WWE Raw Results – 9/21/20

WWE Raw Results
September 21, 2020
Orlando, Florida (Amway Center)
Commentary: Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Jerry “The King” Lawler

 

(c) by wwe

 

RETRIBUTION storms the ring with new attire and masks. They take down their hoods. The commentators say they have signed official contracts with WWE. Mia Yim under a mask asks WWE management if they thought they were safe because they gave them contracts then they should think again. The fighting continues because their superstars are motivated for money. They are done being stepped on looking for the imaginary brass ring. Dominik Dijakovic says they are here to destroy WWE and rebuild it in the image of RETRIBUTION. They’ll drain the lifeblood of this company in the WWE Superstars. They are the sickness infesting this hellhole. Dijakovic says the superstars do this to collect their money and take their paydays like whores. RETRIBUTION will make them pay for their sins because they’re the judge, jury, and executioners.

The Hurt Business’ music hits, and they come out to the stage. They remove their jackets and get in the ring. RETRIBUTION quickly clears out of the ring. MVP says they have no heart or chainsaws. They’re not so tough. MVP figured since they got contracts, they would stop running their mouths. MVP says if they want an opportunity, they have one tonight to be on the business end of some hurt. Bobby Lashley says they’re not little kids hiding behind masks. They’ll beat them down and look good doing it.

More RETRIBUTION members show up and surround the ring. A big brawl breaks out. It looks to be 15-on-4. They wipe out the Hurt Business. Dijakovic and Dio Maddin hit Lashley with a double chokeslam.

#1 Contender’s Triple Threat Tag Team Match
Andrade and Angel Garza vs. Seth Rollins and Murphy vs. Dominik Mysterio and Humberto Carrillo

Andrade gets out of the ring before the action begins. Murphy starts against Carrillo. Murphy takes him down and wrenches the arm. Carrillo twists out and sends him out of the ring. Andrade attacks him from behind and tags Garza in. Garza clubs at Carrillo before tagging Andrade back in. Carrillo sends Andrade into the ropes, but he flies in and poses. Murphy gets in the ring and double-teams Carrillo with Andrade. Carrillo hits Andrade with a big arm drag before sending Murphy to the apron and kicking him off.

Dominik Mysterio tags in and clubs Garza. Mysterio comes off the top rope with a cross-body on Murphy while Carrillo hits a suicide dive on Andrade. Mysterio gets Andrade in the ring for a two count. Andrade fights back, but Mysterio comes back with a sunset flip powerbomb, but the pin is broken up. Garza gets in the ring and punches Dominik. Garza tries to send him out of the ring, but Mysterio comes back with a (sort of) 619. Garza is then knocked out of the ring. Andrade and Murphy brawl. Andrade rocks Murphy with a back elbow, but Murphy responds with a big knee to the face.

Seth Rollins surveys the landscape before leaving the apron and grabbing his jacket. Rollins says he’s got a lot on his mind and leaves Murphy. Rollins walks off to the back smiling. Andrade comes back with a wild back elbow on Murphy. Garza tags in and hits the Wing Clipper on Murphy for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: Andrade and Angel Garza

Andrade and Angel Garza will face The Street Profits for the Raw Tag Team Championship this Sunday at WWE Clash of Champions.

RETRIBUTION is backstage. Dominik Dijakovic says The Hurt Business could have been part of the solution, but they bent the knee to WWE. They line their pockets with WWE’s money. They asked for this match in greed. The payment won’t come in the form of money. It’ll come in the form of a match against them and they’ll pay in RETRIBUTION.

Kevin Owens is in the ring. Last time he hosted The Kevin Owens Show, he got attacked by Captain Hot Topic (Aleister Black), but he took care of him last week. His guest is someone he would have never thought would be on his show, but 2020 is weird. His guest is Shane McMahon.

Shane McMahon’s music hits, and he walks out to the ring. McMahon thanks him for having him on the show. Owens mentions they fought for two years and he got Shane fired. But tonight they’re going to showcase what McMahon does best: promote. Owens tells McMahon to promote away because he can’t wait. McMahon puts over Dabba-Kato vs. Braun Strowman. McMahon says Owens knows Dabba-Kato well and brings him out.

Dabba-Kato makes his way to the ring. Owens gets up and says he doesn’t care about Raw Underground for tonight. He cares about Raw Underground from two weeks ago. Owens knows Dabba-Kato has Strowman on his mind, but they are going to do this at some point. Until then, here’s something for him to chew on. Owens viciously slaps him in the face. Owens then introduces his second guest, Braun Strowman.

Braun Strowman makes his way to the ring. Shane McMahon says if he wants this fight, it’ll happen on Raw Underground or it won’t happen at all. Aleister Black shows up, sweeps Owens’ feet, and pulls him three times crotch-first into the ring post. Dabba-Kato walks off on Strowman.

Footage is shown of RETRIBUTION attacking Drew McIntyre and Keith Lee last week.

We come back from the break to see RETRIBUTION beating on Titus O’Neil and Humberto Carrillo backstage. There are so many camera zooms and shakes that one would feel seasick after watching it. Dominik Dijakovic shouts about the WWE Superstars.

