What's up gang?! Wrestling kicks off another exciting week with Monday Night RAW live in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight we finally learned who has been behind the text messages that Kurt Angle has been receiving that could ruin his career as the RAW General Manager. Who did it turn out to be? Also, Roman Reigns battled Samoa Joe to determine just exactly who is going to WWE SummerSlam to battle WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. That and plenty more action as RAW moves ahead to WWE SummerSlam in August.
** This Weeks Card **
- WWE RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss battled Bayley in a non title match. - Brian Kendrick and Drew Gulak battled Jack Gallagher and Mustafa Ali. - Finn Balor battled Elias Samson. - Akira Tozawa battled Ariya Daivari. - The Hardy Boys battled The Revival. - Roman Reigns battled Samoa Joe in a #1 Contenders Match for the WWE Universal Championship.
- Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins bring up the past face to face.
- Enzo and Big Show continue their feud with Big Cass.
- Kurt Angle finally reveals his secret that could cost him his job as General Manager of Monday Night RAW.
** RAW **
- Dean Ambrose Promo: Ambrose arrives with a steel chair and immediately calls out The Miz, Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas. Seth Rollins interrupts instead and heads to the ring. Rollins says he appreciates Ambrose's toughness, but doesn't understand why he's fighting a battle he can't win without help. Ambrose brings up The Shield incident with Rollins turning and never being able to trust Rollins ever again. Rollins says it happened 3 years ago, it's time to move on, Rollins apologizes for doing it and offers Ambrose the chance to beat him down with the steel chair if that's what it'll take. The Miz, Axel and Dallas interrupt next all holding steel chairs and surround the ring, as Miz says this reunion is very touching just like a Nashville country song. Miz gets taken out by Ambrose as Axel and Dallas double team Rollins. Miz sends Ambrose into the steel steps and then helps 3 on 1 attack Rollins. Miz lays out Rollins with a Skull Crushing Finale right on a steel chair to end the segment.
- Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley: The match closes out with Bayley landing a back suplex and a elbow from the top rope. Alexa gets chased outside by Bayley, but Nia Jax is there for backup. Bayley gets distracted by Nia and gets a cheap shot from Alexa. Sasha Banks hits ringside and drop kicks Nia into the apron. Bayley gets a near fall rollup, but comes back with Bayley To Belly on Alexa, scoring the pinfall on the champ. Winner: Bayley, by pinfall.
- We're at the commentators table and Corey Graves immediately jumps up from his seat with another text message arriving that he has to show Kurt Angle.
- Backstage, Kurt Angle and Corey Graves meet up. Angle is having second thoughts about going public with his secret. Graves reminds Angle that social media will leak it anyway, it's best to come clean. Angle agrees and thanks Graves for the friendship he's given him through this tough time.
- Backstage, Ariya Daivari interrupts Titus Worldwide and asks where Akira Tozawa's honor has gone. Daivari then challenges Tozawa to a rematch so he can finish what he started last week.
- Brian Kendrick and Drew Gulak vs. Jack Gallagher and Mustafa Ali: The match closes out with Gallagher tossing Gulak and then Kendrick tags in and attacks Gallagher. Gallagher shuts down Kendrick and hits a head butt. Ali tags in, hits the inverted 450 Splash on Kendrick and scores the pinfall. Winners: Jack Gallagher and Mustafa Ali, by pinfall.
- Enzo Promo: Enzo says that he lost to Big Cass at WWE Great Balls of Fire, but he brought the fight to him. Enzo then mentions the fact that when someone the size of Cass gets in the ring with him like the Big Show did, Cass folds like a lawn chair. Cass suddenly interrupts and heads to the ring. Cass mocks Enzo for running his mouth again and is going to beat some sense into Enzo. Enzo escapes the ring and watches with a fan at ringside as Big Show arrives. Cass hits a boot, but Show returns with a head butt. Show beats on Cass and tosses him into the barricade repeatedly. Cass fights back with a punch and then sends Show into the barricade. Show tosses Cass into the apron and slams him on the floor. Show with chops, but Cass sends Show into the ringpost repeatedly. Cass finally gets Show down in the ring and ground and pounds him. Enzo tries to make the save, but gets laid out with a Cass big boot to end the segment.
- Backstage, Roman Reigns says he'll beat Samoa Joe tonight because Reigns is at his best when the stakes are high.
- Backstage, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are arguing with each other. Kurt Angle interrupts and says they can fight two of the three men in the Miztourage next week. Ambrose and Rollins accept, but they want all three members in a handicap match.
- Elias Samson vs. Finn Balor: The match closes out with Balor unloading on Samson and sending him outside. Balor follows and looks to continue the offense. Samson suddenly grabs his guitar and busts it over Balor, DQ'ing Samson. Winner: Finn Balor, by DQ.
- After the match, Bray Wyatt appears on the TitanTron laughing. Bray says he needs to satisfy his soul, inflict pain on Balor and punish Balor.
- Backstage, Bayley and Sasha Banks ask Kurt Angle to decide who the #1 Contender is between the two of them. Angle announces Bayley vs. Banks next week in a #1 Contenders Match.
- Backstage, The Revival brag about jumping The Hardy Boys last week and promise to do it again this week.
- Akira Tozawa vs. Ariya Daivari: The match closes out with Daivari attacking Tozawa's shoulder. Daivari hits a running knee on Tozawa and again beats on the shoulder. Titus O'Neil suddenly jumps on the apron and tells the referee that Tozawa forfeits the match. Winner: Ariya Daivari, by Forfeit.
- After the match, Tozawa argues with the referee for stopping the match, argues with Titus O'Neil for telling the referee to stop the match and then walks out.
- Kurt Angle Promo: Angle apologizes for the issues he's caused the past month with his recent serious consequence. Angle says that his family is 100% supportive of his secret as is the WWE. Angle says he dated a girl in college and recently found out that they had a child together that he never knew about. Angle says his son was put up for adoption and raised by a wholesome family with American values. Angle says his son was great at sports, wrestled in college and is a current WWE Superstar. Angle introduces his son........Jason Jordan. Jordan arrives and hugs Angle to end the segment.
