We see Dean Ambrose standing by himself backstage. Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh walk up to him. Mahal says he senses a great anger from Ambrose since he returned, but he can help him to serenity. He tells Dean to close his eyes and think about what makes him happy.
Seth Rollins will make his way to the ring. The fans chant “Burn It Down” and Rollins says he likes where Toronto’s head is at. Rollins says that last week was about taking care of some family business. Rollins points at his Shield shirt and says he and The Shield enjoy being the workhorses. However this week is about Intercontinental Championship business. Rollins figured he’d have to handle Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre, but they’re busy so his dance card is wide open. Who is feeling an Open Challenge tonight? Rollins challenges anyone in the locker room that has the guts.
Kevin Owens responds to the challenge and gets a huge reaction from his home country! Owens stays on the stage looking upset. Owens shakes his head and says he’s glad Rollins is happy and feeling good. Rollins has his buddies back, his title, and his crossfit… he’s on top of the world. Since he’s come back on RAW, his life has been a living hell. Every week he was on Smackdown Live, he wished he could come back to RAW. Now that he’s back, things should be good, but they’re not. Rollins had a good SummerSlam, but he had his best friend by his side. If Owens had his best friend Sami Zayn by his side, he’d have beaten Braun Strowman, and he’d be Universal Champion right now. The fans popped loud for the mention of Sami. Owens says Zayn is at home, so he’s not the champion. Zayn was injured by a brute. Owens says the summer is not over and is not leaving this building without a title. This is Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and he cannot think of a better place… actually he could easily think of one: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Toronto crowd boo like crazy. Owens speaks French to them and gets loud boos. Owens saunters to the ring and says he’s taking Seth’s title right now!
We get ring introductions for both men and the fans are already very excited for this one.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
(C) Seth Rollins Vs. Kevin Owens
The bell sounds and Owens quickly kicks Rollins, forearms him in the back, and then punches him in the corner. Owens punches Seth down into the corner, and the fans chant “Ole” for Sami Zayn. Rollins turns the tables and punches away at KO. Rollins hits Ownes with a takedown and lands some punches. Rollins gets him back to his feet and lands some chops the chest. Owens reverses a whip to the corner but Rollins quickly pops out of the corner and clotheslines him down.
Owens rolls out of the ring to recover, so Rollins follows him out. Rollins gets him in the ring, but Owens punches him on the apron. Owens goes for a shoulder thrust, but Rollins counters with a leg drop to the back of the neck. Owens falls out of the ring. Rollins picks him up, but Owens hits a throat thrust. Owens sends him into the steps, but Rollins jumps over them. Rollins then dives off the top of the steps with a clothesline and flexes on the floor as we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
We return to see Owens grounding Rollins with a headlock. Rollins fights to his feet but Owens stops him mid-comeback and scores a two-count. Rollins rolls from the ring and Owens goes after him. Owens throws Seth into the barricade, then slams his arm into the ring post.
Owens gets Seth back into the ring and goes to work on the injured arm. He kicks it, slams it on the mat, wraps it around the ropes, hits a backdrop on it, and puts it in a submission. Again Rollins gets to his feet and floors Owens with a jawbreaker. Owens runs at Seth but the Champ ducks and he flies over the top rope to the floor. Rollins goes after him but gets tosses into the barricade. Owens looks for a cannonball against the barricade but Rollins moves and KO lands on his head!
Back inside the ring, Rollins kicks him in the corner, then hits a slingblade. Owens rolls from the ring and Rollins follows after him with a suicide dive. Rollins gets Owens to his feet and hits another suicide dive! He heads back into the ring and looks for a third but Owens jumps up and punches him! Owens climbs tot he apron but Rollins kicks him down, then hits his third suicide dive and we’re off to commercial!
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Rollins hit a huge Frog Splash for a near fall.A “This is awesome” chant picks up from the Toronto crowd. Rollins signals for a Curb Stomp, but Owens moves and whips his injured arm off the top rope. Owens tosses him shoulder-first into the ring post, then applies a crossface. Rollins tries to grab the bottom rope but Owens takes his arm and uses it to add more pressure. Rollins then uses his foot to get to the bottom rope.
Owens punches Rollins while talking trash. Owens goes for a Pop-up Powerbomb, but Rollins lands on his feet. Owens goes for a roll-up, but Rollins rolls through and connects with a huge superkick. Rollins hits the ropes for a Curb Stomp but Owens catches him with a Stone Cold Stunner for a near fall! The crowd start a “Holy $hit” chant.
