It is announced that Brock Lesnar is here tonight, and that Braun Strowman will take on John Cena tonight.
Roman Reigns beats Jason Jordan. John Cena is seen watching the match from backstage during the match. Jason Jordan and Roman Reigns shake hands after the match after Roman eschews it at the beginning. Charly Caruso interviews John Cena, who says he has something to say to Roman in the ring.
After the commercial break, John Cena shows up as Roman Reigns waits in the ring. He hands Roman a microphone, and says he is excited to hear what Roman has to say. Roman says he was having a great match with Jason Jordan - who gave him as much trouble as Cena - and that having great matches is something Cena knows nothing about. He says he has had more great matches in two years than Cena has had in his entire career. Cena tells Roman that he has skill, but he has his head up his ass like a one-man human centipede and that he does not run the place like he thinks he does. Cena also says that nobody has cut Roman down to size yet, and that is why he is here. Cena says he is not spinning things; instead, he is challenging himself every day to try everything, and says that Roman says and acts like he feels like he has made it in the WWE. Cena goes on to say that once you feel like you've made it in something, that is the beginning of the end, and that Roman will learn what real failure is all about. He has come out week after week to take Roman to school, and Roman keeps on failing. He says that "the guy" steps up, not fails over and over again, and if Roman really was "the guy," he will get up, dust himself off and take him at No Mercy, which he says will be a cakewalk at this point. He is about to leave when Roman tells him to "bring his bitch ass back here." He says that the WWE does not need Cena, as the WWE can make it without him, and that it is the other way around, saying that Cena needs WWE because he can't break into Hollywood. He tells Cena that he needs help and that he knows a guy. He goes on to tell Cena to say whatever he wants, and that it won't mean anything because he cannot back it up. Cena tells Roman that at No Mercy, he will be like a drug test, because Roman isn't getting past him.
Alexa Bliss guests on commentary for the next match.
Sasha Banks beats Emma with the Banks Statement. Nia Jax shows up during the match, and heads to the commentary table, having a bone to pick with Alexa Bliss. After the commercial break, she is also guesting on commentary.
We see a video package of the history between Big Show and Braun Strowman and their steel cage match from last week.
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman show up. Heyman says his job tonight is to sell everyone on something that has already been sold. His client, Brock Lesnar, will defend the WWE Universal Championship against Braun Strowman, and for the first time since facing The Undertaker, the odds are against Brock Lesnar. After Heyman gets everyone up to speed on what Lesnar and Strowman have done to each other, he wants to know if Strowman is not only bigger and stronger than Lesnar, but if he is also better than Lesnar, and says that Braun Strowman will have to rip the Universal Championship from Lesnar's waist. Heyman then namedrops a who's who of Superstars who have taken on Cena, and says Cena is the next to step up to Strowman tonight. He wants to know if Cena is able to take on Strowman, and also if Strowman is able to cross the border to Suplex City. He then talks about how the referee asked "Fighter...are you ready?" when Brock was still in MMA and competed in "The Brocktagon," and says Braun doesn't want to wait until No Mercy and is currently looking for an excuse to fight Lesnar. He asks that question again, then tells Lesnar and Strowman to fight. It does not take long at all for Strowman to show up and brawl with Lesnar in the ring. Strowman almost hits a running powerslam, but Lesnar escapes it and hits Strowman with a release German Suplex. Braun Strowman gets up from that immediately, then choke slams Lesnar before hitting him with the running powerslam as soon as he gets back up. He then looks down at the Universal Championship, picks it up, looks at it and then lifts it up into the air before putting it on top of a downed Lesnar and leaving the ring.
The commentary team acknowledges the one-two punch of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on America's Gulf Coast. WWE asks fans to donate whatever they can to the American Red Cross.
Before the next match, Bray Wyatt appears on the TitanTron. He says he has been watching Goldust for some time. He used to think Goldust was bizarre and different, but says he is now afraid and hides behind facepaint. He says that Goldust is just like Finn Balor, who uses facepaint as a weapon to protect himself from the truth. He then has advice for Goldust: run.
Bray Wyatt beats Goldust. After the match, Bray Wyatt wipes the facepaint off of Goldust's face with a washcloth, saying "He's just a man, just like Finn Balor!" Finn Balor rushes in, but
Charly Caruso interviews Sheamus and Cesaro. Sheamus says he and Cesaro see Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) as more of a threat than Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Cesaro says Gallows & Anderson are more of a team than Ambrose and Rollins, as it is easy to be a team when things are going your way. At No Mercy, Sheamus and Cesaro will drop "the bar" down on them, because Ambrose and Rollisn are both selfish and self-serving. Sheamus says they will turn to their instincts when the chips are down, and they will throw themselves to the wolves. Cesaro says that when this happens, he and Sheamus will tear them apart.
