Braun Strowman comes out right after the show opening and he's dressed to compete as he enters the ring. Braun quickly takes a mic from the ring announcer and says he's sick of the games and he's sick of being jumped, he knows Dean Ambrose is one of the masked men and right now, he's calling out all 3 of the masked men to come fight him right now. But if Dean Ambrose wants to prove he's not under one of those masks, why doesn't he just come out with them and all four of them can get these hands. The fans roar with excitement as Braun throws down the mic and stands ready to compete...but instead of Dean Ambrose or the masked attackers, the music of Rey Mysterio hits? Braun looks confused as Mysterio walks out onto the stage with a mic and asks for his music to cut as he heads down the ramp, and he quickly tells Braun he doesn't know who's been behind the attacks recently, but he wants to find out who it is too and offers to team with Braun to take them on. Braun picks the mic back up and says he trusts Rey, and if Rey wants to help him he's fine with that. Mysterio now joins Braun in the ring but suddenly the lights in the arena go out, and static plays loudly over the speakers!
The lights come back on a minute later, and the tron is still at static, but a muffled voice tells Strowman and Mysterio to look up to the top of the arena, and suddenly we see the three masked men standing there! Red Mask warns Braun and Rey to stay in the ring if they want a fight, which stops them from exiting the ring to come after them, and then says Dean Ambrose is not one of them, last week he just got lucky because their target was Braun, and a few weeks ago when Ambrose didn't show up for their match? That's because they took him out. Braun chimes in and dares them to shut up and come down to the ring for a fight, but Red says no, they don't play by Braun's rules and the fight will happen when they want it to, but this just angers the monster who starts to exit the ring, but suddenly Raw GM Shawn Michaels runs out onto the stage and yells for Braun to stay calm, he's going to settle this. He says he wants to know who's under the masks too, and he's not sure if Dean Ambrose is one of them or not, but he has a way to settle it. Tonight we're going to have 6 man tag team match, the 3 masked attackers will team up to face Braun Strowman, Rey Mysterio....and Dean Ambrose! He says this is the only way to make sure Dean Ambrose is not one of them and Red Mask chimes in to say tonight they send Mysterio and Strowman to the hospital. Suddenly though, Strowman says screw waiting, and now him and Mysterio nod to each other then hop out of the ring and over the barricade as Shawn yells for security as they come running out, but the masked men quickly exit the arena and before they get too far, Strowman and Mysterio are stopped by a wall of security, and Shawn tells them to save it for later, and eventually cooler heads prevail as Raw goes to break.
Match #1:
Ricochet vs Seth Rollins
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Back and forth to start with nobody gaining a real advantage, until Rollins hits a DDT followed by a springboard knee strike and a diving elbow drop, but Ricochet kicks out at 1. Ricochet shoves Rollins away as he tries to pull him up, then hits a dropkick followed by another. He hits a few more running strikes, getting his momentum rolling and he goes up to the second turnbuckle for a splash, but Rollins gets the knees up to block it. Rollins hits a kick to the ribs to buy himself a moment to recover but then Ricochet gets up, only to walk into a Ripcord Knee attempt, but Ricochet counters with a clothesline! He goes for his comeback, but Rollins sees it coming and rolls out of the ring, but this just leaves himself open for Ricochet to hit a running dive over the top rope and wiping out Rollins! The fight continues on the floor for a bit after this as Ricochet attempts to throw Rollins into the barricade, but Rollins reverses and sends Ricochet into it instead, then throws him into the ring post before throwing him back into the ring. Seth goes for a springboard knee strike, but Ricochet sidesteps and Rollins lands hard on his knee! Ricochet takes advantage of that with a dragon screw to wipe Rollins out, then drops him again with a flat liner, but only gets a 2 count. Ricochet goes up top for the 630 Senton, but Rollins jumps up to his feet and hits a running kick to send Ricochet to the floor hard! The fight goes up the ramp now with a fist fight, but Rollins gets the better of it and ends up driving Ricochet through the announce table with a falcon arrow! Rollins heads back down the ramp, and tells the ref to count out Ricochet, but at the 9 count Ricochet makes it back in! Ricochet rolls out of the way of a kick from Rollins to keep him down, then gets up only to get rolled up quickly by Seth, but the pin attempt only gets 2. Seth follows up with a snap suplex and goes to the top turnbuckle, frog splash! Seth covers for another pin attempt, but again gets 2. Seth ends up hitting a superplex into a falcon arrow for another pin attempt, but again it only gets 2, and Seth is shocked and seems desperate to finish this! He motions for Ricochet to get up, then charges him, only to get punched then dropped with a dragonrana, dropping him on his head! Ricochet sees his opening now as he climbs up to the top turnbuckle, then connects on the 630 Senton! He crawls over to cover Seth, but Seth kicks out at 2, and now Ricochet is shocked! Ricochet stays on the attack though as he hits a standing shooting star press, then goes back to the top turnbuckle, and looks for another 630 Senton...it's blocked with knees to the back! Rollins gets to his feet and quickly hits a Curb Stomp out of nowhere! He covers Ricochet, and finally this incredible battle is over!
