Posted on 8/27/124 by Bob Magee
Show Recap —
There was a memorial graphic for “Sycho Sid” Sid Eudy. RIP.
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Bron Breakker (and a dog), American Made, Braun Strowman and
Bronson Reed were shown arriving at the arena.
Corey Graves and Michael Cole are on commentary.
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Judgment Day entered to start the show. Liv Morgan welcomed
us to Raw and told us to rise for Judgment Day. They aired a
replay of their attack on Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley.
Carlito called it cool and JD McDonagh said it was a long
time coming. Finn Bálor said Judgment Day weren’t the bad
guys — Priest and Ripley were, and they got what they
deserved.
Morgan said she and Daddy Dom would beat them in Berlin and
prove they were always on top. The crowd loudly booed as Dom
tried to speak. Dom announced he was entering the
Intercontinental title tournament with Morgan’s support.
Rey Mysterio and LWO (Dragon Lee, Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del
Toro) interrupted. Rey called his son a lost soul. At least
when he was with Ripley, one of them had a set. Someone had
to put Dom in his place. Dom said he already beat Rey and he
disappeared for weeks. Rey called his son a jackass and was
even more of a jackass now that he was with Morgan.
Morgan tried to stick up for Dom so Rey invited Dom to take
a swing at him. Rey wanted to knock the mustache off Dom’s
face. McDonagh took a swing at Rey but Rey blocked it and
LWO cleared the ring. Dragon Lee wiped out Judgment Day with
a dive.
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Eight-man tag team match: Dominik Mysterio, Carlito & Tag
Team Champions Finn Bálor & JD McDonagh (w/Women’s World
Champion Liv Morgan) defeated Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee,
Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro (13:26+)
The match was made official and started during a break.
Dragon Lee, Wilde and Del Toro went for dives but Judgment
Day escaped up the aisle. They didn’t retreat far enough and
Wilde nailed them with his launching springboard dive.
Judgment Day were in control anyway after a break.
Rey made the hot tag and ran wild on Dom. Rey hit a sunset
flip powerbomb but Judgment Day broke up the cover. Wilde
and Del Toro tried simultaneous springboard dropkicks but
Wilde slipped and fell. LWO all hit suicide dives moments
later which really got the crowd going.
Rey hit his son with a 619 but Bálor distracted the referee
as Morgan pulled Dom to safety. Rey missed a frog splash as
a result and Dom used la magistral cradle for the pinfall
win. So Dom pinned Rey again thanks to Morgan.
— Judgment Day placed Rey on the announce table as Dom set
up for a dive but Ripley and Priest ran out (to Ripley’s
music) to make the save. Dom was cornered but Morgan saved
him. The rest of Judgment Day jumped in which allowed Dom
and Liv and Bálor to escape. Ripley gave McDonagh a Rip-tide
and Priest gave Carlito a chokeslam.
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Jackie Redmond interviewed The Miz who is in the IC title
tournament. Redmond noted he was in a rough stretch lately.
Miz wanted to right those wrongs. He could win the
tournament and tie the record for most IC title reigns.
Bronson Reed interrupted. Reed said he already took out R-
Truth and Seth Rollins and now Miz got Braun Strowman
involved. He was losing track of everyone he needed to maim.
He would maim Strowman tonight and was coming back for Miz.
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Kofi Kingston met with Xavier Woods backstage. They had a
few slight disagreements (Woods changed his gear from green
to black) but agreed they’d been together as long as they
had because they were emotionally secure grown men who could
talk things out. Now they each had a chance to bring the IC
title to the New Day.
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Cathy Kelley interviewed Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler and
Zoey Stark. They bragged about the damage they did to Zelina
Vega, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance. They were all sitting
at home thanks to them. Baszler said Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane
would join them after tonight.
IYO SKY & Kairi Sane defeated Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark
(w/Sonya Deville) (7:32)
They went to break 45 seconds into the match after Deville
took a cheap shot at Sane (which the director missed). Sane
made a comeback after the break but Baszler caught her with
a knee strike. Stark followed with a missile dropkick but
Sky broke up the cover.
