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Smackdown Live Week 12:

Match #1:
Andrade Cien Almas vs Bobby Roode vs Pete Dunne

Andrade takes out Dunne with a hurricanrana and a suplex right away, then motions for Roode to have at him before bailing from the ring. Roode seems good with this, and beats down Dunne for a bit until Dunne gets a counter and knocks down Roode with a big punch to the face, only for Andrade to slide in and club Dunne in the back! Almas quickly hits another suplex on Dunne, floating over into another pin, but it's broken up by Roode at 1. Andrade gets up and yells at Roode, asking him what he's doing and saying they had a deal, but Roode shakes his head and shoves Almas, then charges at him, but Almas backdrops him and sends the glorious one flying out of the ring! Almas smirks at Roode, but suddenly he's rolled up by Dunne, but he only gets 2 off a surprise pin attempt. Dunne quickly takes out Almas with an enziguri as he gets back up, only to be spun around by Roode, but Dunne drops him with an X Plex! Andrade is back on his feet as Dunne turns around, but Dunne has to block a kick, and then spins Almas around and goes for the Bitter End, but Andrade blocks it and shoves him into the corner for a chop, but a second one is blocked and a splash from Roode is also blocked, and Dunne knocks both men off their feet with dropkicks! Later on in the match, Andrade has Roode down in the corner and stomps on him, then goes for a Running Meteroa, it hits! Dunne however is back in the ring with a baseball bat, however it's kicked out of his hands and he's dropped with the Hammerlock DDT! Andrade covers him for the pin, but Dunne kicks out at 2. The end comes a few minutes later as Andrade hits Roode in the back with a chair, only for Dunne to blast him over the head with the bat! Dunne drags Roode to his feet and drops him with an X Plex, forcing him to roll out of the ring, then picks up Almas and hits the Bitter End! He crawls over into a pin, but Almas kicks out at 2! Dunne looks surprised and debates what to do, then grabs the steel chair and moves it into position, before pulling Almas up, he drops him with a second Bitter End, this time onto the chair! Almas is busted open ans Dunne pins, and this time it's enough for the 3!

Winner via pinfall: Pete Dunne

After The Match: Dunne celebrates his win, but suddenly Bobby Roode spins him around, and drops him with a Glorious DDT! Roode stomps on Dunne before going over and helping Almas to his feet, and he motions for them to take out Dunne and Almas nods in agreement, before rolling out of the ring to grab a ladder as Roode yells at Dunne to get up. Almas brings the ladder into the ring as Dunne stumbles to his feet, and Roode and Almas each grab an end of the ladder....but suddenly Kofi Kingston sprints down the ramp, causing them to turn towards the ramp ready to take him out, but Kofi leaps onto the apron then springboards off the top rope, he dropkicks the ladder into them! Almas and Roode go down and roll out of the ring, as Kofi looks over at Dunne, who nods to him as a thank you before rolling out of the ring and heading up the ramp.

After a break, the War Raiders are in the ring and Hanson says tonight they're issuing an open challenge to any team in the back who wants to face them in a non title match. They don't have to wait long for a response either, as a few moments later the Bludgeon Brothers walk out onto the stage and begin heading down the ramp as the champs seem excited before taking off their entrance gear and waiting.

Match #2:
War Raiders vs Bludgeon Brothers

Back and forth match with chain wrestling to start until Harper drops Rowe with a superkick then tags in Rowan. Bludgeons dominate a bit until Hanson tags in and cleans house for a bit, eventually Fallout is hit on Rowan, but Harper breaks it up at the 2 count. Bludgeons takes control for awhile after this, and manage to isolate Hanson for awhile, even hitting The Bludgeoning, but Rowe breaks it up! In the end, Rowan and Rowe brawl up the ramp with Harper and Hanson joining in, and they lose track of the ref's count and this hoss fight ends in a double countout after a long match.

Mustafa Ali storms into Miz's office backstage and asks him what the deal was with screwing him over last week making him fight Killian Dain right after that #1 contenders match. Miz tells Ali to calm down and reminds him he never said when the match would be, he just said it would be later. He says Dain was due to defend the belt and he thought Ali seemed fine to compete again, so he figured why not surprise both of them and do the match right then and there? Ali is still angry and says he wants a rematch once his ribs heal, but Miz says he can't just have a rematch, he has to earn one. But lucky for Ali, he has the perfect way for him to do it. Tonight he can team with Johnny Gargano and Samoa Joe in the main event elimination tables match he was about to announce, and if he manages to put Killian through a table, he can have a rematch next week. However if he loses, he's going to the back of the line. Mustafa reminds Miz he has hurt ribs, but Miz says he already talked with the doctors and Ali is cleared to compete, but if he'd rather just go to the back of the line and not potentially earn a rematch, that's fine he'll find someone else to put in the match. Ali lets out an annoyed sigh, then agrees to Miz's terms but promises not only will he put Dain through a table, but he's going to take that US Title next week.

Match #3:
Bayley vs Ruby Riott w/ The Riott Squad

Lots of counters to start until Ruby hits a rana followed by a powerbomb for an early 1 count. Ruby throws Bayley to the floor and throws her into the steps. Ruby continues the assault, picking Bayley up but she shoves Riott away and punches her in the face, then notices Liv and Sarah quickly closing in on her so she slides into the ring to get away from them. Ruby gets back into the ring shortly after and charges Bayley, but she ducks and rolls up Ruby for a 2 count. Bayley throws Ruby onto the apron and hits a stunner onto the middle rope, knocking Ruby to the floor and Bayley climbs to the top turnbuckle, then hits a diving elbow drop to Ruby once she's back on her feet! Bayley sees Liv coming at her, and she raises her fist to threaten her, and Liv grins before backing off and holding up her hands acting innocent as Sarah uses the distraction to help Ruby to her feet, but Bayley now chases Logan away, but Ruby spins Bayley around and goes for a punch, but Bayley blocks it and hits an overhead exploder suplex, before sliding back into the ring. Ruby is getting close to getting counted out as the ref is at 7, but Liv helps Ruby up and throws her into the ring at the 9 count. Ruby gets up, but as soon as she does she's hit with a big clothesline! Bayley now climbs up to the top turnbuckle, and hits a Diving Elbow Drop right into a pin, and it's enough for the pin as Liv and Sarah look angry!

Winner via pinfall: Bayley

In the locker room, Drew McIntyre, Killian Dain and Dijak are getting ready for the main event together and they talk about how tonight they'll be destroying their opponents and leaving them for dead once and for all. Drew chimes in and warns the monsters that he doesn't care what they do, but Samoa Joe is his kill and shoots them a glare. Dijak and Dain both seem fine with this as they nod to him.

Match #4:
The Revival w/ Drew Gulak vs Rusev Day w/ Lana

Squash match here as Revival isolate Aiden all match and work over his legs, taking out Rusev a couple times off the apron including once just before he was about to get a hot tag into the match. Out of nowhere at one point, Aiden goes for his finisher, but Dawson blocks it and takes him out again with a chop block! Dawson throws English into the Revival corner before going over to suplex Rusev off the apron to get rid of him! Aiden however has a chance to recover and elbows Dash in the face as Dawson charges him, but Aiden ducks and drops him with a clothesline! Aiden hits a second clothesline, but Dash Wilder wipes him out with a diving crossbody! Wilder runs across the ring slides out, locking in an abdominal stretch on Rusev to hold him back as Scott Dawson locks in an Inverted Figure Four Leg Lock, and with no partner to help him and no ropes to grab, Aiden is forced to tap out!

Winners via Submission: The Revival

Samoa Joe, Johnny Gargano and Mustafa Ali are now together in a locker room and see Joe giving them a speech to rile them up, talking about their opponents being monsters and despite him being the champion and them being two of the fastest rising stars on the brand, they're not being given a chance tonight. After he finishes the speech, Gargano and Ali seem fired up and Johnny says this is clearly Miz trying to soften them all up and asks Ali how his ribs are. Ali says they're hurting but he's not going to let it stop him, he's going to fight with all his heart and everything in him. He says he needs to put Dain through a table and Joe says they can do their best to make that happen, but at the end of the day they need to take eliminations when they can get them, and if any of them have the chance to eliminate Dain, they need to take it. Ali says he understands and the three continue to prep for the match as the camera leaves.

Match #5:
Paige w/ Sonya Deville vs Sasha Banks

Back and forth match with both women kicking out of finishers at different points in the match. At the end of the match, Sasha hits Bankrupt into a pin, but she only gets 2. She tries to follow up with the Bank Statement, but it's blocked and Paige hits her with the Paige Turner into a pin of her own, but Sasha kicks out at 2! She stalks Sasha for the RamPaige...but suddenly Mandy Rose's music hits! Paige turns around looking confused as Mandy walks out onto the stage, clapping for Paige and yelling how she's got this as she walks down the ramp, but Paige just looks annoyed and Sonya looks confused at the whole thing, and the distraction lets Sasha hit the backstabber into the Bank Statement! Paige is trapped in the middle of the ring with nowhere to go as Mandy stands at the bottom of the ramp with her arms crossed, and Sasha cranks back on the hold, but suddenly Paige reverses out of the hold and into a roll up! Sasha is caught off guard and she gets the 3 count off the surprise pin!

Winner via pinfall: Paige

Backstage after a break, Paige yells at Mandy Rose asking her what she was doing trying to cost her the win, and asks her if she's disappointed her plan failed. Mandy yells back saying she was just trying to support her Absolution partner and be there for her, unlike Paige last week. Paige asks why she wasn't there all along like Sonya then but Mandy says she had something to take care of, and the two begin to get more heated and in each other's faces until Sonya runs up and pulls them apart and tells them to knock it off. She asks them why they're so mad at each other recently and what the issue is, but Mandy says she had no problem until Paige did and Paige rolls her eyes. Sonya says they need to stop this and asks them if they can try to get along, and both seem to agree, before walking off in different directions. Sonya lets out an annoyed sigh and says she can't deal with this she has a briefcase to win on Sunday before walking off her own way.

Match #6:
Velveteen Dream vs Shinsuke Nakamura

Shinsuke jumps Dream during his entrance and lays him out on the stage. They end up fighting their way down the ramp before getting into the ring and Dream knocks down Nakamura with a Dream DDT. He hits a second one as soon as the bell rings but only gets 1 off the pin. Dream stomps on Shinsuke for awhile then hits the Dream Valley Driver for 2. He hits a leg drop for 2 more then stomps on Nakamura before going up top for a Purple Rainmaker, but Nakamura rolls out of the way and Dream crashes and burns! Nakamura hits a few strikes on Dream followed by a knee drop into a cocky pin, but it only gets a 1 count. Nakamura dominates the match for another minute or 2 before hitting a middle rope Kinshasa followed by a running Kinshasa, and it's enough for the pin.

Winner via pinfall: Shinsuke Nakamura

Sonya Deville pops up on screen and says despite the drama with her Absolution partners, she's going to win on Sunday and take home the briefcase. She's the toughest woman in the match and nobody can stop her.

Kairi Sane now pops up and simply says on Sunday, she finds her next treasure, the Money In The Bank.

Liv Morgan has her turn to talk and says she's going to Liv Forever once she wins the briefcase and gets one step closer to achieving her dream of being Women's Champion. She says the chaos of the match is something she's going to thrive in and she's going to cause a riott to get that case.

Candice LeRae ends the rapid fire vignettes now as she says ladders are nothing new to her, she's been hit with them before, she's climbed them before, she's ready for whatever anybody can throw at her in the match and on Sunday, she stops waiting for her opportunity and takes the briefcase, and shortly after that she's taking the championship.

Match #7: Elimination Tables Match
Samoa Joe, Johnny Gargano, and Mustafa Ali vs Drew McIntyre, Killian Dain, and Dijak.

Chaos brawl to start with the monsters fighting Ali and Gargano as Joe goes for a table but Drew slides out of the ring to stomp him and take him out before moving the table to the side of the ring in front of the announce tables. Drew slides into the ring and shoulder blocks Ali just as he finally takes down Dain, and with Joe down on the floor, Gargano and Ali are beaten down 3 on 2 for a couple minutes. A few minutes later, Gargano knocks Dain to the floor before diving onto him, while in the ring Drew knocks Ali into the ropes, only for Joe to slide in behind him and hits an overhead suplex after grabbing Drew by the head, but he turns around right into a big boot from Dijak! Ali recovers and hits a running hurricanrana to take down Dijak, but Drew is back up and hits a few punches to knock him back into the ropes, then hits an overhead throw, sending Ali flying out of the ring and crashing through a table, and causing the first elimination!

Dijak and Drew now double team Joe as Dain and Gargano continue to fight on the floor until Gargano throws Dain into the ring and slides in after him, but Drew headbutts him as soon as he gets in the ring! Drew pulls Gargano up and whips him into a table set up in the corner, but Joe goes after Drew, only to get wiped out as Dain hits a running big boot to lay him out! This leaves an opening for Drew to scoop up Gargano onto his shoulders, and send him crashing through the corner table with a lawn dart, and suddenly the champ is left alone vs his challenger on Sunday and the 2 monsters!

Joe quickly realizes the situation and rolls out of the ring, and begins taking the fight to everyone, having success for a couple minutes but eventually the numbers catch up to him and Dijak drops him with a big boot! Drew pulls Joe to his feet and goes for a headbutt, but Joe blocks it and throws him into the ring post! Dain is quickly on the champ though and throws him into the ring before him and Dijak follow him in and they beat him down in ring before setting up a table in the corner. Dain throws Joe into the table, but Joe prevents Dain from putting him through it and knocks him down before sweeping the leg of Dijak with a rolling leg sweep! Joe quickly pulls Dijak up and throws him into the table, but Dijak reverses and looks like he's about to put Joe through the table...but Drew slides into the ring and takes out Dijak with a shoulder block! Drew yells at Dijak that this is his kill, as Dijak gets to his feet and gets in his face, but Drew quickly throws Dijak into the table as Joe has gotten out of the bad situation, but Joe takes advantage of the two going after each other and shoves Drew from behind out onto the apron, and then drives Dijak through the table in the corner with a suplex, narrowing the numbers game down to 2 on 1!

Drew is knocked off the apron with a punch before he can get back in as Joe is in survival mode, but he turns around right into a Running Crossbody from Dain! Dain rolls out of the ring and pulls out another table from under the ring, sliding it in and setting it up as Joe gets to his feet, but Dain throws him into the corner instead of towards the table, and he hits him with a vader bomb! Drew now gets to his feet on the floor and slides into the ring as Dain hits a deadlift powerbomb on the champ! Drew begins directing traffic as he tells Dain to back off and goes into the corner, and Joe stumbles to his feet, only to get nailed with a Claymore! Drew and Dain now drag Joe to his feet and place him against the table, and Dain takes a step back letting Drew finish him off, and Drew lifts Joe up onto his shoulders....and drives him through the table with a powerbomb!

Winners: Drew McIntyre, Killian Dain and Dijak!

