Monday, April 3, 2017

Raw Deal - Raw recap for April 3, 2017

The show begins with the crowd chanting for The Undertaker after a video package of the match between The Undertaker and Roman Reigns from last night. The crowd then gradually start chanting "Roman Sucks," and those chants get louder and louder. Roman Reigns then shows up to a blanket of boos, and is welcomed with chants of "Delete," "Fuck you, Roman," "You Suck," "Asshole," "Ro! Man Sucks!," "Shut the fuck up!," "Go! A-way!" Roman mouths that he has his lines written on his hands. Roman then simply says "This is my yard now," and leaves.



The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) retain the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships against Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson).



Before the next match, Neville says he did what he said he was going to do at WrestleMania and that Austin Aries is all talk, going on to say that Aries is a better talker than he is a fighter. He says the crowd may not respect his tactics, but they cannot deny his results. Tomorrow on 205 Live, he will have a proper celebration, but tonight, he will prove why he is King of the Cruiserweights. Suddenly, Mustafa Ali shows up.

Neville beats Mustafa Ali with the Rings of Saturn after teasing the Red Arrow. During the match, not one, but two beach balls are bounced around in the crowd.



WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is seen coming out of a limo.

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon makes his way to the ring. The crowd sings along to the chorus of his entrance theme, then Vince thanks the fans for being the most passionate fans in the world and making WrestleMania what it is. He has gotten with the General Managers and Commissioners of both brands, and next week, there will be a shake-up between both the Raw and SmackDown Live brands. It is also announced that Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will be out for some time after going through a table at WrestleMania. The crowd cheers, and Vince is aghast. He then names a new General Manager for Raw, but before he can name the new GM, Teddy Long shows up. Vince tells Teddy to stop dancing, as it's not him. Teddy apologizes, then leaves. We then see who is really the new Raw GM: Kurt Angle. Angle shows up, and has only one thing to say: "It's great to be back on Monday Night Raw! Oh, it's true! It's damn true!"





The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) show up and Big E shoots Booty-O's out of the top of a Booty-O's backpack. They talk about how it is an honor and a privilege to host WrestleMania, but admit that they know some people were upset they couldn't be in the ring that night. Tonight, they issue an open challenge to any tag team in the back to make up for it...and The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) - two-time NXT Tag Team Champions - answer. They push over The New Day's ice cream cart before getting in the ring.

The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) beat The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods), then try to interview Kofi Kingston's right angle.



New General Manager Kurt Angle meets Enzo Amore and Big Cass backstage. They want to know why The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and are tag team champs on Raw, among other things. Angle puts them in a #1 contenders' match against Sheamus and Cesaro, and when Big Cass calls Sheamus and Cesaro "sawft" along with Enzo and both Enzo and Cass leave, Angle says "Wait, that's not how you spell 'soft.'"

Emma finally returns, weeks after transforming from "Emmalina" back to "Emma."

Sasha Banks, Bayley and Dana Brooke beat Charlotte, Nia Jax and Emma after Sasha Banks turns a Natural Selection into a Banks Statement and makes Charlotte tap out. After the match, Charlotte shoves Nia Jax and Emma and blames them for losing the match. Nia Jax pushes back, and gives Charlotte a beatdown.



General Manager Kurt Angle meets with Sami Zayn. Angle says that Sami Zayn has The Three I's - intelligence, intensity and integrity - behind him, and says he'll do fine. Jinder Mahal shows up and butts in, angry that he lost the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal due to the interference of Rob Gronkowski. This leads to an argument between Sami and Jinder, and Angle settles this by putting them in a match against each other later tonight.

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar show up. Heyman boasts about how Lesnar destroyed Goldberg at WrestleMania, and says Goldberg won't be seen around here anymore. Heyman then says that Lesnar is looking for new challenges and new challengers. He then drops the names of potential challengers, such as Seth Rollins and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy), before mentioning The Undertaker's loss to Roman Reigns and teasing a match between Reigns and Lesnar to see whose yard it really is, then the crowd chants that they want Finn Balor. After saying that Lesnar is "animal cruelty" if Roman Reigns is "the big dog," he says it's time to make this post-WrestleMania Raw one the fans won't forget, then challenges Reigns. Braun Strowman shows up, and stares down with Lesnar, before saying that he has Roman Reigns' attention, and that after he's done with Reigns, he'll have his, because Lesnar definitely has his. Lesnar lays the Universal title on the mat and dares him to cross the line, but Braun Strowman leaves the ring, saying he'll do this on his time.



Charly Caruso interviews Chris Jericho, who will have his rematch for the United States title at Payback against Kevin Owens. He puts the crowd over, and says he will get his revenge against Owens by starting with the tip of Kevin Owens' finger, which he puts on The List of Jericho. No sooner does he do this that Owens shows up and attacks Jericho. Samoa Joe shows up and viciously punches Jericho multiple times from behind before he and Owens put Jericho through a table.



General Manager Kurt Angle comes out of the trainer's room and meets Seth Rollins. Chris Jericho was supposed to be his tag team partner tonight, but not anymore. Angle promises Seth he will find him a partner.

Sheamus and Cesaro beat Enzo Amore and Big Cass ater Sheamus to become #1 contenders for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships after Sheamus stops the Badaboomshakalaka with a Brogue Kick and throws Enzo into a European Uppercut from Cesaro.



Sami Zayn beats Jinder Mahal despite being attacked before the bell rings to start the match.



Seth Rollins' partner for the next match is Finn Balor, who is back from injury and hasn't been seen on WWE television since the Raw after SummerSlam.

Finn Balor and Seth Rollins beat Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe.



Before Raw Talk airs, Goldberg appears for the first time since WrestleMania. Goldberg tells the crowd this is not part of the show, and talks about how he was approached by WWE. He says that he's still the same guy from WCW, but he's doing this for his family. He thanks the fans for letting him show this side and show a piece of what he can do. He says the crowd can cheer or boo him, but his son - who wasn't even born when he was in WCW - is the reason he's done all this. His son is seen crying tears of joy in the front row. He says he loves his family "more than can be quantified," and is able to show a piece of what he used to be. Goldberg's son gets in the ring, and says that the feeling he got from being able to take the Universal Championship to his son's school and feel the pride coming from everyone in the classroom was immeasurable. He says the crowd can cheer or boo him, but that means they care one way or another and that means he's done something. He says that he and Brock Lesnar did well 13 years after what happened at WrestleMania 20. He says he is still one of the biggest, baddest sons-of-bitches on the planet, and says there's no telling who - or what - is next. He then says one more thing: never say never. Goldberg kisses his wife, then he high-fives people in the front row.



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

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