411’s WWE RAW Report 10.1.18

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Hi, my name is Tony Acero. You may remember me from such columns as, “Sasha Was Once Amazing, I Swear.”

Cole welcomes us to Seattle, then Dean Ambrose’s music hits and the Don’t Call Me Lunatic Fringe Anymore Ambrose is out to crack his knuckles.
Graves informs us that Shawn Michaels is here tonight, and so is Ronda Rousey to face Ruby Riott.

Right away, Charley is with the questions regarding last week’s claims that Ambrose is the weak link of The Shield. Ambrose says that sure there is a lot of truth in what was said last week. Reigns and Rollins both have titles; he has nothing. He was a champion all on his own before, and when he went down with an injury, Rollins replaced him pretty quickly with Jordan.

Charley wonders if Ambrose has thought of leaving The Shield.

Ambrose says sure. He thinks about a lot of things. Maybe he already did leave The Shield. Maybe he doesn’t need the dog tags anymore, and maybe they don’t mean as much as they used to. Hell, maybe he ran Roman off the road and he won’t even be here tonight. There is al ot of posibilities.

Charley wonders if Dean is being sarcasting and says people are asking a lot of questions. Ambrose wonders what questions – questions like why is he in The Shield? When is he finally gonna snap? Since he’s such a lunatic. Maybe people are thinking that he’s just waiting for the perfect time, when nobody is looking, and nobody is watching, the perfect time for him to slip the knife right in their back. Questions like that?

Charley says no, people are asking about this moment:

We see a clip of Ambrose at the edge of the ramp last night, then heading into the ring to fist his friends.

Ambrose says from the moment he’s come back, he’s done nothing but clean up his brothers messes. Maybe he’s a little sick and tired and over The Shield, maybe that’s what everybody is thinking. Stop trying to understand and analyze Ambrose, and just judge him by his actions. He stepped up, stood by his brothers, and stood by his family. The Shield is not a business or a brand, it’s a brotherhood and they will always ride into battle together.

Ten minutes to answer questions nobody was asking. Great.

Corbin comes out before Ambrose can leave and says is something wrong with Ambrose? Ambrose calls him The World’s Largest Substitute Teacher. Ambrose says he can’t put The Shield down, and he must be upset about it. Corbin admits that they are tough and his team fell short, but The Shield wasn’t running around causing chaos, so he considers this a win. Enough about Corbin, says Corbin. Ambrose has three options. Ambrose vs Rollins for the IC Title; Ambrose vs Reigns for the Universal Title; or Ambrose vs Braun Strowman

Ambrose considers his options, re-enters the ring, turns to Corbin, and says that Corbin dangling a shiny carrot in front of him isn’t going to make him dance. How about option 4: Ambrose vs Corbin right now.

Corbin says no, and he’ll make the choice for him.

Match 1: Braun Strowman vs Dean Ambrose
We come back to RAW with the match already goin down. Braun hits the ropes then boots Ambrose, who was in a seated position. Whip to Ambrose, hard into the corner by Braun. Braun cinches the head from behind. Ambrose tries to escape, but Braun hits the gut and Ambrose hits the mat face first. Braun sends Ambrose into the corner then splashes him hard. Ambrose back to the head cinch. Ambrose grabs the fingers to escape, but Braun turns it into a chinlock. Strowman with a hard slap to the face of Dean. Ambrose with a smack of his own out of the corner, but Braun grabs him and tosses him across the ring. Braun with a boot to the back of the head, as he chokes Ambrose ith the rope. Braun grabs Dean and drags him into the center of the ring. He sets up for a lift, but Ambrose locks the head, and gets some scissors in as well. Ambrose goes for a sunset flip, but clips the leg instead. Ambrose sends Baun into the corner. He hits an elbow. Another. He rushes the corner for a third, but Ambrose stops him and shoves him away, then drops a big boot to the back of Ambrose.

