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- The show starts with the four men and four women in the Money In The Bank Ladder matches standing on their own ladders, Raw GM Kurt Angle would then make his way to the ring. Angle hypes up this Sunday Nights WWE Money In The Bank event, Constable Corbin makes his way out to the entrance ramp and he says that he is here to make sure Raw runs smoothly. Corbin says COO Stephanie McMahon will be disappointed if Raw stars don’t win the ladder matches, Alexa Bliss says she will win a contract. Sasha Banks questions Bliss’ injuries from last weeks Raw, Ember Moon says Bliss is going to be real sore after Money In The Bank. Natalya says she is ready for this weekends Money In The Bank and she predicts Ronda Rousey will win the Raw Women’s Title on Sunday, Kevin Owens interrupts and he wants the case raised when Braun Strowman goes for it.
Braun Strowman interrupts and he says he will do something about Owens, everybody starts arguing until Bliss screams. Bliss then says Strowman is going to win the men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match, Banks predicts that Finn Balor will win the match. Everybody starts arguing again until Strowman shuts them all up and promises everybody will “get these hands” on Sunday Night.
Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks vs. Natalya vs. Ember Moon
The match begins with Bliss attacking Natalya before throwing Moon into Banks, Moon catches a leaping Bliss before landing a fall away slam. Bliss rolls out of the ring and Natalya throws her into the barricade, Natalya gets in the ring and she eats a drop kick from Moon. Banks and Moon would exchange a few roll ups for a few near falls, Natalya and Banks also exchange roll ups. Natalya would then knock Moon out of the ring before eating a double knee strike from Banks, Natalya gets Banks down before wrenching away on her arm. Banks gets free and she battles Natalya before knocking her out of the ring, Moon returns to the ring and Banks takes out Natalya with a dive. Moon then catches Banks with a suicide dive, Moon gets Banks back in the ring before eating a right from Bliss. Bliss gets a near fall on Banks as we go to a commercial break, we return from the break to see Bliss wrenching away on the injured leg of Natalya.
Moon gets back in the ring and Bliss knocks her back out with a right, Bliss goes back to work on the injured leg of Natalya. Natalya starts fighting back and Bliss kicks her in the injured leg, Banks returns and she nails Bliss with some strikes. Banks catches Bliss with some knee strikes followed by a double knee strike for a near fall, Moon gets back in the ring to hit Bliss and Banks with a springboard cross body. Moon then hits Banks with an enzaguri followed by a tornado suplex for a near fall, Bliss then hits Moon with a code red before eating a double knee strike from Banks. Moon and Banks would then place Bliss on the top rope before following her up there, Natalya returns to take out Moon and Banks with a double power bomb. Bliss goes for Twisted Bliss and Banks gets her knees up as we go to a commercial break, we return from the break to see Bliss hitting Banks with a back breaker.
Bliss goes for the DDT and Banks counters by locking in the Bank Statement, Natalya returns to break the submission hold up. Natalya would then throw Bliss out of the ring before applying the sharp shooter to Banks, Moon hits the ring to break the submission attempt up. Moon then nails Natalya with a handspring elbow strike, Moon hits Natalya with the Eclipse and Bliss drags her out of the ring before throwing her into the ring steps. Bliss then gets a near fall on Natalya before Banks breaks it all up, Bliss uses the ropes to clothesline Banks and throw her out of the ring. Natalya catches Bliss in the sharp shooter and Bliss taps out.
Winner: Natalya
- Finn Balor is shown warming up in the locker room when Kevin Owens appears offering him some olives, Owens wants to make a partnership with Balor and to workout together alongside Bobby Roode to take out Braun Strowman.
Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) vs. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre
The match begins with Ziggler attacking Breeze from behind before raking his face with his boot, Ziggler also drags Breeze face first along the top rope. Ziggler would then drop Breeze with a few strikes before landing an elbow drop, McIntyre tags in and he nails Breeze with a series of strikes. Ziggler tags in and Breeze catches him with an enzaguri, Fandango and McIntyre get tagged in by their respective partners. Fandango catches McIntyre with a few chops before going to the top rope, Ziggler distracts Fandango and McIntyre knocks him off the ropes. McIntyre then power bombs Breeze onto Fandango, Ziggler hits Breeze with a super kick before landing the finisher with McIntyre on Fandango for the three count.
Winners: Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre
After the match, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre grabs microphones to says last weeks battle royal elimination was a fluke.
- Roman Reigns is interviewed backstage by Charly Caruso, Reigns says that Jinder Mahal is an idiot and he blames Mahal for not being in the Money In The Bank Ladder Match.
