July 6, 2020
Orlando, Florida (WWE Performance Center)
Commentary: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Samoa Joe
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
Quick Match Results
- Drew McIntyre defeated Heath Slater via Claymore
- Kairi Sane defeated Sasha Banks by disqualification when Bayley attacked Sane
- Kevin Owens & Rey Mysterio defeated Seth Rollins & Murphy via 619 and frog splash by Mysterio on Murphy
- Bobby Lashley & MVP defeated Ricochet & Cedric Alexander via spear by Lashley on Alexander
- Randy Orton, Andrade & Angel Garza defeated The Big Show & The Viking Raiders via RKO by Orton on Erik
- Billie Kay defeated Ruby Riott via slam
- Asuka defeated Bayley via cradle pin
The Raw video plays, and we go into the Performance Center to see the sparse crowd with face masks on. Some are wearing the face mask with their nose exposed.
In-Ring: Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, Heath Slater
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring and welcomes everyone to the show. In two weeks at the Horror Show that will be Extreme Rules, it’ll be him taking on Dolph Ziggler. Last week, the contract signing got a little out of control. McIntyre allowed Ziggler to pick the stipulation for their match. Ziggler could pick a Cage Match, but there’d be no escape. He could beat Ziggler in a No Holds Barred Match, even a match that has sharks with frickin’ laser beams on top of their heads. Ziggler said he’d announce the stipulation, so now is the time.
Dolph Ziggler makes his way to the stage. Ziggler says this is his decision time. He’s not taking his talent down to South Beach. The decision… is a secret. McIntyre got cocky and let him pick the stipulation. He’d be a fool to let McIntyre know before Extreme Rules: The Horror Show. McIntyre is the exact same. McIntyre tells him he’s the WWE Champion. Ziggler says his resume is bigger. Between 2014 to 2017, what happened? McIntyre says he acknowledges he got fired, but he’s inspiring people to follow their dreams. The man Ziggler is talking to beat Brock Lesnar in 5 minutes at WrestleMania and then beat The Big Show. Ziggler says there’s a list a mile long of people McIntyre forgot about along the way.
Heath Slater walks out to the stage wearing a shirt that says, “Free Agent.” Slater says he doesn’t think McIntyre gets it. Slater has known McIntyre for over a decade. They go way back. Slater remembers when McIntyre first came to the States. McIntyre was one of the first to get called up to the main roster as “The Chosen One.” Back then, he wasn’t “The Chosen One.” Now this guy standing here is “The Chosen One.” Going back to April, Slater was at home with his kids watching McIntyre take on Brock Lesnar. McIntyre knocked Lesnar’s head off with a Claymore Kick and beat him. Slater cried tears of joy, the first time he ever cried in front of his kids. When McIntyre got released, Slater called him everyday. McIntyre is his brother.
Where was McIntyre for him? They haven’t spoken in a while. It was on “The Bump,” the one show they allowed him to go on and speak his mind. McIntyre knows about his kids… not the 22 everyone thinks he has. He’s talking about his two beautiful daughters. Slater was there for McIntyre. McIntyre wasn’t there for him. McIntyre said on “The Bump” that he would petition to have a match against Slater, but now he’s on the unemployment line. This isn’t a gimmick. This is real. Slater hopes their friendship can survive because he’s here to take this opportunity. Slater wants what he deserves… what McIntyre, as a friend, promised him. Slater shoves him and asks if he wants to fight. McIntyre asks him not to push him, so Slater slaps him in the face. McIntyre quietly says, “You’re on. You’ve got your fight.”
Drew McIntyre vs. Heath Slater
The bell rings, and Slater starts punching away at McIntyre. Slater backs up and takes off his shirt. Slater charges, but McIntyre floors him with a Claymore Kick. McIntyre stares at Ziggler as the referee counts the pin.
Winner by Pinfall: WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
Dolph Ziggler gets in the ring and berates Slater. Slater gets in his face and shoves him. Ziggler takes him down and punches away at him. McIntyre angrily returns to the ring and chases Ziggler off. McIntyre demands he get in the ring. McIntyre then helps Slater up, and they embrace.
Backstage: Bayley, Sasha Banks, Asuka
At the thought of having to deal with @itsBayleyWWE and @SashaBanksWWE all alone on #WWERaw tonight, @WWEAsuka says: pic.twitter.com/jH3Pjy1nT8
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 7, 2020
Sarah Schreiber is backstage with Sasha Banks and Bayley, but they say they’ll talk to everyone in the ring. Raw Women’s Champion Asuka walks up. Schreiber asks how she’ll handle them on her own. Asuka asks, “Who says I am all alone?” She then laughs and dances off.
Sasha Banks vs. Kairi Sane
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Bayley are in the ring. Bayley says now Raw can start now that they have arrived. Banks says money never sleeps. When you’re Sasha Three Shows with Bayley Three Brands, you never sleep. Bayley says they’re once in a generation talents. Everyone thinks it’s so easy to come after them. For example, she has to face Asuka tonight. At The Horror Show, she’ll defend against Nikki Cross. Cross thinks she can take the title… but she can’t! Banks says Asuka isn’t walking out as the Raw Women’s Champion. Green mist or not, she’ll make Asuka tap so she can be Two Belt Banks.
Raw Women’s Champion Asuka comes out laughing and says Banks is not good at math. As for Bayley, she is not ready for Asuka! Bayley says Asuka isn’t ready for Banks to humiliate her like she will at Extreme Rules. Asuka says Banks is not competing tonight… Bayley cuts her off and says Banks is ready for anybody at anytime. Banks looks worried. Kairi Sane walks out and will face Sasha Banks.
The bell rings, and they circle the ring before locking up. Banks powers her to the corner and punches her down. Bayley is laughing at ringside. Sane punches back at Banks, but Banks cuts her off with a right hand. Banks gives her a stiff shot to the chest and jumps off the ropes to give her an arm drag. Sane lands on her feet and chops Banks. Sane ducks a clothesline and chops away at her. Sane then punches her down in the corner. Asuka is loving it at ringside. Banks reverse a whip, but Sane counters with a head-scissor takeover followed by a dropkick for a two count. Sane locks Banks in a straitjacket submission, but Banks fights up and reverses it on Sane. Sane fights out and applies an octopus stretch. Banks fights out, but Sane rolls her up for a two count. Banks then whips her down by the hair for a one count.
Banks talks trash to Sane as she pulls her by the hair. Banks chokes her on the ropes and throws her down. Banks taunts Asuka. Bayley walks up to Asuka, but Asuka shoves her down. Sane sends Banks out of the ring and hits a baseball slide on the Women’s Tag Team Champions.
We come back from the break to see Banks and Sane trading punches. Sane forearms her back, but Banks reverses a whip and hits a backbreaker for a two count. Banks lays her out on the second turnbuckle and hits double knees to the midsection for another two count. Banks stretches her out in the center of the ring, but Sane won’t submit. Banks lets go and stomps Sane. Banks goes to the apron and knees Sane before stretching her again. Banks gets in the ring and sends her to the corner. Banks goes for double knees again, but Sane moves. Sane kicks her in the back of the head and viciously chops the chest.
Sane comes off the top rope with a flying forearm for a near fall. Sane hits a pair of blockbusters before spearing her down. Sane hits a sliding forearm for a near fall. Sane calls for the end and lifts her up, but Banks slides through for a sunset flip. They trade pins before Banks hits a meteora for a near fall. Banks cannot believe she couldn’t put her away there. Banks sets up in the corner and hits a running hip attack to Sane’s head. Banks taunts Asuka and comes off the top rope with a meteora, but Sane moves. Sane then applies a modified Boston Crab. Bayley runs in and knees Sane in the head.
Winner by Disqualification: Kairi Sane
Asuka runs in and attacks Bayley. Banks pulls Asuka out of the ring. Banks and Bayley double team Asuka at ringside. Asuka fights out and holds Banks and Bayley up for Sane to hit an InSane Elbow to the floor!
Backstage: Aleister Black, Seth Rollins
WHAT has happened to @WWEAleister?!#WWERaw @WWERollins @WWE_Murphy pic.twitter.com/HlkecO7qxh
— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2020
We go backstage to see Aleister Black down on the ground, holding his head in pain. Seth Rollins walks up and says, “Damn shame.” Black had a Mysterio mask on.
Backstage: The Viking Raiders, Big Show
No 5-Second Pose because the RAID is ON tonight!@WWETheBigShow @Erik_WWE @Ivar_WWE #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/S63kWzgxsJ
— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2020
The Viking Raiders are practicing bowling backstage when The Big Show walks up wearing what looks like a silver scarf. Big Show says he loves fun, but they’re facing Randy Orton tonight. Erik says they looked up to all of them growing up, but they have their own 5 second pose. Big Show chops Erik, causing Ivar to laugh. Big Show chops Ivar as well. They get pumped up. Erik says their viking ways may be strange, but the raid is coming tonight. Big Show says, “Good,” and walks off.
In-Ring: Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Rey Mysterio, Dominik
Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring for another edition of The Kevin Owens Show. Owens says considering who his guest is… he throws the furniture out of the ring. Two of the chairs break. His guest isn’t someone you would expect to see on his show considering their history, but there’s a good reason for him to want that person out here. Owens asks everyone to welcome a pretty giant piece of trash, but he calls himself “The Monday Night Messiah” Seth Rollins.
Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring along with Murphy. Rollins thanks Owens for having him on his show. How is Owens’ fractured ankle. Owens asks if he’s talking about the ankle he fractured at WrestleMania. It feels better than Rollins’ ego. Since WrestleMania, things haven’t been going well for Rollins. Owens says they faced each other at WrestleMania, which can create a bond. WrestleMania is the reason they do what they do. Because of that, he wants to give Rollins something. Owens hands him a shirt. It’s a KO-Mania shirt, which is like the one he wore when he beat Rollins at WrestleMania. Rollins sarcastically thanks him and throws it away.
Rollins says he sees what Owens is trying to do, but he doesn’t give a damn about Owens, his shirt, or his show. The only reason he’s out here is to use Owens and his show to use as a platform to address the now medically cleared Rey Mysterio. Rollins will take this opportunity to challenge Mysterio to a match at Extreme Rules. It’s time to permanently make Mysterio a sacrifice for the greater good of Monday Night Raw. Now they can drudge up the past. Owens sacrificed himself to get the pin at WrestleMania. Things haven’t been going well for Owens since WrestleMania. Owens has done nothing while Rollins has risen to prominence. Owens needs Rollins more than he does. Owens might get more out of fighting with him than against him. Fighting is what Owens does best. Maybe he should find a purpose in his fighting and fight for the greater good.
Rey Mysterio’s music hits, and he comes out to the stage with his son, Dominik. Does Rollins really believe Owens will fall for his BS? No. As for the challenge, Mysterio accepts. At Extreme Rules, Rollins’ destiny will be in his hands. Rollins says they were supposed to compete in a tag team match tonight, but his partner is a little MIA. What is Mysterio going to do? Face him and Murphy in a 2-on-1 match? Maybe they’ll take his good eye. Maybe he can bring his boy down and they can take one of his eyes. Owens says he had a chance to think of Rollins’ offer. He will never fight by Rollins’ side, but he’ll fight by Mysterio’s side. Owens offers to be his partner. Owens also suggests the winning team picks the stipulation at Extreme Rules. Rollins happily agrees. Murphy attacks Owens from behind. Mysterio gets in the ring and clears the ring of Rollins and Murphy.
Kevin Owens & Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy
We join this match in progress. Mysterio is punching away at Murphy in the corner. Murphy reverses a whip, but Mysterio hits a springboard cross-body block. Murphy quickly kicks him and goes for a sunset flip, but Mysterio rolls through and kicks him in the head. Mysterio baseball slides him out of the ring and hits a hurricanrana off the apron to drive him into the barricade. Mysterio gets Rollins in the ring and hits a cross-body block for a near fall. Mysterio hits an enzuigiri and tags Owens in. Owens punches away at Murphy in the corner before taunting Rollins. Owens puts Murphy in the corner and punches away at him. Owens then whips him hard into the corner. Owens stomps him and hits an inverted atomic drop before turning him inside out with a clothesline. Owens grabs him, but Murphy elbows him in the head.
