Kimberly Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 The Women's Money in the Bank Qualifiers for Raw will be set this Monday on Raw. Already qualified is Zoe Stark and Piper Niven. The Man Becky Lynch will take on WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler in the final qualifier. Which superstar will earn her chance at becoming Ms. Money in the Bank? Also, World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins put a tweet out this week following the sneak attack last week by Brock Lesnar. The champ is calling The Beast out for Raw. Will Brock answer the call? Last week, Indi Hartwell won a Battle Royal to be crowned the #1 contender for the Women's World Champion. The new #1 Contender will be in action against Nikki Cross on Raw. Finally, Mami's Dom Dom has challeneged rockstar, Shinsuke Nakamura this Monday on Raw. Who will prevail? Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kimberly Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 JUNE WEEK 3, 2023 INTRUST BANK ARENA WICHITA, KANSAS WWE Raw opens without a recap video and instead goes into the arena where the World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins already in the ring basking in the cheers of the crowd and doing a little dance. He does a promo that is his usual mocking style with lots of “haha’s” at the idea of the so-called “Beast” not being man enough to confront the champ face to face. Seth then laughs at the idea of Brock being able beat Seth because at Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins is going to make the Beast his bitch. Seth then gets serious and says why wait..let's just do the damned thing right now. Seth “Freakin Rollins” is calling Brock Lesnar out!!! Instead of the Beast, we get the Managing Director Eric Bischoff who comes to the stage and into the ring. He tells Seth that he understands that Rollins wants revenge after Lesnar’s attack last week. But Bischoff has ordered Brock to not be here tonight and if he were to show up, Brock will lose his World Heavyweight Title opportunity at Money in the Bank. So…no, that match and that fight will not happen tonight. It will have to wait until London. Seth is pissed, but before he can react…..Matt Riddle comes out to the ring and says that since Brock Lesnar is not here and since Seth Rollins clearly wants to defend his title tonight, why not make his first title defense against the Original Bro? Seth responds saying that he wants a fight and since it’s not going to be Lesnar, if Riddle wants it…Seth accepts. And then Bischoff chimes in and says that actually, that will not be the case. While Eric respects that Seth is a fighting champion and wants to defend the title, the first title defense needs to be big. Eric says that after Money in the Bank, if Seth wants to defend this title every week, should he prevail against Lesnar, that’s fine. And Matt Riddle vs Seth “Freakin” Rollins for the World Title *IS* a big match and it can be a big match one day….just not today. Eric has a responsibility to the fans of Raw, to the WWE Board, to Triple H and to our partners at Peacock and Wembley Arena to deliver the title match that has been signed and advertised. And that match is Seth Rollins’ first title defense…against Brock Lesnar. So, Rollins and Riddle - if you want to fight tonight, you can…but the title will not be on the line. Seth is pissed and says that this is bullshit, but asks Riddle if he still wants to go, Riddle says he's ready for a match. The two sides agree and Eric makes it official. In our main event, Matt Riddle will face Seth “Freakin” Rollins in a non-title match. Stay tuned, Raw will be back right after this. COMMERCIAL BREAK Raw returns with a recap of last week where Dominik Mysterio challenged Shinsuke Nakamura to a match here tonight. DOMINIK MYSTERIO VS SHINSUKE NAKAMURA *Dom does the cowardly heel move of making Shinsuke chase him, but Shin grows wise to it and won’t go to the floor where The Judgment Day is lurking. *Dom is forced to be in this match and he’s quickly outclassed by Shin for most of the match. *Dom gets some hope spots and even drops Nakamura with a Brainbuster similar to Eddie Guerrero. Dom celebrates like he won the title with that move until Priest yells go for the Frog Splash. The delay gives Shin time to leap to the top and catch Dom with a Superplex, taking control once more. *The finish sees Finn distract the ref after a Kinshasa and Mami slide in and does the Riptide onto Shinsuke and then place the unconscious Dom on Shin for the pinfall. WINNER BY PINFALL: DOMINIK MYSTERIO After the match, Rhea says “welcome to Mami Night Raw” and as Dom Dom said a few weeks ago, what Mami wants, Mami gets. Tonight, Mami wanted her man to beat Shinsuke all on his own and he did just that. It was so incredible and so sexy to see. And in less than two weeks, what Mami wants is to retain this Women’s World Champion against Little Indi. And frankly that will be quite easy, and after that match is done and after Finn Balor climbs that ladder of success and becomes Mr. Money in the Bank…The Judgment Day will throw a party unlike anything London has ever seen. Because The Judgment Day runs Monday Night Raw and at Money in the Bank, The Judgment Day will own the entire United Kingdom. Balor and Priest then lift Dom up on their shoulders and Rhea has him lean down and she kisses him with pride. The Judgment Day may just make good on their promise to dominate in London. In the back, Carlito is seen shining up an apple. The personification of Cool, fresh off of qualifying for Money in the Bank, will be in action against Angel Garza live next. COMMERCIAL BREAK Raw returns and the announcers remind us that still to come is Becky Lynch vs Shayna Baszler for the last qualification match in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. And that next week, just 5 days before Money in the Bank, the final men’s qualification match will take place. Eric Bischoff will announce the participants when he kicks off Raw next week on USA. CARLITO VS ANGEL GARZA *The story of this match is basically about Carlito’s return to WWE and highlighting his skills. *Garza is able to get a couple aerial moves in and some offense, but soon falls victim to the Backstabber. *1..2..3. WINNER BY PINFALL: CARLITO After the match, Byron Saxton enters the ring to interview Carlito and ask him how it feels to be back on Raw on a full time basis and how it will feel to become Mr. Money in the Bank? Carlito says that the easy answer is “cool”. That would be on brand for him. But the truth is that Carlito is the son of the Hall of Famer, Carlos Colon. Carlito grew up with expectations and perhaps too much came to Carlito too fast and far before he was ready. Carlito had it all, money, women, fame, a career that was rising..and then he lost it all. And he lost it because of youth and arrogance and it took a long time for Carlito to get over the bitterness and look in the mirror and see that Carly Colon messed up. Carly was not, in fact, cool. It took years but slowly Carly rebuilt his life and found Carlito again. That night in Puerto Rico a few weeks ago was redemption for Carly back into who he is. And now, Carlito is determined, he is full of passion and he is ready. It doesn’t matter who that last man is next week or who SmackDown sends, this is Carlito’s moment and he will not waste it. This second chance will be maximized, Carlito will become Mr. Money in the Bank and he will become future World Heavyweight Champion. Bank on that…because that’s….cool. In the back we see Becky Lynch warming up. When Raw returns, she will take on Shayna Baszler, live..next. COMMERCIAL BREAK There is a disturbance in the audience as the crowd catches Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark making their way to the ring. They take a front row seat as the final Women’s MITB Qualifying match is about to begin. QUALIFIER BECKY LYNCH VS SHAYNA BASZLER *Becky does the babyface in peril routine for the first portion of the match *Shayna gets overconfident and runs into Becky on the floor and Becks sidesteps her and runs her shoulder into a post *After some arm work, Becky goes for the Dis-Arm-Her, but Shayna reverses it into the Kirifuda Clutch. Becky drags Shayna to the corner before she can be taken down and puts her foot on the turnbuckle and pushes backwards. *Becky is able to roll Shayna up in a package and is glaring at Trish as the pinfall is counted. WINNER BY PINFALL AND THE FINAL RAW QUALIFIER FOR THE WOMEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH: BECKY LYNCH After