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)

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WWE Money In The Bank Live From Boston, Massachusetts

Match #1: Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match
Otis Dozovic vs Pete Dunne vs Kofi Kingston vs Seth Rollins vs Adam Cole vs Andrade Cien Almas vs Bobby Roode vs Ricochet

Crazy chaos as one would expect with a MITB match and all 8 men vying for a briefcase to earn a title match. Big spots include Adam Cole splashing Bobby Roode through the ladder bridge, Rollins running up a ladder leaned against the ropes to hit a diving elbow drop on Otis on the floor, Dunne hitting the Bitter End on Roode onto a ladder laying on the floor, Ricochet hitting the 630 Senton from the ring to the floor on Almas, Almas shoving Cole and Otis off a ladder just as Otis was about to shove Cole off, and Kofi dropping Almas right after that with Trouble In Paradise. Later on towards the end of the match, Kofi tries to hit a leap of faith elbow drop on Almas through an announce table at ringside from the ring, but Almas rolls off the table and Kofi goes crashing through! Right after this, Cole hits Dunne with a brain buster onto the knee in ring and sets up the ladder and quickly begins climbing, but Otis slides into the ring and clubs him in the back to prevent him from grabbing the case! Almas meanwhile, drops Rollins with a Hammerlock DDT on the floor as Otis has climbed up the ladder to fight Cole, and the fist fight is on! Otis seems to be getting the better of it, much to the delight of the fans, but Cole rakes the eyes and slams Otis face first into the ladder, then shoves him off! He seems to have a clear path to the briefcase as he's gone unnoticed in the chaos, but Almas realizes what's going on and quickly slides into the ring and climbs the ladder! Almas hits a couple punches on Cole, but when he attempts a superplex, it's blocked and Almas goes flying off the ladder alone! Cole grabs the briefcase but Ricochet is getting up...but just as Ricochet gets to his feet he's stuck watching Adam Cole pull down the case and win!

Winner and NEW Mr. Money In The Bank: Adam Cole

After the match, things go backstage where The Hardys are in the interview area. Matt Hardy congratulates Adam Cole on winning the bank of money, but says his friends in the Era of Undisputed won't be so lucky, because him and Brother Nero have decided on the perfect match type to DELETE and ELIMINATE Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly. Tonight, they'll be defending their titles in an Elimination Hardcore Match! Matt starts laughing manically as Jeff makes the delete motion and the two walk off as we go back to the ring for the first title match of the evening.

Match #2: Raw Women's Championship Match (Billie Kay is banned from ringside and if Peyton is DQ'd or counted out, she will lose the title.)
Asuka vs Peyton Royce (c)

As soon as the bell rings, Asuka charges Peyton and hits her with a dropkick and follows it up quickly with a german suplex and a roundhouse kick, the champ is reeling early and Asuka is taunting, but Peyton bails out of the ring to take a breather! Asuka smirks from the middle of the ring, daring Peyton to get back in and fight her, but the champ is in no rush and takes time to walk around ringside before sliding in and charging Asuka, but Asuka throws her into the corner and goes for a running hip attack, but Peyton moves out of the way then clotheslines Asuka, finally taking the challenger down! Peyton stomps the hell out of Asuka until gets up and the challenger goes for a palm strike, but it's swatted away and Peyton grabs a quick roll up pin, but it's in the ropes for no count. Peyton gives Asuka a kick to the ribs to keep her down and taunts, feeling a little more confident after the fast start by the challenger. Asuka gets to her feet and Royce charges her, but Asuka drops down then leap frogs over her, and as Peyton comes at her a third time, she walks right into another german suplex! Asuka pulls Peyton up quickly and hits a kick to the legs followed by kicks to the chest and one to the head, the champ is down and Asuka pins, but she only gets 2! Asuka goes for a running hip attack in the corner again, but again Peyton moves out of the way and this time she hits a spin kick right into a pin, but it only gets 2!

Peyton looks frustrated as she thought she had it there and argues with the ref, but this proves to be a mistake as it allows the challenger to rise to her feet behind Royce! Asuka waits for Royce to turn around, and when she does she's blasted with a kick to the head, but that's not it as Asuka hits an open hand palm strike, german suplex and running hip attack, and now she pins, but somehow Peyton kicks out at 2 from the flurry of offense! Asuka stays on the attack and pulls Peyton up, but Peyton hits a jawbreaker out of nowhere to stumble her, then hits the Venus Fly Trap! Peyton has her biggest opportunity to win here as she bridges into a pin, but Asuka again kicks out at 2! Peyton can't believe it, thinking she had Asuka finished off, but this time she stays on the attack as she hits a split legged leg drop right into another pin, but Asuka kicks out at 2 again! Peyton again is on the attack as she goes for another split legged leg drop...but Asuka rolls out of the way! Asuka stumbles to her feet just before the champ and has to block a punch, then quickly locks her into the Asuka Lock! Peyton is trapped with no ropes in reach and after a short struggle, she's forced to tap out!

Winner via pinfall and NEW Raw Women's Champion: Asuka

Cesaro is in a dark room backstage and mentions how he told everyone he would beat Aleister Black and become champion, and now that he's unchained and unleashed on Raw, nobody is going to stop him. He promises more pain is coming for everyone who gets in his way, and tells Aleister Black to come back for his rematch whenever he wants it, he'll be happy to beat him again.

Match #3: Elimination Hardcore Match for the World Tag Team Championships
The Hardy Boyz vs Undisputed Era (c)

Brawling to start before Kyle grabs a kendo stick and beats both Hardys with it until Jeff takes it away and blasts him in the head with it. Matt and Bobby fight to the floor now as Jeff wears down Kyle O'Reilly with some offense including a Twist of Fate! He goes up top for the Swanton Bomb, but before he can hit it, Kyle is pulling himself up with the ropes and ends up shoving Jeff to the floor! Later on, UE isolate Matt in ring, taking turns getting rid of Jeff every time he recovers, but Matt does manage to fight back as he overcomes the numbers, and he throws both UE members into the corner, then splashes them! He pulls Bobby up quickly and drops him with a Side Effect! Matt rolls over into a pin, but Kyle breaks it up at the 1 count! Jeff finally manages to get back in the ring now and he comes in with a chair, using it to blast O'Reilly in the back and take him down! Jeff then rams the chair into the ribs of Fish, then DDTs him onto the chair! Matt is now up to his feet and pulls Fish up, and drops him with the Twist of Fate! Matt covers as Jeff stands guard, but Fish kicks out at 2! The Hardys hit a couple double team moves now until O'Reilly gets in with a table, and quickly suplexs Matt and breaks up a pin at 2 after Jeff hits the Swanton! A couple minutes later as Kyle has set up the table now in the corner, and disposes of Matt by throwing him to the floor. He throws Jeff into the table, and ends up driving him through it! Bobby Fish now rolls out of the ring and runs around ringside, wiping out Matt on the floor! Kyle now pulls Jeff up, and drops him with a brainbuster! He floats over into a pin, and ends up getting the 3!

Matt meanwhile on the floor, has thrown Fish into the steps and he slides into the ring as Kyle goes out after him, but as Kyle gets back in, he's dropped with a Side Effect! Matt is stalking Kyle for the Twist of Fate, but Fish slides in behind him with a bat, and slams it across his back! Fish now slides back out of the ring, and pulls out a table from under the ring and slides it in as Kyle is up and sets up the table and lights it on fire! Matt now gets to his feet, and drops Kyle with a Twist of Fate! However before he can cover, he's dropped with a knee to the back from Fish! Fish now props Matt against the table, then puts him through a flaming table with a spinebuster! Bobby Fish stays on the attack now as he hits Sleeping With The Fishes, then locks in Fish Hook Deluxe, and Matt is left with no choice but to submit!

Winners via pinfall and STILL World Tag Team Champions: Undisputed Era

Sasha Banks is backstage and says tonight she's going to prove she earned the Smackdown Women's Championship at Extreme Rules by beating Bayley fair and square, even though she did nothing wrong in the first place. She says that after tonight, she hopes her and Bayley can go back to being best friends, no matter who wins before walking off.

Match #4: World Heavyweight Championship Match
Daniel Bryan vs Kevin Owens (c)

Owens starts aggressive as he jumps Bryan during his entrance and throws him into the barricade, then the steps before stomping on him and throwing Bryan into the ring and sliding in after him. As soon as the bell rings, he punches Bryan in the face before throwing him into the corner for a cannon ball, but a pin only gets 1. Owens quickly pulls Bryan up and goes for the Pop Up Powerbomb, but Bryan blocks it and throws Owens out of the ring. Bryan waits for Owens to get back in the ring, and Owens blocks a punch and hits a headbutt then goes for a roll up, but Bryan blocks it and hits a northern lights suplex! Bryan hits a few corner dropkicks then takes down Owens and hits the YES! Kicks, but a pin only gets him 2. Bryan loads up the Running Knee, but it misses! Owens has his chance now and goes for the Stunner, but Bryan shoves him away and dropkicks him! Shortly after Bryan locks in the YES! Lock, but Owens manages to escape and beats down Bryan for a bit. A couple minutes later, Bryan throws Owens to the floor, then hits a suicide dive! Bryan now brings Owens over to the announce table and clears it off, then rolls into the ring and back out to break the count, but Owens is up and kicks him away, but Bryan hits a roundhouse kick! Bryan now puts Owens onto the announce table, and drives him through it! Bryan has Owens on the ropes and throws him back into the ring then climbs up top, Diving Headbutt! Bryan might have this won as he covers for the pin, but Owens manages to kick out at 2 and a half!

Bryan looks angry as he thought he had it there, but he stays on the attack as he grabs the arms of Owens, then stomps the hell out of him, but he doesn't stop there, he does it two more times after this! He goes to do it a 4th time, but Owens counters it and shoves him away, and gets to his feet and rolls up the challenger out of nowhere, but Bryan kicks out at 2! Owens gets up and headbutts Bryan again, then hits the Pop Up Powerbomb into another pin, but again it only gets 2! Owens isn't even phased by this as he bounces off the ropes and hits a cannon ball to a seated Bryan in the middle of the ring to knock him back down, then quickly goes to the top turnbuckle for a frog splash, but Bryan gets the knees up to block it! Bryan puts Owens on the ropes and throws him out of the ring, then bounces off the opposite set of ropes and hits a dropkick through the ropes! A few minutes later at the end of the match, Bryan goes for a Running Knee, but Owens sidesteps it! Owens waits for Bryan to get up and goes for the Stunner, but Bryan shoves him away and bails from the ring, but Owens follows him out only for Bryan to create space, and goes for the Running Knee on the floor, but Owens moves out of the way again! Owens now rolls back into the ring but he makes the mistake of standing too close to the ropes, and Bryan grabs his leg, then jumps onto the apron and snaps his neck off the top rope! Bryan sees a chance to end it now and springboards into the ring, dropkick to the back of the head! The champ is down and Bryan goes into the corner, and he's once again looking for the Running Knee and Owens stumbles to his feet...the Running Knee hits! Bryan covers him, and 3 seconds later we have a new champion!

Winner via pinfall and NEW World Heavyweight Champion: Daniel Bryan

After the match: Daniel Bryan is celebrating with his championship, but his celebration is cut short as the music of Undisputed Era hits! Bryan looks surprised and stands ready for a fight, holding his belt as a weapon, and Mr. Money In The Bank Adam Cole walks out onto the stage, case in hand! Cole begins heading down the ramp, but stops half way, and suddenly Fish and O'Reilly slide into the ring on either side of Bryan, but he smashes Kyle in the face with the belt! Fish goes for a running strike on Bryan, but Bryan sidesteps and clotheslines Fish to the floor! Bryan glances at Cole, who's watching in dismay as his plan is falling apart, but Bryan's not done yet as he throws O'Reilly out of the ring as well, then dives onto both members of UE, wiping them out at ringisde! Bryan slides back into the ring and picks up the belt and dares Cole to come in and fight, but Cole shakes his head and walks away, and Bryan goes back to celebrating!

Killian Dain is in the boiler room backstage and says he's run through every opponent that has stepped up to him so far, and nobody can stop him. He says he wants a real fight, and if it doesn't come to him, he'll find it himself because he's sick of the weak, pathetic challengers that he's gotten so far.

Match #5: Smackdown Women's Championship Match
Bayley vs Sasha Banks (c)

Chain wrestling to start before Sasha cheap shots Bayley, but Bayley snaps and quickly takes down Sasha with a double sledge and a couple more quick attacks, then hits an exploder suplex into the turnbuckles! Bayley quickly pulls Sasha to her feet, and hits an early Bayley to Belly, but it only gets 2 off the pin. Bayley hits her comeback right after, then hits an overhead suplex right into a second Bayley to Belly, but Sasha kicks out at 2 again! Bayley argues with the ref, not believing the fast attacks are enough to finish her friend, but this leaves an opening for Sasha to roll her up out of nowhere, but it only gets 1 so Sasha roundhouse kicks her then hits a running metora followed by a frog splash attempt, but Bayley rolls out of the way! Bayley tries to pick up Sasha but she's kicked away, and Sasha hits a punch to knock her down followed by Bankrupt for 2! She then goes for a Bank Statement, and gets it, but it's in the ropes. Sasha and Bayley are both up at the same time and Sasha hits a punch to stumble Bayley, but Bayley fires back with one of her own, then hits a snap suplex and goes up to the top turnbuckle for an Elbow Drop, but Sasha rolls out of the way and hits Bankrupt as Bayley is back up! Sasha throws Bayley across the ring instead of going for a pin, and places Bayley onto the top turnbuckle and clears her out of the corner with a double knee drop across her chest! Sasha crawls over to the challenger and covers, but Bayley kicks out at 2. Sasha waits for Bayley to get up and goes for the Bank Statement again, but it's blocked and Bayley locks in the Koji Clutch, but Sasha quickly escapes and knocks down Bayley!

Sasha then climbs to the top turnbuckle and waits for Bayley to get up, then hits a diving metora into a pin, but she kicks out at 2! Sasha stays on the attack as she goes back up top, frog splash! The champ isn't done though as she goes right back up, a second frog splash! Again she doesn't cover though, as she climbs back to the top turnbuckle, and now she hits a third frog splash and this time she pins, but somehow Bayley kicks out at 2! Sasha now gets annoyed and she drags Bayley up, and tosses her out of the ring and to the floor! Sasha takes a moment to regain her composure and Bayley gets to her feet then slides back into the ring, Sasha hits her comeback quickly, then throws Bayley into the corner, but Bayley moves out of the way of a move and rolls up Sasha, but she kicks out at 2. Bayley goes for another Bayley to Belly, but Sasha blocks it and moments later, locks in the Bank Statement in the middle of the ring! Sasha cranks back on the hold as Bayley struggles and realizes she can't get to the ropes, and she nearly taps out....but suddenly she counters into a roll up, but Sasha kicks out at 2 and counters into a roll up of her own, and it's enough to get the win!

Winner via pinfall and STILL Smackdown Women's Champion: Sasha Banks

Backstage after the match, The Iiconics are throwing a fit after Peyton lost her championship earlier in the night. Their throwing things around in the hallway until referees come over and tell them to knock it off, but Peyton yells how it's not fair that she lost, and says she's going to talk to Shawn Michaels, and the two storm off down the hallway, leaving a huge mess in the hallway for the refs to clean up.

