WWE Raw Results (9/27/21): Big E vs. Bobby Lashley

WWE Raw
September 27, 2021
Heritage Bank Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

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First Match: Big E (c) vs. Bobby Lashley For The WWE Championship

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Lashley backs Big E into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Big E slaps Lashley in the face. Lashley with rapid fire haymakers. Lashley with clubbing knee strikes. Lashley is choking Big E with his knee. Lashley with a running forearm smash. Lashley with vicious crossfaces in the ropes. Lashley slams Big E’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Lashley with forearm shivers. Lashley with a Vertical Suplex for a one count. Lashley drives his knee into the midsection of Big E. Lashley dumps Big E out of the ring. Lashley runs Big E into the ringside barricade. Lashley drives Big E face first into the steel ring post. Lashley poses for the crowd. Big E with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex on the floor. Big E rolls Lashley back into the ring.

Lashley is throwing haymakers at Big E. Lashley knocks Big E off the ring apron. Big E is displaying his fighting spirit. Lashley drives his knee into the midsection of Big E. Lashley throws Big E into the steel ring steps. Lashley brings Big E back into the ring. Lashley drops Big E with The Flatliner for a two count. Lashley applies a rear chin lock. Big E with heavy bodyshots. Lashley scores the elbow knockdown. Lashley with the irish whip. Lashley with The Corner Spear. Lashley puts Big E on the top turnbuckle. Lashley with two haymakers. Big E with clubbing blows to Lashley’s back. Lashley answers with a running haymaker. Big E denies The SuperPlex. Lashley with a running forearm smash that sends Big E crashing to the outside. Both men are knocked down after a double clothesline. Forearm Exchange. Lashley with a knee lift. Lashley whips Big E into the turnbuckles.

Lashley denies The Uranage Slam. Lashley with The Swinging NeckBreaker. Lashley continues to dish out repeated haymakers. Big E drops down on the canvas. Big E leapfrogs over Lashley. Big E decks Lashley with a back elbow smash. Big E goes for The Big Ending, but Lashley blocks it. Big E with a straight right hand. Big E Spears Lashley out of the ring. Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin starts hovering over Big E. They’re wearing Hurt Business t-shirts. Big E rolls Lashley back into the ring. Lashley hits The Almighty SpineBuster. Lashley connects with The Spear for a two count. The New Day starts brawling with The Hurt Business which causes the referee to call off the match. After the match, all hell starts breaking loose in Cincinnati. New Day clears the ring. Stereo Somersault Plancha’s. Big E propels Lashley into the time keepers area. Adam Pearce declares that tonight’s main event will be Big E vs. Bobby Lashley In A Steel Cage Match For The WWE Championship.

Match Result: No-Contest, But Still WWE Champion, Big E

Second Match: Angel Garza w/Humberto Carrillo vs. Erik w/Ivar 

Erik with a waist lock go-behind. Garza decks Erik with a back elbow smash. Erik shoves Garza into the canvas. Erik with a waist lock takedown. Garza blocks a boot from Erik. Garza with a knee lift. Garza with a running clothesline. Garza takes off his pants. Garza punches Erik in the back. Garza with two knee lifts. Garza transitions into a ground and pound attack. Garza applies The Dragon Sleeper. Garza transitions into a sitting arm-bar. Garza decks Erik with a back elbow smash. Garza kicks Erik in the face. Erik with forearm shivers. Erik with The Delayed Exploder Suplex. Garza kicks Erik in the gut. Short-Arm Reversal by Garza. Erik delivers Death Rowe. Erik gets distracted by Carrillo. Garza SuperKicks Erik. Garza connects with The Wing Clipper to pickup the victory.

Winner: Angel Garza via Pinfall 

Third Match: Reginald Thomas (c) vs. Ricochet For The WWE 24/7 Championship 

Nice display of sportsmanship after the bell rings. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ricochet applies a side headlock. Thomas whips Ricochet across the ring. Standing Switch Exchange. Thomas crawls under Ricochet. Thomas ducks a clothesline from Ricochet. Thomas backflips over Ricochet. Thomas tells Ricochet to bring it. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Thomas applies a side headlock.