- The Revival vs. The Hardy Boys: The match closes out with Matt tossing Wilder outside as Jeff hits Whisper in the Wind on Dawson. Jeff goes for the Swanton Bomb, but gets shoved off the ropes by Wilder. Dawson covers Jeff, grabs the pants and scores the pinfall. Winners: The Revival, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Samoa Joe says he's proved that he doesn't fear Brock Lesnar and warns Roman Reigns that Joe is a force of nature. Joe says his third time against Reigns tonight will be the charm.
- Backstage, Titus O'Neil apologizes to Akira Tozawa for costing him his match earlier, but says he was looking out for Tozawa's future. Tozawa tells Titus to get him a rematch with Ariya Daivari for this week's 205 Live.
- "#1 Contenders Match": Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe: The match closes out with Joe hitting a series of head butts. Reigns comes back and plants Joe with a Samoan Drop. Reigns counters the Uranage from Joe and nails the Superman Punch. Both men are down when suddenly Braun Strowman hits the ring, getting the match thrown out. Winner: No Contest.
- After the match, Reigns lands a punch and a boot on Strowman. Strowman sends Reigns into the barricade then tosses him in between the ropes back into the ring. Joe and Strowman unload on each other until Strowman drops Joe. Strowman corner splashes Reigns and then pounds him into the corner. Reigns hits a big boot on Strowman sending him into Joe who applies the Coquina Clutch submission on Strowman. Reigns plants a Superman Punch, dropping both Strowman and Joe. Strowman counters another Superman Punch with a mid air spine buster on Reigns. Strowman plants Joe with a running power slam and then plants Reigns with two running power slams to end the show.
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** Theme Song Of The Week **
This week's theme song of the week goes to a man making a name for himself this past week, Samoa Joe! Joe became the new #1 Contender to the WWE Universal Championship and got the attention of the champion, Brock Lesnar, by choking out Lesnar's agent, Paul Heyman.
*** WWE ***
- New #1 Contender: If you missed WWE Extreme Rules last Sunday, head back and check out my recap of the show. You'll find out how Samoa Joe became the new #1 Contender and earned the right to meet Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at RAW's WWE Great Balls of Fire in July.
- New WWE Intercontinental Champion Crowned: Check out my recap of WWE Extreme Rules and see how The Miz became the new WWE Intercontinental Champion.
- New WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Crowned: Check out my recap of WWE Extreme Rules and see how Sheamus and Cesaro became the new WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions.
- Brock Lesnar On RAW Tomorrow: We found out last Monday that Brock Lesnar will be live in person on Monday Night RAW to get revenge for Paul Heyman, after Samoa Joe choked Heyman out with the Coquina Clutch submission.
- Brock Lesnar Fighting On A Future RAW: WrestleZone has reported that according to local advertisements, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is being advertised to face Bray Wyatt for the WWE Universal Championship at the June 26th WWE Raw taping at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The match, however, is being advertised as a possible dark match. This will be the first time in 15 years that Lesnar has wrestled at a RAW show.
- The Hardy Boys Not On RAW: If you were wondering why Matt and Jeff Hardy were absent from last week's RAW, it's due to family obligations. Matt's wife Reby Sky Hardy will soon be giving birth to the couple's second child which will be there second boy. Hardy Boys 2.0 could be coming in about 20 years! As of this past Thursday evening Reby gave birth to their new son Wolfgang Xander Hardy.
- New Signee: WWE announced last week the official signing of cruiserweight Raul Mendoza. Mendoza will be used on 205 Live.
- Thea Trinidad Signs With WWE: Thea Trinidad, who was also known as Rosita in Impact Wrestling has officially signed with WWE. Thea will begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando this month. For those of you that caught NXT this week, Thea made her official NXT debut by confronting Andrade "Cien" Almas and slapping him in the face.
- Other Signees: WWE also officially announced the signings of former Impact Wrestler Gunner, Fabian Aichner, Axel Dieter Jr. and female independent wrestlers Evie and Nixon Newell.
- WWE Resigns UK Wrestlers: WWE officially announced that they have given new contracts to their top United Kingdom superstars Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Trent Seven, Wolfgang and Mark Andrews. The new contracts will allow them to work at the WWE Performance Center, NXT shows and focusing on the United Kingdom Division.
- Kevin Owens Injured: Kevin Owens tweeted out this past week that he currently has a broken thumb. The injury, however, will not cause Owens to miss any ring time.
- RAW Going Back To 2 Hours?: Sources have said that WWE and the USA Network have talked about putting RAW back to 2 hours after their current contract expires with USA Network. The problem is the contract doesn't expire till 2019. So we still have another year and a half of 3 hours of RAW.
- Balor Club Coming?: Sources have said that there is possible backstage talk of the WWE debuting The Balor Club on RAW this summer. The talk is having Finn Balor turn heel and join with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson to form The Balor Club. Nothing has been officially confirmed, but this might spark RAW a little bit by bringing in the faction.
- WWE Hall of Famer Injured In Fall: WWE announced that Hall of Famer Harley Race suffered two broken legs after a fall in his home in Troy, Mo. last Tuesday. Race sustained a fracture to his right femur and suffered breaks in his left fibula and tibia, as well as a spiral break of his left ankle. The WWE Hall of Famer required emergency surgery to relieve the swelling in both legs late Tuesday night. He subsequently received four blood transfusions and underwent surgery on Friday to reset the fractures. WWE has wished Race a speedy recovery.
- WWE Hall of Famer Wants Bray Wyatt: This past week WWE Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts tweeted out that he would love to have a one on one match with Bray Wyatt in the near future.
** 205 Live Recap ** This week's main event saw WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville finally defend his title against TJ Perkins.
- Noam Dar vs. Cedric Alexander: The match closes out with Alexander hitting a flying elbow drop on Dar for a near fall. Both men counter pinfall attempts until Dar hits a knee on Alexander. Alexander comes back and hits the Lumbar Check on Dar and scores the pinfall. After the match, Alexander yells at Dar and tells him that this feud is over.
Winner: Cedric Alexander, by pinfall.
- Backstage, TJ Perkins says it's all about him now, he doesn't care about the fans and plans on getting revenge on Neville tonight for turning on him.
