CM Punk Kicks Off Raw

CM Punk will be live on Monday Night Raw and is set to kick off the show. The Second City Saint is still reeling from his beatdown at the hands of World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed and will have much to say. Punk also fell victim to Rollins when The Visionary pulled off the ruse of the century at SummerSlam and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to win the World Heavyweight Title from Punk, who had just defeated Gunther to capture the championship.






– The show kicks off with a video recapping the recent on-goings between Seth Rollins, LA Knight, Roman Reigns, and CM Punk.

– Michael Cole and Corey Graves then greet audiences at home as CM Punk makes his way to the ring.

Punk says it's great to be alive on a Monday Night in Quebec City, then says he should be World Heavyweight Champion for the fans but he isn't. He says he has a Seth Rollins problem, and while Rollins is trying his best to impersonate him, he's failing miserably. He says if anyone thought he was relentless and obsessed with becoming champion before, he's even more obsessed now. He says he understands Rollins cashing in, but he still hates Rollins. He says Rollins is pretending to be him by faking an injury, then promises he will dethrone him as World Heavyweight Champion and says he will break his legs.

LA Knight's music hits, and he makes his way out. He shakes hands with Punk, then says he wants to talk to the fans. He says Punk was robbed at SummerSlam, then says Punk deserves to have his rematch for the World Heavyweight Champion. Knight then calls out Punk for costing him his own shot at the World Heavyweight Championship last week, and says while he gets where Punk was coming from, it was the wrong place at the wrong time. He says himself and Punk don't have a problem, but he needs Punk to stay out of his way and do what he needs to do after the bell rings as he continues going after Rollins.

Punk says Knight should be thanking him for preventing Rollins from ending his career last week, then asserts that he saved Knight's career. He says he should be the next Number One Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, but Knight says that unlike Punk, he's never been a World Champion. He says Punk isn't on his level, then reiterates that he doesn't want to have a problem with Punk. He says he can forget about last week as long as Punk doesn't stop over the line, then tells Punk to let him be the one to dethrone Rollins in order to receive the first shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.

Punk tells Knight that he's the "Best In The World", but before he can continue, Paul Heyman interrupts the two men and makes his way to the ring along with Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker. Heyman takes shots at the two men, but Punk dares Heyman to get in the ring with him. Heyman responds by challenging Punk and Knight to a match against Breakker and Reed on their behalf. Punk accepts Heyman's challenge, but Knight says Punk can't talk for him before he accepts the challenge himself.

Breakker then looks to go after Punk and Knight, but Reed holds him back.

– Finn Balor talks with The Judgement Day. Dominik Mysterio comes in with El Grande Americano. Balor talks to Mysterio in private and tells him no one in Judgement Day wants Americano here. Mysterio says he's aligning with Americano to win some more gold and leaves. Balor tells Rodriguez and Perez to go handle their business.

– AJ Styles and Dragon Lee then make their way to the ring. Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano follow.

Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano vs. AJ Styles and Dragon Lee

Lee flies out of the ring to level Americano. Styles goes after Dominik and dumps him in the ring. The bell sounds, and Styles fires off shoulders on Dominik's midsection in the corner. Americano and Lee tag in and Americano wears down Lee until Lee lands a crossbody on Americano off the top rope.

Styles tags back in, but Americano lands a headbutt on Styles and fires off stomps on him. He follows it up with a back body drop, but Styles whips Americano into the corner. Dominik tags in and fires off stomps on Styles in the corner, then rains down right hands on him and sends Lee crashing into the ring steps shoulder first. Americano ties Lee's mask to the bottom turnbuckle and fires off a right hand on him.

Dominik tags back in and drags Lee up the ropes, then pulls him off and lands a dropkick on him. He wears down Lee with a submission hold and tags in Americano. Americano delivers a kick to Lee's chest, and Dominik sends Styles crashing off the apron. Styles recovers and goes after Dominik, but the referee stops him.

Americano rips up Lee's mask, then teeters on the ropes with him. Lee drapes Americano off the top rope by his knees and delivers a double stomp to his chest, but Dominik pulls Styles off the ring apron before Lee can tag him in. Styles takes out Dominik on the outside, and Lee delivers a superkick to Americano. Lee tags in Styles, and Styles runs over Americano with a clothesline. He lands a right hand on him in the corner and sends him crashing into his knee, then goes for a pin but Dominik breaks the fall. Lee lands a superkick on Dominik, then tosses Dominik over to Styles off the ropes. Styles delivers a Styles Clash to Dominik, and Lee ascends up the ropes. Americano pushes Lee off the top rope onto the floor and connects with an enzuigiri on Styles, but Styles lands a reverse DDT on Americano.

