Drew welcomes everyone to the first RAW from The ThunderDome. He gets the virtual fans to give him a thumbs up. Drew goes on about why he beat Orton at SummerSlam – he’s hungrier than Orton and works harder. Drew says he’s proud to be WWE Champion.
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Drew knows what it’s like to wonder where your next paycheck is coming from, something Orton has never experienced because he’s always been protected. Drew goes on ranting about Orton and says Orton recently declared himself the greatest wrestler ever for winning the match at Backlash, so he must be the greatest wrestler now that he beat Orton, with a wrestling hold at SummerSlam.
Drew challenges Orton to step up again so he can Claymore his head off this time. Drew exits the ring as his music starts up. Drew stops on the stage and raises the title but Orton attacks him from behind.
They brawl but Orton unloads and send him into the LED board. They fight into the Gorilla Position backstage now. Orton goes for the eyes and sends Drew face-first into the wall. Officials run in to break the fight up as Orton kicks Drew in the head. Drew stumbles around on the floor as officials keep Orton back.
Orton stares down at Drew and delivers another big kick to the head while he’s down. Officials get Orton to leave Gorilla as we go to commercial.
Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler
Baszler wins by DQ when Jax attacks Baszler.
Winner by DQ: Shayna Baszler
After the match, Jax continues the assault on Shayna. Banks and Bayley are cheering on the assault before Nia stops attacking Baszler and turns their attention to Bayley and Banks. Shayna and Nia then stare Banks and Bayley down and have them retreating to the top of the ramp.
Kevin Owens is backstage looking for Aliester Black’s locker room. He finds it and he knocks. He opens the door and Black is inside the room, although the camera doesn’t show his face or what’s inside the room. Black says nothing and Owens says he’ll see him out there. Black closes the door before commercial.
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Owens is out in the ring and he introduces Aliester Black.
Owens asks Black how he’s doing and how his eye is. Black tells Owens to just show the footage. Owens doesn’t think we need to see it, but Black insists. We see footage of Murphy injuring Black last month. Owens thinks he knows exactly what Black is feeling because Rollins and his disciples can get under your skin. They did it to Owens, making him question why he’s here. Owens keeps talking and Black sort of stumbles out of his chair, to the mat on one knee. Owens gets up and checks on Black, calling for help from the back. Black decks him, then drops him with Black Mass. Black stares down at Owens on the mat, then makes his exit as the music hits.
– Charly Caruso approaches Sasha Banks and Bayley in the back while they’re arguing. They’re confident about Sasha winning her title back later tonight, and then when that’s over they’re going to get payback on Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. They storm off and we go to commercial.
R-Truth vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Shelton Benjamin – 24/7 Championship
Akira wins by rolling up R-Truth.
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Winner: Akira Tozawa
After the match, Tozawa grabs the title while Shelton beats up a few ninjas at ringside. Tozawa runs off to the back with the title as his music plays.
– McKenzie Mitchell stops Randy Orton backstage and asks if he has any response to what Drew McIntyre said earlier. Yes, he does. Orton walks off, presumably to the ring to respond. Back to commercial.
Orton takes the mic and goes on about how he’s done what he whatever he wants for the longest time, to whoever he wants to do it to. Orton says that didn’t happen at SummerSlam. He promised to everyone that he would RKO Drew, kick him in the head and take his title, but he didn’t. Orton says you can call him a lot of things but one thing he is and forever will be is a man of his word. He promised he’d kill various Legends and he did, because he is The Legend Killer. Orton says Drew came out here earlier and he was presented with the opportunity to kick Drew in the head, so he did and it felt so good.
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Orton says he kicked Drew twice earlier because he offered Orton a rematch out of pity. Who the hell do you think you are? Orton reminds Drew who he is – The Legend Killer, the greatest wrestler… the music interrupts and out comes Keith Lee to make his official RAW debut. Lee marches to the ring as Orton stares him down.
Lee smirks at Orton as they stare each other down. Lee takes a mic and says Orton seems a little perplexed. Lee says that would make sense as they haven’t been properly introduced, so allow him. Lee introduces himself and says he’s come here to offer Orton this spectacular opportunity, this luxury, this privilege to stop what he’s doing for just one moment and bask in Lee’s glory. Lee goes on about how Orton has been called The Viper, Apex Predator, Legend Killer… Lee has been called many things also – Game Changer, Anomaly, but one thing is for certain – he’s Limitless and since The Limitless One is here on RAW, and since his not so good-friend Orton is looking for a fight… with respect to Lee’s friend Drew, Lee says he would step up, if Orton is willing to accept the challenge for a one-on-one match right here, right now. Lee drops the mic and Orton circles him. Orton asks Lee if he wants to fight. Orton asks again and takes off his jacket but changes his mind and says maybe later. Orton rolls out of the ring to boos. Lee stares Orton down from the ring and Orton looks back at him.
