Raw Week 4: Pontiac, MI
Match #1: King Of The Ring Semi Finals
Adam Cole w/ Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish vs Ricochet w/ The Hardy Boyz
The Iiconics are in the ring for a brand new talk show, Iiconic talk. They make fun of Ronda Rousey and how angry she gets and start laughing at her before moving onto the rest of the division, running down a couple other women before they get cut off by the music of Rousey. Ronda comes out onto the stage with Asuka and asks them if all they know how to do is run their mouths. Peyton responds by saying she's also good at beating Ronda, which leads to Ronda issuing a challenge to them for a tag team match right now, while Asuka nods in agreement in the background. Billie says she isn't cleared to compete after last week and Peyton says she's too sick to compete, but if Ronda and Asuka want a match then they know a couple people who would be happy to fight them.Back and forth match with lots of counters to start after Cole starts with a dropkick before being hit with a jumping neckbreaker when he takes time to taunt. Cole hits a small package superkick after putting Ricochet on the top turnbuckle and takes control from here, but eventually Ricochet is able to drop him with a Downward Spiral out of nowhere, followed up quickly by the 630 Senton, but only manages to get a 2 count. Ricochet pulls Cole to his feet, but Cole elbows him in the face and hits a brainbuster followed by a top rope splash for a 2 count of his own. Cole whips Ricochet into the corner and charges in, but Ricochet counters with feet to the chest followed by a sommersault dropkick. He goes up top for a shooting star press, but Cole gets the knees up to block it. Cole follows it up with the Florida Keys and the Last Shot, but Ricochet kicks out at the last second. Cole taunts as he waits for Ricochet to get to his feet, but Ricochet grabs a roll up, which only gets 2. Ricochet goes for a kick to the face, but he gets blocked and pushed into the corner, which lets Adam Cole finish him off moments later with the Panama Sunrise.
Winner: Adam Cole via pinfall.
Match #2:
Ronda Rousey & Asuka vs Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss w/ The Iiconics
Roman Reigns is backstage and talks about how tonight he punches his ticket to King Of The Ring and takes home the World Heavyweight Championship. He says how Daniel Bryan has been very impressive so far in this chase while Owens has kinda fought like a bitch, but tonight he's sending a message to whoever he doesn't eliminate that at King Of The Ring, The Big Dog reclaims his yard.Bliss with a jawbreaker to start but Ronda hits a kick and a judo throw on her. There was a lot of back and forth action from here and at one point Ronda got Charlotte into the armbar, but she manages to escape. A couple minutes later Charlotte hits Natural Selection on Asuka but Ronda breaks up a pin at the 2 count. A few minutes later the finish came after Ronda and Bliss began fighting on the floor while Asuka laid out Charlotte with the Empress Kick and managed to get the 3 count for her team.
Winners: Ronda Rousey & Asuka
In what was supposed to be a normal match, a surprise brawl took place backstage with Gentleman Jack Gallagher jumping Aleister Black, throwing him into a wall before hitting him with a trash can, but when Black starts attacking him with strikes, Jack takes off running to the parking lot. Gallagher grabs a kendo stick out of the trunk of a car in the parking lot, which lets him regain the advantage over Black and destroy him for a bit before hitting a headbutt. He grabs a chair and smacks Black a few times with it before hitting a second headbutt, which knocks out Aleister.
Kevin Owens is in his locker room backstage and says he's fought smarter not harder throughout the chase so far. He's gotten this far because nobody has had the chance to eliminate him, but now he's run into a problem. He needs to eliminate Daniel Bryan who's become the biggest threat to him becoming champion. He says Roman can run his mouth all he wants about how this is his yard, but this is still the Kevin Owens Show and soon that'll be even more true once he's holding the World Heavyweight Championship. He's fighting for his family and nobody will stop him.