Match #6: WWE Championship Match
Drew McIntyre vs Samoa Joe (c)

A good fight of a match that resembles more of a brawl than a wrestling match. Samoa Joe kicks out of a Future Shock DDT and Drew kicks out of a Muscle Buster at different points in the match, and both men end up being busted open. After a long and brutal match, Drew hits the Claymore on Joe, but he doesn't pin and instead loads up a second Claymore, and hits it! Drew then covers Joe, and it's enough for the pin! (Yes I forgot to take notes here)

Winner via pinfall and NEW WWE Champion: Drew McIntyre

The Miz is in his office backstage, when suddenly The Revival walk in, Drew Gulak speaks up for the group and praises Miz for the fantastic job he's been doing as GM, which makes Miz happy and he asks what he can do for them. Dawson speaks up and mentions the winning streak him and Dash are on and says they need a title match now, and want the War Raiders on Smackdown. Miz says it's not a bad idea, and they are one of the top contenders right now, but he's not sure about it, that's a money match, a match that should be saved for a bigger stage. He tells them he'll think about it, and promises they'll get an answer on Smackdown, and Dash speaks up now to thank Miz for considering it and promises they'll help make Smackdown a better show once they have the tag titles and the trio now leaves.

Match #7: Women's Money In The Bank Ladder Match
Mickie James vs Alexa Bliss vs Sonya Deville vs Liv Morgan vs Naomi vs Shayna Baszler vs Candice LeRae vs Kairi Sane

Another chaotic ladder match for a career changing opportunity here as all 8 women leave it all in the ring for the chance to take home the briefcase. The big spots of the match included Sonya being shoved off a ladder and landing spine first onto another ladder, Liv facebusters Shayna and Mickie onto ladders, Candice hits a moonsault to put Shayna through the ladder bridge, Naomi dives off a ladder to hit a rana on Candice from the ring to the floor and Bliss trying to DDT Kairi onto a ladder, only to get backdropped onto it herself then hit with an Insane Elbow while laying on the ladder! Liv tries to charge at Sonya after Sonya sets up a ladder, only to get dropped with a jumping kick! And in a rather funny spot, Liv hits a couple facebusters to her opponents on the floor then sets up a ladder in the ring, but as soon as she starts climbing up, EVERYONE gets up suddenly and gets in the ring to stop her!

Towards the end of the match, Liv and Kairi are on top of a ladder fighting only for Shayna to come and shove it over, sending both crashing to the mat! Shayna quickly throws both of them to the floor, but Mickie slides into the ring and clotheslines Shayna to the floor! Mickie sets up the ladder under the briefcase, and climbs up, but Sonya slides in and starts clubbing her in the back to stop her which lets Candice climb up the other side of the ladder, and the double team is enough to stop Mickie and knock her off the ladder! Naomi suddenly slides into the ring, and wipes out Sonya with the Rear View, and then sees Candice with her hands on the briefcase and quickly shoves over the ladder, leaving her dangling from the case! Naomi quickly pulls her down, and powerbombs her onto a different ladder laying on the mat, and this disposes of Candice! Naomi now sets the ladder back up and climbs up herself, but Kairi Sane is back on her feet and slides in to climb the other side, and now we have another fight on top of the ladder, and Kairi gets the better of it, sending Naomi crashing to the mat! Shayna now slides in and pulls Kairi off the ladder, then throws her into it before throwing her to the floor, but Bliss drops Shayna with a dropkick to the mat, then hits Twisted Bliss! Liv now slides into the ring and quickly climbs the ladder, but Bliss greets her at the top and they fight. After a short fist fight, Liv manages to slam Bliss into the ladder and knock her off, but Kairi is back up and climbing the ladder....but Liv is too fast and pulls down the briefcase, picking up the biggest win of her career!

Winner and NEW Ms. Money In The Bank: Liv Morgan

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Monday Night Raw Week 13:

The show comes on the air and the fans are greeted by the music of the new World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan. Bryan comes down to the ring with a big smile on his face and says he told everyone this is how it'd go, once again he's beat Kevin Owens and now he's back on top as the World Champ. He begins to talk about being a fighting champion, when suddenly Kevin Owens's music hits and he quickly makes his way down the ramp and into the ring. Owens says as much as he's angry, mostly at himself, for losing last night he has to admit, Daniel Bryan was the better man last night and beat him fair and square. He congratulates Bryan on the win, and Bryan thanks him and says he's looking forward to the rematch whenever it happens. Owens says it's funny Bryan mentions that, because he's challenging Bryan to a No Holds Barred Match at Summerslam, where he's cashing in his rematch clause for the championship. Bryan says he accepts the challenge, in fact he loves the idea, but he feels he should warn Owens, he's going to beat him just like he's done the other 3 times they've fought, but he wishes Owens luck in changing that. The champ goes to leave, but before he can he gets spun around by the challenger, who drops him with a Stunner! Bryan goes down and Owens picks up the title to boos from the fans and holds it up high, then says he'll see Bryan at Summerslam, where he will change his luck and prove he's the better man.

Match #1:
Mickie James vs Shayna Baszler

Shayna with a running knee to start but a second one is missed and Mickie takes control and beats up Shayna for a bit including dropping her throat first on the top rope, but Shayna manages to take control shortly after and throws Mickie to the floor before climbing to the top turnbuckle and going for a diving knee drop, but Mickie rolls out of the way of it and hits a running dropkick to knock the MMA specialist off her feet. Mickie pulls Shayna up, but Shayna blocks a strike and slams Mickie down then whips her into the barricade a couple times before sliding into the ring to break the count, only to slide right back out and throw Mickie around with a couple gutwrench suplexes. The fight goes back into the ring after this and Shayna works over the arm for a bit before hitting two more gutwrench suplexs right into a pin, but it only gets her a 2 count. Shayna stays on the attack, quickly pulling Mickie to her feet after this, but Mickie counters into a small package pin out of nowhere, but only gets 2 off the surprise pin. Mickie goes for a roundhouse kick after this, but Shayna ducks it and clotheslines Mickie in the back of the head before stomping on her arm, causing the 6 time champ to roll around in pain holding her arm but the pain isn't done yet as Baszler pulls Mickie to her feet, then locks her into the Kerifuda Clutch! Mickie struggles for a couple moments, but the pain is too much between her arm and the hold and she's forced to submit!

Winner via submission: Shayna Baszler

Cesaro is in the ring after a break and brags about destroying Aleister Black last week and taking his title. He says now that he's unleashed his unchained self, he's unstoppable and he's going to hold this title until he feels like giving it up. However before he can continue, Aleister Black comes out and after getting in the ring, he says he appreciates the fight Cesaro gave him, he gave him more of a fight than anybody has so far, but he wants his rematch next week. Cesaro is about to respond, when suddenly EC3's music hits and he comes out and as he's coming down the ring he says nobody cares about seeing either one of them, it's time that belt gets a respectable champion, it's time he takes it. Cesaro warns him he's not happy with him after blindsiding him in the battle royal a couple weeks ago but EC3 says that's just proof he can beat Cesaro, and he demands the next title shot goes to him, not Aleister. Suddenly Ricochet comes out and says as long as a clown like EC3 can come out and just "demand" a title shot, he'll throw his hat into the ring for wanting a title shot too. EC3 asks what Ricochet has done to earn a title shot and Ricochet says more than he has, but the group in the ring continues to grow as the new Mr. Money In The Bank, Adam Cole comes out and makes his way into the ring. He says he'd like to remind everyone that he never collected his prize for winning King of the Ring, and he's cashing it in for an IC Title shot since he already has the World Heavyweight Title won whenever he feels like it thanks to this bad boy, and pats his briefcase. Before anyone can say anything else, Seth Rollins makes his way out and reminds Ricochet that he beat him recently, and says he's the most accomplished star here. He respects Aleister's rematch clause but if anyone is getting a title shot, it should be him. The group of 6 all start arguing, but suddenly the Raw GM Shawn Michaels appears on the tron and yells at them to get their attention. He says all 5 of them have valid claims to a title shot in his eyes, even if it's just for being a fast rising star on the brand, but nobody is getting a title shot before Aleister Black. Aleister nods in approval of this and Shawn says Black gets his rematch next week in an Extreme Rules Match, but the winner of that will be defending the title at Summerslam...against everyone else in the ring right now in a six pack elimination match! Everyone in the ring seems pleased now, except for the champ Cesaro who looks extremely annoyed, but Shawn isn't done yet as he says since everyone out there wants to fight, why not let them have a 6 man tag match right now, then wishes them luck before cutting the video feed.

Match #2: Six Man Tag
Cesaro, EC3 and Adam Cole vs Aleister Black, Seth Rollins and Ricochet

Long match with lots of saves from pins. Tension early on when EC3 can't get a tag into the match until eventually he tags himself into the match, which annoys Cesaro who shoots him a glare, but Adam Cole keeps the peace and tells them to focus on their opponents. In the end, EC3 gets the pin on Black after Ricochet and Rollins are taken out by Cole and Cesaro and EC3 hits the One Percenter for the win as he stares down Cesaro.

Winners via Pinfall: Cesaro, EC3 and Adam Cole

Post Match: The heels celebrate their victory as Rollins and Ricochet pull Black out of the ring and the face trio head up the ramp, but suddenly Cesaro smashes EC3 in the back of the head with his championship! Adam Cole smirks at this as Cesaro picks up EC3, and throws him out of the ring and through the middle rope. Suddenly, Cole spins Cesaro around and swings at him with the briefcase, but Cesaro ducks it and kicks the case into Cole's face forcing him to drop it, then Cesaro throws him into the air and hits a big uppercut! Cole now rolls out of the ring and drags his briefcase with him as Cesaro holds up his championship, sending a message that he has no friends and this is his title as the show takes a commercial break.

The Iiconics come out to the ring and Peyton demands her rematch tonight, saying last night was completely unfair and she only lost because the odds were stacked against her. Asuka comes out quickly and heads down the ramp, and as soon as she gets in the ring she accepts the challenge and offers to fight right now, but The Iiconics laugh and Peyton says not right now, they'll fight on her terms, she wants the biggest spotlight, she wants to main event tonight. Billie suddenly says she has a great idea, if Asuka isn't afraid maybe she should agree to lose the title herself if she gets counted out or DQ'd. Peyton chimes in quickly and agrees with Billie, and says Billie should be allowed at ringside for the match too if Asuka isn't afraid. Asuka responds and says she's not afraid, she accepts, and says Peyton isn't ready for Asuka. Peyton tries to go after Asuka, but Asuka throws a roundhouse kick, and Billie has to pull Peyton out of the way of it and now the duo bail from the ring as Asuka grins and dares them to come back, but they quickly walk away.

Match #3:

Dean Ambrose is making his way out of the ring for a match, but Braun Strowman runs down the ramp and attacks him with a steel chair! Braun throws the chair down after knocking Ambrose off his feet with it and stomps on him before picking him up and dropping him with a running powerbomb on the ramp! Refs quickly run down the ramp and try to get Braun to leave as Ambrose is holding his back as he sits up, and when he sees it's Braun who attacked him he jumps up and tries to go after him, but the refs turn their focus to him and hold him back as more refs come out to hold back Braun, and eventually Braun does leave but he warns Dean he's not finished with him yet as Ambrose yells back he'll fight him right now, but Strowman listens to the refs and leaves.

After the chaos is settled and cleared out, The Hardys come out to the ring and Matt says they're disappointed, they weren't able to DELETE the Era of Undisputed and now they need to figure out what's next. Jeff chimes in and says it might be time to fade away and classify themselves as obsolete, or maybe it's time to....but before he can finish his thought, they get a big surprise as Drake Maverick comes out onto the stage? Drake says he hates to cut The Hardys off, but he has some very exciting news, he has just acquired two new clients, the fastest rising team on the Raw roster, and two absolute monsters who he was once connected with before....The Authors of Pain! Akam and Rezar walk out and stand on either side of Drake Maverick, and The Hardys look confused and Matt starts to speak up, asking Drake what this has to do with anything but Maverick yells at him to shut up and he'll explain. He says EC3 is going to make his mark by taking the IC Title at Summerslam, but he has a different way in mind for AOP to really make their mark, by ending the careers of a legendary team like The Hardys! He turns to his monsters and tells them to sick them, and AOP are happy to oblige as they head down the ramp quickly and The Hardys ditch the mics, and stand ready to fight, but as AOP reach ringside, Jeff comes running and dives over the top rope and wipes them out! Jeff slides back into the ring and stands side by side with his brother as the monsters get to their feet, and Matt picks up the mic again and says if the painful authors want to fight, they'd be happy to give them a match right now.

Match #4:
The Hardy Boys vs The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick

AOP dominate Matt early on until he makes a hot tag to Jeff, who gets in a couple running hits on Akam, until Akam drops Jeff and gets isolated with a couple quick tags back and forth. Rezar finally hits a powerbomb on Jeff, but Jeff kicks out at 2. Matt now gets knocked off the apron after Akam tags in and he stomps the hell out of Jeff now until Matt slides in only to get thrown across the ring and he's forced to roll out. Jeff is up now and knocks Akam down with a Twist of Fate out of nowhere! He quickly goes up to the top turnbuckle, but he has to knock Rezar away, and this buys Akam time to roll out of the way of the Swanton! Akam pulls Jeff up and throws him into the AOP corner as Maverick yells for them to finish it. A tag is made and the Last Chapter is hit, and it's enough for the pin.

Winners via pinfall: Authors of Pain

The cameras now suddenly cut to the parking lot, where the 3 masked attackers are beating the hell out of Rey Mysterio, who's trying to fight back but the numbers overcome him and he's taken down! The attackers stomp the hell out of Mysterio, before eventually pulling him up and they drag him over to a car and lift him up, then drop him with a triple powerbomb onto the hood of the car! Mysterio is clearly knocked out from this but they don't appear to be done as Red Mask opens one of the car doors and Blue and Green grab Mysterio and drag him over, and place his head in the car while restraining his arms to make sure he doesn't move, this is gonna be bad! Suddenly and thankfully though before they can cause severe damage, Braun Strowman charges into the parking lot with a baseball bat, and they 3 men scatter as they see him and throw Rey at him, before hopping into the car they just used to destroy Mysterio. Braun catches Rey and places him down, but the distraction lets the masked men escape as they drive off. Braun throws the bat at the car, but misses and he asks Rey if he's okay, but Rey just groans in pain. Braun swears they'll get those bastards as Raw goes to break.

