WWE Raw live results: Possible Lesnar cash-in, Undertaker appears

Date: June 3, 2019
Location: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX

The Big Takeaway —

There’s a network special on Friday, which means most of the top male babyfaces were laid out. Roman Reigns was laid out by Shane McMahon, Drew McIntyre and The Revival. Seth Rollins was laid out by Brock Lesnar. Rey Mysterio was laid out by Samoa Joe. Braun Strowman was laid out by Bobby Lashley. 

Lesnar did not cash in his contract but instead declared he would do it on Friday at SSD. 

Triple H, Randy Orton, and the Undertaker all appeared to plug their matches on Friday.

Show Recap —

Roman Reigns came out to start the show as Corey Graves reminded us about the wild card rule. As Reigns entered, the announcers ran down Stephanie McMahon’s comments from during the week and plugged Brock Lesnar’s cash-in tonight.

They cut to a camera shot of the loading dock area, anticipating Lesnar’s arrival. A crew member was walking around and realized he was on camera, so he jogged behind a truck to hide, which wasn’t subtle at all.

Reigns had come out for a match, but before it could start, Shane McMahon entered. Shane made Mike Rome announce him as best in the world, then told Reigns what he would do to him at SSD. Shane said he would lock in the triangle choke and make Reigns tap-out for the first time in his career.

Reigns told him to shut up. He thought this was amusing and told him he would drive him through the mat. Reigns said the only reason Shane’s gotten this far is with help from Drew McIntyre. Reigns promised to beat Shane, then take out McIntyre in a few weeks at Stomping Grounds.

McIntyre came out and talked about Stomping Grounds too, then threatened to take him out right now. The Revival attacked Reigns from behind as McIntyre and Shane marched to the ring, then the Usos ran down to make the save, which got a good reaction from the crowd.

(Reigns and McIntyre talked about the Stomping Ground PPV like we’re supposed to know what they were talking about.)

6-man tag match: Drew McIntyre & The Revival defeated Roman Reigns & The Usos (14:31)

The Usos took out the Revival with dives and they went to break 40 seconds into the match.

Back from break, the Revival were in control but Jimmy Uso quickly made a hot tag and hit Dash Wilder with an enziguri. He attacked McIntyre and Scott Dawson on the apron, then  Wilder took him down with a dropkick. The crowd chanted “we want Roman” as McIntyre worked over Jimmy.

Back from break, Reigns was already in the ring, so we missed the hot tag. Reigns gave McIntyre a superman punch, then Jimmy hit Wilder with a superkick and Reigns followed with a superman punch.

Shane pulled Jey off the top, so Reigns went after him, but McIntyre wiped out Reigns with a Claymore kick. The Revival took out Jimmy on the outside with a Shatter Machine, then McIntyre gave Jey a Claymore kick for the pinfall win.

After the match, Shane directed traffic as Revival gave Reigns a Shatter Machine, then McIntyre gave him a Claymore kick. The heels then picked up Reigns and Shane gave him a “spear.” Shane was sweating buckets. The crowd chanted “Shane’s adopted.” 

I was looking forward to this match, but so much if it happened during commercials that it never really amounted to anything. They did get plenty of heat on Shane, though. 

MizTV with guest Seth Rollins 

Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey were shown at ringside before Miz came out, so Miz started his promo with “alright, alright, alright.” Miz introduced Seth Rollins.

Miz brought up Rollins’ scheduled title defense on Friday against Baron Corbin and asked about Brock Lesnar possibly cashing in tonight. Rollins wondered if Lesnar would even show up tonight and said we’d have to believe that Paul Heyman was telling the truth. Rollins and Miz agreed that the last time Heyman told the truth was never.

Miz thought maybe Rollins was putting on a brave face regarding Lesnar. Rollins said he’d be relieved if Lesnar did cash-in, because right now, the only thing he knows for sure that he has a match with Corbin. He said nobody on earth liked Corbin, but he earned his shot and Rollins would stomp his head into the mat.

The crowd chanted “burn it down” as they cut to the back where Heyman and Lesnar were shown arriving to the building. Heyman told him, “let’s cash it in” and they marched into the building. Instead of walking through the curtain to cash-in, Lesnar stopped and walked elsewhere in the area.

They cut back to the ring where Rollins looked on as the crowd chanted “burn it down.” They played his music and the segment ended. 

Lucha House Party came out for a match, but before anything could happen, Lars Sullivan came to the ring. He attacked them and was getting the better of it, but Lucha House Party fought back. They each hit him with dropkicks, then all three hit dropkicks at once to knock him out of the ring. He seethed.

In the locker room, the IIconics picked on Nikki Cross. Alexa Bliss showed up and asked if they shouldn’t be off somewhere eating a blooming onion together. Peyton Royce said no and told them she’d beat Cross in their match tonight with her wifey Billie Kay by her side. They left.

