Monday, June 29, 2020

Raw Deal - Raw recap for June 29, 2020

The show begins with Bayley and Sasha Banks attacking Asuka while Samoa Joe is calling for referees to rush into the ring and stop the brawl. After the brawl is over, Samoa Joe introduces everyone to the show, then the brawl restarts with the referees breaking it up again. Suddenly, Dolph Ziggler shows up. Ziggler introduces Drew McIntyre as "the man with the audacity not to give [him] what he wants" as well as "the most ungrateful man." McIntyre shows up. After this, the double contract signing begins, with Samoa Joe moderating. Ziggler says McIntyre is WWE Champion because of him, and says that McIntyre would be nowhere without him, as he has carried monsters like McIntyre on his back. Ziggler says he knows McIntyre will do anything to retain the WWE Championship, but at Extreme Rules, McIntyre will hate him when he continues to keep getting up and surviving and destroys his redemption story. Ziggler tells McIntyre that he created him, and that at Extreme Rules, he will destroy him. He then signs the contract, and McIntyre does the same. McIntyre says there was a time that he and Ziggler were like family, and while he admits he was fired and had to go through a lot to become the champion he is today, he has learned that Ziggler wants the WWE title to be the center of attention. He notes that Ziggler has always dropped the ball when he has come so close, and at Extreme Rules, he will hurt and slaughter him. McIntyre says that since Ziggler thinks he has a chance, he can pick the stipulation for their title match. Ziggler says that there is no storybook ending or third chance for McIntyre, then Asuka grabs the microphone and interrupts him before signing the contract for her match. Sasha tells Asuka that she is not the same person she beat before, and that she will become a dual champion and take over both locker rooms and "the whole damn company" before signing the contract with her stamp of approval. After Bayley mouths off at Asuka, Asuka attacks Sasha and Bayley, and Dolph Ziggler tries to attack Drew McIntyre only to get booted in the head and out of the ring by McIntyre.



Backstage, Angel Garza tries to flirt with referee Jessica Carr. When Charly Caruso interviews him, Zelina Vega and Andrade, Zelina says they are trying to make sure their match is called fairly. As Andrade says that they will soon be next in line for a tag team title shot, Big Show shows up and says he has to cut rank and deal with Randy Orton. Andrade, Garza and Andrade take exception to this.

Asuka and Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler and Sasha Banks is official for later tonight.

Big Show is in the ring. He calls out Randy Orton, but gets Andrade, Angel Garza and Zelina Vega instead. Big Show apologizes to Zelina Vega for interrupting her interview, but says he is on important business and is not a man to try. Andrade and Angel Garza mock Big Show, but Big Show warns them again not to try him. When Big Show, Zelina Vega says that Andrade and Angel Garza will do Randy Orton a favor when they teach him a lesson, then tells Big Show to say hello to Edge and Christian in the retirement home. Suddenly, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up and says he needs to have a word with Big Show, and says that nobody will handle his career like Randy Orton will, saying that Orton will take him out whenever he feels like it. Flair says that Orton will show up whenever he feels like it and that he is doing his "light work," then tells Big Show that he has had his run and tells him that if he plays around with Orton, Orton will have him on the outside looking in all over again. He then tells Zelina Vega to continue with sicking Andrade and Garza on Big Show before leaving, then The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) show up and brawl with Andrade and Garza.



Andrade and Angel Garza beat The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) despite Andrade and Garza having another verbal spat with each other mid-match.



Backstage, Ruby Riott is approached by The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), who say that Ruby Riott has no friends and that Ruby can't get any wins, but Ruby Riott reminds them that they blew their tag team titles before challenging one of them to a match.

Backstage, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair approaches Zelina Vega, Andrade and Angel Garza as they argue, congratulates them on their victory, then asks to meet with Zelina.

R-Truth beats Akira Tozawa to become the WWE 24/7 Champion after feigning a leg injury and pinning Tozawa with a schoolkid pin. Afterwards, R-Truth runs away from Tozawa's ninjas.



Backstage, Lashley tells MVP that Apollo Crews disrespected both of them by rejecting MVP's offer, and MVP says that the offer is dead as Apollo's title reign. MVP then proposes dropping a few lessons so that Lashley can learn from Apollo's mistakes. They pass by Seth Rollins and Murphy. Seth Rollins says that tonight's message is the most important to date, and that he must deliver it now before he loses the chance.

Big Show vs. Andrade and Angel Garza is official for later tonight.

