The return of the commissioner was the focal point of the WWE Raw. The already qualified superstars for the MITB show got momentums towards the match.
A new rivalry started between Bobby Lashley and Sami Zayn on a personal note. Also, The Big Dog continued his rivalry against Jinder Mahal. Check out the results of the show from the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.
Kurt Angle kicked off this week’s WWE Raw. He talked about the contract signing for the women’s title. Stephanie McMahon made a surprise return to the show talking about MITB. Roman Reigns came out in thunderous boos to address McMahon’s propaganda against him. Kevin Owens also appeared to thank McMahon for giving him the opportunity at MITB.
The WWE Raw grabbed this opportunity and made a match between Reigns and Owens. It was the opening contest of the night. The Samoan Superstar took firm control of it when Jinder Mahal came out of nowhere and attacked him. Owens and Mahal double-teamed against Reigns. Seth Rollins came out to make the save.
The situation made a tag team match where Reigns and Rollins teamed up against Owens and Mahal. The match witnessed back and forth contest before Reigns took out Mahal with a superman punch. But, Owens super-kicked him. Later, Rollins caught him with the Curb Stomp for the win. Jinder Mahal attacked both of them with a chair, after the match to lay them down.
Alexa Bliss had a match against Ember Moon on WWE Raw. She talked trash about her opponent before the match. Mickie James was there to provide the distractions. But, the referee saw her interrupting. So, he ejected James from the ringside. It made way for Moon to connect with the Eclipse for the win.
Sami Zayn brought out Bobby Lashley’s sisters on WWE Raw for an interview. They were not the real sisters. Instead, three disguised men came out as Cathy, Francis, and Jessica. Bobby Lashley came out with no reactions from the crowd and went right after the fake sisters. Lashley took all of them out of the ring to stand tall.
Baron Corbin picked up a win against No Way Jose by hitting the End of Days. The B-team picked up their second consecutive win against Breezango, hitting the back suplex/neckbreaker combo. Dolph Ziggler defeated Chad Gable by hitting a superkick.
Natalya, Dana Brooke, Liv Morgan, and Sarah Logan competed in a Fatal 4-Way qualifier for MITB match. Logan sent Brooke into the ring post. After that Natalya locked in the Sharpshooter to pick up the win. Elias had another contest against Bobby Roode on WWE Raw. Elias won this one by hitting the Drift Away.
Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax had a contract signing session on WWE Raw for their MITB title match. Stephanie McMahon presided over things in this segment. She taunted Rousey saying she would not be able to lock the pendant arm-bar on Nia Jax. Rousey signed the contract promising to rip Jax’s arm at MITB.
Finn Balor had a match against Braun Strowman on WWE Raw main event.
The finishing segments witnessed Strowman sent himself shoulder first into the ring post. Finn Balor went to the top rope to hit the Coup De Grace. But, Strowman caught him and hit him with two Running Powerslams to pick up the win.