WWE RAW Live Coverage - March 8th, 2021

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Bobby Lashley to battle The Miz in a WWE Championship Rematch

Tonight, the All Mighty titleholder will kick off his reign in a rematch against The A-Lister. Can Miz find a way to overcome the intense force of nature? Or will it simply be the first stop on the All Mighty Road to WrestleMania?


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- This week's show kicks off with a video recap of Bobby Lashley's victory over The Miz to capture the WWE Championship. After the video wraps up, we shoot live inside the ThunderDome where the commentary team welcomes us to the show.

- From there, we shoot backstage where we see The Hurt Business walking through the hallways as they arrived to the venue earlier today. Each member dressed to the nines in suit and ties.

- A WWE interviewer approaches them and asks Bobby Lashley for a comment. He talks about last week being 16 years in the making and addresses The Miz's rematch tonight being an opportunity for him to set an example to the rest of the locker room, as he can show everybody what happens when you step into the ring with him and try and take what he spent 16 years to get.

Lashley raises the title and looks directly into the camera and says, "The All Mighty Era has begun." This ends the segment and now we head back into the ThunderDome.

"I came to play...." blasts out of the house speakers in the ThunderDome where "The Most Must-See Superstar" makes his way down to the ring accompanied by John Morrison. The two settle into the ring and The Miz's theme music dies down.

He talks about not feeling well last week and being unfairly forced to compete anyways. He claims after working year after year after year without taking a vacation or missing any appearances, everyone should take his word for it when he says he's not feeling well. He reiterates his claim about having stomach cramps last week.

The Miz goes on for a few more moments about the circumstances surrounding him losing the title to Lashley last week. He brings up his rematch tonight. He claims tonight the hash-tag will be "#AndNew" because he's The Miz, and he's awesome.

WWE Championship: The Miz vs. Bobby Lashley (c)

After The Miz finishes his catchphrase, his music hits again and the commentators switch gears as the camera shot changes to show Lashley, now in his wrestling ring attire and with the WWE Championship wrapped around his waist, making his way through the backstage area towards the entrance area.

The graphic for the WWE Championship rematch between Miz and Lashley airs as the commentators take us into a pre-match commercial break. The WWE Championship rematch between Lashley and Miz is up next.

We're back from the break and we see a big graphic that reads, "ALL MIGHTY" in gold with Bobby Lashley's freakish muscle pose accompanying it while the theme plays for the new WWE Champion. Lashley emerges on the entrance ramp and begins making his way down to the ring with MVP following behind him.

Lashley poses on the top-rope as pyro explodes on all four corners of the ring. The bell sounds and the ring announcer begins his formal pre-match introductions for this championship affair. Our opening contest is about to get underway now. The bell sounds and we're off-and-running with tonight's first bout of the evening.

As soon as the bell sounds we see Lashley close in on The Miz, only for The Miz to hit the mat and roll out to the floor to avoid him. He rolls back in and does the same thing, only this time he rolls out near MVP, so he back-steps and Lashley reaches over the ropes and grabs him by the hair. He brings him back in the ring and hits a big suplex.

We see a shot of Drew McIntyre watching the action unfold in the ring from a monitor in a locker room backstage. Back in the ring, Lashley is still dominating the action, however Miz side-steps him as he was charging in and the champ smashes his shoulder into the steel ring post. Out on the floor, Miz follows out after him, however Lashley turns him inside-out with a big cloithesline. Afterwards, we head to a mid-match commercial break.

We're back from the break and we see "The All Mighty" one is still in firm control of the action. Lashley catches Miz with one arm, tossing Miz across the ring. We see Drew McIntyre looking on intently from the backstage area on a monitor once again. The match heads to ringside as Lashley continues to dominate the match, eventually rolling Miz back into the ring.

MVP shouts at Lashley to not let Miz disrespect him! Miz grabs the top rope, sending Lashley to the outside of the ring. Miz flies through the ropes, Side Step by Lashley. Lashley grabs Miz and carries him on his shoulders, slamming him into the ring post! Lashley once again rolls Miz back into the ring! Flatliner by Lashley, followed by multiple blows by Lashley raining down on Miz in the center of the ring. Lashley hits a Mighty Spinebuster, sending Miz to the canvas as Lashley hulks up! The Hurt Lock is locked in! The Miz taps again. Lashley retains the WWE Championship by way of submission victory in tonight's opening match.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

- We return from another quick break and after the commentators mention an update on WrestleMania tickets going on sale next week for the two-night event this coming April, we see Drew McIntyre backstage with a WWE broadcast team member.