Non-Title Match
Keith Lee vs. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre

The bell rings, and Lee immediately sidesteps a Claymore Kick. Lee applies a side headlock, but McIntyre fights out and applies one of his own. McIntyre cinches it in, but Lee fights it. Lee lifts him up, but McIntyre wrenches the headlock in more to get back to the ground. Lee pushes him off, but McIntyre slingshots over him. They hit the ropes, but Lee ducks and hits McIntyre with a flying shoulder that sends him over the top rope. McIntyre gets in before being counted out. McIntyre rakes the eyes, and they go outside. McIntyre chops him, but Lee comes back with Grizzly Magnum. McIntyre then responds with a Randy Orton back suplex on the commentary table.

We come back from the break to see McIntyre chopping Lee. Lee fights back and clotheslines him before sending him to the corner. Lee avalanches him twice and tries for a clothesline, but McIntyre ducks. McIntyre lifts him up, but Lee is too heavy. McIntyre boots him and hits the ropes, but Lee forearms him down. Lee thinks about it for a long time before covering for a two count. Lee tries for a Spirit Bomb, but McIntyre counters into a hurricanrana. McIntyre follows up with a Double A Spinebuster before executing a jackknife pin for a near fall.

McIntyre clubs Lee and hits a neckbreaker for a near fall. McIntyre attempts a Future Shock DDT, but Lee powers him to the corner. Lee charges, but McIntyre knocks him back. McIntyre runs at him, but Lee hits a one-armed slam for a near fall. Lee gets McIntyre to his feet and punches him before clubbing the back. Lee hits the ropes and hits a clothesline for a near fall. McIntyre holds his jaw in pain. It is still broken. Lee goes for a Spirit Bomb, but McIntyre gets out and hits a Claymore Kick. Randy Orton then attacks McIntyre from behind with some chair shots.

Winner by Disqualification: WWE Champion Drew McIntyre

Orton takes the edge of the chair and digs it into the broken jaw of McIntyre. McIntyre screams in pain. Orton then turns to Lee and hits him with a Punt Kick. Orton looks down at the destruction he caused.

Randy Orton shames everyone for thinking he wouldn’t make it to Clash of Champions. Doesn’t his track record speak for itself? 20 years on the roster and he’s never walked away from a title match. He won’t do that anytime soon… but the World Title match at Clash of Champions isn’t exactly a normal match.

Orton gets out of the ring and walks up to the ambulance that is parked next to the stage. Orton opens the back doors and says he took a ride in this very ambulance a few weeks ago. He took not one, not two, not three… well actually three Claymore Kicks. As they were flying down the highway and the sirens were blaring, he was fading out of consciousness. The feeling came over him is the feeling of being taken out by The Legend Killer. That was what Edge, Christian, Big Show, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, and even Drew McIntyre felt like when he kicked them in the skull. When he came to in the back of the ambulance, he felt a smile. He wasn’t smiling because of the pain. He was smiling because he remembered what he is capable of and remembered what it takes to become WWE Champion. This ambulance represents different things for different people. For some, it represents hope and healing. For others it represents pain, agony, and even death. This ambulance represents to him is his 14th World Championship. Orton tells McIntyre to listen up. At Clash of Champions, he’ll make sure McIntyre takes one more ride in this ambulance. His World Title reign will flatline courtesy of the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment: R-K-O. Orton slams the doors of the ambulance and stares into the camera.

Sarah Schreiber is backstage with Raw Women’s Champion Asuka. She asks Asuka if Mickie James is a bigger threat to Asuka’s title or Zelina Vega. Billie Kay walks up and says she’s here for a free match against Asuka. Maybe Sarah or Jen from catering can get a match. Peyton Royce walks up and says she could get a match. Asuka asks if they’re still friends, but Billie says they’re not a tag team but still friends. Royce says things change like Asuka being the champion after Sunday. Asuka says no one is ready for her on Sunday, but she’s ready for Peyton Royce tonight.

#1 Contender’s Match
Zelina Vega vs. Mickie James

A replay is shown of the botched ending to Asuka vs. Mickie James last week. Mickie says she never gave up last week and will never give up on the title.

The bell rings, and Vega kicks Mickie down before talking trash. Mickie grabs her by the hair and whips her down. Mickie swings her around by the hair before backing up. Vega jumps on her back for a sleeper hold, but Mickie pulls her off and kicks her in the face for a two count. Mickie goes for a suplex, but Vega counters into a roll-up for a two count. Vega ducks a clothesline and applies an octopus stretch. Mickie drops down to a knee, but she powers her up and backs Vega into the corner to break the hold. Vega kicks Mickie in the face, but Mickie blocks it. Mickie goes for a powerbomb, but Vega comes back with a hurricanrana that nearly spikes Mickie on her head. The match slows down for a moment and there’s some mistimed stuff. Mickie comes back with a clothesline and a kick that misses by a mile. Mickie takes her down and kips up. Mickie goes to the top rope and hits a flying Thesz Press for a near fall. Mickie goes for a Mick-DT, but Vega whips her into the ropes. Vega follows up with a backstabber for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Zelina Vega

Zelina Vega will face Asuka for the Raw Women’s Champion this Sunday on the Kickoff Show of WWE Clash of Champions.

We go to the beach earlier in the day. Akira Tozawa is hiding in the ocean. WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth shows up. A great white shark fin shows up in the ocean. Tozawa and the ninja referee, still in the water, are terrified. R-Truth drops the 24/7 Title in the ocean. R-Truth comes back 20 minutes later with a snorkel and flippers on his feet. He’s going to find his baby. The shark shows back up. R-Truth grabs the title in the water and “grabs” Little Jimmy. A ripped up ninja suit washes up, insinuating one of the ninjas was eaten by the shark.