Winner via pinfall: Seth Rollins
Post Match: Rollins gets his arm raised in victory but pulls away, and pulls Ricochet up to his feet, then holds out his hand to him for a handshake! Ricochet thinks about it for a second, then shakes his hand, and Rollins now raises the arm of Ricochet, showing respect for the hard fought battle.
Undisputed Era are in the interview area backstage and gets asked about the challenge from Matt Hardy to a match tonight. Bobby Fish chimes in and says he accepts that challenge and ups the ante, saying he got Shawn Michaels to agree to the winner of the match getting to pick the stipulation for the title match at Money In The Bank. Kyle O'Reilly chimes in and says at Money In The Bank, they end this thing with The Hardys once and for all. He reminds Renee that they started this by abducting them backstage months ago, and calls Matt insane, Bobby chimes in again and says The Hardys are going to regret that because they will be lucky to walk out of Money In The Bank. Renee then asks Adam Cole about his chances of winning Money In The Bank, and he begins talking about how he'll win, when suddenly, Heavy Machinery walks up. Otis asks Adam Cole if he forgot about him being in the Money In The Bank Match, and Adam Cole laughs him off and asks if Otis can even climb a ladder, but this angers Otis who challenges him to a match tonight. Cole starts laughing again and asks why he would waste his time fighting Otis, the guy who needed a miracle to win his qualifying match. He starts making fun of Otis more, but Otis snaps and shoves Cole, sending him stumbling backwards into the rest of UE! Tucker now steps forward and tries to calm Otis down, but Cole gets in Otis's face and says he's on for a match tonight, and Otis nods, satisfied and walks off with Tucker while Cole glares at him.
Match #2: Winner Picks The Stipulation For Match at Money In The Bank
Matt Hardy w/ Jeff Hardy vs Bobby Fish w/ Undisputed Era
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Bobby Fish dominates the majority of the match, working over the leg of Hardy as he tries to fight back, but he has trouble getting rolling for awhile. At one point Matt hits 3 straight leg drops, but only gets a 1 count. Later on he snaps off a Side Effect for a 2 count, but Kyle gets on the apron to distract the ref! Matt realizes this and goes after him on the floor, but Kyle tries to run away only to be stopped by Jeff blocking his path, and Matt spins Kyle around, dropping him with a Twist of Fate! He turns around and clotheslines Bobby Fish, who left the ring to go after him, before throwing O'Reilly into the ring and into the corner, slamming his head into the turnbuckles 10 times in a row, and the referee ejects O'Reilly from ringside! Matt taunts as Kyle exits the ring, but Bobby slides into the ring and catches Matt with a roll up pin, but only gets 2 off the surprise pin! Bobby is up first and as soon as Matt is up, he drops him with the Flying Fish Hook! Bobby covers Matt again, but again only gets 2! He stays on the attack though and locks in Fish Hook Deluxe, but after a short struggle, Matt manages to escape and get to his feet, drawing blood on Fish after punching him in the face! Matt opens up the cut more with the 10 turnbuckle smashes, but Fish reverses right after that and takes out Matt's leg by dropping a knee on it! Fish gets another 2 count off a second Flying Fish Hook, and follows up with a second Fish Hook Deluxe, but it's in the ropes. A minute later as both are back up, Matt blocks a punch from Bobby, and drops him with a Side Effect out of nowhere, but only gets 2 as Adam Cole distracts the ref! Matt sees this and tries to attack him, but Cole jumps off the apron and laughs. Suddenly though, Jeff Hardy comes running around ringside, and dives off the steps and wipes out Cole! Matt laughs as Jeff continues to pound on Cole, but suddenly Bobby Fish sneaks up behind Matt and goes for a back suplex, but Matt lands on his feet, and drops Bobby with a Twist of Fate! Fish is down and Matt covers him, and it's enough for the pin!
