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August 21, 2017 | Posted by Tony Acero
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Paul & Brock are Here to Gloat: Brock is very happy and looking pretty spry after the ass kicking he took last night. I get that he’s a beast, but a little selling after what Braun put him through would have been appreciated. Paul is thrilled to announce Brock as the reigning and defending champion. He told us all; he spoiled the main event weeks ago. Because when Summerslam was over, Brock was still the champion. It was a conspiracy to take the title from his client, but Brock came back from the stretcher job and kept his championship by pinning Roman Reigns. If there are beatings and conquering to do, Brock Lesnar is the man to do so. BUT WAIT, BRAUN IS NOT FINISHED WITH BROCK YET! Brock showed a great shift in attitude as soon as Braun’s music hit, which was a nice little touch. The crowd chants Strowman as they go face to face and they brawl. Braun hits the big powerslam and then hits another! He then picks up the Universal title and stands tall.

Street Fight: Enzo vs. Big Cass: Cass has repeatedly destroyed Enzo with ease. It will be interesting to see if the stipulation allows him to get anything in, or if Show simply gets involved to allow Enzo to win. Cass charges up the ramp, attacking and ramming the cart into Enzo. They work into the ring, and Cass grabs a chair and gives it to Enzo, and then hits the big boot as we head to a break. Post break, and Cass is in control and beating on Enzo. Enzo hits a desperation jawbreaker, but Cass cuts him off and hits a corner splash. Enzo tries to fire up again, but Cass just beats him down and then misses a big boot and spill to the floor. Enzo gets the chair, but Cass is back to stop that. Cass is limping, selling the leg and spill to the floor. Cass’ knee gave out as he looked for the empire elbow. The trainer checks on Cass and the match is called off. Enzo defeated Big Cass @ 8:55 via pin

– Emma & Dana Brooke meet backstage, with Emma complaining about Banks. Emma says she will take out Nia Jax tonight and runs her down, and Jax appears behind her; Nia’s going to kill her tonight.

Nia Jax vs. Emma: Emma slaps Jax and fires up with strikes, but Jax quickly cuts her off and delivers elbow drops. She then tosses Emma around, hits the corner splash but misses the second. Emma hits a dropkick, but Jax hits the Samoan drop for the win. Nia Jax defeated Emma @ 1:10 via pin [NR]

– The Drifter is here to sing us a song. He claims he looked directly into the eclipse and now everything is clear. He mocks his opponent, R-Truth, with his latest song. Truth interrupts and does his entrance routine.

Elias vs. R-Truth: They brawl to begin, with Truth controlling until Elias cut him off with a back elbow. Truth cuts him off with the leg lariat. Elias fights back, and hits drift away for the win. Elias defeated R-Truth @ 1:21 via pin [NR]

Kurt Angle’s Big Surprise: Angle is here and introduces free agent John Cena. Cena plays to the crowd as they give him the usual mixed reaction. He’s here after meeting with Angle after Summerslam and Angle invited him to Raw. He didn’t leave Smackdown because it was bad, he left because he wanted to be face to face with a certain superstar. This brings out Roman Reigns. Cena says Reigns is exactly who he was looking for. Reigns says Cena runs his mouth too much on Twitter, but now Cena is in his yard. We get Undertaker chants, and Cena says the fans hold a grudge. Cena says he isn’t here to talk. Miz, Mayrse, Axel, and Dallas interrupt. Miz makes a joke about seeing the building full, since he didn’t get to see it last night. Miz isn’t here for Cena’s jokes, and then complains about all of the moments that Cena & Reigns get. In life, you’re told if you work hard and do your job and your moment will come. He’s sick of seeing these two get moments week after week, and is here to ruin this moment. Angle may think that Raw needs an addition while he rides the pine at Summerslam. He asks the fans if Raw needs Cena, and the crowd says no and Cena says he’ll leave. Miz wasn’t done and stops him, and is pissed that Cena makes his moments look like a joke. He runs down Reigns and the fans, because he deserves the main events and respect. He’s been earning it for 12 damn years so where is his moment? Cena says he will give Miz a moment, and books Miz and his flunkies vs. he and Reigns. Miz calls bullshit on this because Cena wants it to be all about him. Samoa Joe arrives now and he’s had enough of this bullshit. Miz and crew bail, and says he will team with Miz tonight. Joe is sick and tired of hearing Reigns talk about his yard because one on one, he owns him. Joe then attacks Cena as Reigns fights off Miz & crew. Joe locks in the clutch on Cena, but Reigns makes the save. Cena & Reigns stare each other down as we get “you both suck” chants.

