Date: 10/23	7:00 PM
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Tonight our regular Raw recapper Ian Clark at 8 PM ET covers Raw for Oct. 23rd, 2017. It's the first Raw since WWE TLC on October 22nd! How did The Shield sans Roman + Kurt Angle fare at the PPV last night? Please hit F5 or refresh while the show is in progress for the latest updates.

Raw opens with a recap of the main event last night.

Kurt Angle hits the ring. "Thank you! Wow, what a whirlwind it's been! You know, every story has a beginning, middle, and end, and last night, I wrote a new chapter. When I was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, I didn't think it could get better. But then last night, competing in a WWE ring for the first time in 11 years, that was like a dream come true. But as a famous man once said, that was last night, this is tonight. On to the next Survivor Series. Now, Survivor Series holds a special place in my heart, because 18 years ago, I debuted there. This year, Survivor Series is once again Raw vs. Smackdown. Our best vs. their best, our champions vs. their champions. As it stands right now, this is the lineup: Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss will take on Smackdown Women's Champion Natalya. Intercontinental Champion The Miz will take on United States Champion Baron Corbin. Raw Smackdown Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose will take on The Usos. Already slated for the Pay Per View: WWE Champion Jinder Mahal will take on Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar is in the house and will be coming out here later tonight. In addition, there will be the traditional elimination match, and this year there will not only be one, there will be two: a men's match and a women's match. As General Manager, it's my job to make sure the brand is as successful as possible."

The Miz comes out. "Do you hear yourself talk? Do you think this is our show? This is my show. Make the show as successful as possible? Is that what you think you did last night, stepping into the ring? With Roman down, you should've made Seth and Dean face us 5-on-2. Dean's gone on about how they can take on any number of Superstars. It was all about you last night. You don't belong in a WWE ring as a Superstar, or as a General Manager. You should resign immediately."

"That's not going to happen, Miz. I'm going back to my office now--"

"You're not going anywhere. Guys?"

Miz surrounds the ring with Cesaro, Sheamus, and Curtis Axel. Rollins and Ambrose hit the ring and scare the rest of them off.

Miz: "Look at you two, sucking up to management. You should realize the odds still aren't in your favour. There are four of us and only two of you."

Kurt: "You really think so? I'm going to make a match. You, Cesaro, and Sheamus against these two men and a Superstar who attended TLC last night and decided to stay an extra night."

AJ Styles hits the ring!

Match One: IC Champion The Miz and The Bar vs. AJ Styles and Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose

Rollins and Sheamus start off. Lockup, Sheamus with a side headlock, snapmare, reversed into a rollup for one, Sheamus doesn't release the hold, Rollins whips his way out, Sheamus with a shoulder tackle, Rollins with a crossbody, kick to the gut, stomps in the corner, Ambrose in, Rollins with a snapmare, Ambrose with a clothesline, Rollins with a crossbody, Ambrose with an elbow drop for one, punches in the corner, stomps, whip, Sheamus with a boot, clothesline, Cesaro in, leg drop for one, wrenches the neck, knee, body slam for two, punch, Rollins in, both men with a series of dropkicks for one, Rollins with a hammerlock, arm wrench, AJ in, boot to the gut, chops, whip, reversed, AJ with a rollup for one, wheelbarrow rollup for two, Cesaro goes for a body slam, AJ with a boot, heads to the apron, Cesaro drops him across the top rope, Miz in, punch, AJ with a jaw breaker, Sheamus and Cesaro punch The Shield members, three-on-one beatdown to AJ, Rollins pulls Cesaro to the floor and into the barricade, Ambrose beats down Sheamus, tosses him to the floor, AJ tosses Miz to the floor, trios suicide dives, commercial.

