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WWE Monday Night Raw Recap & Reaction (2/20)

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Kevin Owens kicked off the show with a spotlight on him in the middle of the ring. He was in a suit and staring into the crowd with his Universal Championship. A “you suck!” chant echoed throughout the arena. Owens said that the spotlight is now solely where it belongs. The crowd started to loudly chant “Goldberg” as Owens discussed their match at WWE Fastlane. Owens stated that he never believed the hype of Goldberg and that he wasn’t impressed with Goldberg during his days in WCW. Owens claimed that Goldberg only defeated Brock Lesnar because Brock took him lightly. Owens said that he is not taking Goldberg lightly and that he knows how to defeat him. Owens stated that at Fastlane all he will have to do is outlast Goldberg. Owens said that everyone knows that the longer a Goldberg match goes, the more the scale tips against Goldberg. Owens stated that there is nothing that he will not do to keep his Universal Championship. Owens stated that at Fastlane, he is going to show Goldberg, his son and everyone else that superheroes do not exist. Kevin Owens mocked Goldberg’s “you’re next” chant and stated that Goldberg is nothing. Owens finally brought up Chris Jericho but dropped the microphone and left the ring before explaining his attack on Jericho last week on Raw.

Raw Tag Team #1 Contenders Match: Sheamus & Cesaro vs Enzo & Cass

Sheamus and Cass started the match off. It went back and forth and then Cesaro was tagged in. Cesaro planted Cass and then tagged Sheamus back in. Cass fought back and hit Sheamus with a Body Slam. Cass then beatdown Sheamus in the corner and Enzo Amore was tagged in. Enzo climbed to the top turnbuckle and Sheamus hit him with a right hand that sent him out of the ring. Cesaro was then tagged in and he sprinted and hit Enzo with an uppercut as Enzo was resting against the barricade. Raw went to a commercial break with Cesaro and Sheamus in control of the match. When Raw returned, Enzo was still getting his butt kicked by Sheamus and Cesaro. Enzo went for a tag but Cesaro hit him with a massive uppercut.

Cass finally got into the match and connected with a boot on Sheamus that sent him out of the ring. Cesaro was tagged in and he hit a springboard Crossbody. Cesaro followed it up with an uppercut. Cesaro went for the Cesaro Swing but Enzo jumped in the ring. Cesaro launched Enzo out of the ring but Big Cass planted him with the East River Crossing for the victory. Enzo and Cass will now face Gallows and Anderson at WWE Fastlane for the Raw Tag Team Championships. Enzo taunted Sheamus and Cesaro after the match. Sheamus hit him with a Brogue Kick that hit Enzo right on the side of the head. The crowd chanted “thank you Sheamus!” as the segment ended.

Winners: Enzo & Cass

Kevin Owens was walking out of the arena but was stopped by Mick Foley. Foley informed Owens that he cannot leave since he has a match tonight with Sami Zayn. Owens laughed and threatened to injure Sami Zayn in their match tonight.

It was announced that Roman Reigns will face Gallows and Anderson in a Handicap Match for the second week in a row.

Brian Kendrick vs Akira Tozawa

Kendrick attacked Tozawa before the match started and left him lying in the ring. Kendrick was interviewed backstage after the match and said that tonight was the first lesson in respect for Tozawa.

Handicap Match: Roman Reigns vs Gallows & Anderson

Gallows and Anderson controlled the first few minutes of this match. Gallows and Anderson brought a chair into the ring. Reigns used it and got disqualified. Reigns then beatdown Gallows and Anderson. Reigns hit Anderson with a Spear and stood tall.

Winners via DQ: Gallows & Anderson

Reaction: For the second week in a row, Gallows and Anderson were made to look like chumps by Roman Reigns.

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Jinder Mahal & Rusev vs Big E & Kofi Kingston

Big E dominated the match once he was tagged in. However, when he went for the Big Ending, Rusev got into the ring and kicked him in the face. Kofi then knocked Rusev out of the ring and leaped onto him. New Day then hit the Midnight Hour on Jinder Mahal for the victory. Big E avoided having their top secret ice cream plans stolen. Xavier Woods played the trombone behind Lana and she launched the iPad in the air with the plans on him. Woods caught the iPad and destroyed it. Crisis averted.

Winner: Big E & Kofi Kingston

Reaction: This was absolutely terrible. All of the Superstars involved in this are capable of so much more. Instead, we are treated to a battle over blueprints for ice cream.

Neville and Jack Gallagher had a contract signing for their Cruiserweight Championship match at WWE Fastlane. Neville stormed to the ring and quickly signed the contract. Gallagher brought tea and biscuits and offered Neville some. The crowd started to chant “tea and biscuits!”. Of course, Neville wanted nothing to do with it. Neville once again insulted the American fans and stated that the WWE Universe was laughing at Jack Gallagher. Gallagher said that Neville isn’t really a king and isn’t better than anyone else in the Cruiserweight division. Neville then flipped over the table with the tea and biscuits on it. Neville shoved Gallagher but Gallagher headbutted Neville out of the ring. Neville went to get back into the ring but Gallagher held his umbrella up to Neville’s throat. Neville then retreated and Gallagher stood tall.

