Date: 11/22	7:00 PM
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Tonight's Raw comes after an epic Survivor Series PPV, featuring both the longest match in the event's history and the shortest announced main event. After Raw picked up wins in every team match but the main one, and after a Goldberg/Lesnar match that's got everyone scratching their heads, tonight will have a lot of questions in search of answers. What will be revealed? Find out!

Raw begins with a recap of last night's main event, and then Goldberg hits the ring. "I wanna take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you. You guys have given me the ability to come in here and be Goldberg again. You gave me the ability to come back and grab a piece of that limelight that I yearn for. Now, most importantly, I want to thank my beautiful wife. Because I don't know if you guys know this, but I can be one mean, moody son of a bitch sometimes, and she has put up with that during my six, seven weeks of training to get back in the ring. I thank you. I also want to thank my wonderful little boy. Give him a hand! I want to thank my boy, because he gave me the ability, and more importantly the desire to be that superhero again, thank you son. And the simple truth is, I came her and I did what I said I was going to do. I came, I fought, and I conquered the beast, Brock Lesnar. But there is a simple reality in life, ladies and gentlemen, that all good things must come to an end. But then a funny thing happened to me as I was walking back after the match. I run into Stephanie McMahon. And Stephanie says, 'Goldberg, you were right, you did have one more spear, you had one more jackhammer, and by god, you had one hell of an asskicking left in you.' But then she looked me right in the eyes, and she said, 'But do you have one more title run left in you?' So do I? I can't hear you! So you bet your ass I got one more title run left in me! Then Stephanie says, 'The road to the title match is through the Royal Rumble.' Heh heh heh. So what does all of this mean? I'll tell you what it means. At the Royal Rumble Match, everyone is next!"

Backstage, The New Day and Cesaro and Sheamus almost get into it before Cesaro acts as the voice of reason.

Match One: Raw Tag Team Championships: The New Day (c) vs. Cesaro and Sheamus

Woods: "Last night at Survivor Series, we led our team to victory! And yes, yes, we understand, we were eliminated a little early. But everyone knows, throughout history, that great captains always get their teams to the promised land."

E: "So batton down ye hatches, because our white whale is in sight."

Woods: "We are your WWE World Tag Team Champions! And we have held these titles longer than anyone else in the WWE. Now, back in the day, there were other tag team championships, and a tag team named Demolition held them for 478 days."

Kofi: "But in just 23 days, that record will be demolished."

Woods: "There are teams that want to disrupt our dreams."

Kofi: "Like who?"

Woods: "But whether you're Gallows, Anderson, or the Shining Stars, I said whether you're Gallows, Anderson, or the Shining Stars--"

E: "Or our opponents tonight, Shesaro, we will not be denied! Because--"

All: "New! Day rocks!"

Cesaro starts after winning a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, E joins him. Tussling for position, E with a side headlock, Cesaro with a side headlock, E whips out, Cesaro with a powerslam, Sheamus in, Cesaro with a whip, Sheamus hits a battering ram for two, Cesaro tags in, double team suplex for two, E with an elbow, Kofi in, top rope crossbody for two, whip to the corner, reversed, Cesaro with a monkey flip, Kofi lands on his feet, monkey flip of his own, Cesaro lands on his feet, Cesaro Swing, blocked in the ropes, Kofi with a shoulder tackle, Sheamus tags in, Kofi goes for a sunset flip to Cesaro, Sheamus pulls him out of the ring, tosses him into the barricade, commercial.

Back on air, Sheamus is on the top rope, leaps, Kofi catches him with a dropkick, Sheamus to his feet first, knocks Big E off the apron, Irish Curse to Kofi for two, drags him to the ropes, Ten Beats of the Bowery, punches him instead at two, suplex, blocked, Sheamus swings at Kofi, misses, hits Cesaro, Kofi sends him into the ring post by dodging a shot, Big E in, trio of belly to bellies, Cesaro rushes the ring, E presses him to the floor, Kofi hits him with a crossbody from the steel steps, E with a running splash for two, Big Ending, blocked, Sheamus with a boot to the face, White Noise for two, double tag, Cesaro with an uppercut train, Kofi eventually counters with a boot, goes up top, crossbody reversed into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two, Rainmaker reversed into an SOS for two, Kofi with a running boot, Boom Drop, Trouble in Paradise, reversed into a Cesaro Swing, the crowd are still chanting, "10", I was glad to be part of that on Saturday and Sunday, Sharpshooter, Big E goes to break, Sheamus pulls him out of the ring, Brogue Kick, Woods distracts the referee with the trombone as Kofi taps, Cesaro swings at him, Kofi with a rollup for three as Woods blocks Sheamus from breaking the cover.