Ricochet grabs a side wrist lock. Ricochet with the irish whip. Ricochet and Thomas showcases their aerial ability. Ricochet dumps Thomas out of the ring. Ricochet lands The SomerSault Plancha. The 24/7 mob attacks Truth which causes the disqualification. After the match, Truth and Gulak gangs up on Ricochet. Truth and Gulak goes for a double irish whip, but Ricochet counters with The Moonsault Press off the announce table. Thomas ducks a clothesline from Tozawa. Thomas connects with The Spinning Crossbody Block. Thomas heads back to the backstage area.

Winner: Still WWE 24/7 Champion, Reginald Thomas via Disqualification 

Fourth Match: Keith Lee vs. Akira Tozawa 

Lee starts things off with an Inside Out Lariat. Lee sends Tozawa to the corner. Lee levels Tozawa with The Body Avalanche. Lee with a Big Biel Throw. Lee connects with The Big Bang Catastrophe to pickup the victory.

Winner: Keith Lee via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Damian Priest (c) vs. Sheamus In A No Disqualification Match For The WWE United States Championship 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Priest backs Sheamus into the ropes. Priest applies an arm-bar. Priest hammers down on the left shoulder of Sheamus. Sheamus brings Priest down to the mat. Sheamus hammers down on the back of Priest’s neck. Sheamus applies a rear chin lock. Sheamus with a side headlock takeover for a two count. Priest transitions into a hammerlock. Priest backs Sheamus into the ropes. Sheamus decks Priest with a back elbow smash. Sheamus with clubbing blows to Priest’s back. Priest reverses out of the irish whip from Sheamus. Priest with two running elbow smashes. Priest drops Sheamus with The Broken Arrow for a one count. Sheamus regroups on the outside. Sheamus with a gut punch. Priest with a Counter Suplex on the floor. Priest kicks Sheamus off the steel ring steps. Priest pulls out a table from under the ring. Sheamus with a blindside shot. Sheamus launches Priest over the ring steps. Priest with The Superman Punch off the stairs. Sheamus rolls Priest back into the ring.

Ten Beats Of The Bodhran. Priest with forearm shivers. Sheamus dodges The Big Boot. Sheamus punches Priest in the back. Sheamus hits The White Noise through the table on the floor. Sheamus has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Sheamus whips Priest with the kendo stick. Sheamus applies The Dublin Smile. Sheamus with a shot across the back of Priest. Priest with a back elbow smash. Sheamus answers with The Tilt-A-Whirl Powerslam for a two count. Sheamus sets up a table in the corner. Priest delivers his combination offense. Priest whips Sheamus across the ring. Sheamus kicks Priest in the chest. Priest launches Sheamus over the top rope. Sheamus slams Priest head on the top rope. Sheamus mocks Priest. Sheamus goes for a Flying Clothesline, but Priest counters with multiple kendo stick shots. Priest clotheslines Sheamus over the top rope. Priest with a leaping back elbow smash into the barricade. Priest is fired up.

Sheamus sends Priest face first into the steel ring post. Sheamus throws Priest into the barricade. Priest knocks the chair off Sheamus hands. Priest tees off on Sheamus. Priest with a Leaping Pump Kick. Sheamus punches Priest in the back. Sheamus drives Priest face first into the wedged chair. Sheamus with The Alabama Slam for a two count. Priest throws a chair into Sheamus face. Priest hits The South Of Heaven Chokeslam for a two count. Forearm Exchange. Priest with Two Roundhouse Kicks. Priest with a Fake Out Lariat. Sheamu launches Priest over the top rope. Priest with another Roundhouse Kick. Priest goes for a Slingshot Clothesline, but Sheamus counters with The Pump Knee Strike for a two count. Sheamus with a vicious kendo stick shot. Priest nails Sheamus with The Bell Clap. Priest kicks Sheamus in the face. Sheamus denies The Reckoning. Sheamus goes for The Running Powerslam, but Priest lands back on his feet. Sheamus thrust kicks the midsection of Priest. Priest sends Sheamus crashing through the table in the corner. Priest connects with The Reckoning to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still WWE United States Champion, Damian Priest via Pinfall 

Sixth Match: Jeff Hardy, Mustafa Ali, and Mansoor vs. Jinder Mahal, Veer and Shanky In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

