8/31 GFW Impact Wrestling Report

We kick the show off from earlier today with the new GFW Champion, Eli Drake (and Chris Adonis) arriving to the arena. Also, Lashley and American Top Team show up yet again. Lambert gets into another argument with Jeff Jarrett.

- Recap of last week's Gauntlet for the Gold match and American Top Team getting physical at ringside while Drake celebrated his big win.

- Out to the ring is Eli Drake and Chris Adonis, both in suits and with celebratory cigars. Drake on the mic, he says fourteen years he's traveled all over the world and now he has the title. Drake says looking at the title it pisses him it took him this long to get it. Drake gloats about his win and that no one - not even Jim Cornette - could keep him away from the championship. Out to the ring comes Johnny Impact, who tells Drake that he and everyone in the back are sick of him running his mouth. "Take it from me, a guy who's had more names than you have had titles," says Impact. He wants the title and now out comes Eddie Edwards.

Edwards gets on the mic and says he knows to get chances, you need to speak up, so he's speaking up. Edwards then lets Impact that because he's been a world champion in GFW, he outranks Impact and he wants a shot at the title. Drake stirs the pot between Impact and Edwards, but out comes Cornette to fix things. Cornette says tonight it will be Edwards/Impact vs. Adonis/Drake and if Drake's team wins, he doesn't have to defend the title. If Impact or Edwards gets the pin, they get a title shot.

- Backstage, Allie introduces herself to a disinterested Taryn Terrell and wonders why Taryn was so mean to Gail Kim. Taryn says it's been bothering her and wondered if Allie could give Kim a message, Allie agrees, and gets beat up by Taryn. "Make sure that message gets delivered, okay?"

oVe (Dave and Jake Crist) vs. Mario Bokara and Fallah Bahh

Dave and Mario start things off with Dave landing a big kick, quick tags back and forth as Dave hits a senton splash, cover, two. LAX watches on from their hideout as Bahh is tagged in. Jake tries to use his speed and gets flattened by Bahh. Bahh with a leg drop, misses, and tags out. Jake and Dave with double kicks on Bokara. Double kicks on Bahh clear him out of the match. High elevation cutter on Bokara that puts him down for the 1-2-3.

Winners: oVe via Pinfall

- Jim Cornette talks with Moose in his office and in rolls the Grand Champion, EC3. Cornette lets EC3 know he's taking on El Hijo del Fantasma in his next title match.

Caleb Konley (with Trevor Lee) vs. Petey Williams

Konley gets things going early on before Williams lands a nice hurricanrana and running drop kick to ground Konley. Action goes to the floor and Lee gets involved by choking Williams before throwing him back in the ring. Konley goes to work on Williams and goes for a pin, two-count. Konley in complete control of this one at the moment goes for a number of pins and just can't put Williams away. Williams with some kicks and chops, drops Konley on his face, goes for a pin, but no luck. Williams calls for the Canadian Destroyer, gets countered, Konley up for a moonsault, misses. Williams gets distracted by Lee on the apron, Williams tosses Konley to send Lee to the floor and then hits a hurricanrana to take out Lee. Canadian Destroyer hits and that's enough to get the win.

Winner: Petey Williams via Pinfall

- Post-match, Lee instantly attacks Williams, but out comes Sonjay Dutt to clear the ring.

- Backstage, we see Richard Justice who finally has a match.

- Backstage, Taryn and Sienna are chatting it up, Karen Jarrett tried to break up the fun. She's not happy with how Taryn attacked both Gail and Allie. Jarrett then books a tag match for next week Sienna/Taryn vs. Kim/Allie.

Richard Justice vs. Kongo Kong

Justice goes right to work on Kong's midsection, attempts a shoulder block, but hurts his shoulder against his opponent. He does some squats before running straight into Kong's fist, dropping to the mat. Kong heads up to the top rope and lands a rough looking splash. It's all over.

Winner: Kongo Kong via Pinfall

- Post-match, Kong beats up Justice some more. Mahabali Shera heads to the ring, back and forth punches before he sends Kong to the outside.

- Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell talks to Johnny and asks about his thoughts on tonight's match. He said he's come to GFW for the title, but it excited for tonight's match.

- LAX's hideout, Konnan talks to Low Ki about proving a point against James Storm. He wants Low Ki to send him to the hospital and to send a message to the company that nobody disrespects LAX.

Low Ki vs. James Storm

Low Ki with a quick strike, surprising Storm. He's able to get off to a good start before Storm recovers and uses his power to slow his opponent down. The rest of LAX watches closely as Diamante yanks Storm off the second rope and LAX strikes. Thanks to that assist, Low Ki is able to get control back, number of kicks to floor Storm, pin, two-count. Storm with a comeback, inverted atomic drop, clothesline, kick to the back of the head, side Russian leg sweep, pin, two! Storm tries to monkey flip Low Ki who lands on the second turnbuckle and hits a double stomp, pin, two. Plenty of back and forth action, Low Ki goes for Warrior's Way, misses. Storm hits Eye of the Storm, pin, Low Ki kicks out! Ortiz jumps up on the apron, trying to get Storm's attention. Ref distracted, Santana hits Storm with the title, Low Ki with a Warrior's Way and that will do it.

Winner: Low Ki via Pinfall

- Backstage, Braxton Sutter checked in with Allie who's holding some ice to her head. In comes Garza Jr. to see how she's doing, Sutter gets instantly mad and sends Garza Jr. off. Allie says he was just checking on her, Sutter responds "I know what he was doing."

- Promo about Bobby Lashley and if he should stick to pro wrestling or MMA. Footage of American Top Team is shown (as Jim Cornette calls them a bunch of "thugs" in an interview) as they fight with Jeff and Karen Jarrett.

- Some random room, Grado and Laurel Van Ness are flirting as Joseph Park goes over a checklist of wedding items. As they are going over said items, they realize Van Ness is actually from Canada, not the U.S., which won't help Grado's issues of staying in the country.

- AAA Star, Pagano, is coming soon to GFW.

- Taya Valkyrie is coming next week. Also next week, Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley vs. Petey Williams and Sonjay Dutt.

- Lashley sits with his American Top Team group and talks about whether he should stay with wrestling or go. His coach tells him now is the time to be in MMA, Lashley doesn't want the door to close on wrestling if he ends up becoming a champion in MMA. Nothing is really settled.

Eli Drake and Chris Adonis vs. Johnny Impact and Eddie Edwards

Edwards and Adonis start things off, but Impact is brought in first. Adonis ends up getting the best of him and tags in the new champion, quick tags back and forth with Adonis and Drake as they both keep Impact down. Edwards with a splash to the outside taking out Drake. Impact with a corkscrew over the top rope, flattening Adonis. Action back in the ring with Adonis hitting a bodyslam on Impact who has taken a real beating in this match, he just can't get Edwards into the match.

