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Opening
Dean Ambrose came to the ring to talk about Cleveland and his championship win. He was joined by Roman Reigns who congratulated him but argued with the fans. He asked Ambrose for a title match but was interrupted by Seth Rollins who felt that he should get the title match since he defeated Reigns cleanly the previous night. They continued to argue until Shane McMahon came out and decided to have Reigns face Rollins tonight for the right to face Ambrose. Rollins demanded that Stephanie be consulted, but Shane mentioned she wasn't present and that the match would be the main event.
Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens
Sami Zayn defeated Kevin Owens by pinfall after reversing a pop up powerbomb into a roll up. He was then attacked after the match by Owens. Sami fought back and the two of them brawled past the commercial break, with Sami completely beating down Owens until he was forcibly pulled off.
People Power
John Laurinaitis came to the stage to announce that he wanted to be the GM of Smackdown. Shane McMahon came to the stage to tell him that was not going to happen. Shane said he was going to manage Smackdown. John was happy with that and suggested he should host Raw then. Shane then tried to get John off the stage before Enzo and Cass came out.
Enzo and Cass vs the Vaudvillains
Enzo and Cass defeated the Vaudvillains by pinfall after a relatively short match.
AJ Styles Promo
AJ Styles claimed he was unhappy that the Club helped him against John Cena and he demanded the two of them come to the ring and apologize. Bother Gallows and Anderson came to the ring and apologized to AJ and then AJ told them to apologize to Cena as well. He invited Cena out.
John Cena came out to the stage. He said he didn't need an apology since they had a contract and AJ broke it. Gallows apologized and said that AJ didn't know it was going to happen. Anderson also apologized. Cena did buy it and went on one of his rants, telling AJ he didn't have his word or his balls.
AJ Styles offered Cena a match with any Club member other than him and Cena and Anderson was the match they decided on.
John Cena vs Karl Anderson
This was a short match that ended with Gallows and Styles returning to the ring and taking out Cena. Cena won by DQ
Becky Lynch Promo
Renee was interviewing Becky but kept looking at Charlotte, who was hanging out behind her. Becky mentioned how she seems to be the only woman left with any integrity. Charlotte and Dana then beat down Becky.
Baron Corbin vs Zach Ryder
Baron Corbin defeated Zach Ryder by pinfall after hitting the end of days.
Paige vs Charlotte for the Women's Title
Charlotte defeated Paige by pinfall after hitting natural selection. This was after several interference attempts by Dana.
After the match, Sasha Banks made her return. Dana tried to attack Sasha, but Sasha took her out with one punch. Sasha then attacked Charlotte and hit her with the bank statement. Dana attacked Sasha but Paige made the save.
Wyatt Family Promo
Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman came to the ring and Wyatt announced the return of the family to WWE. They were interupted by the New Day. Bray tries to lure Xavier Woods to the ring but he "snaps" out of it.
Rusev vs Titus O'Neil
Titus was granted a second match with Rusev but made it clear that he didn't care about the match. He only wanted to pay Rusev back for disrespecting his family.
Rusev was in the ring and Titus O'Neil came to the ring. The match never started and instead just a brutal beatdown of Rusev by Titus O'Neil.
Chris Jericho and Shane McMahon
Chris Jericho met up with Shane McMahon in his office and claimed that Shane was against him. He claimed that Shane was keeping him from facing Ambrose when Jericho was more deserving of a title shot than Reigns or Rollins. Shane disagreed. Jericho told Shane he hoped that after the Brand Extension that he was on the show that Shane was not going to be in charge of and Shane assured him that he would be running both shows.
Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins: The Winner Faces Deam Ambrose at Battleground
Dean Ambrose was at commentary while Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins battled for 20 minutes. The match ended in a double countout. Shane McMahon came to the the stage to resolve the lack of a winner. Dean told Shane he was willing to face both Reigns and Rollins in separate matches during Battleground. Shane then made the match in the main event at Battleground a triple threat between Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. Ambrose then hit both Reigns and then Rollins with dirty deeds.