We come backto Ambrose hitting Braun with a thumb to the eye. He goes for Dirty Deeds but can’t hit it. Ambrose works the ropes, but Braun slams him down hard. Braun turns to grab Ambrose, looks for a powerslam, but Ambrose floats out, grabs the head. DIRTY DEEDS!!! Cover for 1..2….NO!!! Braun rolls to the outside. Ambrose hits the ropes. Suicide Dive!!! Ambrose attacks with a barrage of punches. He sends Braun into the steps! The ref hits the count of 8, but Ambrose rolls in then back out. Braun rolls into the ring. Ambrose enters the ring too, favoring the back. Ambrose walks….right into a powerslam by Braun! Ambrose rolls to the outside slowly. Braun takes his time getting to his feet. Braun is up. He sees Ambrose on the outside. The ref holds Braun back, so Braun leaves from the other side. He sees Ambrose against the barricade. Brun rushes him and hits a hard shoulder tackle to Ambrose! Braun sends Ambrose into the barricade back first. He then tosses Ambrose into the ring as the ref hits 6. Strowman enters next, sees Dean beaten, and lifts him up for a powerslam. He hits it. Braun doesn’t even go for a pin, he grabs Dean and lifts him up, but Roman Reigns music hits, and he comes out.

Reigns gets on the apron and stares down Braun. Reigns enters the ring. SUPERMAN Punch and Ambrose loses via DQ.

Winner:
Boring start. Solid mid. Cliché’d ending.
Match Quality: *1/2
Personal Enjoyment: *1/2
Total Rating: *1/2

Reigns goes for another Superman Punch, but Braun escapes, sends him into the corner. Big Boot from Reigns. Rollins is here and flies off the ropes with a knee to Braun. They double clothesline Braun to the outside, and he lands on his feet.

Ziggler makes his entrance while Seth and Ambrose talk backstage. Ambrose is visually upset about the loss. We are informed that this is a Universal TItle match, but Corbin comes out to announce that this isn’t a title match, and neither is Seth’s match later tonight. WTF?

Match 2: Roman Reigns vs Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler flies across the ring to attack, but it doesn’t last long, as Reigns sends Dolph to the outside. Dolph hangs Reigns up then hits a dropkick. Pin for 1..2..NO!!! Ziggler with a chinlock from behind. He’s got the leg scissors too. Reigns turns onto his belly then gets to his knees. Reigns stands, but Ziggler slams Reigns right back down. Elbow drop from Ziggler and a pin for 1..2…NO!!! Ziggler grabs the head and sends Reigns to the – no Reigns reverses and goes for a shoulder, but Ziggler moves! Reigns hits the post and rolls to the outside. Ziggler leaves the ring too, favoring his shoulder. He heads to where Reigns is, grabs the head, but Reigns blocks and hits a right hand. ZIggler kicks the knee, then grabs the head for a DDT on the outside! The ref is at 7, and Dolph rolls into the ring. The ref hits eight, checks on Dolph, then turns to Reigns. Zigglerleaves the ring to break the count, then grabs Reigns and sends him into the ring. Ziggler with a Fameasser! Pin for 1…2…NO!!!

We are back, and Ziggler has another choke hold on Reigns. Reigns turns and hits a right hand. Another. Crowd ain’t really havin it. He goes for another, but Ziggler ducks and locks on a Sleeper Hold. Reigns backs into the corner then tosses Ziggler over his head. Reigns struggles to stand. He hits a. back elbow to Dolph then hits a clothesline. Another. Whip to the ropes. Reversed. Reigns with a third. Clotheslines in the corner! Big Boot from Reigns! Reigns turns to mad dog Dolph. He calls for the Superman Punch. Reigns goes, Ziggler side-steps, Ziggler rolls him up for 1..2..NO!!!! Superkick attempt but Reigns gets him on the shoulders. Rake of the eyes! Zig Zag from Ziggler! Pin for 1..2….NO!!!!!! Ziggler is up first. He calls for the Superkick He stomps. Goes for it, but Superman Punch out of nowhere! Cover for 1..2….NO!!! Reigns is up in the corner. He waits. Ziggler is up. Turns. SPE—NO!!! Ziggler hops over and rolls Reigns up for 1..2..NO!!!