the match, Trish and Zoey hop the guard rail and Becky is ready for a fight. What she doesn’t see is……. Piper Niven slides in from the other side and attacks Becky from behind. Quickly, Trish and Zoey are in the ring and on the attack wailing away at The Man with punches and kicks. Becky tries to fight off the attack, but Piper splashes Becky in the corner and then Zoey and Trish hold her down while Piper climbs to the 2nd rope and does a Vader Bomb. Trish grabs a mic and says that she warned Becky Lynch that if Becky refused her, Trish would end Becks career *snaps* just like that. Say hello to Trish’s Weapon of Mass Destruction…Piper Niven. And would you look at that? The other two women that have qualified for the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match work for Trish. Becky has two choices now. Either drop out of this match and walk away or at Money in the Bank Trish’s weapons will end the career of The Man and then one of them will grab that briefcase and hand it to the next Women’s World Champion…Trish Stratus.You’re welcome. In the back, Drew McIntyre is warming up when GUNTHER and the rest of Imperium walk up. They mock how inspiring it is that Drew decided to return last week, so how about a little match after this commercial break? How about, all of Imperium against Drew McIntyre…if he can find partners in about four minutes that is. That is when out of frame, the WWE Unified World Tag Team Champions, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn step into the frame. Drew looks smug and says “already have them and we accept.” Apparently a match is made…Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn against Imperium….next!!! COMMERCIAL BREAK Raw returns to a pre tape showing Indi Hartwell winning last week and superimposing her success in NXT, including capturing the NXT Women’s Title. Through it all, Indi talks about how it may seem like she’s come out of nowhere to become the #1 contender to Rhea Ripley, but she hasn’t. Indi has worked her whole life, struggled and fought and is ready for this chance at Money in the Bank. And next week, if Rhea has any guts…Indi Hartwell will prove it to her. IMPERIUM VS DREW MCINTYRE, KEVIN OWENS, AND SAMI ZAYN *Starts out as a regular six man match before devolving into a brawl *After a commercial break, the ref regains order in the match and then the match is Imperium really working on Sami. Old school, getting tons of babyface pop for Sami. *Sami makes the hot tag to Drew who wants GUNTHER but gets Ludwig and Drew shines, really taking over the two Imperium lackeys. This continues until Gunther nails Drew from behind with a chop to the back of the neck. *Finally after some more cheating, the champs attack and it’s a wild brawl again until the ref throws the match out. RESULT: DOUBLE DISQUALIFICATION Following the conclusion of the match, all six guys break out into a brawl that takes over the floor around ringside and sends the announcers hopping the guardrail into the stands for their own protection. Eric Bischoff appears on the stage and is directing referees and officials who are rushing to the ring to break up the mele. When that is not enough, Eric orders wrestlers to come running out and soon, the two sides are separated. Eric says enough of this. If these three men want to go to war, they can damn well do it, but it will be at Money in the Bank. So here is what we’re gonna do. Vinci & Kaiser will take on Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens for the Unified World Tag Team Titles and McIntyre…he gets GUNTHER for the Intercontinental Title. Now break this up! What an announcement. We now have an IC title match and the Tag Titles will be on the line all at Money in the Bank. We get a splitscreen of Seth “Freakin” Rollins and Matt Riddle walking down to the Gorilla position. When Raw comes back, our main event will be next…don’t go anywhere. COMMERCIAL BREAK Raw returns and we are reminded that next week, Managing Director Eric Bischoff will kick off Raw to announce the final two participants in the Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match which will main event Raw. We are also told that Rhea Ripley has accepted Indi Hartwell’s challenge and will speak to Indi face-to-face next week on Raw. And the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey will be on Raw. NON-TITLE MATCH MATT RIDDLE VS SETH “FREAKIN” ROLLINS *This match has an equal amount of offense for a large portion of the match. Really back and forth. *Matt Riddle is allowed to shine and has several close near falls. And after some back and forth, Riddle starts to take Seth apart with lightning quick kicks. *An almost-finish where Riddle nails the Bro Derek but Rollins kicks out at the last second happens. *Finish sees Riddle go for a RKO in tribute to Raaaandyyy, but Rollins turns around and does a German Suplex into the Curbstomp for the pinfall. WINNER BY PINFALL: SETH “FREAKIN” ROLLINS After the pinfall, Matt Riddle comes to the champ and shakes his hand. And grabs a mic. The Original Bro wishes Seth luck at Money in the Bank and will be rooting for the champ to retain…and when he does, Riddle wants a shot. Rollins promises him that he will get his shot. Now the moment is all about the World Heavyweight Champion. Seth “Freakin” Rollins must now turn his sights to the biggest challenge of his career at Money in the Bank. Seth soaks in the cro….. BROCK LESNAR IS HERE?!?!?! Seth looks to the entrance and is ready for a fight. When Brock does not come out, Seth then begins to look around the ringside area. No sign of the Beast. Seth scans up into the crowd when suddenly Brock’s music ends. Rollins looks unsettled as Lesnar is clearly playing mind games. Brock Lesnar is not here, but he will be in less than two weeks. Seth “Freakin” Rollins has a date with destiny at Money in the Bank. Who will walk out of London the Heavyweight Champion of the World? Goodnight from Kansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pipers Pit Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) While the Bloodline continues to fracture, the rest of the Smackdown roster has their eyes on the Money in the Bank. Final qualifying matches will take place this week: AJ Styles vs L.A. Knight vs Santos Escobar Bayley vs Michin vs Alba Fyre In addition to that, Solo Sikoa goes one on one with Cameron Grimes and Bianca Belair is looking for payback from Lacey Evans. Tune in LIVE this Friday night for Friday Night Smackdown on FOX! Edited June 29, 2023 by Pipers Pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry guy 64 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 One issue with your old 2021-22 diary. The final two Smackdowns before Wrestlemania aren’t showing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipers Pit Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Yea, that's weird, maybe when they updated the board awhile back it messed up the coding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipers Pit Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 A video is shown of Paul Heyman’s announcement that not only can Jimmy Uso win his freedom from the Bloodline at Money in the Bank, but he can lose it for good as well if he loses to Solo Sikoa. JUNE WEEK 3 RUPP ARENA LEXINGTON, KY Michael Cole and Wade Barrett welcome us to Smackdown. Tonight, we have the final two triple threat qualifiers for Money in the Bank. In addition, Solo Sikoa will be in action and Bianca Belair is here to call out Lacey Evans for her inflammatory words last week. All that and more but we start with the final women’s qualifier! QUALIFIER ALBA FYRE VS MICHIN VS BAYLEY *Michin finds herself the victim of a double team in the beginning but Alba and Bayley quickly turn on each other. *Alba gets several close falls on Bayley, who rolls out of the ring. *Michin finds a second wind and tangles with Alba. Neither noticed Bayley getting back in the ring, with a chair--something Barrett notes is totally legal and a brilliant move. *Bayley swings for Michin, who ducks and she nails Fyre. Michin kicks the chair into Bayley’s face and makes the cover. RESULT: MICHIN QUALIFIES FOR MONEY IN THE BANK VIA PINFALL “Michael, Wade, I’m here with United States Champion Austin Theory. Austin, last week you held an open challenge which was answered by Smackdown’s newest male superstar, Ilja Dragunov. A few minutes into the match you just walked out, so people are wondering, are you afraid of Ilja Dragunov?” Theory scoffs. “Kayla, Austin Theory has no fear of anything or anyone. For the simple minded out there, let