- Mustafa Ali vs. Louie Valle: The match closes out with Drew Gulak arriving at ringside. Valle goes for the rollup on Ali, but Ali counters it into his own rollup and scores the pinfall. After the match, Ali flies over the ropes and takes out Gulak outside.
Winner: Mustafa Ali, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Titus O'Neil interrupts Akira Tozawa and Rich Swann. Titus wants to turn Tozawa's HA HA HA chants into CHA CHA CHING chants and make him more money than he could imagine by simply joining The Titus Brand. Tozawa doesn't look like he's buying the offer.
- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Neville (c) vs. TJ Perkins: The match closes out with Perkins going for the knee bar submission on Neville. Neville is able to counter out of it and trap Perkins in the Rings of Saturn submission for the tap out win and retaining the title.
Winner: Neville, by submission, to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
*** NXT ***
- NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III Officially Announced: NXT head Triple H announced on Twitter this week that NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III is official for August 19th for WWE SummerSlam weekend at the Barclays Center.
- First Female Referee Makes Her Debut: Last month WWE announced that they had hired Independent wrestler Kennadi Brink and planned to use her as their first ever female referee. Kennadi made her debut this past week working under the name Jessika and refereed her very first NXT match.
- Hideo Itami Leaving?: This past week, Hideo Itami stated that his NXT contract will be expiring this summer and he probably will not resign with NXT. Itami signed with NXT in 2014, but a series of injuries and the signing of Shinsuke Nakamura sidelined all of his momentum as the WWE's Japanese breakout star. Itami said he plans on moving back to Japan to be closer to his family.
*** Impact/Global Force Wrestling ***
** Impact TV Recap ** This week's Impact had their first set of TV tapings from India. Tonight's show featured both Bobby Lashley and Alberto El Patron defending the Impact World Championship and GFW Global Championship against mystery opponents.
- Bruce Prichard warns Josh Mathews and Jeremy Borash that they can not physically fight with each other until Slammiversary or they'll both be fired.
- Alberto El Patron Promo: El Patron says he's won many titles all over the world, but the one title he wants is the Impact World Championship. Bobby Lashley interrupts says he's sick of El Patron, El Patron isn't the only one winning titles everywhere, he doesn't care about El Patron's family heritage and he's hurting El Patron so bad that he'll send him back to Mexico. Bruce Prichard interrupts and announces that both men will defend their titles tonight against mystery opponents, with the winners main eventing Slammiversary.
- Backstage, an Indian team known as The Mumbai Cats want a shot at Alberto El Patron. Bruce Prichard says he'll take it under consideration but doesn't look impressed.
- "Impact X Division Championship Match": Low Ki (c) vs. Caleb Konley: During the match, Low Ki gets busted open right by his eye, but continues. The match closes out with Konley attempting a cradle suplex, but Low Ki counters and hits a running double foot stomp. Low Ki hits Warriors Way and scores the pinfall to retain the title.
Winner: Low Ki, by pinfall, to retain the Impact X Division Championship.
- Sonjay Dutt Promo: Before Low Ki can leave Sonjay Dutt arrives, talking to his native Indian fans in their language. Dutt reminds Low Ki of the eye injury he currently has caused by Low Ki. Dutt talks about their history together and demands Low Ki to put his title on the line against him for next week. Low Ki accepts the challenge.
- A video plays of Swoggle promising revenge on Rockstar Spud for attacking him.
- Davey Richards vs. Vikas Kumar: The match closes out with Kumar putting up a hell of a fight on Richards and getting in good offense. Richards finally punts Kumar in the head and then makes Kumar tap out to the ankle lock submission. After the match, Ethan Carter hits the ring and starts whipping Kumar with a strap until James Storm hits the ring and makes the save.
Winner: Davey Richards, by submission.
- Backstage, Eli Drake demands a shot at one of the world titles tonight. Bruce Prichard says he'll think about it.
- Out in the crowd, Swoggle and Rockstar Spud are both spotted. Swoggle starts chasing Spud throughout the arena.
- A video is shown of Mahabali Shera talking about growing up in India and loving his home country.
- A video is shown of Joseph Park and Jeremy Borash working out and getting ready for their Slammiversary match against Scott Steiner and Josh Mathews.
- "Impact World Championship Match": Bobby Lashley (c) vs. ????: Moose is announced as the mystery opponent. The match closes out with Lashley getting a near fall superplex on Moose. Moose counters the spear with a bicycle kick. Moose plants Lashley with Go To Hell and gets a near fall. Lashley counters Moose's finisher and drills him with the spear to score the pinfall and retain his title.
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by pinfall, to retain the Impact World Championship.
- LAX is shown at their headquarters and bragging that they hold all the power being Impact and GFW World Tag Team Champions.
- "Impact Knockouts Championship Match": Rosemary (c) vs. Laurel Van Ness: The match closes out with Rosemary in control, forcing Sienna to try to distract Rosemary. Rosemary shoves Laurel into Sienna and then rolls Laurel up for the pinfall to retain her title. After the match, Rosemary gets attacked and beat down by Sienna and Laurel. Allie hits the ring with a kendo stick and helps Rosemary chase off Sienna and Laurel.
Winner: Rosemary, by pinfall, to retain the Impact Knockouts Championship.
- Backstage, KM assumes he's the challenger for Alberto El Patron tonight because he's undefeated. Bruce Prichard says no and KM isn't undefeated. KM asks Prichard if he's calling him a liar. Prichard says no but he's also not calling KM the #1 Contender tonight.
- "GFW Global Championship Match": Alberto El Patron (c) vs. ????: Chris Adonis is announced as the mystery opponent. The match closes out with El Patron locking in the cross arm breaker submission, but Adonis reaches the ropes. Adonis plants El Patron with a Sky High sit down power bomb for a near fall. El Patron counters the Master Lock submission, gets Adonis in the tree of woe and hits the double foot stomp for the pinfall to retain his title. After the match, Eli Drake attacks El Patron. Bobby Lashley arrives, but just watches El Patron get beat down. Moose finally hits the ring and helps El Patron chase off Drake and Adonis.
Winner: Alberto El Patron, by pinfall, to retain the GFW Global Championship.
