Bobby Lashley W/Lio Rush Vs. Elias W/Kevin Owens
The bell rings and Lashley circles Elias. Kevin Owens gives his pal some pointers. Lashley scoops Elias up and slams him down, before throwing him into the corner. Lashley climbs the ropes and looks to deliver 10 punches but Elias slips between his legs and pulls Lashley to the mat. Elias grounds Bobby with a headlock.
The fans chant his name and Bobby climbs up and escapes the headlock. Lashley leapfrogs Elias and delivers a shoulder tackle. Elias hits the ropes but gets caught with a crossbody, followed by a clothesline in the corner. Lashley again goes for the 10 punches and manages to land them all this time. Elias stumbles out of the corner and gets caught with a side slam for a two count.
Elias takes to the middle rope and dives off but Lashley catches him in mid-air. Lashley looks for the Dominator but Elias slides off and chop-blocks the leg. Elias crawls to the corner to regroup as Owens yells advice at him. Elias gets aggressive and takes Bobby down before getting out of the ring and slamming his leg into the ringpost.
Back inside the ring, Elias scores a two count. Elias kicks Lashley before applying a leglock. Lashley fights back with some punches but Elias goes right back to work on the leg to keep Bobby down. Lashley starts to fight back and knocks Elias from the ring. He goes out after the Drifter but gets caught with a cheap shot and Elias gets into the ring as we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Elias applying a single leg crab to Lashley. During the commercial, Lashley came off the second rope, but Elias kneed him out of mid-air. Lashley pulls Elias out of the ring to try to catch his breath.
Elias runs back in but Lashley catches him with a reverse STO. They trade punches before Lashley kicks him. Lashley hits a clothesline and a big suplex. Lashley then spears him out of the ring. Kevin Owens starts to chase Lio Rush, and he accidentally knees Lashley in the face. The referee calls for the bell and the DQ.
Winner via Disqualification: Bobby Lashley
After the match ends, Owens chases Lio around the ring until they corner him inside the ring. Owens lifts him for a powerbomb but Lashley gets back into the ring and prevents it from happening. The heels retreat.
We see Drew McIntyre backstage and Seth Rollins walks-up to him. Rollins says Drew was out talking “the truth” earlier tonight. However, we all know that Drew is being used. He says McIntyre is being used by Strowman, when Dolph is the weak link. He asks why Ziggler is the one getting all the Intercontinental Championship opportunities. Rollins tells him to think about it as he walks off. Ziggler then approaches Dolph and asks him what that was all about, to which McIntyre tells him not to worry about it.
Nia Jax makes her way to the ring, accompanied by Ember Moon. Jax will face Alicia Fox, next!
*Commercial Break*
Nia Jax W/Ember Moon Vs. Alicia Fox W/Alexa Bliss & Mickie James
The bell rings and Nia Jax quickly overpowers Foxy and hits an avalanche. Jax throws her across the ring like a ragdoll. Fox gets out of the ring to recover.
Ember Moon then clocks Mickie James with a cannonball off the apron for no reason. Jax gets Fox in the ring. Fox kicks her in the face and hits a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Fox applies a chin lock, but Jax powers up and knees her in the head for a two count. Jax soon takes her out with a Samoan Drop for the quick win.
Winner: Nia Jax
Dean Ambrose is in the trainer’s room when Drew McIntyre walks in. McIntyre asks why Seth Rollins approached him and turned everything they said earlier on him. He reckons Seth Rollins was trying recruit him for a 4-man Shield, or he’s trying to unload Ambrose. He sarcastically says “It’s not like Rollins has never turned on you before.”, and walks off.
After the break, we’ll take a look at the upcoming match between The Undertaker and Triple H.
*Commercial Break*
We get a very long video chronicling the rivalry between Triple H and The Undertaker. Shawn Michaels will be live on Raw next week!
The Shield makes their way to the ring. They’ll be in action against Baron Corbin and two mystery partners, next.
