Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 12, 2020

Randy Orton shows up to start tonight's show. Orton says that regardless of whether or not he gets moved to SmackDown or stays on Raw, he will be locked in Hell In A Cell with Drew McIntyre and he will take the WWE Championship from him. He says that 2020 has been "one hell of a year" and "the year of Drew McIntyre," as McIntyre has main evented WrestleMania, beaten Brock Lesnar, and become WWE Champion and one of the main faces of WWE. He also says that until he beat him with an RKO recently, McIntyre had not been beaten in almost one whole year, and he says that if this is not a sign of things to come, he does not know what is. Orton tells McIntyre that he will pin him again, end his legacy and take the WWE Championship from him. Suddenly, McIntyre shows up and congratulates Orton for being the first person to pin him in almost a year, and says that Orton made a mistake when gloating, as he got back up and punted him in the head for everyone he screwed over. He then says that all the pain and suffering he will cause for Orton at Hell In A Cell will be for him, then decides to uphold his promise of kicking the crap out of him every time he sees him. Both men brawl inside and outside of the ring, but Orton retreats before McIntyre can kick the crap out of him.

Stephanie McMahon shows up to announce tonight's draft picks. #1 is "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt to Raw, #2 is Bayley to SmackDown, #3 is Randy Orton to Raw, #4 is Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) to SmackDown and #5 is Charlotte Flair to Raw.

Kevin Owens beats Aleister Black in a no-disqualification match.

Stephanie McMahon announces more draft picks. #6 is Braun Strowman to Raw, #7 is Daniel Bryan to SmackDown, #8 is Matt Riddle to Raw, #9 is Kevin Owens to SmackDown, and #10 is Jeff Hardy to Raw.

It's time for Miz TV. Tonight's special guests are Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke. After making light of some recent tag team break-ups, The Miz and John Morrison bring out tonight's guests. Mandy Rose tells The Miz that moving her to Raw was petty and purposely done to separate her from Otis, but he and Morrison want her to be happy. Mandy wants to smack them in the face. Dana says that she is certain that she and Mandy are friends and that there is no jealousy like what happened between Mandy and Sonya Deville. As for tonight's women's cross-band battle royal, Mandy says "May the best woman win." Natalya and Lana show up, and Lana wonders why Dana and Mandy are being interviewed and not them given their accomplishments. Lana says she is the one to talk to concerning drama as she has two ex-husbands, and Natalya says they are in the battle royal as well. Mandy and Dana say that they could actually win a match if they focused more on the ring and less on TikTok. This starts a brawl between the two teams, and Mandy and Dana quickly clean house. After the commercial break, The Miz and John Morrison continue with the show and bring out their next guest: John Morrison. Morrison says it is an honor to host the show with The Miz, then Lars Sullivan shows up. The Miz retreats, but Morrison is not so lucky, and Sullivan demolishes him. The Miz tries to get Morrison out of the ring, but Sullivan refuses to let that happen and toys with Morrison further, hitting him with the Freak Accident.

Backstage, Adam Pearce oversees the tag team title exchange between The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford). Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode show up, accusing The Street Profits of running away before they can face them for the Raw tag team titles. The New Day take this as a challenge, and Ziggler and Roode tease attacking them before walking away.

Stephanie McMahon shows up to announce more draft picks. She also makes Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships official for later tonight. #11 is Retribution to Raw, #12 is Lars Sullivan to SmackDown, #13 is Keith Lee to Raw, #14 is King Corbin to SmackDown, and #15 is Alexa Bliss to Raw.

Seth Rollins shows up. Rollins wants to soak it all in for a minute, as tonight is the end of an era, and while he is thrilled to be taking his talents to Friday nights, he says it must be a difficult moment for the fans of Raw, as this is final night he is on the Raw roster. He says that the fans are losing a lot: a man, a champion who has slayed monsters, a purveyor of the greater good and the greatest leader in the history of Raw. He says that as he looks to Raw's roster, he wonders if anybody can fill his shoes and the void he is leaving behind, then says the answer is no. He says that Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio will not, as they are on Friday nights with him. Rollins says that while this is a sad moment for the fans at home, he does not want to end his run as the greatest leader in Raw history. Suddenly, Jeff Hardy shows up. Rollins says that while he appreciates Jeff's enthusiasm, he is not the person he had in mind to lead, but Jeff says this is technically his ring, not Rollins. Rollins wishes Jeff luck in his match against Lars Sullivan on SmackDown this week, then leaves. As Rollins leaves, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles shows up and says this was never "Monday Night Rollins" anyway as he addresses Jeff. Rollins confronts him for this, and Jeff Hardy takes out both Rollins and Styles as they argue. Jeff tells Styles they still have business, then tells Rollins he will prove Raw is in good hands before challenging both men to a Triple Threat Match right now.

