My WWE 2K19 Results: WWE RAW (Jan.W2.18)

WWE RAW

January.Week 2.2018

Detroit, MI

CHAMPIONS

WWE Universal Champion: Brock Lesnar

WWE Intercontinental Champion: Roman Reigns

WWE RAW Tag Team Champions: The Shield (Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose)

WWE RAW Women's Champion: Paige

WWE RAW POWER RANKINGS

1. Scott Dawson

2. Dash Wilder

3. Rhyno

4. Heath Slater

5. Dean Ambrose (WWE RAW Tag Team Champion)

LAST WEEK ON RAW: Roman Reigns defeated former Intercontinental Champions Samoa Joe and John Cena in a Triple Threat Match to regain the Intercontinental Championship!

SHOW OPENER PROMO

Finn Bálor congratulates Roman Reigns on regaining the Intercontinental Championship and tells Roman that he's also looking to regain the Intercontinental Championship that he held last year just like Gallows and Anderson are looking to regain the RAW Tag Team Championship. Tensions begin to heat up as Finn stakes his claim that The Bálor Club are here to take The Shield's place as the most dominant trio in WWE.

Finn Bálor vs Roman Reigns

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Finn Bálor

TONIGHT: RAW GM Kurt Angle announces that The Shield will take on The Bálor Club in a Six-Man Tag Team Match!

MATCH #1

Tag Team Match

Bayley & Sasha Banks (w/Mickie James) vs Absolution (Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose)(w/Paige)

WINNERS: Absolution (Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose)

Method: Pinfall from Mandy on Sasha

Finish: Sit-Out Butterfly Facebuster

IN THE LOCKER ROOM AREA: Goldust hypes up Cedric Alexander who appreciates the pep talk but doesn't need it. It's been his dream to be a champion in WWE and Goldust knows what that feels like. Cedric says he's close to making his dream a reality tonight before Goldust says that the one thing standing between Cedric and his dreams is Cedric himself. He is in control of his destiny tonight.

NEXT WEEK: The WWE Mixed Match Challenge premieres!

INTERVIEW: Alicia Fox reveals that her Mixed Match Challenge partner will be SmackDown Superstar “The Modern Day Maharajah” Jinder Mahal!

MATCH #2

Normal Match

Matt Hardy vs Curt Hawkins

WINNER: Curt Hawkins!

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Taste of Pain

Post-Match: The sound of Bray Wyatt's laughter is heard throughout the arena.

PROMO: Elias says that he has the power to floor this arena with a performance that would leave Detroit forgetting about Eminem and Eight Mile in favor of Elias but he deems the WWE Universe here in Michigan unworthy of such an honor. Instead, he wishes The Miz well in his upcoming endeavor coming up soon...

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

MizTV: The Miz thanks Bo Dallas, Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe and John Cena for keeping his Intercontinental Championship warm but states that playtime is over and The Miz is ready to have his Intercontinental Championship back. He doesn't care where he is in the rankings. He met with RAW GM Kurt Angle and the IC Champ Roman Reigns himself and “The Big Dog” has already accepted his challenge for a title match in two weeks on the 25^th Anniversary of RAW!

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Finn Bálor says it's time to stop reminiscing and time to talk strategy. Karl Anderson says they're talking about throwing down instead of throwing back with everyone in Japan. Finn says the tactics remain the same. They've got an opportunity to show that 2018 is going to be the year of The Balor Club!

INTERVIEW: Enzo Amore says that Cedric Alexander is only hanging out with Goldust because it's the closest he's getting to gold in 2018. Enzo doesn't care who walks out of RAW tonight as Cruiserweight Champion because when it's all said and done, the final destination for that title will be aboard The Zo Train! Nia Jax greets Enzo after the interview.

MATCH #3

WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Normal Match

Akira Tozawa (c) vs Cedric Alexander

WINNER and NEW WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION: Cedric Alexander

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Lumbar Check

Post-Match: Tozawa shakes Cedric's hand and raises his arm.

IN THE OFFICE OF THE RAW GM: RAW GM Kurt Angle is on the phone talking about someone for the Women’s Royal Rumble and how they'd be great. The Bar enter and state how they haven't competed on RAW since November while accusing Kurt of favoritism by way of Jason Jordan being all of a sudden a Hardy Boy now with Jeff Hardy. They demand competition and Kurt grants their request.

