WWE RAW Live Results and Updates- 8 July 2019
Welcome to the Live Results and Updates Blog from WWE RAW episode of 8 July 2019((7/8/2019).
- Location- Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US
- Time- 8 PM EST(9 July 2019 12 AM GMT/5:30 AM IST)
The show opens with Beck Lynch and Seth Rollins making their way to the ring one by one. Andrade and Zelina Vega comes out.
Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch defeated Andrade & Zelina Vega – Mixed Tag Team Elimination Match
Becky starts with a couple of back to belly suplexes before hitting a shoulder tackle. Vega tries to keep Becky away from the tag but Becky decks her in the face. Vega nails Becky with a kick to the face. She goes for a submission using the ropes. Becky hits a bexploder and tags in Rollins which brings in
Rollins and Andrade square off and fight for control with a furious lock-up. Seth wrenches the left arm but Andrade is able to reverse the hold. They trade takedowns and counters in a sequence that gets some pop from the crowd. A chop from Andrade is followed by a sling blade from Rollins, followed by a double suicide dive.
Becky Lynch tags herself in when Rollins goes for the second suicide dive. She hits a bexploder, lass kick, flying tackle and locks Vega in a Dis-Arm-Her to make her tap out. Vega is eliminated. Lacey Evans appears at ringside and Becky goes straight for her. Rollins separates them as we head to commercial.
Andrade takes control after the break and gets a quick one-count. He slams Rollins and climbs to the top rope. Seth climbs up with him but Andrade trips him into the tree of woe and hits a double stomp for a two-count. Seth hits a springboard knee to the head for a near fall. Vega interferes with an enziguri on Rollins as Andrade distracted the referee. Lynch hits her with the flying elbow and continues to unload on her.
Andrade tries to keep them apart and ends up taking Becky out when she pushes Seth out of the way of a running tackle. Rollins and Andrade fight back into the ring. Andrade hits the running knees in the corner for a close two count. Rollins catches Vega trying to hit a hurricanrana and holds her so Becky can hit a dropkick. He goes back into the ring and hits Andrade with The Stomp for the win.
Baron Corbin attacks Rollins from behind when they reach the ramp. Becky hits him with some forearms until Lacey Evans hits her with the Woman’s right. Both champions are down.
A promo for NXT where the Street Profits will defend their NXT Tag Team Championship against Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan.
Lesnar will Cash-In at Extreme Rules!! Or Not!!
Paul Heyman is in the ring now and tells us that he knows something about the Extreme Wrestling in Philly. He tells us that Brock Lesnar may or may not cash in the Money in the Bank contract against either of Universal Champion Seth Rollins or WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. He continues to repeat this in different ways and tells us that only he and Lesnar know whether he will cash in or not.
Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon are seen trying to the Garbage man to team up with Roman Reings later tonight.
The Miz & the Usos defeated Elias and the Revival in 2 out of 3 Falls Match
Scott Dawson kicks things off against Jimmy Uso. He takes Uso down in a headlock. Jimmy gets in a little offense before Dawson decks him in the face and Elias tags in. He gets agitated as Jimmy punches him in the face and takes over with a flurry of punches to the head and body.
He lays down Jimmy with a clothesline and knocks The Miz off of the apron. Wilder gets the tag and continues to control the pace. The Miz attacks Elias at ringside and runs him into the barricade. Elias retreats to the entrance ramp while The Revival hit Jimmy with The Shatter Machine to get the first fall.
Elias has abandoned his team as we returned after the commercial. Dawson continues to dominate Jimmy and the Revival uses quick tags to keep Uso isolated in their corner. Jey gets the hot tag and hits a flurry of moves. He goes to the top rope and hits a crossbody but almost gets rolled up.
Dawson makes the blind tag and hits a brainbuster for two. The Miz tags in and hits Dawson with the Skull Crushing Finale to win the second fall. Jimmy tags himself in so he and Jey can hit a few superkicks. He finishes off Dawson with a Superfly Splash for the pin and the win.
Drake Maverick comes out of a production crate but her wife Renee isn’t happy she has to play lookout for him. Drake asks her if she wants to get in a case and get it on. Drake promises to show her what a great husband he is, then he will give her the honeymoon she deserves. Renee says then and only then can they consummate the marriage. Drake is thrilled. as his wife berates him for ruining their honeymoon. He promises her for a better honeymoon going forward as the horde of lower card guys start chasing him.
Bobby Lashley defeated Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio is returning after recovering from an injury. Mysterio said that he beat the doctor’s predictions regarding his injury and was back better than ever. Mysterio says he’s ready to go and issues an open challenge to any Superstar in the back. The challenge is answered by Bobby Lashley who looks fine even after being involved in an accident.
Mysterio rushes Lashley even before he could come into the ring to get an early advantage. He sets up Lashley on the ropes and manages to hit the 619 quickly. Lashley catches him coming off the top rope and plants Mysterio face-first into the mat. He gets a running start and hits a Spear to get a quick win over the returning Mysterio.
Bobby continues with the post match assault and takes Rey to the entrance ramp. He tries to throw Rey into the LED but the referees come out to stop him He ends up throwing Rey over the refs and takes the mic to send a message to Braun Strowman.
Back from the break and we see The Club backstage walking. Charly Caruso stops them to ask AJ Styles for a question, asking why he attacked Ricochet last week. AJ tells her to get out of his face because he doesn’t owe her or anyone else an explanation. Gallows and Anderson also aren’t interested in talking. They follow AJ into the locker room.
