Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 21, 2017

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar show up to start tonight's show. Heyman reminds everyone that Lesnar is still WWE Universal Champion, and says he does not make predictions; he makes spoilers. He insists that there was a conspiracy to take Lesnar out of action last night, and it was so bad that Lesnar had to be taken out on a stretcher. Heyman says this was so Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe or Braun Strowman could sneak away with the championship, but Lesnar got back in the match, defying doctors. He also reminds everyone that Brock Lesnar pinned Roman Reigns. The crowd cheers. Heyman then says that if there is beating to be done, victimization to be perpetrated or conquering to be accomplished, it will all be done by Lesnar. Suddenly, Braun Strowman shows up, and he stares down Brock Lesnar. After a choke slam attempt that Lesnar escapes, Braun hits a big boot followed by two running powerslams. Braun then lifts the WWE Universal Championship into the air before leaving.

Before the next match, Enzo Amore makes fun of Big Cass' private school education, saying it won't save him from his school of hard knocks. He then says that a street fight between the two of them is appropriate here in Brooklyn, New York. Fifteen years ago, their friendship began playing basketball in the streets, and back then, it was all about having each others' backs. Cass turned his back on him, and after all the bread he broke with his family, he broke their hards. The story started here, now it ends here, and he will show him how. He then leaves, then comes back with a shopping cart full of weapons.

Enzo Amore beats Big Cass in a Brooklyn Street Fight by referee stoppage. During the match, Cass lands oddly when he misses a big boot and falls out of the ring after Enzo pulls the top rope down. A little later, Big Cass goes for an Empire Elbow, but his leg buckles and he is unable to go on.

Emma complains about Sasha's Banks SummerSlam success and insists she started the Women's Revolution. She complains about her opponent for tonight, Nia Jax, saying she is not the sharpest tool in the shed and that she is being led by the nose by Alexa Bliss...all while Nia Jax is standing behind her. Nia Jax then says that after their match, #GiveEmmaAChance will soon be #GiveEmmaCPR.

Nia Jax quickly beats Emma.

Elias sings and plays guitar, and instead of singing out about Brooklyn, New York, he sings about R-Truth. R-Truth eventually interrupts him.

Elias beats R-Truth.

General Manager Kurt Angle shows up. He says he promised us a surprise tonight, and now we get it. For the first time in over a year, John Cena appears on Raw. After a huge reaction from the crowd, he talks about Kurt Angle asked him if he would like to come to Raw. He immediately said yes, not because SmackDown Live is bad, but because for a long time, he has wanted to stand in the ring on Raw and be face-to-face with a certain WWE Superstar. That Superstars ends up being Roman Reigns. Cena says Roman is exactly who he is looking for, but Roman says Cena is only looking for him when he is running his mouth on Twitter. Now that Cena is in his yard, he wants to know if Cena will run his mouth to his face. Cena says the crowd is holding a grudge, but says he didn't come here to talk. As soon as he tosses his shirt into the crowd, The Miztourage (The Miz, Maryse, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) shows up. Miz mocks this meeting between Cena and Roman, and wonders how many moments these two guys get. He says he is tired of waiting for his moment while the two of them get moments week after week. He says that Angle seems to think Raw needs an addition while he rides the pine at SummerSlam. He asks if Raw needs Cena, and the crowd says no. Cena jokingly leaves, and The Miz stops him. He says Raw is his show, and Miz also yells at the crowd for not knowing whether to cheer or boo Cena or Roman, while he has been waiting for his big main event moment (not counting WrestleMania 27) for 12 long years, and asks where his moment is. Cena challenges Miz and a Miztourage member to a tag team match against him and Roman, but Miz says that is a moment for Cena, not for him. Suddenly, Samoa Joe shows up, and says he has a strong poinion about the situation. He says he is teaming with The Miz as he sick and tired of Roman Reigns saying this is his yard, then punches John Cena. This leads to a brawl where Joe attacks Cena and Roman fights the Miztourage, and as Joe gets the Coaquina Clutch on Cena, Roman hits Joe with the Superman Punch to take him out.

John Cena and Roman Reigns vs. The Miz and Samoa Joe is official for later tonight.

Gran Metalik, Rich Swann, Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali beat Drew Gulak, Ariya Daivari, "The Premiere Athlete" Tony Nese and Noam Dar.

Charly Caruso interviews Neville. As Neville talks about how the fans have high hopes for wanting a new Cruiserweight Champion, Titus O'Neil and Akira Tozawa show up. Titus O'Neil tells Neville has a rematch against Tozawa on 205 Live with the Cruiserweight title on the line.

General Manager Kurt Angle meets Jason Jordan backstage. Jordan wants a match tonight, and is willing to take on The Miz another time as he wants Finn Balor tonight. After Angle wonders if he's ready for that level of talent, he gives him the match.

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins show up. Seth says it feels good standing with Dean Ambrose in the ring holding up the Raw tag team titles. Dean says he thought this would never happen, and Seth says this feels like old times and says he didn't think so either. After three years, tonight is a party, and the crowd is invited. Dean says Sheamus and Cesaro will want their rematch, but they will take on anybody, anytime, anywhere. The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) show up. Jeff says they are here to congratulate them. Matt says that brothers sometimes fight, but when they get together, it is a beautiful thing. Not surprisingly, the Hardys want to challenge Dean and Seth to a match. Seth says he and Dean grew up idolizing The Hardys. Matt says he and his brothers have revolutionized the tag division, and they plan to do it again here in Brooklyn, New York. Seth simply replies with "Let's do the damn ting!" A ref shows up, and a match begins.

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins beat The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy).

Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship is official for No Mercy.

Backstage, The Miztourage (The Miz, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) are with Samoa Joe. The Miz says his mind is blown when Samoa Joe tagged with him. The Miz says he has John Cena's number much like Joe has Roman's. Joe tells Miz to shut up. He then tells Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel to remain a constant presence on the outside and tells The Miz to do whatever it is he does in the ring.

Sasha Banks shows up. She says she may be from Boston, but for the last three years she has left her heart in Brooklyn, New York. She says that everyone is praying for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, as the world needs him. She then says the world does not need a wanna-be goddess, and that there is only one legit boss. Sasha says she will defend the Raw Women's itle the right way, saying she doesn't need to weasel out of a match or have Nia Jax to have her back. Suddenly, Alexa Bliss shows up. She says that every time Sasha has defended the title, she lost. Sasha reminds Alexa that every time she has faced her, she either lost or tapped out, and dares her to use her rematch clause right now. Alexa says no, as she is not in the mood to get in the ring at all, and says she will do it next week and prove Sasha to be "a legit loser."

Finn Balor beats Jason Jordan.

We see a sneak peak of Birth of the Dragon, in theaters this Friday.

John Cena and Roman Reigns beat The Miz and Samoa Joe.

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

Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 14, 2017

Dean Ambrose shows up to start tonight's show. After last week, he knows that people are wondering what's going on with him and Seth Rollins, and calls Seth out to explain himself and answer everyone's questions. Seth shows up. Dean wants to know what mind games Seth is playing, but Seth accuses Dean of doing the same. He says Dean is lying and knows he cares, and says that if they teamed together, they would run the place. Seth says he is done playing games, and extends his fist just like Dean did last week. Dean accuses Seth of making a fool out of him and says he can't trust him, but Seth says that sometimes he can't trust himself. Seth thinks this may never work due to their differences, but on the other hand, their differences were what made them unstoppable. In the end, Seth says that too much has happened, and believes that getting back together was a bad idea. Dean stops him and extends his fist, but Seth refuses. This leads to a shoving match and a brawl between Dean and Seth, and Sheamus and Cesaro rush in to take advantage by attacking both of them. Dean is tossed over the guardrail, and Sheamus and Cesaro then take the boots to Seth in the ring. Dean rushes over the guardrail and back into the ring, but the numbers game catches up even to them. Seth eventually returns the favor with a top rope cross body, and Dean and Seth clean house together. After a few brief moments, Dean and Seth bump fists and are allies again. General Manager Kurt Angle then shows up, and announces that at SummerSlam, Sheamus and Cesaro will defend the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships against Dean and Seth.

It is announced that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has recently undergone surgery, but he is still in serious condition.

Before the next match, Alexa Bliss sits on a tall silver chair at ringside to watch the next match from up high.

Sasha Banks beats Nia Jax with the Banks Statement to face Alexa Bliss for the WWE Raw Women's Championship at SummerSlam.

