WWE Raw
WWE Thunderdome
October 19, 2020
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“Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
Raw gets a new intro video and music. We go live into the WWE
ThunderDome. The commentators welcome us to the show and run down
what we’ll be seeing tonight as we head to Hell in a Cell this
Sunday.
The Fiend’s high pitched scream is heard and the lights go red.
Alexa Bliss is standing in the center of the ring. She says, “Monday
Night Raw… he’s here! Let. Him. In.”
The lights go out, and The Fiend makes his way to the ring. The
Fiend takes some time getting into the ring and joins hands with
Alexa Bliss in the center of the ring. RETRIBUTION’s music hits, and
Mustafa Ali leads T-Bar, Mace, Slapjack, and RECKONING to the ring.
The go to attack The Fiend and Bliss, but the lights go out. When
the lights come back on, The Fiend and Bliss are gone. RETRIBUTION
is spooked.
The Hurt Business makes their way to the ring and starts immediately
brawling with RETRIBUTION. The Hurt Business clears RETRIBUTION out
of the ring, and Cedric Alexander hits them with a summersault
plancha.
-Commercial Break-
Video Package: Matt Riddle sizzle reel
RETRIBUTION (Mustafa Ali, T-Bar, Mace, and Slapjack) vs. The Hurt
Business (WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley, MVP, Shelton
Benjamin, and Cedric Alexander)
Bobby Lashley starts against T-Bar. Lashley quickly attacks T-Bar
and puts him in the corner with a shoulder. T-Bar fights back, but
Lashley hits a flatliner. Slapjack tags in, but Lashley overwhelms
him and hits a delayed vertical suplex. Cedric Alexander tags in and
kicks Slapjack. Alexander gets out of a suplex and hits a front
suplex followed by a kick to the face for a two count. MVP tags in
and punches away at Slapjack. MVP whips Slapjack hard into the
corner for a near fall. Alexander tags back in and punches away at
Slapjack. Alexander attacks Slapjack in the corner and goes to whip
him, but Slapjack’s foot is caught in the ropes. Alexander goes to
the second rope, but the rest of RETRIBUTION distracts him. Slapjack
then knocks Alexander off the second rope.
Mustafa Ali tags in and attacks Alexander’s arm. Ali stands on the
arm and stomps it. Ali hits a low dropkick for a two count.
Alexander fights him off, but Ali soon drops him on the apron.
Alexander forearms him back and goes for a springboard move, but Ali
hangs him up on the ropes. Ali attacks Alexander and taunts the Hurt
Business. Ali then goes outside and slams Alexander into the
barricade. The Hurt Business and RETRIBUTION face-off at ringside.
All of a sudden, The Fiend’s scream is heard and he appears on the
big screen.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Benjamin and Mace exchanging
punches in the center of the ring. Mace grabs him by the throat and
powers him to the corner. Mace clubs him and charges, but Benjamin
sends him into the ring post shoulder-first. Benjamin follows up
with a German Suplex and a running knee to the face in the corner.
Mace goes down for a two count. Benjamin covers again for a two
count. Benjamin drops a knee and applies a chin lock. Lashley tags
in and punches away at Mace. Lashley sends him into the ropes, but
he lowers his head and eats a kick. Lashley furiously clotheslines
Mace out of the ring and wipes out the rest of RETRIBUTION. Lashley
hits Mace with a one-armed spinebuster and spears T-Bar. Ali breaks
up the pin.
Ali begs Lashley off. T-Bar grabs Lashley and lifts him, but Lashley
gets out. T-Bar elbows Lashley, but Lashley applies the Hurt Lock
for the submission!
Winners by Submission: The Hurt Business
The lights go out, and The Fiend is back on the apron! The Fiend
attacks Ali, gives Slapjack a Sister Abigail on the ground, and
slams Mace on the commentary table. The Fiend chases Ali into the
ring for Sister Abigail, but T-Bar big boots him. The Fiend quickly
applies a Mandible Claw to T-Bar before giving him Sister Abigail.
The Fiend then looks toward The Hurt Business.
Alexa Bliss appears on the screen and says in The Fiend’s voice,
“Let me in.”
-Commercial Break-
Keith Lee will face Braun Strowman tonight on WWE Raw.
