Monday, November 14, 2016

Raw Deal - Raw recap for November 14, 2016

During the pre-show, Sami Zayn is in the long when Bo Dallas shows up, saying that he was passed up to bring the Intercontinental Championship to Raw. Dallas says that Sami will fall, and that only he Bolieves in Bo. Sami tells him he earned his shot, but tells Bo that if he has something to prove, then he should do it against him in the ring tonight.

Charly Caruso reports from the arena on the pre-show. She mentions that there is tension on both the men's and women's Survivor Series teams on Raw, and believe that Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon's appearance is giving Team SmackDown Live an edge. Mick Foley says that he has a plan, but we'll have to wait to see what it is.

The show begins with all of Team Raw's members on the entrance ramp as Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and General Manager Mick Foley on the ring. Steph says Team Raw is the best, and that they have the chance to prove it on Sunday. She announces that SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon and SmackDown Live Daniel Bryan will be here tonight. Foley says that there is a lot to prove between the members of Team Raw, as does Stephanie McMahon, and Stephanie says there will be serious changes if they don't. Tonight, Sheamus and Cesaro will take on Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens. Also, the team of Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho and Braun Strowman will take on The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods). For the women's division, Charlotte and Sasha Banks will have to put aside their differences and face Alicia Fox and Nia Jax, who also have differences to put aside, in a tag team match. Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Owens and Reigns is up next.



Despite not being the best of partners, Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens beat Sheamus and Cesaro.



Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho and Braun Strowman glare at each other backstage. Jericho says that Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens won their match, and they didn't have to fight at all. Jericho wants team unity for their match, and to foster it, he gives them a token of their appreciation: scarves. Rollins isn't a scarf guy, and hands his scarf back to Jericho before walking away. Braun asks for Jericho's scarf so he can rip it up just to tell Jericho he doesn't scarves...or him.



Sami Zayn beats Bo Dallas. Byron Saxton interviews Sami after the match, who says that this is the opportunity of a lifetime, and regardless of whoever he has to beat, he will bring the Intercontinental title back to Raw.



The Cruiserweight Division is backstage when The Brian Kendrick makes his presence known. He says he will retain the Cruiserweight title and be the standard bearer of the division. Already, TJ Perkins, Rich Swann and Noam Dar have something aganist him. Sin Cara tells Kendrick that Kalisto will be a respectable champion, and tells Kendrick to save himself. This starts an argument between the two men.



Before the next match, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) introduces the WWE Universe to Francesca II Turbo as well as The New Day Survival Kit, which is full of New Day merchandise.



Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho and Braun Stromwan beat The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods). After the match, Jericho proclaims he's team captain now, and Rollins responds by hitting him with a Pedigree.



Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley talk backstage, saying the show is going better than they imagined. Paul Heyman shows up, applauding the both of them. After some fat shaming from Stephanie, he says that Brock Lesnar will tear Bill Goldberg apart, but also says that SmackDown Live's Survivor Series team is looking "pretty, pretty good." Foley calls security to ensure the face-to-face meeting with Lesnar and Goldberg happens.

Sasha Banks and Charlotte talk backstage. It is obvious that they do not get along the entire time that they speak, even though they are a team tonight.



Brian Kendrick beats Sin Cara.



Enzo Amore and Big Cass meet Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) backstage. Not only can both teams not get along, but insults are exchanged.



Security guards make a line across the center of the ring as Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg takes place. Goldberg tells Paul Heyman to get the "rent-a-cops" out of the ring so he and Lesnar can get it on. Also, whenever Paul Heyman speaks, Goldberg tells him to shut up. Heyman tells Goldberg that security is there for his protection, so Lesnar won't tear him apart. Goldberg tells Heyman that there is a long list of people that Lesnar has conquered, but he's not on it. He has heard what Lesnar has said about his family, and tells Lesnar to shove that list up his ass. He also tells Heyman that if his family is ever mentioned again, he'll rip his head off and feed it to Lesnar. Heyman says that the tagline for Survivor Series is "Fantasy warfare just got real," and gives Goldberg an offer: go back to the fantasy world so he can find a suitable replacement for his client. Goldberg tears his shirt off, or else Lesnar will beat him beyond recognition that his son will call Lesnar "daddy." Goldberg loses his cool and fights all of security, then Brock Lesnar teases getting in the ring only to leap off the apron and walk away.



Bayley guests on commentary for the next match.

Sasha Banks and Charlotte beat Alicia Fox and Nia Jax. Bayley gives Sasha a hug after the match, but Charlotte isn't interested.



Raw General Manager Mick Foley has Raw's men's team backstage, and tells them they proved they could get along despite their differences. He expects them to repeat tonight's success at Survivor Series.

Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson beat The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) and The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) after Gallows and Anderson allow Enzo Amore to set up the Badaboomshakalaka only to take the pin from under him.



Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and Raw General Manager Mick Foley are in the ring, and are quickly joined by SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon and SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan. Shane says nothing has changed on Raw, and that SmackDown Live is a land of opportunity. Stephanie calls Shane a hypocrite for taking a spot on the SmackDown Live men's team and that people only like him for his more hardcore antics. Daniel Bryan says he put Shane on the team because he is a real leader who knows how to bring people together, and can get as wild and as crazy as anybody else. Daniel Bryan also says thanks for putting the Cruiserweight Division on the line. Foley mentions the progress that Raw's Women's division has mentioned. Stephanie and Shane argue over how the other leads, then Stephanie brings out the Raw men's team (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho), and wishes him good luck and she and Foley leave. Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon are surrounded, but they bring out the Team SmackDown Live men's team (AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton, Shane McMahon, James Ellsworth), who come out of the crowd and face off with Team Raw. AJ Styles and Kevin Owens argue about their respective championships, and reminds Kevin Owens that Jericho will stab him in the back the same way he did him. AJ Styles, his hair and James Ellsworth all make The List, and Bray Wyatt confronts Braun Strowman for "abandoning him and his brothers" and says he must destroy the monster that they created before Randy Orton and Strowman stare down. Dean Ambrose then starts a brawl between both teams to end the show, which ends with Roman and Seth tossing Styles powerbomb style out of the ring into the rest of Team SmackDown Live.



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