Back on air, Cesaro has Ambrose in a chinlock, Ambrose punches his way out, blocks a body slam, Sheamus in, toss to the corner, stereo superkicks to the gut with Cesaro for two, keylock, knees, Cesaro in, double team elbow for two, Cobra Clutch, Ambrose escapes with a knee, blocks a suplex, hits a suplex, Sheamus in, goes up top, Ambrose with a boot, Dirty Deeds, blocked, Sheamus hits a knee, Ambrose waffles the rope, hits a clothesline, Miz in, Rollins in, springboard clothesline, knocks Sheamus, Slingblade to Miz, knocks Cesaro off the apron, Blockbuster to Miz, Falcon Arrow for two as Sheamus breaks the hold, AJ hits him with a Pele, Cesaro boots AJ, Ambrose clotheslines Cesaro, Miz punches Ambrose, Rollins ducks a Brogue Kick, Miz hits a DDT for two, commercial.

Back on air, Miz is hitting roundhouse kicks, misses the last one, Rollins with a rollup for two, Miz rolls him to the floor, Sheamus goes for an attack, Ambrose clotheslines him, tosses him into the timekeeper's area, springboard elbow into the crow, Rollins takes out Miz, Cesaro rolls Miz into the ring and tags in, back suplex, blocked, AJ in, mixed strikes, running clothesline, leaping clothesline in the corner, Ushigoroshi for two, Styles Clash, blocked by the Miz, Ambrose pulls him to the floor, AJ to the corner, Sheamus grabs his ankle, Cesaro with a Very European Uppercut for two as Rollins breaks the count, ducks another Brogue Kick, tosses Sheamus to the ring post, clotheslines Miz to the floor with Ambrose, stereo suicide dives, AJ hits a Phenomenal Forearm to Cesaro for three.

Winners: AJ Styles and The Shield

Kane comes out after the match. He stares down Ambrose, Rollins, and Styles, then climbs in the ring. Punch to Rollins, boot to Ambrose, tosses AJ to the floor, Miz and The Bar hit the ring and resume a beatdown, chokeslam to Rollins, Kane tosses Ambrose to the floor, leaves the ring.

After a commercial, Kane is still in the ring. They show a replay of what he did to Braun. He grabs a mic.

"Through hellfire and brimstone, I heard the stories. How he wanted competition, how he rampaged, how he walked away from an ambulance crash, how he destroyed the Big Show, how he broke Roman Reigns again and again and again. They called him a monster. His name was Braun Strowman. I liked what I heard, but I had to see for myself. What I saw was a pile of trash. A 385-pound steaming, stinking mass of trash. So I threw him where he belonged, in the back of a garbage truck. And as the gears crunched down on him in one mechanical swoop, I saw fear, fear that no man had been able to instil in him before. I saw the fear as he knew that I will always be Raw's one and only true monster. And now with Braun gone, I want competition. Or else."

Finn Balor hits the ring.

Match Two: Finn Balor vs. Kane

Lockup, Kane shoves Finn, Finn with kicks, Kane boots him to the floor, Finn climbs back in the ring, Kane tosses him to the corner, punches and stomps, whip, Finn with a boot, another, swinging kick, Kane with a big boot, stomps, headbutt, punch to the back, body slam for one, chinlock, Finn elbows his way out, drops to the floor, Kane follows, Finn with a baseball slide, running dropkick from the apron, goes for another, Kane catches him, tosses him into the barricade, then the apron, rolls him into the ring, clothesline in the corner, whip, clothesline, side slam for two, Finn with punches, Kane whips him to the corner, Finn sells hard, Kane stands on him in the ropes, punch to the back, whip, punch to the back, stomp, backbreaker, Finn knees his way out, rolls to the floor, Finn trips him into the steel steps, back in the ring, Kane follows, Finn with a kick in the ropes, punches, running forearm, another, crossbody, Kane catches him, Finn slides out, slingblade, dropkick to the corner, goes up top, Kane sits up, pulls him down, chokeslam, pulls him up by the throat, hits another, pulls him up again by the throat and hits a third chokeslam for three.

