drew McIntyre vs. Anderson and Gallows in a 2 on 1 Handicap Match

Drew McIntyre won

After McIntyre throws Anderson and Gallows out of the ring, Brock Lesnar attacks him from behind and hits the F-5. He poses with the title before leaving.

Rey Mysterio vs. MVP

Rey Mysterio won

Aleister Black vs. Jobber

Aleister Black won

Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe for the RAW Tag Team Titles

Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy won and retains the RAW Tag Team Titles

Andrade vs. Humberto Carrillo for US Title

Humberto hits a moonsault and Vega runs in to break up the pin and cause a disqualification. Carrillo snaps and attacks Andrade. He exposes the concrete floor and spikes Andrade with a DDT just like Andrade did to him all those weeks ago.

Charlotte Flair makes her way to the ring.

Charlotte chooses not to reveal who she is going to challenge at WrestleMania. This brings out Asuka and Kairi Sane. Asuka mocks Flair in Japanese and gives a fake congratulations message. Asuka and Kiari Sane attack Charlotte.

Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka

Sane comes flying off the top turnbuckle to deliver an InSane Elbow to cause a DQ. Flair nails her with a boot to the face before Asuka pulls her out of the ring.

Mojo Rawley vs. No Way Jose for the 24/7 Title

Mojo Rawley retains the 24/7 Title

R-Truth pins Rawley after the match to win the 24/7 Title. But, it didn’t last long Rawley attacks Truth and pins him to regain the 24/7 Title.

Lana vs. Liv Morgan

Liv Morgan won

Erick Rowan vs. Jobber

Erick Rowan won

Edge makes his way out to the ring.

Edge says that the reaction that he got last night at the Royal Rumble was one of the best things in his life and no one knows how much meant to him.

Edge says that he was told 9 years ago that he might not return. 
He says he refused to live in a world of 'What ifs'. Over the years he started
to feel better and he started to ask 'what if' he came back home?

He reveals that he started to work on himself from that moment onward and got a second neck surgery. He got in the best shape of his life at 46 years of age so that he could step back in the ring and end his career on his terms.

Edge says that he knows that it might not last long and he knows he is older and greyer, but he is back.

Edge looks directly into the camera and says that he has the grit that he needs. He promises that if he is knocked down,he gets back up. Randy Orton music hits and comes out.

Orton and Edge hug each other.

Orton reveals that he knows it was Edge who helped him get out of the hole that he had dug himself years ago. He welcomes Edge home and says he is a brother to him.

Randy Orton has a suggestion for Edge.

What if Rated RKO got together one last time?

Randy Orton hits the RKO on Edge.

Orton brings out a steel chair and hits Edge on the back of the neck with it. Orton picks up the chair and puts Edge's neck inside it.

Orton almost stomps on the chair from the top rope while it holds Edge's neck in it. But no, he stops. 

Orton hits him with the chair as Edge is laying on the ring.
He walks away. 

The show ends with Randy standing tall and Edge laying in the ring.

Rating: 70/70 Great show and matches as we look forward to WrestleMania.

 

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RAW

Raw opens with a recap of Seth Rollins and AOP attacking Kevin Owens last week.

Rollins comes to the ring after the intro video and introduces AOP as his newest allies. He talks about how the crowd used to say he was the future until everyone changes their mind for some reason. He says what happened to Kevin Owens was his own fault.

Seth says he is the man who will lead WWE into the next decade and beyond and he will drag the crowd with him kicking and screaming if he has to.


The Viking Raiders (c) vs. The OC

The OC won



Erick Rowan vs. a Jobber

Erick Rowan won




Lana and Lashley come out to gloat about his victory over Rusev at TLC. The crowd quickly turns on this segment. She asks him to ask her to marry him and hands him a ring she picked out for herself. He says he doesn't like it when anyone tells him what to do...except her. He gets down on one knee and proposes. She says yes.


Gauntlet Match

Andrade attacks Carrillo from behind. He hits a pair of running knees in the corner before throwing Humberto out of the ring. He rips up the mat surrounding the ring. He whips Carrillo into the barricade and hits the Hammerlock DDT on the concrete floor. Rey Mysterio runs down and Andrade backs off for the moment. Andrade leaves through the crowd while medics come to take care of Humberto.

Mysterio is still out there when Seth Rollins and AOP come to the ring. He tries to fend off Akam and Rezar to no avail. Rollins teases handing him a pipe before AOP takes him out. He gets mad at Rey for giving Owens a pipe last week to use against him.


Asuka vs. Deonna Purrazzo

Asuka won


Becky Lynch is shown giving an interview and basically states she still has a debt to collect and her name is Asuka.


Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles

Randy Orton won

Anderson and Gallows run down to attack Orton but The Viking Raiders make the save. The OC gets the upper hand and end the show standing tall.


Rating: 70/70

Decent show and matches tonight.