The Big Dog is out first for the main event!
THIS is certainly not @DancingABC (vote for Nikki @BellaTwins)…@WWERomanReigns wants to FIGHT @mikethemiz! #RAW pic.twitter.com/1G3zA7XMUI
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 26, 2017
Roman Reigns Vs. The Miz
The bell rings, and they take a few moments before Miz tries to beg Reigns off. Miz wants to shake hands and walk off. Reigns shakes his hand, but he won’t release it. Reigns ducks a right hand and knocks Miz out of the ring with a punch. The Miztourage quickly checks on The Miz and shouts at Reigns. Miz teases getting in the ring, and Reigns laughs at him. Reigns gets out of the ring and scares The Miztourage back.
Miz gets in the ring and applies a headlock to Reigns when he gets in. Reigns powers out and applies a side headlock. Miz whips him off, but Reigns shoulder blocks him down. The referee checks on The Miz. Bo Dallas uses the distraction to snap Reigns off the top rope. Miz boots Reigns in the face twice for a two count. Miz elbows away at Reigns before applying a chin lock. Reigns eventually powers out of it and punches him down. Miz quickly grabs the pants and pulls Reigns out of the ring. The Miz distracts the referee while Axel and Dallas slam Reigns into the barricade. Miz gets Reigns in the ring for a two count. Miz starts doing the Daniel Bryan dropkicks in the corner. Reigns counters a third dropkick with a Samoan Drop for a near fall. Reigns grabs his lower back in pain.
SUPERMAN IS IN THE BUILDING! #RAW @WWERomanReigns pic.twitter.com/68kvCN5Znk
— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2017
Reigns clotheslines him down twice before hitting a jumping clothesline. Miz scurries to the corner, so Reigns clubs away at him ten times. Reigns then big boots him down. Reigns sets up in the corner, but The Miztourage distracts him. Miz then catches Reigns with his patented corner clothesline. Miz starts up the IT (YES) Kicks, but Reigns blocks the big one and goes for a powerbomb. Miz slides off and goes for a Skull Crushing Finale, but Reigns gets out. Reigns hits Miz with a Superman Punch before punching Axel and Dallas off the apron. Miz gets out of the ring to recover. Reigns hits Axel and Dallas with a Drive By Dropkick. Reigns gets in the ring, and Miz hits a big kneeling DDT for a near fall. Miz goes for a Skull Crushing Finale, but Reigns fights out. Reigns ducks a clothesline and hits a Spear for the win.
Winner: Roman Reigns
The Miztourage attacks Reigns from behind and stomps away at him. They hold Reigns up for Miz to hit a Skull Crushing Finale, but Reigns fights them off. Reigns clears the ring of The Miztourage before hitting Miz with a Superman Punch. The crowd boos him loudly. Reigns goes for a powerbomb on The Miz, but The Miztourage cracks him in the back with a steel chair. They assault him with two chairs and slam them into his ribs. They then hold Reigns up for Miz to hit the Skull Crushing Finale. The Miz stands tall with The Miztourage.
They leave the ring before Miz notices Reigns getting up. Miz and The Miztourage quickly charge the ring, and Miz cracks him in the midsection and the back with the steel chair. The Miztourage gets Reigns to his feet, and Miz hits a Skull Crushing Finale on the steel chair! Miz grabs another chair and slams it off Reigns’ back. Miz holds out his fist adn The Miztourage do The Shield’s old fist bump! It’s coming!
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Echo#Miztourage #RAW @mikethemiz @TheBoDallas @RealCurtisAxel pic.twitter.com/98lIwXBA9I— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 26, 2017
Later tonight, Enzo Amore’s celebration. Finn Balor is shown walking backstage, holding his ribs, and he’s on his way to the ring.
*Commercial Break*
Finn Balor Vs. Goldust
The bell rings, and Bálor quickly attacks Goldust with right hands. Goldust comes back with some punches, but Bálor quickly sends him out of the ring. Bálor dropkicks him into the barricade before throwing him into the barricade. Bálor punches him before sending him ribs-first into the barricade and putting him in the ring. Goldust quickly knees him on the apron and sends him into the ring post shoulder-first. Bray Wyatt attacked the ribs last night at No Mercy. Goldust drops the ribs on the barricade and gets in the ring.