Winner: Kane

Backstage, Kurt Angle is on the phone, Shane McMahon comes in. They exchange pleasantries about their recent matches, Angle thanks him for AJ, but says Smackdown would be lost without AJ. They talk some good-natured trash, then shake hands.

Match Three: Asuka vs. Emma

Lockup, Asuka presses Emma to the corner, break, Emma with a stomp, whip, Asuka with kicks, Emma with a knee, Asuka with a shove, arm drag into a cross arm breaker, Emma gets to the ropes quickly, Asuka drops her arm across the top rope, hip checks her to the floor, Emma tosses her to the ring post, covers for one as Asuka makes it to the ropes, Emma with elbows for two, stands on her hair, butterfly suplex for two, side headlock, reversed into an Asuka lock blocked with an elbow, Asuka with a backslide for two, Emma with a clothesline for two, punch, whip to the corner, whip, blocked, Emma with an elbow, whip, Asuka with a springboard dropkick, trading punches, Emma gets the better of it, Asuka hits a punch, slaps, spinning backhand, German suplex, running ass attack for two, Emma tosses her to the corner, kicks her head into the bottom turnbuckle, rollup for two, Asuka rolls her into the Asuka Lock for a tapout.

Winner: Asuka

After a commercial, Alexa Bliss hits the ring. "Last night, I defeated future Hall of Famer, six-time Women's Champion, and future leader of the old folks home Mickie James. Now I can put Mickie where she belongs: in the past. So now on to Survivor Series. Natalya, I'm going to beat you, embarrass you, and prove that there may be two brands, but there's only one goddess. But having had the performance of my career at TLC, to say I'm underappreciated is an understatement. AJ and Finn Balor can stare into each others' eyes for, what, ten minutes? And you people chant "This is awesome." You give away chants like Hallowe'en candy, but where's my chant? You people are like Mickie James, just jealous. I know I'm in the Midwest, so I'm going to have to spell it out for you. How about I say a chant, and you people follow along? 'You deserve it!' Come on, 'You deserve it!' Did I not go slow enough? I am the goddess of the WWE, and you people will chant 'You deserve it' to me!"

Mickie James hits the ring. She boots Alexa in the gut, and hits a leading DDT, then grabs a mic. "Alexa, you do deserve it."

Backstage, Sasha Banks and Bayley enter Kurt Angle's office. He says they should be co-captains at Survivor Series. Alicia Fox comes in and says she should be captain for being here the longest. Kurt makes a triple threat match between the three of them, with the winner becoming the captain.

Elias is in the ring.  "Hello, I am Elias. I said hello, I am Elias. And I have one question for everybody here tonight: who wants to walk with Elias? That's a pretty strong response, but then again, anything is strong compared to Aaron Rogers' collarbone. Last night at TLC, I got interrupted Jason Jordan was out there throwing tomatoes and carrots and lettuce, a real grocery list of disrespect. But I'm going to do something really special, I'm going to give you an uninterrupted performance. I just need a few things. Silence your cell phones, hold your applause, and shut your mouths.

Green Bay walk with me/And I'll show you the way (audio keeps cutting out)/This city gets worse very day and in every way-- Microphone? Are we on? I'm going to try to get this back on track.

The thought of this city makes me sick/And I really need to be healed-- Look, I don't know who the technician is who can't do his damn job, but I'm gonna go back there, Lance, I don't know if it's you, but I'm gonna come back there, drag you out here, and beat the hell out of you."

Jason Jordan comes out.

Match Four: Elias vs. Jason Jordan

Elias opens with a boot, punches in the corner, stomps, kick, snapmare, elbow drop for two, wrenches the head, crossface punch into a chinlock, snapmare, keeps the hold locked in, Jordan slowly to his feet, suplexes his way out, trading punches, Jordan blocks a kick, hits a t-bone suplex, belly to belly suplex, Elias to the floor, Jordan with punches, tosses him to the barricade, then to a different part of the barricade, then to a third part of the barricade, charges, Elias hits him with a guitar.