Impact finally gets a tag, but ref was distracted by Adonis, so out goes Edwards. Drake and Adonis working well together, lot of double team moves, keeping total control in the ring. Edwards tries to get the crowd to encourage Impact as he works his way out of a headlock. Edwards finally is tagged in and lands a number of moves on Adonis including a blue thunder bomb, cover, two. Drake is brought in, Edwards goes to the top and is distracted by Adonis. Drake runs, leaps up to the top rope and hits a beautiful superplex all in one motion. Edwards can't get much going against Drake or Adonis at first, but Edwards hits a suplex to work his way back into this one. Crowd is fully behind Edwards as he is able to crawl his way to Impact. Huge springboard splash and superkicks on both wrestlers.

Impact sets Drake up in the corner, Adonis runs in, Impact flips over him. Double neckbreaker, pin, two! Impact back to the top rope, takes too long, leaps, but lands on his feet. Edwards is sent to the floor. Drake and Adonis go to work on Impact, pin, two. Everyone taking shots at each other now. Edwards with a top rope hurricanrana, Impact hits the Thursday Night Delight (corkscrew elbow), Adonis breaks up the pin. Adonis is taken out to the floor, Impact follows. Drake hits the Bottom Rung to pick up the win for his team.

Winners: Eli Drake and Chris Adonis via Pinfall

- Post-match, American Top Team heads out to the ring from the crowd. Lambert gets on the mic and calls out all four wrestlers in the ring. Cornette comes out and tells Lashley he'll lose his upcoming spot at AAA TripleMania (which has already happened) if he doesn't keep his team in check. Cornette announces it will be Matt Sydal vs. Eli Drake next week for the GFW Championship. Sydal won his chance at a title at Destination X and decided to go for the GFW Championship. Eli Drake isn't happy, Lashley isn't happy, and we're out! 

GFW signs agreement to keep Impact on Pop TV in 2018 per report

Anthem and GFW have have to terms on a new agreement with Pop TV to continue carrying Impact in 2018 according to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Impact has been on the network since 2016 after a rough two years for the company in it’s prior regime under TNA Wrestling. Impact was pushed off Spike TV in late 2014 after a nearly 10 year run on the network. The company then announced a TV deal with Destination America that barely lasted a full year before announcing in November of 2015 that they had come to terms with the CBS Corporation to run the show on Pop TV.
All first-run editions of Impact in 2016 averaged 310,000 viewers, with that number dipping to an average of 292,000 viewers in 2017 so far. Pop TV is currently estimated to be in around 73.8 million homes in the United States. The company’s current television deals in the UK (Spike TV) and India (Sony Six) were described as the “main revenue source” when it comes to television distribution as things stand right now.
The company is continuing to operate on a very limited budget under Anthem, with the latest set of TV tapings being a prime example where they taped enough TV to get them to the first week of November for the upcoming Bound for Glory PPV.

Opinionated View- Well typical of Dave he takes some good news for GFW and tries to spin it as bad some how. But lets be happy the best wrestling  show is staying put on TV. 

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GFW Impact Wrestling Preview

GFW Impact returns to Pop TV tonight on August 31, 2017.
Scheduled for the show is newly crowned GFW Global Champion Eli Drake celebrating his championship win last week after winning Gauntlet for the Gold.
Also advertised for the show tonight:
* OVE vs. Mario Bokara and Fallah Bahh
* Petey Williams in action

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Sexy Star Comments On Rosemary Incident

As noted, over the weekend Sexy Star purposefully injured Rosemary's shoulder at the end of their Reina de Reinas Championship Match (which also included Lady Shani & Ayako Hamada) at AAA's TripleMania XXV event. Since then, Rosemary has responded to what happened, commenting that Sexy Star tried to say it was a work, which Rosemary wanted to make very clear that it wasn't. While a number of wrestling stars have reacted to the incident, Sexy Star has already felt the backlash, getting pulled from a WrestleCade Weekend event.

In the video above, on a reality show Sexy Star was asked about the incident and here was here response, which is translated roughly from Spanish (originally from rderudo.com) according to PWInsider.

"This have been very difficult days for me," Sexy Star said. "Last Saturday, I was in a championship fight; was very hard. I think everything got out of hand. I don't know, I am still confused with the situation. I'd like to remain quiet and when the time is right I will speak on the subject. Men and women want to finish me, make me retire from the sport. I am still here, as I stated in the beginning, I will not stop representing all those women that have been mistreated physically or psychologically. I believe that I have to stronger. If at a moment I went through depression and got out of it, I will also get out of this one. I was doing what I had to do, what the people deserved, to go all in clawing until the end. That's what happened, I submitted her. It appears the girl is injured, I don't know, [it] is not something I am aware off. That's all I can say."

Opinionated View- You know I do that whole Worse Person in the world thing as joke to have some fun but now I think I need to retire it. Because I think Sexy Star has now locked it up fore all times. First you were not in a championship fight you were in a wrestling match. And why I don't know what the exact state of Kayfab in Mexico is I am going to assume that much like the USA the secret is pretty much out. So no weren't in a fight so don't act like it. Second maybe everyone did get out of hand but you are the one that appears to have a history of doing this in matches. Third the whole line of BS about representing women. Because you now have abused someone. 

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GFW Issues Statement on Sexy Star Shooting on Rosemary

Saturday night Sexy Star defended the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship at Triplemania XXV against Lady Shani, Rosemary and Ayako Hamado, and she legitimately injured Rosemary during the match after she locked in an armbar and continued to apply pressure after Rosemary tapped out.

Rosemary later issued a statement of her own confirming that the incident was not a work, and she was legitimately injured by Sexy Star during the match. It looks like the incident has hurt Sexy Star’s reputation in a big way, as quite a few stars from the wrestling world have condemned her actions on social media over the past few days.

GFW released a statement which addressed the incident, and the statement reads as follows:
“It was an honor for GFW to be invited to participate in TripleMania XXV, held this past weekend in Mexico City. The AAA talent that we have worked with have been consummate professionals and the company organized and delivered an extraordinary event, in which both DJZ and Andrew Everett had spectacular showings following their recent surgeries. While the incident with Sexy Star marred an outstanding show, AAA executives have confirmed to us that appropriate measures are being taken in respect of this incident. Both AAA and Sexy Star have apologized to Rosemary. It is time to focus on the positives of the weekend (TripleMania XXV outrated the other sports entertainment event on Saturday evening in Mexico; Eddie Edwards became the first gaijin to win the GHC Heavyweight title at NOAH) and look forward to building our relationship with AAA and NOAH to bring an ever improving wrestling product to our fans.”

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Rosemary gives an injury update following incident with Sexy Star

GFW star Rosemary posted the following injury update from her incident with Sexy Star at this past weekend’s AAA Triplemania event, noting that she sustained a strained bicep/tricep from Star legitimately putting her in an armbar in the finish of the match they were involved in.

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Star has been condemned for her actions by several wrestling performers on social media following the incident, as well as the WrestleCade convention in November pulling Star from her scheduled appearance and adding Rosemary to the convention.

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WWE NXT Preview

Advertised for tonight’s WWE NXT is Bobby Roode vs. Roderick Strong.
Also scheduled for tonight is the first appearance by new NXT Champion Drew McIntyre after his was attacked by the debuting Adam Cole two weeks ago at TakeOver.


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8.29 WWE 205 Live Report

Results courtesy of WWE.com.

