Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 19, 2020

At the start of the show, the lights go red, and Alexa Bliss says that "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt is here and to let him in. The lights then go dark, then The Fiend makes his entrance. When The Fiend holds hands with Alexa Bliss, Retribution shows up and surrounds the ring before surrounding The Fiend and Alexa Bliss. Mustafa Ali sics Retribution on Bliss and The Fiend when the lights out out, and when they come back on, Bliss and The Fiend are gone. The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander) then shows up and fights with Retribution, and quickly cleans house.

We see a vignette for Matt Riddle.

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The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander) beat Retribution (Mustafa Ali, T-BAR, Mace, Slapjack) with a Hurt Lock to T-BAR. After the match, the lights go out, then flash red. The Fiend shows up standing around Retribution, whom he almost completely decimates single-handedly. The Fiend then looks to the TitanTron, which displays Alexa Bliss saying "Let me in."

Before the next match, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles shows up with Jordan Omogbehin, the former bouncer for Raw Underground. (Jordan Omogbehin has also played Akira Tozawa's giant ninja.) Booker T is shown on the Thunderdome screens. Styles says that Raw has drafted a true leader in him, and that Jeff Hardy tried to "reclaim the promised land" while Seth Rollins was "spewing his prophecy and propaganda." He says the best moment of Raw was the return of the prodigal son: him. Styles then says that after beating Rollins and Hardy last week in a Triple Threat Match to prove he was the prodigal son, he states that this new era will be his. Matt Riddle then shows up for the next match, but when the bell rings, Jordan refuses to leave the ring. The referee counts to five, but Jordan grabs his hand at two and drops it down, causing the referee to timidly ask Jordan to leave the ring. Jordan leaves the ring.

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles beats Matt Riddle after Jordan Omogbehin scares Riddle back into the ring and into a Styles Clash by AJ Styles.

We see a vignette chronicling the recent events between Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Drew McIntyre. McIntyre addresses Randy Orton directly, saying that since he first met him, he knew that Orton was a vicious, entitled, and selfish individual, and when he wanted to leave Orton in the past, Orton attacked his friends to make him see red. McIntyre then says he sees the bigger picture now, and that Orton has created an environment in which he thrives in. He then tells Orton that Hell In A Cell will not give him the advantage, and on Sunday, he will put Orton through hell to remain WWE Champion. He also tells Orton not to be surprised if he shows up during his interview later tonight.

Asuka retains the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Lana. After the match, Nia Jax and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler show up. Nia shoves Asuka to the mat, then puts Lana through the annouce table with a Samoan Drop for the fifth time. Back in the ring, Baszler attacks Asuka, but Asuka fights back.

Nia Jax and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler are back in the ring. Nia Jax says that she and Baszler are on the same page, and that it was teamwork that caused them to do what they did earlier. Baszler admits she prefers the term "dominance," then says that every week, they dominate. Baszler says that they own the women's tag titles as well as Raw and SmackDown's women's division, and Nia Jax dares anybody who wants to refute that to come to the ring and do something about it. The challenge is answered by Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke. Suddenly, Lace Evans also shows up, as does Peyton Royce. Both women try to stand in front of each other on the way to the ring, and they both trip each other up. Then, The Riott Squad shows up, despite being drafted to SmackDown, to round out the competition.

Nia Jax and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler beat the team of Peyton Royce and Lacey Evans, the team of Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke and The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan) in a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match.

Elias is on the stage with his band to perform a live concert for his new album "Universal Truth," which releases next week. Elias and his band performs a medley of two songs from the album: "Amen (I'm Going In)" and "Lead Me Home." When the fans want an encore, Elias finds out his guitar has been taken my Jeff Hardy, who nearly hits Elias with his own guitar.

Backstage, The Miz says that she saved Mandy Rose by putting her on Raw as he and John Morrison say they will take the Money In The Bank contract from Otis. Tucker shows up and says that while he and Otis are not on the same roster, he will ruin their lives like The Miz and Morrison ruined his, Otis' and Mandy's by finding a partner for a tag team match against them. The Miz and Morrison accept his challenge, then laugh openly at Tucker, thinking he will not find a partner who is not Otis.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Elias, who hoped that people would stop interrupting his music during his hiatus, and says that next week, he will drop Jeff Hardy and challenge him to a match at Hell In A Cell.