Nia Jax vs Sara Pierce

Nia Jax dominated and hit the Samoan Drop for the victory. Nia was interviewed after the match and was asked about Bayley winning the Raw Women’s Championship. Nia said that she should be Raw Women’s Champion and threatened Sasha Banks and Bayley.

Winner: Nia Jax

Reaction: There was absolutely zero reaction from the audience for Nia Jax during this segment.

Bayley came down to the ring and received “you deserve it!” chants in reference to her winning the Raw Women’s Championship last week. Stephanie McMahon interrupted and asked Bayley to relinquish her Raw Women’s Championship because Sasha Banks interfered last week. Sasha Banks then came down to the ring and told Bayley not to. Stephanie said that Sasha only wanted Bayley to hold onto the title because she knows she cannot defeat Charlotte (Sasha Banks has defeated Charlotte for the Raw Women’s Championship 3 times this year). Bayley then pretended that she was going to relinquish her title but then didn’t. Charlotte then came down to the ring and challenged Bayley to a match at WWE Fastlane for the Raw Women’s Championship. The match was made official and it was also announced that Charlotte would face Sasha Banks tonight.

Reaction: Everyone knew that Charlotte would be facing Bayley at WWE Fastlane before this 20 minute promo.

Sasha Banks vs Charlotte

Charlotte dominated the match early and Raw went to a commercial break. When Raw returned, Charlotte was still in control of the match. Sasha Banks finally fought back and Dana Brooke came down to the ring. Bayley hit Dana Brooke from behind to prevent her from interfering. Sasha then applied the Bank Statement for the submission victory.

Winner: Sasha Banks

Reaction: While being undefeated at WWE PPVs, Charlotte continues to lose on Raw. I was excited to see Charlotte versus Sasha Banks for the 10,000th time since the brand split.

Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens

Sami was interviewed backstage before the match. Zayn called out Samoa Joe and said that he would get retribution after the attack last week. Predictably, Samoa Joe attacked Zayn before the match. Joe then rolled Sami into the ring and the match started. Owens hit the Cannonball as the fans chanted for Jericho to come out. Owens hit another Cannonball on Zayn in the corner. Owens hit the Pop-up Powerbomb for the victory.

Winner: Kevin Owens

Reaction: It took two hours and forty minutes but there was finally a good segment on tonight’s Raw.

Mick Foley told Stephanie McMahon that he enjoyed watching her getting embarrassed by Bayley and Sasha Banks. Stephanie McMahon talked down to Foley and Foley lost it. Foley told Stephanie to stop treating him like he was stupid. Foley said that he refused to let Stephanie’s greed get in the way of doing what is right. Stephanie then threatened Foley as he walked away.

Michael Cole had a sit down interview with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. Brock Lesnar got up and took Cole’s seat away from him. Lesnar then sat right in front of the camera as Heyman spoke. Heyman stated he thinks Kevin Owens is prepared to shock the world against Goldberg at Fastlane, but Brock Lesnar disagrees. Heyman said that if Goldberg goes to Wrestlemania as the Universal Champion, Lesnar will take it from him and end Goldberg’s career.

Big Show vs Braun Strowman

Big Show and Strowman had a stare down before the match started. The match started out back and forth. Strowman applied a Chinlock to Big Show on the mat. Big Show got to his feet but Strowman Clotheslined him back down to the mat. Strowman then hit Big Show with a kick to the face and once again Big Show fell to the mat. Strowman charged at Big Show but Big Show grabbed his throat. Strowman blocked the Chokeslam and planted Big Show with a DDT. Big Show connected with a massive Suplex. Big Show followed it up with a shoulder tackle to Strowman. Big Show then Chokeslammed Strowman but Braun kicked out at two. Strowman lifted Big Show on his shoulders but Big Show fought out of it and perched Strowman up on the top turnbuckle. Strowman knocked Big Show off and leaped onto him but Big Show connected with the KO Punch for a two count. Strowman then hit a sloppy looking Running Powerslam but Big Show kicked out at two. Strowman then hit a massive Running Powerslam for the victory.

After the match, Roman Reigns stormed to the ring. Reigns hit two Superman Punches and knocked Strowman to the mat. Reigns went for a Spear but Strowman Dropkicked Roman in the face. Strowman then planted Reigns with the Running Powerslam and stood over him.

Winner: Braun Strowman

Reaction: The main event was much better than I thought it would be. Strowman is a hell of an athlete. The final thirty minutes of this show was solid. The rest of the show was very boring in my opinion. Raw has been stuck in the same place for months. It usually has a few good segments and the rest of the show is filler. This week’s episode was particularly bad and didn’t offer too much for fans to get excited for WWE Fastlane in two weeks.

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