Mustafa Ali and Shanky will start things off. Ali with two dropkicks. Shanky with a Spinning Side Walk Slam. Shanky tags in Veer. Veer hammers down on the back of Ali’s neck. Veer goes for a bodyslam, but Ali lands back on his feet. Ali sends Veer face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Ali tags in Mansoor. Mansoor ducks a clothesline from Veer. Mansoor with a flying forearm smash. Mansoor with a knife edge chop. Mansoor punches Veer. Veer reverses out of the irish whip from Mansoor. Veer drops Mansoor with The Lou Thez Press. Veer with a leaping elbow drop for a two count. Veer applies the cravate. Veer drives his knee into the midsection of Mansoor. Veer tags in Shanky. Mansoor with heavy bodyshots. Shanky with a straight right hand.

Shanky decks Mansoor with a back elbow smash. Mansoor side steps Shanky into the turnbuckles. Hardy and Mahal are tagged in. Hardy is throwing haymakers at Mahal. Mahal reverses out of the irish whip from Hardy. Hardy with a running haymaker. Hardy clears the ring. Hardy with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Hardy with a double leg takedown. Hardy follows that with a Split Legged Leg Drop/Basement Dropkick/Splash Combination for a two count. Hardy kicks Mahal in the gut. Mahal denies The Twist Of Fate. Hardy decks Mahal with a back elbow smash. Ali tags himself in. Ali hits The Roll Through X-Factor for a two count. Veer dumps Hardy out of the ring. Mansoor with a flying haymaker off the steel ring steps. Veer drops Ali with a running shoulder tackle. Veer connects with The Western Lariat to pickup the victory.

Winner: Jinder Mahal, Veer, and Shanky via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: Killer Kross vs. Jaxson Ryker 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Kross kicks Ryker in the gut. Kross is throwing haymakers at Ryker. Kross repeatedly stomps on Ryker’s chest. Ryker with forearm shivers. Kross kicks Ryker in the face. Kross backs Ryker into the turnbuckles. Kross talks smack to Ryker. Ryker with forearm shivers. Ryker slams Kross in the face. Kross with The Exploder Suplex for a two count. Kross applies an arm-bar. Ryker with heavy bodyshots. Kross drives his knee into the midsection of Ryker. Ryker reverses out of the irish whip from Kross. Ryker with a double sledge. Kross fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Kross connects with The Doomsday Saito Suplex. Kross makes Ryker tap out to The Kross Jacket Choke.

Winner: Killer Kross via Submission 

Eight Match: Matt Riddle vs. AJ Styles w/Omos 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Riddle with a waist lock takedown. Styles backs Riddle into the turnbuckles. Styles decks Riddle with a back elbow smash. Riddle ducks a clothesline from Styles. Riddle with clubbing mid-kicks. Styles blocks a boot from Riddle. Styles repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Riddle. Riddle blocks a boot from Styles. Riddle with heavy bodyshots. Riddle with forearm shivers. Styles reverses out of the irish whip from Riddle. Riddle dives over Styles. Riddle drops Styles with The Mid-Kick. Riddle with The BROTon. Riddle with Three GutWrench Suplex’s for a one count. Styles nails Riddle with a throat thrust. The referee admonishes Styles. Riddle with a knee lift. Flying Forearm Exchange. Styles with a GourdBuster to the floor. Styles with a Sliding Knee Strike.

Styles rolls Riddle back into the ring. Riddle with heavy bodyshots. Riddle with a forearm smash. Styles answers with a Pendulum BackBreaker. Styles talks smack to the Cincinnati crowd. Styles dumps Riddle out of the ring. Styles has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Riddle with an Overhead Kick. Riddle pops back on his feet. Riddle with Two Flying Forearm Smashes. Riddle with The Exploder Suplex. Styles avoids The PK. Riddle goes for The Standing MoonSault, but Styles ducks out of the way. Riddle goes for The BROTon, but Styles gets his knees up in the air. Styles hits The Ushigoroshi for a two count. Riddle and Styles are trading back and forth shots.