Match #5:
Charlotte Flair vs Alexa Bliss vs Naomi

A chaotic match. Charlotte tries to work over the leg of Naomi early but Naomi blocks an early Figure Eight and Bliss throws Flair out of the ring and fights Naomi for awhile before Charlotte slides back in with a chair and lays out both of them! Charlotte then puts Naomi's leg in the chair and stomps on it, causing her to roll around in pain as Flair sees Bliss getting up, and quickly drops her with a Spear! Bliss goes back down and Charlotte covers, but she only gets a 2 count. Naomi now pulls Flair up and hits an elbow to the face, but Charlotte responds with a big chop to knock her back down! Charlotte now clotheslines Bliss to the floor then locks Naomi into the Figure Eight! Naomi is in trouble as Charlotte looks to finish her off and pick up a big win,
but just as it looks like Naomi is gonna tap, Alexa Bliss breaks it up! Bliss quickly decks Flair with a right hand then covers Naomi, but Naomi kicks out at 2. Bliss stays on the attack now as she hits Insult To Injury on Naomi, but before she can do anything else, Charlotte comes from behind and throws her over the top rope and to the floor! Naomi kips up now and spins Charlotte around, hitting some dancing kicks on her, then throws her into the ropes, and wipes her out with Rear View out of nowhere! She covers off it, but she only gets 2. Naomi notices Bliss is still down on the floor and locks in Slay O-Mission on Flair quickly, but after a short struggle Charlotte escapes it. The end of the match comes when Bliss and Naomi double suplex Charlotte to dispose of her, forcing her to roll out of the ring, then Bliss throws Naomi into the corner and gets a roll up out of the corner, and the out of nowhere pin is enough to pick up the win!

Winner via pinfall: Alexa Bliss

Balor Club come down to the ring, Balor holding a mic as they wait for the boos to quiet down and then Balor says he's proud of Gallows and Anderson, they destroyed The Usos and proved their greatness, now it's time for revenge. He's challenging Roman Reigns to a match right now, a couple weeks ago Reigns beat him and had to be destroyed for it, but this week Reigns is just going to get beat straight up. Roman comes out now and says if Balor is so confident, he'd be happy to beat him again but since he doesn't trust Balor's boys to not get involved, he's gonna bring out his boys to keep them in check. The Usos now walk out behind Reigns as Balor smirks from the ring and it seems we have a big match suddenly.

Match #6:
Finn Balor w/ Balor Club vs Roman Reigns w/ The Usos

Fast start with Reigns shoulder blocking Balor a couple times, but Balor gets mad and gets aggressive, attacking Reigns before throwing him to the floor and distracting the ref so Gallows and Anderson can stomp him, but The Usos charge over and chase them away! Balor meanwhile, is taunting and leaves himself open for a couple more shoulder blocks and a Superman Punch, but a pin only gets 2 as it's too early. Reigns tries to pull Balor up but gets shoved off then pushed into the corner for a dropkick into the buckles! Balor now follows up with the Coup De Grace right into a pin, but he only gets 2 as Jimmy Uso jumps onto the apron to distract the ref. Balor sees this and gets angry, deciding to leave the ring and he goes after The Usos, attacking them on the floor until Reigns gets up, and dives over the top rope at Balor, but he crashes and burns as Balor gets out of the way and rolls back into the ring! Balor stands back and watches as The Usos help Roman up, and Roman now slides into the ring right into a roll up, but it only gets 1. Balor then grabs another roll up and this one gets a 2 count. Balor goes for a kick to the ribs after that, but Roman avoids it and hits a school boy powerbomb into a pin, but this only gets 2 as well. Suddenly he summons The Usos into the ring, and they quickly enter as Roman goes up to the top turnbuckle as The Usos lift Balor up onto his shoulders, and now The Bloodline hit a Super Triple Powerbomb, and the ref debates throwing out the match, but Roman pleads for him not to, and he agrees but ejects The Usos from ringside! The referee is now distracted with making sure The Usos leave, and this leaves an opening for Balor Club to slide into the ring and attack Reigns! They beat down Reigns until the ref is about to turn around, and quickly exit the ring before he sees them but this left the door open for Finn to recover, and he hits a second corner dropkick followed by a second Coup De Gras! Balor covers and it's enough to steal the win!

Winner via Pinfall: Finn Balor

After The Match: Balor bails from the ring and celebrates his win with Balor Club as they head up the ramp, but Roman sits up in the ring and asks for a mic as Balor Club reaches the stage. Roman says enough is enough, it's time to settle this so he's laying down a challenge right now. At Summerslam, The Bloodline wants a match with Balor Club. Balor Club seem to like this idea as they nod in approval before Balor points finger guns at Reigns, and it appears we have another match set for Summerslam!

Undisputed Era (minus Adam Cole) is in the back and they talk about retaining their titles once again as they easily defeated The Hardys in a match type they even got to pick. Kyle O'Reilly says it doesn't matter who the next challengers for them are, because they'll destroy them too because they're the best team in the world. Fish says he hears there's a number one contenders match next week, they'll be watching closely to see who their next victims are. The undisputed golden prophecy cannot be stopped.

Match #7: Raw Women's Championship Match, If Asuka is DQ'd or Counted Out, she will lose the championship.
Peyton Royce w/ Billie Kay vs Asuka (c)

Peyton hits a running crossbody right away for a 1 count followed by a leg drop into a splits cover for no count, and she throws Asuka out of the ring right afterwards, keeping her fast start going. Peyton beats down Asuka now on the floor until Asuka counters and throws her back in at the 6 count and follows her in, hitting a german suplex only for Billie to grab her foot, which lets Peyton get up and grab a sudden roll up pin, but Asuka kicks out at 1, but Peyton is up and grabs a handful of hair to slam the champion down and stay on the attack! Peyton now throws Asuka to the floor again and throws her into the barricade and ring post, before hitting a couple kicks to keep her down and throwing her into the steps when she finally gets up, then slides into the ring and tells the ref to count her out! The ref hits the 8 count before Asuka gets up, and Billie tries to prevent her from getting in the ring, but Asuka ducks it and slides into the ring at 9! However as soon as the champ is on her feet, she walks into a spin kick from the challenger! Peyton covers, but again Asuka kicks out at 2. Peyton quickly follows up and hits the Venus Fly Trap, and again covers, but again she only gets 2! The challenger now is angry, realizing all her plans aren't working to take back the championship, and she seems to be getting desperate. She pulls Asuka up, but Asuka counters with a jawbreaker to stumble her, then hits her with a combination of strikes followed by a palm strike, and Peyton is quickly getting rocked. Asuka now throws Peyton into the corner and charges in, looking for a running hip attack...but Peyton sidesteps and Asuka hits nothing but turnbuckle! Peyton now stomps on Asuka until she gets up, then gets a strike countered and Asuka german suplexs her again! Asuka now picks Peyton back up and this time she hits a Running Hip Attack, but as she pins, Billie jumps onto the apron to distract the ref! Asuka notices this and gives up on the pin attempt, only to pick Peyton up and hits the Empress Combination! Asuka however doesn't pin, and instead climbs to the top turnbuckle, and dives onto Billie Kay at ringside, wiping her out! Asuka finally has a clear chance to pin and slides into the ring, quickly covering Royce....but she kicks out at the last second!

Asuka can't believe it as she pulls Peyton back up, and goes for a palm strike, but Peyton blocks it and shoves her into the ropes, then clotheslines Asuka out of the ring and to the floor! Peyton now distracts the ref as Billie runs over and pulls Asuka to get feet, and goes for a kick on her, but Asuka sidesteps and drops Billie with a roundhouse kick! Asuka now slides back into the ring and spins Peyton around, but Peyton blocks a punch and goes for a Spin Kick, but Asuka ducks it and locks her into the Asuka Lock! Peyton is trapped away from the ropes, and Billie Kay is down, if Peyton wants to escape she's going to have to do it herself! She struggles for a minute with Asuka showing no signs of letting go of the hold, and with Billie still down, Peyton is forced to tap out!

Winner via Submission and STILL Raw Women's Champion: Asuka

Current Summerslam Card:

No Holds Barred Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Kevin Owens vs Daniel Bryan (c)

Six Pack Elimination Match for the Intercontinental Championship:
Ricochet vs EC3 vs Seth Rollins vs Adam Cole vs Aleister Black vs Cesaro (c)

Six Man Tag Team Match:
The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Usos) vs Balor Club (Finn Balor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)

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Smackdown Live Week 13:

Drew McIntyre comes out to start the show, proudly holding up his newly won WWE Championship over his head as he walks out onto the stage, mostly to boos from the fans. Drew heads down to the ring and grabs a mic, and he brags about destroying Samoa Joe for the second time at Money In The Bank and finally fulfilling his destiny to become a world champion. He says Samoa Joe brought the fight to him, he didn't make it easy, but at the end of the day he simply couldn't stop him and now he was finally champion and now that he's champion, it's time for things to start changing around here. However before he can continue talking, he's interrupted by the music of Samoa Joe, who quickly heads down the ramp and to the ring. Joe steps into the ring with a mic in hand and quickly says Drew might wanna put any plans he might have as champ on hold, because he wants his rematch. Drew says he'd be happy to put Joe down again tonight and get rid of him once and for all, but Joe says no, as much as he'd love to make Drew's title reign a one day reign, he has to admit to himself, Drew has had his number so far and has beaten the hell out of him twice. Drew has taken the fight to him unlike any man has before and he respects that, that's why he's waiting until Summerslam. He's going to figure out what he's been doing wrong and the weak spot in Drew's game, and he's going to use it to beat him at Summerslam. Drew smirks and even chuckles at the idea, he tells Joe he can do whatever he wants to prepare for the match, but at the end of the day he will never beat him, because he's simply not the better man. Joe gets angry now and says screw waiting, how about they fight tonight? Not for the title, just a fight, no rules, just beating the hell out of each other with one man walking out of the arena and one man knocked out. Drew is about to answer, when suddenly Smackdown GM, The Miz walks out onto the stage yelling hold up.

Miz reminds them he's the boss around here and no match gets booked for this show without his approval. He made the mistake of giving this match away for free once, he's not doing it twice. In fact, they aren't allowed to touch each other until Summerslam, unless they don't want the match to happen. This pisses off the fans, who obviously wanna see the two fight, but Miz ignores them and keeps talking. He says he was going to give them both the night off, but since Joe wants a fight so bad, he's changed his mind. He says he has two other monsters backstage who also really want a fight tonight so he's going to let the 3 of them destroy each other. In fact to steal a term from Joe's past....it's going to be a "Monsters Ball" of a match and it's up next. Drew chimes in now and tells Joe to have fun with that, he'll see him at Summerslam, then leaves the ring and heads up the ramp as Joe gets ready for his match.

Match #1: Monsters Ball Match
Samoa Joe vs Kane vs Dominik Dijak

A complete war of a match as these guys used every weapon under the ring to destroy each other and all 3 men were busted open during the match. At one point Kane Chokeslammed Joe through a table and covered him for a pin, but Dijak broke it up at the 2 count. Dijak then beat the hell out of Kane with a chair, laying waste to him with 8 chair shots in a row before turning his focus to Joe, going for a big boot, but Joe ducked under it and tossed him across the ring with a suplex. Later on in the match, Joe and Dijak had fought to the floor while Kane was down in the ring and Dijak smashed the steel steps into his face, sending him sprawling across the floor! Dijak wasn't done yet though as he pulled out a table from under the ring and set it up, placing Joe against it, but Joe blocked the attempt to put him through it and ended up german suplexing Dijak for it! Later on at the end of the match, Kane had set up a flaming table in the ring but turned around into a ladder shot from Dijak, who turned around into a shot from a baseball bat from Joe! Joe then beat down both men with the bat, before throwing Dijak to the floor, and he ended up spearing Dijak through the barricade! With Dijak down and out, Joe slid back into the ring only for Kane to scoop him up and drop him with a sidewalk slam! Kane then picked up Joe, going for a Tombstone....but Joe reversed it and hit a Tombstone of his own! However the former champ didn't cover, instead placing Kane against the table, and powerbombing him through the flaming table! Joe was about to pin when he saw Dijak get on the apron, and ran over to spear him off! Turning his attention back to Kane, Joe whipped him into the corner and lifted him up, dropping him with a Muscle Buster, and it was enough to win!

Winner via pinfall: Samoa Joe

Killian Dain comes down to the ring with a mic and his US Title around his waist. He talks about how he's run through every person who's stepped up to him, and nobody can stop him. He says he's the most unstoppable person in the WWE and nobody will ever take his title from him, when people get in the ring with him they get hurt, but he's bored. As fun as it is to destroy anyone who gets in his way, he wants some real competition, not the jokes that he's faced so far. Suddenly, he's cut off by the music of Mustafa Ali. Dain looks uninterested as Ali makes his way down the ramp and enters the ring. Ali says as far as he's concerned, they have unfinished business. He almost beat Killian the last time they fought and that was after he went through a match already. He wants another shot at Dain. Killian laughs him off and says he only survived as long as he did because he let him, he was toying with him and using him to send a message to the locker room. Johnny Gargano's music hits now and as he's walking down the ramp, he asks Dain if he thought they were done yet? He reminds Dain that he tried to end his career back at King of the Ring and he still owes him some payback, and if part of that payback is taking the US Title he wouldn't mind that. He says he has a perfect idea of how to settle their differences, why doesn't Dain face him tonight in a Last Man Standing Match? Miz comes out before he can answer though and says this isn't happening, neither of them are getting a title match tonight. He reminds Ali of the stip he agreed to last week, he couldn't put Dain through a table, so he's at the back of the line for title shots. As for Gargano, he's done nothing to earn another shot at the US Title, he's fought Dain before and he lost, and he lost last week too. Suddenly however, a real surprise happens as Velveteen Dream comes out onto the stage and stands next to Miz, and asks what about him? He'd love to dance with Dain over the US Title. Miz says even though Dream would be a fresh match up for Dain, he's on a losing streak and losers don't get title shots around here. None of them are getting a title shot tonight and they should just leave before they regret it.

Gargano chimes in now and asks Miz when he's gonna stop protecting his boy Dain, and when he's gonna stop playing favorites? Miz starts to say he's not, but Ali cuts him off to disagree and now he begins trying to goat Dain into defending against him, and Dream chimes in doing the same as Gargano joins as well, but Miz yells at them to stop. He says the 3 of them are getting on his nerves and he's had enough of it so he just got an idea on how to settle this once and for all. Tonight in the main event, Velveteen Dream, Mustafa Ali and Johnny Gargano will team up against Killian Dain, Bobby Roode and a partner of their choosing. If they win, they will all fight Dain next week for the US Title in a fatal 4 way match, however if they lose then none of them can challenge Dain as long as he's champion and Dain will have a new challenger next week. Everyone seems satisfied with this, and Miz asks them all to leave so they can get on with the show, and slowly they all begin heading to the back as SD takes a break.

Match #2:
Zack Ryder w/ Curt Hawkins vs Andrade Cien Almas w/ Zelina Vega

A complete squash here as Andrade dominates Ryder for the majority of the match, looking to use Ryder to regain his momentum. Almas hits the running knees in the corner, and goes for a pin, but Ryder kicks out at 2. Andrade goes up top for a moonsault, it hits and he goes for another pin, but Ryder kicks out again at 2! Almas gets frustrated now and looks over at Zelina, who tells him to stay focused. Hawkins now begins loudly cheering on his partner at ringside, but Zelina makes a motion to Almas, who nods before rolling out of the ring, and sneaks up behind Hawkins to slam him face first into the ring apron! Almas stomps on Hawkins before throwing him into the barricade and then the steps, before rolling back into the ring, but as he goes over to Ryder to pull him up, Ryder hits a jawbreaker and then hits his comeback out of nowhere! Almas is reeling as he stumbles into the corner, only to get kicked down into a sitting position, and then hit with the Broski Boot! Ryder loads up his finisher as Almas stumbles to his feet, but as he goes for the Rough Ryder, it's countered into a powerbomb! Almas follows up with the Hammerlock DDT quickly afterwards and covers, and it's enough to win.