Headbutt to Reigns. Reigns off the ropes! SPEAR!!! Pin for 1..2…NO!!!!

Winner:
Good match but with no real drama.
Match Quality: **1/2
Personal Enjoyment: ***
Total Rating: **¾

The Bellas are here, but they are not alone…Rousey comes out shortly after them. I still don’t understand this “team.”

Match 3: Ronda Rousey vs Ruby Riot
Ruby takes her time. Lockup eventually, and Ronda gets Ruby against the ropes. She grabs the arm and tosses Ruby a few times over the shoulder to show dominance. Ruby rolls to the outside real quick to regroup. Ruby back in, and she gets a kick in then a blow to the back. Lockup from behind. Ronda takes Ruby down, but Ruby rolls outside. Ronda follows. She grabs Ruby and sends her into the ring, but Ruby is there to kick Ronda. She heads outside and pulls Ronda’s arm into the post then tosses her into the barricade. Ruby sends Ronda into the ring then covers for 1..2…NO!! Ruby sends Ronda into the ropes and chokes her up by pulling her hair. Ruby with a kick to the face. Ronda attacks the midsection. Ruby attacks the back. Ruby sends Ronda to the outside hard. She didstracts the ref and Liv and Sarah are about to attack, but Brie and Nikki are nearby to make sure nothing goes down. Ruby outside and sends Ronda headfirst into the apron. She rolls ROnda back in then covers for 1..2…..NO! Ruby gets Ronda tangled into the ropes and fish hooks her mouth. Ruby drags Ronda into the middle of the ring. Ronda gets to the ropes and Ruby breaks the hold. Ruby with a quick right hand. Cover for 1….2….NO!!! Ruby chokes Ronda up on the ropes. The ref yells at Liv Morgan for some reason. Ruby knocks Ronda on her ass. Cover for 1..2..NO!! Ruby with a headbutt. STO takes Ronda down, and we get a cover for 1..2…NO!!! Ruby kicks Ronda in the face a few times then talks some shit. Ruby lifts Ronda up, works the arm, looks for the RIot Kick, but Ronda catches her and tosses Ruby behind! Ronda rips off her top hits a one, two then some uppercuts. Gutwrench and Ruby is on the shoulders. Hard slam downward. Rond with a dropkick to Logan. Ruby rolls her up! She has the tights! 1…2..NO!!!! Right hand is deflected.

Ronda grabs and sets Ruby on the shoulders. She hits the Not-So-Angle Slam! Arm bar, and Ruby taps!!!

Winner: Ronda Rousey
I see Ronda will be getting the John Cena template for matches from now on. Good showing by Ruby, though.
Match Quality: **
Personal Enjoyment: **
Total Rating: **

Match 4: Bobby Roode vs Konnor
Last week, I spelled Konnor with a C and only one N and no one corrected me. This is how insignificant he is.

Kick from Roode to the thigh. Another. Roode gets Konnor in the corner, hits a chop, and kicks, then another chop. Roode clips the legs. Rood locks the head. He calls for the DDT, but Konnor escapes, then rusn into a boot. ROode hops over Konnor and gets TRUCKED by Konnor. Konnor with the stomps in the corner. More. He grabs the leg to pull Roode out of the corner then turns Roode on the floor. Elbow drop to Roode. Cover for 1..2…NO!!!! Konnor pulls at the face from behind. Cover for 1..2..NO!!! Back to the chinlock. Konnor hits the ropes, goes for the elbow again, but Roode moves, and Konnor falls on his ass. Roode with a drop toe hold, sending Konnor into the corner. Roode on the top rope. Clothesline from above! Roode with a kick. Chop. Chop. Whip is rebersed but Roode hits a forearm. Konnor in the corner. Roode with a clothesline. Whip reversal, kick out of the corner from Roode. ROode on the 2nd rope. Blockbuster to Konnor. Roode calls for the end, Viktor takes out Gable,

ROode turns to Viktor. He shoves him off. Konnor from behind attacks! Gutwrench and a slam from Konnor! Pin for 1..2….3!!!!