After The Match: Bobby Fish rolls out of the ring as Jeff Hardy slides into the ring and hugs his brother, and Kyle O'Reilly comes back out to check on his teammates, and help them up. Matt Hardy now asks for a mic and gets one, and says he has the perfect stipulation that will let him and Brother Nero DELETE and ELIMINATE the Era of Undisputed, an elimination hardcore match! Fish and O'Reilly look slightly nervous as they head up the ramp, and Matt begins yelling DELETE as him and Jeff make the delete motion with their arms.
Alexa Bliss is in her locker room and she says it doesn't matter who else is in Money In The Bank, she's going to win her second Money In The Bank Match. She mentions that nobody else in the match has won it before, and some of them have never even been in a Money In The Bank Match, and ends by saying she promises she will be the next Raw Women's Champion, and tells the fans that this was their moment of bliss.
Shayna Baszler is now on screen and says she is the most dominant woman in the entire company, and mentions the fact she's undefeated, and says neither of those things are going to change in Money In The Bank, she's going to get the briefcase and soon after that she'll become champion. She says she's going to hurt all 7 of her opponents in route to victory.
Naomi is now on screen in a neon room and mentions being a Money In The Bank veteran and says all her opponents will feel the glow and it's about time she wins a briefcase.
Mickie James now has her promo time and she mentions being a 6 time Women's Champion, and says it's about time she wins a 7th and getting the briefcase would be the easiest way to make that happen. She says nobody in the match has more experience than her and that will lead her up the ladder of success.
Back in the ring now, Peyton Royce is in the ring by herself and says she's sick of the haters saying she's a terrible champion and saying Asuka's gonna kill her on Sunday, so she's got something to prove and that's why she's created the ICONIC challenge. She explains the rules of the challenge: she's issuing an open challenge to anybody in the back to come out and face her for her championship, and under the same rules that have been stacked against her at Money In The Bank meaning she cannot be disqualified or counted out without losing the belt, and Billie Kay is banned from ringside. But there's a twist: anyone answering the challenge must meet 3 requirements.
1. They must be a former champion.
2. They can't be Asuka.
3. They cannot be on the Raw Roster.
With that the first of many ICONIC challenges is now open...and after a few moments of waiting, Nikki Bella comes out to answer the challenge.
Match #3: Raw Women's Championship Match, Billie Kay is banned from ringside and Peyton Royce will lose the title if she's counted out or DQ'd.
Nikki Bella vs Peyton Royce (c)
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Peyton starts fast with a running crossbody and stomps on Nikki until she gets up and drops Peyton with a right hand. Nikki takes a moment to shake out the cobwebs as Peyton recovers, then whips her into the corner only to get kicked away when she tries to follow up. A few minutes later, Peyton Royce hits a spin kick into a pin, but only gets 2. She quickly tries to follow up with the Venus Fly Trap, but Nikki blocks it and hits a Forearm Smash for a 2 count of her own. Bella pulls Peyton up to her feet and lifts her up for the Rack Attack, but Peyton blocks it with elbows the side of the head, then slides down her back, and a second spin kick drops Nikki, and this time a pin is enough to get the win!
After The Match: Peyton Royce quickly goes back on the attack, smashing Nikki in the face with the title before hitting her with the Venus Fly Trap! She then grabs a mic and says she just destroyed a has been, who's really a never was who some fans considered an all time great, but those fans are fools, just like Asuka. She says not only will she be the most ICONIC Women's Champion of all time, but also the greatest once she overcomes the odds that that evil Shawn Michaels stacked against her and pins Asuka right in the middle of the ring. She poses with the title before leaving the ring.
The Balor Club are backstage and Balor brags about Gallows and Anderson defeating The Usos, saying it was the first of many wins for the new and improved team. He says The Bloodline are part of the problem on Raw, people who are always on top and considered for title shots no matter what. He says that's why they must be destroyed, and promises they will be the ones to do it and they'll do it soon.
