Date: 09/26	7:00 PM
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Tonight's Raw comes after the first Raw-exclusive PPV, Clash of Champions, and will feature two rematches from that night. The only new champion, Roman Reigns, will defend his newly-won US Title against Rusev, while The New Day defend once again against The Club. Meanwhile, what's next for Universal Champion Kevin Owens? Is he finished with Seth Rollins, or is The Architect still not done with him? And where do HHH and Stephanie factor into this?

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Match One: United States Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Rusev

Straight into the action tonight.

Lockup, Rusev with a front facelock, rolls him over for one, back to the front facelock, Reigns slowly reverses into a hammerlock, chinlock, Rusev to his feet, whips his way out, Reigns with a pair of shoulder tackles, snapmare, side headlock, Rusev with a leg choke, Reigns to his feet, Rusev with a trip, bear hug, German suplex, stomps, suplex, punch to the back, another, Reigns with a pair of punches, Reigns tosses him to the corner, clotheslines, rollup for two, powerbomb, blocked, Rusev tosses him to the floor, commercial.

Back on air, Rusev has Reigns on the ground, punches, bear hug, dropkick, gutwrench suplex for two, another gutwrench suplex for two, mounted punches, punch to the back, avalanche in the ropes for two, rear waistlock, Reigns slowly to his feet, punch, Rusev with a whip, Reigns with a clothesline, blocks a punch, hits a pair, whip, reversed, Reigns with a pair of clotheslines, whip, reversed, Reigns with a leaping clothesline, running clothesline in the corner, big boot, Superman Punch, blocked, they tumble to the floor, Reigns lands on Rusev's head, commercial.

Back on air, Reigns kicks out at two. Rusev sets him up top, punch, superplex, blocked, Reigns with punches, headbutt, Rusev tumbles, Reigns hits a top rope clothesline, whip to the corner, Samoan Drop for two, powerbomb, blocked, trading punches, Rusev with a spin kick for two, pair of diving headbutts for two, goes up top, Reigns with a punch, Rusev hits the floor, Reigns with a baseball slide, rolls Rusev into the ring, Rusev with a spin kick to the back of the head for two, misses a big boot, Reigns goes for a Superman Punch, blocked, Rusev with a rear waistlock, Reigns with elbows, Rusev hits a running superkick for two, stomp to the back, misses a second stomp, Reigns grabs Rusev's foot, trip, Superman Punch for two, calls for a spear, Lana distracts, Reigns blocks a kick, tosses Rusev to the floor, running dropkick, punch, tosses Rusev into the steel steps, punches him across the barricade, Rusev starts walking off, Reigns bashes his head into the barricade a couple times, double countout.

Match Result: Double Countout

STILL US Champion: Roman Reigns

They keep brawling, Rusev tosses Reigns across the barricade, then into the barricade, apron, barricade, Reigns tosses Rusev into the barricade, Superman Punch, blocked by a chair shot to the gut, Rusev follows up with a shot to the back, rolls the chair into the ring, then rolls Reigns into the ring, bangs the chair into the ground a few times, lifts it above his head, walks directly into a spear. Reigns grabs his title, then looks back and grabs the chair. He sets the chair up, sits in it, and holds the title above his head. Then he thinks better of it and cracks Rusev across the back.

They show that commercial for WWE 2K17 set to Petula Clark's Downtown. I cannot express my love of this commercial in strong enough terms.

After a commercial, Mick Foley is in the ring to address Sheamus and Cesaro. "Last night at Clash of Champions, Sheamus and Cesaro ended their Best-of-Seven series ended when neither man could continue the match, and the series ended in what was thought to be a mathematical impossibility, a draw. So I'd like to bring out both men to discuss this, let me first introduce Sheamus."

Sheamus hits the ring.

Foley: "And Cesaro."

Cesaro is out next.

Foley: "Now gentlemen, if I may--"

Sheamus: "Mick, Mick, Mick. How is this even a discussion? When this series started, you said that the man who was more physically dominant would get a title shot."

Cesaro: "That's why I'm here, right?"

Sheamus: "That's what you said, right?"

