Stomping Grounds
June 23rd
Tacoma, Washington
Pre-show results:
Mickie James vs Kairi Sane
Match Summary: A decent match between two experienced competitors. Mickie throughout the match accuses Kairi of disrespecting her and gets very wound up as Kairi Sane refuses to go down. In the end, Kairi counters a Mick Kick attempt and plants Mickie with a jumping DDT. Kairi, however, this time follows it up with the Anchor! She locks it in tight in the center of the ring and Mickie James is left with no choice but to tap out giving Kairi Sane the win.
Winner via pinfall: Kairi Sane (9:35)
Cesaro w/ Zelina Vega vs JeyUso w/Zack Ryder
Match Summary: Cesaro makes his way out looking cocky. Noticeably JeyUso makes his way out with Zack Ryder, one-half of the former Raw tag team champions. Michael Cole on commentary wonders where Curt Hawkins is. Throughout the match, Zack Ryder keeps an eye on Zelina Vega making sure she doesn't get involved but Cesaro doesn't need her to as he shows off his power and skill. JeyUso puts up a better fight than expected showing a lot of promise but in the end, Cesaro plants him with the Ricola Bomb for the win!
Winner via pinfall: Cesaro (8:20)
Main Show:
Loud cheers from the crowd in Washington as Michael Cole and Big Show give us the usual introduction and run through the card for tonight. The pair would then inform us we are starting the show with Aleister Black taking on Shinsuke Nakamura in singles action.
*SHADOWS OF A SETTING SUN*
Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way to the ring first getting boos from the live crowd. Big Show on commentary notes he is without his tag team partner Rusev and manager Lana. Michael mentions the issues Shinsuke seems to have with Lana and Rusev maybe factoring into why he has come out alone to fight the Dutch Destroyer. Shinsuke meanwhile is now in the ring as he awaits his opponent tonight.
*ROOT OF ALL EVIL*
Aleister Black makes his usual entrance getting loud cheers from the crowd as we can see Shinsuke Nakamura looking at Aleister Black and he looks unimpressed. Aleister Black remains stoic as he marches to the ring not taking his eyes off the king of strong style. Big Show says he has never seen anyone like Aleister Black before as he steps through the ropes now staring down Shinsuke Nakamura. The referee checks both competitors ahead of this contest before calling for the bell and getting this underway.
Aleister Black vs Shinsuke Nakamura
The bells rings as both men take a few moments to size each other up. They circle the ring with neither men making a move in the opening moments. This goes on until Shinsuke tells Aleister Black to come on, trying to wind up Aleister Black but the Dutch destroyer remains stoic. Shinsuke seems annoyed by the lack of reaction from Black and goes for a massive kick. Black, however, dodges out of the way and catches him with one in the chest sending Shinsuke down to the mat.
Shinsuke rises up as Black comes on the attack looking to lay into Shinsuke with even more kicks but Shinsuke rolls to the outside getting boos from the crowd. Black waits in the center of the ring as Shinsuke tries to play this off as being all part of his plan before sliding back into the ring. He makes his way towards Black as both men size each other up looking for an opening. Black makes the first move going for a couple of kicks but Shinsuke dodges out of the way and goes to sweep Black's leg!
However Black sees it coming and jumps over the leg sweep, connecting with a knee strike to the face of Shinsuke. Black goes for the first cover of the match 1 Shinsuke powers out and gets a bit of space. Shinsuke once again is frustrated at being shown up whilst Black remains as stoic as ever. Shinsuke gets back to his feet as he charges at Aleister Black but Black cuts him off with a kitchen sink sending Shinsuke down to the mat.
Black peppers his chest with a lethal kick before going for a double foot stomp but Shinsuke moves out of the way and rolls Black up! 1 Black powers out. Shinsuke follows up by looking to grab hold of the arm of Black but Black sends him backwards with an elbow to the face. Shinsuke stumbles back as Black lays into him with a lethal strike combination. He has Shinsuke by the ropes before running off them and connecting with a big boot which sends Shinsuke crashing to the floor outside.
Aleister Black follows this up as he runs off the ropes and looks to dive onto Shinsuke but instead bounces off the ropes, sitting in the center of the ring cross-legged! Shinsuke after seeing this loses his cool and slides back into the ring looking to take Black's head off but Black dodges with a matrix style evasion and takes Shinsuke's leg out from under him! Black quickly follows this up by stomping on the chest of Shinsuke as he makes the cover. 1 2 Shinsuke kicks out!
Black is in complete control of the match in the opening minutes as he starts peppering the chest of Shinsuke with several hard kicks. However as he goes for a roundhouse kick Shinsuke dodges and connects with a stiff elbow strike. Shinsuke would then grab hold of Black's head as he looks to cut him off with a front sleeper hold but Black fights him off. Black goes towards Shinsuke but the King of Strong Style counters with a lariat taking Black down to the mat.
Shinsuke quickly follows up with a knee drop as he looks to stay in control before making a cover. 1 2 Black kicks out. Big Show on commentary says Shinsuke is going to slow the pace down and maybe make Black suffer after outclassing him so easily early on. Now Black is on the ground Shinsuke starts to work over him with several grounded knee strikes. He lays into Black before picking him up and Irish wiping him into the corner!
Shinsuke charges in but Black counters with a beautiful springboard moonsault body press catching Shinsuke off guard. Black once again stopping the King in his tracks. Black makes the cover 1 2 Nakamura kicks out! Black makes his way over to Shinsuke trying to deadlift him off the mat but Shinsuke fights him off. Black staggers back a bit as Shinsuke looks to for a calf kick but Black dodges again. Black swings back around but this time Shinsuke catches him with an enzuigiri sending him backwards.
Shinsuke follows that up by hitting Black with an inverted exploder suplex planting him to the mat. Shinsuke makes the cover 1 2 Black kicks out. Shinsuke does not stop there as he looks to fire off some shoot kicks to the back of Aleister Black. He gets off about 5 or 6 before running off the ropes looking for a knee strike! However, Black catches it and locks in a kneebar! Shinsuke thinking quickly makes it to the ropes breaking the hold but once again Black was able to counter his offense and take control of the match.
Shinsuke is starting to get even more wound up as Black kicks him by the ropes in the chest before hitting Shinsuke with an exploder suplex. Black makes the cover 1 2 Shinsuke kicks out. Black as soon as Shinsuke kicks out, however, runs off the ropes and hits him with a single leg dropkick in the face as he makes another cover 1 2 Nakamura kicks out. Unlike his opponent tonight Black never shows any emotion, focusing on getting the job done.
He looks to grab hold of Shinsuke but as he is fighting him off Shinsuke goes for the arm and tries to look in a cross armbreaker! Black thinking quickly hits him with a stiff kick. Shinsuke reels back as Black looks to hit him with The Black Mass but Shinsuke ducks before connecting with a release Northern Lights Suplex! Shinsuke takes a moment as he sees Black into the corner of the ring using this to rest and then hits him with a knee strike crushing him in the corner.
Shinsuke is quick to follow this up by hitting Black with Bad Vibrations in the corner of the ring. The referee starts counting as Shinsuke breaks it on 3. However, after breaking it he goes back again this time doing it till the referee counts to 4. Shinsuke does back off before making an insincere apology. He then looks for a third but he has gone to the well too much as Black dodges sending Nakamura into the ringpost.
Black takes advantage of this by laying into him with several shoot kicks in the corner of the ring really hammering his opponent. Shinsuke is struggling as the referee gets to 4 but Black spins Shinsuke round and hits him with a bridging German suplex 1 2 Nakamura kicks out. However as soon as Nakamura kicks out, Black goes for a Fujiwara armbar! Black once again shows he is 100% focused on winning this match. Shinsuke struggles in the hold but gets a foot on the ropes forcing a break.
Black keeps the hold in till 2 as he takes a moment to back off. Shinsuke meanwhile grabs his arm which is in a lot of pain. Black not letting up once again sends Nakamura to the outside of the ring before this time following it up with a springboard moonsault to the outside wiping out Nakamura to a big pop from the fans. Black gets to his feet first as Shinsuke is really struggling. Black lays into him with several strikes pressing him up against the ring!
Black then grabs hold of Shinsuke as he lifts Shinsuke into the air and sends him back first onto the APRON WITH A BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Shinsuke's back buckles as he drops to the floor as Black carries on showing just how good he is and stays in control of this match. Black grabs hold of Shinsuke rolling him back into the ring before making the cover. 1 2 Shinsuke kicks out but holds his back selling the pain. Black quickly follows it up with a kick to the spine as Black looks to pick apart the King.
Black is really starting to pick apart the frustrated Shinsuke as he hits him with a couple more kicks to the back. Shinsuke gets to his feet, clearly in pain as Black follows it with the blackout rush combo planting Shinsuke. 1 2 Shinsuke kicks out. Black follows this up however stamping on the chest of Nakamura once again! Black makes the cover 1 2 Shinsuke kicks out! Shinsuke is in massive trouble as Black makes his way over to Shinsuke looking to finish this but Shinsuke counters and locks in the shining triangle!
Shinsuke desperately locks the hold in tight as Black is starting to fade! Commentary put over how desperate Shinsuke will be to finish this after Black has controlled the majority of the match. Black looks like he is going to fade as Shinsuke yells come on, knowing this is his best chance to win! However just as Black looks like he is going to fade he finds the last bit of energy he has, rising to his feet and powerbombs Shinsuke to the mat!
Black, however, has to take a moment to get his breath back so he is unable to take advantage of the powerbomb and it is Shinsuke who rises to his feet first. Shinsuke starts peppering Black with several kicks to the chest laying into the Dutch destroyer. Shinsuke then runs off the ropes and connects with a sliding knee strike. Shinsuke hooks the leg 1 2 Black kicks out! Shinsuke is getting annoyed as he makes his way over to the ropes and waits in the corner of the ring as he sizes up Black looking for the Kinshasa! Nakamura charges in but Black stops him with a boot to the face!
Black quickly follows up by grabbing hold of Shinsuke Nakamura as he hits him with a ripcord elbow strike wiping him out but Black holds onto Shinsuke spinning him around and hits him with a bridging German suplex! 1 2 Shinsuke kicks out! Aleister Black meanwhile makes his way to the ropes as Shinsuke is down on the mat and dives off the top rope hitting Shinsuke with a brutal diving double foot stomp to the chest! Black makes the cover
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Shinsuke kicks out!
Aleister Black does not show any emotion as he looks to get the job done. He lifts Shinsuke off the mat as he looks to go for a brainbuster but Shinsuke starts to fight him off. Shinsuke gets a little bit of space and in desperation goes for a LOW BLOW. However Black grabs his hand stopping him and for the first time this match we see a hint of emotion on Black's face and it is anger! Shinsuke looks worried as he tries to get away but Black starts hitting with an insane strike combination battering the King of Strong style!
Nakamura is on the ropes as he struggles to stand as Black is overwhelming him. However as Black goes for a roundhouse kick Shinsuke ducks! Shinsuke dodges another kick as he starts firing off a bunch of punches trying to stop Black! He is getting Black a bit further back as he looks to go for an Elbow smash but Black ducks and hits Nakamura with a BLACK MASS!
Shinsuke goes to drop but Black grabs his head with his boot! Black shakes his head as he slowly lifts his head back up. Commentary put over how angry Black was at Shinsuke for the low blow attempt as Black hits him with a SECOND BLACK MASS. Shinsuke drops to the mat like a sack of spuds as Aleister Black makes the academic cover.
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Aleister Black picks up the win!
Winner via pinfall: Aleister Black (15:38)
Aleister Black stays on the mat next to Shinsuke Nakamura who is still out cold after being hit with two Black Masses. The commentary team put over how in control most of the match Aleister Black was and how being able to outstrike someone like Shinsuke Nakamura shows just how good he is. We quickly cut to a camera shot showing Lana and Rusev watching backstage. Lana looks disappointed and upset whilst Rusev smiles.