WWE 205 Live results, Aug. 29, 2017: Was Enzo Amore a team player in The Land of the Cruiserweights?

On the latest episode of WWE 205 Live, Enzo Amore teamed up with Cedric Alexander and Gran Metalik in an effort to prove he can compete with some of the best the Cruiserweight division has to offer. Plus, The Brian Kendrick set out to prove himself right about Gentleman Jack Gallagher.

The Brian Kendrick def. Gentleman Jack Gallagher – No Disqualification Match

After spending a few weeks worried about an attack from Gentleman Jack Gallagher, The Brian Kendrick evened the psychological playing field with his aggressive nemesis one week ago. Prior to their slated Gentlemen’s Duel, Kendrick had a clown engage Gallagher and then used the distraction to launch an attack on his own. This week, The Man with a Plan looked to use a No Disqualification Match to prove to Gentleman Jack and the WWE Universe that he is the better competitor.
Both Gallagher and Kendrick made their way to the ring with laser sharp focus, but as Kendrick began screaming at his opponent after the opening bell, Gallagher remained stoic – refusing to let The Man with a Plan gain a psychological advantage. However, when Kendrick charged forward, Gallagher attacked, backing Kendrick into a corner before using his umbrella to drive The Man with a Plan from the ring.
Outside the ring, the two rivals battled among the WWE Universe, with Gallagher’s aggression giving him a clear and decisive advantage. The British Superstar methodically attacked Kendrick, using foreign objects and the environment in the arena to his advantage. Kendrick struggled to mount any offense until he struck with a Kendo stick as Gallagher prepared the announce table.
The Man with a Plan then took control of the bout, using the steel steps to stun his opponent before tying Gallagher up to the ring apron and attacking with the Kendo stick. The damage was done as Kendrick’s rage took over, forcing the official to check Gallagher’s condition.
After the official allowed Gallagher to continue, Kendrick drove Gallagher into the ring bell with a DDT before locking in The Captain’s Hook, using the Kendo stick as leverage and securing the win.

Rich Swann def. Ariya Daivari

Two weeks ago on WWE 205 Live, Rich Swann was distracted during his match with Ariya Daivari when TJP emerged with an apparent leg injury. The distraction was enough for The Persian Lion to claim victory, despite The Duke of Dab’s claims he did not intend for Swann to lose the match. Last week, TJP claimed that he suffered the leg injury during the last match between the two, citing that their rivalry had gone too far, ultimately encouraging Swann to focus on defeating Daivari this week.
As the match got underway, TJP joined Corey Graves and Vic Joseph on commentary, providing an update on his injured knee and noting that the rivalry between he and Swann is, for all intents and purposes, over. Despite both having a win against the other, The Duke of Dab made note that he was the victor of the war.
Inside the ring, Swann and Daivari battled back and forth, Swann using his incredible speed to equalize his opponent’s strength and aggressive tendencies. However, Daivari took control of the match by driving Swann face-first into the announce table. Tossing Swann back into the ring, The Persian Lion took TJP’s crutch and made his way back toward the ring.
In an effort to save his friend, The Duke of Dab grabbed the crutch, leading to a second staredown with Daivari. Refocusing his attention on the match, The Persian Lion bolted back into the ring but Swann rolled him up for the win.
Irate, Daivari charged at The Fil-Am Flash. However, when the pair made it back into the ring, TJP was suddenly without injury – to the surprise of Rich Swann and the WWE Universe. After leaving Daivari down, TJP tried to celebrate with Swann, who simply handed The Duke of Dab his crutch and left the ring both confused and suspicious. TJP then added insult to injury and nailed Daivari with The Detonation Kick, proving he was fully healed, if injured at all.

Enzo Amore, Cedric Alexander & Gran Metalik def. Tony Nese, Drew Gulak & Noam Dar

Since announcing his presence on WWE 205 Live in front of WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville last week, Enzo Amore has been looking to make waves and shake up the entire Cruiserweight division. On Raw, he defeated Noam Dar, marking his first official victory as a Cruiserweight. Before teaming with Cedric Alexander and Gran Metalik tonight, Enzo held an impromptu strategy session that appeared to make his tag team partners a bit cautiously optimistic about The Certified G’s plan.
Before the match got underway, Enzo made sure to show off his gift of gab to the delight of the WWE Universe, insulting his three opponents. The Realest Guy in the Room started the match against Drew Gulak, who wanted nothing more than to demonstrate his technical prowess against the loudmouthed Superstar.
Just as rivals Cedric Alexander and Tony Nese were tagged in, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville was shown observing the battle from the locker room. Alexander used his incredible speed to his advantage, leaving Nese reeling before tagging Enzo back into the ring. The Premier Athlete then turned the tables and began to berate Enzo for joining the Cruiserweight division. However, Enzo quickly recovered and scored a near-fall before an all-out brawl between all six Superstars broke loose. Alexander and Metalik added an exclamation point with a synchronized high-risk move to the outside, but as Enzo prepared to follow suit, The Premier Athlete regained control.
Enzo struggled to regain an offensive advantage and was even mocked by Nese Cedric Alexander tagged himself back in. Despite a fast-paced assault from Alexander, Nese took advantage of a distraction from Dar, giving The Premier Athlete the advantage. As Enzo tried to get involved, he inadvertently distracted the referee, allowing The Scottish Supernova to unload on Alexander.
Battling through an offensive from Gulak, Alexander managed to tag in Gran Metalik who immediately put on a lucha libre clinic at the expense of Nese. Unfortunately for Metalik, Gulak pulled Nese away from a high-risk move. However, Alexander took down Gulak and Nese, allowing Metalik to make the tag to The Certified G.
Fired up, Enzo took down both Nese and Dar. After rolling The Scottish Supernova out of the ring, Enzo countered a pinfall from The Premier Athlete with one of his own – using the ropes as leverage – to pick up a hard-fought victory for his team

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8/29 WWE Smackdown Report

Tonight's WWE SmackDown opens up fro the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas as Tom Phillips welcomes us. He's joined by JBL and Byron Saxton. Tom hypes tonight's main event - Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev and WWE Champion Jinder Mahal.

- We go to the stage and The Singh Brothers introduce the WWE Champion and out he comes.

Jinder and The Singh Brothers hit the ring and Jinder hypes the main event, against what he calls two of his biggest rivals. He goes on about how he's shown nothing but disrespect. The USA chants start up now. Jinder wonders who will pay for him being disrespected. The Singh Brothers speak up and take the blame for failing Jinder last week. They get emotional and apologize to the people of India, their family and then Jinder. They embarrassed Jinder last week but they vow that Nakamura will never touch Jinder again. They offer to publicly kiss Jinder's royal feet. They drop down to their knees but the music interrupts and out comes Nakamura to a pop.

Nakamura hits the ring and gently pushes The Singh Brothers to the side. He's about to go at it with Jinder but the triple team begins. The Singh Brothers beat Nakamura up as Jinder looks on. Jinder grabs Nakamura but the music hits and out comes Randy Orton to a pop. Orton fights off the brothers and goes to work on Jinder but Rusev hits the ring. Rusev beats Orton down as fans boo. Jinder and The Singh Brothers go back to work on Nakamura. Jinder hits The Khallas on Nakamura. Jinder's music hits as the heels stand tall in the ring. Orton is down at ringside.