- Before the match, Jinder Mahal grabs the microphone to says that he wants to prove a point to Roman Reigns tonight by showing that Reigns isn’t unstoppable. Mahal says he sees Reigns suffering in their match at WWE Money In The Bank, Reigns interrupts Mahal to get the match going. Mahal gets the microphone before the match officially begins, Mahal says Reigns failures are starting to cloud his judgement. Mahal says Reigns isn’t facing him tonight, but it is going to be against Sunil Singh.
Roman Reigns vs. Sunil Singh
The match begins with Reigns attacking Mahal before turning his attention to Singh, Reigns then hits Singh with a superman punch followed by a spear for the three count.
Winner: Roman Reigns
After the match, Jinder Mahal attacks Roman Reigns and he nails him with the Colas.
The B-Team (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel) vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno
The match begins with Slater catching Axel with a few jabs, Axel fights back and he drops Slater with a few strikes. Slater fights back as Dallas tags into the match to nail him with a few strikes, Dallas then hits a downed Slater with multiple knee drops. Dallas slows things down further by holding Slater in a chin lock, Dallas attacks Rhyno and knocks him off the ring apron. Axel tags in as The B-Team hits Slater with their finisher for a three count.
Winners: The B-Team (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel)
After the match, The Deleter Of Worlds appears on the big screen, Matt Hardy says the run of The B-Team has been wonderful. Bray Wyatt says they are here and then they appear on the entrance ramp, Hardy says that he and Wyatt are all knowing. Wyatt says The B-Team is surrounded by the woken and the fireflies, Wyatt says The B-Team fears The Deleter Of Worlds. Hardy promises to delete The B-Team at WWE Money In The Bank.
- Elias is shown backstage and he says that he is going to do his best performance tonight, despite having to perform for some Arkansas hillbillies.
- Elias is in the ring and he tells the fans to remember the moment they are about to witness, Elias tells everybody to be quiet and the performance begins and he actually gets through the first song uninterrupted. Elias then grabs a guitar that he says was given to him by musician John Mayer, Elias says he will play his greatest song next week with the guitar. Seth Rollins interrupts and he hits the ring to brawl with Elias, Rollins knocks Elias over the top rope before grabbing the microphone. Rollins tells Elias to stop being such a coward and to grow some guts, Rollins grabs the customized guitar and he decides to auction it off before saying he wouldn’t do that. Rollins lays the guitar down before stomping it and destroying it.
- Kevin Owens approaches Bobby Roode backstage to talk about teaming up against Braun Strowman tonight.
- The Riott Squad is shown backstage making a mess and antagonizing people.
Bayley vs. Ruby Riott w/Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan
The match begins with Riott attacking a distracted Bayley from behind, Riott attacks a downed Bayley with some strikes. Riott keeps Bayley near the ropes while choking her a few times, Riott keeps Bayley cornered while landing some strikes. Bayley recovers and attacks Riott with a ton of strikes, Riott fights back and she drops Bayley with a back elbow strike. Bayley catches Riott with a Thesz Press followed by multiple punches, Bayley then smashes Riott’s head on the top turnbuckle a few times. Bayley then hits Riott with a bulldog before going to the middle rope to landing a spinning elbow strike, Logan and Morgan drag Riott out of the ring. Bayley follows Riott out of the ring to land a back suplex as we go to a commercial break, we return from the break to see Riott wrenching away on the arm of Bayley.
Bayley gets free and she nails Riott with a drop kick followed by a knee strike, Riott recovers and she crushes Bayley’s face into the middle turnbuckle for a near fall. Riott goes back to wrenching away on the injured arm of Bayley, Bayley picks up Riott before smashing her into the turnbuckles. Bayley then drops a charging Riott on the top turnbuckle, Bayley follows that up by nailing Riott with a high knee. Bayley goes to the top rope and she misses a top rope elbow drop, Riott goes for the Riott Kick and Bayley rolls her up for a near fall. The Riott Squad distracts Bayley and that allows Riott to throw Bayley into the ring post before landing the Riott Kick for the three count.
Winner: Ruby Riott w/Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan
After the match, the Riott Squad write on Bayley with some black lipstick.
- Ronda Rousey is shown backstage and Natalya appears to give her a hug, Natalya tells Rousey not to take her eyes off of Nia Jax.
