Raw Deal - Raw recap for September 9, 2019

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up to start tonight's show and moderate the contract signing for the WWE Universal Championship match at Clash of Champions. Austin says it is great to be back in Madison Square Garden, as he has heard it has been over 20 years since he was last here. He talks about how he face Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and how Bret's theme gave him goosebumps. He also reminisces about about a time when WWE was worried about his neck and Vince McMahon tried to "serenade" him only to give him a Stone Cold Stunner, and a contract signing he did for his match with The Undertaker for SummerSlam 1998 and the brawl that happened then. He says it was the first time he was ever knocked out, and afterwards, he asked then-referee Earl Hebner where he was for Hebner to tell him he was in the Garden. He then focuses on the contract signing, then brings out Braun Strowman, followed by Seth Rollins. Braun tries to shake Austin's hand after he shows up, and Austin is hesitant before bringing out Seth Rollins. Austin shakes hands with Strowman, followed by Rollins, then is ready to moderate. Rollins gets Austin up to speed about what is going on between him and Strowman, then takes in all the "What"s from the audience. After Austin states that the contract needs to be signed, Rollins says he will oblige before telling Strowman that he will still be the best wrestler on the planet and the Universal Champion. He signs the contract. Afterwards, Strowman admits he grew up on Austin and has respect for him, but states that "a rattlesnake is still a rattlesnake." He says that he has no need to stab Rollins in the back, and while he likes being tag champ, he will love being Universal Champion. After Strowman tells Rollins that he will open a can of whup-ass and give Rollins these hands, he signs the contract. All of a sudden, The O.C. ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) shows up. Styles tells Austin that "The O.C. doesn't want none" from Austin, then tells Austin to "sit this play out" or else he might get hurt. He says that this has nothing to do with Austin and everything to do with Rollins and Strowman, saying that they never had the gall to defend the tag team titles against The O.C. and give them a rematch. After Austin tells Styles that he has 18,000 people calling him an asshole, Styles tells Austin he has become an asshole in his old age, and after stating that Rollins has gotten titles he isn't deserving of, he asks Austin if he knows where he's coming from. Austin moves the table and tells Styles that while he doesn't know where he's coming from, he knows where he is going, and Strowman fights off Gallows and Anderson while Rollins fights off Styles. When Styles sends Rollins out of the ring, he turns around only to eat a Stunner from Stone Cold.

After the commercial break, Styles is sitting in the corner from the Stone Cold Stunner he received earlier, then Cedric Alexander shows up for the next match.

Cedric Alexander beats "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles by disqualification after Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson get involved. After the match, Gallows and Anderson continue to attack Cedric, but The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) show up and decimate The O.C. (Styles, Gallows, Anderson).

Backstage, we hear from Bayley and Sasha Banks. Sasha says she heard Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch should be mad after last week, and Bayley says they couldn't be happier to be back together.

Bray Wyatt announces that he will host a special episode of Firefly Funhouse later tonight.

Roman Reigns shows up. He talks about his announcement of his leukemia returning from almost a year ago as well as the love and support the fans gave him afterwards, and says that all the love and support gave him the strength to change his perspective and his goals. It is now about more than the ring to him now, and now he wants to use his platform to spread love and support like the fans did for him. For the last few months, he has visited pediatric cancer hospitals around the country, including one in New York City. He then asks "Why go to them, when we can bring them to us?" He then brings out several young cancer patients from the New York/New Jersey area to stand on stage with him. Roman states that these kids have been through the toughest fights of their lives and are standing stronger than others, but there are others who are just beginning their fight. He asks the fans to "support tomorrow's Superstars today."

Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair beat Bayley and Sasha Banks.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews The O.C. ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson). Styles says that they run the place, then Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler show up and propose to Styles that they team up and take care of some enemies that they have in common. Styles accepts.

Rey Mysterio beats Gran Metalik.

Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman are seen speaking with Cedric Alexander backstage.

Wee look back on Braun Strowman throwing Sami Zayn in a dumpster back in May, courtesy of Progressive.

Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Cedric Alexander and The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) vs. Robert Roode, Dolph Ziggler and The O.C. ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) is official for later tonight.

Backstage, Street Profits recap what has happened so far tonight, and also hype up the card for the rest of the show as well as Clash of Champions.

Baron Corbin beats Samoa Joe and Ricochet to advance to the finals of the King of the Ring tournament after tossing Ricochet out of the ring and over the barricade following a top rope 630 from Ricochet to Samoa Joe.

Natalya beats Lacey Evans with the Sharpshooter in a knock-down, drag-out fight of a match.

We see footage of R-Truth losing the WWE 24/7 Championship to former New York Knicks - and now Boston Celtics - center Enes Kanter before winning it back and running away from all the other Superstars. This makes R-Truth a fifteen-time 24/7 Champion.

It's time for Firefly Fun House. Bray Wyatt is suddenly surprised by Ramblin' Rabbit yelling "Stranger Danger!" concerning "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's appearance tonight. Abby, Huskus and Mercy all join in. Bray yells at them to be quiet, then fixes Abby's clock so it no longer says "3:16" (and reads "11:19" instead) and says that Austin is "just an old rattlesnake." He then says strangers are just "friends you haven't made yet," and brings up Cedric Alexander and The Viking Raiders as an example. He then states that friends will not help where Rollins and Strwoan are going, because The Fiend does not forgive or forget.

Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins are on the cover of the newest issue of Muscle & Fitness Magazine.

Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Cedric Alexander and The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) beat Robert Roode, Dolph Ziggler and The O.C. ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) with Cedric pinning Styles. At one point in the match, Rollins is pushed onto Strowman as Strowman goes for a pinfall attempt, and Strowman immediately thinks that Rollins broke the pinfall on purpose. After the match, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up and has beer with the winning team.

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