Before the next match, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods celebrate being Raw Tag Team Champions for the first time in four years. As Xavier Woods talks about how the last year has been, Sheamus shows up. Sheamus says that Kofi and Woods will end up on the wrong end of a Brogue Kick now that Big E is no longer with them, but Kofi says Big E gets to hold it down for them on SmackDown while they hold it down on Raw to "spread the seeds of positivity." Sheamus says that "the power of positivity" is not reality and that they are both divided, and divided they will fall. Xavier Woods makes fun of Big E dropping Sheamus' "ashy ass" on top of a car, then tells him to get in the ring so Kofi can beat him.

Kofi Kingston beats Sheamus. Big E is seen on the Thunderdome screens during the match. After the match, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry is also seen on the Thunderdome screens celebrating with The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods).

We hear from Retribution backstage. Mustafa Ali says The Hurt Business and Bray Wyatt made a mistake from thinking his greatest strength is in numbers, and that all he needs to create chaos is a cellphone, a laptop or a secret to send someone's life crashing down. He says that he is angry WWE could not figure how to make a buck and that his partners have tried to backstab each other trying to get ahead. He admits he was the mysterious SmackDown hacker, and says that WWE has infected everyone with greed and corruption. He says that good, talented individuals are left abandoned with dying careers, but he has united these individuals and has promised they will be heard. He says that if anyone tries to stop the truth from being heard, Retribution will shut them down.

Backstage, Titus O'Neil meets with The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander), saying he can make a good addition and can take them worldwide with his connection. After a few seconds, The Hurt Business comes into agreement in attacking Titus.

Before the next match, The Miz mockingly asks Tucker to bring out his tag team partner. Tucker shows up, then brings out El Gran Gordo, who is really Otis in purple and wearing a mask. The Miz is convinced that El Gran Gordo is Otis, but Tucker insists that this is a different person who has the potential to be the next Rey Mysterio. Miz then says that Otis is not championship material and not deserving of the Money In The Bank contract due to how he is, and calls him "a joke" who is wasting the contract that changed his career. Miz then says the difference between him and Otis is that he looks like a WWE Superstar and is championship material and has been in all sorts of media, yet he is booed and Otis is cheered because he is "the underdog story." He says that people feel sorry for Otis, and that people will feel more sorry for him in court because he knows how to play the system. He admits he did everything that he did to save the prestige of the contract, then says that while Otis can play any character he wants, a pig in a mask is still a pig. This starts the tag team match when Tucker and Otis attack Miz and Morrison.

Heavy Machinery (Tucker and Otis) beat The Miz and John Morrison after R-Truth shows up and runs through the ring as Akira Tozawa and Drew Gulak chase after him. The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) show up, but watch as Otis hits the Caterpillar followed by the Vader Bomb for the win.

Backstage, The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) celebrate with Heavy Machinery, with Otis still dressed as El Gran Gordo, when Mandy Rose hands Otis a ham. Mandy Rose then dances with everybody.

It's time for Firefly Fun House. Bray Wyatt pulls The Fiend's hammer, Braun Strowman's black sheep mask and a branding iron before welcoming everyone to the funhouse. Wyatt says it is sad to leave his friends on SmackDown, but he cannot wait to make new friends on Raw. We then see images of The Fiend, and Bray Wyatt says everything is off to a great start. As everyone agrees this is about new beginnings, Ramblin' Rabbit says he will take the time to become a better husband and father. When it is revealed that Ramblin' Rabbit has a wife, Bray Wyatt promises to be a better friend, and following a black-and-white montage of Ramblin' Rabbit being tortured, Ramblin' Rabbit is eaten by Mercy The Buzzard. A knock on the door is then heard, and Alexa Bliss enters the Firefly Fun House. Waytt and Alexa agree that the fun is just getting started.

Braun Strowman beats Keith Lee following a headbutt into Keith Lee's groin. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and JBL are seen on the Thunderdome screens during the match. "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry is seen on the Thunderdome screens after the match. After the match, Keith Lee kicks Braun Strowman in the groin and tells him it's the monster versus the dragon and that Strowman messed with the wrong one.

The Cell is lowered, then Randy Orton shows up. Orton says he wanted the Cell lowered so he could reflect and remember, for since he has ever been in WWE, he has heard about Hell In A Cell and how everyone who competes in it leaves a piece of themselves behind. Orton says that he has not left a piece of himself behind; instead, he has further understood himself as he has taken part in seven Hell In A Cell matches, which he fondly remembers details of. Orton says his Hell In A Cell opponents have been a who's who of Hall of Famers and potential legends, and says that the word "legend" gets thrown these days. As he speaks, Drew McIntyre shows up. Orton confronts McIntyre at the door of the Cell and eggs McIntyre on, then McIntyre reaches behind the barricade and produces a pair of bolt cutters to break the lock. Orton arms himself with a steel chair as McIntyre walks into the Cell to end the show.

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