Date: 06/13	7:00 PM
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Tonight's Raw is the final before Money in the Bank. The Ambrose Asylum turns into a Shield reunion, as host Dean Ambrose welcomes the two men who will compete for the WWE Championship in the main event of the show. Ambrose will also have his hands full, as will the other five participants in the event's titular match.

Raw begins with a moment of silence for the victims of the Orlando shooting.

They announce a contract signing between AJ and Cena, and then it's time for New Day!

E: "For us?"

Kofi: "This Sunday, at the Money in the Bank PPV, only on the WWE Network, The New Day will defend our--"

Woods: "WWE World Tag Team Championship!"

Kofi: "Against not one, oh no, not two, oh no, but three other teams in a Fatal Four Way match? But who are these other teams? Who? You're not who-ing? This is the part where we who."

Woods: "But why are you wearing those old-people shoes?"

Kofi: "These are the NBA Steph Curry 2 shoes. Two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry, aka Steph Curry. These shoes are hot on the streets."

E: "What streets?"

Woods: "Greenwich, Connecticut."

Kofi: "In all fairness, those are some pretty mean streets."

E: "You're wearing the Orthopeezys."

Woods: "No, no, no, he's wearing the Metamucil 6es.

E: "No, those are the Airmax Shuffleboards."

Woods: "The I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up 12s."

Kofi: "I don't care what you say, these shoes are fire, baby! And I know, because I'm a shoe guy. But no matter what shoes we wear on our feet, we will leave Money in the Bank with these titles. And do you know why?"

E: "Because... NEW! DAY ROCKS!"

Enzo and Cass come out.

Enzo: "My name is Enzo Amore, and I am a certified G and a bona fide stud, and you can't teach that. This right here, this is Big Cass, and he's seven foot tall, and you can't teach that. Bada boom, realest guys in the room. How you doin'?"

E: "Swell, actually."

Cass: "This Sunday, Enzo and I have our first opportunity at the WWE Tag Team Championship. At Vegas, we are going all in, and we are walking away with those titles. Hey, we cool. We've been loving everything you do. The unicorns, the cereal, the massagers for her pleasure you wear on your heads. But if we're tagging tonight, I have one question: Kofi, are you serious with those Jerry Seinfeld things you've got on?"

Woods: "It's the I Have A Bass Pro Club Membership Lows!"

Kofi: "Enough about the shoes!"

Cass: "You're right. Enough about the shoes. Let's talk about Frannie. Francesca 2, she's your girl? You know where she was last night?"

Woods: "She's an independent woman, she can go where she likes."

Cass: "She was with Enzo last night. And he had his lips all over her."

Enzo: "Let me tell you about Frankie. Frannie, Frankie. We might have been in New Orleans, but Frannie's no saint. I had her out on Bourbon Street. They have joints out there open 24 hours, what a wonderful world. I had my fingers and lips on her, I was playing her like Louie Armstrong. Enzo Satchmo, I had her going all night long."

Woods: "I'm the only one that blows my girl!"

Kofi: "And now the moment that we've all been waiting for, a verbal joust of wits between Enzo and Cass and the New Day! Go!"

The Vaudevillains come out.

Gotch: "If the children's section in the ring will settle down for a moment."

Aiden: "That's you morons."

Gotch: "Only gentlemen who represent the values of a bygone era can give these mouth-breathing troglodytes the entertainment they need."

Aiden: "Let me put it this way, (singing) It's a new era, and the new champs will be the most upstanding duo on WWE!"

Gallows and Anderson are out next.

Karl: "All of you, shut up! What is this, Camp WWE's annual talent show? Listen, playtime is over, boys."

Luke: "We hate to be the fun police, oh wait, no we don'tski. This Sunday, there's only going to be one team standing in the ring with the titles in the air. And judging by this little display, it's going to be easier than scoring a touchdown on the New Orleans Saints."

Cass: "Well, since we're in the Big Easy, I'm going to make this nice and easy. You four, there's only one word to describe you, and I'm gonna spell it out for you! S-A-W-F-T SAWFT!"