AJ Styles makes his way to the ring alongside Jordan Omogbehin.
Styles appreciates that the Raw executives have embraced a true
leader in AJ Styles. Seth Rollins with his Messiah-complex out here
preaching and spewing his propaganda for the greater good… Styles
can only assume it was Jeff Hardy stumbling out to the ring and
screwing something else up that Styles realized he could reclaim the
promised land. The real redemption of Raw was the return of the
prodigal son… AJ Styles.
Styles beat Jeff Hardy and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat Match
last week to further prove that this never was Monday Night Rollins.
Styles continues speaking, but the feed is lost. When it comes back,
Matt Riddle is making his way to the ring.
The referee tells Omogbehin to get out of the ring, but he won’t
listen. Omogbehin stops the referee from counting, and the referee
sheepishly backs up.
AJ Styles w/ Jordan Omogbehin vs. Matt Riddle
The bell rings, and Styles punches away at Riddle. Riddle quickly
kicks Styles down, but Styles gets to the ropes. Riddle tries to
attack, but Styles stays in the ropes. Styles blindsides him, but
Riddle immediately answers with a gutwrench suplex. Riddle rolls
through and connects with two more. Riddle then clotheslines Styles
out of the ring. Riddle goes for a running kick from the apron, but
falls down in fear when Omogbehin steps in the way.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Styles turn Riddle inside out
with a knee to the midsection. During the break, Styles hit him with
a gutbuster. Styles applies a submission, but Riddle fights up.
Riddle takes him down with a rebound kick. Riddle hits a running
forearm in the corner and hits an exploder out of the corner. Riddle
goes for a PK, but Styles avoids it. Riddle goes for a standing
moonsault, but lands on his feet. Riddle goes for a Broton, but
Styles kicks him out of mid-air!
Riddle responds after a few moments with a strike combo, but Styles
strikes back. Riddle hits a Final Flash, but Styles connects with a
Pelé Kick. Riddle bounces back and hits a German Suplex. Riddle gets
Styles to his feet, but Styles stuns him with an ushigoroshi for a
near fall. Styles sets up for a Styles Clash, but Riddle fights out
and hits a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Riddle looks
completely frustrated. Riddle goes to the top rope, but Styles
sweeps the feet. Styles goes for a back superplex, but Riddle elbows
him off. Riddle turns around, but Styles cuts him off again. They’re
standing on the top rope. Riddle has a foot on the ring post to keep
his balance. They punch each other before falling. Styles falls into
the ring, while Riddle falls to the floor.
Omogbehin approaches Riddle, and Riddle is frozen in fear for a
moment before getting in the ring. Styles attacks Riddle getting
into the ring and hits the Styles Clash for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: AJ Styles
Video Package: Randy Orton’s destruction of the WWE Legends and his
feud with WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
We’ll hear from WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, next.
-Commercial Break-
Charly Caruso is backstage with WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. She
mentions that Randy Orton has been in Hell in a Cell many times, but
this is McIntyre’s first time. McIntyre takes the microphone. When
he met Orton at 20 years old, it was always obvious that he was the
most evil, selfish, entitled individual in WWE history. Orton is
intelligent. When he kicked Orton in the head and slammed the door
on him at Clash of Champions, he thought it was over. Then he
attacked the legends. It was part of Orton’s plan. McIntyre says he
accepted the Hell in a Cell challenge. McIntyre says Orton thrives
in environments such as this where pain is guaranteed. McIntyre has
gone through hell before and will go through it again to keep the
WWE Championship. The crew asked him why he’s wearing all black like
he’s going to a funeral tonight. Maybe he is. Maybe he’ll see Orton
tonight.
Lana makes her way to the ring. Footage is shown of her eliminating
Natalya from the Dual-Branded Battle Royal last week.
Raw Women’s Championship
Lana vs. Asuka (c)
Asuka comes out strong and applies a side headlock. Asuka takes her
down and goes for an Asuka Lock, but Lana gets to the bottom rope.
Lana quickly strikes Asuka down, but Asuka kicks her back. Asuka
eventually applies the Asuka Lock for the submission.
Winner by Submission and still Raw Women’s Champion: Asuka
Nia Jax’ music immediately hits and she attacks Asuka from behind.
