This is the Raw before The Greatest Royal Rumble! Brock Lesnar appears! A 10 women tag team match! A name for Woken Matt and Bray Wyatt’s team? What else does this Raw show have in store for us? Let’s begin!
The Beast and his Advocate, a glorious mash up, The Deleter’s Of Worlds.
The Raw before The Greatest Royal Rumble kicks off with the Beast Brock Lesner and his advocate Paul Heyman. Heyman cuts a promo that is close to what could be called a shoot. However, this is what Heyman does. Blends the lines between reality and fiction. again, he does it well. After the promo, Roman Reigns shows up. He says he will take the belt at The Greatest Royal Rumble.
Elias arrives in ring. Just as Elias kicks off his acoustic set. The Glorious One interrupts. With probably an unintentional result. The mash-up of the two sounded great. After a what have been good match, that was interrupted by two commercials. Elias wins with a counter over Bobby Roode.
Woken Matt Hardy and new disciple Woken Bray Wyatt cut a promo. It works really well. Giving a Yin Yang feel to it. Now they are the Deleter’s Of Worlds! Their first match is against Ascension. This was match to put over The Deleter’s Of Worlds. Great tag team moves between Matt and Bray. The two seem to gel well. After Bray gets the pinfall, he looks to Woken Matt Hardy for approval.
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Sami and Kevin Owens Show. Dolph and Drew. An upset win!
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens now have a in-ring show on Raw. Most likely making up for The Miz going to Smackdown Live. They did not disappoint, the two being best friends for a long time really showed. When Kurt Angle stumbled on his lines. They were quick to attack. Alas, it only led to a match against two monsters.
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Ascension vs Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre
This became a showcase of showing how Dolph and Drew are a team. Ascension put up a good fight. Only to become fodder to Drew McIntyre’s strength and team work with Dolph. Drew and Dolph hit a Claymore/Zig Zag combo for the win. Afterwards, Drew McIntyre shined on the mic.
The Underdog.
Chad Gable has a backstage interview in which Jinder Mahal insults him. This leads to a match. Jinder completely dominates Gable. Chad throws in a few offensive moves to stay alive. However, Jinder’s size just overwhelms Gable. Jinder goes for the Khallas. Yet Chad Gable reverses it for a pinfall! The underdog gets the win.
Beasts vs Sami and Kevin. Baron Corbin is a party pooper. Miztourage 2.0
Like earlier stated. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens will fight a match. A match against Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman! Lashley starts the match off. Bringing dominance to the match. Eventually Sami and Owens get some control. Owens hit a Senton Bomb on Lashley outside the ring. The match goes back in to the ring with Lashley giving the hot tag to Braun. The Monster goes wild! Taking out Sami in the ring. Them RUNNING full speed outside the apron to take out Owens. Again taking out Zayn. Braun runs FULL speed to drop kick Owens! It was marvelous. Braun tags in Lashley who delivers a delayed suplex to Sami Zyan. This step ups Braun for a Monster Power slam. With Lashley getting the pin.
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Baron Corbin is set to fight No way Jose. But Baron feels it’s beneath him. He cuts a promo and say Jose is not worth his time. Jose starts a conga line to leave the arena. Then Corbin attacks.
Seth Rollins/Finn Balor vs Former Miztourage.
The former Miztourage had comedic segments with Seth and Finn. Trying to start a new Shield or Club. This led to a match with Finn and Seth. This would’ve squash match actually gave some spotlight to Bo and Curtis. Eventually, Seth and Finn won the filler match.
10 Women Tag Team match, with a surprise.
The main event for Raw. A 10 women tag team match featuring the faces and heels of Raw. The faces include Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ember Moon, and Natalya Heart. The heels are Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Ruby Riot, Mickie James, and Alexa Bliss.
Sasha started off the match. The Boss was pretty much handled throughout the opening. Liv and Sarah took turn giving her all she could take. Sasha gets to tag Ember Moon in and she takes control. Natalya eventually gets in the ring. Showing her veteran prowess. Natalya gets Mickie in the famed Sharpshooter. But Sarah rushes in for a knee shot. Natalya goes for a tag with Bayley. Yet Mickie hits another low shot on Natalya’s knee.
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With Natalya out. Nia is the legal woman. She cleans house. Even taking ever lady out from an apron splash. Mickie attacks Natalya again. Just as Mickie wasgoing to further her attack. Ronda Rousey appears for the save! Rowdy Rousey puts Mickie James in an arm bar for the save. However, the team of Mickie James, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, & Ruby Riot win by disqualification. Still an awesome moment.
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A “Go home show” for a PPV?
Yes, this really felt like a “Go home show” for a PPV. We got a build up for the Universal Championship. A new official name for the contenders of the Tag Team titles. Also, some question marks that may be answered at The Greatest Royal Rumble. I hope they build upon Matt and Bray. They give Elias and Roode a shot. But most importantly, the ladies come back in full force. Since they are not allowed to perform in The Greatest Royal Rumble. Due to the countries law.