- Impact Wrestling 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee Announced: This past week Impact Wrestling announced that James Storm will be the next Impact wrestler to enter the Impact Hall of Fame. Storm will join Sting, Kurt Angle, Team 3D, Jeff Jarrett, Earl Hebner and Gail Kim in the hall of fame.
- Cody Rhodes Done With Impact Wrestling: Cody Rhodes hasn't been seen or heard from on Impact Wrestling in quite awhile. According to Cody's wife Brandi Rhodes, Cody is finished with Impact Wrestling and has dedicated his time to ROH and NJPW as of now.
- Jesse Godderz Done With Impact Wrestling: Impact Wrestling officially announced this week that Jesse Godderz is finished with Impact Wrestling. It's unknown where Godderz is headed next at the moment.
** Impact Slammiversary Card ** Impact Slammiversary will be live on pay per view on July 2nd. The following are the announced matches for the event.
- "Winner Takes All Title Unification Match": GFW Global Champion Alberto El Patron vs. Impact World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley.
- "Winner Takes All Title Unification Match": GFW Women's Champion Sienna vs. Impact Knockouts Champion Rosemary.
- "Impact X Division Championship, 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match": Sonjay Dutt (c) vs. Low Ki.
- Full Metal Mayhem Match": Angelina Love and Davey Richards vs. Alisha and Eddie Edwards.
- "Strap Match": James Storm vs. Ethan Carter.
- "Battle Of The Announcers Tag Team Match": Scott Steiner and Josh Mathews vs. Joseph Park and Jeremy Borash.
- Moose and DeAngelo Williams vs. Eli Drake and Chris Adonis.
*** Ring Of Honor ***
** ROH TV Recap ** This week's main event saw Adam Cole battle Hangman Adam Page.
- War Machine vs. Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara: The match closes out with Cheeseburger unloading Shotei strikes on Rowe. War Machine regains control and destroys Cheeseburger with the Pop Up Power Slam. Hanson hits a suicide dive on Ferrara as Rowe scores the pinfall on Cheeseburger.
Winners: War Machine, by pinfall.
- War Machine Promo: War Machine hypes Philadelphia for being War Machine's team birthplace and winning their first ROH World Tag Team Championship here. War Machine send out a warning to The Young Bucks that they're coming after their tag team titles next.
- Backstage, Christopher Daniels says he'll continue his dream by ending the nightmare Cody Rhodes at ROH Best In The World.
- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": Bully Ray, Dalton Castle and The Briscoes vs. Los Ingobernables De Japan (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, EVIL and SANADA): The match closes out with Bully yelling for The Briscoes, Castle and The referee to get the tables. BUSHI shuts this down by spitting green mist into their eyes. The Boys shove Castle out of the way and Jay Briscoe gets mist in the eyes. Naito rolls up a blinded Jay and scores the pinfall. After the match, The Briscoes blame The Boys for the loss. Castle tries to calm Mark and Jay down as The Boys run and hide under the ring.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japan, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Hangman Adam Page says he's kicking Adam Cole out of ROH the same way Cole was kicked out of The Bullet Club.
- Backstage, Roppongi Vice state that they are going to go get a partner and then challenge The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page to a match. The Bucks and Page interrupt, super kick Romero and Beretta and then beat them down.
- Adam Cole vs. Hangman Adam Page: The match closes out with Cole hitting an Exploder power bomb on Page off the apron and to the floor, laying out both men. Cole tosses Page back in the ring and goes to the top rope. Page countered the aerial assault with Rite of Passage on Cole for a near fall. Page turns Cole inside out with a lariat and then hits another Rite of Passage to score the pinfall. After the match, Page grabs the referees belt and whips Cole with it. Kazarian hits the ring and chases off Page to end the show.
Winner: Hangman Adam Page, by pinfall.
** ROH Windy City Excellence **
ROH was back at it this week for a video on demand show live from Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The main event of the show saw ROH World Heavyweight Champion Christopher Daniels and Kazarian battle Hangman Adam Page and Cody Rhodes of The Bullet Club. Also on the show, ROH World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks defended their titles against Will Ferrara and Cheeseburger.
- Jay Lethal vs. Caprice Coleman: The match closes out with Lethal hitting Lethal Combination and Hail to the King, but Coleman somehow kicks out of the pinfall attempts. Lethal finally hits a couple Lethal Injections on Coleman and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Jay Lethal, by pinfall.
- "Street Fight Match": Bully Ray vs. Matt Taven: The match closes out with Vinny Marseglia getting involved and helping Taven. Bully Ray gets the referee to help him out in hitting Whazzz Up and getting a table. Bully hits the Bully Bomb through the table on Taven and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Bully Ray, by pinfall.
- Vinny Marseglia talks trash to the Chicago crowd, stating he'd rather be in Milwaukee than a dump like Chicago. This angers Chicago native Colt Cabana, who's doing commentary. Cabana says he's going to put his ring gear on and teach Marseglia a lesson.
- Colt Cabana vs. Vinny Marseglia: The match closes out with Cabana scoring the pinfall on Marseglia and teaching him a Chicago lesson.
Winner: Colt Cabana, by pinfall.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": The Rebellion vs. Dalton Castle and The Boys: The match closes out with Jay Briscoe arriving and attacking both Boys. Castle and Briscoe fight backstage and The Boys get drilled with The Rebellion's finishers to score the pinfall. After the match, Caprice Coleman hits the ring and he and The Rebellion all beat down The Boys. Jonathan Gresham, Jay White, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley hit the ring and make the save for The Boys.
Winners: The Rebellion, by pinfall.
- "ROH World Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks (c) vs. Will Ferrara and Cheeseburger: The match closes out with The Bucks hitting the Meltzer Driver and score the pinfall to retain their titles. After the match, Ferrara has had enough, turns heel and beats down Cheeseburger.
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall, to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
- Christopher Daniels and Kazarian vs. Hangman Adam Page and Cody Rhodes: The match closes out with Daniels and Kazarian hitting their own version of the Meltzer Driver. Daniels then hits the Best Moonsault Ever and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Christopher Daniels and Kazarian, by pinfall.
- Dalton Castle Contract Update: Last week it was made public that Dalton Castle's contract with ROH was expiring and Castle was interested in making the jump to WWE. This week ROH and Castle both announced that Castle would be signing a new contract and staying in ROH.
