WWE 2019: No Wildcards

[Roy Mustang]

Backlash Pre-show
Balitmore, Maryland
Royal Farms Arena
May 3rd



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We get the usual pre-show panel stuff hosted by Renee Young and the usual “analysis” from Jerry Lawler and Booker T plus whoever else is on it usually. However, the first important segment of the pre-show sees us cutting backstage as CHARLY CARUSO is stood ready for an interview.

Charly Caruso: Thank you Renee, tonight promises to be a big night on the Raw brand and right now we are going to hear from my guest at this time MVP.

MVP walks into the shot in a fancy suit and a cocky smile on his face.

Charly Caruso: Montel, can I first of all get an update on Apollo Crews’s medical condition?

MVP nods not smiling as he speaks about his first client.

MVP: Apollo twisted his ankle at a house show last night and is not cleared to compete.

MVP looks furious.

MVP: I don’t know when he will be cleared to compete again, but he will prove to the world why I picked him to be my first client.

I mean it was going to be Bobby Lashley but EWR…

MVP: However this is a business and in business you have to adapt. You have to move forward and that’s why tonight, I debut one of the best wrestlers in the world and he hasn’t even hit thirty yet.

MVP confirming his new client will be a debut.

MVP: Lio, you are a great young talent and part of the future of this business if you want to be.

MVP then smiles.

MVP: This man with my guidance? He is guaranteed to make Monday Night Raw our house.

MVP walks off smiling as the pre-show carries on with the usual segments with the panel.

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We see EDGE, BIG SHOW and ANGELO DAWKINS all standing together backstage with Angelo looking especially down in the dumps.

Angelo Dawkins: Last night, Seth and his cronies took out my best friend.

Dawkins looks furious and shakes his head before carrying on.

Angelo Dawkins: I spoke to the medical team and the triple powerbomb you did to him, sending him through the table means he will be out of action for the foreseeable future.

Edge: You couldn’t take me out so you decided to take Montez out didn’t you? I would say I’d admire your cunning but I always made sure I got the job done back in my day.

Big Show: And you think losing Montez will stop us? Even a man down, I’m a goddamn giant. I more than make up for being a man down!

Edge: This won’t be over until we put you and your church down!

Edge has a face full of rage but it is Dawkins who finishes the promo.

Angelo Dawkins: Seth I don’t care whether it’s you or one of your little disciples. I want one of you in the ring tomorrow night and I’ll avenge Montez.

The promo comes to an end as the pre-show panel confirms that the challenge has been made and if one of the Church agrees to it Angelo Dawkins will fight one of them in a singles match on Raw. After a few more segments we cut to the first match of the pre-show.

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Tag team match:
Team Kick vs The Real Horsewomen (Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir)​

Match summary: In the opening match of the night, Team Kick shows off their skills to the live crowd and put on a good showing as they control most of the match carrying The Real Horsewomen to a passable match. In the end, Kai hits the KAIO KICK to Duke in the corner and makes the cover whilst Nox takes care of Shafir giving Team Kick the win.

Winners via pinfall: Team Kick (5:48)​

Kai and Nox celebrate the victory in the ring getting a decent pop from the live crowd whilst Shafir and Duke retreat up the ramp sulking about their loss as we cut backstage…

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To see MRS. MONEY IN THE BANK SHAYNA BASZLER and RONDA ROUSEY watching the match on the monitor clearly annoyed their goons lost once again. They are soon however joined by CHARLY CARUSO looking for an interview.

Charly Caruso: Shayna, Ronda any thoughts on what just happened?

Both turn around to face Charly and give her evils.

Ronda Rousey: Do you always ask questions this stupid?

Shayna Baszler: They lost, we are obviously not happy about it but we have our own business to take care of.

Charly Caruso: Well my next question is what shape Ronda is in ahead of tonight’s tag team match?

The camera pans over to show the cast on Ronda’s arm.

Ronda Rousey: My arm is nowhere near one hundred but I am still able to move it and cleared to compete.

She lifts it up showing off the cast to the camera.

Ronda Rousey: However because unlike the rest of this roster, I’m smart enough to take care of myself and that’s why I have this. To protect my arm so if Sonya thought she had a one percent chance of beating me, it’s gone.

Ouch. Ronda laying into Sonya here.

Charly Caruso: One final question. We know we will hear from our Women’s Universal Champion later on tonight. Will you be watching the announcement?

Ronda scowls but Shayna nods at her before responding to Charly as she lifts up the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Shayna Baszler: I might listen to what she has to say. I might even get a front-row seat.

Shayna smirks as Ronda walks off and she follows her bringing the interview to an end.

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As the pre-show carries on with a series of segments, the next one we cut to is DOLPH ZIGGLER arriving at the arena. He doesn’t get a chance to get to a locker room though as CHARLY CARUSO approaches him for an interview.

Charly Caruso: Dolph, can I ask why you are here? You haven’t got a match tonight.

Dolph smirks.

Dolph Ziggler: I’m here in person to watch the Cruiserweight title match between Mustafa Ali and Angel Garza. I want to get another shot at the title and I want to see who I have to beat to get my hands on that belt.

Charly Caruso: We heard you offer to support Mustafa Ali at ringside to help with potential Ungovernables interference but he turned you down. Is that the real reason you are here?

Ziggler shakes his head.

Dolph Ziggler: Listen, I respect his decision even though I think it is a mistake. You…

???: No Mustafa is right!

The camera pans over to show it is ANGEL GARZA who has a nice shirt with a rose in the pocket which he gives to Charly Caruso bringing a smile to her face. Ziggler looks unimpressed however.

Angel Garza: Dolph, when you hang out with losers you become a loser. Look at me, I hang out with winners and I’m soon to be a two-time Cruiserweight Champion!

Dolph Ziggler: You might be new around here but I am a former two-time World Champion, a multiple-time…

Angel Garza: And how long ago was that?

Ziggler doesn’t have a response being stunned into silence.

Angel Garza: It’s been years since you mattered. Since you were the old Dolph Ziggler and Mustafa proved it by beating you at Wrestlemania!

Ziggler doesn’t have a response and looks sad plus furious.

Angel Garza: But you can watch how the future gets the job done and who knows, I might give you a title shot when I want a night off!

Angel walks off after that line leaving Ziggler there looking furious as Charly comes over looking like she will ask another question.

Dolph Ziggler: This interview is over.

Dolph Ziggler storms off taking his suitcase with him as the pre-show panel talks about what we have just seen and we then cut to the final match of the pre-show.

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Singles match:
Noam Dar vs Mansoor​

Match summary: Mansoor starts the match off very fired up and sends Noam Dar outside the ring on two occasions. Dar really struggles early on in the match until he pulls off an EYE RAKE to loud boos from the crowd sending Mansoor back and Dar uses that to start attacking the right leg of Mansoor. Noam works it over with a series of leg submissions cutting off the pace of Mansoor and grinding him down on the mat to boos from the crowd.

As the match moves towards the finish Mansoor starts to fight through the pain and looks like he might even be about to pick up the victory. He flies off the top rope looking for a FROG SPLASH but the time it takes causes him to miss! Dar then heads to the corner of the ring and lines Mansoor up as he connects with the NOVA ROLLER! Noam Dar makes the cover but Mansoor kicks out at 2!

Noam Dar looks furious and argues with the referee but he makes it clear that it is a two count. Dar shakes his head and has an idea. He has to the corner and starts to mess with the turnbuckle and pulls the cover off tossing it at the referee. They get into an argument over it and the referee goes to fix it as Mansoor gets up punching Dar in the jaw! He looks to do more damage to Dar BUT GETS A DICK KICK! Mansoor doubles over as Dar runs off the ropes and hits ANOTHER NOVA ROLLER! Dar hooks the leg and the referee turns around to count the 3!

Winner via pinfall: Noam Dar (9:14)​

Boos from the live crowd as Noam Dar gets to his feet and taunts the live crowd. He even makes sure to flirt with a fan or two in the front rows before heading up the entrance ramp whilst Mansoor is left in the ring disappointed with his loss.

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We cut back to the panel for a little bit before then cutting to what seems to be a mock-up of a press conference from a fashion show as ROBERT STONE is sat front and center with his four clients: CHELSEA GREEN, RAQUEL GONZALEZ, ALIYAH and VANESSA BOURNE all sat down as he gets ready to speak.

Robert Stone: All the talk of the town has been about the Robert Stone Brand bringing gold to their collection.

All of his clients' smirk minus Raquel who stays stoic and focused.

Robert Stone: The new fall line will look just divine with gold around your waist won’t it Chelsea?

Chelsea Green: I mean when you look like me everything looks divine.

She smirks and clearly is feeling herself tonight.

Robert Stone: But one question we have been asked in the lead-up to Backlash is who will represent the Brand tonight? Who will step into the ring against the Hugging Pirates?

Chelsea Green: Now obviously their biggest star would be one of them.

That prompts a side-eye look from Raquel but nothing more. Robert turns to Chelsea next to him.

Robert Stone: I mean of course Chelsea but every top actress needs a supporting actress to go along with her. And since WWE management confirmed the tag team belts work under the Freebird rule like the men’s, if we win tonight we all win.

Robert confirming it’s the same rule for the Women’s tag belts as the men’s.

Robert Stone: But for the first victory and to put our name on the map it will be Raquel teaming with Chelsea.

Raquel doesn’t react to that and just focuses dead ahead staring at the camera whilst Chelsea looks happy with Robert’s decision.

Robert Stone: And not only will we take those tag team titles back to NXT but my clients will use them to grow their brand on Raw and Smackdown. Hell even the streets of London as part of NXT UK!

Chelsea Green: Riott Squad? You need to clean your look up a little but we will be happy to beat you before giving you some fashion tips.

Robert Stone: My clients will soon run not only NXT but all brands. And that is a guarantee brought to you by Robert Stone.

Robert Stone does a cringey smile as he brings the press conference to an end and confirms it will be Chelsea Green and Raquel Gonzalez taking part for their brand later on tonight. The pre-show carries on before we cut backstage to see…

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BETH PHOENIX walking through the back and she is joined by her tag team partner NATALYA! However as they walk through the back once again CHARLY CARUSO is looking for an interview.

Charly Caruso: Beth, I just wanted to get a few words from you. What are your thoughts about the announcement Becky Lynch is making later tonight?

Beth pauses for a moment.

Beth Phoenix: Myself and Becky have been rivals, hell I don’t like a lot of the things she has said especially about my husband and best friend.

Natalya nods also not a fan of Becky’s comments in the past.

Beth Phoenix: But I have a lot of respect for her as a competitor and whatever the announcement is, she will have my respect so I wanted to be here in person to hear it.

The Divas of Doom walk off signalling the end of the interview as we cut to one final segment on the pre-show.

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We see ZELINA VEGA walking down a hallway as she is leading CESARO and ILJA DRAGUNOV to the ring ahead of the opening match of the night. Cesaro though noticeably spots something in the distance and taps Zelina on the shoulder.

Cesaro: Zelina, I’ll meet you in gorilla I’ve got some business to take care of. Leave it to me.

The leader of the Ungovernables looks confused but does what Cesaro says as they walk off. We see Cesaro walks toward what he has seen and we realize it is his former tag team partner SHEAMUS.

Cesaro: What do you want Sheamus?

Sheamus puts his hands up defensively.

Sheamus: I didn’t come for a fight fella. I just wanted to ask a favor from an old friend.

Cesaro looks wary of Sheamus but the Celtic Warrior carries on.

Sheamus: I want to have a fair fight with Andrade. I want to make sure you and no one else get involved.

Cesaro doesn’t say a word at first before speaking.

Cesaro: What did I tell you a few months ago Sheamus? Stay out of the Ungovernables business.

Sheamus: So I shouldn’t try to win the Universal title?

Cesaro: No you shouldn’t be telling us how to do business.

Sheamus: I’m not telling you, I’m asking you to keep them backstage.

Both men get right in each other’s faces now.

Sheamus: You know what I can do. Do you want your friends to get hurt unnecessarily? If Andrade is the leader you want to follow he needs to not just set the bar but be the bar.

Cesaro doesn’t look impressed as he lifts up his World tag team title.

Cesaro: You can live in the past Sheamus. I’ll allow that as your friend but I’ve moved forward whilst you were gone nowhere.

Cesaro walks off for a few seconds but stops for a moment as he shakes his head. He does though turn around.

Cesaro: I’ll speak to Zelina but I make no promises about the rest of the Ungovernables. I’ll be watching from the back.

Cesaro turns back around and heads to the ring ready for action as Sheamus nods, not smiling but has at least made sure one Ungovernable won’t get involved later on tonight. We then cut to the pre-show panel who do the final hype job for the PPV and the pre-show comes to an end!

BACKLASH WILL BE UP MOST LIKELY TOMORROW ​

 

[Tg11]

- Sheamus can't count on Cesaro not getting involved in his match with Andrade. I mean we all know Cesaro will get involved I mean it is almost inevitable that he and the rest of The Ungovernables will. But let's say even if Cesaro chooses not to get involved but the rest of the group does, I wonder if that means we could see a Cesaro babyface turn? If that happens I wonder if it is because the rest of the group turns on him and they just beat the holy hell out of him and leave him laying?

- Team Kick beating Shafir & Duke at least puts them back in the conversation as far as the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship picture

- I won't be surprised if The Robert Stone Brand does end up winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship

- I wonder if this means we get a Ziggler heel turn

- Edge, Big Show and Angelo Dawkins are fired up but don't they realize that they are outnumbered? Seth has himself, The Authors of Pain and then Aiden English

 

[Roy Mustang]

Backlash
Balitmore, Maryland
Royal Farms Arena
May 3rd​

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After the usual video package to open the PPV, we pan around the Royal Farms Arena showing a packed live crowd ready for the first Raw PPV after Wrestlemania. Once the camera finishes panning we cut to the commentary team at ringside!

Michael Cole: It’s Sunday night, you know what that means. Welcome to Backlash! We have a loaded card in store tonight.

Elias: That’s right Michael. In our main event, Aleister Black defends his Universal title against Samoa Joe.

Michael Cole: We will see Chad Gable defend the United States title against Dominik Dijakovic in the Fight Pit whilst Mustafa Ali defends his Cruiserweight title against Angel Garcia.

Elias: The Women’s tag team titles are on the line as the Hugging Pirates defend their titles against The Robert Stone Brand.

Michael Cole: We find out the next number one contender for the Universal title as Andrade Cien Almas takes on Sheamus.

Elias: Sasha Banks and Taynara Conti look to bring their rivalry to an end in a street fight.

Michael Cole: Ronda Rousey returns to action teaming with Mrs. Money in the Bank Shayna Baszler.

Elias: Lio Rush will take on MVP’s newest client but we don’t know who it will be.

Michael Cole: And we will hear a massive announcement regarding the future of the Women’s division from Becky Lynch.

Elias: But right now, the World tag team titles are on the line in a tornado tag match between our champions The Ungovernables and the challengers The Usos!

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A loud pop from the live crowd as THE USOS make their way out and noticeably are looking a bit pissed off as they come out to the ring. They don’t really interact with the fans but head to the ring ready for a fight.

Michael Cole: After losing their tag team titles at Wrestlemania, Jimmy’s wife Naomi gave the duo some tough love.

Elias: I’d say it was more than that. Wanting them to be like Roman and ripping into them for going soft.

Michael Cole: It might give them the motivation they need going into this match which favors the Ungovernables.

Elias: But Jey Uso proved on Monday that The Usos can hold their own in a more singles-like environment.

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Boos from the live crowd mostly but a few smarks in the crowd cheer for THE UNGOVENABLES as they walk out led by ZELINA VEGA. She points them toward the ring and her clients walk ahead of her down the ramp.

Michael Cole: Zelina Vega is going to have a busy night with her clients in four out of our nine matches tonight.

Elias: She knows how to pick them for sure and we could see The Ungovernables effectively take over Raw tonight.

Michael Cole: All the male titles on Raw could soon be in their hands minus the Universal title and Andrade could be about to earn a rematch for it.

Elias: Well I think…

As the commentary was talking The Usos decided they weren’t waiting and both flew over the rope HITTING A SUICIDE DIVE WIPING OUT THE UNGOVERNABLES! Loud cheers from the crowd as Jey and Jimmy each grab one of The Ungovernables and they send them each into the barricade before charging at them as they connect with a pair of HIP ATTACKS! Jey grabs hold of Ilja and shouts some instructions to Jimmy as he sends Ilja into the ring. Jey and Jimmy slide into the ring as the referee calls for the bell to Zelina’s anger starting the match.

World tag team titles tornado tag match:
The Ungovernables © w/Zelina Vega vs The Usos ​

Jimmy and Jey line up Ilja who goes for a few chops and strikes as he tries to fend both the Usos off but they come back with a PAIR OF SUPERKICKS! Ilja falls down as Jimmy makes the cover 1 Ilja kicks out. Jey grabs him straight after he kicks out and sends him into the corner. Jimmy follows up by hitting him with a JUMPING BACK ELBOW IN THE CORNER! Jey then charges in looking for an attack of his own... ILJA SENDS HIM BACK WITH AN UPPERCUT!

Jey falls out of the corner as Jimmy charges in and hits another elbow but before he can do much more damage CESARO APPEARS ON THE APRON AND UPPERCUTS HIM! Jimmy is staggered as Cesaro doesn’t stop there and grabs him BEFORE HITTING A SUPERPLEX FROM THE RING APRON OVER ROPES AND TO THE FLOOR TO JIMMY! A holy shit chant from the crowd for an insane piece of offense by Cesaro early on to turn the tides as both men lay on the ring floor.

Back in the ring Jey and Ilja are both back on their feet as Jey tries to go after Ilja but he soon finds out that trying to exchange strikes with the Mad Russian is never a good idea and he gets peppered with a series of hard chops before being slammed down with a suplex! Ilja makes the cover 1 Jey kicks out! Ilja though goes right back on the attack peppering Jey with a series of chops before lifting him off the mat and connecting with a TEARDROP SUPLEX this time! 1 2 Jey kicks out!

Ilja is licking his lips and having fun during the opening stages of the match as he grabs Jey up off the mat but gets hit with an UPPERCUT! Jey looks to follow up but Cesaro TRIPS JEY UP FROM OUTSIDE THE RING! Boos from the crowd as Cesaro climbs onto the top rope and catches the rising Jey with a DIVING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Cesaro makes the cover 1 2 Jey kicks out! Jimmy who was slammed onto the floor tries getting back into the ring but ILJA TAKES HIM DOWN AGAIN WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!

The Ungovernables may have been taken by surprise by The Usos before the bell but now they are in total control of the match. Cesaro starts working over Jey Uso in the middle of the ring and wearing him down. Ilja gets back into the ring and they hit a LARIAT/GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! 1 2 Jey kicks out! The double teaming in the middle of the ring is carrying on as Ilja and Cesaro work over Jey using their combo of speed and power with Jey really struggling to stay alive.

Cesaro once again picks up Jey and teases spinning him around the ring but Jey gets a leg free kicking out of Cesaro’s grip! Ilja charges in at him but JEY SENDS HIM INTO CESARO WITH A FLAPJACK! Cheers from the crowd as Jey starts to fight back as he catches Ilja once he gets back to his feet with a SUPERKICK! Ilja falls over the ropes as Jey goes for a SUPERKICK on Cesaro but the Swiss Superman catches his foot! Cesaro looks to follow up but Jey hits an ENZUGIRI with his other leg!

Cesaro falls backward as JIMMY LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE HITTING A BACK ELBOW AS JEY BENDS OVER TO TRIP HIM UP! The Usos then nod at each other and run the ropes connecting with a DUAL BACK ELBOWS dropping Cesaro and hit STEREO ELBOWS for good measure as well! Jimmy makes the cover 1 ILJA SENDS JEY INTO THEM TO BREAK IT UP! The Mad Russian is back in the ring and carries on frantically attacking Jey but gets grabbed by Jimmy from behind who connects with a GERMAN SUPLEX!

Before Jimmy can do much more damage Cesaro is back on his feet and now grabs Jimmy sending him across the ring with authority! Jey charges at him but CESARO DOES THE SAME TO HIM AS WELL! Both Usos land near the ropes as Cesaro CLOTHESLINES THEM OVER THE ROPES TO THE FLOOR! Both the Usos lands on the outside of the ring as Cesaro holds the ropes open ALLOWING ILJA TO DIVE THROUGH THE ROPES AND WIPE BOTH THE USOS OUT ON THE RING FLOOR!

The commentary team informs us that one of the rules of this match is there are no count outs but the decision needs to take place in the ring. Cesaro knowing this heads to the outside joining Ilja as they lay into each of The Usos around the ringside area. They grab hold of them sending both of the challengers into the barricade. Zelina watching from across the ring applauds her client's work as they nod at each other and CONNECT WITH A PAIR OF EUROPEAN UPPERCUT SENDING BOTH OVER THE BARRICADES!

Cesaro and Illa follow after an Uso each with Cesaro chasing Jimmy and Ilja chasing Jey as they lay into them with a series of strikes. Ilja grabs hold of Jey and hits him with a SAITO SUPLEX on the concrete floor! Jey noticeable winces in pain whilst Cesaro looks to hoist Jimmy up BUT HE COUNTERS CESARO AND CONNECTS WITH A DDT ON THE RING FLOOR! Cheers from the crowd as Jimmy rests for a moment whilst we cut back to Ilja and Jey.

Ilja looks to send Jey into the brick wall behind them but Jey counters Irish whipping Ilja into it instead! Ilja bounces off it and gets SLAMMED INTO THE WALL FURTHER WITH A RUNNING HIP ATTACK! Jey lays into the Mad Russian showing a ton of aggression and clearly now getting ticked off as commentary bring up his sister-in-law’s comments in the lead-up to the PPV! Jey grabs hold of Ilja SLAMMING HIM DOWN WITH A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!

Across the other side of the crowd, Jimmy is looking to take advantage of the DDT he did onto Cesaro on the concrete floor as he starts to climb the stairs next to the fans. He takes a moment to position himself on the staircase before DIVING OFF ONTO CESARO HITTING A SPLASH! Loud cheers from the crowd for the high-risk offense as Jimmy rolls away to recover for a moment and has maybe taken Cesaro out for the moment as Jimmy looks to head to his partner.

Jey though on the other side of the crowd is still in control of his battle with Ilja as he picks him up and once again looks to send him into the wall next to them BUT ILJA COUNTERS WITH A HEADBUTT! Jey falls back and the Mad Russian BITES HIM! Loud boos from the crowd as the referee scalds Ilja but he shouts back at him in Russian! He grabs hold of Jey who is dealing with the pain of being bitten and Ilja sends him into the ringside barricade!

Ilja isn’t done though as he hoists Jey onto his shoulder and HITS A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER ONTO THE BARRICADE! A brutal bump as Jey falls off the barricade back into the ringside area in a ton of pain as Ilja smirks to himself. He turns around to taunt the crowd AS JIMMY RUNS UP AND SUPERKICKS HIM! Loud cheers for the superkick by Jimmy who jumps onto Ilja AND WAILS ON HIM WITH A SERIES OF PUNCHES! Jimmy gives several hard punches to the head of Ilja clearly heated about what just happened to his brother Jey.

Jimmy then looks at the barricade nearby and grabs hold of Ilja getting him in position for a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER OF HIS OWN… BUT CESARO SAVES HIS PARTNER WITH A MASSIVE EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Jimmy drops to the floor and lets go of Ilja who rolls away from them for a moment. Cesaro though cranks his neck and gives Jimmy a few strikes before grabbing Jimmy by the ankles and SWINGS HIM BACK AND FORTH INTO THE BARRICADE! The crowd can’t help but pop for the impressive power from Cesaro who swings Jimmy a good 5-6 times before dropping him!

Cesaro taunts the crowd before going to check on his tag team partner Ilja and makes sure he is OK. Ilja nods and smiles indicating he is OK before they look at Jimmy on the floor and have an idea. Both men grab hold of Jimmy and drag him around the ringside area until they get towards the stage. Cesaro looks to lift Jimmy up to send him off the stage BUT HE FIGHTS BACK TRYING TO STOP THEM! He gets punches on both men BUT A WICKED HEADBUTT FROM ILJA STOPS HIM!

Jimmy stumbles backward as Cesaro uses that to lift him up AND SENDS HIM OFF THE STAGE WITH A RICOLA BOMB! Jimmy is in a ton of pain down below them as The Ungovernables smirk and is joined by Zelina who tells them to go finish Jey and end this match! Cesaro and Ilja nod as they walk down the ramp and we can see Jey still struggling as he leans on the barricade at ringside. He sees both Cesaro and Ilja approaching him, knowing he can’t see his brother and he has got to try to fight them alone!

Cesaro and Ilja both get to Jey and surround him BUT JEY FIRES OFF ON BOTH MEN! Loud cheers from the crowd as Jey the clear underdog in this situation goes wild on both men and tries to keep them at bay, holding them off for a good 10-15 seconds on his own! However Cesaro soon cuts him off with a clubbing lariat and drops Jey to the mat. Cesaro then grabs hold of Jey and HITS A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE RING FLOOR! Ilja soon adds insult to injury and connects with a RUNNING SOCCER KICK TO THE HEAD as he gets up!

Jey falls to the floor as Ilja taunts the crowd once again getting loud boos and the tag team champions remain in control! Cesaro grabs hold of Jey and looks to roll him back into the ring with Cesaro following after him. Ilja rolls inside as well and stays by the apron ready in case Jimmy recovers in time. Cesaro meanwhile gets Jey up onto his shoulders AND GETS READY TO HIT THE RICOLA BOMB… BUT JEY COUNTERS WITH A FACEBUSTER PLANTING CESARO!

Loud cheers from the crowd for the shock counter as Cesaro lands with a hard thud and rolls out of the ring for a moment. Ilja turns around AND HITS A BIG BOOT STOPPING JEY! Ilja pounds on him in a wild fashion before heading to the corner of the ring ready to line him up for TORPEDO MOSCOW! Ilja charges in BUT JEY CATCHES HIM WITH A SUPERKICK! Loud cheers as Jey jumps onto Ilja to make the cover! 1 2 CESARO PULLS HIM OFF OF ILJA AND OUT OF THE RING!

Boos from the crowd as Cesaro saves the tag team titles! Cesaro follows up by taking the head off of Jey with a wicked SHORT-ARM CLOTHESLINE! Cesaro looks annoyed but gets him back into the ring whilst Ilja rolls outside to recover. Cesaro signals he is going to end this and lifts Jey up off the mat getting him in position for the NEUTRUALISER AND HE CONNECTS! Cesaro makes the cover as Vega turns to celebrate!

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Jey kicks out!​

A massive pop from the live crowd and Cesaro is stunned that Jey was able to kick out! Vega even gets into an argument with the referee and is in total shock that Jey managed to survive. Cesaro though remains focused and calm putting the boots to Jey on the mat before hitting a WICKED JUMPING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP THE CHEST OF JEY! Cesaro bends down looking to pick Jey up BUT JEY COUNTERS INTO A SCHOOLBOY AS THE REFEREE TURNS AROUND!

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Cesaro kicks out!​

Jey nearly stunned the Ungovernables twice in one week with a roll-up! Cesaro goes right after Jey straight after the kick out but gets FLAPJACKED onto the ring ropes before getting a SUPERKICK sending him to the mat. Jey makes the cover 1 2 Cesaro kicks out! Jey though knows he needs to end this quickly before Ilja recovers and climbs to the top rope as he lines Cesaro up and CONNECTS WITH THE SAMOAN SPLASH!

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ILJA BREAKS THE COVER!​

Ilja’s turn to save the tag team titles from this incredible fightback by Jey tonight! Ilja grabs hold of Jey Uso hitting him with a series of chops and strikes as he looks to wear him down before hitting him with the RUSSIAN BOTTOM! Ilja makes the cover

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Jey kicks out!​

Jey stays alive! Ilja wildly smirks almost loving the fight being shown and runs off the ropes looking for a JUMPING SENTON BUT JEY ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY JUST IN TIME! Ilja lands with a thud and stumbles to his feet… SUPERKICK INTO THE ROPES… ILJA SWINGS BACK WITH A REBOUND LARIAT! Both men lay on the mat for a few seconds and as they do CESARO slides back into the ring.

Jey tries to get back to his feet but Cesaro boots him in the face knocking him back down to boos from the crowd! He soon gets the crowd to cheer as signals to the crowd that Jey is about to go for a ride! He grabs the ankles and starts up the CESARO SWING! Loud cheers from the crowd as he takes Jey Uso for a wild ride. As it comes to a finish we see ILJA BACK ON HIS FEET AND HE HITS TORPEDO MOSCOW WHILST JEY IS MID-SWING! A pop from the live crowd for the cool offense as Cesaro makes the cover

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Jimmy though is noticeably still in pain and clutches his back after the powerbomb off the stage but he refuses to give up on winning the tag team titles! Ilja though immediately goes to attack him but Jimmy staggers him with a SUPERKICK! Ilja stumbles back and THE USOS HIT A DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Jey makes the cover as Jimmy looks to stop Cesaro

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Jimmy winces in pain and rolls out of the ring as Cesaro full of anger hoists up Jimmy Uso and SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH THE RICOLA BOMB! Cesaro makes the cover once again!

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Winners via pinfall and still World tag team champions: The Ungovernables (18:22)​

A mixed reaction from the live crowd with a portion of the audience behind The Ungovernables after their impressive offense throughout the match but a lot wanted The Usos to win after their near underdog comeback in the closing stages.

Michael Cole: The Ungovernables retain their World tag team titles but they were this close to losing tonight.

Elias: You have to give The Usos credit. They went into an environment that favors the Ungovernables and nearly took back the World tag team titles.

Michael Cole: But in the end, The Ungovernables were able to split it into two singles matches and once they happened The Usos couldn’t make a comeback.

Elias: And you have to think The Usos will now be at the back of the line for a rematch.

In the ring, Jimmy checks on his brother Jey as they both look disappointed with the loss tonight whilst at the top of the entrance ramp we see Zelina Vega celebrating with Cesaro and Ilja Dragunov having led two of her clients to victory already. What does that mean for the rest? Meanwhile, we cut backstage…

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As we see Jimmy’s wife NAOMI watching the match backstage on the monitor looking angry. She is approached by CHARLY CARUSO who is looking for an interview.

Charly Caruso: Naomi, can I get a quick word on what just…

Naomi doesn’t even wait for Charly to finish as she barges past her and storms off elsewhere, making it quite clear what she thought about what just happened. We then cut from there to a video hyping up Judgment Day next week before we cut to near the gorilla position…

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As we see RENEE YOUNG standing there ready for an interview and we see LIO RUSH approach in his ring gear, ready to head to the ring.

Renee Young: Lio, I know you are about to head to the ring but I just wanted to get your thoughts ahead of facing MVP’s newest client. How do you feel about stepping into the unknown?

Lio Rush: MVP seems to have a new client he is trying to recruit every week Renee. First, it was Lashley. Then he brought me along. Next, it was Crews. Hell, he has been trying to even get Joe on board.

MVP has been a busy man.

Lio Rush: He wants every client he can get under his thumb and doing what he wants. But look at Crews. He joins MVP and is immediately gone. He sure knows how to pick them.

Ouch Lio.

Lio Rush: So why should I be worried about this new guy? MVP can bring whoever he wants but I am the twenty-five-year-old piece of gold!

Lio goes to walk off but Renee stops him with one more question.

Renee Young: But what if MVP proves to be right and his advice leads to you losing? Will you take his guidance then?

Lio stops for a moment with something to think about before shaking his head and walking off as he gets ready to make his entrance.

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A pretty decent pop from the live crowd as LIO RUSH walks out and noticeably is at first slightly shaken by the question from Renee. He soon snaps out of it and goes back to his usual swagger/confidence as he walks down the ramp and even gets a few of the fans excited playing to them at ringside.

Michael Cole: Well as you just saw, maybe Lio Rush isn’t as confident in his lack of need for guidance as he claims.

Elias: Lio is still young and has all the potential in the world. But someone that young can need a guiding hand to make sure they get to the top. MVP we thought could be that hand until he betrayed Lio.

Michael Cole: But MVP did say it was him showing tough love to Lio.

Elias: I don’t know Michael. It sounds kind of manipulative on his part.

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Boos from the live crowd as MVP walks out in a fancy suit and has a big smirk on his face. He has a new theme song as well and lifts the microphone up as he addresses Lio in the ring.

MVP: Lio I just want you to know, whatever happens to you in that ring. It ain’t personal. It’s just business.

Boos from the crowd as Lio clearly disagrees in the ring but MVP carries on.

MVP: I still want you by my side as part of the Hurt Business.

Lio shouts he is good as MVP shakes his head.

MVP: You might not want it but you need it. You need my guidance because like my newest client, you are part of the future Lio.

Lio shouts he knows he is the future which makes MVP smirk.

MVP: But you are going to have to learn the hard way.

MVP slightly smiles as Lio looks confused in the ring.

MVP: This man has toured the world before coming to WWE and won titles around this country. He is also under the age of thirty.

Lio looks confused as he tries to work out who it is.

MVP: And whilst he has spent a short time on NXT, I feel I have an eye for true talent.

A few of the smarky fans in the crowd try to work out who from NXT it is as MVP says…

MVP: And he will soon show everyone whose house it is…

MVP sticks his arms out and we soon learn it is…

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Not much reaction from a lot of the crowd but several of the more smarky fans pop as ISAIAH SWERVE SCOTT makes his way out to the ring! He is in a fancy coat and sunglasses with a cool smirk on his face. He shares a fist bump with MVP and starts to walk to the ring as Lio Rush in the ring looks shocked.

Michael Cole: Holy shit! MVP has brought Isaiah “Swerve” Scott to Monday Night Raw and he is joining the Hurt Business!

Elias: I’ve heard many great things about Isaiah from the short time he has spent in NXT and he is seen as someone who was going to have a break-out year down there.

Michael Cole: Well it looks like MVP saw that potential and brought him here to Monday Night Raw.

Elias: Isaiah offers a very different challenge to Apollo Crews but one Lio Rush will have to adapt to.

Michael Cole: Another factor to consider is how familiar these two men are from their time before WWE. They both know each other from touring around the United States trying to get signed.

Elias: Maybe that is why Lio is so wary and taken aback by who his opponent is tonight?

Swerve after taking his time to get to the ring and playing up to the fans, leaps over the ropes and comes face-to-face with Lio Rush. Lio asks Swerve why he joined MVP and Swerve just cockily smirks saying it's just business. He takes off his jacket and sunglasses passing them to the referee before waiting in the corner. Lio still a bit shocked by this revelation heads to his corner as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Grudge match:
Lio Rush vs Isaiah Swerve Scott w/MVP​

Both men take their time in the opening moments of the match, with Lio Rush a little thrown off by the fact it will be Swerve he is fighting tonight. Swerve hangs by the ropes and tells Lio to wait as he talks to MVP for a moment. This clearly annoyed Lio who charges as Swerve looking for a dropkick BUT SWERVE IS READY AVOIDING IT AND CATCHES LIO WITH A STOMP AS LIO LANDS! Swerve taps his head and taunts Lio getting boos from the crowd!

Swerve follows it up with a series of kicks to the chest as Lio tries to sit up before sending him back across the ring with a BACK SUPLEX! Swerve once again taunts the crowd and Lio Rush, showing off a very cocky swagger. Lio meanwhile has noticeably been taken off his game early on. He tries to roll away from Swerve but GETS ANOTHER STOMP FOR HIS TROUBLES! Swerve once again smirks at the crowd leaning on the ropes and doing a lot of taunting.

Swerve seems to be reveling in hurting Lio Rush in the opening stages whilst MVP outside the ring cheers him on in the opening minute. Lio rolls away to get breathing room but Swerve hits a ROLLING THUNDER METEORA! Swerve makes the first cover of the match 1 2 Rush kicks out! Swerve gets off of Lio and carries on swaggering around the ring in the opening stages before giving a boot to the head of Lio! The crowd is really starting to dislike how disrespectful Swerve is being as he bends down to Lio and slaps him!

That seems to get Lio fired back up though as he responds with a series of punches wailing on Swerve sending him backward before looking to SPRINGBOARD OFF THE ROPES… SWERVE COUNTERS WITH A DOUBLE CHOKE SUPLEX OFF THE ROPES! A sick counter from Swerve as he stays one step ahead of Lio Rush in the early stages and he makes sure the crowd knows it! Lio stumbles back to his feet as SWERVE FOLLOWS UP WITH A LEAPING FLATLINER! Swerve makes the cover 1 2 Lio kicks out!

