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Steve Notes Raw 8/17/20
🕑 Added 2020-08-18 03:24:28 +0000 UTC
Steve Notes Raw 8/17/20
Be cool if people were in there tearing down the PC as this episode happens
Drew comes out, starts judging Randy Orton for blasting Ric Flair
Graphics start going wonky
HAHA Retribution is in the truck
Drew’s lockerroom speech
He says we can stomp them out
Seth shows up, says lets not forget who was the first to teach you how to be a champion, like I taught Dom how to be a superstar
Rico said Rey is gonna be there tonight
Drew says are you scared? No, I can protect myself, you couldn’t even protect Flair from Orton
Hurt Bidness
They call out Retribution
MVP Say Apollo is probably behind Retribution
Apollo comes out, challenges MVP- says if Apollo can beat Shelton, Shelton and Lashley have to stay backstage for their fight at slam. MVP accepts.
Apollo vs Shelton
Apollo gets the win after Truth runs through being chased by ninjas.
Angel is trying to bust down the bachelor girl
Ivan ruins his game they have a match next
Angel vs Ivar
Dawk comes into try and bust down Barnett
Garza beats Ivar with drop kick to the head finisher that he’s using now. Dawkins and Burnett show up on the tron, reference some mysterious video that shows Garza in some compromising situation. Joe backs it up, said he came across it.
We see the video- Zelina was poisoning Montez’s solo cup
Dawkins is pissed, he says my brother wants the smoke MONTEZ is back!
Natalya vs. Mickie James
Mickie has like a country version of captain marvel outfit- she comes out strong and dominates early
Seth and Murphy interrupt, Seth comes up to Joe, asks how he knows Rey is gonna be there
Meanwhile, Mickie gets hit off the turnbuckle to the floor, can’t make it back up by ten
Lana is tiktoking Mickie James, so she kicks her
Seth gets on a mic- says if Rey and Walter are here tonight, it will be the last mistake either make and neither of them will be at summerslam
Sasha Banks
Bayley offers to fight Asuka first at Summerslam so she’ll carry the heavy load and Sasha can tap her out quick- I think that means Asuka is gonna win quick against Bayley
At Payback, they’re defending- so they talk about the people they’re defending against. They say Asuka vs. Ka-- oh that’s right we took her out.
Asuka comes out, THE EMPRESS IS HERE
Asuka wants Shayna to fight WITH her before they fight each other, they run Sasha and Bayley out
Shayna/Asuka vs. Sasha/Bayley
Nia Jax punches Shayna through the plexiglass, INSTANT PATBUCK appears, they brawl through crowd
Bayley/Sasha pick Asuka apart
Bayley goes for Elbow, Asuka gets her feet up, goes for rollup, gets 2, spinning backfist gets Bayley down, Sasha gets Asuka in the BS, Shayna runs in, kicks Sasha, Asuka gets the hot tag, wow backstabber/Bayley to Belly only gets 2, Shayna gut wrench, kirafuna clutch, Sasha breaks it up, Asuka gets Asuka lock on Sasha, Shayna taps out Bayley
***½
Ced gets left out of the six man match
HBK gives Drew a pep talk, Drew says he feels like he let HBK down. He says being champion is about facing adversity. He tells drew he needs his space to face Randy. HBK about to be murdered.
Iiconics talk shit to ruby/liv backstage
Peyton is taking Billie’s place in her match against Ruby
Duke and Shafir are hanging with Baszler
Peyton Royce vs Ruby Riott
Huge funsplash for RUBY from apron to floor
Billie taunts Liv, Ruby goes to defend liv, Peyton pushes Ruby into Liv, who eats shit hard, Peyton hits deja vu on Ruby, wins
Raw Underground
Erik vs a guy he murders with his knees
Shane interviews Dolph, who gives Erik a 4/10, who challenges Dolph, they decide to fight
Dolph wrestles, Erik powers him down
Dolph gets his back, then thumbs Erik’s eye- Ivar pushes Dolph in the crowd
Rey returns!
He says he’s felt pain, he’s gonna be in Dom’s corner to watch him kick his ass in a street fight. Dom says he knows what he has to do, he’ll be ready. Rey says he’s so proud.
Seth on the tron- he says Rey is putting Dom in harms way for his own personal glory. So selfish. He says I can’t understand why you continue to do this. Seth says it’ll be the mysterio name, the legacy on the like at Summerslam. Rey says come down here! Seth says ok you asked for this, don’t move an inch.
Seth and Murph come down, get in the ring and Rey/Dom leave. Rey distracts Seth as Dom grabs kendo sticks and they destroy Seth.
MVP visits Ced to recruit him into HB. He says he’s been there before, backstage but it wasn’t his friends that held him back. MVP says the offer stuff stands. Think it over while you’re enjoying the fine cuisine in catering.
Raw Underground- Arturo Ruas vs. Riddick MOss
They go to the outside, and knock some other guys out and Shane calls it?
Hurt Business vs. Ali/Rico/Cruise
Lashley eliminates Ali with Dominator
Benjamin hits pay Dirt on Ricochet, 1 on 3 Cruise vs. HB
Crews hits Benjamin with his power bomb, elimination
CED WINS 24/7 TITLE FROM SHELTON!!
MVP taking control against Crews
Cruis hits his power bomb on MVP, it’s lashley and Crews, Lashley comes in immediately and starts picking apart Apollo
Apollo gets 2 with a standing moonsault
Lashley tries for a full lashley, Lashley gets WIN with spear
**½
Cedric vs. Tozawa 24/7 match
MVP watches backstage
Lumbar Check, Ced wins
*
Shelton hits Pay Dirt on Ced, wins the title back
Marina Shafir on Raw Underground, makes a redhead tap out to an ankle lock
Nia shoves Duke
Shayna vs. NIa Jax, Nia runs
Montez Ford vs. Andrade
Ford does a crazy flip to the outside, in control early
SHOTGUN chops from Andrade
Vega on the apron, she funsplashes Bianca, who slams her to the floor, distraction let Ford get the rollup and 3
HBK is out
He gets very emotional about Ric- many of us- including me, loved performing in this ring- without him, there would be no other wrestlers evidently eve, includijng YOU randy orton. But you don’t have that same appreciation, even tho you had that same wrestler teaching you. Shawn says I don’t know if you’re gonna meet your end via superkick or claymore, but you will meet it- then Orton shows up, RKO, PUNT. Drew runs him off- Orton tries to blindside Drew, they brawl to the outside
Orton gets back in, RKO’s drew