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Goldust applying a bear hug. Bálor fights up and punches out before kicking him in the midsection. Bálor chops the chest and sends him to the opposite corner for a chop. Goldust reverses a whip and kicks him in the ribs trying a slingshot. Goldust follows up with a spinebuster for a near fall. Goldust creepily rubs Bálor’s body before going for a Final Cut, but Bálor fights out. Bálor’s ribs are too hurt to capitalize.
The @Goldust mind games are making their presence felt…#RAW @FinnBalor pic.twitter.com/gbU7NPMQri
— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2017
Goldust uppercuts him, but Bálor comes back with an overhead kick. Bálor takes him down and stomps away at him. Bálor follows up with a Sling Blade a stiff dropkick into the corner. Bálor goes to the top rope and hits the Coup de Grace for the win.
Winner: Finn Balor
The screen flashes with Bray Wyatt’s video, and a child starts singing, “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands.” Then the video flashes to end the segment.
Bayley and Sasha Banks will take on Nia Jax and Emma later tonight.
*Commercial Break*
Still photos are shown from the Fatal 5-Way Match when Alexa Bliss retained the title by pinning Bayley.
Bayley is stretching when Sasha Banks walks in. They have an awkward encounter about texting each other. Banks is upset Bayley stopped her from winning the title. Banks says she’s over it, and they need to concentrate on Nia Jax and Emma. Nia Jax tried to end Bayley’s career. Bayley says for the past month, she’s been replaying the sound of her shoulder popping. Tonight, she’ll make Nia Jax feel her pain. They shake hands.
Also backstage, Kurt Angle is talking on the phone when Enzo Amore stops him. Enzo says people are jealous. Enzo needs a no contact clause. If Neville or any of the Cruiserweights lay a hand on him, they forfeit any title opportunities. Angle agrees, but he throws in that Enzo is annoying as hell. The crowd laughed.
Nia Jax makes her entrance. She’ll team with Emma to take on Sasha Banks and Bayley, next.
She’s not like most…@NiaJaxWWE teams with @EmmaWWE to battle @itsBayleyWWE and @SashaBanksWWE NEXT on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/L6GN4fktjh
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 26, 2017
*Commercial Break*
We return to see Nia Jax and Emma already in the ring. Sasha Banks is out next, followed by Bayley. We see a replay of Bayley getting injured a while back, at the hands of Nia Jax.
Bayley & Sasha Banks Vs. Nia Jax & Emma
Bayley will start against Nia Jax. Bayley kicks her before laying in some forearms. Jax simply blocks one and attacks the shoulder before avalanching her in the corner. Jax goes for a Samoan Drop, but Banks pulls her off. Jax knocks Banks to the floor before avalanching Bayley. Jax then sends Bayley into Banks, and they crash to ringside.
Safe to say @NiaJaxWWE is having her way thus far…#RAW @SashaBanksWWE @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/d4gQKL7DXZ
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) September 26, 2017
*Commercial Break*
We come back from the break to see Bayley fight out of a rest hold from Emma. Emma clotheslines her for a two count. Jax tags back in and goes to slam Bayley, but she gets out. Jax applies an overhead wristlock an Bayley before hitting a falling leg drop to the recently healed shoulder for a two count! Jax powers Bayley into the corner and tags in Emma. Emma stomps her, but Bayley soon fights her off and boots her down. Bayley kicks Emma into Jax.
Banks tags in and hits a pair of clotheslines followed by a dropkick. Banks comes back with a sloppy looking head-scissor takeover. Banks hits Jax before catching Emma with double knees in the corner. Jax breaks up the pin and throws Bayley out of the ring. Jax goes to leave the ring, but Banks catches her with a dropkick. Jax goes to give Bayley a Samoan Drop on the floor, but Banks stops it. They eventually send Jax into the ring post. Emma rolls Banks up for a near fall. Bayley tags in and goes to the top rope just to jump over Emma. Bayley then hits Bayley-To-Belly for the win.
Winners: Sasha Banks & Bayley
Enzo Amore is talking to himself backstage in preparation for his celebration. It’s next.
