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10 Takeaways From WWE RAW (11/12)

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The November 12, 2018 episode of WWE RAW aired live from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. Here are 10 takeaways from the final episode of RAW before Survivor Series:

Braun Strowman & Stephanie McMahon Made A Deal

RAW kicked off with a Battle Royal to determine the captains of RAW’s tag team for Survivor Series.

Braun Strowman’s music hit and he marched towards the ring. Strowman beat the hell out of everyone for a bit before everyone teamed up on him. Strowman battled back and leveled Axel, Gable and The Revival with shoulder tackles outside the ring.

Strowman grabbed a chair and got inside the ring. Slater and Roode rolled out of the ring and retreated up the entrance ramp. Braun demanded a microphone and set up the chair in the middle of the ring.

Braun said that tonight’s episode of RAW was brought to you by the monster among men. Strowman took a seat on the chair and stated that he is done chasing Corbin around. Braun added that he is not leaving this ring until Baron Corbin gets these hands.

RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon came down to the ring. Stephanie stated that Braun has every right to be upset but he cannot hold RAW hostage. Stephanie told Strowman to channel his rage towards Survivor Series. Stephanie claimed Shane McMahon disrespected everyone on RAW’s roster by winning the World Cup.

Strowman shouted that he doesn’t give a damn about Shane McMahon or representing RAW at Survivor Series. Strowman added that he knows when someone is trying to manipulate him and demanded that Corbin come down to the ring.

Stephanie boasted about Team RAW beating Team SmackDown at Survivor Series the past two years. Stephanie stated that Strowman can have whatever he wants if he leads Team RAW to victory.

Strowman said he wanted another Universal Championship match and a fight with Corbin. Stephanie agreed to the terms but added that Strowman cannot lay a hand on Corbin until after Survivor Series.

RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey interrupted and made her way down to the ring. Rousey stated that there is nothing Stephanie can say to motivate her against Becky Lynch. Ronda said that she cannot wait to show “The Man” how it is really done and rip her arm off. Rousey said that maybe she doesn’t have to wait and started walking towards Stephanie.

RAW GM Baron Corbin interrupted and said that everyone needs to calm down. Corbin told everyone to focus their aggression on Team SmackDown and then got into the ring with Strowman as the crowd chanted “get these hands!”.

Corbin claimed that it is a must-win situation and that they cannot get over-confident. Corbin put his hand on Rousey’s shoulder and tried to give her a pep talk. Rousey took him down with an Arm Drag and left the ring.

Strowman got in Corbin’s face but Stephanie quickly broke it up. Braun told Corbin to enjoy his time as Stephanie’s lapdog because, after Survivor Series, he is going to neuter him.

Tamina Defeated Ember Moon

Tamina faced Ember Moon tonight on RAW. On last week’s show, Tamina and Nia Jax teamed up to beat down Moon. Nia Jax accompanied Tamina down to the ring for the match tonight.

Ember immediately was distracted with Nia Jax and Tamina capitalized with a boot to the midsection. Tamina launched Ember into the corner and charged at her. Moon escaped out of the corner and went for a roll-up but Tamina blocked it.

Moon connected with a flurry of kicks and then an Enziguri that knocked Tamina down to one knee. Ember hit a forearm to Tamina’s face and went for the cover but Tamina kicked out at two. Alexa Bliss, Captain of the RAW Women’s Team, was shown backstage watching the match as Moon knocked Tamina out of the ring.

Ember hit a Dropkick off the ring apron that sent Tamina into the barricade. Moon once again became distracted by Nia Jax and Tamina capitalized with a Clothesline as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Tamina had Moon in a Headlock as Alexa Bliss looked on from the back. Moon battled back with a Dropkick and followed it up with an Enziguri.

Tamina connected with a giant punch and Moon bounced off the ropes and hit Nia with a Suicide Dive. Nia Jax didn’t move at all and just stared a Moon as she got back into the ring. Ember hit Tamina with a Crossbody and then climbed up to the top rope to set up for the Eclipse.

Jax hopped up on the ring apron to distract Moon. Tamina hit Ember with a Superkick and followed it up with the Splash off the top rope for the pinfall victory. After the match, Nia attacked Ember Moon and hit her with a Leg Drop.

Dean Ambrose Burned His Shield Vest

Corey Graves invited Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins down to the ring for an interview. Seth got a great reaction from the crowd as he walked down the entrance.

Seth hyped his match against Shinsuke Nakamura at Survivor Series for a moment. Rollins admitted that he didn’t give a damn about Nakamura right now because tonight was RAW.

Rollins turned his attention for Ambrose and demanded answers. Seth said that Dean is not man enough to come out here and tell him why he did what he did. Dean Ambrose appeared on the jumbotron sitting on a car and next to a barrel of fire.

Ambrose said that he doesn’t need to give a reason. Dean called Rollins selfish and that he used to think that The Shield made him strong. Ambrose claimed that Rollins and Reigns made him weak and that it was a burden to have to watch their back.

Ambrose poured gasoline on his Shield vest and threw it into the fire while mocking Rollins’ burn it down catchphrase. Rollins then threw his microphone and marched up the entrance ramp.