Cedric Alexander and MVP make their way to the ring. MVP says this is an announcement to RETRIBUTION. They’ll be in a 6-Man Tag Match and will find out why they’re the Hurt Business. They can claim to be judge and jury, but they’re the executioners. Alexander says he learned the hard way when you send a message to the Hurt Business, you’ll get it back tenfold just like he’ll do to an old friend. He’s going to get even with Apollo Crews for the months he used him for a championship opportunity. Alexander will show he doesn’t give a damn about Crews or his kids.

Apollo Crews comes out with Ricochet. Crews never thought he’d see this side of Alexander. All they care about is punching Alexander in the face. If Lashley thought he forgot about the United States Championship, he hasn’t. Lashley will get a feel for what will go down this Sunday when he becomes a 2-time United States Champion.

Cedric Alexander w/ MVP vs. Apollo Crews w/ Ricochet

The bell rings, and Crews takes Alexander down. Alexander elbows out, but Crews hits an enzuigiri. MVP pulls Alexander out of the ring. Crews quickly comes back with a baseball slide on Alexander and gets in MVP’s face.

We come back from the break to see Alexander knee Crews in the midsection and dropkick him in the back for a two count. MVP shouts at Crews while Alexander elbows him in the head. Alexander applies a waistlock, but Crews fights up. Crews gets him out of the ring and goes for a moonsault off the apron. Crews lands on his feet when Alexander moves. Alexander then crushes him with a suicide dive. Ricochet gets in Alexander’s face. Crews then rolls Alexander up getting in the ring for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Apollo Crews

The Hurt Business music hits, and Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin walk out. Alexander attacks Crews from behind. They wipe out Crews and Ricochet. Lashley then applies the Hurt Lock to Crews.

We go to Raw Underground to see Dolph Ziggler taking on Arturo Ruas. Ruas takes Ziggler down and goes for an arm bar. Ziggler fights out and punches away at him. Ziggler then applies a sleeper hold, but Ruas fights it. Ruas slams out and punches him, but Ziggler kicks him back. Ruas takes him down, but Ziggler rakes the eyes and jabs him in the throat. Ziggler applies another sleeper hold, but Ruas fights up. Ruas then collapses and taps out to Ziggler. Ziggler stands tall over the broken Ruas.

Shane McMahon says that was amazing. McMahon goes to talk to Braun Strowman, but he doesn’t want to talk to him. A new interviewer named Briana Brandy interviews Strowman.  Strowman says he’s sending everyone home to their mommies with a pocket full of teeth. If Shane wants some, he can get these hands too.

Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring holding a manila envelope. Rollins says it is no secret that he’s had the Mysterios’ number for a while. After he beat Dominik last week in a Steel Cage, he thought it was all done. Rollins thought he was free of the torment the Mysterio family has put him through for months… but something has been bothering him about the Mysterio family for quite some time. Rollins should let it go, but he was inspired to look into it by the most unlikely of sources. WWE.com posted a series of photographs of the Mysterio family this week. A light bulb went off in his head. The world has to know the truth. It’s hard to do it justice with words.

A photograph of the Mysterio family is shown on the big screen. Rollins tells the people to look at Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio. It doesn’t seem possible or fathomable. It’s almost unbelievable. We deserve the truth, so he had some people do some digging. In this folder is the results of that investigation. Before he delivers the information to the WWE Universe, he’d like to extend a courtesy to the Mysterio family to come out and find out the truth from him in person. Rollins owes them that much.

The Mysterio family comes out to the stage. Rey says they are tired of the games and are going to give him a beating like they did to Murphy. Rollins says he’s grown to respect this family and what they stand for. It might sound weird, but he’s inspired by them. They stand together and cheer each other on. They fight together and overcome adversity. That’s why they deserve the truth. In this envelope is the results of a DNA test. It’s been done before, but times have changed. They need to get to the bottom of this once and for all. They need an answer to the question. Is Rey Mysterio really Dominik’s father. Rollins takes out the paper and says the truth is… Rey Mysterio is not the father of Dominik. Rollins laughs.

Rey asks if he really brought them out here for this. They’ve been there before. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now. Rollins needs to stop running his family through the mud. Rollins says Rey might be onto something. Maybe he made a mistake. Maybe his guy got the wrong Mysterio kid. Maybe it’s not Dominik… maybe it’s Aaliyah who is not his daughter. Aaliyah laughs. Rollins has concrete evidence aside from the DNA test.

Footage is shown of Aaliyah checking on Murphy before getting in the ring last week on Raw. Rollins asks if that’s really his daughter. That doesn’t seem like something a Mysterio would do. She was consoling his disciple, Murphy. What was going on? Aaliyah… what was going on there, Rollins asks. Rey says they already spoke about it, but he raised his daughter to be caring and compassionate, something Rollins knows nothing about. Rey tells Rollins to keep his daughter’s name out of his mouth. She’s just 19-years-old. She’s naive and knows nothing about their world. Aaliyah looks insulted and walks off on him. Angie, Rey’s wife, goes after her. Rey and Dominik look confused. Rey walks away, and Dominik angrily stares at Rollins before going to the back.

