WWE Raw
September 24, 2018
Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Constable Baron Corbin Segment:
The Shield, The Dogs Of War and Constable Baron Corbin In-Ring Segment:
What you’re looking at are the three workhorses in WWE. They may have lost a few battles, but they have never lost a war. The Shield are still standing. You can read off their resumes, but it would take all day. The simple fact is all they have to do is raise their titles belts up in the air. These are the keys to the kingdom. That’s why Brock Lesnar came back. That’s why Baron Corbin is booking himself in championship matches. These will change your life. The fact is that the only men who deserve these championships are the ones standing in the ring. This is about being the best. Braun Strowman wanted power so much that he recruited a couple of jackasses to team with him. The world’s largest substitute teacher thinks that The Shield is a problem.
Corbin comes out to interrupt The Shield. Today is Stephanie’s birthday and Raw will not erupt into madness like it has the last few weeks. Corbin’s partners will be throwing The Shield around like ragdolls. The Shield are nothing more than a couple of selfish individuals. No one in the locker room likes any of them individually or as a team. The Dogs Of War joins the conversation. Strowman wants Reigns to shine that belt up real nice because he won’t be wearing it too long. As far as the Shield is concerned, he can see the cracks forming and it will be a matter of time before they implode. It will be the two of you against the four of them.
Rollins pokes fun at Strowman’s math game. Strowman says that Ambrose is seeing the light. The Shield needs Ambrose, but he doesn’t need them. Dolph Ziggler was on SmackDown when Ambrose was the WWE Champion and he did it on his own. Rollins and Reigns have everything, meanwhile Ambrose sitting in the ring with nothing around his waist. Drew McIntyre is brutally honest and some times the truth hurts. Last week, Ambrose pushed him to his limits and he was lucky to win that match. Reigns and Rollins doesn’t appreciate Ambrose. He deserves more. They probably call him Disposable Dean behind his back. What did Ambrose get out of helping Rollins at SummerSlam? Nothing. Strowman was going to cash in his briefcase and what did Ambrose do? He sacrificed himself for Reigns.
Ambrose is a sucker. Rollins says that Ziggler is full of it. Rollins is not letting Ambrose speak for himself. How long did it take to replace Ambrose with Jason Jordan? A few weeks. Did you even check on Ambrose while he was out to see how he was doing? At WWE Crown Jewel, Strowman will beat Reigns for The Universal Championship. It would be nothing short of treason to turn your back on them. Reigns wants Ziggler to shut up. The people did not pay their money to see The Dogs Of War bump their gums, they paid their money to The Shield their asses. Corbin says that this brawl won’t happen right now they’ll have to wait for The WWE Super Show-Down. Corbin and his partners are going to spoil The Shield’s reunion.
First Match: Finn Balor w/Bayley vs. Jinder Mahal w/Alicia Fox and Sunil Singh
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Mahal backs Balor into the turnbuckles. Mahal is throwing haymakers at Balor. Mahal stomps on Balor’s chest. Mahal bodyslams Balor. Mahal applies a rear chin lock. Mahal drives his knee into Balor’s back. Mahal applies a side headlock. Mahal drops Balor with a shoulder tackle. Mahal goes back to the side headlock. Balor dropkicks Mahal. Balor clotheslines Mahal over the top rope. Balor lands a SomerSault Plancha.
Mahal applies a waist lock. Balor with three sharp elbow strikes. Mahal kicks Balor in the ribs. Mahal is wearing down Balor on the second rope. Mahal with a SlingShot Knee Drop. Mahal locks in The Abdominal Stretch. Mahal with a knee lift to Balor. Balor turns a sunset flip into a basement dropkick. Balor kicks Mahal in the jaw. Balor with a Leaping Forearm Smash. Balor follows that with a Standing Double Foot Stomp.