me make it crystal clear. I offered an open challenge and when I saw the level of quality that answered it, I mean come on. It wasn’t worth my time and frankly Kayla it was below the dignity of the United States championship. So yea, I pulled the plug on it and every single person out there should be thanking me because I saved you minutes of your life that you’d never get back. Maybe next time I’ll get a real challenger.” A video is shown of an attack earlier in the day backstage. Pretty Deadly jump Cruz Del Toro, running him into a large storage cart backstage. Michael Cole tells us Del Toro suffered a broken arm in the attack. But the match is still on for tonight because Joaquin Wilde has a new partner.. PRETTY DEADLY VS THE LWO *Quick pace throughout the match only slowed when the heels trap Wilde in their corner. *Mysterio gets a hot tag and now it’s the LWO who’s in charge with quick tags and non-stop offense. *Grayson Waller comes to ringside and takes it on himself to disrupt Rey’s 619 on Wilson. Wilde tags in as Mysterio focuses on Waller. *The referee loses control and doesn’t see Pretty Deadly hitting Spilt Milk on Wilde for the second time in three weeks for the win. RESULT: PRETTY DEADLY BY PINFALL Backstage, the Street Profits and Hit Row are in the midst of a silent staredown. Finally Montez Ford slowly nods. “Fam, I think they want the smoke.” Dawkins nods. “Yea, Fam, I think they do.” B-Fab puts her finger in Ford’s face. “You gonna regret this.” She and her men walk away as the Street Profits clink their solo cups. CAMERON GRIMES VS SOLO SIKOA *Grimes tries to start fast but Solo absorbs all the punishment and shrugs it off. *Solo dominates the match, showing both agility and brutality. *A Samoan Spike ends Grimes’ night. RESULT: SOLO SIKOA VIA PINFALL We see a vignette of Asuka sitting at a vanity. We see her through the mirror. She begins to apply her makeup, and we skip ahead part by part until she’s finished. She looks into the mirror/camera and spews a burgundy colored mist that looks like blood. Our vision is blocked but we can see her writing her name in Japanese characters in the mist with her finger. We’re left with her name and the blood. Bianca Belair comes down to the ring and although she’s smiling at her fans when she collects the microphone she’s all business. “Lacey, Lacey, Lacey. It wasn’t bad enough that you cheap shotted me after our qualifying match but then you’re gonna call me names. Girl….no no no. We don’t do with the mean girl routine. We do it here in the ring, so get your behind down here and we’re going to settle this. A moment later, Lacey Evans appears….on the tron. She’s clearly not in Rupp Arena and appears to be on a shooting range. “If it isn’t the little nasty. Thinking you can order a Marine around. I show up where I want, when I want. But I just can’t wait to give you a lesson in respect. So I will see you next week and until then, nasty…you’re dismissed! . “My guest at this time…LA Knight. Tonight you seek to become the last entrant into the Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match. You’re up against AJ Styles and a man you know well, Santos Escobar.” “Who?" “AJ Styles and Santos Escobar.” “Kayla, let me talk to you. When you say those names all I hear is overrated number one and never was number two, YEAH! LA Knight WILL be going to London, LA Knight WILL be pulling down that briefcase, and LA Knight WILL…YEAH….be cashing it in when the moment suits me. ISLA DAWN VS SHOTZI *The match is even for the most part, but Dawn takes the advantage when Shotzi misses a cross body block. *After showing a mean streak in picking the bones, Dawn hits a half nelson bridged suplex for the win. RESULT: ISLA DAWN VIA PINFALL Backstage, the OC all wish AJ Styles well in his qualifying match. Cole tells us AJ seeks to be the second member of the OC to….. Suddenly, the screen goes black as red words appear line by line as if being typed, off kilter. QUALIFIER LA KNIGHT VS AJ STYLES VS SANTOS ESCOBAR *A great match with an equal amount of offense from all three men. *Styles hits a Styles Clash on Knight, and then begins going move for move with Escobar. *As AJ Styles prepares to hit the phenomenal Forearm, Karrion Kross comes from under the ring, and yanks Styles off the apron and into the Kross Jacket. *Escobar pauses when he sees Kross opening the door for Knight to come from behind and hit the BFT to win. RESULT: LA KNIGHT QUALIFIES FOR MONEY IN THE BANK VIA PINFALL Backstage, Paul Heyman is walking to a limo with Solo when his phone rings. “Yes, my Tribal Chief? I see. Yes, everything will be ready for you. We’ll make sure he’s here. Yes Sir.” Heyman hangs up and looks at Solo. “Make sure Jey is here next week. The Tribal Chief has something to tell him.” They get in the car and it drives away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kimberly Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 The women's Money in the Bank Qualifiers were set last week on Raw when The Man Becky Lynch defeated Shayna Baszler. This week, it's the men's turn for the final men's Money in the Bank Qualifying match. Raw Managing Director, Eric Bischoff will kick off Raw to announce who the final two men will be to compete for a chance to become Mr. Money in the Bank next Saturday in London. Who will be the final man to qualify? Find out this week on Raw. Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kimberly Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 WWE Raw opens with a recap montage of the Money in the Bank Qualifiers, seeing how Finn Balor, Carlito, Piper Niven, Zoey Stark & Becky Lynch all qualified for their matches. Tonight, the final men’s qualifying match will take place. Who will be the last man to get a shot at destiny in just 5 days? We’re about to find out. Welcome to Monday Night Raw. JUNE WEEK 4, 2023 EN MARKET ARENA SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Raw Managing Director Eric Bischoff is already in the ring and he is holding the Men’s Money in the Bank Briefcase. Eric says that this Saturday one man, 3 from Raw and 3 from SmackDown, will risk body and career to climb a ladder and grab this briefcase for a chance, just a fleeting moment of a chance, at immortality. As of this moment, five men have punched their ticket to London: Karion Kross, Carlito, Butch, Finn Balor, LA Knight and tonight there will be the 6th and final man. Tonight, in our main event, it will be the final men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match. And the participants will be……Damien Priest of The Judgment Day, trying to join his partner Finn Balor, versus….. Eric Bischoff is clearly surprised to see The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes make his Raw return after being away for the last few weeks. Cody comes to the ring and apologizes to Eric for interrupting, but several weeks ago Cody Rhodes asked for another fight with Brock Lesnar and Eric turned him down. It was a bitter pill to swallow when Eric said that Cody had to get cleared by WWE Medical before another match with Brock could happen. And Cody knew that tonight Raw would be in Savannah. In Georgia. In the home of the Nightmare Family and getting cleared had to be a priority for Cody to be here tonight. And that is exactly what has happened. Cody says that he will not lie…he’s not 100%. But he can compete and he has been cleared to compete by WWE Medical and Cody Rhodes is here for a fight….TONIGHT….with Brock Lesnar. Eric looks at the paper that Cody gives him and asks Cody if he is sure that he wants to take the risk of competing again when he is not 100%? Cody confirms that he does and then Eric tells him that Cody Rhodes can return to Raw tonight!!!.............But not against Brock Lesnar. Seth Rollins vs Brock Lesnar is locked in for this Saturday in London. It is one of the biggest championship matches in Sports-Entertainment history and nothing will get in the way of that match from happening. So Cody vs Brock can happen, but it won’t happen tonight. What can happen though is a chance to right the wrong that happened at Wrestlemania Sunday. Cody Rhodes was screwed by The Bloodline out of completing the story and becoming champion. Since Cody Rhodes is cleared, that means he can compete tonight and quite possibly on Saturday and have a chance at redemption. So tonight, our main event will be the final men’s qualifying match for the Money in the Bank and it will now be The Judgment Day’s Damien Priest versus…………The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes!!!What an announcement! Cody