Winner: Konnor

Match Quality: *
Personal Enjoyment: *
Total Rating: *

Next, a moment of bliss. Alexa wants to talk about heroes. Like her. But even heroes. For example, her hero was Trish Stratus. She still can’t believe she is going to face Trish. Something else she can’t believe was when she was 7 and met Trish for the first time. There she was, seven and cold, clutching her autograph book and Trish came out. She remembers introducing herself and asking for an autograph, and she will never forget – Trish burped right in her face and said, “Sure kid, that’ll be $50.” She explained that she was only 7, but Trish told her that she couldn’t buy Jimmy Choos with an autograph book. She ripped the book in half, stepped on her foot, and Alexa cried the entire night. She says that when it comes to meeting your heroes, Stratisufaction is not guaranteed…

The B Team still exists, so there’s that.
They are up next against The Revival.

[Tony’s Note: Sorry guys, had a mini emergency and missed the tag match, but The B Team did win, which is odd.]

While The B Team celebrate and The Revival stand dumbfounded, AOP comes from behind and kicks the head off of Bo and Axel. They send The B Team into the ring and hit the Super Double Collider thing.

Backstage, Ambrose is favoring his back. Reigns is here to ask if Ambrose is alright. He asks again, tries to turn Ambrose to face him. Ambrose says he is fine, they’re all good. Ambrose says he had Braun out there. Reigns says maybe, but he also could have gotten hurt. Ambrose says if he wasn’t such a nice guy, he might be Universal Champion right now.

Backstage, Corbin is congratulating AOP on their destruction.

IN the middle of the ring, Charley informs us of their partnership with the pink ribbon people. A new video package lets us know this is the official start of October.

Backstage, Dolphi s telling Braun and Drew that this could be the last time you see The Shield. He can feel it. Braun says he thinks Ambrose would fit in perfectly with them. He is a winner. They need winners. Braun says they don’t need any weak links, then looks over to Dolph. Drew and Braun walk away.

Match 5: Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins
Lockup to start and Drew backs Seth into the corner. Hard slap to the face. Rollins sends Drew into the corner and beats him down. Ref holds him back but Rollnis gets a few more hits. Whip and Rollnis hops over, ducks a clothelsine, hits a single legged kick to the face, then sends Drew to the outside. Suicide dive to McIntyre on the outside! Seth sends Drew into the apron then into the barricade. He rolls Drew into the ring thenhops on the apron. Sth flies off, dodges a big boot, chop to the chest! Whip to the big guy, but it’s reversed. Seth tries to launch himself over Drew, but Drew stops and kicks him right in the stomach. Nice! Drew grabs Seth by the head and locks up an arm from behind. Drew slams Seth down. Drew on the apron. Rollins kicks him, Drew sends him over the rope. Seth locks the head up for a piledriver on the apron, but Drew sends him into the post! Drew sends Seth into the steps then walks ihm up the steps. He hits a side slam ONTO the apron FROM the steps! Ouch!

Back from a break, and both men are struggling to stand They meet in the middle of the ring. Seth has some rights, hits the ropes, dodges a hit, slingblade! Seth with a kick out of the corner. Blockbuster from Rollins. Cover for 1..2..NO! Seth gets tossed over the ropes, lands on the apron, enziguri, then a springboard clothesline off the ropes to the bck of the head! Cover for 1..2…NO!!! Rollins locks the head between the legs, but Drew lifts him up and over. He grabs the legs of Rollins. Alabama Slam—noooo Rollins lifts himself up and rolls up Drew for 1..2…N!O!!! Drew with a cohp. Another. Short clothesline, but Rollins dodges and hits a Falcon Arrow!!! Pin for 1..2…NO!! Seth heads to the top rope. Drew runs up to chop him hard. Again. Drew climbs the ropes and grabs Seth onto his shoulders. Seth floats down, lands on his feet, and looks for a buckle bomb! Seth hits it! Superkick!
Ziggler is here! He slides in, slides right out, Rollins is distracted. Claymore! Pin for 1..2…3!!!

