Monday, November 19, 2018

Raw Deal - Raw recap for November 19, 2018

Acting General Manager Baron Corbin is in the ring to start tonight's show. He welcomes everyone to "The Undisputed A-Show" before bragging about Raw's Survivor Series sweep. He credits the streak to Commissioner Stephanie McMahon, who shows up. Stephanie says that a lot of Raw's success last night should be attributed to Baron Corbin, and thanks every Superstar on the Raw roster for decimating SmackDown Live last night. He says that SmackDown Live has to lie, cheat and steal, but they don't, and tonight, Raw is going to celebrate. Corbin reminds Stephanie that she promised to make him permanent General Manager, but before Stephanie can say anything, Braun Strowman shows up. Strowman says he held up his end of the bargain last night, and demands that Stephanie hold up hers by making a match against Corbin official. Stephanie makes the match against Corbin at TLC, and if Corbin wins, he will officially become permanent General Manager. However, if Corbin loses, he will lose all authority. Strowman also reminds Corbin that Stephanie has allowed him to pick the stipulation and has stated that he cannot be held liable for ripping him to shreds. Strowman also asks about his Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar. Stephanie tells Strowman he can get that match for Royal Rumble, but only if he can beat Corbin at TLC. When Stephanies asks Strowman if he agrees to those terms, Strowman welcomes Corbin to "Monday Night Braun." He then announces that his match against Baron Corbin will be a TLC Match, and he will not only get hands, but also Tables, Ladders and Chairs. Corbin says the match is a mistake and favors him, and he will leave him in a pile of steel and rubble. He also says that will be if he even makes it to TLC, as he will face Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre in a 2-on-1 handicap match. Stephanie ups the ante and makes it a six-man elimination tag match. She makes the match Lashley, McIntyre and Baron Corbin vs. Strowman, Elias and Finn Balor and makes the match happen right now.



Elias, Finn Balor and Braun Strowman beat Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin by disqualification in a six-man elimination tag team match. During the match, McIntyre gets eliminated after hitting Strowman with a steel chair, and the match de-evolves into a 3-on-1 ringside beatdown where Strowman is assaulted with a steel chair before Lashley wraps Corbin's belt around Strowman's wrist and Corbin slams steel steps into Strowman's shoulder. Strowman is in pain, and referees run in to check on Strowman, who is bleeding from a potentially-injured elbow. Medical staff check on Strowman says that he cannot move his arm or feel his fingers in his hurt arm.



Seth Rollins shows up. Rollins thanks the fans for their support last night, and announces that last night was six years to the day that The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) debuted. Together, they ran the WWE, and after last night, he reflected on that time, and says it has made the situation with Dean Ambrose harder. He says that Ambrose still has yet to face him in the ring like a man, but at TLC, he will not have a choice as the Intercontinental Championship is on the line. Rollins then says he paid attention to everything Ambrose said and did last week, and says that he learned more about Dean Ambrose on the recent WWE Network special about him than he has ever learned about him in ten years. When he heard Dean Ambrose say he loves the WWE, that was the first time he ever heard him say the world "love." He also says that while Dean loves the idea of a match, all he has been doing is hiding. He says that will not last, and calls him out for a fight. Dean appears on the TitanTron again and says Seth is getting desperate, and tells him things have changed. He says The Shield did more harm than good, and that nobody knew who they were away from the camera and behind the scenes, saying they were rotten to the core from the beginning and that it is catching up to them. He says Roman Reigns has to answer to the man upstairs for what he has done in The Shield, and even worse, Seth has to answer to him. He then says he is backstage, and dares Seth to find him so he can show him what happens next. Seth Rollins runs out of the ring and into the back. Rollins asks security where Ambrose is, and one of them tells Rollins to get out of his face. Not surprisingly, the security guard gets punched in the face.



Alexa Bliss guests on commentary for the next match.

Tamina and Nia Jax beat Sasha Banks and Bayley.



