Author: Eric Lynch

The September 10th edition of WWE RAW took place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

– Fans have entered the arena and this week’s RAW broadcast will be kicking off shortly.

– RAW opens up with a shot of the crowd at the Smoothie King Center, and then we go to Michael Cole, Corey Graves and Renee Young at the broadcast table who welcome us to the show.

– The trio of Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, and Braun Strowman come out first to kick off RAW. They walk down to the ring, and then a crew of heels from the locker room come out to provide security around ringside. Jinder Mahal, Kevin Owens, the Authors of Pain and others surround the ring, as Drew, Dolph and Braun get in the ring with microphones. They talk about beating down The Shield last week and feasting on their bloody carcasses. Drew introduces a video package of them fighting The Shield last week. Braun says the only reason Roman Reigns still has the Universal Title is because he’s a coward who can’t handle business on his own. Braun says the Shield has been getting away with anything they want for too long, but they can’t compare with Braun’s pack. Dolph talks to the wrestlers around the ring now, and thanks them for standing up to the Shield’s bullying. Drew says they’ll set an example again tonight when they dismantle the B-Team in a Tag Title rematch. Braun says that’ll be nothing compared to the beating when he’s locked in a cage with Roman at Hell In A Cell. The Shield then appears in the crowd and heads down to ringside. They jump over the fan barricade and fight with all the wrestlers at ringside. Ambrose pulls out a bag of axe handles and The Shield starts beating everyone in sight. Braun, Drew and Dolph retreat up the ramp as The Shield stands tall in the ring.

– Still to come: Ronda Rousey & Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss & Mickie James; and Triple H is in the house to address The Undertaker.

– The Bella Twins are backstage discussing the Riott Squad vandalizing their locker room earlier in the day.

– Up next: Nikki Bella vs. Ruby Riott

– We go backstage where The Shield is having a stand down with the police, with Baron Corbin in between them. The Shield end up dropping their axe handle weapons and walking past the police.

– Nikki Bella vs. Ruby Riott: Brie Bella and the Riott Squad are at ringside. They go back and forth in the opening moments until Ruby drops Nikki face-first into the middle turnbuckle, then dumps her outside. Brie chases off Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan at ringside. Back in the ring, Ruby wastes some time talking trash, and Nikki comes back with a spinebuster. Nikki hits a neckbreaker and then a dropkick. Ruby comes back with a kick and then goes up top, but Nikki grabs her and slams her down to the mat. Nikki springboards off the middle turnbuckle with a kick for a two count. A distraction from ringside leads to Ruby hiting another shot on Nikki for a two-count. Ruby misses a kick and Nikki grabs her. Liv morgan tries to run in, but Brie stops her. Nikki hits the Rack Attack for the three count.

Winner: Nikki Bella

– After the match, The Bella Twins stand tall in the ring as the Riott Squad retreats up the ramp.

– We go to a Connor’s Cure video package, and then The Big Show comes out to the stage with some of the kids and their families. The Big Show mentions that everyone on the stage is from Louisiana, and then he introduces them each down the line.

– We see a video package looking at the face-to-face confrontation between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker.

– Drake Maverick is backstage with the Authors of Pain giving them a pep talk.

– The Authors of Pain vs. Enhancement talent: Rezar starts off and slams one jobber in to the corner, then hits a fall away slam. The other jobber jumps off the apron down to the floor to safey, but Akam runs around the ring and decks him with a clothesline, then throws him in the ring. Both jobbers are in the ring now, and Akam tags in. Akam gets in and slams one jobber on top of the other, then they hit the Super Collider for the three count after a squash match.

Winners: The Authors of Pain

– Police are shown still standing backstage after their confrontation with The Shield earlier. A car pulls up to the loading bay of the arena, and Triple H steps out of the back seat. Triple H heads in the arena, and he’s scheduled to address the crowd next.

– Triple H’s music hits and The Game makes his way down to the ring with a microphone. Triple H talks about facing The Undertaker one more time and having respect for him, and then the WWE legends coming out of the woodwork to give their opinions. Triple H takes issue with the general consensus that Taker will beat him at the Super Show, but admits he’s not surprised because Taker is never an underdog. Triple H also takes issue with Undertaker being rattled by Shawn Michaels’ opinion that he’d beat him. HHH says Undertaker was angry and agitated, and threatened Shawn, which shows Taker is worried. Triple H adds that Undertaker didn’t show up here tonight to say anything to his face. He says Undertaker was never the same after their series of matches years ago. He says Taker said one thing last week that was true – it’s personal now. Triple H says with the last bit of respect he has for the Undertaker, he’s going to crush him in Australia.

– The broadcast team sends us to a replay of The Shield fighting off the heels of the RAW roster earlier tonight, and their stand down with police. Police officers are still backstage just in case they need to arrest The Shield.

– Still to come: Mick Foley is in the house

– Alexa Bliss is shown backstage going over strategy with Mickie James and Alexa Bliss.

– Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. The B Team: Drew and Dolph’s Tag Titles are on the line in this one. The opening bell sounds and Bo starts off strong against Dolph. Bo and Curtis trade tags now and take turns stomping a mud hole in Ziggler in the corner. Axel comes in and hits a DDT on Dolph for a two count. Drew causes a distraction from the apron which leads to Ziggler superkicking Axel. Drew tags in now and continues the offense on Axel with a back suplex for a two count. Ziggler comes in now and misses a shot, and Axel drops him. Both men are down and Bo Dallas gets the hot tag. Dallas cleans house and hits the big boot on Ziggler for a two count. Dallas looks for a suplex, but Drew causes a distraction. Drew headbutts Axel down, then Ziggler pokes Dallas’ eyes behind the ref’s back. Ziggler and McIntyre hit the Claymore/Zig Zag double team for the three count on Dallas.

Winners & still Tag Team Champions: Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler

– Immediately after the match, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins come out of nowhere and attack Drew and Dolph. Drew and Dolph retreat up the ramp as the two Shield members stand tall in the ring.

– We go to a video package looking at Mick Foley and The Undertaker’s legendary Hell In A Cell match.

– Baron Corbin is backstage admonishing Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins for interfering. Rollins and Ambrose say they aren’t the Shield, there’s only two of them, and Corbin said if The Shield interfered they’d be arrested. Rollins says he’s calling Corbin’s bluff, and he introduces the local Sheriff, who says he is prepared to issue a warrant for Corbin’s arrest, not Rollins’. The sheriff reads Corbin his rights, and Corbin pleads with Rollins to talk this over. Rollins waves off the sheriff and it looks like he’s dropping the charges. Ambrose and the Sheriff walk off and talk over a speeding ticket he talk. Rollins walks out next and seems happy with his meeting with Corbin. Rollins says they won’t need to press charges, and they walk off.

– Kevin Owens vs. Tyler Breeze: Before the bell, Owens attacks Breeze as he poses on the apron. Owens beats down Breeze at ringside, and then takes the fight back in the ring. Breeze comes back with a kick and they fight back out to ringside. This one still has not officially begun. Owens powerbombs Breeze on to the corner of the apron, and it looks like this one is a no contest.

Winner: No contest

– Owens gets on the mic, and says how after he quit, Corbin called him and begged him to come back. He credits Corbin with recognizing that he is the true MVP of RAW. Owens says he returned to RAW on one condition, that he will no longer be held accountable for what he does to his opponents. Owens says now when he beats people down, he’s just doing his job. Owens says he has a warning for everyone, especially Bobby Lashley, that this is still the Kevin Owens show. He says now you can except anarchy, agony and destruction every week, and it’s all Bobby Lashley’s fault.

– We go to a video package looking at the feud between Samoa Joe and AJ Styles over on SmackDown.

– Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. The Ascension: We see a brief pre-taped promo from Roode and Gable before the match. Gable and Viktor starts off, and Gable hits a series of suplexes. Gable knocks Konnor off the apron, and then hits another suplex on Viktor. Konnor runs in and hits a cheap shot on Gable, then he gets back on the apron and Viktor tags him in. Konnor comes in now and keeps Gable grounded with a chin lock. Viktor comes back in and continues the offense on Gable. Roode finally gets the tag and he cleans house. Roode drops Viktor and then knocks Konnor off the apron again. Roode hits a spinebuster on Viktor, then Gable tags himself in off Roode’s back and Roode looks confused for a moment. Gable hits a rolling German suplex on Viktor for the three count.

Winners: Bobby Roode & Chad Gable

– Roode and Gable celebrate after the match and Roode points out that it’s two wins in a row for them now.

– Ronda Rousey and Natalya are shown backstage warming up for their tag match against Alexa Bliss and Mickie James, up next.

– Baron Corbin confronts Drew and Dolph backstage, and they’re with Braun Strowman. Corbin says at Hell In A Cell, Drew and Dolph must defend their Tag Titles against Rollins and Ambrose. Corbin then addresses Braun, and he says Stephanie wants Braun to take the Universal Title at the pay-per-view. Braun says good, but right now he’s going big dog hunting.

– Ronda Rousey & Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss & Mickie James: Alicia Fox is at ringside for this one. Alexa avoids engaging early on, but Natalya finally gets her hands on her and drops her then hits a baseball slide dropkick for a two count. Ronda and Mickie tag in and Ronda hits a clothesline. Natalya tags back in and they hit a double vertical suplex on Mickie. Alexa gets involved and Mickie turns it around against Natalya. Alexa tags in and they double team Natalya. Bliss hits a knee drop and a standing moonsault for a two count. Alexa slaps Ronda on the apron, and Ronda chases her around the ring now. Alexa runs back in the ring and Natalya and Ronda hit the Hart Attack double team on Alexa. Alexa rolls outside for a breather. Mickie tags in now and drops Natalya, then keeps her grounded with a body scissor hold, and then a front face lock. Natalya starts to fight back, but Mickie grabs her by the hair and slams her down with a cheap shot. Alexa comes in now and puts the boots to Natalya in the corner. Ronda finally gets the tag, but Alexa rolls outside. Mickie causes a distraction and Alexa cheap-shots Ronda. Alexa throws Ronda into the ring apron and kicks her. Back in the ring, Alexa continues the offense on Ronda. Mickie tags back in and kicks Ronda in the corner. Alexa tags back in and continues with the kicks, then applies a surfboard submission. Mickie tags back in and they double team Ronda. Ronda fights away from Mickie, but Mickie then drops Natalya off the apron to prevent the tag. Ronda lays into Mickie with strikes now and slams her down a few times. Ronda puts Mickie in the arm bar and she taps out as Alexa and Alicia watch from ringside.

Winners: Ronda Rousey and Natalya

– After the match, Alexa hits a cheap shot on Ronda and runs away. Ronda is selling a rib injury now. Alexa, Alicia and Mickie retreat up the ramp as Natalya helps Ronda to her feet in the ring.

– Elias is backstage where an assistant brings him a drink. Elias is disgusted by the drink and he spits it in the assistant’s face. Braun Strowman can then be heard screaming off-camera about Roman Reigns. The camera turns around and Braun is shown terrorizing staffers, and throws one into some pipes and boxes. Braun storms off in search of Roman Reigns.

– Ronda and Natalya do an interview at the gorilla position. Ronda is asked about her condition after that match, and she says she’s never backed out of a fight and never will because she wants to prove she’s the best.

– Elias is in the ring for a song. Elias starts trashing the New Orleans Saints, and then Mick Foley comes out to interrupt. Elias gets in Foley’s face and calls him and sad broken man. The crowd chants for Mr. Socko as Elias trashes Foley. Foley says he’s not here to talk about the past, he’s here to address the future. Elias says he’s the future. Foley talks about meeting with Stephanie McMahon, and asking to be part of Hell In A Cell. Foley didn’t want to be sitting on the couch at home watching history, he wanted to at least ring the bell or something. He says Stephanie laughed in his face, and then he reminded her that after he went flying off the cell and everyone thought he was done, he got off the stretcher and climbed back up the cage. Foley says Stephanie changed her mind, and Foley is now booked to be the special guest referee for Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns at Hell In A Cell. Elias says that’s special, but he has a piece of advice for Mick: To shut his mouth and go back where he came from. Foley gets back in Elias’ face, and says Elias may be a star, but he’s Mick Foley and you’ll listen to what he has to say. Foley says Stephanie asked help out Baron Corbin with making matches tonight, and Foley says he took the opportunity to book Elias vs. Finn Balor, and that’s next.

– Braun Strowman is still backstage looking for Reigns and throwing stuff around.

– Finn Balor vs. Elias: The opening bell sound sand they lock up, and Elias starts off strong with a slam. Balor starts to come back and hits a Sling Blade, but Elias dodges a shot and shuts him down with a running knee to the face. Elias lays into Balor with strikes until Balor dodges one and dumps him outisde. Balor looks for a suicide dive, but Elias runs back in the ring and clotheslines Balor down. Balor comes back and looks for a double foot stomp, but Elias dodges it. Elias comes back with a spinning sit-out powerbomb for a two count. They fight up the turnbuckle and Balor drops him. Balor looks for the Coup De Grace, but Elias fights him off. Elias looks for the Drift Away, but Balor latches on to Elias and rolls him up in a small package pin for the three count.

Winners: Finn Balor

– Bobby Lashley is shown working out at the gym earlier today. Leo from 205 Live is shown next to Lashley giving him a motivational speech, and it looks like he may be Lashley’s new manager.

– Braun Strowman is backstage for an interview, but he takes the mic and asks where Roman Reigns is. The interviewer tells Braun she thinks Roman left, but Braun thinks he’s still there. Braun says he’s going to go to the ring, and maybe Roman will find her.

– The Undertaker is scheduled to appear live on RAW next week in Dallas, TX.

– Braun Strowman comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. Braun calls out Reigns, but Reigns doesn’t come out. Braun calls him a coward, and says on Sunday he’s going to send him to hell and he’s never coming back. Reign’s music hits, and Reigns comes out and hops up on the announce table on the stage. Braun heads up the ramp and starts brawling with Reigns on the stage. Braun gets the upper hand and throws Reigns into the screen on the stage. Braun looks at Reigns’ Universal Title belt, then takes Reigns up on top of the announce table. Reigns picks up Braun on his shoulders and hits a Samoan drop through a gimmicked part of the stage. Reigns gets up out of the hole and picks up his Universal Title belt. Reigns poses with his Universal Title belt as Braun recovers on the ground and RAW goes off the air.

The September 4th, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI.

– Renee Young is in the ring to kick off SmackDown, and she introduces Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella. They make their way down to the ring for an interview as the crowd chants Daniel Bryan’s name. Renee shows them a recap of the attack on them last week, and footage of The Miz and Maryse challenging them before SmackDown started. Bryan says they’re here now and now is the time to fight, and Brie calls out Miz and Maryse to come face them right now. Renee informs them that while Miz and Maryse were here earlier, they left. Andrade “Cien” Almas and Zelina Vega come out next to interrupt. Almas and Zelina cut a brief promo, and then Zelina informs Bryan & Bella that they are going to do the same thing they did last week, right now. It looks like we have Bryan and Almas in singles action up next.

– Daniel Bryan vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas: We’re told that Paige made this match official during the commercial break. The opening bell sounds and Bryan and Almas trade holds on the mat evenly in the opening moments. Bryan looks for the Yes Lock early on, but Almas reaches the ropes to break the hold. The fight spills outside where Almas turns things around. Back in the ring, Almas looks for a running knee strike in the corner, but Bryan dodges it and Almas falls out to ringside again. Bryan looks for a cross-body off the apron on Almas on the floor, but Almas blocks it with a dropkick. Back in the ring, Bryan turns things around and hits a series of kicks in the corner before a running dropkick to the face. Bryan looks for a back-superplex, but Almas elbows him away. Almas follows up with a moonsault for a two count. Bryan comes back with more Yes Kicks, but Almas ducks one and face-plants Bryan into the middle turnbuckle. Almas hits the running double knee strike and Bryan is hurt. Almas wants the hammerlock DDT, but Bryan escapes, and Bryan also escapes a spinning back elbow attempt. Bryan comes back with a running knee to the face for the three count.

Winner: Daniel Bryan

– After the match, Brie attacks Zelina and hits a running knee to the face. As Bryan and Bella are celebrating, The Miz and Maryse appear on the big screen to interrupt. Miz says they’re taking the night off to go on a date at the best restaurant in Detroit, but they shut it down so they don’t have to eat with anyone from Detroit. Miz says they were there earlier, but since Daniel and Brie weren’t, they’ll have to wait until Hell In A Cell to get their shot at them. Miz and Maryse sign off, and Bryan and Bella head to the back.

– Back from the break, Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella are shown exiting the arena with their bags. They say they’re going to get dinner now at the same restaurant as Miz and Maryse.

– Charlotte and Becky Lynch now join the broadcast team via camera for an interview, from separate locations in the building. Becky gets the loudest reaction from the crowd. Charlotte says she knows Becky thinks she deserved the Women’s Title, but Charlotte wasn’t going to just lay down for her, and Becky lost. They exchange words and Charlotte says Becky has been blindsiding her, and she wants Becky to try coming after her face to face. Becky says she’s done asking and she’s starting taking. Becky trashes Charlotte, and Charlotte says at Hell In A Cell she’s going to prove Becky is second best. The broadcast team informs us that Charlotte vs. Becky in a Women’s Title match has been officially booked for Hell In A Cell.

– Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton at Hell In A Cell has also been officially booked, and coming up later tonight will be a video package looking at Jeff Hardy’s career.

– Naomi vs. Peyton Royce: Peyton and Billie cut a brief promo on the ramp before the match. The opening bell sounds and Peyton wastes some time, so Naomi goes right after her with an elbow to the face. They trade strikes now and Billie Kay hits a cheao-shot from ringisde behind the ref’s back. Peyton talks some trash and goes for a kick, but Naomi ducks and connects with a kick of her own. Naomi takes out Billie at ringside and then kicks down Peyton. Naomi springboards over the top rope from the apron into the ring with a sunset flip on Peyton for the three count.

Winner: Naomi

– The bell rings after a short match, and The Iiconics both immediately begin beating down Naomi. Asuka’s music hits and it looks like she’s coming out for the save. Asuka runs down the ramp and beats down Peyton and BIllie. Asuka hits some suplexes and then a Shining Wizard on Peyton. Asuka then checks on Naomi at ringside.

– We go to a video package looking at the feud between Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy, including footage of some of Jeff’s biggest dives and spots. Jeff says he has taken more risks and defied more limits than anyone in WWE, and he has always done it to defend his honor. He says he’s never had a reason to do it inside the Hell In A Cell, until now, and for the first time ever at the pay-per-view, he will soar higher than the heavens.

– The Miz and Maryse are back at the arena, and they step into Paige’s office. Paige lets them know that Daniel and Brie left, and Miz acts surprised. Paige says now that Miz is back, he will have to compete in a match tonight, against anyone who wants to face him. Miz tries to talk his way out of it, but Paige says if he doesn’t compete tonight he’s fired.

– We see a promotional video for the upcoming May Young Classic 2018.

– R-Truth is walking backstage with his sunglasses on, when he spots who he thinks is Carmella. She turns around to revel that it’s Maryse, who says she can’t believe Truth mistook her for that “Staten Island trash.” Miz walks over and asks what’s going on. Truth says he’s trying to book a match with Carmella, but she can’t handle the truth. Miz asks Truth not to speak to his wife like that, and Truth seems confused that Miz is married to Carmella. Miz trashes Truth and says he hasn’t been relevant since they teamed together 7 years ago, and says he’s a joke. Truth says he doesn’t know what Carmella sees in Miz, and he walks off.

– Samoa Joe’s music hits, and the broadcast team seems confused by his presence as he makes his way out to the ring. Joe gets on the mic and says that AJ isn’t here tonight, so that means the Styles family is taking his threats seriously. Joe says last week he said he would go to AJ’s house, so they’re probably locked down fearing of a home invasion. Joe says that’s not going to happen because Joe is not a monster, and he says he did AJ’s wife a favor by making AJ stay home on a Tuesday night. Joe says his actions have forced AJ to care about his family. Joe says at Hell In A Cell he’s coming to take AJ’s Championship and put him to sleep. AJ Styles appears on the big screen and calls out Joe for threatening his family. AJ’s music hits, and Joe looks confused. AJ comes out from behind the curtain and stares down AJ from the stage. AJ runs down the ramp and hits the ring, and they go at it. Joe takes control early with a series of strikes, but AJ turns things around and pummels on Joe in the corner. The fight spills out to ringside, where Joe whips AJ into the ring steps. Joe grabs a steel chair, but AJ comes leaping off the ring steps with a Phenomenal Forearm to drop him. AJ picks up the steel chair and swings, but Joe ducks and it hits the ring post. Referees run out and hold AJ back as Joe hobbles up the ramp. AJ runs through the ring to hit a springboard suicide dive off the top onto Joe and some referees. Paige and more referees come out to haul off AJ.

– R-Truth is backstage going over strategy with Tye Dillinger. Truth is still searching for Carmella. Tye points her out and Truth walks over. Truth asks her if she’s seen Carmella, and she points out that she is Carmella. Truth asks if Carmella will call a truce with her to walk him out for his match with Miz tonight. Truth tells her that “other Carmella” called her Staten Island trash. Carmella gets mad now and says she’s going to rip apart Maryse, and she walks off. It appears Carmella will be accompanying Truth to the ring later tonight. Truth tells Tye he just gave him a lesson on how to get yourself into the main event on SmackDown Live.

– Tom Phillips informs us from the broadcast table that Paige has officially booked R-Truth vs. The Mi for tonight’s main event.

– We go to a video package looking over Randy Orton’s career next, including his Hell In A Cell matches.

– The Usos vs. Sanity vs. Rusev Day: As Sanity makes their entrance, Aiden English interrupts from off-camera. Aiden comes out on the stage and sings, then introduces Rusev with Lana. The opening bell sounds and Rusev Day and The Usos start this off trading tags and battling back and forth. Killian Dain gets involved from ringside and then Eric Young comes in and works over Uso. Young and Dain trade tags now and take turns beating on Jey Uso. Dain hits a fisherman’s suplex on Jey for a two count, then he applies a chin lock. Dain dropkicks Jey to the outside, then Eric Young tags and hits a flying elbow off the apron onto Jey on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Jimmy Uso finally gets the tag and cleans house. Jimmy kicks Eric Young down and then hits the running hip attack in the corner. Rusev tags in now and he’s next to beat on EY. Rusev drops Young with a spinning heel kick, then looks for the Accolade. Alexander Wolf distracts Rusev from the apron, which leads to Eric Young hitting a neckbreaker on Rusev. Jimmy Uso gets a blind tag and comes flying off the top with a splash and covers, but Aiden English breaks up the ramp. Dain runs in and takes out English, then Jey runs in and drops Dain. Jey runs the ropes and hits a suicide dive on Sanity at ringside, and Rusev gets the blind tag off Jey’s back. Rusev runs the ropes now but Jey hits him from the apron. English hits a DDT on Jey on the apron, and then Young rolls up Rusev from behind, but English breaks it up. The distraction from English leads to Rusev hitting a big boot to the face of Young for the three count.

Winners: Rusev Day

– As Rusev Day and Lana celebrate in the ring, Sheamus and Cesaro come out to the stage to taunt the winners. The Bar faces Rusev Day next week, and the winners will face The New Day at Hell In A Cell.

– We see The Miz warming up backstage, and Corey Graves tells us on commentary that Carmella has now officially agreed to accompany R-Truth tonight. Tom Phillips then introduces a video package looking at their work with the Connor’s Cure group.

– They show a video package looking at the return of the Mixed Match Tag Challenge.

– The Miz and Maryse come down to the ring, and they’ve got microphones. The Miz reminds everyone that when his hand goes up their mouths go shut. The Miz shows us footage again of the attack on Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella last week, and says that Daniel Bryan is the one who is the coward now. Carmella comes out to interrupt, and then R-Truth comes out and they sing his entrance song on the way down to the ring. Our main event is up next.

– The Miz vs. R-Truth: Carmella and Maryse are both at ringside for this one. R-Truth starts off strong on this one and hits a leg drop for a two count. Truth pummels on Miz in the corner and then hits a spinning heel kick. The Miz comes back with a knee to the midsection, then he takes a moment to recover while Truth is down. The Miz stomps on truth and pins for a two count. The Miz follows up with a neckbreaker and backbreaker for another two count. Miz hits the “yes kicks” until Truth grabs his leg to stop them and rolls up Miz for a two count. Truth fires up with some clotheslines and a spinning forearm shot. Truth hits a splash in the corner and then he looks for the axe kick, but Miz dodges it. Miz hits a DDT for a two count. The Miz wastes some time imitating Daniel Bryan and then looks for the running knee strike, but Truth dodges it and hits a spinning heel kick. Truth looks for a back suplex, but Miz lands on his feet and takes out Truth’s knee. Miz looks for a Figure Four but Truth reverses into a pin. Miz immediately gets up and boots Truth in the face. As The Miz sets up for the Skull Crushing Finale, Daniel Bryan’s music hits for the distraction. This leads to R-Truth rolling up The Miz in a pin for the three count.

Winner: R-Truth

– Immediately after the match, Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella hit the ring. Bryan beats down Miz and Brie attacks Maryse. Andrade Almas and Zelina Vega come out next and attack Bryan and Bella. Bryan and Bella turn things around and they each put Almas and Vega in the Yes Lock. The Miz and Maryse watch on from the stage. The Miz looks like he’s about to hit the ring, but Bryan gets to his feet and Miz stops in his tracks and backs off. Daniel Bryan leads the crowd in a “yes” chant as SmackDown goes off the air.

The September 3rd edition of WWE RAW took place at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH.

– Braun Strowman’s music hits, and Strowman comes down the ramp with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre behind him to kick off RAW. We see the commentary team, and Renee Young is filling in for Jonathan Coachman again tonight. Braun, Dolph and Drew step into the ring, and they’ve got microphones. Braun shows us a replay of them beating up The Shield last week, and he says that’s justice. Braun talks about his challenge to Reigns, and telling Reigns to take his beating and accept his fate. Braun blames Rollins, Rollins and Reigns for ganging up on Braun in the first place, and without The Shield, Reigns would lose his Universal Title. Braun says he doesn’t give a damn if any of the fans like it or not. Braun tells the Big Dog that he has a pack of his own now, and this is his yard. Drew speaks up next and says they’re the new kings of the jungle here, and Drew says they will be the most dominant force in WWE history. Dolph says they’ll be more dominant than groups like the Nation of Domination, D-X, and The Shield. As Dolph talks about wanting to tear The Shield apart, The Shield comes out in the crowd to interrupt. Several wrestlers run down fro the back to try to intercept the shield, but The Shield fights them off and hits the ring. Baron Corbin calls out more wrestlers from the back to help hold off The Shield. The Shield hits the ring and fights with Braun, Drew and Dolph until more wrestlers pull them apart. They fight spills out to ringside where they get separated again, and the team of Braun, Drew and Dolph get hauled backstge first. The Shield heads backstage next, and none of them look happy.