Zelina Vega ran in from the crowd and knocked down Deville.
Sky took out Baszler with a moonsault outside the ring while
Sane hit Stark with an Insane Elbow for the pinfall win.
They popped for the win but the crowd was real quiet for
this.
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Uncle Howdy promo
“I stopped to marvel at all our accomplishments. Nearly
stepped on a serpent. We won’t make that mistake again. The
false prophet continues to reveal himself to the world,
masquerading as a loving shepherd while marching his lambs
into the mouth of wolves. A bond forged in the tears of the
innocent is not a family. It’s blasphemy.
Chad — we have given you chance after chance. Inflicting
fear and suffering. And yet you refused to remove the scales
from your eyes. Your arrogance is like a beast risen from
the sea. We must cut off the head so the blood of the damned
rains down, washing away the sins of the wicked.
I accept your challenge. Your… invitation. This is more than
a reckoning. This is a purge.”
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[SECOND HOUR]
Drew McIntyre and CM Punk segment
McIntyre entered. He used a Punk line to start his promo:
“Boy is it great to be alive on a Monday night in
Providence, Rhode Island.”
McIntyre said he could keep going because he knew Punk’s
whole predictable routine. Punk would go on to talk about
his favourite subject: himself. Punk would talk about how
hot the company was despite being gone for eight years and
having nothing to do with it while the rest of them did the
hard work. Punk would then talk about meeting little Timmy
who flew 239,000 miles from the moon to meet his lord and
saviour CM Punk.
McIntyre sat cross-legged and asked, “Do I have your
attention now?” McIntyre said he wasn’t doing a bit, he was
telling the truth. Punk was afraid of him. Punk kept
attacking him from behind. The only reason he kept doing it
was because the fans kept chanting his name. The fans were
enablers. Chanting his name was like handing a drink to an
alcoholic. Punk would sober up and realize that McIntyre was
going to kill him in the strap match.
Every time he whipped Punk it would be on the fans and they
would have to live with it. The fans have chosen nostalgia
over the warrior who was there for them during the darkest
times. The 50-cent piece of trash on his wrist caused Punk
so much emotional hurt. It’s ironic that the weapon he chose
would cause him so much physical hurt.
Punk’s music hit and he attacked McIntyre with the strap —
from behind. McIntyre headbutted Punk and clobbered him.
Punk planted McIntyre on the announce table with a back body
drop and hammered away at him with the strap around his
fist.
Security ran out to separate them and McIntyre bailed
through the crowd. Punk attacked three guards with the strap
and posed on the ropes as he stared at McIntyre.
(McIntyre’s promo was very good.)
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There was a Braun Strowman video promo.
IC title tournament triple threat match: Jey Uso defeated
Karrion Kross (w/Scarlett) and Kofi Kingston (8:41)
Kingston probably took most of the match but Jey picked up
what felt like an inevitable win.
Kingston went right after Kross and Jey joined in. Kingston
got the better of an exchange with Jey and wiped out both
men with a trust dive ahead of a break. Jey was in control
after the break but Kross cut him off with a thrust kick.
Kingston hit Kross with a flying crossbody for two. Kingston
hit Jey with a Trouble in Paradise after Kross ducked. Kross
powerbombed Kingston for two. Kross applied a cloverleaf but
Kingston reversed into a rollup for two.
Kross knocked Kingston out of the ring with a right hand.
Jey followed by spearing Kross and hitting an Uso Splash for
the pinfall win.
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They aired a quick Gunther promo he cut while overseas (in
Belgium). He said Randy Orton will finally meet his match in
Berlin.
They plugged Smackdown moving to USA Network on September
13th.
Bianca Belair will be on the upcoming season of “Bel-Air.”
They aired a clip and it looks awful. All of her lines were
in WWE speak which sounds even dumber on a drama series.