Winner via pinfall: Andrade Cien Almas

The Riott Squad come to the ring with Liv taking the mic and talking about winning Money In The Bank,, saying how it was the biggest win of her career and she went through hell to get it, but she could not be more proud of herself because now she has a title shot anytime she wants one. Ruby now chimes in and says this briefcase means that The Riott Squad is more dangerous than ever before and the chaos has only just begun. Liv did well in winning the match, she's proud of her. But now she needs her to showcase how dangerous Riott Squad really is, she got her a match with Kairi Sane to prove it and she hopes she's ready for it, because it's right now.

Match #3:
Liv Morgan w/ Riott Squad vs Kairi Sane

Chain wrestling to start until Kairi takes over and starts beating down Liv quickly, that is until Ruby causes a distraction which lets Liv grab a roll up for 1. Liv keeps control after this by kicking Kairi in the ribs and keeping control, wearing down Kairi with a series of strikes and grapple attacks, she even locks in a Guillotine Choke, but Kairi works her way out of it and throws Morgan into the corner for a shoulder block to the ribs, followed by the Sliding D! Liv rolls away from the corner as Kairi quickly goes up top, and hits the Insane Elbow! Kairi covers, but after the 1 count, Ruby pulls the ref out of the ring! Kairi looks angry as she climbs back up to the top turnbuckle, and dives onto Ruby, taking her out with a crossbody! Kairi threatens Sarah Logan, who backs off, and Kairi slides back into the ring, but walks right into a Single Leg Codebreaker! Liv covers, but the Pirate Princess kicks out at 2! Liv gets angry and stomps the hell out of Kairi, until she gets up and shoves her away before sending her to the floor with a running clothesline! In the end, Kairi escapes a second choke hold, and drops Morgan with a spinning backfist! She then goes to the top turnbuckle for the Insane Elbow, but suddenly she sees Sarah Logan on the ring apron and changes her mind, climbing down and running across the apron to the opposite turnbuckle, then dives onto Ruby and Sarah, taking both of them out at ringside! She slides back into the ring as Liv is getting up, and Kairi hits her with a running spear, followed by locking Liv into the Anchor! Liv is in trouble as she's trapped in the middle of the ring and Kairi yanks back on the hold, and with nowhere to go and no allies to save her, she's forced to tap out!

Winner via Submission: Kairi Sane

Bludgeon Brothers come out to the ring and call out the War Raiders, challenging them to defend the titles against them right now. However they don't get the champs and instead they're greeted by Revival, with Gulak speaking for them saying Dash and Dawson deserve a shot first due to the incredible win streak they're on. They head down to the ring but smartly don't enter the ring as Harper mentions they actually beat the champs, but Gulak says one win isn't as good as their multiple wins, but suddenly the champs come out onto the stage. Rowe says they'll happily fight them both, they like a good fight and think both teams will give to them. They'll see them at Summerslam. Harper chimes in and dares Revival to fight them right now but warn them if they do they won't make it to Summerslam. Dash grabs the mic and quickly accepts, saying they are the best team in WWE and are happy to pick up another win on the way to Summerslam.

Match #4:
Bludgeon Brothers vs Revival w/ Drew Gulak

A great match with both teams having 2 near falls each off tag finishers, with no luck in finishing the match. The end of the match comes when both teams get counted out after the fight goes up the ramp, and they continue fighting, ignoring the count.

Match Ends In A Draw

Bayley comes down to the ring and asks Sasha Banks to come out, saying she has to talk to her about something. Sasha comes down to the ring, not sure what to make of this but Bayley quickly tells her she wants to apologize for getting mad at her for using a chair to win the title off her at Extreme Rules. She says Sasha proved herself last night by beating her fair and square at MITB and she deserves to be champion. Now she just wants to hug it out with her best friend and put their issues behind them. Sasha thinks for a second, then nods in agreement and thanks Bayley for apologizing, and the two hug. Bayley then says now that they settled that, she did have one thing on her mind....Sasha caught her in a roll up and while it was totally fair, she can't help but feel a little disappointed, and she thinks they need 1 more match to truly prove who the better woman is. Sasha says she isn't sure about that, after all she did beat Bayley twice now fair and square, but Bayley interrupts and tells her to think about it, the two of them having 1 more match, at Summerslam, which is the anniversary of their epic match at Takeover a few years ago, the first big match they ever had. Sasha is clearly torn on what to say, as Bayley gives her puppy dog eyes, but just as Sasha is about to answer her, The Riott Squad come out onto the stage. Ruby says this division does not revolve around Sasha and Bayley, and nobody wants to see them fight each other again. It's time for someone new to get a title shot. She then reminds them that if they wanted to, the three of them could march down to the ring right now, beat the two of them down, and cash in this briefcase to take the title. Sasha quickly chimes in and tells them to bring it, she's not afraid, but Ruby laughs and says that's no fun to end the chaos so soon. Suddenly Sonya Deville comes out onto the stage and says she doesn't like Ruby, but she does agree with her that it's time for someone new to get a title shot, someone like her.

Suddenly, The Miz appears on the titan tron and yells for everyone to pay attention to him, he has a big announcement regarding the division. All of the women look up at the tron and Miz says nobody is getting handed any title shot, but he has an awesome idea of how to decide who the next challenger will be. Next week will be a 10 woman mini rumble, the winner will fight Sasha Banks at Summerslam and all of them out there will be in it. And due to having lost last night, Bayley will be starting at #1 in the match, in the spirit of fairness. None of the women seem overly pleased with this besides the champ, the especially Bayley. The idea of having to go through 9 other women to get a shot clearly not something they're looking forward to and they begin to eyeball each other as the show takes a break.

As Smackdown comes back from commercial, Renee Young says she has breaking news that will effect the main event tonight. She leads the cameras to the parking lot, where Velveteen Dream is bleeding and knocked out as he lays on the hood of a car with doctors checking on him. Renee asks a doctor what happened and the doctor says someone attacked Velveteen Dream, he's knocked out and not able to wrestle tonight. They aren't sure about any long term injuries they need to asses more, but whoever attacked him did a lot of damage. Renee goes to leave, but runs into The Miz, who has just arrived. Renee asks Miz what this means for the main event and he says it's sad, he's not sure who attacked Dream but he will look into it. But as for tonight, Roode and Dain have already found a partner so the match will have to be a handicap match. But he ensures the stipulation will remain the same, and if Johnny Gargano and Mustafa Ali win that Velveteen Dream will still get a title match with them next week, assuming he's able to compete of course.

Back in the ring, Paige is standing in the ring and says tension has been running high for weeks now with Absolution and she thinks it's time they squash it. So she'd like for Mandy Rose to come out. Mandy comes out to the ring and says she agrees, Paige has been out of line recently and that's why she got a match made for tonight...between the two of them. Sonya runs down to the ring now and tries to talk them out of it, telling them they don't need to do this but neither backs down and both seem ready to fight. Sonya sighs and tells them to settle it here, she's sick of the fighting, then leaves.

Match #5:
Paige vs Mandy Rose

Back and forth match that starts fast with Mandy charging Paige only to get hip tossed. Mandy however manages to control a majority of the match and gets 2 early near falls off a facebuster and the Implant Buster, but Paige kicks out of the early signature and finisher. Paige then gets her comeback in, then headbutts Mandy a few times on the mat, then goes for the Paige Turner, but Mandy blocks it and gets a roll up for 2. However Paige is up first and nails a stiff kick to the face, and follows up with the Paige Turner a couple minutes later, but she doesn't pin and instead follows up with the RamPaige, but Mandy kicks out at 2! Things turn into a brawl from here for a bit after Mandy rakes the eyes of Paige and eventually hits a facebuster out of nowhere, but it's in the ropes. She follows up with an Implant Buster, but Paige shocks her by kicking out. Mandy can't believe it and gets angry, dropping the ref with a right hand! Mandy stomps on Paige to keep her down then slides out of the ring and grabs a steel chair from under the ring, things are about to get nasty! Mandy slides into the ring and places the chair around the neck of Paige, then slowly climbs up to the top turnbuckle, is she really going to try to injure her tag partner!?

She is, Mandy dives off the top for a big elbow drop....but Paige thankfully avoids the nasty elbow drop! However realizing what Mandy tried to do leaves Paige in a bit of shock, and this lets Mandy recover and clothesline her in the back of the head and stomp the hell out of her! She then gets rid of the chair as the ref is getting up, then pulls Paige up and hits another facebuster followed by a third Implant Buster, and this time it's enough to finish Paige off!

Winner via Pinfall: Mandy Rose

After The Match: Mandy taunts Paige and grabs the chair, but before she can do anything, Sonya Deville runs down the ramp and stands in front of her, refusing to let her get to Paige and she yells at her, asking her what she's doing? Mandy however doesn't answer, and instead drops the chair and bails out of the ring, watching as Sonya checks on Paige, who gets to her feet and shakes her head at Mandy.

Becky Lynch is backstage and says she's excited about the women's mini rumble next week and says not only will she be entering, but she's going to enter at #2 because she wants to go through every woman in this division to earn her spot at Summerslam. She says it's about time The Man takes her spot at the top of the divison, and she's not gonna let anybody throw her over the top rope and prevent her from winning.

Match #6:
Johnny Gargano and Mustafa Ali vs Killian Dain, Bobby Roode and ???

Before The Match: Gargano and Ali get a big surprise as the mystery partner is revealed to be a returning John Morrison, officially making this match a handicap match.

Match #6:
Johnny Gargano and Mustafa Ali vs Killian Dain, Bobby Roode and John Morrison

Epic match here dominated by the heels as they use the numbers advantage to control the match. Gargano and Ali fight back, staying in the match as best they can, and at one point they get a near fall after a Gargano Superkick followed by an 054 from Ali on Roode, but Morrison and Dain break it up! The end of the match comes when Gargano gets Morrison into the Gargano Escape, as Ali slides in to get rid of Roode and then dive onto Dain, but getting rid of them ends up making no difference as Morrison is able to escape and hit the Moonlight Drive! Dain and Roode now are taking the fight to Ali on the floor and end up knocking him down, as Morrison hits Starship Pain on Gargano! Morrison pins, and with Ali still down, it's enough to win the match after a long battle!

Winners via Pinfall: John Morrison, Killian Dain, and Bobby Roode

After The Match: Morrison is quickly back on the attack as he mounts Gargano and pounds on him with punches as Dain hits a running crossbody on the floor to take out Ali! Bobby Roode now brings a chair into the ring as Morrison gets up and pulls Gargano up, restraining him and Roode swings for the fences...but Gargano ducks and Morrison is blasted with the chair! Roode turns around to try and make up for the mistake, but he's blasted with a Superkick! Gargano bails out of the ring looking to get away from the beatdown, but no luck as Dain runs around ringside and wipes out Gargano with a running crossbody! Dain throws Gargano back into the ring now and slides in after him, hitting a vader bomb in the corner! Morrison and Roode now get up and join the beat down on Gargano, but Ali is up and climbs to the top turnbuckle for a crossbody, but Dain catches him and slams him onto Gargano!

Dain then splashes down onto both men as Roode grabs a second chair and hands it to Morrison, before picking up the first chair for himself, as Dain drags Ali and Gargano to the middle of the ring, which lets Morrison and Roode beat the hell out of them with the chairs! Finally the beating stops as they're laid out and the trio stand tall over their victims, and The Miz walks out onto the stage, and announces John Morrison as the newest member of the Smackdown Live roster, much to the boos from the fans. The show ends with Miz shooting a smile to Morrison and trying to lead the crowd in a welcome Morrison chant, while Morrison, Dain and Roode stand on the lifeless bodies of Ali and Gargano.

Updated Summerslam Card:

No Holds Barred Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Kevin Owens vs Daniel Bryan (c)

Six Pack Elimination Match for the Intercontinental Championship:
Ricochet vs EC3 vs Seth Rollins vs Adam Cole vs Aleister Black vs Cesaro (c)

Six Man Tag Team Match:
The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Usos) vs Balor Club (Finn Balor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)

WWE Championship Match:
Samoa Joe vs Drew McIntyre (c)

Smackdown Women's Championship Match:
??? vs Sasha Banks (c)

Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match:
The Bludgeon Brothers vs The Revival vs War Raiders (c)

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Monday Night Raw Week 14:

As the show starts, The Iiconics come out to start the show and quickly make their way down to the ring with mics. Peyton demands the music cuts and says last week wasn't fair, she was robbed out of winning HER title back because Asuka decided to attack her best friend Billie Kay for no reason! Billie says Asuka should feel lucky that she's not suing her for assault, but luckily her and Peyton came up with a perfect way for Asuka to make it up to them and it's the best idea ever. Peyton now chimes in and says if Asuka wants to prove she's even half the champion she was, then Asuka should come out here right now and put the Raw Women's Championship on the line against both of them in a triple threat match! The champ's music hits now with her making her way to the ring quickly, but as soon as she gets in the ring Peyton screams at her to accept the challenge and face them. Asuka takes off her mask to reveal a smile on her face and she snatches the mic away from Peyton, who looks shocked, and says neither of them are ready for Asuka, challenge accepted. We have an impromptu title match!

Match #1: Raw Women's Championship Match
Peyton Royce vs Billie Kay vs Asuka (c)

Asuka instantly drops Billie to start with a dropkick and flips out of a back suplex from Peyton before dropping her with a palm strike. She stomps on Billie until she gets up, then clotheslines her over the top rope and to the floor but Peyton sneaks up behind her for a roll up pin, but it only gets a 1 count on the fired up champ. Peyton goes for a punch to follow up, but Asuka blocks it and hits a german suplex, but as she gets up from that, she's blasted with a clothesline from Billie Kay as the numbers finally catch up to Asuka! Iiconics double team Asuka from here for a bit, hitting a series of double team moves and eventually, it forces her to roll out of the ring and this could be trouble for her, will the Iiconics pull a screw job? Peyton quickly rolls up Billie out of nowhere, but Billie kicks out at 2 and counters into her own roll up pin for 2! Both women get to their feet and argue about who should lay down for who, but before they can decide, Asuka gets back into the ring and shoves Billie across the ring to one corner, but she's then hit with a snap suplex from Royce! Asuka is again getting double teamed for a bit, but this time she manages to fight back and throws Peyton out of the ring before spinning around to strike Billie with a palm strike followed by a roundhouse kick to send her reeling! Asuka then whips Billie into the corner, and charges in, nailing her with a big running hip attack to the face! Billie falls face first out of the corner but Asuka can't take advantage of it as Peyton Royce is back in and nails her with a running knee to the back, again causing her to roll out of the ring. Peyton looks conflicted but she pulls Billie up to her feet, and drops her with a Spin Kick! She covers, looking to become a 2 time champ...but Billie kicks out at 2! Peyton looks over and sees Asuka is still down so she quickly pulls Billie to her feet and goes for the Venus Fly Trap, but Billie blocks it and drops Royce with a Big Boot! Billie now pins Peyton, but Asuka breaks it up at the 2 count!

