“Ladies and gentlemen, Elias.”
Elias is sitting in the middle of the ring, as per usual. He wastes no time this week, and gets to singing right away. Elias says Trish Stratus made a fool of herself last week because she didn’t get it, everyone knows that WWE stands for Walk With Elias. He says he had many different thoughts as he made his way to Columbus, saying everything about the city is a lie, pathetic, and weak. He continues to trash the city for a minute before asking them to hold their applause and so on. He begins to play guitar but is then interrupted by Alexa Bliss.
Bliss makes her way to the ring, flanked by Mickie James and Alicia Fox. Alexa reminds Elias that Columbus is the birthplace of the Goddess. In fact, she graduated in this very building. She leads a cheerleader chant with the fans, who cheer her. Seconds later, she refers to them as mindless idiots. She says everything he said about her hometown was 100% true. The fans boo and she tells them not to boo her just because they’re stuck here. She calls them mindless zombies and mocks the chant. She says she recognises some of the zombies from high school. She tells him that he is in the ring with the biggest star ever to come from the city.
Bliss then apologises for Trish Stratus last week, saying she sets a bad example for all kids. She says she has a match coming up with Natalya but before that she wants to hear Elias’ song. She bats her eyelids at him and says she wants to Walk With Elias. He begins to play but is quickly interrupted…
Ronda waits for Natalya on the stage, then the duo make their way to the ring. That match is next!
*Commercial Break*
Natalya Vs. Alexa Bliss
We return from the break and they lock up. Natalya hits a headlock takeover but Bliss gets out. Bliss gets on the apron, forcing the referee to back Natalya up. Bliss gets in the ring, and they lock up again. Natalya wrenches the arm but Bliss turns it on her. Natalya twists out of it, then takes her down and applies an arm bar.
Bliss fights out but Natalya blocks a kick by grabbing the foot, Bliss begs her to stop. Bliss then goes for a handshake, but Natalya puts her hand on the mat and stomps on it. Natalya takes her down, steps on her, and dropkicks her for a two count. Bliss quickly slaps her down. Bliss stomps her down in the corner before the referee backs her up. Fox and James attack Natalya before Bliss drops her with a DDT. Bliss looks at Rousey before applying a Ronda’s signature armbar. Natalya screams in pain before tapping out.
Winner: Alexa Bliss
Alexa refuses to let go of the armbar, so Ronda storms the ring and the Goddess runs off. Ronda takes a second to check on Nattie and Alexa attacks her from behind. Ronda punches her and looks for a gut-wrench suplex but Alicia stops her. Ronda hits Alicia with several judo throws. Alexa then hits Ronda with a chop block and throws her from the ring. Alexa then throws Ronda into the steel steps but the Women’s Champion responds with some stiff punches, sending the trio running up the ramp. Ronda then helps Natalya to the back.
Corbin is backstage yelling at a stage hand when in walks Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, and Drew McIntyre. Braun tells Corbin that he’s lucky their still here and he had better find them some competition. Dolph tells Corbin they aren’t asking, they need to face someone, so how about give him and Drew a tag title match. Corbin reminds them that they already have a match scheduled between The B-Team and The Revival. Drew asks what would happen if The Revival couldn’t compete, to which Corbin says he would have to make some changes. McIntyre and Ziggler leave and Strowman tells Corbin he had better do his job tonight.
Charly Caruso is backstage and she interviews The Revival. In a surprise to no-one, they get attacked by Dolph and Drew, who throws them into production boxes and lay them out.
*Commercial Break*
We’re back and out come the Raw Tag Team Champions, The B-Team. Their opponents… Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler.
Raw Tag Team Championship Match
(C) The B-Team Vs. Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler
Axel starts the match against McIntyre but Drew immediately attacks Bo, knocking him from the apron. McIntyre then grabs Axel and hits a huge belly-to-belly suplex. He tags Dolph and the Scotsman hits the ropes but Bo pulls down the rope and Drew falls to the floor.
Inside the ring, Axel hits several roll-up’s on Dolph, looking for a quick win. He tags Dallas, who clotheslines Ziggler over the top rope. Drew runs back in, but he gets clotheslined over by both members of The B-Team and we’re off to the break with the Champs in control.
*Commercial Break*
We return to see Bo being mangled on the mat by McIntyre. He fights to his feet but Drew hits him with a belly-to-belly for a near-fall. McIntyre keeps Bo grounded and works on the shoulder. Drew throws Bo to the corner and stomps him before tagging Ziggler. The show-off chokes Bo on the middle rope until the referee stops him. Ziggler talks trash to Bo, who fires back with right hands before being kicked in the shin, then hit with a dropkick.
McIntyre tags back in and works over Bo in the corner, with chops to the chest. McIntyre sets Dallas on the top rope and talks trash to him but Dallas kicks him away, then hits a tornado DDT and both men are down. Dallas crawls to the corner to tag Axel but McIntyre stops him. Bo hits a neckbreaker and this time makes the tag, as does Drew.
Axel comes in with a flying forearm to Ziggler, then punches Drew as he lays on the apron. Axel splashes Dolph in the corner, followed by a neck snap. He then hits a Perfectplex and pins but Drew breaks it up. McIntyre then throws Bo out of the ring and goes back to the apron. Ziggler looks for the tag but Axel rolls him up for a two count. Ziggler lands a superkick, then tags Drew. They lift him up and hit a Claymore/Zig-Zag double team finisher for the win.
Winners and New Raw Tag Team Champions: Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler
Drew and Dolph celebrate with their newly won titles.
We see The Author’s of Pain walking backstage, with 205 Live General Manager, Drake Maverick, walking between them wearing their gear. They’re coming out, next!
*Commercial Break*
The Authors of Pain make their entrance alongside Drake Maverick. Maverick introduces himself as the 205 Live General Manager, but he’s also the manager of AOP. Maverick says he will make these men the WWE RAW Tag Team Champions.
Authors of Pain vs. Keith Thompson & Jimmy James
Akam clotheslines one of the enhancement talents down before knocking the other off of the top rope. Rezar tags in, and he clotheslines one of them off the other top rope. Akam pops a guy up and Rezar lands him on his shoulders and gives him a death valley driver into the corner. AOP then hits the Super Collider on them for the win.
Winners: Authors of Pain
Drake Maverick poses in the ring with AOP What an odd pairing, which I guess is the theme of tonight’s show.
We see the same video from last week of the Hall of Famer’s discussing The Undertake Vs. Triple H. Shawn Michaels will be out, next.
*Commercial Break*