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Randy Orton promo
Orton said he listened to voices in his head for most of his
career but lately, the voices he hears are the fans. It
meant the world to him that they sang his song — even if it
took them 15 years. He thanked them.
Orton has won a lot of titles in his career. The World
Heavyweight Championship meant the most to him because it
was the first world title he won and he was the youngest to
win it. He unified the two titles they had at the time
(years later) and was honoured to do so.
The old world title was retired but it was reborn last year
while he was at home on his couch recovering from spinal
fusion surgery. He didn’t know if he would be able to
perform again but knew if he did, he would do everything in
his power to make sure his name was engraved in the world
title once again. He wanted to create a new legacy. The
crowd chanted “You deserve it.”
He knew he would be stepping into enemy territory in Berlin
against a living legend (to people in Europe). But Gunther’s
head was also shoved so far up his own ass he didn’t realize
he was facing the most dangerous wrestler this company has
seen in almost 20 years.
Orton signed his first WWE contract at 19 years old and he
grew up in front of the fans. He learned from his mistakes
and had to earn every ounce of respect that comes with his
name. Gunther came into the company as a 30-something-year-
old egotistical prick. They might have that last part in
common.
The difference between them was that Orton was humbled
earlier in his career but Gunther has never been put in his
place. Orton planned on doing that in Berlin. This match
could’ve just been about the title but Gunther had to make
it personal. Gunther was right that Orton had demons but
those demons were tougher than Gunther. Orton beat them all
just like he would beat Gunther and he would do it with an
RKO.
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There was a pre-taped promo by Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre. They
said Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair got all the attention
but that did them no good when the bell rang (at Clash at
the Castle). Dawn and Fyre would prove the doubters wrong in
Berlin and retain the tag titles.
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Bronson Reed vs. Braun Strowman ended in a no-contest or
double count-out
This led to an insane conclusion and a spot that will be
replayed for years.
Strowman immediately hit a dropkick but Reed knocked him
down moments later with a shoulder tackle. Strowman no-sold
a chop and hit one of his own. Strowman hit a running
crossbody but Reed followed with a flying crossbody. Reed
hit a suicide dive which led to a break.
[THIRD HOUR]
Reed went up for a Tsunami but Strowman slammed him and hit
a boot. Reed went to the apron and thumbed Strowman in the
eye. Reed started walking to the back but Strowman ran after
him and clotheslined him. Reed drove Strowman into the video
board and walked through Gorilla into the back.
Reed knew Strowman would come after him so he grabbed a
trash can and waited. Sure enough, Strowman walked through
the curtain and Reed hit him with the can. Two security
guards tried to step between them but Strowman tossed one
into an equipment box and chokeslammed the other through a
table.
They brawled to the parking lot and Strowman chokeslammed
Reed onto the hood of a car. Strowman tackled Reed onto the
hood of another car and Reed slid off and landed on the
ground. Reed fought off Strowman by hitting him with a pipe.
With Strowman lying on top of the car’s roof, Reed climbed
atop a wall that was about 9 feet high. Reed crushed
Strowman with a Tsunami on the car and the side windows
exploded. The crowd went nuts.
Adam Pearce frantically called for medics as officials
checked on the two men.
Medics checked on Strowman after a break. Cole said Reed
walked off on his own, refusing medical attention.
(The bell never rang when they left the ring so they didn’t
announce an official result.)
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IC title tournament triple threat match: Pete Dunne defeated
Xavier Woods and The Miz (11:03)
Woods wore a “SID” armband. He ran wild on Dunne following a
break and Graves let us know Miz has been a non-factor
through the break. Woods did a few Claudio Castagnoli spots
including running corner uppercuts and a big swing (which
didn’t look nearly as good as Claudio’s). Woods was dizzy so
Miz hit him with a DDT.