Bliss told Cross she didn’t blame her for siding with Becky Lynch and knew that nobody around here liked her. Cross said Bliss has always been kind to her and called them friends. Bliss offered to be in her corner tonight.  

They plugged Undertaker’s appearance and an arm wrestling match between Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley.

Becky Lynch came out. She ran down the busy schedule she’s had, including winning the title at WrestleMania. Lynch said she’s never been more content in her entire life. However, it hit her that contentment is the worst thing that can happen to a fighter like her, because content fighters can get hurt, get passed over and get beaten.  

She said Lacey Evans helping Charlotte Flair beat her for the title pissed her off and woke something inside of her. She said there was no woman who could hold her down and issued a warning to Evans. Evans came out and talked for a while until Charlotte interrupted. Charlotte said she beat Lynch and became nine-time champion. Lynch wondered where her title was now.

Evans said Charlotte struts like a peacock and called her a daddy’s girl, starved for attention. Charlotte said she struts like that because she’s already more than halfway to beating her dad’s title record. Evans warned her to get out of the ring, then knocked her down.

[Second hour]

Lacey Evans defeated Charlotte Flair via DQ (10:21)

The crowd chanted “we want Becky,” who watched from ringside. After a break, Charlotte gave Evans a boot and exploder suplex. Evans missed what was probably a slingshot elbow attempt, then Charlotte gave her a backbreaker and clothesline.

Charlotte went for a Figure Eight but Evans pushed her off (which took her way too long to do). They then collided with crossbody attempts. Perhaps Lynch was as bored as the crowd was because she suddenly yanked Charlotte out of the ring for the DQ. Lynch then gave Evans a Man-handle Slam (Rock Bottom variation).

The crowd was dead for most of the match and only chanted for Lynch. Evans was no good in the ring. 

They aired a sponsored clip of Undertaker’s debut at Survivor Series 1990.

Rey Mysterio’s U.S. Championship announcement

Rey Mysterio came to the ring with the U.S. title. Mysterio said he’s been in this company a long time and this business is in his blood. That now includes his son Dominick who would eventually carve a path of his own. Mysterio wanted to set an example and do the right thing. Before he could make his announcement, Samoa Joe interrupted.

Joe heard the word “champion” and thought that was his cue. Joe wanted to set the record straight: Mysterio wasn’t relinquishing the title because of an injury, it’s because he can’t beat him.

Mysterio said he’s won championships for years through various injuries. He was man enough to do that, and he’s man enough to do this. Mysterio said: “I’m here to relinquish my United States championship to Samoa Joe.”

Mysterio laid the belt down in the ring as was about to leave, but Joe attacked him and put him in the Coquina Clutch. Officials ran in to break it up, then Joe held up the belt.

(As others haven’t noticed with other WWE belts, this one was strapped together with velcro, not the snaps.) 

Cesaro and Ricochet cut quick pre-taped promos hyping their rematch tonight.

Arm Wrestling Match: Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Lashley

They set up to start, then Lashley smacked Strowman. That pissed off Strowman but officials got between them as Lashley egged him on. They set up the table again but Lashley backed off. They chalked up their hands and got started again. Strowman won. Lashley chucked chalk in Strowman’s face then laid him out with a powerslam.

This was fine. The crowd liked Strowman so the segment didn’t die and it was over fairly quickly.

They aired a video of Jinder Mahal beating R-Truth on a golf course for the 24/7 title, then losing it back. Backstage, Carmella was looking around for Truth. Drake Maverick, with EC3 and a referee, followed closely behind. Maverick told EC3 that if they follow Carmella, they’ll find Truth. EC3 held a red solo cup and seemed only slightly interested in listening to Maverick.

Nikki Cross (w/Alexa Bliss) defeated Peyton Royce (w/Billie Kay) (5:56)

Royce caught Cross immediately with a spinning kick to the face and Cross came up bleeding from the mouth. Cross eventually came back with elbows, forearms and a bulldog for two.

As this was happening, some guy delivered a coffee to Bliss at ringside. Royce was annoyed that she had a coffee, then Bliss flicked some at her. Royce kicked the cup out of her hand and the coffee spilled everywhere. Billie Kay pushed Bliss down into the coffee spill which stained her white pants.

Royce laughed at her, then Cross gave her a swinging neckbreaker for the pinfall win. The camera focused on Bliss, who was pissed. She fired up and attacked Kay with a dropkick and DDT. The crowd popped like this was a babyface turn. Cross held up her hand and they celebrated.  

[Third hour]

Seth Rollins came out. He spoke for a bit, then Lesnar’s music hit, but he didn’t show. Rollins was tired of Lesnar’s games and dared him to come out now. Corbin came out. He called himself the dream crusher and said he was taking Rollins’ title. Rollins said he had no chance and could only take it from his cold dead hands.