– After the commercial break, The Shield tries to start the brawl again backstage. Police show up and arrest The Shield members, then drive off with the sirens on.

– The Bella Twins vs. Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan: The Bella Twins start off strong against Sarah Logan. Liv Morgan finally gets the tag and turns things around against Brie. Brie starts to fight back, but Liv ducks a clothesline and drops her. Logan comes back and and continues the beat down on Brie. Brie comes back and hits the Yes Kicks on Logan, and then Morgan tags back in. Brie drops Morgan with a kick, but then Ruby Riott causes a distraction from the apron. Brie looks for a suicide dive on Morgan at ringside, but Brie gets caught up in the ropes by herself, and Morgan pulls her down to the floor to stomp on her. Back in the ring, the Riott Squad continues the beat-down until Nikki gets the tag and cleans house. Brie goes for a suicide dive to the outside, but she again gets caught up on the ropes and appears to land face-first on the mat. Liv rolls up Nikki from behind, but Nikki escapes and hits her Rack Attack for the three count.

Winners: The Bella Twins

– We see Baron Corbin backstage on the phone with Stephanie McMahon, telling her about The Shield being taken into custody. Finn Balor walks in and says he wants a match with Corbin tonight. Corbin seems to decline, but Balor demands his rematch. Corbin says he’s got his rematch, and he’ll shut him up in the main event tonight.

– Still to come: Shawn Michaels is in the building.

– Chad Gable and Bobby Roode do an interview backstage where they talk about teaming up tonight for a tag match. Gable says he’s been keeping an eye on Roode and likes how Roode handles the spotlight, and Gable wants in on that. They head off to the gorilla position for their match.

– The Ascension vs. Bobby Roode & Chad Gable: The Ascension cuts a brief promo before the match, saying Roode and Gable couldn’t make in the singles division. Viktor and Gable start this one off, and Gable hits suplexes until Konnor runs in, and he gives Konnor a German suplex too. Roode tags in and beats on Viktor in the corner before hitting a vertical suplex. Konnor gets the tag and The Ascension double teams Roode. Viktor tags back in and works on keeping Roode grounded. The Ascension continues trading tags and beating on Roode. Gable finally gets the tag and hits a cross body on Viktor. Gable hits a cannonball on Konnor at ringside, and then back in the ring for a missile dropkick off the top on Viktor. Gable follows up with a rolling German suplex on Viktor for the three count.

Winners: Chad Gable & Bobby Roode

– Roode looks impressed with Gable’s performance and they celebrate their win.

– Elias is shown in the back discussing his new album with an unknown WWE staffer.

– Elias is in the ring now under the spotlight for a performance. Elias leads the crowd in a “Walk with Elias” chant, and then trashes Columbus, Ohio and the Buckeyes. He says he wrote a song about the rotten people of this city, and he asks everyone to shut up for his performance. Before Elias can sing, he is interruped by Alexa Bliss, Mickie James and Alicie Fox. They hit the ring and Alexa talks about being from Alexa and gets a hometown pop. She then trashes her hometown and calls them sheep. She says everything Elias said about her hometown is 100% true. Alexa comes out and trashes Trish Stratus for her action last week, and Elias couldn’t agree more. Alexa says she wants to walk with Elias, and Elias starts a song. Ronda Rousey comes out to the stage to interrupt next, and then Natalya comes out, and we have a match.

– Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss: Natalya starts off strong and controls Alexa on the mat. Alexa starts to fire back, but Natalya shuts her down with a back suplex and a running dropkick for a two count. Alexa comes back with a DDT and then looks for an arm bar on Natalya. Alexa locks in the arm bar and Natalya taps out.

Winner: Alexa Bliss

– After the match, Ronda hits the ring and chases off Alexa. Alexa comes to attack from behind, but Ronda drops her. Alicia hits the ring and Ronda rag-dolls Fox out of the ring. Alexa attacks Ronda from behind now and takes out her knee. Alexa continues to beat down Ronda until Ronda fights back with punches and Alexa falls out to ringside. Alexa retreats up the ramp with Mickie James and Alicia Fox, while Ronda checks on Natalya in the ring.

– Baron Corbin is backstage berating a production assistant when Braun, Drew and Dolph walk in. Dolph and Drew want a match for the Tag Titles tonight, but Corbin says he can’t tonight because The Revival has already got the Title shot. Drew says he heard The Revival isn’t able to compete tonight, and asks what if they aren’t able to compete tonight. Corbin says if they aren’t, then he’d have to make other arranements. Drew and Dolph smile and walk off. Braun gets in Corbin’s face and tells him to find him some competition for tonight.

– The Revival is backstage for an interview, when Drew and Dolph attack from behind. They beat down The Revival around the backstage area and throw them into some production equipment.

– The B Team (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre: The Revival’s music hits, but they don’t come out. It looks like Drew and Dolph will get this Tag Title shot instead. The opening bell sounds and Drew starts off strong, knocking Dallas off the apron and then hitting a belly to belly suplex on Axel. Ziggler gets the tag and goes at it with Axel, until Dallas gets the tag. Ziggler misses a splash in the corner and Dallas hits a lariat then knocks Dolph to the outside. The B Team clotheslines Drew to the outside next. Back in the ring, Drew turns things around against Dallas and beats on him in the corner. Dallas fights back with some kicks and then a DDT. Axel and Ziggler get the tags, and Axel cleans house. Axel hits a Perfect-plex and pins, but Drew breaks it up. Drew splexes Axel down, and then Dallas runs in but Drew drops him too. Ziggler and Axel get to their feet, and Ziggler hits a superkick. Drew tags in and they follow up with the double team Zig Zag for the three count.

Winners & new Tag Team Champions: Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler

– Drew and Dolph celebrate with their new Tag Title belts after the match.

– The Authors of Pain are backstage walking, and Drake Maverick is walking with them in a matching outfit.

– Michael Cole introduces a video package looking at WWE’s work with Connor’s Cure.

– Drake Maverick and the AOP come out to the ring, and Drake has a mic. Drake says he’s now the new manager of the AOP, and he’s going to make them the new RAW Tag Champs.

– The Authors of Pain vs. Enhancement talent: The Authors are against two unnamed jobbers in this one. They authors completetly dominate this one from the start. They slam one jobber into the corner, and clothesline the other from the top. The Authors do the Super Collider for the win after a very short squash match.

Winners: The Authors of Pain

– We see a promotional package looking at Triple H vs. The Undertaker at the Super Show-Down in Australia.

– Ronda Rousey and Natalya are backstage then The Bella Twins walk in. Natalya says she doesn’t feel like herself and she walks off. The Bella says Ronda is the greatest women’s Champion they’ve ever had. They thank Ronda for inspiring them to come back to WWE, and offer to train with them. Ronda says Natalya has been a great training partner. The Bellas say they’ll help any way they can, and walk off.

– Shawn Michaels comes out to the ring next. Michaels gets on the mic as the crowd chants his name. He plugs his new t-shirt and the WWE Network, and then says he will personally be in attendance at the Super Show-Down in Australia. Michaels says while most WWE legnds seem to pick The Undertaker to win, Michaels and his friend Stone Cold Steve Austin both think Triple H will win. Michaels says Triple H has more gas in the tank left than Undertaker, and Triple H will assasinate Undertaker at the Super Show-Down. The Undertaker’s music hits and the Dead Man comes out to interrupt. Taker gets on the mic and says this just became personal. Taker says he’s taken Shawn Michaels and Triple H’s best shots, and he put them down. Taker says he took part of their souls, and their egos can’t accept it. He adds that Shawn Michaels is just mad because Taker took his career. Shawn Michaels says he’s a man of his word, and he doesn’t go back on what he says, staying true to his retirement. The crowd chants “one more match” and Shawn acknolwedges it, then talks about turning down the countless offers to stay in the ring. Shawn also says he has stayed retired out of respect for The Undertaker due to their retirement match. Taker questions if Shawn’s motive is respect or fear, because if he came back Taker would put him down again. Taker says Shawn knows that in Australia, Taker is going to put Triple H down again. Taker walks off as his music hits, and he poses on the stage as he heads to the back.

– Finn Balor is backstage getting ready when Baron Corbin walks in. Corbin says with everything on his plate as acting GM tonight, he can’t face Balor tonight. He says Balor will still get a match tonight, but it will be against Braun Strowman.

– Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Dana Brooke & Ember Moon: Sasha starts off strong and knocks Dana outside with a dropkick. Bayley and Ember come in and trade strikes. Sasha and Bayley tag back in and Dana looks for a springboard elbow, but Sasha dodges it. Sasha follows up with a roll-up pin for the three count out of nowhere.

Winners: Sasha Banks & Bayley

– Titus, Apollo and Dana appear to argue after the match and not be getting along. It looks like Dana may have quit Titus Worldwide.

– We go backstage to Baron Corbin’s office. Bobby Lashley is outside with a performance review Corbin gave him. The review says Lashley is dangerous and malicious, and Corbin orders Lashley to attend a special in-ring meditation intervention with Jinder Mahal tonight. Lashley says he appreciate’s Corbin’s concern, so he’ll meet Jinder in the ring tonight.

– Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh are in the ring, and Bobby Lashley comes out to join. Jinder invites Bobby to sit with him for some meditation. Jinder asks Bobby to repeat after him but Lashley doesn’t seem to follow his intructions properly. Kevin Owens interrupts the meditation to attack Lashley from behind. Lashley and Owens brawl back and forth until Jinder gets involved. Lashley drops Jinder, but then Owens hits a big boot on Lashley. Owens takes Lashley to ringside and powerbombs him on the corner of the ring apron. Referees check on Lashley as Owens walks to the back.

– Finn Balor is shown backstage getting ready for his match tonight against Braun Strowman.

– We see a reply of Shawn Michaels coming out and The Undertaker confronting him.

– Triple H and Mick Foley are both scheduled to be on RAW next week.

– At the broadcast table, Corey Graves says he got a text saying The Shield has left the police station and are on their way back to the arena.

– Finn Balor vs. Braun Strowman: Strowman is accompanied by Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler. The opening bell sounds and Braun starts off strong, dropping Balor with a shoulder tackle. Balor tries to come back with a sleeper, but Braun backs him into the corenr hard. Strowman follows up with headbutts and a side walk slam. Balor comes back with a kick and looks for a splash, but Strowman blocks it. Balor goes for the sleeper hold again, but Strowman throws him off his shoulders. Strowman misses a shot and falls out to ringside, where Balor hits a baseball slide kick and a dive on him to the outside. Back in the ring, Strowman turns it around and keeps Balor grounded. The fight spills outside again where Balor hits a sling blade on the floor. Back in the ring, Balor lays into Strowman with strikes, but Strowman comes back with a splash in the corner to shut him down. Strowman looks for another splash, but Balor blocks it with a dropkick and then applies a sleeper. Strowman backs Balor into the corner agian to break it up. Strowman looks for a spear in the corner and misses, falling out to ringside. Drew and Dolph check on Braun on the floor, and Balo hits a suicide dive on all of them. Back in the ring, Balor kicks Strowman in the head and then looks for the Coup De Grace, but Strowman dodges it. Balor applies a choke to Braun, but Braun powerbombs him down to break the hold. Strowman picks up Balor and hits the running poweslam for a three count.

Winner: Braun Strowman

– After the match, Ziggler and McIntyre hit the ring to continue beating on Balor. They tag Balor outside and dis-assemble the ring steps. They go to slam Balor in to he ring steps, but police sirens interrupt. A police van backs up near the stage, and The Shield members get out of it. Reigns, Ambrose and Rollins step up on to the stage and then head down to the ring. As they walk dow nthe ramp, Kevin Owens, Jinder Mahal and The Ascension, among others, come down and attack The Shield from behind. They beat down the Shield members o nthe ramp and all over the ringside area. Strowman nails Reigns in the face with the ring steps, as the other wrestlers beat down Rollins and Ambrose all over the stage. They throw Rollins off the stage and into the ambulance behind the stage. Strowman picks up the steps and hits Reigns with them once again. Drew hits the big boot on Ambrose on the stage while the other wrestlers beat down Rollins and Ambroe whether they like to or not. Strowman then hits a running powerslam on Reigns on the ringside floor. They drag the three Shield members’ motionless bodies next to each other on the ringisde floor. Strowman poses in the ring with Drew and Dolph, as The Shield lays motionless at ringside and goes off the air.

The August 28th, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.

– SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day come out to the ring with a big trophy in the middle. We see a replay of The New Day’s Tag Title win, and then Xavier gets on the mic to discuss recapturing their Titles. Big E gets on the mic and says there’s no better place to celebrate than Toronto, and he talks about being five-time champions, when suddenly King Booker T interrupts. The five-time WCW Champion walks down the ramp to the ring. The crowd chants for Booker T as he gets on the mic and introduces himself as King Booker, ruler of the SmackDown universe. The New Day bows down to King Booker, and Booker ‘knights’ the New Day members. Big E complains about not getting a royal nickname like Woods and Kofi, and Big E tells Booker he just went “full Saxton,” in reference to Byron Saxton. Booker says “tell me you did not just say that,” and the admonishes Big E. Booker welcomes The New Day to the five-time champion club, “can you dig that suckaaaa.” The New Day asks booker to do a spinaroonie before he leaves. Booker takes off his robe and crown and he graces the crowd with a flawless spinaroonie. Booker T makes Woods and Kofi do the spinaroonie and they pull it off, but Big E has some trouble spinning. Booker T heads to the back, but The New Day will stay at ringside to do commentary.

– The Bar vs. Gallows & Anderson vs. The Colons: Karl Anderson strts off strong with strikes on Sheamus, but Cesaro is able to get the tag and they double team Anderson. Cesary lays into Anderson with strikes until Anderson is able to fire back with a spinning heel kick. Gallows tags in and puts the boots to Cesaro in the corner. Primo and Anderson come in now and trade strikes until Epico gets the tag and they double team Karl. Epico misses a shot in the corner and Anderson kicks him. Anderson gets distracted by Primo, and Epico dumps him to the outside. Cesaro comes in now and continues the offense on Anderson until Sheamus gets the tag for the double-team. Sheamus beats on Anderson until he comes back with a neckbreaker, and both men are down. Cesaro and Gallows get the tags at the same time and Gallows cleans house. Gallows hits a splash in the corner and a big boot, and then he boots Epico as he runs in. Gallows hits a pump handle slam on Cesaro and then a running splash for a two count. Everyone runs in from the aprons now as this one breaks down and the ref struggles to regain control. Gallows and Anderson end up cleaning house and then looking for the Magic Killer on Primo, but Epico breaks it up. The Colons hit a double backstabber on Gallows, then Cesaro gets the blind tag and clears the Colons out of the ring. Cesaro steals the pin on Gallows for the win.

Winners: The Bar

– The Bar gets in The New Day’s faces at ringside after the match.

– Rusev Day, including Aiden, approaches SmackDown GM Paige backstage. Paige books a triple threat tag match for next week: Rusev Day vs. The Usos vs. Sanity. The winners face The Bar for a shot at the Tag Titles.

– We go to a video package looking at the history between Becky Lynch and Charlotte.

– Still to come: Charlotte defends her Women’s Title against Carmella

– Jeff Hardy is shown backstage with face paint reading “RKO” on the side of the his face.

– Jeff Hardy comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. Jeff talks about his feud with Randy Orton, and shows us a replay of him diving off some production equipment with a Swanton Bomb on Orton through the table. Jeff says that made him feel alive again, and then he calls out Orton to fight him right now. Orton comes out and gets on the mic, and says he’s going to take Jeff’s identity. Orton starts walking to the ring, but then changes his mind and says he won’t face Jeff on his terms, and Jeff is just as dumb as these Canadians. Jeff challenges Orton to a Hell In A Cell match and the crowd pops, and Orton backs away up the ramp.

– Carmella is backstage for an interview with Renee Young. Carmella takes credit for putting a spotlight on the women’s division, and says Becky is throwing a temper tantrum. Carmella mentions she beat Charlotte twice, and tonight will be the third time. As Carmella walks off, R-Truth walks in looking for Carmella. Tye Dillinger walks in and tells Truth to let it go. Truth says he’s right, and it’s all about timing, and when the time is right the Truth will set her free.

– Billie Kay vs. Naomi: The Iiconics cut a brief promo on the ramp before the match, trashing Toronto and Naomi. The opening bell sounds and Billie connects with some strikes early on and controls the opening moments of this one. Naomi fires up and hits a flying clothesline and starts mounting a comeback. Peyton Royce interferes from ringside, which leads to Billie rolling up Noami from behind for the three count after a short match.

Winner: Billie Kay

– Still to come: AJ Styles is in the house and he has a message for Samoa Joe.

– Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella are backstage watching a replay of their brawl with The Miz last week.

– Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella make their way out to the ring next, and they have microphones. Bryan gets on the mic and calls out The Miz and says he’s a coward. Brie says The Miz and Maryse are always running their mouths, and it felt good to punch The Miz in the face. They talk about their plans to beat Miz and Maryse at Hell In A Cell, and then Andrade Alams and Zelina Vega come out to interrupt. Zelina gets on the mic and introduces herself and Almas, and she talks about Almas being more of a legend than Bryan, and that Almas would out-wrestle Bryan. Almas gets on the mic and says he’s more of a star than Bryan, while the crowd chants “what” in between everything he says. Bryan says he would fight Almas right now, but he’s not SmackDown GM anymore. Paige comes out and asks the crowd if they want to see the match, and the crowd chants “yes.” Paige makes the match official, and it’s next.

– Daniel Bryan vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas: Brie Bell and Zelina Vega are both at ringside for this one. Almas starts off strong and when Bryan tries to mount a comeback, Almas hits a neckbreaker and reverse DDT. Elmas hits a version of a surfboard submission until Bryan esapes. Almas stuns Bryan with a kick to the head, then lays into him with chops to the chest. Bryan fires back with chops to the chest of his own now and then a series of kicks in the corner. Bryan hits a running knee in the corner, and then Almas comes back with one of his own. Almas goes for another running knee in the corner, but Bryan dodges it and Almas crashes down to the ringside floor. Bryan beats on Almas at ringside before taking things back to the mat. Almas fires back with a spinning elbow to the face for a two count. The Miz and Maryse are shown watching on a monitor backstage, and then they walk off. Almas goes up top, but Bryan stops him with a running dropkick and then a suplex. The Miz comes out to interrupt, and the distraction causes Almas to get a cheap shot in on Bryan. Bryan drops Almas and then hits a dive on Miz at ringside and pummels on him. Back in the ring, Almas drops Bryan and goes up top for a moonsault, but Bryan blocks it with his feet. Bryan follows up with the Yes Lock. Zelina gets on the apron to distract he ref until Brie drops her. Maryse then attacks Brie from behind. The distraction causes Miz to release the Yes Lock, and then The Miz hits the ring and attacks Bryan from behind

Winner via DQ: Daniel Bryan

– After the match, Almas hits his hammerlock DDT on Bryan, and then Miz locks him in the Yes Lock. Maryse takes Brie in the ring and Zelina hits a knee to Brie’s face, and then Maryse hits a DDT on her. Miz then hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Bryan.

– Charlotte does an interview backstage where she says Becky expected her to lay down for her at SummerSlam. Charlotte says Becky wants to have the spotlight, and she’ll get it after Charlotte goes through Carmella tonight.

– WWE Champion AJ Styles comes out to the ring next. We see a replay of Joe attacking AJ last week, and then AJ starts cutting a promo on Joe. AJ says Joe isn’t a real man, and then Joe gets on the big screen to interrupt. They briefly exchange words, and then Joe picks up his phone and says he’s calling AJ’s wife Wendy. Joe says he’s going to send AJ home after Hell In A Cell, and Joe tells Wendy he might stop by next Tuesday. AJ rolls out of the ring and storms to the backstage area.

– Back from the break, AJ is shown backstage looking around for Joe and yelling for him to come out. AJ can’t find him and looks frustrated.

– Charlotte (c) vs. Carmella: Charlotte’s Women’s Championship is on the line in this one. The opening bell sounds and Carmella comes out strong in the opening moments. Charlotte shuts down her momentum with some suplexes, and Charlotte kicks back up to her feet. Charlotte walks over Carmella and climbs up top, but Carmella gets up and shoves Charlotte off the top rope down to the ringsie floor. Carmella follows up with a suicide dive through the ropes on Charlotte, then takes her back in the ring for a two count. Carmella applies a chin lock and tries to keep the Champion grounded until Charlotte fires back with a back suplex. Charlotte follows up with chops to the hest until Carmella comes back with a snap mare and a kick. Carmella goes up top and hits a splash and then a kick for a two count, and Carmella is getting frustrated. They fight up to the top rope where Carmella hits a Frankensteiner for another two count. Carmella pummels on the Champion and slaps her across the face. Carmella hits two superkicks and pins for a two count, then pins for another two count. Carmella looks for another superkick, but Charlotte blocks it and hits a spear. Charlotte hits the Natural Selection, and then locks in the Figure Four for the win via submission.

Winner & still Women’s Champion: Charlotte Flair

– After the match, Becky Lynch runs in and attacks Charlotte from behind. Becky pummels on Charlotte on the mat and then boots her in the head. Becky gets on the mic and grabs the Title belt. Becky says at Hell In A Cell she’s taking her Title back, and she calls Charlotte a bitch then she holds up the Women’s Title belt. Becky heads to the back as we go to replays. Charlotte recovers in the ring and gets to her feet as SmackDown goes off the air.

The August 27th edition of WWE RAW aired live from the ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

– WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns comes out to the ring to kick off tonight’s show. Reigns gets right to the point and says he’s here to defend his Universal Title, and then he calls out Braun Strowman. Strowman’s music hits and The Monster Among Men struts down to the ring with his Money In The Bank briefcase. Strowman confronts Reigns and calls him out for Rollins and Ambrose stepping in to gang up on him last week. Roman says his Shield brothers always have his back, and while Braun is lifting cars and stages, Reigns is lifting Championship belts. Reigns dares Braun to cash in his briefcase tonight, but Strowman says he’s not doing it tonight. Braun says if he did, his boys would come down and try to save him again. Braun says he’s going to make a deal – he won’t cash the contract in until September 16th. He says all Reigns has to do is show up to Hell In A Cell, so The Shield can’t interfere. Braun says he’ll see Reigns at HEll in a Cell and the crowd pops. Braun and Roman shake hands, but then Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre come out to interrupt. Ziggler complains about getting screwed over at SummerSlam, and then he and Drew call out Braun and Roman. They say Braun and Roman are their next challenges, because they’re at the top of the RAW roster. Baron Corbin comes out to interrupt and says he’s making the matches tonight. Corbin says he approves of Braun’s challenge to Reigns for Hell In A Cell. Corbin also books a tag match tonight: Ziggler & McIntyre vs. Strowman & Reigns. Corbin then walks down to the ring as everyone else heads to the back. Corbin gets back on the mic and says he’s going to make another match that Kurt Angle was too scared to make: Corbin vs. Finn Balor the man, not the demon.

– Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin: The opening bell sounds and Corbin takes the fight to Balor in the corner early on, then decks him with a clothesline for a two count. Balor springboards to the apron to dodge a shot, but Corbin connects with an elbow to the head that knocks Balor to the floor. Back in the ring, Corbin stomps on Balor to keep him grounded. Balor breaks free and runs the ropes, then drops Balor with the sling blade. Balor follows up with a double foot stomp, then lays into Corbin with chops to the chest. Corbin misses a shot in the corner and Balor fires back with another sling blade. Balor looks for a running dropkick, but Corbin catches him and hits the Deep Six for a two count. Balor comes back with a clothesline and knocks Corbin to the outside, and Balor follows up with a suicide dive over the top rope. Corbin reaches for a steel chair, but Balor stops him and throws him back in the ring. Balor misses the Coup De Grace, and Corbin grabs the steel chair from the apron and nails Balor with it in the midsection. The ref calls for the bell.

Winner via DQ: Finn Balor

– After the match, Corbin rolls outside and gets on the mic. Corbin says he forgot to say, this is a No Disqualification match, and then he gets back in the ring and the bell sounds again.

– Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin: Corbin rolls back in the ring, and he continues the beat-down on Balor. Corbin pins for the three count almost immediately.

Winner: Baron Corbin

– Corbin heads to the back as Balor recovers in the ring.

– Still to come: Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. Braun Strowman & Roman Reigns

– We go to a replay of Triple H last week discussing the announcement that he’ll face The Undertaker. We then go to a promo video for the Triple H vs. Undertaker match, featuring footage from several WWE Hall of Famers discussing the match, including Ric Flair, Jeff Jarrett, and Kevin Nash.

– Shawn Michaels is scheduled to appear on RAW next week.

– We go to Apollo Crews and Dana Brooke backstage talking strategy for tonight. Apollo says if Dana wins her match tonight, she might earn a spot at the Evolution pay-per-view. Titus walks in and says he got Dana a match against Sasha Banks tonight. Dana walks off, and Crews questions Titus’ decision to put Dana against Sasha, when Dana has only had one singles match, and Sasha is a veteran. Titus says he has faith in Dana and walks off.

– Sasha Banks vs. Dana Brooke: Bayley is at ringside in Sasha’s corner, and Titus and Apollo are at rinside in Dana’s corner. The opening bell sounds and Dana and Sasha trade roll-up attempts early on. Sasha looks for the Banks Statement early on, but Dana rolls outside to consult with Titus Worldwide. Back in the ring, Dana dodges a shot in the corner and answers with an enziguri for a two count. Dana pummels on Sasha, and then hits a springboard elbow in the corner. Sasha answers with a kick and then hits a flying knee off the turnbuckle for a two count. Dana tries to come back, but Sasha shuts her down with the back stabber and then locks in the Banks Statement for the win.

Winner: Sasha Banks

– After the match, Bayley steps in the ring to celebrate with asha and hug. Titus and Apollo appear to be arguing at ringside, then Crews rolls in the ring to help Dana up.

– Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are shown backstage going over strategy.

– Back from the break, Dean Ambrose is still backstage. Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh walk in, and Jinder says he wants to start guiding Ambrose to spirituality. He tells Ambrose to close his eyes and breath, and tell him what he sees. Ambrose says he sees Jinder, and sees him beating Jinder down, and tells Jinder to get out of his face.

– Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins comes down to the ring and gets on the mic. Rollins says he had to take care of family business last week, in beating down Braun with the Shield. Rollins says tonight is IC Title business. Rollins calls out anyone in the back to come face him for his IC Title right now. It appears Kevin Owens is answering the open challenge. Owens comes out to the stage and gets on the mic, and he complains about Rollins having his friend Ambrose by his side to win, and Owens not having his friend Sami Zayn by his side. Owens says if Sami was here and not injured, he would have taken Braun’s Money In The Bank briefcase at SummerSlam. Owens says his summer has been terrible, but that ends tonight, because he’s not leaving this building without some sort of Title belt. Owens gets a cheap pop for mentioning they’re in Toronto tonight, but then he says Montreal would have been better, and he starts talking in French. Owens says he’s taking Rollin’s Title, and it’s happening right now.

– Seth Rollins (c) vs. Kevin Owens: Rollins’ IC Title is on the line in this one. The opening bell sounds and Owens starts off strong with a series of strikes. Owens pummels on Rollins in the corner until Rollins turns the tide and throws some strikes of his own. Owens looks for a clothesline, but Rollins dodges and tackles Owens then pummels on him. Rollins clotheslines Owens back down, and the challenger rolls outside for a breather. Rollins follows and they brawl around ringside now. Back in the ring, Owens turns it around with a DDT and a chin lock. The fight spills back out to ringside where Owens whips Rollins into the fan barricade, then slams his shoulder against the ring post. Back in the ring, Owens continues working over Rollins’ arm. Owens takes Rollins back outside and whips him into the fan barricade, then Owens looks for a cannonball splash but misses. Back in ther ing, Rollins hits the sling blade, then he dumps Owens back outside and hits two suicide dives back to back. Rollins goes for a third suicide dive and Owens blocks it, but Rollins knocks Owens back and successfully hits another suicide dive. Back in the ring, Rollins hits a big frogsplash off the top for a two count. Owens fights back and looks for a crossface, and he locks it on on Rollins. Rollins reaches the ropes so Owens breaks the hold and stomps on him. Rollins dodges a shot and hits a superkick, but Owens fires back with a Stone Cold Stunner for a two count. They fight up to the top turnbuckle and Rollins looks for a sunset flip powerbomb, but Owens escapes and hits a superkick for a two count. Owens comes back and looks for a moonsault, but misses, and Rollins answers with a curb stomp for the three count.

Winner & still IC Champion: Seth Rollins

– Braun Strowman confronts Baron Corbin backstage and gives him his briefcase to officially cash it in in advance for Hell In A Cell.

– Back from the break, Owens is still sitting in the ring on a chair now. He looks disappointed after his loss. Owens is about to say something on the mic, but he changes his mind and storms out of the ring and exits beside the stage.

– Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre do an interview in the back where they discuss challenging Reigns and Strowman tonight. Dolph ays tonight they make their move to the top of the food chain by beating them. Drew says Reigns is still beaten down from last week, and Strowman’s mind isn’t right because he’s distracted by his Universal Title hunt. Ziggler points out that Reigns and Strowman will never be able to coexist, knowing they have to fight at Hell in a Cell. Drew says Roman and Braun are two wounded animals ripe for the slaughter.

– The B Team vs. The Revival: The B Team trades tags early on and takes turn beating on Dash. Dawson gets the tag and starts laying into Axel. The B Team dumps both Revival members outside now and they lead the crowd in a “B Team” chant. Back in the ring, The Revival turns it around again Dallas. Axel gets the tag and cleans house, then hits a neckbreaker on Dawson. They fight into the corner and Axel looks for a roll-up pin, but Wilder breaks it up. Dallas takes out Wilder as Axel and Dawson go at it in the ring. Wilder drops Dallas at ringside then gets the tag, and they hit the Shatter Machine on Axel for the three count.

Winners: The Revival

– The Revival beats down The B Team after the match, and then they grab The B Team’s tag titles from ringside. The Revival takes the tag belts back in the ring and they get on the mic. They cut a promo about their intentions to tag the Titles, and they hit the Titles together and drop them, then leave.

– Elias is backstage giving instructions to a production assistant for his performance tonight.

– Elias is in the ring now with his guitar and the spotlight on him, and he leads the crowd in a “walk with Elias” chant. Elias starts trashing Toronto, and then WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus comes out to interrupt. Trish walks down to the ring and gets on the mic. Elias tells Trish to go back to changing diapers, and Trish calls out Elias for badmouthing Toronto. Trish tells Elias to hold his applause and shut his mouth. Elias continues to bash Toronto and says they’ll never see another Stanley Cup. Elias tells Trish no offense, but he doesn’t date women in their 60’s, and Trish slaps Elias across the face. Ronda Rousey and Natalya come out to interrupt, and we go to commercial.

– Back from the break, Ronda and Natalya are in the ring talking things over with Trish Stratus. Alexa Bliss and Alicia Fox come out to the stage and Alexa reminds everyone she is the goddess, and she’s invoking her rematch for the Women’s Title not tonight, but at Hell In A Cell. Bliss trashes Canadians, and then Mickie James comes out to make her return to join her on their way to the ring for Alicia Fox’s singles match with Natalya.

– Natalya vs. Alicia Fox: Mickie, Alexa, Trish and Ronda are all still at ringside. The opening bell sounds and Fox starts off strong an chokes Natalya up against the bottom rope. When the ref’s back is turned, Alexa and Mickie hit some cheap shots on Natalya. Natalya recovers and drops Alicia, then locks in the Sharpshooter for the win after a very short match.

Winner: Natalya

– After the match, Trish and Ronda get in the ring to celebrate with Natalya.

– Natalya, Ronda and Trish are walking backstage, and they bump into the Bella Twins. The Bella Twins congratulate Natalya on the win, and then they reveal some news: next week on RAW, the Bellas are back in action in the ring. Natalya takes a selfie and then we go to the broadcast team who promote the upcoming Australia super show.

– Baron Corbin is backstage on the phone with Stephanie when Bobby Lashley walks in. Corbin says he knows Lashley likes competitioon, so his match is next. Lashley sounds excited and congratulates him on being acing GM and making matches.

– Bobby Lashley comes out to the ring and awaits his opponent, but then Corbin appears on the big screen. Corbin announces that Lashley;s match tonight is a handicap match, against The Ascension.

– Bobby Lashley vs. The Ascension: Konnor and Viktor double team Lashley early on and trade frequent tags to control the pace. Viktor comes in and applies a front face lock to Lashley, but Lashley powers him and throws him down. Lashley knocks Konnor off the apron and then hits a snake-eyes on Viktor on the corner. Lashley knocks Konnor off the apron again, and then turns his attention back to Konnor. Lashley hits a version of the Dominator on Viktor for the three count.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

– Dean Ambrose is shown backstage pacing in the hallway. He faces Jinder Mahal up next.

– Jinder Mahal vs. Dean Ambrose: Sunil Singh is at ringside for this one. The opening bell sounds and Ambrose takes Jinder down with a belly to back suplex early on, then he clotheslines Mahal down to the ringside floor. Ambrose beats on Jinder against the fan barricade, then he throws Jinder back in the ring and shoves Sunil Singh down to the floor. While Ambrose is getting back in the ring, Jinder hits him with a knee to the face. Jinder drops some knees on Ambrose on the mat and works on keeping the Lunatic grounded. They run the ropes and Jinder drops Ambrose with another knee strike. Ambrose starts coming back with some clotheslines, then he drops Jinder across the top rope. Ambrose looks for a neckbreaker, but Jinder escapes and hits a jumping knee to the face. Jinder looks for the Khallas, but Ambrose escapes and hits the Dirty Deeds for the three count.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

– Ambrose briefly celebrates in the ring before storming backstage. Jinder recovers on the floor with Sunil.

– Roman Reigns is shown in his locker room getting ready for his match tonight. Braun Strowman walks in and says after tonight, Reigns has 20 days to think about how Braun is going to destroy him at Hell In A Cell. Reigns tells Braun he won’t be able to get the job done against him, and walks off. Braun doesn’t look happy.

– Braun Strowman & Roman Reigns vs. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre: Dolph and Roman start this one off trading strikes. Reigns hits a jumping clothesline and then knocks Drew off the apron. Reigns clotheslines Ziggler outside next and follows him out. Reigns hits the drive-by kick and then gets back in the ring, but Drew causes a distraction. This leads to Ziggler hitting a DDT on Reigns for a two count. Drew tags in and pummels on Reigns, then Dolph tags back in and hits a knee drop on Reigns. McIntyre comes back in and continues the beat-down on the Big Dog. Dolph comes back in and applies a sleeper, but Reigns fights to his feet and slams Dolph in the corner. Reigns hits a big boot and both men are down. Drew gets the tag but Reigns stops his momentum with a boot to the face, but then Ziggler tags in and they double team Roman. Braun doesn’t run in and just watches them beat down Reigns. Drew and Dolph repeatedly stomp on Reigns until the ref calls it off for not breaking up the double-team.

Winners via DQ: Braun Strowman & Roman Reigns

– Braun steps in the ring after the match, and he walks past Drew and Dolph and walks over to Roman. Braun picks up Reigns and headbutts him down. Things are looking down for Reigns, but then Dean Ambrose comes out for the save. Drew and Dolph grab Ambrose and take him out, and then Seth Rollins runs in. Rollins goes after Braun but Braun drops him, then Ziggler hits the Zig Zag on him. Braun hits the running powerslam on Rollins. Drew picks up Reigns and hands him off to Braun, who hits the running powerslam on Reigns too. Braun raises Dolph and Drew’s hands in the air, and they all stand tall in the ring as RAW goes off the air.

The August 20th, 2018 edition of WWE RAW was the first episode after SummerSlam, and took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

– New WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns comes out to the ring to kick off the show. Reigns says he’s a man of his word, he conquered the beast, and he will be defending his Universal Title tonight. Reigns says the man he will defend against tonight is Finn Balor. Balor comes out to the ring next, and accepts the challenge with a handshake. Baron Corbin comes out to interrupt. Corbin steps in the ring with a mic and he takes issue with Balor competing as “the demon” last night, and says Balor breached his contract. Corbin gets in Reigns and Balor’s faces, and then Kurt Angle comes out to interrupt. Kurt says he makes the matches, not Corbin. Kurt says he doesn’t care what Corbin thinks, but he does care what Brooklyn things. Kurt asks the crowd if they’d like to see Balor challenge Reigns for the Title tonight, and the crowd cheers, so Angle books the match for our main event tonight. Kurt also books Corbin in a match tonight, and that match starts right now, against Bobby Lashley.

– Bobby Lashley vs. Baron Corbin: Lashley starts off strong with a couple belly to back suplexes. Lashley follows up with a swinging neckbreaker, and then he takes Corbin into the corner for some more punishment. Lashley mounts Corbin for ten punches in the corner and then clotheslines him to the outside. Lashley throws Corbin back in the ring and he leaps up to the apron, but Corbin kicks Lashley back down to the floor. Corbin slams Lashley into the fan barricade and then takes things back in the ring. Lashley comes back with a clothesline and he looks for a vertical suplex, but Corbin spears him through the ropes and down to the floor. Corbin slides outside and clotheslines Lashley down on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Corbin beats on Lashley in the corner and sends him into the ring post. Lashley dodges a shot and starts fighting back now. Lashley and Corbin exchange lariats and elbow strikes now until Lashley plants him with a spinebuster for a two count. Lashley tires to come off the top with a move, but Corbin catches him and hits the chokeslam backbreaker for a two count. Lashley gets back to his feet and after a short exchange he hits the spinebuster for the three count.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

– We see Kurt Angle backstage watching Lashley’s victory on a monitor. Paul Heyman then walks in to confront Angle and he asks for Brock Lesnar’s contractually obligated rematch for the Universal Title. Kurt says the contract doesn’t state when the rematch will be, so it’s up to Kurt’s discretion, and it will be a long long time before Brock ever gets his rematch. Heyman says that’s okay, because they want the rematch at Hell In A Cell. Angle says that would be a cold day in hell and to forget about it.

– Baron Corbin confronts Kurt Angle now and complains about being given matches without time to prepare — against The Demon and then against Lashley. Corbin says he’s tired of Kurt not giving him what he wants. Kurt says his job isn’t to do what he wants, his job to what’s best for the WWE Universe. Corbin says Stephanie is here tonight, and Corbin is going to go talk to her.

– Sasha Banks, Bayley and Ember Moon vs. The Riott Squad: Sasha starts off strong against Ruby and then quickly tags in Bayley who continues the offense. Ember tags in and lays into Ruby with kicks. The aprons clear now until the babyfaces clear the Riott Squad from the ring and they follow up with suicide dives on them at ringside. Back in the ring, Sarah Logan drops Bayley and keeps her grounded. Ruby tags in and so does Sasha. Sasha cleans house and stuns Ruby with a boot to the face. Sasha takes Ruby in the corner and hits a double foot stomp and pins, but Mandy breaks up the pin. The aprons clear and after some confusion Ruby hits the Riott Kick for the three count.

Winners: The Riott Squad

– Up next: Triple H will address the WWE Universe

– We see some still shots from last night’s SummerSlam pay-per-view.

– Triple H comes out to the ring and says he’ll work until he dies to make sure this all continues for the WWE Universe, which gets a pop from the crowd. Triple H then moves on to the subject of his history with The Undertaker, and he shows a shot on the big screen of himself, Undertaker and Shawn Michaels from WrestleMania in 2012. Triple H says he couldn’t miss the opportunity to lace up his boots one more time and step in the ring with The Undertaker in Australia, and the crowd gives him a “you still got it” chant. Triple H says the excitement and goosebumps are coming back for the fans, because The Game is back.

– Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler: Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre are both at ringside for this singles match. Ambrose starts off strong and lays into Ziggler with punches and chops before taking him down in a side headlock. Ziggler looks for a hip toss, but Dean blocks it and slams Ziggler down. Dean runs the ropes but Drew grabs his leg from ringside. Rollins runs around to hold back Ambrose and deal with McIntyre. The distraction leads to Ziggler dropkicking Ambrose from the apron down to the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Ziggler applies a sleeper to Ambrose until Ambrose finally breaks free. Ambrose comes back with a knee to the midsection and hen stomps a mud hole in Dolph in the corner. Ziggler comes back with a big boot and then looks for a Zig Zag, but Ambrose dodges it and hits a fallaway slam. Ziggler drops Ambrose neck-first across the top rope and then looks for a superkick, but Ambrose blocks it. Ziggler sends Ambrose outside, and then Drew and Seth get in each other’s faces. Seth and Drew start brawling on the floor now until Ziggler runs over and cheap-shots Rollins. They double-team Rollins at ringside until Ambrose comes from behind and drops McIntyre and Ziggler. Back in the ring, Ambrose knocks Drew off the apron and looks for the Dirty Deeds on Ziggler, but Ziggler escapes. Ziggler looks for a superkick but Dean blocks it, as Rollins runs through the ring for a suicide dive on McIntyre at ringside. Ziggler looks for a DDT on Ambrose, but Ambrose blocks that too and hits the Dirty Deeds for the three count.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

– Ambrose and Rollins celebrate on the ramp while Drew and Dolph recover in the ring.

– Elias is backstage telling some producers that they are on their third strike after his performances keep getting messed up. Elias has his guitar and walks off towards the gorilla position.

– Finn Balor is shown backstage in his locker room when Braun Strowman walks in. Braun tells Balor what he told Brock and Roman last night, that he’s the monster among men and he does things face to face regarding his Money In The Bank contract. Braun wishes Finn good luck tonight and walks off.

– Elias comes down to the ring and trashes his producers and engineers for messing up his past performances. Elias says his doctor advised against being around the horrible people of Brooklyn again, but he’s a performer and he’s here. He tells everyone to shut their mouths while he plays, but then Curt Hawkins comes out to interrupt. Hawkins gets on the mic and comes down to the ring, saying Elias might want a #1 hit, but instead he’s going to be the #1 guy to lose to Curt Hawkins. Hawkins wants to end his losing streak in Brooklyn tonight, but Elias insists that Hawkins is a loser just like every single person in the fan. He tells Hawkins to start walking, and Elias says he will get his song out one way or another. Hawkins starts to walk off, but then yells at Elias asking if he’s going to hide behind his guitar and goofy scarf, or is he going to fight him, because he’s challenging him to a match right now.

– Curt Hawkins vs. Elias: The opening bell sounds and HAwkins immediately rolls up Elias for a two count. Elias fires back with a jumping knee to the face and then continues the offense on Hawkins with strikes. Elias hits an elbow drop for a two count. Hawkins tries to roll up Elias again but just gets a two count. Hawkins fires back with right hands now and then a jumping forearm shot. Hawkins hits a dropkick and then Elias rolls outside for a breather. Back in the ring, Elias hits another knee to the face and then the Drift Away for the three count.

Winner: Elias

– Titus O’Neil is shown walking bacsktage looking for Apollo and Dana. He finds them and asks where they’ve been, and they stammer and say they’ve been discussing strategy. Titus reminds them they have a match coming up, and Dana says she’s been doing research and found some weaknesses in The Authors of Pain’s game.

– The Authors of Pain vs. Titus Worldwide: The opening bell sounds and Rezar starts off strong against Titus, then locks him in a bear hug to slow things down. Rezar backs Titus into the Authors’ corner and then Akam tags in. They beat on Titus in the corner, and then Rezar looks for a vertical suplex, but Titus reverses it into a suplex of his own. Apollo gets the tag and knocks Akam off the apron, but Rezar drops Apollo from behind. Akam tags in and they double team Crews for a two count. They double team Crews and then Akam applies a chin lock. Crews finally fires up and fights back, but The Authors double team him again. Crews manages to fight them off, and then Crews hits a moonsault off the top, and then a standing shooting star press on Akam, but Rezar breaks it up. They send Titus out to the ringisde floor again, and then the Authors hit the Last Chapter on Crews for the three count.

Winners: The Authors of Pain

– Dana is shown consoling Apollo on the ringside floor after the match.

– The entire women’s roster is around the ring now and carpet is laid out in the ring. The Women’s Title belt is in the ring for an official presentation to Ronda Rousey. Stephanie McMahon comes out to the ring next and introduces a video package looking at Ronda Rousey’s road to the Women’s Title. Stephanie goes on to give herself credit for being such a great businesswoman, and says Ronda is her protege, but then Ronda Rousey comes out to interrupt. Ronda steps in the ring and the crowd chants her name, and Stephanie gets on the mic saying she takes credit for this. Ronda interrupts and says this isn’t all about Stephanie, and she asks why the other wrestlers have to stand at ringside while Stephanie is in the ring. Ronda tells the wrestlers to get up on the ring, and Ronda says this is about all of them and women’s evolution, not just Stephanie. Ronda credits Natalya, Bayley, and Sasha Banks with propelling the women’s wrestling movement. Ronda says she’s not Brock Lesnar and she’s going to be a fighting champion. Stephanie says this isn’t the Ronda Rousey she knows, this is the Ronda who just wants to break peoples’ arms. Stephanie points out that Ronda broke Alexa’s arm last night, and shows some still shots from their match last night. Stephanie says Ronda is going to break all of their arms and wipe all of them out. Ronda gets in Stephanie’s face, says she only breaks arms of people who deserve it, and grabs her. Ronda takes Stephanie down and puts her in an arm bar. Ronda lets go as Stephanie screams and rolls out of the ring. Some of the other women check on Stephanie at ringside, as others join Ronda in the ring and hug her.

– The B Team comes out to the ring and they get on the mics. They talk about the twists and turns of their careers, and how they went from not winning one match to being Tag Champs. Axel says they have two singles matches tonight, and tonight the B in B-Team stands for Brooklyn.

– Scott Dawson vs. Bo Dallas: Dash Wilder and Curtis Axel are both at ringside for this one. Dawson starts off strong with a shot to the face and then a clothesline on Dallas. Dawson slingshots Dallas into the corner, then elbows him in the face. Dallas comes back with a roll-up out of nowhere for a two count, and then some clotheslines. Dallas boots him in the face and then takes him down with a running elbow. Dallas looks for a suplex, but Dawson reverses and hits a brainbuster for the three count.

Winner: Scott Dawson

– Axel gets in the ring and tells Dash to get his ass in the ring, because they’re up next.

– Curtis Axel vs. Dash Wilder: The opening bell sounds and Wilder starts off with a backbreaker for a two count early on. Dallas starts fighting back, but Wilder dodges a shot and hits a facebuster for the three count after a short match.

Winner: Dash Wilder

– The Revival celebrates after their second singles win of the night, and they motion that they want the Tag Titles. Bo gets on the mic at ringside and calls them out, saying they may have won the singles matches, but they are still the RAW Tag Team Champions.

– Universal Champion Roman Reigns is backstage for an interview with Renee Young. Reigns says he didn’t give years of his life chasing the Universal Title just to sit around not defending it. Reigns says Balor earned his shot and he’s getting it tonight, but he’s going to lose and go back to the line. Reigns says this will always be his yard.

– Stephanie McMahon is backstage in the trainer’s office getting her arm checked on with Baron Corbin and Alexa Bliss. Kurt Angle walks in to check on her, and Stephanie criticizes Kurt for not protecting her from Ronda. Kurt says he’s doing the best he can, but Stephanie doesn’t believe him. Stephanie says it’s been a year-and-a-half since Kurt became GM, and maybe Kurt needs time off and a vacation. Stephanie says Kurt needs time off, so Baron Corbin will be the acting GM of RAW now, and he is in charge. Kurt looks confused and walks off.

– Roman Reigns (c) vs. Finn Balor: Roman Reigns’ Universal Title is on the line in this one. The opening bell sound and they lock up. Reigns overpowers Balor early on and shoves him across the ring, and then drops him with a shoulder tackle. Balor tries to come back, but Reigns decks him with a right hand. Reigns keeps Balor grounded with a chin lock until Balor, until Balor dodges a shot and hits a dropkick. Reigns comes back with a shot in the corner, but Balor fires back with some strikes of his own. Reigns hits a series of clotheslines in the corner, but Balor answers with a dropkick that sends Reigns out to ringside. Balor follows up with a big suicide dive over the top rope down onto Reigns on the floor. Back in the ring, Reigns and Balor trades blows until Balor hits a Pele kick. Balor fires up and stomps on Reigns now and he looks for a sling blade, but Reigns blocks it and powerbombs Balor. Reigns looks for a Superman punch but Balor blocks it and hits an inverted DDT. Balor hits a Sling Blade on Reigns and then charges for a Sling Blade, but Reigns shuts him down with a Superman punch. Reigns looks for a spear, but Balor blocks it with a knee. They go back and forth until Reigns drops Balor with a Superman punch, and then Braun Strowman’s music hits and Strowman comes out to the stage. Balor takes advantage of the distraction with a Sling Blade and dropkick on Reigns. Balor goes for the Coup De Grace, but Reigns dodges and hits a spear for the three count.

Winner & still Universal Champion: Roman Reigns

– Immediately after the match, Braun steps in the ring and drops Reigns. Braun gives his briefcase to the ref and cashes in his Money In The Bank contract. Before the bell rings, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins come out to the old Shield music. Ambrose and Rollins get on the aprons and surround Strowman. Reigns gets to his feet and Braun charges at him. Ambrose and Rollins hit the ring and they all gang up on Strowman. Reigns superman punches Braun as they continue ganging up on him. Ambrose and Rollins then take Braun out to ringside near the announce table. Reigns follows and they look for the group powerbomb, but Strowman fights them off. Reigns fires back with a spear, and Braun is down. They grab Braun again and successfully powerbomb him through the announce table. Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose stand over Braun and bump fists as RAW goes off the air.

The August 13th, 2018 edition of WWE RAW aired live from the Greensboro Colliseum in Greensboro, NC.

– This week’s show opens up with Ronda Rousey in the ring, and she has a microphone. Ronda starts talking about Natalya’s father, Jim Neidhart, passing away today. Ronda sends a message to Natalya to stay strong and says they all love her. Ronda says Alexa Bliss cheated to beat Natalya time and time again, but this Sunday she is going to beat Alexa Bliss and take the Women’s Title once and for all. Ronda then introduces Ember Moon, who is in action next.

After Ember Moon steps in the ring, Alexa Bliss and Alicia Fox come out to the stage. Alicia cuts a scathing promo on Ronda, saying she’s a spoiled brat, and she’s sick of her and Kurt Angle defending her. Alexa says she spoke to the only fair authority figure around here – Constable Baron Corbin, who encouraged her to hire her own personal security, which consists of four guys. Alexa, Alicia and her security step in the ring, and Alexa bumps Ronda off the apron from behind. Ronda gets in the ring and Alexa’s security gets in her face, so Ronda starts beating them all up. Alexa and Alicia retreat to ringside as Ronda stands tall in the ring and we go to commercial.

– Alexa Bliss vs. Ember Moon: Alicia and Ronda are both at ringside for this one. Alexa and Ember trade headlocks and hammer locks in the opening moments. Ember takes control after a leg sweep and Alexa rolls outside for a breather. Ember hits a baseball slide kick on Bliss at ringside, then takes her back in the ring. Bliss starts to fire up until Ember stuns her with a jawbreaker. Alexa recovers and continues bringing the fight to Ember. Ember fires back with a series of kicks, and then hits a vertical suplex for a two count. Alicia gets on the apron for the distraction, but Ronda takes her out. Bliss rolls outside to attack Ronda. Back in the ring, Ember drops Alexa and hits the Eclipse. Alicia runs in to break up the pin, and then Ronda hits the ring and beats down Alicia.

Winner via DQ: Ember Moon

– Ronda hits a few judo throws on Alicia before Alicia retreats to ringside with Alexa. Alexa and Alicia head up the ramp as Ronda and Ember stand tall in the ring.

– We go to the broadcast team, which consists on Michael Cole, Corey Graves and Renee Young this week. They introduce a video package looking back at the history between Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman and Kurt Angle leading up to SummerSlam. We see footage from Paul Heyman’s interview last week, where he trails off saying “Roman Reign’s can’t beat Lesnar unless…” and leaves.