Back in the ring Shinsuke has rolled to the floor and is on the outside only just coming to after the match. He looks at Black in the ring annoyed but Black pays him no mind just sitting in the center of the ring meditating having picked up another win. We then cut backstage as we can see Zack Ryder is in a locker room as Jey Uso is looking to recover after losing on the pre-show.
Zack Ryder: How you holding up bro?
Jey Uso: Not great Uce. Cesaro hits like a truck man. I need to get used to this singles stuff.
Zack Ryder goes to stay something but pauses for a moment which Jey notices.
Jey Uso: How is Hawkins holding up?
Zack Ryder: He couldn't face being on Raw this week as he felt like such a loser and tonight... man he is blaming himself for the loss.
Jey Uso: Listen he will come through.
???: Or maybe he has finally realized what a loser he truly is!
Zack Ryder and Jey Uso turn around to see all 3 members of The Club walk into the locker room. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows have their Raw tag team titles over their shoulders. Zack Ryder and Jey Uso get ready for a fight but AJ holds his hands up.
AJ Styles: Listen we ain't here for a fight. I have more gold to win later tonight. We were just trying to help you two with your friend.
Jey Uso: How about you leave before we show you what we think of your advice?
AJ smiles.
AJ Styles: OK just when you find Curt break the news he is and always will be a loser gently.
Zack Ryder steps forward but Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson step in front of their leader as Zack smiles.
Zack Ryder: Oh you playing chicken bro? That's fine. How about tomorrow night me and Jey fist bump your face off!
Luke Gallows: We shall see you, nerds, then!
All 3 men point at the pair doing the finger guns taunt. Ryder and Jey shake their heads as we cut back to the ring ahead of the second match of the show.
*GOLDEN GODDESS*
Small boos from the crowd Fire and Desire make their way to the ring as the commentary team mention they were the runners up in the first-ever Women tag team titles match falling just short in the chamber. Big Show says a slight miscommunication cost them and they will need to avoid that tonight as well as Bayley looking for revenge.
*SKY'S THE LIMIT*
*TURN IT UP*
The Boss 'n' Hug Connection make their way out getting a loud pop from the fans as Sasha makes sure to show off her Money in the Bank briefcase as well as her Women's tag team title. Bayley meanwhile doesn't give the fans a hug and instead looks to make her way to the ring. Big Show on commentary mentions Bayley needs to make sure she doesn't lose sight of what's important for the pair. Keeping those titles.
Michael Cole also mentions Sasha may want to end this quick and leave herself fresh for later in the show. The referee takes the title belts and holds them in the air as Banks trash talks Fire and Desire. Sonya is fired up and ready to attack already as Mandy shouts back they had nothing to do with it. Bayley steps into the ring insisting she starts for the Boss 'n' Hug connection whilst Sonya starts for Fire and Desire.
Women's tag team titles: Boss 'n' Hug Connection (c) vs Fire and Desire
Bayley is fired up and charges straight at Sonya as soon as the bell rings pressing her against the ropes as she looks to avenge the backstage assault at Money in the Bank! She presses Sonya into the corner as she connects with several running turnbuckles thrusts getting a warning from the ref for how many she is doing! However, she follows up quickly with an elbow to the face of Sonya before tossing her out of the corner. Bayley, however, doesn't keep up and even tells Sonya to tag in Mandy, wanting a piece of the Golden Goddess as well!
Sonya tags in Mandy who looks reluctant to get in the ring, a bit wary and worried about how fired up Bayley is tonight. She cautiously steps inside as Bayley comes at her but Mandy quickly rolls to the outside but as she does Banks runs around the ring and clobbers the Golden Goddess from behind! Banks wastes no time picking up Mandy and rolling her into the ring. Sonya though comes over and confronts Banks. This leads to Bayley hitting Sonya Deville with a wrecking ball dropkick, dropping Sonya!
Bayley meanwhile turns her attention back to Mandy Rose in the ring as she lifts her up and connects with an exploder suplex sending her towards the connections corner as she makes the cover 1 2 Mandy kicks out. Bayley gets to her feet as Sasha Banks makes her way back onto the apron and tags into the match. Banks steps into the ring and starts laying into Mandy Rose, being really vicious!
Mandy Rose tries to get some room but Banks sends her into the corner and starts peppering her chest with several knife-edge chops. Mandy doubles overselling the damage done to her chest. Banks is not done however as she starts hitting Mandy with several kicks in the corner really making the Golden Goddess suffer. Banks drags Mandy out of the corner before planting her with a wheelbarrow facebuster! Banks makes the cover 1 2 Mandy kicks out. Sonya on the apron is looking worried for her friend as the Boss 'n' Hug Connection are on fire tonight.
Banks picks up Mandy dragging her over to Bayley and makes the tag as they hit her with a double team combination as Bayley hooks the leg and makes the cover 1 2 Mandy kicks out. Bayley runs off the ropes and quickly follows up with a running knee drop keeping up the pressure as she makes the cover 1 2 Mandy kicks out. Bayley looks to keep up the pressure as she grabs hold of Mandy who desperately counters with a roll-up hooking the tights! 1 2 Bayley kicks out!
Banks on the apron shouts at the referee for not spotting the hooked tights as Bayley looks to take down Mandy with a jumping clothesline cutting her off. Banks calls for the tag but Bayley wants to hurt Mandy as she shouts about the attack backstage and sends her into the corner of the ring again away from Sonya and Banks. She grabs Mandy by the head and starts smashing her head into the turnbuckles repeatedly! She gets 6 or 7 off before tossing Mandy out of the corner!
Mandy stumbles out of the corner as Bayley hits her with a knee strike to the head knocking her down to the mat. Bayley makes the cover 1 2 Mandy Rose kicks out. Bayley grabs hold of Mandy as she looks to work over Mandy Rose but Mandy fights Bayley off getting some breathing room. Banks shouts to Bayley to make the tag but Sonya has jumped off the apron and pulls Sasha off it sending her into the barricade! This leaves Bayley alone and unable to make the tag so she turns around to attack Mandy who catches her with an elbow strike dropping Bayley for the moment.
Sonya makes her way around the ring and gets onto the apron as Mandy brings Bayley over to isolate her and tags Sonya back into the match. Bayley gets to her feet as Sonya approaches her and tries to engage her in a striking game but this time Sonya takes control due to her MMA background and grounds Bayley. She knocks Bayley down to the mat as she makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out. Sonya snarls as she drags Bayley towards Fire and Desire's corner of the ring as they look to pick Bayley apart!
She grabs hold of Bayley as she starts to work her over, stretching Bayley on the mat taking her over to their corner as she tags in Mandy Rose. Banks meanwhile is now back onto the apron looking annoyed as she stares down Fire and Desire. Mandy takes over, locking in a standing front facelock as she starts to wear down Bayley. Bayley tries to get to her feet so Mandy lets go of the hold and hits her with a heart punch! Mandy makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out!
Mandy once again makes the quick tag to Sonya as Fire and Desire start to look really cocky now they are in control. Sonya starts hitting Bayley with several hard strikes before telling Banks her lies are going to get her friend really hurt! Banks just gives Sonya a death glare from the apron. Sonya then goes down to the mat as she looks to grab the arm of Bayley but the hugger quickly grabs the ropes forcing the break. Sonya breaks at the count of 2 but kicks the other arm off the ropes angrily.
Sonya makes the quick tag once again as Mandy picks up Bayley and hits her with a body slam dropping Bayley to the mat. Mandy makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out. Mandy tosses Bayley over to the ropes and starts using them to choke Bayley as she makes sure to stare at Banks as she does it. She lets go on the count of 4 as the referee tells her off but Mandy taunts Banks again. Banks not wanting to be mocked by her opponent charges at Mandy but is stopped by the ref.
This allows Sonya to get a few cheap shots in on Bayley behind the referee's back getting boos from the crowd as Fire and Desire are in complete control. The referee turns back to the ring as Mandy makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out! Mandy lifts Bayley up off the mat before showing off her strength as she gets her in position for a delayed vertical suplex. She holds her for a few seconds as Sonya tags in. Mandy drops Bayley into a shoot kick from Sonya causing Bayley to cry out in pain. Sonya makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out!
Sonya at this point looks to Sasha as she grabs hold of Bayley and locks her in a crossface as she holds Bayley and stares directly at Sasha Banks! She trash talks the pair as Bayley is stuck in the hold in the middle of the ring. She looks like she may tap so Banks responds by sprinting into the ring and breaking the hold! Mandy Rose charges at Banks but Banks counters with a louthresz press taking Mandy down. However, as Sasha gets back up Sonya catches her with a jumping roundhouse kick to the skull!
Mandy Rose and Sasha Banks both roll out of the ring leaving Sonya Deville and Bayley alone in the ring again. Sonya makes her way over to Bayley as she hits her with a few rapid kicks before she lifts her into the air as she looks to hit the Hellevator. However, as she is going for it Bayley counters with a hurricanrana sending Sonya down to the mat! Both women get back to their feet as Sonya charges in but Bayley catches her with a dropkick! She looks to the corner but Sasha isn't there!
Bayley then makes her way to the top rope as she looks to go for the top rope elbow drop but Mandy Rose appears and pushes Bayley off the top rope causing her to crash to the mat getting boos from the crowd. Mandy makes her way to her corner of the ring as Sonya makes her way over to her partner and makes the tag. Mandy lifts Bayley off the mat as she hits her with an Inverted gut-wrench suplex planting Bayley. Mandy makes the cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out.
Mandy looks at Bayley with a cocky smirk as she tells Bayley we didn't hurt you before but now we will finish this. Mandy lifts Bayley into the air as she looks to go for the Bed of Roses but Bayley counters with a hurricanrana sending Mandy Rose into Sonya Deville on the apron knocking her to the floor. Bayley stumbles up to her feet as she makes her way over to Sasha Banks and makes the hot tag bringing the Boss into the match! Sasha Banks charges at Mandy Rose who is leaning in the corner and hits her with a running double knee to the face!
Sasha isn't done as she sees Sonya on the outside struggling to her feet so she runs off the ropes and connects with a suicide dive wiping out Sonya Deville! Banks gets back to her feet as she looks fired up and slides back into the ring as she batters Mandy in the corner with some hard forearm smashes really looking to get payback for her friend Bayley before tossing Mandy to the center of the ring. Sasha Banks then makes her way to the top rope as she takes a moment before flying off and hitting Mandy with a FROG SPLASH!
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Mandy Rose kicks out!
Sasha looks angry Mandy dared to kick out of her idol's finisher as she grabs Mandy by the hair and tells her this is for Bayley! She lifts Mandy up by the hair, being told off by the referee as the goddess screams in pain as Banks is being even more vicious than ever and hits Mandy with the backstabber! She isn't done there as instead of going for a cover Sasha Bank locks in the BANK STATEMENT!
Mandy is in big trouble within seconds as she looks to be in big trouble as she lifts her hand in the air teasing tapping out but Sonya Deville slides into the ring and boots Sasha Banks off of Mandy Rose. Bayley then charges into the ring hitting Sonya with a jumping clothesline. Sonya rolls out of the ring but Bayley follows after Sonya as the two women fight on the outside of the ring. Back inside the ring Mandy and Sonya are on their feet in the ring as both women exchange strikes but Sasha takes control. Sasha grabs hold of her as she looks to finish Mandy off but Mandy rolls Sasha up!
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Mandy hooks the tights
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Sasha reverses it as they end up near the ropes!
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SASHA PUTS HER FEET ON THE ROPES!
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Winners via pinfall and still WWE Women's tag team champions: Boss 'n' Hug Connection (9:06)
Sasha gets to her feet as she lets out a massive smile whilst Mandy Rose looks annoyed at being caught out. Sasha slides out of the ring as she grabs Bayley, pulling her away from Deville telling her friend she won. Big Show brings up Sasha cheating again to win a tag team titles match though Cole does point out turnabout is fair play and that Mandy cheated during the match multiple times as well. The camera then cuts to Bayley and Banks at the top of the ramp holding their tag team titles in the air as Fire and Desire fume at ringside as they shout at the referee. We then cut backstage as we see Renee Young stood ready for an interview.