*** Lucha Underground ***
** Lucha Underground TV Recap ** This week Johnny Mundo defended his Lucha Underground World Championship against The Mack in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The main event saw Prince Puma battle Mil Muertes in a Boyle Heights Street Fight Match.
- Backstage, Prince Puma gets advice from Rey Mysterio to stay away from Vampiro. Puma says Mysterio isn't his master and walks off. Mysterio sees a vision of Vampiro standing behind him. Vampiro tells Mysterio to stay away from Mysterio. Vampiro disappears and Mysterio punches a mirror.
- "Lucha Underground World Championship, Falls Count Anywhere Match": Johnny Mundo (c) vs. The Mack: Before the match, Dario Cueto appeared and officially made this match a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The match closes out with Ricky Mandel trying to help Mundo beat down Mack. Sexy Star hits ringside and spears Mandel. PJ Black crawls out from under the ring and attacks Mack with a kendo stick. Mack hits a Stunner on Black, knocking him off the apron and through a table at ringside. Back in the ring, Mack counters End of the World by getting his knees up on Mundo. Mack hits a sitdown power bomb on Mundo and gets a close near fall. Taya hits the ring and stops Mack from suplexing Mundo to the floor. Mundo takes advantage of the distraction, power bombs Mack off the apron and onto a stack of steel chairs outside. Mundo scores the pinfall and retains his title.
Winner: Johnny Mundo, by pinfall, to retain the Lucha Underground World Championship.
- Dario Cueto Promo: Cueto calls himself the Lucha Underground Genius and announces a soon to begin 32 Lucha tournament for the newly created Cueto Cup Trophy and a shot at the Lucha Underground World Championship. Cueto then announces that the night of the tournament's finals we'll also see Johnny Mundo defend his Lucha Underground World Championship against Rey Mysterio.
- "Lucha Underground Trios Championship Match": Aerostar, Fenix and Drago (c) vs. Kobra Moon, Vibora and Pindar: The match closes out with Drago tagging in and turning on his partners. Drago mists Aerostar in the face which causes Aerostar to get planted with a twisting front face driver by Pindar. Drago hits a splash on Aerostar and scores the pinfall to win the titles.
Winners: Kobra Moon, Vibora and Drago, by pinfall, to win the Lucha Underground Trios Championship.
- Backstage Johnny Mundo is informed by Taya that he'll defend his title against Rey Mysterio during the Finals of the Cueto Cup. Mundo decides that he needs to train harder.
- "Boyle Heights Street Fight Match": Mil Muertes vs. Prince Puma: The match closes out with both men fighting at ringside and then into Dario Cueto's office. Cueto is backed in the corner and using a stuffed bulls head as a shield. Back in the ring, Puma unloads on Muertes with a wrench and a trash can. Puma sets up Muertes in the corner with the trash can in place and hits the Coast To Coast top rope drop kick. Puma hits Muertes with the 630 Splash, but Katrina gets involved and hits Puma with a stone, laying Puma out. Both men come to as Vampiro suddenly leaves the commentators table and slides Puma a brick. Puma blasts Muertes in the head with the brick and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Prince Puma, by pinfall.
*** New Japan Pro Wrestling ***
* Best Of The Super Juniors Recap * After a grueling thirteen night event, the Best of the Super Juniors Tournament has come down to Will Ospreay battling KUSHIDA in the Finals to crown the 2017 Best of the Super Juniors Winner. Another big advertised match was newly added Bullet Club member Marty Scurll teaming up with Bullet Club leader Kenny Omega to battle Gedo and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Syota Umino, Tomoyuki Oka and Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuhiro Yagi, Katsuya Kitamura and Manabu Nakanishi: The match closes out with everything breaking down and both teams start brawling. Oka traps Yagi in a crab submission and makes Yagi tap out for the victory.
Winners: Syota Umino, Tomoyuki Oka and Yuji Nagata, by submission.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Hirai Kawato, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Togi Makabe vs. Jado, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii: The match closes out with Kawato and Ishii trading strikes with each other, which ends with Kawato getting a near fall rollup. Ishii ends up hitting a huge lariat that turns Kawato inside out to score the pinfall.
Winners: Jado, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Volador Jr., Tiger Mask IV and Jushin Thunder Liger vs. TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru: The match closes out with Tiger Mask and Liger taking out Kanemaru and Desperado. Volador hits a Spanish Fly off the top rope on Michinoku and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Volador Jr., Tiger Mask IV and Jushin Thunder Liger, by pinfall.
- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": War Machine, David Finlay and ACH vs. The Bullet Club (Guerrillas of Destiny, Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi): The match closes out with ACH hitting a suicide dive on Fale into the announcers table. Hanson leaps off the top rope to the floor and cross bodies a pile of bodies. Finlay gets laid out by Fale, allowing Takahashi to hit Pimp Juice for the pinfall.
Winners: The Bullet Club, by pinfall.
- Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki and Taichi: The match closes out with Hashi getting beat down and double teamed. Desperado and Kanemaru are at ringside. Desperado distracts the referee as Kanemaru mists whiskey, but it accidentally goes into the face of Taichi. Hashi hits Karma on Taichi and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI, by pinfall.
- "Ten Man Tag Team Match": Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima, Juice Robinson, Ryusuke Taguchi, Ricochet and Dragon Lee: The match closes out with all ten men brawling. Kojima gets a series of drop kicks unloaded on him. More back and forth action as Kojima hits the Koji Cutter on Naito and follows up with a lariat. EVIL makes the save for Naito. Kojima gets laid out with the Destino and pinned to end the match.
Winners: Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall.
- Tanahashi confronts Tetsuya Naito, promises him that he will be ready and he will defeat Naito at NJPW Dominion.
- Kazuchika Okada and Gedo vs. Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll: The match closes out with Scurll locking in the Chicken Wing submission on Gedo. Okada fights off Omega and then saves Gedo. Gedo goes for the Gedo Clutch on Scurll, but Omega makes the save. Omega counters a Tombstone by grabbing the referee to escape. Scurll and Omega connect with super kicks on Okada. Scurll finger breaks Gedo and then traps him in the Chicken Wing submission for the tap out victory.
