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- The show starts off with a video package highlighting the feud between Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley.
- Roman Reigns is shown walking backstage and he bumps into Bobby Lashley, Lashley warns Reigns not to call him out tonight. Reigns walks past Lashley and makes his way to the ring, Reigns talks about the comments Lashley just made backstage. Reigns calls out Lashley and Lashley obliges, Raw GM Kurt Angle and Constable Corbin come out to stop things before they get physical. Lashley and Reigns eventually go after each other, members of the locker room come out to separate Lashley and Reigns. Lashley and Reigns continue getting after each other until finally separated, Reigns does a dive over the top rope and he takes everybody out. The two are eventually separated for a final time after Reigns goes after Lashley again.
- Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss & Mickie James are talking backstage, saying they are bringing the pain to Natalya & Nia Jax tonight.
Alexa Bliss & Mickie James vs. Nia Jax & Natalya
The match begins with Bliss immediately tagging James into the match, Jax traps James in the corner as Natalya tags in. Natalya drops James and fails at a sharp shooter attempt, Bliss tags in and Natalya quickly drops her as well. Bliss rolls out of the ring and Natalya takes out the opposition with a baseball slide, Natalya attacks both Bliss and James on the arena floor as we go to a commercial break. We return from the break to see James smashing the face of Natalya on the ring mat, James corners Natalya before kicking away at her. Bliss tags in and she nails Natalya with a slap to the face before choking her, Bliss slows things down further while holding her in a chin lock. Bliss releases the hold to assault Natalya with strikes, James tags in and Natalya sends her into teh corner.
Jax tags in and she cleans house against the opposing team, Jax would then grab Natalya and throw her across the ring before landing an avalanche. Jax then hits James with a headbutt before landing a press slam, Jax crushes James with a leg drop for the three count.
Winners: Nia Jax & Natalya
After the match, Alexa Bliss attacks Nia Jax with a kendo stick until Jax finally takes it from her and chases her away.
- Charly Caruso interview Nia Jax backstage, Jax says that while Alexa Bliss can’t break her, she can break Bliss.
- Highlights are shown of the feud between Braun Strowman and Kevin Owens.
- Raw GM Kurt Angle is texting backstage when Kevin Owens arrives, Owens complains about the port-a-potty situation from last week before giving Angle a doctors note. Owens says he plans on hanging out in Angle’s office throughout the night.
Mojo Rawley vs. No Way Jose
The match begins with Rawley backing Jose into the ropes before eating a few strikes, Jose then holds Rawley in a front headlock. Rawley gets free by slamming Jose before landing The Pounce for a near fall, Rawley attacks a downed Jose with forearm strikes. Jose fights back and Rawley crushes him with a corner spear, Rawley nails Jose with a suplex for a near fall. Rawley slows things down by holding Jose in a chin lock, Jose gets free and Rawley still lands an avalanche followed by a clothesline for a near fall. Rawley reapplies the chin lock to a downed Jose, Jose gets free again and he catches Rawley with a knee strike. Jose then hits Rawley with a series of strikes followed by a clothesline for a near fall, Jose traps Rawley in the corner and Rawley gets him off with an Alabama Slam for the three count.
Winner: Mojo Rawley
- Highlights are shown of Bayley & Sasha Banks therapy session airs, this time there is a new therapist.
- Seth Rollins bumps into Jinder Mahal backstage, Mahal tries bringing Rollins some inner peace and Rollins walks away.
- Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring and he has a microphone in hand, Rollins talks about his Ironman Match with Dolph Ziggler at WWE Extreme Rules. Rollins talks about how Drew McIntyre is always around Ziggler, Ziggler and McIntyre interrupt to tell Rollins to says just how good he has been on Raw. Ziggler promises to retain the WWE Intercontinental Title at WWE Extreme Rules, McIntyre says Rollins will see the future of the WWE at Extreme Rules. Ziggler says that Rollins doesn’t compare to him, Ziggler talks about his 121 victories during his time as an amateur wrestler. Rollins says that McIntyre is simply Ziggler’s lap dog, Rollins even accuses McIntyre of doing the nasty with some sheep. McIntyre challenges Rollins to a match tonight and Rollins accepts, McIntyre goes after Rollins and Rollins gets free.
