Monday, June 19, 2017

Raw Deal - Raw recap for June 19, 2017

Roman Reigns shows up to start tonight's show. He says some will love his announcement, while some will hate it, but he cannot be beaten one-on-one, and that we can ask some of his recent opponents for proof. He also says he has main evented his third WrestleMania in a row, and retired The Undertaker, whom he says both respect each other after he beat him. He then announces that after Great Balls Of Fire, he will be the #1 contender for the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam, as this is his yard and he makes the rules around her. Samoa Joe shows up and says he could not help but notice that Roman has forgotten his name, and reminds Roman that he has yet to beat him. He then says he is the true #1 contender and the next Universal Champion. Roman then tells Samoa Joe that after last week, he can't help but agree with Paul Heyman, telling him he will never be "Samoa Joe" to him and that he will always be "Just Joe." This leads to Joe headbutting Roman and the two brawling at ringside until Joe gets Roman back in the ring for a Coaquina Clutch attempt. Roman reverses with a judo throw before hitting Joe with a Superman Punch to force him to retreat.



It is made official that Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe will square off in the ring later tonight.

The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson).



We see another promo from Goldust. Goldust talks about the side of Hollywood "they" don't want you to see, where dreams are shattered, and says he has been there and has pieced himself back together quite nicely. Now he will be flying into the City of Angel on wings made of gold. Next week, he wants to invite R-Truth to the debut of his latest motion picture: "The Shattered Truth." He says R-Truth will laugh, cry and never forget his name, as the Golden Age is back.



Elias Samson is in the center of the ring. After mentioning that he got his guitar at 15 years old, he plays guitar and insults the crowd yet again. Before he can play, he has to tune his guitar, but Finn Balor interrupts him before he can even do that. When Finn Balor gets in the ring, and after a brief staredown, Elias Samson takes his guitar and walks away.



Finn Balor beats Bo Dallas, who returns with a newfound aggression and a brand new look.



Corey Graves leave his seat on commentary and heads to the back.

It is announced that WWE 2K18 will be available on October 17th for Sony PlayStation 4 and XBox One. We then see the first commercial for the game.

General Manager Kurt Angle is on the phone when Corey Graves shows up, telling him he got the exact same text as he did yet again. Enzo Amore is confronted for a tweet he made to Conor McGregor, and Enzo says he has stepped over guys bigger than him. The attacks on them are mentioned, and Big Cass thinks Big Show attacked him. Angle says that it will be known who attacked them at the end of the night. Angle and Graves then talk about the text after Enzo and Cass leave.

Seth Rollins shows up. He says that today was kind of an awesome day, talks about the wrestling video games that he grew up with, and announces he is the cover athlete for WWE 2K18 for Sony PlayStation 4 and XBox One. He says that it almost didn't happen, and as the crowd chants "You deserve it!" that he had hit the lowest of lows when the crowd gave him a second chance, and says "This is our cover!" He mentions this year's game's theme "Be Like No One," and says like is about defining yourself and making mistakes, and how mistakes do not define what we are and that ultimately, we decide that. Suddenly, Bray Wyatt appears on the TitanTron and says Seth is not his own man and is conforming to what the fans want him to be, and that he is not "a good, honest man." Seth says he's not that man, he's the man, and says he was . Seth says that the truth about gods is that they exist in our minds. He says Bray may think himself his god, but in his world, Bray is just a coward. Bray says Seth thinks he is safe in his world, but he tells him he warned him that anyone who takes his name in vain will be punished. He says that it is time to make a sacrifice, and that he will be here. Bray makes his way to the ring, but Seth hits him with a high flying cross body off the top rope.



Corey Graves returns to commentary table, sings the praises of General Manager Kurt Angle, and explains his brief absence from the table as "personal issues."

Charly Caruso interviews Finn Balor, who says that when he looks forward, all he sees is the Universal Championship and doing everything in his power to win it back. Before he can prediction who will win between Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe, he is suddenly attacked from behind by Elias Samson, who warns Balor to never upstage him again. D-Von Dudley shows up and checks on Finn Balor, then calls out for help.



Before the next match, Titus O'Neil shows up and asks how this match can be started without him, and announces that this match has been brought to everyone by "The Titus Brand" before introducing Tozawa as the future Cruiserweight Champion.

Akira Tozawa beats TJP. During the match, Neville briefly guests on commentary to announce he has come to see the man that Titus O'Neil has "foolishly" declared the next WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Akira Tozawa. After the match, Titus congratulates Tozawa, then announces that he and Apollo Crews will be facing Sheamus and Cesaro later tonight. After O'Neil tells Tozawa that winning the Cruiserweight title will bring in the money for The Titus Brand, Neville tells O'Neil to watch his tongue, and Tozawa that if he continues to disrespect him, he will be annihilated. Titus O'Neil tells Neville that when he looks at him, he sees a scared little boy, and that the Neville Level will be annihilated by the power of Tozawa.