Winners: Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll, by submission.
- "Best Of The Super Juniors Finals Match": Will Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA: This match was everything and more that was expected, going a near thirty minutes to crown this year's 2017 Best of the Super Juniors. The match closes out with Ospreay countering out of the Hoverboard submission and trades strikes with KUSHIDA. KUSHIDA lands a series of stomps on Ospreay and then reapplies the Hoverboard submission. Ospreay escapes, counters a Gods Last Gift attempt and hits KUSHIDA with Stun Dog Millionaire. Ospreay hits the Imploding 450 Splash for a very close near fall on KUSHIDA. Ospreay hits ten straight corner super kicks on KUSHIDA and then places KUSHIDA on the top rope. KUSHIDA fights back and hits a Super Gods Last Gift off the ropes on Ospreay. KUSHIDA rolls through, hits a second Gods Last Gift on Ospreay and scores the pinfall to win the BOTSJ Trophy.
Winner: KUSHIDA, by pinfall, to win the Best of the Super Juniors Trophy.
** Final Card For This Weekends NJPW Dominion Card**
As usual I'll have the full recap for you in next week's Weekend 3 Count.
- Shota Umino, Tomoyuki Oka and David Finlay vs. Tetsuhiro Yagi, Katsuya Kitamura and Hirai Kawato.
- Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask W, Yuji Nagata and Togi Makabe vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- Gauntlet Match for the NEVER Openweight 6-man Championship: Los Ingobernables (c)(BUSHI, EVIL and SANADA) vs. Taguchi Japan (Ricochet, Juice Robinson and Rysuke Taguchi) vs. CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii) vs. The Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi, Hangman Adam Page and Bad Luck Fale) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Zack Sabre Jr.).
- Cody Rhodes vs. Michael Elgin
- Roppongi Vice (c) vs. The Young Bucks for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
- War Machine (c) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
- Horomu Takahashi (c) vs. KUSHIDA for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.
- Lumberjack Death Match for the NEVER Openweight Championship: Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Hirooki Goto.
- Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
- Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
And that's this week's W3C! Join me every Sunday afternoon as I bring you news, recaps and rumors all around the wrestling world!
Cheerio mates! Monday Night RAW was live in London, England this week. RAW General Manager Kurt Angle was unable to be present, so WWE gave the Hollywood snob himself, The Miz and the resident lunatic, WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose the general manager power this week. How crazy would RAW turn out with these two in charge??
** This Weeks Card ** - The Miz battled Finn Balor. - WWE RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss battled Mickie James in a non title match. - Braun Strowman battled Kalisto, as Strowman had one arm tied behind his back. - A #1 Contenders Tag Team Turmoil Match took place to determine the WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys' next opponents. - Seth Rollins battled Samoa Joe. - TJ Perkins battled Jack Gallagher. - Sasha Banks battled Alicia Fox. - WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose battled Bray Wyatt in a non title match.
- Promos By: WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose
** RAW **
- Backstage, Dean Ambrose is shown on the phone talking to Kurt Angle and is headed to the ring for a big announcement.
- Dean Ambrose Promo: Ambrose announces that Kurt Angle won't be here tonight and has made Ambrose the acting General Manager. The Miz interrupts and announces that Stephanie McMahon has named Miz the Co-Acting General Manager tonight as well. Braun Strowman interrupts next and he has his arm in a sling. Strowman says as long as Roman Reigns is still walking he's not finished with him, once his arm heals he'll make true to his word and then he'll be going after WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. Kalisto interrupts next and says he's not finished with Strowman, mocks Strowman for losing to him in a Dumpster Match and then begs Ambrose for a match with Strowman. Ambrose gives Kalisto his match and then announces Miz vs. Finn Balor to kick off RAW.
- The Miz vs. Finn Balor: The match closes out with Maryse getting on the apron and distracting the referee. Miz shoves Balor into the referee, grabs a microphone and announces that he's using his GM powers to DQ Balor for touching a referee. Dean Ambrose arrives, uses his GM powers to restart the match and then bans Maryse from ringside. Balor hits Slingblade on Miz and then the Coup de Grace for the pinfall. Winner: Finn Balor, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Nia Jax asks Alexa Bliss for a WWE RAW Women's Championship Match after Alexa is finished with Bayley. Alexa says she'll work something out with Kurt Angle. Nia thanks her and says Alexa just earned Nia's friendship.
- Alexa Bliss vs. Mickie James: Nia Jax and Bayley are at ringside to watch this match. The match closes out with Mickie going to the apron, but Nia Jax grabs her leg. Bayley hits a cross body block on Nia, taking her out. Mickie is still distracted by what's going on, allowing Alexa to capitalize and score the pinfall. After the match, Alexa continues to beat on Mickie with punches. Bayley makes the save, chasing off Alexa. Nia suddenly attacks Mickie from behind, corner splashes her and then drops an elbow, leaving Mickie laid out. Winner: Alexa Bliss, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Dean Ambrose uses his GM powers to give The Miz the rest of the night off. The Miz uses his GM powers to announce Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt later tonight.
- Backstage, Samoa Joe says that Seth Rollins calling out Brock Lesnar ain't happening because Joe isn't done with Rollins yet. Rollins suddenly attacks from behind and brawls with Joe until WWE Officials separate them.
- Braun Strowman vs. Kalisto: Strowman says he's injured so he's refusing this match. Kalisto attacks and the match begins. The match closes out with Roman Reigns hitting the ring still wrapped from his injuries and attacks Strowman's bad arm. Reigns hits three Superman Punches and sends Strowman outside. Reigns goes for a spear, but eats a boot. Strowman misses a charge, eats the ring post and gets his arm unloaded on by Reigns. Reigns wraps Strowman's arm around the ring post, smashes it on the apron and then unloads steel chair shots on Strowman's arm until WWE Officials finally step in. Winner: No Contest.
- Backstage, Goldust tries to pep talk R-Truth. Truth says he's ready as he listens to his music.