– Charly is backstage with Zelina Vega, Angel Garza and Demi Burnett from The Bachelor. Charly asks if Vega is finally ready to admit she poisoned Montez Ford. Vega sticks to her story and says the footage proved nothing. Garza interrupts and Vega tells him he’s not helping her, just saying things don’t make sense. Vega storms off to get ready for her match. Garza talks to Burnett and she mentions speaking to Ivar this past weekend. He tells Burnett she can come watch his match next, then he flirts some with Charly before walking off. Burnett follows. Back to commercial.
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Angel Garza vs. Montez Ford
Ford wins with the Frog Splash.
Winner: Montez Ford
Nia Jax approaches Shayna Baszler backstage. Jax says she’s thought about it and she thinks they can win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles together, and she wants the titles. Baszler says if she helps with that, she wants Jax to get off her back and leave her alone. Jax says as long as Baszler follows her lead. She gives a quick shove but Baszler slaps her back and walks off. Jax goes the other way. Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan come walking by when Bianca Belair joins them. They’re ready to go out and whoop Zelina Vega and The IIconics. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and it’s announced that Bayley and Sasha Banks will defend against Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler on Sunday at Payback.
The IIconics and Zelina Vega vs. The Riott Squad and Bianca Belair
Belair gets the win for her team with the KOD on Vega.
Winners: The Riott Squad and Bianca Belair
Ricochet and Cedric Alexander are backstage having an arm wrestling contest. WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry walks up and says he hates to interrupt their fun, but he has to take this equipment. He has two crew members remove it for what’s up next. MVP interrupts and asks Cedric why he’s back here goofing around instead of trying to get the WWE 24/7 Title back. MVP and Ricochet have words. MVP accuses Ricochet of abandoning Cedric last week. MVP tries once again to get Cedric to take the offer to join The Hurt Business. MVP ends up walking off and we go to commercial.
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WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry is in the ring with the setup for an Arm Wrestling Contest. He talks about how this will determine the strongest, something he knows all about.
Henry says he’s already told Mustafa Ali, Cedric Alexander, MVP and Shelton Benjamin to stay in the back so this can be a fair competition. Lashley says he doesn’t need MVP or Shelton because we know how this is going to go. He’s not going to beat Crews up too bad so he can beat him up again at Payback for the title. Lashley calls Crews a little man. Crews says that’s funny. Crews touts the win over MVP, is confident about Payback and says he will also beat Lashley tonight in this Arm Wrestling Contest.
Henry gets them ready for the first and only round but Lashley quickly jerks his arm back. Lashley stalls and takes his jacket off as the boos pick up. They get ready to go again but Crews outsmarts Lashley and gets the win by stomping on his foot under the table, then slamming his arm down. Lashley is furious while Crews laughs around the ring. Lashley has words with Henry but Crews starts celebrating. Lashley goes to attack Crews but Crews fights back. Lashley avoids the powerbomb and goes on but Crews sends him out to the floor. Crews then leaps to the other side of the ring, taking down MVP and Benjamin as they run down to ringside. We get a replay of Crews’ win as Crews raises the title on the stage.
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We get a video package on Dominik Mysterio losing the Street Fight to Seth Rollins at SummerSlam. Dominik is backstage with his mother and father, Rey Mysterio, right now. Charly is with them for comments on last night and tonight. Dominik’s parents are both supportive. Dominik admits being nervous but his family backing him gave him courage to go out there and get the job done. Rey goes on about family. Rollins will have to deal with his family being together for the rest of his life. Rey says his son became a man last night. He’s so proud of his son and he’s been dreaming of sharing the ring with his son for years. He’ll be damned if Seth can ruin this moment. Rey puts over his son some more and says we’re looking at the future of RAW. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and Lana is in the ring with Natalya.
Lana starts praising Natalya on the mic. Natalya interrupts and says she will get her WWE Hall of Fame induction on her own, because… she is the greatest of all time, which Lana says with her. Natalya says they’re here tonight to pay tribute to Mickie James. They go on about Mickie riding their coattails. Natalya says tonight they will retire… the chick with the kick. Natalya tells us to watch this reel she worked really hard to put together, showing highlights from Mickie’s career. There’s nothing on the video. The laugh about that being Mickie’s career – nothing.
The music hits and out comes Mickie to the ring. She immediately drops Natalya. Lana comes over but Mickie drops her with a Chick Kick. Mickie is all smiles as her music starts back up. She backs up the ramp asking if we missed her.
– Still to come, Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton.
– Shane McMahon is backstage with his RAW Underground security. The Hurt Business walks up and Bobby Lashley says he wants to fight tonight, he doesn’t care who it’s against. Shane says he’s in the right place. The Hurt Business enters the RAW Underground door and we go back to commercial.
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