"The Scottish Warrior" talks about the cowardly acts he has been the victim of as a result of Lashley and The Hurt Business. As he goes on to address him directly, he is ambushed and attacked from out of nowhere by Sheamus.

Sheamus launches McIntyre into a bunch of production equipment near by and then puts the boots to him. He gets down in his face and tells him things between them are far from over.

He walks off as McIntyre recovers and goes on a rampage, throwing the equipment he was launched into all over the place in frustration. On that note, we head back to another commercial break.

- We return to see a replay of what just happened between McIntyre and Sheamus and then we shoot live backstage where McIntyre is still on a rampage.

"The Scottish Warrior" storms through the hallways and runs into Adam Pearce. He tells him not to say a word and then demands a no disqualification showdown against "The Celtic Warrior" later in the show. Pearce obliges and McIntyre storms off.

- The commentators introduce a video package showing what went down on Raw recently where Shane McMahon cost Braun Strowman a big opportunity.

- After the package wraps up, we see "The Monster Among Men" walking through the hallways backstage when he is approached by R-Truth. Truth tells Strowman everything is okay and then reads a poem to him.

Truth talks about Space Jam references and then goes on to make a number of apologies as his poem. Strowman ends up cutting him off and says he doesn't apologize for anything. He says he's about to go out there and demand that Shane McMahon apologize to him.

R-Truth says then in that case, this never happened. He says he's only a "fragment" of Strowman's imagination. He puts on a pair of black shades and pulls out some toy that makes clicking sounds and pretends to use it like the mind eraser thing from the Men In Black movies.

- We head back to a commercial break as Strowman continues making his way towards the ring.

- We're back from the break and we see a graphic flash on the screen as the commentators confirm that we will, in fact, be treated to the No Disqualification Match between Drew McIntyre and Sheamus tonight after "The Scottish Warrior" requested it from Adam Pearce in a backstage segment moments ago.

- Braun Strowman's music hits and "The Monster Among Men" makes his way down to the ring to make his demand of an apology from Shane McMahon that he referenced before we went to the break.

Strowman brings up Shane giving him a Raw Tag-Team Title match and choosing Pearce as his partner. He rants for a moment and then asks if Shane thinks he's a joke. He says they both know that Braun could snap his neck like a twig if he wanted to. He demands his apology right now.

Shane's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Shane-O-Mac gets right in Strowman's face immediately and the two stare each other down. Shane then simply lifts his microphone up, says, "I'm sorry," and walks off as his music plays again. He stops briefly like he wants to say something else, but continues walking. Strowman asks if Shane has something else to say. He throws his hands up. The segment ends on that note.

No Disqualification Match: Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre

We see another replay of Sheamus attacking McIntyre earlier in the show and then we see "The Celtic Warrior" in his ring gear walking down the hallway towards the ring. The No DQ match is up after the break. On that note, we head back to commercial.

We return from the break and Sarah Schreiber catches up with Shane McMahon backstage and asks for a comment on what just happened with he and Strowman. Shane doesn't have much of anything to say and he walks off.

Now we shoot back inside the ThunderDome where Sheamus' music hits. As he makes his way to the top of the entrance stage, he is immediately attacked from behind by McIntyre. Drew beats Sheamus all the way down to the ring and once he rolls him into the ring, we hear the bell sound to officially start this no disqualification match.

McIntyre with mutliple blows to Sheamus, powering him into the corner. Sheamus runs the ropes, then hits a forearm taking down McIntyre. McIntyre takes Sheamus down again. The action spills out to the floor where Sheamus uses a kendo stick as a weapon to take control of the offense.

"The Celtic Warrior" continues to dominate the action at ringside, however Drew starts showing signs of life and begins fighting back. We see some more weapons get involved in the action, such as the steel steps and the commentary table.

McIntyre notices the kendo stick that was used on him earlier and now he grabs it. Back in the ring, Drew finally blasts Sheamus with the kendo stick and then hits him with it again and again. He uses it to assist him in a Russian leg-sweep. He goes for a pin, but Sheamus kicks out before the count of three. Drew blasts him with a few more kendo stick shots as Sheamus heads out to the floor to try and get away from the onslaught.

As the action hits the floor again, Sheamus shifts the offensive momentum back in his favor after he catches Drew coming at him and sends him into the steel ring post with authority. Drew fights back as we head to a mid-match commercial break as the brawl continues in this No DQ match outside the ring.