Rhodes has returned and a future fight with Brock Lesnar is on the horizon, but tonight Rhodes gets a chance of a lifetime when he faces Damien Priest for the final men’s MITB spot. Don’t go anywhere, when Raw comes back the new #1 Contender for the Women’s World Title Indi Hartwell is in action…live…next. COMMERCIAL BREAK Raw returns with the announcers welcoming us to Raw and putting over our huge main event. They then take us back to two weeks ago when Indi Hartwell won a women’s battle royal to become the #1 contender to Rhea Ripley’s Women’s World Championship this Saturday at Money in the Bank. INDI HARTWELL VS NATALYA WINNER BY PINFALL: INDI HARTWELL Match #1: Indi Hartwell w/Candace LeRae vs Natayla *Match used to highlight Indi *Natayla keeps it competitive just to show Indi’s skills and heart *Ripley and Dom come onto the stage to watch the finish *Finish sees Indi nail a brutal Spinebuster for a pinfall victory. After the match, Indi calls Rhea and Dominik into the ring and tells Candace to stay on the floor instead of backing Indi up. Indi says that she knows that Rhea Ripley does not take her seriously. And that is going to be the downfall of the era of “Mami”. Rhea Ripley is dangerous, Indi knows this, but Indi Hartwell is dangerous too. Indi Hartwell grew and rose up the ranks in NXT, in the very same division that Rhea once reigned supreme over. So Indi Hartwell can beat Rhea Ripley this Saturday and Indi wanted to say this to Rhea’s face ....this Saturday at Money in the Bank, Indi Hartwell WILL beat Rhea Ripley and become the Women’s World Champion. Dom doubles over laughing and Rhea joins in before Dom says “you? You think you can beat Mami?” Dom then cracks up some more before Rhea tells Indi that it is true that Indi Hartwell won the NXT Women’s Title, but let’s be honest..that place is a joke now. NXT is no longer sending the Auska’s or Charlotte Flair’s or Becky Lynch’s or the Rhea Ripley’s to Raw anymore. The fact is that when Mami left NXT, the talent in the women’s division left with her. So yeah, Indi was the champion of a lesser brand. Here on Raw, we have sharks and the biggest shark of them all is Rhea Ripley. This Saturday at Money in the Bank, Rhea Ripley is going to play with her prey and then chew her up and spit her out because this is Mami Night Raw and this division belongs to Rhea Ripley. Rhea is all arrogance and Indi looks belittled before getting in Ripley’s face. When Rhea smirks, Indi Pie Faces the champ to the match before leaving the ring and backing up the aisle. Rhea clutches her cheek with fury in her eyes. Indi Hartwell has stood up to the champ, but can she shock the world this Saturday in London? In the back, Byron Saxton is getting ready. When Raw returns, Byron will sit down with the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, next. COMMERCIAL BREAK In the back, Drew McIntyre is warming up. He will be in action against Erik after this Rollins interview. Seth Rollins is with Byron Saxton in the locker room for a sit-down interview just days before he defends the World Title against Brock Lesnar on Saturday. Byron brings up the mind games of Lesnar last week and the attacks that have been going on. Byron brings up how Brock has broken the arm of Cody Rhodes recently and also the fact that this is not the first time that Seth has clashed with the Beast. With all of that in mind, how is Seth preparing for a fight with Lesnar this Saturday? Seth says that all of what Byron Saxton has said is true: Brock Lesnar is an animal and Seth has had the unfortunate experience of facing Brock Lesnar. In fact he has had that experience on more than one occasion including at the Grandest Stage of them All, Wrestlemania. And you know what?Brock Lesnar *ALWAYS* loses to Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Whether it has been at Wrestlemania or at SummerSlam a year and a half later, the fact remains…Seth Rollins is the Beast Slayer. Seth Rollins knows how strong Brock Lesnar is. And he knows how dangerous Brock Lesnar is. Seth is going to walk into London this Saturday and the truth is, he’s going to get his ass kicked. But that’s ok. To survive a war with the Beast Incarnate, you have to be willing to get beaten up and bruised and that is exactly what Seth “Freakin” Rollins is willing to do this Saturday. It does not matter how many mind games Brock Lesnar tries to play, or how many suplexes Rollins will have to endure, Seth “Freakin” Rollins is walking into Suplex City this Saturday and he is going to burn it down to the damned ground! DREW MCINTYRE VS ERIK *Physical match between two men that can brawl and wrestle. *Erik throws some massive body blows into Drew while Ivar watches. *Drew stages his comeback when Ivar tries to interfere and it backfires sending Erik into his partner. *Eventually Drew nails a Claymore for the 3 count. WINNER BY PINFALL: DREW MCINTYRE As soon as the match ends, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci rush to the ring as does the Intercontinental Champion, GUNTHER. Imperium starts attacking Drew who goads everyone into the ring and then suddenly smiles. From under the ring, the Unified Tag Team Champions appear and they have chairs. They throw a chair at Drew and then surround Imperium. GUNTHER gives the order to attack and KO/Sami/Drew start smashing everyone with chairs. After a few minutes, GUNTHER bails and calls his men out of the ring. Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have owned the ring tonight. Can the Tag Champs beat their challengers and will Drew McIntyre end GUNTHER’s reign as Intercontinental Champion? Find out this Saturday at Money in the Bank! A highlight video of some of the history of the Men’s Money in the Bank plays. Included are some of the great cash in’s in history as well as the insane falls that happen during the match. The video then focuses on how each of the 5 men have qualified. Still to come, the sixth man to qualify for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match will be decided when Cody Rhodes faces Damien Priest in the main event of Raw. COMMERCIAL BREAK BRONSON REED VS MACE *Complete squash match meant to put over Reed *The Tsunami Splash makes this academic. WINNER BY PINFALL: BRONSON REED In the back, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler say that they have been ignored too long. Ever since becoming WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, they have not had a title defense on Raw. So next week, that’s going to change. The champs are calling out any two women who are brave enough to step up and get their ass kicked. The Man Becky Lynch is coming to the ring. When Raw comes back, Lynch is in action against Nikki Cross, LIVE next! COMMERCIAL BREAK Raw returns from commercial break and we see Matt Riddle backstage in Eric Bischoff’s office. Riddle says that last week he hung with the champ and nearly pinned Rollins and Eric said that the Original Bro should have a World Heavyweight Title opportunity. So Riddle is challenging the World Champion, whomever he may be, to put the title on the line next Monday on Raw. Eric says that he will take that under advisement, but let's see who walks out as World Heavyweight Champion first before making matches. Eric tells Matt that he appreciates the determination of Riddle. Perhaps, there is more to Matt Riddle than the surfer boy act afterall. BECKY LYNCH VS NIKKI CROSS *Nikki looks better than she has in a long time as Becky really puts over Nikki Cross *Becky starts the match hot, before Nikki takes over and dominates through a commercial break *Returning from commercial, Becky goes for a Becks-Ploder but Nikki hooks it into a DDT for a two count. Nikki goes for a piledriver, but Becky is able to backdrop Nikki to the floor and Cross hits her shoulder on the apron as she crashes. *Seeing her chance, Becky goes to the floor and rolls Cross in and then locks in the Dis-Arm-Her. Cross is surviving longer than anticipated and then the camera zooms in on her face…..wait…is Nikki Cross laughing? *Nikki cross is laughing from the pain of Becky’s armlock before and will not submit. Instead, Nikki passes out and Becky Lynch is awarded the victory. WINNER BY STOPPAGE: BECKY LYNCH Becky Lynch calls Nikki a “proper nutter” as she grabs the microphone and laughs at the idea that Trish Stratus has a little insurance policy. So Piper Niven and Zoey Stark are going to ensure that The Man does not climb the ladder this Saturday, eh? Trish’s henchwomen are going to try to screw The Man? Becky’s answer: bring it on! The Man has had to deal