Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 17, 2017

Dean Ambrose shows up to start tonight's show. He says that he and his chair "Steely Dan" are both bent out of shape due to The Miz, and calls him and The Miztourage (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) out. Dean Ambrose sits in the steel chair and waits for them, and considers looking for them in the back seconds later. Instead of getting The Miz, he gets Seth Rollins, and asks Dean why he made the save for him last night. He appreciates the roughness, but tells Dean he needs a better plan. Dean says he just wanted to get a piece of The Miz, then tells Rollins to fight his own battles. Seth says he is only here because The Miz namedropped him during the feud, and asks Dean if he will be on his side or not, and calls him "brother" as he does. Dean says his "brothers" were in The Shield, and refuses to see him as a brother after the group's break-up. Seth says it was three years ago, and that he is sorry. He remembers The Shield, but he also remembers the aftermath of the break-up where they fought each other. He says that he has moved on, and wants to know what Dean has done to move on. Dean says he sees his mouth moving, but he is not hearing anything. Seth says if words will not work, actions will, and dares Dean to hit him with the steel chair. Dean throws the chair away, then The Miztourage (Miz, Bo, Axel) shows up. The Miz pretends to find this touching, then brags about beating Dean multiple times before saying that Dean does not have the technical stkill cannot get it done on his own. He then brags about how predictably Dean called him out at the top of the show and having two for the price of one in the form of Dean and Seth, then The Miztourage all surround the ring and grab steel chairs. This starts a three-on-two brawl where The Miztourage quickly comes out on top.

The Miz tells Cathy Caruso that Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins have heard all he has to say tonight as The Miztourage (The Miz, Maryse, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) leave the arena.

Bayley beats Alexa Bliss after Sasha Banks attacks Nia Jax, distracting Alexa Bliss and giving Bayley the opportunity to win with an inside cradle!

Corey Graves is on the phone when he leaves the commentary table and heads to the back. We then see footage of WWE Supertars The Miz, Maryse, Nikki Bella, John Cena, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon from The ESPYs from last Wednesday.

We see a video package recapping the recent events of Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman.

Backstage, General Manager Kurt Angle is talking to Corey Graves, and hopes he is doing the right thing tonight. Corey tells Kurt that if anyone but him announces what he is going to announce later tonight, his reputation will be ruined, and that it is better if the news came directly from Kurt himself.

Titus O'Neil is talking to Apollo Crews and Akira Tozawa backstage. Suddenly, Ariya Daivari shows up and says Tozawa has no honor, and that he would have dedicated their first match to Iranian Olympic gold medal winner Hassan Yazdani if Neville did not show up. He then challenges him to another match tonight. Tozawa tells him he's got it.

Corey Graves returns to commentary before the next match begins.

Mustafa Ali and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher beat Drew Gulak and The Brian Kendrick.

Enzo Amore shows up. He says there is not a man in this business who can elicit a reaction on the microphone like he does, and says he knows actions have consequences. He knows he is going to win some and lose some, but he has to fight for what he believes in.He used to believe that Big Cass believed what he believed in, but now he is not so sure, and says that Cass being seven feet tall did not win them championships. When Cass threw him out of the ring and out of his life, he did not get the job done as he will keep getting back up. After mentioning Cass talk about how his mouth writes checks that he can't cash, we then see footage from last week of the beating Big Show gave to Cass, He then says Cass bounced the check, and that Cass folded like a lawn chair. Cass then shows up, says that none of thise would have happened if it was not for Corey Graves, and says Enzo still has not learned his lesson. He says that he will get in the ring and beat some sense into him, and proceeds to just do that. Enzo gets out of the ring and into the crowd, and proceeds to watch what happens next with a young fan wearing an Enzo Amore headpiece. Big Show shows up, and both men go at it. Cass eventually comes out on top, and when Enzo gets in the ring, Cass boots the consciousness out of him.

Backstage, Roman Reigns is having a drink of water and stretching when he is interviewed by Cathy Caruso. Roman is focused on the present and the future, and becoming WWE Universal Champion, because this is his yard.