Seth Rollins and Murphy show up. Rollins talks about how Rey stood in the ring and stated that nothing would stop him from returning to the ring and believed that with all of his heart. Rollins agrees, stating that Rey has a duty to uphold even though he has not seen things clearly as of late. Rollins states that instead of his family, Rey's real duty is to be a sacrifice for Raw, yet Rey has defied him at every turn. Rollins then asks Rey to forgive him not for what he has done, but for what he is forcing him to do. Rollins says he and Rey are bound by fate, as as fate would have it, he is the Monday Night Messiah and Rey is meant to be a sacrifice for the greater good of Raw. He says that every time Rey steps into the ring, he will be forced to take a piece of him. He says that little by little, he will tear him apart piece by piece until there is nothing left but a memory. Suddenly, Rey and Dominick are on the TitanTron. Rey asks for forgiveness from Dominick for what he will do to Seth Rollins after what he did to his eye as well as to Dominick, and says he must do something to Seth that is remorseless as what Seth did to him. Rey tells Rollins that what he will do to him is not by fate, but by design. Dominick forgives Rey, but tells Rollins he will never forgive him and that what Rey will do to Rollins will be ordained by fate. Rollins tells Dominick to be careful what he wishes for, for if he continues to stand in the way of the greater good, he will be forced to end his career before it ever begins. Suddenly, Aleister Black and Humberto Carrillo show up and run Rollins and Murphy off. After the commercial break, Rollins wants to know why Aleister Black and Humberto Carrillo keep fighting for Rey when Rey will not fight for them, calling Rey a fraud and a coward when he says Carrillo looks to him like a god. Carrillo says Rollins is the fraud and also less of a man than Rey is, and Aleister says he knows a thing or two about evil and that he recognizes evil when he looks at it. He says there will be no forgiveness; only atonement for what Rollins has done. Rollins tells Aleister that he has seen nothing yet if he thinks he has seen evil, and that this ends now. This starts a match.



Seth Rollins and Murphy beat Aleister Black and Humberto Carrillo. After the match, both teams continue to fight, and Aleister is tossed into the timekeeper's area while Rollins and Murphy prepare to sacrifice Carrillo on the steel steps. Carillo fights back, but Murphy strikes him with the steel steps. Rollins then puts the purple Rey Mysterio mask on Carrillo's head before Murphy drags Carrillo to the steel steps. As Rollins tries to sacrifice Carrillo, Aleister stops them and goes after Murphy, but Rollins hits Carrillo with The Stomp to the steel steps.



Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Asuka and Drew McIntyre. Drew says they will have fun with Sasha Banks and Dolph Ziggler tonight, and that Dolph will try to get an advantage on him. He also says that he allowed Dolph Ziggler to pick the stipulation for their WWE Championship match so that Ziggler will have no excuses when he beats him. He says that Sasha Banks is not ready for Asuka, and Asuka says Ziggler is not ready for McIntyre.

We see a video package chronicling The Undertaker's WWE career.

Backstage, Lana meets with Ruby Riott, but Ruby says she is not interested and tells her to ruin another promising career and leave her alone. Lana then proceeds to put Natalya on a pedestal, then leaves.

It is announced that this week's NXT will air with limited commercials.

It is announced that Charlotte Flair has suffered a fracture to her left collarbone after being attacked by Nia Jax.

Peyton Royce beats Ruby Riott following the distraction by Billie Kay.



Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Big Show. He knows "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Randy Orton have a plan, and that Flair is the dirtiest player in the game. Because of that, Orton is the most dangerous apex predator in the business, but he welcomes the challenge. As far as Andrade and Angel Garza, they are getting an angry giant tonight.

Big Show beats Andrade and Angel Garza after Andrade and Garza argue when Andrade wants to finish off Big Show. After the match, Big Show gives Andrade a knockout punch.



Backstage, R-Truth meets Apollo Crews, Cedric Alexander and Ricochet, then suddenly thinks they are Akira Tozawa's ninjas in disguise. He soon realizes they aren't, then says they have no idea what it is like to be a fighting champion.

Before the next match, MVP says that when he returns home, people ask him how they can be successful like him. MVP says it is important to give back, hence why he is managing Lashley and tapping into the potential he possesses. He says that Apollo Crews has rejected his mentorship and that he will not let Apollo disrespect him, then Apollo shows up and says he is a self-made man like MVP, and says if MVP didn't care about himself, he would have listened to him. Instead, MVP kept pushing, because the only person MVP cares about helping is himself. MVP tells Apollo he will find out he did not want him as his enemy.

MVP beats Apollo Crews following the distraction by Bobby Lashley. After the match, Apollo attacks MVP, but Lashley puts Apollo in the full nelson and referees have to break the hold.



Bobby Lashley beats Ricochet in the full nelson. After the match, Lashley puts Cedric Alexander in the full nelson when Cedric checks on Ricochet.



Backstage, Dolph Ziggler talks with Sasha Banks and Bayley. Sasha and Bayley make it clear to Ziggler not to ruin tonight for them.

Bayley guests on commentary for the next match.

Sasha Banks and Dolph Ziggler beat Asuka and Drew McIntyre after Sasha rolls out of the Asuka Lock and pins Asuka's shoulders to the mat.



Raw Talk: Bayley and Sasha Banks talk about being double champions.



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





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