The February 1, 2016 edition of WWE Monday Night RAW took place in Birmingham, AL and aired on the USA Network.
– Lesnar and Heyman come out to the ring to open up the show. Heyman is cutting a promo about how Lesnar will become WWE Champion again when Dean Ambrose interrupts. Ambrose faces off with Lesnar and tells him he’s looking forward to going to Suplex City at Fastlane. Ambrose walks to the back first to end the segment.
.@TheDeanAmbrose wanted an up-close look at his #WWEFastLane opponent, @BrockLesnar! #RAW https://t.co/1b3HfOUpRM
— WWE (@WWE) February 2, 2016
– Later tonight: Dolph Ziggler vs. Kevin Owens.
– Kalisto def. Rusev: Del Rio is on commentary for the match. The story of the match is Rusev using his strength to keep Kalisto grounded. Kalisto gets the victory via count out after he got the better of Rusev at ringside. After a failed suicide dive attempt, Kalisto successfully manages to dropkick Rusev into the steel steps. Kalisto hit a hurricanrana that sent Rusev into the barricade, which laid out Rusev for the count while Kalisto rolled back into the ring.
– Backstage, Stephanie McMahon meets with Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose to book them in a match against The New Day in tonight’s main event.
– Michael Cole recaps the fans on Nikki Bella’s neck surgery.
– The Usos def. Curtis Axel and Adam Rose: Axel and Jimmy start things off. Eventually Jey gets the hot tag and superkicks Rose and knocks Axel down. The Usos hit a double superkick to Rose then Jey hits a splash off the top rope for the win.
– AJ Styles comes out for his Miz TV segment. The Miz cuts a promo putting over AJ, and says he wants to be AJ’s mentor. The Miz eventually gets mad at the crowd, and starts putting himself over as being a bigger star than AJ. The Miz says AJ will fail in WWE if he keeps listening to the fans. The Miz calls AJ a “rookie redneck” who can’t make it in the WWE without his guidance. AJ has heard enough and beats down The Miz. The Miz runs out of the ring and sells his beating on the ramp.
.@AJStylesOrg had heard enough of @MikeTheMiz on #MizTV! #RAW #Phenomenal https://t.co/Wy6k9MSQsW
— WWE (@WWE) February 2, 2016
– Brie Bella def. Charlotte: Brie gets some offense in, but eventually Charlotte takes control and goes for the Figure 4. Brie quickly reverses into a roll up pin for the upset victory over Charlotte.
– Big Show def. Erick Rowan: After some brawling and some offense by Rowan, Show hit Rowan with a chokeslam for the win. The Wyatt Family beats down Show after the match.
– The Miz and AJ Styles will have a match on SmackDown.
– Backstage, Triple H accuses Brock Lesnar of going soft for letting Dean Ambrose talk to him like that earlier. Lesnar says he’ll see HHH at WrestleMania.
– Titus O’Neil def. Tyler Breeze: Titus escapes a single-leg Boston crab from Breeze, and hits a powerbomb for the 1-2-3.
– Dolph Ziggler def. Kevin Owens: Ziggler hits a big dropkick that sends Owens to the outside. He follows him out and gets laid out by Owens. Back in the ring, Owens continues the offense. Owens went to the top rope, but Ziggler knocked him down and hit the cannonball. Owens came back with a powerbomb, but Ziggler reversed and hit the Zig Zag for the win.
Cannonball OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER… #RAW @FightOwensFight pic.twitter.com/FyRpgGiIe7
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 2, 2016
– Sasha Banks def. Becky Lynch: Banks kicks Lynch out of the ring, and Naomi and Tamina get involved. They eventually turn on Banks and attack her, giving Banks the DQ victory. After the match, Banks and Lynch clear the ing of Naomi and Tamina.
– Jericho cuts a promo in the back about losing to AJ Styles on RAW last week. He says AJ is the real deal, and will be watching his match against The Miz on SmackDown.
– Goldust asks Truth in the bathroom if he would be his tag team partner. Truth said he doesn’t want to tag with Goldust because he is weird. Goldust mocked Truth’s last partner, little jimmy. Truth walked away with Goldust confused.
It's still not happening! @RonKillings won't team up with @Goldust. #RAW #LittleJimmy https://t.co/qEFbEM0u50
— WWE (@WWE) February 2, 2016
– Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose def. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E): After lots of back and forth action, Reigns eventually takes Kingston to the outside with a clothesline. Big E hit Reigns with a suplex onto the announce table. Big E tossed Ambrose into the ring and went for his finisher. Ambrose blocked and hit Dirty Deeds for the win. After the match, Brock Lesnar comes out. Lesnar distracts Reigns and Ambrose, which allows The New Day to attack them from behind.
Lesnar enters the ring and hits an F-5 on Ambrose. The New Day lays out Reigns on the outside while Lesnar stands tall in the ring. The Beast walks to the back as RAW comes to a close.
#F5 ALERT! @BrockLesnar just laid out #ICChampion @TheDeanAmbrose ahead of #WWEFastlane… #RAW pic.twitter.com/8nX2qk4bI0
— WWE (@WWE) February 2, 2016
