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RAW kicked off with a short recap of the previous Firefly Funhouse segment and the Hell in a Cell main event. Once we were caught up with the story so far, the actual show started. There was a lot of smoke and pyro as Becky Lynch came out to celebrate being RAW's first draft pick.
We learned that Sasha Banks was absent from the show and Becky would be facing Charlotte instead. Flair said she just wanted to friends with Becky again but then attacked her. Officials came out and broke them up before we headed for commercials.
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Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte
We returned to see that a match was set up between the two during the break. Becky dominated early on but was sent into the corner for some big kicks. The champ sent Flair outside but missed the baseball slide. Becky went into the ring post as we headed for another break.
Lynch hit a missile dropkick but Charlotte hit the Natural Selection for a near fall. Flair reversed the Disarmher and hit a big boot. Flair hit a spear off a counter for a 2-count before Becky rolled her over for the pin.
Result: Becky Lynch def. Charlotte
Match rating: A
Seth Rollins was in a backstage interview and said that he was going to hunt the Fiend down
Stephanie McMahon came out to kick off the second night of the 2019 WWE Draft. To no one's surprise, Round 1 saw Seth Rollins go to RAW while Brock Lesnar headed for SmackDown. Charlotte and Andrade with Zelina Vega made it into RAW while the New Day remained on the Blue Brand.
The Draft panel from last week was back on with Samoa Joe, Renee, Booker T and Beth Phoenix.
Andrade vs. Ali
Ali took control early on and Vega tried to run a distraction but failed. Ali was sent outside as Andrade pushed him off the ropes. Andrade kicked Ali around and hit the knees in the corner for a two-count. Andrade locked in an armbar using the ropes but then missed his mark and was sent outside.
Vega stepped in, ringside, and Ali flew over her, hitting a huge dive. Vega took out Ali on the outside but the official missed it. Andrade hit the Hammerlock DDT in the ring for the win.
Result: Andrade def. Ali
Match rating: B
Round 2 of the Draft saw The Kabuki Warriors go to RAW while Daniel Bryan ended up with SmackDown. RAW also picked up Rusev and Aleister Black while SmackDown managed to score Bayley.
Up next was a RAW Tag Team championship match for The Viking Raiders.
Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. The Viking Raiders - RAW Tag Team Championship match
Erik took out Roode right of the bat before Ivar flew over the ropes and then hit a frog splash in the ring on Ziggler. Erik charged at Ziggler, but The Show Off dodged and the Viking fell out of the ring. Erik was thrown into the ring post as we headed to a commercial break.
Ziggler nailed a jumping elbow on Erik and put him in a rear headlock. Roode and Ziggler hit Erik with a spinebuster/zigzag combo and Erik still kicked out. Ziggler hit the Famouser but still no pinfall. Roode came in for the Glorious DDT but Ivar broke the count. Ivar took out both champs before hitting the combined finisher on Ziggler for the win.
Result: The Viking Raiders def. Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler to become the new RAW Tag Team Champions
Match rating: A
Round 3 of the Draft saw Cedric Alexander, Humberto Carillo & Erick Rowan join RAW while Shinsuke Nakamura and Ali were headed for SmackDown.
Aleister Black vs. Eric Young
Black took out Young right off the bat and went for a Black Mass but Young escaped outside. Black landed his new submission move - the Dark Ritual - on Young and got the win really quickly.
Result: Aleister Black def. Eric Young
Match rating: C
Round 4 saw Buddy Murphy head to RAW while Roode & Ziggler headed to SmackDown. Jinder Mahal was RAW's next import followed by R-truth. Carmella was picked up by SmackDown, concluding this round. It was sad to see that the popular duo of Carmella and R-Truth has been broken up.
The Street Profits were celebrating their draft to RAW but The OC didn't like that. The two teams had a face to face before the show rolled on.
Ricochet was out next for a match.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Ricochet
Benjamin had the advantage for a bit but Ricochet was able to dropkick and dodge his way out of it. Ricochet hit a Standing Shooting Star on Shelton but it was only a two count.
Ricochet headed to the top, but Shelton followed him, to meet him up there. Ricochet hit The Recoil and got the easy win.
Result: Ricochet def. Shelton Benjamin
Match rating: B
Lana was at a massage parlor but before anything interesting happened, we went into a commercial break. We returned to see Bobby Lashley take the place of her masseuse before Lana dropped some innuendos and flipped over but that was it.
Jerry "The King" Lawler was out to the ring to officiate the signing of the match contract between Braun Strowman and Tyson Fury for Crown Jewel. Braun came out and shook Lawler's hand before Fury came out to the ring for a second time.
Tyson Fury and Braun Strowman Crown Jewel contact signing
Tyson Fury and Braun Strowman were in the ring and sat down as Jerry reminded them to be professional. Braun accused Fury of stealing the spotlight from him at the SmackDown Premiere and threatened to give him his first loss. Tyson just smiled and signed the contract before saying he was a fan and came to the premiere to see him before threatening to knock him out.
The two had a staredown and King promptly left before Braun smashed the table and Tyson broke the pen in half.
Segment rating: A
Round 5 of the draft commenced with Samoa Joe, Akira Tozawa & Shelton Benjamin heading to RAW while The Miz and King Corbin joined the Blue Team.
Buddy Murphy vs. Cedric Alexander
Murphy dodged a DDT and hit a knee to the face as the match kicked off. He hit a huge Meteora before being sent into the barricades followed by a suicide dive.
Murphy hit a superkick in the corner and then the Murphy's Law and got the win.
Result: Buddy Murphy def. Cedric Alexander
Match rating: B
Backstage, The Street Profits were gearing up for a match with the OC but they needed a partner. Who could it be?
Round 6 of the debut saw Rey Mysterio, Titus O'Neil & Liv Morgan head to RAW while Shorty Gable and Elias went to SmackDown.
We also learnt the Crown Jewel will see a Falls Count Anywhere match for the Universal Title between The Fiend and Seth Rollins.
Natalya & Lacey Evans vs. The Kabuki Warriors
Lacey and Sane kicked off the match and Kairi was sent outside early but took down Evans on the outside. The Kabukis hit a double team move as Asuka tagged in. Natalya went for the sharpshooter but Asuka reversed it quickly.
Asuka and Natalya traded pins before Nattie locked in the sharpshooter again but Sane broke it up. Sane missed the Insane Elbow before Asuka got the roll up for the win
Result: The Kabuki Warriors def. Natalya & Lacey Evans
Match rating: B
Seth Rollins headed to the Firefly Funhouse set and took down Bray before smashing the set itself as his stuffed animals screamed. Bray asked for mercy but Seth took him down before literally burning it down.
Episode rating: B
It started off great but slowed down in the last hour, atleast until Seth's breakdown. The shocking end to the episode will keep the fans interested and we will be looking forward to Wyatt's response on Friday night.
