Good evening Fight Fans, and welcome to our coverage for tonight's edition of WWE RAW!
- We open tonight's show with the entrance of the WWE champion Big E where he talks about defending his title against Drew McIntyre at Crown Jewel before he's interrupted by Seth Rollins, Rey Mysterio, Finn Balor, and Kevin Owens before everyone minus E brawl before Seth escapes. Sonya then comes out onto the stage and announces that there will be a number one contender fatal four way ladder match in tonight's main event.
WWE RAW Tag Team Championship Number One Contender Match
Street Profits vs Dirty Dawgs vs Alpha Academy
Chad and Montez start the match off by taking each other down repeatedly before exchanging wrist locks and Chad controls Montez on the mat before Montez gets to his feet and dropkicks Chad before SP double up on Chad. SP double up on Robert and drop Dolph onto Robert before facing off with Otis and beating on him before dropkicking him out of the ring and clearing it as we go to commercial with SP in control as RK-BRO look on from a monitor backstage as we go to commercial.
We come back from the break to Robert in control of Montez until he gets the hot tag to Angelo after Otis runs into the post and Montez kicks Chad away when he goes for an ankle lock before Angelo takes out all four of his opponents single-handedly for a two count on Chad that Robert breaks up. AA then hit their finisher for that a near fall Montez breaks up with a diving splash. before Montez sends Otis out of the ring and Angelo hits Robert with a spine buster before Omos comes out and slings Montez into the barricade when he catches him coming off of the top. DD then hit Angelo with a spine buster Famouser combo for the pin and the win.
Winner: Dirty Dawgs defeat Street Profits, and Alpha Academy via pinfall to earn an opportunity to face RK-BRO for the RAW Tag Team titles.
- We go to the ring for the coronation of Zelina Vega as the Queens Crown Queen and as the first official queen of WWE as Queen Zelina.
Doudrop vs Queen Zelina
Doudrop drops Zelina with ax handles before tossing her across the ring and hitting a running senton before Zelina sends her face first into the middle turnbuckle and chokes her in the corner before hitting an MX for a near fall. Zelina then takes off of the top turnbuckle pad before hitting Doudrop with her scepter for the pin and the win.
Winner: Queen Zelina defeats Doudrop via pinfall.
- RAW Women's champion Becky Lynch comes out to the ring and addresses being the champion of RAW and how she has the belt back that she never lost before she's interrupted by Bianca Belair before Bianca attacks Becky and Becky lays Bianca out with a side Russian leg sweep with a kendo stick before escaping up the ramp.
- Backstage Finn meets with Kevin ahead of the fatal four way later tonight as we go to commercial.
Damian Priest vs T-BAR
T-BAR and Damian exchange strikes before T-BAR counters an early attempt at The Reckoning before dropping Damian with a discus boot for a near fall before Damian kicks him and T-BAR hits a chokebreaker for two. T-BAR goes up top and hits a moonsault for a surprising one count before Damian hits a running back elbow in the corner into a Broken Arrow before clotheslining T-BAR over the top rope and down onto the floor. Damian turns T-BAR inside out and hits him with a chair from the announce table before beating on him and tossing him into the barricade and stomping him before tossing him into the post and back inside. Damian then hits The Reckoning as the referee waves the match off and Damian is enraged.
Winner: T-BAR defeats Damian Priest due to disqualification.
- We get a backstage promo by Carmella ahead of her match against Liv Morgan up next as we go to commercial.
Carmella vs Liv Morgan
Carmella goes after Liv and beats her down in the corner before playing to the crowd and kicking Liv out of the corner when she goes for a jumping back elbow before locking in a rear chin lock and Liv gets to her feet before dropping Carmella with an enzuigiri. Liv hits a running knee in the corner before Carmella catches her coming in with a boot before Liv traps Carmella in the ropes and stomps her down for two before Carmella rolls out of the ring and Liv smashes her face into the announce table. Back in the ring they then exchange pin falls before Carmella pins Liv with a sit-out facebuster.
Winner: Carmella defeats Liv Morgan via pinfall.
Keith Lee vs Cedric Alexander (w/ Shelton Benjamin)
Keith man handles Cedric and sends him out of the ring before he regroups with Shelton and reluctantly gets back inside before Keith drops him with a punch to the midsection and hits a running splash in the corner before missing a second one. Cedric then kicks the legs of Keith before Keith runs him over and hits him with a lariat before hitting the Big Bang Catastrophe for the pin and the win.
Winner: Keith Lee defeats Cedric Alexander via pinfall.
- Earlier today Austin Theory has a confrontation with Dominik Mysterio in the locker room to set up their match tonight which is up next as we go to commercial.