Rollins looks lost for words. Rollins apologizes and says he was out here to inform, not to drive a wedge in the Mysterio family. That happens sometimes. It can happen to the Mysterio family. It’s probably even happened to some families in the crowd. Rollins apologizes and leaves.

Non-Title Match
Natalya and Lana vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler

Nia Jax runs over Lana before tagging Baszler in. Baszler slams Lana down and applies the Kirifuda Clutch for the submission.

Winners by Submission: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler

Jax and Baszler attack Natalya and Lana after the match. For the second week in a row, Jax hits Lana with a Samoan Drop through the commentary table. The Riott Squad just watches.

We go backstage to see Aaliyah arguing with her father, saying she can speak for herself. She’s here to support Dominik. Seth Rollins hurt Rey and Dominik. God knows what he’ll do to her and her mother… but she’s just a naive 19-year-old. She walks off.

We go back to Raw Underground to see Erik facing Riddick Moss. Moss slams Erik down, but Erick comes back with a headlock takeover. Erik punches away at him, but Moss gets up. They exchange blows before Erik rocks him with a punch and a German Suplex. Moss quickly gets up and knocks Erik out with a punch. The referee calls it and Moss is the winner.

Shane McMahon says our main event is next. Briana Brandy goes to interview Dabba-Kato, but McMahon takes the microphone. Dabba-Kato says talk is cheap. Strowman will feel what he’s all about.

Non-Title Match
Raw Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Peyton Royce w/ Billie Kay

Asuka starts off strong against Royce. Royce makes a mini-comeback with a Gory Special neckbreaker, but Asuka kicks out. They fumble into an Asuka Lock attempt before Zelina Vega attacks Asuka.

Winner by Disqualification: Raw Women’s Champion Asuka

Vega beats on Asuka, but Asuka kicks her away. Vega shouts that the title belongs to her this Sunday.

Murphy finds Aaliyah Mysterio backstage and says if he’s done anything to hurt her, he’s sorry. Murphy walks off.

It’s the main event of Raw Underground: Braun Strowman vs. Dabba-Kato. They throw shots and lock up. Dabba-Kato connects with some punches, but Strowman takes him down with a front facelock before applying a chokehold. They brawl off the platform before getting back on. Strowman then knocks Dabba-Kato out.

RETRIBUTION makes their way to the ring. It’ll be Dominik Dijakovic, Shane Thorne, and Dio Maddin representing the team. They’re announced as Slapjack, T-Bar, and Mace. They’ll face The Hurt Business, next.

RETRIBUTION (T-Bar, Mace, and Slapjack) vs. The Hurt Business (WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and Cedric Alexander) w/ MVP

Lashley annihilates Shane Thorne to start off. Dio Maddin, now known as Mace, tags in and shoulder blocks Lashley down. T-Bar (Dijakovic) comes in and elbows at Lashley. Lashley takes him down and puts him in the corner. Cedric Alexander tags in and shoulders away at T-Bar’s midsection. T-Bar soon takes him down and tags in Slapjack (Thorne). Thorne kicks away at Alexander and tags T-Bar back in. T-Bar clubs Alexander and throws him across the ring for a two count. Alexander stuns T-Bar with a Neuralyzer. Shelton Benjamin tags in and punches away at T-Bar. T-Bar takes him down and tags Mace in. Mace and T-Bar hit a double-team suplex for a two count. Benjamin soon comes back and hits Mace with a back suplex. Benjamin soon fights back and takes Slapjack down.

Lashley tags in and viciously wipes out Slapjack with a one-armed flapjack. Lashley applies a Hurt Lock to Slapjack. T-Bar punches him and the referee inexplicably throws the match out.

Winners by Disqualification: The Hurt Business

The other members of RETRIBUTION hit the ring. The Raw roster runs down for the save headed by WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. They wipe out RETRIBUTION. Randy Orton then hits McIntyre with an RKO, which causes the entire Raw roster and RETRIBUTION to disappear.

 

text by MK  //  pics (c) by WWE

WWE Raw Results – 9/7/20

WWE Raw Results
September 7, 2020
Orlando, Florida (Amway Center)
Commentary: Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Samoa Joe

 

(c) by WWE

 

Randy Orton makes his way to the ring. Orton says he told the world that he would jump through whatever hoops he needed to get to the WWE Championship again. This is a rematch he should have automatically had. He beat Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, and Keith Lee. Now he has to face Keith Lee again. The more they cross paths, the closer Lee gets to being kicked in the head. He could go over the long list of people he has kicked in the head, but Raw only runs for three hours.

Orton directs his attention to Drew McIntyre. WWE stated it would be Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Clash of Champions… if Drew McIntyre recovers in time. Seems like someone doesn’t think McIntyre will make it to Clash. If someone were to ask Orton why McIntyre might not make it to Clash of Champions, he’d tell them the truth: he kicked Drew in the freakin’ head and broke his jaw.

An ambulance drives into the arena. Out pops WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, who angrily charges down to the ring! McIntyre gets in the ring and hits Orton with a Claymore Kick! McIntyre punches away at him until referees pull him away. McIntyre looks intense. McIntyre walks off and wildly looks back at Orton, who is down in the ring.