A few minutes at the end of the match, Asuka has Peyton trapped in the Asuka Lock with nowhere to go, but Billie slides into the ring and breaks it up, saving her chances at becoming champ and her partner! She picks Asuka up after pounding on her back, and throws her out of the ring and to the floor, then covers Royce, but the former champ kicks out at 2! Billie leans down and says something to Peyton, telling her it's her not Asuka and to stay down, and she covers again, but Asuka breaks it up just before the 3 count! Asuka pulls Billie to her feet and snaps off a german suplex followed by a roundhouse kick, and Billie is the one forced to roll out of the ring this time! Peyton gets to her feet and Asuka goes for the Empress Combination, but Peyton avoids it and attempts the Venus Fly Trap, but that's also blocked and Asuka quickly rolls up Peyton, and it's enough for a 3 count just before Billie could get back in the ring!

Winner via Pinfall and STILL Raw Women's Champion: Asuka!

After The Match: Asuka is celebrating her win as The Iiconics look angry at their plans being foiled again. Asuka watches them waiting for them to try something, but Peyton exits the ring and leaves with Billie. Asuka is about to leave herself, when suddenly she's interrupted by the music of Alexa Bliss! Alexa makes her way down the ramp and enters the ring, and she congratulates Asuka on her victory, and then challenges her to a match at Summerslam for the title. Before the champ can answer her though, Charlotte Flair's music hits and she quickly makes her way out, and says if anybody should be facing Asuka at Summerslam, it's her. Charlotte reminds Asuka that she was the one to end her undefeated streak but Alexa Bliss chimes in and says she got here first, and she beat Charlotte last week. Charlotte reminds Bliss that she didn't pin her last week and now the two blondes start arguing about who should get the shot, when Raw GM Shawn Michaels comes out onto the stage and says there's only one way to settle this, later on tonight they'll have a #1 contenders match and the winner will go to Summerslam to face Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship. Asuka seems pleased with this idea, and Bliss says she'll beat Charlotte again, but Charlotte says Bliss will bow down to the queen, and they stare each other down while Asuka simply holds up the title as the show goes to commercial.

Match #2:
Cesaro vs EC3 w/ Drake Maverick

EC3 hits a running knee to start followed by a scoop slam and a second running knee, being very aggressive with the champ after the events of last week. He throws Cesaro into the corner for a stinger splash, but Cesaro moves out of the way and hits a german suplex followed by a second. Suddenly, Drake Maverick jumps up onto the apron to distract the unchained champ, yelling at him, and just as he's about to attack Maverick, EC3 rolls up Cesaro for a surprise win out of nowhere!

Winner via Pinfall: EC3

After The Match: EC3 quickly bails out of the ring and celebrates on the ramp with Drake Maverick, but Cesaro is pissed after arguing he kicked out, and slides out of the ring to attack, blasting EC3 in the back of the head! He brings EC3 back to ringside and throws him into the ring, sliding in to blast him with a running uppercut! He now rolls out of the ring and grabs Drake Maverick, blasting him with the Very European Uppercut! He grabs a chair now and slides into the ring with it as EC3 is getting up, and he blasts him in the face with the chair! Cesaro now proceeds to beat the hell out of EC3 with the chair until the ref forces him to stop, pulling him away, but Cesaro has snapped!

Braun Strowman goes into the office of Shawn Michaels and cuts right to the chase, he's pissed off about what the masked attackers did to Rey Mysterio and he wants them in a match tonight, all of them. Shawn says he'd love to give him that match, but unfortunately nobody has seen any sign of them tonight and as far as he can tell, they aren't here. Braun questions how they're able to come and go as they please and Shawn says he doesn't know but he's been trying to figure out who they are, but they are getting out of hand and enough is enough. He says he's been thinking about it and he has a solution, at Summerslam he wants it to be the 3 masked men vs Braun Strowman, Rey Mysterio and Dean Ambrose. If the masked men lose, they unmask. Braun says he's not teaming with Dean Ambrose, but he'd love to get his hands on those guys and he'd love to team with Mysterio to do it. Shawn says Dean wants to get his hands on those guys too since they laid him out last week but he knows that Strowman has been their main target and he'll leave the choice up to him. He just wants him to at least consider it. Braun agrees to think about it, but he still wants a fight tonight. Shawn says he was hoping Braun would say that because Dean told him the same thing earlier, so he was thinking they could settle their unfinished business in a Last Man Standing Match tonight in the main event. He promises nobody will get involved and Braun agrees, but warns the boss that by time he's done with Ambrose, he won't even be able to make it to Summerslam.

Match #3: #1 Contenders Match
Alexa Bliss vs Charlotte Flair

Chain wrestling to start until Charlotte hits a running chop on Bliss followed by two knee drops and throwing her into the corner for a superplex, but the pin only gets a 1 count. Charlotte goes for a slam, but Bliss slides down the back and rolls her up for a 1 count of her own. The two trade blows for a bit with neither really gaining control until Charlotte hits a forearm to knock Bliss down after blocking a punch. Charlotte slows the pace down now for a bit, slowly beginning to work over Bliss, but when she goes for a moonsault, it's blocked and Bliss hits a kick to the ribs to keep her down. Bliss now works over Charlotte for a bit including Insult to Injury, she then goes into the corner, and hits the Front Flip DDT, but Charlotte kicks out at 2! Charlotte blocks a punch from Bliss and hits a series of knees to the ribs before dropping her with a spear! She tries to follow up with Natural Selection, but Bliss blocks only for Charlotte to stay in control by blocking a kick and throwing Bliss out of the ring! She drops Alexa onto the barricade before throwing her over it into the crowd and sliding into the ring, telling the ref to count her out, but Bliss gets back in at the 8 count, but as she beats the count she walks right into another Spear! Charlotte drags Bliss away from the ropes and into the middle of the ring, and now she goes for Natural Selection again, but Bliss blocks it again and hits Flair with a kick to the side of the head, followed by Insult To Injury! Bliss covers Flair now, but a pin only gets 2! Bliss now goes to the top turnbuckle after dragging Flair into position, and she goes for Twisted Bliss...it's blocked with knees to the ribs! Bliss rolls away holding her ribs as Flair is up first, and she drills Bliss with a Big Boot as she gets to her feet! Charlotte follows up with a big moonsault and she's not done there as she sets up for a third attempt at Natural Selection...and this time it hits! Charlotte covers Bliss, and it's enough for the big win!

Winner via Pinfall and #1 Contender to the Raw Women's Championship: Charlotte Flair

After The Match: Charlotte grabs a mic after kicking Bliss out of the ring and says at Summerslam, Asuka suffers the same fate she always does when she faces the queen, she bows down and taps out. Charlotte then drops the mic and leaves the ring and slams her face first into the floor, then picks her up for another spear followed by locking her into the Figure Eight on the floor, using Alexa Bliss to send a message to Asuka!

Daniel Bryan comes out after a break with a mic and says unlike Kevin Owens, he's a giving champion and he wants to give some new people a chance to shine. That's why tonight he's issuing an open challenge to anybody in the back who's been under utilized and under appreciated, so anyone who has never won a singles title is welcome to come out right now and have a chance to showcase themselves against the champ in a non title match. Bryan gets rid of the mic and waits for a few moments, before Heath Slater's music hits and Bryan has a smile on his face, clearly pleased with someone answering his challenge.

Match #4:
Daniel Bryan vs Heath Slater

Short match here as Bryan dominates the early goings after some chain wrestling to start, and hits a few running dropkicks in the corner, but suddenly Kevin Owens's music hits and with Bryan and the ref distracted, Owens sneaks in behind Bryan, spins him around and drops him with a Pop Up Powerbomb! Slater quickly crawls over to Bryan and covers him as Owens bails out of the ring and the ref counts, having missed the sneak attack...but Bryan kicks out at 2! Slater then pulls Bryan up and follows up with a Jumping DDT! He covers Bryan again, and this time he gets the pin, pulling off a huge shock!

Winner via Pinfall: Heath Slater

The Bloodline are backstage and they talk about their match with Balor Club at Summerslam and mention how they've called them a problem in WWE but it's not their fault they've been the standard bearer in their respective divisions for years. Roman says Balor has had 1 day as a World Champion and is just mad he's never been able to win it back. The Usos then chime in and talk about how Gallows and Anderson made their debut in WWE by attacking them, because even then they knew who they needed to take out if they wanted to be the best team in the company. Jimmy asks what makes them think they can take them out now though if they never could before? Roman chimes in again and says at Summerslam, Balor Club choke again and The Bloodline get back on track.

Match #5: World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Ladder Match
American Alpha vs Heavy Machinery vs Breezeango

A crazy match with all 3 teams giving it their all to try and punch their ticket to Summerslam. Some of the big spots in the match include Gable hitting Chaos Theory on Fandango, only for Otis to spin him around and scoop slam him onto a ladder, Jason Jordan trying to splash Tucker Knight through a ladder only for him to roll off and Jordan to smash his face on the ladder before getting hit with a spinning spinebuster on the floor, and Tyler Breeze splashing Tucker Knight through a ladder bridge. At the end of the match, Breeze and Otis are fighting on the ramp while Fandango tries to unhook the briefcase, only for Jason Jordan to shove the ladder over and send Fandango crashing to the mat! Jordan sets the ladder back up and quickly climbs up, as Tucker Knight comes running on the floor and saves Otis, laying out Gable with a big running crossbody! Otis and Tucker both roll into the ring now with Tucker climbing the ladder, and he ends up getting the better of a fist fight, sending Jason Jordan crashing off the ladder and to the mat! Fandango now slides back into the ring but Otis charges him and wipes him out with a big clothesline, and this leaves the opening for Tucker Knight to unhook the briefcase!

Winners and new #1 Contenders to the World Tag Team Championships: Heavy Machinery

After a break, The Hardys come down to the ring and Matt quickly mentions the surprise of last week of the hole of ass Drake Maverick bringing out his new attack dogs the painful authors to attack them. Jeff now speaks up and dares AOP to come out and fight them right now when they're ready for a fight, and they don't have to wait long for an answer as AOP walk onto the stage with Drake Maverick following right behind them, and he yells for them to finish them, and the monsters nod as they stomp down to the ring.

Match #6:
The Hardy Boys vs The Authors of Pain w/ Drake Maverick

Another quick match as Matt gets isolated all match with Jeff constantly being knocked off the apron, and after a beating last week, Matt only manages to hang on for so long before AOP hits the Last Chapter, and it's enough to pick up another win.

Winners via Pinfall: Authors of Pain

A video package plays with Ricochet talking about how nobody is giving him a chance at Summerslam, everybody is already counting him out. He says he might be the biggest underdog in the match, but being an underdog is nothing new to him and he might not be "unchained" like Cesaro, or a smug asshole with a big mouth manager like EC3, or a grand slam champion like Rollins, but nobody can move like him in the ring and he's going to find a way to win at Summerslam.

Match #7: Last Man Standing Match
Braun Strowman vs Dean Ambrose

Ambrose jumps Braun on the stage during his entrance with a kendo stick and beats the monster down all the way down the ramp as Braun tries to get down to the ring, eventually Braun fights back and takes the kendo stick away and beats Dean with it multiple times until Ambrose gets a sledgehammer and hits Braun with it before hitting him with a perfect plex and Dirty Deeds on the floor, which sets up the first count of the match but Braun is up at the 5 count, only to get cracked over the head with the kendo stick again and this time it busts him open. Ambrose heads up the ramp and clears off the announce table, but Braun charges up the ramp and takes out Dean with a big shoulder block! Braun lifts Dean up and goes for the Running Powerbomb...but Dean slips out of it and charges at Braun, but he gets swated out of mid air as he dives at Braun! Braun now drags Ambrose over to the announce table, but Dean elbows him in the ribs and then places Braun against the table, and ends up driving Braun through the announce table with Dirty Deeds! Braun is down and possibly out as Dean takes a step back and tells the ref to count him, but Strowman is back up at the 8 count. The fight now goes backstage and Braun takes the advantage, slamming Dean through a table in the gorilla position! He then grabs a chair but he misses with a shot from it, and Dean smashes Braun over the head with a trash can, then grabs one from the locker room and smashes that over the head of Braun!

Dean now goes back into the locker room for another weapon, and ends up grabbing a briefcase. Strowman now walks into the room but Ambrose swings with the briefcase, it's blocked! Braun then dropkicks Ambrose before picking him up, and slamming him through another table, this time with a Reverse Chokeslam! Braun now has his first chance to win as he tells the ref to count, but Ambrose stumbles to his feet at the 9 count and tells Strowman to bring it! Braun however leaves the locker room and heads for the parking lot, with Ambrose in hot pursuit, and eventually he catches the monster and jumps him! He stomps on the monster a couple times, but Strowman is back up and kicks him in the gut, and he hits Ambrose with a Running Powerbomb! Ambrose however jumps back up to his feet, and charges back at Braun, but Braun plants him with a boot to the chest, then picks him up and drops him with a Running Powerslam! Braun now walks into the parking lot and waits to see if Ambrose can answer the count, and he does at the 8 count! As the fight goes into the parking lot, it's a slug fest until Ambrose gets the big man down to a knee and grabs a fire extinguisher, spraying Braun in the face with it, then smashing it into his head! Dean now tries to drag Braun to the limo, but Braun fights him off and backdrops him then grabs the extinguisher himself and sprays Dean with it before smashing him in the head with it, busting Ambrose open!

They spend the next couple minutes brawling through the parking lot before Dean ends up having the advantage after some chair shots, and he drops Braun with Dirty Deeds on the roof of the limo! Braun rolls off the limo and falls to the cement as Dean walks away, hoping it's enough to finally put his rival away...but Braun is up just before the 10 count! Ambrose can't believe it and slams a chair into the back of Strowman, beating the hell out of him with multiple chairs, but as he tries to get Braun over to another car, Braun throws him into a shelving unit then into a car, and back and forth a couple times, but Ambrose eventually blocks it and whips Braun into the car, and he finally finishes him off with a second Dirty Deeds on the roof of a car!

Winner: Dean Ambrose!

Updated Summerslam Card:

No Holds Barred Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Kevin Owens vs Daniel Bryan (c)

Six Pack Elimination Match for the Intercontinental Championship:
Ricochet vs EC3 vs Seth Rollins vs Adam Cole vs Aleister Black vs Cesaro (c)

Six Man Tag Team Match:
The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Usos) vs Balor Club (Finn Balor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)

Raw Tag Team Championship Match:
Heavy Machinery vs Undisputed Era (c) (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish)

Raw Women's Championship Match:
Charlotte Flair vs Asuka (c)

WWE Championship Match:
Samoa Joe vs Drew McIntyre (c)

Smackdown Women's Championship Match:
??? vs Sasha Banks (c)

Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match:
The Bludgeon Brothers vs The Revival vs War Raiders (c)

Small Personal Note: Due to the recent events in the wrestling world, I'll be taking Jack Gallagher and Velveteen Dream out of this. Jack Gallagher will be replaced by Brian Kendrick on the Raw Roster, and it's TBA who will be replacing Dream.