Backstage, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose recover from the beating they got earlier, and argue over what they should and should not have done. General Manager Kurt Angle shows up, and makes a match between the team of Seth and Dean and any two members of The Miztourage (The Miz, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel). Dean wants it to be against all three. Kurt Angle then allows for that, and makes a 3-on-2 handicap match between The Miztourage and the team of Seth and Dean official for next week.

Elias Samson is in the center of the ring to perform. Before he sings and plays guitar, he says he will get Finn Balor in due time. He then proceeds to mock the crowd through song, then Finn Balor interrupts him again.

Finn Balor beats Elias Samson by disqualification after Samson blasts Balor with his guitar. Medical staff have to check on Balor after the match. After Balor gets up, Bray Wyatt is on the TitanTron. He says Balor has feelings just like everyone else in the sea of humanity, and that he lives for the look of pain. He says it ignites the fire in his soul, and his soul is in need of satisfaction. He wants to put Balor not only in pain, but in agony. as he feels the need to punish him. He tells Balor he will be the worst nightmare he will ever have, and that he will enjoy every second of the pain he will dish out when he summons the tortured souls of the devil himself.

General Manager Kurt Angle is on the phone when Bayley and Sasha Banks show up, arguing over who deserves a shot at the Raw Women's Championship. Angle settles it by making a #1 contendership match between Sasha and Bayley for next week.

Charly Caruso interviews The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder), who say they attacked The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) because they could, and because they treated them like nobodies. After last week, they hope the Hardys will give them the respect they desire. They don't care about the Hardys, but The Hardys will care about The Revival.

Ariya Daivari beats Akira Tozawa after Titus O'Neil gets on the ring apron and demands the match be stopped due to Tozawa's hurt left shoulder. After the match, Ariya dedicates the match to Iranian Olympic gold medalist Hassan Yazdani.

General Manager Kurt Angle shows up. He apologizes for being a distraction for the last couple of months. He says that actions have consequences, some good and some bad. He says that something in his past has come to light, but both his family and WWE are supportive of the announcement. Angle then talks about how he once dated a girl in college, and how this same girl gave birth nine months after their last date to a baby boy. He had no idea about the birth, or that the baby was adopted by two loving parents who would raise him up with true American values. The boy would become very successful, and even became college-bound as he got into wrestling in high school, but he decided to follow his dream to become a WWE Superstar. The boy is now here, and he then introduces the son he had no idea he had until now: Jason Jordan. Jordan shows up, and Jordan and Angle hug.

An exclusive interview with Kurt Angle and Jason Jordan will be aired exclusively on the WWE Network after Raw.

The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) beat The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) after Dawson stops the Swanton Bomb. After the match, the pin seems suspect, as it looks like Jeff Hardy kicked out before the three count.

Charly Caruso interviews Samoa Joe, who says that his match with Roman Reigns tonight is bigger than Reigns' yard, as he came within inches of beating Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship. He tells Roman he is a force of nature, not an obstacle. The first two times they met, his hand was raised in victory, and the third time will be the charm.

We hear about Special Olympics weightlifter Norris Peterson as part of WWE and Special Olympics' "Celebrating Champions." We then see Norris in the front row of the crowd, leading a "Yes!" chant.

In the locker room, Titus O' Neil tells Akira Tozawa that he stopped his match tonight because he was concerned about the future, and wanted him to become Cruiserweight Champion. Tozawa demands that Titus give him a rematch against Ariya Daivari next week.

Next week: Finn Balor vs. Elias Samson in a no-disqualification match!

Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe to determine a #1 contender for the WWE Universal Championship ends when Braun Strowman gets into the ring, starting a brawl between all three men that leads to Braun laying Roman and Joe out. Security tries to stop Braun, but they end up running away from him. They eventually step aside when he heads to the back.

After Raw went off the air, Jason Jordan explained how he found out that Kurt Angle was his birth father in a WWE Network-exclusive interview.

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