Miz hit Dunne with a Codebreaker, DDT’d both men and hit It
Kicks. Miz tried a flying crossbody but Woods caught him and
rolled through. Woods hit some sort of gutbuster and
powerbombed Dunne onto Miz. Miz hit Woods with a Skull
Crushing Finale and Dunne tried to steal the pin but Miz
broke it up. Dunne put Miz in a crossface but Woods
superkicked both men.
Woods hit a flying elbow drop and had it won but Dunne
yanked the referee out of the ring. Dunne booted Woods from
the ring and hit Miz with Bitter End for the pinfall win.
(The ref was annoyed but couldn’t do anything about it
because there were no disqualifications.)
— The winner of this tournament will be determined in a
fatal four-way. Uso and Dunne have now qualified.
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Redmond interviewed Bron Breakker. Bron warned Jey to keep
his name out of his mouth. He said a member of Jey’s family
has never beaten a member of his family and Jey wasn’t going
to be the one to do it. Bron dismissed the idea of Dunne
beating him too. He warned the eventual tournament winner
that he was the IC champion and the worst was yet to come.
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Chad Gable cut a pre-taped promo alongside American Made.
Gable said he wasn’t a false prophet. He wasn’t the one
hiding behind a mask asking his family members to do the
dirty work while he sat back and watched. Gable would show
the world Uncle Howdy was just an ordinary guy and he would
tap just like an ordinary guy.
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There was a pre-taped promo by Priest and Ripley. Priest
said Judgment Day called them the bad guys — and they were
right. Ripley said it felt good being bad and the Terror
Twins would show no mercy in Berlin. Priest said, “We’re
your devils and we’re coming for you.”
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Cole spoke about Sycho Sid. He said Sid was one of the first
people to greet him when he started in WWE in 1997. Sid was
one of the nicest men he ever met and was one of the best
big men in sports entertainment.
They aired a very nice tribute video to Sid Eudy.
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Next week on Raw in Denver, CO:
IC title tournament triple threat: Sheamus vs. Bronson Reed
vs. Ludwig Kaiser
IC title tournament triple threat: Ilja Dragunov vs. Dragon
Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio
Zelina Vega vs. Shayna Baszler
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Uncle Howdy defeated Chad Gable (13:56)
Bo Dallas’ last official match was in November 2019 in a
six-man match and one of his opponents was “Shorty G” Chad
Gable.
Bo Dallas/Uncle Howdy wrestled in a mask and a long grey
wig. Howdy “danced” with Gable before knocking him down with
a clothesline. Howdy hit a powerslam and chased a frightened
Gable from the ring. They went to break one minute into the
match as Howdy taunted Gable like Luke Harper.
Gable suplexed Howdy out of the ring and hit a dive off the
top. The crowd chanted “You suck” at Gable who ran into a
back body drop. Howdy used a running hip attack into the
barricade. Uncle Howdy, respecting the rules, slid into the
ring to break up the referee’s count.
Howdy chucked Gable over the announce table onto a leather
chair. Howdy cleared the announce table but Gable hit him
with an Angle Slam onto the table (which didn’t break).
Howdy got back in the ring at a nine count.
They went to the top and Gable hit an avalanche t-bone
suplex for two. Gable followed with three German suplexes.
Gable tried Chaos Theory but Howdy blocked it and hit a
uranage for two.
Howdy set up for Sister Abigail but Ivy Nile distracted the
ref and that allowed Gable to counter and apply an ankle
lock. Howdy countered the ankle lock but Gable fell into the
referee as a result. Howdy put Gable in the mandible claw
but the Creed Brothers pulled Howdy out of the ring and
tossed him into the barricade.
The lights went out momentarily and the Wyatt Sicks entered
to take out the Creeds. Howdy avoided a Gable moonsault and
hit Sister Abigail for the pinfall win.
“And here is your winner, Uncle Howdy.”
The show ended with Uncle Howdy doing Bray Wyatt’s pose.
(This was probably as good a match as you’ll get out of
Uncle Howdy but he won’t be able to wrestle Chad Gable every
week.)