Owens looks horrified that the Stunner didn’t work. Owens gets Seth on the top rope, and looks for a superplex, but Rollins punches him. Rollins hits a sunset flip, lands on his feet, and follows up with a Buckle Bomb, but Owens quickly pops out with a superkick for a near fall! KO is starting to get very stressed. Owens is shaking his head while he climbs the top rope. Rollins cuts him off, and they start wildly brawling on the top rope to the cheers of the crowd. Owens head-butts him and tries for a fisherman’s superplex, but Rollins gets out. Rollins scales the ropes, but Owens crotches him on the top rope. Owens goes for a moonsault, but Rollins moves. Rollins immediately follows up with a Curb Stomp for the win!
Winner: Seth Rollins
We see replays after the match. Rollins celebrates with his title but he looks at Owens on the mat and nods with respect.
The announcers explain why Baron Corbin is in charge instead of Kurt Angle. We get a replay of the opening to tonight’s show, with Braun Strowman challenging Roman Reigns at Hell In A Cell. Corbin then booked a tag team main event for tonight.
We see Corbin backstage and in walks Braun Strowman. The monster hands Corbin the Money In The Bank Briefcase and tells him to make sure it comes to Hell In A Cell.
*Commercial Break*
We return from the break and Kevin Owens is sitting on a chair in the middle of the ring. He apparently won’t leave. The fans chant his name. He eventually puts the mic to his mouth and simply says, “I quit”. Owens walks off.
We go backstage to Renee Young and she interviews Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. She asks why they challenged Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins. Dolph says you have to make your moves at the exact right time, and tonight they will make the move to the top of the food chain. Drew says last week Reigns had two huge Championship matches, and Strowman failed to cash-in twice. Dolph adds that Reigns and Braun have a hellacious future ahead of them and they aren’t a team. Drew says everyone in the locker room thinks Strowman and Reigns are the two lions in the jungle, but in reality they are two broken animals that need to be put out to pasture.
The B-Team make their way to the ring. The Revival are out next and we have a tag team match.
The Revival Vs. The B-Team
Bo Dallas starts the match against Dash Wilder. Bo knocks him down with a back elbow and tags Axel, who lands an elbow for a one count. Dawson tags in and kicks Axel in the corner. Dawson whips Axel to the corner, then the ropes but Axel responds with a dropkick. The B-Team hit a double-team back body drop, then throw both Dash and Dawson from the ring.
*Commercial Break*
We return to see Dash grinding Dallas’ face on the mat with his forearm. The Revival took control during the break, when Dawson dragged Dallas from the ring and threw him into the barricade. Dallas fights to his feet and looks to tag Axel but Dash trips him and tags Dawson.
Scott hits a dropkick to a grounded Dallas for a two-count. Dawson hits a back elbow to Dallas, then applies something of a bear-hug on the mat. Dash is tagged back in and prevents Dallas from making a tag with a big clothesline. He then goes to the top rope for a tornado DDT but Dallas reverses, sets Dash on the top rope and hits a swinging neckbreaker. Dawson is tagged in and he misses a knee to the back and hits the ropes.
Axel gets the hot tag and clotheslines Dawson, followed-by a rolling neck snap. Axel tries to inspire a chant from Toronto, to no avail, then hits a running knee for a two-count. Axel looks for the Perfectplex but Dawson holds it off. Axel goes for a roll-up but Dash runs in and rolls them over, so that Dawson is pinning Axel. Dallas then hits Dash and he knocks the still-rolled-up Dawson and Axel back over. Then he throws Dallas over the top rope and falls out himself for some reason. The referee then counts the pin but Dawson kicks-out at 2. Dash returns and the The Revival hit The Shatter Machine for the win.
Winner: The Revival
That was a really poor finish to the match. These two teams have little chemistry and make for weird opponents. After the match, Dash and Dawson turn to leave but sneak attack Dallas and hit The Shatter Machine. They leave the ring and get the tag team titles and get back into the ring. Dawson says the whole tag division has been a joke for a long time now, because of The B-Team. They say we went from The Road Warriors, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard, to these two fools. They say they want to restore the titles to where they were. So the B-Team should keep the titles nice and clean, because they will be coming for them.
We see Elias backstage, he’ll be performing live, next!
*Commercial Break*
