WWE
RAW
February.Week 3.2017
Pontiac, MI
Tonight
on Monday Night RAW: The 2017 Royal Rumble winner, The Rock, will
officially announce which champion he will challenge at WrestleMania.
Also
tonight: The now-former WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will
make a scheduled appearance to address his championship bout last
week against the now-reigning Universal Champion Neville.
Last
week on RAW: A volatile exchange between Luke Gallows and Cesaro
in their singles match appears to be re-igniting the flames of the
previous rivalry between their teams, leading to another hostile
confrontation between them.
Show
Opener Promo
An
angry Karl Anderson addresses his and Gallows' loss to Cesaro and
Sheamus two weeks ago as well as Cesaro's victory over Gallows last
week. Anderson reveals that Gallows was issued a very steep fine for
attacking the official after the match. But Gallows and Anderson
aren't here to avoid fines and walk a fine line. Gallows and Anderson
are here disrupt and destroy. He calls out Cesaro and challenges
Cesaro and Sheamus to a tag team rematch right here tonight!
Karl
Anderson vs Cesaro
Promo
Battle Winner: Cesaro
Last
week on RAW: A shocking attack! Seth Rollins humiliated Kurt
Angle '06 with an attack after their match, showing off his bad side
and losing the support of the WWE Universe.
Match
#1
(Rivalry)
Normal
Match
Seth
Rollins vs Lince Dorado
Mid-Match:
As Rollins and Lince exchange strikes, Rollins rolls to the outside
and looks to leave this match behind him when Kurt Angle appears and
tosses Seth back into the ring.
Winner:
Seth Rollins
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Ripcord Knee
Rating:
*** ½ Great
Backstage:
After getting laid out by Braun Strowman last week, Roman Reigns
tells the RAW General Manager, Mick Foley, that he wants Strowman
tonight. Foley tells Roman that he cannot give him a match against
Strowman tonight because of their scheduled United States
Championship match in two weeks at Fastlane. However, he can still
grant Roman his request in the form of a six-man tag team match.
Match
#2
Normal
Match
Alicia
Fox vs Alundra Blayze
Winner:
Alicia Fox
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Scissors Kick
Rating:
** ½ Good
Backstage:
After learning that he's been booked in a six-man tag team match
tonight against Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman menacingly informs RAW
GM Mick Foley that he works alone. Foley tells Strowman that his tag
team partners don't necessarily want to team up with Strowman either.
Next
week on 205 Live: The WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann will
go one on one against the newest member of the 205 Live roster, Akira
Tozawa!
Middle
Card Promo
Akira
Tozawa calls out the WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann.
Akira
Tozawa vs Rich Swann
Promo
Battle Winner: Akira Tozawa
Last
week on RAW: Enzo Amore and Big Cass defeated The New Day to
retain the RAW Tag Team Championships. At WWE Fastlane, the RAW Tag
Team Champions Enzo Amore and Big Cass will take on The Shining Stars
for the RAW Tag Team Championships!
Match
#3
Tag
Team Match
Rusev
& Jinder Mahal (w/Lana) vs The Golden Truth (Goldust &
R-Truth)
Winners:
The Golden Truth (Goldust & R-Truth)
Method:
Pinfall from Truth on Jinder
Finish:
The Lie Detector
Up
Next: RAW emanates live from historic Pontiac, Michigan. The site
of WrestleMania III, one of the biggest WrestleManias of all time
where “The Macho Man” Randy Savage had one of the greatest
matches of all time against Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat for the
WWE Intercontinental Championship. Tonight, “The Dragon” has
returned to Pontiac and one Superstar from the RAW roster is in for
the surprise match of his life on the road to WrestleMania!
Match
#4
Normal
Match
Ricky
“The Dragon” Steamboat '94 vs Kevin Owens
Winner:
Kevin Owens
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Pop-up Powerbomb
Interview:
The RAW Women's Champion Paige talks about her successful title
defense against Charlotte last week on RAW. Paige also is looking
forward to her opponent is going to be at Fastlane.
Match
#5
#1
Contender's Match for the RAW Women's Championship
Normal
Match
Charlotte
(W/Ric Flair & Dana Brooke) vs Nia Jax
Winner
and #1 Contender: Charlotte
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Natural Selection
Backstage:
Chris Jericho meets with Mick Foley as they talk about Jericho's big
rematch against Goldberg at Fastlane as they debate whether or not
Chris can pick up two consecutive victories over Goldberg. After
Jericho gets fired up over Foley seemingly doubting him, he is
informed that he has to team up with Goldberg in tonight's big
six-man tag team match.
Middle
Card Promo
The
now-former WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar calls out the NEW WWE
Universal Champion Neville. “The Beast” tells Neville to enjoy
every last bit of his time as the champion because at Fastlane Brock
is going to finish Neville off once and for all. Neville is about to
best Brock in the promo battle when Brock drops Neville with a cheap
shot and beats him down before the official breaks them up.
Brock
Lesnar vs Neville
Promo
Battle Result: Draw/No Contest
Backstage:
Bo Dallas is complaining to Curtis Axel about how The Authority
promised to make it up to him after they made a transaction that
allowed Triple H to take his spot in the Royal Rumble match.
Elsewhere
backstage: Braun Strowman bumps into Triple H and tells him to
stay out of his way tonight. “The Game” gets right into Braun's
face and tells him that he isn't one of these guys around here that
are scared of Strowman and tells Braun to stay out of HIS way
tonight.
Match
#6
Six-Man
Tag Team Match
Samoa
Joe, Braun Strowman & Triple H vs Roman Reigns, Goldberg &
Chris Jericho
Winners:
Roman Reigns, Goldberg & Chris Jericho
Method:
Pinfall from Goldberg on Samoa Joe
Finish:
Spear
Show
Closer Promo
The
winner of the 2017 Royal Rumble, The Rock, officially challenges the
WWE Universal Champion at WrestleMania.
Who
will be the WWE Universal Champion come WrestleMania? The reigning
champion Neville? Or “The Beast” Brock Lesnar? Neville and Lesnar
will go to war one last time for the WWE Universal Championship at
WWE Fastlane! The winner will then go on to face The Rock for the
Universal Championship at WrestleMania!
Match
#7
Main
Event
(Rivalry)
Rematch
Tag
Team Match
Cesaro
& Sheamus vs Gallows & Anderson
Winners:
Gallows & Anderson
Method:
Pinfall from Anderson on Cesaro
Finish:
Magic Killer
Post-Match:
Gallows and Anderson beat down Cesaro and Sheamus and throw them out
of the ring before they continue to take in their rematch victory.
Rating:
*** ½ Great
NEWS
DANGEROUS
ATTACK
Karl
Anderson and Luke Gallows's attacks continue on Cesaro and Sheamus!
Can their momentum be stopped?
EVENING
THE ODDS
Seth
Rollins tried walking out of his match, attempting to take another
shortcut to preserve his strength for more important matches. Kurt
Angle '06 rushed to ringside to bring him back into the ring so the
match could be finished!