Match One: Enzo and Cass and the New Day vs. The Vaudevillains, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson

Match begins during a commercial, when it comes back on Kofi is twisting Aiden's armbar, whip, Aiden with a monkey flip, Kofi on his feet, Gotch in, Kofi with a clothesline, E in, avalanche, snapmare, stomp, Unicorn Stampede, I'm disappointed they didn't get Enzo and Cass in on that, Cass in, presses Gotch to the corner, Enzo in, aided running dropkick, Aiden runs interference, Enzo with a crossbody to Aiden, Gotch with a punch to the back, back suplex, Luke in, punch to the gut, enzo with a punch, body slam, another, Karl in, bicycle kick to Enzo's gut, mounted punches, forearm wash, toss to the corner, boot, Aiden in, boot, knee drop, another for two, kick, punch, cover for two, whip to the corner, Enzo with a head scissors, goes for a tag, blocked, Enzo with a rollup, rolls through, tosses Aiden to the floor, Aiden grabs a foot and starts pulling him out, he pulls free and tags in Cass, pair of clotheslines, punch to Gotch and Karl, clothesline to Aiden, punch to Gallows, avalanche to Aiden, goes for a big boot, Gotch pulls Aiden out of the ring, Kofi hits the entire opposition with a suicide dive, commercial.

Back on air, E has Gotch in an abdominal stretch, Gotch powers out, chops, kick, sunset flip blocked, E pulls him up, shove, back elbow, punch to Aiden who dodges, Aiden with a clothesline, Karl in, stomps in the corner, Aiden in, stomps, foot choke, boot, forearm wash, Gotch in, double team chops, punches, snapmare for two, knee to the jaw, Gallows in, shove, punches in the corner, uppercut, Karl in, bicycle kick, Gallows in, avalanche, elbow drop, another, a third for two, misses a running splash, Karl in, Kofi in, Kofi with a springboard clothesline, clears the corner, clothesline, dropkick, leaping clothesline, Boom Drop, misses Trouble in Paradise, hits a swinging kick, top rope crossbody for two as Gotch clears, Enzo hits the ring, Gotch clears him, Cass tosses Gotch to the apron, running big boot, Aiden with a shoulder tackle to Cass, E with a belly to belly to Aiden, Gallows with a big boot to E, Kofi goes for a rollup, Gallows tags in, big boot, Magic Killer for three.

Winners: Gallows, Anderson, and the Vaudevillains

They show a retrospective of the Shield's debut, then the Young/Backlund promo from Smackdown.

Backstage, Stephanie is laughing at something, Shane walks in, says that last week he wasn't on vacation, he had personal business. He says if Stephanie wants Smackdown, he can take Raw. She objects, he proposes the other way, she objects, says she wants both, Shane points out how bad The Authority went, Kane walks in as Corporate Kane, and proposes himself. He hands them a resume, then a letter of recommendation from The Undertaker. Stephanie asks Shane to handle this, Shane asks Kane for his ideas, it fades out as they are, JBL says he wants to be GM, Byron says he could be in the cabinet, JBL rescinds his offer.

Backstage, Zack Ryder is laughing about Sheamus' misfortune last week. Sheamus walks in, says he's going to beat Ryder tonight, then turn Apollo into a joke at Money in the Bank. Ryder psyches him out that Crews is behind him, then escapes.

The Shield retrospective shows The Shield turning on The Authority.

The Shining Stars talk about the beaches at Puerto Rico.

Titus O'Neill makes his way out for a match, Rusev attacks him during his entrance, Titus briefly rebounds before Rusev tosses him into the LED board on the stage, then into the side of the entrance ramp, clubs him in the back, running superkick, locks in the Accolade, refs rush in to force a break, he locks it back in, breaks, celebrates with his title.

Shield retrospective is the breakup.

Via HHH's Twitter, we find out that the Pittsburgh Penguins are getting a WWE Championship.