- The B-Team are shown backstage dressing like the Deleters Of Worlds.
- The B-Team come to the ring to do another mockery of the Deleters Of Worlds, the Deleters Of Worlds interrupt to tell the B-Team that the fun is all over.
Bo Dallas w/Curtus Axel vs. Matt Hardy w/Bray Wyatt
The match begins with Hardy backing Dallas into the corner while landing shoulder thrusts, Hardy then smashes the face of Dallas into the turnbuckle multiple times. Hardy starts working over the arm of a dazed Dallas, Dallas fights back and Hardy knocks him out of the ring. Hardy nails Dallas with a suplex on the arena floor as we go to a commercial break, we return from the break to see Hardy working over Dallas in the middle of the ring. Hardy applies the kravat to a downed Dallas, Hardy traps Dallas in the corner while landing some strikes. Hardy then sends a charging Dallas back out of the ring, Hardy goes out of the ring to hit Dallas with a clothesline. Hardy would then throw Dallas into the barricade, Hardy gets Dallas in the ring before landing a Side Effect.
Hardy then hits Dallas with a second Side Effect a few moments later, Hardy looks to suplex from the ring to the arena floor as Wyatt attacks Axel. Dallas lays out a distracted Hardy to get a three count.
Winner: Bo Dallas w/Curtus Axel
After the match, the Deleters Of Worlds attack the B-Team.
- Highlights are shown from the Roman Reigns/Bobby Lashley altercation from earlier in the show air.
- Renee Young interviews Bobby Lashley, who says that he doesn’t like anything about Roman Reigns, Lashley says Reigns won’t walk out of WWE Extreme Rules.
- Tyler Breeze gets rioted by Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan backstage.
- More highlights from Bayley & Sasha Bank’s counseling session air.
- Alexa Bliss cuts a selfie promo, she talks about attacking Nia Jax with the kendo stick from earlier tonight, Bliss says Ronda Rousey will be there to watch her beat Jax.
Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan w/Sarah Logan
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Moon and Morgan, Morgan tries running away and Moon drags her into the ring. Moon follows Morgan out of the ring as we go to a commercial break, we return from the break to see Morgan nailing Moon with some elbow strikes before dropping her face first for a near fall. Morgan holds Moon down while applying the scarf hold, Moon falls backwards to free herself from Morgan. Moon misses a clothesline and Morgan shoves her back to the ground, Moon recovers and propels Morgan into the corner. Moon drops Morgan a few times before landing some knee strikes, Moon then hits Morgan with a fall away slam.
Logan tries interfering and Moon takes her out,Moon surprises Morgan with a roll up for the three count.
Winner: Ember Moon
- Renee Young interviews Finn Balor backstage, Bobby Roode interrupts and he talks about how great Balor is. Balor then says he is twice as good as Constable Corbin.
- Kevin Owens is spraying air freshener in the office while Kurt Angle complains, Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler arrive. Angle says that if McIntyre loses to Seth Rollins tonight, then he cannot be in Ziggler’s corner at WWE Extreme Rules.
- Elias is in the ring and he informs everybody that he has been recording his debut album, Elias then performs a song mocking Finn Balor and Bobby Roode alongside the city of Boston. Constable Corbin hits the ring and he wants to perform alongside Elias, Balor eventually interrupts the festivities.
Constable Corbin & Elias vs. Finn Balor & Bobby Roode
The match is joined in progress and we see Corbin working over Roode in the corner, Roode fights back and Corbin drops him. Elias tags in and Roode catches him in a headlock, Roode then drops Elias with a shoulder tackle before landing a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Roode traps Elias in the corner while landing a series of strikes, Corbin distracts Roode and that allows Elias to land a knee strike. Corbin tags in and he stomps away on a downed Roode, Corbin applies the chin lock to a downed Roode. Roode gets free and he drops Corbin with a clothesline, Balor and Elias get tagged in by their respective partners. Balor quickly cleans house against the opposing team, Balor would then knock Elias out of the ring before Corbin trips him up.