Footage is shown of The Hurt Business walking into the arena earlier in the day. A janitor says hello to them, and MVP accuses him of saying something about Shelton Benjamin’s mother. The janitor says he didn’t say anything. Bobby Lashley grabs the guy by the face and pushes him into the wall. MVP asks if the janitor is calling him a liar. The man says no, so MVP says he did say something about Benjamin’s mother. The man again denies it, but also denies MVP is a liar. Benjamin knees the man in the groin, and he goes down in pain. The Hurt Business then walk off.

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre is walking backstage when Adam Pearce stops him with some security guards. Pearce asks what he’s doing since he’s not medically cleared. McIntyre says Randy Orton wasn’t trying to break his jaw… he was trying to end his career. Pearce says with RETRIBUTION walking around, they can’t have anything else going on. Pearce tells McIntyre to leave the premises. McIntyre agrees and leaves. Pearce tells security to go to their posts.

Cedric Alexander is making his entrance when The Hurt Business attacks him from behind. Crews and Ricochet run up, and MVP holds Benjamin and Lashley back. Crews and Ricochet don’t attack The Hurt Business. The Hurt Business gets in the ring while Crews and Ricochet check on Alexander. They go down to the ring.

Apollo Crews, Ricochet, and Cedric Alexander vs. The Hurt Business (WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP)

Crews charges Lashley at the sound of the bell and attacks him at ringside. Benjamin attacks Crews and clotheslines him down. Benjamin tags Lashley in. Lashley powers Crews to the corner and stomps him. Crews tries to fight back, but Lashley punches and kicks him down. Lashley backs up and hits a running shoulder. Benjamin gets in and hits a running knee to the face. MVP then tags in and hits a running big boot in the corner before covering, but Ricochet breaks up the pin. MVP gives Crews some crossface clubs and bends his fingers. Crews tries to make a tag, but MVP stops him and hits a German Suplex. Lashley tags back in and talks some trash. Crews tries to get away, but Lashley powers him down and applies a chin lock. Crews fights up, so Benjamin tags in. Benjamin punches away at Crews before knocking Alexander off the apron. Benjamin then turns into an enzuigiri from Crews.

Crews goes to tag Ricochet, but Alexander pulls him off the apron! Alexander throws Ricochet into the barricade and ring apron a few times. Crews is stunned. Alexander gets in the ring, hits Crews with the Lumbar Check, and screams at him. MVP is absolutely giddy. Lashley is wearing a big smile. Benjamin waits for Crews to get up and drops him with Pay Dirt for the win!

Winners by Pinfall: The Hurt Business

The Hurt Business gets in the ring, and Alexander smiles at them. Alexander nods toward them as he walks off.

Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) vs. Angel Garza and Andrade w/ Zelina Vega

Andrade and Zelina Vega walked right by Angel Garza during their entrance. They are made at him.

Angel Garza will start against Montez Ford. Garza quickly rips his pants off and throws them at Ford. Garza applies a side headlock and cinches it in. Ford gets out, leapfrogs him, and clotheslines him down. Garza gives Andrade a hard tag. Andrade talks trash to Garza. Angelo Dawkins tagged in and dropkicks Andrade. Dawkins hits an exploder suplex, but Andrade soon sidesteps an avalanche. Garza and Vega are arguing at ringside. Andrade angrily gets involved and tells Garza to get on the apron. Garza isn’t listening. Andrade goes to hit Dawkins with the double knees, but Dawkins moves. Garza walks off. Dawkins hits the Cash Out, tags Ford in, and Ford hits the wild Frog Splash for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: The Street Profits

Vega is yelling at Garza from ringside. All of a sudden, SmackDown Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura walk out!

SmackDown Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura are in the ring with the Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits. They found out that The Street Profits are the longest-reigning Raw Tag Team Champions in years. When the WWE Universe things of the Street Profits, they think of basketball and ninjas… not defending titles. They’re here to show Raw what real champions look like. They’re going to prove it thanks to the quarterly brand-to-brand invitational, they’re challenging them to a Champions vs. Champions match next week. Nakamura goes to say they want the smoke, but Dawkins says that’s copyright infringement.

Dawkins says Cesaro and Nakamura can’t hang with them. Dawkins says he calls a lot of people “fam,” but Montez really is family to him… unlike The Bar 2.0. Ford says Cesaro has had so many partners he should get an STD check. Next week, they accept the challenge. It’ll be Champions vs. Champions because they want the… Nakamura cuts him off and says, “Smooooke.”

Kevin Owens will take on Aleister Black on Raw Underground tonight.

WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth is at a restaurant talking to an empty seat. It’s Little Jimmy. They bring over a dessert cart and remove the dome. There’s a tray of desserts… but they’re on top of the head of a ninja. R-Truth shouts that he didn’t order a ninja. Akira Tozawa walks up with a referee. R-Truth runs them over with the dessert cart, shouts to the manager that they can’t get on “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” by serving ninjas, and runs off.

Peyton Royce makes her entrance to new music. She’ll face her former IIconics tag team partner, Billie Kay, next.

Peyton Royce vs. Billie Kay

They lock-up before Royce takes her down with a headlock takeover. They trade holds before slapping each other in the face. Kay gets out of a move and hits a snapmare. Royce fights back and eventually hits a big boot for a near fall. Royce applies a chin lock, but Kay fights up and whips her off. Kay powers her to the corner and hits some shoulders in the corner. Kay bounces her in the corner and hits a suplex for a two count. Royce gets out of an exploder, but Kay rolls her up for a two count. Royce quickly kicks her in the head and hits a swinging vertical suplex for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Peyton Royce

Royce helps Billie Kay up after and hugs her.