Seth Rollins tags in and attacks Owens. Owens reverses a whip, but Rollins kicks him in the face. Owens responds with a clothesline followed by a senton splash. Rollins gets out of the ring to recover. Owens bounces him off the apron twice before putting him in the ring. Owens backs up and tags Mysterio in. Rollins scrambles to tag Murphy in. Mysterio gets out of a back suplex and hits a head-scissor into the ropes. Mysterio goes for a 619, but Murphy gets out of the ring. Mysterio challenges Rollins to get in the ring. Murphy quickly kicks Mysterio in the head and heads to the top rope. Murphy then gets down to confront Dominik. Rollins attacks Owens and gets in Dominik’s face. Dominik doesn’t back down. Rollins then rakes Dominik’s eyes!
We come back from the break to see Rollins attacking Owens’ leg. Rollins applies a single leg crab, but Owens makes his way to the ropes. Owens quickly knocks Murphy off the apron, but Rollins quickly beats him back down. Rollins knocks him to the corner and hits a running forearm. Rollins knocks him back and goes for a springboard knee, but Owens moves and superkicks him.
Mysterio and Murphy tag in. Mysterio kicks him before hitting a seated senton. Mysterio slams him down before hitting a dropkick to the head. Mysterio attacks him in the corner before charging, but Murphy moves. Mysterio hits a hurricanrana to send him shoulder-first into the ring post. Mysterio sets up for a 619. Rollins runs in, and Mysterio dropkicks him into the ropes. Rollins gets out of the ring and grabs Dominik! Aleister Black’s music hits, and Rollins drops down for Black to hit him and get the disqualification. Rollins would be able to pick the stipulation if that were the case. Black holds off. While Mysterio distracts the referee, Dominik rakes Murphy’s eyes. Murphy gets in the ring, and Mysterio hits him with a 619 followed by a frog splash for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: Kevin Owens and Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio gets to pick the stipulation for his match against Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules: The Horror Show. Mysterio challenges him to an Eye for an Eye match. Mysterio will pull his eye out with his bare hands.
In-Ring: MVP, Bobby Lashley, Ricochet, Cedric Alexander
Charly Caruso is backstage with MVP and Bobby Lashley. MVP says the future of the United States Championship is ballin’. That’s the future Apollo Crews had before disrespecting him and Lashley.
After commercials, Bobby Lashley and MVP make their way to the ring. MVP will face Apollo Crews for the United States Championship at Extreme Rules: The Horror Show. They get in the ring, which has a pedestal in it with a cover over it. MVP says when Crews came to Raw in April, he was on fire. Crews says no one is invincible from Bobby Lashley and his Full Nelson. MVP wishes he could say he felt guilty, but he doesn’t. MVP wanted to help Crews, but he turned him down. MVP is the greatest US Champion of all time. When you disrespect him, you disrespect Lashley. When he beats Crews at Extreme Rules, he will not be the United States Champion, but he’ll always have the memories. As he unveils the new United States Championship, he’s technically already the champion since he beat Crews. His third reign will be as awesome as the first two. MVP unveils the newly designed title.
MVP says that title is befitting a legend like him. Lashley says nothing is official until he says it is. Lashley announces MVP as the new champion and puts the title around his waist.
Ricochet and Cedric Alexander walk out to the stage. Alexander compliments the title and says you have to earn championships here. Ricochet says MVP talks like he’s a businessman, but he’s about to lose some stacks because Crews will be back soon. The fantasy is coming to an end. In the meantime, Lashley and MVP hurt their friend. They’re going to make sure the Hurt Business goes to Chapter 11. They get in the ring and attack them. Alexander and Ricochet clear the ring of Lashley and MVP.