Mick: "Well I--"

Sheamus: "I'm talking, Foley! The truth is, we beat the hell out of each other, but you said that the man who was more physically dominant would get the title shot. If that wasn't me, what series were you watching?"

Cesaro: "The way I see it, I was in the ring ready to fight, you were doing the walk of shame."

Sheamus: "I had four people holding me back! I wanted to finish the match!"

Cesaro: "Oh, you had five people?"

Sheamus: "I'm better than you! I'm done with you!"

Cesaro: "I'm done with you and I'm on to the championship opportunity!"

Mick: "Sheamus is right! You beat the hell out of each other and I can't in good conscience say that either one of you won or lost that match, so I'm giving you both a title shot. But to be clear, these aren't seperate title shots. You will be sharing an opportunity at the tag team championships."

Sheamus: "I just came through a best of seven series with this guy!"

Mick: "You don't have to like it! But that's my decision. And should you choose to accept it, you will face the winner of the following match."

Match Two: Raw Tag Team Championships: The New Day (c) vs. The Club

Match begins during a commercial, Karl and Kofi legal, Karl with a whip, Kofi with a kick, kick for Luke on the floor, Karl leaps, Kofi with a dropkick, both men back in the ring, Kofi rolls, hits a kick, stomps in the corner, E in, stomps, Kofi in, stomps, Gallows pulls E off the ropes, superkick, Anderson tosses Kofi to the floor, Gallows hits him with a clothesline, Anderson with a running boot, rolls Kofi into the ring, covers for two, Gallows in, punch, Kofi with a chop, Gallows with a toss to the corner, punches, Kofi with a boot, goes for a tag, blocked, Gallows with a whip, Kofi springboards, Gallows catches him with a chokeslam, commercial.

Back on air, Anderson is blocking a tag from Kofi, Kofi crawls into powerbomb position, Anderson completes the powerbomb for two, Gallows in, toss to the corner, punch, roundhouse kick to the head, goes up top, leaps, Kofi with boots, Anderson in, misses a knee drop, E in, belly to belly, another, ducks a clothesline, hits a third belly to belly, clotheslines Gallows to the floor, Kofi hits a running knee from the apron, Anderson with a rollup for two, tosses Big E into the ring post, big boot for two, charges, E tosses him to the apron, spear to the floor, rolls Anderson into the ring, Kofi in, Midnight Hour for two as Gallows breaks the count, two-handed chokeslam reversed into a knee to the face, E in, Kofi goes for a suicide dive, Gallows tosses him into the steel steps instead, Anderson with a top rope neckbreaker, Gallows in, Magic Killer for two as Kofi breaks the count, Gallows tosses Kofi to the floor, boots Woods in the head, Anderson in, Kofi in, springboard clothesline reversed into a spinebuster, reversed into a DDT, Kofi is full crimson mask, tosses Gallows to the floor, Trouble in Paradise for three.

Winners and STILL Raw Tag Team Champions: The New Day

The New Day lick their wounds and celebrate as Gallows and Anderson slink off.

They show a recap of the main event last night, then the WWE.com exclusive where Stephanie walks off with HHH.

They also show the top rope gutbuster spot where Rollins sustained an injury last night. He has damage to his ribs, and is not cleared to compete tonight. Which I'm choosing to hear as will not be out for Hell in a Cell.

Backstage, Sheamus and Cesaro are arguing with Mick Foley. He says that he, Michael Hayes, and Arn Anderson all agreed that they believed in both of them last night, but he can't do an eighth match because he might lose one of them, so this is his only shot, and they can change the face of tag team wrestling. He also implies that their title shot would be tonight.

Match Three: Bayley vs. Anna Fields

Fields attacks from behind, punches in the corner, leg choke, break, choke in the ropes, break, Bayley with a shove, stomp, Fields with kicks, foot choke, break, cover for two, chinlock, Bayley breaks by shoving her into the corner, tosses her head into the adjacent corner repeatedly, elbow to the back, clothesline, hip attack in the corner, Bayley to Belly for three.

Winner: Bayley

Tom Phillips asks Bayley about losing last night.

"Well, uh, last night Charlotte and Sasha proved why they are the top two women in this industry, they hold the measuring sticks, but if either of them think that the triple threat will be the last time they see me, woo, they have got another thing coming. I feel the WWE Universe and I are on this journey together, and it won't stop, until I am hugging that Women's Championship."

