WWE RAW Opener:
This week’s show kicks off with everyone on the stage and a graphic for Roddy Piper. A ten bell salute happens and then we get a very touching video package on his life and career.
From there, the regular RAW opener hits and out comes Seth Rollins. Rollins brags about breaking John Cena’s nose last week. He shows footage of several replays of the knee that broke his nose. He challenges him to a match, title vs. title, winner take all, at the four-hour SummerSlam event. He issues a WWE World Heavyweight Championship open challenge. We head to a break.
When we return, Rollins tells Jo Jo he has some conditions. The person challenging him must be under six feet tall and under 200 pounds. Jo Jo says, so you mean El Torito? Rollins says yes. Out comes El Torito, however before he gets to the ring, Neville’s music hits.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
– Seth Rollins (c) vs. Neville
The announcers point out Neville is under six feet and under 200 pounds. The bell rings and here we go. Neville vs. Rollins for the WWE title.
The crowd immediately begins chanting for Neville as soon as the match begins. Neville ends up knocking Rollins out of the ring. Neville then does somewhat of a corkscrew moonsault to the floor, crashing onto Rollins. We head to a mid-match break.
When we return from the break, we see footage from the break that shows Rollins slamming Neville into the announce table to take over control of the offense. The action returns to the ring.
Once back in the ring, Rollins dominates the action for a couple of minutes and then Neville starts hitting several high-flying, high-impact moves for close near falls, including one very close one that the announcers sold like crazy.
Rollins starts fighting back but then out of nowhere, Neville gets Rollins down and goes to the top rope. Neville successfully hits the Red Arrow, immediately covers Rollins and the referee counts to three, however the referee noticed that Rollins had gotten his foot on the ropes at 2 1/2, so the match continues.
The fans start chanting “one more time! one more time!” at Neville, so Neville goes back to the top rope for a second Red Arrow. This time, Rollins rolls out of the way and Neville comes crashing down. Rollins hits Neville with a Pedigree and pins him. 1-2-3. Rollins wins and retains.
Winner and STILL WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Seth Rollins
Los Matadores & The Lucha Dragons vs. The New Day & The Ascension
We are told by the announcers that up next, Los Matadores and The Lucha Dragons will team up to take on The New Day and The Ascension in eight-man tag-team action. On that note, we head to another commercial break.
When we return from the break, all of the teams except The New Day are in the ring. We see The Prime Time Players on commentary again this week. Out comes The New Day. The bell sounds and here we go.
Big E. and Kofi Kingston are the two members representing The New Day in this one, with Xavier Woods at ringside shouting like a lunatic as usual. The match sees a lot of back-and-forth action, with a lot of high-flying spots.
El Torito grabs Xavier Woods on the apron. The distraction allows Kingston to blast Kalisto with Trouble In Paradise while he was on the top rope. Kalisto comes crashing to the mat, Kingston covers him. 1-2-3. The New Day and The Ascension win. After the match, we head to another break.
Winners: The New Day & The Ascension