with adversity after adversity in her life and in this company en route to becoming THE face of Monday Night Raw’s women’s division. And Saturday will be nothing new. It’s more of the same, so Trish can send Zoey, she can send Piper Niven, hell she can send the Queen’s Guards….all that be for nothing because The Man will walk through hell and back to become Mrs. Money in the Bank and once more be World Champion. The day is coming when Trish will have to pay for her games, but this Saturday is all about business for Becky Lynch. Five nights from now, Becky will climb that ladder, she will grab that briefcase and she will become the new Women’s Money in the Bank winner. And there is not a damned thing that Trish Stratus can do to stop her. Vic Joseph and Corey Graves come onto camera as they run through the final Raw card for WWE Money in the Bank from London this Saturday: WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPBrock Lesnar vs World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPIndi Hartwell vs Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley w/Dominik Mysterio MEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH Raw participants: Finn Balor, Carlito & either Cody Rhodes or Damien Priest WOMEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH Raw participants: Becky Lynch, Zoey Stark & Piper Niven INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Drew McIntyre vs Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER UNIFIED WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser & Giovani Vinnci) vs Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn WWE Money in the Bank will originate LIVE this Saturday at 3pm eastern from the sold out 02 Arena in London, England and exclusively on Peacock. In the back we see Cody Rhodes warming up, a brace on his arm while The Judgment Day is hyping up Damien Priest. Who will be the final man in the Men’s MITB ladder match? Find out…next. COMMERCIAL BREAK QUALIFIER DAMIAN PRIEST VS CODY RHODES *An epic Raw main event where both men are presented as big time stars *Cody gets the upper hand early and is clearly feeding off of the crowd as he has Damian on the ropes until a Dominik Mysterio distraction turns the tide *Damian then starts dominating Cody, but Rhodes does the babyface who will not die routine and keeps kicking out of pinfalls *When Cody starts mounting a come-back, Dom trips Cody and this brings Rhodes to the floor. Dom runs behind Mami who challenges Rhodes to fight her. Rhodes doesn’t and turns around right into a Slingblade on the floor from Finn Balor. The ref does not see it due to Dom’s distraction on the apron *Eventually Damian sets up for a Reverse Outsider’s Edge, but Rhodes is able to drop down and push Damian who falls into the ref *Dom immediately attacks but Cody lifts him up and throws Dom right into the arms of Ripley on the floor, who catches him. Balor slides in and charges, but Cody backdrops Finn over the ropes and he collides into Ripley, sending all of the remaining Judgment Day members to the floor *Damian tries to nail Cody as he turns around, but Rhodes ducks…..CROSS RHODES!!! Cody lifts Damien up again and nails the Cross Rhodes one more time *1…..2…..3 WINNER BY PINFALL AND THE FINAL QUALIFIER FOR THE MEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK : CODY RHODES Cody Rhodes has done it!!!! With practically one arm and fighting off The Judgment Day, the American Nightmare has grabbed the final spot in the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match this Saturday in London. The crowd comes alive as Cody Rhodes celebrates in front of family and friends. The story is not yet over! Cody Rhodes will have a chance at redemption this Sa…. Oh My God Lesnar is here!!! Brock Lesnar appears on the stage and has murder in his eyes. It is clear that the Beast is here to ruin Cody’s moment and make sure that he cannot make it to London this Saturday. Damien Priest slides in and nails Cody from behind, leaving Rhodes down and prone. The Judgment Day stand aside and watch as Lesnar slowly makes his way down to the ring, stalking an exhausted Rhodes. Just as Brock gets up onto the apron, the crowd comes alive as the Heavyweight Champion of the World, Seth “Freakin” Rollins runs down to the ring. Quick as lightning, Rollins is in the ring and has his title belt up, poised to strike as a weapon. Lesnar looks like he is going to attack, but thinks better of it. The Beast backs down and goes up the ramp, looking furious at Rollins’ ruining his plans. Vic Joseph: Brock Lesnar has a date with destiny on Saturday, but it is clear that he just tried to take Cody Rhodes out again. This rivalry is still far from over. Seth Rollins just saved Cody Rhodes from being on the shelf again! Corey Graves: But at what cost? Seth “Freakin” Rollins may have just made things worse for himself this Saturday at Money in the Bank. Rollins just ruined Brock’s plan tonight. The Beast Incarnate is furious and he’s going to take it out on the champ. Will Seth Rollins even survive London? Don’t miss this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipers Pit Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) Twenty-four hours away from Money in the Bank and Friday Night Smackdown has invaded the O2 Arena in London. The Tribal Chief has summoned Jey Uso. What eleventh hour message does Roman Reigns have in store for his right hand man? After weeks of avoiding her, Lacey Evans has promised to confront Bianca Belair. The EST will be in action this week but that won't stop her from defending her honor. In other action: Damage CTRL vs Michin and Zelina Vega and for the right to face Austin Theory for the United States Championship at Money in the Bank, Edge will go one on one against AJ Styles. Tune in LIVE this Friday night for Friday Night Smackdown on FOX! Edited July 6, 2023 by Pipers Pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pipers Pit Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) An opening video is shown recapping the main event last week that saw LA Knight triumph over Santos Escobar and AJ Styles to be the last qualifier for the Men’s Money in the Bank match. Also featured is the interference by Karrion Kross when he attacked AJ Styles. JUNE WEEK 4 O2 ARENA LONDON, ENGLAND Michael Cole and Wade Barrett welcome us to London and Friday Night Smackdown! Tomorrow is the long awaited Money in the Bank, but tonight the action is beginning to bubble over. In fact…… The Bloodline, minus Jimmy Uso, make their way to the ring. Heyman is about to do his usual ‘My name is….’ schtick but Roman holds out his hand for the mic and Heyman dutifully hands it over. “London…..Acknowledge Me!” The crowd seems split with half boos and half index fingers stuck in the air. “I want to get right to business tonight. Three weeks ago I put out the offer, the benevolent offer to give Jimmy a way out to forge his own path. Two weeks ago Wiseman, you shared my plan for fairness. Jimmy can fight his way out, or he can admit he was wrong through defeat, and fall in line.” He turns to Jey. “Jey, I can’t imagine how tough this is for you, but you need to know that you’re my right hand, you’re Main Event Jey Uso, and with that comes responsibility.” Jey nods slightly, not sure where Roman is going with this. “So with that in mind, Jey, I have a task for you. This match tomorrow night here in London is too important not just to the Bloodline but to us, Jey. And Solo and Jimmy. This is family. So I need to ensure that when they fight it’s on the level. That’s why tomorrow night, Jey, you will serve as the special guest referee.” Jey’s jaw hits the mat. He looks from Heyman to Solo to Roman, seemingly unable to formulate his thoughts into words but Roman approaches him and puts a hand on his shoulder. “I know you won’t let the family down.” Their music hits and Roman, Heyman, and Solo leave the ring, with Jey standing there still processing the news.: A replay is shown following the commercial break of Roman Reigns naming the Right Hand Man, Jey Uso as the special referee in the match between his brothers at Money in the Banks. ALIYAH VS BIANCA BELAIR *Bianca is all business as she dominates Aliyah with both power and technique. She doesn’t waste time and ends it after a few minutes with the KOD.