Backstage, Stephanie is texting, Mick walks in, gently says he looks like a fool because he believed in Stephanie, but when he left to go check on Cesaro, the bottom fell out of the main event, and the referee was too convenient. Stephanie says nothing went wrong, except what happened in the main event wasn't right, but it was Mick's fault, because making sure the main event goes off without a hitch is his job. She says the doctors could have taken care of Sheamus and Cesaro. Mick apologizes. Stephanie says that if Foley is buying into conspiracy theories, Seth Rollins must be worse, and when he gets to the arena, uncleared to wrestle, Foley needs to treat him like an asset.

Match Four: Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander vs. Lince Dorado and Drew Gulak

Picture-in-picture promo, Cedric and Swann say they're glad to be together and not against each other this week. They show a promo for Drew Gulak.

Swann and Dorado start off, Dorado with a shoulder tackle, leapfrog, Swann with a whip, Dorado with a hurricanrana, Swann on his feet, hurricanrana, Dorado on his feet, trade arm drags, both go for a dropkick, kip up, handshake, both go for a whip at the same time, Dorado hits a crucifix bulldog for two, Cedric breaks the count with a stiff kick, tosses Gulak to the floor, Dorado kicks him out of the ring, tosses Swann, moonsault to all three men on the floor, commercial.

Back on air, Gulak has Swann in a chinlock, Swann to his feet, Gulak presses him to the corner, Dorado in, snapmare, cover for two, chop, whip to the corner, Swann sells hard, Dorado with a whip, Swann ducks an avalanche, Dorado sells hard, tries to block a tag, Swann sends him to his own corner, double tag, Cedric with clotheslines, dropkick, springboard clothesline for two, Dorado breaks the count, chops to Swann, Cedric with a Lumbar Check to Dorado, Gulak with a Saito Suplex, Swann in, hits a few shots, Gulak with a rollup for two, Swann Kick, rollup for three.

Winners: Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander

Match Five: Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Two Jackoffs

Cesaro and Bicolour Jackoff start off, Cesaro with a delayed vertical, goes to tag in Sheamus, Sheamus drops off the turnbuckle, Cesaro hits Jackoff with a body slam, tags in Sheamus, Sheamus tosses Jackoff to the apron, Ten Beats of the Bowery, tosses him back into the ring, Green Jackoff in, Sheamus with a boot, Jackoff with a boot, Sheamus with a clothesline, Cesaro tags himself in, European uppercut, running European uppercut, blocked, Jackoff drops his arm across the top rope, Bicolour Jackoff in, drops across the arm, arm wringer, Green Jackoff in, kick, Bicolour in, Cesaro sends both of them to them down, Green Jackoff to the floor, goes for the Neutralizer, Green Jackoff tries to run in, eats a Brogue Kick, Brogue Kick for Bicolour Jackoff, Cesaro covers for three.

Winners: Sheamus and Cesaro

They engage in a competitive celebration.

Tom Phillips asks TJ Perkins where his mind is, Perkins says the title is a dream come true, Kendrick comes in, says the title was brought back for him, and TJ owes him his career. TJ says he owes him for that headbutt, but Kendrick says he needs to enjoy his time in the ring tonight, because the dream won't last through their next encounter.

Charlotte and Dana Brooke hit the ring.

Charlotte: "You know, Clash of Champions was once again my night! I once again defended by Raw championship and proved to you all why I am the face of the WWE Women's Division. I defied the odds and defeated two of the greatest female athletes today in this ring. I did. But that's the difference between me and Sasha, the difference between me and Bayley. I walk the walk, and I talk the talk. Now, I know what you're thinking. Every month a new competitor comes down the ramp and everyone thinks, 'Maybe this'll be the one.' But night after night, I disappoint you, I disappoint you, and I disappoint all of you. I'm not the huggable Bayley, I'm not the internet darling Sasha Banks, but I am the moneymaker, and I am the face of the division."

Sasha hits the ring. "First of all, you need to slow your role. Last night may have been your night, but that is still my title."

"If it's your title, why is it around my waist?"

