WWE Raw Results: Winners and highlights
The Authority attempted to remain unified and unstoppable Monday night as Raw rolled through our nation's capitol, Washington, D.C.Rollins had a few surprises in mind for J&J Security and Kane, while Bray Wyatt was interested in playing mind games and costed Roman Reigns a high-profile tag team match against the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.
Dolph Ziggler and Rusev's issues intensified with the introduction of a new woman into the mix, that being Summer Rae.The Intercontinental and Divas Championships took center stage, while John Cena and Cesaro wrestled a Raw match for the ages in his latest U.S. title open challenge. Here are the highlights:
Seth Rollins Promo
Seth Rollins kicked off the evening's show, flanked by Kane and J&J Security. He was in a giving mood, presenting them with new watches to start. From there, he gave Kane a trip to Hawaii and Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury a brand new Cadillac.
Mark Henry vs Big Show
The product of last week's disagreement, Mark Henry met Big Show in the night's opening contest.Henry started strong, delivering a big splash, but fell victim to the Knockout Punch just moments later, with Show picking up a pinfall victory.
After the match, Ryback hit the ring and a brawl ensued. The Miz, who was on commentary, entered the ring and tried to sneak-attack the IC champion but fled from the ring. Ryback demanded their match, originally slated for later in the show, begin immediately.
The Miz vs Ryback
The Miz worked over Ryback with some generic offense, relying heavily on a series of boots to the face to try to keep his more powerful opponent grounded.The intercontinental champion fought back, though, and had his rival set up for the Meathook clothesline, when The Miz ducked out of the ring and headed up the ramp, much more inclined to take the count-out loss than suffer any more punishment at the hands of The Big Guy.
John Cena vs Cesaro
John Cena issued his weekly open challenge for the United States Championship, a challenge Kevin Owens initially accepted. The NXT champion bailed out of the ring and revealed that Cesaro would be stepping up to the plate. Owens, instead, sat in on the match's commentary. Late in the match, a flurry of uppercuts led to the Cesaro Swing and A popup powerbomb left Cena lying down to close out the segment which meant Cesaro defeated John Cena by DQ.
Promo: Ziggler and Lana make it public
Dolph Ziggler and Lana made their way to the ring for a promo. Ziggler said that their relationship may not have started as love at first sight, but it has certainly developed over time.Lana detailed the oppression she lived under while paired with Rusev, which brought the Bulgarian Brute and new blonde associate Summer Rae to the squared circle.Ziggler warned Rusev to get over it or risk getting his other leg broken.Summer Rae talked trash, ending by calling Lana a phony. She slapped her, and a catfight between the bombshells ensued. The Showoff and the Ravishing Russian stood tall to end the segment.
Neville vs Sheamus
Mr. Money in the Bank squared off with The Man That Gravity Forgot Monday night.Sheamus wore Neville down in one portion of the bout, using his Irish Curse backbreaker on three straight occasions, the purpose being to drive the air from his much smaller opponent. A Brogue Kick attempt by Sheamus was ducked but a second was not, delivering the Celtic Warrior a victory.
Jack Swagger vs King Barrett
King Barrett defeated Jack Swagger.
Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins and Kane
Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns attempted to put an end to The Authority's dominance Monday night in a No DQ tag team match.A kendo stick had been introduced into the match, and Reigns and Ambrose were running rampant, when the lights went off and Bray Wyatt appeared. He attacked Reigns, leaving Ambrose to try and fend for himself. It did not end well for him. Ambrose was pinned following a chokeslam and the Pedigree.
After the match, Reigns attempted to fend The Authority off on his own and ate a powerbomb from Rollins, through a table set up earlier in the match.Bray Wyatt finished things off to close out the show, delivering Sister Abigail.