TONY’S BAAAAAACK!!!!


Hey guys, had to stay late for a meeting at work about Jaigermeiester and breasts. Please forgive me.


Match 4: Cruiserweight Division Match That Doesn’t Matter
Drew Gulak, Tony Nese, Noam Dar, and Ariya Daivari vs Mustafa Ali, Rich Swann, Cedric Alexander, and Mustafa Ali

Gulak and Metalik to start. Whip to the ropes and Metalik springboards some nice stuff then hits an arm drag. Whip to the corner, and he walks the ropes then hits a dropkick off the 2nd rope. Tag to Mustafa. Tag to Daivari. Go behind from Ali who is then backed into the corner. Daivari with a kick to the gut. Right hand to the face then a kick to the chest. Right hand. Whip to the corner hard, and Daivari misses a shoulder. Mustafa hits the corner and hits a splash into a pin for 1..2…NO! Front face headlock. Ali works the ar then tags in Swann. Swann continues to work the arm, but Daivari reverses. Swann kips up out of it into an arm drag. Nearly kicks off the head of Daivari, but Ariya moves back and goes to tag Dar. Tag to Nese. Dropkick to Nese. Swann hits the ropes, but Tony slides back into the ring an trucks Swann down. He then counts his abs. There are more than I have.

We are back, and Gulak is working on Swann’s legs. He teases a tag, turns, and kicks Gulak away. Drew stomps the back. He holds the leg then reaches for a tag. Swann tries to ewscape by flipping over, then kicking Drew directly in the face. The crowd is doing the wave. Tag from Drew. Tag to Cedric. Nese is in as well. Elbow to Tony. Kicks to Dar, Kick to Ariya. Enziguri to Tony. He rushes the corner with a headbutt then a high kick to the head. Cedric with a springboard clothesline and a pin for 1..2..NO! Drew trucks into the pin. Metalik is on the top rope. He moonsaults ooto Ariya and Dar on the outside! We get a backslide in the ring for 1..2..NO!

Cedric escapes. Hits the Lumbar Check. Pin for 1..2…3!!!

Winner:
The crowd did the wave. That’s how well you’ve done with this division, WWE.
Match Quality: **
Personal Enjoyment: **
Total Rating: **

Charley is backstage with Neville. She brings up peoples’ shock from Tozawa’s win, then last night’s win from Neville. Neville wonders what these people were expecting – a change of guard? an asthetically pleasing champion? Or just high hopes in Akira. Either way, where Neville comes from, there is a word for th—-

Titus and Akira are close enough to be here. Titus says words don’t hurt him, but that’s probably because he sucks at using them. Akira has one word for Neville: REMATCH. So that’ll happen tomorrow night.

Kurt Angle is reading his phone backstage. oh no, he’s got another kid coming.

Speaking of kids, Jordan comes in and tells Angle he’s not looking for preferential treatment, but he wants to compete tonight. Angle says Miz is already wrestling tonight. Jordan says tonight he wants Finn Balor. Angle wonders if he’s ready for that level of competition.

Angle acts like Jordan’s 15 and asked to borrow the car.

Angle gives him the match.

The Shed is here. They come out separately to their own music but stand at the top of the ramp together so you know it’s real.

Seth is excited to be holding the titles side by side with Dean Ambrose. Yes Chant for the boys in red. Seth says they got back together, they run the show, and now they’re the tag team champs. Ambrose says it feels pretty good. He’s been wearing the title all over town. Seth says it feels like old times. He wasn’t sure if he believed this could ever happen. These people believed, and here they are. It’s time to celebrate, and all of Brooklyn is invited. Ambrose says everyone except for Cesaro and Sheamus. Ambrose is down for anyone, any time, anywhere.

The Hardy Boyz answer their call.

Jeff doesn’t wanna ruin the party, they just came out to congratulate Dean and Seth. Matt says that they know better than most – sometimes, brothers fight, but when they put their differences aside, it’s a beautiful thing. Matt is using his Broken voice. He’s out here to challenge them two to a match.

Seth says he grew up idolizing The Hardyz. OBSOLETE chant.

Matt says of course they did, because for 25 years, they’ve revolutionized the tag team division, and they want to do so tonight in Brooklyn. Seth says sure. Matt asks for a referee.

A ref rushes down the ramp, and we’re getting man on man on man on man action!


Match 5: The Battle of the Four-Lettered Name People!
The Hardy Boyz vs Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins

Dean and Matt to start. This is now the fourth dream match of RAW according to Cole. Matt works the left arm behind Dean. Dean sends Matt into the corner. Tag to Jeff. He works the shoulder. Dean with some knees. Tag to Jeff. Dropkick to Jeff from Dean. Another from Seth and a pin for 1..2..NO!

Backstage, Cesaro and Sheamus are watching on.

Tag to Matt and The Hardyz double team Seth with a double arm drag into another double team move and a cover. 1..2..NO! Matt with a side head lock takedown. Seth stands and escapes with right hands. Matt hits a right of hs own. Whip to the corner. Matt misses a clothesline and Seth grabs him, then tosses him into the turnbuckle. tag to Dean and a snapmare. Dean with a seated clothesline. Seth drops an elbow. Dean covers for 1..2..NO! Chop to Matt. Another. Another. Whip to the ropes, Matt ducks under a clothesline. Blind tag from Jeff. Tag from Seth. He springboards into a kick by Jeff. Matt shoves Seth. Dean looks for Dirty Deeds. Matt escapes. Stalemate!!! We get a back and forth! Dean sends Matt to the outside. Jeff sends Seth. Matt on the apron. Jeff flies off the apron onto Seth. Matt and Jeff stand tall in the middle of the ring.

We’re back, and Seth gets a hot tag to Dean. So does Jeff. Matt is in. Whip to the Dean, eats a clothesline. Dean bounces off the corner and hits an elbow in the corner. He goes for a bulldog, but Matt blocks. Dean sends him to the outside,. Dean tries to hop over the ropes but Matt is inside. Dean lands on his feet. Rollins in, Matt sends him out. Tag to Jeff. POETRY IN MOTION OVER THE TOP ROPE! Jeff sends Dean back into the ring. He follows. Both up in the corner. Jeff with a splash in the corner. Whip is reversed. Jeff hits the corner then gets an elbow to Dean. He crawls up. Whisper in the Wind, but Seth was in the ring to move Dean out of the way!!! Jeff eats shit. Cover for 1..2..NO!!! Dean drags Jeff into the corner .Tag to Seth. Seth drops an elbow onto Jeff. Jeff is favoring the back. Front faced head lock from Seth. Seth with a suplex and a cover for 1..2…NO!! Tag to Dean. Ambrose with a boot to the face. He drops a knee onto Jeff’s face. Dean works the legs from behind, Dean pulls the arm back and locks the face with his legs, meanwhile the legs are locked up. He escapes and gets a front faced lock. He stands with Jeff. Jeff hits a few eights. Dean with a short clothesline! Cover for 1..2…NO! Tag to Seth. They lift Jeff and send him into the corner. Dean whips Seth into the cortner. He does so again. Seth with the cravat from behind. Dean sends Jeff into the corner and tags Seth. Seth rushes for a hit but Jeff hits an elbow to Seth, then Dean. He goes up. Whisper in the Wind to both Seth and Dean. Tag to Matt. He’s in with clotheslines! Elbows to Seth then he sends him to the corner for the DELETE head smashes! Matt with a splash in the corner. Bulldog. Cover for 1..2..NO! Matt with an elbow drop to the head from the top rope. Tag to Ambrose. Matt doesn’t see it. Dean lifts Matt. Slingblade from Seth! Cover for 1..2..NO! Jeff is there to hit a leg drop. All four men in the ring and standing. Hardyz are fighting Seth and Dean against the ropes. They hit the ropes. Dean sends Matt to the otuside. Seth with a kick. Dean sends Jeff to the outside. Dean and Seth with Stereo Suicide Dives!! Matt on the apron. He hanfs up Dean. He then hits Side Effect onto Seth. ON THE APRON!!! Matt hits the ring. Dean goes for Dirty Deeds, Matt shoves, Dean rebounds INTO a Side Effect! Pin for 1…2..NO! Matt drags Dean to the corner. He hits the top rope. Moonsault attempt, but Dean is standing and hits a right to the spine! Dean drags Matt to the top rope. He locks up for Dirty Deeds. Matt esacpes. Headbutt from Dean. Matt falls. Tag to Jeff. Dean flies from the top rope. Matt with Twist of Fate. Seth kicks Matt out. JEff sends Seth out. SWANTON BOMB! DEAN WITH THE KNEES!!! Dean with a kick to the gut. Goes for Dirty Deeds. Jeff shoves him away. Seth is in. Knee to Jeff! Dirty Deeds! Pin for 1..2…3.!!!

Winners: Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose
Can’t deny the quality of the match, and the fact that The Hardyz can still put on a solid one.
Match Quality: ***1/2
Personal Enjoyment: ****
Total Rating: ***3/4

Braun vs Brock is confirmed for No Mercy.

Backstage, Miz is telling Joe that he’s blown his mind. Joe stepped up and saw opportunity and said yes, put him in Miztourage. Miz says he knows Cena inside and outside of the ring. If you want to break Cena down limb from limb.

Joe says this is how it’s gonna work. He tells Axel and Bo to remain a constant presence outside of the ring, and Miz will do that annoying thing that he does in the ring.

Hey guys, here’s a pic of Maryse.

Sasha Banks is here to be beautiful and championship material. She says she may be from Boston, but she has left her heart in New York. She brings up her past few outings in Brooklyn, then wishes Ric Flair well. She says the world needs Flair, but it doesn’t need a Goddess. She proved there was no Goddess, there was only one legit boss. Sasha wants to defend her championship the right way. She doesn’t need to talk her way out of a match or a Nia Jax to watch her back. She has all of these people.

Alexa is here! She makes fun of the idea of Sasha Banks defending a title. Let’s be honest; Sasha has never successfully defended that title, and she’s a 4 time champion. Every time Sasha defends the title, she loses it. Sasha calls her salty, and says any time Sasha wrestled Alexa, she either ran away or tapped out.

Sasha knows she has a rematch, so how bout she uses it here and now.

Alexa says this is a thought. Maybe she should. But she’s going to go with no. Because none of these Brooklyn fanboys deserve to see an Alexa Bliss championship celebration, and honestly, Alexa isn’t in the mood to break Sasha’s heart tonight. Next week is a different story, though. She wants her rematch next week. After next week, Sasha will be known as Sasha Banks, the Legit Loser.

Jason Jordan is her with what seems like yet another new entrance.


Match 6: Jason Jordan vs Finn Balor

Lockup to start, and Jordan with the go behind. He lifts and drops finn then locks up a front faced headlock into a pin for 1..2..NO! Both men up and Jordan gives a cocky smile. Lockup again, and Finn with the go behind. They reverse back and forth a few times, but Jordan gets the upperhand with a takedown into a firemans carry and a roll into a pin. Finn gets to the ropes to break the hold. Jorda backs up then shoots the hips and brings Finn to the middle of the ring. Side headlock. Finn sends him inot the ropes. Rope work and finn gets a dropkick to Jordan. Botjh men up. Jordan extends his hand for a shake, but Finn ain’t havin it and kicks him hard. Snapmare into a kick to the back. Pin for 1..2..NO! Fin with a cravat from behind. Jordan turns into the hold and gets a hold from behind of his own. Side headlock from JKordan. He gets sent into the ropes. Finn tries to hop over a hold, but Jordan catches him and body slams Finn down. Pin for 1..2..NO! Jordan waits for Fin, goes for a clothelsine, misses. Finn with one of his own, and Jordan goes to the outside. Finn goes for the running kick off the apron, but jordan rolls into the ring.

Back from a break, and Finn has the upperhand, but only temporarily. Jordan with a takedown from waist lock position. Elbow to the back, and another takeodwn. Another elbow and a pin for 1..2..NO! Jordan with a overhead butterfly suplex. Pin for 1…2…NO!! Jordan with the butterfly lock from the front position. He has his hands locked as Finn tries to escape. Finn stands and Jordan hits a knee. He goes for another suplex, hits a knee, goes for another suplex, another block, back body drop, roll through, and a dropkick from Finn to Jordan. Finn comes out of the corner with an elbow. A right off the ropes. Dropkick to Jordan. Joran up in the corner. Chop and a whip to the corner. Another chop. Finn tosses Jordan to the outside. Dropkick through the ropes to Jordan!!! Balor with a running kick off the apron. He sends Jordan back into the ring. Finn looks for a slingblade, but Jordan holds on and hits a great overhead suplex. Jordan drops the straps! He rsushes the corner. Hits a shoulder. He goes for the finish, but Finn rolls and pins instead for 1…2..NO!! Right hand from Jordan, but Finn hits a Pele kick as he goes down! Both men down! Finn is up first. He grabs Jordan. Locks the head. Jordan sends him into the corner. Fin holds on. Jordan sends him into the corner again, carrying him the entire way. He goes for a third corner. He releases, rushes the corner, and gets kicked. Slingblade! Finn rushes, dropkick to Jordan into the corner! He rolls

Jordan away from the corner. Finn with the Coup De Grace. Pin for 1..2….3!!!

Winner: Finn Balor
Crappy ass crowd worrying about a beach ball aside, this match was great and way more important for Jordan to get time than to get a win. They did that.
Match Quality: ***1/2
Personal Enjoyment: ****
Total Rating: ***3/4


Match 7: The Miz and Samoa Joe vs John Cena and Roman Reigns

Cena and Miz to start. Cena sends Miz into the corner. Bulldog to Miz. Miz gets a tag to Joe immediately. Cena holds back absoultely no one in the ring and looks like an idioit in doing so. There is a beachball in the audience, and security takes it away. Cena shouts that it’s unfair and fights for the rights of the beach ball. Joe takes down Cean in the corner then beats him down. Tag to Miz. Miz with stomps in the corner. WE WANT BEACHBALL chant. Miz grabs Cena and hits a hard right hand. Kick to the face. Miz celebrates, trying to keep the attention in the ring. Antoher kick to Cena. Miz talks shit to Reigns. Miz with ANOTHER kick to the face. Miz hits the ropes, goes for another kick, but Cena hits a clothesline from the ground! Cena oversells the wave, but no-sells anything else. Miz with a kick and a DDT. Cover for 1..2…NO!!! This crowd is extremely annoying. Cena in the heel corner. Miz with a knee to the face. Tag to Joe. Joe with a kick. Right hand to the face. Elbow to the head. Joe grabs Cena and drags him into the middle of the ring. Headbutt. Right hand from Joe. Joe tags Miz in. Miz heads to the top rope. He hits an axe handle to Cena. Cover for 1..2..NO! Miz goes for his clothesline in the corner but Cena moves. he reaches for a tag to Reigns, but he’s far. He jumps into it and here comes Reigns. Tag to Joe. Clothesline from Reigns. Whip is reversed but Reigns comes back with a clothesline. Miz eats a right hand off the apron. Clothesline in the corner, over and over again. Reigns gets to 10. Joe staggers way from the corner. Reigns hits the ropes. Big Boot to Joe. Reigns calls for a Superman Punch. Joe with a Uranage instead! Pin for 1..2..NO! Joe stomps Reigns a few times then tags Joe. Joe with a knee to the back of Reigns neck, choking him on the ropes. Miz sends Reigns to the outside. Bo Dallas with a clothesline as Miz distracts the ref! Miz leaves the ring and heads to the outside. Miz grabs Reigns and sends him into the ring. Miz covers for 1..2..NO!!!

Miz goes to Cena and gives him a YOU CANT SEE ME. Yes Kicks to Reigns. He goes for the final kick, moves, and Reigns grabs him up with a one-armed powerbomb. Tag to Joe. Joe with a kick to Reigns. Headbutt and Joe attacks to the traps from behind. Joe cinches the head from behind. Reigns tries to turn out of it. He ends up doing so, hits a right hand to the gut. Another. nother. Joe sends Reigns into the corner then hits a kick to the face! over for 1..2…NO!!!! Tag to Miz. Miz with a right hand. Another to the face. Miz sends Roman to the outside. He distracts again, but Reigns hits a driveby to Axel then a Superman Punch to Bo!!! He gets on the apron. Mizattacks but Reigns holds the ropes and Miz tumbles to the outside. Joe tosses Miz back into the ring and Miz tries to stop the pin. Tag to Cena. Shoulder Tackle. Shoulder Tackle. Protobomb. Five Knuckle Shuffle. Miz moves. Joe enters and stops Cena. Cena goes for a right, but Joe ducks and locks in the Clutch!!! Roman is in! He looks for the Superman Punch! Joe moves! REIGNS HITS CENA!!!! Joe shoves Reigns to the outside. Joe looks to dive, but Reigns hit a Superman Punch to Joe!!!!

In the ring, Miz realizes Cena is knocked out. Miz waits for Cena to stand. Miz is behind Cena, waiting. Locks it up. Cena reverses into an AA, because of course he does. Pin for 1..2….3!!!!

Winners: John Cena and Roman Reigns
Who woulda thunk….
Match Quality: ***
Personal Enjoyment: **
Total Rating: **1/2

After the match, Cena stares down Roman Reigns hard. Cena looks REigns up and down. Reigns says “My bad.”

End Show

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