"You pinned Bayley last night. I'm still owed my one on one rematch, and I want that tonight."

"First off, Sasha Wanks, you need to understand that this is my ring. As good as you are, I'm that much better. But you did earn it. I'm going to give all of you people what you want, I'm going to give you what you want, your title match."

Charlotte disrobes.

"Next week. Because if I didn't, you'd boo hoo all the way to Mick Foley and yap yap like a chihuahua until you got your way. But I'll give it to Sasha, as much as I've tried to embarrass her, as much as I've tried to break you, you keep getting back up. But I promise you--"

"No, I promise you that next, week, in Los Angeles, I will take back my WWE Women's Championship."

Sasha slaps Charlotte, Dana runs in, takes a Backstabber, Banks Statement, Charlotte breaks the hold, Sasha tosses them both out of the ring.

Seth Rollins is backstage.

After a commercial, Mick Foley asks Seth Rollins how he's feeling. He says there's nothing that's going to stop him tonight, Mick says Owens is owed his comeuppance, but tonight isn't the night. Seth reaffirms his commitment.

Match Six: Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins vs. Tony Neese (non-title)

They show a package for Neese.

Neese with a snapmare, Perkins with a hurricanrana, Neese stays on his feet, shoulder tackle, suplex, blocked, TJ with a rear waistlock, blocked, kneebar, blocked, Neese to the floor, Perkins to the apron, Neese pulls him down, superkick, suicide dive, rolls him into the ring for two, commercial.

Back on air, Perkins locks in an octopus stretch, reversed into an inverted gutwrench suplex for two, Neese with a punch to the back, knee drop, whip to the corner, clothesline, whip, misses a clothesline, TJ with a hurricanrana, Manhattan Drop, spin kick, European uppercut, whip, reversed, Perkins dodges an avalanche, neckbreaker, double chickenwing gutbuster for two, suplex, into a back suplex, goes up top, Neese with a stiff slap, superplex, blocked, Perkins with a knee, Tornado DDT, blocked into an exploder suplex across the top rope, Neese with a running knee for two, Perkins with a dropkick to the back, Neese to the ropes, Perkins with a springboard dropkick, Detonation Kick, kneebar for the tapout.

Winner: TJ Perkins

They show a Hispanic Heritage Month package for Pedro Morales.

Chris Jericho comes down for the Highlight Reel. On the way, they show Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson responding to Chris Jericho's trash-talking, and vowing to show up at Raw next week. "Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet! Be quiet because tonight is the most anticipated Highlight Reel in WWE history! But first I want to address Danny Masterson and Ashton Kutcher! How dare you insinuate that you two are better friends than me and Kevin Owens? That's impossible! No one are better friends than me and Kevin Owens! So if you do have the guts to show up in Los Angeles next week, I'm adding you both to the list, and you won't like... it. Hey, I told you to shoot me from this angle, you know what? You're going on the list! Raw cameraman, list. You know who else is on the list? Seth Rollins. Hurt, again. I've been here for like 20 years, never been hurt, Rollins has been here a year and a half, injured reserve again. But tonight, I'm bringing you a man, the longest-reigning Universal Champion of all time, Kevin Owens!"

Owens hits the ring.

Owens: "It's nice."

Jericho: "The Jeritron 5000, most expensive thing on the set. You know, a wise man once said that people have been led to believe that mediocrity is excellence. That wise man was me. But last night, you showed what greatness really is."

"Thank you, Chris. Now, you would normally see me out here in a suit with my title, but this is Cincinnati. I wouldn't be cheering. I won't wear a suit for a town that spawned a living, breathing car crash like Dean Ambrose."

"He still owes me $17, 000."

"Last night, I proved why I should have been the #1 draft pick, I proved I don't just belong in the main event, I am the main event! I am the champion, and I am the man! I put Seth Rollins back on the injured reserve list, but that was just karma. For a year and a half, Seth Rollins called himself the man, he may have been the man. Look at the list of people he injured. The great John Cena, remember that? The icon, Sting, even the Demon King, Finn Balor. He may have been the most dangerous man in WWE. But I took out the most dangerous man in WWE, so you know what that makes me? The most dangerous man in WWE."