Winner: Drew McIntyre
As good as I thought it’d be.
Match Quality: ***1/2
Personal Enjoyment: ***1/2
Total Rating: ***½

Ziggler stomps Rollins down. McIntyre helps out Reigns runs down and stops the barrage of kicks, but Braun isn’t far behind. Ambrose is next, and he slaps Strowman. Zig Zag to Reigns! Ambrose gets hit with a huge shoulder. Rollins looks to takeover, but eats a Superkick! Ambrose attacks Ziggler, but Ziggy escapes. Claymore/Zig Zag combo! All three slam Reigns down then hold out their fists.

After a break, Elias and Kevin Owens are in the middle of the ring. Owens calls them a couple of great guys. They respect each other. Elias says the team of Lashley and Cena doesn’t make sense. It’s like having a basketball team in Seattle. Daaaammnnnn, the crowd hates Elias. Owens says sports aren’t exactly his thing. Elias says the people are being very disrespectful. The crowd gets even louder!! Owens says that Cena also isn’t his thing. Owens says he’s going to ignore all of them. Owens says that they can’t really see John Cena. The crowd is active as fuck in the best possible way.

Elias says last time he saw Cena, was at Mania, and he’ll never forget what ena did. The crowd is booing the shit out of these guys still. It’s marvelous. Owens says that they call Cena “Big Match John,” right? Let’s face it, now a days every John Cena match is a big match. YOU SUCK chant. Every occasion to see Cena in the ring, says Owens, because Cena’s ego is as big as the people in Seattle’s ego. Elias says Cena needs to be in the ring with men like them the same way Elias needs Seattle to shut their mouths right now. It keeps him alive, keeps him relevant. There is no one in the world like Elias. Cena is not the best, and Owens says that when it comes to RAW, we are looking at the best. This is why Lashley and Cena have no chance in Australia. Speaking of the best, Elias, Owens wants to deliver an encore performance when he powerbombs Cena on the edge of the apron one more time.

The music hits, and Lio Rush is here to cackle randomly!

Lio says Cena is a legend. These two are completely justified for recognizing just how important this latch is. Some call Cena the greatest of all time. Lio tells Owens not to overlook this match tonight, because if he does, he’s as foolish as Lio has been making him look like the past few weeks. Lio wants to stop all the chit chat and wants owens to prepare because tonight…

The crowd chants for the Supersonics, and Elias says, “The damned team left you guys!”

Haha. Lio tells Owens to prepare for the beast that is Bobby Lashley.

Graves namedrops Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and I love him for that.

Match 6: Kevin Owens vs Bobby Lashley
Wasitlock from Owens is thwarted and Lashley gets a belly to back takedown. Another takedown and this time Owens runs to the ropes to break the hold. He kicks off the break, then gets a side headlock takedown. Owens rolls to the outside and Elias checks on him. The ref starts the count. Lashley leaves the ring. Owens enters the ring. Lashley next, blocks a right, then hits a neckbreaker. In the corner, Lashley hits a few rights then stomps. Owens into the corner. Lashley sends him into the adjacent one. Lashley goes for a third, Owens tries to block, but can’t. Right from Lashley. Owens gets one of his own. Lashley hits a few more. Whip to the ropes. Owens with a kick. Owens runs, POWERSLAM FROM LASHLEY!! OOOOOHHHH shittt. Lashley with a firemans. Owens hops off and lands in the corner. Lashley goes for a shoulder, but Owens moves and Lashley hits the post. Owens tosses Lashley into the opposite post.

We are back, and Owens has Lashley hurting on the outside. He rolls Lashley into the ring then hits a senton. Pin for 1..2..NO!!!! Owens works the arm from behind. Lashley stands and turns into it. He gets up, but Owens steps behind and trips Lashley back down. Lashley is able to escape, leap frog off the ropes, clothesline to Owens. Another! Lashley rushes the corner, finds a boot to the face, but hits a Paydirt. Clothesline in the corner. Another. He tries for a stalled suplex, but Lashley falls. On the outside, Elias gets a half nelson on Rush, then rag dolls him, distracting Lashley. Owens wirth a roll up for 1..2….3!!!!

