The Shield Vs. The Miz, Sheamus & Cesaro
Seth Rollins will start the match against Cesaro. They lock up and chain wrestle until Rollins takes him down with a headlock. Cesaro quickly pops up and kicks him in the midsection before uppercutting him. Cesaro applies a side headlock, but Rollins whips him off. Cesaro shoulder blocks him down and hits the ropes, but Rollins leapfrogs him and dropkicks him down.
Dean Ambrose is tagged in, and he hits Cesaro with a low dropkick before Rollins drops a knee for a two count. Ambrose chops Cesaro in the corner before Cesaro turns it around on him. Ambrose no sells it and walks to the opposite corner. Ambrose chops him a few times before slingshotting over him and hitting a drop-toe-hold. Ambrose applies a deathlock before giving him a crossface forearm. Rollins tags in and comes off the top rope with a punch to the midsection. Rollins chops the chest and tags Ambrose back in.
Ambrose elbows him in the back of the neck. Cesaro quickly fights him away and tags in Sheamus. They hit Ambrose with a double-team clothesline. Sheamus boots Ambrose and stomps him. Sheamus forearms him and punches away at him in the corner. Miz gets some cheap shots in. The Miz tags in and taunts The Shield. Sheamus and Cesaro enter the ring and hit a stereo kick on Ambrose. Sheamus tags in and punches Ambrose. Sheamus knees away at Ambrose and applies a chin lock before transitioning to an overhead wristlock. Ambrose fights up and punches out, but Sheamus knees him. Ambrose quickly knees him and tags in Rollins. Ambrose hits a dropkick on Ambrose, as does Rollins. Roman Reigns then clotheslines Sheamus over the top rope.
Ambrose and Rollins then double clothesline Cesaro over the top rope. Ambrose and Rollins then hit them with stereo planchas. Reigns turns and sees The Miz in the ring. Miz runs away and hides behind The Miztourage. Rollins takes Bo Dallas and throws him into the barricade. Ambrose then attacks Curtis Axel. Miz runs away through the crowd. The Shield stands tall in the ring.
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Miz pick up a two count on Rollins. Miz throws him out of the ring. Cesaro tries for a sneak attack, but Ambrose clotheslines him down. Sheamus then clotheslines Ambrose down. Miz puts Rollins in the ring, and Rollins clotheslines him down. Sheamus tags in, and he stops Rollins from making a tag. Rollins counters a suplex into an inside cradle for a two count. Rollins back body drops him to the apron and elbows him away. Sheamus snaps him off the top rope and goes to the top rope, but he jumps into a superkick.
Cesaro and Reigns are tagged in. Reigns clotheslines Cesaro twice and punches Miz off the apron. Reigns takes Cesaro down again and clubs away at him in the corner. Reigns hits the ropes, but Cesaro big boots him. Reigns answers back with a big boot and a Samoan Drop. Reigns sets up for a Spear, but Miz grabs his foot. Ambrose then takes Miz out with a suicide dive. Cesaro uppercuts Reigns, and Sheamus gets a cheap shot in. Cesaro hits a Very European Uppercut for a near fall.
Cesaro goes to tag Sheamus, but Ambrose pulls him off the apron. Rollins then hits Sheamus with a suicide dive. Reigns hits Cesaro with a Superman Punch and goes for a Spear, but Cesaro uppercuts him. Cesaro goes for a Gotch Neutralizer, but Reigns counters with a back body drop. Cesaro lands on his feet, and Miz blind tags in. Cesaro springboards off the ropes into a Superman Punch.
Miz then rolls Reigns up for a near fall. Miz goes for a Skull Crushing Finale, but Rollins hits him with a springboard knee. Sheamus grabs Rollins, but Ambrose pulls him off and hits Dirty Deeds. The Shield surrounds The Miz in the ring, and the crowd is really buzzing. The Miz gets to his feet and realizes he’s in trouble. A “YES” chant fires up. Miz tries to run away, but Reigns spears him down. The Shield hits the Triple Powerbomb, and Reigns pins him for the win.
Winners: The Shield
We see Kane backstage. Even someone as sick and depraved as him can smile. All he has to do is remember what he did to Braun Strowman. He can still hear the sound of the garbage truck crushing his body, a symphony of horror. There are some things worse than death, him.
*Commercial Break*
Kurt Angle is in the ring. Angle says Stephanie McMahon talked earlier tonight about tough decisions you have to make as a leader. This is a tough one for him. His son, Jason Jordan, was injured in his match against Bray Wyatt. As the RAW General Manager and the leader of his team at Survivor Series, he cannot allow his son to compete. The crowd cheers that. Angle has decided to name a replacement.