Seth Rollins comes out, security holds him back, Mick Foley comes out.

Owens: "Don't listen to these people, don't let him fight, take him back."

Chris: "Come on, Rollins!"

Owens: "Give him a little doctor's note, say he can't come in here because Kevin Owens broke him in half. Yeah, Seth. Redesign, rebuild, reclaim your couch."

Chris: "Yeah, you didn't like that, did you? You wanted to see Seth Rollins come out here and beat us up, huh?"

Enzo and Cass come out. "My name is Enzo Amore, and I am a certified 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'?"

Chris: "Oh, we're doing just fine, thank you very much. And why wouldn't we be? We're best friends, we're on top of the world, we're the WWE Universal Champion. Everything was going just hunky dory right up until you came out here. So you know what? You're on the list!"

Kevin: "It's Enzo. You wrote Ezno. And there's two Ss in Big Cass."

Cass: "You're making a list, checking it twice for spelling errors apparently. Who are you, Santa Claus?"

Chris: "Maybe I am Santa Claus! Maybe I'll come down there and sit on your lap."

Cass: "What did you say?"

Chris: "I didn't say anything."

Cass: "Can you repeat that?"

Chris: "No."

Cass: "You definitely said you were going to sit on my lap. Aside from the fact that people sit on Santa's lap, you definitely said that."

Chris: "No, I said I was going to punch you in the face."

Cass: "You did not say you would punch me in the face."

Kevin: "How about I punch you in the face?"

Chris: "I would love to punch you in the face, but we don't have a match with you tonight."

Cass: "Well we just happen to have passed Mick Foley backstage, who informed us that yes, we do have a match. Right now."

Main Event: Enzo and Cass vs. JeriKO

Before the bell rings, they announce that there will be a Cruiserweight Title Clash of Champions rematch next week.

Enzo and Jericho start off, Jericho with a punch, knee, chop, headlock, Enzo whips out, Jericho with a shoulder tackle, Enzo with a dropkick, arm drag, sitout side jaw breaker for one, tosses Jericho into KO, Owens in, calls for Cass, Cass tags in, Owens starts clubbing him as he's entering the ring, Cass tosses him to the corner, punches, Enzo in, Cass tosses Enzo into Owens, tosses Jericho to the floor, gorilla press slams Enzo into their opponents, Cass in, rolls Owens into the ring, Owens with a knee, punch to the back, Jericho in, chops, Cass with a side slam, one for Owens, charges Jericho, who drops him to the floor, Owens in, running boot, tosses him into the ring post, commercial.

Back on air, Owens has Cass in a chinlock, Cass back suplexes his way out, Enzo in, Jericho in, Enzo with a clothesline, another, running knee lift in the corner, punches, clothesline, goes up top, crossbody for two, knee to Owens, elbow to Jericho goes up top, Owens shoves him down, Enzo swings, Jericho rolls him up for two, punch, presses Enzo to the apron, Owens holds his legs down for a springboard dropkick, mocks Enzo's strut, rolls him into the ring, I think he tagged in at some point, stomps on Enzo's fingers, punch, Jericho chokes him in the ropes, Owens with a chop, chop in the corner, Jericho in, stomp, delayed vertical, stands on Enzo for a zero-count, kick, sets him up top, chop, punch, superplex, blocked, Enzo with punches, leaps, Jericho hits him with a dropkick, Owens in, body slam, running senton splash for two, stomp, Jericho in, punches, slaps, Enzo with punches, Jericho with an elbow, bow and arrow hold, clothesline, Lionsault, blocked with knees, double tag, Cass with a pair of clotheslines, punch for Jericho, fallaway slam for Owens, tosses Jericho to the apron, boot to Owens, reverses a Jericho top rope leap into a kick to the gut, body slam to Owens, Empire Elbow, one more shot for Jericho, misses an avalanche, Owens tosses him into the corner again, Cass with a boot, Enzo in, Boom Shacka Lacka blocked when Jericho slaps Cass, who tosses him to the apron then boots him to the floor so hard he falls himself, Enzo with a top rope DDT for two, misses an avalanche, Owens with a clothesline, powerbomb for three.

Winners: JeriKO

They celebrate to draw an abrupt end to Raw.