We return from commercial break, the commentary team notes that both men are using the "No Disqualification" stipulation to their advantage as the match continues with more brutality in and out of the ring, including the use of a steel chair.

The action returns inside the ring where Sheamus connects with The Clover Leaf in the center of the ring, attempting to take McIntyre out on that note via submission. McIntyre maneuvers into a position to begin throwing strikes, forcing "The Celtic Warrior" to release the hold!

Now we see both men back on their feet where we get a big spine-buster by McIntyre followed by a cover, but Sheamus kicks out at two. Back up, Sheamus heads to the top-rope. McIntyre meets Sheamus on the top turnbuckle, throwing Sheamus's arm over his shoulder and hitting a big super-plex off the top for a near fall.

The crowd pops after that spot. McIntyre stares up at the WrestleMania sign, then returns with a knee strike on Sheamus. White Noise by Sheamus for the cover, but McIntyre kicks out at the two. Sheamus looks shocked that Drew is still in this one.

Sheamus exits the ring and grabs a steel chair from next to the announcers table. McIntyre is on his knees, as Sheamus lifts the chair above his head, McIntyre blocks, forcing Sheamus to drop the chair. McIntyre then hits Sheamus with his own weapon. Future Shock DDT into the steel chair for the cover, but Sheamus kicks out at two. The crowd is going crazy at this point as both men struggle to their feet to continue the match.

McIntyre counts down... 3....2... 1.... but Sheamus is ready, hitting McIntyre with the steel chair and a running knee strike for the cover, but once again McIntyre kicks out at two. Sheamus is again stunned, and as a result, begins punching the canvas.

Now we see Sheamus set up the steel chair in the corner of the ring as McIntyre is still laid out in the center of the ring. Sheamus covered in sweat, staggers across the ring, assisting McIntyre to his feet, then powers McIntyre towards the chair.

McIntyre quickly reverses, slamming Sheamus into the steel chair, then follows up with a Claymore Kick that sends Sheamus all the way to ringside. McIntyre joins Sheamus at ringside, assisting Sheamus to his feet and rolling him back into the ring. Sheamus is dead weight. Sheamus quickly rolls back out.

Sheamus lands a Brogue Kick as McIntyre once again rolls out to put Sheamus back into the ring. Sheamus grabs the steel stairs, but so does Mcintyre and both men end up running into each another, knocking each other unconscious simultaneously. The referee looks around and checks on both guys before calling for the bell to end the match.

Medics and ringside doctors check on both guys after the match is called off by the official. McIntyre continues to try and get to his feet by the monitors as he's asked to just "calm down" and let help do their thing. McIntyre doesn't seem ready to give up in this match, but is forced to by the medical team.

Sheamus continues to hold his face as we watch the instant replay over and over while the commentators talk with their serious voices. Sheamus is told to relax as they are all looking to help him. McIntyre coughs and stares at the ceiling as we head to commercial break.

Winner: No Contest

- We return from the break to the commentary team giving us an update as we again are shown replays of the finish of the McIntyre-Sheamus match. Michael Cole informs us that both men are currently receiving medical treatment.

- Now they switch gears and mention the recent rivalry between "The Viper" Randy Orton and "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt / Alexa Bliss. This leads to an in-depth video package that is shown, telling the full story of the history between Orton and Wyatt.

- Kevin Patrick, the newest member of the WWE broadcast team, is introduced by the commentary trio and then things are sent backstage where the newcomer is standing by with "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and Omos.

- Styles is asked about the situation involving Orton and Bliss and he starts laughing as he talks about Orton already hearing voices in his head and now he's dealing with black magic. As he and Omos continue to laugh, "The Viper" himself approaches them.

Orton asks if he missed the joke because he isn't sure what exactly is funny about a grown man having his mind messed with. Styles calls it pathetic instead of funny. The two eventually agree to a match later in the show.

Xavier Woods vs. Shelton Benjamin

As we return inside the ThunderDome, we hear the familiar sounds of The New Day's entrance theme as Xavier Woods makes his way to the stage accompanied by his tag-team partner, Kofi Kingston. The two make their way down the ramp towards the ring as the fans chant "New Day Rocks!" We head to a commercial break as they finish up their ring walk.