Match #3:
Lio Rush vs Braun Strowman
Daniel Bryan is in the back and talks about how he's off to a really good start in the championship chase but he knows it's only getting harder. But it doesn't matter if he has to face Roman Reigns or Kevin Owens at King of the Ring, he's taking home that championship and leading Raw in the new era. He knows Owens has a target on him, but he's not the first person to target him and he won't be the last. This is his time and nobody will stop him.A total squash match here as Braun runs over Lio twice to start before hitting a kick to the back followed by a running powerbomb. He picks up Rush and whips him into the corner before tossing him back across the ring with a biel and hits a delayed suplex followed by a discus big boot to knock Rush silly. Finally he decides to put an end to Rush's misery with a Running Powerslam, followed by the Reverse Chokeslam to win it.
Winner: Braun Strowman via pinfall.
Match #4: Showcase Match
Rey Mysterio vs EC3 vs Shelton Benjamin
Bianca Belair is in the ring and issues an open challenge to anybody in the back, saying she's looking to make a statement that she wants the winner of the cage match at King Of The Ring. She waits for a couple moments, but then she gets a surprise as the music of free agent Ember Moon hits.A chance for 3 guys yet to have a match to showcase their talents and gain some momentum. EC3 bails from the ring to start and let the veterans fight it out. Eventually EC3 sees an opportunity to strike, and clotheslines Rey in the back of the head. This leads to him and Shelton teaming up for awhile to double team the master of the 619 until Rey manages to fight them off, and hits the 619 on EC3 but as he goes up top for the spash, Shelton crawls over and pins EC3 for a 2 count. EC3 again slides out of the ring, this time grabbing a chair as Rey hits a hurricanrana on Shelton followed by a bronco buster in the corner, but EC3 slides back in and hits Rey in the back of the head with the chair. EC3 beats the hell out of Shelton with the chair before turning his attention back to Rey with a couple shots to him, and moments later he finishes off Mysterio with a DDT for the pin.
Winner: EC3 via pinfall.
Match #5:
Bianca Belair vs Ember Moon
Match #6: Championship Chase Round 4A fairly quick match as Bianca dominates the majority of it after jumping Ember as soon as she got in the ring. Eventually she hits the KOD on Ember, but only gets a 2 count off it. Ember fights back after the kick out, getting aggressive with strikes as she tries to prove she should have been drafted, and after a suicide dive on Belair, she tosses her into the ring before climbing up to the top and dropping her with the Eclipse for a surprise win.
Winner: Ember Moon via pinfall.
Roman Reigns vs Kevin Owens vs Daniel Bryan
Owens leaves the ring right away to go look for weapons, including a kendo stick and a table which he sets up at ringside while Reigns and Bryan fight it out in the ring. After a couple minutes Bryan lays out Reigns and leaves the ring to grab a kendo stick of his own, but when he gets back in the ring Reigns takes it away from him and beats him down with it. Suddenly Owens slides in and superkicks Reigns causing him to roll out of the ring, and he takes advantage of the opening to toss Bryan onto the ring apron, before powerbombing him off the apron and through the table. He follows it up with a frog splash then picks up Bryan to throw him back into the ring, but Bryan blocks it and starts hitting the YES! kicks, only for Reigns to come charging over and clothesline Owens off his knees. Reigns ends up beating down both men at ringside now for a bit before throwing Bryan into the ring, and connecting with a superman punch but Bryan kicks out at 2. Owens slides into the ring with a baseball bat and hits Reigns in the head with it before beating the hell out of Daniel Bryan with it. Reigns gets back up and blocks a shot from a bat, before throwing Owens out of the ring. Bryan begins getting up, but that proves to be a mistake as soon as he does,, Reigns charges him and hits the Spear for the pin and the win.
Winner: Roman Reigns via pinfall.
Eliminated From The Chase: Daniel Bryan.King Of The Ring Final Card:
World Heavyweight Championship Chase Finals:
Kevin Owens vs Roman Reigns
King Of The Ring Finals:
Pete Dunne vs Adam Cole
World Tag Team Championship Match:
The Usos vs The Undisputed Era
Smackdown Women's Championship Match:
Becky Lynch vs Bayley vs Nia Jax
WWE Championship Match:
Andrade Cien Almas w/ Zelina Vega vs Samoa Joe (c)
Steel Cage Match For The Raw Women's Championship:
Ronda Rousey vs Peyton Royce (c)
Street Fight For The United States Championship:
Killian Dain vs Johnny Gargano