WWE Raw live results: Fallout from Super Show-Down

Date: October 8, 2018
Location: Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL

The Big Takeaway —

Kurt Angle returned tonight and technically had his first Raw match in over 12 years, Shawn Michaels is returning at Crown Jewel to team with Triple H as DX, Lita returned and will team with Trish Stratus at Evolution, Nikki and Brie Bella turned on Ronda Rousey, Bobby Lashley (and Lio Rush) turned heel on Kevin Owens (who is probably still a heel), and Dean Ambrose left Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins alone in the ring after the Shield lost in the main event.

Show Recap —

Triple H and Shawn Michaels came out to start the show. Triple H used his King of Kings theme and wore jeans and a leather jacket. They were both cheered.

Triple H said 25 years was a long time to climb a mountain and he and Michaels should feel like they’re on top of the world, but an avalanche fell on them on Saturday making them wonder if the whole thing was a lie. The crowd didn’t react to this verbiage. They cut to a recap of the Undertaker match.

Triple H said the word ‘respect’ has lost its meaning lately, then explained the respect he and Michaels had for each other. Michaels said he had a long time to think on his flight from Melbourne to Chicago. He thought about the last eight and a half years he spent honouring the word he kept based on a respect that apparently never existed.

Michaels said Triple H had three words for him that he never thought he’d hear again, and Triple H asked, “are you ready?” Triple H said the question was for Undertaker and Kane at Crown Jewel. Michaels said D-Generation X was ready.

Michaels added, “we got to words for you,” then they took off their shirts to reveal DX shirts underneath. Michael Cole acted excited about the return of D-X as they posed in the ring. The crowd cheered, though I wouldn’t call it a crazy reaction or anything. 

Bobby Lashley (w/Lio Rush) defeated Kevin Owens (12:58)

Owens did the spot where he feigned a suicide dive attempt, then just stepped out of the ring to throw a punch instead. The crowd cheered, so Rush, who was on the mic during the match, questioned them cheering for Owens. He tried to start a “Lashley” chant but the crowd booed instead. Owens responded with a damn flip dive to the outside and the crowd popped huge.

After a break, Lashley had Owens in a headlock and looked somewhat confused as the crowd rallied behind Owens. Rush continued cheering on Lashley on the mic and the crowd booed him. The crowd also booed Lashley when he saved Rush from Owens. Owens came back with forearms but Lashley killed him with a spinebuster.

Lashley followed with a delayed vertical suplex but Owens kicked out. Owens fought out of a full nelson and hit a superkick and stunner for a nearfall. Owens went up for a moonsault but Rush distracted him and Lashley knocked him down. Lashley then kicked his leg out of his leg and used a modified Dominator for the win.

Lashley attacked Owens after the match. He chop-blocked him and slammed his knee against the post. Lashley slammed Owens’ legs against the post several more times before posing to a chorus of boos. Lashley smirked as he walked off with Rush. 

They announced the WWE World Cup at Crown Jewel featuring four members from Raw and four from Smackdown to crown “the best in the world.” Cole said John Cena did not have to qualify because of his accomplishments and called him the best ever.

Kayla Braxton interviewed Finn Balor and Bayley. They said they were like peanut butter and jelly or like Batman and Robin. Balor asked which one was Batman and Bayley said they both were. Rush and Lashley showed up to brag about what he just did. Rush called Lashley “too sweet,” which Balor didn’t appreciate. 

Elias was introduced to a big reaction. He said when people spoke about legends they were really speaking about him. Elias wrote a song to explain his loss in Australia. He said he was distracted by John Cena’s hair and all the Australian accents. He didn’t think it could get worse, but then he wound up in Chicago. He felt better knowing the Cubs won’t be in the World Series.

He stopped playing for a moment so we could hear the crowd booing. He was about to continue but was interrupted by Ronda Rousey. Rousey went to the ring for her match, Elias vanished, and they went to commercial. 

6-Woman Tag Match: Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey, Nikki & Brie Bella defeated The Riott Squad (10:24)

Liv Morgan and Brie started with a staredown. Morgan slapped Brie, then Brie kicked Morgan in the knee. Brie went for a Yes Kick but Morgan ducked. They brawled to the outside until it was broken up by their partners.

