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Monday Night Raw's roster stopped off at Rapid City, South Dakota, to continue the SummerSlam Heat Wave tour. The stars of the Red Brand show put on an intense show, while their counterparts of the Blue Brand were overseas on a tour of Japan.
Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler headlined the show with a rematch of their Intercontinental Title Match. The show also featured Roman Reigns facing Jinder Mahal, The Authors of Pain, Matt Hardy, The Riott Squad, Dana Brooke, Alexa Bliss, Braun Strowman, Baron Corbin and Bobby Roode, to name but a few.
Unfortunately, neither Bayley nor Sasha Banks appeared on the show, with Sasha's flight getting cancelled for which she blamed Bayley.
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Bayley also took to Twitter to say that she was taking a personal day because she did not enjoy having to go to therapy for something which was not her fault.
On a side note, WWE's usual ring announcer was absent from the show, and former wrestler and current WWE producer, Adam Pearce took up the mantle of the ring announcer for the night.
Without any further ado, let's get into the results from WWE's night at Rapid City.
Thanks to Wrestling Inc for the heads up.
1. Matt Hardy vs Mojo Rawley:
Rapid City's Live Event started with one half of the Raw Tag Team Champions, Matt Hardy facing Mojo Rawley.
Rawley has been in top form as of late, defeating No Way Jose on multiple occasions. There has been a change in his attitude where he has displayed a much more serious side to his character.
Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt meanwhile have been getting ready to face the Number One Contenders for the Raw Tag Team Titles, The B-Team.
On this occasion, it was Matt Hardy who won the match and brought a screeching halt to Mojo's momentum.
Result: Matt Hardy defeated Mojo Rawley
2. Dana Brooke vs Ruby Riott w/ Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan:
With Bayley taking a day off, Dana Brooke had to take on the leader of the Riott Squad alone in singles action. Dana has not appeared on WWE Television for a long time, while the Riott Squad continues to run rampant all over the women of Monday Night Raw.
However, Dana was successful by herself against Ruby Riott and was able to win the match. The Riott Squad got a lot of heat from the Live Audience.
Result: Dana Brooke defeated Ruby Riott
3. The Authors of Pain vs Rhyno and Heath Slater:
The third match of the night saw the Authors of Pain return to action and take on Rhyno and Heath Slater. The two recent NXT call-ups did a good job as they looked to gain momentum with their bout against Rhyno and Heath Slater.
The two of them have not done much since coming up to Raw from NXT, but on this occasion, they were able to defeat Rhyno and Heath Slater.
Result: The Authors of Pain defeated Rhyno and Heath Slater.
4. Roman Reigns vs Jinder Mahal w/ Sunil Singh:
Roman Reigns continued his feud with Jinder Mahal at Rapid City, as the two faced each other.
The feud had started when Roman found his opportunity for the WWE Universal Championship stolen from him after Jinder had interfered in a match. Since then the two have been feuding on and off.
You can see part of their match here:
Roman Reigns defeated him yet again, despite attempted interference from Sunil Singh.
Result: Roman Reigns defeated Jinder Mahal
5. Bobby Roode vs Baron 'Constable' Corbin:
Bobby Roode and Baron Corbin looked to gain some momentum heading into Raw on the SummerSlam heatwave tour. The two were set to face off against each other but did not get an opportunity to have their match.
The Monster Among Men interrupted even before the two could start their match, and attacked them both. He went on a rampage, and took them both out, leaving them lying in the ring. Strowman was the last man standing.
Result: No Contest due to interference from Braun Strowman
6. Alexa Bliss (c) vs Natalya (WWE Raw Women's Championship):
Alexa Bliss put her title on the line against Natalya in the Live Event in Rapid City.
Since she won her Title back with the Money in the Bank briefcase at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, Alexa has appeared to be dominant. She will need to keep an out over her shoulder, with Ronda soon returning to WWE.
She faced Ronda's best friend, Natalya, and defended her title. She did a good job and was able to retain her title.
Result: Alexa Bliss defeated Natalya and retained her title
7. Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler (C) (WWE Intercontinental Title 2 out of 3 Falls Match):
The main event of the night saw Seth Rollins face Dolph Ziggler in a two out of three falls match for the Intercontinental Title.
Dolph Ziggler won the first fall of the match and for a while, it looked like he would win the second fall as well. Seth was able to pick up the second fall instead, bringing things to a draw.
In the final fall, after interference from Drew McIntyre, Dolph was able to use the numbers advantage to pick up the final fall.
After the match, Dolph and Drew were looking to attack Seth, but Seth stopped them and hit Drew with the Superkick and Dolph with the Curb Stomp standing tall in the end.
Result: Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins to retain the Intercontinental Title
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