Renee Young: Would you please welcome my guest at this time, The Universal champion Seth Rollins.
Seth walks into the shot with the Universal title around his waist and a nice smile considering he is going to be walking into the Elimination Chamber in tonight's main event.
Renee Young: How are you feeling ahead of tonight's main event?
Seth Rollins: As a fighter, I'm excited. I step into the ring with 5 of the toughest superstars this brand has to offer. I get to test myself against the best and you know the saying steel sharpens steel. Well, tonight I get to sharpen my skills in one of the toughest environments in the WWE.
Renee Young: What do you make of the lack of Brock Lesnar since Wrestlemania?
Seth Rollins: Brock Lesnar cares about one thing only. Money. However, Brock has finally learned that brains beats brawn. And each time I stepped into the ring with him, I found a way to win. And Brock knows holding this belt gives him the most money. So until I drop it, Brock won't be returning as I will always have his number.
Renee Young: Thanks for your time Seth.
Seth Rollins: My pleasure Renee.
The Universal champion walks off with a smile on his face as we cut back to the commentary team at ringside who hype the remaining matches on the show tonight.
*HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD*
Dolph Ziggler makes his way out to the ring and there is none of the usual strutting and showing off at the top of the entrance ramp. He walks to the ring looking focused as commentary mention the insults and the sneak attack by Cesaro on Monday Night Raw. Big Show says this is a big match for Dolph Ziggler and losing tonight could be disastrous for his career.
*MAKING A DIFFERENCE*
Andrade Cien Almas makes his way to the ring next getting a mixed reaction from the crowd as he is joined by his manager Zelina Vega. Zelina is holding his Money in the Bank briefcase in her hands. However, we can see the two exchange words at the top of the entrance ramp and Zelina Vega heads to the back. He steps into the ring with a smug cocky smirk as Dolph Ziggler lets out a slight smile, knowing he won't have to worry about Zelina getting involved in this match as the referee calls for the bell getting this underway.
Andrade Cien Almas vs Dolph Ziggler
As soon as the bell rings Ziggler charges at Andrade Cien Almas jumping on him as he fires off several hard punches as he gets Andrade up against the ropes. However Andrade doesn't stay on the back foot for long as he hits Ziggler in the gut and goes for a lariat... but Ziggler slides underneath and hits him with a neck snap neckbreaker! Ziggler makes the cover 1 Andrade powers out. Ziggler looks to grab Andrade in a side headlock on the mat but Andrade escapes sending Ziggler back a bit.
Andrade hits Ziggler with a back elbow keeping down for the moment before running off the ropes as he looks for a single leg basement dropkick but Ziggler has it scouted jumping above Andrade and transitions into an elbow drop onto him. Ziggler then hits Andrade with the heart-stopper elbow drops. He gets 7 or 8 off really looking to put Andrade down before making a cover. 1 2 Andrade kicks out.
Ziggler once again looks to work over Mr. Money in the Bank looking to wear him down a bit more but Andrade once again escapes and starts hitting Ziggler with a few one-handed chops. Andrade then grabs hold of Ziggler as he looks to Irish whip him into the ropes but Ziggler counters sending Andrade into the ropes instead. However, Andrade transitions it into the Tranquilo pose, frustrating the show-off! Commentary mentions that Andrade must be trying to get into Dolph Ziggler's head.
Dolph Ziggler seeing Andrade taunting him sees red and charges at El Idolo looking to attack him but Andrade pulls down the ropes causing Ziggler to fall to the outside. Andrade lets out a cocky smirk as he climbs over the ropes and stands on the apron. He then dives off the apron and hits Ziggler with a spinning elbow drop! The referee is getting to a 2 count in the ring as Andrade grabs hold of Ziggler and sends him into the barricade! Andrade is not done there as he looks for his lethal double knees but Ziggler dodges just in time!
Ziggler takes a moment to get his breath back as Andrade gets his knees selling the pain. Ziggler grabs hold of Mr. Money in the Bank as he takes him back towards the ring and rolls him inside. Ziggler would follow this up by starting to work over the legs of Andrade as he looks to take away Andrade's speed. Andrade gets to the ropes forcing Ziggler to let go of his hold as the show off backs away for the moment. He is quick to follow up however as he sends Andrade into the corner of the ring and connects with the Stinger splash and a swinging neckbreaker before making a cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out.
Ziggler looks to keep up the early pressure as he once again looks to work over the legs of Andrade but Andrade counters Ziggler and locks him in an armbar! Commentary mentions this could be a strategy of Andrade's to stop Ziggler targeting the legs and weaken his submissions! Ziggler is struggling in the hold but he gets his foot on the bottom rope forcing the rope break as Andrade holds it till the count of 4 before finally letting go.
Andrade backs away before charging at Ziggler and boots him in the now damaged right arm! Ziggler shouts in pain as Andrade grabs hold of him and plants him with a release German suplex! Andrade makes his way over as he goes for a moonsault but Ziggler dodges! However, Andrade sees this coming and jumps backwards catching Ziggler on the rebound! Andrade makes the cover 1 2 Ziggler kicks out!
Andrade made sure to press on the right arm as he makes the cover looking to hurt Ziggler and he smiles like a shark who can smell blood in the water. Andrade takes a moment as he runs off the ropes and hits Ziggler with a running single leg basement dropkick targeting the right arm. Ziggler once again struggles in pain. Andrade at this point spends the next two minutes of the match slowly working over the right arm. Ziggler is really starting to struggle with the pain as commentary mention Andrade is showing us tonight how good he is even without Zelina Vega at ringside.
Ziggler finally gets out of the hold on him as he gets to the ropes once again forcing a rope break but you can tell Ziggler is really starting to struggle. Andrade is now starting to get cocky as he starts to attack Ziggler with several open-handed chops as he looks to batter Ziggler. Andrade goes for a front kick but Ziggler dodges. However, Andrade catches Ziggler by surprise with a discus elbow once again getting the better of Ziggler. Andrade makes the cover 1 2 Ziggler kicks out. Andrade at this point gets up and slaps Ziggler in the face mocking him!
Andrade isn't done there as he grabs Ziggler's right arm and stands on it causing Ziggler to cry out in pain. Andrade leans over and mocks Ziggler once again as Ziggler suddenly catches Andrade with a headbutt stunning El Idolo! Ziggler quickly takes advantage as he hits a jumping DDT with his left arm! Ziggler takes a moment making a weak cover unable to hook the leg of Andrade due to the damage on his right arm 1 2 Andrade kicks out.
The commentary team notes that Ziggler might have been able to pick up the win if he had been able to make a proper cover. Dolph Ziggler takes a moment to climb to the top rope which takes a while due to the damage to the right arm as he looks to go high risk in a desperate attempt to end this! However, he takes too long and Andrade is on his feet as he joins Dolph Ziggler on the top rope. Both men do battle as they vie for control! Ziggler though desperately hits several headbutts forcing Andrade off the top rope and sending him crashing to the mat!
Ziggler takes a moment to recover selling the toll the headbutts took on him as well before diving off and hits Andrade with a diving elbow drop using his left arm! Ziggler makes a cover once again unable to hook the leg 1 2 Andrade kicks out! Ziggler punches the mat and shouts at the referee as he looks annoyed that was not able to put away Andrade. Ziggler shakes his head as he makes his way to the corner of the ring as he sizes up the rising Andrade as he looks to go for a superkick! Andrade, however, counters, lifting him into a fireman carry position before slamming him to the mat!
Andrade seems a little worried but follows up by dead-lifting Dolph Ziggler off the mat and hitting him with a massive buckle bomb in the corner of the ring, smashing Ziggler's back into the corner. Andrade then makes his way to the other corner of the ring and hits Ziggler with a brutal running double knee strike! Ziggler looks for the count at this point but Andrade wants to make sure as he lifts Ziggler's head up and plants him with LA SOMBRA! Andrade makes the cover
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Winner via pinfall: Andrade Cien Almas (8:01)
Andrade gets to his feet after the match as he demands the referee raise his arm in the air. The commentary team put over how big a win this is for Andrade, defeating a former World champion tonight in Dolph Ziggler and doing so without his manager Zelina Vega at ringside. Andrade heads up the ramp with a big smile as we see his manager Zelina Vega and her newest client Cesaro applaud Andrade as he comes up the entrance ramp.
Meanwhile, in the ring, Dolph Ziggler is sat down and looks like he is on the verge of tears as he stares up the ramp looking at Zelina Vega, Cesaro and Andrade at the top of the ramp as he ponders what to do next. We then cut backstage as we can see the Women tag team champions walking through the back. Sasha has a smug look on her face but Bayley doesn't look happy.
Bayley: Sasha, we need to talk.
Sasha Banks: What is there to talk about Bayley? We taught those two a lesson and now they know not to mess with you and me ever again.
Bayley: But did you need to cheat?
Sasha Banks: Listen Bayley if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying. Sometimes you have to do whatever it takes to get whatever you want.
Bayley noticeably looks at the Money in the Bank briefcase as Sasha says that but before she can say anything Sonya Deville clubs her from behind! Sasha Banks jumps on Sonya with a lou thresz press looking to attack her but she is soon dragged off by Mandy Rose who tosses her into the wall as both members of Fire and Desire beat down the Boss 'n' Hug connection. Fire and Desire leave the pair laying as they rise to their feet.
Sonya Deville: This? This is just a taste of what we would have done if we attacked Bayley backstage at Money in the Bank.
Mandy Rose: This isn't over.
Fire and Desire walk off leaving the Boss 'n' Hug connection laid out backstage as we cut back to the commentary team at ringside who comment on what just happened.
*FOR THE BETTER*
Drew Gulak makes his way to the ring with a snarl on his face as he looks to become Cruiserweight champion for the first time in his career tonight. The commentary team talks about Drew's anger at how Rey Mysterio wrestles, feeling his high-flying style is a bad influence on the kids of tomorrow.
*BOOYAKA 619*
The Cruiserweight champion makes his way to the ring getting a loud pop from the live crowd. He holds his Cruiserweight title in the air before heading towards the kids in the front row and doing his signature head press with a few lucky kids. Drew Gulak meanwhile in the ring looks at him with disgust. Rey would make his way into the ring as he passes the referee his title as the two men stare each other down. The referee calls for the bell and this Cruiserweight title match gets underway.
Cruiserweight title match: Rey Mysterio (c) vs Drew Gulak
Drew Gulak and Rey Mysterio lock up in the center of the ring at the start of the match as Gulak looks to use his superior ground game to wear down the legendary high-flier. Gulak takes control as he locks in a side headlock but Rey gets out of it. Gulak once again goes for a lock-up but Rey ducks under him and jumps off the ropes catching Gulak with an arm drag sending him to the mat. Rey looks to follow up with a kick to the chest but Drew catches his leg.
Drew tries to lock in a submission on Rey Mysterio's leg but the veteran is too fresh and kicks Drew Gulak off. Rey then follows it up by grabbing his arm and connecting with an arm wrench before turning it into an inside cradle! 1 2 Drew Gulak kicks out! Gulak looks annoyed as he looks to take Rey's head off but once again Rey is too fast for him ducking underneath Gulak and goes for a roundhouse kick to the head! However, Rey once again has Drew scouted and hits a leg-feed enzuigiri! Rey makes the cover 1 2 Drew kicks out!
Rey quickly follows this up as he looks to for a basement dropkick but Drew Gulak makes his way to the outside of the ring, getting boos from the crowd as he looks annoyed at being shown up early on in the match. However, as this is going on Rey makes his way to the top rope and flies off onto Drew Gulak with a diving crossbody! Rey Mysterio puts his arms in the air posing for the crowd as he picks up Drew Gulak and rolls him back into the ring looking to keep up his hot start.
