RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
(C) DolpH Ziggler & rOBERT ROODE VS. The Viking Raiders
The match gets underway with Dolph Ziggler and Erik, with the latter dropping Ziggler with a dropkick right away, before dragging Roode into the ring and tossing him out. Ivar runs in and hits a suicide dive to Roode. Erik powerbombs Ziggler, then Ivar hits a splash from the top rope but Roode pulls Ivar from the ring to break the pin attempt.
Ivar gets back in and Dolph hits him with a dropkick, but Ivar hits Ziggler back and tags Erik, who comes in and drops Roode over and over. Ziggler attacks Erik from behind and gets him down. He tags Roode, who goes to work on Erik in the cover, and tags Dolph again. Erik elbows Roode and punches Ziggler. He gets knocked from the ring, where Roode slams him into the ringpost. Ziggler comes out and hits a running Zig-Zag into chairs in the timekeepers area!
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Back live and Ziggler is in charge of Erik, keeping him down with a sleeper hold. Roode tags in and stomps Erik down in the corner. Ziggler comes back in and continues to chop down Erik, as well as taunting him. Erik drops the cocky Showoff with a forearm, then tags are made to Roode and Ivar.
Ivar flips Roode with a back drop, then plants Ziggler with a sidewalk slam. Crossbody to Ziggler, followed by a carthweel clothesline. Tag to Erik and they look to hit a German suplex/springboard clothesline combo but Ziggler superkicks Ivar from the ropes. Roode tags Ziggler and they hit a Zig-Zag/Spinebuster combo but Erik kicks out!
Ziggler rakes the face of Erik and hits a Fameasser for a near-fall. Roode whips Ziggler at Erik but nobody’s home. Ziggler hits a superkick to Erik and Roode hits the Glorious DDT but Ivar breaks the pin. Ziggler tags back in and they look for a back suplex but Erik lands on his feet and tags Ivar.
Ivar drops both Champions with clotheslines, then hits a springboard handstand back elbow to both. They hit the Viking Experience to Ziggler and score the win!
Winners and New Raw Tag Team Champions: The Viking Raiders
The Draft continues tonight, as well as a new episode of Firefly Fun House. Also, the Kabuki Warriors face Natalya and a partner of her choosing, as well as the contract signing between Tyson Fury and Braun Strowman.
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The Viking Raiders cut a promo backstage and mention that they are the only undefeated tag team in WWE history to win the IGWP, Ring of Honor, NXT, and now Raw Tag Team Championships.
We’re back with Stephanie McMahon for more Draft picks, which you can find below:
Monday Night Raw – Cedric Alexander
Friday Night SmackDown – Shinsuke Nakamura
Monday Night Raw – Humberto Carrillo
Friday Night SmackDown – Ali
Monday Night Raw – Erick Rowan
Aleister Black Vs. Eric Young
The match gets underway and both men lock-up, with Young forcing Black to the corner. Young delivers elbows to Black but gets chopped down and hit with a basement dropkick. Black hits a springboard moonsault, then looked for Black Mass but Eric Young rolled from the ring as Black sits in the ring.
Young attempts to re-enter the ring but gets kicked in the chest. Young hits Black and comes off the ropes and into a leaping knee. Young looks for a roll-up but gets put in Black’s new submission, The Dark Ritual, and he taps.
Winner: Aleister Black
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And we’re back with Stephanie McMahon for more Draft picks:
Monday Night Raw – Buddy Murphy
Friday Night SmackDown – Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Monday Night Raw – Jinder Mahal
Friday Night SmackDown – Carmella
Monday Night Raw – R-Truth
The Street Profits are backstage and they’re officially part of Monday Night Raw. Ford gets excited for the contract signing tonight and Dawkins says we need to take a minute to celebrate them coming to Raw. The O.C. come up and they’re celebrating too. AJ says he’s been telling Gallows and Anderson how good they are, and that they have “it”. That said, he doesn’t understand why the guys at Raw drafted the Street Profits when The O.C. is already here. AJ tells them to enjoy their minute, because Monday Night Raw belongs to them. The O.C. then attack the Street Profits and leave them laying as officials come to break things up.
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Ricochet Vs. Shelton Benjamin
The match begins and Benjamin shoves Ricochet to the corner. Ricochet rolls under Shelton and delivers a dropkick. Ricochet flips over Benjamin and hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown, followed by an attempted handstand headscissors, but Benjamin throws him off and slams him.
Benjamin whips Ricochet and hits a huge pop-up, before applying a rear chinlock. Ricochet fights out and Benjamin connects with a big boot for a two-count. Again Ricochet fights out of a submission attempt and delivers a mule kick to create some separation.
Ricochet connects with an enziguiri from the apron, followed by a springboard clothesline and a standing shooting star press for a near-fall. Benjamin attacks Ricochet as he attempts to go up-top but again Ricochet hits an enziguiri. Benjamin climbs up top with Ricochet and looks for an arm drag from the top rope but Ricoget lands on his feet! Ricochet quickly hits a Recoil for the win!
Winner: Ricochet
Braun Strowman and Tyson Fury’s contract signing is up next, but first we take a look at this shotgun feud.
We see Lana getting a massage by a woman. The woman asks if it’s enough pressure and Lana says no, “I like it harder”. And that’s that.
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