Swerve is in total control of the match as he heads to his corner to talk strategy with his manager MVP before going back on the attack with a series of kicks and wears down Lio who hasn’t been able to get much offense in. Swerve then runs off the ropes and looks for more damage BUT LIO CATCHES HIM WITH A FRANKENSTINER! He plants Swerve onto the mat before hitting a DROPKICK SENDING HIM INTO THE CORNER BY MVP! Lio lines up Swerve and hits A HESITATION DROPKICK looking directly at MVP!

Swerve falls out of the corner as Lio shouts at MVP before hitting a DIVING SENTON! Lio makes the cover 1 2 Swerve kicks out! Lio doesn’t waste any time taunting though as he starts hitting him with a series of kicks and lets out a bunch of anger. He runs off the ropes looking to do more damage but SWERVE ROLLS OUT OF THE RING TO BOOS FROM THE CROWD! Lio doesn’t let that stop him though and looks for a SUICIDE DIVE… MVP PUSHES SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY EATING THE MOVE!

Boos from the crowd but MVP proving his worth as a manager here for Swerve! Swerve gets back to his feet smirking and pounces straight away hitting a Lio with a JUMPING STOMP ON THE RING FLOOR! He taunts the fans again before grabbing hold of Lio and teases going for a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER ONTO THE RING APRON… BUT LIO COUNTERS WITH A HURRICARNA INTO THE RING POST! Swerve bounces headfirst off the ring post and is clearly staggered as Lio Rush climbs onto the ring apron and looks to hit a running knee… SWERVE MOVES JUST IN TIME!

Lio clutches his knee having hurt himself there BUT SWERVE SHOWS NO MERCY HITTING AN AVALANCHE FRANKENSTINER TO LIO FROM THE RING APRON TO THE FLOOR! Once again Swerve shows off his insane offense but manages to turn it back to boos as he taunts the fans. Swerve grabs hold of Lio Rush and rolls him back into the ring. He takes moment before hitting a SPRINGBOARD SLINGSHOT DOUBLE STOMP LIO’S CHEST! Swerve makes the cover 1 2 Lio kicks out!

Swerve smirks to himself and tells Lio this is his house before running off the ropes hitting a RUNNING SINGLE LEG DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD! The commentary team calls it THE HOUSE CALL! Swerve makes another cover on Lio 1 2 Lio kicks out again staying alive! Swerve though signals he wants to end this as he drags Lio off the mat and looks to go for the STORM CRADLE DRIVER (Half-Nelson wheelbarrow driver)… BUT LIO COUNTERS WITH A TWIRL-A-WHIRL DDT! Lio plants Swerve and saves himself from losing the match but is too beaten up to make the cover straight away.

He does get back to his feet first and SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES CONNECTING WITH A MOONSAULT! Lio hooks the leg 1 2 Swerve kicks out! MVP outside the ring for the first time this match looks a tiny bit worried about Swerve potentially losing this match. He lines up Swerve as he tries to get to his feet and HITS A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO HEAD! Swerve is staggered as Lio grabs him AND HITS RUSH HOUR (Standing Spanish Fly)! Lio hooks the leg

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MVP had his heart in his mouth as Swerve somehow survives one of Lio’s most lethal moves and stays alive in this match-up! Lio meanwhile shakes his head and knows he needs to do more to finish off Swerve. Lio climbs to the top rope and lines him up as he dives off looking for the FINAL HOUR (SPILT-LEGGED FROG SPLASH)… SWERVE GETS HIS KNEE UP!

Lio gets counted and Swerve follows with a wicked JUMPING KNEE STRIKE TO HIS HEAD BEFORE GETTING DRILLED WITH THE STORM CRADLE DRIVER! Swerve rolls away from Lio and thinks about making the cover but he wants to make sure this is over. He climbs to the top rope and lines Lio Rush up as he waits for him to rise to a seated position and hits THE SWERVE STOMP (Diving double foot stomp to the head)! Swerve makes the cover as MVP applauds from ringside

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Winner via pinfall: Isaiah Swerve Scott (9:29)​

Boos from the crowd as Swerve cuts a very smug presence in the ring. MVP joins him inside lifting the arm of his newest client into the air having picked up a dominant win over Lio Rush tonight.

Michael Cole: An impressive debut from Isaiah Scott tonight picking up a win over Lio Rush in dominant fashion.

Elias: Swerve showed the world what he can do in the ring and why MVP has recruited him. Unique offense and a swagger you cannot teach.

Michael Cole: Plus with Isaiah being under the two hundred and five pounds weight limit, he could target not only the United States title but the Cruiserweight title too.

Elias: Michael we might be about to see a situation in the ring.

Elias is right as Lio Rush is trying to get to his feet and Swerve moves forward ready to do more damage to him… BUT MVP STOPS HIM! He stands over Lio and asks the young superstar if he is going to listen to him now. Lio thinks about what his response is going to be before NODDING AND ACCEPTING MVP’S HAND to loud boos from the crowd. He then looks at Swerve as the two men stare each other down for the moment and they share a fist bump before posing on either side of MVP.

Michael Cole: Lio has re-joined the Hurt Business and is now aligned with MVP and Isaiah Swerve Scott!

Elias: If you can’t beat them join them and Lio has taken that advice on board.

Michael Cole: But what does this mean for Monday Night Raw? Another group is taking shape on the red brand.

Elias: Well we know MVP has tried to recruit Samoa Joe and this may have implications for the main event later on tonight. However, right now we are going to get a few words from our Universal Champion Aleister Black.

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We cut to ALEISTER BLACK sitting down in a dark room with the Universal title around his waist as he looks at the camera.

Aleister Black: Joe, on Monday I delivered payback.

Black pauses as he says that word.

Aleister Black: And whilst losing control of my emotions is something I have attempted to avoid, that doesn’t mean I will let slights pass Joe.

Black unhooks the Universal title from his waist as he holds it in front of the camera.

Aleister Black: I’ve become the hunted since winning this and you thought you would be able to pounce on that?

Black faces turn from a neutral expression to anger.

Aleister Black: You thought winning this title would make me weak? That I would become prey for you to exploit?

Black gets to his feet.

Aleister Black: I’m not prey and if you try to hunt me, I will make sure that you fade away to nothingness. Tonight you will get a shot at the title that has eluded you in WWE and it will elude you still after tonight.

Black pauses for a moment.

Aleister Black: No matter who you join.

Black puts the title back on his shoulder.

Aleister Black: And your dreams of hunting me down will fade… fade to black.

Aleister walks away from the camera and leaves the dark room as we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.

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Michael Cole: Aleister Black is sending a statement of intent ahead of his Universal title match with Samoa Joe later on tonight.

Elias: But will MVP and the ever-growing Hurt Business help Joe become Universal Champion tonight? Has Samoa Joe joined them and if not, can he defeat Black on his own?

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A decent pop from the live crowd as FIRE AND DESIRE make their way to the ring ready for action tonight. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville have matching attire with Sonya especially fired up ahead of this match whilst Mandy looks more nervous.

Michael Cole: The first of two women’s tag team matches tonight as Fire and Desire take on The Real Horsewomen leaders Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey.

Elias: This started after Shayna sneak attacked Fire and Desire with the help of Duke and Shafir.

Michael Cole: Fire and Desire on Monday night already defeated Duke and Shafir. Now they go after the leaders.

Elias: But can they defeat Ronda and Shayna, even with Ronda having a busted wheel?

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Loud boos from the crowd as SHAYNA BASZLER walks out with her Money in the Bank briefcase in hand. She has a smirk on her face as she stands at the top of the ramp waiting for her tag team partner.

Michael Cole: Shayna Baszler has a shot at the Women’s Universal title any time she wants and maybe she gate-crashes Becky’s announcement later on tonight?

Elias: I wouldn’t put it past her plus she has all her friends here tonight.

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And the boos get even louder as RONDA ROUSEY marches out joining Shayna Baszler at the top of the entrance ramp. The two friends share a nod before turning towards the ring and heads down the entrance ramp.

Michael Cole: We haven’t seen Ronda in the ring ever since she lost her Women’s Universal title at Wrestlemania to Becky Lynch.

Elias: Tapping out in the process.

Michael Cole: Which I’m sure will be something Ronda Rousey will want to forget but do you think the crowd will let her?

Elias: I mean just listen to them, Michael.

Elias is right as the crowd has already started chanting “YOU TAPPED OUT” to Ronda Rousey which pisses her off. Shayna can be seen calming her best friend down and says she will start for her team whilst Sonya steps into the ring for Fire and Desire. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Tag team match:
The Real Horsewomen (Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey) vs Fire and Desire​

Sonya and Shayna lock up straight away as the two competitors grapple for control in the middle of the ring. The crowd though is more focused on winding up Ronda Rousey and carries on chanting “YOU TAPPED OUT” further pissing off the baddest bitch on the planet. In the ring, Shayna looks to get Sonya down on the mat but Sonya gets her feet on the ropes forcing a break. Shayna keeps the hold on till the count of 3 before rolling away.

Shayna smirks as she taunts Sonya whilst on the apron, Ronda seems more focused on arguing with the crowd which distracts Shayna slightly. Sonya and Shayna whilst this is going on lock up in the middle of the ring once again. Sonya this time though wrenches Shayna around and SLAMS HER DOWN WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX SENDING HER TOWARDS THE HORSEWOMEN CORNER! Shayna looks annoyed as Sonya shouts at Shayna that she wants Ronda and wants to tap her out. Ronda upon hearing that tags in and charges at Sonya!

However, as Ronda charges in SONYA TAKES HER DOWN WITH A SAMOAN DROP AND TRANSITIONS INTO AN ARMBAR! Loud cheers from the crowd who want to see Ronda tap out once again and Shayna is clearly worried as she charges back in… BUT MANDY CATCHES HER WITH KISS THE ROSE STUNNING SHAYNA! Ronda though whilst in pain gets to the ropes and forces a break on the hold! Sonya holds on for a few seconds before letting go as Ronda is forced to lean on the ropes, fuming at nearly being made to tap out again!

Sonya has no intention of showing mercy though as she smashes Ronda with a JUMPING KNEE whilst she is trapped in the ropes. Mandy is back in the corner and Sonya makes the tag bringing her into the match. They both work over Ronda for the moment as Mandy targets the arm twisting it and stretching it! Ronda though fights her off a bit but Mandy counters with the GODDESS FALL dropping Ronda to the mat. Mandy makes the cover 1 2 Ronda powers out!

Fire and Desire have come out of the blocks on fire here as Mandy makes a tag to Sonya bringing her back into the match. Sonya makes a point to not target Ronda’s arm at first when she gets into the ring hitting a series of strikes to her before lifting Ronda off the mat but she slips behind pushing Sonya away! Sonya ends up in her corner as Mandy tags back in! Mandy charges at Ronda who CONNECTS WITH A ONE-ARM JUDO THROW! Sonya tries to charge in but SHAYNA INTERCEPTS WITH A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE OF HER OWN!

Sonya falls out of the ring and Ronda starts laying into Mandy with a series of hard kicks and punches with her good arm! Mandy tries to fight back and even grabs the arm in the cast… BUT RONDA CLOCKS HER WITH THE BAD ARM! Ronda winces for a moment before heading to the corner and tagging in Shayna! From here Ronda and Shayna start to wear down Mandy with a series of submissions and strikes for the next couple of minutes as the Golden Goddess struggles to survive. But she makes it to the corner with Sonya getting frustrated watching from the ring apron.

This sequence of dominance stops as Mandy counters Shayna attempting to powerbomb her with a HAIR-PULL MAT SLAM! She lands on the mat and is clearly struggling after the damage she has sustained! She looks to crawl over to the corner of the ring to make the hot tag but RONDA PULLS SONYA OFF THE APRON AND SLAMS SONYA DOWN WITH PIPER’S PIT! Mandy sees Sonya fall down and she goes to help… BUT SHAYNA GRABS HER AND LOCKS IN THE KIRIFUDA CLUTCH! She wraps her arms around Mandy's throat and has it in tight! Mandy tries to escape but quickly TAPS OUT!

Winners via submission: The Real Horsewomen (6:22)
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Loud boos from the crowd as Shayna keeps the hold in after the bell for a good 10-15 seconds before finally releasing it! Ronda joins her best friend in the ring and lifts her arm into the air.

Michael Cole: The Real Horsewomen pick up the win.

Elias: Once they took control of the match, they never lost it. Fire and Desire tried to make a comeback but in the end, they were picked apart by two of the most dangerous competitors in WWE period.

Michael Cole: And you have to wonder what they will do next especially with Shayna holding the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Elias is about to respond however Ronda sees Sonya checking on Mandy Rose and CLOCKS HER WITH HER ARM/CAST! Shayna grabs hold of Sonya Deville and plants her with the GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB! Mandy tries to attack them but RONDA COUNTERS WITH A PIPER’S PIT! She looks at her and then looks at the crowd asking if they are going to chant you tapped out at Mandy Rose! She then tells Shayna to make Mandy watch!

Ronda rolls out of the ring and GRABS A STEEL CHAIR! She slides back into the ring and CLOBBERS SONYA IN THE BACK WITH THE CHAIR! Loud boos from the crowd as Mandy tries to break free BUT GETS A JAB TO THE GUT BEFORE GETTING SLAMMED IN THE BACK! She then grabs hold of Sonya’s arm and TRAPS IT IN THE STEEL CHAIR AS SHAYNA STOMPS ON IT SNAPPING IT! Loud boos from the crowd as a swarm of referees finally storm out but Shayna and Ronda slide out of the ring smirking whilst Mandy is in tears next to Sonya.

Elias: There was no need for that. Just a vile attack by Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler tonight.

Michael Cole: Ronda clearly taking out her anger about being out of action with her own busted arm.

Elias: Our medical team is going to check on Sonya Deville and make sure she is OK. We will provide an update later on tonight but right now, Renee Young has Seth Rollins… you’ve got to be kidding me.

Michael Cole: Remain professional Elias.

Elias nods.

Elias: Renee has Seth Rollins and his church ready for an interview.

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We cut backstage as RENEE YOUNG is standing ready for an interview with THE CHRUCH OF SETH ROLLINS. They are all standing behind their leader SETH ROLLINS who is in a white suit and wearing one leather black glove on his left hand.

Renee Young: Seth, earlier tonight we heard from Edge, Big Show and Angelo Dawkins after your church injured Montez Ford at a house show last night.

There is no remorse from the church who remains stoic whilst Seth grins like a madman proud of their actions.

Seth Rollins: When you are making the world a better place, some people fall by the wayside. Montez sadly was one of them.

Renee Young: Seth this was a man who was by your side as an ally for months.

Seth shakes his head.

Seth Rollins: That man was using me for my knowledge. He made his choice when he sided with Edge and so has anyone who stands in our way.

Renee looks disgusted and disappointed in Seth as she shakes her head.

Renee Young: Well Angelo Dawkins also issued a challenge to any member of the church who wanted to accept it. Will anyone from the Church be stepping forward to accept the challenge for tomorrow night?

Seth looks to his disciples and Aiden English chooses to step forward instead of The Authors of Pain.

Seth Rollins: Aiden is a testament to the work I am doing to repair careers. Aiden, you will destroy Angelo Dawkins tomorrow night correct?

Aiden English: If you want me to do that, I shall do what you command my leader.

Seth smiles and lets out an evil laugh before turning to Renee.

Seth Rollins: See what happens when people listen to the right veterans? I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a great night.

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Michael Cole: Well it’s been made official by Adam Pearce. Tomorrow night on Monday Night Raw Aiden English will fight Angelo Dawkins.

Elias: Angelo will be out for revenge whilst Aiden will be looking to prove himself to Seth Rollins.

Michael Cole: However right now…

We cut to the ring as we see the FIGHT PIT cage being lowered and surrounds the ring, with the ring ropes noticeably no longer in the ring.

Michael Cole: The United States title is about to be on the line next. Let’s take a look at the structure!

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We cut to a video package that not only reminds us how we got here with this rivalry but we also see a description of the rules for the Fight Pit. No pinfalls, no disqualifications, no count outs and no escape. The only way to win this match is knock out or submission. We then cut to the weigh-in promo as Chad Gable says he will tap Dominik Dijakovic out whilst his challenger says he will knock the champion out as the video package ends.

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Boos from the live crowd as DOMINIK DIJAKOVIC walks out joined by his manager ZELINA VEGA. She has a smug smirk on her face as she leads Dijakovic to the Fight Pit. She stands by as Dijakovic climbs the steps onto the walkway above the ring as he paces up and down waiting for the United States Champion. Meanwhile, Zelina Vega heads to the commentary booth.

Michael Cole: Well it looks like we are being joined by Zelina Vega. Welcome to the booth Zelina.

Zelina Vega: Thank you, Michael. I’m just out here to watch another of my clients become a champion.

Elias: An impressive performance earlier tonight by Cesaro and Ilja Dragunov.

Zelina Vega: I only pick the best clients Elias and Dijakovic is among the best.

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A decent pop from the live crowd as CHAD GABLE walks to the ring with the United States title around his waist. The pop gets louder as KURT ANGLE walks out with him as well and the crowd even starts up the “YOU SUCK” chant for Kurt bringing a smile to his face. Chad makes the climb onto the walkway after passing his United States title to Kurt. He stands on the opposite panel to Dijakovic as the two men stare each other down! Angle meanwhile takes a seat on commentary!

Michael Cole: And we even have a WWE Hall of Famer joining us. Welcome, Kurt Angle.

Kurt Angle: Thanks Michael. I figured I’d join you on commentary to keep an eye on Zelina.

Zelina Vega: I don’t need to get involved in my client's matches, Kurt.

Elias: That doesn’t normally stop you Zelina.

Zelina Vega: Aren’t you meant to be unbiased Elias?

Michael Cole: I did tell him that earlier tonight.

Elias: Calling it like I see it, Michael.

Kurt Angle: I can respect that but right now, we are going to see technical skill overcome power.

Zelina Vega: Let's see if you are saying that when Dijakovic is tossing Chad into the steel wall over and over again.

Both men jump into the Fight Pit and come face to face in the middle of the ring. Dijakovic towers over Chad Gable but the champion shows no fear. The referee checks with both competitors before calling for the bell to get the match underway!

United States title Fight Pit match:
Chad Gable © vs Dominik Dijakovic​

Once the bell rings both men circle the ring not wanting to make a mistake. Eventually, it is Dijakovic who makes the first move lunging forward as Gable moves out of the way and tries to go for an ANKLE LOCK EARLY BUT DIJAKOVIC KICKS HIM OFF! Gable stumbles back and lands by the cage wall as Dijakovic cranks his neck. Gable recomposes himself and looks to charge in looking to take Dijakovic down but the larger opponent overpowers him and SLAMS HIM INTO THE WALL OF THE FIGHT PIT!

Gable’s back slides down the wall as Dijakovic smirks to himself and SMASHES GABLE AGAINST THE WALL WITH A KNEE TO THE HEAD! Dijakovic doesn’t stop there as he hammers down on Gable with a series of hard strikes, clobbering Gable on the mat as Angle on commentary sounds concerned. Dijakvoic lifts Gable into the air and SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! Gable lands with a hard thud as Dijakovic stands over him and puts a series of boots into him, dominating in the opening minute of the match!

He once again looks to pick up Gable kneeing him in the midsection before BIEL TOSSING HIM INTO THE WALL! Dijakovic charges in looking for a lariat… GABLE MOVES JUST IN TIME! Dijakovic hits the wall and GETS SENT INTO IT AGAIN WITH A DROPKICK TO THE CHEST! Gable doesn’t stop there as he leaps up connecting with a DROPKICK TO THE RIGHT ARM OF DIJAKOVIC INTO THE WALL OF THE FIGHT PIT! Gable then brings Dijakovic down to the mat with an ARM DRAG TURNING IT INTO AN ARMBAR!

Gable pulls back on the arm of Dijakovic as he tries to force the giant to tap out early on here or just try to do a bit of damage to the challenger. Dijakovic at first seems to want to go for the ropes but there is none! Instead, he repositions his body so he can get back to a slightly standing position before hitting a series of blows forcing Gable to let go of the hold! Chad rolls away for a moment whilst Dijakovic stretches his arm trying to get some feeling back into it!

Gable goes on the attack as he jumps onto the back of Dijakovic trying to lock in a sleeper-type hold but Dijakovic sends Gable BACK FIRST INTO THE WALL BREAKING THE HOLD! He does it several times until Gable lets go! Gable drops to the mat and Dijakovic turns around booting him in the head! The referee checks on Gable and confirms he is still good to go! Dijakovic grabs hold of Gable and slams him down with a PENDULUM BACKBREAKER OVER HIS KNEE!

Gable falls to the mat and Dijakovic follows up as he looks to go for a CAMEL CLUTCH… BUT GABLE ELBOWS HIM OFF AND LOCKS IN A HANGING ARMBAR ON THE RIGHT ARM! Once again Gable goes the arm and tries to remove the power that Dijakovic possesses. Dijakovic once again though is still able to use his power for now and slams down Gable with a ONE-HANDED POWERBOMB! Gable falls to the mat in pain and the referee checks on him but Gable is still stirring.

Gable struggles back to his feet but gets met with a series of KNIFE EDGE CHOPS! Dijakovic peppers him with a series of chops as Gable tries to fight back. The power of Dijakovic is too much for him though and after several chops HE SCOOPS GABLE UP SLAMMING HIM INTO THE WALL BACK FIRST BEFORE HITTING AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! Gable tries to get back to his feet but gets a BOOT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!

The referee once again goes over to check on Chad Gable who takes a moment but does move as Dijakovic picks him up and looks to lift him up once again to go for another slam into the wall BUT THIS TIME GABLE IS READY FOR IT GETTING HIS LEGS FREE TO PRESS OFF THE WALL AND CONNECTS WITH A DDT! Dijakovic for the first time has to be checked on by the referee but Gable doesn’t rest of his laurels and grabs the right arm he has been targeting throughout and locks in an ARM-TRAPPED CROSSFACE!

Zelina on commentary cheers on her client whilst Michael and Elias mention that this match type limits a lot of the speed and things Dijakovic can do that other big men can’t do. Angle also mentions he and Gable came up with a game plan to pick Dijakovic apart. Dijakovic is struggling in the hold as the referee checks if he has passed out or wants to quit but Dijakovic refuses to give in! He eventually fights out of it, getting his arm free and sends Gable backward with a hard elbow strike!

Dijakovic noticeably clutches his right arm which has taken a lot of damage during this match. Gable tries to charge in at Dijakovic BUT THE BIG MAN LEAPFROG OVER HIM AND CATCHES HIM ON THE REBOUND WITH A CYCLONE KICK! Chad falls to the floor and looks to be slightly out of it as the referee bends over the check on him but he is still with us. Dijakovic makes sure to give him a boot in the gut before looking for a change in tactic as he grabs hold of Chad Gable and LOCKS IN A CAMEL CLUTCH ON THE BACK OF GABLE!

Dijakovic wrenches on the back and neck of Chad Gable though noticeably uses his left arm to apply the majority of the pressure rather than his right arm! Chad Gable is clearly in pain but he refuses to tap out here as Dijakovic pulls it back even further. On commentary, Zelina says Dijakovic doesn’t even need to get a tap out, just a pass out and he will win! Gable however just about gets his arms free and punches Dijakovic until his grip is broken and GABLE REVERSES INTO AN ARMBAR!

Once again Gable is taking apart the arm of Dijakovic and looks to take away a massive part of his arsenal! Dijakovic is really struggling due to the damage done by the hold and teases tapping out whilst trapped for at least 20 seconds. Dijakovic though refuses to give in and rolls over until he gets on top of Gable CLOBBERING HIM WITH A SERIES OF PUNCHES WITH HIS LEFT ARM UNTIL THE HOLD IS FINALLY BROKEN!

Dijakovic eventually rolls off Gable who is noticeably a bit dazed whilst Dijakovic keeps grabbing his right arm and Zelina Vega on commentary noticeably is worried about the wellbeing of her client. Dijakovic himself knows he has to end this quickly and either knock or tap out Gable! He leans down to Gable on the mat and HOISTS HIM UP WITH LEFT ARM AND HITS A ONE-ARMED CHOKEBOMB! Gable lands with a hard thud on the ring mat in a ton of pain as Dijakovic signals he is planning to end this!

He grabs hold of Chad Gable and gets him in position for FEAST YOUR EYES but is struggling to get a proper grip due to the damage done to his right arm… AND GABLE SLIPS OUT… DIJAKOVIC SPINS AROUND TO GO FOR A CYCLONE KICK…BUT GABLE COUNTERS WITH A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP INTO THE ANKLE LOCK! Gable brings Dijakovic down to the mat and wraps his arms around the right leg of Dijakovic in the middle of the ring and tries to get him to tap out!

Dijakovic tries to use his arms to power himself up but struggles to get much power on the mat due to the damage done to his right arm! Gable is really putting a ton of pressure on the right leg as Dijakovic is in a ton of pain as he tries to kick at Gable but GABLE GRAPEVINES IT AS HE WRENCHES EVEN MORE ON THE RIGHT LEG! Dijakovic is in agony as he tries to push forward on the mat BUT HE CAN’T PUT ENOUGH WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT ARM! Dijakovic lifts his left arm up after a minute in the hold and doesn’t want to tap out… BUT FINALLY TAPS OUT!

Winner via submission and still United States Champion: Chad Gable (11:35)
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A loud pop from the live crowd as Chad Gable lets go of the right leg of Dijakovic and gets to his feet as the Fight Pit wall is raised to the sky freeing both men. Dijakovic noticeably is still down on the mat selling not only his right arm but his right leg too. Chad Gable gets passed his United States title and lifts into the air celebrating another successful title defense.

Michael Cole: Chad Gable picks up another win and once again retains his United States title. Zelina any thoughts on the outcome of that match?

Zelina responds very calmly by slamming her headset down and storming off to go check on her client as Kurt quips.

Kurt Angle: She took that well.

Elias: She certainly did but I must say, an impressive performance by Chad Gable. The game plan of going for a tap-out worked.

Kurt Angle: It was what we talked about. Take away his arm and he can’t power out of the ankle lock. We discussed it but Chad executed the plan to perfection.

Kurt Angle takes off the headset and joins in on the celebrations with Chad Gable at the top of the entrance ramp whilst outside the ring we can see Zelina checking on her client.

Michael Cole: Once again, an impressive performance for Chad Gable tonight but Zelina will be disappointed she can’t add more gold to The Ungovernables.

Elias: But there may be something else on the horizon for them.

Michael Cole: Earlier tonight, we heard from Paul Heyman who had an update regarding Brock Lesnar and his condition. Let’s take a look.

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We cut to PAUL HEYMAN standing in front of the camera in a suit and he does not look at all happy as he gets ready to speak.

Paul Heyman: I would normally start with the pleasantries and introduce myself plus my client Brock Lesnar but you know who we are.

There is a cold anger in the voice of Heyman tonight, not showing a lot of the usual showmanship.

Paul Heyman: I’ve come to provide a medical update on my client.

Paul pauses as he tilts his head.

Paul Heyman: Which is something I am not used to. Usually, it is Brock Lesnar taking people out of action. It is Brock Lesnar ending careers and breaking bones!

Heyman gets fired up as he looks directly at the camera.

Paul Heyman: I mean look what he did to Dijakovic last time your group tried to mess with him. Brock Lesnar made sure that you missed Wrestlemania! He took that away from you.

Paul shows the faintest hint of a smile.

Paul Heyman: But unlike most Mr. Dijakovic, you actually managed to get some revenge and I must applaud you for that.

A fake insincere round of applause from Heyman.

Paul Heyman: You took Brock Lesnar out of action and it only took six of you to do it!

Heyman has a smug grin as he says that.

Paul Heyman: Now don’t get me wrong, Zelina Vega has assembled some of the best talents in the world.

We then cut to clips of Shinsuke Nakamura in action including his Royal Rumble win and United States title victory.

Paul Heyman: Shinsuke Nakamura, known as the King of Strong Style. Former World Champion in Japan, Royal Rumble winner and former United States Champion.

We next get clips of Dominik Dijakovic in action down in NXT and on Raw before tonight.

Paul Heyman: Dominik Dijakovic. A giant who can move faster than nearly every wrestler his size can and lay waste to anyone in his path!

Next, we see clips of Angel Garza in action and him holding the NXT Cruiserweight title.

Paul Heyman: Angel Garza, one of the best Cruiserweight wrestlers in the world today and someone I see as the next Eddie Guerrero. I don’t hand out that compliment lightly.

Next, we see The Man Russian Ilja Dragunov in action and even see him winning the tag team titles at Wrestlemania with Cesaro.

Paul Heyman: Ilja Dragunov, is another amazing Cruiserweight but a very different beast to Garza. A wild madman who will come at you relentlessly until you can finally put him down!

We then see Cesaro in action throughout the years winning the Andre the Giant battle royal, his United States title reign and him standing side by side with Paul Heyman.

Paul Heyman: Cesaro. The Swiss Superman. One of my former clients. No one can match him in a size to strength ratio.

And lastly, we see clips of the leader of the Ungovernables Andrade Cien Almas in action. We see his time in NXT as NXT champion and clips of his Universal title reign before cutting back to Paul Heyman.

Paul Heyman: And Andrade Cien Almas. The leader of the Ungovernables. Held the Universal title for six months. No easy feat when you are wrestling as much as he did.

Paul Heyman’s smile fades as he gets serious.

Paul Heyman: It took six men of that caliber to put my client down! Six men!

Paul raises his voice and gets closer to the camera as he shouts.

Paul Heyman: You needed six men to eliminate Brock for a time. Because the Beast will be back.

Heyman has a wicked smile as he looks at the camera.

Paul Heyman: And when he comes back, he will destroy each of you one by one by one by one by one by one!

Paul Heyman gets louder with each one before bringing the promo to a close.

Paul Heyman: And the devil always gets his due. We’ll be seeing you soon Andrade.

The promo comes to an end as Paul Heyman looks at the camera with an evil smile before cutting backstage…

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As RENEE YOUNG is standing outside a locker room door ready for an interview.

Renee Young: Strong words from Paul Heyman and right now we are standing outside the locker room of the man taking on Angel Garza later on tonight, Mustafa Ali!

Renee knocks on the door and it opens with MUSTAFA ALI walking out with a smile on his face.

Mustafa Ali: Hello Renee.

Renee Young: Ali, you have had a long reign as Cruiserweight Champion defending against several competitors, would you say Angel Garza might be your toughest challenge yet?

Mustafa Ali: He might just be that. He is a former Cruiserweight Champion from his time in NXT, an amazing talent but he is also willing to cross lines I refuse to cross.

Ali shakes his head.

Mustafa Ali: Angel has all the talent in the world but doesn’t want to work for this.

He holds his title up.

Mustafa Ali: I worked for years to get to this title and to be the champion that the fans deserve. I plan on keeping this belt for as long as possible and I certainly don’t intend to lose to someone like Angel Garza.

Renee nods before asking a final question.

Renee Young: One final question before you go, Ali. Dolph Ziggler has arrived at the arena. Did you change your mind about him being at ringside to help with The Ungovernables potential interference?

Ali shakes his head.

Mustafa Ali: I told him I don’t trust him and I can deal with the Ungovernables for myself.

Renee Young: Thanks for your time Mustafa and good luck later on tonight.

Ali nods as Renee leaves whilst we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.

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Michael Cole: Elias if you were in Mustafa Ali’s spot would you accept Ziggler’s offer to help you?

Elias: I wouldn’t accept his help personally. Ziggler wants the Cruiserweight title and might feel it's easier to get it off Angel Garza. He might also hold a grudge after losing at Wrestlemania. Ali has to consider all of those things when considering Ziggler’s offer.

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Boos from the crowd as ROBERT STONE walks out leading the clients from his brand CHELSEA GREEN, RAQUEL GONZALEZ, ALIYAH and VANESSA BOURNE! Only Chelsea and Raquel are dressed to compete with the other two girls effectively being cheerleaders tonight.

Michael Cole: The numbers game has been something we have talked about in the lead-up to this match.

Elias: Robert Stone prides himself on the number of clients he has and is always looking to grow the brand.

Michael Cole: He also confirmed on the pre-show earlier tonight it will be Chelsea Green and Raquel Gonzalez representing the Robert Stone Brand in this match.

Elias: The power of Raquel is something that will be hard to overcome. What she lacks in experience she makes up for in size.

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A pretty decent pop from the live crowd as THE HUGGING PIRATES walk out in matching ring gear ready for action. BAYLEY and KAIRI SANE each have a microphone in their hands as they look at their opponents in the ring. As they walk to the ring they pass the telescopes to a few kids in the front row before climbing into the ring across from their opponents tonight.

Michael Cole: Bayley and Kairi have made promises to be fighting champions whilst they hold the Women’s tag team titles.

Elias: We know whoever wins this match tonight will have to defend these titles next Sunday against the Riott Squad in Scotland.

Michael Cole: Bayley is in her third reign with these titles albeit with a new partner this time.

Elias: If there is one person who excels at being a teammate in the Women’s division it is Bayley.

Once inside the ring, Bayley looks to start for the champions whilst Chelsea Green says the star should start and sends Raquel to the ring apron. The muscle of the group doesn’t look impressed but heads to the apron as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!

WWE Women’s tag team titles match:
The Hugging Pirates © vs The Robert Stone Brand w/Robert Stone, Aliyah and Vanessa Bourne​

Once the bell rings, Chelsea talks a ton of trash to Bayley. Bayley though ignores it and goes to lock up with Chelsea who responds by rolling out of the ring shouting she isn’t ready. Bayley shakes her head as Robert Stone, Aliyah and Vanessa Bourne all check on Chelsea Green. Eventually after they finish checking on her, Chelsea climbs back into the ring and steps through the ropes acting cocky… BAYLEY RESPONDS WITH A DROPKICK SENDING CHELSEA GREEN BACK TO THE OUTSIDE!

Loud cheers from the crowd for this as Chelsea lands on the ring floor with a hard thud having been humiliated by Bayley. Chelsea throws a tantrum outside the ring as Bayley smirks and tags in Kairi Sane whilst this is going on. Robert Stone tries to calm his client down whilst Raquel on the ring apron looks a bit annoyed by her partner’s antics. Chelsea eventually does calm down and slides into the ring coming face to face with Kairi Sane! Chelsea hasn’t learned her lesson and runs her mouth again… KAIRI LIGHTS HER UP WITH CHOPS!

Kairi peppers the chest of Chelsea and backs her into one of the neutral corners before SMASHING HER WITH A FOREARM TO THE HEAD! Chelsea slumps down in the corner before getting hit with a HESTITATION DROPKICK! Kairi pulls Chelsea out of the corner and makes the cover 1 Chelsea kicks out as in the corner of the screen you could see Raquel already stepping through the ropes. She goes back onto the ring apron as Kairi grabs Chelsea and sends her toward the champ's corner making the tag!

Bayley would run off the ropes and connects with a back elbow smashing Chelsea in the corner before Irish whipping her into a DROPKICK FROM KAIRI! Bayley makes another cover 1 Chelsea kicks out! The teamwork of the champions is on show so far in this match as Chelsea’s cockiness is coming back to bite her. Raquel on the ring apron looks angry as Bayley works over Chelsea before running off the ropes and hitting the SLIP ‘N’ SLIDE!

She makes another cover on Chelsea 1 Chelsea kicks out! Bayley grabs hold of Chelsea and locks her in a MODIFIED SURFBOARD STRETCH! She wrenches back on the body of Chelsea who struggles in the hold and Raquel climbs into the ring looking to break the hold… AS KAIRI LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A DIVING CROSSBODY… AND JUST BOUNCES OFF RAQUEL! The crowd is stunned as Bayley breaks the hold and goes after Raquel with a series of strikes but the giantess no sells them and LAYS OUT BAYLEY WITH A WICKED CLOTHESLINE!

Raquel looks impressive already early on as Kairi gets back up and tries to go on the attack hitting a series of chops before getting sent out of the ring by Raquel! Raquel turns around and GETS A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE FROM BAYLEY SENDING HER OUT OF THE RING! Raquel lands on the ring floor though and remains unfazed shocking Bayley… AS CHELSEA LOOKS TO POUNCE WITH A ROLL-UP! 1 2 Bayley kicks out but gets a BIG BOOT ON THE REBOUND FROM CHELSEA!

