Ahead of this month’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, the WWE Raw roster landed in Saskatoon, Canada for a live event show which featured some of Monday Night Raw’s top superstars, such as Finn Balor and The Balor Club, two thirds of The Shield who main-evented the evening in a tag team match against The Bar.
#1 The Balor Club (Finn Balor and Karl Anderson/ With Luke Gallows) vs The Miztourage (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)
The Balor Club received a huge pop from the WWE Universe in Saskatoon, as the two factions engaged in a solid match. However, in the middle of the contest Dallas and Axel tried to leave and quit the match via forfeit, but, Finn Balor grabbed a mic and asked the two men to return to the ring. The former Universal Champion also got the win for The Balor Club, when Finn hit the Coup de Grace for the three count.
Result: The Balor Club def. The Miztourage
#2 Heath Slater and Rhyno vs The Revival
A good match between the two tag teams. The Revival had the most offense during the bout as they managed to block a hot tag to Rhyno, however, the former Smackdown Tag Team Champions, Slater and Rhyno picked up a shocking win.
Result: Slater & Rhyno def. The Revival
#3 Hideo Itami vs TJP
The only Cruiserweight match of the evening, which featured some solid back and forth action that saw Itami pick up the win over TJP.
Result: Hideo Itami def. TJP
#4 Sasha Banks and Mickie James vs Absolution (Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville)
The first women’s match of the evening and it was a pretty solid affair that saw Sasha Banks pick up the win for her side after 'The Boss' connected with the Bank Statement out of nowhere.
Result: Sasha Banks and Mickie James def. Absolution
#5 Braun Strowman vs Elias
Elias as usual, displayed his pre-match antics as he sang a song on how much Saskatoon sucks, when 'The Monster Among Men' came out and interfered Elias. The two men then wrestled each other in a relatively short match as Strowman squashed Elias, following the Running Powerslam.
Result: Braun Strowman def. Elias
#6. Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax vs Bayley- Raw Women’s Championship
The first title match of the evening saw Alexa Bliss defend her Raw Women’s Title against Nia Jax and Bayley in a triple threat match. Bliss initially retained her championship as she took advantage of a Running Leg drop from Nia Jax on Bayley, as Bliss kicked her best friend in the back of the head and stole the pin and retained her title.
Result: Alexa Bliss def. Nia Jax and Bayley to retain the Raw Women’s Title
#7 Woken Matt Hardy vs Bray Wyatt
The crowd was really into this match and Matt Hardy was really popular among the Canadian crowd, who chanted “Delete” throughout the contest. Hardy defeated Wyatt in a solid 10-minute match after he hit the Twist of Fate.
Result: Matt Hardy def. Bray Wyatt
#8. The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) vs The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus)- Raw Tag Team Championship
A solid main event of the evening with a lot of back and forth action. There were also a couple of hot tags for both Reigns and Rollins, as The Bar at one point of the match decided to walk out. However, Rollins and Reigns kept their composure and hit their finishers on Sheamus only for Cesaro to break it up with a chair for the DQ finish, as The Shield won the match via disqualification.
Reigns and Rollins ultimately hit their finishers after the match to send the crowd home happy.
Result: The Shield def. The Bar via DQ
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