Backstage, Charly Caruso is about to interview someone when Dean Ambrose appears on the nearby television screen and tells her to find Seth Rollins and tell him he is waiting for him in the spot The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) used to call home.

Backstage, Seth Rollins finds the door to the boiler room and kicks it open. When he looks at the other side of the door, he sees the message "Burn it down."

At catering, everyone gives Drake Maverick a hard time about him wetting himself at Survivor Series, and not even Bobby Roode and Chad Gable want to take him serious as everyone in the room cracks urination jokes.



The Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado) beat The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) after Lucha House Party's pinata Penelope is used as a distraction. This match is contested under Lucha House Rules, which means all three members of The Lucha House Party can compete.



Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Seth Rollins, who says he is annoyed and frustrated, but he will find and hurt Dean Ambrose. He says Dean can say anything about him, but when he brought Roman Reigns up, he went too far. Dean Ambrose is seen behind Seth Rollins as Seth says that Dean will be asking himself why he turned his back on him. Suddenly, Titus O'Neil shows up and says that Dean was just here.



"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey shows up. Ronda talks about her Raw Women's title defense against Nia Jax at TLC, and says she knows just how dangerous Nia Jax is. However, she will make Nia tap out, and after she is done with Nia, the next chapter of Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair will be written. She says she will find Charlotte Flair and finish what they started last night, and she did not come here to hit poses, ask for sympathy and talk about fighting, but to show what a true champion is. Ronda then takes off her jacket, says this is her worse day, and issues an open challenge, saying if she can't defend it successfully tonight, she shouldn't defend it anyway. Acting General Manager Baron Corbin shows up. He reconsiders getting in the ring before telling her that her request for an open challenge has been denied, as she cannot allow her to compete tonight. Ronda says she has had 17 fights and has never pulled out of one, and tells Corbin to go find her a challenger before thinking that maybe Corbin wants a shot at her. Corbin says she tried to warn her, but he will find an opponent for her and says she will become the next Raw Women's Champion.



"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey's open challenge opponent is Mickie James.

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey retains the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Mickie James with an arm bar after hitting her with Piper's Pit - the new name for her signature slam as of last night - three times. After the math, Ronda is met by Tamina and Nia Jax on the stage.



We see a trailer for Fighting With My Family, a biopic about SmackDown Live General Manager Paige, coming this February.



Bobby Roode and Chad Gable beat AOP (Akam and Rezar). During the match, it is announced that Starrcade will be airing this Sunday night on WWE Network.



Backstage, Dean Ambrose lies in wait for Seth Rollins, saying he has been watching him run around all night and all he has done is whine. He says this isn't about Roman, but the bond between brothers broken, and if Rollins finds him, he will be break him. All of a sudden, he pretends to smell something and makes fun of the fans before telling Rollins there is no explanation or apology and that he will just burn it down.



The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) advertise the Black Friday deals on WWEShop.com.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Seth Rollins, who is leaving the arena, saying he has a flight to catch and that Dean Ambrose doesn't want him to find him. He says that Ambrose's bandanna won't help him when he stomps him to the ground.

Natalya beats Ruby Riott by reversing a roll-up with one of her own, despite the interference by Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan.



It is announced that Braun Strowman is in a local medical facility and is suffering from a shattered elbow.

Dean Ambrose shows up. Ambrose says this is too easy, and says anyone else would have stabbed their own family members in the back, and says his actions were justified and doesn't feel sorry for anyone who feels for Seth Rollins. After he pretends that the fans stink and calls the fans "phony Los Angeles garbage," Seth Rollins runs into the ring and fights Ambrose. Referees show up as Rollins chases Ambrose into the crowd and gets him back to ringside, but the fight ends with Ambrose hitting Rollins with a low blow. Ambrose tells Rollins he was trying to talk to his people, then hits him with Dirty Deeds before the referees get him out of the ring. Ambrose tells Rollins he was trying to talk to his people, then hits him with Dirty Deeds before the referees get him out of the ring.



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

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