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Smackdown Live Week 14:

The Miz comes out to start the show and after welcoming everybody to the show, he says he has some unfortunate news to start the show. First off, due to the attack by a still unknown person last week, Velveteen Dream has sustained serious injuries and will be out of action for the foreseeable future and there is no time table for his return. Second, due to the post match attack from last week, Mustafa Ali and Johnny Gargano are not here tonight as they are currently unable to compete, but the doctors think they'll be cleared by next week. He says this is sad news but he's fined Dain, Roode and Morrison to take care of the issue. However he does have some good news to share, Killian Dain will still be defending the US Title tonight, and as for his challengers, it will be a member of Rusev Day and a member of New Day. But as for which members? He's leaving that up to them, he'd hate to play favorites and he feels it's better to let the teams decide for themselves. He starts to announce a second piece of good news, but he's cut off by the music of Shinsuke Nakamura, much to his surprise. Nakamura comes down to the ring and enters, but Miz yells for the music to cut and it does. Miz asks what he's doing out here? Nakamura says he saw Killian Dain and Dijak leaving the parking lot last week after Velveteen Dream was attacked, and he saw them go into Miz's office after leaving the parking lot. Miz quickly cuts him off and says that's a lie, neither one of them were even in his office last week and he says he did talk to them, and both of them promised him they had nothing to do with the attack and he sees no reason not to believe them. Nakamura says Miz is a coward with no honor, and Miz should prove his honor....by facing him.

The fans seem to love this idea but Miz quickly shoots it down yelling no over and over and over. He says he's not here to compete, he's just here to be the boss, but if Nakamura is looking for a match he would be happy to give him one with Smackdown's newest superstar, John Morrison. Nakamura says he accepts, and Morrison quickly comes out as Miz calls for a referee, and before he leaves he warns Nakamura that he doesn't appreciate these accusations and he will be fined if they continue. But for now we have our first match of the evening.

Match #1:
Shinsuke Nakamura vs John Morrison

Back and forth match for the first few minutes until Morrison goes for the Moonlight Drive, but it's blocked and Nakamura hits an overhead suplex! He backs up for the Kinshasa, but suddenly the music of Dijak hits! Nakamura gets distracted as he turns his focus to the stage, and this leaves an opening for Dijak to slide in behind him, and drops him with Feast Your Eyes! Nakamura is down and Morrison crawls over to him as the big man bails, but the pin only gets 2! Morrison now takes the next couple minutes beating down Nakamura, trying to finish him off, and he ends up hitting him with the Moonlight Drive on a second attempt at it, then follows up with going for Starship Pain, but it's blocked! Nakamura then goes for the Kinshasa as Morrison gets up....but Morrison sidesteps it and rolls up Nakamura, and the surprise pin is enough to win!

Winner via Pinfall: John Morrison

After The Match: Morrison rolls out of the ring celebrating as Dijak comes back out onto the stage and raises his arm in victory, but Nakamura grabs a mic and challenges both of them to come fight him right now. Morrison and Dijak exchange looks, then nod and head down to the ring, it appears Shinsuke is getting his wish!

Match #2:
Shinsuke Nakamura vs John Morrison & Dominik Dijak

Shinsuke is dominated throughout due to the numbers game and the fact everytime he takes the advantage and starts to get rolling, the illegal man comes in and attacks him and breaks up every pin attempt he makes. After a decent length match, the end comes when Dijak knocks out the ref after Nakamura kicks out of a Starship Pain and Feast Your Eyes, then grabs a chair and smashes him in the back of the head with it! The monster then wraps the chair around the neck of Nakamura and goes to the top turnbuckle, and he pillamanizes him with a moonsault! Morrison comes into the ring illegally to dispose of the chair and wake up the ref as Dijak pins, and that's enough to win.

Winners via Pinfall: John Morrison and Dominik Dijak

Sasha Banks is backstage and says she's looking forward to watching the mini rumble tonight to see who her next challenger will be, and she'll be watching from ringside on commentary. She says no matter if it's Bayley, Becky Lynch, Ruby Riott or someone else, she's ready for the challenge and she's ready to prove this is her title and nobody is taking it from her.

Match #3:
Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne vs The Bludgeon Brothers

Back and forth match with the brits fighting hard as big underdogs and managing to hold their own, but they have trouble stopping the monsters from dominating. Eventually they hit The Bludgeoning on Bate for 2 as he kicks out just before Dunne can break it up. A couple minutes later Pete Dunne gets a hot tag and comes in and cleans house a bit, using his momentum to take control of the match and the crowd to fire him up more. He knocks Harper off the ring apron for a second time, then blocks a punch from Rowan, and drops him with the X Plex! Dunne doesn't cover though but instead throws him into the corner, and charges in...but Rowan sidesteps and Dunne slams into the turnbuckles, and turns around into a spin kick from Rowan! Rowan throws Dunne into the corner and makes the tag to Harper, and they nail Dunne with The Bludgeoning, but Dunne kicks out of a pin at 2 while Rowan deals with Bate! Harper stalks Dunne as he gets up, and goes for the Discus Lariat, but Dunne ducks under it and hits the Bitter End! He doesn't even cover though, instead picking him back up for a second Bitter End! Dunne covers, but it's broken up at 2 by Rowan! Tyler Bate is back into the ring though and charges at Rowan, hitting him with a rolling kick and throwing him out of the ring! Bate now goes back to the corner and tags into the match, and he goes for a top rope splash, but Harper gets the knees up, then makes a tag to Rowan as he gets back on the apron. Rowan drops a leg onto Bate then goes over and brings Dunne into the ring illegally, and he stacks the brits up in one corner, then pulls Bate out of the corner, and throws him into Dunne, causing Dunne to roll out of the ring and now The Bludgeon Brothers hit 2 straight Bludgeonings for the pin on Bate!

Winners via Pinfall: The Bludgeon Brothers

New Day are in their locker room backstage and talking about who to send out for the title match tonight. Kofi talks about how long he's been in the company and having faced plenty of people the size of Dain before, Big E mentions being able to counter the power of Dain for why it should be him, and Woods mentions never having won a singles title why they both have, and mentions he's not even had many opportunities to do so and he wants this one bad. That's enough to convince Kofi and Big E, and they tell him to bring home the US Title and promise to have his back if anybody gets involved in the match, but otherwise they're gonna stay in the back. Woods thanks them for giving him the opportunity and promises to win the title.

The cameras now cut to a different area backstage where Andrade and AJ Styles are brawling through the hallway, and Andrade smashes a trash can over his head! Almas brings Styles into the catering area, but Styles fights him off and hits him with a pele kick! AJ throws some food at Almas, then pulls him up and goes for a Styles Clash, but he gets backdropped instead! Almas walks out of the area and finds a steel chair, getting in a few shots with it on AJ, then dropping him on the cement floor with a Hammerlock DDT, which knocks him out! The refs finally come in and chase Almas off, and we now see Zelina Vega standing in the background, clapping in approval as Almas walks up to her, and they walk off together.

In a different area backstage, Ruby Riott walks into the Riott Squad locker room and says she has bad news, Miz informed her that there's only room for 1 of them in the rumble tonight due to last minute changes. Sarah Logan asks who it'll be and Ruby says she thinks it should be her, she's the most experienced woman of the 3, Liv has Money In The Bank already and Sarah is too much of a wild card for this. Liv and Sarah seem very disappointed but Sarah agrees, and tells Ruby to win it which she promises to do. Liv seems really disappointed but slowly agrees, and says if Ruby wins then they could really make sure they leave Summerslam with the title as they'd have 2 chances. Ruby says she's glad they agree as we go back to the ring for the next match.

Match #4:
The Street Profits vs Revival w/ Drew Gulak

Long match with both teams saving each other from pins off tag finishers, Angelo Dawkins saving Montez Ford twice. After a long and good back and forth match, and Drew Gulak getting ejected from ringside, Revival manage to pick up the win after hitting Montez with a third Shatter Machine for the win.

Winners via Pinfall: Revival

Aiden English and Rusev are backstage and Aiden is hyping up Rusev for the US Title Match, telling him to make this the most glorious Rusev Day of all time by becoming US Champion. Rusev nods and says he's going to crush his opponents before heading off towards the gorilla position.

Match #5: US Title Match
Xavier Woods vs Rusev vs Killian Dain (c)

Fantastic match that was an absolute war throughout. At one point Woods and Rusev worked together to double team Dain, even hitting their finishers on him, but the second finisher forces him to roll out of the ring. Later on in the match, Dain is a bloody mess and wipes out Rusev with a running crossbody followed by a vader bomb, but Woods breaks up the pin at 1! Woods fires off a few strikes on Dain, then knocks him down and goes up top, and as Dain gets up he's nailed with a missile dropkick! Rusev however is now up and drops Woods with a Machka Kick, but Woods kicks out at 2! The end of the match comes with Dain putting Rusev through the announce table with Ulster Plantation, then throwing him into the ring, but Woods breaks up the pin at the last second! Woods throws Dain out of the ring and dives onto him with a splash, and he sees his opportunity to win as he slides back into the ring, and he hits the Honor Roll in ring on Rusev! Woods isn't done yet though as he quickly goes up to the top turnbuckle, and he hits the Elbow Drop! Woods covers....but at the very last second Dain breaks up the pin! Dain picks up Woods and powerbombs him, then hits two deadlift powerbombs on Rusev, forcing him to roll out of the ring. Dain now sees Woods getting up and wipes him out with the running crossbody, followed by Ulster Plantation, and it's enough for the pin!

Winner via Pinfall and STILL US Champion: Killian Dain

Paige is backstage getting ready for the main event, when Sonya Deville walks up to her and asks her to hear her out, which Paige agrees to. Sonya says what Mandy did last week was wrong, she went too far. But she talked to her and she's willing to work together in the rumble tonight until the final 3 if they all end up in there together if Paige is. Paige thinks about it for a minute, then sighs and says fine, but if it's just her and Mandy, she makes no promises that she won't throw her out. After all she wants that title shot.

Match #6: #1 Contenders Mini Rumble Match

Bayley and Becky start the match as we found out last week and they start with some chain wrestling, before switching to some moves and after a bit of back and forth, Becky takes control and manages to control Bayley until the #3 comes out, which is the surprise return of Maryse. Maryse pounds on the back of Becky, then goes for a DDT, but Becky blocks it and hits a couple punches on her, then throws her over the top rope and hits a knee to the back of the head, knocking her to the floor and scoring the first elimination of the match! Bayley hits Becky in the back after this and tries to drag her to the ropes, but Becky blocks it only to get hit with a clothesline and some stomps until Kairi Sane is in at #4. Kairi and Bayley go at it, fighting back and forth as Becky takes the chance to recover. Kairi goes for a suplex but Bayley blocks it, and shortly after Paige is in at #5 as the ring starts to fill up. Becky now grabs a hold of Kairi and hits her with a suplex, then does the same thing to Paige and stomps on her as Bayley walks across the ring and puts Kairi in the ropes then lifts her up to try and eliminate her as Becky hits two running leg drops on Paige as Kairi fights off the elimination attempt. Becky now picks up Paige and hits the Bexploder on her, and now Ruby Riott is in at #6.

Ruby goes right after Bayley as Kairi goes after Becky and tries to eliminate her, but Becky fights it off and Kairi switches her attention to Paige. Paige tries to eliminate Kairi from the match after taking control of her, but she fights it off and Nia Jax is in at #7 to fill up the ring further. Nia goes after Becky as Paige and Kairi continue to fight while Ruby and Bayley continue their fight on the other side of the ring. Becky avoids a strike from Nia, and drags her to the ropes, she hits her with the Bexploder and Nia Jax is the second woman eliminated from the match, but another elimination comes right after that as Ruby Riott clotheslines Bayley over the top rope and to the floor, ending her quest to get another shot at her best friend! Becky and Ruby start fighting now as Kairi goes for an elimination on Paige, but Paige fights it off and Candice LeRae is in at #8. Candice dropkicks Ruby but then gets blindsided by a right hand from Becky who then throws Ruby onto the apron and decks her, but Ruby hangs on! Becky now tries to push her off the apron as Ruby tries to fight her off, but Candice is now up and joins Becky, and together they eliminate Ruby, taking it down to 4 in the ring with 2 still to come! After this, Becky and Kairi hit stereo german suplexes on Paige and Candice followed by Becky hitting two leg drops on Candice as Kairi knocks Paige into the ropes and charges at her, but Paige low bridges her and Kairi goes flying over the top rope and to the floor and Sonya Deville is in at #9! Sonya quicky scoops up Becky for a slam, but Becky slips out and knocks Sonya down then clotheslines Paige, followed by hitting Candice with a clothesline and taking a moment to taunt as she's the only person on her feet, and now Mandy Rose is in at #10, giving us a final field of Becky Lynch, Candice LeRae, Paige, Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose.

Mandy slides in as everyone is getting up, and she charges right at Paige to blindside her, but Sonya stops her, and Mandy changes her mind and hits a running knee to Becky! Candice meanwhile gets double teamed by Paige and Sonya, but she manages to fight them off before they can attempt to eliminate her, and Becky takes down Mandy then grabs Sonya to fight with her, as Paige knocks down Candice with a kick to the face! Mandy sits back for a moment thinking what to do, but she decides to help Paige, as they double team Candice and beat her down. On the other side of the ring, Becky has gotten the better of an exchange and knocks Sonya into the ropes, then picks her up and sends her to the floor with a Bexploder, taking it down to the final 4! Candice now escapes the double team, and hits a running hurricanrana on Becky as soon as she turns around after the elimination! Shortly after Candice fails to eliminate Becky, things break down into pairs as Paige fights with Becky as Mandy fights with Candice, and hits her with a running knee which sends her under the bottom rope to recover, and Becky again fights off elimination as she sends Paige stumbling away, but Mandy is on her and spins her around, dropping her with the Implant Buster! Mandy now takes a moment to asses the situation in the ring, Becky is down but both Candice and Paige are pulling themselves up with the ropes, and Mandy makes her decision, charging at Paige, and she clotheslines Paige over the top rope and to the floor! Mandy smirks as she looks down at Paige, who gets to her feet and looks angry at her partner blindsiding her, but Mandy simply taunts her before turning around, right into a hurricanrana from LeRae!

She stomps on Mandy before trying to pull her up, but Mandy hits a jawbreaker to stumble her, and Becky who's back up grabs her, and suplexs her across the ring with a Bexploder! Becky and Mandy now fight with each other, each one having to fight off an elimination attempt from the other. Eventually Mandy knocks Becky into the ropes, when suddenly Candice sneaks up behind Mandy, and throws her over the top rope and to the floor, catching her by surprise and potentially saving Becky, and taking this down to the final 2! Candice lets Becky out of the ropes and the 2 square off in the middle of the ring with a lock up. Becky goes for a suplex, but Candice lands on her feet behind Becky and drops her with a knee to the back. Candice follows up with a second rope senton, then tries to drag her to the ropes, but Becky fights it off and hits her with a clothesline. Becky now places Candice on the ropes and tries to eliminate her, but Candice fights her off and hits a running dropkick before placing Becky in the ropes, and she manages to suplex Becky over the top rope and to the floor, ending her championship dreams after she fought all match long, and giving us a surprise winner!

