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WWE Raw Results (5/31/21): Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston

   June 1, 2021

WWE Raw
May 31, 2021
The Yuengling Center
Tampa Bay, Florida

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Transcription by Josh Lopez

Miz TV With Special Guests: Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley and Nikki Cross 

First Match: Charlotte Flair vs. Nikki Cross In A Beat The Clock Challenge Match 

Rhea Ripley is watching the match from the ringside area. Cross ducks a clothesline from Charlotte. Cross is playing mind games with Charlotte. Cross lures Charlotte to the outside. Cross tells Charlotte to bring it. Cross continues to exit the ring. Charlotte runs after Cross. Ripley stops Charlotte in her tracks. Charlotte talks smack to Cross. Cross under two clotheslines from Charlotte. Charlotte drives her knee into the midsection of Cross. Charlotte clotheslines Cross. Charlotte puts Cross on the top turnbuckle. Cross with clubbing blows to Charlotte’s back. Cross connects with The Tornado. DDT. Charlotte swats away a dropkick from Cross. Cross negates The Figure Eight as time expired.

Winner: Nikki Cross 

Second Match: Randy Orton w/Matt Riddle vs. Xavier Woods 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Orton applies a side headlock. Woods whips Orton across the ring. Orton drops Woods with a shoulder tackle. Woods denies The RKO. Woods with a deep arm-drag. Woods applies an arm-bar. Woods with a knife edge chop. Orton reverses out of the irish whip from Woods. Orton catches Woods in mid-air. Orton dumps Woods face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Woods with a knife edge chop. Orton kicks Woods in the gut. Orton repeatedly slams Woods face on the announce table. Orton with a Belly to Back Suplex on the table. Orton has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Orton applies a rear chin lock. Woods with heavy bodyshots. Woods with an arm-ringer. Woods dropkicks Orton. Woods with a chop/forearm combination.

Orton drives his knee into the midsection of Woods. Orton whips Woods across the ring. Woods ducks under two clotheslines from Orton. Woods slides under Orton. Woods drops Orton with The Rolling Elbow. Woods hits The Sliding Flatliner for a two count. Woods with a flying forearm smash. Woods transitions into a corner mount. Orton grabs Woods hair. Orton rakes the eyes of Woods. Orton PowerBombs Woods for a two count. Orton goes for The Draping DDT, but Woods counters with The Arm-Breaker. Woods applies The Fujiwara Arm-Bar. Orton grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Orton kicks Woods in the gut. Orton connects with The Draping DDT. Orton goes for The RKO, but Woods counters with the backslide cover for a two count. Woods with The PK. Orton plants Woods with The BRODerek to pickup the victory.

Winner: Randy Orton via Pinfall 

Third Match: Shayna Baszler vs. Reginald Thomas 

Thomas is trying to calm down Baszler. Thomas showcases his athleticism. Baszler drops Thomas with a shoulder tackle. Thomas rolls Baszler over for a two count. Baszler bends the left shoulder of Thomas. Thomas reverses out of the irish whip from Baszler. Baszler with another shoulder tackle. Thomas pops back on his feet. Thomas bodyslams Baszler. Tip Up by Baszler. Thomas ducks a clothesline from Baszler. Baszler DDT’s the left leg of Thomas. Baszler repeatedly drops her elbow across the left knee of Thomas.

Baszler applies a leg lock. Baszler stomps on the left ankle of Thomas. Baszler kicks the left hamstring of Thomas. Baszler applies The Calf Crusher. Baszler slams the left knee of Thomas on the canvas. Baszler pulls Thomas off the top turnbuckle. Baszler applies The Ankle Lock. Thomas sends Baszler face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Thomas with a Spinning Crossbody Block. Thomas goes for The MoonSault, but Baszler ducks out of the way. Baszler applies The Kirifuda Clutch. Fire shoots out of the corner ring post. Thomas rolls Baszler over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Reginald Thomas via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Mace & T-Bar vs. The Lucha House Party 