* RESULT: BIANCA BELAIR VIA PINFALL After her victory, Bianca stays in the ring and collects a mic. “Lacey Evans, I’m right here, so bring your combat boots and your stupid ass hat and come down here so I can kick your ass!” The crowd watches the stage for any signs of Evans but there is no response and as Bianca’s music hits again, she’s not happy. “Ladies and Gentlemen, my guests at this time, Karrion Kross and Scarlett. Karrion, you’ve qualified for tomorrow night’s Men’s Money in the Bank match but we also saw you get involved and cost AJ Styles his opportunity. Can you tell us why?” Kross smiles. “Kayla, they say that father time is undefeated. AJ Styles has had a great career, some may even call it phenomenal. But AJ, do you hear that? It’s a clock ticking down the seconds of your career. I am the Herald of Doomsday. Tick Tock, AJ.” JUDE LONDON VS ILJA DRAGUNOV *Dragunov puts on a clinic with London, showing off all his skills in a squash which ends with Torpedo Moskau, a running/flying headbutt. RESULT: ILJA DRAGUNOV VIA PINFALL The LWO are in their locker room. Rey is the one to speak into the camera with his men and Zelina behind him. Del Toro is in an arm sling. “Pretty Deadly, last week you thought you could take out my amigo Cruz. You broke his arm and tried to end his career. And then Grayson Waller, you must be loco man, if you think it’s a good idea to stick your nose into LWO business. So tomorrow, Money in the Bank, the LWO challenges you three to settle this in the ring. Viva la Raza!” Shotzi is backstage when Asuka approaches. “So when am I getting a shot at that title?” Asuka sizes her up, looking down at the title around her waist, then looks up and spits the burgundy mist in her face. Shotzi screams, clutching at her eyes as Asuka hits a spinning heel kick and floors her. Asuka jumps on her trying to gouge Shotzi’s eyes out but before she can attack further officials move her away as medical staff attend to Shotzi. In their personal lounge, Roman Reigns is seated with Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa standing behind him. Heyman looks uncomfortable. “Wiseman, I know you doubt this plan.” “No, of course not my Tribal Chief, I just feel better about a sure bet and frankly….I don’t know if Jey can be trusted to do the right thing.” “I understand, but trust me instead. Jey will do the right thing and then this Bloodline will be back on track. Believe that.” “As you decree, my Tribal Chief.” STREET PROFITS VS HIT ROW *Ford and Dawkins are clearly the better and smoother team as they control the match early on. *Hit Row makes a comeback thanks to B-Fab at ringside distracting Dawkins. *The Street Profits overcome her outside influence and Ford nails Adonis with a sky-high frog splash for the win. RESULT: THE STREET PROFITS VIA PINFALL The Street Profits barely have time to celebrate before they’re both knocked down by Top Dolla. Adonis joins in the attack as B-Fab slides in a chair. Dolla wears it out across Dawkins’ back before cracking Ford with it. He picks up Ford on his shoulders in a Doomsday Device position and Adonis goes to the top but instead of a clothesline he soars with a Blockbuster that Barrett refers to as “Double Platinum.” Hit Row stands over the Street Profits with their arms raised. Kayla Braxton is standing in Gorilla as she waves her next guests over. “Ladies and gentlemen, Michin and Zelina Vega. Ladies tomorrow night you’ll be in competition in the Women’s Money in the Bank but in a few moments you’ll be in tag team action against Bayley and Iyo Sky, and Iyo will also be in the ladder match of course. Can you co-exist tonight?” Michin glances at Zelina with a nod. “Tomorrow night it’s may the best woman win but tonight, the two best women WILL win.” Zelina smiles in agreement. “Bayley and Iyo are accomplished and dangerous but they don’t scare us. Tonight we put Damage Ctrl down and tomorrow, one of us will be climbing up!” DAMAGE CTRL VS MICHIN AND ZELINA VEGA *Bayley and Iyo control the beginning with quick tags and dirty tricks. *Michin gets the hot tag and splits her time beating up both opponents at the same time. *Zelina goes to the top, cheering on Michin but Bayley shoves her off to the floor below. This opens an opportunity for Iyo to shove the distracted Michin into the corner chest-first and then hit a german bridged suplex for the win. RESULT: DAMAGE CTRL VIA PINFALL WINNER FACES AUSTIN THEORY AT MONEY IN THE BANK EDGE VS AJ STYLES *Two all-time greats with respect for one another face off in a very even match. *Both men come close to hitting finishers but the other is always able to escape. *AJ finally seizes control and is sizing up Edge for the Phenomenal Forearm when Scarlett walks down to ringside. AJ’s focus moves to her and he is wide open for Edge to spear him through the ropes. *Edge rolls AJ back into the ring and hits one more spear for the win. RESULT: EDGE VIA PINFALL We cut backstage to Lacey Evans who is standing outside Bianca Belair’s dressing room. She knocks and we hear Bianca call out asking who’s there. Lacey reaches into a satchel and pulls out a small canister. She opens the door a crack and pulls the pin, tossing it into the ring. We see a bright flash a moment later and hear Bianca scream out in pain. Lacey storms the room and we hear a brawl as the door slams shut to end the show. 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Kimberly Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 WWE Money in the Bank is just 24 hours away from the Sold Out O2 Arena in London, England!!! Here is the official card (for prediction purposes): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipers Pit Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 JULY WEEK 1 O2 ARENA LONDON, UK “Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m Smackdown’s Michael Cole and I’m joined by Monday Night Raw’s Corey Graves. Welcome to London and the Premium Live Event known as Money in the Bank. As we begin tonight we have disturbing news. About an hour ago, as you saw on the pre show, Zelina Vega was found unconscious backstage, the victim of an attack but the assailant is still unknown.” A video of the LWO attending to Zelina and frantically looking for her attacker is shown. “What we know from WWE Officials is that a replacement will be made for Zelina’s spot in the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match which will begin momentarily but what we don’t know, even right now, is who that replacement will be.” *The match, with uneven participants begins even before the bell rings as Becky and Zoey immediately go after each other and Michin forms a quick partnership with Io to double team Piper who can more than hold her own. *Piper beats the hell out of Michin and leans her against the barrier in front of the time keeper but when she charges, Michin moves and Piper crashes through the barricade. *Becky goes for a Man Handle Slam on Zoey but she’s run backwards into the apron. Zoey glances back at the announcer’s table and with a sick smile, she picks up Becky and delivers a powerbomb onto the table, sending Cole and Graves scrambling to safety. *Zoey pulls a table out from under the ring and sets it up but she’s jumped by Michin and they lay heavy attacks on each other as Iyo and Piper play cat and mouse. *With everyone tied up, Becky gets up and enters the ring. Becky begins the climb and almost has the case on her fingertips when Trish runs down to the ring and grabs her leg. But Becky came prepared. As Trish tries to pull her down, Lita jumps over the barrier and spears Trish. The two of them, roll out of the ring and Trish takes off running with Lita on her heels. * During the fiasco, Becky does not see Iyo come from behind and nail Becky head first into a ladder. Becky falls down and is clearly out. *Iyo looks around and is in the clear! She sets the ladder under the case and begins her climb. Just as she reaches the top, Bayley hits the ring. Iyo smiles down at her partner, gesturing to the case but Bayley isn’t smiling. She grabs the ladder and begins tilting it back. Iyo is helpless as Bayley dumps her over the top rope and she crashes through the table which was set up earlier. *Bayley leaves the ring but as she’s headed up the aisle, we learn the 6th participant. *Charlotte Flair strides down to the ring, giving Bayley a passing glance. On her way to ringside, she knocks Michin down with a chop and then hits Natural Selection on Piper who was just starting to get to her feet. With everyone else in her path down, she rolls into the ring and begins to climb. *Charlotte is half way up when Becky rises and slides in, quickly climbing up the other side and now it’s a race. They begin trading right hands at the top of the ladder and Becky is getting the better of her until Zoey rolls into the ring with a chair and smashes Becky across the