Dean Ambrose came to the ring to talk about Cleveland and his championship win. He was joined by Roman Reigns who congratulated him but argued with the fans. He asked Ambrose for a title match but was interrupted by Seth Rollins who felt that he should get the title match since he defeated Reigns cleanly the previous night. They continued to argue until Shane McMahon came out and decided to have Reigns face Rollins tonight for the right to face Ambrose. Rollins demanded that Stephanie be consulted, but Shane mentioned she wasn't present and that the match would be the main event.
Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens
Sami Zayn defeated Kevin Owens by pinfall after reversing a pop up powerbomb into a roll up. He was then attacked after the match by Owens. Sami fought back and the two of them brawled past the commercial break, with Sami completely beating down Owens until he was forcibly pulled off.
People Power
John Laurinaitis came to the stage to announce that he wanted to be the GM of Smackdown. Shane McMahon came to the stage to tell him that was not going to happen. Shane said he was going to manage Smackdown. John was happy with that and suggested he should host Raw then. Shane then tried to get John off the stage before Enzo and Cass came out.
Enzo and Cass vs the Vaudvillains
Enzo and Cass defeated the Vaudvillains by pinfall after a relatively short match.
AJ Styles Promo
AJ Styles claimed he was unhappy that the Club helped him against John Cena and he demanded the two of them come to the ring and apologize. Bother Gallows and Anderson came to the ring and apologized to AJ and then AJ told them to apologize to Cena as well. He invited Cena out.
John Cena came out to the stage. He said he didn't need an apology since they had a contract and AJ broke it. Gallows apologized and said that AJ didn't know it was going to happen. Anderson also apologized. Cena did buy it and went on one of his rants, telling AJ he didn't have his word or his balls.
AJ Styles offered Cena a match with any Club member other than him and Cena and Anderson was the match they decided on.
John Cena vs Karl Anderson
This was a short match that ended with Gallows and Styles returning to the ring and taking out Cena. Cena won by DQ
Becky Lynch Promo
Renee was interviewing Becky but kept looking at Charlotte, who was hanging out behind her. Becky mentioned how she seems to be the only woman left with any integrity. Charlotte and Dana then beat down Becky.
Baron Corbin vs Zach Ryder
Baron Corbin defeated Zach Ryder by pinfall after hitting the end of days.
Paige vs Charlotte for the Women's Title
Charlotte defeated Paige by pinfall after hitting natural selection. This was after several interference attempts by Dana.
After the match, Sasha Banks made her return. Dana tried to attack Sasha, but Sasha took her out with one punch. Sasha then attacked Charlotte and hit her with the bank statement. Dana attacked Sasha but Paige made the save.
Wyatt Family Promo
Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman came to the ring and Wyatt announced the return of the family to WWE. They were interupted by the New Day. Bray tries to lure Xavier Woods to the ring but he "snaps" out of it.
Rusev vs Titus O'Neil
Titus was granted a second match with Rusev but made it clear that he didn't care about the match. He only wanted to pay Rusev back for disrespecting his family.
Rusev was in the ring and Titus O'Neil came to the ring. The match never started and instead just a brutal beatdown of Rusev by Titus O'Neil.
Chris Jericho and Shane McMahon
Chris Jericho met up with Shane McMahon in his office and claimed that Shane was against him. He claimed that Shane was keeping him from facing Ambrose when Jericho was more deserving of a title shot than Reigns or Rollins. Shane disagreed. Jericho told Shane he hoped that after the Brand Extension that he was on the show that Shane was not going to be in charge of and Shane assured him that he would be running both shows.
Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins: The Winner Faces Deam Ambrose at Battleground
Dean Ambrose was at commentary while Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins battled for 20 minutes. The match ended in a double countout. Shane McMahon came to the the stage to resolve the lack of a winner. Dean told Shane he was willing to face both Reigns and Rollins in separate matches during Battleground. Shane then made the match in the main event at Battleground a triple threat between Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. Ambrose then hit both Reigns and then Rollins with dirty deeds.