Balor blasts Mahal with a knife edge chop. Balor dives over Mahal. Mahal SuperKicks Balor. Balor responds with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Balor hits The SlingBlade. Foxy trips Balor from the outside. Mahal rolls Balor over for a two count. Mahal with a clubbing blow to Balor’s back. Bayley returns the favor. Bayley and Foxy starts brawling. Bayley plants Singh with The Bayley To Belly on the floor. Balor from behind rolls Mahal over to pickup the victory.
Winner: Finn Balor via Pinfall
Second Match: The Bella Twins & Natalya vs. The Riott Squad in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match
Nikki Bell and Liv Morgan will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Nikki launches Morgan across the ring. Morgan with a Lou Thez Press. Morgan transitions into a ground and pound attack. Morgan kicks Nikki in the gut. Morgan tugs on Nikki’s hair. Nikki drops Morgan with a Running Shoulder Tackle. Nikki plays to the crowd. Nikki with a BackBreaker for a two count. Nikki drags Morgan to the corner. Nikki tags in Brie. Brie rocks Morgan with Vicious YES! Kicks for a two count. Morgan drives Brie back first into the turnbuckles. Morgan suffered an injury during this match.
Morgan tags in Ruby. Ruby repeatedly stomps on Brie’s chest. Ruby with a side headlock takeover. Ruby irish whips Brie to the corner. Brie decks Ruby with a Back Elbow Smash. Brie with a Missile Dropkick. Brie Mode is activated. Brie with a Running Meteora for a two count. The Bella Twins and Natalya connects with a Triple Suplex. The Riott Squad are regaining their composure on the outside. Brie rolls Ruby back into the ring. Ruby punches Brie in the face. Coming out of the commercial break, Riott Squad are cutting the ring in half.
Logan applies a cobra clutch. Logan drops Brie with a Forearm Smash. Logan pulls Brie to the corner. Logan tags in Ruby. Logan catapults Brie into another forearm from Ruby. Ruby kicks Brie in the chest. Ruby applies a standing cravate. Ruby with a High Knee Strike to Brie. Ruby sends Nikki crashing to the outside. Brie creates distance with a Spinning FaceBuster. Ruby tags in Logan. Brie dodges a haymaker from Logan. Brie tags in Natalya.
Natalya fires up with multiple clotheslines. Natalya knocks Ruby off the ring apron. Natalya with a German Release Suplex. Natalya follows that with a Discus Lariat for a two count. Ruby continues to run interference. Natalya rolls Logan over for a two count. Logan kicks Natalya in the gut. Natalya reverses out of the irish whip from Logan. Ruby made a blind tag. Logan goes for a Big Boot, but Natalya counters with The SharpShooter. Ruby SuperKicks Natalya. Ruby lands The Riott Kick to pickup the victory.
Winner: The Riott Squad via Pinfall
Connor’s Cure Segment:
Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler Backstage Segment:
Third Match: Chad Gable w/Bobby Roode vs. Konnor w/Viktor
Konnor with clubbing blows to Gable’s back. Konnor whips Gable sternum first across the turnbuckles for a two count. Konnor applies a rear chin lock. Gable gets back to a vertical base. Gable with shots to the midsection of Konnor. Konnor with a Back Elbow Smash. Konnor places Gable on the top turnbuckle. Konnor is distracted by Roode.
Gable with an Roped Assisted Arm-Bar. Gable delivers a Missile Dropkick. Konnor is pissed. Gable ducks a clothesline from Konnor. Gable drops Konnor with a Diving Lariat. Gable with a Rolling Kick. Gable follows that with a German Suplex for a two count. Gable goes for a MoonSault, but Konnor ducks out of the way. Konnor levels Gable with a Body Avalanche. Konnor plants Gable with a GutWrench GourdBuster to pickup the victory.
