We come back from the break and actually get a promo for NXT, in which we see Tomasso Ciampa win the NXT Championship from Aleister Black.
Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring for a huge reception. Dolph Ziggler is out next, followed by big Drew.
Seth Rollins Vs. Drew McIntyre W/ Dolph Ziggler
The bell rings and they run right at each other. Drew gets Rollins in the corner but Seth turns the tables and lands a chop. Rollins runs to the ropes but Drew catches him and delivers a quick suplex.
Drew goes to the outside and tries to grab Seth but gets pushed off. Seth runs to deliver a suicide dive but Drew catches him and slams him on the apron. Seth’s head is under the ring and Drew uses him like a slingshot, and Seth’s throat smashes into the metal under the ring. Rollins is gasping for air as we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
Back from the break and Seth delivers two suicide dives to McIntyre. On the outside, Seth throws Drew shoulder first into the ring apron. Both men are back in the ring and Seth goes for the suplex but Drew reverses it. Seth reverses that and delivers a suplex. He goes for the cover but McIntyre kicks out. Seth runs to the ropes but Drew catches him with a spinebuster and both men are down.
They both get back to their feet and McIntyre lifts Seth up but Rollins with a hurricanrana. Drew gets back up and a super kick by Rollins. Seth gets on the top rope but Drew connects with a right hand. McIntyre gets on the top rope and lifts Rollins on his back. Drew jumps down and slams Seth off the top rope. Drew lifts Seth by the legs and goes to slam him but Seth reverses it into a cover. Drew kicks out and Seth delivers the Curb Stomp! As he goes for the pin, Ziggler slides in and attacks Seth!
Winner Via Disqualification: Seth Rollins
Rollins and Ziggler brawl after the match, then Seth knocks Dolph from the ring and hits him with a suicide dive. Jojo announces Seth’s victory as he walks up the ramp and McIntyre looks pissed.
We see a replay from earlier tonight when Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns had their verbal altercation. Then we also see Kurt Angle telling Paul Brock needs to come out tonight, and then Heyman trying to convince Brock to go out there.
We see Roman Reigns sitting on a tablet backstage and in walks Kurt Angle and Baron Corbin. Kurt tells Roman that, to ensure Brock doesn’t get attacked tonight and screw-up SummerSlam, Stephanie wants Roman removed from the arena. Roman says he doesn’t care but Angle says if he doesn’t, he loses his shot at Lesnar. Reigns asks how long this can continue. He says he understands where Angle is coming from, why he has to do this, but he’s been in his shoes and he can’t allow this. Corbin asks for security to come in and Angle isn’t pleased. Roman is escorted to out but he stops to look back at Kurt, then punches Corbin before leaving.
*Commercial Break*
Charly Caruso is in the ring and she introduces the Tag Team Champions, The B-Team, who get no reaction whatsoever.
Caruso asks them what it’s like to be the Champions. Dallas says the B in B-Team stands for Dream because this whole run has been a dream. Axel says he doesn’t want to wake-up. Dallas thanks the fans. Charly says the Deleter’s of Worlds aren’t happy about them being Champions, to which Axel says he is confused by their actions last week. Axel says he’d like to see them do it again. The lights go out and when they come back we see Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt behind The B-Team. Hardy takes the mic and says The B-Teams reigns as Champions is a cosmic anomaly that needs to be fixed. Bray says they keep calling their title run a dream, but dreams aren’t real. Nightmares however, they’re real because they’re manifestations of your worst fears. And they are The B-Team’s worst nightmares. Hardy laughs and says they will haunt The B-Team until they are DELETED!
Out comes The Revival to a nice reaction. Dawson says that nobody even knows what Matt and Bray just said. They get into the ring and tell Matt and Bray to leave the ring, because real top guys are here to do business. The B-Team interrupt and say that they will step aside because The Revival have a problem with The Deleter’s. Bray swings for Dallas but hits Scott Dawson. The B-Team turn tail and run as Hardy and Wyatt clear the ring of The Revival.
*Commercial Break*
The Revival Vs. The Deleters of Worlds
Matt Hardy is in the ring with Dawson as we return from the break – The B Team are doing commentary for this one. Matt goes for the cover but Dawson kicks out. Both men back up and Dawson gets Matt in the corner as he tags Wilder in. Dawson with a Boston crab and Dash with an elbow to the back of the head of Matt Hardy. Wilder with the cover but a kick out.
Wilder gets Hardy in a headlock in the middle of the ring. Eventually Matt elbows his way out and tags Wyatt in. Bray comes in hot, with a spinning forearm to take Dash down. Dawson comes off the top rope but Bray catches him and tosses him away. Bray is blindsided and The Revival double team Wyatt. Back in comes Matt who throws Dawson to the outside. Dawson slams Hardy into the barricade. Meanwhile in the ring, Wyatt goes for Sister Abigail on Dash but Wilder grabs Bray’s hair as he tags Dawson. The Revival hit the Shatter Machine and score a big win.