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Finn Balor Is On Team RAW At Survivor Series

Kurt Angle’s music hit and the crowd erupted. Dolph Ziggler’s theme then took over and Ziggler came down to the entrance ramp with a smile on his face. Drew McIntyre then joined him and they made their way to the ring.

McIntyre said that he told everyone that he was going to take over when he arrived on RAW. Drew boasted about breaking The Shield and then breaking Kurt Angle’s ankle.

Drew called Angle an embarrassment. McIntyre claimed that he saw Angle’s will to win fading when he looked into his eyes. McIntyre poked fun at Angle crying last week and said that he had never been more disgusted in his entire life.

McIntyre added that he has worked for 18 years for this moment now. Drew shouted at everyone to look into his eyes and said: “RAW is my show now and it belongs to him”.

Drew said that he will not allow any more nostalgia acts on this show and was then interrupted by Finn Balor. Finn accused McIntyre of crossing the line last week by humiliating Kurt Angle.

McIntyre said that Finn was just upset that he kicked his head off last week on RAW. Drew stated that Balor is exactly what is wrong with this place and told him to go backstage and cry with his little Balor Club.

Finn told McIntyre to shut up and challenged him to a match. Drew told Finn that he has to defeat Dolph Ziggler and then maybe he will come down to his level and face him. McIntyre then hit Balor with a headbutt as RAW went to a commercial break.

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When RAW returned, Ziggler was in control and had Finn in a Headlock. Balor eventually escaped but Dolph hit him with a Dropkick for a near fall. Dolph followed it up with a Splash in the corner. Finn connected with a kick to Ziggler’s face and then climbed up to the top rope. Ziggler shoved him back down to the canvas as RAW went to a break.

Ziggler connected with a Neckbreaker for a two count. Finn battled back with a chop and then a kick to the face. Finn followed it up with a Double Stomp for a two count. Balor hit a Slingblade but Ziggler shrugged it off and hit Finn with a DDT for a near fall.

Dolph followed it up with a Fameasser for another two count. Balor booted McIntyre off the ring apron and sent Ziggler out of the ring. Finn flipped onto them both and rolled Ziggler back into the ring. Balor went for the Coup de Grace but Dolph got out of the way. Balor then rolled Ziggler up for the victory.

After the match, Stephanie McMahon and Baron Corbin approached Balor backstage. Stephanie told Balor that he is on the men’s team on RAW. McIntyre and Ziggler tried to get in Balor’s face but Stephanie shut it down. Stephanie told Drew McIntyre to do what he did to Kurt Angle to the SmackDown men’s team.

Ruby Riott Continued To Disrespect Natalya

The Riott Squad came down to the ring. Ruby Riott rolled footage of her breaking Jim Neidhart’s glasses last week on RAW.

Ruby Riott said that she struck a nerve with Natalya and the entire WWE Universe after breaking the glasses. Riott stated that she understands why she has gotten the backlash.

Riott said that she humiliated Natalya in front of a worldwide and that she enjoyed every second of it. Ruby claimed that she didn’t take it far enough and that The Riott Squad has had to scratch and claw for everything they have got.

Ruby poked fun at Natalya for crying like a baby last week and that it clicked as to why Jim wore those sunglasses. Ruby said that he was ashamed to look at his own daughter.

Natalya’s music hit and Natalya attacked Ruby from behind. Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan helped Ruby out and beat Natalya down. Sarah lifted Natalya up and Ruby leveled her with a Clothesline.

Gable & Roode Are Captains At Survivor Series

The Battle Royal that was supposed to happen at the beginning of the show went down at the end of the second hour of this week’s RAW. Heath Slater was the first eliminated.

The Revival was the next team eliminated. Viktor threw Kalisto over the top rope to eliminate Lucha House Party. The B-Team was then eliminated and it was down to Gable & Roode vs. The Ascension.

Gable flipped onto Viktor but Konnor took him down with a shoulder tackle. Gable locked in an Arm Bar over the top rope on Konnor. Bobby Roode then snuck up behind Konnor and eliminated him.

Chad Gable and Bobby Roode are the captains of the RAW Tag Team at Survivor Series.

Brock Lesnar Demolished Jinder Mahal & The Singh Brothers

Universal Champion Brock Lesnar came down to the ring with Paul Heyman. Heyman introduced himself as the advocate for the only two time Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar.

Heyman said that nobody deserves a congratulation more than Brock Lesnar. Heyman congratulated Braun Strowman on proving that he is an almost unbeatable monster and noted that Brock Lesnar hit him with 5 F5s at Crown Jewel.

Paul then congratulated the rest of SmackDown’s roster for avoiding the beating that AJ Styles is going to get this Sunday at Survivor Series. The crowd then broke out in an “AJ Styles!” chant.

Heyman claimed that Styles was going to Suplex City at Survivor Series. Heyman said that there is nobody on the planet that Lesnar wants to take to Suplex City more than AJ Styles this Sunday at Survivor Series.

