WWE
RAW
May.Week
2.2017
Phoenix,
AZ
RAW
POWER RANKINGS
Braun
Strowman
Samoa
Joe
The
Miz (WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Finn
Bálor
Brock
Lesnar (WWE Universal Champion)
TONIGHT:
The new RAW General Manager Kurt Angle announces that “The Monster
Among Men” Braun Strowman will go one on one against “The
Architect” Set Rollins in a #1 contender's match for the WWE
Universal Championship. The winner will challenge “The Beast”
Brock Lesnar at WWE Extreme Rules for the Universal Championship!
MATCH
#1
Tag
Team Match
Heath
Slater & Rhyno vs The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy)
WINNERS:
The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy)
Method:
Pinfall from Jeff on Slater
Finish:
Twist of Fate (from Matt)/Swanton Bomb (from Jeff)
LAST
SATURDAY AT WWE LIVE IN BELFAST: The Bar defeated Gallows and
Anderson to retain the RAW Tag Team Championship!
LAST
SEASON: Maryse defeated Sasha Banks in what many called an upset.
Since then, Sasha has been seeking a rematch against Maryse who has
insisted on keeping Sasha in her rear-view mirror now that she
over-ranked “The Boss”.
TONIGHT:
Sasha is finally in the position she's been waiting for as she
finally gets her rematch against Maryse!
MATCH
#2
REMATCH
Normal
Match
Maryse
vs Sasha Banks
WINNER:
Sasha Banks
Method:
Submission
Finish:
Bank Statement
Post-Match:
Alexa leaves disappointed.
LAST
SATURDAY AT WWE LIVE IN BELFAST: Darren Young, with his life
coach Bob Backlund behind him, defeated The Miz to become the NEW WWE
Intercontinental Champion!
INTERVIEW:
A very angry Miz talks about how long it took (in my Universe) for
him to finally win the Intercontinental Championship. Miz refuses to
let his time as Intercontinental Champion end and plans on regaining
it right here tonight.
MATCH
#3
WWE
INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP
REMATCH
Normal
Match
Darren
Young (c)(w/Bob Backlund) vs The Miz (w/Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas)
WINNER
and NEW WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAPION: The Miz
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Skull Crushing Finale
Post-Match:
Darren Young leaves disappointed.
IN
THREE WEEKS AT WWE EXTREME RULES: Former champion Paige
challenges Alexa Bliss for the RAW Women's Championship in an Extreme
Rules Match!
MIDDLE
CARD PROMO
The
RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss outlines her plans. She plans on
beating Paige one more time at Extreme Rules. She's also going to
make sure that she beats Mickie James after what she pulled last week
(Mickie pinned Alexa in a 6-woman tag match). Then Alexa is going to
give her best friend Nia Jax an opportunity at her championship for
having her back.
Paige
asks Bliss if she's got a Plan B because she's going to need it after
Paige beats her and gets her title back.
Alexa
Bliss vs Paige
PROMO
BATTLE WINNER: Paige
LAST
SATURDAY AT WWE LIVE IN BELFAST: Cedric Alexander defeated
Neville to become the NEW WWE Cruiserweight Champion! These two
Superstars are still slated to face off in a Submission Match in
three weeks at WWE Extreme Rules.
TONIGHT:
Humiliated, Neville looks to put a hurting on the new champ and
re-enlists the aid of TJP who still has the offer of a Cruiserweight
Championship match from Neville if the so-called “King of the
Cruiserweights” is the champion. Neville and TJP will take on
Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali who's current ranking puts him in
contention for the Cruiserweight Championship.
MATCH
#4
Tag
Team Match
Cedric
Alexander & Mustafa Ali vs Neville & TJP
WINNERS:
Cedric Alexander & Mustafa Ali
Method:
Pinfall from Cedric on TJP
Finish:
Chickening Gutbuster countered into a roll-up
LAST
SATURDAY AT WWE LIVE IN BELFAST: Samoa Joe defeated Finn Bálor
in a rematch from their encounter on RAW last week that Bálor
won. Tonight, these two will clash in their tie-breaking rubber
match!
MATCH
#5
RUBBER
MATCH
Normal
Match
Samoa
Joe vs Finn Bálor
WINNER:
Finn Bálor
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
1916
Post-Match:
Joe immediately gets up after the 3-count as Finn quickly rolls out.
“The Samoan Submission Machine” beside himself, knocks down the
official as the announce team goes on about how this was an upset.
MIDDLE
CARD PROMO
A
still-disgruntled Goldust calls out his former Golden Truth tag team
partner R-Truth and challenges him to a match. Goldust is chafed that
Truth is above in him the rankings and wants to beat Truth once and
for all to prove that The Golden Truth was all about the gold.
R-Truth agrees in that Goldust seemed to only care about himself than
the truth and accepts his challenge. However, Goldust refuses to do
it tonight in a place like Phoenix.
Goldust
vs R-Truth
PROMO
BATTLE WINNER: R-Truth
MATCH
#6
Normal
Match
Apollo
Crews (w/Titus O'Neil) vs Kalisto
WINNER:
Apollo Crews
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Standing Shooting Star
Post-Match:
Apollo shakes Kalisto's hand who raises Apollo's arm.
MATCH
#7
MAIN
EVENT
#1
CONTENDER'S MATCH FOR THE WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Normal
Match
Braun
Strowman vs Seth Rollins
WINNER:
Seth Rollins
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Curb Stomp
Post-Match:
Braun leaves disappointed.