Winners: The Revival
Renee Young is backstage with Seth Rollins. She congratulates him on his victory but says it must be very taxing to deal with two Superstars by himself. He says it is mentally fatiguing but there is no quit in him. He says he will stop at nothing to win back his Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam. Just then, Rollins is attacked from behind by Ziggler and Rollins. He’s beaten down to a pulp before officials come and make Ziggler and McIntyre leave.
Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan make their way to the ring. They will face Sasha and Bayley after the break.
*Commercial Break*
Sasha Banks and Bayley make their way to the ring for tag team action.
The Riott Squad Vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley
Sarah Logan and Bayley start things off for their respective teams. Logan uses her strength to ground Bayley but the former Champ takes her down with a drop toe hold and tags in Banks for a few double team moves. Am I the only one who thinks WWE backtracked on the Banks/Bayley feud because they plan on introducing Women’s titles and want them to win them?
Sasha lands Meteora to Logan for a near-fall. Bayley comes in for a botched roll-up attempt for a near fall.cBayley lifts up Logan and slams her head-first on the top turnbuckle before Bayley makes a tag to Banks. She hits another Meteora into the ring post as we head to a commercial.
*Commercial Break*
Back from commercial and Liv Morgan has Sasha Banks in a headlock in the centre o the ring. Sasha climbs up and gets Morgan in a pin attempt but Morgan kicks out. Sasha tries to tag Bayley in but Liv grabs Sasha by the leg. Sasha knocks Morgan down and gets the hot tag to the hugger! Bayley comes in and clothslines Morgan before landing a running knee to the face. Bayley then knocks Logan off the ring apron for good measure.
Bayley throws Liv to the corner and looks for her back elbow but Morgan gets her knees up. Liv gets on the top rope but Bayley catches her with a right hand. Sasha tags herself in as Bayley lands a hurricanrana to Morgan. Sasha follows-up with Meteora again but in comes Logan to break it up. Bayley throws her to the outside.
A jaw breaker from Liv Morgan as Sasha tags Bayley. Sasha catches Morgan with the Bank statement and Bailey hits Morgan with the Bayley-To-Belly for the win!
Winners: Sasha Banks & Bayley
Michael Cole screwed-up the finish as he said Morgan kicked-out. Banks and Bayley celebrate after their in. They’ve even got matching gear now, WWE is definitely building them to win the (eventual) tag titles.
We see Lesnar still sitting backstage, reading his magazine. Heyman comes in and shows Lesnar the time, then says all he has to do is go out there and say hello. Then they can be at a steakhouse in 25 minutes. Lesnar doesn’t seem to care. Heyman sits down and explains to Brock that he will be fired if Brock doesn’t go out there tonight. He begs him to go out to the ring for a minute, if for no other reason than because he is his friend. Lesnar stands-up and grabs Lesnar by the shirt. He says they need to get this straight; he doesn’t work for Heyman, it’s the other way around. Brock asks how long Heyman has been leeching off of him? Then straightens his jacket and tells him to get out there and do his job.
*Commercial Break*
We return from the break and out comes Kurt Angle, flanked by Constable Corbin. Angle gets on the horn and tells Paul Heyman that he gave him to the end of tonight to get Brock Lesnar out here. He says he even got Roman Reigns escorted from the building. He tells Heyman to get Brock out here now or this is his last ever night on Raw.
Paul Heyman comes out without the usual pep in his step. Heyman introduces himself solemnly and gets into the ring. He says Brock Lesnar will not be coming out here tonight. Paul Heyman gets pissed and starts yelling that Brock is the worst Universal Champion ever. He says a Champion is meant to go the extra mile and be a good entertainer but Brock never does that. Paul Heyman says he won’t argue with that because Angle is right, Brock Lesnar is terrible. He says he tried to mould Lesnar and make his a WWE Superstar, but Lesnar respects nobody and listens to no-one. Heyman says if Angle has ramifications to take-out on someone, he should take them out on Brock Lesnar.
Heyman says he has tried all night to convince Brock to get out here. He begs Angle and says they could have a better working relationship. Kurt Angle tells Heyman his contract has been terminated and Heyman drops to his knees and hugs Angle’s leg. Suddenly, Lesnar’s music hits and Heyman’s expression completely changes. Heyman stands-up and smiles. Lesnar comes to the ring with his Universal Championship and sets it on Heyman’s shoulder. Brock takes the microphone and walks up to Kurt Angle. He asks if Angle has a problem with him, then turns to Corbin and asks the same question. Lesnar then lifts Angle and hits an F5! He stares at Corbin, who leaves the ring. Heyman hands Brock the belt back and they laugh at the fallen Kurt Angle. Brock Lesnar suddenly grabs Heyman by the face and puts him on mat. He stares at him as Heyman screams that he can’t breathe. A large portion of the fans chant “We Want Roman!” as Lesnar leaves by himself.
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