Monday, May 22, 2017

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 22, 2017

Bray Wyatt shows up. He tells everyone to stand up as "the slaves of the beast" will be freed and that he is their true savior. He says that "The Beast" is all around us in the form of a leash that society wraps around everyone's necks, and that he will beat "The Beast" Brock Lesnar and "feast on his black heart." At Extreme Rules, four men will suffer and he will begin his crusade, as only he can protect the WWE Universe. Bray goes on to say he sacrificed Seth Rollins and Samoa Joe, as there are no friends and only followers in his world. Bray Wyatt then says he is the only one who can beat Bray Wyatt. He also goes on to say that Roman Reigns' yard means nothing when he owns the world. Roman Reigns shows up, and tells Bray Wyatt that if he is going to run his mouth in his yard, he should at least say it to his face. Bray laughs, then says only he will face Lesnar. Roman says that is not happening, and that he will be the one to do it. As Roman contemplates how to get Bray Wyatt out of his yard, General Manager Kurt Angle shows up and makes Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt official...and it's next.



Roman Reigns beats Bray Wyatt by disqualification. Samoa Joe shows up not long after Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt starts, and puts Roman in the Coaquina Clutch. Roman fights back, but Bray attacks him until Joe puts him in the Coaquina Clutch. Seth Rollins shoes up and takes Joe out of the equation, then Roman hits Bray with a Superman Punch.



Backstage, Roman Reigns tells Seth Rollins he does not need his help, but Seth says he was out there for Samoa Joe. General Manager Kurt Angle shows up and puts them in a tag team match against Bray Wyatt and Samoa Joe. "The Drifter" Elias Samson shows up playing his guitar, and Angle puts him in his main roster debut match tonight against Dean Ambrose.

Before the next match, The Brian Kendrick reminds the commentary team from backstage that he is the teacher and that Akira Tozawa is the student.

Akira Tozawa beats Ariya Daivari. After the match, The Brian Kendrick states that he will destroy Tozawa in their Street Fight tomorrow night on 205 Live.



Charly Caruso interviews Sasha Banks, who says that she will get Alicia Fox out of her hair tonight. Alicia then shows up with Noam Dar, but Sasha Banks is not scared of either of them.

"The Drifter" Elias Samson plays guitar and sings in the center of the ring before the match. The Miz and Maryse also guest on commentary for the next match.

"The Drifter" Elias Samson beats Dean Ambrose by disqualification after The Miz rushes into the ring and attacks Samson on purpose to get Ambrose disqualified. Ambrose chases Miz, and eventually gets his hands on him. Before Ambrose can give Miz what for for getting him disqualified, Samson attacks him from behind and hits him with a swinging neckbreaker.



Big Cass finds out that Enzo Amore has been attacked backstage.

After the break, Enzo Amore is conscious. He is helped out of the arena, and General Manager Kurt Angle assures that he will get to the bottom of who attacked him.



Before the next match, Finn Balor shows up. As he is talking on the microphone about the Fatal 5-Way Match at Extreme Rules, Paul Heyman shows up and announces that Brock Lesnar will victimize Bray Wyatt if he wins the Fatal 5-Way Match, and that anyone else who wins it will meet the same fate. However, he tells Finn Balor that he is "nobody's victim," but that he is not an underdog, either. Heyman calls Finn Balor the most talented in-ring performer in WWE today, then knows that he knows he treats Brock Lesnar the same as the rest of his Fatal 5-Way opponents, and wishes him luck at Extreme Rules as he knows he can take his opponents to the extreme, something he knows quite a bit about. Finn Balor shakes his hand after Heyman says he looks forward to Brock Lesnar facing Finn Balor, then hands him a message to hand to Lesnar: he will win at Extreme Rules and take back the championship he never lost.



Finn Balor beats Karl Anderson.



Sasha Banks beats Alicia Fox. After the match, Noam Dar confronts Sasha Banks only to get slapped. Alicia Fox then attacks Sasha Banks from behind and lays her out.



Kalisto talks with Apollo Crews with backstage, wanting to know why he is fighting Titus O'Neil's battle and asks if he attacked Enzo Amore. Apollo says no, and says that he is keeping his options open. Titus O'Neil shows up thinking Kalisto wants to join the Titus brand, but Kalisto says that's not happening. Titus tells Kalisto he messed up, and that he will pay for it in the ring against Apollo.

We see a video from Goldust, who says that he is back in the director's chair and that he controls how and when his next film will end. He states that "The Golden Age" is back.



Charly Caruso interview Alexa Bliss, and we see the aftermath of Alexa's kendo stick attack on Bayley from last week. Alexa Bliss says she wants to do it again, and this time she wants to leave welts on Bayley's entire body as she is not capable of going extreme. She promises to make an example out of Mickie James tonight.

Kalisto beats Apollo Crews.



Matt Hardy beats Sheamus after Jeff Hardy takes out Cesaro outside of the ring, distracting Sheamus. After the match, it is announced that Sheamus and Cesaro will defend the Raw Tag Team Championships in a Steel Cage Match at Extreme Rules.



Austin Aries beats Tony Nese with a Guillotine Choke into a Last Chancery as Neville watches from ringside. After the match, Neville shows his disappointment with Nese by attacking him and putting him in the Rings of Saturn.



Alexa Bliss beats Mickie James. After the match, Alexa Biss picks up a kendo stick from underneath the ring and smashes it into Mickie James' back. Bayley rushes into the ring and gets the kendo stick away from her.



Samoa Joe and Bray Wyatt beat Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. During the match, Joe ducks a Superman Punch, and Roman bumps into Seth without punching him. Seth confronts Roman for this, and Bray Wyatt drags Roman out of the ring, distracting Seth and allowing Samoa Joe to lock in the Coaquina Clutch, sending Seth into unconsciousness. After the match, General Manager Kurt Angle is watching the aftermath when Finn Balor wants a match with one of the men in the ring. Angle puts him in a Triple Threat match against two: Samoa Joe and Bray Wyatt. Angle then puts Roman and Seth in a match against each other next week.



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