Raw begins with a look at last week’s segment with Enzo and Big Cass. We come to the arena and out comes Enzo Amore to a great reaction.
Enzo comes to the ring and introduces himself. He then says this past year he has been knocked out on PPV, beaten-up in hotel rooms, walked backstage naked, taken sensitivity training, thrown off ladders, thrown down the ramp, and all with the crowd support behind him.
He says Big Cass was also behind his back but Cass wasn’t watching his back he was looking past it at his own future. He says Cass doesn’t care about his silver-tongued friend with the heart of gold but tonight he’s about to go platinum on this microphone.
He says there is nothing that Big Cass or Conor McGregor can do to him that hasn’t happened already. Enzo says given all that he has gone through this year, he’s certain that he is one of the toughest Superstar’s to step in the ring in years. He says he is a real guy, a confident guy who believes in himself. He’s grateful for everything that has happened to him, for everyone wearing a Certified G t-shirt, and him standing here is proof that his mouth has never dug him a hole that he couldn’t climb out of. He knows where he’s going, straight to the top, and he’s climbed out of holes much deeper than seven feet.
He says Big Cass is nothing more than a 7-foot catchphrase that he wrote. And Cass said that his mouth writes cheques his ass can’t cash, but nobody bounces cheques harder than Enzo Amore. And next quarter when that merchandise cheque comes through the door, don’t be surprised when it reads zero dimes. Unless of course you start wearing a shirt that reads “Casshole” and Enzo drops the mic.
We see Big Cass watching on a monitor backstage and Charly Caruso comes up to him. Enzo says he has never heard someone talk for that long and say nothing. He says Enzo thinks he can walk the walk but come Sunday, he won’t be walking at all. He says he’s more than a catchphrase, he’s where the money is. Enzo suddenly attacks Cass from behind and the two brawl before being torn apart by referee’s!
Sasha Banks’ music hits and out comes The Boss alongside Bayley! We’re set for tag team action after the break!
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Sasha Banks & Bayley Vs. Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax
The match begins with Bayley and Nia Jax. Nia takes control early and slams Bayley to the mat before kicking her in the corner. Bayley turns the tables and kicks Nia in the corner before delivering two sloppy dropkicks.
Bayley tags Sasha Banks and they double dropkick Nia who doesn’t fall. Nia reverses an Irish whip from Sasha only to get shoved into the corner and then dropkicked from the ring. Nia climbs to the apron but rather than get back into the ring she shoves Bayley from the apron and into the barricade. Nia shoves Sasha away before climbing off of the apron and hitting Bayley with a running knee into the barricade.
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We return from the break to see Alexa Bliss get taken down with a Lou Thesz Press from Sasha Banks! The Boss throws Bliss into the corner and chokes her with her boot before slamming her to the mat for a two count.
Bliss throws Banks to the corner where she attacks the big lady! Bliss then looks for double knee’s to Alexa in the corner but nobody’s home and Nia is tagged in. Jax lands a backbreaker on Sasha, then two elbow drops to the lower back for a two count. Bayley was taken to the back during the commercial.
Nia gets Sasha in a bear hug. Nia throws Sasha to the corner and Nia runs at her but misses. Bliss is tagged in and stomps on Sasha before The Boss responds with a big slap to the face. Bliss knocks Sasha down and stands on her hair as she pulls her up by the arms!
Sasha hits Alexa with a cross-arm neckbreaker after a sloppy sequence, then knocks Nia from the apron. Sasha gets Alexa in the Bank Statement out of nowhere and the Champion taps!
Winner: Sasha Banks
Sasha didn’t need Bayley for the win. I don’t understand the route they’re taking with Bayley, let us know your thoughts in the comments.
We see Kurt Angle on the phone backstage and he’s being grilled. Braun Strowman walks in and asks what happens when Roman doesn’t show-up at Great Balls of Fire. Angle says that Roman will be there and Braun disagrees. Angle says that as for tonight, he doesn’t think anyone wants to face Braun ahead of the PPV but the big man says he will be in the ring tonight, awaiting competition.
After the break we will take an in-depth look at the Samoa Joe/Brock Lesnar rivalry, and later tonight the two will have a sit-down interview. Don’t forget, tomorrow night, July 4th, John Cena returns to SmackDown Live!
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A video package runs with interviews featuring Samoa Joe and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar to hype the title match this Sunday at Great Balls of Fire.
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Cedric Alexander comes to the ring for some cruiserweight action. He grabs a microphone and says he has said time and time again that the drama between himself, Noam Dar, and Alicia Fox is over, but they won’t listen. So tonight, Alexander asks Noam to come down to the ring, and end it once and for all.
Cedric Alexander Vs. Noam Dar
Alicia Fox distracts Alexander briefly at ringside, who is in a neckbrace. Dar works over the left arm of Alexander and gets in a stomp. Alexander with a big chop to Dar.
Fox distracts Alexander, but Alexander is able to roll through a pinfall attempt by Dar and drop Dar’s back over his knees to get the pinfall.
Winner: Cedric Alexander
After the match Alicia freaks out and pulls off her neckbrace, proving herself to be fine.
Michael Cole talks about last week’s Miz TV with LaVar Ball. We’re getting an episode of Miz TV after the break!
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