Monday, March 27, 2017

Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 27, 2017

Before the show, it is announced that the Fatal 4-Way Match for the Raw women's title is now an elimination match.



The Undertaker takes over the beginning of the intro.

Bayley shows up. She asks who is ready for WrestleMania. After talking about how the WrestleMania sign gives her goosebumps and reminiscing about how she and her friends would pool their money together and beg her parents to buy WrestleMania on pay-per-view, Charlotte shows up. She calls Bayley a paper champion and says Sasha used Bayley to make her way back into WrestleMania, and says she will take the title back on that night. After seeing a tweet from Sasha on the TitanTron, Charlotte says that Sasha only cares about championships and not friendships, and that Sasha is waiting to stab Bayley in the back. Sasha says that Charlotte is trying to stir the pot, and that she will take care of business at WrestleMania. Nia Jax then arrives, calling what's going on between Bayley, Sasha and Charlotte "high school drama" before saying she will eliminate each and every one of them at WrestleMania and give the Raw Women's title a permanent home. Charlotte tells Nia that she is only in the match so that Sasha can stop pretending to care about Bayley. Sasha suddenly blindsides Charlotte, starting a brawl between all four women and an impromptu tag team match made during the break.



Bayley and Sasha Banks beat Charlotte and Nia Jax. After the match, Nia Jax hits Bayley and Sasha with Samoan Drops, then plows through Charlotte before hoisting the Raw Women's title above her head.



The 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is this Friday at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central on the WWE Network.



Charly Caruso interviews Sami Zayn. He says that it's been a rough week and that what's important is to honor Mick Foley's message and rise up. He throws his hat in the ring for the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but Commissioner Stephanie McMahon shows up and makes Sami Zayn wrestle in a match to earn his way into the battle royal. Sami Zayn has to face Kevin Owens in a no-disqualification match, and if Sami doesn't win, not only is he not in the battle royal, he's also fired.

Neville guests on commentary for the next match, and he and Austin Aries stare down briefly as Aries makes his way to the ring for the next match.

Austin Aries beats Noam Dar with the Last Chancery to send a message to Neville after Alicia Fox's distraction allowing Noam Dar to get a roll-up pin fails with a kick-out from Aries. Aries and Neville then stare down after the match.



Seth Rollins is seen backstage hobbling his way to the ring...

We see footage of The Undertaker walking.

Seth Rollins enters the ring, where a table and two chairs are waiting. Rollins calls out Triple H so they can get the signing of the hold harmless agreement over with. Triple H shows up with the agreement in his hands, and Triple H tells Rollins that if he attacks him, he will defend himself and it won't go well for him. If he attacks him before the match, the match is off. Rollins tells Triple H to get in the ring, and Triple H then tells Rollins to sit down and listen to him. Rollins refuses, and Triple H says the match is off. Rollins sits down, and Triple H returns to the ring. Triple H tells Rollins he will go on until he destroys him, and when he does, nobody can be held responsible. Rollins doesn't care. Triple H tells Rollins he didn't sell his soul; he made a smart business decision, and that he is not living up to his full potential. He says he would rather eat well than sleep well. He tells Rollins he has one chance in life, and to grab it by the throat and make it count and to forget about everyone else. He then tells him the road to WrestleMania will lead him back to the hospital and back to the indies, then signs the contract and tells Rollins he is literally a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest and that the one-legged man has never won. He tells Rollins that if he signs, he's walking in, but he's not walking out. Rollins says he liked himself before he met Triple H, and that he didn't mind wrestling in the indies for very little. He says he gave up everything to stand with Triple H and has little to show for it, and tells Triple H to destroy him as nothing will stop him from tearing him apart. Rollins says he want "Seth Freakin' Rollins" back. After Rollins signs, Triple H kicks the table into Rollins and works on the bad knee. Rollins fights back however, and after tossing Triple H out of the ring, he nails him with the crutch he entered the ring with.



An Over The Top Challenge turns into a staredown between Braun Strowman and Big Show. Braun says if he wanted to, he'd get in the ring and kick his ass right now, but that's what the fans want. Braun says he does what he wants, and that the fans will have to wait until WrestleMania.



Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) call Enzo Amore and Big Cass stupid loudmouths, and say they will still be Raw tag champs after WrestleMania. They then say they're doing better than Enzo and Cass.

We see footage of The Undertaker digging a grave.

It is announced that Pitbull, Flo Rida, Lunchmoney Lewis and Stephen Marley will perform at WrestleMania.

Charly Caruso interviews Roman Reigns. Roman isn't worried about mind games or The Undertaker himself. He only believes in the big fight, and he is planning on getting in the ring and explaining what he is going to do to The Undertaker at WrestleMania.

Earlier today, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) was at the New York Stock Exchange as well as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the steps made famous in Rocky.



Mike Rome interviews Sheamus and Cesaro. They don't care about the odds, and say they will win at WrestleMania. They are suddenly attacked by Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson), who then lay them out with a big metal ladder.



Neville beats "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher with a superplex into a Rings of Saturn.



In an Austin Aries News Network report, Austin Aries interviews The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods), and it is agreed on that Austin Aries will beat Neville at WrestleMania.

Roman Reigns shows up. In 2015, he won the Royal Rumble match and went on to WrestleMania right here in Philadelphia, and thought that would be the biggest moment of his career. This year, he faces The Undertaker. He plans to put The Undertaker down. He says that this is his time now, and Philadelphia is his house. As soon as Roman says that this is his yard, we hear the gong of The Undertaker and the lights go out. The Undertaker tells Roman he has made a grave mistake, and says the ring is his yard, not Roman's, and that Roman's yard will soon become a grave. He says he has carved out a corner in Hell for him to go with all the souls in his collection, and at WrestleMania, the Roman Empire will fall, and that the ultimate thrill ride will be his last ride. We then see a gravestone meant for Roman Reigns, and The Undertaker tells Roman to live the next few days like they are his last, as they will be. The lights come back on, and The Undertaker is in the ring. Roman and The Undertaker stare down, then The Undertaker tells Roman that at WrestleMania, he will rest in piece. The lights then slowly dim to black.



Before the next match, Enzo Amore and Big Cass proclaim that they will walk out of WrestleMania with the Raw tag team titles around their waists.

Sheamus and Cesaro attack Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) with a steel ladder before the next match can take place. This leads to a brawl between them and the team of Enzo Amore and Big Cass involving the steel ladder, which ends with Gallows & Anderson coming out on top.



WWE celebrates Women's History Month and the life and career of Maya Angelou.



Charly Caruso interviews Kevin Owens. He says that he was a Jerichoholic, but also says that Chris Jericho was never his best friend. He then says Chris Jericho fans are morons, and that if he knew better then, he wouldn't have spent his parents' money on Chris Jericho merchandise. He plans to tear Sami Zayn apart like he did The List of Jericho, and take his career from him like Jericho took away his Universal Championship. In six days, he will turn the ultimate thrill ride into Jericho's ultimate demise.



We see a video package of Seth Rollins' path to WrestleMania.



Sami Zayn beats Kevin Owens after Samoa Joe shows up only to be attacked by Chris Jericho, who goes after Joe and distracts Owens. Sami Zayn gets to keep his job, and goes on to the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. After the match, Kevin Owens makes The List of Jericho for betraying Jericho.



Tomorrow night on 205 Live: Akira Tozawa vs. The Brian Kendrick!

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman show up. After some "Goldberg" and "Suplex City" chants, Heyman says there is a difference of opinion and that it will be settled at WrestleMania. He commends Goldberg on his comeback, but warns him that Lesnar is a beast who will chew him up and spit him out, and on Sunday, Goldberg will be going to Suplex City, where Goldbergs check in but never check out. After Heyman says that WrestleMania should be renamed "WrestleMania 33: Death of a Superstar," Heyman says that Lesnar does not fear the Spear, and that Goldberg will not survive the F-5. Goldberg shows up, and says people came to see them fight, not listen to them talk. Since he can't take the people of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to WrestleMania, he'll bring WrestleMania to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As Goldberg heads to the ring, Lesnar charges out of it, and Goldberg breaks Heyman in half with a Spear to end the show.



Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!

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