Backstage, General Manager Kurt Angle, talks with The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy). Suddenly, The Miztourage (The Miz, Maryse, Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas) shows up. The Miz wants to talk to Angle, wanting to know what Angle will do to make up for Brock Lesnar's attack on them on last week's Miz TV. Angle says that the match between Curtis Axel and Jason Jordan from last week will go on this week as planned, but The Miz wants to take matters into his own hands and face Jason Jordan himself, as he says that Angle is abusing his power as General Manager and says that Axel vs. Jordan is not going to happen. As The Miz confronts Angle, a referee shows up saying there is trouble backstage concerning Bray Wyatt and Finn Balor.

Bray Wyatt and Finn Balor are brawling backstage. They are quickly held back, and General Manager Kurt Angle shows up and says that since they don't want to wait until SummerSlam, their SummerSlam match is happening tonight.

Elias plays guitar and sings for the crowd, and bashes the site of Raw's current venue as he does. He is suddenly interrupted by R-Truth, and Elias attacks him as soon as he gets in the ring before hitting R-Truth with Drift Away.

Big Cass shows up. We see that the shark cage is in the center of the ring. He says - after many boos - that it will be him and Big Show at SummerSlam, and that Big Show will be bringing Enzo Amore with him. He says that Enzo is nobody without somebody going to bat for him when he angers people every single day. He mocks Enzo's skills on the microphone, saying that Enzo always has to be somebody's court jester and that Enzo always thinks he is funny. He also tells Big Show that there is a new seven-footer on the block and it's him. As for the match, he says that Big Show can't beat him without Enzo, and that Enzo will get nothing but a bird's eye view of the match at SummerSlam. As Cass says that he is the best big man in the game today, Enzo shows up. He mocks the fact that the crowd drowned him out minutes ago, and Cass replies by telling Enzo that if he has something to say to him, he should come to the ring and say it to his face. Enzo eventually brings out Big Show, who then gets in the ring with Big Cass only to be suddenly attacked from behind by Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson). The numbers game eventually catches up to Big Show in the ensuing brawl, and a leather strap is fastened to one of Big Show's wrist. Anderson pulls this wrist towards the entrance to the shark cage, then Big Cass slams the shark cage door on that wrist before all three men take the boots to it in an attempt to injure the wrist and make Big Show's knockout punch less effective.

Akira Tozawa beats Neville to become the WWE Cruiserweight Champion!

At the trainer's room, Big Show - whose wrist may be broken - tells Enzo Amore that he's fought bigger and has been hurt worse when Enzo shows concern for him, and it becomes apparent that his resolve is only strengthened as he says that he will not miss SummerSlam.

Mickie James deals with a complaining Emma in the locker room, who rants about her loss last week as well as her contributions to the Women's Revolution. Mickie James reminds Emma that she tapped out last week, and tells her to put her phone down and step in the ring with her. Emma tells Mickie James "you're on."

Bray Wyatt beats Finn Balor after pushing Balor off the top rope to stop the Coup De Grace. After the match, Bray hits Finn Balor with another Sister Abigail, then suddenly has a bucket in his hands. He then pours on the contents on Finn Balor: blood.

Mickie James beats Emma.

Finn Balor tells Charly Caruso that he has talked with General Manager Kurt Angle. Balor and Bray Wyatt will go at it again at SummerSlam. He says that Bray Wyatt has his demons, but Wyatt will soon find out he's got his demons, too.

The Miz vs. Jason Jordan end when The Miztourage (The Miz, Maryse, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) attack Jordan all at once. The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) rush in to make the save, and they and Jason Jordan soon clean house.

Jason Jordan and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat The Miztourage (The Miz, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) in an impromptu six-man tag match.

Next week, Akira Tozawa celebrates his Cruiserweight Championship win. It is announced that there will be a rematch for the Cruiserweight Championship between Tozawa and Neville at SummerSlam.

General Manager Kurt Angle is in the ring. There is extra security around the ring for safety. Kurt Angle then introduces the four men in the Universal title match at SummerSlam - Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman. Lesnar shows up first with Paul Heyman. Heyman says that WWE is trying to get one last big moment out of Lesnar, and also says that no matter how much security is out in the ring, all hell will break loose. He says that Lesnar is willing to listen to ideas that don't include WWE, and that means that WWE and Kurt Angle have conspired against him, throwing all three top contenders at him at once in a match that assures a new champion. If any of them take Lesnar out, that means there will be a new Universal Champion, as anyone can get the victory and anything can happen. Heyman says, as a fan, that this concept sucks. He says that on the night Lesnar loses the WWE Universal Championship, he will have lost it to a man who had the guts to slay "The Beast," and that man will be able to hold the title high as he points at him and calls him the baddest man on the planet. He says that man, however, will not be Joe, who is 300 pounds and "desperate to steal the title to crawl back to his tribe as a demonstration of his warrior spirit." He says it will not be Braun Strowman, who despite being a monster among men will be a monster slayed by a beast. He also says it will not be Roman Reigns, as Roman's yard is in Brock's house as long as Brock is champ, and rent is due Sunday. Heyman then says one of two things will happen: The first is that one of the contenders will take the title from Lesnar, he and Lesnar leave, and at that point, the beast might as well be locked in a cage (a thinly-veiled reference to going back to MMA). The second is that Brock beats them all and Heyman will be able to say after fifteen years that he has undersold Lesnar's greatness. Samoa Joe shows up, says he has never feared Lesnar and still does not fear Lesnar now, and that he will rip the Universal title from Brock when he puts him to sleep in the middle of the ring. Braun Strowman shows up and says that he is always the last man standing...just ask Roman Reigns. Joe interrupts and reminds him that he choked Reigns out, and that Strowman barely stood up while he put Roman Reigns down. Roman shows up and hits Joe with a Spear. Strowman then hits Roman with a running power slam. At this point, the security around the ring finally gets in and tries to hold everyone back, but it is all in vain as Lesnar and Strowman destroy them all. The entirety of the Raw locker room has to keep both men apart as the show ends.

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

Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 31, 2017

General Manager Kurt Angle shows up to start tonight's show. He welcomes everyone to the show, and says he has awesome show in store. He announces that Big Show will take on Big Cass tonight, that Jason Jordan is the guest on tonight's Miz TV and that Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe are in a Triple Threat Match for the main event. He also says this is the 21st anniversary of him winning a gold medal "with a broken freakin' neck," and thanks the fans for making his entire career possible. As Angle leaves, Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman arrive. Heyman says he knows what Angle is doing, and that he knows he wants to take the Universal Championship off Brock Lesnar. Heyman mentions the sheer size, strength and speed of Braun Strowman, who could be Universal Champion at any other time. He then mentions "The Undertaker slaying" Roman Reigns, as well as "the Samoan disgrace" Samoa Joe. Heyman says he wants to stick it to him as he also has a demanding company to answer to, and says they will fight over who will become champion tonight just like at SummerSlam. He says SummerSlam might as well be called the night Lesnar loses the Universal Championship, and if he does, he and Lesnar will both leave the WWE. Heyman insists that Lesnar will not lose the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.

The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) guest on commentary for the next match.

The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson). After the match, The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) and The Hardys brawl on the stage, and Gallows & Anderson also get involved. In the end, The Hardys come out on top.

Renee Young interviews Dean Ambrose. After seeing what happened between Ambrose and The Miztourage (The Miz, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) last week, Ambrose admits he and Seth Rollins looked good last week, but before he can say if they are getting back together, Rollins shows up. Rollins says last week felt like old times, but Ambrose says he still doesn't trust him. He says Rollins burned him once, and he is not letting that happen again.

Seth Rollins runs into Sheamus and Cesaro backstage. Sheamus and Cesaro said they started out with the exact opposite experience as him and Ambrose, and that Ambrose will never trust him again after stabbing him in the back. They continue to mock their former friendship, then Rollins gets angry, considers this a challenge, and tells them to figure out which one of them will face him tonight. Sheamus says that will be him, and tells Rollins he is in a hole...and when you are in a hole, you stop digging.

Akira Tozawa, Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander beat "The Premiere Athlete" Tony Nese, TJP and Ariya Daivari. Before the match, it is announced that Tozawa will take on Daivari on 205 Live tomorrow night, with the winner taking on Neville for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship at SummerSlam.

It's time for Miz TV with The Miztourage (The Miz, Maryse, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) with special guest Jason Jordan. Miz asks questions, and talks over Jordan when he tries to answer them. Jordan says the crowd is going to react however they are going to react, and also says The Miz is the master of boos. The Miz then offers Jordan a proposition, and asks him to let him guide his career by joining The Miztourage. Jordan declines, but Miz insists he needs his help. Jordan declines again, Miz says Jordan doesn't want to join because Angle will hand everything to him, but Jordan says he has made it clear to his dad that he wants to earn his way to everything, and says he would rather be chewed up and spit out instead of being associated with The Miz when The Miz says the WWE will chew him up and spit him out. Miz then starts disrespecting his father General Manager Kurt Angle, saying he is sad, broken and waiting for glory days that are never coming back just like his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jordan tells Miz he can say all he wants about him, but if he says one more thing about Kurt, he will make him regret it. Bo and Axel get in Jordan's face, and Miz backs them away before turning around and trying to punch him. Jordan ducks, then belly-to-belly suplexes Miz into Bo and Axel before getting out of the ring.