And the Ambrose Asylum starts. Ambrose hits the ring. "Back by popular demand, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Ambrose Asylum! Now, they say Wrestlemania only happens once a year, so I don't know if I was in a coma, time warp or something, because Money in the Bank feels like another Wrestlemania. We have the most stacked Money in the Bank ever, and I'm not just saying that because I'm in it, and two matches that could easily main event a Wrestlemania. One I want to talk about tonight, a match two years in the making. A lot of questions will be answered. Can John Cena hang with the New Era, will Charlotte ever be the same without Ric Flair, what does Chris Jericho sound like falling off a ladder? But my guests tonight, let me first introduce the scum of the earth, Seth Rollins!"

Rollins hits the ring.

Ambrose: "And of course, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Roman Reigns."

The champ makes his way out. And the crowd does not like him.

Ambrose: "This is great, huh? This is fun. Alright, let's get down to it, this is a talk show, I have a talk show, pretty big deal. Seth, you suffered a pretty bad knee injury, the world wants to know, how's the knee?"

Seth: "Have you not watched my special on the WWE Network? I'll take that as a no, but my knee is 100%."

Dean: "How about your face?"

Seth: "My face is fine."

Dean: "Because it's killing me. Works every time. Hey Roman, how's the Big Easy treating you?"

Roman: "Pretty good. Little mixed, but it was great on Bourbon Street."

Dean: "Good to hear it. How about you, Seth, you drinking those 99 cent Margaritas? They give you a headache, but they're worth it. Come on man, we used to have so much fun. How long has it been since we were all in the ring together? Don't be such a party pooper."

Seth: "I'm not a party pooper, we did have some fun. Hey, New Orleans, right across the street from Wrestlemania 30, remember? We took out those old fogies the NAO and Kane. Remember London? The helicopter, we faced The Undertaker and Team Hell No. Hey Roman, uce, remember that sushi train in Japan? Or we found Dean unconscious behind a dumpster in... what was that town? Salt Lake?"

Roman: "It was Albequerque."

Seth: "We did have a lot of good times. Remember the six man tags? That one against the Wyatt Family at Elimination Chamber? The two against Evolution? We sent big Batista packing. He owes us a favour, now he's a big movie star."

Dean: "I keep saying that."

Seth: "We did have a lot of fun together. But the most fun I ever had with you was putting a chair in your back. And Dean, I know you weren't here for this, but another great Shield moment was when I cashed in at Wrestlemania and became the first member of The Shield to be WWE Champion."

Dean: "Come on, let's not make this one of those shows. Sunday, what can we expect?"

Roman: "Big dog walks in as champ, walks out as champ."

Dean: "Interesting way of putting it. Seth thinks he's going to be champion, why is that?"

Seth: "That's my title. I'm the rightful champion, I never lost it."

Roman: "If you're the rightful champion, why do I have this?"

Seth: "Because my knee caved in from carrying this company the better part of last year. But while I was gone, you earned it. If I'm not mistaken, he beat you, Dean. Then you took care of Sheamus, and in the main event of the biggest Wrestlemania of all time, beat HHH. But there's one thing you never did: beat me. And we're a lot alike, but there's one difference: I did it all on my own. You wouldn't be here if I hadn't held your hand all that time in The Shield. But I won it all on my own, and you can't beat me. And I'm going to do it all on my own."

Dean: "On your own? So no J&J Security, no Authority?"

Roman: "No, he's right. Seth, you cashed in Money in the Bank all on your own and beat me. You broke up our group all on your own. You didn't just break up a group, you broke up a brotherhood. We had each other's back, we were the only ones who had your back. And why? Because you wanted to be famous? Is that what you want? After this Sunday, they're not just going to call me the guy because I'm champ, they're going to call me the guy because I beat you."

Dean: "There you have it. This Sunday, we answer the question, who walks out as champ? Seth Rollins, the man who says he never lost the championship, or Roman Reigns, The Guy? Or... maybe I win the Money in the Bank ladder match, and whether it's you, or whether it's you, I cash in and I walk out. Maybe that's what's going to happen Sunday night."

Rollins shoves Ambrose into Reigns, Ambrose takes down Rollins and starts punching him, Reigns pulls him off, Rollins goes for a Pedigree to Reigns, Ambrose breaks it up, Superman Punch to Rollins, Ambrose takes down Reigns with Dirty Deeds.