- "Tag Team Turmoil Match": Enzo and Big Cass vs. Cesaro and Sheamus vs. Heath Slater and Rhyno vs. Goldust and R-Truth vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson:
** First Elimination: Enzo and Big Cass battle Sheamus and Cesaro to start things off. The match closes out with Sheamus and Cass brawling on the floor where Cass is sent into the ring post. Cesaro hits a running uppercut on Enzo and makes him tap out to the Sharpshooter submission.
** Second Elimination: Next up its Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Heath Slater and Rhyno. The match closes out with Sheamus kicking Rhyno off the apron and takes control of Slater. Cesaro holds Slater allowing Sheamus to nail a Brogue Kick for the pinfall.
** Third Elimination: Next up its Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. The match closes out with Sheamus getting double teamed. The Club attempt Magic Killer, but Cesaro breaks it up. Cesaro and Anderson brawl outside as Sheamus hits the Brogue Kick on Gallows for the pinfall.
** Final Elimination: We're down to Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Goldust and R-Truth. The match closes out with Truth unloading as Sheamus gets tossed outside. Truth with a near fall heel kick and a near fall scissors kick. Truth misses a corner splash and gets rolled up for the pinfall by Cesaro. After the match Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick on Goldust and beat down Truth. The Hardy's appear on the RAW stage to "Delete" chants and stare down their new opponents. Winners: Sheamus and Cesaro to become the new #1 Contenders.
- Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins: The match closes out with Rollins accidentally pulling the turnbuckle pad off and then getting tossed into the exposed buckle. The referee tries to put the pad back on, but Joe grabs it and tosses it. Joe sends Rollins head first into the exposed steel and the referee DQ's Joe. After the match, Rollins gets tossed into the exposed steel again. Joe then locks on the Coquina Clutch and chokes Rollins out. Joe finally releases the hold and tells Rollins things will be over between them when he chooses them to be over. Winner: Seth Rollins, by DQ.
- TJ Perkins vs. Jack Gallagher: The match closes out with Perkins locking in a submission on Gallagher. Gallagher escapes and trades offense with Perkins. Gallagher counters the Detonation Kick, but gets rolled up by Perkins. Perkins holds a handful of tights and steals the pinfall. After the match, Gallagher complains to the referee and then gets attacked by Perkins. Perkins traps Gallagher in the knee bar submission as Austin Aries hits the ring. Perkins escapes Aries as Aries helps Gallagher to his feet. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville appears with Perkins and smiles at Aries and Gallagher. Winner: TJ Perkins, by pinfall.
- Sasha Banks vs. Alicia Fox: The match closes out with Sasha tossing Alicia across the ring. Alicia counters a Back Stabber and lands shots on Sasha in the corner. Sasha hits double knees from the top rope to out of nowhere to score the pinfall. After reviewing the replay it showed Alicia had her shoulder up before the three count. Winner: Sasha Banks, by pinfall.
- Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose: The Miz and Maryse are on commentary. The match closes out with The Miz attempting to distract Ambrose with his own WWE Intercontinental Championship. Bray counters Dirty Deeds, but Ambrose hits the ropes and suicide dives onto Miz. Miz hits Ambrose with the Intercontinental Championship as Ambrose gets back into the ring. The referee missed what happened as Bray hits Sister Abigail for the pinfall. After the match, Miz attacks and beats down Ambrose. Miz promises that after he wins the Intercontinental Championship next week he will simply be.......AWESOME! Winner: Bray Wyatt, by pinfall.
What's up wrestling fans, welcome to the WWE Payback recap from last night's show on the WWE Network. WWE Payback was live at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
** WWE Payback Card **
- "House of Horrors Match": Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt - "WWE United States Championship Match": Kevin Owens (c) vs. Chris Jericho - "WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship Match": The Hardy Boys (c) vs. Sheamus and Cesaro - "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Neville (c) vs. Austin Aries - "WWE RAW Women's Championship Match": Bayley (c) vs. Alexa Bliss - Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman - Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe - Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Enzo and Big Cass
- Miz TV with The Miz and Maryse, with Special Guest Finn Balor
** WWE Payback Pre-Show **
- Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson: The match closes out with Gallows and Anderson in control of the match and take turns working over Enzo. Cass hot tags in finally and unloads on The Club. Cass plants the Empire Elbow on Gallows and follows that up with a couple splashes. Both teams battle on the floor until Anderson tosses Enzo back into the ring. The Club set Enzo up for the Magic Killer, but Cass makes the save by delivering a big boot. Cass sends Anderson to the floor as Enzo sneaks a roll up pinfall on Gallows. Winners: Enzo and Big Cass, by pinfall.
- Backstage, The Hardy Boys and Golden Truth talk about old times. Golden Truth state that they're going to ask Kurt Angle if they can be the next #1 Contenders to the tag team titles. Matt thinks that's a tremendous idea.
- Backstage, Sheamus and Cesaro are in the Social Media Lounge, hype tonight's tag team title match against The Hardy's. Renee Young then talks about the House of Horrors Match.
- Miz TV with The Miz and Maryse, with Special Guest Finn Balor: The Miz introduces Finn Balor after taking in the boos from the fans. Miz can't believe the fans cheer Balor's five minute entrance and then mocks it. Miz asks Balor what exactly is The Balor Club and if he and Maryse can be apart of it. Balor says it's not up to him, it's up to The Club. The fans boo so Balor says the answer is no. Miz asks Balor if he felt like a failure last year, considering he was injured and only held the WWE Universal Championship for 24 hours. Miz takes credit for Smackdown Live being the must see show while Balor was gone, mocks Balor more and asks Balor what is next for him. Balor states that he's getting the title back and Miz says Brock Lesnar would break Balor in two. Miz says he could even mop the floor with him, which gets Balor ready to fight. Balor says every Miz TV ends the same with Miz getting his ass beat, but Balor is going to be the bigger man today. Miz says Balor is afraid he'll get injured again. Balor changes his mind, hits a Sling Blade and a drop kick on Miz, chasing him out of the ring.
** WWE Payback **
- "WWE United States Championship Match": Kevin Owens (c) vs. Chris Jericho: The match closes out with Owens attempting the Pop Up Power Bomb, but Jericho blocks it. Owens counters the Code Breaker, but eats an elbow from Jericho. Owens counters the Lionsault, hits the corner cannonball and gets a near fall. Jericho counters another Pop Up Power Bomb and applies the Walls of Jericho submission, but Owens reaches the ropes. Jericho attacks Owens' hand, slamming it into the steel steps. Jericho shoves Owens's hand in between the steps and apron and kicks it hard.
