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9 Takeaways From WWE RAW (8/27)

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The August 27th episode of WWE RAW aired live from the ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto, Canada. In addition to the takeaways below, The Revival ended The B-Team’s undefeated streak. The Revival will face The B-Team once again next week and the RAW Tag Team Championships will be on the line.

Here are 9 takeaways from this week’s show:

Strowman Will Face Reigns For The Universal Championship At Hell In A Cell

Universal Champion Roman Reigns kicked off this week’s episode of RAW and made his way down to the ring. Roman said that he told Strowman that he would meet him in the ring tonight and he is here to defend the Universal Championship.

Strowman’s music hit and Braun marched down to the ring with the MITB contract. Strowman blasted Reigns for having Ambrose and Rollins save him last week on RAW. Reigns stated that nobody tells The Shield what to do and that Strowman has no clue what it is like to be at the top of the mountain.

Roman poked fun at Braun’s catchphrase, which caused the crowd to chant “get these hands!”. Reigns said that his hands have lifted every WWE Championship there is to offer and then challenged Braun to be a man and cash in his MITB contract.

Braun said that he is not cashing in tonight because he knows The Shield would come down to the ring and try to save him again. Strowman then announced that he will be cashing in his contract at WWE Hell in a Cell.

Roman and Strowman shook hands as Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre interrupted. Ziggler accused Rollins and Ambrose of stealing his Intercontinental Championship. Dolph added that he will cash in his rematch clause on his own terms.

McIntyre and Ziggler added that they needed a new challenge and they want to knock Reigns and Strowman off the top of RAW’s mountain. Constable Corbin interrupted and announced that Ziggler & McIntyre will face Reigns & Strowman in the main event of tonight’s RAW.

Corbin Got Revenge On Balor

Corbin then announced that he will face Finn Balor right now. Corbin boasted about having a week to prepare for this match and that Balor just found out about it.

Corbin controlled the match early and launched Finn to the corner of the ring. Corbin followed it up with a massive Clothesline and went for the cover but Finn was able to kick out at two. Corbin then taunted Balor a bit before trapping him in a Headlock in the middle of the ring.

Balor broke free and hit Corbin with a Dropkick to the face. Baron battled right back and beatdown Balor in the corner and then knocked him out of the ring. Corbin followed Balor out there and slammed him into the barricade before rolling him back into the ring.

Corbin applied another Headlock but Finn was able to break free with a few jabs to the face. Corbin shrugged them off and knocked Balor to the ring apron with a forearm to the face. Baron then booted Balor out of the ring and then followed him out there. Corbin charged at Finn but Balor was ready and countered into a Slingblade outside the ring as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Corbin was still in control and connected with two splashes in the corner. He went for a third but Balor dodged it and hit Baron with a forearm to the face. Finn followed it up with a Double Stomp to Corbin’s midsection and then a Slingblade. Balor went for a Dropkick but Corbin countered into Deep Six for a near fall.

Balor rolled up Corbin for a two count and then Clotheslined him out of the ring. Finn sprinted and flipped onto Corbin on the outside. Corbin grabbed a steel chair from the timekeeper’s area and put on the apron. Balor looked at the chair before booting Corbin the face.

Finn then went for the Coup de Grace but Corbin dodged it and hit Balor in the ribs with the chair. Corbin rolled out of the ring and grabbed the microphone. He said he forgot to announce that this was a No DQ match and demanded that the match be restarted. Corbin then hit Balor with the chair a second time and followed it up with the End of Days for the pinfall victory.

Sasha Banks Defeated Dana Brooke

Apollo Crews and Dana Brooke had a conversation backstage. Crews was explaining that Brooke should focus on the fundamentals in order to earn a spot on WWE’s first women’s PPV WWE Evolution. Titus O’Neil showed up and said that he got Dana Brooke a match against Sasha Banks. Brooke then made her way to the ring as Crews said he was worried because Dana has only had one singles match in the past nine months.

Sasha Banks then battled Dana Brooke as Bayley, Crews, and Titus were ringside for the match. Dana went for a few roll-ups to start off the match. Sasha then quickly tried to lock in the Bank Statement but Dana escaped out of the ring. Titus and Crews gave her some words of encouragement and then Dana got back into the ring.