- Still to come, AJ Styles brings back the United States Title Open Challenge. We see Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin backstage walking. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Nakamura vs. Orton in a #1 contenders match is announced for next week.

The Ascension vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin

We go to the ring and The Ascension is out. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin are out next as Greg Hamilton does the introductions.

Gable starts off with Viktor and they go at it. Gable takes control and unloads before tagging in Shelton for his return to the ring. Shelton works Viktor over and hits a suplex for a pin attempt. Gable tags in for a quick double team. Gale decks Konnor but gets launched to the floor by Viktor. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Konnor is working Gable over. Gable tries for a tag but Konnor nails a big spinebuster for a 2 count. Viktor comes back in and keeps Gable down. Gable fights up and out but Viktor beats him into the corner. Konnor tags back in and talks trash to Shelton. Konnor scoops Gable but Gable slides out and reaches for a tag. Konnor sends him to the mat.

Konnor charges but hits the ring post as Gable moves. Shelton gets the tag and unloads as Viktor also tags in. Konnor runs in but Shelton takes him out, sending him to the floor. Shelton fights Viktor off and kicks him in the head. Shelton goes to the top and lands on Viktor but Konnor breaks the pin. Gable dumps Konnor to the floor. Shelton ends up dropping Viktor on his face for the pin.

Winners: Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable

- After the match, Shelton and Gable celebrate as we go to replays. The celebration continues after the replay.

- Still to come, The New Day vs. The Usos and AJ Styles' US Title Open Challenge.

- Baron Corbin is backstage walking when Renee Young approaches him for comments on "squandering" his Money In the Bank cash-in. He blames it on John Cena and says Cena went and hid from him on RAW, taking away his chance to right the wrong. Corbin says that's life. He's tired of people asking about the briefcase. He doesn't live in the past like the WWE Universe. Corbin indicates he will answer AJ's challenge and win the title tonight. He walks off. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and out comes WWE United States Champion AJ Styles.

AJ reminds us how he Kevin Owens lost the chance to challenge for the title as long as he holds it. AJ kicks off the Open Challenge to the rest of the roster. The music hits and out comes Tye Dillinger. Baron Corbin confronts him on the stage and they argue. Corbin shoves Tye and Tye shoves him back. Tye heads to the ring but Corbin tries to stop him again. Tye leaves Corbin down at ringside.

WWE United States Title Match: Tye Dillinger vs. AJ Styles

The bell rings and they go at it. Tye blocks an early Phenomenal Forearm attempt and goes for the Tye Breaker but AJ counters that. AJ drops Tye into the Calf Crusher and gets the easy win.

Winner: AJ Styles

- After the quick match, AJ celebrates as Corbin pulls Tye to the floor and launches him into the barrier. Corbin tries to come in after AJ but AJ hits him with a forearm for a big pop. Corbin throws a fit at ringside as AJ stands tall.

- Jinder Mahal and Rusev are backstage preparing for the main event. Jinder calls Rusev his friend but Rusev says they are not friends. He came to SmackDown to be WWE Champion and after tonight, he's coming for the title.

- Still to come, Bobby Roode will be in action. Back to commercial.

Mike Kanellis vs. Bobby Roode

Back from the break and Mike & Maria Kanellis are kissing in the ring. Bobby Roode's entrance starts up and out he comes next.

They lock up and trade holds as fans start chanting for Roode. Roode takes Kanellis to the mat and shows off some. Roode does the "glorious" taunt next as fans cheer some more. They lock up again and Roode takes it to the corner as Maria yells from ringside. Kanellis comes out of the corner and takes Roode to another corner, unloading on him and stomping away.

The referee warns Kanellis. Roode comes out of the corner with chops to the chest. Kanellis with a right hand. Roode blocks the next move and unloads again. Roode with a clothesline in the corner. Kanellis runs into boots in the corner. Roode with a Blockbuster. Roode charges but runs into an elbow. Kanellis charges but Roode catches him in a spinebuster.

Roode waits for Kanellis to get up as fans do the "glorious!" taunt. Kanellis gets up but Roode hits him with the Glorious DDT for the win.

Winner: Bobby Roode

- After the match, Roode stands tall as we go to replays. Roode hits the corner and poses as his music plays.

- Still to come, our tag team main event.

- Kevin Owens is shown walking backstage. Byron says we were scheduled to have a match but Owens is coming out instead. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Aiden English is in the ring singing. The music interrupts and out comes Kevin Owens marching to the ring.

Owens says with all due respect, none of these Arkansas hillbillies have the mental capacity to appreciate Aiden's talents. He asks English to leave the ring so he can handle some business, and he won't ask twice. English leaves the ring and Owens thanks him. Owens starts ranting about what happened in last week's United States Title match with first Baron Corbin and then SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon as special referee. Owens asks what gives Shane the right to put his hands on the referee, Corbin, and then doing what he did. Owens points out how one year ago he became WWE Universal Champion. One year later and here he is, not a champion like he should be because Shane has screwed him twice. Owens says this would've never happened back in the good 'ol days when he was on RAW because you'd never see the lovely Stephanie McMahon abuse her power in such a disgusting way. Owens goes on ranting about Shane until the music hits and out comes the Commissioner.

Shane speaks from the stage and says he's not here to help Owens. It was Owens who picked the special referee for last week, Corbin. Shane says Corbin was extremely bias and then left the match before it was over. Shane took it upon himself to call the finish because a match of that magnitude needed a finish. Shane says Owens lost to AJ. Owens says Shane screwed him again. Shane says Owens can call it what he wants because this conversation is over. Shane says he and the fans are tired of hearing Owens complain. Shane asks Owens to leave the ring and for English to return to the ring because he has a match against this man. The music hits and out comes Sami Zayn.

Sami Zayn vs. Aiden English

Sami makes his way out as English waits in the ring. Owens joins the announcers for commentary. The bell rings and English kicks Sami to start things. English takes Sami to the corner and works him over.

English keeps control and covers for a 2 count. Sami comes back and sends English over the top rope. Sami runs the ropes and hits a big dive. Sami brings it back into the ring and keeps control for a 2 count. Owens is ranting on the referee. He's tired of people not doing their jobs right. Owens enters the ring and takes the referee's jersey off while English is mounting Sami in the corner.

Owens is trying to call the match now. Sami comes down off the top and argues with him, allowing English to attack from behind. Owens ends up hitting a pop-up powerbomb on Sami. English takes advantage and covers for the pin.

Winner: Aiden English

- After the match, Owens raises English's arm as his music plays. Owens goes to ringside and tosses the jersey back to the referee. Owens makes his exit while Sami tries to recover in the ring.

- Still to come, our tag team main event and The New Day vs. The Usos. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and we see what just happened with Owens. Renee Young is backstage with Shane. He says that match does not count and Sami did not lose, the match will not be in the books. Shane says he was just told that Owens has left and Shane will be doing the same thing in just a few minutes. He walks off.