T-Bar and Lince Dorado will start things off. Dorado ducks a clothesline from T-Bar. Dorado with a straight right hand. Dorado kicks the left hamstring of T-Bar. T-Bar sends Dorado into the ropes. T-Bar drops Dorado with a shoulder tackle. T-Bar with a running elbow smash. Dorado fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Dorado applies The Sleeper Hold. Metalik made the blind tag. Metalik with an Apron Enzuigiri. Dorado dropkicks the right knee of T-Bar. Assisted Splash. Metalik goes for a Vertical Supelx, but T-Bar blocks it. T-Bar tags in Mace. Running/Leg Lariat Combination. Mace with a Vertical Suplex.

Mace with a running elbow drop for a two count. Mace tags in T-Bar. Mace repeatedly slams Metalik’s head on the canvas. T-Bar drops Metalik with The Big Boot for a two count. T-Bar with a forearm smash. T-Bar tags in Mace. Mace stomps on Metalik’s chest. Mace tags in T-Bar. Dorado dropkicks Mace. Metalik kicks T-Bar in the face. Lucha House Party sends Mace tumbling to the floor. Dorado ducks a clothesline from T-Bar. Mace catches Dorado in mid-air. Mace hits The Uranage Slam on the floor. Metalik goes for a SpringBoard Dropkick, but T-Bar counters with The Big Boot. T-Bar tags in Mace. Mace and T-Bar connects with High Justice to pickup the victory.

Winner: Mace & T-Bar via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Sheamus vs. Ricochet 

Ricochet is throwing haymakers at Sheamus. Sheamus drives his knee into the midsection of Ricochet. Sheamus punches Ricochet in the back. Sheamus whips Ricochet across the ring. Ricochet kicks Sheamus in the chest. Ricochet with a forearm smash. Sheamus answers with a knee lift. Sheamus goes for a Bodyslam, but Ricochet lands back on his feet. Ricochet sends Sheamus tumbling to the floor. Sheamus with heavy bodyshots. Sheamus with a Fallaway Slam into the ringside barricade. Sheamus rolls Ricochet back into the ring. Sheamus with The Flying Clothesline. Sheamus gets distracted by Humberto Carrillo. Ricochet rolls Sheamus over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Ricochet via Pinfall 

Sixth Match: Sheamus vs. Humberto Carrillo w/Ricochet

The match started during the commercial break. Sheamus repeatedly stomps on Carrillo’s chest. The referee admonishes Sheamus. Sheamus uppercuts Carrillo. Sheamus sends Carrillo to the corner. Sheamus with a running shoulder block. Sheamus with a running knee lift.. Sheamus follows that with a running double axe handle strike. Sheamus talks smack to Ricochet. Slugfest in the corner. Sheamus whips Carrillo in the turnbuckles. Carrillo kicks Sheamus in the face. Sheamus yanks Carrillo off the middle turnbuckle. Carrillo denies The Ten Beats Of The Bodhran. Carrillo with a series of back elbow smashes. Carrillo slams Sheamus head on the top rope. Carrillo goes for a Slingshot Clothesline, but Sheamus counters with The Irish Curse BackBreaker. Sheamus repeatedly kicks Carrillo in the back. Sheamus with a short-arm clothesline.

Sheamus poses for the crowd. Sheamus with clubbing blows to Carrillo’s chest. Sheamus applies a rear chin lock. Carrillo with heavy bodyshots. Carrillo decks Sheamus with a JawBreaker. Carrillo sends Sheamus shoulder first into the steel ring post. Carrrillo with a knife edge chop. Carrillo with forearm shivers. Carrillo follows that with a RoundHouse Kick. Carrillo dropkicks Sheamus. Sheamus is busted open. Sheamus clotheslines Carrillo off the top rope. Sheamus kicks Ricochet in the face. Sheamus rolls Carrillo back into the ring. Carrillo lands The Suicide Dive. Carrillo rolls Sheamus back into the ring. Sheamus catches Carrillo in mid-air. Sheamus drops Carrillo with The Uranage Slam. Sheamus talks smack to Carrillo. Sheamus prepares for The Brogue Kick. Ricochet runs interference. Carrillo connects with The SpringBoard Enzuigiri. Carrillo rolls Sheamus over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Humberto Carrillo via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: Lana & Naomi vs. Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke 