We see a video message from Roman Reigns, who says he will send Braun Strowman back to the hospital and stand tall against Samoa Joe tonight.

Seth Rollins beats Sheamus with a surprise roll-up, then Sheamus and Cesaro attack Seth and hit him with a double-team White Noise after the match. Cesaro and Sheamus then pretend to leave the ring only to go back in, and Dean Ambrose rushes in to make the save only to fall victim to a Neutralizer from Cesaro. After that, Ambrose gets up and begs for more, and he falls victim to a Brogue Kick from Sheamus.

We see a video message from Samoa Joe, where he says that nobody has dominated Roman Reigns like him and that he will make Braun Strowman pay for sticking his nose in his business. Tonight, someone is going to sleep.

We learn about Special Olympics athlete Justin "JJ" Jones, courtesy of WWE and Special Olympics' "Creating Champions." JJ and his family are then seen in the front row.

Bray Wyatt shows up. Bray Wyatt shows up. Bray says there is no escape...not for you, not for your children, and certainly not for Finn Balor. He says that no mortal man can escape the darkness. He tells the crowd that they are pitiful and trying to be something they are not, but he sees them because he is Bray Wyatt and he is everywhere. He then addresses the Balor Club, saying they are "infected with the sickness of hope" and think their lives can one day be special. He says the Balor Club sees Finn Balor do extraordinary things, but he sees Finn for what he truly is and says that he is living on borrowed time. He asks the Balor Club how it felt when he hit Finn Balor with Sister Abigail, and tells them that sometimes, when life knocks them down, there is no escape. Suddenly, Finn Balor makes his presence known, but when the lights go out, Finn Balor is already in the ring, his back turned to ray. Bray puts his hand on him to grab him, but Finn Balor answers with a Pele Kick before knocking him over the guardrail outside of the ring.

We see a video message form Braun Strowman. Braun says he does what he wants, when he wants to whom he wants. He wants to hurt Roman and Joe tonight, and reduce them to whimpering flesh and broken bones.

Roman Reigns beats Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe in a Triple Threat Match.

Big Show is doing push-ups in the locker room when Enzo Amore shows up. He apologizes to him for getting him involved in his feud with Big Cass. He tells Big Show he didn't have to help him, but he did, and thanks him for that. Big Show admits that Enzo did get him involved, but Big Cass is seven feet tall and needs a lesson in respect...and he can teach that.

Elias Samson, now known as just Elias, plays guitar and sings for the crowd. He says he grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then proceeds to verbally crap on the town and the people in it because he can. He is then interrupted by Kalisto.

Elias beats Kalisto.

Charly Caruso interviews Alexa Bliss. Alexa makes fun of both Bayley and Sasha Banks, and says that with Sasha out of the picture, nobody will be able to bail Bayley out of her match with Nia Jax, which she says will be a massacre.

We see a sneak preview of Pure Country Pure Heart, featuring "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.

Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose talk in the locker room. Seth thanks Dean for saving him earlier, but Dean says Seth put him in a position where if he did not show up, he would look like the bad guy. He tells Seth that the next time he picks a fight to pick a fight with someone he knows he can beat, and doubts that Seth would do the same for him.

Bayley beats Nia Jax by count-out when Alexa Bliss goes after Bayley outside of the ring. Bayley sees Alexa coming and fights her off, but Nia Jax attacks her from behind. Nia Jax is about to run into Bayley when Bayley dodges her, causing Nia Jax to run smack dab into the ring post. Bayley manages to get back into the ring in time.

Renee Young interviews Big Cass, who says that Big Show and Enzo Amore cannot respect themselves, much less teach him a lesson in respect. He says his grandmother says that you are judged by the company you keep, and if this is true then Big Show is nothing more than a miscreant. He then says that you'll see what respect looks like when Big Show is in a heap in the middle of the ring.

Before the next match, Enzo Amore says Big Cass has done some terrible things. He says he has, too, but he has never eaten the brown part of a bruised banana before he stops keeping it real. He says that Big Show will cash him a reality check, and that the only that will be bouncing is Big Cass.

Big Show vs. Big Cass ends when Enzo Amore jumps on top of Big Cass. Big Show is able to get up just long enough to hit Big Cass with a knockout punch after the match.

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

Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 17, 2017

Dean Ambrose shows up to start tonight's show. He says that he and his chair "Steely Dan" are both bent out of shape due to The Miz, and calls him and The Miztourage (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) out. Dean Ambrose sits in the steel chair and waits for them, and considers looking for them in the back seconds later. Instead of getting The Miz, he gets Seth Rollins, and asks Dean why he made the save for him last night. He appreciates the roughness, but tells Dean he needs a better plan. Dean says he just wanted to get a piece of The Miz, then tells Rollins to fight his own battles. Seth says he is only here because The Miz namedropped him during the feud, and asks Dean if he will be on his side or not, and calls him "brother" as he does. Dean says his "brothers" were in The Shield, and refuses to see him as a brother after the group's break-up. Seth says it was three years ago, and that he is sorry. He remembers The Shield, but he also remembers the aftermath of the break-up where they fought each other. He says that he has moved on, and wants to know what Dean has done to move on. Dean says he sees his mouth moving, but he is not hearing anything. Seth says if words will not work, actions will, and dares Dean to hit him with the steel chair. Dean throws the chair away, then The Miztourage (Miz, Bo, Axel) shows up. The Miz pretends to find this touching, then brags about beating Dean multiple times before saying that Dean does not have the technical stkill cannot get it done on his own. He then brags about how predictably Dean called him out at the top of the show and having two for the price of one in the form of Dean and Seth, then The Miztourage all surround the ring and grab steel chairs. This starts a three-on-two brawl where The Miztourage quickly comes out on top.

The Miz tells Cathy Caruso that Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins have heard all he has to say tonight as The Miztourage (The Miz, Maryse, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) leave the arena.

Bayley beats Alexa Bliss after Sasha Banks attacks Nia Jax, distracting Alexa Bliss and giving Bayley the opportunity to win with an inside cradle!

Corey Graves is on the phone when he leaves the commentary table and heads to the back. We then see footage of WWE Supertars The Miz, Maryse, Nikki Bella, John Cena, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon from The ESPYs from last Wednesday.

We see a video package recapping the recent events of Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman.

Backstage, General Manager Kurt Angle is talking to Corey Graves, and hopes he is doing the right thing tonight. Corey tells Kurt that if anyone but him announces what he is going to announce later tonight, his reputation will be ruined, and that it is better if the news came directly from Kurt himself.

Titus O'Neil is talking to Apollo Crews and Akira Tozawa backstage. Suddenly, Ariya Daivari shows up and says Tozawa has no honor, and that he would have dedicated their first match to Iranian Olympic gold medal winner Hassan Yazdani if Neville did not show up. He then challenges him to another match tonight. Tozawa tells him he's got it.

Corey Graves returns to commentary before the next match begins.

Mustafa Ali and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher beat Drew Gulak and The Brian Kendrick.

Enzo Amore shows up. He says there is not a man in this business who can elicit a reaction on the microphone like he does, and says he knows actions have consequences. He knows he is going to win some and lose some, but he has to fight for what he believes in.He used to believe that Big Cass believed what he believed in, but now he is not so sure, and says that Cass being seven feet tall did not win them championships. When Cass threw him out of the ring and out of his life, he did not get the job done as he will keep getting back up. After mentioning Cass talk about how his mouth writes checks that he can't cash, we then see footage from last week of the beating Big Show gave to Cass, He then says Cass bounced the check, and that Cass folded like a lawn chair. Cass then shows up, says that none of thise would have happened if it was not for Corey Graves, and says Enzo still has not learned his lesson. He says that he will get in the ring and beat some sense into him, and proceeds to just do that. Enzo gets out of the ring and into the crowd, and proceeds to watch what happens next with a young fan wearing an Enzo Amore headpiece. Big Show shows up, and both men go at it. Cass eventually comes out on top, and when Enzo gets in the ring, Cass boots the consciousness out of him.

Backstage, Roman Reigns is having a drink of water and stretching when he is interviewed by Cathy Caruso. Roman is focused on the present and the future, and becoming WWE Universal Champion, because this is his yard.

Backstage, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose recover from the beating they got earlier, and argue over what they should and should not have done. General Manager Kurt Angle shows up, and makes a match between the team of Seth and Dean and any two members of The Miztourage (The Miz, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel). Dean wants it to be against all three. Kurt Angle then allows for that, and makes a 3-on-2 handicap match between The Miztourage and the team of Seth and Dean official for next week.