- Dasha Fuentes is backstage with Dolph Ziggler. She asks what we can expect for the new side of him tonight. Ziggler says we can expect nothing because what he has in mind is going to take a little longer. He rants on becoming nothing more than an afterthought when he's really a star. He once again takes shots at various WWE gimmicks, including Finn Balor by calling him a charisma vacuum. Ziggler says all the years of dedication and sacrifice have meant nothing so if we want all flash and no substance, that's what we will get... next week.

The Usos vs. The New Day

We go to the ring and out comes SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos. The winner of this match will get to pick the stipulation for the title rematch. We see how The Usos won the titles at SummerSlam. Out next comes The New Day. Xavier Woods is with Big E and Kofi Kingston but he's wearing a brace on his leg and an "It's Sore" sign around his neck. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Jey Uso has control of Big E. Kofi gets a tag and unloads on Jey. Kofi hits the Boom Drop but misses Trouble In Paradise. Kofi ends up hitting a crossbody but Jimmy Uso breaks the pin. Jimmy tosses Kofi into the corner. Big E comes in but takes a superkick. Kofi kicks Uso and goes to the top. Kofi counters a Samoan Drop and takes Jey to the mat in a submission. Jey provides a distraction and the hold is broken.

Kofi doesn't see the tag being made as Jey comes in. Jey rolls Kofi up with a handful of tights and gets the win.

Winners: The Usos

- After the match, the champs hit the stage with their titles and look back at The New Day in the ring.

- Dasha Fuentes is backstage with Carmella and James Ellsworth. Ellsworth interrupts her and takes the mic. Ellsworth asks Carmella what she has planned. Carmella is annoyed with Ellsworth and isn't telling him anything else. She says she would've been champion if it weren't for his big mouth last week. Ellsworth sent her flowers to make up for it but apparently he stole them from a funeral. SmackDown Women's Champion Natalya interrupts and promises to make Carmella the Baron Corbin of the women's division if she ever tries to cash in. They have words and a match is made for next week. Carmella and Ellsworth leave. Naomi appears and reveals that she will get her rematch in two weeks on SmackDown.

- Still to come, the season 2 premiere of The Fashion Files. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Lana is in the ring. She gives a grand introduction to Tamina Snuka and calls her out future SmackDown Women's Champion. Out comes Tamina to the ring.

Tamina Snuka vs. Tina Stock

Tamina enters the ring as her jobber opponent waits. The bell rings and the jobber goes to work. Tamina fights her off. Lana yells into the mic at ringside and orders Tamina to crush her opponent. Tamina unloads and hits headbutts in the corner. Tamina with more offense and a big superkick to the face for the win.

Winner: Tamina Snuka

- After the match, Lana enters the ring as Tamina throws her opponent into the bottom rope trying to toss her out of the ring. Lana and Tamina stand tall as Tamina's music hits. Lana orders photographers to enter the ring and take shots of Tamina.

- The announcers lead us to the season 2 premiere of The Fashion Files with Tyler Breeze and Fandango. All signs point to Aiden English.

- Still to come, our tag team main event. Back to commercial.

Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jinder Mahal and Rusev

Back from the break and Shinsuke Nakamura makes his entrance. WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, Rusev and The Singh Brothers are already out. Randy Orton is out next.

A big brawl breaks out before the bell with Orton and Nakamura starting things. They take their opponents out on the floor and return to the ring to stand tall. Back to commercial.

Back from the break and the match is underway. Mahal has control of Nakamura but Nakamura fights back. Nakamura crawls for a tag but Jinder stops him and pounds on him. Jinder with a knee to the back as he keeps Nakamura grounded now. Fans rally for Orton to get the tag. Nakamura fights back and hits a jawbreaker.

Orton gets the tag and unloads on Jinder. Orton fights Jinder into the corner and unloads with uppercuts as the referee warns him. Orton ducks a clothesline and goes for the RKO but Jinder avoids it. Jinder goes to the floor. The Singh Brothers scatter as Orton follows. Orton goes to work on Jinder and slams him on top of the barrier. They come back in the ring and Jinder fights Orton off. Orton grabs him for a fall-away slam.

Orton goes for the second rope draping DDT but The Singh Brothers distract the referee on the apron, allowing Rusev to interfere and send Orton into the corner. Legal man Rusev stomps away on Orton on the floor now. Rusev brings Orton back in and covers for a 2 count. Rusev takes Orton back to the corner and stomps away. Rusev distracts the referee as Jinder hits Orton with a cheap shot. Fans chant for Orton as Rusev keeps him grounded.

Orton fights up and out but Rusev floors him for a 2 count. Jinder tags back in and gets a 2 count on Orton. Orton fights out of another hold and sends Jinder into the ring post. Nakamura and Rusev tag in at the same time. Nakamura drops Rusev with a left and delivers kicks while Rusev is on his knees. Rusev catches a kick but Nakamura hits an enziguri. Nakamura charges in the corner and positions Rusev on the rope for the knee to the ribs. Nakamura with a 2 count. Nakamura goes for the reverse exploder but Rusev fights him off. Rusev misses a clothesline and Nakamura drops him into the armbar. Jinder breaks it up. Orton comes in and goes for the draping DDT on Jinder. He hits it. Rusev avoids the RKO but gets a boot. Nakamura comes off the middle rope and nails Rusev. Nakamura hits the Kinshasa on Rusev for the pin.

Winners: Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura

- After the match, Orton and Nakamura stand tall as Nakamura's music hits. We go to replays. Orton and Nakamura have some friendly words and are all smiles ahead of their main event match on next week's SmackDown. Orton nails the RKO outta nowhere and drops Nakamura in the middle of the ring. We get a replay and come back to Orton posing in the corner as his music hits. SmackDown goes off the air with Orton posing while Nakamura is laid out.

Reported Plans For Smackdown Tonight

– PWInsider has some spoilers for tonight’s episode of Smackdown. According to the site, the main event will be Shinsuke Nakamura and Randy vs. Jinder Mahal and Rusev while The Usos will face New Day in another match.
In addition, there was talk backstage at the taping that the Natalya/Carmella storyline will continue as Carmella teases cashing in her Money in the Bank shot on the Smackdown Women’s Champion. Finally, AJ Styles will have another United States Championship open challenge.

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WWE 205 Live Preview

* No DQ Match: Brian Kendrick vs. Jack Gallagher
* Enzo Amore, Cedric Alexander, and Gran Metalik vs. Noam Dar, Tony Nese, and Drew Gulak

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WWE Smackdown Preview

– WWE.com posted the following preview for tonight’s episode of WWE Smackdown. Make sure to join 411’s live coverage tonight at 8PM ET…

* Will Kevin Owens be on the warpath?

* Gable & Benjamin make their tag team debut

* Has Lana prepared Tamina to crush the competition?

* Is Dolph Ziggler ready to show off his star power?

* Will Bobby Roode continue to make SmackDown LIVE glorious?