- The Coach is in the ring to bring out Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey for their face to face confrontation, Jax admits that both she and Rousey are competitive athletes. Jax admits to purposely pushing Rousey’s buttons in the last few weeks, Jax says that Rousey is still very new in the WWE and her success came in MMA. Rousey says she will improvise Jax’s arm off, Rousey says she is confident and that she has earned the right to be confident. Jax says she will take Rousey’s reputation at WWE Money In The Bank, Rousey goes over her accomplishments before saying she was born ready for the match. Jax goes to attack Rousey and she hits her with a headbutt, Rousey recovers and she goes for the arm bar and she eventually forces Jax to tap out from it.
- Curt Hawkins is shown backstage when No Way Jose and the conga line go by him.
No Way Jose vs. Curt Hawkins
The match begins with the referee doing the 10 count since Hawkins no shows during his entrance, Hawkins appears from behind and he rolls up Jose for a near fall. Jose then hits Hawkins with a pop up uppercut for the three count.
Winner: No Way Jose
- Finn Balor bumps into Bobby Roode backstage, Balor and Roode talk about what Kevin Owens approached them about.
- The production team is setting up an obstacle course for Bobby Lashley and Sami Zayn.
- Renee Young is the host for the obstacle course, Sami Zayn comes out and he is still questioning if Bobby Lashley was really in the Army. Zayn says he created the obstacle course to test Lashley’s military skills, Zayn goes over the entire course. Bobby Lashley comes out and he says the he will win at the obstacle course before beating Zayn at WWE Money In The Bank, Lashley wins the coin toss and he goes first. Lashley finishes the course in just over 40 seconds, but Zayn jumps him from behind and he nails Lashley with a Helluva Kick.
- Kevin Owens, Bobby Roode and Finn Balor are talking backstage when Braun Strowman arrives, Strowman tells them that they should work together against him.
Finn Balor vs. Bobby Roode vs. Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens
The match begins with Strowman going after Owens until he gets triple teamed by his opponents, Strowman fights back and he tosses everybody across the ring. Strowman drops Balor before nailing Owens with a headbutt, everybody goes out of the ring to avoid Strowman as we go to a commercial break. We return from the break to see everybody triple teaming Strowman. Strowman fights back and he nails Balor with a side slam, Strowman attacks Roode before turning his attention to Owens. Owens leaves the ring and Strowman follows him before getting attacked by Balor on the arena floor, everybody triple teams Strowman on the arena floor. Strowman fights back again before chasing Owens backstage, Strowman throws Owens back to the top of the entrance ramp.
Strowman nails Owens with a headbutt before dropping everybody else, Strowman then throws Owens into the LED screen before chasing the announce team away from their table. Strowman goes after Owens and Roode attacks him with a ladder, Balor helps Roode and they continue attacking Strowman with the ladder. Balor and Roode get Strowman over the announce table while Owens grabs another ladder, Owens climbs the ladder before putting Strowman through the announce table with a frog splash as we go to a commercial break. We return from the break to see Roode in the ring wrenching away on the arm of Balor, Balor fights back as Roode works over his arm. Balor eventually gets free and he drops Roode with an overhead kick, Balor then hits Roode with chops and forearm strikes followed by a double stomp.
Roode fights back and he goes to the top rope, Balor nails Roode with an overhead kick that knocks him to the arena floor. Roode gets back in the ring and he nails Balor with a blockbuster for a near fall, Balor recovers to hit Roode with a sling blade followed by a shotgun drop kick. Balor goes to the top rope and Owens returns to knock him to the arena floor, Balor returns to knock Owens to the arena floor and go to the top rope. Roode then crotches a distracted Balor on the top rope, Owens gets involved in a tower of doom spot with Balor and Roode. Strowman makes his way back to the ring while dropping Balor and Roode, Owens runs into the crowd and Strowman catches him before dragging him to ringside. Strowman then drops everybody on the arena floor with shoulder tackles, Strowman gets Owens in the ring before nailing him and Roode with an avalanche.
Balor returns and he nails Strowman with a top rope double stomp, Strowman recovers and nails a charging Balor with a shoulder block. Strowman looks for a power slam on Balor before getting attacked by Owens and Roode, Roode then hits Owens with a spine buster before getting attacked by Balor. Balor then drops Strowman with a sling blade and a shotgun drop kick, Balor nails Strowman with a Coupe De Grace for a near fall. Roode grabs Balor and he throws him into the ring post, Roode then hits Strowman with a Glorious DDT for a near fall. Owens grabs Roode and he throws him to the arena floor, Owens nails Strowman with a frog splash for a near fall. Owens finds another ladder and he brings it in the ring, Owens then attacks Strowman with the ladder. Strowman stops the ladder attacks before nailing Owens with a choke slam, Strowman then hits Owens with a power slam on the ladder for the three count.
Winner: Braun Strowman