– Kurt Angle confronts Baron Corbin backstage for going over his head to Stephanie to book matches tonight. Corbin says he doesn’t need Angle’s permission, he just needs to go to the ring. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre walk in to Kurt’s office next, and they question where Seth Rollins is. Kurt says Rollins had travel issues and he’ll be here tonight, and he tells Drew and Dolph to get out of his office and wait somewhere else.

– Baron Corbin vs. Tyler Breeze: Cole explains on commentary that Corbin booked himself in this match, and he booked Finn Balor in a singles match later tonight too. Corbin starts off strong, but Breeze fights back with kicks and knocks Corbin outside. Breeze goes to fly off the apron towards Corbin, but Corbin catches him and slams him into the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Corbin continues to beat Breeze down and stomp on him. They fight out to ringside again where Breeze connects with a kick to the head that stuns Corbin. Back on the ring apron, Breeze hits Corbin in the midsection and then springboards back in the ring. Breeze runs the ropes but Corbin catches him and hits the Deep Six for the win.

Winner: Baron Corbin

– After the match, Corbin gets on the mic and talks about how great he is. He then reveals Finn Balor’s opponent for tonight: Jinder Mahal. Corbin says since Balor thinks he’s such a big man, he shouldn’t mind facing two opponents in a handicap match. Corbin introduces Balor’s second opponent, a close personal friend of his: Kevin Owens.

– Balor comes out to the ring for his match, but before it starts, Kurt Angle comes out to the stage to interrupt. Kurt says Corbin may have been given authority to do this, but Kurt still makes the matches, and he’s adding someone to this match to make it a tag team match. Balor’s tag partner will be Braun Strowman.

– Kevin Owens & Jinder Mahal vs. Finn Balor & Braun Strowman: Finn and Jinder will start this one off. Jinder overpowers Finn early on to start the match off strong. Balor comes back with a dropkick on Mahal, but Jinder shuts him down with a spear. Owens tags in and continues the offense on Balor, stomping him down to the mat. Owens drops a knee on Balor while he’s down, then applies a shoulder lock. Jinder tags back in and drops some knees on Balor, then tags Owens back in to keep the momentum going. Owens misses a shot in the corner and Balor tags in Strowman. Owens runs away and tags in Jinder. Strowman chases Owens outside and then turns his attention to Jinder. Jinder hits some shots on Strowman and stuns him, but Braun shuts him down with a shot to the chest. Braun boots Jinder back down to the mat, then pummels on him in the corner. Jinder starts to get up but Strowman drops him with a running shoulder tackle. Strowman clumbs Jinder back down to the mat, then tags in Finn. Strowman picks up Finn and slams him on to Jinder, although Finn didn’t seem to know it was coming. Finn continues the offense on Jinder and dumps him outside. Balor looks for a suicide dive, but Owens trips him from the apron. Braun chases Owens around the ring now, and Balor goes flying out of the ring with a suicide dive on both Owens and Jinder on the floor. Back in the ring, Jinder turns it around against Finn with the help of Owens. Owens tags in and drops an elbow on Balor, then Jinder tags back in and puts Finn in a chin lock. Balor starts fighting back with elbows to the face and he looks for a tag, but Jinder stops him and rams Finn into the corner. Finn fights back and dumps Jinder out to the ringside floor. Balor looks to tag in Braun, but Owens tags in and runs over and stops Finn. Owens runs Balor off the ropes and Balor answers with a sling blade. Braun gets the hot tag and cleans house. Jinder is the legal man now and Braun lays into him with shoulder tackles. Braun runs around ringside, picks up Sunil Singh, and then rams him into Owens on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Jinder starts fighting back, but Braun catches him and it doesn’t look good for the Modern Day Maharaja. Braun hits the running powerslam for the three count.

Winners: Braun Strowman & Finn Balor

– Braun picks up his Money In The Bank briefcase and celebrates the win with Balor in the ring. Braun spots Kevin at ringside and chases him all the way back through the curtain. Balor is left alone in the ring, and then Baron Corbin runs in out of nowhere. Corbin hits the End of Days on Balor.

– Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre approach Kurt Angle backstage again. They say Seth Rollins is scared of them and he won’t be showing up tonight. They talk trash about Seth, but Kurt assures them that Rollins will be here tonight. Ziggler says since he showed up on time, he wants to look at their contract for SummerSlam to see if there are any mistakes. Dolph jokes that they spelled his name wrong and walks off.

– Bobby Lashley is shown backstage warming up.

– We are introduced to a country singer in the ring named Ricky, supposedly from Greensboro. He says his favorite artist is Elias, and Ricky hopes that when he becomes a real music star like Elias, Elias will come to him and say those three magic words. Elias then walks on the stage and says “I am Elias.” Elias sits down with his guitar and says he doesn’t know if Kurt put him up to this, but there is only one Elias. Elias asks Ricky if he’s big enough of a fan to go on WWEShop.com and buy his new bracelet merchandise, and Ricky nods his head yes. Elias says if Ricky wants to prove himself tonight, he has to beat Bobby Lashley. Elias starts promoting an upcoming concert before SummerSlam, but his greatest performance yet will be at SummerSlam. Elias trashes Greensboro a little bit before Bobby Lashley comes out to interrupt. Lashley walks past Elias on the stage and steps into the ring with Ricky. He tells Ricky to find a new schtick because we already have a no-talent hack with a guitar. Elias tells Ricky to get ready, and when Lashley turns around to take his shirt off, Ricky smashes the guitar over his back. Lashley turns around and drops Ricky with a spinebuster. Elias walks off and Lashley heads up the ramp as Ricky recovers in the ring.

– The B Team is backstage talking about how their odds of losing are better than usual, because they have to face two teams at once, and they don’t have to get pinned to lose.Axel gives Dallas a pep talk saying this has been the best run of their lives, “so lets go out there and run for our lives.”

– The B Team (c) vs. Dash & Dawson vs. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt: Dash starts off strong against Dallas, then Matt tags himself in and beats down Wilder. Matt hits a flying elbow, but then he wastes some time and Dawson tags himself in. Dash and Dawson hit the Hart Attack on Hardy before Dawson continues the offense with strikes. Wilder tags back in and keeps the pressure on Hardy. Dawson and Wyatt come in now and Wyatt drops him with a shoulder block. Bra follows up with a splash in the corner and a side suplex, then Wilder comes in and walks into a side suplex too. Dallas comes in next and Wyatt drops him, then Dallas comes in and is able to stun Wyatt. The Revival gets back in the mix and everyone spills out to ringside. Wyatt slams Wilder into the ring apron, then Axel hits a flying clothesline off the ring steps onto Wyatt on the floor. Matt Hardy climbs up to the top rope, and Dawson follows him. Matt ends up superplexing Dawson off onto everyone else standing at ringside. Everyone is down at ringside now, and there’s no count-out as it’s a triple threat match. Back in the ring, The Revival hits the Shatter Machine on Bray, but Dallas is still the legal man and he runs in and dumps The Revival out to ringside. Dallas steals the pin on Wyatt for the three count.

Winners: The B Team

– After the match, the B Team takes their Tag Title belts and heads up the ramp as we o to replays.

– Roman Reigns is shown walking backstage. The B Team runs past him celebrating their win.

– Drew and Dolph approach Kurt Angle in the back again. They point out that Rollins still doesn’t appear to be here. Ziggler thn takes issue with a part of the contract that says Seth is allowed to have someone in his corner. Kurt says if Dolph is going to have Drew in his corner, Seth must have someone too, unless Dolph doesn’t want Drew there. Kurt says he can remove that clause from the contract if he wants, and Drew won’t be able to come out. Dolph says to leave it in, and they walk off again.

– Roman Reigns comes out to the ring and gets on the mic. He talks about wanting to leave WWE better than he found it, and he is sick of talking about and hearing about Brock Lesnar. Reigns says he’s going to beat Lesnar so bad back to the UFC, that his head will be stuck up Dana White’s ass. Paul Heyman then comes out to interrupt. Heyman says it’s a new day, and then he mentions The Usos saying they are the future of the tag division, and then he kisses up to Reigns too. Paul steps in the ring an says this is Reigns’ week, but why wait until Sunday to make history, when he can start making history tonight. Heyman says if he was in Reigns’ corner, he could tell him all of Lesnar’s secrets and weaknesses, and it would guarantee his victory at SummerSlam. Reigns says he already knows Lesnar’s weaknesses, and he doesn’t need Heyman. Heyman continues to try to sell Reigns on the idea and extends his hand. Reigns says his offer isn’t good enough, and he was groomed from a young age to succeed n this business. Reigns says he sees Paul is in trouble and he isn’t worth helping, and he wishes Paul good luck on his future endeavors. Paul talks about being young in the business and riding in cars with Afa and Sika, and he talks about Reigns’ dad teaching him something, then he says something in Samoan. Heyman says he wrote up a brief contract and hands it to Reigns. He tells Reigns not to answer him tonight, answer him on Sunday at SummerSlam. Reigns is looking down at the contract, and then Paul Heyman pulls out a can of what appears to be pepper spray, and he blasts Reigns in the face with it. Reigns is selling that he’s blinded as Paul continues spraying him. Paul steps out of the ring and stands on the ramp as a camera man helps wipe off Reigns’ face. Brock Lesnar’s music hits and the Universal Champion comes down the ramp. Brock hands his Title belt to Paul and then he hits the ring. Brock charges Reigns in the corner and attacks him with knees to the body, then he slams him down. Brock grabs Reigns again and puts him in a guillotine choke. Reigns goes limp and Brock lets go. Brock stares at the crowd and then leaves the ring to grab his Universal Title from Paul on the ramp. Lesnar and Heyman head to the back as Reigns sells the beating in the ring. Brock turns around and heads back down the ramp and hits the ring. Lesnar hits the F-5 on Reigns, then leaves again.

– Bobby Roode, Titus O’Neil & Apollo Crews vs. The Authors Of Pain & Mojo Rawley: The Authors start off i ncontrol of this one, taking turns beating on Crews. Crews starts fighting back with kicks, but then Mojo tags in and drops Crews. Roode tags in now and goes at it with Mojo. Roode boots Mojo and then hits the Blockbuster off the middle rope, but Rezar breaks up the pin. Everyone comes in off the aprons, an when the dust settles Roode hits the Glorious DDT on Mojo for the three count.

Winners: Bobby Roode, Titus O’Neil & Apollo Crews

– Michael Cole introduces a video package paying tribute to the late Jim Neidhart. The broadcast team then runs down the card for Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view.

– We see a brief pre-taped promo by the Riott Squad asking if Bayley and Sasha Banks’ friendship can withstand a riot.

– Sasha Banks vs. Ruby Riott: Bayley and The Riott Squad are all at ringside. Sasha looks for the Banks Statement early on, but Ruby breaks free and rolls outside for a breather. Sasha follows her outside and kicks Ruby down. Sasha gets distracted by Liv and Sarah, which leads to Ruby throwing Sasha into the ring steps. Back in the ring, Ruby controls the match and boots Sasha in the face. Ruby keeps Sasha grounded with a shoulder lock until Sasha fights back with an arm drag and gets back in the game. Sasha gets involved with Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan at ringside, which leads to Ruby hitting Sasha on the apron and then rolls her up for the three count.

Winner: Ruby Riott

– Baron Corbin confronts Kurt Angle backstage as a staffer walks in to say Seth Rollins hasn’t arrived yet. Corbin tells Kurt he’s out of time, and Kurt walks off. If Rollins doesn’t show up to sign his SummerSlam contract tonight, he won’t have his match against Ziggler on Sunday.

– Kurt Angle comes out to the ring, which is set up with a table in it for a contract signing. Kurt gets on the mic and says before we get to this contract signing, he wants to say that he’s not suspending Brock Lesnar for his heinous attack tonight, as he wants Reigns to kick his ass on Sunday. Kurt starts saying Brock is the worst Champion of all time, and then Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre come out to interrupt. They get on the mic and say Seth isn’t coming, so lets get this over with. Dolph asks if he’s going to have to defend his Title on Sunday, or can he take the night off and do a stand-up comedy set. Kurt introduces Seth Rollins, but Rollins doesn’t come out, so Ziggler and McIntyre start trashing Rollins again. Drew says they do respect Seth every week because he keeps working, but he was only the Architect of his own downfall, because he pushed himself too hard for the fans. Ziggler continues to rant about the fans turning their backs on wrestlers like himself. Ziggler says McIntyre pushes him to be better every week, and he doesn’t care about the fans. Dolph tells Kurt to hand over the contract so they can officially make this a Seth Rollins forfeiture. Ziggler signs, and then Seth Rollins’ music hits and Rollins walks down the ramp. Rollins gets on the mic and apologizes for being late, but says he wanted to wait to come out until Ziggler signed the contract, because he didn’t want Ziggler to back out. Rollins says Ziggler won’t like what he’s about to say, because he’s sick and tired of Drew and Dolph double-teaming him. Rollins says to even the odds, he’s going to have Dean Ambrose in his corner on Sunday. Ambrose’s music hits and he comes out to the stage with short hair. Ambrose and Rollins head to the ring and start brawling with Dolph and Drew. Ambrose dumps Dolph outside as Rollins superkicks Drew. Ambrose follows up with the Dirty Deeds on McIntyre. McIntyre and Ziggler recover at ringside as Rollins and Ambrose stand tall in the ring. Rollins signs the SummerSlam contract as RAW goes off the air.

The August 7th, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the Amway Center in Orlando, FL.

– Randy Orton comes down to the ring first to kick off this week’s broadcast. Orton steps in the ring and gets on the mic. He talks about Jeff Hardy calling him out last week, and then shows us footage of him beating up Hardy. Orton says he’s going to destroy the fan’s favorite wrestlers in a more violent fashion than every before. Orton says it will be so violent you’ll want to change the channel. Orton says last week he erased “The Enigma” Hardy, and he’s going to take out every other wrestler the fans respect. Orton says he doesn’t get enough respect from the fans or the people in the back. Orton runs down his accomplishments, and blames the fans for his violent acts. He says the most violent letters in the business are RKO, and he walks off.

– The Bar is shown backstage watching Orton on a monitor.

– Becky Lynch is backstage talking to Charlotte. They discuss how they’re both going after the same thing: the Women’s Championship. Charlotte and Becky say they are good together for their tag match tonight, unlike Bayley and Sasha Banks over on RAW.

– Carmella comes out to the stage to do commentary for this next match.

– Charlotte & Becky Lynch vs. The Iiconics: The Iiconics cut a brief promo before the match trashing Orlando, Charlotte and Becky. The opening bell sounds and Charlotte and Becky dump both Iiconics outside early on, and Charlotte hits a suicide dive on them. Back in the ring, Becky hits a t-bone suplex and a flying forearm off the top on Peyton for a two count. Becky looks for the Disarm-her, but Billie breaks it up. Charlotte tags in and hits a moonsault off the top on both Iiconics. Charlotte puts Peyton in the Figure Eight and Peyton taps out.

Winners: Charlotte & Becky Lynch

– After the match, Carmella talks trash to Becky and Charlotte from the announce table.

– The New Day is backstage for an interview with Renee Young. Kofi puts on a sport coat and a wig and acts like an interviewer, asking Big E and Xavier about their plans for The Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam.

– We see a pre-taped video of The Miz with his private security. The Miz talks about wanting Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam.

– AJ Styles is shown backstage getting ready to come out to the ring.

– Charlotte and Becky are backstage talking about their win tonight. Becky says tonight was great, but SummerSlam will be another story. Charlotte says they’ll have to be great against each other when the time comes.

– We go to a video package looking at Samoa Joe attacking AJ and then calling him out for putting WWE over his family.

– WWE Champion AJ Styles comes down to the ring and gets on the mic. AJ says a lot of trash talking and testing goes on in the ring, and sometimes it gets personal, like when Joe talked about his family last week. AJ says he wants to be the greatest WWE superstar for his family, not in spite of them. AJ says he’s been with his wife for 18 years, but she’s basically a single parent now because AJ can’t always be there. Samoa Joe is shown backstage watching — with what looks like a black eye, presumably from a house show over the weekend. AJ says Joe knows his wife and kids, and they shared crappy hotels and stale food together before they got successful, and Joe threw away their whole relationship by saying what he did last week. AJ says he’s not going to let Joe get his hands on the WWE Title, and at SummerSlam Joe will be lucky to walk out at all. Joe is shown backstage laughing.

– Still to come: The New Day vs. The Bar

– Lana is shown backstage warming up. Rusev approaches and says she has his support, and it will be a happy Lana day. Aiden English approaches and says he didn’t mean to cause her the match last week. He says he knows he had a bad couple weeks, but he’s here to say he’s sorry. Rusev says they forgive Aiden, but maybe it’s better for him to stay backstage tonight. Rusev and Lana walk off while Aiden looks disappointed.

– Lana vs. Zelina Vega: Rusev and Andrade Almas are both at ringside for this one. Lana starts off strong and backs Zelina into the corner. Zelina fights back with strikes and keeps Lana grounded with a rear chin lock. Zelina misses a kick, and Lana fires back with a knee and a vertical suplex for a two count. Lana hits some elbow drops then works over Zelina in the corner. Lana hits a running facebuster for a two count. Lana hits two vertical suplexes, then Almas causes a distraction from the apron and Zelina drops Lana. Rusev goes after Almas now and whips him into the fan barricade. Zelina kicks Rusev in the head from the apron and Almas drops Rusev from behind. Meanwhile in the ring, Lana hits a big boot on Zelina. Lana goes up top while Rusev and Almas still brawl. Aiden English runs down and spears Almas, but he bumps into Lana in the process and Lana goes down. Zelina takes advantage and pins Lana for the win.

Winner: Zelina Vega

– Rusev helps Lana up and they don’t look happy about the finish.

– Shinsuke Nakamura does an interview with Renee Young backstage about his scheduled match with Jeff Hardy at SummerSlam. R-Truth and Tye Dillinger interrupt, and Truth says he wants to face Nakamura for his U.S. Title. Nakamura asks how he’s going to get a match with him, and Truth thinks that if he pins Carmella he’ll get a U.S. Title shot. Nakamura says something in Japanese and Truth acts offended while Tye looks concerned.

– Byron Saxton steps in the ring and interviews The Miz on the big screen via satellite. The Miz calls Byron a bad announcer, and he promotes his new USA Network reality show. Miz says he’s going to finish Bryan at SummerSlam, because he’s sick of sharing the spotlight with him and dealing with him. The Miz says while Bryan was at home crying and out of action, The Miz was here day after day working. Bryan then runs in and attacks Miz from behind out of nowhere. Bryan beats down Miz, but Bryan gets distracted by Miz’s security and Miz smashes a vase over the back of his head. The Miz and his security hobble off as Bryan recovers on the floor.

– R-Truth vs. Shinsuke Nakamura: This one is a non-Title match. Nakamura starts off with a kick to the midsection and some right hands. Nakamura stomps on Truth in the corner, but Truth comes back with a roll-up attempt for a one count, then he mocks Nakamura. They run the ropes and Truth hits a Frankensteiner and then a spinning heel kick. Truth hits a hip toss and then wastes some time playing to the crowd. Truth misses a scissor kick and Nakamura answers with a kick of his own. Truth misses a shot and Nakamura goes for a triangle choke. Truth reaches the ropes to break the hold and the ref breaks it up. Nakamura follows up with kicks and knee drops on Truth while he’s down. Nakamura hits a reverse suplex and then the Kinshasa for the three count.

Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura

– We see a brief pre-taped promo from The Bludgeon Brothers about being ready to take on any challenger at SummerSlam.

– The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Enhancement talent: Harper and Rowan are up against three unnnamed jobbers in this one. Harper and Rowan make quick work of them, knocking them all outside. They hit the powerbomb/Dofor a breathe, aomsday device on one of the jobbers for the three count after a short squash match.

Winners: The Bludgeon Brothers

– The broadcast team runs down the card for the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view.

– The New Day vs. The Bar: The winner of this match will go on to face The Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam. Cesaro and Big E starts this one off, and Big E drops him with an elbow to the face. Kofi tags in and puts the boots to Cesaro. Sheamus tags in and Kofi lays into him with strikes, but Sheamus stops him with a big shot that sends Kofi falling down to ringside. Sheamus follows and hits a big uppercut on the floor. Back in the ring, Cesaro continues the offense on Kofi and tries to keep him grounded. Sheamus tags back in and they double team Kofi. Big E finally gets the hot tag and cleans house. Big E hits a suplex on Sheamus for a two count. Cesaro and Kofi tag back in and Kofi hits the SOS for a two count. Big E tags in and looks for a splash on Cesaro but misses. The fight spills out to ringside where Kofi looks for a splash on Sheamus, but Sheamus catches him and hits a rolling senton on the floor. Sheamus tags in and he works over Big E in the corner. Cesaro tags back in for the double team on Big E. Sheamus and Cesaro continue to trade frequent tags to control the match. Cesaro superplexes Big E off the top, and Sheamus immedaitely follows up with a flying knee drop off the top for a two count. Sheamus looks for a Texas Cloverleaf, but Big E kicks him away. Kofi and Cesaro get the tags, and Kofi hits a big springboard clothesline on Cesaro. Kofi cleans house and hits the Boom Drop on Cesaro. The Bar rolls outside for a breather, and Kofi hits a suicide dive on both of them. Back in the ring, Sheamus comes back with a backbreaker for a two count. Sheamus looks for the big boot, but Kofi ducks. Cesaro tags in but Kofi knocks him outside and then kicks down Sheamus. Big E tags in and picks up Sheamus, but then Cesaro runs in and knocks down Kofi and Big E. The Bar hits a double team White Noise on Big E, but Kofi breaks up the pin. Sheamus drops Kofi at ringside while Cesaro and Big E fight in the ring. Cesaro swings Big E and locks in the Sharpshooter. Big E fights out and holds up Cesaro while Kofi tags in. They successfully hit the Midnight Hour on Cesaro for the three count, and The New Day has now earned a Tag Title shot at SummerSlam.

Winners: The New Day

– As The New Day celebrates in the ring, Harper and Rowan are shown standing in the crowd with their Tag Titles and their mallets. The Bludgeon Brothers turn around and walk off as The New Day celebrates and SmackDown goes off the air.

The August 6th edition of WWE RAW aired live from the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL.

– This week’s broadcast opens up with a video package looking at last week’s chaos involving Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Pual Heyman.

– Michael Cole welcomes us to the arena, and then RAW GM Kurt Angle comes down to the ring to kick off the show. Baron Corbin comes out behind Kurt and joins him. Angle gets on the mic and talks about Ronda Rousey making her in-ring RAW debut tonight, and how she is begging to compete, unlike Brock Lesnar. Angle says he wishes he could give Lesnar that kind of credit, and Corbin tells him to watch it. Kurt says he needs to get this off his chest – Brock Lesnar has no respect for the WWE Universe. Kurt says Paul Heyman still has his job because he produced Lesnar, and he’ll be on the shoaw for an interview later. Kurt starts to address Brock attacking him, but then Roman Reigns comes out to interrupt. Reigns steps in the ring and takes issue with Lesnar. Reigns tells Corbin to stop smirking, because he ran away when Brock came out last week. Angle says Lesnar is not suspended for his actions last week, and Lesnar will compete at SummerSlam to defend his Universal Title, and he hopes Reigns kicks his ass. Corbin says that’s really unprofessional for the GM to say. Reigns calls out Corbin for running away from Lesnar like a coward. Corbin says he was tired last week from beating former Universal Champion Finn Balor. Kurt says Corbin could have acted like a man last week, and Corbin freaks out saying Stephanie McMahon really runs RAW and Kurt just makes matches. Kurt says that’s right, he does make the matches, and he sees a match right here. Kurt books Baron Corbin vs. Roman Reigns, and that starts right now. Kurt calls for a ref to come down, and Corbin hits a cheap-shot on Reigns before the bell.

– Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin: A referee allows Reigns a moment to recover before letting them go at it. Reigns gets to his feet and immediately hits a Superman Punch for a two count on Corbin. Corbin rolls outside for a breather as the ref counts. Back in the ring, Corbin turns things around and drops Reigns with a clothesline for a two count. Corbin and Reigns trade strikes until Corbin drops him with an elbow to the face. Reigns comes back with a Samoan Drop for a two count. Reigns looks for the Superman punch, but Corbin catches him with a Deep Six. Corbin hits some strikes in the corner, but Reigns comes back and sends Corbin rolling outside for a breather. Corbin starts walking up the ramp and it looks like he’s going to try to get counted out. As Corbin walks up the ramp, Finn Balor’s music hits and Balor comes out to block the exit. Back in the ring, Reigns immediately hits the spear for the three count.

Winner: Roman Reigns

– Reigns and Balor exchange a fist-bump at ringside, as Balor steps in the ring. Balor stands over Corbin as Corbin recovers from his loss. Corbin gets to his feet and Balor dropkicks him back down. Balor goes up top and hits the Coup De Grace on Corbin as the crowd pops.

– Ronda Rousey and Natalya are shown backstage arriving to the arena.

– Bobby Roode is shown backstage getting ready in his locker room.

– We see footage from last week of Seth Rollins fighting with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.

– Seth Rollins approaches Kurt Angle backstage and complains that every time he starts beating up either Ziggler or McIntyre, the other one comes in and cheap-shots him. Angle tells Rollins to pick a partner because he can have both Ziggler and McIntyre tonight.

– They show footage of Mojo Rawley and Bobby Roode brawling in the locker room last week.

– Bobby Roode vs. Mojo Rawley: The opening bell sounds and Mojo starts off strong. Mojo hits a gut-wrench suplex for a two count. Roode starts fighting back and hits the Blockbuster off the middle rope. Roode goes up top again and goes flying, but Mojo catches him. Roode fights out and hitts the Glorious DDT on Mojo for the three count after a short but competitive match.

Winner: Bobby Roode

– We see Elias backstage filming a documentary about his music career.

– Elias comes out to the ring and sits down with his guitar. The “documentary” crew is in the ring with Elias in the shadows. As Elias plays his guitar and the documentary crew films him, Bobby Lashley comes out to interrupt. Lashley steps in the ring with Elias and his camera crew. Lashley gets on the mic and discusses Elias’ documentary with him, and Lashley says everything about Elias is a joke. Elias tells his documentary crew to leave because Lashley interrupted. Elias throws some papers in Lashley’s face and cheap-shots him. Elias beats down Lashley and runs the ropes, but Lashley catches him with a spinebuster. Lashley tells the documentary crew to get back in the ring, and they film Lashley hitting his stalling vertical suplex on Elias. Lashley stands on the turnbuckle as Elias’ personal documentary crew continues to film.

