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RAW kicked off with A Moment of Bliss and Randy Orton was the guest. Orton came out and after poking fun at his loss last week, Alexa asked Orton about the Fiend. Randy said that all he had to do was find The Fiend's weakness, hinting at Alexa.
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Alexa stood up and asked Orton 'who was manipulating who' before the lights started going out one by one on RAW. When the red lights came on, Orton had lifted Alexa and The Fiend was stalking him as Orton handed her over and left while repeating, "who's laughing now?".
Elias vs. Jeff Hardy - Symphony of Destruction match on RAW
Jeff Hardy sent Elias outside right off the bat and went at him with a violin but was taken out with a knee strike. Elias approached the Piano and R-Truth popped out from inside before Tozawa and the rest followed. Gulak was taken down by Hardy while Elias broke a guitar on Lince Dorado's back.
We returned from commercials to see Jeff Hardy being put through a guitar that was set up in the corner. Elias was in control as he used the drumkit at ringside to slam Jeff's head into but missed a tackle, going into the gong instead.
Jeff sent Elias into the drum kit before missing the Whisper in the Wind where Elias broke a guitar on him in mid-air and attacked him with guitar picks. Elias went at Hardy with the disembodied neck of a guitar but got electrocuted when he stabbed a set of speakers instead on RAW.
Jeff smashed a bassoon on his back before setting Elias up on a table with a couple of ukeleles and a tambourine before hitting the Swanton Bomb on it all and getting the win on RAW.
Result: Jeff Hardy def. Elias
Match rating: A
Backstage on RAW, Riddle approached Keith Lee to talk about tonight's Sudden Death triple threat match but Lee got bored and walked out before Riddle could finish what he was saying.
RETRIBUTION was backstage on RAW and said that he tried to convince Ricochet to 'join the cause', but Slapjack was the one who would face him tonight and Ali said that he will teach Ricochet a lesson for rejecting them.
Ricochet vs. Slapjack on RAW
Slapjack had the early advantage and tossed Ricochet around a bit before going for a submission hold on the mat. Ricochet managed to hit a dropkick and hit a standing shooting star for a near fall.
Ali called in Mace and T-Bar before Ricochet wiped them out with a dive over the ropes. Ali was barking orders when Dana Brooke came and slapped him. Ricochet kicked out of a pin attempt and wiped out T-Bar and Mace from ringside before being distracted by Ali while Slapjack hit his finisher on him for the win on RAW.
Result: Slapjack def. Ricochet
Match rating: B
The Miz was out with John Morrison and Sheamus was his guest on Miz TV. Sheamus was annoyed from the start on RAW and wanted to get it over with before Miz revealed that they actually wanted to know about Drew McIntyre.
Miz and Morrison said that Drew forgot about Sheamus and his gift that was the 'family heirlooms'. The duo was trying to create problems between the two friends and proposed that Sheamus betray Drew, allowing Miz to cash in his Money in the Bank contract.
Sheamus laughed about it and Miz got in his face as things got heated. Sheamus socked both men in the face and Miz came back with the briefcase from behind to take him out.
Asuka and Lana were a team now and set to face the Women's tag champs who still weren't on the same page.
Asuka & Lana vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler on RAW
Baszler and Lana kicked off the match and Lana got some offense in before Nia tagged in and they took Asuka and Lana and sent them into the barricades over and over on RAW.
Asuka & Lana vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler on RAW (contd...)
Back after a break on RAW, Lana was getting dissected by the champs but managed to send Nia into the post to get a breather. Baszler and Asuka got the tags and they knocked each other out with kicks.
Lana tagged in and went for a crossbody but got caught into the Khirifuda Clutch. Asuka kicked Baszler in the head and broke the hold before Lana got the pin on RAW.
Result: Asuka & Lana def. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
Match rating: C
Drew McIntyre and Sheamus were backstage on RAW and they were ready to beat down Miz and Morrison.
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston were out on RAW and Woods said that he was thankful for being named the host for the revival of G4TV and said that it meant a lot to him. They then had flashbacks of their matches against the Hurt Business before MVP and the crew walked out.