AJ Styles on the Stone Cold Podcast next Monday.

After a commercial, Stephanie McMahon sarcastically commends Ambrose for making it all about him. Then she makes a match between Ambrose and Jericho for the main event. Ambrose asks if Stephanie's hatred and bile can be contageous, Stephanie says it can be a good thing if you know how to use it.

Becky and Nattie are at ringside for the next match.

Match Two: Women's Champion Charlotte vs. Paige

Lockup, Charlotte with a knee, takedown, Figure 8 reversed into a rollup for one, Paige with a series of kicks, Charlotte with a knee, Paige with a running knee, trading shots, Charlotte with chops, Paige with a kick, Charlotte Flair flips, Paige covers for two, Charlotte with a rollup for two, Figure 8 blocked with a punch, Paige with a whip, Charlotte flips around in the ropes, boot, Figure 8 blocked as Paige boots Charlotte to the floor, Nattie and Becky trash talk her, Dana helps Charlotte back into the ring rather forcefully, Paige with a superkick, RamPaige for three.

Winner: Paige

Is it just me, or has Paige become an undefeated jobber?

At the beginning of the match, they announced Charlotte and Dana vs. Becky and Nattie for Money in the Bank. Dana gasps and tries to hand an irate Charlotte her title.

Renee Young tries interviewing Cesaro, Sami Zayn walks in and says since they have a match, he'll just stand there if they need him. Cesaro tells him it's unprofessional and uncalled for. Zayn accuses him of talking down to an old friend. Cesaro says you start over once you walk into WWE, and that does make him the veteran.

Backstage, Charlotte dresses Dana Brooke down, then says she failed up by trading Emma for her, and that there's no room for failure, especially not at Money in the Bank.

Match Three: Sheamus vs. Zack Ryder

Sheamus with punches to the back, toss to the corner, punches, clothesline, knee, Ten Beats of the Bowery, Ryder with elbows, tosses Sheamus over the top rope, running knee to the floor, toss into the ring post, Broski Boot, running boot further down the ropes, scales the top rope, elbow drop for two, RoughRyder blocked, Sheamus with a Brogue Kick for three.

Winner: Sheamus

Sheamus drags Ryder up, punches in the corner, stomps, Crews hits the ring, spear, mounted punches, running forearm sends Sheamus to the floor, suicide dive, punches, Sheamus shoves him off and escapes through the crowd.

They show a clip show of the best Money in the Bank Ladder Matches and cash-ins, starting with Kane in 2010.

Backstage, Kane and Shane are talking about their past history. Kevin Owens is looking for Stephanie, then trash-talks Alberto Del Rio for only showing up 20 minutes ago. He suggests Del Rio be taken out of the MITB match. Del Rio comes in and says Owens called airport security and had him detained for five hours. They then get into a Spanish vs. French-off. Kane says that conflict in the workplace destroys morale, and they need a teambuilding exercise. He suggests they team up against the Lucha Dragons, and if they lose, Lucha Dragons take their place in the match. Owens says Kane doesn't run the place, Shane says he likes the idea and makes the match.

Match Four: Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn

Lockup, Cesaro with a hammerlock, Zayn twists the arm, Cesaro rolls through, armdrag for two, Zayn to the apron, shoulder tackle, flips over, leg scissors for two, Cesaro with a side headlock, Zayn whips his way out, Cesaro with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two, Zayn with a shoulder tackle, Cesaro with a European uppercut sending Zayn to the floor, commercial.

Back on air, Cesaro is wrenching the neck, chinlock, Zayn snapmares out, elbow from the corner, goes up top, boot, crossbody for two, Cesaro with a European upperct, Uppercut train, Cesaro Swing blocked, hits a double foot stomp instead for two, Zayn with a clothesline, Cesaro with a boot, Zayn hits a very quick Michinoku Driver for two, goes up top, Cesaro with a dropkick, superplex from the apron against the man he first used that move against in WWE, covers for two, kick to the back, Neutralizer blocked into a back body drop, Cesaro lands on his feet, Zayn goes for a back suplex, Cesaro lands on his feet, Zayn with a backslide for two, sunset flip piledriver for three.