– Still to come: Paul Heyman sits down for an exclusive interview

– Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre are backstage getting ready for their tag match later against Seth Rollins and his mystery partner.

– Tyler Breeze approaches Seth Rollins in his locker room and tries to talk his way into being Rollins’ tag partner tonight. Reigns walks in and says nah, he’s got Rollins’ back tonight. Reigns and Rollins fist-bump then walk off.

– Rezar vs. Titus O’Neil: Akam and Titus Worldwide are at ringside. Rezar starts this one off strong and beats down Titus in the corner. Rezar drops him with a short-arm clothesline, then hits a spear in the corner. Rezar wastes some time and Titus fires back with punches and kicks. Titus backs Rezar in to the corner and lays into him with chops. Titus hits a splash in the corner, and then he goes for a second splash but Rezar kicks him out of mid-air. Rezar follows up with a spinebuster for the three count.

Winner: Rezar

– Kevin Owens is backstage with Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh going over strategy.

– Kevin Owens is out next to the stage sitting on an all-new set for the Kevin Owens show. He welcomes out his guests Jinder and Sunil. Kevin starts talking about the punishment he’s taken at the hands of Braun Strowman, almost ending his career. Owens talks about his intentions to beat Strowman at SummerSlam and take his Money In The Bank briefcase. Owens then goes to introduce Strowman, but he doesn’t come out, and Owens says Strowman is nowhere to be found because he doesn’t want any of them. The Kevin Owens Show stage starts rumbling, and it tips over. Braun Strowman tips over the stage and sends Owens, Mahal and Singh flying down to the floor. Strowman poses with his briefcase on the stage as Owens, Mahal and Singh recover on the floor.

– Braun Strowman vs. Jinder Mahal: Owens and Singh give Jinder a pep talk at ringside before the match. Jinder kills some time early on and is hesitant to engage with Strowman. Strowman gets distracte by Kevin Owens at ringside, and Strowman chases him away. Back in the ring, Strowman finally gets his hands on Jinder and tosses him across the ring. Owens sneaks back down to the ring to steal Braun’s briefcase. Owens runs up the ramp with it, but Strowman catches up to him and drops him with a right hand. Jinder comes running up behind Braun, and Braun bats him off with the briefcase. The ref calls for the bell because Braun used the case as a weapon.

Winner via DQ: Jinder Mahal

– After the match, Braun chases Jinder around the ring and goes to hit him with the briefcase, but Sunil Singh gets involved and snatches the case. Braun turns around and drops Sunil with a big boot and he retrieves his case then heads to the back.

– We go backstage, where Corbin hands Kurt a phone with Stephanie on the other end. Kurt tells Stephanie that he’ll take care of something for her, then he gives the phone back to Corbin.

– We go to a pre-taped interview with Roman Reigns talking about his feud with Brock Lesnar. Reigns says if he wins, he’s going to do what Lesnar doesn’t do – he’ll show up every night and defend the Universal Title.

– Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns are walking backstage when Angle and Corbin interrupt. Corbin says that Stephanie McMahon has forbidden Reigns from being in the tag match tonight, because it could injure him before his SummerSlam match. Corbin tells Reigns if he goes out there tonight, he forfeits his SummerSlam match. Rollins tells Reigns not to worry, he’s got this tonight. Rollins walks off, and Reigns punches Corbin in the midsection and walks off and Kurt smirks.

– Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins & ???: The opening bell sounds before Rollins gets a partner. Rollins and McIntyre go at it in the opening moments, with Rollins in control. Ziggler tries to get involved, but Rollins clotheslines him outside. Rollins goes flying off the top towards Drew on the mat, but Drew catches him and hits a backbreaker. Drew beats down Rollins in the corner then works on keeping him grounded with a chin lock. Ziggler comes in but Rollins starts fighting back and lays into the IC Champion with chops. The fight spills outside, where Drew looks for a cheap-shot but Rollins throws him into the ring post. Back in the ring, Rollins works over Ziggler then clotheslines him to the outside. Rollins follows up with a suicide dive on Ziggler on the floor. Back in the ring, Rollins hits a springboard flying clothesline. Ziggler strts to fight back, but Rollins catches him and powerbombs him into the turnbuckle. Drew tags in and hits a big lariat on Rollins. Rollins starts to fight back, but the double-team by Drew and Dolph leads to Dolph hitting the superkick for the three count.

Winners: Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre

– Michael Cole introduces a promo video for Ronda Rousey vs. Alicia Fox, showing some clips of Alica’s past matches.

– Ronda Rousey is shown warming up backstage with Natalya watching.

– The B Team vs. The Revival: Bo and Curtis take turns beating on Wilder in the opening moments. Dawson finally gets the tag and The Revival double teams Bo. Dawson beats on Bo in the corner and applies a sleeper. Bo fights free and they collide head-first. Both men are down, and then the lights go out, and Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy appear on the ring aprons. Hardy and Wyatt hit the ring and start beating down Bo Dallas and Scott Dawson.

Winners: No contest

– Wyatt and Hardy pose in the ring as the other wrestlers recover on the ground.

– We see Paul Heyman backstage preparing for his sit-down interview with Renee Young.

– We go to Paul Heyman’s interview, and first Renee asks where things stand with him and Brock Lesnar. Heyman says Lesnar has turned off his phone, and Heyman hasn’t been able to get a hold of Lesnar since last week. Heyman says Brock isn’t going to like this interview. Heyman says he wants to know what happened between he and Brock as well, and he still considers Lesnar a friend. Renee asks if Lesnar still needs Heyman in his career, and Heyman looks upset and crying. Heyman says this whole situation is inconceivable to him, and he’s been with Lesnar for all his ups and downs. Heyman says he’s never seen Lesnar as focused and violent as he is right now, and Roman Reigns doesn’t stand a chance at SummerSlam.

– The Riott Squad vs. Bayley & Sasha Banks: Bayley starts off strong and hits a flying cross body off the top on Logan. Logan fights back and Morgan tags in then hits a double foot stomp on Bayley. Logan tags back in and headbutts Bayley down to the mat. Logan follows up with a backbreaker and then keeps Bayley grounded with a chin lock. Bayley finally fights her off, but Logan knocks Sasha off the apron so she can’t get the tag. Morgan tags in and they double team Bayley. Morgan hits a flying facebuster for a two count. Bayley finally fights back, and Sasha and Logan get the tags. Banks tees off with strikes including a knee to the head. Bayley tags in and hits a Frankensteiner on Logan off the top. Banks tags back in and hits a flying knee strike off the top, but Morgan breaks it up. Bayley fights with Morgan at ringside, but Ruby Riott comes out of nowhere and pulls Morgan to safety. The distraction leads to Logan rolling up Sasha from behind for the three count.

Winners: The Riott Squad

– Morgan and Logan celebrate with the returning Ruby Riott after the match.

– We see a video package looking at Ronda Rousey’s arrival in WWE and her feud with Alexa Bliss.

– We see Ronda Rousey walks out of her locker room with Natalya behind her. Her first-ever RAW match is up next, against Alicia Fox.

– Alexa Bliss and Alicia Fox come out to the ring for an interview. Alexa complains about always being asked about Ronda, and she asks the interviewer Charly Caruso to ask a good question. She asks Alicia how she prepared to step in the ring with Ronda tonight, and Alicia introduces footage on the big screen of her attacking Ronda from behind last week. They kick Charly out of the ring, and Alexa talks about Alicia paving the way for the rest of the women. Alexa thanks Alicia for her contributions, and says evey woman in the locker room is appreciative of her – except for Ronda Rousey. Ronda and Natalya come out to interrupt, and we have a match.

– Ronda Rousey vs. Alicia Fox: Alicia and Natalya are both at ringside for this one. Ronda tells Alicia to bring it, but Alicia stays sitting in the corner. Alicia talks some trash and swings for a slap, but Ronda catches it and takes her down. Alicia rolls outside for a breather. Alexa causes a distraction from the apron, so Natalya pulls her down. Alexa throws Natalya into the ring post, and then Alexa hits a cheap shot on Ronda while the ref is distracted by Alicia. Alicia kicks Ronda while she’s down, but Ronda gets up and tees off on her with strikes. Ronda takes Alicia down a few times in a row, and Alicia rolls outside again. Ronda takes Alicia back in the ring, and fights off another distraction from Alexa. Ronda suplexes Alicia down, then applies an arm bar and Alicia immediately taps out.

Winner: Ronda Rousey

– Ronda and Natalya do a post-match interview in the ring. Alexa ties to attack from behind, but Ronda catches her and throws her down, and Alexa retreats up the ramp. Ronda says that Alexa’s Women’s Title is hers, as she stares her down and RAW goes off the air.

The July 30th, 2018 edition of WWE RAW took place at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL.

– This week’s broadcast opens up with a replay of Lashley and Reigns fighting last week.

– Brock Lesnar is shown backstage with the Universal Title on his shoulder, and Paul Heyman by his side.

– We go inside the arena where Roman Reigns comes out to the ring to kick off tonight’s show. Reigns steps in the ring and gets on the mic. Reigns says he has respect for Bobby Lashley now after fighting him a couple times, but he has no respect for Brock Lesnar. Reigns says Lesnar doesn’t even show up to work in WWE, but he can show up in UFC. Reigns challenges Lesnar to come out and face him, and Paul Heyman introduces himself from behind the curtain. Heyman comes out to the stage and reminds us who his client is. Heyman says Reigns is insane for wanting to face Lesnar over and over again. He says Reigns should be in a padded cell, not in the main event at SummerSlam again Lesnar. Heyman predicts that Lesnar is going to put down the Big Dog at SummerSlam, and he will go on to UFC to become a two-sport Champion. Reigns says no one cares about what Paul has to say, and calls out Lesnar to come out to the ring. Heyman says Lesnar is here in his locker room, and he will come out here when he feels like it, and if he feels like it. Heyman says at SummerSlam, Lesnar will — but then Reigns interrupts. Reigns wonders if Lesnar will actually show up, and if he does show up Reigns is going to send him back to the UFC. Reigns says Lesnar won’t be going back to UFC as the beast though, he’ll be going back as Roman Reigns’ bitch. Heyman looks shocked and heads backstage and Reigns walks around in the ring.

– Seth Rollins is shown backstage sitting down in his locker room and getting his gear on. Rollins faces Drew McIntyre later tonight.

– Ronda Rousey is shown backstage talking to Natalya. Ronda’s suspension is over and she’s allowed to be here tonight. Ronda will be in Natalya’s corner later for a match against Alicia Fox.

– Brock Lesnar is backstage reading when Heyman runs in his locker room. Heyman asks if Lesnar heard what Reigns said, and Lesnar says no because he doesn’t watch the show. Heyman says Lesnar needs to hear what Reigns said, and hands him his phone to watch it on, but Lesnar just throws the phone away.

– Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin: Corbin starts off strong off the opening bell, and he drops Balor with an elbow to the face. Balor fights back with a dropkick and the fight spills outside. Balor hits the Sling Blade on Corbin at ringside. Back in the ring, they fight in the corner until Corbin knocks Balor down to the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Corbin puts Balor in a chin lock and tries to keep him grounded. Corbin misses a shot in the corner but comes back with a running clothesline for a two count. Balor comes back and knocks Corbin to the outside, but Corbin fires back with a right hand and a back suplex on the corner of the apron. Back on the mat, Corbin looks for a powerbomb, but Balor escapes and hits a double foot stomp. Balor fires off with chops to the chest and kicks Corbin through the ropes down to the floor. Balor follows up with a suicide dive over the top rope down onto Corbin on the floor. Corbin turns things around back in the ring and looks for a chokeslam, but Balor escapes. Balor comes back with a successful chokeslam backbreaker for a two count. Corbin pummels on Balor and then looks for the Deep Six, but Corbin escapes and hits a DDT. Balor kicks Corbin down and goes up top, but he misses the stomp. Corbin comes back with the Deep Six for a two count. The fight spills out to ringside again where Balor hits a dropkick on Corbin into the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Balor hits a running dropkick and then goes up top. Balor misses the Coup De Grace, and Corbin comes back with the End of Days for the three count.

Winner: Baron Corbin

– After the match, Corbin goes back to Balor and picks him up. Balor starts fighting back, but Corbin throws him down to the ringside floor and follows him out. Corbin pummels on Balor against the fan barricade before leaving. Corbin heads to the back as a ref checks on Balor.

– Kurt Angle runs into Paul Heyman backstage, and Kurt reminds Heyman that Lesnar is under contractual obligation to appear. Heyman says Lesnar fulfilled the contract by walking into the arena. Heyman tells Kurt to go talk to him himself. Kurt threatens Heyman that if he doesn’t get Lesnar in the ring tonight, Kurt will fire Paul Heyman, since he controls Heyman’s contract. Heyman walks off towards Brock’s dressing room.

– We see a replay of Stephanie McMahon announcing the women’s Evolution pay-per-view.

– Alexa Bliss approaches Alicia Fox backstage, saying she’s going to watch her back tonight because Ronda Rousey is back. Alicia says she’s with her, and she says she’s going to make Natalya’s cats say me-ow.

– Natalya vs. Alicia Fox: Ronda Rousey and Alexa Bliss are both at ringside for this one. Natalya starts off strong and Alicia retreats into the corner. They fight on the apron and Natalya gets caught in the apron. Fox makes a comeback and keeps Natalya grounded with a chin lock. Natalya fights back but Fox drops her with a clothesline. Natalya comes back with some kicks and drops Alicia. Natalya gets distracted by Bliss and Fox capitlizes with a big boot. Fox immediately covers for the three count.

Winner: Alicia Fox

– After the match, Ronda Rousey is not happy with the result, so she chases down Alexa Bliss. Rousey drops Alicia Fox next as Bliss retreats to ringside. Ronda chases Alexa around the ring now until Alicia hits a cheap shot from behind. Alicia repeatedly throws Ronda into the fan barricade, then Alicia and Alexa head backstage. Ronda checks on Natalya in the ring and stares up at the heels on the stage.

– We go backstage where Paul Heyman is giving a pep talk to Brock Lesnar. Heyman tries to convince Lesnar to go out in front of the crowd, saying he’ll make more money off t-shirt sales and better promote himself. Lesnar says Heyman is getting under his skin right now, and he doesn’t give a crap about the WWE universe. Lesnar says he’d rather be at home on his couch. Lesnar orders to go get him a medium-well steak with potatoes and broccoli, and Heyman walks off.

– Ronda Rousey and Natalya approach Kurt Angle backstage about getting revenge on Fox and Bliss next week.

– Elias is in the ring for a song now. Elias talks about his new album, and credits his success to everyone knowing that WWE really stands for Walk With Elias. Elias says his album would have been even more successful if not for Lashley interrupting his promotional material. Elias says Miami is a city that worships a low-life like The Rock, which prompts a Rocky chant from the crow. Elias says The Rock wants no part of him, and then he breaks into song. Before Elias can start singing, Bobby Lashley comes out to interrupt. Lashley gets in the ring and Elias yells to cut his entrance music. Lashley gets on the mic and says he’s a big fan of Elias, and since he heard Elias say his name in the back, he’s going to come out and get a front row seat for anything Elias has to say. Elias says Lashley is out here because he wants to sing with Elias. Lashley declines but the crowd chants Yes. Elias says he doesn’t usually do this, but for one night only, Lashley can sing with Elias. They start singing “Rocking Robin,” but Elias has enough and attacks Lashley from behind. Lashley fights back and hits a belly to belly overhead suplex on Elias, and Elias falls out to ringside. Elias retreats up the ramp as Lashley poses in the ring.

– Baron Corbin is backstage with Kevin Owens. Owens tells Corbin he did a great job tonight, and he sucks up to Corbin saying he is his kid’s new favorite wrestler. Owens says Corbin is an authority figure on RAW we can trust, and he ties to convince Corbin to talk to Stephanie for him. Kevin says he’s not being treated fairly in regards to Braun Strowman, but Corbin doesn’t seem to sympathize.

– We see a replay of Jinder Mahal and Braun Strowman getting into it last week. They’re in singles action next.

– Braun Strowman vs. Jinder Mahal: Sunil Singh is at ringside for this one. Jinder and Braun lock up off the opening bell, and Braun shoves Jinder back into the corner. Jinder backs down into the corner as we see Kevin Owens entering the ringside area on the floor. Braun punches Jinder down, as we see Owens grabbing Braun’s Money In The Bank contract briefcase. OWens starts to walk off, but Braun leaves the ring and cuts him off. Braun chases Kevin around the ring now, plowing over Sunil in the process. The ref counts out Braun for the finish.

Winner via count out: Jinder Mahal

– Braun storms back to the ring, and Jinder and Sunil retreat. Braun screams in the ring with his briefcase in hand.

– Baron Corbin approaches Kurt Angle backstage and gives him his cell phone, with Stephanie on the other line. Kurt pleads with Stephanie that the fans will be disappointed with what she wants, and trying to protect the main event of SummerSlam. Kurt sounds disappointed and hangs up, handing the phone back to Corbin.

– Still to come: Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre; Sasha & Bayley vs. The Riott Squad

– Mojo Rawley is shown backstage talking trash to the RAW locker room about how he thinks he’s better than them. He gets in Zack Ryder’s face, then Bobby Roode interupts. Mojo tells Roode to go spout some catch phrases, and they start brawling. They brawl all over the locker room until they get pulled apart.

– Akam vs. Apollo Crews: Titus Worldwide and Rezar are all at ringside for this one. Akam starts off strong with a series of suplexes on Crews. Apollo escapes a back body drop and kicks Akam down, thenhits a standing moonsault for a two count. Akam comes back with a suplex, but then misses a shot in the corner. Crews immediately rolls up Akam from behind and scores the three count out of nowhere.

Winner: Apollo Crews

– Titus Worldwide retreats up the ramp as Rezar and Akam do not look happy in the ring.

– Drew McIntyre is backstage warming up with Dolph Ziggler giving him a pep talk.

– Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre: Dolph Ziggler is at ringside for this one. The opening bell sounds and Rollins starts off fired up. Rollins looks for a dive through the ropes but Drew stops him with a shot to the face. Drew takes over now until Rollins dumps him back outside and successfully connects with a suicide dive, then a second one. Back in the ring, Drew starts to fight back, but Rollins shuts him down with a Falcon Arrow. Both men are slow to get up, and Drew hits a spinebuster for a two count. Rollins comes back with a hurricanrana and a superkick, and Drew is down. They fight up to the top turnbuckle, where drew hits a big slam off the top. Drew looks for the reverse Alabama slam, but Rollins escapes and hits a superkick. Rollins covers but Ziggler runs in and breaks it up.

Winner via DQ: Seth Rollins

– Seth and Ziggler briefly go at it after the bell. Rollins heads up the ramp as Ziggler and Drew recover in the ring.

– We go to replays of Reigns talking to Heyman in the opening of the show, Kurt telling Heyman that Lesnar must be in the ring, and then Heyman trying to convince Lesnar to come out to the ring.

– Roman Reigns is shown in his locker room watching an iPad. Kurt Angle walks in with Baron Corbin to relay a message from Stephanie McMahon. Kurt says Stephanie has ordered Reigns out of the building tonight. Reigns tries to appeal to Kurt and asks how far this is going to go, but Corbin then calls for security to come in. Reigns starts to leave, and he drops Corbin with a punch to the face before leaving with security.

– RAW Tag Champs The B Team comes down to the ring next for an interview with Charly Caruso. They call out Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt, and then the lights go out. When the lights come back on, Matt and Bray are in the ring. Matt and Bray get on the mic and talk about being The B Team’s nightmare. Matt says they will haunt the B Team until they’re finally deleted. The Revival comes out to interrupt. Dash and Wilder step into the ring and say they are the rightful #1 contenders for the Tag Team Titles. The B Team tries to talk their way out of the ring, but the teams start brawling and Matt and Bray clear the ring.

– Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt vs. The Revival: The B Team is on commentary for this one. Matt starts off strong and beats on Dash to start off, then Bray tags in to continue the offense. Matt comes back in and The Revival trades frequent tags to take control of the match. Matt comes back with a Side Effect on Dawson. Bray and Dash get the tags and Bray tees off with a series of strikes. Wyatt drops Dawson off the apron, then takes down Dash with a running elbow to the face. The Revival looks for a double team, and Dawson hits a big boot on Wyatt. Dash goes at it with Wyatt now and Wyatt looks for the Sister Abigail, but Dash escapes. Dawson comes in and drops Hardy, then The Revival hits the Shatter Machine on Bray for the three count.

Winners: The Revival

– The B Team talks trash to The Revival from the stage

– Seth Rollins does an interview in the back, but he’s quickly interrupted by Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre who attack from behind. They pummel on Seth before walking off.

– Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan vs. Bayley & Sasha Banks: Sarah Logan and Bayley start off, and Bayley backs Sarah into the corner and tags in Sasha. Sasha works over Logan’s arm now and then hits a flying arm drag and an arm drag. Bayley comes back in and and goes at it with Logan. Bayley hits a running knee in the corner, then Sasha tags in and hits another running knee. Liv Morgan gets the tag and hits a flying shot on Sasha, then grounds her with a chin lock. Bayley gets the tag and hits a running knee strike on Liv. Bayley tags Liv up top and hits a Frankensteiner. Sarah runs in but Sasha takes her out, and Bayley hits the belly to belly suplex on Liv for the three count.

Winners: Bayley & Sasha Banks

– Bayley and Sasha hug after the match.

– We go back to Brock Lesnar’s locker room, where Heyman continues to plead with Lesnar to go out to the ring. Heyman lays out the case to Lesnar for coming out to the ring, and he pleads with Lesnar that Kurt Angle is going to terminate his WWE contract if he doesn’t go to the ring. Heyman says if Kurt Angle fires him, he can’t do his job for Brock anymore. Heyman asks Brock to do it as a friend, and Lesnar gets to his feet. Lesnar grabs Heyman by the coat and yells at him that he’s not his friend, Heyman works for him, and he tells Heyman to go out to the ring and do his job.

– Bobby Roode vs. Mojo Rawley; and Ronda Rousey vs. Alicia Fox are both booked for next week.

– Kurt Angle comes out to the ring next with Baron Corbin by his side. Kurt gets on the mic and he calls out Paul Heyman. Heyman slowly walks down to the ring and steps in. Heymn says his client Brock Lesnar is not coming out here tonight, and Kurt Angle says he’s heard enuogh. Kurt says a real champion shows up and defends his Title, and Brock Lesnar is the worst Universal Champion of all time. Heyman pleads his case to Kurt, saying he tried to rehabilitate Lesnar and teach him to respect others. Heyman sucks up to Kurt and says he wanted to mold Lesnar in Kurt’s image. Kurt says Heyman is full of crap. Heyman begs Angle to punish Lesnar instead of him. Heyman says Lesnar doesn’t respect Kurt or the fans, but Heyman respects Kurt, and he wants to have a better relationship with Kurt. Kurt says Heyman’s WWE contract is now terminated. Paul gets on his knees and begs, but then Brock Lesnar’s music hits and he comes out. Lesnar steps in the ring and gets on the mic. He puts his Universal Title belt over Paul’s shoulder, then gets in Kurt’s face and asks if he has a problem with him. Kurt hits the F-5 on Kurt, and then he stares down Corbin until Corbin leaves. Lesnar grabs Heyman by the throat next and takes him down to the mat. Lesnar yells at Heyman as Heyman pleads with him to let him go. Lesnar picks up his Universal Title belt and heads to the back as RAW goes off the air.

The July 24th, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the Ford Center in Evansville, IN.

– This week’s broadcast starts off with a limo pulling up to the back of the Ford Center. The Miz gets out, and Marye and their new baby follow. The Miz family makes their way into the building, and then the broadcast team talks about Miz’s new reality show on the USA Network.

– Randy Orton’s music hits and the former U.S. Champion makes his way down to the ring. We go to replays of Orton assaulting Hardy as he steps into the ring. Orton says his issue with Jeff isn’t unfinished business from the past, or Jeff’s popularity, it’s because of the fans. Orton says he busted his ass for the fans for 16 years, and he is the only one still around from back when he started with WWE. Orton says all of the new WWE stars eat at the table that Orton set for them, yet he gets no respect. Orton asks if it’s because he doesn’t paint his face, flail his arms, change his merch colors every month, or steal the ‘too sweet’ gesture. He says he used to be the Legend Killer, but the fans are the true legend killers. Orton says he didn’t pay his dues in bingo halls, he paid his dues in WWE, and now he is going to destroy all of the fans’ favorite WWE stars. Orton assures that he is going to end Hardy’s career, and he is going to write Hardy’s final chapter for him.

– We see a replay of Stephanie McMahon last night announcing the upcoming all-women’s Evolution pay-per-view.

– Rusev and Lana come out to the ring as we go to some footage from earlier tonight of them arguing with Andrade Almas and Zelina Vega backstage.

– Rusev vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas: Lana and Zelina are both at ringside for this one. Rusev drops Almas erly on and goes to throw him outside, but Almas latches on to the ropes and hangs out. Almas looks for a kick but Rusev clotheslines him down. The crowd chants “Rusev Day” as the Bulgarian Brute hits a vertical suplex. Almas rolls outside as Rusev briefly celebrates with Lana. Back in the ring, Almas turns things around and works over Rusev’s left shoulder. Rusev fights back with right hands to the face and he follows up with some kicks to the face. Rusev hits a splash in the corner and then a spinning heel kick. Rusev charges in the corner for another splash but Almas blocks it with a big boot. Rusev answers with a kick of his own for a two count. Rusev misses a big boot and Almas chops him across the chest. Almas hits Rusev in the head and Rusev no-sells it. Rusev fires back with elbows to the face, and Almas hits a kick to the face. Almas looks for the DDT but can’t get it, so he hits a spinning back elbow to Rusev’s face. Almas wastes some time and runs the ropes, and he runs into a big boot from Rusev, and both men are down. Lots of “Rusev Day” chants from the crowd. Lana and Zelina get into it at ringside now until Aiden English runs down the ramp and pulls them apart. Zelina jumps on English from behind and causes him to bump into Lana. The distraction leads to Almas hitting the hammerlock DDT for the three count.