Winner by DQ: Jason Jordan

Brock Lesnar hits the ring with Paul Heyman. They show a replay of Jinder's challenge.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman, and I am the advocate for the reigning, defending, undisputed Universal Champion Brock Lesnar! You know what's funny? The way you all react to the manner in which I introduce my client, Brock Lesnar. Because someone has a problem with the word 'undisputed'. Someone wants to dispute the fact that Brock Lesnar is THE champion of World Wrestling Entertainment. This same someone has barely survived the title challenges of Randy Orton. That same someone has barely survived the title challenges of Shinsuke Nakamura. That same someone is laying awake at night trying to figure out how to survive the title challenges of AJ Styles. Meanwhile, on the flagship show, Brock Lesnar has survived the challenges of the most stacked heavyweight division in WWE history. You know what's undisputed? We live in the era of trash talk. Everyone wants to hurl insults, to not give credit where credit is due, to brand their opponents losers instead of box office attractions. You know what else is undisputed? The king of trash talk is the advocate, Paul Heyman. As much as you all want me to trash-talk, I don't trash-talk Brock Lesnar's opponents. I did not trash-talk Goldberg, I praised him and rightfully so. I did not trash-talk Samoa Joe, I praised him and rightfully so. I did not trash-talk Braun Strowman, I praised him, and dear god, rightfully so. But Jinder Mahal? The make-believe Maharaja? With the sing-along brothers doing my schtick of introducing you? You are not in Brock Lesnar's league. You are a pretender to the throne, a consolation prize not worthy of being called WWE Champion. When I think WWE Champion, I think of Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, John Cena! You are a consolation prize champion, delivered to Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan when they realized they got the shaft in the Superstar Shakeup. And don't think that Brock Lesnar is coming in to defend the brand of Monday Night Raw. There is no battle for brand supremacy. Any brand that can claim Brock Lesnar is by default the a-show! So Jinder Mahal, you are going to Suplex City! But your night will not end there! Because the last time a Smackdown Superstar stepped into the ring with Brock Lesnar, the entire locker room, even the Raw locker room, were left in shock. Because Brock Lesnar broke every moral, every decent edict of the PG Era. So Jinder, consider your challenge accepted by the beast, Brock Lesnar!"

Charly Caruso asks Kalisto about losing the CW Championship last night. He says he's fine physically, but Enzo took away his dream, and he doesn't respect him. He says he's cashing in his rematch on 205 Live, but tonight is about familia. Gran Metalik, Rich Swann, Mustafa Ali, and Cedric Alexander come in and Kalisto says they're going to be Team Lucha.

Match Five: Winner Captains Team: Sasha Banks vs. Alicia Fox vs. Bayley

Fox boots Sasha, clotheslines Bayley, dropkick to Sasha, Sasha with a backpack sleeper, Fox tosses her to the mat, Northern Lights Suplex to Bayley for two, one to Sasha for two, chinlock on Sasha, trading forearms, trading forearms with Bayley, Sasha tosses Fox to the corner, Fox tosses Sasha to the corner, Sasha with a boot to the face, dropkick aided by Bayley, toss her to the floor, stereo baseball slides, commercial.

Back on air, Fox has Banks in a chinlock, backbreaker, reversed into a rollup for two, Banks with a head scissors, double knees in the corner, goes up top, Fox crotches her, punches, goes up top, punches to the back, superplex, blocked, Bayley hits a powerbomb to make it a tower of doom, covers Fox for two, Fox to the apron, Bayley with knees, running hangman's stunner for two, Fox with an elbow, superkick for two, heads to the floor, grabs the ring bell, starts ringing it, climbs into the ring, Sasha tosses the ring bell into the barricade, Fox boots her, Bayley with a rollup to Fox for two, Bayley to Belly for two as Sasha breaks the count, Bayley and Sasha trade forearms, Sasha blocks a boot, hits a boot, Bayley with a clothesline, mounted punches, back suplex, calls for a Bayley to Belly, Fox hits Bayley with a Bayley to Belly, misses a Scissors Kick to Banks, Banks locks in the Banks Statement, Fox struggles, nearly makes it to the ropes, Sasha rolls through, Fox tosses Bayley into Sasha, rolls up Bayley for three.