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles beats Jeff Hardy and Seth Rollins after Jeff Hardy is hit in the back with a guitar by a returning Elias.

Stephanie McMahon announces more draft picks. #16 is Elias to Raw, #17 is Sami Zayn to SmackDown, #18 is Lacey Evans to Raw, #19 is Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura to SmackDown, and #20 is Sheamus to Raw.

Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke beat Natalya and Lana. After the match, Natalya tells Lana that their partnership is not working out and that she is done. Lana sobs in the corner of the ring.

The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, talk about Retribution backstage when Ricochet shows up for one last one-on-one match with them, as he is the only one left and neither party will benefit if they keep fighting. He says that if he wins, they go their separate ways, but if he loses, he joins The Hurt Business. Cedric Alexander steps up to face Ricochet, and Ricochet tells Cedric he will see him tonight.

Zelina Vega guests on commentary for the next match.

Angel Garza beats Andrade. As Zelina Vega checks on Andrade after the match, the lights go out, and Alexa Bliss is in the ring as the lights turn red. The Fiend shows up behind Andrade, and both Andrade and Zelina get simultaneous Sister Abigails.

Stephanie McMahon announces the fifth round of draft picks. #21 is Nikki Cross to Raw, #22 is Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode to SmackDown, #23 is R-Truth to Raw, #24 is Apollo Crews to SmackDown, and #25 is Dabba-Kato to Raw.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) retain the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships against Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Elias, who says that he gave Jeff Hardy payback for hitting him with a car and putting him out of action for months, then says a car cannot stop him. He also says his new album "Universal Truth" will be out on October 26th, and that next week, he will have a concert that nobody, not even Jeff Hardy, will forget.

Ricochet beats Cedric Alexander by disqualification. During the match, the referee is inadvertently knocked down as Ricochet kicks out from a Michinoku Driver pinfall attempt. MVP tries to take advantage of the situation by passing a steel chair to Cedric, but Ricochet stops the chair and takes it. As the referee gets back up, Ricochet smacks the chair on the mat and throws the chair to Cedric, who catches it as soon as the ref is back up. The referee, thinking that Cedric Alexander has hit Ricochet with the steel chair, calls for the bell, and Ricochet wins. As per pre-match stipulation, the feud between Ricochet and The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander) is over.

Next week: Braun Strowman vs. Keith Lee!

Stephanie McMahon announces the final picks. #26 is Titus O'Neil for Raw, #27 is Carmella for SmackDown, #28 is Peyton Royce for Raw, #29 is Aleister Black for SmackDown and #30 is Akira Tozawa for Raw.

Asuka guests on commentary for the next match.

Before the next match begins, Nia Jax says that either she or Shayna Baszler, then asks everyone else in the match to jump over the top rope so they can save her the work and save themselves the embarassment. This tactic does not work.

Lana last eliminates Natalya to win a dual-brand women's battle royal and face Asuka for the WWE Raw Women's Championship. She eliminates Natalya after Natalya eliminates Lacey Evans from the ring apron with a powerbomb only for Lana - who was never officially eliminated - to drop kick Natalya from behind and off the ring apron to win the match and the title opportunity. During the match, Shayna Baszler eliminates Nia Jax after everyone else in the match tries to do the same. Before the final commercial break of the night, Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton are spotted brawling backstage. After the match, Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton brawl their way to ringside from behind the barricade, and officials and referees have to break up the brouhaha.

#1: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (Raw)

#2: Bayley (SmackDown)

#3: Randy Orton (Raw)

#4: Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) (SmackDown)

#5: Charlotte Flair (Raw)

#6: Braun Strowman (Raw)

#7: Daniel Bryan (SmackDown)

#8: Matt Riddle (Raw)

#9: Kevin Owens (SmackDown)

#10: Jeff Hardy (Raw)

#11: Retribution (Raw)

#12: Lars Sullivan (SmackDown)

#13: Keith Lee (Raw)

#14: King Corbin (SmackDown)

#15: Alexa Bliss (Raw)

#16: Elias (Raw)

#17: Sami Zayn (SmackDown)

#18: Lacey Evans (Raw)

#19: Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura (SmackDown)

#20: Sheamus (Raw)

#21: Nikki Cross (Raw)

#22: Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode (SmackDown)

#23: R-Truth (Raw)

#24: Apollo Crews (SmackDown)

#25: Dabba-Kato (Raw)

#26: Titus O'Neil (Raw)

#27: Carmella (SmackDown)

#28: Peyton Royce (Raw)

#29: Aleister Black (SmackDown)

#30: Akira Tozawa (Raw)

Raw Talk: The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) talk about their goals.

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