Heyman said that this Sunday at Survivor Series, Brock Lesnar will win with an F5 and called Brock the champion of champions. Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal interrupted and came down to the entrance ramp.

Mahal told Lesnar and Heyman not to underestimate AJ Styles. Jinder said that he was focused on a dream match against Brock Lesnar last year at Survivor Series and AJ capitalized on it and took the WWE Championship. Mahal offered to share his mantra with Lesnar and Brock told Heyman that he should hear this because he is Jewish.

Jinder got in the ring and repeated “Shanti” several times. Lesnar hit Jinder with a Clothesline and then delivered several ridiculous German Suplexes to the Singh Brothers. Lesnar then hit Mahal with an F5 on the floor outside the ring.

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Bobby Lashley Will Be On Team RAW At Survivor Series

Bobby Lashley faced Elias again on this week’s episode of RAW. The winner of the match would be the final member on Team RAW at Survivor Series. Before the match, Lashley came down to the ring with sunglasses on. Lio Rush hyped up Lashley and said that he has the most magnificent body in the world.

Lashley posed in the ring as Lio Rush said that his body was art. Lashley then bent over and posed for the crowd in ridiculous fashion. Elias interrupted by playing his guitar and then pulled out his cell phone. Elias claimed that he was on the phone with child protective services and that Lashley was in the ring with a child that he kidnapped weeks ago.

Elias added that Lashley was just bent over in front of the child. Lashley called Elias a clown and dared him to come down to the ring and say it to his face. Elias said that Lashley sucks and played a tune on his guitar.

Lashley started off the match with a Headlock. Bobby then threw Elias to the canvas and stomped on his a couple of times. Lashley sent Elias to the corner and charged at him.

Elias got out of the way and then leveled Lashley with a Clothesline. Lashley knocked Lio Rush off the ring apron and then launched Bobby out of the ring. Elias hit a running knee to Lashley’s face off the apron. Elias slammed Lashley into the ring post but Bobby shrugged it off and slammed Elias into the steel steps. Lashley rolled inside the ring as Lio Rush held onto Elias’ leg from under the ring. The referee counted to ten and Elias was counted out.

After the match, Elias slammed Lio Rush into the barricade and brought him into the ring. Elias launched Lio through the ropes and onto Lashley on the outside.

Lashley will join Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, and Braun Strowman on the RAW men’s team at Survivor Series.

Alexa Bliss Announced The RAW Women’s Team

Team Captain Alexa Bliss announced the RAW women’s team for Survivor Series during tonight’s show. Bliss came down to the ring with Mickie James, Tamina, and Nia Jax. Alexa said that this Sunday is about proving that RAW is better than SmackDown. Bliss demanded victory this Sunday.

Alexa stated that she sent Natalya home to regroup but she will be on the team at Survivor Series. Alexa also announced that Nia Jax and Tamina were on the team. Bliss said that the winner of this next match will be the final member of Team RAW.

Sasha Banks battled Bayley for the final spot on the team. Bliss, Mickie James, Tamina, and Nia Jax were ringside for the match. Bayley started off the match in control and rolled Banks up for a two count. Bayley hit a Clothesline for another near fall.

Sasha connected with a knee that sent Bayley out of the ring. Back in the ring, Banks climbed to the top rope and hit Bayley with Double Knees for a near fall. Bayley knocked Banks back out of the ring and went for a Dropkick but Sasha caught her.

Sasha slammed Bayley’s ribs into the ring post and followed it up with Double Knees against the post. Banks went for Double Knees again but Bayley got out of the way at the last second. Banks slammed into the ring post and then Bayley rolled her up for a near fall.

Bayley went for the Bayley to Belly but Banks dodged it and sent her to the apron. Bayley battled back and knocked Banks to the apron as well. Sasha charged at Bayley but she countered into a Bayley to Belly on the apron. Both Superstars fell to the floor as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Bayley went for an Elbow Drop off the top rope but Sasha got her knees up. Sasha went for the Bank Statement but Tamina, Nia Jax, and Mickie James got into the ring and attacked them. Alexa Bliss joined them and announced Ruby Riott as the fifth member of Team RAW.

Becky Lynch & The SmackDown Women’s Team Invaded RAW

Becky Lynch attacked Ronda Rousey backstage at the end of this week’s RAW. Becky applied the Dis-Arm-Her and then taunted her after security broke it up.

SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch then came down the entrance ramp to a great reaction from the crowd. The SmackDown women’s roster then attacked RAW’s women’s division from behind.

Nia Jax and Charlotte battled in the corner of the ring as Becky launched Alicia Fox to the outside. Lynch was bleeding badly from her nose and Rousey’s music hit. Ronda sprinted to the ring as Lynch retreated out of the ring.

Ronda was favoring her arm and Becky got back inside the ring and hit her with a chair. Charlotte then took out Nia with a Spear outside the ring as Becky continued to hit Rousey with the chair.

Becky then led the SmackDown team through the crowd and Ronda Rousey was pissed off in the ring. Stephanie McMahon got pissed off at Corbin backstage and said that this cannot happen. Stephanie asked Baron what is going to do about it to make sure they win on Sunday as RAW went off the air.

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