Americano sends Styles' face bouncing off the ropes and looks to stuff a piece of metal into his mask. Styles prevents him from doing so, but Dominik spots the metal on the floor and places it into a mash of his own that he brought to ringside. He headbutts Styles from the apron, and Americano pins him for the win.

Winners: Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano

– Backstage, Sami Zayn asks Adam Pearce for a title shot. Pearce tells Zayn to focus on Rusev tonight and they'll talk. Sheamus comes by and Pearce and Zayn ask Sheamus to not interfere in their match tonight. Sheamus agrees and says after the match, Rusev is his.

– Iyo Sky talks to Adam Pearce backstage and she's upset her match was cancelled. Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez tell Sky it's good she doesn't have this match so she doesn't get beaten up. Sky asks for a match against Perez and Pearce makes it official.

– Sami Zayn then makes his way to the ring. Rusev follows.

Sami Zayn vs. Rusev

The bell rings and the two go back and forth with one another. Rusev fires off shoulders on Zayn's midsection, then levels him with a back elbow and sends him crashing into the mat with a spinning slam. He sends Zayn crashing into the mat spine first, then lands a kick on Zayn's spine.

Zayn looks to land an Exploder on Rusev, but Rusev blocks it and sends a message to Sheamus by delivering The Ten Beats Of The Bodhran to Zayn. Zayn lands an Exploder on Rusev and sets up for the Helluva Kick, but MFT pull Zayn out of the ring to cause the disqualification.

Winner: N/A (no contest due to outside interference)

– After the match, JC Mateo and Tonga Loa hold Zayn in place for Talla Tonga to land a big boot on Zayn as Solo Sikoa laughs on and officials run down to the ring. Meanwhile, across ringside, Sheamus blindsides Rusev with a knee and begin brawling with one another through the crowd as officials try calming them down.

– We are back from a commercial and Solo Sikoa and the MFT's are being kicked out of RAW. Adam Pearce yells at Nick Aldis on the phone for his men invading RAW. Grayson Waller, and The New Day approach Pearce and complain about Penta wearing their hat. Pearce tells them to solve it in the ring with Penta next week.

– A video package for Bronson Reed plays and he calls out Roman Reigns and tells Reigns to acknowledge the Tribal Thief.

– Iyo Sky is walking to her match and Asuka and Kairi Sane ask if they can be in her corner tonight. Sky says she has this under control.

– IYO SKY then makes her way to the ring. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez follow.

IYO SKY vs. Roxanne Perez (w/ Raquel Rodriguez)

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth, but Perez rolls up SKY. SKY kicks out, but Perez sends her crashing into the ring steps on the outside and connects with a springboard moonsault on her. She lands a couple of splashes on her in the corner and looks to fly off the ropes, but SKY catches Perez with a shotgun dropkick. She follows it up with a pair of uppercuts and a dropkick on Perez, then lands a missile dropkick off the top on her and connects with a meteora.

Perez trips SKY on the ropes, then lands a Frankensteiner on her and lands a pair of knees on the back of her neck. She sets up for Pop Rox, but SKY sees it coming and looks to deliver another meteora. Perez rolls out of the way to avoid it, then regroups with Rodriguez on the outside. Perez grabs the ring skirt, but the referee spots her and fixes it. Perez rakes SKY's eyes as he does so and delivers a kick to SKY before cinching in a crossface on SKY.

Perez regroups with Rodriguez once again, but SKY levels them both with an asai moonsault. She dumps Perez back in the ring, then looks to follow it up with Over The Moonsault. Perez gets her boots up, but SKY grabs onto her knee. Rodriguez hops up on the apron to distract the referee, and Perez ascends up the ropes. Kairi Sane and Asuka appear at ringside, and hold Perez in place. SKY looks to clock Perez, but Perez ducks out of the way and SKY almost accidentally hits Asuka and Sane. Perez then pushes SKY into Asuka and Sane before she rolls up SKY with a fistful of trunks for the win.

Winner: Roxanne Perez

– Jackie Redmond talks to Jey Uso about the events of last week. Uso says he missed one RAW and so much went down. He puts everyone on notice. LA Knight comes by and tells Uso to get behind him in line.

– Maxxine Dupri with Natalya and Akira Tozawa walk backstage heading to the ring for Dupri's match. We then see Becky Lynch walking to the match as well.

– Iyo Sky, Asuka and Kairi Sane all argue backstage and it ends with Asuka pushing Sky and Sane not knowing what to do and then running after Asuka.


WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Maxxine Dupri (w/ Natalya and Akira Tozawa)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Lynch steps over Dupri, then runs her over with a shoulder tackle and invites Dupri to leave. Dupri doesn't do so and lands an arm drag on Lynch, but Lynch becomes fired up and fires off stomps on Dupri in the corner. She delivers a right hand to her, then follows it up with a trio of Bexploders.