Winner: Sami Zayn

That was a fucking sick finish.

Michael Cole introduces the contract signing for AJ vs. Cena. Cena is out first. He grabs a mic.

"We got a rowdy audience up here in N'awlins tonight. I know you guys will understand what I'm saying, this Sunday on the WWE Network, Money in the Bank might as well be Wrestlemania. Money in the Bank is on the line. Champ defends against former champ who never lost his title. And a dream match 15 years in the making. For years, everyone who was anyone said what could happen if AJ Styles just one time could get in the ring with John Cena? I love WWE, this is my home, and I believe this is the pinnacle of sports-entertainment, but the decision makers year after year told AJ Styles he didn't belong. This is where I have great respect for AJ Styles. Everywhere, from PWG to Ring of Honor, to New Japan, only one name is on everyone's lips. I have won 15 championships here, AJ Styles has won more than 15 championships. And along comes Shane McMahon and the New Era, and says not he doesn't belong, but we want him here. So AJ Styles comes here and now we're here. I talked to Shane McMahon, and he said we're going to do it a little different tonight. Michael Cole, you might want to get out of here, because this might get a bit gamey. We're only missing one thing, and that is AJ Styles. So let's get AJ Styles."

AJ hits the ring. "For the past two weeks, I have turned your world upside down. Speaking of the world, they're still talking about what AJ Styles did to John Cena right here in this very ring. You know what, John? Sunday at Money in the Bank, I'm going to do it again. When that bell rings, I'm going to run circles around you and I'll be the one saying you can't see me. Because you can't beat me. Where do I sign?"

"That's up to you. Because there are two different contracts here. One is John Cena vs. AJ Styles, and the other is John Cena vs. The Club. (the contract reads AJ Styles with The Club)"

"What does that mean?"

"It means that if you sign this contract, The Club comes with you to the ring, and I will give you my all, and you will win, and secure your spot as leader of the bitch club. Or you could sign this, and we could recreate the electricity of the first night we were here. Let's go Cena, AJ Styles! And we get our real answer, the dream match 15 years in the making, what if?"

"I get it. You don't think I can beat you one on one. Because you're a 15-time champion? Because you won the Royal Rumble twice? Or because you're the face that runs the place? Let's talk about what if? What if AJ Styles had been here 15 years ago? You wouldn't have been a 15-time world champion, you wouldn't have won the Royal Rumble twice, you wouldn't be in crappy movies. I would have those accolades, and I would be the face that runs the place."

"Shut up! You come in here complaining like every other indy dude before you that you weren't here too stupid to see that you're here now with a chance to do it! Your club isn't full of bullets, it's just full of bull, so either you sign this and step up or you sign this, and you won't need me to bury you, everyone here knows you're going to bury yourself. Because we'll send you on a bullet train back to Japan because clearly that's where you left your balls."

AJ signs the one on one contract. "You see that? You're going to see that I'm not like every other indy guy, because I will beat you. You hear that? It means your time is up, my time is now!"

Retrospective shows Orton winning Money in the Bank.

Match Five: Money in the Bank Qualifier: Alberto Del Rio and Kevin Owens vs. Lucha Dragons

Del Rio and Kalisto start, Del Rio with a punch to the gut, suplex, tree of woe, kick, punches, Owens yells that they're going to get DQed, Del Rio tags out, Owens with a boot, pulls Kalisto down, Del Rio in, Kalisto and Owens trade a punch, Del Rio with a suplex, Owens starts to walk off, Del Rio freaks out, Kalisto with a rollup for two, Del Rio kicks out on his own but Owens is hot on his heels to break it up, Lucha Dragons with stereo dropkicks, stereo suicide dives, commercial.