Riddle with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Styles fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Styles ducks a clothesline from Riddle. Styles with The Pele Kick. Riddle dodges The Discus Lariat. Riddle drops Styles with The Final Flash Knee Strike. Riddle maintains wrist control. Styles avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Styles with The Pumphandle GutBuster. Riddle denies The Phenomenal Forearm. Riddle blasts Styles with The PK. Riddle with The SpringBoard Floating BRO. Riddle rolls Styles back into the ring. Riddle goes for The Floating BRO, but Styles counters with The Calf Crusher. Riddle grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Styles with a single leg takedown. Riddle uses his feet to create separation. Styles goes for a chop block, but Riddle counters with a sharp knee strike. Riddle goes for The RKO, but Styles counters with The Burning Hammer. Styles connects with The Styles Clash to pickup the victory. After the match, Omos Chokeslams Riddle.

Winner: AJ Styles via Pinfall 

Ninth Match: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Piper Niven For The WWE Raw Women’s Championship

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Charlotte applies a side headlock. Niven whips Charlotte across the ring. Niven drops Charlotte with a shoulder tackle. Charlotte drops down on the canvas. Niven lunges over Charlotte. Niven with the bypass. Niven delivers The Pounce. Niven plays to the crowd.

Charlotte kicks Niven in the gut. Niven denies The Exploder Suplex. Niven goes for The Piper Driver, but Charlotte lands back on her feet. Niven ducks a clothesline from Charlotte. Niven with a double hand chop. Niven with The Back Senton Splash. Niven gets distracted by Eva Marie. Charlotte attacks Niven from behind. Charlotte connects with The Natural Selection. After the match, Charlotte clotheslines Marie.

Winner: Still WWE Raw Women’s Champion, Charlotte Flair via Pinfall 

Tenth Match: Big E (c) vs. Bobby Lashley In A Steel Cage Match For The WWE Championship 

Lashley attacks Big E before the bell rings. Lashley won’t let Big E in the cage. Lashley drives Big E back first into the ringside barricade. Lashley launches Big E into the time keepers area. Lashley with a forearm smash. Lashley throws Big E into the steel ring steps. Lashley is throwing haymakers at Big E. Lashley drives Big E face first into the steel ring post. Lashley nails Big E with the steel ring stairs. Big E tells the referee to ring the bell. Big E drops Lashley with The Uranage Slam for a one count. Big E repeatedly drives Lashley face first into the steel. Lashley with a running clothesline. Lashley tees off on Big E. Lashley sends Big E face first into the steel. Lashley is mauling Big E in the corner. Lashley with a running shoulder block. Lashley with a Vertical Suplex. Lashley jumps on Big E’s back. Lashley goes for The Spear, but Big E counters with a Hip Toss into the turnbuckles.

Big E tosses Lashley around the cage. Lashley denies The Big Ending. Big E escapes The Hurt Lock. Big E with a sharp elbow strike. Lashley answers with The Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. Lashley climbs up the ropes. Big E goes for an Avalanche Big Ending, but Lashley counters with The Dragon Sleeper. Big E prevents Lashley from reaching the top of the cage. Big E repeatedly slams Lashley’s face into the steel. Big E sends Lashley crashing into the canvas. The Hurt Business runs interference. Big E gets crotched in the ropes. Xavier Woods slams the cage door into Lashley’s face. Woods SuperKicks Alexander in mid-air. Kofi goes after Benjamin. Woods pulls Benjamin off the cage. Woods with The Rolling Elbow. Kofi lands The Trust Fall off the cage.

Lashley has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Lashley with The SuperPlex for a two count. Big E decks Lashley with a back elbow smash. Lashley leapfrogs over Big E. Big E with Two Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex’s. Big E ducks a clothesline from Lashley. Big E with a Side Belly to Belly Suplex. Big E goes for The Running Splash, but Lashley counters with The Spear for a two count. Lashley with a Swinging NeckBreaker. Lashley with a flying clothesline. Lashley applies a front face lock. Lashley with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Lashley starts walking towards the cage door. Lashley repeatedly stomps on Big E’s chest. Lashley tells Big E to stay down. Big E ducks a clothesline from Lashley. Big E connects with The Big Ending for a two count. Lashley stops Big E in his tracks. Lashley uppercuts Big E. Lashley whips Big E across the ring. Lashley delivers The Almighty SpineBuster. Big E and Lashley are trading back and forth shots. Big E plants Lashley with The Avalanche Big Ending to pickup the victory. After the match, Drew McIntyre appears on the stage and points his sword at Big E to close the show.

Winner: Still WWE Champion, Big E via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez