Date: 09/12	7:00 PM
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Tonight's Raw will feature Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in the main event. If Reigns wins, he will be added to the main event at Clash of Champions. Meanwhile, the Boss is back, and hungry for her title back, but with Bayley on the scene, is it just a little too crowded? And will they have anything planned only one week before the Cruiserweights arrive?

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Raw opens with Mick Foley in the ring. "Hello and welcome to Monday Night Raw! You know, summer may be over, but things are just heating up because with the first-ever Raw exclusive PPV only two weeks away, Clash of Champions, we are going to find out tonight if Kevin Owens will defend his Universal Championship against Seth Rollins or against Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. Now, credit where credit is due, our competition, Smackdown Live put on a great show last night, and crowned their first Smackdown Women's champion, congratulations to my friend Becky Lynch. But I'd like to think that we on Raw offer the very best in women's wrestling, so without further ado, I'd like to welcome our Women's Champion, Charlotte!"

Charlotte hits the ring. "Mick, thank you so much for having me. Look, there's something I really need to get off my chest, and what better place to do this than in front of the WWE Universe? After last week, I think an apology is an order."

Mick: "An apology?"

Charlotte: "No, not you, Mick. I'm talking about Dana Brooke."

Dana: "Oh no, you don't owe me an apology."

Charlotte: "I would never apologize to you. You owe me an apology. Do you know how embarrassing it was to lose to Bayley? I'm petitioning to have the record books changed to reflect that you lost to Bayley, not me. You tapped anyway before. So if you don't apologize, our friendship, and more important my mentorship, is over."

Dana: "I am so sorry."

Mick: "I didn't really bring you out to air your personal grievances. In two weeks, Raw presents Clash of Champions, where every Raw brand championship is on the line, and that means your Women's Championship will be defended."

Sasha comes out. "No need for the introduction, Mick. You are looking at WWE's legit boss, and the woman who will be taking your championship in two weeks."

Bayley comes out. "I would love to see Sasha compete for the championship tonight, but, uh..."

Mick: "But what, Bayley?"

Bayley: "Look, I know I'm the new girl and everything, but last week, I beat Charlotte, so maybe, maybe if the person who deserves a title shot is me."

Sasha: "Whoa, whoa, no. Bayley, look, you and I go way back to NXT, and you had my back at Battleground, but when it comes to that title, I have no friends. So you need to get to the back of the line, because I have unfinished business."

Charlotte: "The only unfinished business we have is that career-ending beatdown I was in the middle of giving you."

Sasha: "Why don't we finish it right now?"

Mick gets between the two. Sasha throws her jacket at Charlotte.

Charlotte: "Oh, oh, need I remind you that I am the only champion in the ring? And you don't get to decide when I defend my title."

Mick: "You're right, Sasha doesn't. But neither do you. I do, that's my job. Now originally, it was supposed to be Sasha getting her rematch, but after last week, maybe it's Bayley who gets the shot."

Dana: "Look, Mick, clearly Sasha and Bayley should be fighting to decide who gets to face Charlotte. Maybe another Best of Seven series is in order."

Charlotte: "If you talk again, I swear I'll slap the taste out of your mouth. I guess Bayley's tired of Sasha's sense of entitlement."

Mick: "Tell you what. Tonight, we'll decide who challenges Charlotte at Clash of Champions in a match between Sasha and Bayley."

Charlotte shoves Dana, who responds by slapping her. She initially looks regretful.

Mick: "And Dana! A triple threat between Sasha, Bayley, and Dana! And that match starts now!"

Match One: #1 Contender's Match: Sasha Banks vs. Bayley vs. Dana Brooke

Dana opens by shoving Bayley, then Sasha, tosses Bayley to the floor, kick to Sasha, foot choke, boot to Bayley, tosses Sasha to the corner, blocked, Sasha tosses Dana to the corner, stomps, foot choke, slap, snapmare for two, whip, Dana presses Sasha to the apron, boot, Bayley rolls Dana up for two, toss to the corner, then to the adjacent corner, then to the next corner in succession, then to the final corner, Dana with a stomp, fireman's carry, blocked, Bayley with a whip, avalanche for two, boot, running knee drop for two, armbar, Dana punches her way out, arm twist, Bayley with an arm drag, armbar, slaps the hand, keeps the hold locked in, Sasha slides in the ring, they stare each other down, double team hip toss to Dana, commercial.

Back on air, Dana has Bayley in a bow and arrow hold, Bayley to her feet, Dana goes for a fireman's carry, Sasha with a dropkick for two, punches to Dana, blocks a kick in the corner, sets Dana up sideways, Bayley goes to block, Sasha sets her up too, double foot stomp, Bayley rolls out of the way, top rope crossbody to not only break up a two-count but get one as well, Dana with a double clothesline, mounted punches to both women, tosses Sasha to the corner, then tosses Bayley to the corner, shoulder tackles, ten-punch, superplex, turned into a tower of doom, Sasha covers Dana for two, pair of clotheslines, dropkick, blocks a boot, hits a kick, backstabber, blocked, Dana goes for a clothesline, reversed into a backstabber, Banks Statement, Bayley breaks the count, Bayley to Belly to Dana for two, Sasha breaks the count, rollup for three with Sasha's shoulders also touching the mat.

They seem to be ignoring that, so winner: Sasha Banks

Backstage, Dana apologizes to Charlotte and explains that she was trying something. Charlotte demands she get her bags.

Primo and Epico are trying to sell R-Truth a timeshare in Puerto Rico. He's about to sign when Goldust walks in and ushers Truth out. Primo and Epico then run into Enzo and Cass, who accuse them of cheating. Primo and Epico still try to sell them a timeshare. Enzo challenges Epico to a match.

Tom Phillips interviews Kevin Owens, who calls him Tyler. He asks if Tom wants him to say something controversial, like that Seth Rollins is just jealous that HHH realized he's better, or that Roman Reigns is not on his level, or that Mick Foley is jealous that he wasn't as good as HHH. Then he says he won't say any of those things, but he will beat Reigns tonight, then Rollins at COC. After he walks off, Jericho says the problem is that Mick Foley pulled Jericho from the Highlight Reel, but he found a replacement in Sami Zayn. He says that Sami Zayn is a stupid idi... it. Not a misspelling, pun.

Match Two: Bo Dallas vs. Dude in Shorts

Bo: "Lending help has got to go, I should have said this long ago, only I can Bo-Lieve in Bo!"

Bo with a series of punches, knee lift, whip to the corner, dude dodges an avalanche, tosses Bo to the floor, dropkick, Bo hits a powerslam, gut breaker, then another, then a third, clothesline, Crossrhodes type move for three.

Winner: Bo Dallas

After a commercial, Chris Jericho hits the ring for the Highlight Reel. "Welcome to what was supposed to be the greatest version of the Highlight Reel, with the most inspirational, greatest man to ever live, a man so great Tom Cruise will probably play him in the movie of his life, although Brad Pitt could do it too. I'm talking about Kevin Owens. But they had to pull him out, put him in the main event, leave me high and dry. So how do you replace the highest of the high? You go in the opposite direction, you find the lowest of the low. So tonight's guest is the lowest of the low, Sami Zayn."

Zayn hits the ring.

Zayn: "Thank you for that glowing introduction."

"You expect me to sing 'Ole, ole'? That introduction was perfect for you. Why do you think Kevin Owens ditched you as his best friend? He won't look at you backstage, I bet you won't even have his new phone number, do you? I have it. You want it? You're probably wondering why I had you on here."

"Actually, Chris, that's exactly what I'm wondering."

"I wanted to find out if you know what went wrong. Because that's all you. It wasn't Kevin Owens, it was all you."

"You want to bring me out here to talk about Kevin Owens? Look, I already said that I'm done with him. I couldn't care less, actually that's not true, I care about one thing: the WWE Universal Championship around his shoulder. But if you really think he's your best friend, then you truly are a stupid idiot."

"You're just another name-caller, aren't you? You're just like all these other people, a taker. I'm a giver, I give these people what they want. The gift--"

"The gift of Jericho? Because that gift sucks, and that's the truth."

"You want the truth?"

"Is there any shred of the old Chris Jericho left? Because you want to know why Kevin Owens and I travelled so much? Because of guys like you, and Dean Malenko, and Eddie Guerrero. Journeymen, craftsmen. I mean, you're the first-ever Undisputed WWE Champion, and now you're just relegated to being Kevin Owens' bitch."

"You really think so, Sami? Before we came out here, I got a text from Kevin Owens telling me what to expect. You want to know what he said? I'll show you."

Jericho hits Zayn with his phone instead, then hits a Codebreaker.

Match Three: Best of Seven Series Match Five: Cesaro vs. Sheamus (Sheamus leads 3-1)

Picture-in-picture promo during his entrance, Sheamus reminds us that he's one win away.

Sheamus with a punch to the back, another punch, Cesaro with punches, Sheamus with a punch, Cesaro with a clothesline for one, Sheamus presses him to the corner, punch, whip, shoulder tackle, whip, shoulder tackle, repeat, goes off the ropes, Cesaro with a spinning European uppercut, Sharpshooter, blocked, Sheamus to the ropes, rolls out of the ring, Cesaro with a leaping inner leg drop, running European uppercut, rolls Sheamus into the ring for two, commercial.

Back on air, Sheamus has Cesaro in a Canadian Backbreaker, Cesaro slides out, Sheamus with a forearm, Ten Beats of the Bowery, trading shots, Cesaro goes up top, Sheamus with a European Uppercut, superplex, blocked, Cesaro tosses him down, punches, crossbody for two, trading European uppercuts, Cesaro gets the better of it, European Uppercuts in the corner, whip, Sheamus hits a fireman's carry rolling senton for two, Cloverleaf, blocked, Cesaro rolls Sheamus up for two, springboard European Uppercut for two, Neutralizer, reversed into White Noise, reversed into a Sharpshooter, Sheamus makes it to the ropes, break, punch, Cesaro with the Cesaro Swing, stops at two to clutch his back, Sheamus rolls him up with tights for two, Irish Curse for two, Razor's Edge, blocked, Cesaro rolls him up with a foot on the ropes for three.

Winner: Cesaro (Sheamus leads series 3-2)

Backstage, Seth Rollins walks into Mick Foley's office. Seth says he thought they were really starting to get on well, but what's up with giving Roman the opportunity? Mick says Roman was wronged just as badly, Rollins says there's no comparison because Seth is a way better wrestler. Mick says if he's that much better, he shouldn't be worried. Seth says it's all about not wanting any distractions. Seth suggests getting Stephanie, Mick says she's in Singapore, but she has nothing to do with any of this. Seth threatens to take matters into his own hands, Mick yells at him, saying he can say whatever he wants about him, but don't question his integrity, and not to interfere in the main event. Seth says Mick is a fool for supporting Stephanie.

Zayn/Jericho is official for Clash of Champions.

Match Four: Alicia Fox vs. Nia Jax

Tom Phillips interviews Nia Jax before she comes out. Nia says she's dealt with wackos, but she's going to just beat her down.

Nia opens with a shove, presses Fox to the corner, then to the opposite corner, shoulder tackle, Fox with an elbow, up top, Nia punches her to the floor, Fox with a boot, backpack sleeper, Jax presses her to the ring post, tosses her into the barricade, then twice more, then into the ground, spears her through the barricade, referees come out to check on Fox.

Winner by Referee Stoppage: Nia Jax

The New Day come out with boots full of Booty-Os. They give them to fans at ringside, who have cereal bowls.

Woods: "Last week on Monday Night Raw, Gallows and Anderson, yeah, yeah, the cool guys who Too Sweet each other and beat people up, they tried their hands at entertainment. Entertainment is our thing. Do not. Touch. Our thing."

E: "Don't touch it!"

Woods: "But, if you missed it, last week they brought out The Old Day. Let's roll it."

E: "Psych! We burned that footage, you'll never have to see it again."

Kofi: "We did the math and they wasted 5 minutes and 37 seconds of your time. Could you imagine what you could've done with 5 minutes and 37 seconds?"

Woods: "You could listen to pretty much anything on the Hamilton soundtrack."

Kofi: "You could look up Baltimore Ravens highlights."

E: "Are we pandering now?"

Kofi: "I did it for the reaction, but I'm pretty sure there are Redskins fans in the crowd."

E: "The skit was so bad I wish someone would have Obi-Wan Kenobied me."

Woods: "Obi-Wan?"

E: "This is not the skit you're looking for."

Woods: "This is not the skit I'm looking for."

Kofi: "Are you hypnotized again?"

E: "You could have all eaten a big-ol' bowl of Booty-Os!"

Kofi: "Booty-Os!"

All: "They make sure you ain't booty."

Woods: "That skit will never happen again, on one condition: That we remain your WWE World Tag Team Champions!"

Gallows and Anderson come out.

Anderson: "Really? You come out and pander to a stupid crowd like Baltimore and we're the stupid ones?"

Gallows: "We're going to do what we do best, and beat you up."

Match Five: Gallows and Anderson vs. WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi and Xavier) (Non-Title)

Woods and Karl started off, Karl with punches, whip, Woods floats over, ducks a pair of shots, Woods with a dropkick for one, arm twist, armbar, elbows, arm breaker, Kofi in, Snapmare, kick, other kick combo, Kofi with an elbow, Woods with an elbow, Kofi goes up top, single-foot stomp for two, keylock, Karl presses Kofi to the corner, Gallows in, shoulder tackle, back suplex, blocked, Kofi with a kick in the corner, top rope crossbody for two, arm twist, Gallows tosses Kofi to the floor, Anderson in, drops to the floor, punches, running boot, goes back in the ring, Gallows in, Karl rolls him in, Gallows with a boot, elbow drop, another, a third for one, chinlock, Kofi punches his way out, Gallows with a clothesline, Anderson in, press to the corner, face wash, leaping boot, chinlock, Kofi punches out, Gallows tosses him to the corner, Kofi with a clothesline to Gallows, boot to Anderson, Anderson blocks a tag with a spinebuster for two, Gallows in, punch to the back, punch to the face, roundhouse kick, Kofi beats the count at 9, Gallows with a punch, toss to the corner, Anderson with a punch, foot choke, knee drop, cover for two, toss to the corner, Gallows in, punches, body slam, goes up top, misses an elbow drop, double tag, Woods with a clothesline, then another, whip, reversed, Woods slides through, discus clothesline, dropkick to the back, knee to Gallows, Honour Roll to Anderson for two, suplex, blocked, Anderson with a punch, Woods with a forearm, trading forearms, Woods gets the better of it, Anderson with an elbow, whip, Woods slides to the apron, swing kick, springboard DDT, goes up top, springboard elbow drop for one as Gallows breaks the count, Kofi goes for a springboard, blocked into a kick, Woods with a superkick to the knee, Magic Killer for three.

Winners: Gallows and Anderson

Backstage, Tom Phillips interviews Roman Reigns about his main event match tonight. Reigns says the only thing in his head is getting to Clash of Champions and winning the Universal Title. He says the only path is kicking Owens' ass.

They show a promo for the Cruiserweights.

Jinder Mahal comes to the ring announced as "The Man Who Comes in Peace".

"Namaste. I haven't yet had a chance to explain my absence. When I left, I felt anger toward everything and everyone. But I have learned to let that go. I have trekked in the Himalayas, I have spent time in the monastaries, and I have found inner peace. Peace is the gift I want to give all of you."

Match Six: Jinder Mahal vs. Jack Swagger

Because of course Mahal gets to be the peace-loving heel. Dubya tee eff.

Mahal opens the match by dropping to his knees, forearms, whip, clothesline, leg choke, rope break, tosses him across the ring, leg choke, wrenches the face, rope break, knee drops, leg choke across the mat, rope break, mounted punches, Swagger tosses him away, bails to the floor, elbow, punches, toses Mahal into the apron, rolls him into the ring, Mahal with a kick, running knee lift for two, dropkick to the back for two, chinlock, Swagger punches his way out, back body drop, Mahal misses an avalanche, Swagger with a pair of clotheslines, overehead toss, misses a clothesline, hits an elbow, Swagger with a boot, Swagger Bomb blocked with a boot, Mahal with a neckbreaker for three.

Winner: Jinder Mahal

After a commercial, Tom Phillips says it's no secret that Swagger's contract expires soon. Swagger walks off.

Enzo and Cass come out for Enzo's match. "My name is Enzo Amore, and I am a cerified G and a bona fide stud, and you can't teach that. And 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'? Now, let me tell you somethin' people. Eskimo 'Zo ain't sweating Epico. I'll tell you a few things that are going to happen. I'll hit you with an open palm slap, into a dirt nap. Then while you're in your dirt nap, I'll assume you soiled yourself. So what a great opportunity to plant those hibiscus flowers you love so much. Then I'm going to ask you a question, I think you already know the answer. How you doin'?"

"Shining Stars, there's only one word to describe you! And I'm gonna spell it out for you! S-A-W-F-T, SAWFT!"

Match Seven: Enzo Amore vs. Epico

Enzo with punches, punches in the corner, Epico drops him down, whip, Enzo sells hard, back suplex into a German suplex, into a delayed vertical suplex for two, back suplex, blocked, Enzo with a boot, Epico with a rollup with tights for two, Enzo with an uranage jaw breaker, punch, crossbody, mounted punches, standard punches, leaping DDT, goes up top, Primo with a distraction, with earns him a big boot from Big Cass, Epico with a suicide dive to Big Cass, Enzo with a top rope crossbody to Epico, rolls back in the ring, suplexes him back into the ring, Primo pulls his leg, Epico covers for three.

Winner: Epico

I think that may be Epico's first singles win. Then again, I think it may be his first singles match.

Backstage, Seth Rollins confronts Kevin Owens. He says he has no interest in harming Owens as he wants to keep it one on one. Owens says he'd assume Rollins would want Reigns in the match because Reigns has always done his work for him. Then he says he's replaced Rollins. Foley walks in and reminds Rollins not to interfere.

Main Event: WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns (non-title, but title shot on the line)

Owens opens the match by rolling to the floor, Reigns follows, punches, headbutt, punches, toss to the barricade, headbutt, rolls Owens into the ring, Owens with stomps, headbutt, presses Reigns to the corner, punch, another, whip, elbow for one, stomp to the back, punch, stands on his hair, punch, another, Reigns with a punch, then another, a third, whip, reversed, Reigns with a boot to the face, Owens blocks another, rolls to the floor, Reigns with a springboard baseball slide, tosses Owens into the barricade, Owens tosses him into the barricade, punch, rolls Reigns into the ring, Reigns with a punch, whip, Owens with a boot, clothesline to the back, stomp for two, kick to the back, goes for another, chinlock instead, Reigns escapes, pair of clotheslines, leaping clothesline, clothesline in the corner, tosses him down, hits the floor, Reigns leaps off the steps, Owens with a superkick, commercial.

Back on air, Owens has Reigns in a chinlock, Reigns eventually makes it to his feet, punches, charges, misses, rolls to the floor, Owens follows and tosses him into the barricade, then into the steps, Seth Rollins charges Owens.

Winner by DQ: Kevin Owens

THEREFORE IT'S STILL A SINGLES MATCH!

Rollins attacks Owens and starts beating him up and down the ramp. Mick Foley directs security to pull him off, then gets in his face.

"I had one thing to ask you, and you couldn't do it! I said stay out of the match! You do what I say! I asked you one favour, and you couldn't do it! We're gonna have a talk."

Rollins walks off.

Mick: "The match does not end like that. Restart the match."

Main Event Part 2: See Above

Owens tosses Reigns into the steel steps twice, whip, Reigns holds the ropes, clothesline, trading punches, Owens with an elbow, mutual punch, Owens with knees, Reigns with a clothesline, clotheslines in the corner, misses a big boot, Owens goes for a superkick, blocked, reversed into a Samoan drop for two, stomps in the corner, sets Owens up top, superplex, Owens blocks, bites Reigns, Reigns falls to the mat, Owens sets up for a frog splash, Reigns with a punch, superplex, reversed into a fallaway superplex for two, goes up top, frog splash for two, stomps in the corner, Reigns with punches, Owens with a superkick, Reigns lands in the corner, Owens misses a cannonball, Reigns goes for a Superman Punch, reversed into a knee, Reigns hits the Superman Punch anyway for two, Drive-By, rolls Owens back into the ring, Owens with a punch, superkick, cannonball, hits another, Pop-Up Powerbomb reversed into a rollup powerbomb for two, Rusev hits the ringside area, Reigns floors him with a Superman Punch, Owens with a Pop-Up Powerbomb for three.

Winner: Kevin Owens

Thank you Rusev! *clap, clap, clap, clap, clap*

That match needed to remain one on one. Now this time, when you keep Reigns out of the title picture for a while, don't ruin it by fucking teasing it every twenty seconds.

Rusev with a superkick, mounted punches, Accolade, lets it go as Raw goes off the air.