Winner: Konnor via Pinfall
Triple H Backstage Interview:
Fourth Match: The Dogs Of War (c) vs. The Revival For The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
Dolph Ziggler and Scott Dawson will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ziggler backs Dawson into the turnbuckles. Ziggler shoves Dawson. Dawson responds with a knife edge chop. Ziggler is regrouping in the corner. Dawson applies a wrist lock. Dawson tags in Wilder. Wilder works on the left wrist of Ziggler. McIntyre tags himself in. McIntyre is lighting up Wilder’s chest. Dogs Of War are double teaming Wilder. Ziggler punches Wilder in the face. Ziggler goes for a Stinger Splash, but Wilder ducks out of the way. Wilder with a Belly to Back Suplex. Wilder tags in Dawson. Dawson repeatedly stomps on the left shoulder of Ziggler. Dawson with an Arm Trapped Northern Lights Suplex for a two count.
Dawson taunts McIntyre. Wilder made a blind tag. Wilder drops Ziggler with a SlingShot Shoulder Tackle for a two count. Wilder grabs Ziggler by his hair. Wilder with a knife edge chop to Ziggler. Wilder whips Ziggler to the corner. Ziggler decks Wilder with a Back Elbow Smash. Ziggler goes for a Leaping DDT, but Wilder blocks it. Wilder locks in The Rings of Saturn. Dawson wants Wilder to break Ziggler’s arm. Ziggler rolls Wilder over for a two count. Wilder shoves Ziggler into the ropes. Wilder with a Running Crossbody Block which sends both men crashing to the outside.
Ziggler side steps Wilder into the steel ring steps. McIntyre is trying to wake up his partner. Ziggler tags in McIntyre. McIntyre is putting the boots to Wilder. McIntyre with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Coming out of the commercial break, The Dogs Of War are cutting the ring in half. Wilder finally tags in Dawson. Dawson with a series of left jabs. Dawson unloads two haymakers. Dawson with a single leg dropkick to Ziggler. Dawson knocks McIntyre off the ring apron. Dawson with a brutal chop to Ziggler. Dawson wipes out McIntyre with a Baseball Dropkick. Dawson follows that with a Gibson Driver for a two count.
Dawson places Ziggler on the top turnbuckle. Wilder tags himself in. The Revival connects with their SuperPlex/Diving Splash Combination for a two count. McIntyre inadvertently hits the steel ring post. Wilder with a Tornado DDT off the ringside barricade. Ziggler with an inside cradle for a two count. Wilder responds with a back slide cover for a two count. Ziggler kicks Wilder in the gut. Wilder negates The Famouser. Wilder tags in Dawson. The Revival lands The Doomsday Device for a two count.
Dawson is displaying his frustration with the referee. Dawson tags in Ziggler. The Revival goes for The Magic Killer, but Ziggler lands back on his feet. Ziggler tags in McIntyre. McIntyre clotheslines Wilder. McIntyre drops Dawson with a knife edge chop. McIntyre has Wilder perched on the top turnbuckle. McIntyre tosses Dawson out of the ring. McIntyre catches Wilder in mid-air. McIntyre goes for a Fallaway Slam, but Dawson counters with a Flying Dropkick for a two count. McIntyre HeadButts Wilder. McIntyre follows that with a Big Boot. McIntyre tags in Ziggler. The Dogs Of War plants Wilder with The ClayMore/Zig Zag Combination to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, The Dogs Of War via Pinfall
The Kevin Owens Show Featuring Special Guests: Elias, Lio Rush, and Bobby Lashley
Fifth Match: Bobby Lashley w/Lio Rush vs. Elias w/Kevin Owens
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Lashley shoves Elias to the corner. Lashley with a waist lock takedown. Standing Switch Exchange. Lashley applies a side headlock. Lashley bounces Elias head on the top turnbuckle pad. Lashley repeatedly stomps on Elias chest. Lashley goes for a Corner Mount, but Elias ducks out of the way. Elias dumps Lashley face first on the top turnbuckle. Elias with a side headlock takeover. Elias kicks Lashley in the chest. Lashley leapfrogs over Elias. Lashley drops Elias with a shoulder tackle. Lashley with a Running Crossbody Block. Lashley with a Corner Clothesline to Elias. Lashley transitions into a Corner Mount. Lashley plays to the crowd.