After a break, Ruby Riott gave Brie an STO on the outside and heels took over. Brie came back with a  missile dropkick and made the hot tag to Rousey. Riott got a nearfall with a small package, but Rousey came back with strikes and spinning Samoan drop. The Bellas stopped Logan and Morgan from interfering, then Rousey put Riott in an armbar for the submission win.

Nikki attacked Rousey after the match. Both Bellas put the boots to her as the crowd booed pretty loudly. Rousey tossed Brie aside and stared down Nikki. Nikki tried to attack but Rousey fought her off too. Rousey went after Nikki outside the ring, then Brie pushed her from behind into the post. They continued the attack until referees ran down.

For some reason, the refs just let them continue so Nikki shoved her into the steel steps and barricade. The Bellas dragged Rousey in the ring so they could pose over her body. The crowd chanted “you suck” as they left. The action wasn’t exactly smooth but this got a lot of heat. 

Bayley & Finn Balor defeated Alicia Fox & Jinder Mahal (w/Sunil Singh) (7:21)

Balor won with the Coup de Grace after Bayley knocked Sunil off the apron and took out Fox. The crowd was happy. Balor and Bayley face Braun Strowman and Ember Moon tomorrow.

This was a rematch from last week’s Mixed Match Challenge. Lashley/Owens earlier was a rematch from Raw last week, and the six-woman tag match was a rematch from Australia. The Shield match later is also a rematch from Australia.

In the locker room, Dolph Ziggler tried to hype up Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman. McIntyre cut him off because he was sick of Ziggler acting like he was in charge and reminded him who took the loss on Saturday. McIntyre told him to start pulling his own weight.

They started arguing but Strowman told them to stop bickering. He told them that they’re there to make sure he wins the Universal title, which would be good for all of them. Strowman said they would put down the Shield for good tonight. 

Heath Slater caught up with Baron Corbin because wanted to be in tonight’s global battle royal so he could represent West Virginia. Corbin said no, because “you’re just not any good.” The crowd booed. 

DX vs. Brothers of Destruction was made official for Crown Jewel. 

Nine jobbers were in the ring, apparently representing different countries, for the battle royal. Corbin came out and said he would win the battle royal, which would be a tough feat against these men. Corbin introduced every single one of them.

Kurt Angle won the Global Battle Royal (3:06)

All of the jobbers surrounded and attacked Corbin. Conquistador, who was all covered up, was notably waiting outside the ring as Corbin began eliminating a few of the jobbers. Corbin eliminated the last guy, but of course, he forgot about Conquistador. Corbin realized he was never eliminated and he popped in the ring.

Corin tried to attack, then Conquistador gave him three German suplexes, followed by an Angle Slam. The crowd popped huge. Conquistador then eliminated Corbin for the win. He danced around the ring and as a stunned Corbin looked on.

Conquistador eventually took off his mask to reveal it was Kurt Angle and the crowd cheered. Angle was quite pleased with himself. This was fun. Angle will be in the tournament at Crown Jewel. 

This was technically a match, and therefore Angle’s first WWE TV match (excluding PPVs) since he wrestled Sabu on ECW TV in August 2006. He last match on Raw was against Shawn Michaels in January 2006. (Assuming I checked this correctly.)

Charly Caruso welcomed back Angle. He told her he was still technically on vacation, winked at her and left.

Ember Moon defeated Nia Jax via countout (2:59)

Moon attempted a suicide dive but basically bounced off Jax. Jax tried a charge, but Moon moved and Jax crashed into the ring’s video board. Moon slipped back in the ring to win by countout. The crowd booed the finish. It seemed like Jax might attack Moon, but hugged her and raised her hand instead.

Trish Stratus came to the ring. She called the “Moment of Bliss” segment last week a moment of B.S. She was going to give us a “Moment of Stratusfaction” but was interrupted by Alexa Bliss and Mickie James. Bliss said nobody cared, except maybe the dullards in the crowd.