Elias then attacks a distracted Balor from behind as we go to a commercial break, we return from the break to see Corbin applying a chin lock to a downed Balor. Corbin releases the hold to drop Balor with a back elbow strike, Elias tags in an he reapplies the chin lock to Balor. Balor recovers and he knocks Elias out of the ring, Corbin tags in and he stops Balor from tagging Roode into the match. Balor recovers and he drops Corbin with a sling blade, Roode tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Roode then hits Corbin with a clothesline followed by a neck breaker, Corbin catches a leaping Roode with a choke breaker for a near fall. Balor hits the ring and Corbin quickly takes him out, Roode catches Corbin with a roll up for a near fall. Roode then hits Corbin with a blockbuster for another near fall, Balor and Elias continue battling on the arena floor.
Balor attacks Corbin and Corbin eventually crotches him on the top rope, Roode then sends a charging Corbin into the ring post. Elias hits the ring and Roode nails him with a spine buster, Corbin nails Roode with the End Of Days for the three count.
Winners: Constable Corbin & Elias
- Raw GM Kurt Angle is talking with Kevin Owens when Braun Strowman arrives, Angle makes Strowman versus Owens in a steel cage match at WWE Extreme Rules.
- More Sasha Banks/Bayley counseling session highlights are shown.
- Renee Young interviews Roman Reigns, who says that he wanted to provoke Bobby Lashley tonight, Reigns says Lashley cannot beat him at WWE Extreme Rules.
Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre w/Dolph Ziggler
The match begins with McIntyre backing Rollins into the corner before letting him go free, McIntyre shoves Rollins to the mat before eating a few strikes. Rollins tries wearing McIntyre down by applying a headlock, McIntyre gets free and he drops Rollins with a shoulder tackle. McIntyre then takes Rollins down with a headlock of his own, Rollins fights back and McIntyre nails him with another shoulder tackle. McIntyre follows that up with a dead lift suplex on Rollins for a near fall, McIntyre traps Rollins in the corner while landing a few strikes. McIntyre holds Rollins down while wrenching away on his arm, McIntyre then hits Rollins with a short arm clothesline before tainting Rollins some more.
McIntyre again decides to wrench away on the arm of Rollins, Rollins gets free and he sends McIntyre out of the ring. McIntyre catches a diving Rollins before slamming him on the ring apron as we go to a commercial break, we return from the break to see McIntyre wrenching away on the arm of Rollins once again. McIntyre traps Rollins in the corner before landing an overhead release suplex for a near fall, McIntyre traps Rollins in the corner while landing more strikes. McIntyre again holds Rollins down while wrenching away on his arm, Rollins gets free and he propels McIntyre into the corner. Rollins then hits McIntyre with a sling blade that knocks him out of the ring, Rollins then hits McIntyre with a series of suicide dives.
Rollins gets McIntyre back in the ring before landing a springboard clothesline for a near fall, Rollins follows that up by nailing McIntyre with elbow strikes. Rollins then hits McIntyre with a blockbuster for a near fall, Rollins misses a curb stomp and McIntyre nails him with an inverted Alabama Slam for a near fall. Rollins misses an enzaguri and McIntyre nails him with a sit out power bomb for another near fall, Rollins eventually crotches McIntyre on the top rope before landing a step up enzaguri. McIntyre gets trapped in the ropes and he propels Rollins off of the top rope, McIntyre goes for the Claymore and Rollins counters with a falcon arrow for a near fall. McIntyre blasts Rollins with a Glasgow Kiss for a near fall, McIntyre gets Rollins on his shoulders while climbing to the second rope.
Rollins gets free and he nails McIntyre with a buckle bomb followed by a side kick, Rollins goes to the top rope and Ziggler tries distracting him. Rollins nails McIntyre with a top rope high cross body for the near fall, Ziggler distracts Rollins and McIntyre lands the Claymore for the three count.
Winner: Drew McIntyre w/Dolph Ziggler