Cedric got in Woods' face and attacked him before the match began and we headed for commercials.
Xavier Woods vs. Cedric Alexander on RAW
The match began during the commercials and we returned to RAW to see Cedric in control early on. Woods took the lead and hit an honor roll for a near fall.
Cedric hit a suplex off a counter and got a near fall of his own before hitting a dive to the outside but Woods managed to sidestep. Back in the ring, Alexander came out of nowhere with a Lumbar Check and managed to pick up the win.
Result: Cedric Alexander def. Xavier Woods
Match rating: C
Backstage on RAW, Riddle was still excited about tonight's match and ended up calling AJ cute which Styles took offense to.
Riddle vs. Keith Lee vs. AJ Styles - Sudden Death Triple Threat match on RAW
Lee was dominating early on and took down both opponents before getting a near fall on Riddle. Lee dropped AJ with a body drop before stepping on Riddle's fingers. AJ came back and with the help of his bodyguard, hit a knee strike on Lee.
Riddle vs. Keith Lee vs. AJ Styles - Sudden Death Triple Threat match on RAW (contd...)
Riddle hit a floating bro on the both of them from the apron before we headed for a break. Back on RAW, Riddle was dominating and got a near fall on Lee before Styles took him down.
Lee used Riddle as a weapon before going for a superplex but Riddle broke it up. Styles went for the Styles clash but Lee broke it up before Riddle hit big kicks and got a near fall on AJ.
Lee was taken down with a knee strike before AJ hit the Phenomenal Forearm on Riddle and got the win.
Result: AJ Styles won the match and will face the WWE Champion at TLC
Match rating: A
Miz & Morrison were backstage and said that they had a plan for Drew and Sheamus tonight.
Dana Brooke vs. Reckoning on RAW
Yim, err, I mean Reckoning hit a dropkick right off the bat and Brooke came in with some offense but Reckoning had the lead early on.
Dana Brooke vs. Reckoning on RAW (contd...)
Brooke sent her into the corner and hit her with a splash. Brooke got a sudden roll-up pin over the newcomer and picked up the win on RAW.
Result: Dana Brooke def. Reckoning
Ali was furious and yelled at Reckoning for failing the group before we headed backstage.
Match rating: C
Miz & Morrison were backstage on RAW and went to conspire with AJ about tonight's main event and AJ agreed to help him cash in, but only because beating Miz at TLC would be easier than beating Drew.
MVP and Riddle had an exchange backstage on RAW, where MVP insulted him for being stupid and Lashley came out of nowhere and took him out.
Keith Lee and Sheamus were backstage and Lee brought up the issue of Sheamus betraying Drew. Sheamus told him to mind his own business and left.
Drew McIntyre was in the ring and said that Roman had beat him only because of Uso and warned both AJ and Miz from coming after him or the WWE title.
Drew McIntyre & Sheamus vs. Miz & Morrison on RAW
AJ Styles was on commentary for the match on RAW and Sheamus kicked off the match against the Miz. Miz tried to escape but was tossed back in the ring by Drew McIntyre. Drew tagged himself in and Morrison was the legal man when the champ went for a double team move with Sheamus.
Sheamus was dominating and asked AJ to join in the match. Sheamus and AJ got in each other's faces before AJ's bodyguard stepped in. Miz & Morrison used the distraction to send Sheamus over the announce desk before we headed for a break.
Back on RAW, Miz was tagged in and was punishing Sheamus before AJ Styles came in for the Phenomenal Forearm on McIntyre and ended the match in a DQ.
Result: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus def. Miz & Morrison via DQ
AJ helped Morrison hit a Starship Pain and Miz got the Skull Crushing Finale as AJ tried to get Miz to cash in his contract. Drew recovered and took out Miz with a Claymore before turning to AJ.
AJ jumped the ropes and was caught by his bodyguard who comically carried him away while he kept threatening Drew.
Match rating: A
Episode rating: B+
We got some big matches tonight including AJ's No.1 Contender win and Asuka and Lana's second win over the tag champs. We got the in-ring debut of Reckoning and a tense promo from the Fiend as well on tonight's RAW.
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