Rey Mysterio climbs into the ring and makes the cover 1 2 Drew Gulak kicks out. Rey looks to follow up with another kick but Drew this time dodges it and takes out Rey's leg with a legsweep bring Rey down to the mat. Drew grabs hold of Rey and works over the legend for a bit as he looks to slow the pace of the match down. He grinds Rey into the mat for a few seconds before letting go of him as he has a nasty snarl on his face, ready to hurt Rey Mysterio.
He grabs the right foot of Rey lifting it up before bringing it down with a brutal single foot DDT onto the mat. Rey clutches his leg so Drew follows up with a stomp on his right leg. Gulak is now starting to take control as he looks to pick Rey apart piece by piece. He grabs hold of the right leg and locks in a single leg Boston crab, really putting the pressure on the legendary luchador! Rey is in a lot of pain as Drew makes sure to bend back hurting Rey some more.
Rey grits his teeth as he looks to get to the ropes and escape the hold. Rey is close to them but Drew seeing this lets go of the hold and just starts laying into Rey with several mudhole stomps, crushing Rey on the mat! The referee has to warn Drew who lets up after a while and makes the cover on Rey 1 2 Rey kicks out. Drew though is quick to connect with a thudding lariat to the back of Rey's head sending him back down to the mat as Drew makes another cover 1 2 Rey kicks out.
Drew has an angry look on his face as Rey is clearly in pain after Drew's assault over the last two minutes. Drew grabs Rey, holding him by the head as he looks to powerbomb him onto the mat as Rey reverses it into an INSIDE CRADLE! 1 2 Drew kicks out just in time! Rey nearly used his experience to pick up the win but Drew is not happy. As Rey gets up Drew spins him inside out sending Rey flying into the air and crashing down with a thud as Drew cricks his neck looking to hurt the champion now.
He grabs hold of Rey holding him by the neck and starts wearing the champion down once again, this time locking in a bow and arrow. Rey is in a lot of pain as Drew looks to stretch him and soften the champion up. Drew after a while looks to change the hold and transitions it into a surfboard stretch once again working over the back and the leg of Rey at the same time. Rey is in a lot of pain due to this and carries out in pain as Drew drops him to the mat after a while and kicks him in the chest.
Drew then looks to work over his right leg once again but Rey has it scouted as he counters sending Drew Gulak onto the top rope. Rey then looks to charge at him looking for a running crossbody but Drew catches him in mid-air and in one swift movement sends Rey Mysterio into the ropes with a scoop slam! Rey bounces off and Drew takes his head off with a big boot. Drew makes the cover 1 2 Rey kicks out! Drew once again gets down on the mat and starts working over Rey, really grinding down the legendary luchador. Rey is in a lot of pain as Drew Gulak has taken complete control of the match, Drew looks to then transition into the gu-lock but Rey counters himself as gets him in a jackknife cover! 1 2 Drew let's go just in time!
Drew looks furious as he grabs hold of Rey Mysterio but Rey counters with a swinging tornado DDT planting Gulak head first onto the mat! Rey makes the cover 1 2 Drew kicks out! Rey takes a moment to get his breath back and hits his leg trying to get a little feeling back into it after Drew has put him through the wringer in this encounter. Drew is starting to get back to his feet angry at the fact he can't put Rey Mysterio away as he charges at Rey who trips him up and sends him into the ropes!
Drew is hung over the ropes as he is in position for the 619! Rey runs off the ropes and rebounds off them as he looks to finish it but Drew catches his legs as he goes for it! Drew is quick to then transition it into an ANKLE LOCK through the ropes as he wrenches back on the right leg of Mysterio! Rey is in a lot of pain as the referee starts to count Drew Gulak! 1 2 3 4 Drew finally lets go of the hold causing Rey to drop to the ring floor on the outside of the ring!
Drew Gulak doesn't waste any time following Rey Mysterio to the outside as he grabs hold of Rey Mysterio and slams him back first into the apron! He looks to drag Rey Mysterio up off the floor and powerbomb him onto the apron but Rey counters locking in a guillotine choke catching Gulak by surprise! Rey gets Drew down to his knees as the referee in the ring gets to a 4 count as Drew gets away from the apron and drops Rey back first onto the ring floor forcing him to break the chokehold!
Drew takes a moment to get his breath back, sliding in and out of the ring breaking the count. Drew makes his way over to Rey as he drags him up before hitting him with a snap suplex back first into the barricade! Drew Gulak is not done there as he starts laying into Rey who is pressed up against the barricade, hitting him with several mudhole stomps crushing Rey! Rey crumples down on the floor as Drew lets out a sick snarl picking up the now prone Rey Mysterio and rolls him into the ring as he makes the cover 1 2 Rey Mysterio kicks out!
Drew is starting to get annoyed as he looks at Rey and makes his way to the top rope confusing the commentary team. Drew sits there as he teases going for a big move before jumping off getting boos from the crowd! He bends down and shouts at Rey “I wouldn't teach bad habitats to people like you teach your son!” REY SLAPS DREW! Rey gets to his feet running on pure adrenaline and hits Drew Gulak with a roundhouse kick! Drew stumbles a little as Rey jumps on him and connects with the louthresz press and starts wailing on Drew Gulak!
The referee has to warn Rey Mysterio who does stop after a while as Drew Gulak is starting to struggle and stumbles to his feet a little dazed. Rey charges at Drew, a little slower than normal and hits a hurricanrana into the corner of the ring causing Drew to bang his head on the ringpost! Rey follows this up as he charges at Drew hitting him with a bronco buster in the corn... NO Drew catches him and plants him with a massive POWERBOMB! Drew folds the legs over making the cover!
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Rey Mysterio kicks out!
Drew Gulak once again looks furious Rey dared to kick out of the move and lays in a couple of stomps. Drew follows up with a massive clubbing forearm before lifting him into an electric chair position as he looks to plant Rey but Mysterio counters with an MYSTERIORANA!
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Drew Gulak kicks out at 2.9!
Rey gets to his feet struggling due to the damage done to him throughout the match as Drew charges in again looking for a lariat but Rey counters grabbing hold of Gulak's arm and hits him with a springboard casadora bulldog planting Gulak! Rey, however, doesn't make the cover and instead makes his way to the top rope, taking his time as he makes the climb. Rey then flies off hitting a DIVING MOONSAULT! Rey stays on for the cover
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Drew Gulak kicks out!
Rey wonders what he is going to do next as Drew catches him by surprise and locks in the Gu-lock! Rey is really struggling in the hold as he can feel the life being choked out of him by Drew who looks to keep his leg wrapped up this time so Rey is not able to counter into a pinning predicament.
Rey is trying to fight his way out of it but he is starting to fade!
The referee goes over to check on Rey Mysterio!
But Rey gets his left leg free and pushes his body around and gets it on the ropes forcing a break!
Drew though doesn't let go until the count of 4. When he does, he tosses Rey's body to the side as he looks annoyed that Rey was able to find a way to escape his lethal submission. Drew though wastes little time, however, grabbing Rey by his right leg and drags him back to the center of the ring as he looks to set up for the TRAILBLAZER! He grabs hold of Rey's right leg but Rey counters with a leg-feed eniguiri with his left leg!
Gulak stumbles back as Rey limping looks to run off the ropes but struggles as Drew catches with a brutal kick to the gut. Drew drags Rey Mysterio up into a powerbomb position but Rey counters hitting A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! REY HOLDS ON FOR THE COVER
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Drew Gulak kicks out!
Rey rolls away from Drew as he crawls to the ropes using them to help himself up due to the damage done to his right leg as Drew is still down on the mat. Rey wonders what he needs to do to finish off Gulak tonight. He looks towards the top rope as he makes his way over to them but before he can make the climb Drew Gulak has recovered and clubs him in the back with a lariat! Drew works over Rey in the corner of the ring. He then lifts him into the air and sends him flying across the ring with a modified exploder suplex! Drew makes his way over to Rey Mysterio, showing signs of fatigue as he lifts Rey Mysterio into the air and hits him with a BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX BACKBREAKER before making the cover!
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Drew looks like he is going to snap as he gets to his feet and lifts Rey Mysterio into the air and slams him down with a powerbomb! However, Drew Gulak isn't done there as he hits him with a second powerbomb! Drew though holds on as he looks to go for the third one but Rey counters with a fallin DDT saving himself! Both men lay on the mat for a moment as they sell the damage done throughout this match so far. Both men struggle to their feet as Rey takes a little longer due to the pain his right leg is in as both men start trading blows in the center of the ring! However, Drew Gulak takes control due to his superior ground game as Rey is on the ropes. He goes for one final clubbing blow but Rey ducks and runs off the ropes connecting with a dropkick sending Gulak onto the MIDDLE ROPE! Rey wastes no time even with his injured leg and hits Drew Gulak with a 619! HE THEN FOLLOWS UP AS HE DROPS THE DIME ON DREW AND HOOKS THE LEG!
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REY MYSTERIO RETAINS HIS CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE!
Winner via pinfall and still Cruiserweight champion: Rey Mysterio (14:30)
Rey Mysterio takes a moment to get to his feet as he sells the damage done to his right leg. Michael Cole puts over how much damage Drew has done to him throughout the match but Big Show says Rey showed just how much heart he has and held onto his Cruiserweight title tonight. Rey Mysterio is passed his Cruiserweight title as he goes to the outside to celebrate with the fans
We then cut to a night club as we can hear party music playing in the background as we focus on the Street Profits who are surrounded by several girls who are having fun.
Angelo Dawkins: Hello we are the Street Profits.
Montez Ford: You might know us from previous promotions such as N X T.
Angelo Dawkins: Where we brought the swag back to Wednesday nights.
Montez Ford: But now we see another brand in desperate need of some swag in the tag team division.
Angelo Dawkins: We look at the Monday Night Raw and they're missing that spark.
Montez Ford: You need a tag to bring some life to the division.
Angelo Dawkins: But we want one thing when we arrive. Tell them, Ford.
Montez Ford: We want the smoke.
Angel Dawkins: Tell em.
Montez Ford: We want the smoke.
Everyone: We want the smoke. We want the smoke. We want the smoke
After that video package we cut back to the commentary team who once again put over how good the street profits are and what they did in NXT.
*INVASION*
We cut to the back as we get the usual long Goldberg entrance as the legendary superstar starts to make his way to the ring flanked by a few security guards. Once he makes his way onto the entrance ramp we get a loud pop as the legend walks to the ring looking all business. Michael Cole on commentary puts over how unstoppable he has been throughout his career whilst Big Show mentions stepping into the ring to fight Goldberg in the past and no one can match him for power or intensity. Goldberg now stands in the ring with a microphone as he gets ready to speak.
Goldberg: A few years ago I made my return to this company and destroyed everyone who got in my way. But I went back to my family as I scratched my itch.
The camera cuts to his son and wife in the crowd who are both smiling.
Goldberg: However there has been something clawing at me and I'm looking for another fight.
Cheers from the crowd.
Goldberg: I mean I never got my rematch for the Universal title. So whether it is Seth Rollins or someone else, I want to know who is...
*MAGIC CARPET RIDE*
Ariya Daivari makes his way out getting some heat from the crowd but most of the crowd are just confused why the cruiserweight has made his way out to the ring with a microphone in his hand. He steps inside the ropes and stares at Goldberg looking angry.
Ariya Daivari: You come out here and steal time from superstars like me. You come here and steal my spot. Well, how about I fig...
SPEAR! Goldberg spears the hell out of Daivari stopping him mid-sentence! Goldberg is not done there however as he scoops his prone body off the mat, lifting him into the air and bringing him crashing down to earth with a JACKHAMMER! Daivari's lifeless body rolls out of the ring as Goldberg picks up his microphone looking to carry on.
Goldberg: As I was saying...
The crowd goes wild as the NXT superstar Matt Riddle makes his way out to the ring getting a loud pop from the crowd. Goldberg however in the ring looks furious as Big Show and Michael Cole wonder why the NXT superstar is out here. Matt Riddle climbs over the ropes as he comes face to face with Goldberg.
Matt Riddle: Why do you keep ducking me, bro?
Goldberg: I'm not your bro!
Matt Riddle: OK bro calm down.
Riddle puts his hands up mockingly as you can cut the tension with a knife.
Matt Riddle: I have been calling you out for years and you ain't been answering me. Dude, you already know who your next challenger is and it’s the ultimate bro!
Goldberg: Listen kid, I know you're trying to make a name for yourself at my expense but until you are on Raw you're not worth my time.
Matt Riddle: Well bro why didn't you just say so? Guess who is now a member of Monday Night Raw as of tonight!
A loud pop from the crowd as Michael Cole hypes up how big a signing Matt Riddle is for the brand, one of the top stars in NXT. Goldberg, however, doesn't react staring at Matt Riddle, just wanting to punch him in the face.
Matt Riddle: So how about I teach you how to wrestle at Summerslam!
Cheers and a few ooohs for that dig as Goldberg looks furious.
Goldberg: You're just a young punk who thinks he can run his mouth and get whatever he wants. Someone needs to put you in your place. So you know what I accept. You're next!
He gets in the face of Matt Riddle who has a smug smirk on his face.
Goldberg: See you at Summerslam!
Goldberg shoulder barges past Matt Riddle, whose smiles fades slightly showing a bit of anger and hatred towards Goldberg before he turns to the crowd posing in the ring as the commentary team hype up what a big match that will be as the Future fights the Past at Summerslam. Michael Cole then informs us the United States title match is next as Chad Gable takes on the defending champion Samoa Joe.
We get a quick video package showing Samoa Joe attacking Kurt Angle on Monday Night Raw and Chad Gable running out to make the save. Big Show puts over Samoa Joe doing the attack to get in the head of Chad Gable and to put him off ahead of this title match. Michael Cole, however, says it could have the opposite effect on Chad tonight and fire him up.
*ELITE*
Chad Gable makes his way to the ring getting cheers from the crowd as he is wearing an all American tracksuit, almost like he is about to compete at the Olympics. He steps into the ring jogging up and down as he is ready for the biggest match of his career tonight against Samoa Joe.
*DESTROYER*
Samoa Joe marches out to the ring next as he holds his United States title in the air. Chad Gable looks furious as Joe climbs over the ropes and laughs at Gable winding him up even more. This, however, backfires on Joe as Gable jumps him and starts laying into him with several chops. The referee passes the US title over to the timekeeper before making his way to the pair as he pulls Gable away from Joe. Joe rises up looking furious but the referee stands in between the two separating them. However, Gable breaks free attacking Joe and the referee realizes he has no choice but calls for the bell to get this match underway!
United States title match: Samoa Joe (c) vs Chad Gable
Chad Gable is still battering the hell out of Joe in the corner of the ring, letting out his anger after Samoa Joe called him weak mentally and attacked his hero Kurt Angle on the most recent edition of Monday Night Raw. The referee starts counting and gets to 4 as Chad Gable finally gets out of the corner. Chad Gable is super fired up as he is only thinking about hurting Joe after what he did to Angle as he charges in looking for a dropkick in the corner of the ring but Joe moves out of the way just in time!
Gable gets back to his feet but Joe charges in at him and squashes him in the corner of the ring! Joe starts laying into him with several body blows as he looks to batter Gable in the corner. The referee himself now gets to a 4 count on Joe this time before he finally backs off. Gable slides down as Joe hits him with the facewash squashing Gable's face into the corner of the ring! Joe drags Gable out of the corner but does not go for a cover. Instead, he drags him onto his shoulders as he looks for the muscle buster early!
However, Gable counters with a single-arm falling DDT planting Samoa Joe's head onto the mat! Gable rolls Joe over and makes the cover 1 Joe powers out! Gable can already see Joe rising to his feet and hits a snap knee drop looking to keep Joe down on the mat. Gable then makes his way to the feet of Joe as he looks to lock in the ankle lock but Joe kicks him off sending him slightly back. Joe gets back to his feet and starts trying to lay into him with a bunch of rapid body strikes fending Gable off, putting the Olympian on wobbly legs.
Joe then goes for a roundhouse kick but Gable counters the roundhouse kick attempt and hits him with a dragon screw leg whip! Gable then carries on working over the leg of Samoa Joe as he looks to hit him with another Dragon screw leg whip! Joe is in a lot of trouble as Gable looks to lift Joe off the mat for a German suplex but Joe fights him off sending Gable backwards! Gable though runs off the ropes and hits a chop block taking away the leg of Samoa Joe!
Gable though doesn't stop there going for the leg again as he goes for a cloverleaf! Joe though fights him off sending Gable back. Joe looks to go back on the attack but Gable hits him with a dropkick! Gable makes the cover 1 2 Joe kicks out! Gable though doesn't waste any time as he looks to lock in the ankle lock! However, Joe is ready for it and counters it sending Gable into the ropes! Gable then bounces off the ropes and gets caught in the COQUINA CLUTCH! Samoa Joe gets the hold locked in tight as he brings Gable down to the mat!
Gable is in massive trouble as commentary put over how lethal this hold is and how quickly Joe put away Rey Mysterio with it! Gable is struggling in the hold as he tries to find a way to escape but he can get out of the hold! He tries to find a way to get to the ropes but he can't. Joe tells him to tap out but Gable refuses! However, his face is starting to fade as the referee goes to check on him.
The referee raises his arm
IT DROPS
The referee raises it again
IT DROPS
The referee raises it a third time
IT DROPS AGAIN!
The referee calls for the bell as Gable has passed out!
Winner via submission and still United States Champion: Samoa Joe (5:13)
Samoa Joe tosses Chad Gable to the side as the bell rings with the crowd booing him. The commentary team mention the aggression Gable showed at the start of the match being a good sign but Joe was able to get the Coquina clutch in and as soon as that happened it was over. Big Show tells us Gable went for the ankle lock too early and did not have his head fully in the game. If he was thinking clearly he would have waited till later in the match to go for the ankle lock but instead went for it too early.
Joe snatches his United States title from the referee as he holds it aloft with Chad Gable only just now starting to come to, coughing and spluttering on the mat. Samoa Joe just looks at Chad Gable as he climbs through the ropes and locks eyes with Gable as he taps his head mocking Gable on the mat. Chad Gable meanwhile punches the mat furious with himself for his performance in this match as he shakes his head. Michael Cole says Gable will be disappointed in coming up short tonight and now will have to fight his way to another shot at the United States title.
Gable sits on the mat for a moment as he seems to be replaying the match in his mind before sliding out of the ring and heading up the ramp disappointed to have come up short tonight. Michael Cole on commentary then tells us up next Becky Lynch will be defending her Raw Women's title against Beth Phoenix in a street fight. We cut to a video package which shows their rivalry in recent time on Monday Night Raw. Once it finishes we cut back to the ring ready for the match to get underway.
*GLAMAZON*
Beth Phoenix walks to the ring as the commentary team put over her dominance in the past when the women's division was known as the Divas division and that is why Becky has been so desperate for this match. Big Show says Becky wants to prove she is the Man by beating the best competitors around and Beth Phoenix is certainly among the best in the business.
*CELTIC INVASION*
Becky Lynch makes her way out next with her usual swagger as she has both the Raw and the Smackdown Women's title on her shoulders as she walks to the ring. She stares down Beth Phoenix as the crowd are going crazy for the man as she walks to the ring. She passes both her titles to the referee as her and Beth get face to face. Beth looks angry but in control whilst Becky just smiles smugly in Beth's face ready for the tough challenge ahead of her tonight.
Raw Women's title street fight: Becky Lynch (c) vs Beth Phoenix
Becky Lynch and Beth Phoenix stare each other down as they get ready for a fight. Becky trash talks Beth but Beth just stands there and slaps slapping Becky in the face! Becky holds her face as Beth goes for a punch but Becky grabs her fist stopping her and starts firing back some fists of her own. She rocks Beth Phoenix sending her back a little bit before looking to go for an armbar! Beth though seeing this coming hits her with a punch to the face causing Becky to fall to the mat!
Beth then mounts Becky Lynch and starts laying into her with several hard strikes looking to keep the man down. Beth rises to her feet as Becky lays on the mat for a moment as Beth lifts her up onto her shoulders and shows off her strength for a few seconds as she drops Becky but Becky lands on her feet! Beth is caught by surprise as Becky hits her with a leg lariat taking Beth off her feet. Becky goes for the first cover of the match 1 Beth powers out!
Becky though smiles seeing Beth kicks out as she knows she is in for a good fight tonight. She grabs hold of Beth as she looks to work over her with a headlock but Beth is soon able to overpower Becky and gets her off. Becky gets back to her feet but Beth catches her with a punch to the jaw stopping her in her tracks. Beth doesn't stop there however as she grabs Becky and Irish whips her into the corner of the ring with a thud!
Beth Phoenix charges in at Becky and connects with a shoulder barge into the corner of the ring looking to work over the mid-section of Becky. Beth then grabs Becky by the hair as she drags her out of the corner before slamming her head into the turnbuckle pad. She is not done there as she slams her head into the turnbuckle 3 or 4 times before tossing her across the ring. Beth makes her way over to Becky before lifting her into the air and dropping her with a backbreaker! Beth drops Becky to the mat as she makes her first cover of the match 1 Becky kicks out!
Beth shakes her head as she realizes she is going to have to do a lot more to finish off the Man tonight. She takes a moment to slide to the outside of the ring, making her way to the ring apron and pulls it up as she looks for some toys. She takes a few seconds before coming out from under the ring with a pair of Kendo sticks, one of which she tosses to the ring floor. Beth slides back into the ring as Becky is just starting to get back to her feet as she sees Beth with a kendo stick in hand.
Beth swings the stick at Becky but the Man sees it coming and grabs hold of the stick with her left hand! Becky quickly follows up with an European uppercut sending Beth Phoenix backwards and causes her to let go of the kendo stick. Becky now has control of it and spins it around cracking Beth Phoenix in the mid-section with it causing her to double over. Becky once again raises the stick into the air and smashes Beth in the back with it!
She cracks her a couple more times with it as Beth Phoenix rolls out of the ring, looking to get some breathing room. Becky, however, is in no mood to let up and follows after Beth climbing onto the ring apron as Beth stumbles away. Becky jumps off the apron to the floor as Beth suddenly swings a kendo stick into her mid-section catching her by surprise! Beth starts wearing it out on Becky Lynch's back now causing Becky to fall to the floor in pain.
Beth tosses her kendo stick towards the commentary table as she takes Becky's kendo stick out of her hands tossing it away into the ring. Beth grabs Becky and sends her into the barricade with a thud! She isn't done there as she charges at Becky sending her over the barricade and into the crowd! Beth doesn't take long to join Becky in amongst the fans as she starts laying into Becky with several punches showing off her insane power.
She grabs hold of Becky, looking to lift her into the air but Becky escapes from Beth's grasp with a snapmare on the concrete floor. She quickly follows it up by hitting Beth in the face with a running knee. Becky takes a moment to get her breath back selling the effects of Beth's hard punches. She takes a moment to survey the surroundings as she looks over and sees a trash can. Becky makes her way over to the trash can, emptying the rubbish onto the floor. She sees Beth stumbling to her feet and clocks her in the head with it!
Becky isn't done there as she grabs the trash can and places it over her head blinding the Glamazon for a moment! She then gets some distance and hits a dropkick to the trash can, rattling Beth's head inside the trash can. Becky though isn't done as Beth falls to the floor so she takes a moment before jumping into the air and hitting a leg drop onto the trash can crushing it over Beth's head! Becky takes the broken trash can off Beth's head and tosses it to the side before grabbing Beth taking her back towards the ring and throws her over the barricade.
Beth Phoenix lands with a thud as Becky Lynch takes a moment to perch on the barricade. Beth stumbles up to her feet as Becky dives off the barricade catching Beth with a diving shotgun dropkick off the barricade! Becky back is a bit sore after landing on the ring floor but she gets to her feet and she grabs hold of Beth sending her into the ringpost! Becky then sends Beth back into the ring as she looks to grab some plunder of her own.