Winner: Andrade “Cien” Almas

– Almas and Vega celebrate on the ramp as Lana gets in the ring with Rusev. Lana doesn’t look happy with Aiden.

– R-Truth approaches Tye Dillinger backstage to consult about Samoa Joe. Tye gives Truth a pep talk about this being his first match back in a while, and it’s his chance to show that he’s the truth against Joe. Truth vs. Joe is up next.

– Aiden English is shown backstage arguing with Lana. Aiden complains that Rusev isnt returning his calls or texts. Rusev tells them to stop and says maybe neither of them are good for Rusev Day.

– R-Truth vs. Samoa Joe: R-Truth raps on his way down to the ring first, for his first match since the WrestleMania Kickoff Show. The opening bell sound and Joe starts off strong, but R-Truth stuns him with a heel kick to the face. Truth hits a big splash in the corner and then a spinning forearm shot to the face. Truth wastes some time asking the crowd “What’s up,” and Joe comes back with a headbutt. They scuffle into the corner and Joe side-slams Truth onto the mat. Joe follows up with the Coquina Clutch and Truth taps out.

Winner: Samoa Joe

– Joe looks happy after the match as he stares into the camera. The broadcast team talks about a tag team tournament between the SmackDown teams to determine who will face the Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam.

– We go backstage to Asuka who does an interview about the women’s Evolition pay-per-view. She says she’s excited and ready, but tonight, Billie Kay isn’t ready for Asuka.

– Asuka vs. Billie Kay: Peyton Royce is at ringside in Billie’s corner. We see a brief pre-taped promo from Billie and Peyton. The opening bell sounds and Asuka immediately goes for the arm. Billie fights back with a knee to the body an then she tries to keep Asuka grounded. Asuka fights back with some knee strikes of her own and then a Shining Wizard for a two count. Peyton tries to get involved but she gets bumped off the apron. Asuka delivers a couple kicks to the head of Billie for the finish.

Winner: Asuka

– We go to a pre-taped promo from Shinsuke Nakamura taunting Jeff Hardy about having the U.S. Title, and Orton attacking him.

– Still to come: Paige will introduce AJ Styles’ opponent for SummerSlam.

– We see The Miz, Maryse and their baby backstage taking some photos to promote their new USA Network reality show.

– The ring is set up with carpet and a table, and SmackDown GM Paige is on the mic. Paige talks about the announcement of the women’s Evolution pay-per-view, and then she gets into the subject of SummerSlam. First she introduces WWE Champion AJ Styles, who comes down to the ring to find out who his SummerSlam opponent will be. The crowd chants AJ’s name as he gets on the mic and thanks the fans. AJ also talks about the all-womens pay-per-view and how it made him think of his daughters. AJ talks about his previous SummerSlam matches with John Cena and Kevin Owens, and he compares SummerSlam to WrestleMania. AJ signs the contract on the table and then asks to find out who his opponent is. Paige asks for a drum roll, but then James Ellsworth comes out to interrupt. Ellsworth comes out to the stage and gets on the mic. Ellsworth introduces himself and says the real reason he came back to WWE is the WWE Title. He says he’s beaten AJ three times, so no one is more worthy than him. Ellsworth says AJ is scared of him, and he’ll be the new Champion at SummerSlam. Paige tells James to stop and calls him a joke. Ellsworth says Paige is the joke and she makes fun of her for being pale. Paige walks up to Ellsworth on the ramp and says she’s had enough to him. Paige says she has two words for Ellsworth – you’re fired. Security comes and hauls off Ellsworth, and Paige follows them backstage. AJ looks confused in the ring. We cut to the back where Paige instructs the security to put Ellsworth in front of the door, and Paige kicks him through the door. Meanwhile in the ring, Samoa Joe attacks AJ Styles from behind. Joe puts AJ in the Coquina Clutch and he puts AJ to sleep. Joe signs his name to the contract and then throws the table at AJ while he’s down. Joe heads up the ramp as AJ recovers in the ring.

– Back from the break, we see a replay of Joe beating down AJ and signing the contract.

– Samoa Joe is walking backstage when Paige approaches him and asks what he’s doing. Paige says she did pick Joe to be AJ’s opponent, but she didn’t want that. Joe says that’s his killer instinct at work, and what he just did was phenomenal. Joe walks off, and Carmella walks in, and Carmella questions Paige about kicking Ellsworth out of the building. Carmella talks about beating Charlotte and Asuka, and now she’s going to go out and beat Becky Lynch.

– Carmella vs. Becky Lynch: Becky starts off with a take-down on Carmella, and she looks for the Disarm-her early on but can’t lock it in. Carmella fights back with some elbows to the face and she drops Becky. They run the ropes and Becky hits a flying forearm shot, then the fight spills out to ringside. Becky misses a kick and Carmella throws her into the fan barricade to take control of the pace. Carmella control the next few moments until Becky fires back with a kick and then a series of strikes. Becky looks for a t-bone suplex, but Carmella escapes and hits a facebuster for a two count. Carmella looks for a tornado DDT, but Becky reverses it into a t-bone suplex. Becky goes up top, but Carmella stops her and hits a frankensteiner down for a two count. Carmella covers again with her feet on the ropes for leverage, but Becky still kicks out. Becky fights back and looks for a flying leg drop off the top, but Carmella rolls out of the way. Carmella follows up with a kick to the face for a two count. Carmella gets frustrated and goes to pick up Becky, but Becky catches her in the Disarm-her for the win.

Winner: Becky Lynch

– Becky celebrates her win, and she’ll now have a shot at Carmella at SummerSlam.

– We go to a pre-taped promo from The Bludgeon Brothers, who say no matter who wins the shot at their Tag Team Titles, they’re in for a bludgeoning.

– The New Day vs. Sanity: This is the first match in a four-team tournament to decide who earns a shot at the Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam. The Usos are on commentary, and they face The Bar next week in the tournament. Woods and Big E will represent The New Day in this one, and Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain will represent Sanity. Wolfe starts off strong, but Woods dodges a shot and drops him with an elbow to the face. Eric Young causes a distraction, which leads to Wolfe hitting a suplex on Woods. Dain tags in and continues the offense on Woode with a slam and then a senton bomb. Woods starts fighting back against Dain and the fight spills out to ringside. This one falls apart as Young and Kofi get involved, which leads to The New Day hitting the Midnight Hour on Wolfe for the three count.

Winners: The New Day

– The New Day will now face the winners of The Usos vs. The Bar next week. The New Day celebrates their win, and as The Usos hit the ring, The Bar’s music hits, and Sheamus and Cesaro make their return. Sheamus and Cesaro are on the stage with mics, and they say while they didn’t miss any of us, they miss being Tag Team Champs. They announce their intentions to become Tag Champs at SummerSlam, and then do their “we are the bar” catch phrase.

– The Miz and Maryse are backstage with their baby, talking to Paige. The Miz says it’s time to introduce their baby to the WWE Universe, and he gets ready to strap the baby to his chest.

– The Miz comes out to ther ing with Maryse and their child strapped to Miz’s chest. The Miz talks about last week being the farewell to Team Hell No, and tonight is the premiere party for their new reality TV show. Maryse also mentions the all-womens pay-per-view news, and she says the evolution really started with her. Maryse promotes their new show, and then Miz talks about it some more. The Miz introduces his baby, who in her short life has accomplished more than Daniel Bryan, and her name is Monroe Sky. The Miz says the mention of Daniel Bryan has put Monroe to sleep. The Miz says it’s time to skip to a special preview of their show, and they roll the footage. The footage ends up being clips of The Miz getting beat up by other wrestlers and botching spots. The screen cuts to Daniel Bryan who apologizes for the footage mix-up. Bryan then says he wants to go to the ring and join the party, and apologize to Miz in-person for that. Bryan makes his way down to the ring next. Two people who appear to be The Miz’s security guards stop Daniel. Daniel lays the two security guards out and he hits the ring. Bryan steps in the ring and The Miz throws the baby at it — which is a doll and not his real baby. Bryan is confused for a moment as he catches the doll, and Miz drops Bryan with a big boot to the face out of nowhere. Miz follows up with a Skull Crushing Finale on Bryan. The Miz gets on the mic and says he knew Bryan would try to ruin his night, so he planned this all along. Miz says he baby we saw earlier was an actor. The Miz says if you want to see his real kid, you can tune into his show on the USA Network right now, and it will be awesome. We go to a replay of Miz throwing the baby doll and beating down Bryan. The Miz and Maryse embrace on the ramp as Bryan recovers in the ring and SmackDown goes off the air.

The July 23rd, 2018 edition of WWE RAW takes place at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH, and is the latest stop on the road to SummerSlam. Keep refreshing this page for live results now in progress!

– This week’s broadcast opens up with members of the RAW, SmackDown, NXT and 205 Live rosters standing on the stage. The camera pans to the ring and we see WWE Chairman Vince McMahon wearing a suit with a mic in his hand. Vince welcomes us to Monday Night RAW, and then he introduces Stephanie McMahon who will make a historic announcement. Stephanie McMahon walks down the ramp with Triple H and they get in the ring.

Stephanie and Triple H both get on the mic and say first that they want to take a moment to acknowledge the WWE superstars. Triple H says this is happening because of all of them and their dedication, passion, and sacrifice. Triple H tells the women of the roster to step forward, and they do. Triple H says the men standing behind them truly support them, and the WWE Universe supports them too, and says he is in awe of them. He says they are proud of the women, and he’s been watching with a tear in his eye at times. Stephanie says things happen in WWE because all of the fans deem it important. Stephanie talks about the #GiveDivasAChance revolutionizing their industry. Stephanie says they can have a platform to show that women can be anything they want to be. She announces that on October 8th there will be an event called Evolution, which will be the first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view.

The McMahons clap in the ring as the women celebrate the news on the ramp. We go to the broadcast team where Michael Cole reiterates the October 8th date and mentions it will be on the WWE Network. We go to break as everyone starts heading backstage.

– The B Team is backstage discussing who they most want to see on the all-women’s pay-per-view. Dallas says Axel is the brother he never had, and they’re going to go out there and show them that B stands for best. They take their Tag Title Belts and leave their locker room.

– Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt vs. The B Team (c): The B Team’s Tag Titles are on the line in this one. Wyatt beats down his brother Bo in the opening moments of this one. Axel runs in but Wyatt drops him, then Hardy comes in to help his partner. The B Team rolls outside the ring to regroup. Back in the ring, Axel starts to turn it around, but Hardy comes in and drops him then repeatedly slams his head against the corners. Hardy follows up with the Side Effect, and then he goes flying off the middle rope with an elbow. Hardy follows up with the Twist of Fate, but Bo breaks up the ramp. Bo throws Bray into Matt, and then Curtis rolls up Matt for the three count.

Winners & still Tag Team Champions: The B Team

– After the match, Matt applauds the winners, but then he hits a Twist of Fate and Bray hits the Sister Abigail. Hardy and Wyatt pose after leaving the Champions laying.

– We see O.A.R. sitting at ringside.

– Finn Balor and Chad Gable are backstage talking about the news of the all-womens pay-per-view, and they say it’s big news for everyone. Finn Balor notices people carrying his gear past him, and one of them says that Constable Corbin instructed them to move his gear to a new locker room. The new locker room is a doll house. Corbin walks over and says Balor is such a big star that he should have his own locker room. Balor says he’s always wanted his own Finn’s funhouse.

– We see Sasha Banks and Bayley watching the footage of them talking last week. Bayley says her and Sasha had a long talk, and their differences are what make their friendship so strong. Banks mentions the Evolution PPV, and Bayley says it was nice to hear how Sasha really feels about her last week. They walk off and say they’re going to take over the world together.

– Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. Local enhancement talent: Bayley starts off and beats up one of the jobbers in the corner. Sasha tags in and hits the running double knees in the corner. The jobber starts fighting back and tags in her partner. Sasha comes back with a knee to the face, and then tags in Bayley. They do a double team splash, then Sasha tags back in. Bayley knees the jobber in the face and then Sasha locks in the Banks Statement for the win via submission.

Winners: Bayley & Sasha Banks

– After the match, Sasha and Bayley hug after the match and then we go back to the broadcast table.

– Elias is in the ring for a song, but he quickly gets interrupted by Braun Strowman. Strowman gets on the mic and mentions the news of the all-women pay-per-view, and says he’s especially looking forward to seeing Alexa Bliss. He mentions all the news surrounding Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley, but Strowman doesn’t care who wins, because no matter who wins the Universal Title – they are gonna get these hands. Kevin Owens comes out to interrupt. Owens complains about Strowman trying to end his career and take everything from him, so now Owens is going to return the favor. Baron Corbin comes out to interrupt next and he takes some shots at Finn Balor’s height. Jinder Mahal comes out next and heads down to the ring with Sunil Singh. Jinder gets in the ring with Sunil, and Jinder says he wants to help Braun find inner peace. Jinder says Stephanie McMahon and Baron Corbin have appointed him to help Braun on his journey. Braun tells Sunil to come next to him and hold the mic. He asks Jinder and Sunil, and the rest of the WWE Universe, to close their eyes and repeat after him. Braun says “get these hands” over and over as Sunil and Jinder look concerned. Braun boots Jinder down and then throws Sunil into him. Braun picks up Sunil by the throat and then hits a running powerslam on him. Braun holds up his Money In The Bank briefcase up before leaving.

– Michael Cole introduces a replay of Stephanie McMahon’s announcement earlier in the night.

– We see a preview video for this week’s NXT featuring Black vs. Ciampa.

– The broadcast team introduces a replay of Ronda Rousey attacking Alexa Bliss last week.

– Mickie James vs. Natalya: Alexa Bliss is at ringside in Mickie’s corner. Natalya starts off strong but Mickie stuns her with an elbow to the face. Natalya comes back with a kick, but she gets distracte by Alexa on the apron and then Mickie drops her. Mickie continues the offense on Natalya, and works on keeping her grounded with a front face lock. Natalya fights back with a side leg sleep, then they trade slaps to the face. Natalya hits a vertical suplex and then spears Mickie in the corner. Natalya drops Mickie with a suplex and both women are down. Natalya hits a dropkick for a two count. Mickie kicks Natalya out to the apron, where Alexa hits a cheap shot behind the ref’s back. Natalya clotheslines Alexa down before getting back in the ring. Natalya gets back in the ring, and Mickie immediately kicks her in the face for the three count.

Winner: Mickie James

– Mickie checks on Alexa at ringside after the match and helps her to her feet.

– Roman Reigns does an interview in the back where he takes responsibility for his losses, but says his sights are set firmly on the Universal Title.

– Elias returns to the stage and gets back on his guitar. Elias starts to promote his new album, but then The Authors of Pain come out and head down to the ring.

– Titus Worldwide comes out and Titus tries to offer some friendly advice to the AoP. The Authors say the only thing Titus can teach them how to do is trip and fall down. Apollo gets on the mic and says Titus is a good person who was named father of the year. Crews tells the AoP to show Titus some respect. The Authors say they spoke too soon, and there is something Titus can do for them – walk away and retire. Titus and Crews attack the Authors and run them out of the ring.

– We go backstage where Kurt Angle is talking to Stephanie about the all-women’s pay-per-view. Corbin and Owens walk in and Owens talks about his suffering at the hands of Braun Strowman. Owens wants Strowman at SummerSlam on one condition: He gets the Money In The Bank contract if he win, no matter how Strowman loses, whether it’s DQ or count-out. Angle says it’s absurd, but Stephanie likes the idea and tells Owens it’s a match. Owens hugs Corbin as Kurt opens Stephanie’s limo door and lets her in.

– Mojo Rawley vs. Tyler Breeze: Mojo starts off strong and hits a big running shoulder block on Tyler off the ropes. Bobby Roode is shown watching backstage, and he cuts a brief promo on Mojo. Breeze starts to fight back but Mojo shuts him down with the Alabama slam for the three count after a short match.

Winner: Mojo Rawley

– We see a pre-taped promo from Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler, where McIntyre says he’s going to take advance of the opportunity to wipe the smile off Finn Balor’s face tonight.

– Elias comes out again, but is once again interrupted immediately, this time by Finn Balor.

– Finn Balor vs. Drew McIntyre: The opening bell sounds and Balor starts off throwing strikes at Drew. Drew drops him with a shot and then follows up with chops to the chest. Balor has a bad bruise on his left arm. Balor starts mounting a comeback, but Ziggler gets involved and it falls apart.

Winner via DQ: Finn Balor

– Seth Rollins comes out for the save, and then Ziggler and McIntyre are on the run. Kurt Angle comes out and makes this one a tag match, and that starts right now.

– Seth Rollins & Finn Balor vs. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre: The opening bell sounds and Rollins starts off strong. Rollins hits a suicide dive on Ziggler on the outside as we go to commercial. Back in the ring, Rollins continues the offense on Ziggler. Drew and Balor gets the tag, and Balor turns things around. The fight spills out to ringside and Drew drops Balor across the ring barricade. Back in the ring, Balor fights back and Rollins finally gets the hot tag. Rollins clears the ring and then hits a springboard flying clothesline on Drew in the ring. Rollins ducks a big boot and comes back with a Blockbuster off the middle for a two count. Balor and Ziggler go at it until Rollins kicks Ziggler away. McIntyre comes back with a reverse Alabama slam on Rollins for a two count. Drew looks for a powerbomb but Rollins reverses and throws him outside. Rollins follows up with a curb stomp on Ziggler who is rolling in the ring, and he covers to steal the three count.

Winners: Seth Rollins & Finn Balor

– Bobby Lashley does an interview backstage about having to beat Roman Reigns again tonight. Lashley says he’s looking past Reigns to Lesnar, and he’s going to look right in Lesnar’s face and tell him he’s coming for him at SummerSlam.

– We see a pre-taped promo from Ember Moon talking about Liv Morgan and the Riott Squad.

– Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan: Morgan comes out to the ring by herself. Ember starts off strong and runs Liv out to ringside. Back in the ring, Ember ducks a clothesline and fires back with a kick to the body. Moon misses a springboard moonsault and Morgan hits a kick to the head for a two count. Morgan continues the offense and tries to keep Ember down with a chin lock. Liv misses a clothesline and hits a facebuster for a two count. Liv starts to fight back but Moon shuts her down with the Eclipse for the three count.

Winner: Ember Moon

– Seth Rollins is backstage for an interview where he talks about the all-women’s pay-per-view and says he had a good meeting with Kurt. Rollins says he now has a match for SummerSlam against Dolph Ziggler for the IC Title.

– The broadcast team sends us to a video package looking at the history of the feud between Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley, and their road to facing Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title.

– Elias is out to the stage again to promote his album, but he quickly gets interrupted by Kurt Angle. Angle says he’s not here to interrupt, but, he wanted to tell Elias the floor is his and he can do his song, because these people want to hear a song from his debut album. Kurt tells Elias the floor is his, and Elias thanks him. Elias says his music will heal your soul and he wants to give a shout out to O.A.R. sitting at ringside. Elias starts to sing, but then stops and trashes the crowd for being the grosses collection of humans he’s seen. Bobby Lashley makes his entrance and interrupts now to come out for his match.

– Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin; and Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre are announced for next week. Brock Lesnar is also advertised for next week’s show.

– Bobby Lashley vs. Roman Reigns: The opening bell sounds and Reigns backs Lashley into the corner early on. They run the ropes and Reigns hits a flying clothesline, and then he knocks Lashley outside. They briefly fight around ringside before Reigns takes things back in the ring. Lashley fights back with some clothslines of his own and then he knocks Reigns outside, and Reigns takes a breather on the floor. Lashley goes outside and Reigns hits an uppercut on him, but Lashley fires back with a belly to belly overhead suplex on a floor. Back in the ring, Reigns tries to fight back but Lashley shuts him down with a spinebuster. Reigns gets to his feet and they trade punches, then they hit a double clothesline and both men are down. They fight on the apron and Reigns hits a leg drop for a two count. Reigns looks for the Superman punch, but Lashley dodges it and puts him in a Full Nelson hold. Lashley wrestles Reigns down to the mat but Reigns fights out. Reigns misses a shot and Lashley drops him, and Lashley measures up for a spear. Lashley misses and Reigns comes back with a kick for a two count. Reigns follows up with a Superman punch for another two count. Lashley rolls outside for a breather as Reigns stalks him around the ring. Reigns leaps off the ring steps for a Superman punch but misses. Lashley throws Reigns back in the ring and follos up with a big spear for the two count.

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The July 17th, 2018 edition of WWE SmackDown took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

– Jeff Hardy’s music hits to kick off this week’s show and the former U.S. Champion makes his way down to the ring. Jeff gets on the mic an says he may look and seem like Jeff Hardy, but he doesn’t feel like Jeff Hardy. Hardy says he’s missing something and feels broken because of how he lost the U.S. Title on Sunday. Jeff says Nakamura is a jackass who could only beat him by cheating. Jeff says he’s going to punish Nakamura and make him obsolete, and take back his U.S. Title. Hardy heads to the back and high-fives fans on the way.

– Shinsuke Nakamura is backstage for an interview. He calls Hardy a sad clown and makes fun of his face paint. Nakamura says the U.S. Title is his now so he’s all smiles. He says he’ll make the clown cry again tonight.

– Still to come: The Miz’s eulogy for Team Hell No

– AJ Styles vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas: Zelina Vega is at ringside for this one. AJ’s Title is not on the line. The opening bell sounds and AJ and Andrade trade holds on the mat in the opening moments. They run the ropes and AJ looks for a dropkick, but Andrade holds onto the ropes and AJ falls flat on his face. They fight out to ringside where AJ whips Cien into the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Almas fires back with an elbow to the face and then a running knee. AJ fights back and they trade strikes back and forth in the ring. Almas hits a backbreaker for a two count. Almas continues the offense until AJ pulls off a fireman’s carry neckbreaker out of nowhere for a two count of his own. AJ looks for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Almas knocks him off the rope. Almas follows up with a moonsault for a two count. Almas looks for a suplex, but AJ escapes and hits an enziguri. They fight in the corner and AJ hits the Pele kick. They fight up to the top rope where Almas trips AJ up in the ropes and hits a double foot stomp. Almas charges and hits AJ in the corner for a two count. Almas goes for the hammerlock DDT, but AJ escapes and locks in the Calf Crusher. Almas taps out and AJ gets the win.

Winner: AJ Styles

– We go to replays as AJ grabs his WWE Title belt and recovers in the ring. AJ and Almas get to their feet, and Almas walks away looking upset about the loss.

– Aiden English is backstage telling Lana he has to apologize for Extreme Rules. English talks about his mistake costing Rusev the WWE Title, and he asks Lana to talk to him for him. Lana says Rusev needs his space, and she questions if Aiden is good enough for Rusev. English asks for a second chance and Lana says it’ll be taken into consideration.

– Mandy Rose vs. Becky Lynch: Sonya Deville is at ringside for this one. Becky starts off strong, but Mandy is able to drop her off the middle rope and take control. Mandy stomps a mud hole in Becky in the corner and slows down the pace with a shoulder hold on Becky. Mandy misses wildly with a clothesline and Becky capitlizes with a kick and a roll-up for a two count. Becky follows up with some kicks and then a t-bone suplex. Becky applies the Disarm-her and wins via submission.

Winner: Becky Lynch

– After the match, Becky gets on the mic and says winning feels great. She says she’s been working as hard as possible and she’s just getting started. She says she’s coming for Carmella and her Women’s Championship.

– Carmella runs into Paige backstage and mocks her accent. Carmella says she’s due for another celebration after all her success lately. Paige says before she celebrates, Carmella has to win her match against Becky Lynch next week in a non-title match. If Becky wins, Carmella has to defend the Title at SummerSlam.

– Tye Dillinger and R-Truth are backstage warming up. They have an interaction, but as Tye walks away it’s revealed R-Truth was on his Bluetooth the whole time. Tye vs. Samoa Joe is coming up.

– Samoa Joe vs. Tye Dillinger: Before the match, we see footage of Samoa Joe attacking Tye off-air last week. The opening bell sounds and the fight spills out to ringside early on. Tye throws Joe into the announce table and lays into him. Joe turns it around and throws Tye into the ring post. Back in the ring, Joe locks in the Coquina Clutch for the win after a very short match.

Winner: Samoa Joe

– After the match, Joe stands over Tye and stares into the camera. Still to come: Nakamura defends his U.S. Title in a rematch against Jeff Hardy.

– The Miz comes out for a eulogy for Team Hell No. Some people behind Miz wheel down what appears to be a casket with a Kane mask on top of it. The Miz picks up the dummy head with the Kane mask on it and takes it in the ring with him and sets it on a table. Miz first talks about his new USA Network reality show, and then moves on to “two of the worst friends ever,” Daniel Bryan and Kane. Miz asks for a moment of silence for Team Hell No, and tells the crowd that it’s time for their mouths to go shut. The Miz says he has one last thing to say: I told you so. The Miz says he was right about Kane being broken down, and Bryan being nothing more than a glory hound. The Miz continues to trash Bryan until Bryan’s music hits. Bryan hits the ring from behind to attack Miz. Bryan fights off the guys who wheeled out the casket as they hit the ring, and the Miz retreats up the ramp.

– The New Day is backstage in their locker room getting pumped up to come out to the ring.

– Kofi Kingston vs. Eric Young: The rest of The New Day and Sanity are at ringside for this one. Young starts off strong and elbows Kofi down to the mat. Kofi comes back with a flying clothesline, then he dumps Young down to the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Young turns it around and drops Kofi with a knee to the body. EY lays into Kofi with strikes in the corner, then chokes him from the second rope with a dragon sleeper until the ref calls for the break. Young goes leaping off the turnbuckle, but Kofi kicks him out of mid-air. Kofi follows up with more kicks and then the boom drop. Kofi misses the Trouble In Paradise and Young rolls him up for a two count. Kofi hits a suplex off the top turnbuckle for a two count, then Young rolls outside for a breather. Kofi goes flying and hits a suicide dive over top of the referee and down onto Sanity at ringside. Back in the ring, Kofi hits he SOS for a two count. Kofi kicks Young down again and then climbs up top. Wolfe causes a distraction until Big E drops him, and Dain causes a distraction until Woods drops him. Kofi goes flying at Young but Young ducks. Dain causes Woods and Kofi to knock heads on the apron, and Young capitalizes and hits a big neckbreaker for the three count.

Winner: Eric Young

– The New Day recovers in the ring as Sanity celebrates on the ramp.

