Posted on 9/29/126 by Bob Magee
RIP to Benjamin “PAC” Satterly. May his memory be a
blessing.
I think it’s fair to say a lot of wrestling fans need a good
distraction tonight, and hopefully Raw can provide that.
A graphic remembering Benjamin Satterly, “Neville,” was
shown before the WWE signature that opens the show.
Live! From Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett were on commentary.
The Bloodline Opened the Show
The Usos and Jacob Fatu came to the ring. They didn’t do the
babyface entrance through the crowd. Jimmy recaps the recent
events with the 946. According to Jimmy, the 946 kidnapping
their “little brother” Solo Sikoa is something they cannot
come back from.
Fatu grabbed a mic and said how he’s been telling “his
brothers” not to make a move and to play it slow, week after
week. But tonight, that’s all off the table because tonight,
they’re going to “dog walk” the 946, because the Bloodline
is “all gas, no brakes.” Jey Uso issued his warning shot to
the 946.
A truck was shown pulling into the parking area in the
arena, and The Usos and Fatu assumed the 946 were arriving.
They ran to the back and attacked the stage hand opening the
door… for Jaida Parker, of NXT. That poor stage hand got
killed for nothing. Parker said she was here to meet with
Adam Pearce.
— In the back, Penta and Je’Von Evans celebrate Penta’s
entry into the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Dominik and
JD McDonagh insult Penta over his lack of sympathy for what
happened to Solo Sikoa. Evans insulted JD’s head, and this
all led to a tag team match for later tonight.
— WWE and Bleacher Report are now partners, and a video
package celebrating that fact was shown.
Lola Vice v. Roxanne Perez
Perez worked a side headlock early and often. Vice tried to
escape the headlock with an armbar, but Perez countered and
got back to the headlock. Perez made the mistake of slapping
Vice, who responded with a fierce takedown. Vice went for
the spinning back fist, but Perez dropped to the floor to
avoid it. Perez tried to leave, but Vice chased her down the
aisle and tossed her back into the ring.
Back in the ring, Vice tried to spring off the ropes and arm
drag Perez, but Perez blocked the arm drag and stomped Vice
in the face. Vice caught Perez with a sleeper/choke. Perez
countered by rolling to the floor and driving Vice into the
ringpost. Vice then hit Perez with an arm-capture belly to
belly suplex on the floor.
After a commercial, Vice destroyed Perez with kicks. Vice
followed up with a pair of hip attacks in the corner, than
literally rubbed her… er, let’s say hips in her face. Vice
followed up with a backdrop suplex for a near fall.
Perez tripped up Vice in the ropes, then hit her with a
sliding uppercut to the back of the neck. Perez hit a
double-jump Lionsault, then locked in a crossface to try for
the submission. Vice rolled through and countered with an
arm bar, but Perez countered that with a jackknife cover for
a near fall.
Perez caught Vice with an uppercut, but Vice came back with
a spinning kick. Perez charged into a spinning back fist,
and Vice got the pinfall.
Match Result: Lola Vice pinned Roxanne Perez (10:18).
After the match, Raquel Rodriguez attacked Vice. Sol Ruca
ran in and took Perez out with a springboard dropkick. She
tried for the Soul Snatcher, but Perez cut her off. Perez
then hit Vice with the Pop Rocks.
— Ty Dollar Sign is in the crowd.
— Jackie Redmond interviewed Dragon Lee and Rey Mysterio.
Mysterio gave Lee his stamp of approval, calling him
destined for greatness. Of course, Big Cass came along to
talk some trash about his opponent.
— On Thursday, WWE Radio moves to Channel 93. But what
happens to the Billy Joel channel currently playing on 93?!?
— The 946 FaceTimed in another promo. “Nobody’s safe.”
Oba Femi Has a Message for the Vision
Last week, Bron Breakker couldn’t beat Je’Von Evans, and
then Oba Femi destroyed the Vision with a chair. So tonight,
Femi came to the ring with a message for the Vision. I don’t
quite get why they do the split screen with Femi doing his
walk and then 2 or 3 fans in the crowd weakly doing his
dance as well.
Femi is not “dressed for combat,” but for business. He’s
holding some kind of contract in a leather portfolio. Femi
has had problems with the Vision for months, but “the
temperature changed” when Bronson Reed returned. The crowd
booed, and Femi said, “I know, he sucks,” which was pretty
funny.