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins guest on commentary for the next match, which is Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) versus Sheamus and Cesaro. However, that match ends before it can begin when Ambrose and Rollins brawl with Sheamus and Cesaro on the stage, with Gallows & Anderson jumping in. Referees and backstage officials have to break up the brouhaha.
Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are backstage with General Manager Kurt Angle. Rollins demands a match with "those guys" tonight. When Angle asks which guys, Ambrose says "all of 'em." Angle says he cannot put his tag team champions in such a dangerous situation, and tells them that he is willing to make the match if Ambrose and Rollins can find two other tag team partners. Ambrose says they will go to Disney World and recruit Batman and Mickey Mouse if they have to, but Angle tells Ambrose they have to be real people. Rollins tells Angle they will find some real people, and he and Ambrose leave. Angle comes to the realization that Batman would make a great tag team partner.
We see a vignette for former NXT Women's Champion Asuka, who is coming soon to Raw.
Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss are in the locker room, having seen the vignette for Asuka. Alexa feels that Asuka is coming to steal their thunder, and says that she and Nia Jax should have had their one-on-one match against each other for the Raw Women's Championship sooner. Alexa feels General Manager Kurt Angle does not appreciate the fact that they are best friends, but Nia Jax tells her that they are not best friends. Alexa apologizes to Nia for slapping her last week and not getting Nia her title opportunity sooner, and wants to be friends with her again, but Nia Jax then tells Alexa that she might not want to be friends with her again after what she has to say. She has met with Kurt Angle, and says that next week, they will finally have their one-on-one match.
Elias sings and plays guitar to mock the local Anaheim, California crowd - at one point rhyming "Mighty Ducks" with "Anaheim sucks" - until he is interrupted by Kalisto.
Elias beats Kalisto.
John Cena vs. Braun Strowman ends with Braun Strowman hitting Cena with a running powerslam into some steel steps in the center of the ring. Charly Caruso interviews Roman Reigns, who has been watching this match from backstage. Roman says Strowman showed no mercy...and neither will he.
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins meet two random guys who work backstage before coming across Dean Malenko and Jamie Noble on their search for tag team partners backstage. Their search when they come across The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy).
It's time for Miz TV. Tonight's special guest is Enzo Amore. Before the show begins, The Miz announces that he and Maryse have a special announcement that will change Raw forever. Maryse announces that she and Miz are having a baby. They kiss, and Miz pledges that he will be there for their child since day one...unlike General Manager Kurt Angle. As he reads a poem about embracing fatherhood, Enzo shows up. Miz chews out Enzo for interrupting a deep personal moment, and tells him not to 'How you doin'?' his wife. Enzo says he doesn't think before he speaks. The Miz takes advantage of this and mentions the backstage heat that Enzo has as of late. Miz says Enzo is on 205 Live because nobody else can stand him...and that's coming from him. The Miz tells Enzo he can help him, as he has been in his shoes before and learned from it. He says that he sees so much talent in Enzo, but Enzo keeps mistake after mistake. Miz says Neville is more concerned about perfecting his craft while Enzo cares more about hanging with third-rate rappers, and it shows. Miz says Enzo no longer has a seven-foot-tall meal ticket in Enzo, and calls him a "con artist with a couple of catch phrases." Enzo says he is the realest guy in the room. He says he and Miz may have been in similar situations, but says Miz copied everybody to get where he is now. Enzo says he is original while Miz is a carbon copy of others. He says he will take the Cruiserweight title and coming back to Raw so he can beat Miz, as he calls Miz a paper champion. Miz tells Enzo that if he were really championship material, Big Cass would not have abandoned him. Enzo says he has all he needs to fight Miz right now: his two hands. Miz says Enzo has no idea what he is getting into and tells him he can teach him how to walk, talk and act like a champion before dedicating his win to his unborn child.
Enzo Amore beats The Miz by disqualification. During the match, Miz and Enzo talk trash at each other during the match. After Enzo tells The Miz to ask his unborn child "Who's your daddy?", he is attacked by The Miztourage (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel), ending the match. The crowd chants "Who's your daddy?" as Miz hits Enzo with the Skull Crushing Finale. The Miz and Maryse then kiss.
Enzo Amore comes across Neville backstage. Neville simply laughs and walks away.
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat Sheamus, Cesaro and Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson).
Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!
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