Steve Notes Raw 8/24/20 LIVE SOON!

Steve Notes Raw 8/24/20

Confirmed for Payback, Reigns/Bray/Braun Nope, Holds Barred match

According to PWInsider, Vince showed up about 40 minutes before the show STARTED and ripped up everything. 

Drew is out, he wants thumbs up from THUNDERDOME

The audio murmur is a bit much still.

Drew wants to know the secret to how he won; he said he’s hungry. He works hard. WHEN SUPERSTARS GO MISSING, he steps up. Shade. 

Drew is gonna kick his ass or head and send him back to claymore country.

Drew gets so much into THunderdome, he gets sucker attacked by Orton- they go back to gorilla, popular place to fight these days. 

Orton kicks the wall, leading us to believe he kicked Drew. SCRAP IRON STEPS UP. GET EM, SCRAP IRON!

Second punt is even further away.

Drew stumbles away.

KEITH LEE VIDEO!

Nia Jax- WHERE’S PAT BUCK??

Interview- she was suspended- she says she’s been reinstated, all she had to do was go to Pat Buck and…. APOLOGIZE! 

Shayna says we’re all counting down to the moment you’re gonna get yourself fired or suspended. Shayna calls Nia Haystacks Calhoun- Nia says Shayna looks like an Adamms Fam reject. Nia’s reaction was funny here. 

Bayley! And Sasha!

Sasha looks so sad. :(

Bayley (Smackdown superstar) vs. Shayna Bazsler

Nia Jax shows up!

Shayna in control early, Bayley leaves.
Back in, Bayley goofs around doing some Thatch as Thatch Can, Shayna gets mad, delivers some NASTY forearms.

Sasha distracts, Bayley capitalizes. 

Bayley sends Shayna outside. 

Nia and Shayna are totally about to be a tag team-- oh wait no, Nia just attacked Shayna. DQ

*1/2

Yeah they are.

Owens goes up to a room that is supposed to have Aleister Black, it’s dark and he has to remind Black that his show is up next. Aliester shuts the door.

Man Thunderdome murmur is SO loud.

Aleister comes out with an eye bandage, god how the mighty have fallen

He’s Mr. No Depth Perception.

Aleister wants to roll the footage, demands it basically

Owens said I feel ya, they got under my skin!

Black falls over, then lays out Owens

Sasha/Bayley Charley interview

They said after Sasha wins her title back, they’re gonna take care of Nia & Shayna

24/7 Title match

TOzawa pins Truth (Shelton and Ced were in this too)

½*

Randy Orton is out.

For the longest time, he’s done what he’s wanted to whom he’s wanted, but last night, it didn’t work. 

You wanna know why I kicked you twice? Cuz you offered me a rematch out of pity!

KEITH LEE!!!!! They gave him the Jericho Debut! But with new worse music.

You seem perplexed, Randy- we havent been properly introduced. My name is Keith Lee, and I have come here to offer you to stop what you’re doing, and bask in my glory. You have been called many things, the Viper, Apex Predator- I have been called many things, but one thing is true- I AM LIMITLESS. He offers to fight Orton right here, right now.

Orton: You want to fight me? Keith Lee is it? You want to fight me? Maybe later. YOINK!

Charley report- she sees Zelina, Angel and Demi- were you willing to admit you poisoned Ford?

Angel says so she got caught? Who cares everyone’s been caught- Zelina gets mad and storms off. Garza then tries for a threesome.

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee announced for the main event

Angel Garza vs. Montez Ford

Garza dropkicks Montez outta the air to take control early.

Ivar comes down to spit some game at Demi Burnett, distracting Angel.

Ivar takes Demi. Angelo cheers Ivar on.

Montez with the HUGE frog splash to win. Dude gets more height every time.

**

Nia wants to team up with Shayna for the tag titles. Shayna says get off my case and ok, slaps Nia. Nia no sells it AGAIN. Meanwhile, in a nice bit of blocking, Bianca joins Liv and Ruby, they’re gonna take on the Iiconics and Zelina, if I heard them right?