Winners and STILL Tag Team Champions: The New Day

Backstage, Chris Jericho is walking toward the ring. Charly Caruso asks him for his reaction to Team Raw's loss. Jericho says Team Raw fell apart when the list was used as a weapon, and on the Highlight Reel, he'll reveal exactly who's to blame.

They cut to a shot of the Toronto streets outside the arena and I temporarily have a moment of "Oh my god, I was there! I know that place!"

Backstage, Enzo is banging on the door to the locker room, demanding Big Cass open the door and give him his clothes back. The camera pans out to reveal that he's actually naked as he starts walking down the hallway. The Shining Stars try to sell him a naked timeshare. Titus O'Neil tells him to put clothes on. Lana walks in and tries not to look, Rusev asks why he's naked in front of his wife, Cass walks in and asks if there's a problem. Rusev challenges Enzo to a match.

Byron Saxton says the same thing happened to him in college, Cole and Graves take a moment to process it, then cut to a photo recap of the Intercontinental Championship match.

Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon celebrate Raw winning three out of five interpromotional matches, Mick asks Stephanie if she was serious about firing Team Raw, she says of course not. Sami Zayn walks in, Mick Foley says he's a huge fan but there need to be ramifications for failure, and that's why he's putting Sami one on one with Braun Strowman.

Match Two: Cedric Alexander vs. Ariya Daivari

Daivari grabs a mic before the bell. "I always heard that Canada was better than the United States. But now that I'm here, you Canadians are no different than Americans! *rants in Farsi*"

Cedric offers a hand, goes for an armbar, dropkick, Ariya with a boot, punches in the corner, Cedric with punches, Ariya with a boot, knee, cover for two, elbows to the shoulder, wrenches the head, Cedric elbows his way out, forearm, elbow, head scissors, goes to the apron, shoulder tackle, springboard, Daivari pulls him off the ropes, covers for two, Daivari wrenches the arm, clothesline for two, charges, Cedric with an elbow, another elbow, clothesline, another, springboard kick, Daivari presses him to the apron, Cedric with a springboard clothesline, DDT, reversed into a clothesline, reversed into a Lumbar Check for three.

Winner: Cedric Alexander

After a commercial, Chris Jericho hits the ring for the Highlight Reel. "Welcome to the Highlight Reel, and tonight is a special edition because I'm calling it the autopsy to the biggest upset in Survivor Series history, when Team Raw lost to Team Smackdown Live. It was a travesty, and when a tragedy of that magnitude happens, everyone wants to know why. What went wrong, what happened? And tonight, I'm going to let everyone know what happened."

Kevin Owens hits the ring. "You know what, Chris? That's a great question. Who is to blame for last night?"

"I'm about to tell everyone who's to blame."

"I know, I was watching backstage. I came out here to let everyone know, you don't mind if I use the Jeritron 5000, right?"

"It's the Jeritron 6500."

"When did you upgrade?"

"See, this is what I was talking about, you were there when I upgraded."

"It's very nice. How do I do this again? Oh right, monkeys in the truck, first picture please. Here we have a picture of you about to get hit by the Styles Clash. Monkeys, second picture please. This is a picture of me saving you from that Styles Clash, because I am your best friend."

"Are you? Are you my best friend? If you were my best friend, you'd know how much the list means to me. And for you to use it as a weapon, did you see the papers fly everywhere? Did you see all my deepest, darkest secrets fly--"

"Are you serious? Who cares?"

"I care. I care about it, Kevin, and you're supposed to be my best friend."

"I am your best friend, Chris! I sacrificed myself to save you! When I hit AJ with that list, I got disqualified and eliminated! And then what happened? You should have capitalized on it, but you were so worried about that stupid list that you turned around right into an RKO! Monkeys! Where is that picture? That was a waste of my sacrifice, that was a waste of our friendship!"

"Well if that's how you feel, maybe we don't have that much of a friendship. Because every week, it's an RKO, it's a Pedigree, or a Spear. You never have my back!"

"You wanna know whose fault it is?"

"I know whose fault it is! I'm finished with this conversation, and I'm finished with you!"

"You wanna know whose fault it is?"

Both: "Roman Reigns!"

They hug it out.

Chris: "Hey man, I know you were only standing up for your best friend. I know you didn't mean to hurt anybody."