Charly Caruso is in the ring and introduces The Mysterio Family. Rey Mysterio makes his way to the ring alongside his wife, Angie, his son, Dominik, and hits daughter, Aliyah. Charly welcomes them to the WWE ThunderDome and says they all look great. She asks Rey about his torn triceps. Rey says he wanted closure on Seth Rollins, but it didn’t happen. He doens’t have a timetable for his recovery, but he can’t wait to take on Rollins again. She asks if Rey gave his son any advice heading into a match against Murphy. Rey says he’s proud of his son. They know Murphy wants vengeance and that makes his dangerous, but he’s so confident in his son and knows he can put away Murphy.

Charly asks Dominik about facing Murphy… but Murphy cuts him off from the titantron. Murphy says Dominik should feel awful. The one man that picked him up when he was down turned his back on him because of Dominik. The Monday Night Messiah wants nothing to do with him. Rey says it’s not their fault that he chose to pledge his loyalty to an evil, selfish son-of-a-bitch like Rollins. Murphy says he sees clearly. Dominik has a bright future in WWE, but the ultimate sacrifice is to end it before it begins. Dominik hit him from behind last week. Now it’s time to up the ante. Murphy challenges Dominik to a Street Fight. Dominik says Murphy has terrorized his family just as much as Rollins. Dominik will embarrass Murphy more in front of his Messiah. Murphy tells him to bring his family to ringside so they can watch his last match. Dominik says if Murphy lays a hand on his family, he’ll be taking his last breath.

Nia Jax will take on The Riott Squad in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Shayna Baszler will also take on The Riott Squad in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match.

Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are arguing with Adam Pearce backstage. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre walks by. Pearce asks if McIntyre was leaving. McIntyre says he drove up in an ambulance and is just waiting for a ride.

Raw Women’s Champion Asuka makes her entrance. She’ll defend the Raw Women’s Championship against Mickie James next week. Tonight, she teams with her against Natalya and Lana, next.

Raw Women’s Champion Asuka and Mickie James vs. Natalya and Lana

Asuka and Mickie James argue over who is going to start the match. Mickie James starts against Natalya. Mickie quickly takes Natalya down and whiffs on a basement dropkick. Asuka tags in and locks up with Lana, who also tagged in. Asuka goes for a hip attack, but Lana moves. Mickie blind tags in, but Natalya also blind tagged in. Natalya dropkicks Mickie and beats on her for a bit. Asuka shouts at Natalya. Lana tags in and splashes Mickie against the ropes. Lana hits a sit-out facebuster, but Asuka breaks up the pin. Asuka and Natalya are sent out of the ring. Mickie hits a neckbreaker and goes for a tag, but Asuka is still down. Mickie goes to the top rope, but Asuka gets on the apron and blind tags in. Asuka puts Lana in the Asuka Lock, so Mickie keeps Natalya from getting in the ring. Mickie hits Natalya with the Mick Kick at ringside while Lana taps out.

Winners by Submission: Raw Women’s Champion Asuka and Mickie James

Footage is shown of Cedric Alexander turning on Apollo Crews and Ricochet to help The Hurt Business win.

The Hurt Business are backstage with Cedric Alexander. MVP asks if he’s ready to make this official on the VIP Lounge. Alexander says he is. MVP and Bobby Lashley walk off, but Shelton Benjamin stays behind. Benjamin says it’s good to see Alexander came to his senses… if he really did. If this is game, he’ll find out and teach him why they’re the Hurt Business. Benjamin smiles and walks off.

The Hurt Business makes their way to the ring alongside Cedric Alexander. MVP’s music has been remixed. It’s time for The VIP Lounge. MVP introduces the VIP Lounge and the newest member of The Hurt Business, Cedric Alexander. WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley hands Alexander a Hurt Business t-shirt. MVP says it took a long time for Alexander to come to his senses, so why the change now? Benjamin says he really wants to know as well.

Alexander says he was on the receiving end of a beating weekly. He’d rather learn and earn. His wallet was going broke running around with Ricochet, who calls himself “The One and Only.” What about him? As for Apollo Crews, why is he sacrificing his body for someone else’s championship opportunities?

The Viking Raiders interrupt Alexander, and they’re joined on stage by Apollo Crews and Ricochet. They charge down to the ring and brawl with The Hurt Business. Ivar avalanches Lashley before Erik knees him. They clear the ring of The Hurt Business.

The Hurt Business (WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, MVP, and Cedric Alexander) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar), Ricochet, and Apollo Crews

Ricochet starts against Shelton Benjamin. Benjamin quickly hits him with a suplex for a two count. Apollo Crews tags in, hits Benjamin with a kick and a standing moonsault, and picks up a two count. Crews goes for an avalanche, but Benjamin boots him down. MVP tags in, but Crews quickly gets away. Crews blocks a kick and clubs MVP down. Ivar tags in and punches and clubs MVP down. Ivar boots MVP in the head and bounces him off the turnbuckle. Erik tags in, and they hit MVP with some knees to the body and head. Erik punches and knees MVP against the ropes before powering him to the corner. Ivar tags back in and hits MVP with a diving cross-body block for a near fall. Crews tags in and kicks MVP. Crews hits the ropes, but MVP hits him with a flapjack. MVP then sends Crews sternum-first into the turnbuckles. Lashley tags in and elbows away at Crews. Crews attacks back, but Lashley sets up for a Dominator. Crews gets out and tags Erik in.

