Steve Notes Raw 12/14/2020

Dirt sheet

Nightmare Before TLC fairy tale written by AJ Styles

They stage it with AJ hiding in the shadows and a spotlight comes up, then Morrison is dressed as Braveheart as Drew

They reenact what’s going to happen at TLC

“Drew” and Aj fight with a sword, Miz makes up his on ending about him cashing in, which AJ objects to, Sheamus interrupts, Miz and Morrison leave, AJ backs off, says we don’t have to do our match right now, throws a xmas tree at sheamus, sheamus throws a present back at him

AJ Styles vs Sheamus

Sheamus gets AJ up for a power bomb on the outside, OMOS ges him down for our first COMMERCIAL CLIFFHANGER

AJ works Sheamus’ leg, Sheamus gets 2 with a clothesline from up top

AJ locks in calf crusher on Sheamus bum leg, Sheamus gets to the rope

AJ wants Clash, sheamus counters with White Noise, gets 2

Sheamus carries AJ up to the top on his shoulders, AJ gets down, chop blocks his knee, Sheamus hits the floor, AJ rolls him up for 3

***1/2

Afterwards, AJ talks shit from the floor, Sheamus grabs his arm, OMOS grabs him and pulls him through, so he’s trapped in the ropes, OMOS gets a chair, kills Sheamus with it WHERE THE HELL IS DREW

Backstage, Hurt Business harass a guy just trying to eat some Bronuts, Lashley pours milk on him, he runs away, then Sarah was gonna interview them and tried to leave but they made her interview them. MVP has a match with Riddle, the others vs New Day

Riddle talks to New Day/Hardy at gorilla position, offers to be in their corner

New Day & Jeff Hardy (With Riddle) vs. Hurt Business

Xavier plays the trombone as ND&H rid Hurt Business from the ring on our first COMMERCIAL CLIFFHANGER!

Super fun match, Hardy gets pulled off the top by Cedric, allowing Lashley to get the Hurt Lock on and Hardy taps out, Cedric does another one of his exuberant celebrations

***½

Asuka pumps up Lana backstage says she’s proud to be her partner!

NIa Jax vs. Lana

Lana counters Nia with a rana to the corner, she goes up top, they go to the corner, Lana gets off Nia’s shoulders, kicks her off the top, rolls her up for 3 Lana wins

*¾

Shayna attacks Asuka backstage, Nia attacks Lana, Shayna comes in, they both attack her, Shayna stomps her elbow, they wreck her ankle, Asuka makes the save, codebreaker to Nia, clears them out, runs them off

Oh jeez Elias and Jaxon Ryker

Jaxson claims Elias’ music has changed him. Elias starts strumming for a new song- Truth gets in to apologize for interrupting him before. Elias starts his song, the 24/7 scene chases him. Ryker takes everyone out, throws Akira Tozawa onto the crowd and power bombs Gran Metalik. Get this clown off my TV.

Miz/Morrison backstage, they talk cashing in on Drew- Keith Lee says I have an idea- he has a coin- Morrison called heads- Lee says congrats, you both won, but that’s the only thing you’re gonna win

Keith Lee vs. Miz/Morrison

Lee pounces Morrison out the ring on our COMMERCIAL CLIFFHANGER

They stack up a pin on Lee for the win, what was the point of this match

**1/2

Bray Firefly Funhouse at the Thunderdome

He apologizes to Randy Orton, it was all a big misunderstanding, sometimes he has a sad mind of his own, this Sunday after you take on HIM, I don’;t know whats going to be left of you- there’s gonan be no games at tlc, just sadness and pain0 so I’m gonna celebrate, he wrote some jokes

He tells a few lame jokes, Randy interrupts on the tron, you changed after I put you down, HE appeared- for the first time in a long time I was outmaneuvered by HIM- how about we play a game of hide and seek, come find me

Mace vs. Ricochet

Mace dominates early, Ricochet comes back, Ali sends in Slapjack and Dijak to interfere, Ali gets rid of them, Mace hits chokeslam bomb, Rico kicks out, Mace hits his finish for the win, Retribution attacks, say he needs to join

**

Backstage, Bray sees Riddle, asks were Randy is. Riddle talks BRO-NOUNS. He sees Ramblin Rabbit, says hes gonna call him Baby Bro-da.

Shayna Baszler vs Dana Brooke

Shayna doesn’t break a sweat dismantling Dana to start

Dana figures out to move her arm to avoid the stomp thing

Dana comes back, but Nia attacks, DQ finish, Mandy comes back to attack Nia and Shayna with a kendo stick

Asuka helps

*

Bray finds Truth and Huskis chatting backstage

Bray looking for Randy, goes deep in the back, finds his old rocking chair, sits in it. Randy attacks him. Backstage brawl. Randy gets him in a crate, pour gasoline on it, lights it on fire.

The Fiend comes out of it, puts the claw on Randy.

Matt Riddle vs. MVP

Riddle wins with V-Trigger/Floating Bro, Lashley hits the ring, Riddle bolts, eats bro-nuts

AJ/Drew Ascension Ceremony

AJ says they’ve never fought, questions why after it took 19 years to get there- why would he risk it by volunteering to a TLC match? he’s won TLC defending his championship,

Drew says I learned, after losing the title to Randy that I wanna keep it, and you know it’s hard to do that- I steered WWE through uncharted waters in 2020- here’s a quote- every man dies, but not every man truly lives- this sunday, I’ll do whatever it takes to myself and you to remain WWE champion. Are you willing to do the same? He puts the title in the thing.

AJ says you have it all figured out. Weird music kicks in- he says what if its not just me you have to face? Miz/Morrison attack. Omos throws steel steps in the ring, AJ chop blocks, P-Forearm