Match #4:
Adam Cole w/ Undisputed Era vs Otis Dozovic w/ Tucker Knight
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Adam Cole largely dominates the match, using Otis's temper against him as he keeps knocking him out of the ring early on, but after doing this 3 times, Otis snaps and charges Cole, running him over before throwing him around the ring a bit with a couple biels and suplexs, which leaves Cole reeling as he gets up in the corner, only to get charged and hit with a big splash! Cole goes down but Fish grabs the leg of Otis, only for Otis to kick his hand away. However the brief distraction lets Cole get a roll up pin, but it only gets 2. After this, Cole hits an enziguri and fully takes control from here, beating down Otis and after hitting him with a Superkick into a german suplex, he slides out of the ring and throws Tucker into the steps! Cole motions O'Reilly and Fish over, and they come running and begin attacking Otis, as Cole rolls back into the ring, but walks right into a small package pin from Otis, which gets a close 2 count! Otis now scoops up Cole, and hits a spinning scoop slam, then follows up with the Caterpillar! Otis covers and can he shock the pin? 1...2..but Cole kicks out! Otis now pulls Cole up and scoops him up for a slam, but O'Reilly jumps on the apron for a distraction! Otis lets go of Cole and climbs up to the top turnbuckle, potentially looking to dive onto UE, but suddenly Tucker Knight comes out of nowhere to cannon ball onto them! Tucker wipes out Fish and O'Reilly and Otis turns his attention back to the ring and goes for a big splash on Cole, but Cole rolls out of the way! Cole now goes for the Last Shot, it hits! Cole rolls the big man over into a pin and covers...but at the last second Tucker pulls the ref out of the ring, turn about is fair play! Cole leaves the ring and throws Tucker into the barricade, then drops him ribs first on it before sliding into the ring...but he gets rolled up by Otis! Cole is caught off guard and UE is still down, and that's enough for the big upset!
Winner via pinfall: Otis Dozovic
Aleister Black is in a dark room backstage and says later tonight he will be defending his championship against Cesaro, the new more aggressive, unchained Cesaro. He admits that Cesaro has had his number so far, beating him in his return match and eliminating him from the battle royal last week, but being the champion means more to him than anything and he's ready for the big fight tonight. He promises to make Cesaro fade to black tonight to end it.
Match #5:
Cedric Alexander vs EC3 w/ Drake Maverick
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A complete squash here as EC3 decimates Cedric in about 2 minutes. He wins after hitting the One Percenter right into a pin. After the match Drake Maverick gets on the mic and says the rise of EC3 will not be stopped just because he didn't get into Money In The Bank. Last week was a hiccup, and Drake says if he was there that wouldn't have happened, but EC3 will not be stopped, he will be a champion very soon.
Cesaro is backstage and brags about being the first person to beat Aleister Black 2 weeks ago, and mentions how close he came to earning a spot in Money In The Bank. He says the people in that match should feel lucky he's not in it, because he would have broken them in half in route to getting the briefcase. He then focuses back on the IC Champ and says he's proved he has his number ever since becoming unchained. He says tonight he becomes champion.
Match #6:
The Masked Attackers vs Braun Strowman, Rey Mysterio, and Dean Ambrose
Before The Match: Braun and Rey are in the ring, and Ambrose's music hits, but it quickly cuts into static before a video pops up on the tron, showing the 3 masked men standing together over the fallen Dean Ambrose, face down on the cement floor backstage. They hold up a sign saying "PROOF" before throwing it down and walking away, and appearing at the top of the arena as they walk down the arena steps towards the ring for the match.
Match #6: 3 on 2 Handicap Match
Braun Strowman and Rey Mysterio vs The Masked Attackers
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Mysterio and Red Mask start the match for their respective teams, but Red Mask yells for Rey to join them, help them destroy Strowman once and for all. Rey looks confused by this, and he's warned he doesn't want to be their enemy, as Red Mask holds out his hand for a handshake, and Strowman yells for Mysterio to do the right thing. Mysterio looks at Strowman, then looks back at Red Mask along with the two men on the apron, then decks Red in the face, dropping him! Rey quickly gains control of the match as he starts attacking Red, who's trying to fight back with no luck, but Green Mask comes in illegally and hits a running neckbreaker on Mysterio, which gives Red the opening to throw Mysterio in the corner for a double team attack with Blue. Mysterio gets isolated for awhile after this by the 3 men, who beat him down and keep him away from Braun, but eventually Braun gets a tag into the match and quickly begins clearing house, dropping Blue with a shoulder block then bringing Red and Green into the ring via a toss, only to clothesline both of them down! However this proves to be a mistake as Blue spears Mysterio off the apron and the numbers game quickly catches up to Braun as he stacks Red and Green up in the corner but is chop blocked by blue, and they triple team him for a minute until Rey recovers and clears the illegal men out of the ring! A couple minutes later after a tag, Green hits a cutter on Strowman into a pin, but it only gets 2. He goes for a second one, but he gets shoved off, then lifted up and dropped with a Running Powerbomb! Braun lifts Green back up for a Running Powerslam, but he slides down his back and takes out his leg! Red and Mysterio make tags into the match and they begin fighting, but it quickly spills to the floor and Rey is quickly triple teamed, only for Braun to sprint over and wipe out all 3 masked men! Braun whips Red into the barricade, then lifts him up, and drives him through it! The numbers have been evened as Rey slides into the ring to break the count, but he goes up to the top turnbuckle, and Blue catches him with a Superplex to the floor!