We see another promo from R-Truth, Ater quoting Batman, he accepts Goldust's invitation to his premiere, he tells Goldust that if he hopes to see his name in lights, he will break them all. R-Truth goes on to say that there will be no movie premiere for Goldust next week; instead, he will see the hand of Truth slapping him in the face.



Curtis Axel talks to Bo Dallas in the back. The Miz shows up and says Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel have not been looking well lately, and they have nobody to blame but themselves. He asks Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel to join his entourage, and promises to make them starts if they do.



Charly Caruso interviews Charly Caruso interviews Samoa Joe, who says that the real question is how Roman Reigns is preparing for him as he beat them in their first meeting four months ago. He says that a man who forgets his past is due to repeat it, and that Roman risks repeating becoming a broken man. At Great Balls Of Fire, he plans to lock the Coaquina Clutch on Brock Lesnar and will not let go. Tonight, he plans to teach Roman Reigns to remember his name and put some respect on it, for he is Samoa Joe.

Samoa Joe beats Roman Reigns with the Coaquina Clutch. During the match, an ambulance backs into the arena, and Braun Strowman comes out of it. This distracts Roman, and allows Joe to lock in the Coaquina Clutch to send Roman into unconsciousness for the win. After the match, Strowman gets in the ring and tells Roman Reigns he's not finished with him before hitting Roman with a choke slam. He then tells Roman that if he is man enough, he'll face him at Great Balls Of Fire in an Ambulance Match.

It's time for Miz TV. Tonight's special guest is Maryse. Two men in bear suits are seen carrying signs saying "I'm Sorry" and "Please Forgive Me." Maryse is introduced, and after giving her a glass of her favorite, The Miz apologizes for everything that has happened between them in the last week, but says sorry is not good enough and offers her a gift. Maryse opens the gift, and it is the grandfather clock that Miz broke, which he says he has now fixed. He says that Dean Ambrose is ruining their marriage, and says that Maryse is his heart, his soul and is everything to him. He asks for Maryse's forgiveness, and as Maryse kisses him, Dean Ambrose shows up. Miz accidentally knocks the champagne into Maryse's face and breaks the grandfather clock chasing after Dean. Maryse slaps The Miz and tells him not to touch her and walks way again. Dean goes for Dirty Deeds on Miz, but Miz escapes it. Ambrose knocks him out of the ring, but when he stands near the bear suit men, they attack him. The bear suit men unmask to reveal themselves as Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel, and The Miz hits Ambrose with the Skull Crushing Finale to end the segment.



Sheamus and Cesaro beat Titus O'Neil and Apollo Crews.



We see a video package for Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at Great Balls Of Fire.



Alexa Bliss guests on commentary for the next match.

Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax ends when Emma confronts Alexa Bliss on commentary and chases her into the ring. Emma kicks Nia Jax, which has no effect, and Nia pushes her and Alexa Bliss to the mat. Alexa Bliss and Emma then attack Sasha, and Dana Brooke and Mickie James show up to take them down. Nia Jax jumps back in and makes this a three-on-three brawl, then Bayley shows up to give Sasha, Dana and Mickie an edge and send the heels out of the ring.



General Manager Kurt Angle shows up. He says he will not let Raw devolve and risk injury to the entertainers concerning the attacks on both Enzo Amore and Big Cass. He asks Enzo and Cass to come out, and they show up. Cass says they when they find out who attacked them, they will find them. Angle then brings out The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) as well as Big Show. Cass says that the attack on him felt like a knockout punch from behind. Show makes it clear that if he attacked them, they would see it coming. He is also so offended by Angle accusing him of what happened that he does not want to be on Raw anymore. Cass says that he had a lump on the back of his head. Scott Dawson says they are innocent, and Angle says that after talking to referees, The Revival are innocent. Corey Grace butts in, saying WWE trainers never checked on Cass, and that he has security footage from last week's attack. As the security camera footage from last week unfolds, it becomes apparent that Cass staged his own attack. Cass then admits he did it, saying that he did it because Enzo talks too much, and that he wanted to slap him upside the head for it. He could not bring himself to do it, however, because he felt bad for Enzo even after he put up with him for years. He then says that he snapped, and that it felt "damn good" when he finally attacked him. He says he would have snapped Enzo's neck like a twig, but did not do it as he wanted to see him suffer after all he put up with. When things got hot, and fingers were pointed in his direction, he cooled them down, and waited to see if Enzo would pay attention to what was going on around him, or if he was as dumb as he looked, and tells Enzo that he is even dumber than he looks. Cass goes on to call Enzo "dead weight" that kept him from his true potential, and blames him for never becoming a champion. He says he is the future and where the money is, while Enzo's mouth writes checks that his ass can't cash. Cass tells Enzo he has always been behind him, but not for long, because they are through. Cass then hits Enzo with a big boot to end the show.



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

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