– We see Shinsuke Nakamura backstage admiring his U.S. Title belt. Elsewhere, Jeff Hardy stares into the camera as he gets ready for his match.

– Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Jeff Hardy: The U.S. Title is on the line in this one. Jeff starts off fired up right out of the gate and he beats down Nakamura at ringside. Back in the ring, Jeff goes up top, but Nakamura rolls back outside for a breather. Back in the ring, Nakamura turns things around and repeatedly pins Hardy for one counts and two counts. Nakamura continues to beat down Hardy until he misses a knee drop, and Hardy starts slamming Nakamura’s head against the turnbuckles. Jeff hits a jawbreaker and a splash, then he escapes a suplex attempt by Nakamura. Hardy drops Nakamura and pins for a two count. Nakamura comes back with a kick to the back of the head, then he drags Hardy off the apron outside and knees him in the face. Back in the ring, Jeff comes back and hits the Whisper In The Wind for a two count. Hardy lays into Nakamura with strikes, then hits the inverted atomic drop, leg drop and dropkick. Hardy looks for the Twist of Fate, but Nakamura escapes. Jeff kicks him down, but Nakamura comes back with a kick of his own. Nakamura hits the running knee in the corner for a two count. Nakamura looks for the Kinshasa, but Jeff dodges it and drops him. Jeff goes up top but Nakamura kicks him down. Nakamura goes for the Kinshasa again, but Jeff side-steps it and hits the Twist of Fate. Jeff goes up top and connects with the Swanton Bomb. Jeff pins, but Orton yanks Jeff out of the ring to break it up. The ref calls for the bell.

Winner via DQ: Jeff Hardy

– After the bell, Orton beats down Hardy at ringside. Orton pummels on Hardy on the floor, and then he pulls the ring steps apart. Jeff gets up and fights back, but Orton whips Jeff into the ring steps. Orton puts Jeff’s head on the ring steps and stomps on it as Nakamura looks on. Orton grabs Jeff by the hair and talks trash to him. Orton sticks his finger inside the piercing in Jeffs ear and yanks on it, which makes for a shocking visual. WWE staffers come out to try and break it up, but Orton throws Jeff onto the announce table and continues the beat down. Orton finally walks off, as Jeff sells his ear and SmackDown goes off the air.

The July 16th, 2018 edition of WWE RAW was the first episode after Sunday’s Extreme Rules event, and took place at the Keybank Center in Buffalo, NY.

– Fans are now entering the Keybank Center and being seated for tonight’s show.

– RAW opens up with a memorial graphic for the late Masa Saito.

– RAW GM Kurt Angle comes out to the ring to kick off the show. Kurt gets on the mic thanks the wrestlers for their passion and dedication, except for Brock Lesnar. Kurt says issued his ultimatum to Lesnar last night: Either come to RAW and negotiate a Universal Title defense, or he’s stripped of the Title. Paul Heyman then comes out to interrupt. Kurt cuts off Paul’s introduction and says we know who he is, and he needs to see Lensar now or else he’s stripped of the Title. Heyman teases that he’s about to introduce Lesnar, but Lesnar is not there. Kurt says that’s it, Lesnar’s stripped of the Title. Heyman asks Kurt to hold on a second as he steps into the ring. Heyman pleads his case to Kurt, saying that Lesnar does actually care about WWE and being the Universal Champion. Kurt asks why he doesn’t show up if he cares. Heyman reuiterates that Lesnar does care, but Lesnar’s big game plan is to become a two-sport Champion: the WWE Universal Champion and the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Heyman makes a comparison to Angle having both the Olympic gold medals and the WWE Championship. Angle says that sounds nice, but Lesnar must defend his Universal Title at SummerSlam or else he’s stripped of the Title. Heyman looks nervous, as the crowd chants “make him wrestle” and Kurt tells Paul to answer him about SummerSlam. Heyman finally says that Lesnar will defend the Title at SummerSlam. Heyman thanks the fans for voicing their opinions that they want more of Lesnar, which the crowd boos. Heyman says the only thing to determine now is who Lesnar will conquer at SummerSlam. Bobby Lashley’s music hits and Lashley walks down to the ring.

Lashley gets on the mic and backs Heyman into a corner. Lashley says he accomplished his first goal back in WWE by beating Roman Reigns, and his second goal is to beat Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title. Drew McIntyre’s music hits and he comes out to the ramp with a mic. Drew says phase one of his comeback was helping Ziggler secure the Intercontinental Title, and phase two of his comeback is the Universal Championship. Seth Rollins’ music hits and Rollins comes out next to interrupt. Rollins steps in the ring and gets in Drew’s face, but Elias quickly comes out to interrupt next. Elias comes out on the stage with his guitar and asks if everyone is walking with Elias. Elias steps in the ring and talks about his intentions for the Universal Title, and also says he has a debut album dropping next week. Finn Balor comes out to interrupt next and talks about being the first Universal Champion. He thinks Finn Balor vs. Brock Lesnar makes the most sense, but then Roman Reigns comes out to interrupt next. Reigns walks down to the ring, and Coach says on commentary that thinks Reigns is owed a shot at the Universal Title too. Reigns gets in the ring and says he has no excuses and he doesn’t want Lesnar, he just wants someone to fight tonight. Kurt announces two Triple Threat matches tonight, and the winners will face each other next week to earn the shot at Lesnar at SummerSlam.

Kurt’s first Triple Threat is Elias vs. Rollins vs. Lashley, and the second Triple Threat match is McIntyre vs. Balor vs. Reigns — and that mach starts right now. Kurt heads to the back as the other wrestlers stare each other down.

– Back from commercial, Baron Corbin approaches Kurt Angle backstage. Corbin says Kurt didn’t consult with Stephanie before making his decision tonight, and also asks why Kurt didn’t put him in the match. Kurt points out that Finn Balor beat him last night and Corbin should think about that.

– Roman Reigns vs. Finn Balor vs. Drew Mcintyre: Balor and Reigns clear Drew out of the ring early on, and then Balor clotheslines Reigns to the outside. Balor follows up with a suicide dive out to ringside on Reigns and McIntyre to take control of the match. Back in the ring, Drew comes back and drops Balor, then works over Reigns in the corner. Drew fights off Balor again, then boots Reigns in the face. Drew suplexes Reigns down for a two count. Drew knocks Balor outside and continues to pummel on Reigns. Balor finally connects with a shot on Drew, then Reigns clotheslines McIntyre down. Balor tees off on Reigns now until Reigns comes back with another clothesline. Balor ducks a shot from Reigns and dumps him to the apron then stomps on him. Drew then goes flying out of the ring with a big suicide dive on Reigns on the floor. Balor bumps Drew into the ring steps, then stomps on the back of his neck. Balor throws Reigns back in the ring and stomps on him for a two count. Balor drops Reigns again then goes up top, but Drew smashes a steel chair over his head, which is legal under Triple Threat rules. Reigns gets up and beats on Drew in the corner, but Drew turns the tide and slams Reigns into the ring post for a two count. Reigns fights back, but Drew shuts him down with a spinebuster for another two count. Drew looks for a powerbomb, but Balor smashes a steel chair over Drew, and then repeatedly over Reigns. Things spill out to ringside where Balor dropkicks Drew into the barricade, and then Reigns hits a big spear on Drew on the floor. As Reigns gets to his feet, Balor hits a Sling Blade on the floor. Back in the ring, Balor hits another Sling Blade on Reigns. Balor looks for a dropkick, but Reigns hits a superman punch to shut him down. Reigns goes for a spear, but Balor knees him in the face and dropkicks him. Balor goes up top and hits the Coup De Grace, but Drew breaks up the pin. Finn and Drew brawl at ringside until Drew throws him into the ring steps. Back in the ring, Drew looks for the Claymore, but Reigns superman punches him down. Balor rolls up Reigns, but Reigns gets out and superman punches him too. Drew headbutts Reigns and goes for the Claymore, but he hits Balor instead. Reigns superman punches Drew to the outside, and then he spears Balor for the three count.

Winner: Roman Reigns

– Reigns got cut above his left eye at some point during the second half of the match. We go to replays as all three competitors recover in the ring. Reigns will now be competing next week to earn a shot against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.

– Bayley approaches Kurt Angle backstage and talks about her friendship counseling with Sasha Banks. Bayley says it didn’t go well despite both her and Sasha trying. Bayley says she doesn’t think she’ll ever be together with Sasha again. Kurt decides to book Bayley and Sasha in a tag match against Dana Brooke and Alicia Fox. Kurt says if they can’t get along, one of them is going to get traded to SmackDown.

– Dolph Ziggler is backstage watching his Intercontinental Title belt being polished.

– Dolph Ziggler comes out to the ring next and gets on the mic. Ziggler talks about last night being the first time the IC Title main-evented a WWE pay-per-view in 17 years. Ziggler says that was because of him, not Rollins, but adds that he does respect everything Rollins did to contribute to the IC Title’s legacy. He says Rollins is no Ziggler though, and adds that he pinned Ziggler five times. Bobby Roode then comes out to interupt. Roode says he hears Ziggler giving credit where it’s due, aside from Drew McIntyre, who helped Ziggled win. Roode says if not for Drew’s involvement, Ziggler would be at a comedy club telling bad jokes right now. Ziggler points out that Roode watched from the sidelines last night as Ziggler headlined the show. Roode says the sidelines suck, and that’s why he’s here, to challenge Ziggler for the Title right now. A ref comes out, but Ziggler makes one last-minute comment: He’ll have a match with Roode, but it won’t be a Title match.

– Dolph Ziggler vs. Bobby Roode: Ziggler looks for a superkick off the opening bell, but Roode side steps and they wrestle down to the mat. Ziggler shoulder blocks Roode down, and Roode fires back with a hip toss. Ziggler controls the next several minutes of the match and works on keeping Roode grounded. Roode tries to fight back but Ziggler shuts him down with a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Ziggler looks for a shot in the corner, but Roode shuts him down with a clothesline. Ziggler drops Roode into the turnbuckle, and both men are down recovering. Ziggler keeps Roode grounded with a rear chin lock until Roode fires back with some strikes, and then Ziggler misses a splash in the corner. Ziggler looks for a sleeper hold, but Roode throws him down and follows up with some clotheslines. Roode hits a side suplex and then a splash in the corner. Roode keeps control as he hits a blockbuster off the turnbuckle. Roode looks for the DDT but Ziggler fights him off. Ziggler looks for the Fameasser but Roode avoids it, which leads to a series of pin attempts. Roode looks for the DDT again, but Ziggler breaks free and hits the Zig Zag for a two count. Ziggler looks for a Superkick but Roode blocks and sends Ziggler into the corner. Roode follows up with a spinebuster for a two count. Roode misses a shot off the middle rope and appears to tweak his knee. This leads to Ziggler connecting with a superkick for the three count.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

– Ziggler heads up the ramp with his IC Title as we go to the broadcast table, where Michael Cole introduces some replays of Kurt Angle’s announcement at the top of the show and the Triple Threat match.

– Lashley cuts a promo backstage about having the skill and ability to beat The Beast at SummerSlam. Lashley says Lesnar has never faced anyone like him, and he will be the Universal Champion.

– We see Bobby Roode backstage recovering from his match, when Mojo Rawley gets in his face. Mojo sarcastically says “you’re supposed to be glorious?” Mojo walks off and Roode doesn’t look happy.

– Mojo Rawley vs. Tyler Breeze: The opening bell sounds and Mojo immediately takes the fight to Breeze with strikes in the corner. The fight briefly spills outside before Mojo takes things back in the ring and applies a chin lock. Breeze fights free and stuns Mojo with a dropkick before hitting a forearm shot in the corner. Breeze throws Mojo outside, but Mojo jumps back into the ring and hits a splash on Breeze in the corner before hitting a running shoulder tackle. Mojo hits a running punch to the face in the corner and then hits the Alabama Slam for the three count.

Winner: Mojo Rawley

– Mojo celebrates the win and gets in Breeze’s face. Michael Cole and Coach seemed to get into it on commentary during that match, with Cole purposefully talking over Coach at points, and Coach then making a remark about being “buried.”

– Bayley and Sasha Banks are shown together walking to the gorilla position, but neither of them look happy about it.

– Alicia Fox & Dana Brooke vs. Bayley & Sasha Banks: Bayley and Alicia start this one off. Alicia starts off strong, but she misses a shot in the corner and retreats out to the apron. The ref pulls them apart, which leads to Fox hitting a big boot for a two count. Dana tags in and hits a springboard elbow on Bayley. Dana goes for another one but misses. Dana drops Bayley again, then drops Sasha off the apron. Bayley fights back and takes down Dana then pummels on her. Bayley knocks Fox off the apron, then beats on Dana in the corner. Dana comes back with a clothesline and then throws Bayley outside. Fox attacks Bayley at ringside until Sasha comes for the save. Dana gets involved and Sasha slams her down to the floor off the apron. Sasha hits a cross body off the apron onto Fox and Dana at ringside, and the ref calls for the DQ.

Winners via DQ: Dana Brooke & Alicia Fox

– Sasha heads up the ramp alone as Bayley recovers at ringside.

– Bayley approaches Sasha backstage and asks Sasha what that’s all about. Sasha says she cares about Bayley but she hates talking about her feelings, and she says she loves Bayley and always will, then she walks off.

– Braun Strowman does an interview backstage where he says he regrets not being able to congratulate Kevin Owens on his victory last night. Strowman says no matter who wins Universal Title at SummerSlam, he’s got a contract for a Title match any time, any place.

– New RAW Tag Team Champions The B Team come out to the ring as we see replays of their victory & celebration last night at Extreme Rules.

– The B Team (c) vs. The Ascension: The Tag Titles are on the line in this one. The Champions control this one early on until Viktor gets the hot tag and cleans house. Dallas mounts a comeback until Konnor comes in with a cheap shot. The B Team dumps Konnor outside, and then Axel tags in for the double team on Viktor for the three count after a short match.

Winners & still Tag Team Champions: The B Team

– Immediately after the match, the glass shatters and Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt appear on the big screen. They say The B Team must pay for their cosmic crimes, and they will take back their rightful Tag Championships next week. Hardy says they will be deleted forever, and leads the crowd in a Delete chant.

– Alexa Bliss and Mickie James are shown backstage getting ready to come out to the ring.

– Alexa and Mickie come down to the ring and Alexa gets on the mic. Alexa talks about her victory last night, and how she outsmarts and outperforms all her opponents. She starts trashing Ronda Rousey for her involvement last night when she was supposed to be there as a fan. As Alexa talks about Ronda, Ronda appears in the crowd. Ronda runs down through the crowd and blocks off Alexa and Mickie on the ramp as they try to retreat. Ronda chases them back to the ring and she beats down Mickie. Ronda goes to put Mickie in an armbar as Alexa and referees try to break it up. Ronda grabs Alexa next and goes to put an arm bar on her, but Kurt Angle comes out on a mic and asks her to stop. Ronda lets go of Alexa as Kurt steps in the ring. Kurt tells Ronda she needs to calm down and go home, because she only has 2 days left of her suspension. Baron Corbin comes out and says Ronda should be punished for her action, and suggests that Kurt does his job and takes care of it. Corbin disagrees with Kurt’s management style and says he’s going to call Stephanie McMahon right now for her ruling. Corbin realizes he forgot his phone somewhere, and he freaks out and leaves to find it. After Corbin leaves, Kurt reveals he has it in his pocket. Kurt says after her suspension, he will give Ronda a match against Alexa for the RAW Women’s Title at SummerSlam. Alexa is not happy about the news and yells from the stage. Kurt tells Ronda to go home and Ronda seems glad to hear about the match.

– We see a pre-taped promo from Titus and Apollo Crews talking about the Authors of Pain. Titus says they’re going to handle business in the ring tonight and represent Titus Worldwide.

– Titus Worldwide vs. The Authors of Pain: Crews and Akam start off, and a distraction from Rezar leads to Akam taking control. Akam slams Titus into the post then levels him on the floor with a clothesline. Akam gets back in the ring and Apollo kicks him down. Akam backs Crews into the corner and tags in Rezar, who hits a full nelson slam. Rezar continues the assault on Crews, then backs him into the AoP corner and tags in Akam. Rezar hits an inverted atomic drop, then Akam hits a big boot. Rezar tags back in for another double team on Crews. They double team Crews again with the Last Chapter for the three count after a short one-sided match.

Winners: Authors of Pain

– The Authors raise their arms in the ring while Titus Worldwide recovers at ringside.

– We go backstage, where No Way Jose’s conga line runs into the Riott Squad. They don’t seem impressed by the conga line and they keep walking. Sarah Logan vs. Ember Moon is coming up next.

– Ember Moon vs. Sarah Logan: Ember starts off strong in this one, but Logan knocks her off the turnbuckle to shut her down. Logan takes her back in the ring and beats her down on the mat to take control of the match. Liv Morgan hits a cheap shot on Ember behind the ref’s back. Logan continues to beat on Moon and keep her grounded. Ember escapes a suplex attempt and decks Logan with a right hand. Ember continues with strikes and drops Sarah with a knee to the face. Ember hits a facebuster, then knocks Liv Morgan off the apron. Logan rolls up Ember from behind for a 2 count. Ember boots her in the face for a 2 count of her own. Ember dumps Logan outside and follows up with a suicide dive. Back in the ring, Ember covers for a 2 count. Liv distracts Ember once again, which leads to Logan dropping Ember and stealing the three count.

Winner: Sarah Logan

– Logan and Morgan retreat up the ramp to celebrate, while Ember is the ring and she doesn’t look happy.

– Elias is backstage tuning up his guitar and getting ready to come out to the ring.

– Elias comes out to the ring with the spotlight on him and he trashes the hometown crowd. He gets the crowd to chant “walk with Elias,” and talks about his upcoming album and his plans to win the Universal Title. Elias sings about Brock, Buffalo, and his opponents tonight, until Seth Rollins comes out to interrupt.

– Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Elias: Before the bell, Elias attacks Rollins. The ref allows Rollins some time to recover before calling for the opening bell. The match officially starts and Elias immediately takes the fight to Rollins. Rolls rolls outside and Lashley drops Elias. Elias rolls outside for a breather now, and Rollins clotheslines him down on the floor. Rollins gets in the ring now and faces off with Lashley. Rollins takes Lashley down, but Lashley fights his way up and throws Rollins off the ropes. Lashley elbows Rollins down, then he knocks Elias off the apron. Lashley takes Rollins down with a headlock now, but Rollins fights up and levels him with a dropkick. They fight in the corner, which leads to Rollins springboarding off the top rope, but Lashley blocks him with a boot. Elias runs in and drops Lashley, then goes at it with Rollins. Rollins hits a hurricanrana on Elias, but Elias fights back with a knee to the face. Kurt Angle, Paul Heyman, and Baron Corbin are shown watching backstage on a monitor.

Lashley gets back in the ring as Rollins hits a jawbreaker on Elias. Lashley clotheslines down Elias, then hits a belly to belly overhead suplex. Lashley drops Rollins next, then spears Elias in the corner. Lashley goes for the vertical suplex on Elias, but Rollins kicks Lashley down. Lashley fires back with a spinning powerslam on Rollins, then a spinebuster on Elias. The fight spills out to ringside where Elias throws Lashley into a ring post, then he fights off Rollins too. Elias throws Lashley in the ring and hits a flying elbow off the top for a two count. Rollins comes flying in with a frogsplash, but Elias moves and Rollins hits Lashley. With Lashley down, Rollins and Elias go at it now. Rollins hits a blockbuster but it’s not enough for the finish. Rollins takes Elias up to the top rope, but Elias fights him off. Lashley comes back in and hits Elias, then climbs up top with him. Lashley looks for a belly to belly suplex off hte top, but Rollins comes from behind and grabs Lashley, then buckle-bombs him into the opposite corner. Rollins goes back over to Elias and hits the superplex and Falcon Arrow for a two count. Rollins hits a suicide dive on Elias on the outside now, then he runs through and hits a suicide dive on Lashley on the other side of the ring. Back in the ring, Rollins hits the Sling Blade on Elias. Rollins boots Elias and then hits the curb stomp. Rollins covers, but Lashley breaks up the pin.

Rollins and Lashley trade right hands in the middle of the ring now. Rollins hits a series of elbows to the face, but Lashley fires back with a big clothesline. Lashley picks up Rollins for a stalling vertical suplex and he nails it. Lashley goes for a spear, but Rollins jumps out of the way and Lashley crashes into the corner. Rollins kicks Lashley and looks for the curb stomp, but Elias grabs Rollins from the floor and drops him at ringside. Elias slides in the ring and walks right into a spear from Lashley. Lashley covers and gets the three count.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

– Lashley will now face Roman Reigns again next week, and the winner gets Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam for the Universal Title. Lashley heads up the ramp and celebrates with fans after the match as Rollins looks on from the ring and Elias recovers on the floor.

The July 10th edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH, and was the go-home show for Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

– Tom Phillips welcomes us to this week’s broadcast as he runs down tonight’s card including AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, and a lumberjack match between James Ellsworth and Asuka.

– The Miz is in the ring to kick off tonight’s show with a Miz TV segment. The Miz promotes his upcoming reality show on USA Network, and then he welcomes his Miz TV guests Kane and Daniel Bryan. Kane and Bryan come down to the ring and Bryan threatens to punch Miz in the face right there, but Kane talks him out of it off-mic. Miz talks about Team Hell No’s accomplishments and compliments them, and compares them to N’Sync reuniting. The Miz asks if they’re ready for The Bludgeon Brothers on Sunday. Kane says first of all, N’Sync will never reunite, and the Bludgeon Brothers are no match for Team Hell No. The Miz introduces a video package that shows Kane beating down Daniel in the past, and then the two arguing on SmackDown more recently. Bryan tells Miz to stop trying to stir the pot, and he says the Miz is terrible at that like he is everything else. He says the only thing he’s worse at is wrestling. The Miz predicts Kane will betray Bryan, and Bryan will fall for it. Miz calls Kane a cheesy nostalgia act, and says Bryan can no longer hang with Miz in the ring. Kane tells Bryan to stay calm and holds him back from Miz. The Miz keeps prodding until Kane snaps and grabs him by the throat. Before Kane can slam him, The Bludgeon Brothers comes out to the stage and distract him. As the Brothers walks to the ring, Sanity comes out and hits the ring from behind. All hell breaks loose between Sanity, Team Hell No, and the Bludgeon Brothers now. The Bludgeon Brothers beat down Kane at ringside while Sanity beats on Bryan in the ring. The New Day comes out for the save and they join the brawl. Sanity and The Bludgeon Brothers get the upper hand they beat down all the babyfaces until WWE officials come out to break it up. The Bludgeon Brothers and Sanity have a stare-down before going their separate ways.

– Shinsuke Nakamura is shown backstage getting ready to face AJ Styles in a WrestleMania rematch.

– Back from the break, we’re informed that Smackdown GM Paige has booked a 10-man tag match featuring Team Hell No & The New Day vs. Sanity & The Bludgeon Brothers

– AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura: This one is a non-title match. Before the bell, Rusev and Aiden English come out to the stage to cut a promo on AJ. The opening bell sounds and Nakamura gets the jump on AJ and attacks him from behind. AJ fires back with a dropkick that stuns Shinsuke. Rusev and Aiden join the commentary table as Nakamura knocks Styles off the apron out to ringside. Nakamura beats on AJ on the floor before taking him back in the ring. Nakamura hits a kick to the head and a reverse vertical suplex on Styles. Nakamura looks for the Kinshasa, but AJ dodges it up and rolls up Nakamura for 2. AJ boots Shinsuke in the side of the head, but Nakamura fires back with a kick of his own. Nakamura hits a running knee in the corner and AJ is down. Scoop slam by Nakamura for a 2 count. Nakamura lays into AJ with kicks and covers for another 2 count. AJ starts to fight back and he hits a fireman’s carry into a neckbreaker for a two count. AJ looks for the Styles Clash but Nakamura escapes and goes for a triangle choke. AJ reverses it into a pin for a 2 count. Nakamura looks for a suplex, but AJ lands on his feet and taunts Nakamura. AJ throws Nakamura through the ropes down to the floor, and AJ follows up with a springboard forearm out of the ring down to the floor. Aiden English gets in AJ’s face and AJ decks him with a right hand. The distraction needs to Shinsuke kicking AJ in the head. Nakamura looks for the Kinshasa on AJ, but AJ sidesteps it and NAkamura crashes into Aiden English. AJ decks Nakamura then throws him in the ring, and he sets up for the Phenomenal Forearm. Rusev gets involved and pulls AJ out to ringside for a cheap shot, and the ref calls for the bell.

Winner via DQ: AJ Styles

– Rusev and Nakamura go to heat down AJ, but Jeff Hardy comes out for the save. Hardy dropkicks Rusev and Nakamura down and clears the ring, then he hits a baseball slide kick on them through the ropes. Paige comes out and makes it a tag team match, and that starts right now.

– Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles & Jeff Hardy: AJ and Rusev start this one off. Rusev takes control with a clothesline and stomps on AJ on the mat. Rusev locks in a bear hug and then slams the WWE Champion down. Rusev follows up with a suplex and another bear hug. AJ breaks free and applies a sleeper hold. Rusev breaks free but misses a shot in the corner and both men are down. Jeff Hardy gets the hot tag and lays into Rusev with strikes. Jeff hits the leg drop for a 2 count as the crowd chants “Delete.” Jeff goes up top and hits the Whisper In The Wind, but Nakamura breaks up the pin. AJ runs in and throws Nakamura outside, then knees him in the face. Rusev boots AJ off the apron, then turns his attention to Jeff Hardy. Rusev misses the big boot on Jeff and Jeff hits the Twist of Fate on him. Jeff goes up top, but Nakamura knocks him down. Rusev follows up with the big boot for the three count.

Winners: Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura

– After the match, Aiden hits the ring to celebrate with Rusev and Shinsuke.

– James Ellsworth is warming up backstage when Carmella walks in to give him a pep talk. She warns Ellsworth that if he lets her down she’ll beat her worse than she’s going to beat Asuka on Sunday.