Liv/Ruby/Bianca vs. IIconics/Zelina

Bianca gets a hot tag, takes control, lays out Zelina, Glam Slam, gets 2 broken up by Iiconics, Zelina tries rollup, KOD gets 3! Belair is so great.

**½

MVP tries to recruit Ced again in front of Rico. 

MARK HENRY!

Arm wrestling contest THIS SHOULD BE A SLAP CONTEST

Lashley just confirmed they have a US Title match at Payback.

Apollo says the same thing that happened to MVP is about to happen to Lashley. 

Mark Henry should be GM of Raw

Lashley pulls back to take his jacket off. 

Lashley puts his finger in Henry’s face. APOLLO SQUASHES LASHLEY (Steps on Lashley’s foot cuz Lashley put his foot under the table!)

Rey y Abuelita Mysterio Y WALTER entrevista con Charley. 

Rey says WALTER became a man last night. Must have taken him to el burdel. Rey says esta noche es not about winning and losing- Dom is totally turning on his dad. 

UGH, Lana and Nattie this is awful immediately. They’re paying tribute to Mickie James. I left the room, when I came back it was over.

Hurt Business head to Raw Underground, it might actually start at the correct time tonight.

Raw Underground isn’t orange anymore.

Bobby just killed a person in front of us. 

Dolph wants some of Lashley. 

Lashley gets taken down, but he comes back, slams Dolph, kicks him, Dolph jumps on hjis back, Lachley rolls through, throws him off, pounces him into the wall. They throw some chump in, he gets knocked TF out. 

Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee

Is Vince making Keith wear a shirt? FFS

Keith’s power impresses Randy, he grabs his punch, Randy is able to get the advantage, keeps Keith down. 

FUN SPLASH

Orton goes for draping DDT, hits it, loads up a punt, Drew attacks Randy.

Lee quantum leaped out?

*1/2

Drew interview, says Randy, if you’re watching this now,-- THEN KA-BLAM! Another punt.

Charley outside the Trainer’s office. She says its not good, could be a skull fracture. Drew confirmed killed off Raw?

Sasha Banks vs. Asuka Lumberjack Match

Sasha immediately is a dick to the lumberjacks- Asuka hip attack sends her out- the heels/faces line up Jets vs. Sharks style.

Asuka goes to the outside, Bayley attacks.

Asuka hits DDT from top turnbuckle

Asuka locks in ankle lock, Sasha sends her out, she tries to take out Asuka, ends up taking out Riott Squad. Asuka then knee off the apron. Asuka going through jacks to get to Bayley like that scene in Rogue One. Sasha takes advantage. Sasha hits frog splash, gets 2.99

Bayley wants a chair, Shayna attacks Bayley, Sasha is distracted, Asuka takes advantage, locks in Asuka Lock, Sasha taps!

**3/4

Drew leaving via ambulance

Keith Lee interview con Charley- 

Lee says he should be like hey bud, don’t interfere- instead he feels bad he saw his friend get loaded into ambulance- he’s tough, he’ll be OK. Randy, I can’t say the same for him.

Haha Ced is getting handled by Lashley in Raw Underground

Raw Underground goes out of control, Lashley breaking arms everywhere. 

PAYBACK: KEITH LEE vs. RANDY ORTON

Rey/Dom vs. Rollins/Murphy

Mysterios take control early

During commercial, they took back over.

Dom gets hot tag, Murphy makes him look like a million bucks

I still don’t get how Murphy can spike himself and be totally fine

I mean, I DO, cuz he puts his arm down, but still.

Murphy hits nasty chop block

Dom tags in Rey

Rey goes for 619, Murphy tagged himself in, tries to rollup Rey, Dom wants the tag in, they both do 619s. Dom goes up, lights blink out, Seth takes the opportunity to shove Dom- RETRIBUTION ARRIVES. 

They attack Rey y WALTER, wonk

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