Chelsea smirks and starts to taunt the live crowd getting a decent amount of boos from the fans. Chelsea gives her a boot to the head catching Bayley as she tries to sit back up! Chelsea gives a couple more boots to Bayley before making another cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out! Chelsea looks to take control of the match as Raquel returns to the ring apron watching on. Chelsea hits a couple of German suplexes before making another cover 1 2 Bayley kicks out!

Chelsea once again shows off to the fans before grabbing hold of Bayley looking to send her into her corner BUT BAYLEY COUNTERS WITH A BULLDOG! Bayley rolls over and makes the tag to Kairi bringing the Pirate Princess back into the match. Chelsea gets to her feet and immediately gets a FOREARM TO THE JAW PLANTING HER! Kairi makes the cover 1 2 Chelsea kicks out! Once again we see Raquel eager to get into the ring to break the cover and Kairi has noticed it!

The Pirate Princess runs off the ropes and looks at Raquel before hitting an AXE KICK to Chelsea keeping the cocky superstar down on the mat. Kairi rolls her over and makes the cover 1 2 Chelsea kicks out once again! The champions are back in total control and Kairi even teases going to the top rope… as ALIYAH JUMPS ON THE APRON DISTRACTING HER! Bayley goes to deal with her but as the referee is distracted Vanessa pulls Bayley off the apron and sends her into the STEEL STEPS!

Boos from the crowd for the cheap tricks of the Robert Stone Brand here as Kairi kicks away Aliyah and turns back to the ring… AS CHELSEA USES THE DISTRACTION TO STUN KAIRI ON THE TOP ROPE! She joins Kairi on the top rope and connects with a SUPERPLEX! Chelsea taunts the crowd but the referee refuses to count instead focusing on Aliyah, Vanessa Bourne and Robert Stone outside the ring. He points at the trio and in typical over-the-top fashion points to the back AS HE BANS THEM FROM RINGSIDE!

Loud cheers from the crowd as Chelsea argues with the referee but his decision is final and the numbers game the Robert Stone Brand had is gone from this encounter! Chelsea hears a shout from Raquel as the giantess demands the tag. Chelsea smiles and makes the tag as RAQUEL BECOMES THE LEGAL WOMAN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MATCH! Boos from the crowd as Chelsea smirks whilst Bayley is still down outside the ring and Kairi is only just getting back to her feet.

Kairi though shows no fear as the taller and stronger opponent stands across the ring from her. Kairi lays into Raquel with a series of chops to the chest firing off on Raquel who once again no sells it and SMASHES HER DOWN WITH A WICKED RIGHT HAND! Boos from the crowd as Raquel boots her in the face as she tries to get back up. Raquel makes the cover 1 2 Kairi kicks out! Raquel doesn’t react and instead picks up Kairi as she LAUNCHES HER ACROSS THE RING WITH A WICKED BIEL TOSS!

Kairi lands with a hard thud on the mat and winces in pain whilst Raquel remains stoic as she looks at Kairi trying to get back to her feet hitting a WICKED CLOTHESLINE! She clobbers Kairi in the corner several times even getting warned by the referee once she gets right to the 5 count! Raquel doesn’t care as she charges in and SQUASHES KAIRI IN THE CORNER WITH A BODY AVALANCHE! She then picks up Kairi and THRUSTS INTO HER REPEATEDLY WHILST IN THE CORNER!

Several rapid thrusts by Raquel who is doing a ton of damage to the mid-section of Kairi with the referee having to drag her away from Kairi and tell the giantess off. However, as the referee tells Raquel off and CHELSEA USES THIS TO CHOKE KAIRI IN THE CORNER WITH HER BOOT! Loud boos from the crowd and Chelsea enjoys the heat, breaking her choke before the referee turns around. In the background meanwhile, Bayley has recovered and slowly climbs onto the apron, still feeling the effects of going into the steel steps.

Raquel pulls Sane off the mat and lifts her into the air before dropping her with a FALLAWAY SLAM! Raquel makes the cover 1 2 Kairi kicks out! Raquel gets back to her feet and heads back to her corner as she tags Chelsea back into the match! Chelsea is still taunting the crowd and Bayley as she walks over to Kairi and starts working over one-half of the tag team champions! She puts a few boots to the back of Kairi before stretching her on the mat with a knee to back!

Kairi is in a ton of pain on the mat getting a lot of sympathy from the live crowd as Chelsea looks to make her suffer. Kairi tries to get free from the hold and gets a few elbows off on Chelsea as she gets free… BUT CHELSEA SENDS HER BACK TOWARDS THE BRAND’S CORNER! Chelsea picks up Kairi and once again sends her into the corner as she tags Raquel back into the match. Chelsea presses her foot into Kairi before RAQUEL SQUASHES HER WITH A BODY AVALANCHE!

Bayley on the ring apron is cheering Kairi on and wills on her tag team partner but she is taking a beating so far. Raquel scoops Kairi out of the corner and SLAMS HER DOWN TO THE MAT WITH AUTHORITY! Kairi is in pain on the mat as Raquel makes another cover 1 2 Kairi kicks out! Raquel gets back to her feet and taunts Kairi on the mat. Bayley on the apron though shouts at Raquel and distracts the inexperienced giantess. Raquel turns back around and gets a SPIKE DDT FROM KAIRI!

Kairi lays on the mat for a moment, still exhausted after the beating she has taken in this match before looking to her corner as she crawls towards Bayley looking to make the tag… CHELSEA PULLS BAYLEY OFF THE RING APRON AND HITS A BULL HAMMER DROPPING BAYLEY! Loud boos from the crowd as Chelsea taunts them, using her cunning to keep Kairi isolated in the ring. Chelsea climbs onto the ring apron looking to do damage to Kairi BUT GETS A FLYING FOREARM SMASH KNOCKING HER TO THE FLOOR!

Loud cheers from the crowd as Kairi looks at Chelsea on the floor but gets a WESTERN LARIAT TO THE BACK OF KAIRI SANE! Boos from the crowd as Raquel takes back control of the match instantly! She picks up Kairi Sane from behind and LAUNCHES HER INTO THE TURNBUCKLE LIKE A LAWN DART! Kairi bounces off the turnbuckle before getting slammed into the corner with a BUCKLE BOMB! Raquel grabs Kairi and pulls her away from the corner making the cover 1 2 Kairi kicks out!

You can tell the beating has taken its toll on Kairi who is really struggling to stay alive in this match. Raquel picks Kairi off the mat and locks her in a BEARHUG! She is squeezing the life out of Kairi and inflicting even more damage on the Pirate Princess who is fighting for survival here! Kairi is screaming in pain but she refuses to give up on the tag team titles. Kairi eventually gets an arm free and starts chopping Raquel until she breaks the hold! Raquel stumbles back but looks to attack Kairi who hits a SPINNING BACK FIST!

Raquel falls back towards her corner and Kairi immediately turns to the corner as Bayley is back on the apron reaching out for the tag! Kairi crawls and crawls nearly making it… CHELSEA HITS A BIG BOOT KNOCKING BAYLEY OFF THE APRON AND CUTS OFF THE HOT TAG! More loud boos from the crowd as The Robert Stone Brand have stayed in control ever since the interference from their allies turning the tide. Chelsea is back to being the legal woman as she stands in front of Kairi and taunts her as the Pirate Princess gets back to her feet.

She tells Kairi it is time to stay down as she SLAPS KAIRI IN THE FACE! Kairi is sent back by it as Chelsea goes for a second but Kairi catches her hand and STARTS FIRING OFF A SERIES OF RAPID CHOPS! Kairi is pissed off stunning Chelsea before hitting her with a SPIKE DDT! Loud cheers from the crowd as Kairi makes the cover 1 2 Chelsea kicks out! Kairi looks to the corner and sees Bayley is still not back on the apron and sees Raquel getting back up charging into the ring and HITS HER WITH THE INTERCEPTOR (Spear)!

Raquel falls down to the mat and rolls out of the ring for the moment as Kairi looks at Chelsea and springboards off the ropes connecting with a DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE CHEST! Kairi this time doesn’t make the cover instead grabbing hold of Chelsea and locks her in THE ANCHOR (BRIDGING CROSS-LEGGED BOSTON CRAB)! She wrenches back on Chelsea, putting pressure on her back and legs as she tries to get her to tap out!

Chelsea is looking to get to the ropes but she is in a lot of pain and teases she might be about to tap out! However, Raquel is back on her feet and climbs through the ropes… BUT BAYLEY APPEARS HITTING A MASSIVE DROPKICK! Raquel falls backward as Bayley lays into her with a series of shots sending her back to the ropes and runs back to get ready to launch Raquel out of the ring… RAQUEL COUNTERS WITH A POWERBOMB ONTO KAIRI BREAKING THE SUBMISSION HOLD!

Raquel is looking unstoppable in this match! Bayley rolls out of the ring in pain as Raquel looks down at her partner shaking her head as she drags Chelsea across the mat and climbs over the ropes before tagging herself back into the match! Commentary put over the power of Raquel and her strength which is keeping her team in this match against the teamwork and skill of two former NXT Women’s champions! She steps back into the ring and tosses Bayley over the top rope as she returns to attacking Kairi!

She scoops Kairi up off the mat and gets her onto her shoulders as the commentary team tells us Raquel calls this the TEQUILA SHOT… BUT KAIRI COUNTERS BY LOCKING IN A SLEEPER HOLD! Kairi wraps her body around the back and neck of Raquel as she tries to choke the life out of her! The Pirate Princess is trying her best to trying to finish off Raquel but the giantess counters by ramming Kairi back first into the corner of the ring until she finally lets go of the hold and falls down to the mat!

Raquel has to take a moment to catch her breath as she holds her throat but she looks angry as she smashes Kairi with a BIG BOOT TAKING HER HEAD OFF! Raquel scoops Kairi Sane off the mat and slams her down with a SPINNING FRONT POWERSLAM! Raquel makes the cover 1 2 Kairi stays alive! Raquel grabs hold of Kairi and this time gets off the TEQUILA SHOT (Fireman’s cutter)!

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KAIRI KICKS OUT!​

Kairi refuses to give up tonight and this seems to piss off Raquel who argues with the referee and backs him up into a corner! The referee refuses to back down and warns Raquel he will disqualify her! Across the ring, we can hear Chelsea calming down Raquel. The giantess shakes her head before returning to Kairi on the mat. She grabs her by the throat using one arm ready to go for the TEXAS BOMB… BUT KAIRI COUNTERS WITH A DOUBLE KNEE FACEBREAKER! Raquel stumbles backward and Kairi lands on her back as she looks to the corner of the ring stretching her arm out…

AND FINALLY MAKES THE TAG BRINGING BAYLEY INTO THE MATCH! Bayley runs into the ring as Chelsea has tagged in for her team and goes for a BIG BOOT BUT BAYLEY DUCKS AND LEAPS BACK OFF THE ROPES HITTING A JUMPING CLOTHESLINE! Chelsea falls to the mat but gets back up as Bayley slams her down with an EXPLODER SUPLEX! She slams her down to the mat before seeing Raquel getting up outside the ring SO HITS A SUICIDE DIVE WIPING HER OUT!

A massive pop as Bayley is on fire and looks to take back control of the match for her team! She looks back in the ring and climbs onto the ring apron before climbing to the top rope as she connects with a DIVING CORKSCREW BACK ELBOW! Bayley then grabs hold of Chelsea and lifts her up into the air hitting her with THE BAYLEY TO BELLY! Bayley hits Chelsea with her finisher as she makes the cover

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RAQUEL BREAKS THE COVER AND SAVES THE MATCH!​

Chelsea is once again saved by the muscle in her team! Raquel looks to grab hold of Bayley and do more damage to her… AS KAIRI SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES HITS A FLYING FOREARM SENDING RAQUEL TO THE ROPES! Bayley and Kairi both look at each other as they know what they have to do as they hit DUAL DROPKICKS SENDING RAQUEL OUTSIDE THE RING BY THE ANNOUNCERS TABLE! Kairi and Bayley both head to the outside as they line up Raquel and hit her with TOTAL ELIMINATION ON THE RING FLOOR!

Raquel falls to the ring floor for one of the few times this match as Bayley rolls in and out of the ring breaking the count as KAIRI STARTS TAKING APART THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! They toss away the monitors and the board that covers it before they both grab hold of Raquel hitting her with a series of punches. They drag her onto the table and give her a few more punches to keep her in place. Bayley rolls in and out again whilst KAIRI CLIMBS TO THE TOP ROPE…

AND FLIES OFF HITTING THE IN-SANE ELBOW TO RAQUEL THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE FROM THE TOP ROPE! A massive holy shit chant breaks out from the live crowd as Kairi and Raquel lay in the rubble of the announce table taking both women out of the match. Bayley is worried for her partner but returns to the ring with Chelsea still down on the mat. Bayley goes to pick her up… CHELSEA ROLLS HER UP!

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Chelsea nearly stole the match and she knows it as she hits a KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD AS BAYLEY GETS BACK UP! Bayley is staggered as Chelsea leaps into the air and hits THE ZACK ATTACK! A move made famous by her other half as she hooks the leg of Bayley! 1 2 Bayley kicks out! Chelsea looks at the referee and is pissed off as she grabs Bayley by the hair… getting a warning from the referee but she ignores the referee looking for I’M PRETTIER (Unprettier)… BUT BAYLEY REVERSES AND COUNTERS WITH THE SECOND BAYLEY TO BELLY OFF THE MATCH! Loud cheers from the crowd as Bayley makes the cover

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THE HUGGING PIRATES RETAIN THEIR TAG TEAM TITLES!

Winners via pinfall and still WWE Women’s tag team titles: The Hugging Pirates (16:29)​

Loud cheers from the live crowd as Kairi Sane joins Bayley in the ring and the two women share a long hug having been put through a much tougher-than-expected challenge tonight against the Robert Stone Brand. We cut to the outside and we still see Raquel down in the wreckage of the announce table meanwhile as the champions celebrate inside the ring.

Michael Cole: The Hugging Pirates did it but not without having to resort having to put resort to putting Raquel Gonzalez through the announce table next to us.

Elias: Desperate times call for desperate measures. The power of Raquel nearly proved to be unstoppable and if these two were not as good as they are plus such a good team, The Robert Stone Brand walks out with the tag team titles.

Michael Cole: And maybe if the Brand hadn’t gotten themselves ejected from ringside they could have guided Raquel through her inexperience.

Elias: With the right guidance, Raquel is a future champion within the WWE.

Michael Cole: But now the Hugging Pirates advance onto next week’s Judgment Day in Scotland against The Riott Squad!

Elias: The challengers keep coming in the Women’s division as everyone wants to become a champion.

The Hugging Pirates get to the top of the entrance ramp as they hold their titles into the air celebrating with the live crowd. In the ring meanwhile Chelsea Green is throwing a tantrum which distracts the champions for the moment as the cheers turn to boos… SHAYNA BASZLER AND RONDA ROUSEY ATTACK THE CHAMPIONS FROM BEHIND! And the boos are very loud as the duo who wrestled earlier on tonight lay a beating into the champions at the top of the entrance ramp with them being too exhausted to fight back!

They beat down the champions as Chelsea Green in the ring notices what is going on and walks over to Raquel signaling to leave. She nods and the Robert Stone Brand take their leaves as both Shayna and Ronda lock in stereo chokes on Bayley and Sane. They are wrenching on the hold as both women pass out but they refuse to let go of the holds! It only comes to a stop when a swarm of security appears dragging them away, as the duo smirk at the bodies they have left in their wake.

Michael Cole: Why did Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler just attack our tag team champions?

Elias: I think it is because they can Michael. They did the same to Fire and Desire on Raw the other week to send a message to Becky Lynch. I think they will keep doing this until they get all of the gold.

Michael Cole: Do you think they want the tag team titles?

Elias: I think they want all the gold they can get. Shayna already has a guaranteed women’s title shot whenever she wants it so why not take the tag team titles in the meantime?

The security team carries on taking Ronda and Shayna away from the scene as Bayley and Kairi remain laid out at the top of the entrance ramp as we cut backstage to see Renee Young standing for an interview…

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Renee Young: It has been a big night so far and we have four matches remaining on the show, so right now we are going to hear from the challenger in the main event: Samoa Joe!

SAMOA JOE walks into the shot with a towel around his neck and in his ring gear, looking focused ahead of the biggest match of his career.

Renee Young: Joe, a big night for you but on Monday Night Black sent a message of his own laying you out. How do you feel about that?

Joe looks angry taking a moment before he responds.

Samoa Joe: Black thinks he got one over on me by getting me back but I now know I am in his head. He had to sink to my level and I made him angry.

Joe gets closer to Renee.

Samoa Joe: Do you remember what happened last year when he lost his temper, Renee? It cost him against Brock Lesnar. And it will cost him tonight.

We hear clapping in the background confusing Joe and Renee. The camera pans around as we see MVP walking into the shot joined by ISAIAH SWERVE SCOTT and LIO RUSH! Both men hang back as MVP walks over to Renee.

MVP: Renee I have some business to discuss if you don’t mind.

Renee clearly does mind but upon his request leaves the interview set and leaves Joe with the Hurt Business.

MVP: Now Joe, that is a brilliant plan. A great way to get the title…

Joe bends down getting right in MVP’s face.

Samoa Joe: Get to the point Montel.

Montel puts his hands up as Swerve steps forward more than ready to fight but MVP keeps him calm for now.

MVP: We just came to offer our services and my help.

He gives Joe the business card once again.

MVP: I want to take my clients to the top and I want you to be one of those talents.

MVP points to Lio.

MVP: Lio already saw the light and what not listening to me leads to.

He turns to Swerve who has a cocky grin.

MVP: And I now have two of the hottest stars of the future. I now want one for the present. What do you say, Joe?

Joe looks at the card thinking about it for a moment before passing the card back to MVP.

Samoa Joe: I’ll do it by myself.

Samoa Joe walks off as Swerve looks to step forward but MVP stops him.

MVP: Patience. He will come around.

Rush nods as Swerve nods as well and we cut back to the ring for the next match on tonight’s show…

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Boos from the live crowd as ANGEL GARZA walks out to the ring joined by ZELINA VEGA and fellow Ungovernable SHINSUKE NAKAMURA! He has a smug smirk on his face and a rose in his pocket as he finds a female fan in the front row and presents her with a gift. Shinsuke and Zelina meanwhile behind him seem to be discussing their strategy tonight.

Michael Cole: Well it looks like Zelina is going to watch this match up close and personal at ringside.

Elias: She saw what happened to Dominik Dijakovic and doesn’t want to take any chances hence bringing Shinsuke with her.

Michael Cole: We have seen Shinsuke attack Ali in the weeks leading up to tonight and his presence at ringside has to be a factor Ali considers.

Elias: Maybe he might end up regretting his decision to turn down help from Dolph Ziggler after all.

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A pretty decent reaction from the live crowd as MUSTAFA ALI walks out to the ring. He has the Cruiserweight title around his waist and poses for the live crowd. He walks to the ring and noticeably keeps his eye on Shinsuke Nakamura outside the ring as he steps inside standing across the ring from Angel Garza.

Michael Cole: Mustafa Ali has been a fighting champion and put the title on the line several times since winning it including against Angel’s fellow Ungovernable Ilja Dragunov.

Elias: Something Zelina will remember for sure and look to correct.

Michael Cole: Shinsuke on the outside will play an interesting factor and you have to wonder if Zelina/Shinsuke will be more cautious after Robert Stone and his clients got booted from ringside in the last match.

Elias: Zelina has shown great cunning in comparison to Robert Stone and will have worked out how to get away with whatever she needs to do during this match.

The usual pre-match announcements are done before the Cruiserweight title is passed to the timekeeper and the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Cruiserweight title match:
Mustafa Ali © vs Angel Garza w/Zelina Vega and Shinsuke Nakamura​

Both men take a moment to pace around the ring, both wary of how good their opponent is. Angel and Mustafa both eventually go after each other going for kicks but they avoid each other’s attacks due to their speed. Angel backs away to the corner and talks to Zelina whilst Ali waits across the ring for the moment. Angel nods heading back towards Ali who looks to go for a kick but this time Angel avoids it and looks to sweep the leg… ALI JUMPS UP TO AVOID IT AND LANDS ON HIS FEET BEFORE DROPKICKING ANGEL!

Ali makes a quick cover 1 Angel kicks out quickly! Ali looks to do more but Angel fights him off sending him back before going for a LOW DROPKICK TO THE KNEE BUT ALI IS READY FOR IT! Ali looks to go for a JUMPING SENTON BUT ANGEL ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! He comes back looking to kick Ali in the head but Ali avoids it and trips up Garza bringing him to the mat! Ali keeps getting the upper hand during the opening minute of this match.

Ali follows up by climbing on top of Angel and looks to lock his arm into a submission but Garza gets his foot on the ropes. Ali breaks the hold on the count of 2 backing away. Garza at this point talks to the referee saying he might have pulled something. Ali walks away and heads toward the other corner of the ring… AS SHINSUKE USES THAT TO GRAB ALI'S LEG AND DISTRACT HIM! Ali turns around ready to swing for Shinsuke as ANGEL MAKES A MIRARCLOUS RECOVERY AND CLOCKS ALI IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD!

Boos from the crowd but the cheap trick worked and gave Angel an opening early in the match as he rocks Ali with a few more blows before hitting a GERMAN SUPLEX! Ali lands with a thud and Garza follows up with a KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD! Garza makes the cover 1 Ali kicks out! Garza will need a lot more to end Ali’s reign as Cruiserweight Champion and he knows it. He lays into Ali with a series of kicks before picking him up off the mat lifting him into a BACKBREAKER POSITION BUT ALI SLIPS OUT AND LANDS ON HIS FEET BEHIND HIM TO ESCAPE IT!

Angel turns around but gets met with a SPINNING HEEL KICK STAGGERING HIM! Ali is quick to follow up with an SIT-OUT FACEBUSTER! He makes the cover 1 2 Angel kicks out! Ali turns the tide back in his favor fairly quickly during this match. Vega at ringside shakes her head whilst Ali keeps the pressure up hitting a BASEMENT DROPKICK before hitting a JUMPING SENTON before making another rapid cover 1 2 Angel kicks out!

Mustafa gets back on the attack as he grabs hold of Angel on the mat but Angel counters with an elbow to the head before hitting an ENZIGUIRI to the head of Ali. Garza makes his way back over to the ropes and quickly follows it with a SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT! Angel hooks the leg 1 2 Ali kicks out! Garza shakes his head smirking as he looks at Zelina giving his manager a cheeky wink before going right back on the attack as he sends Ali into the corner of the ring back first!

Garza follows up by hitting a running elbow to Ali in the corner sending him slumping down and Garza uses that to fire off a WICKED PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST OF ALI! He falls out of the corner as Garza leaps above him onto the top rope! He takes a moment before diving off and connects with a MID-SECTION LEG DROP! Angel makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out! Angel is starting to smirk as he winks at Zelina who applauds his work so far during this match.

Angel looks to keep the pace up and stay on top as he grabs hold of Ali lifting him off the mat before hitting an INVERTED REBOUND SUPLEX! He slams Ali down to the mat and holds on for the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out! Angel smirks to himself and taunts Ali as the champion squirms on the mat in pain. Angel runs off the ropes and comes back looking for a PENALTY KICK AGAIN… ALI DUCKS AND ROLLS HIM UP! 1 2 Garza kicks out!

Ali nearly catches the cocky challenger out! Garza looks to charge back in but Ali counters with a punch to the jaw stopping him before catching him with a SPINNING HEEL KICK! Garza is staggered and Ali connects with a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Ali makes the cover 1 2 Garza kicks out! Ali takes a moment to get check his mid-section having taken some damage early on before connecting with a kick to the head keeping Garza down and then grabs hold of the right leg LOCKING IN A SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB!

The commentary mention that Ali is targeting the right leg of Angel to slow him down in this match and that has to worry his supporters at ringside! Vega can be seen shouting instructions to Angel who is in pain on the mat. Angel looks for a way out of the hold and eventually pushes off the mat, flipping forward sending Ali back into the ropes and getting him off him! Ali though doesn’t ease up as he HITS A ROLLING THUNDER NECKBREAKER! He brings Garza back down to the mat and makes the cover 1 2 Garza kicks out!

Ali is back in control of the match as he grabs hold of the leg of Angel again but gets a boot off from Garza for his trouble. Angel gets back to his feet and winces slightly as he hops onto his leg but manages to send Ali back with a SUPERKICK! Angel shakes his head before making the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out! Angel nods to himself and grabs hold of Ali as he lifts him off the mat and goes for an INVERTED BELLY TO BELLY LUNGBLOWER! Another blow to the mid-section of Ali as Garza makes another cover 1 2 Ali kicks out!

Angel looks to carry on the attack as he heads to the ropes and looks to springboard off them again BUT ALI COUNTERS WITH A KICK TO THE BACK SENDING HIM CRASHING TO THE MAT! Ali’s quick thinking leaves Angel trapped in the ropes with his right leg trapped! Ali doesn’t waste any time and heads to the top rope as he lines Garza up… as SHINSUKE CLIMBS ONTO THE APRON ACROSS THE RING DISTRACTING THE REFEREE! As Shinsuke “argues” with the referee as ZELINA PUSHES GARZA’S RIGHT LEG OFF THE ROPE JUST IN TIME AS ALI CRASHES AND BURNS!

Loud boos from the live crowd as Ali takes a brutal bump chest first on the ring apron here as Zelina smirks to herself. The commentary team mentions Ali has often pulled out that move to weaken the limbs off his opponents in matches and Zelina knew how to counter it! Shinsuke stops distracting the referee and acts innocent as he backs away from the ring apron. Angel meanwhile gets back to his feet and still favors his leg but smiles upon seeing Ali outside the ring in pain clutching his midsection.

Angel hops over the ropes and grabs hold of Ali, knowing he can’t win the title from Ali on a countout. It doesn’t stop him from following him to the outside of the ring giving him a bit of punishment as he connects with a PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST OF ALI! Ali winces in pain as Angel grabs hold of him and rolls him back into the ring before hitting a SPRINGBOARD ELBOW DROP RIGHT TO THE CHEST OF ALI! He hooks the leg and presses on Ali's chest as he makes the cover! 1 2 Ali kicks out!

Ali is noticeably in a decent amount of pain after his rough landing on the ring apron. Garza senses a weak spot to target and talks to Zelina who gives him some instructions in Spanish. Ali tries to get back to his feet but he gets a DROPKICK TO THE MID-SECTION DROPPING HIM BACK TO THE MAT! Angel grabs hold of Ali lifting him off the mat and connects with a LUNGBLOWER RIGHT TO THE RIBS OF ALI ONCE AGAIN! Another quick cover is made by Angel 1 2 Ali kicks out!

Angel carries on the offense as he picks up Ali and shows off a surprising array of power moves for someone who is a Cruiserweight but Ali keeps alive kicking out each time as he does even more damage to his mid-section with each kick out. Angel speaks to Zelina who signals to make him suffer so he rolls Ali onto the mat and locks him in the CAMEL CLUTCH! He wrenches back on the hold putting extra pressure on not only the neck and back but if he wants to make it to the ropes he will have to crawl on his damaged mid-section!

Angel wrenches back on the hold and puts a ton of pressure on the champion as he tries to force him to submit and give up on his Cruiserweight title reign! Ali doesn’t want to tap out especially to Angel tonight and wants to keep hold of his Cruiserweight title so he starts to crawl to the ropes. He struggles with the pressure on him as Angel wrenches back on the hold but Ali uses all the strength he can will from his body AND FINALLY GETS TO THE ROPES BARELY GETTING HIS FINGERS ONTO THE ROPES!

Ali keeps himself alive in this match but Angel still keeps the hold on till the count of 4 before finally letting go of it! Angel and the referee have an argument as ZELINA BEHIND THE REFEREE’S BACK SLAPS ALI! Loud boos from the crowd as The Ungovernables bend the rules to their advantage once again! Ali stumbles back as Angel smirks and HITS A SUPERKICK TO THE BACK OF ALI’S HEAD! Ali falls to the mat as Angel rolls him over 1 2 Ali kicks out! Angel now signals to the crowd he is ready to end this as he drags Ali off the mat ready for the WING CLIPPER… ALI COUNTERS WITH A SCHOOLBOY!

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Ali nearly keeps the title in his hands but Angel stays alive! Angel goes right on the attack wanting to boot the mid-section BUT ALI CATCHES THE LEG AND HITS A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP SLAMMING HIM DOWN! Ali quickly gets to his feet and jumps into the air hitting a JUMPING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE CHEST OF GARZA! He then grabs hold of him as he stumbles to his feet and hits A STO BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO A KOJI CLUTCH! Ali wrenches back on the hold as commentary mention all the times he has put people away with this move!

Ali wrenches back on the hold and it is clear that Garza is in a lot of pain having taken a few blows to his neck during the match. He tries to get his arm free to elbow Ali in the mid-section but Ali has the hold in tight! Angel looks like he is about to tap… AS ZELINA CLIMBS ONTO THE RING APRON! Loud boos from the crowd as SHINSUKE THE OTHER SIDE TEASES ENTERING THE RING… BUT ALI SEES IT AND BREAKS THE HOLD DROPKICKING SHINSUKE BACK OUTSIDE… ANGEL TRIES TO CATCH HIM BY SURPRISE BUT ALI PUSHES HIM AWAY AND GOES FOR A SUPERKICK…

BUT HITS THE REFEREE BY MISTAKE! The referee goes down and Ali looks regretful having not aimed for the referee. Angel tries to pounce on the mistake as he connects with a punch to the ribs before looking for the WING CLIPPER… BUT ALI REVERSES AND HITS A STANDING SPANISH FLY! Angel is out but there is no referee to make the 3 count! Ali goes to check on the referee to make sure he is OK but as he does it… KINSHASA TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!

Loud boos from the crowd as Zelina Vega shouts instructions in the ring. She gets Nakamura to check on Angel and make sure he is OK. The Latino lothario is still a bit woozy after being hit with the Spanish fly by Mustafa Ali but he grabs hold of the prone Ali and drags him back to the center of the ring with some help from Shinsuke and hits him WITH THE WING CLIPPER! Boos from the crowd as Angel makes the cover on Ali whilst Shinsuke wakes up the referee, however…

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A loud pop from the crowd as the music for DOLPH ZIGGLER hits and Zelina immediately knows what that could mean for Garza. She sends Shinsuke up the entrance ramp to go deal with him. However, as they go up the entrance ramp… ZIGGLER APPEARS IN THE RING AND HITS THE ZIG ZAG ON GARZA! Loud cheers from the crowd and Shinsuke plus Zelina realize what happened and chase after Ziggler as the show-off flees through the live crowd leaving both Garza and Ali alone in the ring!

Ali gets to his feet first and sees Garza down on the mat before seeing Ziggler flee through the crowd. The champion shakes his head not happy about what has happened but sees the referee coming to and heads to the corner of the ring as he makes the climb… lining Garza up and flies off the top rope hitting THE 054! It hurts Ali's ribs to hit it but it was the exclamation point for him as he makes the cover with the referee just coming to!!

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Loud cheers from the crowd as Ali gets to his feet wincing in pain and holding his mid-section before being passed his Cruiserweight title. Ali lifts it into the air but noticeably doesn’t look very happy shaking his head as he retains his title tonight.

Michael Cole: Ali remains Cruiserweight Champion but I don’t think he is happy about how it went down tonight.

Elias: He told Dolph Ziggler he did not want him to interfere but Ziggler went against his wishes after seeing what happened from backstage.

Michael Cole: The antics of Zelina Vega and Shinsuke Nakamura nearly cost Ali his title so maybe he should be thanking Dolph?

Elias: I don’t think Ali sees it the same way.

In the ring, we see Angel Garza starting to recover after the match and he slams the mat looking furious, even more so than Mustafa Ali who has headed up the ramp and is talking with the fans as he shakes his head.

Michael Cole: Well speaking of unhappiness, up next we will see two women who want nothing more than to beat the living hell out of each other.

Elias: Sasha Banks will take on Taynara Conti in a street fight. Let’s see how we got here!

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We cut to a video package that recaps the ongoing feud between the two women which has been going on since the Royal Rumble at this point. It all started with Taynara Conti shockingly eliminating Sasha from the Rumble before again eliminating her on Raw this time from a number one contender’s six-pack challenge. We would then see them colliding at Fastlane with Sasha stealing the win and Conti taking them both out of the Money in the Bank ladder match! We would then finish the video package by showing the war of words as the two women are shown on a collision course tonight!

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A pretty decent pop that is slowly getting louder as the months go on. TAYNARA CONTI walks out with two Brazilian flags painted on her cheeks and is in jeans plus a yellow and green shirt ready for a fight tonight. There is none of the usual dancing or smiling for her as she steps through the ropes and into the ring!

Michael Cole: Taynara Conti is stepping into the biggest match of her career tonight. Beating someone with the resume of Sasha Banks on PPV is no easy feat.

Elias: Sasha Banks calls herself the Legit Boss but tonight she might as well be the Final Boss!

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A massive mixed reaction from the live crowd spilt 50/50 between cheers and boos as SASHA BANKS walks out onto the top of the entrance ramp. She has her shutter shades on but is also in jeans and a t-shirt as she is ready for a fight tonight! She takes the shades off and walks down the ramp, teasing she will give them to a kid in the crowd… BEFORE TOSSING THEM TOWARDS THE BACK BREAKING THE CHILD’S HEART! And now she is getting more boos which brings a smile to Sasha’s face as Conti glares at her from the ring.

Michael Cole: Sasha Banks revels in causing pain and misery, as long as she gets to the top.

Elias: A win tonight for Sasha has to put her in contention for a future Women’s Universal title shot. But the same could be said for Conti if she wins tonight.

Sasha Banks steps through the ropes and comes face to face with Taynara Conti as both women glare at each other and trade a few barbs in the middle of the ring. The female referee waits a moment before calling the bell to get the street fight underway!

Street Fight:
Sasha Banks vs Taynara Conti​

The jaw-jacking carries on after the bell as both women get nose to nose before FIRING OFF ON ONE ANOTHER! Both women go wild as they try to batter the living hell out of each other in the middle of the ring like a full-on hockey fight! Banks starts to win out the brawl between the two BUT CONTI GRABS THE ARM OF SASHA FLIPPING HER OVER ONTO THE MAT WITH A WICKED JUDO TOSS! Conti then uses that to mount Sasha and batters her with a wild flurry of punches to the head carrying on the assault!

She is battering Sasha on the mat before finally breaking as she stands over Sasha getting cheers from the crowd. Conti grabs hold of Sasha by the arms and LOOKS FOR THE BRAZILIAN KICK EARLY… BUT SASHA FIGHTS BACK KICKING CONTI AWAY FROM HER! Conti stumbles back as Sasha gets to her feet looking for an LOU THERSZ PRESS… BUT CONTI CATCHES HER AND HITS A SCOOP SLAM! Banks falls to the mat in pain as Conti follows up with DOUBLE KNEES TO THE HEAD!

Conti doesn’t make a cover and instead rolls out of the ring and starts to look under the ring apron getting cheers from the live crowd! After a few seconds of looking around, she pulls out a KENDO STICK FROM UNDER THE RING! The crowd cheers happy to see weapons being brought into this match very early on. Conti slides into the ring as Sasha gets on her knees and CONTI WHACKES HER IN THE BACK WITH THE STICK! A clubbing blow from the beautiful Brazilian who is far from done as she batters Sasha with the kendo stick!

She wails on the back of Sasha who has to roll outside to get some breathing room from the vicious assault. Conti tosses the stick to the middle of the ring and leaps to the top rope as she flies off hitting a DIVING CROSSBODY! Cheers from the crowd as Conti carries on showing off to the live crowd. She grabs hold of Banks outside the ring BY HER HAIR BEFORE IRISH WHIPPING HER INTO THE BARRICADE BY THE TIMEKEEPER’S AREA!

Sasha’s back bounces off the barricade as Conti charges in... BUT SASHA COUNTERS FLAPJACKING HER OVER THE BARRICADE INTO THE AREA! Sasha takes a moment to recover as we see Conti landing on a seat laid out in the area. Sasha doesn’t stop there as she climbs onto the barricade and LEAPS OFF HITTING A DIVING METEORA TO CONTI IN THE TIMEKEEPER AREA! Once again a mixed reaction for the Boss as she grabs Conti and gets her up tossing her out of the timekeeper’s area to the ring floor!