Back on the air, Kalisto hits a drop of the dime to Del Rio, Del Rio with a clothesline, boot, punch to Sin Cara, snapmare to Kalisto, double foot stomp, Owens in, running senton, Del Rio in, covers for two, Owens argues with him, they trade shoves, Kalisto with a dropkick to the back, goes for a tag, blocked, Del Rio goes for a back suplex, reversed into a Salida Del Sol, Del Rio rolls out of the ring, Owens rolls Del Rio back in at a count of 7, Sin Cara in, senton, covers for two as Owens breaks the count, drags Del Rio to the corner, tags in, Pop-Up Powerbomb blocked, Sin Cara with a springboard crossbody, whip, reversed, Sin Cara with a springboard elbow, springboard moonsault, tosses Del Rio to the floor, Kalisto misses a suicide dive, Sin Cara tosses Owens into Del Rio, rollup for two, Owens hits a Pop-Up Powerbomb for three.

Winners: Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio

Del Rio hits a superkick to Owens, points to the briefcase, spits on Owens and celebrates.

By video, Miz on the set of Marine 5 vows to work as hard on the movie as he wants everyone else to work in the ring. Please tell me this is going somewhere, preferably at Money in the Bank.

Backstage, Owens complains to Stephanie. Stephanie agrees, puts Owens on commentary for the main event since Owens reveals Shane approved Zayn. Del Rio says he wants in too, Stephanie compromises with special guest timekeeper.

After a commercial, Shane and Stephanie bicker over who is overstepping their bounds more. Shane makes Cesaro guest ring announcer. Shane accuses Stephanie of inviting Corporate Kane, Stephanie says Kane is unfit to run anything, Shane says he's been bonding with Kane, but knows the demon comes with him. Kane walks in and says he knows he didn't get the job, asks if it's about the car battery to the testicles, and leaves. Shane says Stephanie isn't fit to run Smackdown either, so they can keep co-running Raw, but he'll take Smackdown.

Main Event: Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose

Cesaro announces Jericho as from Winnipeg, but now residing in "Stupid Idiotville". He announces Ambrose as "looking like he just rolled out of bed".

Jericho yells at Ambrose about the tacks, Ambrose responds with a slap, punches, chops, Jericho with a whip, Ambrose with a crossbody, mounted punches, suplex, chop, whip, Jericho with a boot, chops, whip, reversed, Ambrose tosses Jericho to the floor, Jericho starts to run up top, Ambrose hits a clothesline, suicide dive, tosses him into the table, slaps the headset off Owens' head, Jericho clubs him, tosses him into the barricade, rolls him into the ring, goes up top, standing elbow drop, Ambrose goes for Dirty Deeds, blocked Jericho goes for the Walls, blocked, Jericho hits an enziguri, springboard dropkick, Ambrose lands on the floor, Owens trash-talks him, then gets into a spat with Zayn, Zayn comes after him, Cesaro and Del Rio come in, Owens points out that Del Rio doesn't need the chair in his hand to ring the bell, commercial.

Back on air, Jericho is slapping Ambrose around, everyone looks to be back in their seats, Jericho locks in a chinlock, Ambrose punches his way out, whip, Jericho leapfrogs, Ambrose with a pair of clotheslines, running clothesline, clothesline in the corner, Jericho with a clothesline in the opposite corner, sets him up top, superplex, blocked, Ambrose hits an exploder suplex from the top, elbow drop, blocked, Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho, Ambrose makes it to the ropes, Dirty Deeds blocked, Jericho with a whip, reversed, Jericho holds the ropes, Ambrose misses a dropkick, Jericho hits a lionsault for two, slap to the back of the head, boot, Ambrose with a clothesline, goes up top, Jericho crotches him, charges, Ambrose with a boot, elbow drop for two, whip to the corner, Jericho with an elbow, boot to the gut, Dirty Deeds by Jericho, blocked, Ambrose reverses into a back body drop, goes for the Walls of Jericho, Jericho blocks, Ambrose with a catapult, Jericho lands on his feet on the apron, goes up top, Ambrose catches him, Dirty Deeds, blocked, Jericho shoves Ambrose into the ropes, Ambrose waffles, Jericho goes for a Codebreaker, blocked, Dirty Deeds for three.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

A full-scale brawl breaks out between all the Money in the Bank competitors. Zayn hits a suicide dive, Jericho is left standing, rolls a ladder into the ring, sets it up, climbs, grabs the briefcase, and Raw goes off the air.