Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up from Corpus Christi, Texas as Seth Rollins is outside talking about how he will defeat “The Demon King” Finn Balor at WWE SummerSlam to become the first-ever Universal Champion.
Lana is in the ring with WWE United States Champion Rusev. Rusev says Roman Reigns ruined a special moment last week and due to that there will be no RAW tonight. Rusev wants Reigns to come out but RAW General Manager Mick Foley comes out. Then Stephanie McMahon comes out and runs him down for not showing Foley respect.
Rusev threatens to call Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan to see if they want him on SmackDown. Roman Reigns is out next, insulting Rusev and Lana. This leads to Foley making Rusev vs. Reigns for tonight.
Sheamus vs. Sami Zayn
Winner: Sami Zayn
The New Day vs. The Dudley Boyz
Winners: The New Day
Rachel Levy vs. Nia Jax
Winner: Nia Jax
Out comes Paul Heyman with Brock Lesnar to a big pop. Heyman and Lesnar prepare for their promo and Heath Slater’s music hits and he comes out to interrupt, ranting on how he’s the hottest free agent. Slater says he gets another shot at a RAW contract at SummerSlam, if he beats Lesnar tonight. Lesnar interrupts him and says he has guts and Slater has mouths to feed, responsibilities to handle. Lesnar tells Slater to come in the ring, he has responsibilities too.
Lesnar says let’s talk about your kids. Lesnar gets in Slater’s face and says he doesn’t give a shit about kids. The crowd pops. Slater turns around to strike. Lesnar blocks it and unloads. Lesnar takes Slater to Suplex City and nails the F5.
Lesnar stands tall as Heyman cuts a promo on Randy Orton and SummerSlam. Heyman says Lesnar is the entire box office for SummerSlam because no one in the back can stand up to him, including Orton.
Kevin Owens vs. Big Cass
Winner by DQ: Big Cass
Jericho and Owens destroy the Cass before bringing him in the ring. Cass fights them both off but gets superkicked by Owens. Owens and Jericho stand tall as Jericho’s music hits.
The Shining Stars vs. The Prime Time Players
Winners: The Shining Stars
Neville vs. Jinder Mahal
Winner: Neville
Foley and Stephanie are backstage and Foley announces that Jon Stewart will be their guest at SummerSlam. Rollins walks in and wants the night off but Foley suggests him to try looking for Balor by calling him out in the ring.
Out comes Seth Rollins and calls out Finn Balor. He’s eventually interrupted by the lights flickering and a voice playing over the speakers. The music hits and out comes Balor as The Demon King to a big pop.
Fans chant “holy shit” and “this is awesome” as Balor meets Rollins in the middle of the ring. They start going at it with each other. Rollins avoids the Coup de Grace and scrambles to the floor but Balor nails a dive. Balor runs back in the ring and stands tall as a frustrated Rollins looks on from the ramp.
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Golden Truth
Winners: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
Gallows and Anderson continue mocking Big E’s injury until Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods attack from behind. They unload on Gallows and Anderson, then stand tall as fans pop. Fans chant “New Day rocks” as Woods tries to nail them with Francesca but misses.
Charlotte vs. Alicia Fox
Winner: Charlotte
Sasha stands up at the announce table and they stare each other down. Sasha makes her way into the ring but Dana Brooke rushes out of nowhere. Sasha catches it too late and gets beat down. Charlotte applies the Figure Four and keeps it locked as Dana holds officials off.
Roman Reigns vs. Rusev
Winner: Roman Reigns
RAW goes off the air with Reigns standing tall in the corner.
Lana is in the ring with WWE United States Champion Rusev. Rusev says Roman Reigns ruined a special moment last week and due to that there will be no RAW tonight. Rusev wants Reigns to come out but RAW General Manager Mick Foley comes out. Then Stephanie McMahon comes out and runs him down for not showing Foley respect.
Rusev threatens to call Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan to see if they want him on SmackDown. Roman Reigns is out next, insulting Rusev and Lana. This leads to Foley making Rusev vs. Reigns for tonight.
Sheamus vs. Sami Zayn
Winner: Sami Zayn
The New Day vs. The Dudley Boyz
Winners: The New Day
Rachel Levy vs. Nia Jax
Winner: Nia Jax
Out comes Paul Heyman with Brock Lesnar to a big pop. Heyman and Lesnar prepare for their promo and Heath Slater’s music hits and he comes out to interrupt, ranting on how he’s the hottest free agent. Slater says he gets another shot at a RAW contract at SummerSlam, if he beats Lesnar tonight. Lesnar interrupts him and says he has guts and Slater has mouths to feed, responsibilities to handle. Lesnar tells Slater to come in the ring, he has responsibilities too.
Lesnar says let’s talk about your kids. Lesnar gets in Slater’s face and says he doesn’t give a shit about kids. The crowd pops. Slater turns around to strike. Lesnar blocks it and unloads. Lesnar takes Slater to Suplex City and nails the F5.
Lesnar stands tall as Heyman cuts a promo on Randy Orton and SummerSlam. Heyman says Lesnar is the entire box office for SummerSlam because no one in the back can stand up to him, including Orton.
Kevin Owens vs. Big Cass
Winner by DQ: Big Cass
Jericho and Owens destroy the Cass before bringing him in the ring. Cass fights them both off but gets superkicked by Owens. Owens and Jericho stand tall as Jericho’s music hits.
The Shining Stars vs. The Prime Time Players
Winners: The Shining Stars
Neville vs. Jinder Mahal
Winner: Neville
Foley and Stephanie are backstage and Foley announces that Jon Stewart will be their guest at SummerSlam. Rollins walks in and wants the night off but Foley suggests him to try looking for Balor by calling him out in the ring.
Out comes Seth Rollins and calls out Finn Balor. He’s eventually interrupted by the lights flickering and a voice playing over the speakers. The music hits and out comes Balor as The Demon King to a big pop.
Fans chant “holy shit” and “this is awesome” as Balor meets Rollins in the middle of the ring. They start going at it with each other. Rollins avoids the Coup de Grace and scrambles to the floor but Balor nails a dive. Balor runs back in the ring and stands tall as a frustrated Rollins looks on from the ramp.
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Golden Truth
Winners: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
Gallows and Anderson continue mocking Big E’s injury until Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods attack from behind. They unload on Gallows and Anderson, then stand tall as fans pop. Fans chant “New Day rocks” as Woods tries to nail them with Francesca but misses.
Charlotte vs. Alicia Fox
Winner: Charlotte
Sasha stands up at the announce table and they stare each other down. Sasha makes her way into the ring but Dana Brooke rushes out of nowhere. Sasha catches it too late and gets beat down. Charlotte applies the Figure Four and keeps it locked as Dana holds officials off.
Roman Reigns vs. Rusev
Winner: Roman Reigns
RAW goes off the air with Reigns standing tall in the corner.
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