EARLIER TONIGHT: Upcoming WWE Mixed Match Challenge competitor, The Miz learned that his partner would be Asuka and not his wife Maryse. While she's not who Miz wanted, Asuka says they that will win this. The Miz loves the fearsome aura around Asuka and agrees that they will win this.

OTHER RAW SUPERSTARS COMPETING IN THE WWE MIXED MATCH CHALLENGE INCLUDE: Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks, Elias and Bayley, Apollo Crews and Nia Jax and Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss!

IN THE LOCKER ROOM AREA: Alexa Bliss confronts Asuka and tries to intimidate “The Empress of Tomorrow” with a threat of impending harm at the hands of Alexa's best friend, Nia Jax.

MATCH #4

Tag Team Match

The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) vs Titus Worldwide (Titus O'Neil & Apollo Crews)(w/Dana Brooke)

WINNERS: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)

Method: Submission from Cesaro on Titus

Finish: Sharpshooter

IN THREE WEEKS AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE: “The Beast” Brock Lesnar defends the WWE Universal Championship against Braun Strowman, Kane and Big Show in a Fatal 4-Way Match!

LAST WEEK ON RAW: Kane confronted Brock Lesnar which led to a brawl between the two big behemoths!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Braun Strowman brings up how any normal man walking into a match against Brock Lesnar, Kane and Big Show would see that as entering certain doom but Braun is “The Monster Among Men” and he doesn't fear anyone and he doesn't fear the trio of Lesnar, Kane and Big Show. They should fear him!

Kane appears and says that Braun should have accepted his offer last week of teaming up because Braun's going to need all of the help he can get. What if Brock and Big Show briefly form an alliance with Kane during the Fatal 4-Way to ensure that Strowman is taken out of the equation? Strowman simply dares him/them to try and then suddenly clocks Kane which prompts a brawl that Braun gets the better of.

Braun Strowman vs Kane

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

PREVIOUSLY ON RAW: Rhyno is on a mission to toughen up Heath Slater and plans to lead by example tonight!

NEWS: Samoa Joe has been cleared by medical staff to compete once again! This Superstar is ready to make an impact on the scene as he makes his return to the ring.

MATCH #5

Normal Match

Samoa Joe vs Rhyno (w/Heath Slater)

WINNER: Samoa Joe

Method: Submission

Finish: Coquina Clutch

Post-Match: Joe stomps away at Rhyno, intent on sending a message!

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Samoe Joe is setting his sights on the Royal Rumble Match, targeting John Cena as one of his eliminations.

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Alexa Bliss tries to convince Nia Jax to take out Asuka. Alexa is the third lowest ranked Superstar in the women's division and taking down and taking out RAW's most buzzed about female Superstar is all Bliss would need to skyrocket right to the top of the division...alongside her best friend, of course.

MATCH #6

Normal Match

Asuka vs Nia Jax

Pre-Match: Nia attacks Asuka!

WINNER: N/A

Method: No Contest

SHOW CLOSER PROMO

The WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman promise victory at the Royal Rumble despite the stacked odds and the lack of an old school one-on-one challenge. Big Show appears and says that his legacy as one of the greatest giants of WWE depends on Show winning the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble. Then Big Show wants Brock one-on-one so he can beat “The Beast” decisively and prove that in the history of the WWE, “The Beast” was not enough to take down “The Giant”!

Intent on proving his seriousness, Big Show suddenly decks Lesnar which prompts a brawl that Big Show gets the better of.

Brock Lesnar vs Big Show

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

IN THE PARKING LOT AREA: Free agents Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are shown entering the arena where they're immediately accosted by security staff. However, WWE COO Triple H allows them entry as they are here to meet with “The Game”.

MAIN EVENT

Six-Man Tag Team Match

The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs Bálor Club (Finn Bálor, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows)

WINNERS: Bálor Club (Finn Bálor, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows)!

Method: Pinfall from Anderson on Reigns!

Finish: Magic Killer (w/Luke Gallows)

AFTER RAW WENT OFF THE AIR: WWE Intercontinental Champion Roman Reigns was ambushed by The Miz and The Miztourage!

NEWS

Roman Reigns has won the WWE Intercontinental Championship!