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Seth Rollins retains in first defence, Bobby Lashley tames the beast

wwe18 October 2022 13:39
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The 17 October episode of Monday Night Raw got underway with an explosive collision between The All Mighty and The Beast Incarnate. The pair clashed at ringside with several officials and superstars trying to intervene and break up the brawl. This did not suffice as the former United States champion slammed Brock Lesnar through the announcement table.

THE O.C def. ALPHA ACADEMY

After their triumphant return last week, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson had their first match back in WWE, facing off against The Alpha Academy. The biggest members of each team in Luke Gallows and Otis collided in the ring, registering high numbers on the Richter scale.

Otis continued to play spoiler, stopping The O.C. from hitting the Magic Killer, which lead to a brilliant back-and-forth between Chad Gable and Anderson. Anderson got the upper hand in the exchange, enabling he and Gallows to hit the Magic Killer to seal the win.

This was then followed by a confrontation from The Judgment Day and the verbal exchange led to AJ Styles challenging Dominik Mysterio to a match later in the night. Finn Balor also challenged The O.C to a match at WWE Crown Jewel.

MUSTAFA ALI INTERUPTS SETH ROLLINS AND DEMANDS A TITLE SHOT

In typical Seth "Freaking" Rollins fashion, the new US Champion hit the ring and gave a promo following his win over Bobby Lashley last week before being interrupted by Mustafa Ali, who reminded Seth that he is owed a title shot. The Visionary advised him to get to the back of the line before delivering a beatdown and leaving Ali injured at ringside.

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IYO SKY & DAKOTA KAI def. BIANCA BELAIR & CANDICE LERAE

Bianca Belair teamed up with Raw newcomer Candice LeRae in an effort to quell the rise of Damage CTRL. LeRae was looking for her second win in a row after defeating Bayley last week. Belair and LeRae paired well, as Belair used LeRae as a helicopter with Lerae’s feet knocking down Dakota Kai and IYO SKY.

Belair and LeRae at times could not outsmart Kai and SKY, with Kai using Belair’s braids to stop her from tagging in LeRae. As Belair and LeRae were gaining momentum, Bayley brandished a Kendo stick from under the ring but was intercepted by Belair. This distraction was enough to leave LeRae stranded in the ring, leading to Damage CTRL garnering the win.

BARON CORBIN RETURNS AS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF RAW

JBL came out to give Baron Corbin a great endorsement and reintroduced the former Andre the Giant Battle Royal winner to the WWE Universe before taking on the man he knows all too well in Dolph Ziggler. The WWE Universe in Oklahoma City did not appreciate Corbin’s arrival, chanting “Bum-A** Corbin" at him multiple times.

Corbin repeatedly took a page out of JBL’s book, hitting a picture-perfect Fallaway Slam onto Ziggler. Ziggler kept up a good fight, kicking out of the Deep Six and even nailing a Zig Zag, but The Showoff could not withstand the fight, succumbing to the End of Days.

DOMINIK MYSTERIO def. AJ STYLES

Earlier in the evening, AJ Styles goaded Dominik Mysterio into facing him one-on-one. Styles had the upper hand in the early going, clearly out-matching Dominik due to his experience.

Styles, however, had a lapse of judgment, so to speak, as he confronted Rhea Ripley, who attempted to goad him into hitting her at ringside. Styles refused but Dominik had enough time to ambush The Phenomenal One. Much like in previous weeks, Ripley was the X-factor, holding Styles' foot which gave the younger Mysterio the chance to roll up the former WWE Champion to earn the biggest win of his career.

THE MIZ ATTACKS DEXTER LUMIS AND ELIAS MAKES HIS RAW RETURN

After faking an injury all-day, and failing at his attempts to get out of facing Lumis, The Miz took matters into his own hands and blindsided his stalker with a steel chair before hitting the Skull-Crushing on the chair.

Elias made his long-awaited return to Monday Night Raw and was greeted with a standing ovation before Riddle came out to join the musician for a duet.

ROLLINS RETAINS AGAINST RIDDLE

One week after dethroning Bobby Lashley as the United States Champion, Seth “Freakin” Rollins took on the man he lost to at WWE Extreme Rules: Matt Riddle. Riddle locked on the Triangle Hold early, the same move he used to defeat Rollins Inside the Fight Pit at WWE Extreme Rules. Elias, who was still ringside, got involved when Rollins jabbed his jaw, leading to a vicious knee strike from the musical Superstar.

Rollins hit a sensational top-rope reverse suplex into a regular reverse suplex that left everyone breathless. Once again, Riddle locked in the Triangle Hold, but The Visionary hit a Buckle Bomb and a sit-out powerbomb to try to escape the hold. The Original Bro held firm, but Rollins desperately reached his foot to the rope to save his championship.

At ringside, Rollins tried to get Elias to hit him to secure a disqualification win, but Elias refused and earned a superkick for his troubles. Elias attempted to strike back, but his attempt backfired and allowed Rollins to hit the Stomp for the win.

After the match, Rollins tried to Stomp Riddle into the U.S. Title, but Mustafa Ali saved the day, chasing away the champion and repeatedly saying that he is Rollins’ problem now.

Source: WWE

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