This week’s RAW was totally action packed. It had few shocking visuals, major upsets and some amazing moments. The main highlight was Bray Wyatt (also known as ‘The Fiend) interfering in Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins’ match.
‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt robbed Braun Strowman of a win against the Universal Champion, Seth Rollins. Rollins tried his best to defeat his former tag-team partner and was answered with the full force of The Monster Among Men.
Just when Strowman was about to deliver the Running Powerslam, Wyatt interfered and muscled the big man down with the Mandible Claw. The RAW faded to black just a few moments after that.
Braun Strowman Confronted Universal Champion Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins was in no mood for Strowman’s complaints. The champion got his back up mighty quickly when Strowman tried to spin Rollins’ words from last week as a passive-aggressive dig. The confrontation ended when both of them agreed to a match later in the evening.
Rey Mysterio Won A Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match
Rey Mysterio, who is also knowsn as the Ultimate Underdog has been on an incredible roll. His good form helped him to win a massive Fatal 5-Way Elimination match on Raw on Monday. Winning that match earned him a Universal Title bout on next week’s season premiere of Raw. The 5-Way-Elimination match went down to Robert Roode and Mysterio in the end, and the old magic kicked in like clockwork.
Chad Gable Defeats King Corbin via Disqualification
Chad Gable had lost in the King of the Ring tournament to King Corbin just last week. But in the match on Raw, Chad used his size and speed to his advantage by wearing Corbin down and locking in a torturous Ankle Lock. Unable to break the lock, Corbin seized his scepter and bashed Chad with it to provoke a disqualification. King Corbin continued to use the staff against Cable after the bell, leaving the winner despondent despite his nominal victory.
Carmella Defeats R-Truth to Become the New 24/7 Champion
Carmella seized the title for herself and changing the complexion of the mad dash that is the 24/7 Championship scene.
Lacey Evans Defeats Ember Moon
Evans once again ended the match via submission, locking in her variation of Natalya’s Sharpshooter to secure the deciding tapout.
Sasha Banks Defeats WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nikki Cross
Sasha Banks was mostly in control from the start, slowing the bout down to a crawl and reversing a wild sleeper hold with a backdrop to the arena floor when the match spilled to ringside. Throughout the match, Banks waited for Nikki to come to her, seemingly certain that she’d be able to counterpunch at the right moment. And it paid off as Nikki dove at Banks with a top-rope crossbody, and Banks rolled her over straight into the Bank Statement for a submission victory.
Rusev Defeats EC3
The Super Athlete came to Raw with the singular mission of raising his stock in the short period of time leading up to the new WWE Draft. And his match surely helped his mission. Rusev won the match against EC3 with an Accolade that forced a near-immediate tapout and surely made an impression on any scouts in attendance.
The Viking Raiders Defeats The OC
This week’s Raw brought the first official two-on-two bout between the former NXT and Raw Tag Team Champions. After administering the Viking Experience to Anderson, Ivar made the cover. Just after that, Erik took flight with a suicide dive to take out Gallows on the outside.
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