Shayna Baszler grabs Lana. Jax clears off the commentary table. Jax
then puts Lana through the table with a Samoan Drop for the fifth
time. Baszler grabs Asuka in the ring, but Asuka slides out and
kicks her down. Asuka then hits a hip attack to knock Baszler off
the apron. Asuka goes up the ramp with her championship.
-Commercial Break-
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are still
in the ring. Jax says they showed some teamwork tonight. Baszler
says she wouldn’t go that far. They are dominant, though. They own
the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships and own Raw and SmackDown.
Jax asks anyone to refute that.
Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, and Peyton Royce answer the
call. The Riott Squad, who were drafted to SmackDown, also come out.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Mandy
Rose and Dana Brooke vs. Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce vs. The Riott
Squad
Dana Brooke starts off against Ruby Riott. Riott rolls her up for a
two count. All four teams immediately get in the ring. Rose and
Brooke hit a double baseball slide on Jax and Baszler. Royce hits a
plancha to the floor. Evans follows up with a moonsault off the
apron. The Riott Squad then hit (sort of) stereo planchas.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Evans attacking Riott. Rose and
Jax eventually tag in (only two teams allowed at a time…). Mandy and
Dana go for a double-team suplex on Jax, but Jax counters into a
double suplex. Jax charges them, but she hits the ring post
shoulder-first when they move. Rose attacks Evans and Royce before
kneeing Jax in the face. Dana tags in. Mandy hits the Riott Squad.
Dana hits a senton bomb, but Baszler breaks it up. A melee breaks
out. Liv Morgan attacks Jax and dropkicks her into the ropes. Evans
tags herself in off Jax. Dana stomps Evans down and tags Riott in.
They hit double knees and a Riott Kick, but Baszler breaks up the
pin. Baszler applies a Kirifuda Clutch to Riott. Baszler puts Riott
in the ring, and Jax tags in. Jax hits Evans with a Samoan Drop for
the win.
Winners by Pinfall: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and
Shayna Baszler
Elias will perform his concert, next.
-Commercial Break-
“Ladies and gentlemen… Elias.”
Elias greets the ThunderDome and asks who wants to walk with him. It
is the season premiere of Monday Night Raw. The people have been
dying for a live concert. Next Monday, his new album “Universal
Truth” drops. There is a universal truth that everyone knows deep in
their hearts and that is that WWE stands for Walk With Elias.
Elias is going to kick this off with a medley from the album. He
hopes Jeff Hardy is listening closely. The song is called “Amen (I’m
Going In).” He then goes into “Lead Me Home.” Elias thanks his band
and the ThunderDome. Elias says he loves none of them. The crowd is
booing, but he wants to do an encore.
Someone starts playing guitar loudly, and Elias is not happy. It
turns out to be Jeff Hardy. Hardy swings the guitar, but Elias
moves. Elias retreats in fear.
The Miz and John Morrison are backstage. Morrison talks about Lars
Sullivan, but Miz says this is about him. He saved Mandy Rose from
Otis. Miz says he’ll save the Money in the Bank contract when he
wins his court case. Tucker walks up and says he’s trying to ruin
Otis’ life. Miz used his influence to get him moved to Raw, as well
as Mandy. Tucker says he’ll ruin their lives tonight in a tag team
match. Miz says he’s not going to ruin Otis’ life. He’s trying to
restore dignity to the Money in the Bank contract. Morrison says
they accept. Miz says Tucker can’t find a tag team partner. Miz and
Morrison laugh and walk off.
Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day make their way to the ring.
-Commercial Break-
Elias is furious backstage and challenges Jeff Hardy at Hell in a
Cell.
The New Day are in the ring. Kofi Kingston says for the first time
in four years they are the WWE Raw Tag Team Champions. A lot has
changed since then. Xavier Woods says one year ago he tore his
Achilles Heel. Then 2020 was a garbage fire and they got split from
Big E. Kingston says he just has to breathe.
Sheamus interrupts them and says he’s glad they stopped whining and
crying from SmackDown. It’s been four years since they were on Raw,
but Big E is on SmackDown. That makes them 2/3rds of The New Day.
That means they’re both going to wind up on the wrong end of a
Brogue Kick.