Banks doesn’t come out of the timekeeper’s area without some goodies as she has grabbed hold of THE RING BELL! She waits for Conti to stumble back to her feet and CLOCKS HER IN THE HEAD WITH THE BELL! A wicked shot by the Boss and she revels in it as Conti slumps to the mat in pain! Banks tosses the bell to the mat and starts to taunt the crowd as well as Conti on the floor. She looks over at the steel steps and grabs Conti SENDING HER RIGHT INTO THEM DISLODGING THEM!

Conti snaps back taking a brutal impact as Sasha looks to do more damage to her and charges in for a METEORA… BUT CONTI MOVES JUST IN TIME CAUSING SASHA TO CRASH AND BURN! She falls to the floor clutching her knees after the impact whilst Conti takes a moment to recover. Conti gets back to her feet and sees the ring bell on the floor as she has an idea! She grabs hold of Banks and hits her with a few punches to the head before bringing her towards the ring bell to go for DD-TAY ONTO THE RING BELL…

But Sasha fights her off and escapes from the grasp of Conti before hitting her with a series of strikes to the gut and lifting her up into the air for a POWERBOMB… BUT CONTI COUNTERS INTO A FACEBUSTER ONTO THE RING BELL! A brutal impact as Sasha rolls away from the bell and we can see BLOOD COMING FROM HER NOSE! This match is already taking its toll on both women and Conti doesn’t show any mercy as she BOOTS BANKS IN THE FACE!

Conti doesn’t stop there and lays in a series of kicks to the chest of Sasha giving the Boss a legit beating here! She grabs hold of Sasha and sends her into the ring post! Conti doesn’t stop there though as she grabs Sasha by the head and repeatedly slams her into the post! Conti does it at least 7 or 8 times before rolling Sasha back into the ring. Conti doesn’t follow after her however and heads back towards the timekeeper’s area wanting to do more damage as she grabs A PAIR OF STEEL CHAIRS!

Conti tosses one into the ring and climbs inside with the other one as Banks tries to get back to her feet. She gets onto her hands and knees as CONTI SMASHES HER IN THE BACK WITH THE CHAIR! Conti heads to the corner of the ring and lodges the chair in between the ropes before returning to Sasha Banks. She picks her up looking to send her into the chair in the corner with an Irish whip… BUT SASHA STOPS HERSELF! Conti charges in BUT SASHA CATCHES HER WITH A CODEBREAKER!

Conti falls to the mat as Sasha takes a moment to lean on the ropes and touches her busted nose wiping away the blood. She looks at her hand and looks angry, glaring at Conti on the mat. Conti tries to move but Sasha gives her a few stomps to the back before looking over at the second chair Conti brought into the ring. She grabs hold of the chair, lifting it up into the air and starts SLAMMING IT REPEATEDLY INTO THE BACK OF CONTI with a vicious venom to it!

She wears the chair out on the back of Conti before tossing the chair down onto the mat for a moment. She considers making the cover but like Conti, she wants to do more damage to her opponent tonight. She grabs hold of the steel chair and unfolds it placing it on the mat as she hits Conti with a series of punches before dragging her off the mat. She scoops Conti into the air and hits A POWERBOMB ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR BREAKING IT AND DOING EVEN MORE DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF CONTI! Banks smirks as she makes the first cover of the match!

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Banks looks annoyed but not too shocked by the fact Conti was able to kick out. Sasha takes a moment before kicking away the broken chair from the ring. She heads to the outside to look for another weapon. She looks under the ring curtain for a few moments before she pulls out a TABLE! She takes a moment to slide it into the ring and looks to get it inside the ring. Banks takes a moment to set it up and places it in the corner of the ring!

She makes her way back over to Conti and looks to do some damage to the Brazilian but CONTI FIGHTS BACK! She lays into Banks with a series of blows before going for another JUDO TOSS… BUT BANKS IS READY FOR IT AND REVERSES HTE MOVE SENDING CONTI HEAD-FIRST INTO THE STEEL CHAIR IN THE CORNER OF THE RING! A brutal impact as Conti falls out of the corner and Sasha smirks with a smug grin on her face as she makes the cover

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Conti kicks out!​

Conti stays alive but the camera soon pans in and we can see BLOOD POURING FROM HER HEAD AS WELL! Commentary mention she must have sliced her head open when she went through the steel chair as the impact of this match starts to take its toll. Banks like Conti shows no mercy and goes right back onto her laying in several strikes to the head and gives Conti a beating on the mat! She lays into Conti before once again rolling to the outside as she looks under the ring and PULLS OUT A METAL CHAIN!

Conti tries to get to her feet and uses the ropes as Sasha climbs back into the ring and WRAPS THE CHAIN AROUND HER FIST CLOCKING CONTI WITH IT! Sasha unwraps the chain from her fist and WRAPS IT AROUND THE NECK OF CONTI AS SHE LOCKS IN A MODIFIED BANK STATEMENT WITH THE CHAIN! She wrenches back on the hold and looks to choke the life out of Conti! Blood is also starting to pour from the head of Conti who is trapped right in the middle of the ring with nowhere to go!

Conti looks to the ropes knowing she can use them to help escape the hold but she is nowhere near as Sasha is now wrenching back even harder on Conti, looking to make her pass out! She tries to get Banks off of her but the Boss refuses to release her grip on the hold. It gets even tighter around her neck as Conti is starting to fade and…

SHE LIFTS AN ARM UP…

GRABBING THE KENDO STICK SHE DROPPED EARLIER IN THE MATCH AND HITS SASHA WITH IT UNTIL SHE BREAKS THE HOLD!​

It takes a series of shots to Sasha's head until she finally breaks the hold dropping the chain and Conti! Both women lay on the mat for a few seconds, selling the impact of the damage they have done to each other even at this stage of the match. It is still Sasha who gets to her feet first as Conti looks to get up holding the kendo stick BUT SASHA STANDS ON HER ARM STOPPING HER! Conti cries out in pain and BANKS CONNECTS WITH A WICKED BOOT TO THE FACE!

Conti rolls away from the Boss in a lot of pain and lands near the ropes as SASHA RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING METEORA SENDING CONTI TO THE ROPES OUTSIDE THE RING! Conti lands with a hard thud as Sasha taunts the crowd as she waits for Conti to stumble back to her feet with her back to Sasha as the Boss runs the ropes and leaps over looking for a SUICIDE DIVE… CONTI COUNTERS WITH A WICKED BICYCLE KNEE STRIKE IN MID-AIR!

A brutal move getting a holy shit chant from the live crowd as Banks falls to the ring floor in pain after that brutal counter. Conti is still feeling the effect of the bank statement with the chain but she grabs hold of Sasha rolling her back into the ring. She then goes looking for another weapon under the ring and after a while PULLS OUT A LADDER! Conti slides it through the ropes and SMASHES IT INTO THE STOMACH OF BANKS AS SHE TRIES TO GET TO HER FEET!

Conti rams it into her gut one more time before sliding it into the ring and grabs hold of the ladder as she SLAMS IT INTO SASHA A COUPLE MORE TIMES ON THE MAT! Conti places the ladder on the mat but has an idea as she grabs Sasha's right arm AND STARTS SMASHING THE LADDER ON IT! She slams it up and down as Sasha is in a ton of pain BEFORE CONTI USES THE LADDER TO LOCK IN A MODIFIED ARM BAR ON BANKS!

Conti is wrenching back on the air and causing Banks a ton of pain as the Boss struggles to escape with the ladder not only adding even more pain but making it harder to break free! Sasha is screaming in pain as Conti starts shouting Portuguese at her telling her to tap out! Banks lifts her arm in the air and repositions herself to get on top of Conti, RAKING THE EYES UNTIL SHE IS FORCED TO LET GO! Desperate times call for desperate measures in this match!

Conti rolls away clutching her eyes and having to regroup whilst Sasha rolls away clutching her right arm. She noticeably is in a lot of pain and tries to shake some feeling back into her right arm before going back after Conti BUT CONTI CATCHES HER WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! Banks falls to her knees and Conti doesn’t stop there as she grabs hold of Banks and CONNECTS WITH THE BRAZILIAN KICK! Banks falls to the mat but Conti isn’t done. She scoops Sasha up and hits a TAYOGOSHI ONTO THE LADDER! Conti also hit the ladder and winces for a moment before pushing Banks onto the mat and making the cover

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BANKS KICKS OUT!​

Conti shakes her head and wonders what she needs to do to put Banks down for good. She then looks to the outside and rolls out of the ring looking for another weapon grabbing ANOTHER STEEL CHAIR! She rolls back into the ring and sets the chair up in a seated position before grabbing hold of Sasha Banks as she looks for the DD-TAY ONTO THE SEAT OF THE STEEL CHAIR… BUT SASHA COUNTERS AND HITS THE BACKSTABBER! Sasha saves herself and quickly makes the cover unable to hook the leg!

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Sasha looks angry and slams the mat with her left arm before looking at the chain next to them and having an idea! She grabs hold of it and wraps it around her left hand waiting for Conti to get back to her feet. Conti stumbles up and GETS CLOCKED IN THE FACE WITH IT! A brutal strike from Sasha as she tosses the chain away and smirks before making a lackadaisical cover on Conti!

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Sasha is in shock and argues with the referee but she makes it clear it was a 2 count. Sasha looks angry before looking around the ring and having an idea! She grabs the ladder and places it in the middle of the ring. She makes her way back over to Conti and hammers her with a few shots to the head with her left arm. She then repositions the table and places Conti on it before she starts to climb the ladder! She takes a bit longer due to the damage to her right arm before STANDING ON TOP OF THE LADDER! She does the VIVA LA RAZA AND FLIES OFF LOOKING FOR A FROG SPLASH…

BUT CONTI ROLLS OFF CAUSING SASHA TO CRASH AND BURN THROUGH THE TABLE!​

Banks cockiness and injury to her arm might have cost her the match! Conti slowly gets back to her feet using the ladder and rests on it having had a very close call. She sees Sasha struggling on the mat in pain and thinks about making the cover but wants to do more damage. She drags the lifeless body of Sasha out of the wreckage over to the steel chair she had set up. She shouts at her in Portuguese that this is the end and HITS THE DD-TAY BREAKING THE CHAIR! Conti rolls Sasha over and hooks the leg!

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Winner via pinfall: Taynara Conti (16:47) ​

A loud pop from the live crowd as Taynara Conti went through a war tonight but has put away Sasha Banks and proved she belongs at the top of the Women’s division. She is still wiping away the blood from her forehead as the referee raises her arm into the air as Banks is laid out on the mat.

Michael Cole: What a war between these two women tonight.

Elias: Both gave it their all and tried to hurt one another but in the end, Conti walks out with the victory.

Michael Cole: The damage done to Sasha's arm and her wanting to show off might have been pivotal factors in the end.

Elias: That takes nothing away from Conti tonight however. You have to feel that either the upcoming Queen of the Ring or the Women’s Universal title is next in her sights.

Sasha Banks in the ring is back to a seated position and looks furious with her loss as the medical team checks on her whilst Conti carries on the celebration at the top of the ramp getting loud cheers from the crowd.

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After we finish seeing the celebrations of Taynara Conti, we cut backstage as we can see SHAYNA BASZLER and RONDA ROUSEY walking through the back joined by their goons MARINA SHAFIR and JESSAMYN DUKE as well. Shayna and Ronda both have smug smirks on their faces as they are approached by CHARLY CARUSO!

Charly Caruso: Shayna, Ronda. Can I ask why you attacked the Women’s tag team champions earlier tonight?

Both look at her dismissively as Duke and Shafir step forward. Shayna though calls the pair back and the two leaders are now front and center.

Shayna Baszler: That’s on a need-to-know basis…

Ronda Rousey: And you don’t need to know.

Shayna and Ronda walk past Charly leaving her standing there before being joined quickly by Duke and Shafir as we cut elsewhere backstage…

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As we can see ANDRADE CIEN ALMAS and ZELINA VEGA walking down the hallway toward the ring when they are stopped by RENEE YOUNG looking for an interview.

Renee Young: Zelina, I can see it is just you two heading to the ring. Where are the rest of the Ungovernables?

Zelina shakes her head.

Zelina Vega: Cesaro, Ilja, Angel and Dijakovic are resting after being in action already tonight. Plus Shinsuke is trying to find that coward Ziggler after he cost Angel what should have rightfully been his.

One way of looking at it, Zelina.

Renee Young: Or did Cesaro have a word with you as Sheamus requested?

Andrade takes off his sunglasses and smirks leaning forward at this point.

Andrade Cien Almas: Si. But he only told them to stay back there to give no excuses to Sheamus.

Zelina Vega: Exactly. My clients don’t need help to win like Mustafa Ali needed earlier tonight. No, my clients are the best of the best!

Zelina goes to walk forward but Renee stops her having one more question.

Renee Young: One more question, Paul Heyman had an ominous message for your clients. Did you have any thoughts on that?

Zelina Vega: Paul can make all the threats he wants but look what my clients did to Brock the night after Wrestlemania! No one has manhandled Brock Lesnar like that in years.

This is a true statement as Andrade now steps forward.

Andrade Cien Almas: Brock was the final boss. Now I’m the final boss.

Andrade walks off bringing the interview to an end as Zelina smirks and we cut to the commentary team at ringside.

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Michael Cole: Strong words from Zelina but they are right. We have never seen any group or anyone period do what they did to Brock Lesnar on Raw four weeks ago.

Elias: But when he comes back? I would hate to be Andrade or any of The Ungovernables when he returns as he will be looking for blood.

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A pretty decent pop from the live crowd as SHEAMUS walks out. He stands at the top of the ramp in a Peaky Blinders coat and hat as he poses for the fans beating his chest whilst sticking his arms out before taking the attire off as he heads to the ring ready for a fight.

Michael Cole: Sheamus after Wrestlemania Thirty-Five had to take nearly nine months off due to a back injury that at the time Sheamus feared might be career-ending. Four months after returning during the Royal Rumble, he is one win away from a Universal title match against either Aleister Black or Samoa Joe.

Elias: Sheamus came very close to winning the Rumble making it to the final three before being eliminated by Brock Lesnar but he showed how good he still is by defeating two giants in Big Show and Braun Strowman to make it to the final tonight against Andrade Cien Almas.

Michael Cole: Well either of the potential opponents are quite intriguing for Sheamus. Aleister Black is someone he is familiar with from their time fighting all over Europe whilst Sheamus will want revenge after his loss at Wrestlemania Thirty-Six to Samoa Joe.

Elias: But he will have to get past a man who wants his Universal title back!

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Mostly boos from the live crowd as ANDRADE CIEN ALMAS and ZELINA VEGA make their way out! Andrade has a black mask style mask on which he takes off and passes to Zelina before walking down the ring with a smug smirk on his face.

Michael Cole: Andrade Cien Almas lost his Universal title in a three-way dance at Wrestlemania thirty-six when he took on Aleister Black and Brock Lesnar. He wants his title back.

Elias: Wins over Rusev and Montez Ford have gotten him to the final here tonight but he has to defeat the Celtic Warrior to get his rematch.

Michael Cole: And whilst a rematch with his longest rival in WWE Aleister Black is possible, it could be a battle with a former ally in Samoa Joe.

Elias: Samoa Joe has done business with the Ungovernables before but he always made it clear that he wanted the Universal title Andrade held as well.

Andrade steps across the ring from Sheamus with both men smiling ready for a fight. The referee calls for the bell and this number one contender’s match is underway!

Number one contender’s match for the Universal title:
Andrade Cien Almas vs Sheamus​

Once the bell rings both men walk toward one another with smiles on their faces. They take a moment to stare each other down before Andrade strikes first with a chop to the chest of Sheamus. The Celtic Warrior just smirks and fires back with a chop of his own! Andrade steps back a little and the two men start exchanging chops in the middle of the ring, laying into each other with hard strikes fairly evenly matched! However soon Sheamus starts to win out and sends Andrade falling back into the ropes with a brutal forearm…

BUT ANDRADE BOUNCES BACK HITTING A WICKED SPINNING BACK ELBOW! Eat your heart out Jericho as Sheamus stumbles back for the first time this match onto the ropes. Andrade runs off the ropes and hits a DROPKICK TO SHEAMUS SENDING HIM OVER THE ROPES TO THE OUTSIDE! Sheamus falls outside the ring landing on the ring floor as Andrade runs off the ropes and LEAPS THROUGH THEM HITTING A BULLET TOPE (Suicide dive through the middle rope)! A fast-paced start by Andrade here who grabs Sheamus and rolls him back into the ring!

Andrade meanwhile heads to the top rope as he lines up Sheamus for a DIVING MOONSAULT… BUT SHEAMUS ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY… BUT ANDRADE LANDS ON HIS FEET AND HITS A STANDING MOONSAULT! Cheers from the live crowd who can’t help but pop at the cool offense as Andrade makes the cover 1 Sheamus powers out! Andrade will have to do a lot more to put Sheamus down as he runs off the ropes BUT SHEAMUS TAKES HIM OFF HIS FEET WITH A SHOULDERBLOCK!

The power of the Celtic Warrior is on display as he cuts Andrade off with it and stops him in his tracks. Andrade gets back to his feet and looks to go back after Sheamus hits him with a STUN GUN ONTO THE ROPES! Andrade bounces off the ropes into Sheamus who slams him down with a BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Andrade winces in pain as he lands on the mat and Sheamus makes the cover 1 Andrade powers out! Both men are in this for the long haul with a shot at the Universal title on the line!

Sheamus grabs hold of Andrade and grinds him down a bit on the mat, locking him in a headlock as he looks to keep Andrade from outpacing him before lifting him over his shoulders… BUT ANDRADE SLIPS OUT AND LANDS BEHIND SHEAMUS! Sheamus turns around to face Andrade but gets a WICKED ELBOW TO THE HEAD FOR HIS TROUBLES! Andrade runs off the ropes and hits a BIG BOOT SENDING SHEAMUS BACK INTO THE CORNER as Andrade smiles and looks for a KNEE STRIKE… BUT SHEAMUS HAS IT SCOUTED AND AVOIDS IT!

Andrade does avoid sending his knee through and turns back around INTO A CLUBBING CHOP FROM SHEAMUS! Sheamus lays into Andrade with a series of strikes in the corner, peppering his opponent tonight before hoisting him up and once again slamming him across the ring with a BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Andrade winces in pain as he tries to get back to his feet but Sheamus runs through him with a DOUBLE AXE HANDLE! Sheamus makes the cover 1 Andrade kicks out!

As Sheamus works over Andrade on the mat we quickly cut backstage to see CESARO watching the match backstage with one of the tag team titles over his shoulder! Commentary put over his former tag team with Sheamus but also the fact he is a key part of the Ungovernables with Andrade. Back in the ring Sheamus is once again working over Andrade on the mat and grinds him down but Andrade soon fights back with a series of elbows until he gets free from the hold!

Sheamus stumbles back as Andrade takes a moment to roll to the outside getting boos from the crowd whilst he talks to Zelina outside the ring. Sheamus in the ring smugly leans on the ropes waiting for Andrade to come back inside, telling the Fella to hurry up and fight. Andrade looks annoyed but carries on with Zelina before stepping onto the apron and looking to climb into the ring… but as Sheamus comes forward ANDRADE ROLLS BACK OUT OF THE RING TO BOOS FROM THE CROWD!

Andrade playing mind games with the Celtic Warrior who doesn’t look impressed with this. Andrade talks some more with Zelina outside the ring as Sheamus shakes his head and rolls out of the ring. He walks around the ring as Zelina spots him and he CLOBBERS ANDRADE FROM BEHIND! Sheamus has had enough of his talking and picks him up sending him into the ringside barricade with a hard thud! He grabs hold of Andrade and rolls him back into the ring before getting spun around by Zelina! Zelina shouts some abuse at Sheamus who just responds to it by dismissively laughing in her face…

ZELINA GOES TO SLAP HIM BUT SHEAMUS CATCHES THE HAND! Sheamus does not look happy as he glares at Zelina who smiles and almost begs Sheamus off… WRECKING BALL DROPKICK TO SHEAMUS BY ANDRADE! Boos from the crowd but the distraction from Zelina paid off giving Andrade an opening to get back into this match. Andrade gives Sheamus a couple of boots as he lays on the ring floor before climbing back onto the ring apron and hits an ASAI MOONSAULT TO SHEAMUS! Andrade gets back to his feet as he hears the referee’s count so slides back in happy to take the count out win

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Sheamus just beats the count and keeps himself alive in this match as Andrade pounces on this hitting him with a series of boots as he comes back into the ring. Andrade lays into him with a series of kicks before being told off by the referee. He breaks from Sheamus on the 4 count backing away but Andrade charges in shortly after hitting a RUNNING KNEE STRIKE WHILST SHEAMUS IN THE ROPES! Andrade pulls Sheamus away from the ropes and makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out!

Andrade smirks as he carries on working over Sheamus and SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES HITTING A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE CHEST! Andrade makes another rapid cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Andrade stays on the mat and hits him with a series of knife-edge chops to the chest as he batters the chest of Sheamus before hitting a SINGLE LEG BASEMENT DROPKICK! Andrade makes another cover on Sheamus 1 2 Sheamus kicks out again!

Andrade looks to keep the pressure on with Zelina shouting encouragement from outside the ring. He grabs hold of Sheamus, struggling for a little bit to lift Sheamus up off the mat before hitting him with a DEADLIFT POWERBOMB ONTO THE TURNBUCKLE! A great show of strength from Andrade here as he sends Sheamus into the corner! Andrade does have to take a moment to recover after hitting the move before charging in and THIS TIME CONNECTS WITH THE HIGH KNEE STRIKE IN THE CORNER!

Andrade then heads to the other corner of the ring and lines up Sheamus… GETTING READY FOR SEEING SHADOWS AS HE CHARGES IN… BUT SHEAMUS GRABS HIM AS HE CHARGES IN AND POWERBOMBS ANDRADE! Sheamus with a big counter cutting Andrade off as he makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out! Sheamus gets back to his feet taking a moment to wince due to the damage done by Andrade during this match. Sheamus looks to keep him down on the mat and hit a series of KNEE DROPS TO THE HEAD OF ANDRADE!

He gets off about 4 of them before picking up Andrade and sending him into the corner of the ring with a TURNBUCKLE THRUST slamming Andrade right into the turnbuckle! Sheamus doesn’t stop there and connects with a series of thrusts to Andrade in the corner before breaking away. Andrade leans over having taken a beating from Sheamus to his mid-section but the Celtic Warrior doesn’t stop as he charges in hitting a KNEE LIFT TO THE HEAD STUNNING HIM!

Sheamus follows up with a series of chops in the corner as he keeps Andrade pressed in the corner… until Andrade fights back with a PENDULUM KICK OUT OF THE CORNER! Andrade quickly pounces on the opening he made and hits a SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT ONTO SHEAMUS! Andrade doesn’t make the cover and quickly transitions it into A BRIDGING NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX! 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Andrade though smirks and grabs Sheamus as he looks to wear him down with an INVERTED SURFBOARD STRETCH!

Andrade wrenches back on the hold and talks some trash to Sheamus as he is trapped in the middle of the ring! Sheamus using his superior power starts to break free and gets Andrade off of him! Sheamus gets Andrade off him and tries to get back to his feet to attack Andrade again but gets clocked with a WICKED LARIAT KNOCKING HIM OFF HIS FEET! Andrade makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Andrade has a wicked smirk but Zelina encourages her client from outside the ring as the former Universal Champion stays in control.

Andrade climbs onto the ring apron and looks to fly off onto Sheamus once again BUT SHEAMUS CATCHES HIM WITH A FOREARM STUNNING HIM! Sheamus grabs hold of Andrade and turns around showing him off to the live crowd before starting up the BEATS OF BODHRAN! Sheamus pummels the chest of Andrade with blow after blow easily going past the ten counts of the fans before breaking upon the request of the referee as Andrade falls to the outside of the ring!

Sheamus isn’t done there though and doesn’t intend to let him regroup as he hits a SLINGSHOT BATTERING RAM TO THE RING FLOOR! Sheamus gets a loud pop from the fans as he grabs hold of Andrade and rolls him back into the ring. However whilst the referee is busy checking on Andrade… ZELINA LEAPS OFF THE APRON AND HITS A HURRICANRANA TO THE CELTIC WARRIOR SLAMMING HIM INTO THE RING STEPS! Loud boos from the crowd as Andrade’s right-hand woman gives him an assist. At this point in the match, we cut backstage to see Cesaro watching the match and noticeably shaking his head!

Back at ringside, we see Andrade get back to his feet and sees Sheamus stumbling back up after going into the steps and smirks as he hits a TRIANGLE CORKSCREW PLANCHA ONTO SHEAMUS OUTSIDE THE RING! Andrade smirks to himself but isn’t done as he Irish whips Sheamus into the steel steps! Andrade then gets some distance before charging in… SEEING SHADOWS ONTO SHEAMUS AND THE STEEL STEPS! Andrade smirks and once again tells the referee to count happy to take the countout win

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Andrade was ready and pounces on him with a series of boots to the back and the head of Sheamus before pulling him off the mat and getting him in position for the HAMMERLOCK DDT… BUT SHEAMUS COUNTERS WITH THE IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Purely a defensive move from Sheamus there but he keeps himself alive in this match! Sheamus rolls away from Andrade who lays on the mat clutching his back after that move as Sheamus uses the ropes to get to his feet and STARTS TO BEAT HIS CHEST READY FOR THE BROGUE KICK!

Sheamus charges in looking to end this… BUT ANDRADE AVOIDS IT AND RUNS UP SHEAMUS’S BOOT BEFORE CATCHING HIM WITH A JUMPING-BACK ELBOW! Sheamus is staggered for the moment as Andrade grabs him from behind and connects with a STRAIGHT JACKET GERMAN SUPLEX! 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Andrade slams the mat in anger that he hasn’t been able to finish off Sheamus yet. He grabs hold of the Celtic Warrior and lifts him up showing off his power once again HITTING A LIGER BOMB! Andrade makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out!

Andrade shakes his head angry he cannot put him away as he bends down over Sheamus and connects with a series of punches to the face before heading to the corner of the ring. He looks to make the climb but as he gets on the top rope SHEAMUS IS BACK ON HIS FEET AND CONNECTS WITH A SHOT TO THE MID-SECTION STOPPING HIM ON THE TOP ROPE! Both men battle it out on the top rope as Andrade tries to knock Sheamus down but The Celtic Warrior wins out as he gets ANDRADE ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AND HITS AN AVALANCHE WHITE NOISE! Loud cheers once again from the live crowd as Sheamus crawls over to make the cover

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Andrade stays alive and shows just as much heart as Sheamus to keep himself in the match. Sheamus winces in pain having taken a fair bit of damage during this match. Sheamus gets back to his feet and starts laying into Andrade with a few clubbing blows before he lifts him up over his shoulders! He has to take a moment but he gets him above his head and sends him flying across the ring with A CELTIC CROSS! Sheamus pulling out an old favorite here as he makes the cover again

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Sheamus can’t put away Andrade in this match! Sheamus shakes his head but heads to the corner of the ring and is ready to bring this match to an end! He sets up in the corner ready to go for the BROGUE KICK! He beats his chest once again as he waits for Andrade to rise across the ring and gets ready to run… BUT ZELINA GRABS HIS FOOT DISTRACTING HIM! Sheamus shakes her off and charges in BUT ANDRADE MOVES IN TIME AND HITS A SWINGING NECKBREAKER!

Zelina once again proves vital in keeping Andrade alive in this match! Andrade doesn’t want to waste time though and climbs to the top rope and he positions himself before flying off the top rope with a SPILT-LEGGED CORKSCREW MOONSAULT! An impressive move by Andrade who hooks the leg of Sheamus

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Andrade shakes his head as he bends down over Sheamus and hits him with a series of ELBOW STRIKES TO THE HEAD WEARING DOWN SHEAMUS ON THE MAT! He peppers Sheamus with a series of elbows looking to keep him down BUT SHEAMUS STARTS TO FIGHT BACK WITH A SERIES OF BLOWS SHOCKING ANDRADE! Andrade falls back as both men get to their feet and start trading strikes in the middle of the ring. Andrade tries to keep up with the power of Sheamus but can’t do it as Sheamus starts to win out the brawl in the middle of the ring. He then once again teases going to the BROGUE KICK PROMPTING ZELINA TO CLIMB ONTO THE APRON!

Sheamus goes over to deal with her himself but the referee instead confronts Zelina and sends her to the back! Loud cheers from the crowd as Sheamus turns back to Andrade… LOW BLOW BY THE LEADER OF THE UNGOVERNABLES! Loud boos from the crowd as Andrade pounces on the distraction provided by Zelina and grabs Sheamus PLANTING HIM WITH THE HAMMERLOCK DDT! Zelina now seeing the distraction worked heads back up the ramp as the referee turns around to see Andrade making the cover

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Winner via pinfall: Andrade Cien Almas (16:33) ​

Loud boos from the crowd as a cocky Andrade gets back to his feet and soaks in the boos from the crowd as he is now one match away from winning back his Universal title! Zelina jumps back into the ring joining her client and lifts his arm into the air, giving the Ungovernables their second victory tonight.

Michael Cole: Andrade picks up the win and earns himself a future Universal title match. But not without help from Zelina Vega!

Elias: Zelina wanted to make sure her client picked up a win after a mixed night for the Ungovernables up till now.

Michael Cole: But Sheamus will not be happy especially after asking Cesaro to make sure the Ungovernables didn’t get involved in the match.

Elias: And if Cesaro did request they don’t get involved, what will he think of his leader Zelina ignoring him?

Sheamus in the ring is starting to come to and looks a little pissed off whilst Zelina and Andrade carry on their celebration up the ramp as we cut backstage to a hallway by the parking lot…

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As we can see AJ STYLES walking through the back with his suitcases and he is followed by THE GOOD BROTHERS!

Luke Gallows: AJ come back!

Karl Anderson: You don’t have to do this!

As AJ turns around to speak RENEE YOUNG appears looking for a scoop!

Renee Young: AJ, AJ what is going on? I just got word from Adam Pearce that you requested some time off from WWE. Is that true?

AJ shakes his head before responding to Renee.

AJ Styles: Yeah it’s true, isn’t someone allowed to take some time off to spend with their family around here.

AJ goes to leave through the door but Karl blocks the way for a moment.

Karl Anderson: C’mon AJ. We know the real reason.

Luke Gallows: It’s the losses recently and you’re wondering if you’ve lost your edge.

AJ shakes his head knowing his friend is right before responding.

AJ Styles: Maybe it is but what? I should stick around and keep losing week in week out like I’ve been doing since Wrestlemania!

Karl Anderson: We didn’t say that AJ. But maybe we can help you get back on track.

Luke Gallows: Yeah maybe if we had been ringside to help…

AJ Styles: I’m supposed to be phenomenal! I shouldn’t need you boys to help me get the job done. I should be a champion right now but it’s been well over a year since I’ve held gold!

The longest time since joining the company he has been without gold.

AJ Styles: I need to get back to my best.

He puts his hands on the shoulders of the Good Brothers.

AJ Styles: We need to get back to the top of this company. When I come back, The Club will be even stronger. Maybe with a new friend joining us as well.

That causes Karl and Luke to each raise an eyebrow as AJ Styles walks off and we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.

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Michael Cole: AJ Styles taking time off to get back to his best.

Elias: But what did he mean about a new friend joining him Michael? Who could he mean?

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A massive pop from the live crowd as THE MAN BECKY LYNCH walks out with the Women’s Universal title over her shoulder. She is in the Kill Bill-styled jacket that she initially wore at Wrestlemania 35 as she walks down the ramp with a purpose.

Michael Cole: Well right now we are going to hear from Becky Lynch who has a massive announcement regarding the future of the Women’s Universal title.

Elias: We have been wondering all week what this could mean. The last we saw of Becky was three weeks ago when she was attacked on Raw by Nia Jax backstage who put her through some tables backstage.

Michael Cole: And we also learned since then that Nia Jax is not cleared for action either due to an injury she picked up in her return to the ring.

Elias: But with no title defense tonight, there has been some speculation about what this could mean and if Becky is issuing a challenge for Queen of the Ring.

Becky as the commentary team speculates on what her announcement is going to be, grabs a steel chair and a microphone from a stagehand at ringside. She slides the chair into the ring before climbing through the ropes. She takes a moment to unfold the chair before taking a seat on it in the middle of the ring. A “BECKY” chant starts up from the crowd as she takes a moment to soak it in before talking.

Becky Lynch: I don’t often say this but hearing you people chant my name, even when I was insulting you as I first became the Man… it means everything to me.

Becky has a smile on her face but a slightly sad one as the fans go wild for her.

Becky Lynch: And becoming the Man led to the best years of my career.

She moves the Women’s Universal title off her shoulder and looks at it longingly before placing it on her lap as she carries on speaking.

Becky Lynch: Putting Charlotte in her place every week and breaking the arm of that little weirdo Ronnie…

Becky revels in insulting her two biggest rivals.

Becky Lynch: I mean I can only think of one thing that will ever beat making her tap at Wrestlemania.

She looks down at the title and her stomach before looking back at the live crowd.

Becky Lynch: But after Wrestlemania something changed.

The crowd quietens down a bit, worried about where this seems to be going.

Becky Lynch: And just to clarify one rumor, that stupid bitch Nia Jax didn’t injure me.

Loud cheers for the insult towards Nia Jax.

Becky Lynch: She broke my face once and I was ready to fight then, I wasn’t going to let her stop me from fighting again after the last time.

Becky shakes her head and smiles to herself.

Becky Lynch: But I do need to stop fighting for the time being.

The crowd boos as Becky smiles and lifts the Women’s Universal title into the air.

Becky Lynch: I have to give this title up.

Loud boos from the crowd who are not happy about this.

Becky Lynch: This is not a decision I take lightly but it’s a decision I must take.

Becky places the Women’s Universal title on the mat in front of her before getting back upright to look at the fans.

Becky Lynch: Because The Man must become The Mum!

It takes a moment for it to sink in before the crowd starts to cheer loudly and tears come to the eyes of Becky Lynch.

Becky Lynch: I promise you this isn’t goodbye. I will be back for that title.

She points at the Universal title she has placed on the mat in front of her.

Becky Lynch: And I promise you The Man always comes around!

A loud pop from the live crowd as Becky Lynch smiles soaking in the reaction from the live crowd until…

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Thunderous boos for the interruption and that’s because it’s MRS MONEY IN THE BANK SHAYNA BASZLER! However, she is not alone as she walks out with her best friend RONDA ROUSEY and the goons JESSAMYN DUKE and MARINA SHAFIR! Shayna has the briefcase in her right hand and in her left hand a microphone.

Shayna Baszler: You finally showed up for work Becky.

Becky Lynch: Been a bit busy Shayna.

Shayna Baszler: I heard but there is one thing I have a problem with.

Becky Lynch: I achieved something Ronda has been dreaming of for years.

Ronda looks furious as there are a few oooohs from the crowd but Becky isn’t done.

Becky Lynch: Jealous Ronda?

Becky rubs her belly and Ronda loses her shit!

Ronda Rousey: You fu….

Duke and Shafir take the microphone from Ronda and calm their leader down as Shayna steps forward.

Shayna Baszler: Becky you want to run your mouth but you are running away from the consequences of cashing cheques your body ain’t going to be able to carry.

Loud boos as Shayna snarls at the crowd.

Shayna Baszler: See you may think you are vacating that title but I have this!

She lifts the Money in the Bank briefcase in the air.

Shayna Baszler: And what’s to stop me from cashing this in right now?

Michael Cole (off-mic): She is pregnant you monster!

The crowd is giving Shayna a horrendous amount of heat as she smirks evilly. Becky though grabs the steel chair she brought into the ring with her.

Becky Lynch: You want to try cashing in on me?

Becky slams the chair down on the mat a couple of times.

Becky Lynch: Try it bitch!

Loud cheers from the crowd as Becky tosses the microphone and stands in the ring. Ronda and Shayna nod at their two goons before heading to the ring as they surround it SHIELD style covering a side of the ring each as the crowd chant for Becky who is about to have to defend herself 4 on 1 whilst pregnant until…

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A massive pop from the crowd as the veteran duo: THE DIVAS OF DOOM make their way out and charge to the ring pulling Shayna and Ronda off the apron attacking them. Becky meanwhile using the distraction clocks Jessamyn Duke with the chair knocking her to the floor and Becky whacks Marina as she enters the ring. Outside the ring, the brawl is carrying on but even more calvary appears…

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Another loud pop as TEAM KICK sprint down the entrance ramp and go right after Duke and Shafir. Tegan Nox and Dakota Kai lay into the goons giving them a beating at ringside, repeating what they did on the pre-show whilst Beth and Natalya send Shayna and Ronda retreating up the entrance ramp until…

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And another loud pop as the WWE Women’s tag team champions THE HUGGING PIRATES walk out and jump onto Ronda and Shayna attacking them. Bayley and Kairi are looking for revenge after the attack by the Real Horsewomen earlier tonight. Sadly for the live crowd, Ronda and Shayna manage to escape from the Hugging Pirates retreating backstage.

Duke and Shafir meanwhile desperately escape through the crowd as the babyfaces chase them off for good leaving Becky in the ring alone. She looks at the crowd nodding before being joined in the ring by her rival last year Beth Phoenix. Both women have a lot of respect for each other as they nod and share a hug in the ring. The rest of the baby faces slide inside lifting Becky into the air as the crowd starts to chant “THANK YOU BECKY”!

Michael Cole: Thank god for the Divas of Doom, Team Kick and The Hugging Pirates. Without them, Becky Lynch might have been in trouble.

Elias: Shayna and Ronda will go to any depth to get what they want, proving that tonight but thankfully there was no actual match tonight.

Michael Cole: But what does this mean for the Women’s Universal title? Who will become the champion?

Elias: I’ve gotten word from Adam Pearce we will find out the future of the Women’s Universal title on tomorrow night’s Monday Night Raw.

Michael Cole: But right now, it is time to focus on our main event and the Men’s Universal title as Aleister Black defends his title against Samoa Joe.

Elias: Let’s take a look at how we got here!

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We cut to a video package showing Samoa Joe’s win at Wrestlemania and Aleister Black’s win at the same show. We get clips of the promos from both men and their attacks on each other in the lead-up to the match. The final thing shown before the end of the promo is MVP approaching Samoa Joe and offering his services. The promo comes to an end though with Black promising Joe will fade to black as we cut back to the ring.

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Boos from the live crowd as SAMOA JOE marches out with his signature towel around his neck and a snarl on his face. Joe is all business tonight, ahead of potentially the biggest match of his career. He steps through the ropes and there is no posing, no taunts. Just pure focus on his part.

Michael Cole: Samoa Joe has been in the WWE for a few years and has come this close to becoming Universal Champion. Could tonight be the night he finally does it?

Elias: He could easily become champion tonight. Joe is a killer and he has a purpose. Plus you potentially have MVP waiting in the wings.

Michael Cole: Up to this point we have seen Joe turn down the advance of MVP but has he been lying about it?

Elias: He did take the business card from MVP, Michael.

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A loud pop from the live crowd as ALEISTER BLACK slowly ascends from below the arena. He takes his time rising from the depths and stands at the top of the entrance ramp with the Universal title around his waist. He takes his time as he walks down the ramp not taking his eyes off Joe.

Michael Cole: Aleister Black made it through the two devils on his back at Wrestlemania: Brock Lesnar and Andrade Cien Almas. What happens next when you defeat your demons?

Elias: Aleister Black has proven he can beat monsters but Joe is much more of a tactical monster than Brock.

Michael Cole: Joe very much is the brains and the brawn.

Elias: But Black is like a force we have rarely seen on Raw only losing to two men in single matches since becoming a Raw superstar.

Aleister Black is now in the ring and takes off his title as he passes it to the referee… WHICH JOE USES TO ATTACK ALEISTER BLACK! He lays in Black with a series of strikes before slamming him down to the mat. Joe carries on attacking him before being pulled off by the referee. Joe screams in the referee’s face but he gets warned that the match will be thrown out if he doesn’t stop. Joe backs away as Black in the corner winces in pain. The referee goes over to Black to check he is OK and Black responds by shouting START THE DAMN MATCH! The referee obliges and calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Universal title match:
Aleister Black © vs Samoa Joe​

Joe as soon as the bell rings goes right on the attack and lays into Black with a series of blows in the corner of the ring, hammering away on the champion! He batters him in the corner before backing away from Black looking to charge in once more looking for an ELBOW SMASH… BLACK STUNS HIM WITH BLACK MASS! Joe is rocked but Black can’t pounce on it as JOE FALLS THROUGH THE ROPES AND OUT OF THE RING! Black seeing him fall out of the ring uses this to take a moment to rest on the ropes pondering his next move.

Black then climbs to the top rope as he lines Joe up outside the ring and flies off hitting a DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO JOE ON THE RING FLOOR! Black takes a moment to rest outside the ring as Joe is still out cold! Black’s pride takes over as he refuses to take the count out victory. He takes a moment to lift Joe up and slowly rolls him back into the ring breaking the count for both of them! Joe is still not moving as Black climbs back into the ring to make the cover on Joe!

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Joe kicks out!​

Black nearly picks up the win in a minute and he smells blood here as he sizes up Joe ready to go for a SECOND BLACK MASS which will surely finish this match! Joe slowly gets back to his feet as BLACK SWINGS AROUND… JOE COUNTERS AVOIDING THE KICK AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A DRAGON SUPLEX! Joe is still staggered and struggling after the Black Mass and he knows he needs to do something as he grabs hold of Black’s right leg AND LOCKS IN A KNEEBAR!

Joe wrenches back on the hold desperately trying to force a tap out from Black or take away some of his kicking power! Joe has it in tight but Black is still relatively fresh and manages to kick Joe away from him breaking the hold! Black gets back to his feet slightly wincing as Joe charges back in AND GETS A KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD! Black though has to wince after using his right leg which did take some damage whilst in the hold and Joe uses that to hit a THUNDEROUS SPINEBUSTER! Joe makes the cover 1 2 Black kicks out!

Joe is still struggling after the Black Mass but grabs hold of Black hitting a GERMAN SUPLEX! Joe holds on though and connects with a DRAGON SUPLEX! Joe still refuses to let go of Black and finishes off the sequence with a BRIDGING STRAIGHT JACKET SUPLEX! 1 2 Black kicks out! Joe looks annoyed but also senses this might be his chance to end this as he lifts Black up off the mat and gets him over the shoulders in position for the MUSCLEBUSTER… BLACK SLIPS OUT AND HITS A DROPKICK!

Black sends Joe backward as he hits him with a series of KNEE STRIKES using his left knee rather than his right knee before hitting Joe with a FALLING DDT! Black plants Joe right on his head and makes the cover 1 2 Joe kicks out! Black follows up by going for a series of kicks to the head whilst Joe is on the mat trying to get up as he peppers Joe with kicks… BUT JOE GRABS HIS LEFT LEG LOOKING FOR A KNEEBAR… BLACK CONNECTS WITH A WICKED BOOT TO THE FACE WITH HIS RIGHT LEG!

Black though has to roll away and winces in pain due to the damage done to his right leg as Joe is laid out on the mat. He gets back to his feet and stands above Joe as he leaps into the air LOOKING FOR BLOOD MOON BUT JOE ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY! Black winces and that moment of weakness allows Joe to pounce as he looks to lock in the COQUINA CLUTCH! Joe wraps his arms around the neck of Black as he looks to choke him out BUT BLACK FIGHTS HIS WAY OUT OF IT!

A series of wicked elbows as Black sends Joe back! Black tries to swing around to go for a kick to the head BUT JOE SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A STO! Joe makes the cover 1 2 Black kicks out! Joe follows up by running off the ropes and connects with a JUMPING SENTON CRUSHING BLACK! Joe scoops Black off the mat and lifts him into the air planting him with a FOLDING POWERBOMB BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO A SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB FOCUSING ON THE RIGHT LEG!

Joe wrenches back on the hold putting pressure not only on the right leg of Black but also his back as the champion knows his title might be in danger here! Black struggles in the hold and teases tapping but he refuses to let go of his Universal title that easily and crawls to the ropes! He fights through the pain and gets inches from the ropes… JOE PULLS HIM BACK… BUT THAT GIVES BLACK THE CHANCE TO ESCAPE AND SWEEP THE LEG! Black rolls away and gets back to his feet hitting BLOOD MOON! Black makes the cover 1 2 Joe kicks out!

Black winces having landed on his right leg once again but he grits his teeth ready to bring this match to an end! He grabs hold of Joe as he tries to get off the mat and locks him in DRAGON SLAYER (Modified dragon sleeper)! The Samoan Submission Machine finds himself locked in a lethal submission as Black wrenches and wrenches back on the hold as he tries to choke the life out of Joe! The challenger is struggling in the hold and we can see him actually start to fade as JOE LIFTS HIS ARM UP…

AND USES IT TO PULL HIMSELF UP TO KICK BLACK IN THE HEAD BREAKING THE HOLD! Black falls back as Joe runs at him and connects with a RUNNING LEG LARIAT sending Black out of the ring to the ring floor! Black falls to the outside of the ring as Joe looks at Black and RUNS OFF THE ROPES DIVING OVER THE TOP AS HE CONNECTS WITH A SUCIDIDE ELBOW WIPING OUT BLACK OUTSIDE THE RING! Joe is pulling out all the stops to put away Black in this match!

Joe gets back to his feet getting a mixed reaction from the crowd for the cool move before hitting Black with a series of punches whilst he is on the floor. He then takes a look at the ring apron and has evil intentions! He gets Black into the air looking for a POWERBOMB ONTO THE APRON BUT BLACK COUNTERS WITH A FACEBUSTER ONTO THE RING FLOOR! Black hears the referee's count, choosing to roll in and out to break the count as he steps onto the apron.

He lines up Samoa Joe as he rises back to his feet and HITS A DIVING METEORA OFF THE RING APRON TO JOE! More loud cheers from the crowd as the frenetic pace of this match keeps up! Black grabs hold of Joe and rolls him back inside the ring after a bit of a struggle to get him inside! Black heads to the top rope as he lines Joe up and goes for a DIVING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP AND CONNECTS! Black drives his feet into Joe's chest as he climbs back onto Joe making the cover

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Joe kicks out!​

Joe stays alive here but Black remains focused and gets ready to end this! He backs away from Joe and sizes him up ready to go for BLACK MASS! Joe stumbles to his feet and turns around as BLACK SWINGS HIS RIGHT FOOT… JOE BLOCKS IT (Glock Anderson style) AS BLACK WINCES DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO HIS RIGHT LEG AND JOE POUNCES LOCKING IN THE COQUINA CLUTCH! Joe preying on a moment of weakness from Black and it might win him the Universal title!

He wrenches the hold in tightly on as he chokes the life out of Black as the Dutch Destroyer is trapped in the hold right in the middle of the ring! Joe brings him off his feet and brings him down to the mat as he starts to get the hold in even tighter! Black can see his Universal title, the holy grail he was chasing for months slowly fading from his grasp… BUT USING THE LAST OF HIS STRENGTH HE FLIPS HIS BODY AND COUNTERS INTO A PINNING PREDICAMENT!

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Joe breaks the hold and kicks out just in time!​

Black nearly snuck out the win but Joe was wise to it! Joe senses the blood in the water and looks to end this as he pounds on Black whilst he lays on the mat with a series of punches before scooping him up onto his shoulders for the MUSCLEBUSTER! He brings Black towards the middle of the ring… BUT BLACK COUNTERS AND LOCKS IN THE ANTI-CROSS (Modified Octopus hold)! Black wraps his entire body around Joe as he tries to force him to tap out!

Joe is trapped in the middle of the ring as Black takes him by surprise and has it locked in with an iron grasp! Joe is trying to find a way to escape but the hold is locked in tight as JOE FALLS TO HIS KNEES! The hold is on tight as Joe is trying to get the power to make it to the ropes to escape the hold or to slam Black to the mat but he is struggling as Black shouts for Joe to submit! Joe grits his teeth in pain and looks like he is about to verbally submit…

BUT USING THE LAST OF HIS STRENGTH HITS A FALLAWAY SLAM BREAKING THE HOLD!​

Joe rolls away as Black is left on the mat and the Samoan Submission machine looks furious with how close he came to tapping out to Black! The champion is still in pain on the mat as Joe looks to end this! He stalks Black from behind as he sizes him up to go for the COQUINA CLUTCH ONE MORE TIME… AS HE GOES TO GRAB BLACK BUT GETS ELBOWED OFF AND BLACK SWINGS AROUND BLACK MASS! Black catches him with a second one but has to clutch his right foot! Black makes the cover hooking the leg! Is it enough?

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IT IS ENOUGH! ALEISTER BLACK RETAINS HIS TITLE!

Winner via pinfall and still Universal Champion: Aleister Black (10:28)​

Loud cheers from the crowd as Aleister Black rolls off of Samoa Joe having come out of a war tonight but he is still the Universal Champion! He gets passed his title by the referee as he winces due to the damage done to his right leg during the match before lifting his title into the air.

Michael Cole: Samoa Joe gave it his all tonight and came this close to winning the Universal title from Aleister Black.

Elias: Joe came out of the blocks on fire and tried to catch Black off-guard but that might have actually cost Joe the match!

Michael Cole: Getting hit with Black Mass that early might have been what cut off his momentum and turned the tides in Aleister’s favor!

Elias: Maybe the guidance of MVP could have made the difference and we would be looking at a new Universal Champion!

We cut back to the ringside area and we can see Samoa Joe sitting on the ring apron looking furious before jumping off and kicking the steel steps in a fit of rage, clearly furious with his loss tonight. Aleister Black meanwhile is celebrating as he heads up the entrance ramp before turning around as…

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ANDRADE CIEN ALMAS walks out onto the stage in a crisp white suit and wearing a pair of sunglasses. He comes face to face with Aleister Black as the two men have a stare-down. Two rivals are about to collide once again as the show fades to black.

EWR Rating:
62%​

 

[Tg11]

- Aleister Black retains the WWE Universal Championship in the main event beating Samoa Joe here at Backlash in what I thought was a great match. It definitely was from beginning to end. Hard hitting affair but with Black defending his Championship successfully and retaining, it looks like his next #1 Contender Andrade confronts Black to end the show. I was almost expecting that. But it sets up Andrade/Black for the WWE Universal Championship at the next RAW PPV but which PPV is it though?

- Becky's announcement I knew it...she's pregnant because in real life Becky was at this time so Becky having to vacate the RAW Women's Championship, it begs the question of how a new Champion gets crowned? I wonder if Pierce sets up a tournament to crown a new RAW Women's Champion? Or do you have an Over the Top Rope Battle Royal to determine the new Champion?

- The Club...I love it...AJ Styles taking time off and he says he may even bring a new friend with him when he does come back. It makes me wonder who it will be? Someone from AEW or someone from New Japan to jump ship to WWE? But Gallows & Anderson are still here and they can still go after the RAW Tag Team Championship in AJ's absence

- I wonder if Sheamus after losing that #1 Contenders Match for the WWE Universal Championship to Andrade, if he will turn his attention to his former tag team partner Cesaro? I can definitely see a Sheamus/Cesaro feud being reignited all these years later but with a babyface Sheamus and a heel Cesaro

- Bayley & Kairi Sane retain their WWE Women's Tag Team Championships beating The Robert Stone Brand even though the odds were stacked against them but the post match attack from Ronda Rousey and Ms Money in the Bank Shayna Baszler I definitely did not expect that

- MVPs mystery client turns out to be Swerve Strickland and Swerve beats Lio Rush...well I definitely expected that but definitely didn't expect Lio to join The Hurt Business but with him joining, it makes me wonder who else joins?

 

[Roy Mustang]

Predictions contest:

Tg11: 13/27

News update:

Raw dealing with a ton of injuries​

Raw at the moment is dealing with a lot of injuries to talent viewed as key to the brand. With Bobby Lashley, Apollo Crews, Montez Ford, Rey Mysterio, Becky Lynch and others all having to take time off for injuries and other reasons (which we will get to below) this has several impacted plans on the Raw brand. A lot of long terms plans have had to be rewritten and AJ Styles/Finn Balor’s planned time off was nearly canceled to cover for the gaps.

However backstage sources felt for the stories they are telling with the duo, the time away is needed. Whether both men come back sooner is unknown and might depend on how bad the injury crisis becomes. With the draft coming up some of these holes should be covered but this has had an impact on future plans already, especially in the case of the Women’s division and MVP’s new stable on Raw which has had to go through two major changes already.

Original plans for Becky Lynch’s title reign​

Speaking of Becky Lynch, at Backlash The Man vacated the Women’s Universal title ending her fifth Women’s championship reign. WWE officials were informed of the positive pregnancy a few hours before the 2nd Raw after Wrestlemania hence writing off Becky via an attack through the tables by Nia Jax. In the meantime, WWE officials have been scrambling to re-write plans for the future as Becky unsurprisingly was a major part of plans for the remainder of this year and next. The original plan for Backlash was for Becky to beat Nia in a very short fashion with Shayna watching at ringside teasing she would cash in but Becky finishes Nia off too quickly for it to be worth it.

Shayna was expected to cash in either before or at Summerslam with Becky feuding with Sasha Banks leading into the summer over the title harking back to the cash in by Sasha at last year’s event with Shayna either cashing in during this match or effectively inserting herself into the feud and cashing in post-match. From there it was expected to lead into a Horsewomen vs Horsewomen feud. With Becky out for the foreseeable future, it remains to be seen what will happen to those plans but we will hear about the immediate future of the Women’s Universal title on tonight’s Raw!

Isaiah “Swerve” Scott debut at Backlash​

Isaiah “Swerve” Scott making his Raw debut last night was very much not something WWE was planning on doing any time soon. Whilst a lot of people are big fans of Swerve, HHH down on NXT was noticeably not that high on him. There has also been a lot of talk of unhappiness about his booking in NXT with Swerve wanting to do more and even going to HBK to ask what he can do to get his shot. HBK had been pushing for him to get more shine but in the end, it was MVP who was pivotal in the call-up.

MVP has noticeably been recruiting superstars for a new group on the Red Brand and the original plan for Backlash was Bobby Lashley vs Lio Rush with Lashley joining up with MVP. With Lashley out till at least November, this was obviously canceled. Apollo Crews who had been planned for the stable down the road and was going to join after the draft was brought over to Raw early as there were no plans for him on Smackdown at the time. However, Apollo Crews would then pick up an injury at a house show ruling him out of the action for the foreseeable future.

As callous as it sounds, Apollo’s loss seems to have been Swerve’s gain as MVP looked through tapes of talent in NXT and picked Swerve himself to join his group. Lio Rush who has worked with Swerve outside WWE also put over to the bookers on Raw how good he is and they made the call to add him to the group. It is rumored he will be taking Apollo Crews' role within the group and is seen as someone who is a future star whilst Apollo who was having a much-needed character reset joining up with MVP after a very poor main roster run might be going down to NXT for a reset upon his return from injury.

Plans for Queen of the Ring and the draft​

The current plan for Queen of the Ring which will take place on Saturday 6th June is it will be WWE’s second-ever All-Women’s PPV event. The Quarterfinals onwards will take place at the PPV with a few other showcase matches from the Women’s division. WWE is also in talks with a few legends of the Women’s division to see if they can wrestle on the show. The night after Queen of the Ring, WWE is planning to host a network special for the draft. It is expected to work similarly to previous years with Raw getting 3 picks to every 2 Smackdown picks which every member of the roster is available for selection.

Mod note: I also don’t want to break up my Raw and Smackdown with the draft tbh

 

[Tg11]

But I definitely hope Roman Reigns is drafted to RAW with The Usos and Naomi all on RAW...you can easily have The Bloodline take over RAW and easily have Bloodline vs Ungovernables

Or I wouldn't be surprised if Andrade gets drafted to Smackdown

Or Seth Rollins I can easily see him drafted to Smackdown

Edge I think stays on RAW but Orton gets drafted to RAW to reignite Orton/Edge

McIntyre could go to RAW with the WWE Championship and Black to Smackdown with the WWE Universal Championship

Queen of the Ring I wonder if the winner of the tournament gets a RAW or Smackdown Women's Championship match at SummerSlam?

So The Hurt Business is compromised of Swerve Scott and Lio Rush for now as the Tag team of the stable but who else joins? I think it will be Lashley whenever he returns to basically become the leader and whoever as the group's muscle or their enforcer

 

[Roy Mustang]

Monday Night Raw:
May 4th 2020
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Mohegan Sun Arena
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Monday Night Raw doesn’t start with the usual post-PPV video package. Instead, we get a video recap of Becky Lynch vacating her Women’s Universal title due to becoming a mother. Once we see her being lifted into the air by a selection of Raw babyfaces the video ends and we cut to an office backstage as we can see ADAM PEARCE sitting behind his desk with the title on the desk in front of him as he looks to address the camera.

Adam Pearce: Last night, Becky vacated this title due to her pregnancy.

Adam takes a moment before speaking.

Adam Pearce: And as a parent myself, there is no greater feeling than the birth of your child. I wish you the best of luck Becky and when you are ready to come back, as long as I am in charge you will get a chance to win your title back.

In 2030 when I get to the time when Becky would be able to come back.

Adam Pearce: But we need to look to the present and how we are going to crown a new Women’s Universal Champion!

Adam gets serious as he looks at the camera.

Adam Pearce: Now there are many ways I could crown a new champion. But I want to make sure whoever takes The Man’s crown really earns it.

Adam takes a moment before carrying on.

Adam Pearce: And I could make the tournament to crown a new champion Raw exclusive but that wouldn’t be fitting of someone who has done what Becky has done for the Women’s division.

On the screen behind Adam Pearce, we can see the QUEEN OF THE RING logo appear in the background!

Adam Pearce: The winner of the first-ever Queen of the Ring will also become Women’s Universal Champion!

A blockbuster announcement to kick off Raw!

Adam Pearce: And the Queen of the Ring tournament will not just contain Raw and Smackdown superstars but we will also see superstars from NXT and NXT UK taking part in the tournament as well!

Another big announcement as the possible field gets even bigger!

Adam Pearce: And the brackets for the tournament will be announced at Judgment Day!

Adam helping the “competition”? Bad business tbh.

Adam Pearce: I will be personally flying over to Scotland to meet my fellow commissioners to discuss the tournament and create the brackets for the Queen of the Ring as well as the rest of the card.

Adam Pearce gets to his feet as he looks to bring the promo to a close.

Adam Pearce: But in the meantime in our main event tonight we will see a massive twelve-man tag!

Cheers from the live crowd for the massive tag in the main event.

Adam Pearce: We will see The Ungovernables team up in action together as a unit to take on Mustafa Ali, Chad Gable, Sheamus, The Usos and Kalisto!

Rivals from the night before… and Kalisto!

Adam Pearce: But to start the show we will have an eight-woman tag as The Real Horsewomen take on The Divas of Doom and Team Kick!

More cheers from the crowd with an exciting match to start the show as Adam Pearce bring the promo to an end and we cut to the opening theme song for Monday Night Raw!

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The opening theme to the show comes to an end as we pan around the Mohegan Sun Arena before cutting to the commentary team adjacent to the entrance ramp!

Michael Cole: It’s Monday Night. You know what that means. Welcome to Monday Night Raw and we are coming off an action-packed Backlash!

Elias: Some huge announcements by our commissioner Adam Pearce including a big main event but we will be starting tonight’s show off with a bang!

*GLAMAZONE*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as THE DIVAS OF DOOM walk out onto the stage. BETH PHOENIX and NATALYA both look focused on getting the job done in this opening tag as the two women share a fist bump with each other before heading down the entrance ramp.

Michael Cole: Over the last few weeks we have heard Beth talking about this being the final year of her career and she wants to end it with gold.

Elias: The Queen of the ring could be a golden opportunity for her to do that but maybe his tag team partner the Queen of Harts might feel different.

Michael Cole: We all know the legacy Natalya comes from with her uncles Bret and Owen Hart being former Kings of the Ring.

Elias: How fitting would it be for Natalya to become the first-ever Queen of the Ring?

*CAFFEINE*​

Another decent pop from the live crowd as the energetic TEAM KICK sprints out! The former tag team champions DAKOTA KAI and TEGAN NOX slap hands with the fans in the front row before joining their tag team partners tonight in the ring.

Michael Cole: Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox have been making an impact on Raw even before they joined the red brand, being the longest-ever Women’s tag team champions!

Elias: Holding those belts for over one hundred days in such a competitive tag division is no easy feat.

Michael Cole: But what if they end up in the Queen of the Ring?

Elias: Dakota Kai is a former NXT Champion whilst Tegan Nox will be looking to correct her Mae Young classic run ending via injury. Either would be a worthy queen.

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Boos from the live crowd once they realize who is coming out as the unit debut a new song with SHAYNA BASZLER, JESSAMYN DUKE and MARINA SHAFIR all walk out onto the stage. Shayna shows off her Money in the Bank briefcase as they wait for a moment and are joined by RONDA ROUSEY with a microphone in hand!

Ronda Rousey: Last night, should have been our vengeance on Becky Lynch!

Loud cheers for Ronda being thwarted as she looks at the crowd.

Ronda Rousey: Yeah you keep cheering for her because guess what? You’re not seeing her ever again!

And Ronda turns it around to heat just like that.

Ronda Rousey: You think Becky is going to come back and go from rubbish town to rubbish town when she has a kid?

Ronda shakes her head.

Ronda Rousey: I barely want to see you people now and I don’t even have a kid!

The faces in the ring remain unimpressed with this speech.

Ronda Rousey: Becky ran away and hid from us which makes her smarter than you four!

Ronda points at the faces in the ring as Beth steps forward ready for a fight but Ronda shakes her head as she leads the Real Horsewomen down the ramp.

Ronda Rousey: You four are about to learn what happens when you stand in our way. And after we’ve dealt with you…

Ronda passes the microphone over to Shayna.

Shayna Baszler: Hugging Pirates you are next!

Shayna tosses the microphone down to the ring floor as The Real Horsewomen step into the ring. After some discussion, Ronda Rousey steps into the ring for the Horsewomen as Beth Phoenix steps into the ring for the faces as the referee calls for the bell to get the match underway!

Match 1: The Real Horsewomen vs Divas of Doom and Team Kick
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Match summary: The match starts with both Beth and Ronda standing across the ring as Ronda talks some trash to Beth. Beth shows off her power and Ronda is a little taken aback as she retreats into the corner and brings Baszler into the match. Shayna tries to wear down the Glamazon but Beth has too much power. Beth tags out bringing Kai into the match and she resumes her NXT rivalry with Shayna Baszler (in this timeline she beat Shayna for the NXT Women’s title)!

From there we see a lot of rapid tags between both teams with everyone getting time in the ring until the Real Horsewomen manage to isolate Tegan Nox! They work over the Welsh Wizard in the corner of the ring and look to target her leg as the babyfaces look for a way back into the match but the submission work of the Real Horsewomen has Tegan near tapping on several occasions. Tegan fights through the pain and eventually makes the hot tag bringing BETH BACK INTO THE MATCH! Beth runs through the heels and overpowers them as she slams them down leaving herself with Shayna in the ring as Team Kick takes care of the goons sending them outside!

With Mrs. Money in the Bank isolated Beth tags in Natalya who locks in the SHARPSHOOTER! Shayna is in pain but Ronda breaks the hold up saving her best friend. Beth goes to attack Ronda as they fall out of the ring whilst Nattie goes to do more damage to Shayna who locks in the KIRIFUDA CLUTCH! She chokes the life out of Natalya as Team Kick tries to get back in but the goons keep them distracted long enough for Nattie to tap out!

Winners via submission: The Real Horsewomen (10:13)​

Boos from the crowd as Shayna holds on for an extra few seconds after the bell for good measure before dropping Natalya to the mat and sticking her arms out to loud boos from the crowd. On the outside of the ring, the brawl carries on as RONDA SENDS BETH CRASHING DOWN WITH PIPER’S PIT! A big move from her and Shayna starts to help the goons on the outside of the ring!

Michael Cole: Well the match may be over but it is pure chaos here at ringside!

Elias: The Real Horsewomen are intent on sending a message to the entire locker room tonight and I think…

*NEW ADVENTURE*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as THE HUGGING PIRATES run out with a pair of kendo sticks in hand ready for a fight! BAYLEY and KAIRI SANE catch Duke and Shafir with the sticks giving them a beating but RONDA AND SHAYNA RETREATS UP THE ENTRANCE RAMP! Bayley and Kairi carry on laying into the goons, daring the leaders of the Real Horsewomen to come back but they shake their heads heading backstage!

Michael Cole: Our WWE Women’s tag team champions here putting a stop to the Real Horsewomen’s rampage tonight!

Elias: Revenge for the attack last night and if I know our champions, I don’t think this is over.

Bayley and Kairi Sane check on Team Kick and The Divas of Doom in the ringside area getting decent cheers from the live crowd as we cut to a commercial break.

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When we return from the commercial break, we see an angry SHAYNA BASZLER and RONDA ROUSEY walking through the back as RENEE YOUNG walks up to them looking for an interview.

Renee Young: Ronda, Shayna can I get your thoughts on what just happened?

Ronda looks at Renee with disgust.

Ronda Rousey: What happened is we did what we always do. We win.

Shayna Baszler: No one can compete with us as a unit and no one around here can beat us on our own as well.

Shayna lifts up the Money in the Bank briefcase to prove a point but Renee has a question.

Renee Young: Whilst true regarding most of the roster, there has been one woman who has stopped you. Becky Lynch.

Ronda laughs as Shayna steps forward.

Shayna Baszler: And where is she now? Cowering at him using her unborn child as an excuse!

Massive heat for that line as Ronda laughs.

Ronda Rousey: Even if she was here, we would break her apart and Shayna would cash in on the broken body of Becky to claim what should be rightfully hers.

Shayna taps the briefcase.

Shayna Baszler: I'm confirming right now I will not be entering the Queen of the Ring tournament.

Renee looks a bit confused.

Renee Young: May I ask why?

Shayna smirks and shakes her head looking at Ronda.

Shayna Baszler: I thought you were smart Renee.

Renee looks annoyed at that line.

Shayna Baszler: I have this.

She slams the briefcase in a very condensing manner.

Shayna Baszler: I can get my title shot any time I want. Hell, I might even want to go over to Smackdown and cash this in on Ember at the end of Judgment Day.

Ronda Rousey: I can get the private jet ready and we’ll fly over to Scotland.

Shayna Baszler: When we want the titles, we take them on our terms and right now, we want the WWE Women’s tag team titles!

A big proclamation from the Real Horsewomen.

Ronda Rousey: And we don’t care whether it is the Hugging Pirates or The Riott Squad who walk out of Judgment Day with the tag team titles.

Shayna Baszler: We are taking all the gold. Starting at Queen of the Ring.

The Real Horsewomen walk off bringing the interview to an end as we cut back to the commentary team adjacent to the entrance ramp.

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Michael Cole: We have heard from The Real Horsewomen just now and it has been confirmed to us by the Raw commissioner Adam Pearce. At Queen of the Ring, the Real Horsewomen will fight for the WWE Women’s tag team titles!

Elias: Hugging Pirates will have even more motivation to keep their WWE tag team titles on Sunday as it means getting their hands on the Real Horsewomen in a match.

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Not much reaction from the live crowd at first but they soon realize who is walking out: THE HURT BUSINESS! MVP leads the way in a nice suit but he is soon joined by LIO RUSH and the newest Raw superstar ISAIAH “SWERVE” SCOTT! There is a cocky swagger to Swerve whilst Lio remains serious as the newest trio on Monday Night Raw walk to the ring.

Michael Cole: Last night we saw the official formation of The Hurt Business!

Elias: MVP may have had some issues with his potential clients getting injured but he has found a diamond in Isaiah Scott!

Michael Cole: And he has managed to convince Lio Rush to join him.

Elias: I’m curious to hear the reasons from Lio Rush. Maybe MVP really did make the young superstar see the light.

The trio steps into the ring as MVP grabs a microphone from someone at ringside before standing front and center of the Hurt Business as he addresses the live crowd.

MVP: Last night, we opened for business.

MVP sticks his arms out signaling Lio and Isaiah. Once again Isaiah shows off his cocky swagger whilst the normally cocky and mouthy Lio Rush is a bit more subdued.

MVP: When I came back to WWE, I knew that my best days were behind me. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to reach the heights of my prime.

Lio noticeably nods agreeing with MVP but Montel doesn’t notice.

MVP: But whilst I was here, I was the greatest United States Champion in WWE history.

Lex Luger fans I said WWE.

MVP: So when I came back, I wanted to make sure I passed something on to the future of this business.

Swerve makes sure to point at himself as MVP says that.

MVP: Now the first man I brought into the fold Apollo Crews, I just want to take this moment to wish you a quick recovery. Just know there is always a spot for you in the Hurt Business.

Boos from the crowd but not much reaction from the fans as MVP carries on.

MVP: But the business keeps on moving and an injury to one man presents an opportunity for another.

MVP turns to Swerve who flashes a toothy smile showing off his grill to the live crowd.

MVP: This is a man who was not getting the opportunities he deserved on NXT.

Swerve shouts off-mic that’s right as MVP carries on.

MVP: He is a future star in the making and last night, he showed the world just a little bit of what he can do.

Swerve nods along as MVP passes him the microphone.

Isaiah “Swerve” Scott: You people booing me right now, keep doing it because you are going to hate me showing up all your favorites.

The boos get louder and Swerve revels in the boos from the fans.

Isaiah “Swerve” Scott: I’m not here to wait for an opportunity. I’m not going to wait for Triple H to point his finger and tell me it’s my time.

Isaiah looks at MVP.

Isaiah “Swerve” Scott: This man is going to help me get to the top where I belong.

Boos from the crowd as Swerve shakes his head.

Isaiah “Swerve” Scott: Y’all are blinded to the truth. But my friend here Lio saw the light.

Swerve fist bumps Lio who nods but has remained serious the whole time as Swerve passes the microphone to him.

Lio Rush: Now I know some of you ain’t happy at my decision…

Boos from the crowd which Lio acknowledges.

Lio Rush: But I’ve never cared about pleasing you, people!

And the boos get louder as Swerve smirks wildly whilst MVP remains serious.

Lio Rush: I care about what’s doing best for me and joining the Hurt Business, is what’s best for me.

Lio points at himself before looking at MVP who is looking at the young cocky Cruiserweight.

Lio Rush: I may not trust you. Hell, I don’t even like you but I respect you.

Lio turns to Swerve as he looks at the man he fought last night and fist bumps him.

Lio Rush: But I trust this man’s judgment.

Swerve nods as Lio looks at the crowd.

Lio Rush: We have fought around the country to get to this spot and be on this show. Ready to take over the world. However last night, he was the best he has ever been.

Lio takes a moment swallowing his pride.

Lio Rush: He proved Montel right.

Boos from the crowd as MVP looks very smug.

Lio Rush: And if you can’t beat them, join them.

Lio passes the microphone back to MVP who turns back around to address the live crowd.

MVP: Last night was just the beginning. I’m not done recruiting clients.

An ominous warning to anyone in the Hurt Business’s way.

MVP: We are open for business and business is booming.

MVP drops the microphone signaling the end of the promo as The Hurt Business stand in the ring, with their leader sending a message to the whole roster.

Michael Cole: Strong words from all three men tonight and you have to wonder what they have in store for the Monday Night Raw roster.

Elias: Whatever it is, it ain’t going to be peaceful. These men are looking to take over.

Michael Cole: And we know MVP wants to at least add Samoa Joe to his group.

Elias: We will have to see what Joe says later tonight after his loss in the main event of Backlash but up next we will see Drew Gulak take on Danny Burch in singles action. Don’t go anywhere!

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*LONDON BOYS*​

When we return from the commercial break, DANNY BURCH marches out with a scowl on his face. He is noticeably all by himself for once as he climbs into the ring for a fight.

Michael Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night Raw and we are about to see Danny Burch in action against Drew Gulak in the Cruiserweight division.

Elias: And we have gotten word from Adam Pearce backstage that Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch are banned from ringside for each other’s matches tonight.

Michael Cole: Adam Pearce making sure we get a clean match tonight.

Elias: Doesn’t make things easier for Drew as Danny loves a good old scrap.

*FOR THE BETTER*​

A much louder pop than normal as we are in DREW GULAK’S home state and he soaks in the cheers from the crowd. He even makes sure to shake hands with a few kids in the front row before climbing into the ring.

Michael Cole: Listen to that reaction from the fans tonight. A lot of love for Drew Gulak tonight.

Elias: And he will be looking to get the win over Danny Burch tonight.

Michael Cole: A win tonight might put him in contention for the Cruiserweight title.

Elias: A crowded title picture that is only getting more and more crowded.

Gulak and Danny Burch both talk some trash to each other but neither throws a punch as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Match 2: Drew Gulak vs Danny Burch​

Match summary: These two men go at each other in an aggressive and fast-paced fashion as they knock seven bells out of each other. The crowd really gets behind Drew Gulak and he wears down Danny with his strikes and submissions. In the end, Danny makes a mistake going for too many punches and Gulak counters into an ARMBAR! He wrenches back on the hold and Danny Burch is forced to tap out!

Winner via submission: Drew Gulak (5:30)​

Loud cheers from the crowd as Drew releases the arm and leaves Burch down on the mat. Gulak lifts his arm into the air before heading out of the ring to go celebrate with a few of the fans.

Michael Cole: A bit of revenge for Drew tonight but I feel he will also want to get his hand on Oney as well.

Elias: Agreed Michael. I think his issue with the One Twos is far from over.

As the celebrations at ringside carry on for Drew Gulak we cut to the backstage area…

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As we see SASHA BANKS standing backstage with tape around her right arm and she looks very angry feeling the effects of her street fight last night. She is wearing her signature shutter shades before pushing them up as she glares at the camera.

Sasha Banks: Last night, I lost.

It pains the Boss to admit defeat and you can see the anger in her eyes.

Sasha Banks: It took Conti taking it to the streets, having to use weapons for her to even have a chance against me.

She dismissively shakes her head.

Sasha Banks: I only lost because of what I did to myself!

Putting yourself through a table is usually a losing strategy in fairness.

Sasha Banks: You never beat my Conti, I beat myself.

Sasha refuses to accept the loss.

Sasha Banks: If it is was a normal one-on-one match, I’d have won. But I’m moving on to bigger and better things.

She puts the shutter shades back over her eyes and smiles.

Sasha Banks: Because who better to be Queen of the Ring than the Boss?

She points at herself with a lot of smugness.

Sasha Banks: I never got a rematch for my Universal title. Numerous women have gotten their shots ahead of me!

She points at the camera now clearly angry.

Sasha Banks: I should have gotten the first shot and had the first match with Ronda after losing my title. But it’s fine. With Becky gone, an opportunity presents itself for me to take what should be mine.

Sasha steps forward towards the camera as she brings the promo to an end.

Sasha Banks: No matter who is in my way, you are looking at the first-ever Queen of the Ring.

Sasha finishes the promo and walks off off-screen as we cut to a commercial break.

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When we return from the commercial break, we can see TAYNARA CONTI hanging out backstage with XIA LI in front of a TV monitor. Conti has a bandage on her forehead after being busted open last night by The Boss. As they are talking we see CHARLY CARUSO approaching the duo looking for an interview!

Charly Caruso: Taynara, can I ask if you heard what Sasha just had to say about your victory last night?

Conti nods but has a smile on her face.

Taynara Conti: I heard it and she can deny it all she wants but last night I beat her in the middle of the ring. Nothing she says can take that away from me.

Xia Li nods agreeing with her tag team partner as Charly carries on with the interview.

Charly Caruso: She also mentioned the Queen of the Ring tournament. Are you both entering the tournament?

Xia Li: Yes we are.

Taynara Conti: This year so far has been the greatest of my career and now I want gold.

Conti does the belt motion.

Taynara Conti: And if I run into Sasha in the tournament, I will kick her ass again.

A message was sent to the boss as Xia Li looks to close out the interview.

Xia Li: And I will show everyone what to expect when I fight Naomi later tonight.

Xia turns to Taynara as she looks at her tag team partner.

Xia Li: May the best woman win.

Conti nods and smiles as she shares a hug with her tag team partner before we cut back to the ringside area.

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*COMBATIVE*​

Boos from the live crowd as ONEY LORCAN marches out to the ring and he has a scowl on his face. He ignores the fans sticking one finger in the area before stepping between the ropes as he waits for his opponent to make his way out.

Michael Cole: Well we saw Danny Burch in action earlier tonight and now we are going to see his tag team partner in action against Dolph Ziggler.

Elias: Oney will be looking to make up for the loss Danny suffered to Drew Gulak but Dolph Ziggler has been on a roll ever since Wrestlemania.

*HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as DOLPH ZIGGLER walks out, doing his normal ass shake at the top of the ramp before pumping his fist as he heads down the ramp, pumped up for this match tonight.

Michael Cole: Ziggler has been on a mission to get himself back in contention for the Cruiserweight title by picking up wins.

Elias: But he may have gotten on the wrong side of our Cruiserweight Champion Mustafa Ali after getting involved in his title match last night when he was told not to.

Michael Cole: I mean without Ziggler getting involved to stop The Ungovernables, Angel Garza would most likely be the Cruiserweight Champion.

Elias: But Ali made it very clear he did not want help from Ziggler.

Dolph Ziggler stands across from the scowling Oney Lorcan as the referee calls for the bell to get the match underway!

Match 3: Dolph Ziggler vs Oney Lorcan​

Match summary: This is a sprint with both men going at a fast pace as they try to take each other down. Oney Lorcan starts off with a ton of strikes and forearms whilst Ziggler uses his speed and cunning. In the end, though Ziggler hits Oney with a SUPERKICK knocking Oney out as he makes the cover and picks up the win.

Winner via pinfall: Dolph Ziggler (3:56)
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A decent pop from the live crowd as Dolph Ziggler picks up the win and carries on his momentum, surely putting him in line for a rematch for the Cruiserweight title after his loss at Wrestlemania.

Michael Cole: A good and comprehensive win for Dolph Ziggler tonight over Oney Lorcan.

Elias: And if he wasn’t next in line for a shot at the Cruiserweight title, surely he must be considered now.

Michael Cole: I don’t think Angel Garza will agree with that.

Elias: Ziggler might have to deal with all the Ungovernables after his actions last night.

Ziggler carries on his celebrations in the ring getting a good reaction from the live crowd as we cut elsewhere backstage…

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As we can see ALEISTER BLACK walking to the ring with his Universal title around his waist!

Michael Cole: Well up next, we will hear from our Universal Champion Aleister Black after his victory against Samoa Joe last night. Don’t go anywhere!

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*ROOT OF ALL EVIL*​

A massive pop from the live crowd as we return from the commercial break and ALEISTER BLACK slowly rises from the depths. He remains totally stoic and stands at the top of the entrance ramp. He then slowly starts to walk down the entrance ramp towards the ring.

Michael Cole: Last night, Aleister Black overcame the power and submission expertise of Samoa Joe to retain his Universal title in the main event of Backlash.

Elias: And now he faces a man he is fairly familiar with ever since coming to WWE: Andrade Cien Almas!

Michael Cole: Andrade earned his rematch last night when he defeated Sheamus at Backlash and those two men will collide for the Universal title one more time!

Elias: Can Andrade avenge his loss from Wrestlemania or will Black make his dreams fade to black once again?

Aleister Black reaches the ring and steps through the ropes, as he reaches the middle of the ring picking up the microphone off the mat and sits cross-legged in the middle of the ring as he gets ready to speak to the live crowd.

Aleister Black: Samoa Joe.

A mixed reaction from the live crowd as Black pauses for a moment.

Aleister Black: You are a tough challenger and you came close to taking this belt from me.

Black remains stoic allowing the crowd to react.

Aleister Black: But close will not be enough whilst I hold this title!

Loud cheers from the crowd as Black fires up.

Aleister Black: You let your anger and greed for this gold blind you. So I made sure you faded to black!

Aleister gets to his feet now and cuts an imposing presence.

Aleister Black: Looking at you after the match, it was like looking at my past!

The crowd looks a bit shocked by that line but Black explains.

Aleister Black: I made the same mistakes…

Black takes the title off his waist.

Aleister Black: And it stopped me from winning my holy grail sooner!

He holds it into the air and shows it off to the live crowd. He looks to carry on speaking but he is soon interrupted as…

*GANGSTER’S PARADISE*​

Loud boos from the crowd as the number one contender for the Universal title ANDRADE CIEN ALMAS in a crisp suit and noticeably for once, he is all by himself. No Zelina and none of the rest of the Ungovernables. Black noticeably looks around and behind him expecting an ambush that brings a smile to Andrade’s face.

Andrade Cien Almas: Aleister, it’s just me.

Black looks wary and doesn’t trust him.

Andrade Cien Almas: Or are you looking for escape because you are that scared?

Loud boos from the crowd as Aleister looks unimpressed and leans over the ropes.

Aleister Black: Why don’t you come into my ring and test that right now?

Loud cheers from the crowd who want to see these two men collide but Andrade shakes his head.

Andrade Cien Almas: Aleister, after all these years how have you not learned I do things on my terms, not yours.

Aleister shakes his head not surprised by this answer.

Andrade Cien Almas: You hold something that belongs to me.

Aleister Black: Funny Andrade because I remember pinning you at Wrestlemania!

Andrade looks annoyed but shakes his head.

Andrade Cien Almas: And that was in a three-way dance! Since coming to Raw you’ve never beaten me one on one!

This is a true statement from Andrade which Black nods acknowledging.

Andrade Cien Almas: It’s no longer NXT Black, Raw is Ungovernables territory!

Aleister Black: And that is why you’ve won every time!

Cheers from the crowd as Aleister carries on.

Aleister Black: In NXT you didn’t have an army to watch your back. I don’t need an army to keep this title!

Andrade Cien Almas: Nor do I!

Loud boos from the crowd who clearly disagree.

Andrade Cien Almas: I could beat your ass right now!

Aleister Black: Then do it! Get a referee out here right now!

Black tosses the microphone down to the mat and sticks his arms out daring Andrade to step up to him. Andrade though shakes his head with a smirk on his face.

Andrade Cien Almas: You don’t run things around here I do.

Boos from the crowd as Andrade retreats up the ramp leaving Aleister Black in the ring shaking his head. As Andrade goes to leave Black, picks up the microphone and calls out to Andrade!

Aleister Black: Then when will you stop being a coward and pick a fight with me!

That makes Andrade stop and turn around furious as the crowd starts to chant at Andrade calling him a coward.

Andrade Cien Almas: You want to know when I’ll take back my title!

Black nods in the ring as Andrade smiles.

Andrade Cien Almas: You have four weeks!

Andrade drops the microphone on that note and walks backstage as Aleister Black stands in the ring staring him down.

Michael Cole: Well I’m getting word from Adam Pearce and he has made it official. In four weeks on Monday Night Raw we will see Aleister Black defend his Universal title against Andrade Cien Almas.

Elias: These two men have been rivals ever since they arrived in WWE from NXT to Monday Night Raw and once again they collide for the Universal title.

Michael Cole: But Andrade is right. Since coming to Monday Night Raw he has lost to Andrade every time they have fought one on one.

Elias: The power of the Ungovernables helps Andrade but these last few weeks he has proven how much of a threat he is on his own.

Michael Cole: Well speak of groups, up next we will see The Good Brothers in tag team action. Don’t go anywhere!

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When we return from the commercial break before we cut to the ring, we see SAMOA JOE backstage in the locker room. He is in front of a TV monitor and we can see him watching the main event from last night. He looks angry as he stares intensely at the screen. As he is watching though we see a chair being placed directly next to him. Joe looks to his left angry and the camera pans over to show MVP taking a seat next to him. Joe doesn’t say anything as MVP speaks first.

MVP: I know you don’t want to hear this but Aleister was right.

Joe looks even angrier after being told that but stays quiet as MVP carries on.

MVP: You let your desperation and anger at not being champion cloud you. You went in too hot and it cost you.

Joe gets to his feet slamming the chair down in anger as he gets to his feet and grabs MVP by the throat! MVP is choking but he carries on speaking.

MVP: Joe, Joe, Joe! I’m just trying to help you!

Joe gets in really close to MVP.

Samoa Joe: Help me? By taunting me about my loss.

MVP: No by showing I can point out where you went wrong. Urgh… you have to listen to me, Joe.

Joe thinks for a second before letting go of MVP. He coughs and splutters for a moment before speaking again as Joe walks back towards the chairs.

MVP: I know how good you are. I’ve seen you win titles elsewhere but there has always been something there holding you back from taking what should be yours.

Joe stares dead ahead as he sits down on the chair listening to every word from MVP.

MVP: I can help you overcome it and get you to the top. Right, where you belong.

MVP walks up to Joe who looks ahead as MVP places a hand on his shoulder.

MVP: You have my number. Call me once you’ve thought about it.

MVP takes his hand off as Joe turns around to see MVP leave before facing the TV again, replaying his loss and watching it again as we cut back to the commentary adjacent to the entrance ramp.

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Michael Cole: MVP raises a good point. Joe’s anger and going right after Black from before the bell opened him up to being hit by Black Mass!

Elias: Joe has all the pieces to become a World Champion but he just needs someone to put them all together.

In the ring, we can see THE B-TEAM standing next to each other and waving to the fans as they wait for their opponents to make their way out!

*OMEN IN THE SKY*​

Boos from the crowd as THE GOOD BROTHERS walk out to the top of the entrance ramp and they share a TOO SWEET with each other. They then look towards the ring and head down the ramp, noticeably without their leader AJ STYLES.

Michael Cole: Last night we saw AJ Styles tell the Good Brothers he was taking a little break due to his recent losses leaving them alone on Raw.

Elias: Sometimes you need some time off from the ring to clear your head and get things back on track.

Michael Cole: Well with AJ away for the time being maybe the Good Brothers will look to focus on becoming three-time tag team champions?

Elias: Give AJ something to come back to.

They step into the ring and once inside it is Luke Gallows who looks to start for the Good Brothers. Meanwhile, Bo Dallas starts for the B-Team as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Match 4: The Good Brothers vs The B-Team​

Match summary: Good Brothers control the match from start to finish as they toss the B-Team around. Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel try to fight back and get some offense in but in the end, The Good Brothers hit Bo Dallas with the MAGIC KILLER for the win!

Winners via pinfall: The Good Brothers (3:09)​

Boos from the crowd as AJ’s two closest friends pick up the win in a return to tag team action. They share a too sweet with each other as they pose in the ring.

Michael Cole: A strong win for the Good Brothers tonight.

Elias: Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel are former NXT and Intercontinental champions respectively so it’s no easy feat beating them that quickly.

Sure Elias… Karl Anderson meanwhile has grabbed a pair of microphones from a stagehand at ringside. He passes one to Luke Gallows as they get ready to speak to the live crowd.

Karl Anderson: Last night, our best friend decided to take a break from the road.

Luke Gallows: And AJ, when you are ready to come back we will be here waiting for you.

Cheers from the live crowd though a few boos as AJ is still a heel as the Good Brothers carry on.

Karl Anderson: But we can’t sit in the back waiting for AJ to come back.

Luke Gallows: Well we could. We would still be getting paid and it would be too sweet.

Once again the duo does the signature taunt before turning to the crowd.

Karl Anderson: However we want to give AJ something to celebrate when he comes back and we have a bone to pick with the current champions.

Luke Gallows: The Ungovernables think they run Raw? No this is Club territory!

A mixed reaction from the crowd with them not liking The Ungovernables either.

Karl Anderson: So keep those tag team titles warm…

Luke Gallows: Because you are looking at your next three-time tag team champions!

The Good Brothers drop the microphones to the mat and pose in the ring having sent a message loud and clear to the Ungovernables tonight!

Michael Cole: The Good Brothers making their intentions clear. They want gold once again.

Elias: But will they be able to overcome the Ungovernables? The Club are used to having the numbers advantage but even with AJ Styles, they would still be down on numbers.

The Good Brothers carry on posing in the ring as the show cuts to a commercial break.

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When we return from the commercial break, we can see DOLPH ZIGGLER walking through the back with his luggage and looks to be heading home! However as he is leaving he is stopped by MUSTAFA ALI! And he is not happy as he gets in Dolph’s face. Dolph though puts his hands up defensively and smiles.

Dolph Ziggler: I know what you are going to say Mustafa but…

Mustafa Ali: But nothing! I told you to not get involved. I told you I didn’t want you at ringside yet you stuck your nose in where it wasn’t wanted!

Dolph shakes his head dismissively.

Dolph Ziggler: Without me, you wouldn’t have that title! I saved you from their attack!

Ali pushes Ziggler! Ziggler falls back as Ali points at him.

Mustafa Ali: I know you are desperate to win any way you can but I want to be a champion can be proud of!

Ziggler gets back up getting in Ali’s face.

Dolph Ziggler: Oh are people proud of someone moronic enough to fight a group by themselves!

Ziggler pushes Ali back and it looks like they are about to become to blows… AS ANGEL GARZA AND SHINSUKE NAKAMURA! Both men lay into Ali and Ziggler giving them a beating with Angel especially pissed off as he slams Ziggler onto the suitcase before hitting him with a series of punches. Shinsuke meanwhile focuses on Ali and lays into him, going after the mid-section with a series of kicks! However before the beatdown can carry on too long, the security team pulls them away stopping the fight. As they get dragged away we can hear Angel shout…

Angel Garza: You stole what should have been mine Ziggler! You will pay for this!

The Ungovernables members get dragged away by the security team as we can see Mustafa Ali and Dolph Ziggler selling on the floor as we cut elsewhere…

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As we see an upset MANDY ROSE walking out of the trainer’s room when she is approached by RENEE YOUNG!

Renee Young: Mandy are you OK?

Mandy shakes her head.

Mandy Rose: So I’ve just been with Sonya and the medical team has confirmed she will be out of action for the next month after what Ronda and Shayna did to her!

She looks to be near tears and furious as she speaks.

Mandy Rose: Sonya told me not to do anything stupid and be careful. That I should wait till she comes back before I go after them.

Renee Young: So what’s next?

Mandy Rose: I will be entering the Queen of the Ring tournament!

Another name throws her name into the hat for the tournament starting next week!

Mandy Rose: And when I win, I’ll have the Women’s Universal title! I dare you to cash in on me Shayna! I’ll make you kiss the rose.

Mandy walks off a mix between angry and upset as we cut to a commercial break once again.

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When we come back from the commercial break, we can see LANA standing in the ring and she is dressed to wrestle! The first time we have seen since Rusev was released from the company. She looks very nervous as she waits in the ring for her opponent tonight.

*NUMBER ONE*​

Boos from the live crowd as MIA YIM makes her way out and wastes little time sliding into the ring as she comes face to face with the nervous Lana.

Michael Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night Raw and right now we are going to see Mia Yim take on Lana.

Elias: And this could be seen as a warm-up from Mia Yim who will be entering the Queen of the Ring tournament starting next week!

Mia is talking a ton of trash to Lana who goes to the corner and is clearly nervous as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Match 5: Mia Yim vs Lana​

Match summary: Mia Yim could end this in the first 30 seconds but she insists on toying with Lana. Lana gets a mini fight back by slapping Mia Yim and looks like she might stun her but Mia stops playing and hits PROTECT YA NECK for the win!

Winner via pinfall: Mia Yim (2:03)​

Mia Yim gets to her feet and wipes her feet on the mat almost like she is scuffing dirt onto the laid-out Lana as her arm is raised into the air.

Michael Cole: A dominant win for Mia Yim tonight and it puts her in good stead ahead of The Queen of the Ring tournament.

Elias: There are a lot of superstars from Raw who will be determined to not only win but to stake their claim ahead of the upcoming draft in four weeks.

Back in the ring, we can hear Mia Yim trash-talking the crowd and promising she will soon become Queen as we cut backstage…

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As we cut see SHEAMUS walking through the back dressed in his Peaky Blinders style attire before being stopped by RENEE YOUNG!

Renee Young: Sheamus last night you came very close to becoming the number one contender for the Universal title but Andrade was able to pick up the win thanks to a distraction from Zelina…

Sheamus: His usual strategy.

Renee Young: Sounds like you are unhappy about it.

Sheamus: I mean I asked Cesaro to make sure all of The Ungovernables stayed backstage but I forgot that Andrade can’t go anywhere without Zelina holding his hand!

The Celtic Warrior is heated here.

Sheamus: But that’s fine because later on tonight I get to kick Andrade’s teeth down his throat!

Sheamus goes to walk off but stops for a moment and turns back to the camera.

Sheamus: I should ask Cesaro. I’ve got a personal message for you. Are you happy hanging out with these cowards? You used to not just set the bar, you were the bar. Now?

Sheamus shakes his head.

Sheamus: I think you’ve gone soft.

Sheamus walks off now bringing the promo to an end as we cut to a commercial break.

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When we return from the commercial break, we can see CESARO watching a monitor backstage and hearing the last line from Sheamus which clearly annoys him. He goes to walk away when he is approached by known instigator CHARLY CARUSO!

Charly Caruso: Cesaro, Sheamus had a lot to say about your fellow teammates and yourself what do you have to say in response?

Cesaro goes to answer but before he can speak, ZELINA VEGA walks into the shot with the rest of THE UNGOVERNABLES BEHIND HER as she looks to speak instead.

Zelina Vega: I can speak on his behalf.

Cesaro looks at her but doesn’t say anything letting one of the leaders speak.

Zelina Vega: Cesaro has moved on to better tag team partners. More successful ones.

Cesaro doesn’t seem to fully agree with her words but the rest seem to be in full agreement with Zelina.

Zelina Vega: Sheamus got outsmarted and outwrestled last night by Andrade.

Cesaro has a funny look at that line but Andrade smugly smirks in the background clearly agreeing with Zelina.

Zelina Vega: And Andrade will do it again in tonight’s main event.

She looks at her clients before looking at Cesaro who takes a moment but does nod agreeing with Vega. Zelina turns back to the camera.

Zelina Vega: And by the way, Mustafa what happened tonight was just a taste of what Angel wants to do after you got lucky.

Angel nods looking furious as Shinsuke puts his hand on the shoulder.

Zelina Vega: He will not only give you the beating you deserve in tonight’s main event but next week he and Shinsuke will batter you and your pal Ziggler too!

Angel steps forward.

Angel Garza: You think someone like me is stupid? I know a trick when I see one and you two worked together to keep the title away from me.

One hell of a theory by Garza.

Angel Garza: Because you know when that title gets into my hands, you’ll never get it back.

Shinsuke looks to calm him down as Zelina finishes the promo off for them.

Zelina Vega: In tonight’s main event you will see the power of the Ungovernables and whilst we had setbacks last night…

She looks at Dijakovic and Angel when she says that.

Zelina Vega: Soon all of my clients will be draped in gold!

The promo comes to an end with Zelina having a wicked smile on her face standing in front of her clients as we cut elsewhere backstage…

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As we can see THE DIVAS OF DOOM are in the medical room now as NATALYA is getting checked over after tapping out to Shayna Baszler earlier tonight. BETH PHOENIX steps forward looking to speak.

Beth Phoenix: Shayna, Ronda I won’t even bother naming the other two because you two are not even worth being named!

Ouch!

Beth Phoenix: What you tried to do last night to Becky was one of the most cowardly and evil things I’ve ever seen in my career!

And she’s watched her husband’s career!

Beth Phoenix: You tried to attack a pregnant woman four-on-one! Who does that?

Beth is furious as Natalya nods along agreeing with her best friend.

Beth Phoenix: I’ve had my issues with Becky…

Natalya: As have I!

Beth Phoenix: But doing that to anyone, is something I will not stand for.

Nattie defiantly nods in the background agreeing with her best friend.

Beth Phoenix: I promise that whilst I’m still around, I will do whatever it takes to take you people down!

Natalya in the background winces in pain as the trainer asks if she is fine and she nods before speaking.

Natalya: Ronda, I trained you and I made sure you were ready to come to WWE. I’ve not been a saint but I regret ever welcoming you to the WWE!

She shakes her head and leaves the table still wincing.

Natalya: Teaching you the techniques of the dungeon. Well, there are a few tricks I’ve not taught you!

Best watch out Ronda.

Beth Phoenix: But for now, we need to make sure the Women’s Universal title stays out of your hands. And I think it’s only right we enter Queen of the Ring.

Two more women throw their names into the hat.

Beth Phoenix: Because I ain’t letting them take that Women’s Universal title without a fight and I assure you I will be Queen!

Beth though is turned around by Natalya who looks a bit confused.

Natalya: Sorry Beth but there is no one more fitting to be the first-ever Queen of the Ring than the Queen of Harts herself.

Beth smiles shaking her head as the two teammates smile.

Beth Phoenix: Well hopefully I see you in the final.

Nattie nods as the two women stare each other down respectively as the competition carries on within the Women’s division before we cut elsewhere backstage…

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As we can see THE CHURCH OF SETH ROLLINS walking down the hallway towards the ring with AIDEN ENGLISH dressed for action!

Michael Cole: Up next we will see Aiden English of the Church of Seth Rollins in action against Angelo Dawkins! Don’t go anywhere!

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Mod note: I seem to have lost the entrances for this match at some point but before the bell Dawkins had jumped Aiden English laying into him.

Match 6: Angelo Dawkins w/Edge and Big Show vs Aiden English w/Seth Rollins and The Authors of Pain
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Match summary: Angelo Dawkins carries on the anger from before the bell and pummels Aiden English who struggles to stay in this match. He keeps having to go outside the ring and Seth tries to guide him through the match, helping Aiden try to pick up his first singles win in years. But whilst Aiden has moments where he shows his skills, the majority of the match is controlled by Angelo Dawkins as Edge and Big Show cheer their friend on happily. Aiden English once again as we hit the 5-minute mark rolls to the outside of the ring and is talking to Seth Rollins and The Authors of Pain.

Angelo shakes his head having enough of this and leaps over the ropes WIPING THE ENTIRE CHRUCH OUT! Angelo Dawkins grabs hold of Aiden English and brings him into the ring as he sets him up for the BLOCKBUSTER… AND CONNECTS! Angelo makes the cover… But the referee is distracted by THE AUTHORS OF PAIN! Edge and Big Show seeing this sprint around the ring and pull Akam and Rezar off the ring apron as they start brawling outside the ring.

As they fight Angelo gets to his feet confused… AS SETH RUNS INTO THE RING AND SPINS HIM AROUND FOR A RIPCORD KNEE! Angelo is staggered as Seth runs off the ropes and hits THE CURB STOMP FOR GOOD MEASURE! Seth leaves the ring as Aiden English comes to and sees Angelo down as Seth nods. The referee turns around and Aiden makes the cover picking up a shock win THANKS TO SETH ROLLINS!

Winner via pinfall: Aiden English (7:24)​

Aiden English breaks the cover after the 3 count and looks to be in shock as Seth Rollins slides into the ring and pushes the referee away from Aiden English as he personally lifts his arm into the air as they celebrate the victory tonight.

Michael Cole: Aiden English wins but not without help from Seth Rollins again damn it!

Elias: I hate him but he is proving to be a positive influence on Aiden English and getting him wins.

As commentary discusses Seth helping Aiden English pick up a win for once, the brawl outside the ring carries on as Seth leaves the ring to the outside and grabs a steel chair. Big Show and Edge look like they might be about to win out BUT SETH CLOCKS BIG SHOW IN THE LEG WITH THE STEEL CHAIR! Big Show buckles as Akam takes control and Edge gets a CHAIR SHOT TO THE BACK FROM SETH! Akam and Rezar lift each man up and connect with THE SUPER COLLIDER ON THE RING FLOOR!

Loud boos from the crowd but Seth looks at Angelo in the ring and isn’t done! He slides the chair to Aiden and tells him to use it. Aiden picks it up nodding and SMASHES ANGELO IN THE BACK SEVERAL TIMES WITH IT! He wails on Angelo on the mat giving him a beating before dropping it. Seth though isn’t done and slides into the ring as he tells Aiden to put the chair under Angelo’s head! Seth does as he backs up in the corner…

Michael Cole: Don’t do it, Seth!

CURB STOMP ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR BY SETH! Brutal assault by the visionary for Monday Night Raw and finally security make their way to stop the church who retreat up the ramp happy with the damage they have done. The security team checks on Angelo before calling medics to the ring to check on Angelo who isn’t moving. Edge and Big Show are just coming to as they see what happened to Angelo in the ring and look devastated.

Elias: Another sickening assault from Seth Rollins tonight!

Michael Cole: Someone needs to put a stop to him!

Elias: Our medical team is going to check on Angelo Dawkins. We will be right back.

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When we return from the commercial break, we cut to NOAM DAR who has a smug smirk on his face. He chews his gum and is beaming from ear to ear as he gets ready to speak.

Noam Dar: Last night, I once again proved I am not just a star. No, I am a supernova!

Noam is very full of himself as always.

Noam Dar: I am shining bright and I deserve to be a champion on this brand.

Dar gets slightly serious for a moment.

Noam Dar: I mean the draft is coming up and I need to remind the commissioner how much of a star I am!

Nothing is bigger than Noam Dar’s ego.

Noam Dar: And whilst I would love to hold the Cruiserweight title once again, it’s time for something new.

He pauses for a moment before unzipping his tracksuit to show a shirt with the American flag on it.

Noam Dar: It’s time to give the United States a champion they can be truly proud of.

He chews his gum in his usual disrespectful manner.

Noam Dar: A champion who can show the youth of today how to deal with being better than everyone older than you already.

The ego on Dar is something else.

Noam Dar: Chad Gable ya dafty. I’ll be seeing you real soon.

The promo comes to an end as Dar spits his gum onto the floor in a disgusting manner and the show cuts to elsewhere backstage…

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As we can see CHAD GABLE and KURT ANGLE standing backstage. Kurt gets an even louder pop than normal due to being in his home state. Chad looks to speak first out of the two though he winces slightly as he moves forward.

Chad Gable: Last night I stepped into the first-ever fight pit match against a man twice the size of me.

Some would say that makes him a shorty G. Fuck you, Vince.

Chad Gable: In a match where the only way to escape was to knock him out or force him to tap out.

Kurt steps forward like a proud dad.

Kurt Angle: And he was able to bring the big man down to his knees, twisting his ankle until it broke!

Gable nods smiling at Kurt before turning back to the camera.

Chad Gable: I learned from the best.

That is a heart-warming line from Gable who lifts his United States title into the air.

Chad Gable: But after tonight’s main event, where I look forward to beating The Ungovernables…

Angle nods agreeing with Gable.

Chad Gable: I once again want to know who is next.

He puts his United States title on his shoulder as he carries on his speech.

Chad Gable: Who is going to step up? Because whoever it is, I am ready willing and Gable!

Chad finishes on his signature line as the promo comes to an end with a smiling Kurt and a focused Chad being the final thing we see before the commercial break.

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*FORTUNE RISING*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as we return from the commercial break as XIA LI makes her way out! Noticeably without her tag team partner Taynara Conti, Xia is going to fight Naomi alone tonight in a Queen of the Ring preview.

Michael Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night Raw and right now we are going to see two of the women entering Queen of the Ring in action against each other.

Elias: Xia Li’s martial arts background is very unique and she might shock a few people throughout the tournament.

Michael Cole: We also noticeably can see no Taynara Conti at ringside.

Elias: Xia told me earlier tonight that she wants Conti to only come out if Sasha tries to get involved. Xia wants to do it herself.

*AMAZING (REMIX)*​

A decent mixed reaction from the live crowd as NAOMI walks out. She may have the feel of the glow attire but there is very little dancing from Naomi as she walks down the ramp and looks determined to carry on her momentum recently.

Michael Cole: Naomi returned just before Wrestlemania with a whole new attitude and it has been working out for her.

Elias: She has picked up a few wins on Raw and I’d have to say as a former two-time Women’s Champion she might be the favorite to win the whole tournament.

Michael Cole: Noticeably no Sasha Banks out here either.

Elias: I did ask Naomi about the alliance with Sasha Banks but I got told it was none of my business.

Back in the ring, both women look at each other ready for a fight after issues the last couple of weeks and the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Match 7: Naomi vs Xia Li​

Match summary: This match starts off with a series of strikes as Xia Li aggressively goes after Naomi. Naomi though holds her own and with her unique brand of athleticism takes control of the match, laying into Xia Li as the first-ever Chinese superstar on Raw struggles to survive. And in the end, Naomi’s veteran experience proves to be too much as she connects with FEEL THE GLOW slamming the head of Xia Li into the mat and hooking the leg to carry on her momentum ahead of Queen of the Ring!

Winner via pinfall: Naomi (6:24)​

Once again a mixed reaction from the live crowd as Naomi celebrates her victory tonight and gets her arm raised by the referee. None of the feel-the-glow dancing or celebration, just focus after getting the job done.

Michael Cole: Another win for Naomi as she marches on towards Queen of the Ring.

Elias: And as we said, she has to be one of the favorites to win in my honest opinion. She seems to have re-found what made her a two-time women’s champion.

Michael Cole: Xia Li though had a promising showing.

Elias: As I said, she may surprise people and who knows? We have not seen a tournament like the Queen of the Ring since the Mae Young Classic. That might suit Xia Li better than other more experienced wrestlers.

Naomi carries on her celebrations in the ring we cut to the backstage area…

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As we see MANSOOR sitting down backstage on a bench. He doesn’t look happy as he shakes his head before speaking.

Mansoor: Noam Dar. You have no honor. No respect.

Mansoor looks disgusted.

Mansoor: You must bring shame to your family but enjoy your tainted victory.

Mansoor gets to his feet clearly still unhappy about the loss to Dar last night.

Mansoor: I promise the people watching me back home. My friends, my family and the people in my homeland…

Who only get house shows in this timeline because I am not doing Saudi PPVs.

Mansoor: I will always fight the right way and with honor. Even if I don’t win, I can promise you that.

Mansoor stands there with his chest out proudly as we cut to another commercial break.

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I always forget how good this theme song is. A fairly decent reaction but nothing too loud as ZACK RYDER walks out onto the top of the entrance ramp. He poses for the fans before slapping hands with some kids and heads to the ring.

Michael Cole: Zack Ryder is a former United States, Intercontinental and tag team champion in WWE. Not someone to overlook.

Elias: And even someone of his caliber knows he will have to impress ahead of the draft. That is the quality of the WWE roster.

Zack is in the ring as Daivari is talking trash to him. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway.

Match 8: Zack Ryder vs Ariya Daivari
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Match summary: A fairly short match before the main event and Zack Ryder controls the majority of the encounter with Daivari getting very little offense on Ryder. In the end, he picks up the win with the EL-BRO DROP!

Winner via pinfall: Zack Ryder (3:06)​

A decent pop from the live crowd as Zack Ryder climbs onto the top rope celebrates to the delight of the fans in the crowd.

Michael Cole: A good win for Zack Ryder who has struggled slightly without his partner Curt Hawkins around.

Elias: We don’t know when he will be back but a win like that could put Zack in line for a good draft sport or even a title shot with or without his friend.

In the ring, we can see Zack carrying on his celebration as we cut elsewhere…

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And we cut to what looks like a pre-recorded press conference as we see ROBERT STONE sitting front and center with CHELSEA GREEN and RAQUEL GONZALEZ on either side of him. At the ends of the table meanwhile are VANESSA BOURNE and ALIYAH. They sit there for a moment before Robert speaks.

Robert Stone: Last night, The Robert Stone Brand had a set back as all businesses do when they are starting up.

Raquel remains stoic whilst Aliyah and Vanessa all nod their heads. Chelsea looks angry however as Robert carries on.

Robert Stone: We tried to make an impact on Raw and Smackdown but we suffered a setback due to biased officiating.

Chelsea snaps her fingers and points toward the camera.

Chelsea Green: Everyone at home saw what happened when the referees sent Robert to the back.

Vanessa Bourne: He has a license!

Chelsea Green: He has a manager’s license!

Robert shakes his head as Raquel shakes her head and sighs not impressed with her teammates.

Robert Stone: I have put an official complaint with Adam Pearce and I am waiting to hear regarding it but for now my clients will move on to our next goal.

He lifts his arm into the air before carrying on.

Robert Stone: Before we go back to dominating NXT, we will bring not only the Queen of the Ring title with us but we will also bring the Women’s Universal title to the Robert Stone Brand.

More women enter the tournament!

Robert Stone: And I will be entering these two ladies next to me into the tournament to represent us!

Raquel doesn’t react to that but Chelsea is beaming with joy as she looks to speak.

Chelsea Green: My entire life I have dreamed of being a Queen. I have always wanted to rule over the girls who just couldn’t measure up to my beauty and skill…

Chelsea looks around as Vanessa and Aliyah are oblivious to the subtle jab whilst Raquel rolls her eyes.

Chelsea Green: I will be a gracious Queen and bring true class to the Women’s Universal title.

Robert looks to Raquel and seems to gesture to see if Raquel has anything she wants to say but she remains silent so Robert brings the promo to a close.

Robert Stone: This message was brought to you by the best brand in Women’s Wrestling, If you want the best women’s wrestlers: come to the Robert Stone Brand.

A cheesy smile from Robert Stone as the promo ends and we cut elsewhere backstage…

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As we can see THE USOS in the trainer room. JIMMY USO is being checked by the medics, focusing on his back after the brutal powerbomb he took last night as JEY USO watches on.

Jey Uso: How is he doing doc?

Christopher Amann: He’ll be OK to wrestle in tonight’s main event but I’d recommend taking it easy tonight if he can.

Jimmy nods slightly wincing but gets off the table.

Jey Uso: Thanks doc.

As The Usos go to leave though the door comes over and NAOMI walks into the room.

Naomi: So you are going to wrestle with an injured back after losing last night?

Jey turns around to confront her.

Jey Uso: Yeah we are going to…

Naomi: I was talking to my husband Jey!

Jimmy gets up.

Jimmy Uso: Yeah I’m going to wrestle. Hell if we win we might get another shot for the tag belts…

Naomi: And fight in a match that favors the Ungovernables again? Roman is right. You two have become fools.

Naomi turns to leave.

Jimmy Uso: What did you say?

Naomi ignores her husband and carries on walking off. Jimmy goes after her but Jey stops him for the moment.

Jey Uso: Leave her Uce. You can talk to her later. We’ve got a match to go win.

Jimmy shakes his head before leaving the room joining his brother as they head out of the medical room and towards the ring!

Michael Cole: Well up next we will see our twelve-man tag main event! Do not go anywhere!

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When we return from the commercial break, instead of cutting straight to the ring we instead cut to the commentary team located adjacent to the entrance ramp as they welcome us back to the show.

Michael Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night Raw and we are about to see our main event as The Ungovernables take on Chad Gable, Mustafa Ali, Sheamus, The Usos and Kalisto in a twelve-man tag.

Elias: But we have a medical update after the vicious attack by the Church of Seth Rollins on Angelo Dawkins.

Michael Cole: Angelo Dawkins will be out of action for the next four weeks due to the vicious attack by the group. We wish him all the best in his recovery.

Elias: But that is not all. Edge and Big Show have demanded the chance to get revenge and on next week’s Raw they will team up to take on The Authors of Pain!

The Rated-R Show debuts next week!

*FEARLESS WARRIOR*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as KALISTO is the first member of his team to make his way out. A slightly redder mask their usual and Kalisto does look more pissed off due to his issues with Angel Garza the last few weeks on Raw.

Michael Cole: Every man in this team has a problem with the Ungovernables. They have made a lot of enemies.

Elias: If you mess with the mask of a luchador, you better expect consequences.

*DONE WITH THAT (DAY ONE REMIX)*​

A slightly louder reaction as THE USOS make their way out. JIMMY USO noticeably winces slightly as he walks out and is a bit slower whilst JEY USO looks to be fuming as he marches to the ring ready for a fight. Jimmy takes his time a bit more and fist-bumps Kalisto once inside the ring.

Michael Cole: We saw some harsh words from Jimmy’s wife Naomi before the commercial break. I wonder if that will distract The Usos tonight.

Elias: Clearly it has gotten to Jey. No one wants to hear from their sister-in-law that their cousin who is the head of their family is disappointed in them.

*WRITTEN IN MY FACE*​

SHEAMUS marches out next getting a good pop from the live crowd as he beats his chest before marching down the entrance ramp. Like two-thirds of the ring, he is looking especially pissed off as he heads to the ring.

Michael Cole: Sheamus had requested The Ungovernables stay in the back during his match with Andrade but Zelina Vega made her presence felt as Andrade walked out number one contender to the Universal title.

Elias: And I feel like Cesaro might get some of the heat for that from his former tag team partner during this encounter.

*GO HARD*​

A very good pop as well for MUSTAFA ALI as he walks out holding his Cruiserweight title which he shows off to the crowd but he also is in a bad mood. Ali is noticeably slightly limping as well, selling the beatdown he suffered backstage earlier in the night from Shinsuke Nakamura and Angel Garza.

Michael Cole: Ali was able to retain his Cruiserweight title over Angel Garza last night keeping his two hundred-day-plus reign going but not without controversy.

Elias: Without Ziggler stopping The Ungovernables and attacking Angel Garza, we would be looking at a new Cruiserweight Champion right now!

*ELITE*​

A good pop from the crowd as CHAD GABLE walks out with the United States title around his waist and he might be the only member of his team in a good mood tonight. The pop gets even louder as KURT ANGLE joins him at the top of the entrance ramp and they walk to the ring together. Once inside the ring Gable tries to cheer up some of his teammates ahead of this match.

Michael Cole: Chad Gable stepped into the first-ever Fight Pit match and walked out still the United States Champion.

Elias: And would you listen to that reaction for Kurt Angle? They love him in his home state!

*COAT OF ARMS*​

Loud boos from the crowd as THE UNGOVERNABLES walkout led by ZELINA VEGA and ANDRADE CIEN ALMAS. The leaders are soon followed by CESARO, ILJA DRAGUNOV, DOMINIK DIJAKOVIC and SHINSUKE NAKAMURA as the group walks towards the ring. Dominik Dijakovic noticeably limps as they walk down the entrance ramp.

Michael Cole: A united front as they walk to the ring and Zelina looks to get her clients to prove they control this brand in tonight’s main event.

Elias: Beating a well-oiled unit like this will be a hard feat for their opponents going into this main event.

Once in the ring, The Ungovernables talk to each other as Sheamus dares Andrade to start and fight him. Cesaro tells Sheamus to back off before agreeing to start for his team. The Celtic Warrior though is told to step out as Jey demands to start. Sheamus shakes his head but instead of arguing heads to the ring apron as the match starts with Jey Uso and Cesaro in the ring!

Main event: The Ungovernables w/Zelina Vega vs Sheamus, Chad Gable, Mustafa Ali, The Usos and Kalisto w/Kurt Angle​

Match summary: Jey starts off fired up and hammers on Cesaro with a series of punches with the hot head clearly not happy about the comments from his sister-in-law before the bell. Cesaro even has to tag out bringing Shinsuke into the match as Sheamus smirks on the ring apron, angering his former partner. A lot of this match is a mixture of different rivals getting to step into the ring with each other with the main story beats for this match being:

· Cesaro and Sheamus get to face off during the match and after some trash talk, both men hammer one each. It is short but noticeably Cesaro chooses to fight his former friend in an honourable fashion.

· Kalisto gets to show off some of his Lucha skills and gets a better reaction as the match goes on but he especially goes after Angel Garza once again.

· We see Jey being very angry throughout the match and acting a bit hot-headed with Jimmy having to calm his brother down.

· Dominik Dijakovic shows off his power during the match but noticeably is struggling due to the damage done to his leg by Chad Gable the previous night.

· Mustafa Ali and Angel Garza when in the ring together start hammering on each other when in the ring together, showing their hatred for each other after what happened during last night’s title match.

· Chad Gable shows off hitting a series of suplexes and even gets a fair few of the fans who were chanting Angle at him to start chanting his name.

· Andrade tags in and out in a fairly rapid fashion not wanting to stay in too long during the match, with his Universal title match in 4 weeks in mind but when he is in, he goes after everyone in a vicious fashion though he looks to avoid Sheamus.

· At one point in the match whilst the referee is distracted Zelina tries to repeat her antics from last night with a hurricanrana but slips off the apron and lands on her ankle awkwardly. The referee has to throw up an X causing a bit of a stutter to the match before getting it back on track.

As we get to the closing stages of the match, it has descended into chaos and the match has fallen apart with both teams brawling around ringside with Chad Gable and Mustafa Ali brawling off with Shinsuke Nakamura and Angel Garza, Cesaro and Dragunov battling with Jey and Jimmy Uso leaving Kalisto and Dijakovic the legal men in the ring. However whilst the referee is watching the in-ring action ANDRADE CLOCKS SHEAMUS WITH ONE OF THE TAG TEAM TITLES! In the ring Dijakovic overpowers Kalisto and hits FEAST YOUR EYES FOR THE WIN!

Winners via pinfall: The Ungovernables (18:28)​

Boos from the fans as Dominik Dijakovic picks up the win for his team as Andrade joins him inside the ring to celebrate the victory whilst in the crowd we can see the rest of the Ungovernables brawling with Ali, Gable and The Usos!

Michael Cole: Once again the teamwork of the Ungovernables proves to be the difference and they pick up the win.

Elias: As the match broke down and with the referee having his eye on something else, Andrade pounced and helped make sure his team won.

Michael Cole: Zelina will certainly see it as leading by example when she watches the match back and Dijakovic will look to use that win to state a claim to…

*NEXT BIG THING*​

A massive pop from the live crowd as BROCK LESNAR STORMS OUT FROM THE BACK AND SPRINTS TO THE RING! He wants revenge! Andrade charges at him as soon as he comes into the ring BUT GETS SLAMMED DOWN BY BROCK! Brock gets back up as DIJAKOVIC GOES FOR A BIG BOOT… BROCK COUNTERS AND SCOOPS HIM UP INTO AN F5! Effortless as we cut to the entrance ramp and see PAUL HEYMAN WITH A MASSIVE SMIRK AS HE WANTS HIS CLIENT TO GO TO TOWN ON THEM!

Andrade gets back to his feet and looks at Brock Lesnar as he stands all alone with the beast himself… AND SLIDES OUT OF THE RING! Andrade wants none of Brock Lesnar as he retreats out of the ring to the outside… BROUGE KICK! Sheamus lays him out as revenge for the title shot during the match and last night! Brock has a mini staredown with Sheamus BUT GETS WHACKED IN THE BACK BY DIJAKOVIC! The giant attacks Brock and Sheamus with no skin in this game and walks off having gotten his revenge.

Dijakovic tries to overpower Brock and gets off a few knee strikes with his left leg before looking to lift Brock up for another FEAST YOUR EYES… BUT HIS LEG GIVES WAY AND BROCK LANDS BEHIND HIM! Brock doesn’t stop there as he starts to take Dijakovic to SUPLEX CITY SLAMMING HIM AROUND THE RING! Andrade gets to his feet and sees what Brock Lesnar is doing and HE FLEES THROUGH THE CROWD! Brock grabs Dijakovic one more time and HITS ANOTHER F5 PLANTING DIJAKOVIC ONCE AGAIN!

Michael Cole: Brock Lesnar is back with a vengeance tonight and has destroyed Dominik Dijakovic tonight!

Elias: Paul Heyman sent a warning last night but no one expected the Beast himself to return tonight!

Michael Cole: And we saw how Andrade reacted once Brock got his hands on him!

Elias: Andrade is making a ton of enemies ahead of his Universal title match in four weeks. Will it come back to bite him?

The show comes to a close as we see Brock Lesnar in the ring posing over the fallen Dominik Dijakovic as Andrade stands at the top of the entrance ramp as Raw fades to black!

Matches confirmed for next week:​

Tag team match:
Edge and The Big Show vs The Authors of Pain

Tag team match:
Mustafa Ali and Dolph Ziggler vs Shinsuke Nakamura and Angel Garza

And

Queen of the Ring 1st Round matches begin!

Matches confirmed for 4 weeks:​

Universal title match:
Aleister Black © vs Andrade Cien Almas​

Queen of the Ring
Knoxville, Tennessee
June 6th

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Queen of the ring tournament quarter finals:
Brackets TBA

WWE Women’s tag team titles match:
The Hugging Pirates or The Riott Squad © vs Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey

EWR Rating:
68%​

 

[Tg11]

Brock Lesnar returning...now that he's back I think he honestly is going to destroy The Ungovernables one by one as revenge for what they did to him with Dijakovic being the first one he takes out. I think Brock will put Dijakovic back on the shelf again and then after that he will do the same to Nakamura and then Cesaro. Then he might just do it to Garza for good measure and then he will do it to Dragunov which will leave Andrade all by himself with no back up whatsoever.

Either way I think Brock he will end up costing Andrade the WWE Universal Championship especially on the Draft Show on RAW in 4 weeks

But as far as Samoa Joe, I just can't see him joining The Hurt Business but if anything I think Joe will end up turning babyface and he will end up feuding with The Hurt Business if anything

But as far as who I think joins, I can see it being a debuting Omos and then whenever Lashley comes back, he ends up joining too

But I love that you are using the Queen of the Ring tournament to crown a new RAW Women's Champion and that this tournament will not only have RAW superstars but also Smackdown superstars, NXT superstars and NXT UK superstars also...I love it

Gallows & Anderson setting their sights back on the RAW Tag Team Championship makes sense especially given AJ's sabbatical but I can definitely see The Club getting a 4th member once AJ does come back but who do I think it could be? It could be Jay White, Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, Adam Page hell it could be anyone from New Japan really

The Church of Rollins it looks like they put Montez Ford on the shelf...I wouldn't be surprised if Montez ends up injured at their hands and if that happens, how long is he going to be out for?

Queen of the Ring starting to get stacked because you have names like Sasha Banks, Beth Phoenix, Natalya, Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler, Tay Conti, Naomi, etc all entering this tournament...makes me wonder who else will

Gable putting out Open Challenges for his WWE United States Championship, it makes me wonder who ends up answering the call? I love it because not only is he a fighting champion but it just adds more prestige to the title by him doing this which is what Cena did

 

[Order]

Mr Mustang here goes my thoughts on Backlash which I am sure is going to deliver in spades and put you in the running for another BTBOTM award.

-Usos just falling short - The opener was a great match and I thought you built up the drama really well. I thought The Usos were going to beat Cesaro and Ilja at various points, but I think with the Naomi element you clearly have something a bit more long-term planned. Intrigued to see where it goes and I have no problem with the result here whatsoever.

-Swerve debuting and The Hurt Business expanding - I know EWR kind of screwed you over twice with this match but I think it worked out well in the end. Swerve is great and I love having MVP paired with him. I also think having Rush re-join is the right call although I think there may be some more to that on the next few shows. Good booking and it was more about the angle pre and post-match than the match itself which was fine with me.

-Ronda and Shayna winning - This was exactly what it needed to be. A dominant win and an attack after the match keeping them looking like monsters and something tells me it might not be the last of what we see from them tonight on the show.

-Chad Gable impressive - A good win for Chad Gable and I love the pairing with Kurt Angle. I thought Dijackovic would give him a hard fight and he certainly did inside the Fight Pit which I thought you wrote really well. It is always hard with structures to make matches flow but I think you did it well here. Interested to see what is next for the United States Champion.

-Women's Tag Team Titles - WOW - I was not expecting this to go as long as it did but boy what a ride it was. By the end of it, I had no idea which way you were going to go with it and you suckered me into thinking you might crown new champions. I do think it was the right booking call to keep the straps on Bayley and Sane though. Ronda and Shayna attacking after just keeps adding challenges to the division and I think that's great.

-Ali and Ziggler - I know it was a match against Garza, but it seems this is leading to Ali vs. Ziggler down the line as Mustafa doesn't want his help. I'm wondering if they team up to take on Garza and Shinsuke first or whether we skip that step. No problem with Ali retaining as of the two he is the man I prefer. Well-constructed match to include Ziggler at the end.

-Taynara Conti beating Sasha Banks – I didn’t see this one coming, but I think you have just made yourself another big female star. The match was brutal and maybe I’m weird, but I actually like that this match had blood. Sometimes it is just needed and it felt like that was the case here. When Banks had the Bank Statement on, I thought that was going to be it so you got me there. Thinking this might be the first step to a title for Tay.

-Andrade becoming number one contender – Best match of the night so far for me. It just clicked and I enjoyed reading it. Andrade winning thanks to Zelina is a tad annoying as it felt like such a prestigious match and it kind of dampened it, but it is obvious you are going in some direction with here and Cesaro after Sheamus asked his former partner for the Ungovernables not to get involved. I’m thinking we might get the return of The Bar.

-Becky’s announcement – I know you use EWR so did Becky get pregnant on the game? Is that actually an option as I’ve never seen it. Anyway, this segment was wholesome and then chaotic and I think a tournament is the most likely option to crown the new champion. You had eight women involved in the save and there are many other options as well. It is what I expected but I thought you delivered it well.

-Black retaining – Definitely the right call here and I think the match was great between them. Joe is a good now and then main eventer at this stage of his career and the perfect man to put over Black and make him look great in the process. It did what it needed to do and now we move back to Black vs. Andrade which should be great.

Overall, a really great job with this Backlash pay-per-view. There was very little I didn’t like and a few shocks and surprises which I think is always needed on a big show. Looking forward to see where this all goes from here.

 

[Tg11]

But why I love the Draft so much is because you have the opportunity for new rivalries but also new championship feuds also and of course you get to see certain superstars change brands too

 

[Roy Mustang]

Mr Mustang here goes my thoughts on Backlash which I am sure is going to deliver in spades and put you in the running for another BTBOTM award.

-Usos just falling short - The opener was a great match and I thought you built up the drama really well. I thought The Usos were going to beat Cesaro and Ilja at various points, but I think with the Naomi element you clearly have something a bit more long-term planned. Intrigued to see where it goes and I have no problem with the result here whatsoever.

-Swerve debuting and The Hurt Business expanding - I know EWR kind of screwed you over twice with this match but I think it worked out well in the end. Swerve is great and I love having MVP paired with him. I also think having Rush re-join is the right call although I think there may be some more to that on the next few shows. Good booking and it was more about the angle pre and post-match than the match itself which was fine with me.

-Ronda and Shayna winning - This was exactly what it needed to be. A dominant win and an attack after the match keeping them looking like monsters and something tells me it might not be the last of what we see from them tonight on the show.

-Chad Gable impressive - A good win for Chad Gable and I love the pairing with Kurt Angle. I thought Dijackovic would give him a hard fight and he certainly did inside the Fight Pit which I thought you wrote really well. It is always hard with structures to make matches flow but I think you did it well here. Interested to see what is next for the United States Champion.

-Women's Tag Team Titles - WOW - I was not expecting this to go as long as it did but boy what a ride it was. By the end of it, I had no idea which way you were going to go with it and you suckered me into thinking you might crown new champions. I do think it was the right booking call to keep the straps on Bayley and Sane though. Ronda and Shayna attacking after just keeps adding challenges to the division and I think that's great.

-Ali and Ziggler - I know it was a match against Garza, but it seems this is leading to Ali vs. Ziggler down the line as Mustafa doesn't want his help. I'm wondering if they team up to take on Garza and Shinsuke first or whether we skip that step. No problem with Ali retaining as of the two he is the man I prefer. Well-constructed match to include Ziggler at the end.

-Taynara Conti beating Sasha Banks – I didn’t see this one coming, but I think you have just made yourself another big female star. The match was brutal and maybe I’m weird, but I actually like that this match had blood. Sometimes it is just needed and it felt like that was the case here. When Banks had the Bank Statement on, I thought that was going to be it so you got me there. Thinking this might be the first step to a title for Tay.

-Andrade becoming number one contender – Best match of the night so far for me. It just clicked and I enjoyed reading it. Andrade winning thanks to Zelina is a tad annoying as it felt like such a prestigious match and it kind of dampened it, but it is obvious you are going in some direction with here and Cesaro after Sheamus asked his former partner for the Ungovernables not to get involved. I’m thinking we might get the return of The Bar.

-Becky’s announcement – I know you use EWR so did Becky get pregnant on the game? Is that actually an option as I’ve never seen it. Anyway, this segment was wholesome and then chaotic and I think a tournament is the most likely option to crown the new champion. You had eight women involved in the save and there are many other options as well. It is what I expected but I thought you delivered it well.

-Black retaining – Definitely the right call here and I think the match was great between them. Joe is a good now and then main eventer at this stage of his career and the perfect man to put over Black and make him look great in the process. It did what it needed to do and now we move back to Black vs. Andrade which should be great.

Overall, a really great job with this Backlash pay-per-view. There was very little I didn’t like and a few shocks and surprises which I think is always needed on a big show. Looking forward to see where this all goes from here.

Thanks for the feedback as always dude . Just to clarify, the Becky Lynch pregnancy wasn't an EWR thing but me sticking to real life and being similar to Keefmoon so in universe in my head she would still get pregnant.

 

[Roy Mustang]

Zelina Vega twists her ankle:​

During the main event of the latest Monday Night Raw, Zelina Vega managed to twist her ankle as she jumped off the ring apron. Luckily the damage is not too bad but Zelina will have to wear a brace for 2 months. This shouldn’t stop her from managing the Ungovernables on TV however.

Mod note: EWR is obsessed with injuring my female managers. However, Raw’s injury crisis carries on…

Tony Nese injured at a house show:​

Tony Nese has injured himself at a house show over the weekend and will be out of action for an unknown period. This is seen as a blow to the brand as he is seen as a solid hand within the division.

Mod note: But it’s not just Raw losing people…

Kofi Kingston injuries himself at a house show:​

Kofi Kingston has also picked up an injury in a house show tag team match with his New Day allies. This is a fairly sizeable blow as Kofi is a key part of the New Day and future plans with Big E and Woods on Smackdown and will certainly be a featured player in whichever brand he is drafted to as a former World Champion. It is unknown when he will return to action but everyone wishes him the best and hopes he gets better soon.

Mod note: EWR is on fire atm with rehabs and injuries. Especially the raw brand. Kofi one is a fairly sizeable blow as New Day are a key part of Big E’s push to the title so hopefully, he is not in rehab too long.

 

[Tg11]

Injury bug running rampant

 

[Roy Mustang]

Friday Night Smackdown:
May 8th 2020
London, England
O2 Arena​

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The show's opening video promo comes to an end as the camera pans around the packed arena before cutting to the commentary team at ringside who welcome us to the show.

Byron Saxton: It’s Friday night and you know what that means. Welcome to Friday Night Smackdown!

Corey Graves: And we are just two nights away from Judgment Day taking place in Glasgow, Scotland!

Byron Saxton: But tonight here in London, England we have a big show. Blissmoon and The Queens of WWE collide once again with WWE Women’s title match implications.

Corey Graves: Bobby Roode and Randy will both be in singles action.

Byron Saxton: We will hear from Karrion Kross and heavy Machinery ahead of their matches at Judgment Day.

Corey Graves: England’s own Trent Seven will be in action as he takes on Buddy Murphy.

Byron Saxton: And in our main event, replacing Kofi Kingston due to his injury we will see Xavier Woods take on Roman Reigns!

Corey Graves: But right now, we are going to hear from the charismatic enigma, Jeff Hardy!

*NO MORE WORDS*​

A loud pop as always as JEFF HARDY makes his way out and once again noticeably there is none of the usual dancing from Jeff. He seems serious as he walks down the entrance ramp and heads toward the ring.

Byron Saxton: This Sunday, Jeff Hardy will take on The Fiend Bray Wyatt in a No Disqualifications match and Corey, I’m worried about him.

Corey Graves: I don’t often agree with you Bryon but I think Jeff is in over his head.

Byron Saxton: We saw what The Fiend did to The Demon King Finn Balor at Wrestlemania. He annihilated him in a fashion we have never seen anyone destroy him.

Corey Graves: Jeff is an expert with ladders, tables and chairs, all of which can be used in a No Disqualifications match.

Jeff Hardy once he gets by the ring stops for a moment and pulls the ring apron up looking around. He takes a moment before PULLING OUT A LADDER! Jeff slides it into the ring before getting a microphone and rolling inside. He takes a moment to set up the ladder in the middle of the ring before climbing to the top of it. Jeff then takes a moment to rest at the top before turning to the fans.

Jeff Hardy: If there is one place I will always feel at home, it is atop a ladder looking up to the sky…

He then looks down at the mat.

Jeff Hardy: Or looking down below high above everything.

Jeff takes a moment to take a seat on the top step of the ladder.

Jeff Hardy: It just calms my soul man. Not many things do.

Jeff looks down and has a face full of regret as he says the next line.

Jeff Hardy: I’ve made many mistakes in my life. Several times I’ve let not only myself down, you people down but even my own family.

A few fans start a “no you haven’t" chant for Jeff but the former World Champion shakes his head.

Jeff Hardy: I have. I’ve done a lot of damage to my body and very little of that has taken place in this ring.

Jeff looks down for a moment before looking head towards the entrance ramp.

Jeff Hardy: But I keep getting up!

Loud cheers from the crowd as Jeff gets fired up and rises to his feet on the ladder standing tall in the ring high above the crowd.

Jeff Hardy: No matter what setbacks I go through, the mistakes I make and the demons I fight inside my own head I keep getting back up!

The crowd are 100% behind Jeff now as he points down below.

Jeff Hardy: I have fallen so many times. From heights even greater than this.

Jeff points to the titantron at the top of the entrance ramp referencing the time he jumped off it onto Randy Orton.

Jeff Hardy: And I would jump roof onto The Fiend if I knew it would stop him!

The scary part? Jeff would actually do it.

Jeff Hardy: Bray Wyatt took the chance to fight at Wrestlemania away from me.

Jeff shakes his head still atop the ladder.

Jeff Hardy: I know I don’t have long left. I know my body is broken and Bray took one of my last chances to fight at Wrestlemania away from me!

Boos from the crowd angry Jeff had that chance taken away from him.

Jeff Hardy: Bray or the Fiend, whatever you choose to call yourself I will defend you this Sunday! Tables Ladders Chairs! I’m willing to use them all to take you down and end the…

The crowd is cheering for Jeff loudly and right behind him however he is cut off by…

*GOOD FRIENDSHIP SONG*​

A mixed reaction from the more smarky UK crowd as the Firefly Funhouse song plays and we pan to the Funhouse as BRAY WYATT stands in the middle of it in his Mr. Rodgers-style sweater weaving at Jeff Hardy.

Bray Wyatt: Hello Jeff, welcome to the Funhouse!

Boos from the crowd drown out the “kids” in the funhouse cheering for Bray as he gives off a sinister smirk.

Bray Wyatt: A truly heart-warming lesson Jeff but I must warn you…

Jeff Hardy: Shut up Bray!

Loud cheers from the crowd as Jeff points at Bray.

Jeff Hardy: I don’t want to hear your rambling or…

Bray just talks over Jeff like he is not even listening.

Bray Wyatt: He’s here!

The Firefly funhouse set disappears from the titantron and THE LIGHTS START TO GO OUT! Slowly one by one they all turn off and Jeff knows what is coming so gets off the ladder! He rushes to the mat and lands on his feet before taking down the ladder and putting it in his hands before all the lights finally turn off! We wait in eerie silence until a red light appears at the top of the entrance ramp…

AND THE FIEND IS HERE! The monster stands at the top of the entrance ramp and tilts his head as he looks at Jeff in the ring who holds the ladder in his hands ready for a fight. The monster sticks his arm out showing the glove that says “HURT” on it! He holds it for a few seconds before putting it down and the lights go off again! When they come back on the Fiend is gone leaving Jeff Hardy in the ring very confused by what just happened.

Byron Saxton: Jeff Hardy showing no fear of the Fiend tonight but it seems The Fiend also isn’t afraid of Jeff Hardy.

Corey Graves: Bray’s Fiend side is destroyed the Demon King is minutes. We know Jeff is reckless but what has he got himself into?

Byron Saxton: I mean Jeff will have access to any weapon he wants this Sunday.

Corey Graves: And so will The Fiend, Bryon. Anyway up next we are going to see Bobby Roode take on Lince Dorado. Don’t go anywhere.

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*GOLDEN RUSH*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as we return from the commercial break and LINCE DORADO makes his way out dressed for action whilst being joined by his tag team partner GRAN METALIK. He slaps hands with a few of the fans in the front row.

Byron Saxton: Lucha House Party have had issues with the Last Outlaws over the last few weeks.

Corey Graves: Lucha House Party are big on treating people with respect and they have seen the behavior of The last Outlaws as an affront to that.

*GLORIOUS DOMINATION*​

The crowd lets out an insane pop even though BOBBY ROODE is a heel due to how much they love his theme. The crowd starts to sing along as Bobby does his full turn with his robe on before facing the crowd. He looks at them with disgust and he is soon joined by his tag team partner JAMES STORM who is in street clothes and has a microphone.

James Storm: Cut the music! This ain’t no damn sing-along!

The theme music stops playing and the fans who were cheering are now loudly booing the Outlaws as the duo share a smirk with one another.

Byron Saxton: James Storm killing the fan's fun!

Corey Graves: The Last Outlaws are not here to have fun and listen to the fan’s bad karaoke version of their theme song. They are here to win.

Bobby Roode steps into the ring ready for action as Lince points at him and insults him for disrespecting the fans. Roode doesn’t care though as James sips a beer at ringside and the referee calls for the bell to start the match.

Match 1: Bobby Roode w/James Storm vs Lince Dorado w/Gran Metalik​

Match summary: Lince Dorado early on in the match uses his fast pace and Lucha skills to take Bobby Roode a little by surprise. The veteran clearly wasn’t expecting to have any trouble but Lince more than holds his own. James Storm on a couple of occasions thinks about getting involved but each time Gran Metalik steps forward and confronts the Cowboy making him back off, not looking for a fight whilst he has some beer left.

As the match goes on Bobby Roode uses his experience and larger size to cut off the momentum of Lince, wearing him down and tossing him around the ring. Bobby does get a bit cocky during parts of the match and Lince gets a few openings. However in the end Bobby Roode catches Lince with the GLORIOUS DDT! He makes the cover and the referee counts to 3 giving him the win tonight!

Winner via pinfall: Bobby Roode (6:18)​

Boos from the crowd as Bobby Roode poses in the ring and James Storm makes a point to shout it is his theme playing, which further pisses the UK crowd off who want to sing along with Glorious here.

Bryon Saxton: I may not like how he acts but Bobby Roode is a top competitor on Smackdown and picks up a good win tonight!

Corey Graves: Bobby Roode and James Storm are determined to make it to the top of Smackdown and they have gold in their sights surely now.

Gran Metalik checks on his tag team partner in the ring whilst the Last Outlaws head up the entrance ramp gloating and mocking the crowd as we cut elsewhere backstage…

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As we can see KEVIN PATRICK standing backstage ready for an interview.

Kevin Patrick: It has been a busy night on Friday Night Smackdown but now…

RUBY RIOTT SNATCHES THE MICROPHONE FROM HIM! SARAH LOGAN walks over and glares at him as the leader of the Riott Squad speaks.

Ruby Riott: You can leave.

Kevin nods and walks off as The Riott Squad turns back to the camera.

Ruby Riott: We have been forgotten about we and are not going to stand for it.

Sarah Logan nods agreeing with a clearly pissed-off Ruby.

Ruby Riott: All we have heard everyone talking about since Backlash is the fact that Ronda and her sidekick are next in line for the tag team titles!

Sarah Logan: Which is a lie!

Ruby nods backing up her friend.

Ruby Riott: We are next in line and The Hugging Pirates will be facing us in two nights!

Sarah Logan: Do you know what it is like to go years without any gold here and to be ignored when your opportunity arrives? We are the forgotten.

Ruby Riott: Everyone is talking about Horsewoman versus Horsewoman, a rematch of Bayley and Ronda. No one is even giving us a chance of winning those titles!

Ruby is furious and really fired up right now.

Ruby Riott: Well this Sunday, we show everyone why forgetting about us is a mistake. We will take those tag team titles and it will be us the Queen of the Ring fighting The Real Horsewomen.

The Riott Squad bring the promo to an end, making it very clear they do not intend to be overlooked any longer as we cut to a commercial break.

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When we return from the commercial break, we see a smoky black room with a massive chair in the middle of it. The camera focuses on a woman walking forward (with a leg brace) and we soon see it is SCARLETT BORDEAUX! She is in a tight leather dress and has an evil smirk as she speaks to the camera.

Scarlett Bordeaux: Big E, potestatem sancti graminis in manibus tenes. Perdere eam vis et exulcerare. Ille uti floreat. Loquetur. Audietis.

Scarlett finishes her promo by showing fluent Latin skills before moving out of the way of the camera as we can now see KARRION KROSS sitting on the chair with a smirk on his face and sunglasses with red crosses over them as he speaks.

Karrion Kross: Big E, you are two days away from your Judgment Day.

Roll credits.

Karrion Kross: You are about to lose everything you work for. Your golden ticket to the top, the thing that will give you the moment you crave is about to slip from your hands.

Kross lets out an evil laugh.

Karrion Kross: And all the hope you bring, all joy you have will fade away.

Scarlett stands next to him stroking his arm and hanging off every word he says.

Karrion Kross: You are the heart of the New Day and I will take it out of your beating chest, holding it over you all.

Scarlett Bordeaux: Kofi is already broken.

Karrion Kross nods and evilly smiles.

Karrion Kross: His body has broken down and soon his spirit will break when he watches from home as losing that briefcase.

Kross leans forward putting his hands together and looks to finish his promo off.

Karrion Kross: But the sad part Big E? You won’t be focused on me. You’ll be focused on your friends and how they are affected.

Kross looks a bit disgusted as he speaks about friendship.

Karrion Kross: And that shall be your undoing. The power of Money in the Bank is not made for the weak.

Kross laughs one more time as we see Scarlett produce an hourglass with the majority of the sand ticking away with Big E’s name on the bottom. The promo comes to an end with the signature phrase from Kross.

Karrion Kross: Tick tock tick tock tick tock.

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We cut back the commentary team at ringside as the commentary team looks to comment on what we’ve just seen.

Byron Saxton: Karrion Kross doesn’t just want to beat Big E and take the Money in the Bank briefcase. He wants to destroy the New Day.

Corey Graves: People have tried to break them over the years and fail. Will Karrion Kross be the man to succeed?

As the commentary team discusses Karrion Kross and Big E we can see NXT Superstar DUKE HUDSON in the ring and he even has a pair of Aces on his trunks. Who remembers that gimmick? I do. He was terrible at poker and brought shame to fellow poker players like me and RDT.

*VOICES*​

A massive mixed reaction in the UK as RANDY ORTON slowly walks down the entrance ramp. He takes his time and has the look of someone who doesn’t even want to be here wasting his time with someone of the experience level of Duke Hudson.

Byron Saxton: Well right now we are about to see Randy Orton in action two nights away from him taking on Kevin Owens in an ambulance match.

Corey Graves: And I would not want to be Duke Hudson right now!

Byron Saxton: Randy is known for being willing to end careers when in a bad mood.

Corey Graves: And he seems to be in a very bad mood tonight!

Randy Orton steps through the ropes with a sinister snarl on his face as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Match 2: Randy Orton vs Duke Hudson​

Match summary: The bell rings and Randy catches Duke as he charges in with an RKO! Randy isn’t paid by the hour. Randy could make the cover but instead heads to the corner and lines up Hudson for the dreaded PUNT! He takes a moment before charging in and PUNTS HIM IN THE SKULL! The referee doesn’t even check on Duke and calls for the bell ending this match via stoppage!

Winner via stoppage: Randy Orton (0:28)​

Randy Orton is still getting a mixed reaction from the live crowd for the finish to the match as he snarls at Duke Hudson who has a bunch of medics slide into the ring to check on him.

Byron Saxton: Randy picked up the win in less than 30 seconds and I think he was sending a message to Kevin Owens tonight.

Corey Graves: You think Bryon? Of course, it was a message. Duke Hudson’s career might be over before it has even begun.

Randy Orton pays no attention to the medical team putting Duke Hudson on a stretcher as he grabs a microphone to speak to the live crowd.

Randy Orton: That was an example.

Mixed reaction as we can see Duke Hudson in the background now being taken out of the ring and to the back.

Randy Orton: What I did there is what awaits Kevin Owens at Judgment Day.

Loud cheers for Kevin Owens and some of the fans even start to chant his name which brings a look of disgust to Randy’s face.

Randy Orton: All it will take is the three most dangerous words in sports entertainment…

That brings a lot of boos from the more smarky UK crowd.

Randy Orton: R.K…

???: Randy! Randy! Up here!

Randy Orton is unsure where that voice is coming from until he turns around and looks at the titantron to see KEVIN OWENS standing in what looks like a parking lot by an ambulance.

Kevin Owens: You think it’s going to be that easy? That I’m some rookie you can take out as easily as you took out Duke Hudson.

Owens shakes his head and looks angry at the insinuation.

Kevin Owens: You have talked about my anger costing me. No, it will drive me to put you in the back of one of these!

Kevin Owens slams the ambulance for emphasis.

Kevin Owens: I’m going to end you, Randy. I will avenge my best friend because you are right. R.K.O are the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment…

Randy smirks slightly but Kevin isn’t finished.

Kevin Owens: But K.O are the two most dangerous in wrestling!

A massive pop for that line as Randy Orton glares at Kevin from the ring with both men ready to kill one another.

Byron Saxton: Both men are out for blood this Sunday and I wonder if the arena will be able to contain them!

Corey Graves: Two of the most vicious superstars we have ever seen with bad tempers. And one man will leave the match in the back of an ambulance!

