It’s time for another recap of the wedding between Bobby Lashley and Lana, which ended in tears and violence.
Lashley and Lana come to the ring, hand-in-hand, and wearing fancy clothes. The wedding official from last week is in the ring, waiting for them. The fans chant for Rusev but Lana tells them to be quiet. Lana says that, for everyone who didn’t want them to get married last week, that’s too damn bad. Lashley says something and they bicker for a moment, then Lana says they’re going to get married right now.
The officiate says they’ve heard enough objections, so he gets right to the point and pronounces them husband and wife. Lashley gives Lana a peck on the lips, then she snatches the mic from the officiate. Lana says she is supposed to feel so happy but she doesn’t. She’s extremely sad but it has nothing to do with her or Bobby. She points the finger at the fans and holds her ring finger up at them. She says they’re all pathetic and should be honoured to be near her.
Lana starts ranting about the fans and their ex-lovers. Lashley says the worst of all is her sorry-excuse for an ex-husband, Rusev. He ruined the happiest day of their lives to hide the fact that he wasn’t man enough to keep his own. wife.
Rusev appears on the Titantron with a fake beech backdrop behind him. Rusev is wearing a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses. He congratulates them but says they seem less happy than everyone in the arena. He says he got them something to cheer them up and it’s a wedding album; all photos of their disastrous wedding. The fans chant for Rusev. Lana screams that she hates him and everyone in the arena. Lashley tells her to shut up and Lana stares at him. Lashley says Rusev used to be a man but if he has any balls left he show-up next week so that he can rip them off and shove them down his throat.
Rusev shouts “no!”, that’s not going to happen. Next week will be the return of the Bulgarian Brute. He will do unspeakable things and brutalise his body. And if there’s anything left, it’s all Lana’s.
*Commercial Break*
It’s official, next week Rusev will go one-on-one with Bobby Lashley in Kentucky.
The WWE 24/7 Champion, R-Truth, is backstage with Charly Caruso. She says he just recently became the person with the most title wins in WWE history, so what’s in store for 2020? Liv Morgan walks-up before Truth can answer. She congratulates him before saying Lana will be in Lashley’s corner next week, so she will be in Rusev’s. And that’s a moment she will Liv for.
Charlotte Flair comes to the ring for a match against Sarah Logan. However, before the match begins, Logan attacks Charlotte and tosses her shoulder-first into the ring post. Logan chases Charlotte out of the ring and delivers a running knee, followed by some ground and pound. Charlotte turns the tables and rams Sarah into the barricade.
The action spills into the crowd but then Charlotte sends her back to ringside. Logan slams Flair into the LED apron and beats her down. Logan gets into the ring and lifts Charlotte’s robe and whips it off the mat a few times before standing on it and wiping her feet. Logan throws the robe at Charlotte and gets out of the ring, only for Flair to spear her. Charlotte tosses her into the barricade and beats her around ringside. Logan slams Flair into the ring post, but Charlotte fires back with a big boot. Flair puts her robe on and leaves.
We see Drew McIntyre walking backstage, heading ringside for a match after the break.
*Commercial Break*
On his way to the ring, Drew McIntyre attacks Jose’s conga line.
Drew McIntyre Vs. No Way Jose
The match begins and Drew drops Jose with a kick to the chest as he attempted to leap over him. A belly-to-belly from Drew, then he leaves the ring and chases a member of the conga line before chopping his chest and hitting an inverted Alabama Slam on the apron.
As McIntyre gets back in the ring, Jose attacks him. Drew misses a splash and gets rolled-up for a one-count. McIntyre hits the Future Shock DDT, followed by the Claymore Kick for the win.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
After the match, Drew throws Jose out of the ring and onto the conga line. Drew grabs a mic and asks the fans if they dare him to do another Claymore, and they cheer. He tosses Jose back into the ring and hits a Claymore Kick as the fans chant.
“Didn’t even drop the microphone, thank you very much.” Drew says not take it personally, because he’s always hated conga lines. He asks the fans if they want to hear something about Drew McIntyre; he’s never had a World Title match. So if everyone is afraid to face him, then perhaps he has to enter the Royal Rumble. He rhymes off the known participants and says he doesn’t give a damn who is in the match, all that will be left is the “321” – his new saying to signal the Claymore Kick.
*Commercial Break*
Aleister black vs. Shelton Benjamin
This match gets underway and Black catches a kick, ducks one, then shoves him back. Black and Benjamin engage in mat wrestling, with Aleister almost locking in the LeBell Lock, but Shelton deadlifts and slams him.
Black kicks Benjamin in the face, then teeps him into the ropes. Benjamin fires back with two forearms. Black springboards over Benjamin and connects with a few shots. Benjamin lands a kick but Black fires back with a leaping knee. Black lifts Benjamin with his foot and hits Black Mass for the win.
Winner: Aleister Black
Once the match ends, Black sits Indian-style in the ring but Buddy Murphy appears and attacks him! Murphy slams Black into the ring post, then into the barricade. Buddy runs Black into a chair in the timekeeper’s area, then hits a switch knee to the jaw. Murphy places a chair under Black’s jaw and delivers a knee. Murphy sits on the barricade, Indian-style, and watches the referees tend to Aleister.
*Commercial Break*
Seth Rollins comes to the ring with Akam and Rezar. He says he is the Messiah of Monday Night Raw and they made him that. He says he knows what is best for the fans and for WWE, and he will usher in the new era. Rollins invites Owens, Joe, and whoever is foolish enough to take up arms with them.
Seth Rollins & Authors of Pain Vs. Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, & The big show
The match starts with Akam and Big Show. Akam attempts an Irish whip but it doesn’t work. Show tosses Akam, knocks Rezar from the apron, then slaps the chest of the incoming Messiah, who rolls from the ring.
*Commercial Break*
Back from the final break of the night and Owens hits Rollins with a cannonball in the corner. Seth ducks a clotheslines from KO but gets caught with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two-count. Owens climbs the ropes but Akam distracts the referee, allowing Rezar to shove him off and to the floor.
Seth tags Rezar, who goes out and attacks Owens on the floor. Rezar gets KO back in the ring and pound him before applying a neck crank. Akam tags in and hits a big stomp/sidewalk slam with Rezar. After some punching from Akam, Rollins tags in and delivers a springboard knee to Owens for a two-count.
Akam is tagged in and delivers a big shot to KO’s ribs. Owens kicks Akam out of the corner, counters a back suplex, and connects with an enziguiri. However Rezar tags himself in and knocks Joe from the apron. Owens superkicks Rezar and tags Big Show!
The World’s Largest Athlete comes in against Rollins and knocks him around the ring like a child. Show delivers a big shoulder tackle, meanwhile Akam and Rezar slam Owens into the steel steps on the outside. They distract Big Show, while Rollins leaps at him but gets caught. Akam and Rezar run in but Show grabs them both by the throat. Rollins comes in and hits Show with a chair in the back!
Winners Via Disqualification: Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, & The Big Show
The heels beat on Show in the ring but Joe and Owens return to even the odds. The action spills from the ring. Rollins looks to hit The Stomp to Show but Owens grabs his foot, allowing Show to his the WMD!
AOP drag Rollins from the ring and up the ramp. Next week, Owens, Joe, and Show will face AOP and Rollins in the first-ever “fist-fight”. Also next week, Buddy Murphy faces Aleister Black, Randy Orton faces AJ Styles, and Rusev faces Bobby Lashley.
And that’s it for tonight’s Raw. Let us know what you thought and we’ll see you back here tomorrow. Until then, safe travels!