Lashley with a side walk slam for a two count. Elias kicks Lashley in the jaw. Lashley catches Elias in mid-air. Elias chop blocks Lashley. Elias works on the left leg of Lashley. Elias wraps Lashley leg around the steel ring post. Owens talks smack to Lashley. Elias with the cover for a two count. Elias applies a leg lock. Elias and Lashley are trading back and forth shots. Elias repeatedly kicks the back of Lashley’s leg. Elias with the lateral press for a two count. Elias tells Lashley to bring it. Lashley with shots to the midsection of Elias. Lashley decks Elias with a Back Elbow Smash. Lashley clotheslines Elias over the top rope. Lashley bounces Elias head on the barricade. Lashley rolls Elias back into the ring. Elias dropkicks Lashley off the ring apron.
Coming out of the commercial break, Elias applies a single leg crab. Elias is putting the boots to Lashley. Lashley tosses Elias out of the ring. Lashley with a FlatLiner. Following a haymaker exchange, Lashley with a Spinning Back Kick. Lashley clotheslines Elias. Lashley starts picking up momentum. Lashley connects with a Delayed Vertical Suplex. Lashley tackles Elias out of the ring. Owens chases Rush around the ring area. Owens inadvertently stomps on Lashley which cause the disqualification. After the match, Rush is running for his life. Lashley drags Elias out of the ring. Owens goes for a PowerBomb, but Lashley makes the save. Lashley punches Owens in the face.
Winner: Bobby Lashley via Disqualification
Seth Rollins & Drew McIntyre Backstage Segment:
Sixth Match: Nia Jax w/Ember Moon vs. Alicia Fox w/Mickie James & Alexa Bliss
Jax grabs Fox by her throat. Jax launches Fox across the ring. Jax with a Body Avalanche. Jax follows that with a Biel Throw. Jax plays to the crowd. Alexa Bliss and Mickie James drags Fox out of the ring. They start heading to the backstage area. Moon lays out Mickie with a Flying Cannonball Senton. Jax rolls Fox back into the ring.
Fox with a Running Boot. Fox drops Jax with a Swinging NeckBreaker for a two count. Fox applies a sleeper hold. Jax dumps Fox back first into the turnbuckles. Fox SuperKicks Jax. Fox follows that with a Pump Kick for a two count. Fox is throwing forearms at Jax. Fox talks smack to Jax. Jax plants Fox with a Samoan Drop to pickup the victory.
Winner: Nia Jax via Pinfall
Drew McIntyre & Dean Ambrose Backstage Segment:
WWE Super Show-Down Match Card
1.) John Cena & Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens & Elias
2.) The Iconics vs. Asuka & Naomi
3.) Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Buddy Murphy For The WWE Cruiserweight Championship
4.) Becky Lynch (c) vs. Charlotte Flair For The WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
5.) Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz. The Winner Will Get A Future WWE Championship Opportunity
6.) The New Day (c) vs. The Bar For The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
7.) AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe in a No Disqualification Match For The WWE Championship
8.) Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match
9.) The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre in a 6-Man Tag Team Match
10.) The Undertaker w/Kane vs. Triple H w/Shawn Michaels
Next Week RAW Info:
– Shawn Michaels will be on the program
– Ronda Rousey will battle Ruby Riott
– Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens
Seventh Match: The Shield vs. Constable Baron Corbin & The Authors Of Pain w/Drake Maverick in a 6-Man Tag Team Match
The Dogs Of War are watching this match from the stage. Ambrose and Corbin will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ambrose applies a hammer lock. Ambrose rolls Corbin over for a one count. Ambrose continues to grapple around Corbin. Corbin applies a wrist lock. Corbin transitions into .a side headlock. Ambrose drop toe holds Corbin to the canvas. Ambrose with a clubbing cross face. Ambrose tags in Rollins. The Shield with a Double Vertical Suplex for a two count. Corbin tags in Akam. Rollins applies a side headlock. Akam runs through Rollins with a shoulder tackle. Akam goes for a Bodyslam, but Rollins lands back on his feet. Rollins kicks Akam in the jaw. Ambrose tags himself in. The Shield with a Double Shoulder Tackle to Akam. Rezar responds with a Double Shoulder Tackle of his own. Rezar talks smack to Ambrose. Ambrose ducks a clothesline from Rezar. Ambrose tags in Reigns.