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Backstage News on Last Night’s Cena/Reigns Promo Segment

According to Wrestling Observer Radio, (via wrestlinginc.com), the promo segment on last night’s WWE Raw between John Cena and Roman Reigns was completely scripted. Reigns and Cena didn’t ad lib or go off script, as the main verbiage for the promo was mostly from the writing team. The site adds that Reigns did get lost once and Cena called him out on it.
The segment was always planned for the show, with the only major change to the show being that Cena was supposed to face Samoa Joe, but Joe suffered a knee injury over the weekend.

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Samoa Joe suffers knee injury at WWE live event per new reports

Samoa Joe suffered some sort of injury to his knee over the weekend during a WWE live event in Jonesboro, Arkansas according to multiple wrestling media reports.
Joe was scheduled at one point to wrestle John Cena on last night’s RAW in Memphis, but was pulled from the show. He also was pulled from the live event in Tupelo on Sunday.
Early estimates have Joe missing around four to six weeks from the ring as a result.
WWE has yet to officially confirm the injury as of Tuesday morning.

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Ric Flair health update, beginning physical therapy during his recovery

Wendy Barlow, the fiancé of Ric Flair, provided the following health update on the WWE Hall of Famer as he continues to recover after being hospitalized the last few weeks.
Barlow described Flair’s recovery as witnessing a “miracle” in recent weeks.

“I wanted to update everyone on Ric’s progress as so many people have been reaching out and offering their prayers and support. He is doing very well for a man who has been through so much! He will begin physical therapy shortly and will be stronger than ever and back out enjoying all the fans sooner than you would think. I can honestly say I have witnessed a miracle.”

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My Thoughts on Sexy Star Trying to Hurt Rosemary

8/28 WWE Raw Report

- We're live from Memphis as Michael Cole welcomes us. We see The Miztourage in the ring. Cole says WWE Hall of Famer Booker T isn't with us tonight because he's with his family in Houston dealing with Hurricane Harvey. Cole introduces WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler as his replacement. Corey Graves hypes tonight's show - WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is here, John Cena vs. Roman Reigns will be made official for No Mercy and Alexa Bliss will get her rematch.

- We go to the ring and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is out with Maryse, Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas. Miz says "Respect..." but the music interrupts and out comes RAW General Manager Kurt Angle.

Angle comes to the stage and says he thinks he knows what Miz was going to say. Angle brings up how there was no IC Title match at SummerSlam but says there will be one at No Mercy. Miz interrupts Angle and goes on about respect, and how Angle is disrespecting him. Angle says he's here to give the title the showcase it deserves. Angle announces that Miz will defend his title next week on RAW against the winner of this battle royal. It's true, it's damn true.

15-Man Intercontinental Title Battle Royal: Big Show, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Finn Balor, Jason Jordan, Apollo Crews, Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas, Curt Hawkins, Kalisto, Goldust, Elias, R-Truth, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows

The music hits and out comes a clean-shaven Big Show as the first participant. Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy are out next, followed by Finn Balor to another pop. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Jason Jordan is the last man out. Curt Hawkins poses in the middle of the ring but everyone turns to him and tosses him. They turn to Big Show now but he cleans house. Axel and Dallas eliminate Kalisto after Show chops him down. Show continues to dominate. Luke Gallows works on Jeff. Show works over Karl Anderson. Show with a big chop to Crews now, then Elias.

Gallows and Balor end up eliminating Show. Matt works on Jordan. Goldust works on Crews. Elias floors Balor. Goldust takes Anderson to the corner. Jordan tries to dump Jeff over the top but he hangs on. Goldust works on Elias. The Miz is barking orders to Axel and Dallas from ringside. Balor and Elias go at it. Axel and Dallas eliminate R-Truth.

Goldust fights Jordan off now. Matt unloads on Anderson while Gallows works on Jeff. Balor fights off Elias, Dallas and Axel to hang on. Goldust and Gallows go at it now. The Hardys double team Anderson some more. Goldust and Elias go at it. Goldust catches Elias in a powerslam. Anderson hits Goldust with a neckbreaker. Gallows and Anderson eliminate Goldust. We go back to commercial.

Back from the break and we see how Elias eliminates Crews during the commercial. Jordan works on Elias now. The Hardys attack Gallows and hit a double suplex. They double team Anderson next. Gallows charges but Matt pulls the top rope and Gallows is eliminated. Matt and Anderson battle on the apron now. Anderson gets eliminated. Gallows grabs Matt's leg and pulls him down. Matt has also been eliminated. They double team Matt at ringside now. Miz gets on the apron and makes sure Dallas isn't eliminated by decking Jeff and Balor as they worked on Dallas.

Jordan takes Dallas to the corner as fans boo Miz. Elias works over Jeff in the corner. Balor unloads on Axel now. Balor goes on and almost eliminates Elias but he hangs on. Balor unloads on Bo, then Jordan. Balor and Jeff come face to face in the middle of the ring to a pop. Jeff kicks Balor and goes to work on him. Balor blocks a Twist of Fate and hits a Slingblade. Balor dropkicks Bo into the corner, then nails a double dropkick to Jeff. The lights go out and the graphics flash. The lights come back on to Wyatt in the ring. He eliminates Balor. The lights come back on and Wyatt is nowhere to be seen. A shocked Balor is down at ringside.

Axel and Dallas double team Jordan but he fights them off. Jordan eliminates Axel and Dallas at the same time. Jeff takes advantage and eliminates Jordan to earn the title shot.

Winner and New #1 Contender: Jeff Hardy

- After the match, Jeff stands tall as Miz and Maryse look on from ringside. We go to replays. Jeff stands tall and continues his celebration.

- Cole leads us to a look back at what happened with Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar last week.

- Still to come, Enzo Amore's first cruiserweight match. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Charly Caruso is with Alexa Bliss backstage. She talks about how Sasha Banks always loses in her first title defense. Bliss says she will expose The Legit Boss for the legit loser that she is tonight. Bliss goes on and says she's ready to reclaim her throne.

Enzo Amore vs. Noam Dar

We go to the ring and out comes Enzo Amore with a mic. He shows us how Big Cass suffered the torn ACL last week and talks about deciding to compete with the cruiserweights on WWE 205 Live. Enzo goes on and introduces his partner for tonight - Noam Dar. Back to commercial.

Back from the break and the bell rings. They lock up Dar takes Enzo down. Dar gets the upperhand and mocks Enzo. We see WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville watching backstage. Enzo tries to mount some offense but Dar keeps control and keeps taunting Enzo.

The finish sees Enzo drop Dar and get the pin out of nowhere.

Winner: Enzo Amore

- After the match, Enzo stands tall as JoJo makes the announcement. Enzo hits the corner and poses as his music hits. We see Neville backstage watching again. Enzo dances to the back.

- Charly is backstage with Neville now. Neville calls Enzo a weasel and says if that's supposed to be his competition, he will be champion forever.

- Still to come, The Beast is here. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and out comes WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman.

