Monday, August 12, 2019

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Renee Young, & Corey Graves.
-Samoa Joe d. Sami Zayn with the Coquina Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) (0:47).
-"The Miz" Mike Mizanin d. Dolph Ziggler via figure-four leglock (joined in progress; 3:51 aired).
-Ricochet d. "The Drifter" Elias Samson with a sunset flip off the top rope (though replays showed that Elias got a shoulder off the mat and the referee missed it) (3:27).
-Andrade "Cien" Almas(w/ Zelina Vega) d. Rey Misterio Jr. in a best-of-three-falls match.  Andrade won the first fall via rollup with Zelina holding her man's feet on the ropes (0:24).  Andrade won the second fall after the hammerlock DDT (5:34).
-Drew McIntyre d. Cedric Alexander with the Claymore(flying boot) (8:40).
-"The Glorious" Robert Roode d. "No Way" Jose Valenzuela after the elevated DDT (1:22).
-The Lucha House Party(Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado)(w/ Kalisto) vs. The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) ended in a no-contest when 24/7 Champion "R-Truth" Ron Killings and Carmella Van Damme ran out to the ring with several wrestlers in pursuit, interrupting the bout (1:20).  The Revival hit a Hart Attack on R-Truth and both men pinned him to co-win(?) the 24/7 Title.  The Lucha House Party members attacked and Kalisto hit the Salida Del Sol(sitout Asai DDT) on Dawson, then Carmella put R-Truth on top of Dawson for the pin and another title change.  The wrestlers chased R-Truth & Carmella backstage, but Elias Samson bashed R-Truth with his guitar and pinned him for the 24/7 Title.
-Natalya Neidhart made a heartfelt speech about her late father Jim Neidhart, but "The Boss" Sasha Banks made a surprise return and then attacked her...ladies and gentlemen, we have a heel turn.  Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch made the save, sparking a brawl with her old NXT rival...Sasha got the advantage and beat down Becky with a chair.
-The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) d. Carter Mason & Sebastian Suave; Erik pinned Mason after he and Ivar hit the Viking Experience(double-team pop-up powerslam) (1:34).
-Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross d. The Kabuki Warriors(Asuka Urai & "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane) to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Alexa pinned Kairi after the Twisted Bliss(twisting top-rope splash) (5:24 aired).
-Universal Champion Seth Rollins d. U.S. Champion "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles(w/ Raw Tag Team Champions Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows of The Original Club) by DQ when Anderson & Gallows interfered (5:48 aired).  Ricochet ran in to help but the numbers caught up to him...Braun Strowman finally cleared the ring.
-On Smackdown:  Roman Reigns vs. Buddy Murphy.
-Next week on Raw:  The King Of The Ring Tournament begins!  Participants:
Raw-Baron Corbin, Antonio Cesaro, Cedric Alexander, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, "The Miz" Mike Mizanin.
Smackdown-Mustafa Ali, Andrade Almas, Apollo Crews, Buddy Murphy, Chad Gable, Elias Samson, Kevin Owens, Shelton Benjamin.

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