Elias Samson is in the center of the ring to perform. Before he sings and plays guitar, he says he will get Finn Balor in due time. He then proceeds to mock the crowd through song, then Finn Balor interrupts him again.

Finn Balor beats Elias Samson by disqualification after Samson blasts Balor with his guitar. Medical staff have to check on Balor after the match. After Balor gets up, Bray Wyatt is on the TitanTron. He says Balor has feelings just like everyone else in the sea of humanity, and that he lives for the look of pain. He says it ignites the fire in his soul, and his soul is in need of satisfaction. He wants to put Balor not only in pain, but in agony. as he feels the need to punish him. He tells Balor he will be the worst nightmare he will ever have, and that he will enjoy every second of the pain he will dish out when he summons the tortured souls of the devil himself.

General Manager Kurt Angle is on the phone when Bayley and Sasha Banks show up, arguing over who deserves a shot at the Raw Women's Championship. Angle settles it by making a #1 contendership match between Sasha and Bayley for next week.

Charly Caruso interviews The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder), who say they attacked The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) because they could, and because they treated them like nobodies. After last week, they hope the Hardys will give them the respect they desire. They don't care about the Hardys, but The Hardys will care about The Revival.

Ariya Daivari beats Akira Tozawa after Titus O'Neil gets on the ring apron and demands the match be stopped due to Tozawa's hurt left shoulder. After the match, Ariya dedicates the match to Iranian Olympic gold medalist Hassan Yazdani.

General Manager Kurt Angle shows up. He apologizes for being a distraction for the last couple of months. He says that actions have consequences, some good and some bad. He says that something in his past has come to light, but both his family and WWE are supportive of the announcement. Angle then talks about how he once dated a girl in college, and how this same girl gave birth nine months after their last date to a baby boy. He had no idea about the birth, or that the baby was adopted by two loving parents who would raise him up with true American values. The boy would become very successful, and even became college-bound as he got into wrestling in high school, but he decided to follow his dream to become a WWE Superstar. The boy is now here, and he then introduces the son he had no idea he had until now: Jason Jordan. Jordan shows up, and Jordan and Angle hug.

An exclusive interview with Kurt Angle and Jason Jordan will be aired exclusively on the WWE Network after Raw.

The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) beat The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) after Dawson stops the Swanton Bomb. After the match, the pin seems suspect, as it looks like Jeff Hardy kicked out before the three count.

Charly Caruso interviews Samoa Joe, who says that his match with Roman Reigns tonight is bigger than Reigns' yard, as he came within inches of beating Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship. He tells Roman he is a force of nature, not an obstacle. The first two times they met, his hand was raised in victory, and the third time will be the charm.

We hear about Special Olympics weightlifter Norris Peterson as part of WWE and Special Olympics' "Celebrating Champions." We then see Norris in the front row of the crowd, leading a "Yes!" chant.

In the locker room, Titus O' Neil tells Akira Tozawa that he stopped his match tonight because he was concerned about the future, and wanted him to become Cruiserweight Champion. Tozawa demands that Titus give him a rematch against Ariya Daivari next week.

Next week: Finn Balor vs. Elias Samson in a no-disqualification match!

Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe to determine a #1 contender for the WWE Universal Championship ends when Braun Strowman gets into the ring, starting a brawl between all three men that leads to Braun laying Roman and Joe out. Security tries to stop Braun, but they end up running away from him. They eventually step aside when he heads to the back.

After Raw went off the air, Jason Jordan explained how he found out that Kurt Angle was his birth father in a WWE Network-exclusive interview.

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

Raw Deal - Raw recap for June 26, 2017

Roman Reigns shows up to start tonight's show. As the crowd chants for Braun Strowman, Reigns admits that Samoa Joe beat him with the Coaquina Clutch before Braun Strowman returned, picked the bones and challenged him to an Ambulance Match. Reigns, despite never having been in an Ambulance Match before, accepts the challenge, and tells Strowman that he will not only win, but also send him straight to Hell as this is his yard. Suddenly, an ambulance backs up near the stage. Roman leaves the ring to get a better look at the ambulance, then approaches it. He opens the doors, and sees no one is inside. Roman is then sideswiped by Braun Strowman, and Roman and Strowman brawl on the stage until Strowman catches a Superman Punch and launches Roman into the side of the ambulance before tossing Roman into the back of it as referees try to restore order. Strowman then gives the driver of the ambulance the signal to leave, and the ambulance drives away.

Cesaro and Sheamus join in on Elias Samson's performance tonight. Elias says he is usually a solo performer, but he has formed a trio to give everyone a song they deserve. The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and Finn Balor interrupt before they can get started. Josh Duhamel from Transformer: The Last Knight guest on commentary in the middle of the match.

The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and Finn Balor beat Sheamus, Cesaro and Elias Samson.

We see another vignette from Goldust, who says that tonight, "The Shattered Truth" hits hard. He says that when the red light goes on, you must perform, and he plans to put the finishing touches on his masterpiece as tonight is his and R-Truth's grand finale.

Goldust - with his own personal director and dressed in a full-body suit much like what he wore in the mid-1990s - lays out R-Truth, who shows up without his usual song dance, before the bell rings.

Charly Caruso interviews Paul Heyman, who says the arena will be on fire as Brock Lesnar will walk down to the ring and call out Samoa Joe for a fight. Samoa Joe catches Heyman off guard from behind, and nearly puts Heyman in the Coaquina Clutch before deciding to let him go, saying he will not waste the Clutch on him and will put it on Brock instead. He tells Paul he looks good, then leaves.

General Manager Kurt Angle is turning a tumbler, and when he stops, Bayley draws a number for the Women's Gauntlet Match later tonight.

It's time for Miz TV, with tonight's special guests being the Ball family. LaVar Ball shows up with his father LaMelo Ball, and the latter introduces recent Los Angeles Lakers signee Lonzo Ball. Miz congratulates Lonzo and LaVar on their accomplishments and talks up what an honor it is to partner with the Big Baller Brand, but LaVar cuts him off, saying he's not here for a partnership. He was thinking higher, and Miz is a little too low for them right now. Miz takes offense and points out that he's a proven champion, asking how many LaVar and Lonzo won, and they claim five between them. LaVar says Miz stands for "Misinterpreted Zone" or "Million Zippers" and tells him to zip it. LaVar says there are only two dudes better than him and he's both of them. He calls LaMelo in to handle it and is threatening to "unleash the balls." LaVar says the hunt is on and shakes, telling Miz to put his clothes back on after he takes his jacket off. Dean Ambrose shows up wearing a Big Ballers Brand shirt, saying he is representing the "Big Baller Brand" because nobody has bigger balls than him and that he likes free T-shirts.

The Miztourage (The Miz, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) beat Dean Ambrose, Heath Slater and Rhyno.

We see a video package chronicling the break up of Enzo Amore and Big Cass last week.

Enzo Amore shows up. He says he has tried to talk to Big Cass's mom, but he cannot get a hold of him. He tells Cass to come to the ring, as he wants a word with him. He knows he has done some stupid things, and does not mind looking stupid waiting all night for him. Cass shows up. Enzo says he knows Cass better than anyone else, saying that the boos affect the both of them, him more than Cass. He admits Cass was right about a lot of things last week. Enzo tells Cass the two of them are family, and that they have been there for each other. He does not want their bond to be broken before they become tag team champions. Cass takes the microphone, admits they cannot change each other, and after admitting they are brothers, he apologizes to Enzo. Both men shake hands, then get back together as a tag team. When they make it back onto the ramp, Cass attacks Enzo, revealing that it was all a set-up on Cass' part and confirming Big Cass is going solo.

Sasha Banks is a nominee for Choice Female Athlete at Teen Choice Awards 2017.

Big Cass shows up at the commentary table. He threatens to break Corey Graves' neck, even though he is not allowed to lay a finger on him. He tells Corey that he does not know what dirt he has on General Manager Kurt Angle, but it had better be good. Then then tells Corey to stay out of his business.

Before the next match, Curt Hawkins asks the crowd whether he will win or lose against Seth Rollins.

Seth Rollins beats Curt Hawkins, then Bray Wyatt appears on the TitanTron. Bray says Seth wears the filth of vanity like a suit of armor, and that he is waving the corporate flag, telling everyone to "be like no one" only to lead the people to a place of no return. Bray tells Seth that if he values his redemption, he will give in to his true self. He says he is here to help him by melting the lies away with fire, and says Seth should be glad to be cleansed by the flames of a true god. He tells Seth to be careful what he wishes for, because he is everywhere. He then says that Great Balls of Fire will be the night of his reclamation, and tells him to embrace his true self or else he will burn.