Dominik Mysterio vs Austin Theory
Austin rocks Dominik with forearms before dropkicking him and playing to the crowd before they lock up and Dom hits an arm drag into a dropkick before hitting a head scissors and Austin drops him with strikes before Dominik counters a suplex and Austin hits a backbreaker for two. Dominik then rocks Austin with an enzuigiri before hitting a jumping back elbow into a diving bulldog and Austin drops him across the top rope before hitting his finisher for the pin and the win.
Winner: Austin Theory defeats Dominik Mysterio via pinfall.
- We get a video package for Veer who will soon be making his RAW singles debut.
RAW Tag Team Championship Match
RK-BRO (c) vs Dirty Dawgs
Dolph and Riddle kick things off for their respective teams by grappling on the mat before exchanging pin falls for a pair for two counts before Robert and Randy come in and exchange standing switches before Randy drops Robert with an uppercut and stomps him. Riddle then tags in and hits an assisted corkscrew senton for two before Robert rolls out of the ring and catches a kick when Riddle goes for a PK and drops him off of the apron and down onto the floor as we go to commercial.
We come back from the break to DD in control of Riddle before Randy comes in and drops Robert repeatedly before hitting a powerslam and Dolph distracts him before Robert snaps his neck across the top rope and sends him into the time keeper's area. Dolph tags himself in and tosses Randy back inside for two before Randy counters a cross face and DD double up on Randy and isolate him until he gets the hot tag to Riddle who drops Dolph with a kick and Robert with a Final Flash before hitting DD with a pair of exploders. Riddle then hits a senton into a PK for a two count that Randy breaks up before everyone hits a move and Riddle and Dolph exchange pin falls until Riddle pins Dolph for the win.
Winner: RK-BRO retain their RAW Tag Team titles by defeating Dirty Dawgs via pinfall.
- We get a backstage interview with Seth ahead of competing in the number one contender ladder match up next as we go to commercial.
- It's announced that Becky will defend her title against Bianca on next week's show.
WWE Championship Number One Contender Fatal Four Way Ladder Match
Seth Rollins vs Rey Mysterio vs Kevin Owens vs Finn Balor
Everyone take turns attacking Seth before Kevin follows him outside and beats on him at ringside as Rey and Finn go at it in the ring before Finn gets out and tries to bring a ladder inside only for Seth to attack him from behind. Kevin sends Seth into the barricade when he grabs the ladder before sliding the ladder into the ring himself and hitting Seth with a smaller ladder at ringside before hitting Rey with one when he goes for a slingshot cross body as Big E looks on from a monitor backstage. Finn then attacks Kevin when he goes to ascend the ladder before Kevin powerbombs Finn onto a ladder and superkicks Seth onto it before going up top and missing a swanton bomb onto the ladder as we go to commercial.
We come back from the break to Seth in control as he hits everyone with a small ladder before Finn hits a jumping stomp to Seth and back drops Kevin on top of the ladder on top of Seth before Finn climbs the big ladder and is met by Rey when he grabs the contract. Kevin knocks the ladder over before taking out Finn and Rey and climbs the ladder again only for Seth to stop him by hitting a buckle bomb off of the ladder and Kevin superkicks him before climbing the ladder once more. Kevin grabs the contract before Rey grabs his foot and pulls him down rung by rung before Kevin sends Rey into the ladder and sends him into the barricade before hitting all three of his opponents with the small ladder at ringside. Seth takes out Kevin and Finn with a suicide dive before Rey hits him with a bulldog back inside before Kevin gets back in and Seth trips Rey when he teases a 619 before Rey dumps him out of the ring and hits a 619 that sends the ladder into Kevin before sending the ladder crashing down on top of Kevin. Rey and Seth then brawl over a ladder before Finn takes them out with a tope as we go to commercial.
We come back from the break to Kevin in control before Rey and Finn climb opposite sides of the ladder and Kevin rips them both down and Rey sends him out of the ring before Kevin powerbombs Rey through a table at ringside. Kevin gets back into the ring and climbs the ladder before grabbing the contract and Seth attacks him before back dropping Kevin over the top rope and onto a ladder propped up on the apron and the announce table. Seth then takes out Finn with a stomp before climbing the ladder and grabbing the contract for the win.
Winner: Seth Rollins defeats Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, and Rey Mysterio by climbing the ladder and grabbing the contract to earn an opportunity to face Big E for his WWE title.
- We go off the air with Seth leaving up the ramp and walking passed E when he's coming out before E rejects a handshake by Seth before Seth walks to the back and E claps for him as we go off the air.