"And I know how much you care about your list."

"You know who didn't do anything to help anyone? Roman Reigns."

"I know! I was standing there, you were about to get hit with that Styles Clash, he just stood there sweating conditioner! You know who else didn't do anything? His other hair conditioner brother, Seth Rollins!"

Seth Rollins hits the ring. "Gentlemen, I hate to interrupt what's going on out here because I'm having a hell of a time watching you buffoons back there."

Owens: "Why don't you get out, you're giving me a headache!"

Seth: "What happened was last night, it's in the past. I want to look to the future. Now need I remind you that I was given certain assurances for being on a team with you two. So what I want is a match for the Universal Title, and I want it, one on one, tonight!"

Owens: "Who said they were going to give you that opportunity? Was it Stephanie? Because I can go talk to her right now."

Chris: "Basically, what we're saying right now, stupid idiot, is we don't believe a word you're saying. You are the architect of lies, of grandiose fallacies, of great expectations!"

Seth: "Well I don't care if you believe me or not. But since you two are joined at the hip, I guess I'm going to have to take both of you out."

Rollins tees off on Jericho, Jericho and Owens beat him down until Roman Reigns comes out to make the save. Reigns and Rollins revive their team dynamics, Mick Foley comes out.

"Hold on, hold on. Seth Rollins, you are correct. In return for being a member of Team Raw at Survivor Series, you were promised a future opportunity. The future is now. Because in a match in which both Chris Jericho and Roman Reigns are banned from ringside, Seth Rollins, you will challenge Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship in a no-disqualifications match, tonight! Right here, in Toronto, Ontario."

He walks off, and they replay Goldberg declaring his entry into the Royal Rumble match.

Match Three: Rusev vs. Enzo Amore

Lana: "And now, America. (cut off by boos) I ask you to stand up, and put your hand over your heart, and welcome your one and only true American hero. He is my husband, and that means he is the only man who can have me, Rusev!"

Rusev enters, then Enzo and Cass.

"My name is Enzo Amore (etc.). How you doin'? Lana, I know you're Russian, but you could have at least taken me out to dinner first, only fools rush in. Besides, we're in Toronto, and when in Rome, do as the Romans do! We could've Torontoesed over a cup of Timmy Hortons! You got a freebie, if you wanted to see me naked, you should've just hacked my phone like everyone else in your country?"

Cass: "And I get why you're upset, Rusev, because if we'd seen you naked, we'd know there was only one word to describe you!"

Rusev opens the match by pressing Enzo to the corner, punches, punches in the adjacent corner, whip, misses an avalanche, Enzo with a rollup for two, Rusev with a superkick, Accolade, staring directly at Cass as Enzo taps.

Winner: Rusev

Match Four: #1 Contender's Match: Golden Truth vs. Gallows and Anderson

Winners get a tag title shot next week on Raw.

Goldust and Anderson start off, Goldust with a side headlock, clothesline, Truth in, hip toss, knee drop, leg drop, another legdrop, punches in the corner, ten-punch, Gallows shoves him into the ropes, punches in the corner, Gallows in, punch, Truth with punches, side headlock, reversed into a whip, Gallows with a big boot, toss to the corner, punches, stomps, headbutt, punch, Anderson in, digs the elbow into Truth's head, chinlock, Truth elbows his way out, Anderson tosses him down for two, punches, punches, whip to the corner, avalanche, clothesline for two, elbows to the shoulder, chinlock, Truth punches his way out, boot, heel kick, double tag, Goldust with a pair of clotheslines, whip, reversed, Goldust with an uppercut, knee to Gallows, bulldog to Anderson, ten-punch, whip, reversed, Goldust with a spinebuster, Gallows gets in the ring, Goldust boots him, top rope crossbody to both men, powerslam to Anderson, Gallows breaks the count at two, Truth tosses him to the floor, Goldust with a punch to Anderson from the apron, Gallows grabs his leg, Goldust goes up top, Anderson crotches him, Gallows in, Magic Killer for three.

Winners: Gallows and Anderson

They show a video package of Wrestlemania tickets going on sale.