back. The Man takes another resounding shot and falls. Charlotte, free from the competition reaches up and unhooks the case as Zoey continues to wail away on Lynch. RESULT: CHARLOTTE FLAIR WINS THE WOMEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK The crowd still seems stunned as Charlotte stands high on the ladder, holding up the briefcase. On the outside, Iyo Sky is still being attended to by medical staff, as Becky Lynch looks up at her former friend with both surprise and fury. In the back Byron Saxton is with the Women’s World Champion, Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio. Byron asks Rhea if she is focused and concerned tonight heading into her title defense against Indi Hartwell. Dom laughs and says that this event is “Mami in the Bank” because it’s a given that Rhea Ripley will still walk out the Women’s World Champion tonight. Byron points out that Indi Hartwell is a former champion in NXT and could surprise the world tonight and Rhea stops laughing and says that Indi Hartwell will be lucky if Mami ends the match early. The last thing Hartwell needs is Ripley ending her career. After that and after Finn becomes Mr. Money in the Bank tonight, Mami is going to take her Dirty Dom out on the town and show him a night that he will never forget. The two walk off holding hands while Byron looks disgusted. The Women’s World Title match is still to come here at Money in the Bank. *Theory does his best to get himself counted out or disqualified but the referee doesn’t seem to be inclined to play ball. *Edge uses every trick in his book to push the champion until Theory seizes control and puts a beating on the Hall of Famer. *Picking up a limp Edge, Theory puts him up on his shoulders for the A-Town Down when Edge slides off his back, shoves him into the ropes and hits the spear for the win. RESULT: EDGE WINS THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL Edge is handed the United States Championship and falls to his knees, hugging it. Moments later Beth Phoenix enters the ring and embraces her husband as the crowd erupts. A highlight video is shown showing the world Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn’s journey to the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles and the video is juxtaposed to Imperium’s tear through NXT leading to their SmackDown run. The video then shows how the following match was made. It is time for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship Match!! *Heels do the classic cut off the ring routine with Sami who plays the underdog in peril role for quite awhile*Imperium use scientific prowess to systematically pick Sami apart while mocking KO for not being able to get in the ring *After some near falls, Imperium goes for a Doomsday, but KO comes in and Chop Blocks Vinci and that allows Sami the chance to get to Owens and tag him in. KO comes in as a house of fire and scores some near falls, before being cut off by Kaiser. *Sami makes it into the ring and clears the ring with Kaiser but Vinci is able to nail Owens from behind and hit a German Suplex….amazing, KO LANDS ON HIS FEET…Vinci turns around - STUNNER!!! 1…2….3. RESULT: KEVIN OWENS & SAMI ZAYN WIN BY PINFALL TO RETAIN THE UNIFIED WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Sami Zayn gets up on the floor, runs over to the time keeper and grabs the Tag Team titles and hands them to KO who has hands raised by the ref. The champs then celebrate while Imperium goes to the back. The Ring General, GUNTHER is shown looking at a monitor and seeing the replay of Imperium’s loss to KO & Sami. He looks furious that his men have failed him, before putting the Intercontinental Title over his shoulder and walking up a hallway. The camera then cuts to Drew McIntyre warming up at Gorilla. The Intercontinental Championship match is next! *As expected this is a physical and stiff match from start to finish *GUNTHER does his usual stiff chops, but Drew can withstand it early on and starts using a back elbow to GUNTHER’s head, allowing McIntyre to take over a large part of the match*The crowd rallies believing that the UK native might actually end this and McIntyre nails a Claymore but the momentum causes GUNTHER to fall to the floor *Back in the ring, McIntyre tries a cover but the Ring General smacks him hard across the head as he covers. From there Gunther takes over and just beats down Drew until it's basically academic. After a Powerbomb, GUNTHER covers for the 1…2..3. RESULT: GUNTHER RETAINS THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL After the match, GUNTHER calls down his Imperium mates to the ring and the three try to double team Drew McIntyre. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn comes out to try to even the odds and a wild brawl happens until: The Original Bro Matt Riddle (who has challenged for the World Title this Monday on Raw) comes running down to the ring and helps Drew and the Tag Champs run off Imperium. This war has clearly got a new member and it’s Matt Riddle. The Bloodline is in their personal lounge backstage. “My Tribal Chief, I wanted to let you know that both Jimmy and Jey have arrived. I arranged for Jey to get his own private room.” “Good job, Wiseman. He has a lot on his mind, he needs the quiet. Solo, are you ready to handle family business tonight?” “Yes, my Tribal Chief.” Roman nods. “Jey will do the right thing….or else.” *Brutal and violent match that spends more time on the outside of the ring than the inside. *There are some close falls but both men continue to fight, to both their frustration and what seems like a mutual respect. *Sheamus gets out of the Hurt Lock by motoring Lashley backwards into the ring post several times. *However, when Sheamus moves in to regain the advantage, Lashley hits a Dominator onto the flat bottom part of the stairs for the win. RESULT: BOBBY LASHLEY VIA PINFALL Lashley gets his hand raised but looks spent and Sheamus is the same. They’ve been through a war but Lashley was the better man tonight. Kayla Braxton waits outside the Bloodline’s Lounge and when the door opens, she immediately moves in. “Mr. Heyman!” Heyman scowls at the girl. “Not now, I’ve got important business to handle on behalf of the Tribal Chief.” “One quick question. Tonight might see the Bloodline shattered if Jimmy Uso can defeat his younger brother Solo Sikoa….” “I’m going to stop you right there. There is this fantasy by people like you who want the Bloodline to end, they want to see the fall of the Bloodline and they put all their hopes and dreams in that basket and you know what’s happened for a thousand days? Roman Reigns through his might, his brains, and his authority, flip that basket over time after time after time. Could JImmy Uso win tonight? There’s always a possibility. Will he?” Heyman shakes his head. “Not a chance in hell.” *Heels keep Mysterio in their corner and put a beating on him. *Escobar gets the hot tag and reverses the momentum. He lights up all three opponents and has the clear advantage when he tags in Wilde who continues to hold the upper hand. *Waller slows Wilde down and antagonizes the ref to draw in Santos after Pretty Deadly send Rey into the post, then hit Spilt Milk behind the ref’s back on Wilde and Waller makes the cover. RESULT: GRAYSON WALLER AND PRETTY DEADLY BY PINFALL As the LWO regroup and check on Wilde, Waller and Pretty Deadly escape up the aisle, pleased with their cheap victory. Indi Hartwell is with Byron Saxton just before she goes out to the ring. Indi says that she heard Rhea’s bragging and her big plans for after the show, but Rhea is overlooking Indi. And that is a mistake…a mistake that will cost “Mami” her title. Indi then goes out to the arena as the introductions for the Women’s World Championship match are made. *Rhea is arrogant and dominant, throwing Indi around early but refusing to go for a pin*Indi keeps trying to fight into this match, but is clearly being overpowered by a nonchalant champion *Finally, Indi snaps and just leans back and slaps the hell out of Rhea which pisses the champ off, Rhea swings for a Haymaker but Indi sidesteps and kicks Rhea hard in the leg *From there Indi starts to have an advantage and scores several near falls while Dom becomes increasingly concerned. However, the tide turns once more when Indi tries to Powerbomb the champ and Rhea drops down, trips the challenger and then kicks her right in the face *Rhea is now pissed and just rag doll’s Rhea around the ring from pillar to post with even Corey Graves begging for Rhea to end this. Indi is out on her feet as Rhea nails