Erik quickly knocks Lashley back and knees him to the corner. Benjamin tags in, but Erik hits him with an exploder suplex. Lashley then spears Erik down. Benjamin hits Erik with a trio of scoop slams followed by a vertical suplex for a near fall. Benjamin applies a chin lock to Erik. Erik fights up, but Benjamin puts him in the corner and hits a running knee to the face. Lashley tags in and viciously shoulders Erik in the corner. MVP tags in and follows up with a running big boot for a near fall. MVP puts Erik against the ropes and talks some trash. Cedric Alexander tags in and stomps away at Erik. Alexander digs his forearm into Erik’s face before tagging Benjamin in. Erik soon fights back, flips Benjamin over, and knees him in the face.

Both men are down. MVP and Ricochet tag in. Ricochet knocks The Hurt Business of the apron before kicking MVP down. Ricochet hits a springboard standing moonsault block on MVP before hitting a springboard moonsault splash. Alexander gets in the ring and challenges Ricochet. MVP attacks Ricochet from behind for a near fall. Alexander tags in and hits Ricochet with the Neuralyzer for a near fall. Ricochet blocks the Lumbar Check and chops him hard. Ricochet and Alexander trade shots before Ricochet hits a full nelson suplex. MVP breaks it up. Erik knees MVP, Benjamin gives Erik a spinebuster, Crews kicks Benjamin, Lashley hits Crews with a Dominiator, Ivar drives Lashley into the ring post, and Ivar takes out the Hurt Business with a suicide dive! Ivar shakes his arm in pain and looks like he may have legitimately hurt himself.

Ricochet goes to the top rope for the 630, but he lands on his feet when Alexander moves. Alexander hits the Michinoku Driver. Alexander covers, but Ricochet kicks out before the three count. The referee still calls the match.

Winners by Pinfall: The Hurt Business

Bobby Lashley lifts Alexander up in celebration. The Hurt Business stand tall. Ivar is being checked at ringside.

Kevin Owens is shown outside of Raw Underground with Shane McMahon and the tall security guard. McMahon says he knows they’ve had their differences, but he still wishes him luck. Owens says McMahon will always be a jackass. McMahon gets the door for him. The security guard looks surprised Owens talked to him that way.

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee

The bell rings, and Keith Lee smirks. Orton quickly gets out of the ring and holds his jaw in pain. Orton took a Claymore Kick from WWE Champion Drew McIntyre earlier in the night. Orton gets in the ring and signals for a test of strength, but then he ducks out of the ring. Lee reaches over the top rope and grabs Orton by the ear, pulling him up to the apron. Orton snaps him off the top rope and gets in the ring. Lee quickly connects with a Grizzly Magnum. Lee gets him up, but Orton thumbs him in the eye. Orton uppercuts him to the corner and puts him in the corner. Lee reverses a whip to the corner. Orton ducks a clothesline and goes for an RKO, but Lee doesn’t go down. Lee pushes Orton into the ropes and connects with a back elbow. Orton quickly gets out of the ring to recover. Lee follows him out and charges for a Pounce, but Orton drops down and Lee hits the barricade hard. Orton gets in the ring and looks for a count-out, but Lee gets in the ring.

Orton starts up the Garvin Stomps on Lee. Lee is holding his chest in pain. Orton covers for a one count. Lee powered him up on the kick out. Orton quickly hooks a rear chin lock on Lee and has him grounded. Lee fights up and knocks Orton off. Orton goes for an RKO, but Lee brushes him off. Orton holds his jaw in pain. Lee avalanches Orton and hits a running forearm. Orton is stumbled. Lee hits a spinning powerslam for a near fall. Lee lifts Orton up for a Spirit Bomb, but Orton slides off and drops him with an RKO. All of a sudden, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre hits Orton with a Claymore Kick!

Winner by Disqualification: Randy Orton

McIntyre speaks to Orton, saying he wants Orton to see him in his nightmares. McIntyre walks off, but he’s stopped by Adam Pearce. Pearce says McIntyre is putting himself at risk not being cleared to compete. McIntyre cooly walks off. Orton is left holding his jaw.

We go to Raw Underground to see Aleister Black fighting someone and knocking him out with Black Mass. Kevin Owens charges Black and takes him down. They brawl before spilling down to the floor. Owens backs him into the apron and gives him a back body drop on the floor. McMahon says we’ll be right back with more Raw Underground.

