04:18am
And that wraps up the final episode of Raw before SummerSlam!
It was fine, I suppose. Not bad, but not all that great either, really.
I’m not a massive fan of Ambrose and in all honesty would have preferred something Jason Jordan related, but oh well. It’s nice to see him back.
Renee Young did a great job on commentary, though. Would love to see/hear her there again some point soon.
Thanks for joining me on this Monday evening! If you fancy any more of my wrestling-based nonsense, feel free to follow me on Twitter @LiamTheShebang.
What did you make of the show? Any changes to your SummerSlam predictions? Let us know on Discord, Twitter, or in the comments below!
And now I’m going to bed.
04:12am
I must say, I’m a fan of Ambrose’s new haircut.
More importantly, the contract for SummerSlam is signed.
Dolph Ziggler with Drew McIntyre in his corner will defend the IC Championship against Seth Rollins, who will have a newly returned Dean Ambrose as backup.
04:10am
It turns out that the “travel issues” Rollins was experiencing weren’t actually his own, but were actually those of…
…DEAN AMBROSE! HE’S BACK!
04:09am
After a fantastic promo from both Ziggler and McIntyre, the ‘Showoff’ signs the contract…
…and as I’m typing this, finally out comes Seth Rollins!
A bit anticlimactic really.
03:57am
The IC Title contract signing is up next, I’m going to make a #MAD prediction and say that Jason Jordan’s gonna come out and sign the contract instead of Rollins.
03:54am
After the usual Riott Squad shenanigans on the outside, Ruby Riott wins with a roll-up.
I’m not even going to pretend I care.
Seth Rollins still isn’t at the arena yet though.
03:49am
Cole: “That’ll break her nose!”
Well it clearly didn’t.
Cole: “Sasha may have a broken hand!”
Well she clearly hasn’t.
03:39am
“IT’S BOSS TIME.”
Shut up you pillock.
Sasha v Ruby Riott up next.
03:36am
The B-Team vs. The Revival for the Raw Tag Team Titles is announced for the SummerSlam pre-show, aswell as Rusev and Lana vs. Andrade Almas and Zelina Vega which was confirmed a couple of days ago.
We are also informed that the WWE Cruiserweight Championship match between Cedric Alexander and Drew Gulak will also take place on the pre-show. Very, very disappointed.
03:33am
A video package is played celebrating the career of Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart following the gutting news of his passing earlier today.
03:26am
Bobby Roode pins Mojo with a Glorious DDT.
What on earth was the point of that?
03:24am
A random 6-man tag team match has appeared after the commercial break.
It’s Bobby Roode and Titus Worldwide vs. Mojo Rawley and Authors of Pain, combining two of the HOTTEST FEUDS in recent memory.
03:17am
Heyman hands Roman a sheet of paper, seemingly a contract to make Heyman his advocate.
Staying true to his ECW colors, Heyman then sprays Roman with pepper spray, blinding him.
Brock Lesnar then comes out to the ring and locks Reigns in a Guillotine submission hold, “putting him to sleep.”
Turns out it was all a ruse.
Jesus… I don’t know what to do, I’m not used to being right about these things.
I reckon Lesnar retains on Sunday though, possibly with a cash-in the following night on Raw. Let Twitter have a meltdown for 24 hours. Would be absolutely hilarious.
Oh… Brock’s back. He hits an F5 for good measure.
03:07am
Paul Heyman comes out and praises the Usos, clearly trying to get on Reigns’ good side.
Heyman says that with him in Roman’s corner, the ‘Big Dog’ can beat Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
I still think this is all a ruse.
02:59am
IT’S THE BIG DAWWWWGGGG
He gets a mixed reception, there seems to be a lot of cheers for him. Presumably from children.
02:54am
The Revival hit the Shatter Machine on Bray Wyatt, but it’s Wyatt and Axel who are the legal men.
Axel chucks Dawson out the ring and capitalises with the pinfall win to retain the titles for the B-Team.
02:51am
Matt Hardy hits a superplex off the top rope on Scott Dawson to the outside, landing on all the other competitors.
Sparks a few “This is Awesome!” chants, which is nice.
02:47am
We go to commercials. Not much has happened.
The Revival did hit a Hart Attack though, paying homage to the late, great Jim Neidhart following his sad passing earlier today.
02:40am
The Revival get a jobber entrance. Deary me.
Also, the B-Team’s new theme is the best thing. The BEST thing. I will happily hash it out with anyone who disagrees.
02:34am
It’s Raw Tag Team Title match time, as the B-Team defend in a Triple Threat match against former champions the Deleters of Worlds and the Revival.
Who do you think is going to come out on top in this one?
My guess is the B-Team. Because they’re the best.
02:31am
Bobby Lashley does, in fact, kill Random Guitar Bloke.
02:30am
Bobby Lashley interrupts Elias before he can start singing, he’s probably going to kill Random Guitar Bloke.
02:27am
Some random bloke is stood in the ring with a guitar. He says he likes Elias.
Elias comes out onto the stage, advertises new $5 “What Would Elias Do?” bracelets on WWEShop.com.
Won’t be a minute guys, I’m just going to go and buy 87 of them.
02:23am
Bobby Lashley up next. Oh boy! I cannot wait.
Meanwhile, if you haven’t yet joined our Discord server, why not? Do that thing. You get to chat to me sometimes. What more could you want from life?
02:20am
Seth Rollins still isn’t at the arena to sign the contract for his IC Title match against Dolph Ziggler this Sunday.
Interesting stuff…
Sort of.
02:18am
Braun chases after Owens post-match, leaving Bálor in the ring on his own to be attacked from behind by Corbin, who lands an End of Days to a chorus of “You Still Suck!” chants.