Dana dodged Sasha and flipped across the ring while doing so. She then knocked Banks to the mat with a boot to the face and followed it up with several punches. Dana connected with an elbow in the corner but Banks battled back with Double Knees off the top rope for a two count. Sasha then applied the Bank Statement in the middle of the ring for the submission victory.

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Kevin Owens Quit After Losing To Seth Rollins

Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins came down to the ring to begin the second hour of this week’s episode of WWE RAW. Rollins asked the crowd if they were feeling an open challenge tonight. The crowd cheered as Seth challenged anyone from the locker room to come down to the ring for a title shot.

Kevin Owens’ music hit and he got a great reaction from the crowd. Owens said that his life has been a living hell since he came back to RAW. Owens added that if he had Sami Zayn by his side at SummerSlam he would have beaten Braun Strowman. Owens then vowed to not the building without a title tonight.

Owens started off the match by beating down Seth in the corner of the ring. Rollins battled back with a Clothesline that knocked Owens out of the ring. Seth followed him out there and bounced his face off the ring apron. Owens chopped Rollins in the throat but Seth shrugged it off and hit a Clothesline off the steel steps as RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Owens was in control and had Rollins in a Headlock in the center of the ring. Owens knocked Rollins to the mat and hit him with an elbow to the chest for a near fall. Seth connected with a Jawbreaker but Owens dragged Rollins out of the ring and launched him into the barricade. Owens went for a Cannonball but Seth rolled out of the way and Owens crashed head-first into the barricade.

Back in the ring, Rollins hit a forearm to the face and a couple of chops to Owens’ chest. Seth bounced off the ropes and planted Owens with a Slingblade. Owens rolled out of the ring to try and regroup but Rollins hit him with a Suicide Dive. Rollins then hit two more Suicide Dives onto Owens outside the ring as RAW went to a commercial break.

Rollins connected with a Frog Splash off the top rope for a near fall when RAW returned from the break. Seth then went for the Stomp but Owens got out of the way and launched Seth into the ring post. Owens applied a Crossface in the middle of the ring but Rollins was able to reach the bottom rope to break the hold.

Owens went for the Pop-Up Powerbomb but Rollins escaped. Seth then went for the Stomp but Owens countered into a Stunner for a near fall. Owens perched Rollins up on the top rope and joined him up there. Rollins escaped and hit Owens with a Buckle Bomb in the opposite corner of the ring. Owens bounced off the turnbuckle and hit Rollins with a Superkick for a two count.

Owens then made his way up to the top rope but Rollins got back up and hit him with a right hand to the face. Rollins and Owens traded punches to the face on the top rope and then Seth connected with an Enziguri. Owens knocked Seth to the canvas and went for a. Moonsault but Seth rolled out of the way. Rollins then hit the Stomp for the pinfall victory.

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Owens then set up a chair in the middle of the ring after the loss as the crowd chanted his name. Owens simply said “I quit” and left the ring.

Trish Stratus Slapped Elias

Elias performed a song tonight on RAW and insulted Toronto int he process. Trish Stratus interrupted and got a great reaction from her hometown.

Elias boasted about being a big deal and congratulated Trish on taking a few minutes off of changing diapers to join him in the ring. Stratus told Elias shut his mouth because he was making fun of Toronto. Elias said Toronto will never see him perform just like the Maple Leafs will never win the Stanley Cup.

Trish added just like Elias will never win a WWE Championship and Elias got pissed off. Stratus then promoted WWE Evolution and her match against Alexa Bliss. Elias interrupted and said that he was looking forward to seeing the pillow fight between Bliss and Stratus.

Stratus told Elias to get out of the ring but Elias didn’t listen. Elias claimed that the reason Trish was out here was that she wanted to “walk with Elias”. He then added that he doesn’t date women in their 60s which earned him a slap in the face from Trish.

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Natalya Dedicated Her Victory To Her Father

Alexa Bliss came down to the entrance ramp and said that she was the woman that replaced Trish Stratus. Bliss then vowed to give Stratus a beatdown at Evolution and then turned her attention to Ronda Rousey. Alexa then invoked her rematch clause at WWE Hell in a Cell.

Natalya battled Alicia Fox tonight on RAW as Mickie James, Alexa Bliss, Trish Stratus and Ronda Rousey were ringside for the match. Natalya controlled the match early but Fox connected with a big boot that sent Natalya to the canvas. Mickie and Alexa punched Natalya in the face a few times while the referee wasn’t paying attention.

Rousey and Stratus then went after Bliss and Mickie and the two retreated through the crowd. Back in the ring, Natalya leveled Fox with a Clothesline and then applied the Sharpshooter for the pinfall victory. Natalya, Stratus, and Rousey then posed in the ring as Mickie and Alexa looked on from the crowd.

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Lashley Destroyed The Ascension

Constable Corbin (Acting RAW GM) put Lashley in a Handicap match against The Ascension tonight on RAW. Lashley went right after Viktor to start off the match and leveled him with a shoulder tackle.

Konnor tagged in and tripped up Lashley from behind. Konnor applied a Headlock as the crowd quickly became restless. Viktor tagged in and hit Lashley with a few uppercuts before applying another Headlock to Lashley in the middle of the ring.

Lashley broke free and launched Viktor across the ring and then slammed him into the turnbuckle. Lashley Clotheslined Konnor out of the ring and slammed Viktor to the mat for the pinfall victory.

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Dean Ambrose Defeated Jinder Mahal

Jinder Mahal and Sunil Singh approached Dean Ambrose backstage. Jinder wanted to help Dean find his inner peace but instead made him angrier. Ambrose wound up threatening Mahal and then squared off against him later on RAW.

Ambrose Clotheslined Mahal out of the ring to start off the match. Dean hit Jinder with a few chops to the chest and then shoved Sunil Singh to the floor before hopping up on the ring apron. Mahal tripped him up and delivered a knee to the chest for a near fall.

Jinder followed it up with a running knee to Dean’s face for a two count. Mahal went for the Khallas but Ambrose blocked it and connected with Dirty Deeds for the quick victory.

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Strowman, Ziggler & McIntyre Attacked Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns & Braun Strowman battled Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre in the main event of this week’s episode of RAW. Reigns and Ziggler started off the match and Roman quickly knocked Dolph out of the ring. Roman connected with the Drive-By as the crowd chanted “we want Strowman!”.

Reigns rolled Ziggler back into the ring and turned around into a boot to the face from McIntyre. Back in the ring, Dolph connected with a DDT on Reigns and went for the cover but Braun broke it up.

McIntyre tagged in and started unloading punches on Roman as Strowman paced back and forth on the ring apron. Dolph got back into the match and applied a Headlock in the middle of the ring. Roman escaped but Dolph knocked him down with a Dropkick.

Drew tagged in and hit Reigns with a chop to the chest. McIntyre followed it up with a Suplex and went for the cover but Roman was able to kick out at two. Ziggler tagged in and got Reigns in a Headlock once again. Dolph transitioned into a Sleeper Hold and Reigns began to fade.

Roman battled to his feet and broke the hold by slamming Ziggler into the turnbuckle. Reigns launched Dolph out of the ring and then booted him in the face when he got back inside. McIntyre tagged in and connected with a Belly to Belly Throw that sent Reigns flying to the corner of the ring.

Dolph got back in and started to taunt Reigns. Ziggler raked Roman’s face across the top rope and shouted at him to do something. Reigns finally did do something and dropped Ziggler with a Superman Punch as Strowman pleaded for a tag.

Strowman and McIntyre tagged in but Braun stayed on the ring apron. McIntyre and Ziggler dragged Reigns to the middle of the ring and started stomping on him but Braun refused to enter the ring. The referee called for the bell and Braun finally got in the ring. Strowman headbutted Reigns and threw him to the corner of the ring. Ziggler then hit Roman with a Superkick before Dean Ambrose ran down to the ring.

McIntyre and Ziggler took out Ambrose with the Claymore/Zig Zag and then Rollins sprinted down to the ring. Strowman planted Rollins with a Running Powerslam and then delivered one to Dean Ambrose. Braun then hit Reigns with a Running Powerslam and posed with Ziggler & McIntyre as RAW went off the air.

Opinion: Is WWE expecting people to start booing Strowman after tonight? Braun got his revenge on Reigns & The Shield by aligning himself with two heels and it felt insanely out of place. Strowman is easily one of the most popular Superstars on the roster right now. Are we just going to have to watch everyone that faces Roman Reigns turn heel as WWE desperately tries to get people to cheer for him? I’m already bored with Michael Cole shouting “he’s the most polarizing Superstar in WWE!” every time Reigns comes down to the ring to a chorus of boos.

What did you think of this week’s episode of RAW? Let us know in the comments below.

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