2-on-1 Handicap Match
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler w/ Nia Jax vs. The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan)

The bell rings, and Baszler applies a side headlock. Riott whips her off, but Baszler picks the leg. Riott hits an arm drag, but Baszler quickly comes back with a double wristlock. Baszler slams her down and keeps the hold applied. Nia Jax shouts that she could do that. Riott tries to fight her off, but Baszler keeps it applied. Riott finally fights out and tags Liv Morgan in. Baszler knocks Morgan off the apron, but Riott attacks Baszler. Morgan dropkicks Baszler, but Baszler quickly back. Baszler hits an inverted gutwrench suplex that lands Morgan on her face. Baszler goes to break her arm, but Jax is talking trash. Baszler goes for a slam, but Morgan rolls her up for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: The Riott Squad

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax w/ Shayna Baszler vs. The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan)

Nia Jax takes Ruby Riott down and taunts Shayna Baszler. Riott quickly goes fo a roll-up, but Jax powers her up and knocks her back. Jax throws her across the ring and goes for an avalanche, but Riott sidesteps her. Morgan tags in and dropkicks Jax in the knees. The Riott Squad double-teams Jax with stomps. They keep making tags to double-team Jax with stomps. Morgan avalanches Jax in the corner, and Riott hits a running cross-body. Riott covers for a two count. Riott hits the ropes, but Jax clotheslines her down for a near fall. Jax applies a clutch, but Riott hits a jawbreaker. Jax quickly shoulder blocks her down and sets up for an arm breaker stomp, but Riott avoids it. Riott elbows Jax, but Morgan tags in. The lights flicker, and the LED boards in the ThunderDome go out.

RETRIBUTION’s logo appears on the LED boards. One of the members speaks. This ThunderDome is only a facade. Behind this mountain of screens is the same foundation. The same WWE as before. The same behemoth that discarded and disowned them, leaving them to survive in an unfair world. The powerful continue to grow, but they feed on the scraps of contempt. Another one says contempt is a powerful motivator. They are the locusts of contempt and will feed on anyone that supports WWE. They will seep into the pores of all. They are RETRIBUTION.

The Mysterio Family is backstage when Sarah Schreiber walks up. Rey Mysterio says Murphy wants to get back in Seth Rollins’ good graces. If Murphy tries anything, they’ll handle themselves.

We go back to Raw Underground to see Kevin Owens and Aleister Black still brawling. Owens knocks Black loopy with a head-butt, but Black soon gets up and kicks Owens in the head. They brawl outside and knock into Dabba-Kato. Dabba-Kato gets in the ring and slams Owens before hitting Black with a chokeslam. Shane McMahon says tonight was amazing.

Randy Orton is walking backstage holding his jaw. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre attacks him from behind and digs his face into a turnbuckle for the ring interview area backstage. McIntyre puts Orton in the ring and hits him with his third Claymore Kick of the night. McIntyre stands tall over Orton.

Street Fight
Dominik Mysterio w/ The Mysterio Family vs. Murphy

Murphy immediately knees Dominik in the face and sends him out of the ring. Murphy sends Dominik into the barricade before throwing him over the commentary table. Rey Mysterio is holding a kendo stick, but is standing back and letting his son have the fight. Murphy stares at Rey. Dominik quickly clotheslines Murphy on the floor before throwing him over the commentary table. They brawl over to the LED “crowd.” Dominik sends Murphy into a barricade and climbs up to the LED boards. Dominik then climbs to the top of the LED boards and hits a nice cross-body onto Murphy on the concrete floor!

We come back from the break to see Dominik clubbing Murphy up the ramp to the stage. Murphy kicks Dominik in the midsection, but Dominik reverses a whip into the LED wall. Murphy stumbles down the ramp and collapses. Murphy soon fights back and whips Dominik’s head down onto the ramp. Dominik holds his head in pain.

Murphy stares at Rey Mysterio and forearms Dominik down. Murphy tells The Mysterio Family to move and goes to drive Dominik into the steps, but Dominik backs him into the barricade. Murphy quickly boots Dominik back and gives him a front suplex on the barricade! Rey and his daughter, Aliyah, are holding kendo sticks. Murphy brings Dominik over the barricade the hard way. Murphy kicks him in the back and puts him in the ring.

There are chairs and kendo sticks already in the ring. Dominik rolls out of the ring again. Murphy drives the chair into Dominik’s midsection and smashes it off his back. Murphy gets Dominik in the ring and covers for a near fall. Murphy applies a grounded abdominal stretch. Dominik fights up, but Murphy keeps the hold applied. Dominik tries to reverse out, but Murphy turns it on him. Dominik then hits a hip toss over the top rope to the floor.

Murphy gets in the ring, but Dominik cuts him off. Murphy quickly blocks a tornado DDT and sends him three times shoulder-first into the ring post. Murphy ties Dominik up in the ropes and grabs a kendo stick, but Dominik boots him back. Murphy gets up, but Rey takes the kendo stick away. Murphy goes under the ring. Meanwhile, Angie and Aliyah get Dominik untied. Dominik then catches Murphy with a sliding sunset flip bomb through a table leaning on the commentary table! Wow! Dominik gets Murphy in the ring and hits a Frog Splash, but Murphy kicks out!

Dominik ties Murphy up in the ropes. Rey gets in the ring with some kendo sticks. Father and son start hitting Murphy in the midsection with the kendo sticks. Rey looks into the camera and tells Seth Rollins that payback is a bitch. Angie and Aliyah get in the ring. Aliyah gleefully hits Murphy in the midsection with the kendo stick. Dominik pulls Murphy’s shirt up to expose his flesh. Rey gives his wife, Angie, the kendo stick, but she’s too nervous. She eventually hits him. Angie and Aliyah go back and forth hitting him with kendo sticks. Eventually Murphy quits the match!

Winner by Forfeit: Dominik Mysterio

 

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