Kingston says just because they’re on different brands, it doesn’t
mean The New Day is finished. Big E will hold it down on SmackDown
while they hold it down on Raw. That means The New Day get to spread
their seeds of positivity all over the WWE Universe. They’re like
Johnny Appleseed. Sheamus says they have to look at reality. This
Power of Positivity isn’t reality. They’re divided. Divided they
will fall. Woods asks if Big E dropped Sheamus on the hood of a car?
That’s a fall. Kingston is going to kick him down because New Day
Rocks!
Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods vs. Sheamus
Kingston quickly dropkicks him down for a two count. Sheamus
responds with a strike and punches Kingston to the corner. Kingston
fights back and punches Sheamus in the face. Sheamus kicks him and
clubs him down. Sheamus sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his
head and eats a kick. Kingston charges, but Sheamus presses him up.
Kingston gets out and clotheslines Sheamus over the top rope.
Kingston then dropkicks him off the apron and goes for a trust fall,
but Sheamus catches him! Sheamus drops him on the apron.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Kingston hit Sheamus with a
jawbreaker. Sheamus angrily clotheslines him down before hitting 10
Beats of the Bodhrán. Kingston feebly tries to fight back, but
Sheamus punches him in the midsection. Sheamus hits a high angle
back suplex for a near fall. Sheamus applies a chin lock. Big E is
one of the video callers in the ThunderDome! Kingston fights back
with a double stomp.
Kingston double chops him, ducks a clothesline, and clotheslines
Sheamus down. Kingston hits a Boom Drop and sets up for an
avalanche, but Sheamus moves. Kingston hits a springboard cross-body
block for a near fall. Kingston connects with a pendulum kick and
goes back to the top rope. Sheamus catches him trying a dive and
hits a swinging sidewalk slam for a near fall. Sheamus goes for a
Cloverleaf, but Kingston fights out. Sheamus blocks a dropkick and
applies the Cloverleaf. Kingston tries to get to the ropes, but
Sheamus keeps him back. Kingston counters into a roll-up for a near
fall. Sheamus fights back with an Alabama Slam for another near
fall.
Sheamus takes some time before going for White Noise off the second
rope. Kingston gets out and hits a side Russian Leg Sweep off the
middle rope for a near fall. Kingston goes for SOS, but Sheamus
rolls him up for a near fall. Kingston counters an Irish Curse
Backbreaker into a crucifix pin for a near fall. Kingston
immediately follows up with Trouble in Paradise for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston
Footage is shown of RETRIBUTION losing earlier tonight and being
wiped out by The Fiend.
Mustafa Ali is backstage with RETRIBUTION. Ali says he is so
dangerous. All it took was a click to expose the corruption in this
company. WWE couldn’t figure out how to make a buck off a guy named
Mustafa Ali. Ali admits to being the mystery hacker. Good and
talented individuals are being forgotten and abandoned. Their dreams
are left to die. Ali united them and their truth will be heard.
Whether it be The Fiend or the Hurt Business… anyone that tries to
stop the truth from being heard, they will shut them down.
The Miz and John Morrison make their way to the ring.
-Commercial Break-
The Hurt Business talk with Titus O’Neil. O’Neil wants to join them.
They instead attack him.
Miz and Morrison are in the ring. The Miz says Tucker time is up.
Who will fill Otis’ shoes? Morrison says, “Hey hey ho ho, if you’ve
got a partner, let us know.”
Tucker comes out to the stage. They can make jokes, but when the
bell rings they won’t be laughing. Tucker scoured the globe and
found one of the world’s premiere luchadors: El Gran Gordo (it’s
Otis in pink tights and a pink mask). Miz says that’s Otis in a
mask. “El Gran Gordo” talks some bad Spanish. Morrison asks how he
scoured the globe after making a challenge 30 minutes ago.
Miz says it looks like he ate Lucha House Party. Otis is not
championship material. When he won the contract, he upped his game
and main evented WrestleMania. Otis is standing there spitting in
the face of everyone that has held the contract. That contract
changed Miz’ career. Otis is wasting it. Otis is the joke. Miz says
he has been in the WWE ring for 15 years. Miz is championship
material, but he gets booed while Otis is cheered. Why? Otis is the
underdog story. When he won Money in the Bank, an underdog won. When
Mandy chose Otis over Dolph, an underdog won. When people call you
an underdog, they feel sorry for you. They will feel even more sorry
for them when the court case comes in his favor. Miz separated him
and Tucker. Miz will separate him from the Money in the Bank
contract and bring prestige back to it. Otis can play any character
he wants. You can put a mask on a pig, but it’s still a pig.