Corbin was okay with that and reminded us that he retired Kurt Angle. Corbin threatened to retire him too and shoved him. Rollins attacked him and wiped him out with a suicide dive. Lesnar’s music hit again, so Rollins focused on the stage. Corbin jumped in the ring and gave him an End of Days.

Lesnar’s music hit and he walked out with Heyman and a referee. Lesnar gave Rollins a low-blow, hit him with a steel chair, and gave him a German suplex. Lesnar hit him again with the chair as Heyman pleaded with him to cash in now. Lesnar gave Rollins an F5 on the outside.

Lesnar hit Rollins with the chair three more times in the ring and again Heyman screamed at him to cash in. Lesnar gave Rollins another suplex. Lesnar went to Heyman and said “Friday.” Heyman said, “Friday? I promised them now!” Lesnar picked up the belt and laid it over Rollins.

Lesnar began to leave, but grabbed the briefcase (no longer a beastbox) and went back to the ring. He hit Rollins with the briefcase, then again with the chair. Lesnar grabbed the briefcase, held it like a boombox, bobbed his head and chuckled. They left.

Officials and EMTs came out to place Rollins on a stretcher and wheel him out. 

After a break, they took Rollins to an ambulance and Becky Lynch was with them. Lynch went with Rollins in the ambulance. As the announcers spoke solemnly about Rollins’ condition, the crowd chanted for the Undertaker in the background.

Firefly Fun House

The theme of this episode was exercise. Bray Wyatt encouraged a pig puppet to take better care of itself. A Vince McMahon puppet (with devil horns) appeared and was about to fire everyone, but Bray stopped him. A dance sequence broke out with Bray, which was pretty incredible. You should probably go watch this if you missed it. 

Triple H/Randy Orton face-to-face

Triple H came out first and was greeted with “NXT” chants. Orton came out and the crowd chanted “RKO.” Hunter said we all knew what these segments were about. He can talk crap about Orton, and maybe there will be some physicality. But they have both been around a long time and have already said everything that can be said.

Hunter didn’t want to waste everyone’s time so he kept it short. He got in Orton’s face and said he would kick his ass on Friday. Orton said he wasn’t Batista. He called himself the legend killer and would gladly add another notch to his belt on Friday.

Hunter said he watched the hype video for their match and one thing rang true: they said they would put the pressure on Orton and he would become one of the greats, and he did. Hunter said a lot of people have tried to put him down, but he’s still here, and Orton wouldn’t be the one to do it.

Orton wanted Hunter to promise him something: before he stepped in the ring on Friday, retrieve his balls from Stephanie’s purse. The crowd popped and they both chuckled. Hunter thought that was a great idea. “They’re just so big, it’s such a burden carrying them around.”

Hunter said Orton wouldn’t know what it’s like because he’s never had any balls. Hunter said he’d see him in Jeddah. Hunter dropped the mic and left. Orton was amused by this whole thing.

Backstage, Charly Caruso asked Corbin about Rollins. Corbin acted concerned but then laughed and said Lesnar did him a favour. Corbin said he would become the next champion. 

Ricochet defeated Cesaro (9:12)

Ricochet was all over Cesaro early on. After a break, Cesaro was in control. Ricochet made a brief comeback but Cesaro cut him off and hit a superplex. They did a bunch of counters playing off of last week’s match, including Ricochet going for a Code Red but Cesaro turning it into a big swing. Cesaro followed with an uppercut for a nearfall.

Ricochet came back with a couple of knee strikes but Cesaro rolled through a crossbody into a pin for two. Ricochet tried a roll-up for two, then spun into a schoolboy for the pinfall win.

Cesaro attacked Ricochet after the match. Cesaro went under the ring and pulled out a table, but Truth was actually lying flat on the table as Cesaro pulled it out. Ricochet dropkicked Cesaro, then a bunch of wrestlers ran down to surround Truth. Cedric Alexander flew in and took everyone out with a flip dive. Truth slipped back in the ring and was confronted by Maverick. Carmella took out Maverick with a superkick, then she and Truth escaped through the crowd. 

Undertaker promo

Taker’s music hit with 5 minutes left in the show. He came out and the music cut with 2 minutes left. The crowd chanted loudly for Taker. I don’t know why, but I tried writing his promo down word-for-word. Here it is:

“Do you ever wonder what happens when you come face-to-face with death for the very first time? Does the sky grow dark? Does the ground begin to rip open at your feet? Or do you choke on the stench of the souls that are already gone? Goldberg, this Friday, you will get the answer to all those questions.

But when I stand across the ring for the very first time, I don’t want Goldberg the family man as his wife and son look up beaming with joy. No. I want the unstoppable, mythical icon, Goldberg. I promise you this, if you bring anything less, our first match will be your last. I will open the gates of hell and unleash an inhumane level of brutality for which you have never felt.

When the reaper beckons, you will answer his call. I will claim your soul for all of eternity. Goldberg. You’re next.”

They went off the air right after that line. I’m not sure if this is where the promo ended or not. He never said “rest in peace.”