Stratus thought it was funny she would call them dullards given that she came up short in the math department last week when telling her story. Stratus also called her short. Bliss wasn’t impressed. Bliss started ranting and I think the crowd chanted “boring” at her.

Bliss realized that Stratus actually sucked, and if she was around during her time, Stratus would’ve been in her shadow. Stratus challenged her to a match right now. Bliss and James marched to the ring, but James stopped Bliss from fighting. Stratus said Bliss would get a Hall of Fame beat down at Evolution. James saw that as a challenge and wanted to team with Bliss at Evolution.

Stratus liked the idea of a tag match and introduced her partner–Lita, who was conveniently waiting backstage in case this exact scenario played out. Lita and Stratus sent the heels packing. The crowd popped big for Lita. I suppose it’s notable that Bliss did not take any bumps. She bailed from the ring when Lita attacked. 

Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose did an old school Shield promo. Ambrose said they were the bad guys, Reigns said it doesn’t matter where they fight, whether it was Melbourne or Chicago, and Rollins said they were the one true constant.

Bobby Roode & Chad Gable defeated The Ascension (4:17)

This was the sixth straight week these four have been involved in a singles or tag match together. Konnor cut a promo before the match and a light “CM Punk” chant started, but it didn’t last. The chant started again during the match but then people started booing to drown it out.

They did the same finish they did a month ago. Roode was making a comeback and seemed to have the match won, but Gable blind-tagged in and gave Viktor the Chaos Theory suplex for the win. Roode was confused, but before they could really celebrate, AOP ran down and beat down both teams as Drake Maverick looked on. 

Rousey defending her title against Nikki Bella was made official for Evolution, as was Trish Stratus and Lita vs. Alexa Bliss and Mickie James. They aired a DX video package, with most of the clips coming from their most recent run. The announcers also plugged the WWE and Universal title matches at Crown Jewel.

Paul Heyman came out on the stage. Heyman said he was here to see a fight, but found it ironic that Reigns and Strowman beat each other up 72 hours ago, then had to fly 20 hours to Chicago just to do it again, all to put smiles on the faces of the WWE Universe.

Meanwhile, in Suplex City, Brock Lesnar was not watching Raw, but sleeping in his bed so he could wake up in the morning and run a mile to his own gym where he could train to become a duel WWE and UFC champion. Heyman went on about how Reigns and Strowman each of a team of men to watch their backs.

As Heyman ranted, Corey Graves randomly piped in on commentary asking, “is Lesnar here tonight?” Cole reminded him that Heyman just said he was at home. Heyman said Lesnar would win at Crown Jewel. 

Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre defeated The Shield (21:57)

After a break, the Shield ran wild, which led to Rollins and Ambrose hitting suicide dives (as Cole yelled, “brothers to the bone!”). Strowman grabbed them, then Reigns did a big dive onto the pile leading to another commercial.

Back from break, Strowman was in control (which also happened after the previous break) and the crowd chanted “we want Ambrose.” Rollins gave McIntyre an enziguri, but before he could go for a tag, Strowman attacked Reigns and Ambrose, launching them into the barricade.

Strowman yelled at his teammates to get their crap together. Strowman grabbed Ziggler, so McIntyre stepped in and got in Strowman’s face. Rollins bumped McIntyre into Stromwna and used a schoolboy for a two count. Ambrose made the hot tag and immediately did a suicide dive to McIntyre and Strowman.

Ambrose gave McIntyre clotheslines and swinging neckbreaker for two. McIntyre came back with a spinebuster but Reigns broke up the cover. Ziggler superkicked Reigns and was about to superkick Rollins but Ambrose saved him, then Rollins suplexed himself and Ziggler out of the ring. Ambrose and McIntyre collided with clotheslines.

Strowman pushed Reigns into the post, Ambrose gave Strowman a DDT on the outside and Reigns followed with a spear. Rollins took out Ziggler again, then McIntyre caught Ambrose with the Claymore kick for the win. The Shield lost. Really good match.

After the match, Ambrose abruptly left and went to the back as Reigns and Rollins looked on.