Natalya and Tamina joins the commentary team for this match. Lana and Dana Brooke will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Lana applies a side headlock. Brooke whips Lana across the ring. Lana lunges over Brooke. Lana sends Brooke into the ropes. Lana drops down on the canvas. Lana leapfrogs over Brooke. Naomi tags herself in. Assisted Leg Drop for a one count. Naomi applies a front face lock. Naomi with a Running Bulldog into the middle turnbuckle pad. Naomi tags in Lana. Lana with a Running Bulldog for a two count. Lana applies a front face lock. Lana tags in Naomi. Naomi applies a wrist lock. Brooke sends Naomi to the corner. Naomi decks Brooke with a back elbow smash. Brooke sends Naomi face first into the canvas. Brooke tags in Rose.

Double Irish Whip. Double Flapjack for a two count. Rose puts her knee on the back of Naomi’s neck. Rose with two waist lock takedowns. Rose whips Naomi into the turnbuckles. Naomi is displaying her fighting spirit. Naomi hits The TKO. Naomi with a low enzuigiri for a two count. Naomi tags in Lana. Naomi kicks Brooke in the gut. Naomi dumps Brooke out of the ring. Naomi wipes out Brooke with The Slingshot Tornillo. Standing Switch Exchange. Rose nails Naomi with The Pump Kick. Lana rolls Rose over for a two count. Lana with a jackknife cover for a two count. Rose with the irish whip. Lana kicks Rose in the gut. Lana with a forearm smash to Brooke. Lana tags in Brooke. Brooke and Rose connects with their BlockBuster/Samoan Drop Combination to pickup the victory.

Winner: Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke via Pinfall 

Eight Match: Cedric Alexander vs. Shelton Benjamin 

Benjamin drops Alexander with The Big Boot. Benjamin with clubbing blows to Alexander’s back. Benjamin goes for a PowerBomb, but Alexander lands back on his feet. Alexander with a thumb to the eye. Alexander dodges The Big Boot. Alexander connects with The Neuralyzer to pickup the victory.

Winner: Cedric Alexander via Pinfall 

Ninth Match: AJ Styles & Omos (c) vs. Elias & Jaxson Ryker For The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship 

Elias attacks Styles before the bell rings. Elias repeatedly stomps on Styles chest. Elias slams Styles head on the top turnbuckle pad. Elias with a chop/forearm combination. Elias whips Styles into the turnbuckles. Styles kicks Elias in the face. Styles is throwing haymakers at Elias. Styles kicks Elias in the back. Styles with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a one count. Elias with heavy bodyshots. Elias with a Vertical Suplex for a one count. Elias punches Styles. Following a snap mare takeover, Elias with a knee drop. Ryker tags himself in. Styles delivers The Phenomenal Blitz. Ryker reverses out of the irish whip from Styles. Styles pulls Elias off the ring apron. Styles with a running forearm smash. Styles dropkicks Ryker into Elias.

Ryker has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Ryker drives his knee into the midsection of Styles. Ryker with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Ryker applies a rear chin lock. Styles with elbows into the midsection of Ryker. Ryker sends Styles face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Following a snap mare takeover, Ryker applies a rear chin lock. Styles ducks a clothesline from Ryker. Styles drops Ryker with The Pele Kick. Elias hops off the apron. Elias heads towards the backstage area. Styles tags in Omos. Omos applies The Claw. Omos throws Ryker into the turnbuckles. Omos with a running elbow smash. Omos whips Ryker into the turnbuckles. Omos with a running hip smash. Omos talks smack to Ryker. Omos drops Ryker with a short-arm clothesline. Omos tags in Styles. Styles connects with The Phenomenal Forearm to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, AJ Styles & Omos via Pinfall 

