Steve Notes Raw 8/17/20

Steve Notes Raw 8/17/20

Be cool if people were in there tearing down the PC as this episode happens

Drew comes out, starts judging Randy Orton for blasting Ric Flair

Graphics start going wonky

HAHA Retribution is in the truck

Drew’s lockerroom speech

He says we can stomp them out

Seth shows up, says lets not forget who was the first to teach you how to be a champion, like I taught Dom how to be a superstar

Rico said Rey is gonna be there tonight

Drew says are you scared? No, I can protect myself, you couldn’t even protect Flair from Orton

Hurt Bidness

They call out Retribution

MVP Say Apollo is probably behind Retribution

Apollo comes out, challenges MVP- says if Apollo can beat Shelton, Shelton and Lashley have to stay backstage for their fight at slam. MVP accepts. 

Apollo vs Shelton

Apollo gets the win after Truth runs through being chased by ninjas. 

Angel is trying to bust down the bachelor girl 

Ivan ruins his game they have a match next 

Angel vs Ivar

Dawk comes into try and bust down Barnett 

Garza beats Ivar with drop kick to the head finisher that he’s using now. Dawkins and Burnett show up on the tron, reference some mysterious video that shows Garza in some compromising situation. Joe backs it up, said he came across it. 

We see the video- Zelina was poisoning Montez’s solo cup

Dawkins is pissed, he says my brother wants the smoke MONTEZ is back!

Natalya vs. Mickie James

Mickie has like a country version of captain marvel outfit- she comes out strong and dominates early

Seth and Murphy interrupt, Seth comes up to Joe, asks how he knows Rey is gonna be there

Meanwhile, Mickie gets hit off the turnbuckle to the floor, can’t make it back up by ten

Lana is tiktoking Mickie James, so she kicks her

Seth gets on a mic- says if Rey and Walter are here tonight, it will be the last mistake either make and neither of them will be at summerslam

Sasha Banks

Bayley offers to fight Asuka first at Summerslam so she’ll carry the heavy load and Sasha can tap her out quick- I think that means Asuka is gonna win quick against Bayley

At Payback, they’re defending- so they talk about the people they’re defending against. They say Asuka vs. Ka-- oh that’s right we took her out. 

Asuka comes out, THE EMPRESS IS HERE

Asuka wants Shayna to fight WITH her before they fight each other, they run Sasha and Bayley out

Shayna/Asuka vs. Sasha/Bayley

Nia Jax punches Shayna through the plexiglass, INSTANT PATBUCK appears, they brawl through crowd

Bayley/Sasha pick Asuka apart

Bayley goes for Elbow, Asuka gets her feet up, goes for rollup, gets 2, spinning backfist gets Bayley down, Sasha gets Asuka in the BS, Shayna runs in, kicks Sasha, Asuka gets the hot tag, wow backstabber/Bayley to Belly only gets 2, Shayna gut wrench, kirafuna clutch, Sasha breaks it up, Asuka gets Asuka lock on Sasha, Shayna taps out Bayley 

***½

Ced gets left out of the six man match

HBK gives Drew a pep talk, Drew says he feels like he let HBK down. He says being champion is about facing adversity. He tells drew he needs his space to face Randy. HBK about to be murdered. 

Iiconics talk shit to ruby/liv backstage 

Peyton is taking Billie’s place in her match against Ruby

Duke and Shafir are hanging with Baszler

Peyton Royce vs Ruby Riott

Huge funsplash for RUBY from apron to floor

Billie taunts Liv, Ruby goes to defend liv, Peyton pushes Ruby into Liv, who eats shit hard, Peyton hits deja vu on Ruby, wins

Raw Underground

Erik vs a guy he murders with his knees 

Shane interviews Dolph, who gives Erik a 4/10, who challenges Dolph, they decide to fight

Dolph wrestles, Erik powers him down

Dolph gets his back, then thumbs Erik’s eye- Ivar pushes Dolph in the crowd

Rey returns!

He says he’s felt pain, he’s gonna be in Dom’s corner to watch him kick his ass in a street fight. Dom says he knows what he has to do, he’ll be ready. Rey says he’s so proud. 

Seth on the tron- he says Rey is putting Dom in harms way for his own personal glory. So selfish. He says I can’t understand why you continue to do this. Seth says it’ll be the mysterio name, the legacy  on the like at Summerslam. Rey says come down here! Seth says ok you asked for this, don’t move an inch. 

Seth and Murph come down, get in the ring and Rey/Dom leave. Rey distracts Seth as Dom grabs kendo sticks and they destroy Seth. 

MVP visits Ced to recruit him into HB. He says he’s been there before, backstage but it wasn’t his friends that held him back. MVP says the offer stuff stands. Think it over while you’re enjoying the fine cuisine in catering. 

Raw Underground- Arturo Ruas vs. Riddick MOss

They go to the outside, and knock some other guys out and Shane calls it?

Hurt Business vs. Ali/Rico/Cruise

Lashley eliminates Ali with Dominator

Benjamin hits pay Dirt on Ricochet, 1 on 3 Cruise vs. HB

Crews hits Benjamin with his power bomb, elimination

CED WINS 24/7 TITLE FROM SHELTON!!

MVP taking control against Crews

Cruis hits his power bomb on MVP, it’s lashley and Crews, Lashley comes in immediately and starts picking apart Apollo

Apollo gets 2 with a standing moonsault

Lashley tries for a full lashley, Lashley gets WIN with spear

**½

Cedric vs. Tozawa 24/7 match

MVP watches backstage

Lumbar Check, Ced wins

*

Shelton hits Pay Dirt on Ced, wins the title back

Marina Shafir on Raw Underground, makes a redhead tap out to an ankle lock

Nia shoves Duke

Shayna vs. NIa Jax, Nia runs

Montez Ford vs. Andrade

Ford does a crazy flip to the outside, in control early

SHOTGUN chops from Andrade

Vega on the apron, she funsplashes Bianca, who slams her to the floor, distraction let Ford get the rollup and 3

HBK is out

He gets very emotional about Ric- many of us- including me, loved performing in this ring- without him, there would be no other wrestlers evidently eve, includijng YOU randy orton. But you don’t have that same appreciation, even tho you had that same wrestler teaching you. Shawn says I don’t know if you’re gonna meet your end via superkick or claymore, but you will meet it- then Orton shows up, RKO, PUNT. Drew runs him off- Orton tries to blindside Drew, they brawl to the outside

Orton gets back in, RKO’s drew