Match Five: Sami Zayn vs. Braun Strowman

Strowman attacks Zayn during his entrance. He tosses Zayn into the barricade, tosses him into the ring, climbs in the ring himself, bell rings, Strowman with an avalanche, tosses him across the ring, avalanche, knee to the head, rips Zayn's shirt off, elbows in the corner, charges, Sami with a boot, another boot, punches, running forearm, another, Strowman with a clothesline, starts to drag him somewhere, the ref says he needs to check on him, Strowman picks him up and clotheslines him, drags him up, chop to his chest, Zayn to his feet, stumbles, falls into Strowman, who knees him three times, crossface punches, sets him up top backward, punch to the back of the head, tree of woe, Mick Foley comes out and demands the match be stopped.

Winner via General Manager Stoppage: Braun Strowman

They show yet another Emmalina promo.

Charlotte hits the ring with Dana Brooke. "Hold on, hold on. I want everyone to see what the people are watching at home, so can we please put the last image up on the Titantron? (image of Charlotte booting Bayley) Oh, Bayley, I'll be watching that for years to come. Now, for all you huggable types, it doesn't matter how huggable you are, how loveable you are, the queen rules the ring. I'm the Wayne Gretzky of the ring. Actually, I'm better than Gretzky. Now that I've beaten Team Smackdown Live, I don't need to team with any of these peasants. And I especially--"

Sasha Banks hits the ring.

Charlotte: "Sasha, it's so good to see you! How's your neck? How's your back? How's your arm? How are you?"

"Shut up! I told you at Survivor Series that it was all about Team Raw, but that's over. And I told you that as soon as it was, I was coming for my title. I'm still owed my rematch from Hell in a Cell, and I want it right here tonight."

"You just don't quit, do you? No matter how many times I beat you, you just keep coming back for more. I guess you want your rematch. I guess Toronto wants your rematch! Fine, you're on. Charlotte vs. Sasha. But not tonight. No, I see the bigger picture. Raw next week is where the queen was born, in Charlotte, North Carolina. That's in the United States for all you dumb Canadians. I beat you in your hometown, now I get to beat you in my hometown!"

Nia Jax comes out. "I'm not here for you, Charlotte. I'm here for you, Sasha! Last night, I dominated the Smackdown Live team. You know who I saw didn't dominate? You. The WWE Universe is completely fooled by the glitz and the glamour, but I'm not. You are an overrated, purple-headed Barbie doll."

Sasha: "Listen, I don't care what kind of monster you think you are, once I get my title back, I'll show you what kind of champion I can be."

Charlotte: "Nia, are you just going to let her talk to you like that?"

Nia: "You're going to learn that when you're in the ring with me, you're not the boss."

Dana gets in Sasha's face, Sasha levels her, Nia picks her up and tosses her to the corner, avalanche, holds Sasha back, Charlotte with a pair of chops, Bayley comes out, Nia tosses Sasha to the floor, then hip checks Bayley off the apron.

Match Six: Women's Champion Charlotte and Nia Jax vs. Bayley and Sasha Banks

Match begins during a commercial, when it comes back Bayley twists Charlotte's arm, holds her back for a pair of Sasha chops, Sasha in, tosses her around, Bayley in, whip, Charlotte with an elbow, Nia in, clothesline, elbow drop, cover for two, tosses Bayley to the floor, Dana with a clothesline to Bayley, Bayley rolls back in the ring, Nia with punches, Charlotte in, snapmare, chinlock, Bayley to her feet, Charlotte tosses her down, swings at Sasha, Jax in, Charlotte whips Bayley into a Nia tackle, Nia with a million dollar dream, Bayley elbows out, Nia with a body slam, misses a senton splash, Charlotte in, Bayley with a monkey flip, Sasha in, punches, slams her head into the corner, top rope crossbody, double knees, tosses her to the corner, chops, Charlotte goes for a boot, Sasha sets her up sideways, double foot stomp for two as Nia breaks the count, grabs Bayley and Sasha by the throat, they reverse into a double suplex, Charlotte with a rollup for two, reversed into a Banks Statement, blocked, Sasha rolls her through, Banks Statement for the tapout.

Winners: Sasha Banks and Bayley

They show Goldberg declaring his entry into the Royal Rumble again.

Charly Caruso asks Seth Rollins about his upcoming title match. Seth says the best part is that Jericho is banned from ringside.

Brian Kendrick hits the commentary table for the upcoming match.

They show a retrospective of the Rock and Sock Connection to promo Moana.

Match Seven: Cruiserweight #1 Contender's Match: Rich Swann vs. Noam Dar vs. TJ Perkins

Dar with an elbow to Swann, Perkins with a rollup to Swann for two, Perkins with a top rope crossbody to Dar for two, Dar tosses him into the ropes, dropkicks him to the floor, Swann with a rollup for two, dropkick, Dar hits the floor, Swann clubs Perkins in the back as he gets back into the ring, Perkins with punches in the corner, Swann with a chop, whip, Perkins floats over, dropkick to the leg, commercial.