Owens is in pain clutching his hand as Jericho smiles. Owens pokes Jericho in the eye and gets a near fall rollup. Owens lands a super kick, but can't hit the Pop Up Power Bomb as his injured hand won't allow it. Jericho traps Owens in the Walls of Jericho and Owens surprisingly taps out, making Jericho the new champion. Winner: Chris Jericho, by submission, to win the WWE United States Championship.
- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Neville (c) vs. Austin Aries: The match closes out with Aries applying the Last Chancery submission, but Neville escapes it. Aries hits an elbow on Neville, but misses the Discus Five Arm, as Neville counters it. Aries counters a Neville kick, hits a chin breaker and then lands a charging shot into the corner on Neville. Aries goes for the 450 Splash, but Neville meets Aries up top. Aries smacks Neville, sunset flips him off the ropes and into the Last Chancery submission. Neville grabs the referee and pulls him into Aries, breaking the submission and catching a DQ. Winner: Austin Aries, by DQ. Neville still retains the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- "WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship Match": The Hardy Boys (c) vs. Sheamus and Cesaro: The match closes out with Matt landing a boot on Cesaro, but Cesaro comes back with an uppercut. Sheamus tags in, hits White Noise on Matt, but Jeff stops the pinfall. Cesaro gets sent to the floor, catches Jeff on a dive, but gets sent over the barricade by Jeff. Matt dodges a Brogue Kick and Sheamus blocks a Twist of Fate into a near fall DDT. Sheamus blocks another Twist of Fate, slams Matt, but misses that he tagged in Jeff. Jeff hits a Swanton Bomb on Sheamus and scores the pinfall. After the match, both teams shake hands, but then suddenly Sheamus and Cesaro turn on The Hardy's and beat them down. Sheamus tosses Matt into the barricade. Cesaro tosses Jeff into the ring post twice. Sheamus tosses Matt into the ring post and then hits a Brogue Kick into the ring post on Jeff. Sheamus and Cesaro talk trash before Sheamus hits another Brogue Kick on Matt. Winners: The Hardy Boys, by pinfall, to retain the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship.
- Backstage, Braun Strowman says he's going to hurt Roman Reigns permanently tonight.
- "WWE RAW Women's Championship Match": Bayley (c) vs. Alexa Bliss: The match closes out with Bayley sending Alexa into the turnbuckle, hitting a suplex and then plants an elbow to the back. Bayley hits a clothesline unloads shoulder thrusts on Alexa and gets a near fall side suplex. Bayley hits a second rope elbow, but can't hit Bayley To Belly. Alexa sends Bayley into the turnbuckle and goes to the top rope. Bayley hits a forearm and attempts a Super Bayley To Belly. Alexa blocks it and gets a near fall sunset flip power bomb on Bayley. Alexa talks trash and delivers some knees until Bayley hits a running knee of her own. Bayley hits the flying elbow drop off the top rope on Alexa and gets a near fall. Alexa sends Bayley into the turnbuckle, hits a DDT, scores the pinfall and wins the title. Winner: Alexa Bliss, by pinfall, to win the WWE RAW Women's Championship.
- "House of Horrors Match": Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton: Orton arrives to Bray's house and gets jumped in the living room. Orton chases after Bray into a room with baby dolls hanging from the ceiling, before getting jumped by Bray again. Both men brawl into the kitchen where Bray shoves a refrigerator over on Orton. Bray heads outside, jumps into the limo Orton came in and tells the driver to take him to the arena. TO BE CONTINUED............
- Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins: The match closes out with Rollins attempting a power bomb on Joe, but his knee gives out that Joe worked on throughout the match. Rollins hits a Falcon Arrow instead for a near fall. Rollins hits a frog splash for another near fall, but clutches his bad knee on the landing, buying Joe some time. Rollins and Joe trade shots until Joe unloads open hand slaps on Rollins. Rollins hits a kick on Joe putting him down, but Joe comes back with a sleeper hold. Joe takes Rollins down to the mat and gets a near fall. Joe hits a clothesline on Rollins and then reapplies the sleeper hold. Rollins counters out of it and gets a surprise roll up pinfall on Joe. Winner: Seth Rollins, by pinfall.
- "House of Horrors Match Part 2": Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton: Bray makes it to the ring as the lights pop back on from his ring entrance and Orton is standing behind him. Orton with steel chair shots, tosses Bray over the announcers table and then hits the draping DDT onto the floor. Orton goes for the RKO, but suddenly gets jumped by the Singh Brothers. Orton fights them off and then hits an RKO on Bray. Jinder Mahal suddenly appears and hits Orton with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Mahal beats Orton down and then allows Bray to hit Sister Abigail to score the pinfall. Winner: Bray Wyatt, by pinfall.
- Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman: Reigns comes out taped up from Strowman's attack two weeks ago. The match closes out with both men out on the floor where they trade shots. Back in the ring, Strowman blocks a Superman Punch, but Reigns gets a near fall Samoan Drop. Reigns hits a Drive By and goes for a Spear, but Strowman catches him. Reigns counters out and tosses Strowman into the ring post. Strowman eats the ring post again as he misses a charge at Reigns. Back in the ring, Reigns gets a near fall Spear on Strowman. Reigns attempts a second one, but eats a Strowman boot. Reigns counters out of the power slam and hits the Superman Punch. Reigns tries for a second one, but Strowman catches Reigns and locks Reigns in a Triangle Choke submission.
Strowman releases, hits the running power slam on Reigns and gets a near fall. Strowman scoops Reigns up, hits a second running power slam and finally scores the pinfall. After the match, Strowman scoops Reigns up and hits the running power slam on top of the steel steps. Strowman picks up the steel steps and then slams them on top of Reigns. Fit Finlay and Adam Pearce force Strowman to finally back off of Reigns. WWE Medical and Officials try to help Reigns who appears to be busted open. Reigns refuses to go out on a stretcher and tries to walk on his own to end the show. Winner: Braun Strowman, by pinfall.
