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RAW kicked off with Roman Reigns walking up to the ring with a deafening reaction from the crowd. He got on the mic and brought up the Universal Title and that Seth Rollins stands in his way. He called Rollins out and he showed up on cue. Rollins agreed that Roman deserves the Universal Title shot as much as him but Reigns told him that he had one thing to say to him: 'good luck'.
Roman instead asked Rollins for a favour and that was to reunite the Shield. Rollins said he could do 'anything but that' but the crowd roared in Reigns' favour.
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Rollins and Reigns called Ambrose to join them in the ring but just as Dean was about to start talking on the ramp, Elias showed up behind him and smashed him with a guitar. Dean's former brothers ran in for the save but Ambrose was already down. Dean got up and left without saying anything as we broke for commercials.
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Braun Strowman, Kurt Angle & Finn Balor vs. Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin & Drew McIntyre
Braun Strowman kicked off the match against Baron Corbin and The Monster sent Corbin outside right off the bat. Corbin returned to the ring and tagged in McIntyre before Finn Balor was tagged in too. Balor cleared house and went for multiple suicide dives but Lio Rush grabbed him by the foot and dropped him.
Corbin was the legal man and hit a Deep Six on Balor and tagged in McIntyre. Angle came in and hit Suplex after Suplex on McIntyre before going for the ankle lock. Lashley came in with a distraction and Mcintyre hit the Glasgow Kiss.
Braun was tagged in and hit the running powerslam on Corbin before Balor hit the Coupe de Grace. Lio broke up the count and Finn chased after him. Braun took out Rush but Lashley got the pin on Balor in the ring with a spear.
Result: Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin & Drew McIntyre def. Braun Strowman, Kurt Angle & Finn Balor
The heels attacked the losing team and sent Angle into the steel steps and focused on Balor. McIntyre hit a Claymore and the other two hit Balor with a powerbomb into the steel.
Natalya vs. Ruby Riott
Natalya hit a discus clothesline and then locked in a Sharpshooter but Ruby Riott squirmed out of the hold somehow. Ruby tried to get a roll up immediately after but Natalya reversed the pin and got a surprisingly quick finish with the three-count.
Result: Natalya def. Ruby Riott
Backstage, Stephanie McMahon was talking with the 2 SNL hosts, who were revealed to be special guest correspondents for WrestleMania. Triple H was out next to address what Batista did to Ric Flair last week.
Dave Batista showed up in a Twitter video saying that he won't be at RAW tonight because he hated Philadelphia. He then said something cryptic about playing by his rules before Triple H started speaking. H recalled his moments with Richard Fliehr and not Ric Flair, for whom he was there last week.
He recalled the time when Flair was sick and broke into tears as he recalled how he thought they would lose him. He then almost swore at Batista who wanted Hunter's attention. Hunter then invited Dave to fight him anywhere before storming out.
Backstage, Stephanie McMahon said that Charlotte was being a bit presumptuous in thinking that she would get the title. She mentioned Becky Lynch's suspension was lifted but she has to sign a hold-harmless agreement - stating that if she gets hurt at Fastlane, WWE won't be responsible. Becky Lynch will challenge Charlotte Flair for the vacant RAW Women's Championship at Fastlane.
Ambrose was still fuming backstage when Reigns came to him and said he could talk to him about anything but Dean said he had to get ready for his match and left.
Heavy Machinery vs. The B Team, The Ascension, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder - Gauntlet match
Otis and Axel kicked off the match and Axel started flossing which pissed off Otis royally. Dallas was in the way of the Machinery and took two huge double team move and was eliminated via pinfall.
The Ascension were next and Konnor came into the ring as the team managed to double-team Tucker who was in trouble. Konnor was wiped out and Viktor took a splash from Otis and was eliminated.
Hawkins and Ryder came in last and Otis took out Hawkins with a big slam. Otis did the caterpillar and got the pin, winning the Gauntlet match.
Result: Heavy Machinery won the Gauntlet match
Ambrose was still backstage when Rollins tried to convince him that they might have fought before because that's what brothers do. He invited him to rejoin the Shield but Ambrose said, "No can do" because he was "preoccupied".
Elias vs. Dean Ambrose
Ambrose came in guns blazing and bashed Elias' head on the barricades as the match headed outside. Ambrose broke the count every time as the one-sided match went on. We returned from commercials to see Elias hit an old-school and then a big dropkick.
After a few minutes of back and forth, Elias caught Dean with a big knee and picked up the win with the three-count.
Result: Elias vs. Dean Ambrose
Reigns and Rollins came out after the match and was still trying to convince Ambrose to reform the Shield but Dean started walking out on them. Baron Corbin and his crew arrived to mock the two Shield brothers. McIntyre challenged them to a match right then and it broke into a brawl and Ambrose came into the ring and fought the attackers off as the crowd chanted "Shield" over and over. The three men raised their fists again and the crowd went nuts.
Tamina vs. Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks fought back and used her fast pace to try to outdo the power of Tamina. She evaded a major superkick and also another charge. She rolled her into the Bank Statement but Nia Jax pulled Tamina out of the way. Bayley tried to get involved but was thrown away by Nia.
Sasha Banks hit the flying knee on Nia Jax and then Tamina threw her into the ring, only for Sasha to spin and kick her in the face. Nia once again interfered when the ref wasn't looking and Tamina hit a superkick for the win.
Result: Tamina def. Sasha Banks
Backstage, one of the SNL guys ran into Braun Strowman who lifted him up and held him by the collar for a few minutes before saying, 'see you guys at WrestleMania'.
The Revival (c) vs. Ricochet & Aleister Black - RAW Tag Team Championship match
Dawson and Black kicked off the match and the former tag champs Chad Gable & Bobby Roode made an appearance at ringside. We returned from commercials to see Ricochet take a tag and wipe out the competition before hitting a Hurricanrana on Dawson. Roode and Gable attacked Dash Wilder who was outside and the official called off the match.
Result: Ricochet & Aleister Black def. The Revival via DQ.
The challengers were upset and Roode and Gable went into the ring to face them. The two teams fought for a minute before the former champs retreated.
Stephanie McMahon was out next and gave us a recap of what happened last week when Ronda Rousey gave up the RAW Women's title and then called Charlotte Flair to the ring.
Becky Lynch signs the hold-harmless agreement
Charlotte stepped up to the ring for the signing of Becky's hold- harmless agreement. Becky Lynch arrived with her crutch and climbed up onto the ring with some difficulty.
Becky and Charlotte shared some harsh words and Stephanie handed her the documents saying that if she didn't sign them, Stephanie would have to hand Charlotte the title then and there. Becky was signing the document when Ronda Rousey showed up to the arena and walked up to the ring.
Rousey came out and asked Stephanie what she was doing. She wanted her title back and Stephanie was sceptical but gave the belt back either way. Stephanie then announced the terms of the match. If Becky lost against Charlotte at Fastlane, she would quit WWE but if she won, Becky will be added to the title match at WrestleMania.
Rousey then started shouting at Stephanie and then the crowd before attacking Becky. Rousey hit the armbar and then unloaded on Lynch. Charlotte was about to enter the ring but stepped back as Rousey stepped on Becky's face with her boot.
Backstage, Stephanie McMahon mentioned that Ronda was unhinged and that's what she had been telling us all along.