02:15am
Yep that’s exactly what happened.
Braun pins Jinder.
Whatever.
I’m bored of Strowman now.
02:13am
This has been pretty formulaic so far.
There have been a couple of cool moments, but it’s largely just been the heels dominating Bálor, presumably in preparation for a Strowman hot tag.
02:07am
If there’s one good thing about this Braun/Owens program, it’s KO’s facial expressions whenever he sees Strowman anywhere near him.
I hope Owens wins the briefcase at SummerSlam. The man is gold.
02:03am
Kevin Owens repeatedly shouting “Shanti!” on the apron is all I need in life.
02:01am
I must admit, I’m not a fan of how Braun has been booked recently, but man, he is OVER with the crowd tonight.
01:59am
The match is about to kick off, before Raw GM Kurt Angle comes onto the stage.
He announces that this match is now a tag team match, and Finn Bálor will in fact be partnered by…
…Braun Strowman.
Who could’ve seen that one coming?
01:56am
The official theme song for SummerSlam is by Flo Rida.
It’s nice to see WWE giving up-and-coming artists an opportunity to promote their music.
01:52am
Corbin then announces that Finn Bálor will in fact be in a Handicap match not a singles match, and will face Mahal and…
…Kevin Owens.
Watch out for a wild Braun Strowman.
01:50am
Corbin wins with a BEAUTIFUL Deep Six.
It’s nice to see him ending matches with that move, because it deserves it.
The match itself was pretty fine.
Corbin then introduces Finn Bálor’s opponent tonight, the man who was WWE Champion for about half a year, Jinder Mahal.
01:48am
There are now dueling “Let’s Go Corbin”/”Corbin Sucks” chants. What a world we live in.
01:45am
Corbin has handpicked Tyler Breeze as his opponent tonight.
A massively underutilized talent, that will likely just be easily dispatched of by the Constable.
I’m hoping for at least a semi-competitive match.
01:41am
Kurt Angle has a moan at Constable Baron Corbin like he does every week, before Ziggler and McIntyre remind Angle that Rollins isn’t yet at the arena.
The WWE Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam‘s contract signing is set to take place tonight. Rollins kinda needs to be there for that.
Constable Corbin is now making his entrance and will compete in singles action in the second match of the evening.
01:38am
We see replays of what went down last week in regards to Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman.
A clip is then shown of footage that was cut from last week’s Heyman interview, but was later uploaded to YouTube, in which Heyman teases aligning with Heyman.
Personally I think this is all a ruse and Lesnar and Heyman are still on the same page.
01:28am
In a match that was largely just rest holds and commercials, towards the end Fox got up on the apron, Rousey pulled her down and Alexa then threw Rousey into the barricade.
Ember tried to capitalize with an Eclipse, but Fox botched pulling her off Bliss during the pin so it all just looked a bit naff. The ref awarded Moon a DQ win anyway.
Then Rousey scared everyone away.
01:20am
More commercials.
This really is scintillating stuff. (That’s sarcasm, it’s late, expect a lot of it.)
A beautiful baseball slide from Moon and the weirdest dropkick I’ve ever seen from Bliss is all that’s happened thus far.
01:17am
About two minutes after we come back from commercial, we get a split screen video package for Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns.
“Women’s Evolution.”
01:14am
Rousey kills the security personnel, and Fox puts up a better fight than all of them. Because of course she does. She’s crazy, remember. You can tell because she’s wearing a forest on her head.
We go to commercial break, but Bliss vs. Moon kicks off next!
01:10am
Alexa Bliss comes out and cuts a promo on Rousey.
Why is Alicia Fox there and why is she wearing a forest on her head?
Bliss has hired personal security, presumably so Ronda doesn’t kill her. Again – why is Alicia Fox there?
01:07am
Rousey emotionally pays tribute to Jim Neidhart, before vowing to defeat Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam to become Raw Women’s Champion.
The ‘Rowdy One’ also announces that instead of Natalya, it will be Ember Moon who will take on Bliss tonight.
01:02am
Ronda Rousey opens the show, which makes a nice change. A large poppington for Rousey from the Greensboro crowd.
Ronda’s pal Natalya’s match vs. Alexa Bliss was cancelled due to the sad news of Jim Neidhart’s passing earlier today.
00:56am
I am now watching tennis finish before the graps start, and to be honest, it’s more entertaining than Raw has been recently.
00:43am
Yes, I am watching this in the UK.
Yes, I am insane.
Yes, I am really looking forward to Renee Young on commentary.
15 minutes to go, how exciting! Not very, unfortunately.
00:30am
Good evening and welcome to WrestleTalk‘s Live Coverage of tonight’s WWE Raw, as we are now under a week away from SummerSlam 2018.
Make sure you join our Discord server to join in the conversation with fellow SWAFT Nation members and your favorite WrestleTalk personalities.
Before the show, check out our preview of tonight’s action, but here’s what we already know:
- The B-Team will defend the Raw Tag Team Championships in a Triple Threat match against the Deleters of Worlds and the Revival
- Renee Young will replace Jonathan Coachman on commentary (GET IN THERE)
- Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler will sign the contract for their Intercontinental Title match at SummerSlam – can’t see anything going wrong there…
- Natalya’s match vs. Alexa Bliss has been cancelled due to the sad news of Natalya’s father Jim Neidhart’s passing earlier today
- Constable Corbin and Finn Bálor will be in separate matches
- Brock Lesnar may or may not turn up
What are you looking forward to tonight? Any bold predictions? Let us know on Discord, Twitter, or in the comments below.
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