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When we return from the commercial break, we can see KAYLA BRAXTON standing backstage ready for an interview.

Kayla Braxton: Welcome back to Friday Night Smackdown. Right now my guest at this time will be taking on Xavier Woods in the main event! Please welcome the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns!

ROMAN REIGNS walks into the shot with a snarl on his face and doesn’t look happy to be here but stays silent as he waits for Kayla to ask her question.

Kayla Braxton: Roman you were originally penciled in to be taking on Kofi Kingston in tonight’s main event but due to an injury at a house show over the weekend he has been replaced by Xavier Woods. Does that change your game plan?

Roman dismissively shakes his head.

Roman Reigns: Why would it? None of the New Day can measure up to the tribal chief.

Roman feeling himself as usual.

Roman Reigns: Hell if Kofi was still here I could use the New Day as a warm-up for Sunday and beat all three. Beat them one after another and stack them on top of each other!

Kayla Braxton: Are you not worried about Big E or even Karrion Kross being able to potentially cash in on you?

Roman Reigns: Big E has promised to cash in at Wrestlemania and I believe him. I don’t believe many people but him? I believe and that’s because he makes the same mistakes I used to.

Kayla Braxton: What do you mean by that?

Roman Reigns: He cares about the fans. He cares about friends.

Roman snarls as he remembers what he was like before he became the Tribal Chief.

Roman Reigns: All that matters to me is my family and the WWE title! One day, maybe Big E will see the truth. Friends don’t matter. Family does.

Roman goes to leave but stops and turns around with one last thing to say.

Roman Reigns: And Drew is going to find out on Sunday I will do anything to bring my title back to the Bloodline.

He smirks to himself and smiles.

Roman Reigns: I’ll break in front of his whole family for daring to take what is mine.

Roman’s smile fades as he gives the camera a sinister glare before we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.

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Byron Saxton: Strong words from Roman Reigns ahead of Sunday’s main event but also a message sent to Mr. Money in the Bank!

Corey Graves: Roman has a point. Big E is too focused on his friends and not focused on the WWE title. He could be putting the fear of God into Roman and Drew even if he has no intention of cashing in!

*HEAVY*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as HEAVY MACHINERY march out with the tag team titles around their waists and microphones in their hand. We can see the duo look a lot more serious than usual as they head to the ring.

Byron Saxton: Heavy Machinery shocked a lot of people when they walked out of Wrestlemania Thirty-Six with the WWE Tag team titles.

Corey Graves: Beat in my honest opinion one of the best teams in the world but now they face a very different test.

Byron Saxton: They are about to go to war with The War Raiders in two nights.

Corey Graves: And The War Raiders pose a very different kind of challenge to the Revival. A team who can match them in power and maybe even outmatch them when it comes to speed.

Heavy Machinery step into the ring ready and look to the fans in the crowd before Otis speaks first for the team.

Otis Dozovic: My mama always told me there is a time for talk and a time to fight. Well, it’s time to fight!

Cheers from the crowd as Tucker speaks next.

Tucker Knight: We don’t need to know the reason why you attacked us and frankly we don’t care.

Heavy Machinery put down their tag team titles on the mat facing toward the entrance ramp.

Tucker Knight: We haven’t got out backs turned so why don’t you come out and fight!

Heavy Machinery toss the microphones down to the mat having sent their message and we don’t have long to wait as…

*WAR*​

Boos from the crowd though a few fans cheer for THE WAR RAIDERS as they march out onto the top of the entrance ramp. They both have microphones as they point at the champions in the ring.

Hanson: Last week wasn’t personal. It was a declaration of war.

Rowe: And last week we proved you are not ready for war.

Boos from the crowd.

Hanson: But if you want us to send you to Valhalla early…

Rowe: War it is.

The War Raiders drop the microphones heading down the entrance ramp and HEAVY MACHINERY STEP THROUGH THE ROPES AS THEY MEET THEM ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP! The two teams start clobbering each other with hard strikes as the big men all brawl with each other getting loud cheers from the live crowd. This goes on for about 30 seconds with neither team gaining an upper hand as a series of security personnel come out bringing it to a stop to loud boos from the crowd. The two teams try to get their hands on each other but the security men keep them apart for now.

Byron Saxton: It looks like Heavy Machinery are more than willing to go to war with The War Raiders at Judgment Day.

Corey Graves: That match is going to be an all-out brawl between the two teams and Heavy Machinery are going to have to be willing to fight to hold on to their tag team titles.

As the two teams are still being pulled apart, we cut to a hallway backstage…

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As BLISSMOON are shown walking down a hallway and towards the ring!

Byron Saxton: Up next we will see Blissmoon team up to take on The Queens of WWE ahead of Ember Moon defending her WWE Women’s title against Charlotte Flair. Don’t go anywhere!

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*RECOGNIZE A LADY*​

The loudest boos from the live crowd so far tonight (minus Roman Reigns) as we return from the commercial break and the former WWE Women’s tag team champions THE QUEENS OF WWE make their way out. CHARLOTTE FLAIR obviously leads the way with an unimpressed LACEY EVANS following the Queen to the ring.

Byron Saxton: Welcome back for Friday Night Smackdown and right now we are about to see former rivals from last year collide.

Corey Graves: Blissmoon and The Queens of WWE spent months going to war with each other before Blissmoon picked up the final victory leading Ember Moon on her path to becoming WWE Women’s Champion.

Byron Saxton: And with Ember Moon’s victory at Wrestlemania Thirty-Six over Asuka, Charlotte is now allowed to challenge for the WWE Women’s title once again.

Corey Graves: Flairs always want to be holding the gold and Charlotte is very much her father’s daughter.

*SPITEFUL*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as ALEXA BLISS makes her way to the top of the entrance ramp. She takes a moment to wait there as her best friend makes her entrance…

*FREE THE FLAME*​

A louder pop from the more smarky crowd as EMBER MOON makes her way out and has the WWE Women’s title around her waist. She has a smile on her face before sharing a hug with her best friend Alexa Bliss and the duo head down the entrance ramp towards the ring.

Byron Saxton: Ember Moon has had a breakout year and since winning the title at Wrestlemania, she has already defended it twice against Bianca Bel-Air and Lacey Evans.

Corey Graves: But she faces a totally different challenge this Sunday night when she steps into the ring with the Queen of the Women’s division Charlotte Flair.

Byron Saxton: No one has won the Women’s title more than Charlotte Flair. A record eight times.

Corey Graves: And she will want to become a nine-time champion at Judgment Day.

Once the babyfaces get to the ring, Ember steps into the ring for her team and tells Charlotte she wants her to fight her. Charlotte shakes her head and tells Lacey Evans to start the match. Lacey seems unimpressed but does it anyway as the referee calls for the bell to get the match underway.

Match 3: Blissmoon vs The Queens of WWE​

Match summary: Lacey Evans in the opening minutes doesn’t really make a cover and instead tries to weaken Ember Moon ahead of Sunday night. Ember shows why she is a champion and keeps Lacey at bay before making the tag to Alexa Bliss! As soon as Ember Moon tags out, Charlotte is now willing to tag into the match. Charlotte and Alexa collide in the ring with Bliss showing whilst she is a four-time Women’s Champion in her own right but Charlotte with her superior size takes control of the smaller Bliss.

Charlotte and Lacey would start to work over Bliss for the next few minutes with a lot of taunting from Charlotte, promising this is what awaits the champion at Judgment Day. Ember is clearly annoyed but remains calm as the match goes on. Bliss stays alive and eventually makes the hot tag to Ember Moon and Charlotte is the legal woman! Ember goes wild on Charlotte, getting payback for two weeks worth of attacks and is really giving Charlotte a beating here!

Ember even gets to the top rope ready to go for the ECLIPSE… but Lacey grabs her leg stopping her from jumping off! Ember kicks her off but the distraction allows Charlotte to hit her with a SUPERPLEX… ALEXA TAGS HERSELF IN! Charlotte doesn’t see it and goes for the cover but gets told off! Bliss flies into the ring laying into Charlotte as Ember rolls out of the ring. Bliss gets Charlotte in position for the SNAP DDT… BUT LACEY SLIDES IN AND HITS THE WOMAN’S RIGHT! Bliss is rocked and Charlotte pounces as she runs off the ropes hitting NATURAL SELECTION for the win!

Winners via pinfall: The Queens of WWE (10:19)​

Loud boos from the crowd as Charlotte rises to her feet and over celebrates to the crowd whilst Lacey looks on unimpressed. Charlotte shouts over her tag team partner and demands she raise her hand in the air, with Lacey does not even look at her business partner.

Byron Saxton: The Queens of WWE pick up the win!

Corey Graves: Charlotte gains massive momentum ahead of Judgment Day.

Byron Saxton: But not without a massive assist from her tag team partner Lacey Evans. Without her, Blissmoon might have won this match.

Corey Graves: And the first lady of Smackdown will be at ringside this Sunday. Can Ember Moon overcome the odds?

The heels head up the entrance ramp gloating about their victory tonight whilst Blissmoon at left in the ring licking their wounds. Ember Moon is noticeably pissed off as once again Charlotte Flair has gained the upper hand over her as we cut to a commercial break.

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When we return from the commercial break, we cut backstage as we can see THE IICONICS standing together backstage ready to speak!

Peyton Royce: Ever since we were humiliated at Wrestlemania…

Billie Kay: We haven’t forgotten about you old washed-up has-beens!

Shots fired by The Iiconics at Trish Stratus and Lita!

Peyton Royce: We have been deciding what to do next.

Billie Kay: We knew it had to be something truly iconic.

Peyton Royce: Like us.

Billie Kay: Exactly.

Both jump up and down together cheering before turning back to the camera.

Peyton Royce: And what would be more Iconic than being the first-ever Queen of the Ring?

Billie Kay: We would be true iconic queens.

Peyton Royce: We are entering the Queen of the Ring tournament and we will both win.

Billie Kay: We will be the first-ever queens of the ring!

???: Don’t think that’s how it works guys…

The camera pans over and we can see LIV MORGAN, CARMELLA and R-TRUTH all walking into the shot confronting The Iiconics.

R-Truth: Even I know that.

Carmella looks baffled by Truth not being stupid for once before turning back to The Iiconics.

Carmella: You do know if you try to draw with each other, you will be eliminated?

Billie turns to Peyton.

Billie Kay: Wait is she right?

Peyton shrugs before turning back to Carmella and Morgan.

Peyton Royce: Well it doesn’t matter because we will get to the final and they will have no choice but to accept the draw!

R-Truth: Damn you two are stupid.

The Iiconics open their mouths agape having been called stupid by R-Truth of all people.

Liv Morgan: It’s not like it matters. If you two ran into us, you won’t even make the final.

The Iiconics step forward to Liv and Carmella also steps up as the two teams stare each other down.

Carmella: You keep forgetting that Mella and Morgan are money. The Queen of Staten Island has a nice ring to it.

Morgan smirks.

Liv Morgan: It’s a shame I’ll be walking out of Queen of the ring with the crown.

Carmella smirks relishing the competition as The Iiconics chime in.

Peyton Royce: You won’t win because you aren’t…

They go to do their pose but R-Truth jumps in between confusing the duo.

R-Truth: Oh I know this. Ironiiiiiiic!

He poses for a few seconds as Peyton and Billie both look stunned. Instead of staying there, the Iiconics walk away as we can hear Billie Kay cry out as they walk away…

Billie Kay: You have got to be joking me!

This brings a chuckle to Liv Morgan and Carmella as R-Truth looks at his friends confused as we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.

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Byron Saxton: Well it seems we are getting even more Women throwing their hats into the ring for the Queen of the Ring tournament starting next Monday on Raw!

Corey Graves: And with the Women’s Universal title on the line for the winner? Who can blame them?

*THIS AIN’T NO MAKE BELIEVE*​

Mostly boos from the live crowd due to the antics over the last few weeks from JOHN MORRISON! And he is also joined by the woman who some feel is a big part of his change: FRANKY MONET! The duo walk down the ramp and even share a kiss with each other before stepping into the ring.

Byron Saxton: John Morrison at Wrestlemania won the Andre the Giant Battle Royale earning his shot at the Intercontinental title happening at Judgment Day.

Corey Graves: But after Miz and Morrison lost a tag team match to Erick Rowan and Daniel Bryan two weeks ago on Smackdown meaning Daniel Bryan was added to the title match making it a triple threat match.

Byron Saxton: We know John Morrison has been ignoring The Miz’s calls since the match so I wonder what he has to say tonight.

Corey Graves: Sometimes you need a break from your friend and some alone time. Not everyone wants to talk all the time.

Franky has now grabbed a pair of microphones as she passes one onto her husband and looks to address the live crowd.

Franky Monet: London, England. I expected better from you people!

Loud boos from the crowd as Franky does nothing to endear herself to the crowd.

Franky Monet: You people are not used to seeing a star like me.

Franky turns to John who smirks.

Franky Monet: I mean I’d rather be somewhere beautiful like Paris rather than a cold wet miserable land like England!

Cheap heat works as John gets ready to speak.

John Morrison: A lot of people are talking about how I won last week. I just want to take this moment to say…

*I CAME TO PLAY (V2)*​

A mixed reaction from the live crowd as THE MIZ walks out with a microphone in his hand. Some of the crowd like him due to the positive changes he makes but some smarks will always hate Miz.

The Miz: John. You have time to come out here but you can’t answer my texts or calls?

John shrugs as Franky speaks instead.

Franky Monet: John is a busy man Miz. Do you know what being a Hollywood star is like?

John Morrison: Plus this is my job and the fans want to hear from me don’t they?

Loud boos from the crowd who clearly disagree.

The Miz: But not even a text? I know you might be feeling bad because your mistake cost us the match, however…

John Morrison: Whoa whoa whoa. My mistake?

The Miz gets to the ring and slides inside the ring coming face to face with John Morrison.

The Miz: You hit me, John.

John Morrison: Because you got in my way!

The Miz pulls a face as the crowd boos that statement by Morrison.

The Miz: Wow. Is this what I used to sound like?

Miz asks the fans who loudly cheer in response to that line. Morrison and Monet remain unimpressed.

The Miz: I bet we were going to hear a similar excuse for why you cheated to beat Kofi last night.

John goes to respond however they soon get another interruption…

*FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES*​

A massive pop from the live crowd as the UK crowd refuses to boo DANIEL BRYAN as he walks out with ERICK ROWAN by his side. He has a massive smirk, loving every minute of these two men fighting as he points to the live crowd addressing the UK fans.

Daniel Bryan: It is finally good to be in a country where the people care about the environment!

Loud cheers from the crowd and the UK fans even start up a “save the planet” chant bringing a smile to Bryan’s face.

Daniel Bryan: See what happens when you are a positive influence?

Morrison and Monet both look angry at that line as Bryan points to Erick Rowan.

Daniel Bryan: I have taken Erick Rowan and molded him into something great. A true Eco-Warrior!

Rowan noticeably looks over at Bryan before focusing back on the men in the ring as Miz interrupts.

The Miz: Bryan this doesn’t concern you. My business with John is between…

John Morrison: I can speak for myself thanks.

Boos from the crowd as Miz and Morrison get even closer to coming to blows whilst Bryan laughs from the top of the entrance ramp. John turns back towards Daniel Bryan on the entrance ramp.

John Morrison: Were you trying to imply my wife is a bad influence?

Daniel smirks and raises an eyebrow.

Daniel Bryan: You catch on quick.

Cheers from the crowd as John turns to Miz and looks for support from his “best friend”.

John Morrison: Mike, back me up.

Miz looks wary at this point.

John Morrison: You’ve known Franky for years. You know how much she cares about me and how much she has helped me.

Miz takes a moment to speak which Bryan enjoys at the top of the entrance ramp.

The Miz: I know you love her… but I wouldn’t call her a good influence on you John.

John looks furious and so does Franky who responds by leaving the ring as she storms to the back, going past Rowan and Bryan. Bryan chuckles and looks to stir the pot further.

Daniel Bryan: Aw it looks like there might be trouble in paradise!

The Miz: Bryan shut your mouth! I’m…

JOHN SLAPS THE MICROPHONE OUT OF THE HAND OF MIZ! Miz turns around as John is in his face.

John Morrison: How dare you judge anyone for being a bad influence after what you’ve done in your career!

A mixed reaction from the live crowd as Miz is unsure how to respond as John has a point.

John Morrison: Hell I worry for your daughter if they see what you’ve done and try to…

MIZ DECKS JOHN! A low blow by John Morrison gets loud boos from the crowd as he rolls out of the ring clutching his jaw. Miz looks at John and sighs looking to say sorry but John shakes his head whilst glaring at his friend. In the background however, we can see Daniel Bryan laughing to himself, knowing the two friends are at each other’s throats ahead of this Sunday whilst Rowan tilts his head looking at Miz and Morrison as the show cuts to a commercial break.

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When we return from the commercial break, we can see JOHN MORRISON storming through the back until he bumps into his wife FRANKY MONET! She is clearly still pissed off as John hugs his wife.

John Morrison: You alright?

Franky Monet: No. I heard what Mike had to say.

John Morrison: Listen, ignore him. Without you, I wouldn’t be the man I am today.

Both share a snog getting boos from the loud crowd. They break the kiss as Franky evilly smirks.

Franky Monet: And I plan to make sure you walk out of Judgment Day with the Intercontinental title you deserve.

They kiss again getting even louder boos now from the crowd not a fan of PDA. The kiss is broken as we can see THE TWISTED SISTERS WALK INTO THE SHOT! Franky immediately confronts them.

Franky Monet: What do you two want?

Isla steps forward.

Isla Dawn: As a pair of witches, it’s always good to see a modern-day Lady Macbeth!

Franky Monet: Who is Lady Macbeth?

Nikki and Isla both look at each other laughing with one another, which further pisses Franky off as she confronts Isla Dawn.

Franky Monet: It’s time I show the women on Smackdown how a star wrestles. Wade Barrett told me I could make my debut on the Judgment Day pre-show!

John Morrison: I’m so proud of you honey.

Franky Monet: I’m proud of you too honey.

They kiss again as the Twisted Sisters remain unimpressed.

Nikki Cross: Nikki would normally want to play in her homeland but Isla wants to show you up herself.

Isla Dawn: A witch becomes more powerful the closer to her castle she is. And at Judgment Day I will be at home.

Franky Monet: It’s doesn’t matter whose home it is. All that everyone is going to remember is that Judgment Day was the debut of a true star.

She then turns to her husband and smirks.

Franky Monet: Whilst you become Intercontinental Champion.

John Morrison smirks as the couple walk off elsewhere backstage leaving The Twisted Sisters there who mock the couple as they leave whilst we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.

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Byron Saxton: Well I’ve just gotten word from Wade Barrett and it’s been made official. Franky Monet will make her in-ring WWE debut by taking on Isla Dawn on the Judgment Day pre-show!

Corey Graves: Isla Dawn might have the hometown advantage but Franky is a world-renowned star and will prove it Sunday night.

*STRAWBERRY MOON*​

A decent pop from the live crowd as AKIRA TOZAWA makes his way out. He tries to get a few of the live crowd behind him with the “AHA” chant but otherwise, it is a fairly modest reaction compared to some of the other superstars.

Byron Saxton: Right now we are about to see Akira Tozawa trying to get some revenge for his tag team partner and friend Titus O’Neil as he takes on Cedric Alexander.

Corey Graves: Ever since Cedric originally aligned with Shelton Benjamin and Dio Maddin, there has been a new edge to him that makes him hard to beat. Akira is going to have a tough night.

*WON’T LET GO (ROCK REMIX)*​

Boos from the live crowd as CEDRIC ALEXANDER walks talking trash to the fans as he is flanked by DIO MADDIN cutting an imposing presence next to Cedric. As they walk down the entrance ramp Cedric grabs a microphone from someone at ringside as he points at Akira in the ring.

Cedric Alexander: Akira, I remember you trying to catch up to me when I was Cruiserweight Champion for six months.

Akira remains unimpressed in the ring as Cedric gloats.

Cedric Alexander: Whilst when you’ve held it you could barely keep it for a month both times combined.

Mod note: Akira was the first NXT Cruiserweight Champion for about a month.

Cedric Alexander: But you were always a loser just like Titus.

Oh, that annoyed Akira. Cedric doesn’t care though as he turns to Dio.

Cedric Alexander: Dio, where is Titus?

Dio just responds by doing a cutthroat motion as Cedric turns back to the ring laughing and climbs onto the ring apron as he steps through the ropes!

Cedric Alexander: And the same will happen to…

SPIN KICK TO THE JAW! Akira has heard enough talk and clocks Cedric! Dio Maddin looks to climb onto the apron to fight him but Akira also CLOCKS HIM WITH A KICK TO THE HEAD SENDING HIM TO THE FLOOR! Akira turns back to Cedric who is getting up in the ring as the referee calls for the bell to start the match!

Match 4: Akira Tozawa vs Cedric Alexander w/Dio Maddin​

Match summary: Akria starts the match on fire and peppers Cedric with a series of strikes. This is basically a sprint with Dio around the 90 seconds mark climbing onto the ring apron. The referee goes to deal with Dio as CEDRIC RAKES THE EYES OF AKIRA! Cedric then scoops him up and hits the LUMBAR CHECK! Cedric shouts to the referee to turn around which he does as he counts the 3!

Winner via pinfall: Cedric Alexander (2:33)​

Boos from the crowd as Cedric gets his feet and celebrates another win on Friday Night Smackdown!

Byron Saxton: Cedric picks up a win but a massive assist once again from Dio Maddin!

Corey Graves: This is where having Titus at ringside might have helped Akira and I don’t think these two are done yet.

Dio Maddin climbs into the ring as he grabs hold of Akira and lifts him into the air before SLAMMING HIM DOWN TO MAT! Cedric shouts instructions as he heads to the corner of the ring as he tells Dio to pick him up which he does. He then SENDS HIM DOWN WITH A POWERBOMB AS CEDRIC FOLLOWS UP WITH OVERDRIVE! Cedric gets back to his feet and talks trash to the fans whilst Dio puts his foot on Akira.

Byron Saxton: This duo is starting to work out all their kinks and becoming a terrifying threat as a tag team.

Corey Graves: Agreed Byron, I wouldn’t want to get in their way right now.

The heels carry on posing in the ring to boos from the crowd as we cut to a commercial break.

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When we return from the commercial break, we can see KEVIN PATRICK walking through the back. He walks up to MELINA who is just finishing up a photo shoot.

Kevin Patrick: Melina, I know you are busy…

Melina: Kevin I’ve always got time for the paparazzi.

Kevin smiles as it is probably the first time someone has been nice to him in the 3 months of doing interviews in WWE.

Kevin Patrick: I’ve heard from Wade Barrett that on the Judgment Day pre-show you will take on Lacey Evans. How do you feel about that?

Melina smiles for a moment.

Melina: It’s the perfect warm-up for Queen of the Ring!

Another name added to the growing list for the tournament.

Melina: Getting revenge for the Queens costing me and Bliss a shot at the WWE Women’s tag team titles and gaining momentum ahead of Queen of the Ring? Sounds like a star-making performance.

Melina smiles and puts her shades back on as she heads back to the photo shoot and we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.

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Byron Saxton: All the Women on Smackdown, Raw, NXT and even NXT UK are gearing up to compete in Queen of the Ring!

Corey Graves: A legend of the division like Melina entering Queen of the Ring shows how prestigious it truly is and there is only one first-ever Queen of the Ring!

*MUSTACHE MOUNTAIN*​

A massive pop from the live crowd as TRENT SEVEN walks out and he is joined by fellow British Strong Style member PETE DUNNE! Trent poses for the live crowd twirling his mustache whilst Pete Dunne remains stoic. The crowd though gets massively behind Trent and starts singing songs as he walks to the ring smiling.

Byron Saxton: Listen to that reaction from the English crowd. They love Trent Seven!

Corey Graves: Trent spent years dominating the UK scene side by side with Pete Dunne and the current NXT Cruiserweight Champion Tyler Bate.

*OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE WORLD*​

A pretty decent pop for someone over the last 2 years who has been impressive in the ring as BUDDY MURPHY walks out with a scowl on his face. He might be getting a decent pop from the crowd but he certainly doesn’t play up to it as he walks to the ring.

Byron Saxton: Buddy Murphy pushed Drew McIntyre to the limit the other week and came very close to becoming WWE Champion.

Corey Graves: He is in enemy territory tonight though as he tries to take down Trent Seven.

Buddy Murphy steps into the ring as Trent offers him a handshake. The Aussie looks at it before shaking his head and heads to the corner. Trent looks to Pete Dunne outside the ring as he shrugs. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway.

Match 5: Trent Seven w/Pete Dunne vs Buddy Murphy​

Match summary: Buddy Murphy soon works to turn the crowd against him and gets them even more behind Trent Seven as the match goes on. Both men get time to show what they can do in the ring, with Trent proving he can hold his own with Buddy Murphy but the Aussie controls the match for the majority of it. However, Trent nearly pulls off the win a couple of times but when he goes for the SEVEN STAR LARIAT… BUDDY HITS A V-TRIGGER! Trent falls over as Murphy makes the cover… PUTTING HIS FEET ON THE ROPES AT THE LAST SECOND FOR LEVERAGE AND PICKS UP THE WIN!

Winner via pinfall: Buddy Murphy (9:39)​

Loud boos from the crowd as Buddy Murphy steals the win and does it too quickly for Pete Dunne to spot! Murphy gets to his feet celebrating the ring though doesn’t get to stay in the ring long as Pete Dunne slides in looking for a fight but Murphy rolls out of the ring backing up the ramp as he talks trash to Dunne in the ring.

Byron Saxton: Buddy Murphy picks up a big win in England tonight but not without controversy.

Corey Graves: Murphy doing whatever it takes to pick up the win and he has his eyes on getting another shot at the WWE title!

In the ring as Buddy Murphy retreats up the entrance ramp, Pete Dunne has grabbed a microphone and points at Murphy from inside the ring.

Pete Dunne: You are a bloody coward!

A loud pop from the live crowd as Murphy shrugs.

Pete Dunne: When you screw my friend, you mess with me!

Dunne points at himself as the Bruiserweight is fired up.

Pete Dunne: Next week, I want you in this ring and I’ll break your goddamn fingers!

Dunne tosses the microphone down to the mat having made his point as Murphy shouts he is on as he heads backstage.

Byron Saxton: Well I’ve just gotten word from Wade Barrett backstage and he has made the match official for next week’s show.

Corey Graves: We will see Buddy Murphy go one on one with Pete Dunne!

Byron Saxton: Pete Dunne doesn’t suffer fools lightly and Murphy could find himself in trouble.

Corey Graves: However a win over Pete Dunne might put Buddy Murphy back in line for a WWE title shot, something Murphy wants after coming so close to winning the title recently.

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When we return from the commercial break, we cut to WADE BARRETT’S OFFICE and we are mid-argument! We can see three teams in there: THE LAST OUTLAWS, LUCHA HOUSE PARTY and CEDRIC ALEXANDER & DIO MADDIN! The argument is getting pretty heated with them all talking over each other until Barrett shouts:

Wade Barrett: ENOUGH!

That brings the arguing to an end for the moment as the commissioner rubs his forehead before speaking again.

Wade Barrett: You all want the next shot at the tag team titles after Judgment Day? Fine. On the Judgment Day pre-show, it will be you three teams taking each other on in a triple-threat match. The winner will get the next shot at the tag team titles.

All 6 teams nod happily with that announcement as the last thing we hear is a quip from James Storm.

James Storm: Sorry about your damn luck!

The Last Outlaws walk off as Lucha House Party, Cedric Alexander and Dio Maddin all glare at him as we cut elsewhere backstage…

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As we see KAYLA BRAXTON backstage ready for one final interview on tonight’s show.

Kayla Braxton: We are about to see our main event as Xavier Woods takes on Roman Reigns in singles action. And right now my guests at this time are The New Day!

BIG E and XAVIER WOODS walk into the shot as they smile looking at Kayla Braxton who they have called their favorite interviewer in the past.

Kayla Braxton: First question guys, how is Kofi doing?

Both men look a little upset as Big E speaks first.

Big E: Kofi will be out of action for a few months but he is with us in spirit.

Xavier Woods: He might not be here right now but we are going to keep fighting and showing everyone that New Day rocks!

The fans in the arena join in with the UK crowd loving a good old sing-along.

Kayla Braxton: Big E, we heard Kross and Roman Reigns both talk about your friendship with the rest of the New Day. They say you are more focused on your friends than yourself.

Big E shrugs.

Big E: They are not wrong.

Xavier Woods: But that’s our strength.

Big E: We are a brotherhood. We win and lose together. Woods and Kofi are my brothers. There is no one I love more than these two men and I will always fight for them.

Big E lifts his Money in the Bank briefcase into the air showing it off to the camera.

Big E: Winning this doesn’t change that.

Xavier Woods: Kofi when he won the WWE title didn’t change. He still supported us like we supported him.

Kayla Braxton: But couldn’t it be said that it might have cost him the WWE title being focused on you two?

Before the New Day members can answer that we see DREW MCINTYRE walk into the shot as he comes face to face with Big E and makes a point to show off his WWE title.

Drew McIntyre: We both know why Kofi lost his WWE title. But it wasn’t due to friendship.

Big E is wary as Drew carries on.

Drew McIntyre: He lost it due to a bunch of people willing to stab anyone in the back to get to the top.

Big E: A group you were part of.

Drew smiles slightly but remains serious acknowledging Big E’s point.

Drew McIntyre: And I learned my lesson. You don’t get many true friends in this business. You have two of them.

Drew offers a hand to Big E who accepts but the Scot pulls him in closer!

Drew McIntyre: But neither of them will be able to save you if you come for my title.

Ohhh the tension has been raised but Big E squares up to Drew.

Big E: As long as you don’t bring friends, I won’t bring them either.

Drew smirks.

Drew McIntyre: Deal.

Drew breaks the handshake as the two men are still being respectively but Drew turns around to look at Big E.

Drew McIntyre: I’ll see you at Wrestlemania… if you’re a man of your word.

Strong words from the WWE Champion who heads elsewhere backstage before we cut to Big E staring down Drew.

Byron Saxton: Tensions running high here but up next, we will see Roman Reigns take on Xavier Woods one on one! Don’t go anywhere!

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Big E: Awwwww London, England! Don’t you dare be sour. Clap for world-famous five time champs and feel the power!

*NEW DAY, NEW WAY*​

A loud pop from the live crowd as XAVIER WOODS walks out and he is joined by MR. MONEY IN THE BANK BIG E! Both men play to the crowd and slap hands with the live crowd, playing up to the fans in the front few rows.

Byron Saxton: Welcome back to Friday Night Smackdown and we are moments away from our main event as Xavier Woods takes on Roman Reigns.

Corey Graves: A big opportunity for Woods. If he pins Roman tonight and Roman wins on Sunday, you would have to say Xavier would be first in line for a WWE title shot.

*THE EMPIRE*​

Loud boos from the live crowd as ROMAN REIGNS marches out, looking furious as he walks to the ring. We even get a few classic “Roman is a wank pheasant” signs in the live crowd. However, he just looks at the crowd with disgust before approaching the ring apron.

Byron Saxton: Roman Reigns was WWE Champion for nearly eight months. When you hold a title for that long, it feels wrong to be without it.

Corey Graves: I would not want to be in Roman’s way two nights before he gets his rematch for the WWE title. He will be intent on sending a message to Drew McIntyre.

Roman climbs into the ring and stands across from Woods. Roman even talks trash to Big E outside the ring asking where Kofi is pissing The New Day off. The referee meanwhile calls for the bell to get this match underway!

Main event: Roman Reigns vs Xavier Woods w/Big E​

Match summary: Xavier Woods starts the match off very fired up after the pre-match jibes from Roman Reigns and catches the tribal chief by surprise even forcing him outside the ring. When outside the ring we see Big E and Roman Reigns trade a few words of their own with Roman pointing at the Money in the Bank briefcase. Roman heads back into the ring and is punished immediately as Woods clocks him with a SUPERKICK! Woods gets a decent control segment but soon Roman overpowers him slamming him down to the mat!

Roman stays in control as he works over Woods on the mat and gives him a beat of a beating, drawing loud boos from the crowd. Woods does on a couple of occasions start to fight back but Roman cuts him off at every opportunity, further pissing off the live crowd. However in the closing stages, Xavier Woods starts to make a comeback getting loud cheers from the crowd! He even teases he might be about to go for LIMIT BREAK… WHEN THERE IS A COMMOTION AT RINGSIDE AS KARRION KROSS ATTACKS BIG E!

Big E and Karrion Kross brawl at ringside which puts Woods off as he thinks about helping his best friend outside the ring but it allows ROMAN TO HIT A SUPERMAN PUNCH WHILST WOODS IS ON THE TOP ROPE! He stuns Woods before pulling him off the top rope and hits a CRUFCIX POWERBOMB! Roman could end it there but instead, he wants to send a message to Drew and Big E tonight. He grabs hold of Woods and locks him in the GULLTIONE CHOKE! He wrenches back on the hold and Woods soon passes out cold!

Winner via pinfall: Roman Reigns (9:50)​

Roman Reigns holds onto Woods for a few extra seconds before dropping him to the mat and standing tall in the ring with a smug smirk on his face. Outside the ring, the battle between Kross and Big E is still happening as well!

Byron Saxton: Roman picks up the win, maybe thanks to a distraction at ringside from Karrion Kross!

Corey Graves: Woods like Big E is too focused on his friends and it cost him the match!

Roman though doesn’t seem to be done and heads to the outside of the ring as Big E gets Kross down for a moment sending him into the barricade… SUPERMAN PUNCH FROM ROMAN! Mr. Money in the Bank falls to the mat as Roman soaks in the heat from the crowd. Karrion Kross gets back to his feet and instead of going back after Big E comes face to face with Roman Reigns! The two men stare each other down as Roman tells him to watch himself. However before anything can happen…

*BROKEN DREAMS*​

The loudest pop of the night from the live crowd as DREW MCINTYRE CHARGES DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP AND FLIES AT ROMAN REIGNS AS THEY START BRAWLING WITH EACH OTHER ONCE AGAIN! Kross teases going to attack Drew McIntyre BUT BIG E IS BACK ON HIS FEET AND THEY START BRAWLING! Two of the main matches at Judgment Day and we are getting a preview right now as these four men brawl!

Byron Saxton: Guys we are out of time but in two nights not only will the Money in the Bank briefcase be on the line as Big E takes on Karrion Kross but Drew McIntyre will defend his WWE title in a three stages of hell match!

Corey Graves: Do not miss it!

Confirmed matches for next week:​

Singles match:
Buddy Murphy vs Pete Dunne

And

Queen of the Ring 1st Round matches!​

Judgment Day
Glasgow, Scotland
May 10th



WWE title three stages of hell match:
Stipulations: 1st fall: Tables 2nd fall: Glasgow Street Fight 3rd fall: Hell in a Cell
Drew McIntyre © vs Roman Reigns

WWE Women’s title match:
Ember Moon © vs Charlotte Flair

Intercontinental title triple threat match:
The Miz © vs John Morrison vs Daniel Bryan

WWE tag team titles match:
Heavy Machinery © vs The War Raiders

WWE Women’s tag team titles match:
Hugging Pirates © vs The Riott Squad

Money in the Bank briefcase on the line:
Big E vs Karrion Kross

Ambulance match:
Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens

No DQ match:
Jeff Hardy vs The Fiend Bray Wyatt

Pre-show:

Number one contender’s match for the WWE Tag Team titles:
The Last Outlaws vs Lucha House Party vs Cedric Alexander and Dio Maddin

Franky Monet’s in ring debut:
Franky Monet vs Isla Dawn

Singles match:
Melina vs Lacey Evans

EWR Rating:
69%​

 

[Tg11]

I'm waiting to give my Judgment Day predictions as far as the final card

But the go home episode for Smackdown being in England makes total sense given that Judgment Day is supposed to be in Scotland

But Roman Reigns the Tribal Chief the Head of the Table the Needle Mover...beats Xavier Woods in the main event but it wasn't without controversy. Mainly due to a distraction from Karrion Kross who happens to be Mr Money in the Bank Big E's opponent at Judgment Day, I almost expected this.

Orton/Owens is the match up I can't wait for...Ambulance Match

Jeff Hardy showing no fear of The Fiend...either he's really brave or very stupid

Sorry about your damn luck...love James Storm but more so love that he and Robert Roode are together as a Tag team

A Triple Threat Match to determine the next #1 Contenders for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship...I love it