My WWE 2K18 Results: WWE RAW (Jul.W1.17)

WWE RAW

July.Week 1.2017

Kansas City, MO

CHAMPIONS

WWE Universal Champion: Brock Lesnar

WWE Intercontinental Champion: The Miz

WWE RAW Tag Team Champions: The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy)

WWE RAW Women's Champion: Paige

WWE RAW POWER RANKINGS

1. The Miz (WWE Intercontinental Champion)

2. Finn Bálor

3. Jeff Hardy (WWE RAW Tag Team Champion)

4. Alexa Bliss

5. Matt Hardy (WWE RAW Tag Team Champion)

THIS SUNDAY: WWE Great Balls of Fire!

TONIGHT: The WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar looks for his title challenger this Sunday, Samoa Joe. Also tonight: “The Monster Among Men” Braun Strowman demands competition!

SHOW OPENER PROMO

Enzo Amore addresses his opponent this Sunday, his former tag team partner Big Cass. He says not to let the tall odds fool you. Enzo is “The Smacktalker Skywalker”, he's got a mic-saber for a hater and he's still got enough force to take on Big Cass.

LAST WEEK ON RAW: “The Boss” Sasha Banks was victorious in a six-woman elimination match where she last eliminated Nia Jax, earning the opportunity to challenge the WWE RAW Women's Champion, Paige, this Sunday at Great Balls of Fire!

MATCH #1

Tag Team Match

Paige & Sasha Banks vs Alexa Bliss & Nia Jax

WINNERS: Paige & Sasha Banks

Method: Submission from Paige on Nia

Finish: PTO

LAST WEEK ON RAW: The Miztourage, now backed by Goldust, were bested in their premiere outing as benefactors of “Shattered Dreams Productions” when they were defeated by the team of Dean Ambrose, Big Show and R-Truth who pinned Bo Dallas.

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Goldust stands in the middle of the ring humiliated for himself, The Miztourage but most of all, The Miz.It makes all of the sense in the world for a Hollywood A-Lister like The Miz to receive support from a long-standing brand like Shattered Dreams Productions but his former Golden Truth partner R-Truth had to ruin the glorious premiere of the Shattered Dreams-backed Miztourage and Goldust promises that R-Truth will pay.

Goldust vs R-Truth

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Goldust

NEXT: The WWE Intercontinental Champion and the #1 Superstar on the WWE RAW Power Rankings, The Miz, tells Bo Dallas that after his loss for The Miz brand last week, Bo can make things right tonight by taking out Miz's opponent this Sunday, Dean Ambrose.

MATCH #2

Normal Match

Dean Ambrose vs Bo Dallas (w/The Miz, Maryse & Curtis Axel)

WINNER: Bo Dallas!

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Bo Dazzler

LAST WEEK ON RAW: Before his scheduled match with Elias Samson, Finn Bálor was attacked by Elias during his entrance!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Finn Bálor vs Elias Samson

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Finn Bálor

THIS SUNDAY AT WWE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE: “The Architect” Seth Rollins takes on “The Monster Among Men” Braun Strowman!

LAST WEEK ON RAW: Seth Rollins defeated Curt Hawkins but was attacked after the match by “The Reaper of Souls” Bray Wyatt!

INTERVIEW: After Rollins is done with Strowman on Sunday, he vows to expose “The Reaper of Souls” as a false deity, ending his address with a direct question to his tormentor: "Are you a man? Or are you just a coward?"

MATCH #3

REMATCH

Normal Match

Seth Rollins vs Curt Hawkins

WINNER: Seth Rollins

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Avada Kedavra

THIS SUNDAY AT WWE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE: “The Samoan Submission Machine” Samoa Joe challenges the WWE Universal Champion, “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar in a rematch from last season's Great Balls of Fire PPV!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

The WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar wants Samoa Joe to meet him in the ring so he can put him in his place. Lesnar claims that Joe seems to be suffering from a case of misplaced confidence after choking out The Undertaker and finding his way back to another title match with Brock. Joe can puff his chest out all that he wants but Joe ain't choking out anybody and the story will remain the same this Sunday.

The words end abruptly when Samoa Joe delivers a vicious headbutt which brings Brock down to one knee. A brief brawl ensues that Joe gets the better of. Is this a sign of things to come this Sunday?

THIS SUNDAY AT WWE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE: Mustafa Ali challenges the WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander to a championship rematch!

RECENTLY ON WWE 205 LIVE: Alicia Fox has been growing impatient with her boyfriend, Noam Dar, for not climbing up the rankings faster so he can beat her ex-boyfriend, the reigning Cruiserweight Champion, Cedric Alexander.

TONIGHT: Far be it from him to hinder true love, Cedric Alexander has offered to give Noam Dar an opportunity to bring his girlfriend the gift of payback against him.

MATCH #4

Non-Title

Normal Match

Cedric Alexander vs Noam Dar (w/Alicia Fox)

WINNER: Cedric Alexander

Method: Disqualification

Finish: Dar wallops Cedric with a steel chair.

INTERVIEW: THE WWE RAW Tag Team Champion, The Hardy Boyz talk about the long and difficult journey to defeat The Bar and win the RAW Tag Team Titles. Difficult enough that some are even assigning adjectives like “lucky” and “fluke” to their reign despite already having two successful title defenses.

So in order to leave no doubt that they are THE champs to beat on Monday Night RAW, Matt and Jeff issue a challenge to whichever team become the #1 contenders. A challenge to face The Hardy Boyz in a 30-Minute Iron Man Match this Sunday at Great Balls of Fire where The Hardy Boyz will cement their reign as the best tag team today!

MATCH #5

#1 CONTENDER'S MATCH FOR THE WWE RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Tag Team Match

Heath Slater & Rhyno vs Gallows & Anderson

WINNERS and #1 CONTENDERS: Heath Slater & Rhyno

Method: Pinfall from Slater on Gallows!

Finish: Reverse DDT

BACKSTAGE: Titus O'Neil motivates Apollo Crews to challenge Braun Strowman tonight and brings up how Apollo defeated John Cena AND Dean Ambrose, two Superstars embroiled in a rivalry for the WWE Championship. Titus Acknowledges that Apollo has been in this situation once before and was bested by “The Monster Among Men” but that doesn't mean that Apollo can't shock the world once again tonight!

MATCH #6

MAIN EVENT

Normal Match

Braun Strowman vs Apollo Crews

WINNER: Braun Strowman

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Running Powerslam

NEWS

Finn Bálor called out Elias Samson to the ring, apparently still not content with how their rivalry had previously ended. Both former enemies had a lot of trash talk to throw at each other, old hostilities now being resurfaced for what should be the start of another series of matches between these rivals.