Winner:
I won’t say it’s because of Lio, but Lashley has had some newfound fire in his step, and it’s great.
Match Quality: **
Personal Enjoyment: ***
Total Rating: **1/2

Lashley brings Elias into the ring and looks to attack, but Elias stomps, and Owens helps him. We get a 2-on-1 ass beating for Lashley. Lio Rush is on the top rope. He flies off and Elias hits a hard punch directly to the face! Lio tumbles downward. Elias grabs Lashley and whips him into Owens, who hits a pop up powerbomb.

Match 7: Alicia Fox (w/ Jinder and Sunil) vs Bayley (w/ Finn Balor)
Alicia gets Bayley into the corner. Bayley sends Alicia into the corner and mounts for some right hands. Bayley rushes the corner, but Alicia grabs the hair and hangs her up on the ropes. She runs in and slams Bayley down hard. Cover for 1…NO! Cravat from behind by Alicia. Bayley drops an elbow onto the back of the head of Alicia. Alicia grabs the boots, Bayley lands on her feet and hits a hard elbow. 2nd rope for Bayley and she hits another elbow. Alicia with a knee. She kicks, hits a Northern Lights. Pin for 1..2..NO!!! Alicia with a cravat from behind. Alicia misses a hit in the corner. Bayley crawls to the corner, stands, and kicks Alicia away. Hard clothesline from Bayley. Another. Bayley sends Alicia to the apron. She hits a neckbreaker to Alicia through the ropes. Bayley hits the corner, Alicia hops up and over, but Bayley with a basement kick. Bayley runs to the ropes. Jinder is there, so he eats a kick.

Balor with a slingblade! Alicia goes for a big boot, but Bayley with the Bayley to Belly! Pin for 1..2…3!!!

Winner:
Meh
Match Quality: *
Personal Enjoyment: *
Total Rating: *

HBK is here to give it to us as straight as his eye. He says that we must imagine what it’s like going into something, just how intimidating this event is going to be when even before it happened, you can feel the gambit of emotions. Is it stress? Anxiety? Nervousness? Who knows. The past few weeks, he has felt all the feels, but now is the time. For the last time ever; this match is going to happen. It all started several months ago, and the first thing HBK did was pry his wallet open, get himself a first class ticket to Australia, because just like us, he knew this was going to be historic and he wanted to be there to witness it just like us – as a fan. Up until a few weeks ago. Then it got personal. The Undertaker made this personal along time ago with Triple H, then he put HBK in a position where he had to make a choice. He wanted to know between he and HHH who HBK thought was going to win.

HBK says he will pick his best friend over anybody on the face of God’s Green Earth, and for whatever reason, that upset Taker, but now its personal. Taker has Kane in his corner, but he’s got news for Taker. HHH has his brother in his corner. He tells Kane to understand something: him or anybody else tries to crowd that ring, with God as his witness, he will brush him back courtesy of some Sweet Chin Music.

The flames of hell shoot upward, and Kane’s music hits. HBK stares down the ramp, waiting. Kane is behind him. HBK turns, and Kane hits HBK with a right hand!

The lights go out. The Undertaker’s gong hits. He’s in the ring when the lights go back on! He and Kane stare down HBK. Taker cuts his throat. Not literally, cuz that would be weird. He sets HBK on the shoulders. HHH’s music hits. He comes out, pulling off his tie. HHH in the ring. Right hands to Taker, backing him into the corner. Kane stops him, so HHH hits him with some rights. HHH goes back to TAker. Kane with the goozle. HBK attacks! He’s bald! Kane and Taker grab HBK and HHH. DOUBLE CHOKESLAM! Mayor Kane and Taker leave the ring while HHH and HBK look to rise. HHH grabs the ropes. He’s near-standing. He turns. Taker is back in the ring. TOMBSTONE TO TRIPLE H!!!

Taker and Kane stand tall at the top of the stage with their hands held high.

End Show