Femi wanted to give Reed some grace, since he hadn’t been
around for the seven months and missed Femi beating Brock
Lesnar at WrestleMania and winning the King of the Ring.
“I am the captain now,” Femi said. There’s a right way to do
things in the WWE, and he has a contract for Bronson Reed to
face him at Money in the Bank, stamped by HHH himself.
Because a “wise man” told him to do things this way. Femi
called out Bronson Reed to sign the contract.
Reed came out, and told Femi that they’ve been in the same
ring twice, and Reed has put Oba Femi down twice. Reed
doesn’t care that he’s put down Brock Lesnar twice. Reed
isn’t here to compete, he’s here to “put down the Ruler.”
Reed signed the contract, and we have another match for
Money in the Bank.
Reed went to leave. Femi told Reed he had “some b@lls,” but
he sealed his fate at Money in the Bank.
— Earlier today, Iyo Sky and Adam Pearce were interrupted by
Lyra Valkyria who wants to know what’s next for her. They
argue, and Pearce made a match between Sky and Valkyria for
tonight. “She has issues,” said Sky.
Dragon Lee v. Big Cass
Six weeks ago, Cass attacked Lee after his match, and now
we’re here.
Lee hit Cass with a dive before he could get into the ring.
But once he got in the ring, Lee put him down with a big
boot. Cass draped Lee over the ropes in the corner then
charged into him, sending Lee to the floor.
On the floor, Cass went for a boot, but Lee ducked. Lee then
tried to dive at Cass, got caught, and then got chokeslammed
on the ring apron, then Cass did it a second time.
After a commercial, they’re back in the ring and Lee tried
to comeback with chops, but Cass cut him off. Lee then
grabbed him by the throat and tossed him out of the ring.
Cass went to the floor and press slammed Lee back into the
ring.
Cass rocked Lee with a short-arm clothesline for a near
fall. Lee fought out of an armbar and hit Cass with a
superkick. Lee tripped up Cass into the turnbuckles, then
caught Cass with a series of dropkicks in the corner. Lee
stomped Cass in the corner, which Cass no sold by pulling
himself up to his feet. Lee leveraged Cass over the ropes,
then dove over the ropes and hit him with a hurricanrana,
taking out Cass and the camera man.
Lee hit another dive on the floor. Cass crawled back into
the ring, and Lee caught him with a punt kick. Lee went for
a crossbody in the ring, but Cass caught him. Lee escaped
and hit Cass with a tornado DDT. Lee hit Cass with a Hidden
Blade (but they’re obviously not calling it that) for a near
fall.
Lee went for Operation Dragon, but Cass countered by
attempting a chokeslam, but Lee countered that into a
jackknife cover and got the pinfall.
Match Result: Dragon Lee pinned Big Cass (12:15).
After the match, Lee dove into the crowd to celebrate. He
grabbed a fan’s beer and took a sip. Doesn’t he know it’s
cold and flu season?
— In the Bloodline locker room, Jacob Fatu is now “All gas
no brakes!” when laying out the plan for the 946. The 946 is
going to try and separate them, so they should stick
together.
— Players from the Bucks and the Brewers were shown in the
crowd. Packers players are currently too embarrassed to show
their faces in public.
— Jackie Redmond interviewed Women’s World Champion
Stephanie Vaquer about her next opponent. Vaquer won’t
choose between Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan. Instead, they
will face each other in a #1 contender’s match next week,
and the winner gets Vaquer at Money in the Bank in New
Orleans.
— LA Knight recapped his career. It took him a year to get
his first shot at a world title, and the three years later,
he got his next shot. I think he’s ignoring a four-way in
between. Knight is the most self made man in this business
and he’s ready for Roman (I missed some of this due to some
tecnhincal difficutlies, sorry!).
— Members of Club WWE can pick the cover for WWE 2K27.
Iyo Sky v. Lyra Valkyria
After some back and forth, Sky kicked Lyra in the stomach
and grabbed a headlock. Sky hit a dropkick, but missed a
charge in the corner. Lyra monkey-flipped Sky out of the
corner, who landed on her feet. Lyra locked up Sky with a
pendulum swing/surfboard, then stomped on the back of Sky’s
legs. Sky came back and knocked Valkyria to the floor with a
dropkick.