Alexa’s Playground With Special Guests: Reginald Thomas & Shayna Baszler 

Updated WWE Hell In A Cell 2021 Match Card

1.) Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair For The WWE Raw Women’s Championship

2.) Bobby Lashley (c) w/MVP vs. Drew McIntyre For The WWE Championship

Tenth Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston. The Winner Will Battle Bobby Lashley For The WWE Championship At Hell In A Cell 

McIntyre drives Kofi back first into the turnbuckles. McIntyre repeatedly stomps on Kofi’s chest. McIntyre with a straight right hand,. McIntyre kicks Kofi in the gut. McIntyre with a knife edge chop. McIntyre with a liver shot. McIntyre whips Kofi across the ring. McIntyre denies The Crucifix Bomb. Kofi with the sunset flip for a one count. Kofi with another quick rollup for a one count. McIntyre unloads two knife edge chops. Kofi with a Hurricanrana over the top rope. Kofi lands The Trust Fall. Kofi tees off on McIntyre. McIntyre HeadButts Kofi. McIntyre with a Deadlift Delayed Vertical Suplex for a one count. McIntyre with a straight right hand. McIntyre stomps on Kofi’s chest. McIntyre goes for a short-arm clothesline, but Kofi lands back on his feet. Kofi applies The Guillotine Choke. McIntyre goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Kofi counters with an inside cradle for a one count. Kofi with Two Running Boots. Kofi with a Rebound Splash for a one count.

Kofi kicks McIntyre in the ribs. Kofi with a back hand. Kofi kicks McIntyre in the gut. Kofi with two flying forearm smashes. McIntyre ducks a clothesline from Kofi. McIntyre with Two Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex’s. McIntyre goes for a Bodyslam, but Kofi counters with an inside cradle for a one count. McIntyre kicks Kofi in the gut. McIntyre tees off on Kofi. Kofi drops McIntyre with The SOS for a two count. McIntyre avoids The New Day Boom Drop. McIntyre catches Kofi in mid-air. McIntyre launches Kofi over the time keepers area. McIntyre has complete control of the match during the commercial break. McIntyre whips Kofi into the turnbuckles. McIntyre with The Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker for a two count. McIntyre applies the bow and arrow stretch. McIntyre drives his knee into Kofi’s back. McIntyre with a blistering chop. McIntyre puts Kofi on the top turnbuckle. McIntyre and Kofi are trading back and forth shot. McIntyre HeadButts Kofi. Kofi with The Sunset Flip PowerBomb for a two count. Kofi unloads a flurry of strikes. Kofi dropkicks McIntyre. McIntyre kicks Kofi in the gut. Kofi delivers The Missile Dropkick for a two count.

McIntyre avoids The Trouble In Paradise. Kofi goes for The SOS, but McIntyre counters with The Spinning Future Shock DDT for a two count. Kofi fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Kofi kicks McIntyre in the face. McIntyre hits The SpineBuster for a two count. McIntyre goes for The Future Shock DDT, but Kofi counters with The SuperKick for a two count. McIntyre has Kofi perched on the top turnbuckle. Kofi denies The SuperPlex. Kofi with Two HeadButts. Kofi gets McIntyre tied up in the tree of woe. McIntyre with a Desperation Belly to Belly Suplex. McIntyre goes for The Claymore, but Kofi counters with The Trouble In Paradise for a two count. Kofi with heavy bodyshots in the corner. McIntyre reverses out of the irish whip from Kofi. Kofi with a Flying Hurricanrana. Kofi blasts McIntyre with The PK. Kofi with a Flying Double Foot Stomp off the ring apron. Kofi rolls McIntyre back into the ring. Kofi goes for The Flying Clothesline, but McIntyre counters with The Claymore to pickup the victory. After the match, McIntyre shakes hands with Kofi. Bobby Lashley appears on stage and poses with the WWE Title to close the show.

Winner: Drew McIntyre via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez