At this point, the booking for Mahal has become completely predictable which leads one to believe Nakamura's reign as new champion is coming soon. Pre-show match: The Usos def. Alexa Bliss Randy Orton def. Joe has the choke on Reigns. Joe plants Reigns on one of the announce tables. After getting no response from Hayes, Jericho became angrier. Natalya with a dropkick to the face of Naomi after avoiding more body kick shots.
Lesnar jumps on Strowman trying to apply the kimura. We get a Rocket League ad by way of Up Up Down Down Naomi c vs. Lesnar gets a shoulder up. He went up top but Rollins and Ambrose superplexed him, then Rollins hit a frog splash for a pin that Cesaro broke up. Nakamura with a running boot that catches Mahal flush. I never think about it as that because what I had was, regardless of professional achievement and becoming the first Universal Champion, I had a very real-life situation that I had to deal with. Strowman performed a on Lesnar through an announce table and threw a commentator's chair at Reigns and Joe.
On the August 8 edition of Raw, Sasha Banks defeated Brooke, resulting in Dana being banned from ringside at SummerSlam. That's so important, is seeing our journey, and seeing we're not perfect. Angle decided that the two would face each other the following week where the winner would face Bliss for the title at SummerSlam. Naomi with a slingshot leg drop on Natalya over the ropes. Sasha Banks Bliss and Banks exchange elbows in the corner early. Rollins and Ambrose celebrate with the titles, offering up the fist bump once again! Strowman disassembles the Spanish announce table and cuts Lesnar off before he can bring a chunk of barricade to bear and hoists the champion up.
Joe performed a on Reigns onto an announce table. Springboard 450 splash but Owens pulls McMahon into harm's way! After the match, Rusev was attacked by Reigns with a Spear. For as much promise as Corbin appeared to hold within the company after winning the briefcase in June, his push has stalled completely. The following week, Jordan defeated in his Raw debut match. Orton said that he only needed one to take down Lesnar and also at Lesnar's failed drug tests. In the seventh match, Cesaro and Sheamus defended the Raw Tag Team Championship against Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Lesnar pulls the referee out.
This led to a later that night between The Miz and The Miztourage against The Hardy Boyz and Jordan, where the latter won. Reigns throws the steel steps at Strowman. Lesnar is back inside and tackles Strowman throwing big right hands. You can send a link to the content via modmail or use Reddit's reporting system to report a post. Both then participated in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship where Bray Wyatt caused Bálor's elimination, setting up a rematch for No Mercy. Shane falls out as Styles applies the Calf Crusher.
Banks gets a shoulder up. The two men went on to have a fairly even match, with Shane not doing much to get involved and calling it down the middle. Mahal gets his foot on the bottom rope to break it up. Headbutt to the back of the head, Shinsuke catches him with a heel kick, snapmare to a knee drop to the face sets up Good Vibrations! Officials and medical personnel tended to Lesnar, who got stretchered away. Reigns performed a spear on Strowman, who fell to the floor.
Coquina Clutch is on Lesnar on the outside, the Big Dog charges over, Joe sidesteps. Finally, The New Day Big E and Xavier Woods defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos Jey and Jimmy Uso. A shocked Cena tried another Attitude Adjustment, but Styles countered it into a Styles Clash. The bodyscissors are in but the Big Dog breaks it up with a Superman Punch! Afterwards, Tozawa went to the ring, but was confronted by Neville. Angle then scheduled a match between Reigns and Joe for the following week where the winner would face Lesnar for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
Another Superman that drops Lesnar. Lesnar with an overhead suplex on Joe early. Later that episode, Reigns defeated Joe and Strowman in a. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Sheamus took out Amborse with a Brogue Kick on the outside, and then helped Cesaro catch Rollins on a dive, slamming him onto the floor. Later, Strowman defeated Reigns in a with the help of Joe, who applied the Coquina Clutch on Reigns. Stomps, more jawing into a half nelson neck crank, wasting time yelling at the crowd and John fires off a dropkick! After more nonsense with Shane, Styles and Owens started throwing haymakers.