Sky followed Valkyria to the floor and hit her with a
superkick. A fan helped Sky get her balance on the ring
barricade so she could dive off the barricade and hit
Valkyria with a crossbody. Sky tried for an Asai moonsault,
but Lyra tripped her up, then hit her with a dropkick while
she hung upside down.
During the commercial break, both women went for a crossbody
and collided mid-ring. Sky recovered first and caught Lyra
with a kick. Sky hit a dropkick off the top rope. Sky
charged at Lyra, who caught her with an enziguri. Lyra hit a
sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. Valkyria tried for a
tornado DDT, but Sky escaped, Valkyria tried for the Night
Wing, but Sky escaped and hit the double underhook
backbreaker for a near fall.
Valkyria went for a go-behind, but Sky escaped by sliding
under the bottom ropes, sending Lyra into the ropes. They
fought onto the apron, and Valkyria dropped Sky with a
fisher person’s suplex.
Valkyria went for a dive, but Sky dodged her. Sky caught
Valkyria with a Asai moonsault. Back in the ring, Sky was
holding her head, but still hit Valkyria with a meteora in
the corner. Sky went to the top for the moonsault, but
Valkyria shoved her, then pulled her off the ropes into a
backbreaker for a near fall.
Valkyria went to the top, but got distracted by Bayley, who
was standing on the commentator’s table (wearing a “Ben”
armband for PAC). This distracted Valkyria, who dove into a
dropkick from Sky. Sky followed up with a moonsault to get
the victory.
Match Result: Iyo Sky defeated Lyra Valkyria by pinfall
(14:12).
— LA Knight visited the Bloodline locker room, wondering
where the pictures of the Usos were (they are only pictures
of Roman Reigns). Knight isn’t happy that the Usos let “his
boy” Solo get kidnapped. But he had a message for the Usos
to give to Roman: that Knight would be waiting for him with
“open arms” should he show up to Raw next week.
— Jackie Redmond interviewed Rey Fenix, who now has
permission to defend his AAA Cruiserweight world title among
all the WWE brands. Chad Gable was happy to see him, and
Ethan Page came along to make fun of Gable. Page isn’t a
cruiserweight, but next week Rey Fenix will kick his a$$
anyway.
Money in the Bank:
LA Knight v. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Championship.
Stephanie Vaquer v. Becky Lynch or Liv Morgan for the
Women’s World Championship
Oba Femi v. Bronson Reed
Women’s Money in the Bank: Lola Vice v. Sol Ruca v. Roxanne
Perez v. Lash Legend v Jacy Jayne . v. ????
Men’s Money in the Bank: Trick Williams v. Bron Breakker v.
CM Punk v. Je’Von Evans v. Penta v. ????
JD McDonagh & Dominik Mysterio v. Je’Von Evans & Penta
Penta got a superstar entrance with tons of extra fireworks
once he got to the ring.
The Judgment Day jumped the babyface before the bell. They
sent Evans and Penta to the floor, and after JD faked a dive
to the floor, Mysterio came off the top with a crossbody on
both his opponents.
After a commercial, Penta got the hot tag and went to town,
he hit Dom with a bulldog, and hit JD with his handstand in
the corner dropkick. Penta hit a springboard tornado DDT for
a near fall. There seemed to a spot where Evans and Penta
got a bit lost, then they hit Dominik with a double
superkick for a near fall.
Evans pounded Dominik in the corner with right hands. Penta
tagged in and started kicking away and Dominik’s leg. Penta
caught Dom with a step up rana. He sent Dom and JD to the
floor, then caught them both with a tope con hilo.
Back in the ring, Penta caught Dom with a crossbody for a
near fall.
The show went to a split-screen commercial, and during that
break Dominik regained control and sent Penta to the floor.
Dominik hit a slingshot senton in the ring for a near fall.
Dominik went for Penta’s mask, but he came back with another
crossbody off the top. Dominik hit Penta with a dropkick and
tried for the 619, but Penta countered with a Penta diver
attempt. Penta hit Dom with a superkick, but Dom came back
with one of his own. Penta and Dominik clotheslined each
other, and they were both down.