The winner at #ExtremeRules between @WWEApollo and @The305MVP takes THIS home. #USTitle #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/EIOT1ksVp2
— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2020
Bobby Lashley & MVP vs. Ricochet & Cedric Alexander
MVP is still in his suit, slowly removing his jewelry to face Cedric Alexander. MVP then tags in Bobby Lashley. Lashley slams Alexander down before putting him in the corner. Lashley forearms him down before choking him with his boot. Ricochet tags in, and they double-team Lashley. Lashley drops Ricochet on the apron, but Ricochet elbows him back. Ricochet goes for a springboard, but Lashley knocks him off the apron. MVP tags in and bounces Ricochet off the steps before driving him into the barricade. Lashley tags in and drives a shoulder into his midsection. Lashley drops Ricochet with a neckbreaker for a two count. MVP tags in and punches away at Ricochet. MVP takes him down and applies a chin lock. Ricochet fights up and punches out. Ricochet hits the ropes, but MVP big boots him down for a near fall. Lashley tags in and punches Ricochet in the midsection. Lashley chokes him on the ropes before hitting a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. Lashley applies a chin lock, but Ricochet fights up. Lashley hits a devastating flatliner. MVP tags in and covers for a near fall. MVP blocks a kick, but Ricochet hits an enzuigiri.
Alexander tags in and hits some kicks before knocking Lashley off the apron. Alexander hits a running forearm followed by a tornado DDT on MVP for a near fall. MVP elbows Alexander, and Lashley tags in. Lashley wipes Alexander out with a strike before getting him in the ring and hitting a spear for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Bobby Lashley and MVP
After the match, Lashley applies a Full Nelson to Alexander. MVP gets on the turnbuckles and talks some trash while holding the newly redesigned United States Championship. Ricochet dropkicks Lashley off and escapes with Alexander. Lashley is livid.
Backstage: Andrade, Angel Garza, Zelina Vega, Randy Orton
Footage is shown of Andrade and Angel Garza not being on the same page last week.
Andrade is backstage with Angel Garza and Zelina Vega. Ric Flair walks up to them and says they’re great. Last week they set out to do what they wanted and accomplished it except beating The Big Show. Flair doesn’t know what happened, but it doesn’t matter. If they fail tonight, everyone, including him, will have to answer to the Legend Killer. Randy Orton walks up and says he respects them both because they’re third generation talents, but if they get in his way, they’ll be introduced to the Legend Killer.
Backstage: Asuka, Kairi Sane
TONIGHT, @WWEAsuka has her sights set on beating @itsBayleyWWE.
NEXT WEEK, The #KabukiWarriors want #BayleyDosStraps and @SashaBanksWWE for the WWE #WomensTagTitles! #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/RsAiHBzlT8
— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2020
Charly Caruso is backstage with The Kabuki Warriors. She asks how Asuka is heading into the Champion vs. Champion match. They laugh. When she beats Bayley, they’ll challenge Banks and Bayley for the Women’s Tag Team Championship next week. Sane plays the recorder and they dance off.
The Big Show & The Viking Raiders vs. Randy Orton, Andrade & Angel Garza
It’ll be Angel Garza starting against The Big Show. Garza grabs the leg for a takedown, but Big Show clubs the back. Big Show puts him in the corner and viciously chops the chest. Big Show chokes him on the ropes and psychotically stares at Orton. Garza fights back, but Big Show simply head-butts him down. Big Show chops him in the corner again and tags Erik in. Ivar tags in, and they double-team Garza with a knee and a big boot. Ivar hits a snapmare followed by an elbow drop for a two count. Erik tags in and shoulders Garza in the corner. Big Show tags in, and he kicks Garza in the corner. Big Show punches him in the midsection before taunting Orton. Big Show pulls the hair and throws him into the corner for another chop. Ivar tags in and goes for a suplex, but Garza slides out and tags Andrade in. Andrade punches Ivar and checks on Garza. Big Show tags in, and Erik comes in to scoop slam Ivar onto Andrade. Big Show then scoop slams Erik onto Andrade. Garza breaks up the pin and yells at Andrade. Orton yells for Garza to follow him out of the ring. Orton shoves him into the barricade and grabs him by the throat. Orton tells him to pull his head out of his ass or he’ll take him out.