As Becky is looking under the ring we hear a “We want tables” chant startup. Becky pops out from under the ring smirking slightly before nodding and pulling a table out from under the ring! This gets a massive pop from the crowd as Becky slides the table into the ring. She takes a moment to do some DIY as she starts to set up the table in the corner of the ring, leaning it against the turnbuckle. Becky then makes her way over to Beth Phoenix as she lifts the Glamazon up looking to Irish whip her into the table!
Beth though fights back with a hammer punch, catching Becky in the chest before slamming Becky down onto the mat with a spinebuster! Beth takes a moment to get her breath back having been on the back foot for the last few minutes. She chooses to not go for the cover feeling there is no point as she checks her head which is still a bit sore. Beth makes her way to Becky as she grabs her from behind and locks in a double chicken-wing on the current champion! Becky is clearly in pain but she grits her teeth.
Becky nearly gets out of the hold so Beth quickly transitions it into a backbreaker! Beth tosses Becky down to the mat and makes the cover 1 2 Becky kicks out. Even kicking out though does damage to the lower back as Becky rolls slightly away from Beth after kicking out clutching her back. Beth then looks to the table in the corner of the ring and has an idea. She lifts Becky off the mat and looks to once again go for the military press slam but this time through the table in the corner of the ring!
However, as she goes towards the table Becky escapes the move and locks in an armbar on Beth Phoenix's left arm! Beth is clearly in pain as Becky looks to transition it from an armbar to the dis-arm-her but Beth powers herself up to her feet and powerbombs Becky in the center of the ring forcing her to break the hold! Beth takes a few seconds to check on her left arm clearly in pain even if Becky was only able to get the hold locked in for a short period.
Beth once again chooses not to make the cover, but instead grabs hold of Becky Lynch locking her in a cloverleaf as she once again looks to damage the back of Becky Lynch! Becky once again refuses to make any visible noise but you can see on her face she is struggling. She grits her teeth though as she tries to push off the mat to get out of the hold but is unable to do so, so instead she starts to make her way to the ropes?
The commentary team wonders why Becky is trying to get to the ropes as there are no rope breaks in a street fight. Becky gets to the ropes but she doesn't stop there! Instead, she crawls through the ropes and uses them to break the hold, escaping to the ring floor! She lands with a bit of a crash but she is happy to be out of the hold as Beth looks annoyed and follows Becky to the outside of the ring.
Becky is still struggling on the floor as Beth gives her a kick to the mid-section looking to keep the pressure up. Beth then grabs hold of Becky lifting her into the air and tosses her towards the timekeeper's area making Becky bounce off the ring floor and lean on the wall. Beth then gets to her feet and charges at Becky Lynch hitting her with a SPEAR THROUGH THE BARRICADE!
The wall collapses due to the power of the spear as both women lay in the wreckage for a moment. Beth would then slowly get to her feet as she takes a moment to get to her feet using the rubble to help herself get up as Becky is down on the floor. Beth would grab hold of Becky as she carries her towards the ring before rolling her back inside. Beth rolls back inside the ring as she makes the cover on Becky.
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Beth looks at the referee a little annoyed Becky was able to find a way to kick out however she looks to take advantage of the damage done from the spear. She lifts Becky onto her shoulders and locks in a Canadian rack. She has the hold locked in tight as Becky is in a lot of pain due to the hold! Beth is really wrenching back on the hold but Becky gets near the ropes and grabs onto them giving her leverage to kick Beth in the head sending her back. It takes a couple of kicks but Becky sends Beth backwards before following up with a massive European uppercut! Becky then grabs Beth from behind and connects with the Bexploder to the mat! Becky makes the cover
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Becky, however, looks to stay in control as she once again goes after the left arm of Beth Phoenix and tries to lock in the Dis-arm-her but Beth fights her off desperately with several punches forcing Becky to let go of the hold! Beth then takes a moment to scoop Becky onto her shoulders and slams her down to the mat with a Samoan Drop! Beth makes the cover
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Beth Phoenix shakes her head as she takes a moment before rolling out of the ring as she looks to grab more weapons on the outside. She makes her way to the wreckage around the timekeeper's area and grabs two chairs from there as she makes her way back into the ring. As she gets into the ring, she drops one of the chairs to the floor for a moment and drags Becky's prone body onto the chair. She then lifts the other steel chair in the air as the commentary team tells us Beth is about to go for her husband's Edge signature move in TLC matches: THE CON-CHAIR-CO! BETH BRINGS IT DOWN... BUT SHE MISSES AS BECKY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME! Becky quickly follows hits a Russian legsweep sending Beth to the mat! Becky then runs off the ropes and hits a LEG DROP ONTO THE CHAIR ON BETH! Becky goes for the cover
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Becky gets to her feet as she looks at Beth and quickly follows it up with two more leg drops onto the chair. Becky though sells the leg after each one as she is hurting herself too with that move. Becky shakes off the pain and makes the cover
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Becky gets to her feet as she wonders what she is going to need to do tonight to put Beth Phoenix away! Becky would grab the steel chair that was on Beth and lifts it into the air, hitting Beth Phoenix with it multiple times stopping her from getting away and really doing a number on her back! The chair ends up buckling so Becky tosses it out of the ring before she rolls Beth over and makes the cover
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Becky is shocked Beth was able to kick out after those brutal chair shots. Becky, however, lets out a slight smile almost relishing the challenge. Beth on the mat is in a lot of pain but that isn't going to stop her from fighting tonight. Becky gets to her feet struggling a little due to the damage done to her leg and back throughout the match. She makes her way over to the other chair that is in the ring as she grabs hold of it and makes her way back over to Beth Phoenix. Becky grabs the left arm of Beth which has already been weakened throughout the match and places the chair over the arm of Beth and locks in a MODIFIED DIS-ARM-HER! The brutal hold is causing Beth even more pain than usual. Beth has no choice but to scream in pain due to the damage being done as the hold is damn near unbearable for the Glamazon as she tries to find any way to escape but she is seemingly trapped!
Beth moves her arm around in massive trouble but she grabs the kendo stick that was in the ring earlier in the match and smashes Becky over and over and over with it till Becky is forced to let go of the hold!
Becky has to roll away due to the damage done by the kendo stick whilst Beth Phoenix makes her way to the corner of the ring clutching her left arm which is in a serious amount of pain! Beth though uses the kendo stick to help herself back to her feet holding it in her right arm so she can rest her damaged left arm for the moment. Becky meanwhile is back on her feet with a steel chair in hand. She swings at Beth but Beth ducks it and catches Becky with the kendo stick, slamming it into her back! Becky drops the steel chair on the mat as Beth smashes the kendo stick once more into Becky's back as it breaks! Beth tosses the broken stick out of the ring as Becky ends up on her knees. Beth then lifts Becky up with just her right arm and hits Becky with a SINGLE-ARM DDT PLANTING BECKY HEAD FIRST ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR! Beth makes the cover
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Beth punches the mat with her right arm, very angry at the fact Becky was able to survive the DDT as she knows her body can't take much more damage. She gets on top of Becky and hits her with a few hard rights, not using her left arm once again looking to rest it. She then looks at the table in the corner of the ring and has an idea. She grabs Becky by the throat as she looks to lift her into the air and CHOKESLAM HER THROUGH THE TABLE... BUT BECKY DESPERATELY FIGHTS HER OFF! Beth though tries to lift her up again but Becky hits a European uppercut to the left arm causing Beth an immense amount of pain! Becky then transitions super quickly from that into a BEXPLODER IN THE TABLE IN THE CORNER OF THE RING! Becky takes a moment to get her breath back before dragging Beth out of the rubble and makes the cover
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Becky looks shocked that Beth was able to survive that as The Man is starting to wonder what she has to do to finish this match. She grabs Beth's left arm as she looks to lock in the DIS-ARM-HER! However, Beth fights her off and using all of her power she scoops Becky up and hits her with a buckle bomb into the corner of the ring! Beth stops for a moment before rolling to the outside trying to get some feeling into her left arm, which is in too much pain to make the cover on Becky. Beth instead rolls out of the ring as she pulls a ladder out from under the ring! She slides it inside as she holds it over Becky as Beth shouts “Let me show you something my husband taught me”. Becky, however, counters by kicking the ladder back into Beth's face causing her to drop the ladder! Becky gets to her feet as she goes to attack Beth but Beth scoops her up into the air and HITS THE GLAM SLAM ONTO THE LADDER CUTTING BECKY OFF! Beth pushes Becky off the ladder and makes the cover
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Becky kicks out at 2.9!
Becky kicks out almost on instinct as Beth looks furious as she argues with the referee in shock Becky was able to kick out. In almost desperation Beth makes the cover again 1 2 Becky kicks out again! Beth slams the mat before looking at Becky and clobbering her with several punches looking to make sure Becky stays down. Beth noticeably only punches with her right hand due to the damage to her left arm! Beth then rolls off Becky as she takes a moment to look at the ladder and the table wreckage as she has an idea. Beth realizes she has to go big and slides out of the ring as she pulls out from under the ring another table. She slides it into the ring as she places it by the ropes setting up the table. She grabs hold of Becky as she lifts her into the air looking for A GLAM SLAM THROUGH THE TABLE! SHE GETS BECKY IN THE AIR BUT BECKY RESERVES INTO AN ROLL-UP!
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Beth rises back to her feet furious Becky nearly caught her off guard as she charges at Becky who counters with a belly to back suplex onto the ladder behind her! Beth's back bounces off the ladder in pain as Becky has an idea. She grabs hold of the ladder and sets it up next to Beth as she starts to make the climb! However, as she gets halfway up the ladder Beth recovers and starts to climb the other side of the ladder joining Becky at the top! Both women look at each other, exhausted after over 20 minutes of fighting and start throwing punches trying to knock the other one off the ladder! Beth due to her superior strength takes control and looks like she might knock Becky off as Becky desperately hits a calf kick to the bad left arm of Beth! Becky kicks it two more times as Beth struggles for grip and Becky looks to take advantage as she grabs Beth and HITS MAN DOWN OFF THE LADDER AND THROUGH THE TABLE! The crowd starts a holy shit chant as both women lie in the wreckage of the table! Neither woman moves for a moment until Becky rolls over onto Beth draping an arm over the Glamazon!
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Winner via submission and still Raw Women's champion: Becky Lynch (22:40)
After the match, both women lay there as the referee checks on both women, with the match clearly taking a lot out of them. The commentary team put over the war the two women just went through tonight as the referee gets Becky's two titles and passes them to her as she struggles to her feet but stands defiantly in the ring. Beth meanwhile is only just coming to herself but she pushes off the medical team looking to get to her feet of her own volition.
She walks over to Becky who stands there ready for a fight even after that 20 plus minute war as Beth stares at her angrily before offering her a fist bump. Becky takes a moment before bumping Beth's fist accepting the show of respect from the Glamazon. Beth then leaves the ring as we see Natalya make her way out to check on her friend and tag team partner Beth. She now accepts the help from the medics and her friend as they head to the back leaving The Man in the ring. Meanwhile, Becky goes back to celebrating in the ring showing off her two belts to the delight of the crowd as we cut to a network ad.
When we return from the network ad we cut back to the ring as we can see the Elimination Chamber being lowered as we get ready for the main event of the evening! The commentary team reminds everyone of the rules as we await the entrances for the men who will be entering the pods.
*GLORIOUS DOMINATION*
Bobby Roode makes his way out getting boos from the live crowd as he looks very smug on his way to the ring. He shakes his head as the commentary team hype this up as the biggest match of Bobby Roode's career. Bobby Roode takes his time once inside the ring inspecting the pods before stepping inside handing his fancy robe to one of the referees.