Heyman does his promo and says they aren't here to sing the blues about Braun Strowman, they're here to sing his praises. Heyman says Braun is the most worthy contender for Lesnar's title in all of WWE. Heyman talks about how SummerSlam was a historic night for Braun as he "monster-handled" The Beast. Heyman also talks about how Braun destroyed Brock on RAW the next night and he shows us footage of what happened. Heyman says you only raise the title when you're monster enough to take the title from Lesnar. Heyman hypes No Mercy from Los Angeles on September 24th as Braun will get his opportunity to challenge Lesnar for the title. Heyman says Lesnar wants Braun. He goes on and Lesnar grabs the mic from Heyman, surprising him.

Lesnar says what Heyman is trying to say is... "Suplex City, b---h." Lesnar drops the mic and leaves the ring as his music hits. Heyman follows.

- Still to come, Bliss vs. Banks. Also, Cena and Reigns sign their No Mercy contract.

Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro

We go to the ring and out comes RAW Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and the champs are standing in the ring. The announcers lead us to a video package on John Cena and Roman Reigns. We go back to the ring and out comes Cesaro with Sheamus. The bell rings and Rollins controls early on. Cesaro goes to the floor for a breather as the referee counts. Cesaro drops Rollins over the top as he comes back in.

Rollins takes back control and hits a running knee. Rollins with a standing moonsault for a 2 count. Rollins with stomps in the corner now. Rollins goes down after missing in the corner. Cesaro tosses Rollins to the floor and distracts the referee. Sheamus comes walking over to Rollins but Ambrose meets him. They end up back in the ring and Cesaro catches Rollins in a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker as we go back to commercial.

Back from the break and Rollins is looking for a comeback but Cesaro drops him and nails a leg drop for a 2 count. Cesaro with a pair of big suplexes for another pin attempt. Cesaro keeps control as Ambrose offers words of encouragement from ringside. Rollins elbows Cesaro and fights back. Cesaro with a big slam. Cesaro goes to the top and hits a crossbody but Rollins rolls through for a 2 count.

Rollins nails an enziguri. Rollins goes on and hits a Slingblade. Rollins counters and hits a Blockbuster. Rollins goes to the top but Cesaro uppercuts him. Cesaro climbs up for a superplex but Rollins fights him. Rollins nails a Buckle Bomb. Sheamus tries to itnerfere but Ambrose brawls with him at ringside. Cesaro hits a distracted Rollins with an uppercut and covers for the win.

Winner: Cesaro

- After the match, Cesaro and Sheamus stand tall at ringside as we go to replays. Sheamus and Cesaro celebrate as Ambrose checks on Rollins in the ring. Sheamus takes off his jacket and takes the mic. Sheamus says the night isn't over yet because he has a match with Ambrose next. Sheamus enters the ring and Ambrose gets ready.

Sheamus vs. Dean Ambrose

The bell rings and they go right at it. Sheamus runs into a big boot in the corner. Ambrose unloads with chops in the corner. Sheamus drops Ambrose and turns it around. Ambrose clotheslines Sheamus over the top. Sheamus catches Ambrose and sends him into the barrier. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Ambrose goes to the top but Sheamus crotches him. Sheamus climbs up for a superplex but Ambrose resists. Ambrose headbutts Sheamus to the mat. Ambrose comes off the top but Sheamus catches him in an Irish Curse backbreaker for a 2 count. Sheamus with a Stretch Muffler submission now. Ambrose counters but Sheamus powerbombs him for a 2 count.

Sheamus goes for the Cloverleaf submission now and gets it locked. Ambrose eventually makes it to the bottom rope and breaks the hold. Sheamus with the forearms to the chest on the apron now. Sheamus goes for White Noise but Ambrose counters and turns it into a DDT. Ambrose unloads in the middle of the ring now. Sheamus with a boot to the face. Ambrose with a swinging neckbreaker for a 2 count.

More back and forth between the two now. Sheamus goes for more forearms on the corner but Ambrose fights him. Ambrose goes to the top. Cesaro walks over for a distraction but Rollins also walks over. Sheamus climbs up with Ambrose and hits a rolling senton from the top for a close 2 count. Sheamus waits for a Brogue Kick but Ambrose avoids it. Sheamus blocks Dirty Deeds. Ambrose comes off the ropes and floors Sheamus.

Cesaro gets on the apron but Rollins runs over and pulls him off. The referee is distracted by Cesaro, allowing Rollins to springboard in with a knee to break up a White Noise attempt. Rollins immediately dives out and takes Cesaro down on the floor, leading to a Dirty Deeds from Ambrose to Sheamus for the pin.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

- After the match, the champs stand tall in the ring as we go to replays. The two teams taunt each other.

- Emma is backstage with Mickie James, betting she can get "#WeWantEmma" to out-trend MTV's VMAs on Twitter. She wonders what people will tweet after their match tonight. They argue about the women's revolution and hashtags. Mickie says she will tweet any hashtag Emma wants if Emma wins, but if she wins then Emma can never say she started the revolution again. Mickie walks off and Emma goes back to tweeting.

- We get a video with WWE Superstars encouraging donations for Hurricane Harvey victims. Back to commercial.

Emma vs. Mickie James

Back from the break and out first comes Mickie James. Emma is out next with a new theme song.

They lock up and Emma takes control early on. Mickie eventually turns it around with a neckbreaker. Mickie with more offense and a nice kick. Emma gets the win out of nowhere after dropping down on top of Mickie for the pin.

Winner: Emma

- After the match, Emma takes the mic and says "I started the women's revolution" over and over again while walking to the back.

- Still to come, Cena vs. Reigns will be made official. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and RAW General Manager Kurt Angle is in the ring for a contract signing. He's here to make official the big match that was announced on WWE's website earlier today. Angle calls out John Cena to the ring.

Cena says this match is WrestleMania worthy but Angle is ready to get it done now. Cena says this is why he came to RAW, to step in the ring with The Big Dog. Cena says Reigns hasn't been just the blue chip prospect, he's been the blue chip prospect that's been protected against anyone in his path. Cena talks about himself and how there's no protection there. Cena says he wants to fight Reigns because he knows Reigns doesn't want to fight him. The music interrupts and out comes Reigns to some boos.

Reigns wants to get this straight - he's scared to fight Cena? Reigns wonders if that's what is in Cena's head. Reigns says Cena probably won't understand this because no one has ever said this to him but Cena is not as big of a deal as he thinks he is. Reigns says he's done something Cena will never be able to do - he retired The Undertaker at WrestleMania. Reigns says maybe he just doesn't need to fight Cena. Cena ends up calling Reigns a corporate Cena bootleg. Cena says Reigns isn't the guy, he's just a guy... a guy trying desperately to fill shoes he never will. Cena says listen carefully young man... he's not The Undertaker, he's not a battered veteran with a bad hip at the end of his career. Cena is the fastest and strongest he's ever been. Cena says Reigns knows if he signs that contract, his Roman Empire... can't see me. Reigns comes back and says fans don't boo Cena because they want him to be a bad guy, they boo him because he sucks. Cena makes a joke about Angle getting the "you suck" chants and Reigns tells him to shut up. Reigns looks to be searching for words and Cena disses him. Reigns tells him to shut up again. Reigns ends up calling Cena a fake b---h. A part timing, fake b---h.

