"On Sunday, there will be a cleansing but it won't be of my soul," Rollins said. He then cut a promo on Wyatt, reiterating that people don't need to be saved. Seconds later, Rollins hit his new finisher - a version of the Rain Trigger (a wrsit lock into a short-armed knee to the face) - to record the pin. Curt Hawkins via pinfall: After Hawkins polled the crowd on whether he would win, Rollins told him to "shut the hell up" and clocked him with a right hand. Before Angle ducked away to answer a cell phone call, he warned the tag team "to be careful what you wish for." After turning down an offer to face Strowman, Cesaro convinced Angle to book a singles match against Finn Balor. Sheamus instantly loved the idea, but Cesaro was more interested in getting competition tonight. Miz then hit Ambrose with his finisher and dove to the ground to glare in his eyes.īacksage - Sheamus, Cesaro and Kurt Angle: Angle revealed that the stipulation for Sunday's title match against The Hardy Boyz will be a 30-minute iron man match. Axel and Dallas further attacked Slater, along with Ambrose after the former champion ran to the rescue. The Miz snuck up from behind to hit a Skull Crushing Finale to get the pin. But the Miztourage soon interfered, using Maryse's presence to help distract Rhyno, which in turn distracted Slater. The two-segment match continued to heat up with Slater connecting on a powerslam from the top rope. Heath Slater via pinfall to retain the title: With Ambrose on commentary, Miz defended his title despite wearing a tailored white suit (and splitting his pants during the match). Intercontinental Championship - The Miz (c) def. After Miz told him to "go talk to Corey Graves about your personal problems and stay out of my business," the enraged GM booked a Miz title defense against Ambrose on Sunday and a second against Slater tonight. Shortly after Ambrose came out to demand a title rematch tonight, so did Heath Slater behind him, stating he's the last man to defeat Miz. He then turned his anger on the "wasted talent" Ambrose.
Miz TV plus Dean Ambrose, Heath Slater, Rhyno and Kurt Angle: With Maryse and a freshly groomed Miztourage (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas) by his side, Miz recapped how well he exposed LaVar Ball and family last week and said Lonzo Ball will be the biggest bust in NBA history. Alexander stuck out his tongue during the pin, which set off a patented flip out from Foxy. After Fox jumped onto the ring apron to call him a loser, Alexander's rolled out of Dar's pin attempt and landed his Lumbar Check finisher for the 1-2-3. Noam Dar via pinfall: Alexander's former girlfriend, Alicia Fox, did her best to distract him during the match but was unsuccessful. Calling himself an "army of one," Amore said Cass is nothing more than "a 7-foot catchphrase that I wrote." Amore saw extended time in the ring and was given a chance to put himself over with the crowd fully behind him.Ĭedric Alexander def. In the ring - Enzo Amore: Putting over his own history of getting knocked out and coming back for more, Amore hyped up Sunday's grudge match against Big Cass by saying his former tag team partner never had Amore's back. You can check out the complete Money in the Bank match card. The only reveals of any note on Monday came in the formal announcement of a trio of expected matches for the pay-per-view. The same can be said for the breakdown of a sit-down interview involving Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar with just enough of a tease toward how physical Sunday's payoff is expected to be. This may not have been a go-home show of red-hot proportion, which is often unseen in this day and age of the WWE Network, but Raw had a few memorable moments that stood out, largely because of how well the angles were booked in previous weeks.įor as textbook predictable as Roman Reigns' attack on Braun Strowman during the final segment played out to be, the energy and raw violence was enough to keep the anticipation high for Sunday. With most of the heavy lifting already done heading into Monday's episode of Raw, WWE used the majority of the three-hour show to underline the top storylines heading into the Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view on Sunday.