Charly Caruso is sitting down backstage with Becky Lynch. Charly says Becky has been Champion for a long time now but she faces her biggest test of all: a triple threat at Survivor Series with SmackDown Women’s Champion, Bayley, and NXT Women’s Champion, Shayna Baszler. Lynch says she loves Survivor Series because everyone is on edge, looking over their shoulders. Nobody knows better than her that it’s an opportunity to step out and make a name for yourself.
The NXT Women’s Champion comes in and tells Charly to leave. Shayna sits down across from Becky and says she’s waited a long time to meet her face-to-face. She says everyone says Becky is a shining example of the talent that comes from NXT. She then says she is friends with Ronda Rousey, trains with her, but she is not Ronda Rousey. She won’t take Bayley lightly, but she came here to tell Lynch that she will pin her or tap her out. And all she has to do between now and Survivor Series, is to worry about which limb will belong to her.
Lynch leans forward and smiles. She says that she doesn’t know Shayna Baszler, so she doesn’t know whether to shake her hand or slap her head off. However she’s feeling the same thing Ronda Rousey did. She warns that going to war with her will change her. She promises to beat Shayna and Bayley at Survivor Series, and prove who the baddest woman on the planet really is. Then both women stand and stare each other down.
The O.C. come out and AJ Styles tells the fans he isn’t the mood, so they need to shut-up. He says the fact is, Gallows and Anderson are the best tag team in the world, and their trophy is at ringside to prove it. Another fact is that he is phenomenal and he is the United States Champion. And another fact is that they do not give a damn about NXT, so if any Superstar from NXT steps foot in the ring again they will make sure they don’t leave Orlando.
The Street Profits come out with Humberto Carrillo. Montez Ford says The O.C. is clearly feeling themselves tonight. He mentions that their trophy is at ringside and says “awww”. He calls them the best tag team in the world, but Dawkins asks how that can be the case when they weren’t in the turmoil match. Not to mention, they beat Gallows and Anderson two weeks ago. Ford says he can’t say that, he’s not allowed to. However Humberto Carrillo should, so he does. AJ tells him to shut up, or he’ll do it for him. Ford instructs Carrillo to say it again in Spanish, and Styles responds with “what the hell did he just say?”. Dawkins says that AJ is mad at Humberto because mothers love to swipe right on them dimples. Ford says tonight isn’t about swiping right, it’s about swiping left on The O.C., because they want the smoke. They make their way to the ring.
*Commercial Break*
The O.C. Vs. The Street Profits & Humberto Carrillo
We join this match in progress with Angelo Dawkins and Karl Anderson going to battle. Dawkins hits Anderson with a scoop slam and makes a tag to his partner. Ford connects with a dropkick to Anderson before Dawkins hits a big splash. Ford picks up a two count.
Ford applies an armbar, but Anderson fights up. Ford is knocked out of the ring, and AJ Styles hits a cheap shot before Luke Gallows clotheslines him on the floor.
Ford is sent back into the ring and Anderson grinds him down with a submission. Styles tags in and beats Ford down, then makes the tag to Gallows, who knocks Ford from the ring as we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Ford throwing hands against Gallows, then hitting a blockbuster. Ford looks for the tag but Gallows prevents it. Ford then drops Gallows with a neckbreaker and tags Humberto, while Gallows tags AJ.
Carrillo hits a clothesline and a dropkick to Styles. Carrillo takes him down and hits a low dropkick followed by a standing moonsault for a two count. Styles counters Humberto for a moment but Carrillo hits a springboard kick to the face. Carrillo goes to the top rope and lands an asai moonsault, but Anderson breaks up the pin attempt.
Dawkins runs in and shoulder tackles Anderson out of the ring. Gallows then superkicks Dawkins, followed by Ford hitting a dropkick to Gallows that knocks him outside. Ford then hits a summersault senton to both Gallows and Anderson at ringside.
Styles is on the apron and he knocks Carrillo back and goes for a Phenomenal Forearm, but Carrillo avoids it. Carrillo looks for a hurricanrana but AJ reverses into a powerbomb and pins him with his feet on the ropes for the win!
Winners: The O.C.
We take a special look at the NXT Champion, Adam Cole, then see him standing backstage with Triple H. Cole faces Seth Rollins, later tonight.
*Commercial Break*
We return to see replays of Brock Lesnar hunting Rey Mysterio at the start of the show, only to be beaten down with a lead pipe.
The Viking Raiders Vs. East hampton polo boys
The East Hampton Polo Boys are dressed like MJF from All Elite Wrestling. Erik attacks one in the corner and pulls the other into the ring. He tosses one out and Ivar slams him into the barricade, hitting a running crossbody.
Erik hits a backbreaker/gutbuster combo to one of the boys. Erik tags Ivar before hitting a gutwrench powerbomb. Ivar hits a splash from the top rope and hooks the leg for the win.
Winners: The Viking Raiders
After the match, Erik says they stand here as men, bold enough to admit they suffered defeat at Crown Jewel. He congratulates The O.C. and says they’ve been crowned the best tag team in the world. Ivar says victory is often just survival. So Gallows and Anderson should thank the gods, because they may have won the battle…but nothing stops the raid.
*Commercial Break*
NXT Championship Match
(C) Adam Cole Vs. Seth Rollins
The match gets underway and they lock-up, with Rollins taking a wrist. Cole rolls out to take a wrist for himself, but then Rollins does the same. Seth forces Cole to the ropes, then slaps his chest in a condescending way. They lock-up again and this time Cole forces Rollins to the corner, then he slaps the chest.
Rollins bursts out of the corner with a clothesline to Cole, then knocks him from the ring and hits a dropkick through the ropes. Seth throws Cole back inside and lifts him up but Cole punches Seth to get down. Rollins kicks Cole and looks for The Stomp but Cole dodges it and rolls from the ring. Seth goes out after him and tosses Cole into the barricade, then again as we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
We’re back in time to see Adam Cole drop Rollins with a knee for a two-count. Cole and Rollins exchange shots until Seth drops him with a superkick for a near-fall.
Seth delivers a forearm in the corner, but then gets tossed to the apron. Seth looks for the springboard knee but gets hit with a picture-perfect superkick. Cole looks for the Panama Sunrise but Rollins reverses into the Buckle Bomb for another near-fall!
Cole rolls from the ring and Rollins hits a suicide dive, then a second and tosses Adam inside. Seth hits the springboard knee, then looks for the Falcon Arrow but Cole counters with a Ushigoroshi for a near-fall. Adam waits for Rollins to get up, then hits a running knee for another near-fall.
Cole takes his kneepad down, thinking Last Shot, but Rollins avoids it and rolls him up for a two-count. They hit stereo clotheslines and both men are down. Cole takes to the top rope but Rollins jumps up with him and hits a superplex, followed by a Falcon Arrow for a near-fall. Rollins stomps-up the band but then Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Bobby Fish run-in and attack him.
Winner Via Disqualification: Seth Rollins
The Undisputed Era beat on Seth Rollins until The O.C., Ryder & Hawkins, Ricochet, Rowan, and more come running down. Then the likes of Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, Tomasso Ciampa, and more come in and NXT starts getting the better of the huge brawl. The fans chant “NXT”. Ricochet hits a springboard shooting star press onto everyone at ringside. The brawl breaks-out again until Keith Lee hits a dive over the ropes onto everyone. The show comes to a close mid-brawl.
And that’s it for this week’s Raw. Let us know what you thought and be sure to come back tomorrow for more wrestling news. Until then, safe travels!