We come back from the break to see Andrade applying a chin lock to Ivar. Orton tags himself in and strikes away at Ivar. Garza tags in and kicks and chops Ivar. Garza forearms him in the face, but Ivar gets away and tags Erik in. Erik turns him inside out with a suplex before flipping him over and kneeing him in the face. Orton gets away from Erik and taunts him. Garza attacks Erik from behind and tags Orton in. Orton uppercuts Erik in the corner and tags Andrade in. Andrade stomps Erik down before stomping him a few times. Andrade hits a suplex for a two count. Orton and Big Show are talking trash to each other from their respective corners. Garza knees Erik in the corner and rips his pants off. Erik chops Garza, but Garza takes him down and tags Andrade in. They hit a double-team wishbone split. Andrade stomps Erik and chokes him on the ropes. Andrade chops him against the ropes and tags Garza in. Garza chokes him on the ropes until the referee backs him up. Andrade and Orton get cheap shots in.
Big Show and Andrade tag in. Big Show hits a pair of clotheslines before putting him in the corner for an avalanche. Big Show shoulder blocks him down before signaling for a Chokeslam. Orton runs in from behind for an RKO, but Big Show throws him off. Big Show lifts Andrade, but Andrade counters into a sleeper hold. Big Show rips him off and tags Ivar in. Garza tags in as well. Ivar takes him down and tags Erik in. They go for the Viking Experience, but Andrade saves him. Orton blind tags in and hits Erik with an RKO for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Andrade, Angel Garza, and Randy Orton
Backstage: The IIconics, Ruby Riott
The IIconics are backstage. Peyton Royce says she’s excited to see Billie Kay beat up Ruby Riott tonight. They make fun of Riott’s tattoos. They talk about how Riott is a loser who has no chance. Riott walks up to them, and they get scared. Riott says she’s never had a problem with them before, but the sound of their voices makes her neck twitch. Riott doesn’t know where Morgan is. Her focus isn’t there. Her focus is on them, which is bad for The IIconics. It won’t be IIconic. It’ll be tragic.
Backstage: MVP, Cedric Alexander
Riott walks off next to MVP and Cedric Alexander. MVP has some questions for Alexander. It takes a lot of heart to stand up to him and Lashley. MVP is impressed. He’s always been impressed by Alexander. MVP doesn’t understand why he’s holding himself back. Why is someone with Alexander’s talent acting as Ricochet’s sidekick? Alexander doesn’t buy into this. MVP talks about how Ricochet has a WWE 365 on the WWE Network and Alexander has nothing. They’re in the Hurt Business while Alexander is in the catering business. That’s where he’ll be standing as he watches others move ahead of him. MVP says, “Bon appétit.”
Backstage: Randy Orton, Ric Flair, R-Truth, Akira Tozawa
Did @RandyOrton & @RicFlairNatrBoy just find themselves in the middle of @RonKillings getting chased by @TozawaAkira on #WWERaw?!
Now THAT’S what’s up! pic.twitter.com/Im7mckyMYj
— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2020
Randy Orton is listening to Ric Flair extol his victory. WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth bumps into Orton, and Orton is furious. R-Truth looks Ric Flair up and down and says he cleans up well for the dirtiest player in the game… maybe too well. R-Truth thinks Flair is Akira Tozawa. He then hears Tozawa in the background and runs off. Orton stops Tozawa and the ninjas and points them in the wrong direction away from R-Truth.
Ruby Riott vs. Billie Kay
Royce reaches into the ring, so Riott stomps her hand. Riott attacks Kay and elbows her away. Riott hits the ropes, but Kay big boots her down for a two count. Kay gets in the referee’s face over the count. Kay stomps Riott down in the corner and chokes her with her boot. Kay hits a suplex for a two count. Kay applies a bow and arrow stretch, but Riott twists out and splashes her for a two count. Riott elbows her back and drives her into the turnbuckle. Royce gets on the apron, and Riott scares her away. Kay blindsides Riott and hits some kind of sloppy slam for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Billie Kay
Billie Kay is holding one of Riott’s green extensions and shouts, “Winner, winner… chicken dinner!”
