If you missed Raw, luckily you didn’t miss much.
WWE slowed down most of their storylines with four weeks to go before Night of Champions.
The trio sat behind an announce table setup in the ring as Michael Cole moderated.
It was fairly generic.
It would have been nice to see Cena address those promises, but WWE just ignored them.
That being said, it was a good use of some Hall-of-Fame names.
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Rusev def.
Jack Swagger via referee stoppage
There were some interesting angles to this match.
First, for the second week in a row, a match ended onRawvia referee stoppage.
Vince has a history of falling in love with nuances and then force-feeding them on the television show.
will be the one to finally end Rusevs streak of dominance.
Cesaro def.
Rob Van Dam to become the No.
1 Contender to the U.S. ## Paige def.
Natalya
Natalya picked up the win last week when AJs presence distracted the WWE Divas Champion.
This week, however, Paige got the win back, despite AJs presence.
Rollins gloated, and gloated some more, about how well never seem Ambrose in the WWE again.
That brought out Roman Reigns, who stormed through Kane at ringside and chased off Rollins.
It was a good segment and helped Rollins establish himself more on the mic.
Goldust & Stardust def.
Hopefully the turn adds some emotion into this feud.
Dolph Ziggler def.
The Miz
Another match that the live crowd seemed to not enjoy all that much.
They ran a similar angle in the late-90s, when Marlena miscarried after being knocked off a ring apron.
People losing babies in the womb is a real thing.
It happens every day and its always not often, always devastating.
Nikki was doing her job, and seemed uncomfortable delivering the line.
Her cadence was different than at any other point in the promo.
Roman Reigns def.
Los Matadores def.
Gator Slater
Heath Slater lost.
They didnt get along.
It hasnt even gotten started, and the shtick is already getting old.
The back-and-forth of not getting along just isnt resonating.
Titus ONeil is also a good talent.
Id like to see them do something more on the show with him.
Hes not only good in the ring and on the mic, but hes big.
He has that ideal WWE size and outside of the ring, hes a great representative for the company.
Bo Dallas def.
Kofi Kingston
Total squash.
John Cena def.
The Wyatt Family
This main event was what you would expect.
Cenas team won, and celebrated with the crowd.
following the match, as Cena took a victory lap around the ring slapping hands to end the show.
There was a good story here to tell over the next four weeks.
Cena has never faced someone like Lesnar before, and was never defeated the way he was atSummerSlam.
But they glossed over it.
They made Cena look like Superman again.
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