*Commercial Break*
The Shield are in the ring, awaiting their mystery opponents. Baron Corbin comes out and introduces his partners…
Before the match can get underway however, Strowman’s music hits and out he comes with Ziggler and McIntyre, who all unfold steel chairs on the ramp and sit down.
The Shield Vs. Author’s of Pain W/Drake Maverick
The bell rings with Corbin and Ambrose starting things off. Ambrose takes Corbin down and looks for a sly pin but Corbin kicks out. Corbin hits the ropes but Ambrose trips him up and tags Seth, together they hit a suplex.
Corbin retreats to the corner and tags Akim into the match. Rollins applies a headlock to Akim, but he gets shot off and shoulder tackles into oblivion. Akim lifts Rollins but the IC Champion slides down his back and tags Ambrose. They look to double-team Akim but he tags Rezar, who taes out both men.
Ambrose makes the tag to Reigns and it’s the two biggest men coming face-to-face. Rezar shows no fear and talks some trash to the Universal Champion as they square-up. Reigns unleashes an uppercut, then another. Reigns hits a shoulder tackle but Rezar doesn’t fall, instead he scoops him up and rams him into the corner. Rezar gets Roman on his shoulders but the big dog elbows him. Roman hits a flying clothesline but Rezar bounces right back to his feet. Reigns is shocked and all six men storm the ring and brawl throughout the ring until The Shield clear them out.
Strowman, Ziggler, and McIntyre suddenly get off their chairs and start walking towards the ring. The Shield are ready but AOP and Corbin attack them from behind. Ambrose and Rollins are thrown into the barricades, while Corbin hits Reigns with a chokeslam backbreaker for a two count.
*Commercial Break*
We return to see Reigns hit Baron Corbin with a Samoan drop and both men are down. Rollins and Akim are tagged in. Rollins ducks Akim and kicks Rezar from the apron. Rollins kicks Akim, then looks for a suplex but it’s countered. Rollins lands on his feet, takes to the middle rope, and hits a blockbuster for a two count. Rollins gets a Burn It Down chant going, and looks for The Stomp but Maverick distracts the referee, allowing Corbin to pull the rope down and send Rollins to the outside.
Corbin tags in and continues to beat Seth at ringside. AOP and Maverick lay the boots to Rollins until Reigns and Ambrose walk over to stop them. The action returns to the ring and Seth is grounded by Akim. AOP hit Rollins with a double team sidewalk slam/stomp or a two count. Akim applies a headlock to Seth.
Corbin tags into the match and methodically beats on Rollins. Corbin mocks Ambrose while the referee holds the lunatic back. Rollins then hits a Sling Blade on Corbin. Akam runs in, and Rollins sends him out of the ring. Rollins tries to tag Ambrose, but Akam pulls him off the apron. Reigns attacks Akam, but Rezar helps out and sends Reigns into the ring steps. They then hit a Last Chapter on the floor.
In the ring, Rollins counters a chokeslam into a roll-up for a two count. Corbin follows up with a Deep Six for a near fall. AOP go for another double team move but Rollins is able to dodge and counter with a superkick. He finally makes the hot tag to Dean Ambrose, who starts taking it to Corbin. Dean dodges Deep Six before clotheslining Corbin over the top rope. He takes out all three of his opponents with a basement dropkick. Akam knocks him off the top rope, but Ambrose still has enough in him to take down The Lone Wolf with a neckbreaker. He heads back to the top for a flying elbow but AOP break up the pin.
They grabs Ambrose and look to his their double-team finisher but Reigns catches Akim with a Superman Punch, while Rollins Stomps Corbin, then a suicide dive to Akim. Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds before tagging Reigns, then connects with a suicide dive to Rezar. The Big Dog hits the Spear to Corbin for the pin and the win.
Winners: The Shield
After the match Rollins and Reigns celebrate inside the ring, while Ambrose sits on the floor, between his brothers and his enemies. He looks at both as the fans chant “Shield!” Ambrose takes a minute before sliding back into the ring and joining a fist bump with Reigns and Rollins.
That’s it for this week’s Raw! Let us know what you thought and we’ll see you back here tomorrow for all your wrestling news and results! Until then, safe travels!