Rezar tells Reigns to bring it. Reigns obliges with multiple haymakers. Rezar drives Reigns back first into the turnbuckles. Rezar unloads clubbing shoulder blocks in the corner. Rezar starts teeing off on Reigns. Rezar argues with the referee. Reigns fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Reigns punches Rezar in the face. Reigns goes for a Samoan Drop, but Rezar blocks it. Reigns with a Jumping Clothesline. Rezar immediately gets back on his feet. This leads us to a pier six brawl in the center of the ring. The Shield are distracted by The Dogs Of War. AOP and Corbin attacks The Shield from behind. AOP runs Ambrose & Rollins into the ringside barricade. Corbin with a ChokeSlam BackBreaker for a two count. Coming out of the commercial break, Reigns creates distance with a Samoan Drop. Rollins and Akam are tagged in.
Rollins dropkicks Rezar off the ring apron. Rollins with a Desperation Boot to Akam. Rollins with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Akam goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Rollins lands back on his feet. Rollins decks Akam with a Back Elbow Smash. Rollins hit a BlockBuster for a two count. Rollins is burning it down. Rollins thrust kicks the midsection of Akam. Drake Maverick hops off the ring apron to distract the referee. Corbin lowers the rope which sends Rollins crashing to the outside. Akam tags in Corbin. Corbin is tossing Rollins around the ringside area. AOP are cutting the ring in half. Rezar locks in The Cravate. Akam tags himself in. AOP hits their Side Walk Slam/Flying Foot Stomp Combination for a two count. Akam is choking Rollins with his boot. Corbin punches Rollins behind the referee’s back.
Akam applies a side headlock. Rollins with a JawBreaker. Akam responds with a High Elbow Strike. Akam tags in Corbin. Corbin transitions into a ground and pound attack. Corbin knocks Reigns off the ring apron. Ambrose is pissed. Rollins drops Corbin with a SlingBlade. Rollins tosses Akam out of the ring. Akam prevents Rollins from making the tag to Ambrose. Reigns is exchanging blows with AOP. Rezar sends Reigns crashing into the steel ring steps. AOP connects with The Last Chapter on the floor. Corbin goes for another ChokeSlam BackBreaker, but Rollins rolls him over for a two count. Corbin with The Deep Six for a two count. AOP are tagged in. Rollins with a HeadScissors TakeOver that sends Rezar out of the ring. Rollins SuperKicks Akam in mid-air. Akam tags in Corbin. Corbin goes for a Back Body Drop, but Rollins lands back on his feet. Rollins ducks a clothesline from Corbin. Rollins finally tags in Ambrose.
Ambrose unloads his lighting quick offense. Ambrose with multiple lariats. Ambrose drops Corbin with a Running Knee Lift. Ambrose with a Running Forearm Smash. Corbin goes for another Deep Six, but Ambrose counters with the inside cradle for a two count. Ambrose clotheslines Corbin over the top rope. Ambrose delivers a Super Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Akam knocks Ambrose off the top turnbuckle. Ambrose negates The End Of Days. Corbin goes for a Misdirection Lariat, but Ambrose counters with a NeckBreaker. Ambrose with a Flying Clothesline for a two count. AOP goes for The Last Chapter on Ambrose, but Reigns counters with a SuperMan Punch. Akam with a Big Boot to Reigns. Rollins tosses Akam out of the ring. Rollins with The Blackout on Corbin. Rollins lands Two Suicide Dives. Ambrose drops Corbin with Dirty Deeds. Ambrose dropkicks Rezar off the ring apron. Ambrose tags in Reigns. Reigns Spears Corbin to pickup the victory.
Winner: The Shield via Pinfall
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