In the end, chaos is ensuing with everyone in the ring after Rey hits a splash off the shoulders of Strowman onto Blue, only for Red and Green to enter the ring and attack Rey and Braun, with them forcing him to roll out of the ring after a double team move, but Strowman clears out the 2 illegal men by throwing them out of the ring! Braun turns around into a kick in the gut from Blue, who then tries to hit him with a Piledriver, but Braun backdrops him! Braun now lifts up Blue off the mat and onto his shoulders, and drops him with a Running Powerslam! He covers for a pin as Rey takes down Green, and he gets the 3 just before Red can break it up!
Winners via pinfall: Braun Strowman and Rey Mysterio
A video package plays after the match showing what's happened in recent weeks with Kevin Owens and Daniel Bryan that's led to their match at Money In The Bank becoming more heated and a bit personal.
Match #7: Intercontinental Championship Match
Cesaro vs Aleister Black (c)
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Cesaro instantly takes down Black with a flying uppercut then waits for him to get up before doing it again. Black gets up again and Cesaro goes for another flying uppercut, but he went to the well one too many times as Black dodges it and hits a couple kicks on Cesaro then goes for a german suplex, but he's blocked and Cesaro hits one of his own before following up with a standing double stomp to the chest and a running uppercut to a seated champion into a pin, but it only gets 1. Cesaro gets vicious now as he uses his power to beat down Black, and throw him around the ring before dropping him with a Very European Uppercut, but he doesn't cover and instead locks the champ into a Tombstone Stretch, however it's too close to the ropes and it causes a rope break, forcing Cesaro to release the hold. Black fights back now with a jawbreaker followed by a bicycle knee strike into a Black Mass, but he doesn't cover and instead sits cross legged next to Cesaro, waiting for him to get up, and when he does, Black hits his comeback followed by a diving double stomp! He still doesn't cover though, feeling like he needs to do more damage and he goes back up top for a second diving double stomp, but the challenger gets out of the way and rolls him up for a pin, but only gets 2. Cesaro now throws the champ out of the ring and takes the fight into the crowd, hitting a double sledge as he dives off a crate! He tries to pick up the champ to follow up, but Aleister shoves him off and throws him into a wall and heads back to ringside, and both men manage to beat the count at the 8 count.
As they get in the ring, Black goes for a kick to Cesaro, but it's blocked and Cesaro rolls him up for a pin for 2, then goes for another roll up but again only gets 2. Cesaro now hits a springboard uppercut to lay out the champ, then hits a dominator for another 2 count. He now gets angry and glares at the ref, who assures him it was only 2, but the challenger isn't satisfied, and drops the ref with a kick to the face! He rolls out of the ring now and grabs a chair from ringside, but when he gets into the ring and tries to use it, Black shoves it back into his face then snaps off a german suplex! Black throws the chair out of the ring and backs into the corner, he goes for another Bicycle Knee, but Cesaro sidesteps and hits a Piledriver out of nowhere! He covers but the ref is only just getting to his feet! Cesaro yells for the ref to get up, and he does, but the delay to the count is enough for the champ to kick out at 2! Cesaro is getting really desperate now as he quickly goes to the top turnbuckle and looks for a splash, but Black blocks it and hits Black Mass, but that only gets 2! Black goes for another Black Mass, looking to finally finish off the challenger...but no it's countered and Cesaro hits another Dominator! Cesaro pulls the champ back up and drops him with a second Piledriver! Cesaro crawls over into a pin, and it's enough to win the title!
Winner via pinfall and NEWWWW Intercontinental Champion: Cesaro
Money In The Bank Final Card:
Men's Money In The Bank Match:
Kofi Kingston vs Bobby Roode vs Ricochet vs Seth Rollins vs Andrade Cien Almas vs Pete Dunne vs Adam Cole vs Otis Dozovic
Women's Money In The Bank Match:
Alexa Bliss vs Mickie James vs Shayna Baszler vs Naomi vs Liv Morgan vs Sonya Deville vs Candice LeRae vs Kairi Sane
Raw Women's Championship Match: Billie Kay is banned from ringside and if Peyton gets DQ'd or counted out she will lose the belt.
Asuka vs Peyton Royce (c)
World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Daniel Bryan vs Kevin Owens (c)
Elimination Hardcore Match For The World Tag Team Titles:
The Hardy Boyz vs Undisputed Era (c) (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly)
WWE Championship Match:
Drew McIntyre vs Samoa Joe (c)
Smackdown Women's Championship:
Bayley vs Sasha Banks (c)