Monday Night Raw opens with Roman Reigns coming to the ring to a mixed reception. The fans chant “We Want Strowman” and Roman stays quiet.
You’re looking into the ? of a man who is READY to put @BraunStrowman inside an ? at @WWE Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view! #RAW #WWEGBOF pic.twitter.com/lYBsdqKSLM
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 27, 2017
Finally Roman says that last week on Raw, Samoa Joe put the Coquina Clutch on him and he went to sleep – the fans cheer and Roman says he figured they’d like that. And when he was done, Braun Strowman came down and attacked him like a coward, then challenged him to an Ambulance Match. He accepts the match and says he will beat Braun and drive him to hell. Because this is his yard.
Just as Roman finishes we hear an ambulance siren and one drives into the arena. Nobody gets out, so Roman walks up the ramp and goes to the back of the ambulance. He opens the doors and there is nothing inside and then Braun attacks him from behind. Braun grabs Roman by the neck and throws him onto the stage. They brawl on the stage until Braun grabs Reigns and tosses him off the stage and into the side of the ambulance. Braun puts Reigns into the back of the ambulance and it drives off. Strowman stands on the stage and roars and the crowd cheer.
What kind of DESTRUCTION is @BraunStrowman capable of at #WWEGBOF…if he just did THIS to @WWERomanReigns?! #RAW pic.twitter.com/4ph2OiIm5y
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 27, 2017
Later tonight, both Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe will be in the building. Also, Finn Balor teams with The Hardy Boyz to face Elias Samson, Sheamus and Cesaro.
*Commercial Break*
We return to see Elias Samson sitting in the ring with Cesaro and Sheamus flanking him. Samson says that he is usually a solo act but tonight he is part of a trio that will help him give the city of angels the songs it deserves. Just as he starts strumming he is interrupted by team extreme! I kinda wanted to hear Sheamus and Cesaro sing.
Sheamus, Cesaro & Elias Samson Vs. The Hardy Boyz & Finn Balor
Matt Hardy will start the match against Sheamus. They lock up, and Sheamus knees him in the midsection before punching him to the corner. Sheamus uppercuts him and sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Jeff Hardy is tagged in.
They whip Sheamus into the corner. Jeff dropkicks Cesaro off the apron and hits Sheamus with Poetry in Motion. Cesaro runs in, and they hit him with a double suplex. Elias Samson runs in, but he quickly gets out of the ring before Bálor punches him. The Hardys and Bálor pose for the crowd while we go to commercial.
Something tells us @WWECesaro isn’t a big fan of poetry…especially when it’s MOVING! #RAW @JEFFHARDYBRAND @MATTHARDYBRAND pic.twitter.com/UXnLJ89ER1
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 27, 2017
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Jeff down in the corner. Cesaro tags in, but Jeff soon makes a tag to Bálor. Bálor stomps away at Cesaro before sending him into the ropes. Cesaro tries for a sunset flip, but Bálor rolls through and kicks him. Josh Duhamel the commentary booth. He’s an actor in the new Transformers movie. Sheamus tags in and clubs away at Bálor’s chest. Cesaro tags in and stomps him. Samson tags in and kicks Bálor in the midsection before delivering a forearm to his jaw. Samson punches him to the corner.
Bálor fights out and punches away at Samson. Sheamus blind tags in and attacks Bálor. Sheamus hits a powerslam for a two count. Sheamus gets Bálor in a modified torture rack, but Bálor fights out and tags in Jeff. Jeff punches away at Sheamus before having a whip reversed, but he clotheslines him down. Jeff hits an inverted atomic drop followed by a double leg to the midsection. Sheamus kicks out at two. Jeff tries for a Twist of Fate, but Sheamus shoves him off. Jeff sidesteps a shoulder, and Sheamus hits the ring post shoulder-first.
Here’s what you might call… VINTAGE @JEFFHARDYBRAND! #RAW #6ManTag pic.twitter.com/pGV3H7w7yJ
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 27, 2017
Jeff goes to the top rope, but Cesaro pulls Sheamus out of the ring. Jeff then leaps to the floor onto Sheamus and Cesaro. Jeff gets in the ring, but Samson grabs his leg. Sheamus knees Jeff in the face while he gets in the ring and covers, but Jeff gets his foot on the bottom rope.
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Samson clothesline Jeff down before attacking Bálor on the apron. Sheamus is tagged in, and he puts Jeff in an overhead wristlock. Sheamus hits him with an Irish Curse Backbreaker for a two count. Cesaro tags in and hits an axe handle off the top rope for a two count. Cesaro applies a front facelock, but Jeff fights up. Cesaro quickly boots Bálor off the apron and tags in Sheamus. Jeff quickly takes Sheamus out with a mule kick. My screen is completely unwatchable as there is a problem with the USA Network.
Matt tags in and makes a comeback on Samson. Samson quickly sends Matt into the steel post and tags in Sheamus. Cesaro tags in, and they hit a double-team White Noise, but Bálor breaks it up. Cesaro is furious. Matt hits him with a jawbreaker. Bálor tags in, and he takes Cesaro down before knocking Samson off the apron. Bálor then gets on the apron and hits a running kick to the face. Bálor knocks Sheamus out of the ring. Bálor hits the ropes and connects with a summersault senton on Sheamus and Cesaro.
Look up, @WWECesaro and @WWESheamus…@FinnBalor is FLYING! #RAW pic.twitter.com/XTunvwJPYb
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 27, 2017
Bálor gets Cesaro in the ring and dropkicks him into the corner. Bálor goes to the top rope. Matt pulls Sheamus off the apron and hits a Twist of Fate on the floor. Jeff then hits a diving clothesline off the apron onto Samson to stop him from interfering. Bálor then hits Cesaro with the Coup de Grâce for the win.
Winners: The Hardy Boyz & Finn Balor
We get another Golden Age promo from Goldust and he says it’s showtime. Dust will face R-Truth after the break!
*Commercial Break*
Embrace the bizarre… #RAW @Goldust pic.twitter.com/X5iCvipzbc
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 27, 2017
Goldust comes to the ring, with personal cameraman, and out comes R-Truth. Goldust attacks R-Truth before the match can begin and poses. The match never started.
We see Charly Caruso backstage and she introduces Paul Heyman. She says rumours are on fire that Brock Lesnar will be here tonight, but Paul cuts her off and says Brock will be here tonight and he will come to the ring and call Joe to the ring for a fight. Samoa Joe suddenly grabs Paul from behind and holds him. He whispers to Heyman and says that the Coquina Clutch is for Brock tonight, not Heyman. Joe sends Heyman on his way.
Up next, Miz TV with The Ball Family.