Winner and NEW #1 Contender to the Smackdown Women's Championship: Candice LeRae!

Candice LeRae celebrates her victory after the match, as Sasha Banks stands up and claps for her at the commentary table. Candice then turns her attention towards Sasha and motions that the belt is coming to her as Sasha holds up the title to taunt her. The champion and new challenger stare each other down as Smackdown Live comes to an end.

Updated Summerslam Card:

No Holds Barred Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Kevin Owens vs Daniel Bryan (c)

Six Pack Elimination Match for the Intercontinental Championship:
Ricochet vs EC3 vs Seth Rollins vs Adam Cole vs Aleister Black vs Cesaro (c)

Six Man Tag Team Match:
The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Usos) vs Balor Club (Finn Balor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)

Raw Tag Team Championship Match:
Heavy Machinery vs Undisputed Era (c) (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish)

Raw Women's Championship Match:
Charlotte Flair vs Asuka (c)

WWE Championship Match:
Samoa Joe vs Drew McIntyre (c)

Smackdown Women's Championship Match:
Candice LeRae vs Sasha Banks (c)

Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match:
The Bludgeon Brothers vs The Revival vs War Raiders (c)

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Monday Night Raw Week 15:

Match #1: Extreme Rules Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Aleister Black vs Cesaro (c)

Complete war of a match as these heated rivals beat the hell out of each other in effort to walk into Summerslam as champion. Both guys got busted open during the match and at one point, Cesaro hit a superplex through a table followed by a Dominator, but Aleister kicked out at 2. Later on, Aleister is rolling after a series of strikes, and hits a running knee strike followed by Black Mass, but Cesaro kicks out at 2 from that. Cesaro attempted to lock in the Tombstone Stretch two different times, but both times it was blocked as Aleister was ready for it after last time. Eventually after a lot more fighting and a handful of near falls, Aleister Black finally gets one over on the unchained Cesaro, pinning him after a 5th Black Mass after Cesaro kicked out of 4 earlier including at one point being hit with 2 in a row, and Black gets some redemption after taking two losses to Cesaro!

Winner via Pinfall and NEW Intercontinental Champion: Aleister Black!

After a break, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring with a mic and calls out Kevin Owens to for costing him his match last week with Heath Slater. Owens comes out onto the stage with a grin on his face and says he's not sure what Bryan is talking about, from what he saw Heath Slater pinned Bryan after hitting his own finisher. Bryan mentions the fact Slater was only able to be in that position because Kevin Owens came out and hit him with a Pop Up Powerbomb. Owens says that was just a little message for Summerslam, nothing personal, but if Bryan is so mad he'd be happy to come down to the ring and send another message, but he has a match with Chad Gable tonight and he'd rather see Heath Slater get rewarded for beating the champ. Slater now comes out onto the stage and stands next to Owens, and brags about getting the biggest win of his career last week and thanks Bryan for the opportunity. Bryan looks annoyed, but Slater keeps talking and challenges Bryan to give him a title match tonight. Bryan quickly says Slater might have beat him, but he didn't earn a title match. Owens chimes in now and says if Bryan is truly a fighting champion, he should accept the challenge, clearly just trying to goad him into accepting the challenge. Bryan thinks about it for a minute, then agrees, but only if the fans wanna see it. He asks the fans if they wanna see him defend his championship against Heath Slater tonight, and the fans quickly begin a YES! Chant, so Bryan tells Slater he's on, then warns Owens that he might be getting a message sent to him later tonight. Owens says that sounds great, Bryan can deliver the message while he's managing Slater for the match tonight. Bryan looks angry at this and Owens pats Slater on the back and wishes him luck, then waves to Bryan before walking backstage as the show goes to commercial.

Match #2:
Naomi vs Shayna Baszler

A fairly quick match here. Naomi strikes fast and fires off some quick strikes on Shayna as well as disposing of Shayna from the ring fairly early, but Shayna takes control shortly after and quickly begins working over the arm of Naomi, using the ropes to get some damage on it as well as bending Naomi's arm into a bad position and stomping on it. At one point Naomi gets a near fall after lighting up Shayna with some dancing kicks and the Rear View, but Shayna kicks out at 2 and ends up dropping Naomi with a clothesline to the back of the head followed by deadlifting her for two gutwrench suplexs, and locking her into the Coquina Clutch, and with Naomi trapped in the middle of the ring, she's forced to tap out!

Winner via Submission: Shayna Baszler

Static appears on the tron suddenly, before suddenly cutting into a video from an unknown location where we see the trio of masked attackers. The red masked man questions what makes Shawn Michaels think he can book them for a match when he doesn't know if they're even on his roster? Sure they could be Raw superstars, but they could also be Smackdown superstars, they could be free agents, hell they could even be ghosts from his past for all he knows. Blue chimes in and says that if Shawn wants that 6 man tag match to happen at Summerslam, Shawn better meet their conditions. First, they demand it be no dq, no countout, and an elimination match. And second, Shawn Michaels must meet with them next week, alone, and promise them full access to the arenas and if they win, they want title shots. Green now chimes in and promises Shawn will be unharmed if he comes alone and meets their demands, but if they see anybody else, the match is off and everybody is getting hurt, including Shawn. Red says they'll wait for an answer, but if their demands aren't met there will be no match and people will continue to get hurt. They'll send Shawn the address for the meeting and they remind him that they're always watching and are looking forward to an answer.

Match #3:
Breezeango vs Undisputed Era w/ Adam Cole

Back and forth match with Breezeango bringing the fight to Undisputed Era, potentially more than the champs were expecting. UE try to isolate both Breeze and Fandango without being able to do it too long. At one point, Adam Cole causes a distraction after Breezeango go for a pin after a buckle bomb/enziguri combo on Fish with O'Reilly down, and this leads to Fandango leaving the ring to go after Cole, throwing him into the ring and this lets Breeze drop him with a Supermodel Kick! Breeze now goes for the Unprettier on Fish, but Fish blocks it and rolls him up but it's kicked out of at 1. A few minutes later, Adam Cole has been ejected and everything is breaking down with all 4 men in the ring after a UE pin attempt is broken up by Breeze. Breeze is disposed of by Fish, who's clotheslined to the floor by Fandango, only for Dango to turn around into a jumping knee to the face from O'Reilly! Kyle pulls Dango up and throws him into the corner as Fish throws Breeze into the steps then hops onto the apron for a tag, and together UE hit the High-Low Attack, with Kyle diving out of the ring afterwards to wipe out Breeze with a suicide dive, and Fish covers, and it's enough to win!

Winners via Pinfall: Undisputed Era

Drake Maverick and EC3 come to the ring and brag about EC3 beating Cesaro last week, and Maverick claims EC3 is the reason Aleister Black was able to win tonight, and he can thank them for that by laying down and letting EC3 eliminate him at Summerslam, rather than forcing EC3 to beat the living hell out of him in route to his victory. Getting back to the reason they're here tonight, EC3 is not happy about Cesaro being a sore loser last week and attacking them after the match, and he wants a match tonight to unleash his anger. Ricochet's music hits and he quickly comes out, saying he'd be happy to beat EC3 tonight. EC3 laughs off the challenge saying he wants someone who will actually be a challenge, not someone as pathetic as Ricochet. Ricochet reminds EC3 they'll both be challenging for the IC Title at Summerslam, but EC3 says Ricochet doesn't deserve to be in there, he hasn't been on a roll, he's been losing. He isn't a former champion, he's yet to win a title on Raw where the big boys play. Ricochet asks what title EC3 has won in WWE, but EC3 says he's on a roll and he's the fastest rising superstar on Raw and he'll be IC Champ after Summerslam. Suddenly, Seth Rollins comes out and joins the three in the ring, and asks what about him? Is he worthy of facing the "amazing" EC3? Ricochet says he has an idea, how about EC3 teams up with his best buddy Drake Maverick here, since he likes to get involved in every match EC3 has anyway, to face him and Seth Rollins? Rollins says that sounds good to him but Maverick quickly begins yelling no, but EC3 tells Drake he can handle Ricochet, and says they're on.

Match #4:
EC3 & Drake Maverick vs Seth Rollins & Ricochet

Maverick and Ricochet start for the teams, with Ricochet snapping off a series of quick offensive moves on Maverick before he bails to his corner and makes the tag to EC3. EC3 comes in and after a hurricanrana from Ricochet, he takes control and beats down the high flyer for a bit before he makes a tag to Rollins. Rollins and EC3 go back and forth for awhile before EC3 tags in Maverick, and they double suplex Rollins. Maverick goes for a pin but Rollins kicks out at 1. Maverick then quickly goes up to the top turnbuckle for an elbow drop...but Rollins rolls out of the way and from here, Rollins takes complete control, beating down Drake Maverick including a School Boy Superkick and a frog splash, but instead of pinning, he makes the tag to Ricochet, who drops Maverick as he gets up with a Benedryler into a pin for 2, but EC3 breaks it up! Rollins clears out EC3 from the ring before hopping out after him, as Ricochet goes for a shooting star press, but Maverick gets the knees up to block it! Maverick hits his comeback on Ricochet into a pin, but Ricochet kicks out at 1! Maverick hits a scoop slam before tagging back in EC3, who comes in and lifts him up onto his shoulders, but Ricochet escapes whatever he was going for and hits a neckbreaker, followed by throwing EC3 into the corner for a tag to Rollins, and they hit a double superkick! Rollins goes up top for a frog splash into a pin, but Maverick breaks it up at 1! Maverick pounds on Rollins, but Ricochet springboards into the ring with a dropkick to wipe out Maverick and force him to roll out of the ring! EC3 meanwhile is now up and stomping on Rollins, but Ricochet spins him around and hits a flat liner on him before pulling Rollins up and leaving the ring. The end comes a couple minutes later as Rollins hits EC3 with a buckle bomb followed by a Curb Stomp, then tags in Ricochet who goes up to the top turnbuckle, 630 Senton! Ricochet pins, and it's enough for the win!

Winners via Pinfall: Ricochet and Seth Rollins

A video package now plays with Asuka saying history does not favor her vs Charlotte, but Charlotte is not ready for the new Asuka. This Asuka is not the Asuka who tapped out to Charlotte, this is a more dangerous Asuka. At Summerslam, someone will tap out, but it won't be her. The Asuka Death Machine is coming for The Queen.

Match #5: World Heavyweight Championship Match
Heath Slater w/ Kevin Owens vs Daniel Bryan (c)

Chain wrestling to start followed by back and forth action throughout with Owens also causing multiple distractions, trying to keep Bryan off his game and mess with him. Slater manages to hit back to back Implaer DDT's into a pin, but Bryan manages to kick out and avoid losing his title! Through the match, Bryan has his YES Kicks blocked three different times, before he finally manages to hit them on the floor, which is then followed by a diving headbutt into a pin, but Owens jumps onto the apron to cause a distraction, but this finally forces the referee to eject him! Bryan gets up off the pin and rolls out of the ring, following Owens up the ramp before hitting a running knee to his back, and hitting repeated stomps to the chest before heading back to the ring, only to get rolled up suddenly by Slater, but Bryan kicks out at 2! Slater then goes for another Implaer DDT, but it's blocked and Bryan locks him into the YES! Lock, and after a struggle, Slater is forced to tap out!

Winner via Submission, and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Daniel Bryan!

A video now plays for Charlotte, who says it's funny Asuka is acting all tough, as if they haven't faced off multiple times to the same result. She says it doesn't matter if there's a new Asuka, it's just darker clothes and a new mask to her. She says she talked to Shawn Michaels and if Asuka really wants to make sure she taps out, then she's got her wish. Their match has now been made a Submission Match. Unlike Asuka, she knows how this story goes, and history is going to repeat itself, at Summerslam, Asuka bows down to the Queen again and taps out again, while she becomes champion again. Wooo!

Match #6:
Karl Anderson w/ Balor Club vs Roman Reigns w/ The Usos

Basic match here with Balor and Gallows getting ejected early after they decided to get involved and The Usos follow suit after they decide to get involved. Anderson gets a near fall after a spinebuster and the Gun Stun, but Reigns kicks out. The end of the match comes after Reigns hits a Superman Punch followed by a Spear, and it's enough to finish off Anderson.

Winner via Pinfall: Roman Reigns

Shawn Michaels is in his office now after a break and says he received the message from the masked men, and he accepts their terms. He will meet with them next week and he will come alone. He says that Braun Strowman, Dean Ambrose and Rey Mysterio are all not here tonight after events of last week, but they will all be here next week. He promises next week Strowman and Mysterio will have an answer too for if they will be teaming with Dean Ambrose or not at Summerslam, but says they must reveal their partner next week one way or the other. But for now, it's time for the main event.

Match #7:
Chad Gable vs Kevin Owens

A great match here as Gable proves he can hang with the top guys. At one point Gable hits a moonsault into a pin for 2, then follows up with an Ankle Lock, but after a short struggle, Owens escapes it. Later on Owens hits a cannon ball in the corner followed by a Stunner, but Gable kicks out. Later on in the match, Owens gets frustrated after Gable kicks out of a Pop Up Powerbomb, and ends up putting Gable through an announce table with a Powerbomb! He throws Gable back into the ring and goes up top for a splash, but Gable blocks it and shortly after, hits Chaos Theory, but Owens kicks out of that! The end of the match comes later on when Gable locks in another Ankle Lock, but Owens escapes it and hits a second Pop Up Powerbomb, and finally it's enough to put down the upstart!

Winner via Pinfall: Kevin Owens

After The Match: Owens celebrates his victory and helps Gable to his feet, and shakes his hand before Gable exits the ring, but suddenly Daniel Bryan sprints down the ramp and slides into the ring, dropping Owens with a dropkick! Bryan backs into the corner and stalks Owens as he gets up, then goes for the Running Knee...but Owens sidesteps it! Bryan gets back to his feet, but as he does he's kicked in the gut, and dropped with a Stunner! Owens rolls out of the ring and smirks at getting the better of the champ again, and leaves as Bryan sits up looking angry and glares at him, and the show ends with a staredown between champion and challenger.

Updated Summerslam Card:

No Holds Barred Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Kevin Owens vs Daniel Bryan (c)

Six Pack Elimination Match for the Intercontinental Championship:
Ricochet vs EC3 vs Seth Rollins vs Adam Cole vs Aleister Black vs Cesaro (c)

Six Man Tag Team Match:
The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Usos) vs Balor Club (Finn Balor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)

Raw Tag Team Championship Match:
Heavy Machinery vs Undisputed Era (c) (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish)

Submission Match for the Raw Women's Championship:
Charlotte Flair vs Asuka (c)

WWE Championship Match:
Samoa Joe vs Drew McIntyre (c)

Smackdown Women's Championship Match:
Candice LeRae vs Sasha Banks (c)

Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match:
The Bludgeon Brothers vs The Revival vs War Raiders (c)