Tags were made on both side, and Evans was all over
McDonagh. Evans hit the Red Dot on McDonagh’s big head
(really, how could he miss?).
Evans tossed Dominik into the time keeper’s area, then ran
around the ring and Dominik with his big dive into the
timekeeper’s area.
Back in the ring, Evans hit a springboard clothesline on JD
for a near fall. Evans tried for the OG Cutter, but Dominik
caught him. Evans caught JD with a superkick. Dom charged
into a superkick from Penta. Evans went for the OG Cutter on
McDonagh, who was setting up Penta for a piledriver. But JD
spun Penta around and Evans inadvertently caught Penta with
the cutter. Dominik then hit Evans with the 619 and got a
near fall.
Joe Hendry then came out with JD’s Funko Pop father, singing
“JD McDonagh is a Funko Pop.” Hendry led the crowd in song,
so JD went after Hendry. Back in the ring, Dominik missed a
frog splash. JD turned into a superkick from Penta. Evans
took out McDonagh with a dive, and Penta finished off
Dominik with a Mexican Destroyer.
Match Result: Penta and Je’Von Evans defeated JD McDonagh
and Dominik Mysterio when Penta pinned Dominik (17:05).
This match was wild.
After the match, Bron Breakker came from the crowd and hit
Evans and Penta with his super charged spears.
— Byron Saxton interviewed Becky Lynch (also wearing a
“Ben/PAC” arm band), but of course Liv Morgan interrupted to
tell Lynch she deserved the title match at Money in the
Bank. If Morgan deserves the match, she should have no
problem beating, but Becky doesn’t even believe that Liv
thinks she can do that.
Next week on Raw:
Sol Ruca and Lola Vice v. Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez
AAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix v. Ethan Page (Non-
title?)
Roman Reigns returns.
Liv Morgan v. Becky Lynch
— The 946 walk through the front doors of the arena.
The 946 Commits Attempted Vehicular Manslaughter
This was a wild brawl to close the show.
The 946 came out through the crowd, but were immediately met
by security. They jumped the rail and sent the security guys
flying. The Usos and Jacob Fatu came out, and the fight was
on. Fatu went after Royce Keys, while Bronco Nima and Lucien
Price fought with the Usos. Nima, Price and the Usos wound
up in the ring, and Price and Nima got killed with a bunch
of superkicks. The fight went back to the floor, where
Bronco and Nima regained controlled by sending Jey headfirst
into the ring post.
Meanwhile at the commentary table, Royce Keys and Jacob Fatu
were fighting. Bronco Nima hit a random guy (plant, I hope)
in the crowd. Nima and Price worked over Jey Uso, eventually
dragging him to through the tech area. Jimmy caught up with
them to try and to his brother.
Back in the ring, Keys wore out Fatu with a steel chair. So
I guess Fatu isn’t in cahoots with the 946 (the way he kept
preaching restraint, this seemed like a possibility to me).
Fatu came back with superkicks on Keys. Fatu hit Keys with a
series of headbutts and a hip attack in the corner. Fatu
wrapped a chair around Keys head. Keys escaped before Fatu
could hit another hip attack. Fatu followed Keys and hit him
with a chair, and they continued to go to the back.
In the back, the Usos and Nima and Price were still
fighting, surrounded by the gaggle of geeks. Fatu and Keys
were fighting in a different area., slamming each other into
walls. They fought into the garage/parking area. Fatu tossed
Keys over some tables and threw a chair at him. Keys rammed
Fatu into one of those big staging cases. Keys tried to
escape by getting into Jaida Parker’s SUV from earlier.
Fatu pulled him out through through the window and kept
punching at Keys. Keys pushed him off, and when Fatu charged
at the car, Keys slammed the car door into Fatu.
From out of nowhere, a car then ran into Fatu. Jaida Parker
emerged, apologizing that he didn’t see Fatu… then dropped
the act and told Fatu that no one is safe. Parker joined up
with Keys and they drove off together. I guess this makes
Parker a member of The 946. Keys shouted “All gas, no
brakes!” at Fatu as he pulled away.
There was a lot of really good stuff on this show. It seems
like they’re going all in on Penta. The crowd brought a lot
of energy, especially in the Penta tag match and the main
event angle.