– Lumberjack match: James Ellsworth vs. Asuka: Almost the entire SmackDown women’s roster is at ringside for this one. Ellsworth cuts a promo in the ring before the match taunting the women at ringside. The opening bell sounds and Ellsworth dodges some shots from Asuka then rolls outside. Becky Lynch throws Ellsworth back in the ring. Ellsworth dodges a kick, but she connects with another one and then hits a hip attack and knocks Ellsworth outside. The women throw Ellsworth back in the ring where Asuka lays into him with strikes. Asuka hits a running knee to the face and Ellsworth rolls outside again. Ellsworth tries to run away but the women at ringside grab him. The women at ringside end up fighting each other due to their past differences, and Ellsworth almost gets free and runs up the rampm. Becky and Naomi grab Ellsworth and grag him back to the ring, but the women start fighting at ringside again. Asuka comes flying off the top onto all the other women at ringside. Carmella gives Ellsworth a foreign object and Ellsworth attempts to use it, but Asuka kicks him down and knocks Carmella off the apron in the process. Asuka puts Ellsworth in the Asuka Lock for the win via submission.

Winner: Asuka

– Carmella hits the ring after the match, but Asuka drops her. Asuka goes to pick up Ellsworth, but Ellsworth sprays something in Asuka’s eyes and Carmella kicks her down.

– Team Hell No and The New Day are backstage strategizing for their 10-man tag match tonight. Kane and Bryan start arguing, until Big E screams and gives everyone a pep talk.

– Carmella and James Ellsworth are walking backstage when they run into Paige. Ellsworth tries to flirt with Paige, but Paige shuts him down. Paige decides that Carmella’s match against Asuka on Sunday will now have Ellsworth locked in a shark tank hanging above the ring.

– Sin Cara vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas: Before the match we see footage of Almas beating down Sin Cara last month on SmackDown. Zelina Vega is at ringside for this one. The opening bell sounds and Almas starts off strong with strikes. Sin Cara comes back with an arm drag and a hurricanrana. Almas falls outside and Sin Cara hits a suicide dive. Back in the ring, Almas fights back and hits a neckbreaker. Cara fires back with a springboard cross body, and then a springboard moonsault. Cara hits a reverse hurricanrana for a near-fall. Almas fires back with a spinning elbow to the face. Almas looks for the hammerlock DDT but Cara escapes. Almas charges but Cara dumps him outside. Cara follows him with a flying hurricanrana to the floor. Back in the ring, they fight up to the top rope. Almas ties up Cara in the middle ropes and hits a double foot stomp onto the apron. Almas follows up with the running knee strike in the corner for the three count.

Winner: Andrade Almas

– Almas and Vega celebrate in the ring while the commentary team promotes Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

– We see a pre-taped promo from Sanity about their plans to break the status quo on SmackDown. The Bludgeon Brothers walk in to join them, and their match is up next.

– The New Day & Team Hell No vs. The Bludgeon Brothers & Sanity: Bryan and Young start this one off, but the aprons quickly clear into the ring and this one turns into an all-out brawl. Whent he dust settles it’s down to Xavier and Wolfe in the ring. Kofi tags in for the double team. The New Day uses frequent tags to continue with the double team moves and control the pace. Xavier gets distracted by the other Sanity members on the apron which leads to Wolf hitting a suplex on Xavier. Rowan tags in and hits a pump handle backbreaker on Woods, and then a powerslam. Rowan hits an elbow drop and then tags in Harper who comes in with a slingshot senton for a two count. Dain tags in but Harper doesn’t seem happy about it. Dain continues the offense on Woods and keeps him grounded. Woods starts to fight back until Dain slams him down and hits a senton. Rowan tags in and continues the beating on Woods. Harper tags in for the double team on Woods. The NEw Day breaks up the pin and this one almost falls apart into chaos. Woods boots HArper in the head and hits a tornado DDT. Eric Young and Daniel Bryan get the tags and Bryan cleans house. Bryan lays into Young with kicks and then he clears off the heel apron. Bryan takes Young up top and hits the Frankensteiner. Bryan follows up with the Yes kicks. Young ducks a kick, but Bryan puts him in the Yes Lock. Wolf comes in to break it up, and Kane chokeslams him. Rowan kicks odwn Kane, then Woods hits a missile dropkick on Rowan. Harper hits a side walk slam on Woods, then Kofi hits the Trouble In Paradise on Harper. Big E launches Kofi into the air and he hits a suicide dive on Harper at ringside. Dain hits a cross body on Kofi at ringside, then he hits the ring to brawl with Big E. Big E dumps Dain outside to the apron and then spears him to the floor. Back in the ring, Bryan hits the running knee to the face on Young for the three count.

Winners: The New Day & Team Hell No

– Kane, Bryan and The New Day celebrate on the ramp as the bodies of Sanity and The Bludgeon Brothers lay all over ringside. Bryan and Kane do the “Yes” chant on the stage, and Bryan makes fire shoot up from the stage like Kane’s entrance. Tom Phillips promotes Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view on commentary as this week’s SmackDown goes off the air.

The July 9th, 2018 edition of WWE RAW took place at the TD Garden in Boston, MA.

– This week’s broadcast opens up with a video package looking at Roman Reigns and his feud with Bobby Lashley.

– Roman Reigns is shown backstage walking through the hallways of the TD Garden. Bobby Lashley steps in front of Reigns, and asks where he’s going. Reigns says he’s going to ring, and Lashley tells him he better be going out there to call out Lashley, because Lashley is ready to tear him apart. Lashley steps aside and Reigns keeps walking to the gorilla position.

– Reigns’ music hits in the arena and the Big Dog comes out to the ring. Reigns gets on the mic and says he’s never had anyone stare him in the face and ask to be called out, so now he’s curious what Bob can do. Reigns calls out Bobby Lashley to get his ass down to the ring, and Lashley makes his way out. Lashley steps in the ring and stands in front of Reigns, but Kurt Angle comes out to the stage and tells them to save it for this Sunday at Extreme Rules. Baron Corbin is out on the stage with Angle. Lashley and Reigns ignore Angle’s orders, and they start fighting back and forth in the ring. Part of the RAW locker room, including Corbin, runs down to the ring to separate the two. Lashley and Reigns continue fighting as the locker room drags them apart. Lashley breaks free and attacks Reigns as the crowd pops. Lashley appears to get the upper hand and he kicks Reigns out of the ring. More members of the RAW roster come out to pull them apart. Lashley gets out of the ring and still tries to get at Reigns as the other wrestlers hold them apart. Lashley breaks free again and clotheslines Reigns down on the floor. Lashley throws Reigns in the ring and then the other wrestlers haul Lashley back. Reigns runs the ropes in the ring and hits a suicide dive onto Lashley and the group of wrestlers holding him back. Reigns finally retreats up the ramp, past Kurt Angle on the stage, and he heads backstage. Reigns changes his mind at the last second though, and sprints back down the ramp to fight more with Lashley. Reigns and Lashley fight on the ramp as the other wrestlers continue to try to pull them apart. Reigns finally heads to the back as other wrestlers hold back Lashley.

– Mickie James and Alexa Bliss are backstage watching the brawl on a monitor. They comment that the brawl we just saw was nothing compared to what they’ll do to Nia Jax and Natalya tonight in their tag match. That’s scheduled to take place next.

– Alexa Bliss & Mickie James vs. Nia Jax & Natalya: The opening bell sound sand it looks like Nia and Alexa will start this one off, but Alexa immediately tags in Mickie before anything happens. Nia and Mickie lock up and Nia powers Mickie back into the corner. Natalya tags in and they double team Mickie to kick things off. Natalya looks for the Sharpshooter early on, but Mickie escapes and tags in Alexa. Alexa comes in and brawls with Natalya until the fight spills outside and Natalya baseball slide kicks her down. Natalya also drops Mickie at ringside and throws Alexa into the fan barricade. Natalya takes Alexa back in the ring, but Alexa rolls out the other side for a breather. Back in the ring, Mickie helps Alexa turn things around with a shot on Natalya in the corner. Alexa and Mickie take turns beating down Natalya now and trying to keep her grounded. Natalya breaks free and gets the hot tag to Nia, who cleans house. Nia hits a series of shots on Mickie in the corner and then drops her with a splash. Nia hits a gorilla press slam on Mickie and then a running leg drop for the three count.

Winners: Nia Jax & Natalya

– Immediately after the match, Alexa Bliss comes out of nowhere with a kendo stick and she lays into Nia and Natalya with it. Nia fights back and clears the ring. Nia breaks the kendo stick over her knee as Mickie and Alexa retreat up the ramp.

– Nia Jax does a brief interview backstage where she says she’s going to break Alexa in half at Extreme Rules. She says she remembers everything Alexa has ever done to her, and she’s going to pay it all back, because anything goes in their match.

– Michael Cole introduces a video package looking at Kevin Owens’ issues with Braun Strowman in recent weeks.

– Kevin Owens approaches Kurt Angle in his office backstage and complains about the unsafe working environment with Braun Strowman. Kevin presents Kurt with a doctor’s note saying he cannot compete tonight. Kevin says since he is here but can’t wrestle, he’s going to hang out in Kurt’s office all night so he can be safe.

– We see a promotional spot for The Rock’s new Skyscraper movie, mixed in with clips of high-impact moves from recent episodes of RAW.

– Mojo Rawley vs. No Way Jose: We don’t see the conga line entrance for Jose tonight. The opening bell sounds and they go at it with strikes. They run the ropes and Mojo hits a big running shoulder block. Mojo continues to lay into Jose with strikes until Jose blocks one and fires back with a shot of his own. Jose follows up with a series of punches and knee strikes, and then a clothesline for a two count. They fight in the corner and Mojo hits an Alabama Slam out of nowhere for the three count.

Winner: Mojo Rawley

– We briefly go to some more footage of Sasha Banks and Bayley’s friendship counseling.

– Seth Rollins briefly runs into Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh backstage. Jinder tries to talk to Rollins about meditation, but Rollins walks off.

– Seth Rollins comes out to the ring, and he’s got a mic. Rollins says the fans have given him some good nicknames, but the only one that matters is “former Intercontinental Champion.” Current Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler comes out to interrupt, with Drew McIntyre by his side. Ziggler and Drew trash Rollins, and Ziggler talks about their Iron Man match on Sunday. Rollins says Drew helped Ziggler win, but he hopes that won’t be the case on Sunday. They exchange words and Rollins mocks McIntyre until Drew wants to get in the ring and go at it. Dolph holds back Drew and tells Rollins he’s got it coming on Sunday. Drew takes the mic and calls out Rollins for a fight tonight. Rollins continues to prod at McIntyre until Drew and Dolph finally hit the ring. Rollins ducks them and slides out of the ring and heads to the back as Drew looks pissed off.

– The B Team is shown backstage dressed as Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt, and they’re getting ready to come out to the ring.

– The B Team comes out to the ring still dressed as Hardy and Wyatt. They do their best impersonations of Hardy and Wyatt in the ring and say they’re going to take the Tag Team Titles. Hardy and Wyatt appear on the big screen and cut a promo on The B Team. The lights cut back on the arena and Hardy and Wyatt are standing behind them. The B Team runs out of the ring and regroups at ringside before their singles match next.

– Matt Hardy vs. Bo Dallas: Dallas steps in the ring and removes his Bray Wyatt costume. The opening bell sounds and Hardy starts off strong. The fight spills out to ringside and Hardy hits a vertical suplex on the ringside floor. They fight back into the ring and then back out to the floor, where Hardy looks for the Side Effect on to the ring steps, but Dallas escapes. Back in the ring Hardy suplexes Dallas down and then hits a Side Effect. Axel causes a distraction from ringside and Wyatt drops him on the floor. The distraction leads to Dallas dropping Hardy from behind for the three count.

Winner: Bo Dallas

– After the match, Wyatt and Hardy interrupt the winners’ celebration and beat them down in the ring.

– We go to the broadcast team, where Michael Cole talks about Kurt Angle booking the match between Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre tonight to make it official.

– Bobby Lashley is backstage for a brief interview where he says he has zero respect for Roman Reigns. Lashley says the only thing he likes about Reigns is that he’s willing to fight him. Lashley says when Reigns walks into Extreme Rules to fight him, Reigns won’t walk out, believe that.

– Tyler Breeze is backstage giving fashion advice to Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan. They decline the advice and rip up his shirts and leave.

– We briefly see more footage from Sasha and Bayley’s friendship counseling session.

– They air a selfie video from Alexa Bliss cutting a promo on Nia Jax.

– Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan: The opening bell sounds and Ember takes Liv down early on. Ember dumps Liv outside and looks for a suicide dive, but Liv dodges it so Ember stops. Back in the ring, Liv hits a facebuster on Ember for a two count. Liv goes for a sleeper, but Ember slams her down. Liv dodges a clothesline and slams Ember down. Ember headscissors Liv into the middle turnbuckle. Eber trips Liv down and knees her in the face. Ember hits a fallaway slam on Liv and then knocks Sarah Logan off the apron. Liv rolls up Ember from behind, but Ember escapes and rolls up Liv for the three count.

Winner: Ember Moon

– Logan and Morgan regroup in the ring as Ember retreats up the ramp.

– Finn Balor is backstage for an interview when Bobby Roode interrupts. Roode says they’re teaming up tonight because they’re cut from the same cloth, and they’re going to be victorious and glorious tonight. Balor calls out Baron Corbin and says Corbin may be twice as big but Balor is twice as good. Balor says they’ve said enough, and they’ll do the rest of their talking in the ring.

– We see a look at the outside of the TD Garden in Boston.

– Kevin Owens is shown still backstage in Kurt Angle’s office. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre walk in and interrupt to complain about Seth Rollins. Kurt says if Rollins wins his match tonight, then Drew will be banned from ringside for Rollins’ match against Ziggler at Extreme Rules.

– Elias is in the ring for a song and he trashes Finn Balor and Bobby Lashley. He trashes the local Boston fans and they turn against him. Baron Corbin comes out to join him for a song, but then Roode and Balor interrupt for their match.

– Bobby Roode & Finn Balor vs. Elias & Baron Corbin: Roode works over Elias in the opening moments, and pins for a two count after an atomic drop and a Russian leg sweep. Elias fights back and tags in Corbin, who drops Roode. Roode fights back and Elias and Balor tag in now. Balor cleans house and looks for a suicide dive on Elias to the outside, but Corbin grabs Balor’s leg from the other side of the ring to distract him. Corbin tags in and starts working over Balor. Elias tags back in and tries to keep Balor grounded, but Balor fights back with a boot to the face and then he throws Elias outside. Elias tags in Corbin to drops Balor again. Corbin throws Balor off the ropes and Balor answers with the Sling Blade. Roode gets the hot tag and cleans house. Roode drops Corbin and goes up to the top rope. Roode comes flying but Corbin catches him and hits a chokeslam backbreaker. Corbin pins but Balor breaks it up. Balor drops Elias outside and hits a dive on him. Corbin drops Balor from behind on the apron, and Roode rolls up Corbin from behind for a near-fall. Roode follows up with a Blockbuster off the middle rope and pins, but Elias breaks it up. Corbin and Balor start brawling at ringside, where Balor boots him in the face and rolls him back in the ring. Balor goes up top but Corbin drops him down. Corbin misses a shot on Roode and Roode sends him into the ring post. Elias runs in but Roode hits a Spinebuster on him. Roode turns around into the End of Days from Corbin, and Corbin pins for the three count.

Winners: Baron Corbin & Elias

– We go to replays as Corbin and Elias celebrate in the ring.

– Kevin Owens is backstage in Kurt Angle’s office eating a sandwich. Braun Strowman walks in and Owens freaks out. Kurt says he invited Braun here because Kevin keeps running from him. Because Kevin keeps running, Kurt is booking them in a steel cage match this Sunday. Braun says Kevin reeks of fear and he sprays air freshener in his face. Kurt laughs and Braun walks off.

– We see a new ad for the new WWE video game featuring Ronda Rousey and voice-over from Roddy Piper.

– We get a brief look at Sasha and Bayley still sitting in the friendship counseling office.

– The announce team introduces a replay of the brawl between Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley earlier tonight.

– Roman Reigns is backstage for a brief interview about Lashley and their match on Sunday.

– Coley, Coach and Graves run down the full card for Sunday’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

– Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre: Dolph Ziggler is at ringside for this one. The opening bell sounds and Drew starts off strong and drops Seth. Seth fights back with strikes and applies a side headlock. Drew throws him off and applies a headlock takedown. Drew beats on Seth on the mat and then hits a suplex. Rollins ducks a shot and Drew falls out to ringside. Seth kicks Drew through the ropes and goes for a suicide dive, but Drew catches Seth at ringside. Drew slams Seth onto the ring apron and then drops him on the floor. They fight back into the ring and Drew hits a belly to belly overhead suplex. Drew applies a shoulder lock to Rollins, but Rollins fights out with a jawbreaker. Rollins hits a Sling Blade and dumps Drew outside, then follows up with a suicide dive. Rollins throws Drew back in the ring and hits a springboard flying clothesline for a two count. Rollins goes back up top and hits the Blockbuster for another two count. Rollins looks for the curb stomp but Drew moves. This leads to Drew hitting a reverse Alabama slam for a two count. Rollins misses a kick and Drew hits a sit-out powerbomb for another two count. Drew takes Rollins up top, but Rollins escapes and crotches Drew on the top rope. Drew gets hung upside down in the tree of woe in the corner, and Rollins looks for a stomp, but Drew throws him down. Drew charges but Rollins catches him with a superkick and hits the Falcon Arrow for a two count. They get to their feet and Drew headbutts Rollins down. Drew takes Rollins up top, but Rollins escapes and powerbombs Drew into the opposite turnbuckle. Drew follows up with a superkick, then he goes up top for a frogsplash, but Ziggler distracts him. Drew gets up and Rollins hits a flying cross body for a two count. Rollins kicks Drew then hits the curb stomp on Dolph on the apron. Rollins turns around into the Claymore for the three count.

Winner: Drew McIntyre

– Drew carries Dolph up the ramp on his shoulders as Rollins recovers in the ring and RAW goes off the air.

The July 3rd edition of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the Century Link Center in Ohama, NE.

– This week’s broadcast opens up with a video package looking at Team Hell No’s reunion last week, and the history between Daniel Bryan and Kane.

– Tonight’s show starts with Renee Young in the ring, who introduces Team Hell No. Daniel Bryan and Kane come down to the ring and talk about their reunion. Kane says they’re back and better than ever. Kane says Daniel can have a bit of a temper sometime, and Kane knew he wouldn’t be able to let his beef with the Bludgeon Brothers go, and Kane is his demon watching over him. Bryan interjects that Kane hasn’t always been watching over him, and Bryan takes issue with Kane beating him up in the past. Bryan and Kane argue until The Usos come out to interrupt. The Usos say Team Hell No doesn’t deserve a Tag Title shot, and a whole lot has changed on SmackDown since Team Hell No was last a team. The Usos make fun of Kane Bryan for hugging, so Bryan tells them to come show how tough they are in the ring. Kane says to wait, because Team Hell No has to consider this as a team, and they’ll get back to the Usos. This leads to Kane and Bryan arguing more, and then Paige comes out to interrupt. Paige books The Usos vs. Team Hell No, and if The Usos win, they get added to the Tag Title match at Extreme Rules. The Usos vs. Team Hell No is now official for later tonight.

– We see a pre-taped promo from U.S. Champion Jeff Hardy making an analogy about the bald eagle and his U.S. Title belt. Jeff is wearing red, white and blue facepaint for July 4th. The U.S. Title open challenge is next.

– We see a pre-taped promo from Asuka talking about beating anyone in her way – male of female. She says James Ellsworth is not ready for Asuka.

– Jeff Hardy (c) vs. The Miz: The Miz comes out to answer the U.S. Title open challenge, and Jeff’s belt is on the line in this one. The opening bell sounds and The Miz starts off strong, backing Jeff into the corner with strikes. Jeff fights back and the brawl briefly spills out to ringside. The Miz misses a baseball slide kick on the outside and Jeff drops him on the floor. Back in the ring, Jeff repeatedly slams Miz’s head into the turnbuckles, but The Miz fires back with a knee to the face. Miz follows up with a big boot for a two count. Jeff fights back with a forearm shot to the head and an inverted atomic drop. Jeff follows up with the leg drop and the low dropkick for a two count. Jeff dumps The Miz out to ringside and follows up with a baseball slide dropkick. Jeff runs on the floor and leaps off the ring steps towards The Miz, but Miz side-steps and Jeff crashes into the fan barricade by himself. They fight back into the ring where Miz looks for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Jeff escapes and drops Miz in the corner. Jeff looks for a dropkick but Miz fends him off. Jeff looks for the Twist of Fate, but Miz escapes and comes back with a DDT for a two count. Jeff comes back out of the corner with the Whisper In The Wind for a two count off his own. Jeff goes for the Twist of Fate, but Miz escapes and pins. The Miz puts his feet on the ropes for leverage and the ref sees, so he stops counting. The Miz argues with senior official Charles Robinson, and the distraction leads to Jeff connecting with the Twist of Fate. Jeff follows up with the Swanton Bomb for the three count.

Winner & still U.S. Champion: Jeff Hardy

– Jeff Hardy is handed his belt and he celebrates in the ring as we go to the broadcast table where Tom Phillips promotes Extreme Rules. The broadcast team runs down the card for Extreme Rules, and then we go backstage.

– James Ellsworth is in his locker room where he cuts a promo about being better than women. He says his brain is bigger than women’s, and he’s all-man which means he’s ready for Asuka.

– Byron Saxton is in the ring for an Independence Day segment with The New Day. Byron introduces their first-ever Fourth of July pancake eating contest, and there is a big table set up in the ring. The New Day comes out to the ring next and each member takes their position in front of a plate on the table. They start eating their pancakes, but the lights go out and Sanity comes out to interrupt. Sanity hits the ring and attacks The New Day from behind. They beat down the New Day members all over ringside and throw Big E over the announce table. Dain hits a cross body on Kofi on the floor, and then in the ring Eric Young puts Xavier through the table with a flying elbow off the top.

– Still to come: James Ellsworth vs. Asuka

– The broadcast team shows us some footage of intergender tennis matches in preparation for this intergender singles match up next.

– Asuka vs. James Ellsworth: Carmella is on commentary for this one. The opening bell sounds and Asuka shoves Ellsworth down, and Ellsworth rolls outside for a breather. Carmella gives Ellsworth a pep talk, but Ellsworth is still hesitant to engage. Ellsworth gets back in the ring and goes after Asuka, but Asuka tees off on him with a series of strikes. Asuka spins Ellsworth around until Ellsworth looks like he’s going to get sick, then she slaps him across the face and hits a spinning back fist. Ellsworth runs out of the ring and Asuka chases him through the crowd and to the back of the arena. The ref counts them both out.

Winner: Double count-out

– Asuka chases Ellsworth back to the ringside area, where Carmella attacks Asuka from behind and drops her. Carmella takes Ellsworth up the ramp with her and to the back.

– WWE Champion AJ Styles comes out to the ring next. AJ steps in the ring and gets on the mic. The Champion talks about his upcoming match against Rusev at Extreme Rules for the Title. AJ talks about SmackDown being his house, and then Rusev comes out to interrupt with Aiden English by his side. Rusev gets on the mic and trashes AJ, saying he’s going to kick in the door to the house he built and move in. English adds that they’re moving in on Rusev Day.

– AJ Styles vs. Aiden English: This one is a non-Title match. After the opening bell, Rusev gets on the mic from ringside to distract AJ, and this leads to English dropping AJ from behind. English works on keeping AJ grounded until AJ fights his way up and levels him with a clothsline. AJ hits a flying forearm and unloads with more strikes. AJ looks for the Styles Clash, but English escapes. AJ gets him again and applies the Calf Crusher for the win.

Winner: AJ Styles

– After the match, Rusev pulls AJ out to ringside and whips him into the ring post. Rusev boots him in the face, then he throws AJ back into the ring for more punishment. He applies the Accolade before leaving.

– We see a pre-taped promo from Peyton Royce and Billie Kay about exposing Becky Lynch tonight. They say Becky is going to get hurt tonight.

– Carmella and James Ellsworth are walking backstage when Paige approaches them. Paige announces a rematch between Ellsworth and Asuka for next week, and it’ll be a Lumberjack match with the women’s division at ringside.

– Becky Lynch vs. Peyton Royce: Billie Kay is at ringside for this one. The bell sounds and Peyton starts off strong. Billie tries to interfere but isn’t successful, and Becky rolls up Peyton for a 2 count. They fight in the corner until Peyton drives Becky down to the mat and works on keeping her grounded. Becky fights up and rolls up Peyton for another 2 count. Peyton hits a headbutt, but Becky keeps fighting back and hits a t-bone suplex. They brawl back and forth, with Becky hitting a kick to the face. Peyton blocks a shot in the corner and knees Becky in the face. Peyton goes to pick up Becky, but Becky catches her in the Dis-arm-her, and Peyton taps out.

Winner: Becky Lynch

– Becky celebrates after the match as Peyton recovers with Billie.

– We go to a video from Shinsuke Nakamura giving his reaction to his U.S. Title shot at Extreme Rules. Nakamura says Jeff must either be a clown or ashamed because he’s painting his face. Nakamura says he’ll strip away everything Hardy has at Extreme Rules.

– The Usos vs. Team Hell No: Jimmy and Daniel start off with Bryan looking dominant in the opening moments. Jey tags in and they double team Bryan, then Kane tags in and cleans house. The fight briefly spills out to ringside where The Usos take control. Back in the ring, Bryan hits some kicks, but The Usos shut him down and trade frequent tags to control the pace of the match. The Usos continue to double team Bryan, but Bryan gets a breather when he collides mid-air with Jey and both men are down. Kane finally gets the tag and he unloads on Jey Uso with strikes and a splash in the corner. Kane hits a side walk slam, but Jimmy breaks it up. Jey dropkicks Kane to the outside and Jimmy looks for a suicide dive, but Kane blocks it. Jey charges at Kane but Kane shuts him down with a right hand. Kane looks for a chokeslam, but Jimmy gets back in the ring and they hit the double superkick on Kane. Jey tags in and The Usos go up top for the double splash, but Kane catches them both by the throat as they come down. Bryan drops Jimmy, and Kane chokeslams Jey for the three count.

Winners: Team Hell No

– This means The Usos will not be added to the Tag Title match at Extreme Rules. Daniel Bryan leads the crowd in a Yes chant after the match, but he stops to tell Kane he’s not doing it like he means it. Bryan gets Kane fired up and they hug as the crowd chants “Yes.” The Bludgeon Brothers’ music hits, and Rowan and Harper come out to interrupt the celebration. Rowan and Harper stare at Team Hell No from the stage as SmackDown goes off the air.