A tag team turmoil match will take place tonight on ‘Raw.’ (WWE.com)
A new episode of Monday Night Raw just finished airing on the USA Network. Here’s what happened:
11:05 – After the match, The Miz attacks Dean Ambrose. He then takes the microphone and says that he will defeat Dean Ambrose next week and win the Intercontinental Championship, and then the whole world will realize he is awesome.
10:46 – Bray Wyatt defeats Dean Ambrose in a non-title match while The Miz sits in on commentary. The Miz becomes involved in the action, distracting Ambrose at ringside and eventually hitting Ambrose with the Intercontinental Championship, allowing Wyatt to come in and get the pin.
10:36 – Sasha Banks defeats Alicia Fox. However, Corey Graves argues on commentary that Alicia Fox had her shoulder up.
10:25 – TJ Perkins defeats Jack Gallagher. After the match ends, he continues to attack Jack Gallagher. Austin Aries comes in and attacks TJ Perkins; the two brawl briefly until TJ Perkins retreats. Neville joins TJ Perkins as Perkins walks backstage, and Neville scowls at Austin Aries and Jack Gallagher.
9:59 – Seth Rollins defeats Samoa Joe by disqualification. Joe continues to attack Rollins after the match.
9:51 – After the match, Cesaro and Sheamus continue to attack Goldust and R. Truth. The Hardy Boyz then enter and scare Cesaro and Sheamus away; Cesaro and Sheamus retreat as The Hardy Boyz stand in the ring dominant.
9:18 – Cesaro and Sheamus defeat The Golden Truth, Health Slater & Rhyno, Enzo Amore & Big Cass and Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson in a Tag Team Turmoil match. This means they are the number one contenders for the Raw Tag Team Championship.
9:10 – Backstage, Goldust and R. Truth prepare for the Tag Team Turmoil match scheduled for later tonight. Goldust says that their win loss record isn’t good enough, and tonight, they have to show the world what they can do.
9:02 – The match between Braun Strowman is about to take place, but Braun Strowman says he refuses to have the match because he’s injured. The official rings the bell anyway, though, and so Strowman starts attacking Kalisto. However, after just a few moments, Roman Reigns enters. He attacks Braun Strowman, particularly targeting Strowman’s injured arm. This sends Strowman retreating.
8:59 – Backstage, Samoa Joe says that Seth Rollins now lives his life on Samoa Joe’s terms. Suddenly, Seth Rollins runs in and starts attacking Samoa Joe. The two continue to brawl backstage until WWE referees tear them apart.
8:53 – Backstage, The Miz approaches Dean Ambrose outraged about what happened earlier. Ambrose is looking through his schedule for the show. Miz is confused why there’s nothing on the schedule about a Miz TV segment that he had planned. Miz puts Dean Ambrose in a match against Bray Wyatt.
8:41 – Alexa Bliss defeats Mickie James. Bliss is accompanied to the ring by Nia Jax, and James is accompanied by Bayley. Nia Jax tries to interfere, but Bayley stops her. After the match, Bliss keeps beating up James, but Bayley stops her. Nia Jax then goes after Mickie James herself.
8:34 – Backstage, Alexa Bliss is confronted by Nia Jax. Jax wants to know why Bliss didn’t insult her during the coronation ceremony last week, asking if she really thinks she’s great. Bliss says yes. Jax says she wants a shot at the title. Bliss says that she can’t make that happen. Regardless, Jax tells Bliss that she now has a new best friend.
8:18 – Finn Balor defeats The Miz. The Miz abuses his managerial powers to disqualify Finn Balor and pick up the victory for himself. Except then Dean Ambrose comes in and restarts the match, also banning Maryse from ringside.
8:02 – Dean Ambrose enters the ring. He says he just got off the phone with Kurt Angle, who won’t be here tonight. So for tonight, Angle has named Dean Ambrose acting general manager of Raw.
The Miz enters. He’s outraged, saying that Raw will be total chaos tonight. Ambrose says that he actually has a very detailed plan for an action-packed episode of Raw. Miz claims he received a phone call from Stephanie McMahon, who said that The Miz will be co-general manager with Ambrose tonight. Ambrose says that at Extreme Rules, he’s going to beat The Miz and show him what’s what.
Braun Strowman enters, and he has his arm in a sling. He says he doesn’t care who’s in charge; he’s going to get what he wants. As long as Roman Reigns can still walk, Strowman is not finished, he says. Strowman says that when his arm is healed, he’s going to end Roman Reigns, and when he’s finished with Roman, he wants Brock Lesnar.
Kalisto enters. He tells Strowman that he isn’t done with him and he wants a match tonight. Strowman says that Kalisto only beat him on a technicality. Ambrose books a match between Strowman and Kalisto. Strowman is annoyed by this, saying that he’s injured and can’t wrestle. Ambrose doesn’t care, and Strowman walks away.
Ambrose then books a match between The Miz and Finn Balor.
8:00 – Dean Ambrose answers a call from Kurt Angle, he asks him for some sort of favor. Ambrose is super excited, but we don’t hear Angle’s end of the phone call.