Boos pick up as Jason Jordan appears on the ramp. Jordan begs him not to do this. Jordan sounds like he’s going to cry. This was going to be the first time he could fight side by side with his father. Angle says Jordan is injured. Jordan says he’ll be fine by Sunday. Angle says he needs him at 100%. Jordan yells that he’s fine and gets in the ring. Jordan says Angle was injured and won a gold medal. He’s just like Angle. He can do this. Angle says it’s not worth it. Jordan insists that it is. Angle is his idol. Coming over to RAW and competing on his show has been a dream come true. To be honest, Angle didn’t pick him out of favoritism. Angle picked him because he was the best option, and he begs him not to take that away from him. Jordan won’t get another chance like this. It’s an honor to represent RAW. Jordan cries while begging Angle not to take this away from him.
Stephanie McMahon comes out and says, “Give me a break.” She orders Angle to make the announcement and do it now. A “YES” chant picks up but Angle continues to stall. Triple H’s music hits, and the WWE COO makes his first appearance on WWE television for the first time since WrestleMania! Triple H angrily gets in Angle’s face. The crowd loudly cheers. Triple H says if he won’t make the damn announcement, he will. The fifth member of Team RAW is Triple H! The crowd loudly cheers. Triple H stares at Angle. Angle looks furious. Triple H then looks at Jordan, who is very upset. A “Pedigree” chant fires up. Triple H looks back at Angle, and then turns to give Jordan a Pedigree! Angle runs over to his son. Triple H walks off. Angle is stunned.
*Commercial Break*
We return from the break and get replays of what just happened between Angle, Jordan and Triple H.
Finn Balor & Samoa Joe Vs. Anderson & Gallows
Balor and Joe argue over who should go first. Joe shoves him and goes to the apron. Karl Anderson quickly attacks Balor, but Balor gets the better of him. Joe tags in, and they stomp him down. Balor tags back in, and Balor rolls through a sunset flip and dropkicks him. Joe comes in and hits Luke Gallows with a clothesline.
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Joe and Balor continuing to tag in and out, working as a functioning tag team. Balor kicks Anderson down and goes to the top rope. Gallows distracts him, and Anderson crotches him. Gallows tags in, and he punches Balor down. Gallows superkicks Balor down and taunts the crowd. Gallows drops a trio of elbows for a two count. Anderson tags in and puts Balor in the corner. Anderson applies a chin lock, but Balor fights up. Anderson elbows him down for a two count. Anderson goes back to the chin lock and holds it for a bit. Balor fights up, but Anderson hits him with a spinebuster for a near fall.
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Gallows applying a chin lock to Balor. Balor fights up, but Gallows big boots him down. Gallows scares Joe off the apron and goes for an elbow drop, but Balor moves. Gallows uppercuts Balor, but Balor catches him with an overhead kick.
Joe and Anderson are tagged in. Joe hits a pair of running elbows, an inverted atomic drop, a big boot, a running senton splash, and knocks Gallows off the apron. Joe avalanches Anderson in the corner and hits a snap kick. Balor is tagged in. Joe sends Gallows out of the ring, and Balor hits a running kick. Joe slams Anderson down and hits Gallows with a suicide dive. Balor then hits Anderson with the Coup de Grace for the win.
Winners: Samoa Joe & Finn Balor
Immediately following the match, Balor celebrates while Joe stomps to the back. The commentators run down the entire card for Survivor Series again.
Charly Caruso is backstage with RAW Women’s Champion, Alexa Bliss. Tomorrow night, Natalya will defend her title against Charlotte Flair. Whoever wins will face Alexa Bliss at Survivor Series. Bliss says she has no preference. Smackdown became the B-show after she left. Normally she DVRs Smackdown and forgets to watch it, but tomorrow is special. Maybe she’ll show up and watch it live. No matter what, the Goddess of WWE will reign supreme at Survivor Series.
Coming up next, Braun Strowman takes on Kane in our main event.
*Commercial Break*
The Big Red Machine makes his way to the ring, followed by his opponent, Braun Strowman.
Braun Strowman Vs. Kane
Kane smiles at Strowman and the two stare at each other. Kane uppercuts him, and Strowman takes him down before stomping away at him. Kane quickly rolls out of the ring. Strowman uppercuts him at ringside. Kane fights back, but Strowman takes him down. Strowman clubs him down, and Kane crawls away. The referee never started this match.
Strowman clubs away at him and goes for a whip, but Kane reverses the whip into the steps. Kane goes under the ring and pulls out a table. Kane sets the table up and punches Strowman. Kane then grabs a chair and smacks it across his back twice. Kane goes for a Chokeslam on the floor, but Strowman breaks the holds and clubs him down. Strowman then cracks the chair off Kane’s back twice. Strowman gets him on the apron and climbs the ropes. Strowman is attempting a superplex through the table at ringside. Kane stops him, but Strowman knocks him into the ring.
Strowman hits Kane with a double axe-handle, then lifts him up and hits a Running Powerslam…through the ring! Both men went right through the canvas and the fans went crazy. There’s a giant hole in the ring and that’s how Raw is going off the air. The match never even got started.
That’s it for this week’s Raw. Let us know what you thought in the comments or on the Ringside Talk app and I will see you back here tomorrow night for SmackDown Live and 205 Live, one last time before Survivor Series.