Riptide…1…2….INDI KICKS OUT *Dom is freaking out and so is Rhea. Rhea starts trying to cover Indi but again and again Indi kicks out. Finally Dom gets on the ropes and grabs Indi, Rhea charges but wipes out her own man! *Indi rolls up the champ…1….2..Rhea barely kicks out *Indi begins a serious comeback, hitting some strong strikes including a back elbow that bloodies Mami’s nose. When Rhea goes for a boot, Indi catches her leg and does an exploder Suplex into a pin for a near fall. Indi goes over to the apron to go for her Springboard Elbow Drop, but when she does, Dom grabs her foot. Rhea decks Indi who falls to the floor *On the floor, Rhea slams Indi back first onto the steel steps and then throws her in the ring. She goes for the Riptide again, but Indi cradles Rhea…1…2…Rhea again barely kicks out. Indi tries one more comeback, but Rhea ducks a charge and then levels her with a stiff Lariat. A 2nd Riptide follows and finally Rhea Ripley retains. RESULT: RHEA RIPLEY PINS INDI HARTWELL TO RETAIN THE WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Following her successful title defense, Rhea Ripley and Dom back out of the ring, smiling and celebrating blood still on Rhea’s nose. But there is, for a moment, a look of respect and even fear on Mami’s face. Indi Hartwell gave Rhea Ripley a run for her money here tonight, but Rhea’s reign continues here at Money in the Bank. A video tells the story of the bloodline over these past months that brought us to tonight’s match where Jimmy Uso’s freedom is on the line. *Jey is clearly uncomfortable, and it gets worse when Roman and Heyman come down just after the bell rings and sit at ringside. *Jimmy is giving it his all and knows what’s on the line. He stuns Solo with a flurry of offense and almost gets a quick three count but Solo kicks out at 2 ¾ much to Roman’s concern. *Solo regroups on the outside with some counsel from Heyman and the Tribal Chief and goes on a rampage, punishing Jimmy. Even when he could go for a cover, Roman is yelling not to. Solo climbs to the top and jumps off for a headbutt but Jimmy moves and Solo crashes and burns. *Now it’s Jimmy’s turn, and wears out Solo with super kicks. Solo is teetering and Jimmy sets up one last kick to end his little brother when….. *Roman hits the ring and blasts Jimmy from behind. Jey looks like he doesn’t know what to do, and turns to motion for the bell but Roman catches his hand. Roman stares Jey down and gives him a one word order: “No.” *As Jey stands in the corner, Roman and Solo lay a beating on Jimmy until they decide it’s time and then Roman orders Jey to make the three count. RESULT: SOLO SIKOA VIA PINFALL (JIMMY USO REMAINS IN THE BLOODLINE As Reigns, Heyman and Solo look victorious, Jey kneels next to his brother, looking broken as he cares for him. Reigns gives a nod and Solo moves over, scooping Jimmy up and putting him over his shoulder as the Bloodline leave the ring, with Jey bringing up the rear a few paces behind. Vic Joseph and Corey Graves tell us that they cannot wait to get to SummerSlam in Detroit. But next, is the Heavyweight Championship of the World. They then take us to a video package centered around Brock Lesnar’s head games and the two occasions where Seth “Freakin” Rollins has beaten the Beast. Will the Beast Incarnate take over Raw once again? Or will the Beast Slayer once again reign supreme. This epic battle for the World Heavyweight Championship is now upon us. *Seth does his dancing and pied piper stuff to start the match and at first, Brock merely smirks before it starts to bother the Beast who charges right into a Superkick! Cover…1…2…Lesnar is out and stunned and very pissed off *Lesnar moves with lightning speed to grab and toss Seth over his head like a tackling dummy and then is on Seth with elbows to the head ala Randy Orton at SummerSlam 2016 *The ref warns the Beast that he will be disqualified and Lesnar lets off before just slamming the hell out of Seth*Lesnar launches Seth to the floor and goes for an F5 on the announce table, but Seth counters with a DDT and Brock hits the side of the table with his head! The champ then posts Lesnar and does a Belly to Back on the floor. Seth rolls Brock in and goes up top and nails a Frog Splash *1….2….Lesnar not only kicks out, but grabs Seth and leaps to his feet INTO THE F5!!!!!!!!!!! Brock covers….1…..2….Seth Rollins barely kicks out! *Brock launches Seth into a corner and starts wailing away and they even get to the center of the ring and Seth is covering up while standing there, taking shot after shot until Brock starts to tire *When Brock stops to catch his breath, Seth does a High-Knee and into a F5 of his own! Seth covers, but Lesnar is out. Seth does a Superkick and goes for the Curb Stomp but when he charges, Lesnar leaps up into the F5!!!! *Seth is out, but Lesnar is not done. He picks up the lifeless Rollins and sits him on the top turnbuckle before climbing himself. The crowd stands up as Lesnar lifts Rollins up for an F5 from the freaking top rope??????*Lesnar flies off but SETH COUNTERS MID AIR INTO A DDT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Crowd chants Holy Shit over and over as Lesnar lands face first into the mat. Seth uses the moment to run into the corner…CURB STOMP! Rollins lifts Lesnar to all fours and runs into the corner for 2nd CURB STOMP!! *Seth covers….1…..2……3 RESULT: SETH “FREAKIN” ROLLINS RETAINS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP VIA PINFALL Seth “Freakin” Rollins is indeed the Beast Slayer!!!!!! Seth waves his title in the air and then swings it while leading the fans into a chorus of his song. Rollins is battered, he is bruised, but he has survived a war. For all of his games and attacks, Brock Lesnar has failed to defeat Seth “Freakin’ Rollins once again. Raw will still be Monday Night Rollins!!!!!! *A mad scramble starts this match as everyone tries to gain an advantage. Eventually, Cody and Finn are the only ones in the ring with a ladder set up. *Finn and Cody brawl and during the scuffle, Finn rips Cody’s brace off. Finn tries a charge, but Cody backdrops him to the floor. Butch comes up behind Cody, grabs his bad arm and slams it into a ladder before putting Cody’s arm through the ladder and doing Joint Manipulation. The announcers put over how sick this is as Cody screams in pain. *As Cody and Balor continue their fight on the outside, and Kross and Butch trade heavy strikes, Knight has a chance but Carlito sees the same opportunity and climbs the opposite side. They get to the top and Knight lays in a big right hand with an audible YEAH, and another YEAH, but on the third, Carlito blocks the punch before spitting an apple in Knight’s face. Blinded, Knight puts his hands to his face allowing Carlito to hit a blockbuster over him to the mat. *Kross begins to climb with a clear shot at the case when AJ Styles runs down the aisle and jumps onto the apron. Kross has nowhere to go as AJ bounds onto the ropes and soars, hitting a Phenomenal Forearm and knocking Kross off the ladder and to the outside where Styles continues his fight. *With Knight and Kross out of the action, and Cody down Balor sets his sights on the ladder but Carlito gets his own, followed by Butch, All three men are climbing their own ladders and taking shots at each other as they do. Balor, who is in the middle, kicks Butch’s ladder and Butch jumps to Balor’s. Balor kicks Carlito’s which bounces off the ropes and back onto its feet. Balor is now fighting a two front ladder war and losing ground so he jumps down and flips the one he was on, sending Butch crashing to the mat with the ladder atop him. Balor then topples Carlito’s in the same fashion before bringing Butch’s original ladder to the middle. *Balor sees that it is all him and starts climbing, but he fails to see Cody sliding back in with one arm. Cody gets to Balor and shakes the ladder which forces Finn to stand on top of the ladder to try to grab the briefcase. Cody pushes Finn who topples over, landing on his side. Cody seizes the moment and, with one arm, climbs up the ladder and becomes Mr. Money in the Bank. RESULT: CODY RHODES WINS THE MEN’S MONEY IN THE BANK CODY RHODES HAS DONE IT AND THE STORY CONTINUES!!!Damaged arm and all, The American Nightmare clutches the Money in the Bank briefcase with tears in his eyes as pyro shoots across the 02 Arena. Cody Rhodes has a date with destiny! The American Nightmare is Mr. Money in the Bank!!!!!!!!!! Good night from London! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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