*DOMINANCE*
Bobby Lashley makes his way out as Lio Rush stands behind Bobby hyping his main man up. Lashley however just looks angry as he stares at the Elimination chamber before walking to the ring. Lio makes his way backstage leaving Lashley all alone. He looks at Bobby Roode who backs off a little in his pod as Lashley shows off his muscles before stepping into his pod. The commentary team makes sure to remind us how close Bobby Lashley came to becoming Universal Champion at Money in the Bank and Big Show also brings up the time he fought Lashley in the only Elimination Chamber he competed in and Bobby Lashley won the match becoming ECW champion.
*PHENOMENAL*
AJ makes his way out next as the rest of the Club stand behind him holding their Raw tag team titles in the air, showing them off to the crowd. AJ Styles turns back around to the two as he too sweets the pair and walks to the ring. Michael Cole puts over how dominant AJ Styles was on Smackdown Live as WWE champion and he does have the most experience inside the elimination chamber out of everyone in this match having fought inside the chamber twice. Once in the ring he mouths off to the two men in the pods already and takes his time getting inside his pod until...
*BRAUN/ I AM STRONGER*
Braun Strowman marches out getting a pop from the live crowd as he stomps to the ring. AJ as soon as he sees Braun Strowman makes his way into the pod and shouts at the referee demanding he locks his pod right now. Michael Cole reminds us of the rivalry between The Club and Braun Strowman in recent times with Braun picking up the win over AJ Styles on this week's Raw. Big Show reminds us of his rampage last time he was in a chamber, where Braun eliminated 5 people, something that would normally win you one of these matches. Braun now steps into the ring as he walks to AJ's pod. AJ acts cocky now he is behind a wall until Braun slams it, shaking the glass terrifying AJ! He then walks across the ring, having a brief staredown with Bobby Lashley as he makes his way to his pod across the ring from Bobby Roode.
*GO HARD*
Mustafa Ali makes his way out getting a pop from the live crowd as he looks to the ring, looking happy but focused tonight. Michael Cole tells us Mustafa Ali will be starting the match with the current champion Seth Rollins. Big Show reminds us of the fact Mustafa Ali had to miss the WWE title Elimination chamber match earlier in the year due to injury and tonight could be a form of redemption for the Cruiserweight. He steps into the ring as he looks at all 4 men in the pod, with AJ once again running his mouth.
*BURN IT DOWN/ SECOND COMING*
The Universal champion makes his way out to the ring as he holds his Universal title in the air getting a loud pop from the live crowd. He starts to march to the ring after swinging his title in the air. As he steps inside the chamber Michael Cole hypes up the challenges he has had to go through to not only win the belt but also to stay champion. Once inside the chamber, the doors are locked as Seth Rollins stands across the ring from Mustafa Ali. The referee then rings the bell getting the match underway!
Universal title elimination chamber match: Seth Rollins (c) vs Mustafa Ali vs Braun Strowman vs AJ Styles vs Bobby Roode vs Bobby Lashley
Entrant 1 and 2: Mustafa Ali and Seth Rollins
Once the bell rings both men start the match by shaking each other's hands as AJ Styles mocks them for doing it from his pod. Both men shake their heads as they lock up in the center of the ring. Seth Rollins takes control of the exchange getting Mustafa Ali in a headlock as he looks to transition it into a DDT but Ali pushes him off as he goes for a superkick but Rollins dodges. Rollins lets out a slight smile as does Ali with both men having fun challenging each other early on.
Both men lock up again in the center of the ring as Rollins looks like he is going to take control but Ali instead is the one who takes control of the exchange as he tries to lock in an armbar but Rollins fights him off sending Ali towards the ropes. Ali, however, thinking quickly does a double jump off them and hits Rollins with a crossbody going for the first cover of the match 1 Rollins kicks out. Ali doesn't waste any time as he goes for a basement dropkick planting Seth Rollins back down on the mat as he makes another cover 1 Rollins kicks out.
Commentary mentions it is going to take a lot more than that to put down the Universal Champion. Ali would then look to hit a standing moonsault on Rollins but the architect gets his knees up blocking the move! Ali clutches his chest as Seth then looks to pounce going for a SLEEPER HOLD! The same move that ended the hopes of Bobby Lashley at Money in the Bank! Ali though uses his flexibility and agility to push off the mat and counter into a pinning predicament! 1 2 Rollins kicks out!
Seth Rollins is forced to let go of the hold allowing Mustafa Ali to get some of his breath back. However, Seth looks to follow up his sleeper hold with a low superkick taking Ali's head off. Rollins makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out! Seth looks to keep the pace going as he makes his way over to the corner of the ring by Bobby Roode's pod. The glorious one mouths off to Seth but the Universal champion ignores him. He dives off the top rope looking for a high knee but Ali moves out of the way just in time and catches Seth as he lands with a dropkick sending him to the mat!
Mustafa Ali quickly follows up by going to the outside of the ring before slingshotting off the ropes as he connects with rolling thunder. He doesn't stop there as he lifts the champion off the mat and connects with a neckbreaker slam! Ali makes the cover 1 2 Rollins kicks out! Mustafa Ali makes his way over to Seth as he starts laying into the champion with several kicks to the chest looking wear him down. However, as Ali goes for a kick to the head Rollins catches his foot and goes for a kneebar as he looks to take away the agility of Mustafa Ali in the early stages of this match.
Seth Rollins wrenches back on the kneebar as he looks to wear down the heart of Monday Night Raw but Ali fights his way out of the hold, kicking Seth off of him. Ali rolls to the outside to check on his leg as Seth springboards off the ropes and hits him with a slingshot springboard knee strike sending Mustafa Ali into the cage! Ali's head bounces back off the cage wall as Rollins catches him as he falls and sends him into the cage wall again with a reverse STO!
Ali falls to the mat as Seth Rollins rolls him back inside the ring. Seth takes a moment before slingshotting off the ropes and hits Ali with a slingshot plancha. Rollins makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out! Seth though doesn't waste any time as he connects with a kick to the back of Ali before running off the ropes and hitting Ali in the chest with a hard kick as Seth makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out again. As Ali is on the ropes we start to hear the clock count down
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3rd entrant: Bobby Roode
The glorious one Bobby Roode steps into the ring as he has a smug smirk on his face as he makes his way towards the man he has been mocking over the last few weeks. Seth is looking to lift Mustafa Ali in the air as Roode runs at him from behind and connects with a lariat to the back dropping Seth. Roode grabs hold of Rollins as he tosses the champion from the ring before following after him.
Bobby Roode stands over Seth Rollins as he taunts him, promising to take his title and make it glorious but the trash talk goes on too long as Seth fires off a punch sending Roode backwards. Bobby however quickly takes back control due to the damage Rollins has taken so far, with a big boot to the face of Rollins dropping him to the metal floor! He then grabs hold of Rollins and Irish whips him into the glass pod, slamming Rollins's face into it right in front of Braun.
Braun tells Bobby to watch it as Roode fakes listening to the monster among men before tossing Rollins into the glass again, angering the monster. Bobby then grabs Rollins and starts pressing his face into the cage wall looking to make Seth suffer. Roode lets out a chuckle as he lifts Seth up looking to take him back into the ring but as he turns around Mustafa Ali connects with a slingshot springboard dropkick sending Roode into the cage wall!
Bobby Roode drops Seth Rollins to the floor as Mustafa Ali wastes no time in tossing him back into the ring, leaving Rollins where he is. Ali then climbs to the top rope as he jumps off hitting Bobby Roode with a frog splash. Ali makes the cover 1 2 Roode kicks out. Ali looks to lift the larger Roode off the mat but the glorious one hits him with a punch to the gut. Ali doubles over as Roode hits him with an atomic drop stunning Ali. Roode then grabs him by the neck and drops him with a snap neckbreaker. Roode makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out!
Roode looks to carry on his attack working over Mustafa Ali as he lifts him off the mat but as both men are fighting Seth appears on the top rope and hits the pair with a diving blockbuster wiping them both out! Seth makes the cover on Roode 1 2 Roode kicks out. Seth would then look to cover Ali 1 2 Ali kicks out as well! Rollins sees Bobby Roode getting back to his feet and he sends him into the corner of the ring with an Irish whip! Rollins charges in and hits him with a corner forearm smash.
Seth then drags him out of the corner grabbing hold of him as he looks for a suplex but Roode counters hitting Rollins with a spinning spinebuster, dropping the champion back first on the mat. Seth grabs his back, selling the pain as Roode makes the cover 1 2 Rollins kicks out. Roode at this point looks to work over Seth as he grabs hold of him on the mat and locks in an arm-trap crossface, looking to keep the match at a slower pace which favors his style of wrestling.
As he is locking this in we see Mustafa Ali gets back to his feet as he runs off the ropes hitting a basement dropkick forcing Roode to break the hold. Rollins tries to roll away but Ali catches him as he rolls away with a standing moonsault! Ali makes the cover 1 2 Rollins kicks out! Ali gets to his feet as Roode charges at him going for a lariat but Ali leapfrogs over him and runs off the ropes as he looks to catch Roode on the rebound with a DDT but Roode himself counters with a back body drop sending Ali crashing to the mat!
He grabs hold of Ali as he grinds him on the mat for a few seconds before dragging him back up off the mat and grabs his arm as he yanks him back down with another neckbreaker as he makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out. Roode looks a little annoyed as Rollins tries to make his way back into the match as he jumps off the ropes but Roode counters with a spinebuster in mid-air planting Rollins! Roode makes the cover 1 2 Rollins kicks out! The clock then starts to tick down as Roode stands in the center of the ring looking to grind Rollins down.
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4th entrant: Braun Strowman
Braun lets out a roar as his pod opens and he marches to the ring. Bobby Roode wants no part of Braun Strowman right now and picks up the Universal champion sending him into the Monster among men but Braun boots him out of the way giving chase to Bobby Roode. Roode climbs over the ropes trying to escape as Mustafa Ali meanwhile tries to jump on Braun to stop him but Braun scoops him up and hits him with an Inverted turnbuckle smash. He then follows it up by hitting a dominator to Mustafa Ali as he makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out.
Braun gets to his feet looking to inflict some more damage to Ali as Bobby Roode meanwhile has climbed to the top rope and catches Braun as he turns around with a diving double axe handle! Bruan wobbles slightly as Bobby Roode looks to grab hold of him and go for the Glorious DDT but Braun overpowers him off with ease! Roode tries to get away from the monster among men but this time Braun grabs hold of him and slams him down to the mat with authority!
Roode tries to get away from Braun but the monster among men grabs him by the throat lifting him up with one hand as he runs at the empty pod in front of him and CHARGES THROUGH THE GLASS SMASHING THE POD! Both men stay in the rumble for a moment as Braun rises up like the monster he is and drags the prone Bobby Roode with him. Braun wastes no time lifting Bobby Roode into the air and hits him with a THROWING CRUCIFIX POWERBOMB INTO THE RING! Braun steps over the ropes and makes the cover
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Eliminated via pinfall by Braun Strowman: Bobby Roode (12:50)
Bobby Roode lays on the mat clearly out cold as the camera cuts to the two men yet to enter the match; Bobby Lashley who stands there fearless and AJ Styles who looks terrified. Braun looks at the pod AJ Styles is in and makes AJ gulp when he suddenly gets taken down to his knees by a basement dropkick to the leg from Ali! Ali follows it up by hitting Braun with a DDT planting his head into the mat! Ali makes the cover 1 Braun powers out!
Ali looks legit worried as the monster rises up to his feet as he swings for Ali who wisely uses his speed to move out of the way as Rollins flies through the air hitting Braun with a flying clothesline putting him down to the mat for a moment. Both Ali and Rollins who started the match together look at each other and seem to come to an agreement. Both men charge at the monster among men looking to lay into him with several hard left and rights.
Braun, however, overpowers both men and throws them into the air showing off his insane strength. Ali and Rollins though after this both charge at Braun connecting with a double dropkick putting him on wobbly legs before working together to hit with a double DDT sending Braun's head into the mat. Ali makes the cover 1 2 Braun kicks out! Rollins as this is going on has made his way to the corner of the ring as he charges in looking for the CURB STOMP but Braun counters with a spear taking down Rollins!
Mustafa Ali turns around trying to attack him but Braun body tosses him onto Rollins. Braun then picks BOTH MEN UP AND HITS THEM WITH A DOUBLE VERTICAL SUPLEX! Braun thinks about going for the cover as he hears the clock count down and stares at the two pods ready for a fight as the clock ticks down.
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5th entrant: AJ Styles
AJ Styles is the next man in the match and Braun looks very happy. However, after Monday AJ doesn't as he refuses to leave his pod and even grabs the pod door shutting it. The refs tell him off but AJ uses a chain from his pocket to jam the door shut trapping himself inside the pod! AJ gets boos from the crowd as he starts laughing and getting all cocky as Braun makes his way over to ropes and stares at AJ, angry he is refusing to come out of the pod... SO BRAUN TAKES MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS!
Braun takes a look at the solid glass and slams into it with a big boot causing it to shake. AJ looks worried as he backs away from the glass as Braun slams it again with his boot and again. He is, however, getting angry as AJ starts to laugh inside the pod. That is until BRAUN STROWMAN CHARGES AT THE POD AND BREAKS THE GLASS WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK!
AJ Styles is frozen with fear as he is pressed against the glasses as Braun Strowman joins him inside the pod and starts battering the hell out of the Phenomenal One! AJ can't stop the monster among men as he has his way with Styles. He grabs hold of him slamming his back into the pod a couple of times before chucking him out of the pod onto the metal grate! AJ though starts to crawl away from Braun and climbs the cage wall as he desperately tries to escape the monster among men!
Braun goes after him as AJ desperately kicks him away sending Braun backwards as he makes his way to the top of Lashley's pod as Braun steps back inside the ring and starts climbing onto the turnbuckles, almost like king kong himself as he looks to bring AJ down to the Earth! He grabs hold of the feet of AJ dragging him off the top of the pod and holds him in the air looking to powerbomb him to the mat but AJ Styles counters with a FALLIN DDT from the top rope! Braun is planted to the mat as AJ takes a few seconds to make the cover
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AJ looks annoyed and unsure what to do when he gets attacked by Seth Rollins as Braun rolls to the outside for the moment. Seth Rollins grabs hold AJ as he lifts him up and hits him with a ripcord knee sending him wobbly. He isn't done there however as he lifts AJ up and plants him with a scoop powerslam! Rollins makes the cover 1 2 AJ kicks out but is clearly exhausted after the beating he received from Braun so far.
Seth Rollins takes a moment as he grabs hold of AJ Styles and looks to go for the pedigree but Styles counters with a back body drop sending Seth onto his back! AJ turns around and starts laying into Seth Rollins with the phenomenal blitz! He finishes it off with a sliding knee strike. AJ makes the cover 1 2 Seth Rollins kicks out. AJ isn't done there though as he grabs hold of Seth and plants him on the mat with a lifting single underhook DDT.
However before he can make the cover Mustafa Ali jumps off the ropes and catches the leader of the Club off guard with a diving crossbody, holding on for the cover 1 2 Styles kicks out! Ali gets back to his feet as he looks to lay into AJ on the mat with a bunch of kicks but AJ catches his foot and reverses it, locking the heart of Monday Night Raw in the CALF CRUSHER! Ali claws in pain as AJ locks it in tight on his left foot as AJ looks to take out one of his rivals in this match.
Ali though refuses to tap out as he tries to find a way to escape the hold but is trapped in the center of the ring as AJ is tearing at the Cruiserweight's ankle! However, as he is yanking back on the hold in corner of the ring we see Rollins lining Ali up for the CURB STOMP! ALI IS TRAPPED WITH NOWHERE TO GO AS ROLLINS CHARGES IN... but Ali uses all of his strength to escape the hold and moves out of the way in the nick of time!
Ali sweeps Rollins's leg from under him as AJ looks to grab hold of the left leg once again but Ali kicks him off sending him right into Braun Strowman who sends AJ flying with a shoulder block! Ali once again tries to take out Braun but Braun blocks it and lifts him up into the air with a German suplex sending him flying across the ring. Rollins then jumps on Braun's back as he looks for a sleeper hold! However, Braun sees it coming and sends him into the turnbuckle multiple times forcing a break as the clock ticks down ahead of the last entrant.
6th entrant: Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley makes his way out of his pod and joins Braun in the ring as the two giants come face to face. Both men stare each other down as the other 3 men in the match have rolled under the ropes selling the damage done by the monster among men. Both men stare each other down before they start throwing fists as the monsters start trying to overpower each other! As they throw massive blows neither man can gain an edge over the other.
Lashley would look like he was going to gain the advantage due to being fresh and get Braun down to the mat after a few clotheslines. He grabs hold of Braun as he looks to lift the giant into the air, going for powerslam but Braun fights out of it and hits Lashley with a chokeslam! However, as that is happening AJ has made his way to the top rope and hits Braun with the PHENOMENAL FOREARM! Braun is on wobbly legs until he gets hit with a SPEAR FROM BOBBY LASHLEY! Lashley makes the cover
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Braun kicks out!
However, as Braun is lying there we see Mustafa Ali has climbed to the TOP OF ONE OF THE PODS! He takes a moment before FLYING OFF WITH A 054 FROM THE TOP OF THE POD! Ali clutches his chest selling the damage he did to himself as Braun smartly rolls over so he can't be covered as the architect appears in the corner of the ring, lining Braun up and HITS HIM WITH THE CURB STOMP! ROLLINS ROLLS HIM OVER AND MAKES THE COVER!
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Eliminated via pinfall by Seth Rollins: Braun Strowman (21:52)
You can almost feel a sigh of relief from everyone in the match as the monster among men has been eliminated from the match. However, Seth does not have any time to breathe as Bobby Lashley charges at him and takes him out of the ring, tossing him to the outside. Lashley this time doesn't want anything going wrong and looks to slam Rollins into the cage wall. He then grabs hold of Rollins's head and slams it into the cage numerous times!
Rollins tries to fight back but after 20+ minutes of this match, he is running on empty. Back in the ring, we can see Styles and Ali are starting to battle each other with AJ trying to work over the damaged leg of Ali but Ali is holding his own as he looks to survive. Back on the outside, Lashley lifts Rollins onto his shoulders as he looks like he is about to send Rollins into one of the pods but Rollins scrambles out and LOCKS IN THE SLEEPER HOLD!
Commentary reminds us this is how Rollins beat Walking Armageddon at Money in the Bank to keep his title as Lashley struggles in the hold. The commentary team also brings up what happens if Lashley passes out on the outside. They inform us Rollins would have to get him back into the ring and pin him as you can only be pinned or submitted between the ropes in this match. Lashley is struggling for air as he tries to find a way to break the hold. He tries slamming Rollins's back into the cage wall but it doesn't work. Rollins has his grip on too tight let go.
Lashley does it again but it still doesn't work! Lashley is starting to fade when he gets one last burst of strength and hits a piggyback special into the cage forcing Rollins to let go. Rollins falls to the mat as Lashley spends a moment clutching his throat struggling for breath. Meanwhile back in the ring, AJ has taken control of the battle as he hits Mustafa Ali with the Three Amigos, making the cover
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Ali kicks out!
However back on the outside, we see Rollins struggle up to his feet when suddenly Lashley charges at him and CONNECTS WITH A SPEAR THROUGH THE GLASS! Both men lay in the wreckage for the moment as Lashley is still a bit out of it due to the damage of the sleeper hold. Back in the ring, AJ goes for the calf crusher once again but Ali is ready for it and kicks him off! AJ goes for a legsweep but Ali dodges and hits an INVERTED FRANKENSTINER! Ali makes the cover
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Styles kicks out!
Ali takes a moment to get to his feet as he wonders what to do next before he slowly makes his way to the top rope as he looks for a 054 on AJ Styles but the heart of Monday Night Raw takes too long as AJ Styles joins him on the top rope as the two men start to battle. AJ takes control on the top rope as he kicks Ali's left leg causing Ali to buckle. AJ tries to send Ali to the floor bit Ali fights back. Ali takes control and hits an AVALANCHE SPANISH FLY ON AJ! Ali makes the cover!
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Eliminated via pinfall by Mustafa Ali: AJ Styles (25:04)
The crowd lets out a massive pop as Mustafa Ali scores a huge elimination, taking out the multiple time WWE champion AJ Styles. He struggles to his feet enjoying the reaction from the crowd as BOBBY LASHLEY HITS HIM WITH A SPEAR! The mood quickly changes as Lashley makes the cover
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Eliminated via pinfall by Bobby Lashley: Mustafa Ali (25:27)
Bobby Lashley gets to his feet enjoying the boos from the crowd as it is now just him and Seth Rollins in this match. He looks over to the broken pod, which he left Seth Rollins in and for the first time in a long time he smiles. Lashley slowly makes his way over to the wreckage, from which Rollins has not moved since being put through the glass. Lashley moves the wreckage of the pod out of the way as he drags Rollins out of the wreckage towards the ring. Lashley lifts him up onto his shoulders and climbs over the ropes before as he looks to place Rollins down in the center of the ring but Rollins counters with a schoolboy!
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Lashley kicks out!
Lashley looks furious as Rollins was not as out of it as he thought but he looks to finish him off as he grabs hold of him with a double leg takedown and hits him with several punches, wailing on Seth Rollins. He eventually lets up as he drags Rollins off the mat and plants him with a massive overhead belly to belly suplex sending him flying across the ring. Lashley makes his way over to Rollins making the cover
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Rollins kicks out!
Lashley at this point and looks to make Rollins suffer as he lifts him into the air and locks in the Canadian Rack as he looks to work over the ribs of Seth, trying to force the Universal champion to tap out! Seth lifts his arm in the air, teasing he might tap out but instead he counters it into a swinging neckbreaker bringing Lashley down to the mat! Rollins, however, doesn't make the cover as he is exhausted. He rolls to the corner of the ring as he sizes Lashley up for the curb stomp! He takes a moment before charging at Lashley who catches him with a SPEAR! Lashley makes the cover
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ROLLINS KICKS OUT!
Lashley is in total shock and argues with the referee not believing Rollins could kick out before 3 after the damage he has sustained throughout the match. Lashley makes his way over to Rollins as he looks to lift the deadweight of Seth Rollins into the air as he gets ready to powerbomb him but Seth counters with a tornado DDT planting Lashley! Rollins takes a moment struggling due to the damage he has gone through in this war as Lashley rises to his feet at the same time as Rollins. Lashley swings at Rollins looking for a clothesline but Rollins ducks under him and springboards off the ropes hitting a springboard clothesline! Lashley stumbles back as Seth connects with a SUPERKICK! Lashley drops to his knees as Seth hits him with AVADA KEDAVRA NOT ONCE BUT TWICE causing Lashley to fall to the floor. Rollins is not done as he runs off the ropes and hits the CURB STOMP ON LASHLEY! Rollins however weirdly doesn't make the cover instead making his way to the corner again as he looks to make sure Lashley stays down for good and charges in CONNECTING WITH A SECOND CURB STOMP! Rollins makes the cover!
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Winner and still Universal champion: Seth Rollins (29:26)
Seth Rollins takes a moment to get to his feet after the match selling his exhaustion after going through the entire Elimination Chamber from start to finish. Bobby Lashley lays there on the mat as the commentary put over how tough Seth Rollins is as a champion. Seth gets to his feet in the ring as he looks to celebrate but he smartly keeps his eyes on the entrance ramp ready for a cash-in attempt but there is no sign of one so he goes back to celebrating his title win tonight as the show fades to black.
Matchcard for Summerslam:
August 11th
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
WWE title match:
Kofi Kingston or Randy Orton (c) vs Drew McIntyre or Roman Reigns
Past vs Future:
Goldberg vs Matt Riddle
EWR Rating:
78%