Backstage: Bayley, Sasha Banks
Charly Caruso is backstage with Bayley and Sasha Banks. She asks if the stakes of the match are higher with Asuka’s challenge. Bayley says Asuka has no chance. Banks says The Kabuki Warriors will never be Tag Champions again. They accept the challenge. Bayley doesn’t seem happy. Bayley says she’ll prove she’s the best champion.
Bayley vs. Asuka
Nikki Cross will be on commentary for the next match. As she’s from SmackDown and not a cross brand champion, she’s technically not allowed to be there. Security is trying to get her to leave, but the commentators vouch for her. Cross says she’ll be nice. Banks and Bayley taunt her as they make their entrance.
They lock up, and Bayley applies a side headlock. Bayley hits the ropes, but Asuka shoulder blocks her down. Bayley charges, but Asuka goes for an arm bar. Bayley gets out of the ring and avoids a baseball slide. Bayley walks over to Cross and slaps her headset off. Security holds Cross back and escorts her away. Bayley looks pleased. Bayley charges Asuka, but Asuka knees her down.
We come back from the break to see Asuka applying an arm bar. Asuka hits a hip toss and kicks her in the back. Asuka goes for a running kick, but Bayley takes her down and slams her face off the mat a few times. Bayley wrenches the arm and hits an arm drag before hitting a back elbow. Bayley hits a sliding clothesline for another two count. Bayley stomps Asuka in the corner before applying a chin lock. Asuka fights out and rolls her up for a two count. Bayley takes her down for a two count. Bayley throws her out of the ring. Banks approaches her, but Sane scares her back. The referee admonishes the managers.
Asuka kicks Bayley in the head and puts her in the ring for a two count. Asuka kicks Bayley in the chest a few times before hitting a sliding kick for a two count. Bayley fights back and sends her to the corner, but Asuka comes back with a springboard missile dropkick for a near fall. Bayley gets out of the ring to recover. Asuka chases her around the ring. Bayley gets in the ring and hits a guillotine catapult into the bottom rope. Bayley grabs her and hits a guillotine catapult into the second rope for a near fall. Bayley goes outside and talks trash to the commentators. Bayley gets Asuka in the ring for a two count. Bayley throws her back out of the ring, but Asuka fights back. Bayley quickly hits a flapjack on the table and grabs Nikki Cross’ headset. Bayley says this feels good!
We come back from the break to see Bayley still on the attack. Kairi Sane shouts at Bayley from ringside. Bayley shoves Asuka a few times, firing her up. Asuka fights back, but Bayley stops her. Asuka elbows her back and hits a codebreaker.
Both women are down. Asuka dropkicks Bayley down before kneeing her in the face. Asuka hits a German Suplex before kicking her in the head. Asuka hits a running hip attack for a near fall. Asuka kicks away at Bayley’s back before going for a hip attack on the apron. Bayley catches her and clubs her back. Asuka avoids a back elbow and hits a back fist to the mouth. Bayley pulls herself up on the apron and hits a hip attack to knock her to the floor. Asuka goes for a running kick from the apron, but Bayley blocks it and drives her down. Asuka stops her and kicks her down. Asuka goes to the top rope and hits a missile dropkick for a near fall.
Asuka and Bayley duke it out on the apron. Asuka quickly flapjacks her on the top rope and knocks her to the floor. Bayley quickly comes back by sending her into the barricade and kneeing her in the face. Bayley then goes back outside and attacks Sane. Sane tries to get her in the ring. Banks knees Asuka in the head, and Bayley follows up with a Saito Suplex… but Asuka kicks out. Bayley cannot believe it. Bayley chokes her on the ropes and has Banks bring her a bottle of water for a water break. All of a sudden, Nikki Cross appears behind the barricade banging on the plexiglass. Bayley is startled.
Asuka grabs Bayley and drags her into the ring with an Asuka Lock. Bayley tries to flip over and pin her, but Asuka gets out and keeps the hold applied. Banks runs in, but Sane spears her down. Asuka then flips Bayley over and covers her with a cradle pin for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Raw Women’s Champion Asuka
The Kabuki Warriors will face Sasha Banks and Bayley next week on Raw for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.