The WWE headed to Rapid City, South Dakota putting for a live show of the RAW brand on April 21st. The event was headlined by Seth Rollins and Samoa Joe, besides a RAW Women’s championship matchup that saw Bayley defend her title in a Fatal 4-Way matchup.
It’s essential to note that the recent Superstar Shake-Up has not been fully implemented in the WWE’s house show circuit as of the time of this writing and a few Superstars such as Sami Zayn and Charlotte who’ve been drafted to the SmackDown brand did, in fact, compete at the Rapid City RAW live event.
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The event also saw Finn Balor’s return to the live event scene after his absence last week owing to a concussion at the hands of Jinder Mahal a few days back on Monday Night RAW, against whom Balor competed at the Rapid City live event as well. Furthermore, the Hardys were absent from the show as they are busy completing their indie dates.
Elsewhere on the show, Braun Strowman fought Sami Zayn, while Neville and Austin Aries faced off for the former’s Cruiserweight championship.
Here are the complete results for the WWE RAW Rapid City, SD (4/21/17) live show:
#1 Braun Strowman vs. Sami Zayn
Braun Strowman was challenged by Sami Zayn, who was put through a table and defeated by The Monster Among Men in a dominant performance.
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— Brian The Guppie (@briantheguppie) April 22, 2017
Result: Braun Strowman defeated Sami Zayn
Zayn was helped back by the referees after the epic beatdown:
#2 The Golden Truth and Sin Cara vs. The Colons and Curt Hawkins (6-man tag-team match)
R-Truth, Goldust and Sin Cara scored a win in the 6-man tag-team match against Primo, Epico and Curt Hawkins. The heels got some good heat in this one.
Results: The Golden Truth and Sin Cara defeated The Colons and Curt Hawkins
#3 Finn Balor vs. Jinder Mahal
Finn Balor faced Jinder Mahal in a singles match after their previous match a few days back on Monday Night RAW involved a botch wherein Mahal had accidentally driven his forearm into Balor’s head, leaving him concussed.
Nevertheless, Balor picked up the win once again over the number-1 contender for the WWE Championship.
Result: Finn Balor defeated Jinder Mahal
#4 Neville vs. Austin Aries (WWE Cruiserweight championship match)
Neville successfully defended his WWE Cruiserweight title against Austin Aries after a series of back and forth exchanges at the event.
Result: Neville defeated Austin Aries
#5 Bayley vs. Sasha Banks vs Nia Jax vs Charlotte (Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship)
Bayley faced Sasha Banks, Nia Jax and Charlotte in a Fatal 4-Way match, successfully defending her title against three foes. Charlotte has been drafted to SmackDown Live but performed at the RAW house show as the Superstar Shake-Up hasn’t been fully implemented to the live shows as of yet.
Result: Bayley defeated Sasha Banks, Nia Jax and Charlotte
#6 Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson tag-team match:
Sheamus and Cesaro got the better of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a tag-team bout, and will challenge the Hardy Boyz for the WWE RAW tag-team titles at the Payback pay-per-view on April 30th.
Result: Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
#7 Big Cass vs. Titus O’Neil
Big Cass defeated Titus O’Neil in a one-on-one matchup handing yet another loss to the ‘Titus Brand’.
Result: Big Cass defeated Titus O’Neil
#8 Main event: Seth Rollins vs Samoa Joe
‘The Architect’ Seth Rollins took on Triple H’s henchman Samoa Joe in a singles match in the main event of the night. After a series of back-and-forth moves, the Kingslayer defeated Joe and closed out the show on a high note.
Result: Seth Rollins defeated Samoa Joe