Dana Brooke and Mickie James draw their numbers for the Women's Gauntlet Match.

Sasha Banks draws her number for the Women's Gauntlet Match.

Paul Heyman is in the ring. He recaps the recent events between Brock Lesnar, himself and Samoa Joe, and calls Joe "a Samoan dumbass" for his actions. He says that Joe not fearing Lesnar does not impress him, and introduces Brock Lesnar, saying Lesnar will call Joe out for a fight tonight. As Lesnar makes his way to the ring, Joe attacks him from behind and locks in the Coaquina Clutch. Lensar keeps slamming Joe into the mini-Tron, but Joe keeps the Coaquina Clutch on him. Referees as well as The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) have to pull Joe off of Lesnar.

Akira Tozawa sits in the "VIP section" of The Titus Brand, now known as "Titus Worldwide," during the next match.

Neville beats Lince Dorado with the Rings of Saturn. After the match, Neville dares Akira Tozawa to right him in the ring. He does so, and both men are about to brawl when Titus O'Neil shows up, asking both men why they are about to fight for free when he has just finalized a match between them for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship at Great Balls of Fire to see if "The Neville Level" can hold a candle to "The Power of Tozawa."

Emma draws her number for the Women's Gauntlet Match.

Charly Caruso interviews Paul Heyman. He says he is loving what is going on between Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe, as Lesnar truly has his back against the wall and will annihilate Joe when he gets away from it, and after this, Joe will find out what it is like to face Brock Lesnar.

Nia Jax meets Alexa Bliss backstage. Alexa says they have a lot in common from being judged, and wishes her luck after telling her that no other woman in the Women's Gauntlet Match can drag her down. Nia Jax says she will win the Women's Gauntlet Match, and beat her for the title at Great Balls of Fire.

Sasha Banks beats Bayley, Mickie James, Dana Brooke, Emma and Nia Jax in a Women's Gauntlet Match to face Alexa Bliss for the WWE Raw Women's Championship at Great Balls of Fire. After the match, General Manager Kurt Angle shows up and raises Sasha's hand in victory, then Alexa Bliss shows up and stares down Sasha while holding up the Raw Women's title, then Sasha drop kicks her out of the ring and holds up the title.

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

Raw Deal - Raw recap for June 19, 2017

Roman Reigns shows up to start tonight's show. He says some will love his announcement, while some will hate it, but he cannot be beaten one-on-one, and that we can ask some of his recent opponents for proof. He also says he has main evented his third WrestleMania in a row, and retired The Undertaker, whom he says both respect each other after he beat him. He then announces that after Great Balls Of Fire, he will be the #1 contender for the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam, as this is his yard and he makes the rules around her. Samoa Joe shows up and says he could not help but notice that Roman has forgotten his name, and reminds Roman that he has yet to beat him. He then says he is the true #1 contender and the next Universal Champion. Roman then tells Samoa Joe that after last week, he can't help but agree with Paul Heyman, telling him he will never be "Samoa Joe" to him and that he will always be "Just Joe." This leads to Joe headbutting Roman and the two brawling at ringside until Joe gets Roman back in the ring for a Coaquina Clutch attempt. Roman reverses with a judo throw before hitting Joe with a Superman Punch to force him to retreat.

It is made official that Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe will square off in the ring later tonight.

The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson).

We see another promo from Goldust. Goldust talks about the side of Hollywood "they" don't want you to see, where dreams are shattered, and says he has been there and has pieced himself back together quite nicely. Now he will be flying into the City of Angel on wings made of gold. Next week, he wants to invite R-Truth to the debut of his latest motion picture: "The Shattered Truth." He says R-Truth will laugh, cry and never forget his name, as the Golden Age is back.

Elias Samson is in the center of the ring. After mentioning that he got his guitar at 15 years old, he plays guitar and insults the crowd yet again. Before he can play, he has to tune his guitar, but Finn Balor interrupts him before he can even do that. When Finn Balor gets in the ring, and after a brief staredown, Elias Samson takes his guitar and walks away.

Finn Balor beats Bo Dallas, who returns with a newfound aggression and a brand new look.

Corey Graves leave his seat on commentary and heads to the back.

It is announced that WWE 2K18 will be available on October 17th for Sony PlayStation 4 and XBox One. We then see the first commercial for the game.

General Manager Kurt Angle is on the phone when Corey Graves shows up, telling him he got the exact same text as he did yet again. Enzo Amore is confronted for a tweet he made to Conor McGregor, and Enzo says he has stepped over guys bigger than him. The attacks on them are mentioned, and Big Cass thinks Big Show attacked him. Angle says that it will be known who attacked them at the end of the night. Angle and Graves then talk about the text after Enzo and Cass leave.

Seth Rollins shows up. He says that today was kind of an awesome day, talks about the wrestling video games that he grew up with, and announces he is the cover athlete for WWE 2K18 for Sony PlayStation 4 and XBox One. He says that it almost didn't happen, and as the crowd chants "You deserve it!" that he had hit the lowest of lows when the crowd gave him a second chance, and says "This is our cover!" He mentions this year's game's theme "Be Like No One," and says like is about defining yourself and making mistakes, and how mistakes do not define what we are and that ultimately, we decide that. Suddenly, Bray Wyatt appears on the TitanTron and says Seth is not his own man and is conforming to what the fans want him to be, and that he is not "a good, honest man." Seth says he's not that man, he's the man, and says he was . Seth says that the truth about gods is that they exist in our minds. He says Bray may think himself his god, but in his world, Bray is just a coward. Bray says Seth thinks he is safe in his world, but he tells him he warned him that anyone who takes his name in vain will be punished. He says that it is time to make a sacrifice, and that he will be here. Bray makes his way to the ring, but Seth hits him with a high flying cross body off the top rope.

Corey Graves returns to commentary table, sings the praises of General Manager Kurt Angle, and explains his brief absence from the table as "personal issues."

Charly Caruso interviews Finn Balor, who says that when he looks forward, all he sees is the Universal Championship and doing everything in his power to win it back. Before he can prediction who will win between Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe, he is suddenly attacked from behind by Elias Samson, who warns Balor to never upstage him again. D-Von Dudley shows up and checks on Finn Balor, then calls out for help.

Before the next match, Titus O'Neil shows up and asks how this match can be started without him, and announces that this match has been brought to everyone by "The Titus Brand" before introducing Tozawa as the future Cruiserweight Champion.

Akira Tozawa beats TJP. During the match, Neville briefly guests on commentary to announce he has come to see the man that Titus O'Neil has "foolishly" declared the next WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Akira Tozawa. After the match, Titus congratulates Tozawa, then announces that he and Apollo Crews will be facing Sheamus and Cesaro later tonight. After O'Neil tells Tozawa that winning the Cruiserweight title will bring in the money for The Titus Brand, Neville tells O'Neil to watch his tongue, and Tozawa that if he continues to disrespect him, he will be annihilated. Titus O'Neil tells Neville that when he looks at him, he sees a scared little boy, and that the Neville Level will be annihilated by the power of Tozawa.

We see another promo from R-Truth, Ater quoting Batman, he accepts Goldust's invitation to his premiere, he tells Goldust that if he hopes to see his name in lights, he will break them all. R-Truth goes on to say that there will be no movie premiere for Goldust next week; instead, he will see the hand of Truth slapping him in the face.

Curtis Axel talks to Bo Dallas in the back. The Miz shows up and says Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel have not been looking well lately, and they have nobody to blame but themselves. He asks Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel to join his entourage, and promises to make them starts if they do.

Charly Caruso interviews Charly Caruso interviews Samoa Joe, who says that the real question is how Roman Reigns is preparing for him as he beat them in their first meeting four months ago. He says that a man who forgets his past is due to repeat it, and that Roman risks repeating becoming a broken man. At Great Balls Of Fire, he plans to lock the Coaquina Clutch on Brock Lesnar and will not let go. Tonight, he plans to teach Roman Reigns to remember his name and put some respect on it, for he is Samoa Joe.

Samoa Joe beats Roman Reigns with the Coaquina Clutch. During the match, an ambulance backs into the arena, and Braun Strowman comes out of it. This distracts Roman, and allows Joe to lock in the Coaquina Clutch to send Roman into unconsciousness for the win. After the match, Strowman gets in the ring and tells Roman Reigns he's not finished with him before hitting Roman with a choke slam. He then tells Roman that if he is man enough, he'll face him at Great Balls Of Fire in an Ambulance Match.

It's time for Miz TV. Tonight's special guest is Maryse. Two men in bear suits are seen carrying signs saying "I'm Sorry" and "Please Forgive Me." Maryse is introduced, and after giving her a glass of her favorite, The Miz apologizes for everything that has happened between them in the last week, but says sorry is not good enough and offers her a gift. Maryse opens the gift, and it is the grandfather clock that Miz broke, which he says he has now fixed. He says that Dean Ambrose is ruining their marriage, and says that Maryse is his heart, his soul and is everything to him. He asks for Maryse's forgiveness, and as Maryse kisses him, Dean Ambrose shows up. Miz accidentally knocks the champagne into Maryse's face and breaks the grandfather clock chasing after Dean. Maryse slaps The Miz and tells him not to touch her and walks way again. Dean goes for Dirty Deeds on Miz, but Miz escapes it. Ambrose knocks him out of the ring, but when he stands near the bear suit men, they attack him. The bear suit men unmask to reveal themselves as Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel, and The Miz hits Ambrose with the Skull Crushing Finale to end the segment.

Sheamus and Cesaro beat Titus O'Neil and Apollo Crews.

We see a video package for Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at Great Balls Of Fire.

Alexa Bliss guests on commentary for the next match.

Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax ends when Emma confronts Alexa Bliss on commentary and chases her into the ring. Emma kicks Nia Jax, which has no effect, and Nia pushes her and Alexa Bliss to the mat. Alexa Bliss and Emma then attack Sasha, and Dana Brooke and Mickie James show up to take them down. Nia Jax jumps back in and makes this a three-on-three brawl, then Bayley shows up to give Sasha, Dana and Mickie an edge and send the heels out of the ring.

General Manager Kurt Angle shows up. He says he will not let Raw devolve and risk injury to the entertainers concerning the attacks on both Enzo Amore and Big Cass. He asks Enzo and Cass to come out, and they show up. Cass says they when they find out who attacked them, they will find them. Angle then brings out The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) as well as Big Show. Cass says that the attack on him felt like a knockout punch from behind. Show makes it clear that if he attacked them, they would see it coming. He is also so offended by Angle accusing him of what happened that he does not want to be on Raw anymore. Cass says that he had a lump on the back of his head. Scott Dawson says they are innocent, and Angle says that after talking to referees, The Revival are innocent. Corey Grace butts in, saying WWE trainers never checked on Cass, and that he has security footage from last week's attack. As the security camera footage from last week unfolds, it becomes apparent that Cass staged his own attack. Cass then admits he did it, saying that he did it because Enzo talks too much, and that he wanted to slap him upside the head for it. He could not bring himself to do it, however, because he felt bad for Enzo even after he put up with him for years. He then says that he snapped, and that it felt "damn good" when he finally attacked him. He says he would have snapped Enzo's neck like a twig, but did not do it as he wanted to see him suffer after all he put up with. When things got hot, and fingers were pointed in his direction, he cooled them down, and waited to see if Enzo would pay attention to what was going on around him, or if he was as dumb as he looked, and tells Enzo that he is even dumber than he looks. Cass goes on to call Enzo "dead weight" that kept him from his true potential, and blames him for never becoming a champion. He says he is the future and where the money is, while Enzo's mouth writes checks that his ass can't cash. Cass tells Enzo he has always been behind him, but not for long, because they are through. Cass then hits Enzo with a big boot to end the show.

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

Raw Deal - Raw recap for June 12, 2017

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman show up to start tonight's show. Heyman says he is here tonight to unleash the beast, as it is Samoa Joe's day of reckoning. Last week, he asked permission to enter Joe's domain, and Joe lured him in and took him out, and kicked down the front door to the beast's lair. Now, Lesnar has a problem with Joe, and Lesnar is the greatest problem solver in WWE history. Heyman says he thought Joe was the worst-case scenario, and give Lesnar a real challenge. He says that Joe is not a proud warrior, and calls him a dog whose greatest accomplishment is putting the Coaquina Clutch on Paul Heyman. After Heyman came to from the Clutch, he questioned what would happen if Samoa Joe put it on Brock Lesnar only to come to the conclusion to put Lesnar in it as he is not a man. Suddenly, Joe shows up, gets in the ring and stares down with Lesnar. Joe then headbutts Lesnar and proceeds to beat him up, and General Manager Kurt Angle has to send security guards out to the ring to separate both men. Lesnar tears them all up, then tries to put Joe in the Kimura Lock only for Joe to escape. At this point, the entire Raw locker room has to hold both men back.

Elias Samson plays guitar and sings for the crowd, and makes fun of the crowd and the locale once again. He then sings about Dean Ambrose, and when Dean says he will fall again, Ambrose shows up.

Elias Samson beats Dean Ambrose. During the match, The Miz and Maryse show up and distract Ambrose, and nearly cost him the match. Ambrose goes after The Miz outside of the ring, and barely beats the ten count only to fall victim to a knee drop followed by a swinging neckbreaker from Samson, giving Samson the win.

We see another vignette from Goldust. He says that R-Truth was jealous and scared, and he got to R-Truth before R-Truth got to him. He says nobody ever understood him, either because he was too bizarre or because he made people uncomfortable. He says that ignorance can be beautiful, but just like beauty, nothing lasts forever unless you're made of gold, and tells R-Truth he hasn't seen anything yet.

General Manager Kurt Angle confronts The Miz for his actions earlier backstage. The Miz blames Angle and his personal problems for Dean tormenting him last week, which leaves Angle aghast. Miz also demands that Dean Ambrose be suspended and fired, but after how Miz talked to him, he decides to do nothing about it and tells Miz that if he has a problem with Ambrose, to deal with it himself.

We see a video package of Cedric Alexander.

Noam Dar is on his smartphone in the locker room when Cedric Alexander shows up and insists he is done with him and Alicia Fox. Turns out Alicia Fox is at home recovering from a neck injury, talking to Noam Dar through video chat, and she tells Alexander that if he has anything to say, to say it to her face. She then tells Noam Dar to punch Cedric's face in tonight.

Noam Dar and Alicia Fox can be heard chatting on video chat before the next match. It is then noticed that Alicia Fox is on the TitanTron. Cedric Alexander beats Noam Dar with a single Lumbar Check while Alicia Fox is wondering where Noam Dar is during the match.

Next week: Roman Reigns announces his plans for SummerSlam!

Bray Wyatt shows up. He says that those who deny him will be judged, and those who sit in pathetic apathy will pay for their guilt. He who dares blaspheme his name will be punished, just like Seth Rollins. He says Seth has it all figured out and has all the answers, , but he lives in a glass house where his blueprints cover the walls and blot out the sun. He says it only took his truth to shatter his glass house last week, and now Seth will be picking out shards of glass for eternity. He says that Seth's way of thinking has painted a picture that everyone lives by, but if anyone takes his name in vain, they will fall. Suddenly, Seth Rollins shows up, and tells Bray Wyatt that when he called him " afalse prophet" and " a wanna-be martyr," it was truth, not blasphemy. He says that Bray does not like the truth and that Bray likes to hide in the shadows and strike from the darkness like a coward, and if he doesn't like hearing that, they can go at it right now. Bray tells Seth his pride will betray him, as he oozes arrogance all over the place. He says that when Seth looks in his reflection, he knows that he is beneath him. He tells Seth that his power is more than he can possibly fathom. The arena goes dark, and when the lights come back on, Bray has disappeared. Bray then appears on the Titantron, and tells Seth "A god never dies."

Charly Caruso interviews The Hardy Boys (Jeff and Matt Hardy). Tonight, they plan on beating Sheamus and Cesaro twice tonight, taking the Raw tag team titles back, and breaking the bar.

It is announced that when John Cena returns to SmackDown Live on July 4th, he will be a free agent.

Akira Tozawa is seen in the front row before the next match, as part of Titus O'Neil's attempts to make Tozawa part of the Titus Brand.

Apollo Crews beats Kalisto. After the match, they get Akira Tozawa in the ring for a celebration and a selfie.

Heath Slater and Rhyno meet The Miz and Maryse backstage. Miz asks Slater - and only Slater - to become part of his entourage. Slater says he is interested in winning the Intercontinental Championship, and Miz tells Slater to join him so he can give him an opportunity at the match later on. He also tries to drive a wedge between Heath Slater and Rhyno, saying that Rhyno is a loser for eating crackers with spray cheese on them, and Rhyno tells Miz to buzz off before he goes to General Manager Kurt Angle and puts Miz in a tag team match with them later tonight. He then eats a bunch of spray cheese crackers before talking with his mouth full and Miz and Maryse back away.

Angelica Rodriguez and family win the sweepstakes for a trip to Universal Studios Florida with Enzo Amore and Big Cass.

Alexa Bliss shows up. Bliss brags about her Raw Women's Championship against Bayley and complains about her title defense against Nia Jax, and says she has absolutely no obligation of defending the title. As she continues to talk, Nia Jax shows up and demands a title shot. Alexa Bliss changes her tune, saying she is thrilled to have a title match against her. Alexa then says they could have had a classic match, but Dana Brooke and Mickie James ruined it. Mickie tells Alexa she has a long way to go before reaching her level of greatness, and says that Alexa said in the past that it was unfair that Jax get a title shot. Dana says Mickie is right and brings up the fact that they tried to turn them against Nia Jax. Alexa then tries to turn Nia Jax against them, saying that they are trying to steal their thunder, but Emma shows up for the first time in weeks after an injury. Emma tells Alexa Bliss she is ready to take her place on the top of the Raw Women's Division, and Alexa tries to turn Nia against Emma as well. Suddenly, Sasha Banks shows up. She says that being a champion means proving you are the best day in and day out, and that she has a ring full of women ready to throw down with her, any place, any time, but Alexa just wants to run her mouth. Sasha then decides to show Alexa how a real champion parties by punching her in the face. This starts a brawl where Dana Brooke, Mickie James and Sasha Banks go up against Alexa Bliss, Emma and Nia Jax.

Sasha Banks, Mickie James and Dana Brooke beat Alexa Bliss, Emma and Nia Jax after Alexa walks out on the match and Sasha makes Emma tap to the Banks Statement.

It is announced that Heath Slater and Rhyno will face The Miz and a partner of Miz's choosing later tonight. If Miz does not find a partner, he is going it alone.

We see a video package for Finn Balor.

Corey Graves interviews Bayley says she has never been in a match like a Kendo Stick Match, and is not here to put bruises on people. She is here to be herself, not to be someone she isn't. As for what the future holds for her, she continues to train to be the best and become the champion again, saying that her mindset and goals have not changed. She then asks Corey if they can end the interview on a hug, and she gets her hug.

The Miz's mystery partner is revealed to the bear suit man from last week. Miz is not happy.

Heath Slater and Rhyno beat The Miz and a man in a bear suit (jokingly referred to by Corey Graves on commentary as "Big John Cub") after the man in the bear suit turns out to be Dean Ambrose. During the match, The Miz, thinking that the bear suit man is Ambrose, beats him up and unmasks him only to find out that it is not Ambrose under the mask. Shortly after this, the bear suit man - with the mask back on - gets back in the ring and hits Slater with Dirty Deeds. Maryse warns The Miz that the man in the bear suit is Dean Ambrose, and her suspicions are correct when the bear suit man takes off the mask to reveal it is indeed Ambrose. The Miz accidentally knocks Maryse off the apron and potentially injures her as he tries to run away, and Maryse heads to the back. Ambrose then hits Miz with Dirty Deeds, then places Slater on top of Miz to give Slater and Rhyno the win. After the match, Ambrose places Miz' head in the bear suit mask. When Miz comes to, he removes the mask to find out it is the mask from the bear suit.

We look back at The Hardys' (Jeff and Matt Hardy) return at WrestleMania 33 and their feud with Sheamus and Cesaro.

Neville beats Rich Swann with the Rings of Saturn. After the match, he kicks Swann out of "his ring," then asks how many pretenders he has to obliterate before he gets the respect he deserves. He then brings up Akira Tozawa hanging out with Titus O'Neil, and tells Tozawa to tread carefully or else he will bend the knee.

Charly Caruso interviews Sheamus and Cesaro. They say they know The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy), and even bring up their book Exist 2 Inspire. They promise to retain the Raw tag team titles tonight, and give them inspiration for a dequel entitled "Exist 2 Retire."

Before the nex match, it is revealed that Big Cass has been attacked again. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) are seen in the background again as Enzo Amore checks on Cass, who insists on wrestling the match despite being hit in the back of the head. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson mock them, then Enzo and Cass show up. Referees plead for Cass not to take part in the match, but Cass insists on going ahead.

Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) beat Enzo Amore and Big Cass. Before they can hit Big Cass with the Magic Killer again, Big Show shows up and clears the ring. Big Show then helps Enzo up as Big Cass stares a hole through Big Show.

We see another vignette from R-Truth. He says there was nothing cool about what Goldust did to him, and that he doesn't forgive or forget. Instead, he gets even, and Goldust is gonna get got.

Backstage, Big Show runs into Enzo Amore, who thanks him. Enzo starts to get suspicious, and has the feeling Big Show is behind the attacks. Big Show gets wise and calls Big Cass "S-A-W-F-T" in response to the accusations.

Mike Rowe interviews Samoa Joe, who says that Brock Lesnar is playing right into his strategy, and says it's not about the words, it's about the actions. He capitalized on what he did last week by letting Lesnar who he is dealing with this week. At Great Balls of Fire, he will take the Universal title from Brock Lesnar.

Noam Dar, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson advertise Pizza Hut's Cheesy Bites Pizza.

The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) vs. Sheamus and Cesaro in a two-out-of-three falls match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships ends in a double count-out.

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

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 29, 2017

WWE celebrates Memorial Day.

The show starts with Miz TV. Miz says he and Maryse are feeling good, then goes on to call Dean Ambrose a lying, cheating thief who stole the Intercontinental Championship from him and got himself intentionally disqualified in their match two weeks ago, hence why he asked for a match at Extreme Rules where the title changes hands on a disqualification and got it. If Miz wins this match, he will win the Intercontinental title for a seventh time. He then introduces tonight's guest: Sheamus and Cesaro. Miz says no two Superstars have worked harder and deserved to be Raw tag champs more than them. Cesaro says it is a shameful thing, but Sheamus says the most shameful thing is the fans turning on them when The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) showed up. They plan to get the fans back when they beat The Hardys and take back the Raw Tag Team Championships. Miz agrees with Sheamus and Cesaro, saying the fans do not understand the greatness that is in the ring, and sympathizes with them, saying that he went through the same thing when he elevated the Intercontinental title only for Ambrose to drag it into the mud. Suddenly, Ambrose shows up, and says that while he doesn't always make the best decisions, he just cannot help but think that somebody needs to shut "the three buttheads in the ring" up. Miz dismisses Ambrose as stupid, but Ambrose says he is far from stupid and brings out The Hardys. Ambrose and The Hardy rush into the ring and clear it out. This starts an impromptu six-man tag match.

Dean Ambrose and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro. After the match, Corey Graves gets a text, and heads to the back.

General Manager Kurt Angle is reading an insulting and revealing text when Corey Graves meets up with him, having somehow gotten the text as well. Angle says if the text and the information within comes to light, it will ruin him.

"The Drifter" Elias Samson plays guitar and sings before the next match.

"The Drifter" Elias Samson beats Zac Evans. After the match, Corey Graves returns to the commentary table, and does not explain his discussion backstage between himself and General Manager Kurt Angle, saying that the matter was private.

Samoa Joe is watching footage of Finn Balor on WWE 24 when he is interviewed by Charly Caruso. He is analyzing Finn Balor to see how best to hurt him, and he knows Finn Balor very well. As he talks about Bray Wyatt, Bray Wyatt interrupts the interview with footage of himself on the nearby television. He tells Samoa Joe he is the devil he doesn't know, but he knows Joe. He can see the future, and it is him making "the beast" Brock Lesnar scram. He says only one can defeat the beast, and it is him. He tells Finn Balor and Samoa Joe to give in to their fear and run, as he is the one who will stand up and fight.

Samoa Joe beats Finn Balor and Bray Wyatt in a Triple Threat Match after Finn Balor hits Bray Wyatt with the Coup De Grace before Joe tosses Finn out of the ring and pins Bray off of Finn's handiwork.

Mike Rome interviews Seth Rollins, who faces Roman Reigns tonight. He has known Samoa Joe quite well for the past few months, but if there is anyone on Raw he is more familiar with than Joe, it's Roman. He says they've had both good and bad times, but when they are both in the ring, it is a war. He also says that he owns Roman Reigns, and tonight will be no different when he hits him with the knee. He then promises to win this Sunday at Extreme Rules.

Before the next match, Rich Swann brings out Sasha Banks. It is announced that Rich Swann and Sasha Banks will take on Noam Dar and Alicia Fox this Sunday at Extreme Rules.

Rich Swann beats Noam Dar when Sasha Banks stops Alicia Fox from interfering. After the match, Rich Swann wants Sasha Banks to dance in the middle of the ring, which she does.

Charly Caruso interviews The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder). We see the jaws on Dash Wilder's teeth, and Scott Dawson says they'll be back soon, as they haven't been on Raw since Dash got injured. They are then asked about the attack on Enzo Amore, which Dawson says he and Dash know nothing about, and we then see a video where The Revival are in the background during an interview with Sasha Banks, revealing that they were here last week, which implies that they may have been the ones to attack Enzo Amore. Scott Dawson admits that they were there that week, as well as nearly every week, but says that they were just doing "Top Guy things" before calling Enzo "a bottom feeder" that The Revival refuse to waste their time on. After this, Corey Graves says that he has seen footage of Enzo Amore's attack, then the show focuses on Akira Tozawa vs. The Brian Kendrick on last week's 205 Live. All of a sudden, Big Cass shows up and confronts Corey Graves over what he has just said, but Graves is able to talk his way out of it. He then shakes Big Cass' hand.

Titus O'Neil gets a quick win on Kalisto by grabbing the tights after a reversal of one of Kalisto's moves.

Alexa Bliss shows up to host a "This Is Your Life" segement involving Bayley. After talking about this Sunday's Kendo Stick On A Pole Match, the segment begins. We see Bayley's favorite doll from when she was two, a trophy for "Best In Sporstmanship," Slinkys, yo-yo's, Bayley in her high school yearbook as "Most Likely To Apologize," and three people from Bayley's past. One of them is Bayley's 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Flapper, who says that Bayley was a really nice girl with perfect attendance who always sat in the front row with her father, as she could not stand being away from him for long. The second guest is one of Bayley's old friends, Tracy Havelina, who says that other people would take advantage of her generosity, and that they were friends until she became a wrestling fan and never wanted to hang out with her after that. The third guest is Bayley's ex-boyfriend, Phil Johnson, who says that Bayley was a very nice girl and that the first date was okay, except for the fact that her dad was involved in everything they did, including an attempt at the first kiss. He admits that he dated Bayley just to get closer to Tracey, which is a surprise to Tracey, who always thought Phil was out of her league. Phil and Tracey then make out. Alexa Bliss then announces this is Bayley's life, then Bayley shows up. Bayley and Alexa brawl, but Bayley takes Alexa down and is about to go for the kendo stick on the nearby pole when Alexa takes her down, pulls one out from underneath a table and smacks it into Bayley's back.

Backstage, Enzo Amore has been attacked again. General Manager Kurt Angle says that The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) are not responsible as he saw them leave the building, but Big Cass is not convinced.

Austin Aries and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher beat TJP and Neville after Aries makes Neville submit to the Last Chancery following a missed Phoenix Splash from Neville.

Mike Rome interviews Roman Reigns, who says there is not a man on this earth who owns him, and that the only thing he cares about tonight is showing why he is "The Big Dog" and why this is his yard.

Charly Caruso interviews Neville, who has lost for the first time via submission since joining the Cruiserweight Division. Neville just angrily walks away.

We see a video from Goldust, who says that he is back in the director's chair. He says R-Truth knew he was too big for just a supporting role, and refused to let him shine like gold and held him back so he could hog the spotlight. He says he will soon put an end to that, and it will not be a happy ending. R-Truth has an answer video, where he says that where he comes from, movies were an escape, and that he has taken some inspiration from them. He tells Goldust he will strike down upon him with great vengeance and furious anger, and that he is gonna get got.

Sasha Banks will be on 205 Live tomorrow night.

Roman Reigns beats Seth Rollins.

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

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for August 18, 2016

Lashley stares down with Aron Rex backstage, then leaves.

"The Cowboy" James Storm comes to the ring. He asks referee Brian Hebner to come to the ring, and Brian Hebner does. He wants to know what happened that caused him to lose. We get video footage of the very beginning of the match from when Jeremy Borash left the ring. He says that he should be World champion, and the crowd chants "You screwed Storm!" before he demands a rematch against Lashley for the World title. Billy Corgan shows up, and says the ref's decision is final and that games are won and lost in the fourth quarter and not the first, but Storm says this is pro wrestling and not football, and demands his rematch. Billy Corgan says "maybe it's not your damn luck, and you just can't win the big one." Storm takes a toolbox from underneath the ring, empties it, takes a hammer, and says he built TNA and that he can tear it down too as he smacks the top rope with the hammer. Security moves into place, and Storm says this is proof that "rock stars need security." He tells Billy he views him as nothing but a rock star, and tells him that unlike AJ Styles, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries, he stayed in TNA because he believed in the company. He then calls Corgan a "stupid son-of-a-bitch." A member of security tries to subdue Storm, but Storm hits him with the hammer. He then tells Billy he's beaten up a lot of people, but he's never beaten up a rock star, and if their paths cross again, he's going to cross a wish off of his bucket list because he's going to "smash [Billy's] pumpkin." Storm leaves the ring and heads to the back, and Billy tells Storm that he is suspended from TNA indefinitely.

Backstage, "The Miracle" Mike Bennett tells Moose that he will change a lot of stuff for him. Moose says he loves to beat people up, and Bennett tells him to do what he says, when he says it, so he can blaze his trail to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

"The Cowboy" James Storm is seen being escorted out of the arena.

Moose beats Eddie Edwards after Edwards hits "The Miracle" Mike Bennett with a dive.

Maria Kanellis-Bennett says Gail Kim will have the worst night of her life when she faces Jade and loses. She then tells Jade that if she loses tonight, she will never get a shot at the Knockouts title again.

Gail Kim beats Jade by disqualification after Gail is attacked by Sienna. Sienna then attacks Jade, then Maria Kanellis-Bennett shows up and calls Gail Kim a failure, saying she will never be able to go for the TNA Knockouts Championship again.

Lashley harasses DJ Z, Mandrews and Braxton Sutter, saying that he has an announcement that will affect all of them. DJ Z says that whoever wins the X Division match tonight should face Lashley for the X Division title.

DJ Z beats Rockstar Spud, Mandrews and Braxton Sutter.

Ethan Carter III says he has heard Drew Galloway's challenge and is ready to answer it after the commercial break.

Dixie Carter catches up with Billy, and says that the Lashley situation has everyone on edge and that "The Cowboy" James Storm's actions are proof of it.

Ethan Carter III is in the ring, and calls out Drew Galloway so he can give him an answer to his challenger from last week. Galloway shows up. EC3 says his answer will surprise Galloway, but Galloway thinks that EC3 will answer no because he's screwed him out of the World title three times and won't make it right. EC3 tells him his challenge is accepted. Suddenly, his challenge is accepted. Suddenly, Aron Rex enters the ring. He tells Galloway and EC3 that the entire universe has been watching Impact Wrestling because the two of them have been making waves with the kind of wrestling he and the people grew up with. He knows EC3 and Drew want to rise to the top, and he's excited to see what happens. The crowd makes it clear that they're excited, too. He then says that he wants to see a clear-cut winner in the match, and announces that he will be the match's special guest referee.

Eli Drake mocks "The Cowboy" James Storm for losing the King of the Mountain title. Lashley shows up and says he'll make Eli eat his words for talking trash about him recently. Eli challenges Lashley, and Lashley tells him to sit back and listen to his announcement, as he'll soon get his chance. He then leaves and runs into Sienna. When he eyes the Knockouts title, Sienna tells him "Don't get cute."

Broken Matt Hardy talks to his now-broken brother Jeff Hardy - now Brother Nero. He deems ladders and high-flying obsolete, and that they should be deleted tonight.

Before the next match, Eli Drake says he's a little hot due to "The Cowboy" James Storm losing the King of the Mountain title to Lashley. He then talks about his backstage encounter with Lashley, and says Lashley doesn't want to face him. Suddenly, Mahabali Shera shows up, calls Eli Drake a dummy and tells him to shut up. This starts their match.

Eli Drake beats Mahabali Shera.

Dixie Carter and Billy Corgan meet up with Lashley, who is very tight-lipped concerning his announcement tonight.

Lashley makes his way to the ring, and hands his titles to some backstage hands who follow him into the ring. He tells everyone that this is a big moment for professional wrestling, He then calls out Dixie Carter and Billy Corgan, who show up. He tells Billy and Dixie that he holds all the power, and that he's a businessman and not just a dumb wrestler. He then tells them that he is uniting all three singles titles and declaring himself the true, undisputed World champion. Billy and Dixie say that they call the shots and that he can't do that. Lashley then says the King of the Mountain title means nothing and that he tore through the X Division division, therefore minimalizing the X Division title as well. Dixie and Billy are not happy with what Lashley is doing, and tell him that he cannot dictate the whens and the whys. He then tells them he'll see them at Bound For Glory, since they want to ruin his history making announcement. Dixie and Billy tell him that he will defend the World title before Bound For Glory, and that next week there will be an open invitation battle royal. Whoever wins it will take on Lashley for the World title.

Billy Corgan decrees that Lashley has vacated the X Division and King of the Mountain titles, and that there will be a new X Division champ soon.

The Broken Hardys ("Broken" Matt Hardy and Brother Nero) beat The Bro Mans, the team of Trevor Lee and Andrew Everett and The Tribunal in an Ascension To Hell Ladder Match to become the #1 contenders to the TNA Tag Team Championships.