Winner: Alicia Fox

After a commercial, Enzo comes out with his team.

Gulak: "Just as my Powerpoint presentation was cut short last night at TLC, I cannot stand by and watch a talented performer be cut down by the man. Due to a vocal chord injury, I have a prepared statement by Enzo Amore, feel free to say it with us if you know it. His name is Enzo Amore, and he is indeed a certified G and a bona fide stud, and you cannot teach that. Ahem, bada boom, realest champ in the room, how are you doing? Enzo may have lost his voice, but he didn't lose the Cruiserweight Title. He is a bigger let-down than the Green Bay Packers. That's Kalisto. As for team Lucha Lucha, there is only one word, and we're going to spell it out for you."

Dar: "S"

Gulak: "A"

Neese: "W"

Daivari: "F"

Enzo: "T"

Match Six: Enzo's Crew vs. Team Lucha Lucha

Kalisto and Daivari start off, Kalisto demands Enzo, Daivari fakes out takking him in, Kalisto kicks him in the face, Neese in, Kalisto with an arm drag, Metalik in, whip, arm drag, Neese with a boot to the gut, Metalik with a springboard arm drag, springboard dropkick, Dar and Daivari try to run interference, a brawl breaks out, Team Lucha Lucha hold the ring, Gulak yells at them from the apron, quintuple superkick, Gulak falls on the rest of his team, commercial.

Back on air, Dar has Swann in a keylock, arm wrench, Gulak in, shove, knocks everyone off the opposing corner, stomps a mudhole, Daivari in, boot, punch, whip, mutual crossbody, a full-scale brawl breaks out outside the ring, Enzo, Kalisto, and the two legal men are the only ones left, Swann with a kick, Daivari tags Enzo in, Kalisto in, Enzo backs off, goes for a clothesline, misses, Kalisto with a volley of kicks, whip to the corner, running knee, snapmare, kick to the face for two as Gulak and Neese break it up, another brawl breaks out, Enzo hits a DDG for two as Cedric and Mustafa break the count, stereo suicide dives, Metalik and Swann hit stereo moonsaults to their opponents on the ropes, Kalisto hits a Salida Del Sol through the ropes for three.

Winners: Team Lucha Lucha

After a commercial, Kurt Angle hits the ring. "On behalf of the Raw Superstars, I can tell you that I cannot wait for Survivor Series. It's the only time of the year when Raw goes head to head with Smackdown. Our champions vs. their champions. Our best female Superstars vs. their best female Superstars. And same with the men. So without further ado--"

Shane McMahon's music hits, and he enters through the crowd with the Smackdown roster in tow. He takes a microphone. "Under siege."

Angle walks away and up the ramp.

Shane: "Blue team! Go get 'em!"

The Smackdown roster head to the backstage area. The first people they come across are Titus and Apollo, who get beaten down en masse. Then Baron Corbin takes out a cameraman, and Bobby Roode pushes over a TV screen. The Smackdown women's roster chase aftet the Raw women's roster, and they start beating down Goldust, Curt Hawkins and Curtis Axel. They storm the locker room and beat down Jason Jordan, then Matt Hardy and someone else I can't make out. In another locker room, they beat down The Club and a few other people. They have a staredown with Sasha, Bayley, Fox and Mickie before the Smackdown women's roster beats them down too. The Shield launch a quick counter attack with chairs, but it doesn't last long. Finally, Rusev and Corbin drag in a terrified Kurt Angle, and walk him into the ring.

Shane: "At Survivor Series, I want you to bring your gold medal, what's left of your Raw roster, and we're all gonna finish what we started. Oh, it's true, it's damn true."

Did the entire Smackdown roster just turn heel?