Reigns goes on about Cena being a part-timer and how he buries younger talents. Reigns says that's how Cena stays on top of the mountain. Reigns calls him a backstabbing shark. Reigns says what bothers Cena is that he can't bury Reigns, he can't touch him. Reigns says he's the one guy in WWE who Cena can't see. Reigns asks why he would want to lessen himself, his bloodline and his legacy to be the next John Cena when he could be the one and only Roman Reigns.

Cena says Reigns is a fool, a damn fool. Cena says Reigns of all people comes down to the ring and uses the same poor excuse that the others in front of him have done. Reigns, with all his abilities, has the gall to blame Cena. Cena congratulates Reigns, saying it took him 5 years to cut a half-decent promo but now Cena is about to cut him down to size. Cena says everyone thinks he has a magical golden shovel. Cena can't tell if Reigns is blind or stupid. Cena says the fans have always held the keys and always will. Cena goes on, mentioning how he won the United States Title and used it to help guys like AJ Styles and Kevin Owens. He says Reigns took the US Title as a demotion. Cena says he's still here because Reigns can't do his job.

Cena goes on and says Reigns should be ashamed because he can do this better part time than Reigns could ever do it full time. Cena drops the mic and the crowd gets riled up with him. Cena has signed the contract. Reigns signs the contract and Cena loves it. Reigns flips the table over and they face off. The music interrupts and out comes Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. They talk about the egos in the ring, calling both men "not a good brother." They believe Cena and Reigns need to be taught a lesson by a couple of good brothers. They're headed to the ring to beat up a few nerds. Angle makes a tag match for right now. We go to commercial.

John Cena and Roman Reigns vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson

Back from the break and Gallows is going at it with Cena. Cena turns it around and calls for a Five Knuckle Shuffle, showing off while Reigns mocks him. Anderson runs in to interfere but Cena slams him. This allows Gallows the chance to floor Cena as Reigns smiles. Gallows drops Cena in the corner and tags in Anderson for the double team.

Gallows comes back in and hits a suplex on Cena. Gallows with a leg drop for a 2 count. Gallows keeps Cena grounded as Reigns reaches for a tag. Cena reaches for the tag but Reigns doesn't look interested. Cena gets out and knocks Anderson off the apron. Cena turns around to Gallows running him over. Anderson tags in and works Cena over. Anderson keeps Cena grounded now. Cena ends up going for an Attitude Adjustment but it's blocked. Anderson with a spinebuster for a 2 count. Reigns continues to mock Cena.

Gallows tags back in and unloads on Cena. Cena avoids a shot and Gallows goes down. Reigns tags in and unloads on Anderson as he also comes back in. Gallows comes in but Reigns also fights him off. Reigns unloads on Anderson in the corner as fans count along. Reigns taunts Cena before hitting a Drive By on Gallows. Reigns returns to the ring and drops Anderson. Reigns stands tall to a mixed reaction.

Reigns calls for the Superman punch but Gallows grabs his leg from the floor, allowing Anderson to roll him up for 2. Reigns with a Superman punch on Anderson. Gallows comes in but he also eats a Superman punch. Cena scoops Gallows on his shoulders. Cena drops Gallows with the Attitude Adjustment as Reigns spears Anderson. Reigns pins Anderson for the win.

Winners: Roman Reigns and John Cena

- After the match, Reigns' music hits as he and Cena stare each other down.

- Elias is backstage with his guitar. He has a new song to debut. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Elias is in the ring with a spotlight and his guitar. He introduces himself and asks who wants to walk with Elias tonight. He mentions being in the battle royal earlier and says things didn't go as planned. He has no one to blame but all of the fans. He says a long time ago WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes called him the Elvis of WWE. He talks about coming into Memphis earlier and passing Sun Records, which inspired a song. He sings "Nothing but a Bad Town" as a parody of "Nothing but a Hound Dog" by Elvis. He's interrupted by hometown star Jerry Lawler, who leaves commentary and comes to the stage. Lawler ends up introducing Pelvis Wesley (Heath Slater) from Southpaw Regional Wrestling.

Pelvis dances to the ring as Elias waits. Pelvis invites Elias to dance with him but he's not interested. Elias drops Pelvis and goes to work on him. Elias nails the Drift Away and stands over Pelvis as his music plays.

- Still to come, Bliss vs. Banks. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and The Miztourage is walking backstage. Renee Young asks The Miz about defending against Jeff Hardy next week. Miz comments on all it took was for 1 match for Jeff to get a title shot. Maryse says we haven't seen Jeff pin anyone. They end up walking off without saying anything else.

- Charly is backstage with Sasha Banks. She says she's going to put that child Alexa Bliss in her place and give her the fight of her life tonight. Banks says she will have the WWE Universe chanting "you tapped out" once again. She walks off.

RAW Women's Title Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks

We go to the ring and out comes Alexa Bliss for tonight's main event. Back to commercial.

Back from the break and out comes RAW Women's Champion Sasha Banks. We get formal ring introductions from JoJo. Bliss with an early pin attempt. Back and forth as Bliss goes for another pin attempt. Banks goes for an early Banks Statement. Sasha takes Bliss to the corner and unloads.

Banks works on the arm and keeps Bliss grounded now. Sasha ends up nailing a dropkick, sending Bliss to the floor for a breather. Sasha keeps control and drops Bliss on the floor with the knees before we go back to commercial.

Back from the break and Bliss has control of Banks now. Bliss used the barrier and the apron on Sasha during the break. Sasha gets to her feet and fights back in the middle of the ring but Bliss slams her on the back of her neck. Bliss with a 2 count.

Bliss with more offense, taking Sasha back to the corner. Bliss with another pin attempt. Bliss with a bow & arrow submission now. Banks gets free and nails a kick. Sasha comes back and hits knees. She goes for the running knees in the corner but Bliss scrambles to the floor and Sasha collides with the turnbuckles. Bliss goes to the top but Sasha decks her with a forearm. Bliss goes for a crossbody but Sasha moves and she hits the mat.

Sasha rolls Bliss up for a 2 count. Bliss with a pin attempt now. Sasha with more offense and another 2 count. Sasha runs into a huge right hand. Bliss drops Banks again for another close 2 count. Bliss throws a fit on the mat now. Bliss unloads on Sasha and hits double knees, then a moonsault. Sasha comes back with a Shining Wizard for a 2 count. Sasha rams Bliss back into the corner and works her over. Bliss fights back but Sasha drops her in the corner. Sasha with charging double knees. Sasha goes to the top but Bliss cuts her off and climbs up. Bliss goes for a superplex and nails it.

Bliss crawls over for a pin but Sasha catches her in the Banks Statement. Bliss turns that into a 2 count. Bliss drops Sash again and covers for the pin and the title.

Winner and New RAW Women's Champion: Alexa Bliss

- After the match, Bliss celebrates as Nia Jax comes out to join her. Nia floors Sasha in the corner. Nia lifts Bliss on her shoulders to celebrate but drops her into a Samoan Drop out of nowhere. Jax raises the title and stands tall over Bliss as we get a replay. Jax makes her exit as her music plays and Bliss cries on the mat. RAW goes off the air with Jax staring back at Bliss in the ring.