Tucker and El Gran Gordo charge the ring and attack them.
-Commercial Break-
The Miz and John Morrison vs. Tucker and El Gran Gordo (Otis)
John Morrison and Tucker are fighting as we come back from the
break. Tucker runs Morrison over for a two count. Morrison hits a
kick to the head to take him down. The Miz chokes Tucker on the
ropes while the referee is distracted. Miz tags in. Miz and Morrison
hit a double-team gutbuster on Tucker. Miz continues to attack
Tucker. Morrison tags in and knees Tucker. Miz then boots Tucker in
the face. Morrison hits Tucker with a standing shooting star press
for a near fall. Tucker tries to fight back, but Morrison hits a
throat thrust. Morrison goes for an arm bar, but Tucker fights it.
Morrison then applies a straitjacket submission.
El Gran Gordo tags in and runs over Miz before hitting Morrison with
a flapjack. El Gran Gordo knocks Morrison over the top rope and hits
Miz with a springboard arm drag. El Gran Gordo hits a scoop slam,
but Morrison breaks up the pin. Tucker hits a sloppy slam on
Morrison. Miz big boots Tucker out of the ring. All of a sudden WWE
24/7 Champion R-Truth runs in and out of the ring. Drew Gulak and
Akira Tozawa chase him. Lucha House Party comes out to watch. El
Gran Gordo hits a Caterpillar on Miz before hitting a Vader Bomb for
the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Tucker and El Gran Gordo
The Firefly Fun House is next.
-Commercial Break-
Tucker and El Gran Gordo are celebrating with The New Day. Mandy
Rose walks up and hands El Gran Gordo a ham. They all dance.
Firefly Fun House
Bray Wyatt is in the Firefly Fun House. He’s sad to be leaving his
friends on SmackDown, but he’s excited to make new ones on Raw. It’s
already going well. Ramblin’ Rabbit mentions he has a wife now.
Alexa Bliss walks in and says the fun is just getting started. Wyatt
says he saved the best surprise for last.
Braun Strowman makes his way to the ring. He’ll face Keith Lee,
next.
-Commercial Break-
“The Nature Boy” Ric Flair is on the video wall in the WWE
ThunderDome.
Braun Strowman vs. Keith Lee
Strowman gets Lee in the corner and strikes away at him. Strowman
avalanches him in the corner before clotheslining him over the top
rope. Strowman goes outside and runs into Lee with a shoulder block.
Strowman gets him in the ring and goes for a Running Powerslam, but
his ribs are still injured from Friday’s attack by Roman Reigns. Lee
attacks the injured ribs and stomps him. Lee splashes him for a near
fall. JBL is shown on the video wall. Lee punches Strowman in the
corner, but Strowman fights out. Strowman goes for an avalanche, but
Lee moves. Lee then hits Strowman with a running cross-body block.
Lee goes for a Spirit Bomb, but Strowman can’t stand. Strowman
“inadvertently” low blows Lee with his head. Strowman big boots Lee
for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Braun Strowman
Keith Lee low blows Strowman after the match and says he has tangled
with the wrong guy.
Randy Orton’s message from hell is next.
-Commercial Break-
The Hell in a Cell structure is lowering over the ring.
Randy Orton’s music hits, and the #1 Contender for the WWE
Championship makes his way to the ring. Orton locks himself in the
Hell in a Cell structure and takes a seat in the middle of the ring.
Orton says he just wants to remember. He’s been in this match 7
times in his career. Orton says he was told you leave a piece of
yourself every time you’re in this match, but he never has. He’s
only learned about himself. Orton reminisces about becoming WWE
Champion twice in the structure and all the people he’s defeated.
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring. McIntyre is
locked out. Orton taunts him, so McIntyre produces bolt cutters and
enters Hell in a Cell. Orton is in the ring holding the chair. The
show goes off the air…