'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
It was the final episode of Monday Night RAW ahead of this weekend's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view but it was also the season premiere of WWE this week which meant that the show was absolutely stacked.
The show kicked off with a huge shock as Rey Mysterio was attacked by Brock Lesnar, who later turned his attention to his son Dominic and unleashed a horrific attack on the teenager. The rest of the night saw several stars point out how criminal this act was even though none of them made the choice to come out and save the former World Champion from The Beast.
The buildup to Hell in a Cell continued as Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks had another war of words and The Fiend made a target out of Seth Rollins. Despite how stacked the show was this week, there were still many botches and mistakes that were able to make it onto live TV.
Trending
New Champs in WWE! More RIGHT HERE
#5 Dominic wasn't ready for that F5
Dominic was in the front row for his father's Universal Championship match this week on RAW, but instead of Mysterio being part of a fantasy match against Seth Rollins, Brock Lesnar made his way out to the ring and attacked the former World Champion.
Dominic watched in horror as Lesnar then approached him and dragged him out of the audience. It looked as though The Beast was then looking to deliver an F5, but Dominic was unable to get himself in position so instead, The Beast decided to take him spine first into the ring post.
The beatdown continued for another few minutes on Mysterio and his son, before Lesnar made his way to the back, it is thought that this will now lead into SmackDown Live and be the reason why Lesnar isn't able to lift the WWE Championship.
#4 Dolph Ziggler is almost dropped
The Tag Team Championships were on the line this week as Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler took on Heavy Machinery. The two teams collided last week, which set up this matchup for this week. Ziggler and Roode make an interesting team given the fact that they have only been a team for a few weeks, but they definitely put Heavy Machinery through their paces this week.
The strength advantage was definitely in Heavy Machinery's favor, which is why Tucker handed Ziggler over to his partner in a stalling suplex position but Otis didn't grip The Showoff tight enough and almost dropped him.
He then delivered the suplex and because Ziggler was already falling out of the move, he hit the canvas feet first which is considerably dangerous. Ziggler could have broken his ankles if he hit the canvas with enough force, which wouldn't have worked out well for the Tag Team Champion.
Luckily, Ziggler wasn't injured as part of the move since he was able to continue and help his team to go on to retain their Championships ahead of Hell in a Cell this weekend.
#3 17 times, really?
Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan were part of Miz TV this week as the two men looked to build up their upcoming match at Crown Jewel when they will both be the coaches of their own five man teams.
Flair was the man who was first introduced to the ring as a 16-time World Champion, but interestingly when Flair actually made his way out, the titantron read 17-Time Champion. John Cena was able to equal Flair's record last year so he has only held 17 World Championships, so it's unknown as to why there was a production error of this magnitude since it's well known that he's a 16-time Champion and two-time Hall of Famer.
Flair went on to botch a number of times throughout the segment as he forgot his lines, talked over The Miz and then wasn't even able to introduce Randy Orton since he tripped over his lines so many times that The Viper was just sent out to the ring instead.
It was a cringe-worthy segment that was once again as expected, filled with botches from the WWE legends.
#2 Cedric Alexander and AJ Styles
Cedric Alexander challenged AJ Styles for the United States Championship as part of this week's episode of RAW after weeks of issues between the two men. Alexander came up short at Clash of Champions and once again this week on Raw, but the outcome could have been different if Alexander wasn't part of a huge botch much earlier in the match that saw him almost fall on his head.
Alexander looked as though he was going for a springboard kick, but Styles bent down and when Alexander looked to deliver the move which forced him to almost roll over Styles and then he did it a second time before the two men were able to ground themselves and continue with the match.
Alexander was later pinned after the Champion was able to counter the Lumbar Check into a Styles Clash. It will now be interesting to see where WWE goes with this storyline and whether or not Styles will be forced to defend his United States Championship this weekend at Hell in a Cell against a different competitor or if Alexander will be given another chance.
#1 Where's Lana?
Lana made her return to WWE TV this week when she was aligned with Bobby Lashley since her husband Rusev was seemingly in the frame to be the father of Maria's unborn baby. Lashley interrupted the match between Seth Rollins and Rusev for the Universal Championship this week on Raw to show off the fact that he and Lana were now seemingly a thing.
Lashley made his way out onto the ramp and waited for Lana's music to hit, but once again production took their time since he motioned for her to head out twice and her music didn't come on. Not only that but when Lana's music did hit it was partway through but she was able to make her way out even though she looked wobbly on her feet.
It was a surprising end to what was a stacked episode of Monday Night RAW since The Fiend was expected, but Lana wasn't even though Maria revealed earlier in the night that The Bulgarian Brute wasn't actually the father of her child, so it's unknown now what direction this storyline may be heading.