We're back from the break and we see The New Day finishing up their entrance still as the commentators announce a title match for next week's Raw. Their music dies down and now the theme of Shelton Benjamin plays as he makes his way down to the ring accompanied by his tag-team partner, Cedric Alexander. The two enter the ring and pose with their Raw Tag-Team Titles. It will be Woods and Benjamin in one-on-one action next here on Raw.

The bell sounds and we're off-and-running with our next match of the evening. Benjamin immediately sends Woods out of the ring. Woods returns to the ring and with a cross-body. He goes for a follow-up cover, however Benjamin kicks out at the two. The commentators confirm the "WrestleMania caliber" match between Orton and Styles for later tonight.

We hear Kingston talking trash from outside the ring, mocking Benjamin for having good range and a sick move-set, in sarcastic fashion. As the action continues, we see Benjamin make the mistake of focusing on Kingston outside of the ring, which leads to Woods scoring the pin fall victory inside the ring. Woods and Kingston laugh as they head to the back mocking the Raw tag-team champs.

Winner: Xavier Woods

- After the match, we head to a quick backstage interview with WWE United States Champion Riddle. As he is talking, we see Kingston and Woods pass through the curtain following Woods' victory over Benjamin moments ago.

They banter back-and-forth a bit and then eventually, Riddle asks if the two can watch his scooter while he goes to the ring. He hands them his scooter and passes through the same curtain they just walked through.

- Now we are informed by the commentary team that NXT General Manager William Regal will have a second major announcement that will change the landscape of the brand on this Wednesday night's episode of WWE NXT on the USA Network.

Riddle vs. Slapjack

Riddle's theme hits and the WWE United States Champion begins making his way down to the squared circle with his title over his shoulders. The fans chant "Bro! Bro! Bro!" as he settles into the ring. The commentators lead us into a pre-match commercial break as Riddle poses on the ropes.

As we return from commercial break, we see the ring entrance of Riddle's opponent, as Slapjack makes his way down to the ring accompanied by RETRIBUTION leader Ali. The bell sounds and we're off-and-running with our next match of the evening here on WWE Raw.

Early on we see Riddle make Slapjack pay with multiple forearms and a nice standing moon-sault, before hitting the Bro-ton! Slapjack rolls out of the ring to re-group after being overwhelmed coming out of the gate early on.

Riddle runs across the apron looking for a kick to the upper-body of Slapjack. A snap-suplex from the corner by Riddle. Ali shouts to Slapjack to concentrate. Riddle battles back against Slapjack. Dropkick by Slapjack for the cover, but Riddle kicks out at two. Slapjack grabs Riddle by the hair, assisting him to his knees, then lands multiple kicks to the body and legs of the U.S. Champion.

Riddle meets Slapjack at the top rope, Slapjack shoves Riddle off the top. Riddle turns it around with a flash knee. Slapjack's arm is under the bottom rope as Riddle goes for the cover. "I deserve to be champion, not you!" Ali shouts to Riddle! Slapjack with a a running knee and then the cover on Riddle inside the ring. Riddle looks like he was almost knocked out, but instead he fires up and grabs Slapjack, connecting with the Final Flash and then the Bro Derrek for the pin fall victory.

Riddle celebrates with his title in the ring after the match, while Ali scolds Slapjack near the announce table at ringside.

Winner: Riddle

- The commentary team shows us Braun Strowman's demand for an apology from Shane McMahon earlier in the evening.

- Back live, we see Shane McMahon quickly ending a phone call backstage as WWE official Adam Pearce walks in. Pearce asks Shane if there was something else he wanted to say after his apology to Braun earlier this evening.

Shane McMahon states he didn't realize everybody was so nosey, but yes, in fact, there was something else he wanted to say. He then asks Pearce to find Braun Strowman and tell him to meet him out in the ring, because that's where he is headed -- now. On that note, we head back to another commercial break.

We're back live and we see Shane McMahon settling in the ring in mid-entrance as his music plays. His music cuts off and now Braun Strowman makes his way out. He gets right in Shane's face the same way Shane did earlier to him, only he asks if there's something Shane wants to say to him.

Shane backs up and rolls out of the ring. He heads up the ramp and says he does have something he wants to say to him. McMahon asks himself if he had fun last week, well, absolutely, that's what he does in life, and Braun should too. McMahon says sometimes he has fun at other's expense, as long as it benefits McMahon. Shane adds he's not the only one that does that, but he can tell Braun isn't one of those people.

Shane continues, "Braun, one thing, we have to get done. I don't know if I can talk to you about this." Strowman says, "Why are we out here then?!" Shane continues, "One thing I need to get done, I need to come to an understanding with you. One thing, Braun..." Shane pauses and walks closer to Braun. "Are you trying to make me look stupid Shane?!" Strowman asks. McMahon says he would never, ever do that. "Stupid is a horrid word. A terrible word." Shane states. Shane then continues, "I can tell by your non-verbal cues, that you are quite upset with me."

Strowman says Shane is trying to puppet him around, like a pet. McMahon says those are disgusting, and abhorrent words. Shane continues again, "Some things you may have heard... Stupid is as stupid does. You fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down. Or simply, 'this guy is so stupid.' But that's not me. Big man, little brain, kind of like the dinosaurs, but Braun, hear me out -- never, would I ever, specifically call you stupid. Would I Buh-buh buh buhhh BRAUN!"

Strowman exits the ring, and Shane runs off backstage with Strowman chasing after him. As they reach the backstage area, the cameras catch up with Strowman who chases a car out of the area. As he exits the camera frame, we see Shane walk around from a corner and wave goodbye to him. He then makes another comment about how stupid Braun is to end the segment.

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WWE Women's Tag-Team Championships: Lana & Naomi vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c)

Now we head back inside the venue where the lights go down and out and then the neon lights flash as the techno music plays, bringing out the team of Lana and Naomi, who do an extended dance entrance on the stage, ramp and again when they enter the ring.

As the two settle into the squared circle, the commentators talk us into a pre-match commercial break. The WWE Women's Tag-Team Championships will be on-the-line when we return from the break, as Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler will be defending against the team of Lana and Naomi.

We return live after the break and Shayna Baszler's music hits, as one-half of the Women's tag-champs makes her way out to the entrance stage. She stops and waits as Nia Jax's music hits and she makes her way out with a microphone in hand.

Jax introduces her new friend, Reginald. She says, "Isn't he cute?" She talks about how he's been down on his luck since being fired by Carmella last week. She says he's going to be at ringside with them for their match tonight, and then finishes making her way down to the ring along with him and Baszler as the commentators react to Reginald being with them.

The bell sounds and we're off-and-running with our second championship bout of the evening. The match gets underway with Baszler powering Lana into the corner. The referee forces the break. Lana gets her legs up, striking the forehead of Baszler. Naomi is tagged in by Lana, landing a Split onto Baszler. Baszler looking to work a Kimura.

Baszler not realizing the Lana is the legal opponent in the match. Lana is tossed to the outside by Baszler. Jax looks ready to get involved. Naomi shouts, "Lana move!" as she jumps over the rope, landing on Baszler and Jax to take the two champs out at ringside as we head to a mid-match commercial break while the action continues.

We return from the commercial break and we see Lana is struggling to get to Naomi for the tag and Baszler is refusing to let go of Lana. Lana lands a strike on Baszler, then another, as she inches closer and closer to Naomi. Baszler drops Naomi. Lana finally gets to the corner, tagging in Naomi. Baszler tags in Jax. Naomi unleashing the stripes, Naomi traps Jax and a two count cover on Jax, Baszler dragging Naomi off for the save.

Jax looks to strike Naomi, Naomi ducks and Jax accidentally strikes Jax. Lana tags back in so Naomi can go after Reginald. Nia Jax with a splash, sending her off the apron. Jax slams Lana to the canvas, turning her inside out in the process. This leads to Nia making the cover with an awkward roll up for the three count and the victory. Jax and Baszler retain their titles.

Winners: Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax

- After the match, the commentators send things backstage where another member of the WWE broadcast team is standing by with "The Viper" Randy Orton.

Orton addresses his interaction with Styles earlier in the evening as well as his ongoing issues with Alexa Bliss and "The Fiend" before talking about tonight's match ending with the three most dangerous letters -- R...K...O. On that note, we head back to another commercial break.

- Backstage, Sarah Schreiber is standing by with the duo of Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke. They talk about wanting to be taken serious as title contenders both as a team and as singles competitors.

"The Queen" Charlotte Flair ends up walking in and reminds them about the title shot at WrestleMania. Rose said they want a title shot at WrestleMania as well. "The Queen" tells them that they have five weeks to prove their case and walks off.

- We see a recap of the Styles-Orton backstage segment earlier in the show and then we return live where the new member Kevin Patrick is standing by with AJ Styles and Omos.

He asks Styles if he regrets his comments about Orton earlier this evening. Styles says he doesn't regret them but he didn't expect Orton to challenge him to a match. He eventually vows to send Orton into WrestleMania off of a loss to him.

AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton

From there, AJ Styles makes his way down to the ring accompanied by Omos, as it is main event time here on WWE Monday Night Raw. The commentators talk about the build-up to tonight's featured attraction bout as "The Phenomenal One" settles into the ring. On that note, we head to a pre-match commercial as we await the entrance of "The Viper."

We're back live and the commentators talk us through some video replays of the action that unfolded at the start of the show in the rematch between Bobby Lashley and The Miz, which saw "The All Mighty" one retain his WWE Championship.

After the video package wraps up, we shoot live back inside the ThunderDome where we see Styles and Omos in the ring. Styles is mocking and making fun of Orton and then the camera angle changes to the top of the entrance ramp as Orton's theme hits and "The Viper" emerges.

Randy Orton begins making his way down to the ring with a serious all-business type of look in his eyes. Our "WrestleMania caliber" main event for this week's red brand program is just moments away. Orton poses on the turnbuckles as pyro and fireworks erupt on all four corners of the ring.

The bell sounds and we're off-and-running with our featured attraction match of the evening. We see Orton blasting Styles with big shots early on, as "The Viper" dominates things straight out of the gate. Out of nowhere, Orton looks for the RKO, however Styles shoves Orton away from him and rolls out to the floor to re-group.

Orton eventually comes out after him, so Styles begins running around the ring. He rolls into the ring and Orton rolls in after him, however Styles stomps on Orton as he tries coming through the bottom rope. This allows Styles to shift the offensive momentum into his favor, although it doesn't last long at all, as Orton immediately takes back over control of the action.

"The Viper" has Styles grounded now and stomps on his fingers before leaning down and saying something to him. Orton kicks Styles out to the floor and follows out after him. Right in front of Omos, we see Orton pick up Styles and drop him with a side-suplex on the announcers table. Orton stares Omos down, refusing to take his eyes off of the big man as he picks Styles up and rolls him into the ring. This backfires, however, as Styles pops up in the ring and comes flying over the top, taking out Orton on the floor.

On that note, we head to a mid-match commercial break as Styles starts to dominate Orton on the floor at ringside. When we return live, we see Styles is still very much in the offensive driver's seat in this main event showdown, as he is dominating Orton with relative ease at this point in the bout. Things remain like this until finally Orton springs to life and turns Styles inside-out with an enormous clothesline. This buys him some time. Styles eventually tries going back to work on Orton when they get back to their feet, however Orton ends up cutting him off and taking over on offense.

Orton hits Styles with a few shots and then heads to the corner. Styles lands a shot and heads to the ring apron, looking for a Phenomenal Forearm. No dice. Orton sets Styles up for his draping DDT, however Styles has it well-scouted and avoids it. He counters and looks to get Orton in his calf-crusher submission finisher. Orton fights it but Styles eventually locks it in. Orton screams out in pain as he tries to make his way to the ropes to force the hold to be broken. He gets close, so Styles lets go and grabs his foot. He tries dragging Orton back to the center of the ring to re-apply the hold, however Orton kicks Styles off of him.

This buys Orton enough time to get back to his feet. He snatches Styles up in a side head-lock and takes him over to the ropes, where this time he successfully hits his draping DDT off the middle rope. Styles is down and out as Orton gets up and looks around, as he is about to go into Viper mode.

Orton drops down to the mat and starts pounding the canvas, waiting for Styles to get up for an RKO or Punt. Instead, Omos yanks Styles under the bottom rope and out to the floor. After this, Alexa Bliss appears on the big screen playing with a crank-up music box like a child toy. She says "Hi, Randy!" She then turns the crank on the music box toy a few times as music plays and then she says, "Not yet ..."

An explosion goes off on all four corners as fire shoots out of the ring posts and then all of a sudden, Orton starts looking physically ill, and he begins spitting up black crap out of his mouth again. Now Styles re-enters the scene, hitting Orton with his finisher and scoring the pin fall victory. His music plays as he and Omos exit the ring. Then, Bliss re-appears on the big screen laughing in sadistic fashion as Orton looks up at the big screen with the black crap foaming out of his mouth. This week's show goes off the air.

Winner: AJ Styles

Orton should just stop wrestling matches until he faces The Fiend lol. Thank you Kemo for LC. :)