Lynch sets up for a Man Handle Slam, but Dupri reverses into a Stunner and looks to land a splash on her. Lynch moves out of the way, but Dupri cinches in an Ankle Lock on her. Lynch escapes, but Dupri levels her with a clothesline and fires off right hands on her. She fires off stomps on Lynch in the corner, but Lynch rolls out of the ring. Dupri delivers a basementdropkick to Lynch under the bottom rope, then dumps her back in the ring and delivers a crossbody to her. Lynch cinches in the Dis-Arm-Her on Dupri, and Dupri taps out.

Winner and STILL WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion: Becky Lynch

– After the match, Lynch kicks Natalya in the face as Tozawa and Natalya tend to a fallen Dupri.

– Backstage, Seth Rollins is with Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed. Rollins talks about how he thought he'd have a CM Punk problem, but Punk has an LA Knight problem and Knight has a Punk problem, but they both have a Bron/Bron problem. Rollins makes his exit and tells the guys to get things done.

– A video package for Bayley plays where she addresses where she is now in her career. She talks about being treated as a Role Model before she was one. She talks about how she is by herself and the road she's gone down has gotten her nowhere and it's all her fault. She grabs the sides of her head and the screen gets all trippy.

– We cut to Jackie Redmond who is with Lyra Valkyria. Valkyria is worried that she caused Bayley to go off her rocker. Valkyria reiterates that it isn't her fault.

– Iyo Sky walks backstage and is approached by Stephanie Vaquer. Vaquero tells Sky she isn't the only one who was promised a title match and leaves. Rhea Ripley comes up to Sky and asks Sky if she can trust Kairi Sane and Asuka. Sky tells Ripley to stay out of it.

– LA Knight and CM Punk then make their way to the ring. Bronson Reed, Bron Breakker, and Paul Heyman follow.

CM Punk and LA Knight vs. Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker (w/ Paul Heyman)

Breakker and Reed attack Punk and Knight from behind. Reed fires off shoulders on Knight in the corner as the bell sounds, then connects with a right hand on him and tags in Breakker. Breakker lands a boot on Knight's midsection, but Punk tags in on his side and wears down Breakker's arm.

Knight tags in and continues targeting Breakker's arm, then tags Punk back in. Punk lands a stomp on Breakker's midsection, then whips him into the ropes and clotheslines him out of the ring. He looks to clothesline Reed out of the ring twice, but is unsuccessful in doing so. Knight tags in and looks to do the same, but Reed still stays in the ring. Punk and Knight then work together and land a double clothesline on Reed to send him crashing onto the floor.

Reed clotheslines Punk from the apron as Breakker distracts the referee, and Breakker fires off stomps on Punk. Reed tags back in and fires off a right hand on Punk, then delivers a headbutt to him and connects with a knee on his midsection. Punk delivers a Stunner to Breakker, then tags in Reed. Punk sends Reed crashing into the corner, then tags in Knight.

Knight fires off right hands on Reed, then tries leveling him with several clotheslines. Reed stays standing on his feet, but Knight sends Reed crashing into the mat.

Reed tags in and continues wearing down Knight, then tags in Breakker. Breakker and Reed land a double splash on Knight, and Breakker follows it up with a back suplex. Reed tags in and levels Knight with a clothesline, but Breakker tags back in. Reed gets Knight in an Electric Chair position, and Breakker flies off the ropes to level Knight with Reed. Reed then tags back in and looks to land a senton on Reed, but Knight moves out of the way and tags in Punk.

Breakker tags in on his side, and Punk levels him with a clothesline. Knight takes out Reed with a basement dropkick under the bottom rope, and Punk delivers an elbow drop to Breakker off the top rope. He calls for the GTS, but Seth Rollins appears out of nowhere and attacks Punk from behind, causing the disqualification.

Winners: CM Punk and LA Knight (via disqualification)

– After the match, Rollins fires off stomps on Punk and Knight as Reed and Breakker join him. Jey Uso's music hits and he makes his way to the ring with a chair in hand. He hits Jey with it twice, then looks to hit Reed with it. Reed blocks the chair, but Jey fires off right hands on him and clocks him with the chair. Adam Pearce then appears at ringside and informs Rollins that he will be defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Jey, Knight, and Punk at WWE Clash In Paris.

Rollins, Breakker, and Reed go after Knight, Punk, and Jey once again. They beat them down, and Breakker runs around the ring on the outside to level Knight with a spare. Reed lands a Death Valley Driver on Jey, then ascends to the top and connects with a Tsunami on him. Rollins then delivers a Curb Stomp to Knight as officials run down to the ring to break things apart. Rollins lands a Curb Stomp on Jey, and Breakker and Reed hold Punk in place for Rollins to land a Curb Stomp on him. Rollins holds up the World Heavyweight Championship and stands tall with Heyman, Breakker, and Reed as the show goes off the air.