Back on air, Perkins rolls Swann into a double leglock, Dar tries to break it, Perkins hits a Northern Lights Suplex for two with the hold still locked in, breaks with the kickout, Swann goes for a back suplex, Perkins counters, springboard dropkick, Dar and Swann trade shots, Perkins hits a stiff spin kick to Dar, Detonation Kick, reversed into a Detonation Kick, Swann misses a kick, connects on the rebound, kick for Perkins as well, goes for a leg drop, Perkins grabs him into a kneebar, Dar dropkicks Perkins, whips him to the corner, dropkick to the back of the head, misses a crossbody, Perkins locks in a kneebar, Swann breaks with a Rolling Thunder Splash, Swann with a reverse spin kick to Perkins for three.

Winner: Rich Swann

Swann will challenge Kendrick on the first episode of 205 Live next Tuesday.

Charly Caruso asks Kevin Owens about his upcoming match, Owens calls him Renee, says he gets it, but he's ready for the match even though he didn't expect it. He says he didn't expect last week when he watched Seth Rollins fail again, but he proved he's the best champion by powerbombing AJ Styles, and by never getting pinned, unlike Seth Rollins. He gives props to Seth Rollins, but pledges to win. Then he notices it's not Renee and calls her a stranger.

Enzo and Cass pitch WWEShop.com.

Main Event: WWE Universal Championship: No DQ Match: Kevin Owens (c) vs. Seth Rollins

Owens bails and goes to grab a weapon, Rollins with a baseball slide, punches, rolls Owens into the ring, springboard knee lift for two, hits the floor, grabs a table, rolls it into the ring, Owens with a boot, tigerbomb for two, tosses the table to the floor, stomps, commercial.

Back on air, Owens covers for two, here are chairs in the ring, Owens used them during the commercial including hitting a DDT, he hits him in the back with the chair back in live time, covers for two, mounted punches, choke, stomp, mocks the "10" chants, stomp, chair to the gut, fireman's carry, Rollins escapes with an elbow, hits a Slingblade, Owens to his feet, charges, Rollins drops him on the floor, suicide dive, Owens retreats to the corner, Rollins hits an avalanche, grabs a chair, running forearm off the chair, drops him face-first across the chair for two, commercial.

Back on air, they're trading punches, Owens with a headbutt, misses an avalanche, Rollins with a forearm, Owens with a clothesline, Rollins with a high knee, Owens with a kick, Rollins with a Pele, during the commercial Rollins hit a Tower of London, Owens back suplexed him through a table and Cannonballed him on the barricade, back to live, Rollins goes up top, punches, misses a frog splash, Owens sets the chair up in the corner, cannonball for two, sets both chairs up in the middle of the ring, powerbomb reversed into a back body drop for two, Rollins rolls to the floor, grabs another table, rolls it into the ring, stomp, tosses a broken shard from the other table out of the ring, sets the intact table up in the corner, Owens with a rollup, Rollins rolls through, superkick for two, Owens grabs a chair, drops it, it lands on the floor, Rollins charges, Owens presses him to the corner, Rollins hits a swinging kick, goes up top, Owens takes him down, chop, punch, superplex, blocked, Rollins hits a buckle bomb through the table for two, Owens rolls to the floor, Rollins follows, running bot, clotheslines Owens over the barricade, springboard crossbody, Owens retreats through the crowd, Rollins with punches, Owens with a punch, walks off, Rollins with punches, mounted punches, Owens continues trying to get away, Rollins with punches, tosses Owens into the production crate, tosses a square trash can at him, Owens with a boot, powerbomb, Rollins blocks by grabbing the fence on the stadium seating steps, boot, climbs to the top of the entryway, crossbody for two, punches Owens back toward the ring, chops, misses a clothesline, presses Owens across the barricade, goes up top, someone in a Sin Cara mask knocks him off the barricade, punches, Rollins pulls the mask off and it's Jericho, Corey Graves points out he's not actually at ringside, he leaps off the barricade, into a Pedigree, Owens with a superkick, powerbomb to the apron, rolls Rollins into the ring for three.

Winner and STILL Universal Champion: Kevin Owens

Jericho is also wearing a Nakamura hoodie.

Owens and Jericho celebrate as Raw goes off the air.

Now I get to start my Smackdown recap!