*Commercial Break*
Next week on RAW, we’ll see Seth Rollins take on Braun Strowman. We’ll also see Roman Reigns take on The Miz for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
It’s time for a CELEBRATION on Monday Night #RAW with your NEWWWWW @WWE #Cruiserweight Champion @real1! #205Live pic.twitter.com/fXy5ALDWJT
— 205Live (@WWE205Live) September 26, 2017
Enzo Amore’s music hits, and the WWE Cruiserweight Champion comes out to a better reception than he’s received in recent weeks. Enzo goes through his usual shtick while the crowd says it along with him. Enzo gets in the ring and says it was all a dream until it became a reality. Enzo Amore is your new Cruiserweight Champion. That gets a so-so reaction. Enzo says he woke up this morning in his California king bed. He looked over and saw the most beautiful woman he’d ever laid eyes on, and he started reflecting. In the past couple of months, he’s dealt with some real haters. Over the last few months, he’s received some major scrutiny and ate some humble pie, but he’s full now. They’re just jealous like his former tag team partner Big Cass. The last time he saw him, he was hobbling and crying out of a Brooklyn arena. That schmuck said he held him back, but he has a title and Cass has a bad knee. Enzo held Cass up. When he thinks about the WWE Universe and the “You Can’t Wrestle” chants, those same words were once said to John Cena, Batista, and The Rock. They had mainstream power like he does. At the end of the day, he really did it. In order to celebrate his win, he’s going to retire his jersey and unveils it. Enzo also did something the other Cruiserweights couldn’t do – make 205 Live relevant.
Well, now it’s a celebration…or is it? #RAW #205Live pic.twitter.com/75WN9wKa83
— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2017
The entire roster of Cruiserweights come out to the 205 Live music, which Enzo calls terrible. Enzo calls them all a bunch of haters. Enzo says he can see “Richie Swann,” and he calls him small. Swann danced his way to a title and then danced his way to being a nobody. Enzo then calls out Cedric Alexander and says he’s the man charisma forgot. As for Gran Metalik, he likes him but he’s got nerve coming out here. With a gut like his, there’s no way he’s under 205. As for Drew Gulak, he’s happy he doesn’t have his Captain Underpants gear on tonight.
Enzo keeps on going until Neville’s music hits, and he comes out with dark circles under his eyes and looking lethargic. Enzo says Neville’s crown is on the shoulder of a real man. Enzo says with the satellite disks he has for ears, he heard him. The truth hurts. Enzo dances around the ring while holding up the title. Neville says Enzo is right. The truth is brutal. The truth is that Enzo is such an unbearable, toxic individual that he’s alienated everyone he’s come into contact with. The crowd cheers that. Enzo arrived on Monday Night RAW to much fanfare, but two years later he was dumped on their doorstep like an unwanted little slug because no one wants him. If it were left to him, he’d have left Enzo out in the cold to rot. It was the Cruiserweights behind him, the so-called “nobodies,” that insisted he gets an opportunity. Is this how he repays them? Enzo says he repays them by making them stars. Neville says Enzo is nothing but a disgrace and made a joke out of them, this division, and his Cruiserweight Championship. When Enzo kicked him where the sun doesn’t shine, he made a joke out of Neville. Now on behalf of the entire Cruiserweight Division, he is here to end him.
“I am here to end you.” – @WWENeville to @real1#RAW #205Live pic.twitter.com/qyp4ufkdcZ
— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2017
Neville drops the microphone and charges the ring. Enzo holds up the clause that says if he lays a hand on him, he won’t get a title opportunity. Enzo says this is the last hour of RAW. This is the main event. In nine months of holding the title, Neville never sniffed this hour. That’s the truth, and he knows it. The reason he’s out here with these Cruiserweights is because he’s a star. Neville and the Cruiserweights can’t touch his merchandise checks. Enzo tells him to get out of the ring and go home. Neville spin kicks him and sends him into the framed jersey. Neville throws him out of the ring and drives him into the barricade. Neville drives him into the barricade a second time. Enzo tries to run away, but the Cruiserweights back him up to the ring. They hate him. Neville puts Enzo in the ring and shoves the no contact clause in his mouth before kicking him in the face. The crowd and the Cruiserweights are clapping. Neville then sets him up and hits the Red Arrow to a decent reception. Enzo is left laying to end the show.
The RED ARROW CONNECTS, and the ENTIRE #Cruiserweight division LOVES IT as @WWENeville spoils @real1‘s celebration! #RAW #205Live pic.twitter.com/tYibtXmcW5
— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2017
That’s it for this week’s Raw, what did you think of that ending? Let us know what you thought and remember to come back tomorrow night for SmackDown Live and 205 Live! Until then, safe travels.