Cesaro defeats No Way Jose
Jose and Cesaro brawl at ringside before heading back into the ring. Jose continues with the right hands but Cesaro floors him with an uppercut. A relentless series of uppercuts from Cesaro and he follows it up with a Gutwrench Suplex. Cesaro then locks in the Sharpshooter for the submission win.
Mike Kanellis is backstage with Maria. He gives her flowers but Maria gets angry at him and sends him off to get her ice cream and pickles. She later wonders which man taps out to a woman, refering to Mike tapping to Becky Lynch last week.
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Nikki Cross are in an interview with the commentary team. Nikki Cross says that she wants to beat Bayley for Alexa Bliss. Bayley retorts that Alexa is using Nikki. Whoever wins the Beat The Clock challenge tonight will choose the stipulation for Extreme Rules. Bayley faces Sarah Logan and Nikki Cross faces Dana Brooke.
The Viking Raiders Defeated Local Talent
Erik starts of the match strongly and takes down the jobber. The other partner is taken down at the apron. Erick hits a nasty powerbomb from the gut-wrench position before tagging in Ivar who hits a massive Frog Splash. Ivar refuses to pin them right away when they have the opportunity and they continue inflicting more punishment. They hit both of them with more finishers and gets the pin.
The 24/7 chase gets in the arena but a few of them gets destroyed by the Viking Raiders. R-Truth also gets into the ring but runs away behind Drake.
Ricochet defeated Luke Gallows
Ricochet is out before his match against Luke Gallows but he has some things to get off his chest. He says he proved himself last week but didn’t get to celebrate because of Styles, Gallows and Anderson to attack him. And even today, he will not only fight against Gallows but might have to fight all three of them.
AJ Styles and the Club come out. Styles tells Ricochet to slow down and enjoy the moment because Gallows is about to stomp a mudhole in him. AJ shows us a video package on last week’s reunion of The Club. Styles taunts Ricochet with a “too sweet” as the video ends.
Ricochet and Gallows trade shots until Gallows hits a big chokeslam for a close 2 count. Gallows keeps control and works Ricochet over in the corner with body shots while he’s down. Ricochet fights back but a big boot levels him. AJ talks trash to Ricochet while Gallows keeps the upper hand. He hits a headbutt to the back of the neck followed by big strikes in the corner. Ricochet fights back and comes out of the corner but Gallows connects with a huge clothesline. Gallows wastes some time showing off with AJ and Anderson. Ricochet rolls Gallows up out of nowhere for the pin to win.
After the match, AJ takes the apron with a mic and says we can leave it right there or we can do what Ricochet said they were going to do, that he was going to go through all three of them. AJ proposes Anderson vs. Ricochet right now, unless Ricochet isn’t man enough.
Ricochet Defeated Karl Anderson
Ricochet accepts the challenge to face Anderson right away. Anderson hits a kick to the gut to take control after the bell. Ricochet hits a back elbow and a kick to the face. He follows up with a springboard clothesline for a two count. Ricochet hits a scissor takedown and a few strikes before Anderson plants him with a spinebuster for two. AJ interferes and Anderson is able to take control. Ricochet dives over the top rope and takes down Gallows. He drops AJ with a moonsault from the corner before he pinning Anderson after the 630.
AJ Styles attacks Ricochet as soon as the match ends. Anderson and Gallows hit the magic killer before Styles hit him with the Styles Clash from the middle rope. Styles tells Ricochet to stay down if he wants to avoid any more beatdown. After the Club leaves the rings, Ricochet gets up which prompts them to come back so that Styles can hit him with the phenomenal forearm.
Renee is waiting for Drake Maverick, who has escaped the chasing pack. However, R-Truth is hiding inside the crate with a referee. He tells Maverick that he wants his baby. Carmella gets out of the other crate and tells him to chase Maverick.
Bayley Defeated Sarah Logan in 4:32 in Beat the Clock Challenge
Bayley takes Logan down for one-count. Sarah picks her up but Bayley rolls over into a cover for another one count. Bayley hits a crossbody from the corner for a two-count. Logan nails the champ with a headbutt and kicks her out of the ring. She follows up with a dropkick into the corner for a two count. She puts Bayley in a reverse cloverleaf until she grabs the bottom rope to force a break. Bayley hits a clothesline as she starts to build up a head of steam. Logan kicks out of a roll-up before Bayley sends her into the bottom turnbuckle with a sunset bomb for the win at 4:32.
Nikki Cross Defeated Dana Brooke in 2:41 in Beat the Clock Challenge
Brooke rolls out of the ring to start running down the clock. Dana poses with Bayley at ringside until Cross chases her into the ring. Dana throw her out of the ring but Cross gets right back in and takes her down for a two count. Brooke counters a suplex and drops Cross on her face. She climbs up and misses a Swanton bomb. Nikki hits a swinging neck breaker for the win with 1:51 left to spare.
Nikki Cross asks Bayley to step into the ring so that she could tell her about the stipulation face to face. She announces the 2-on-1 handicapped match for the Championship at Extreme Rules(Bayley vs Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross).
Maria and Mike Kanellis are backstage. She’s worried about getting fat if she eats the pickles and ice cream. She asks if he would want to get her pregnant if she wasn’t already pregnant. He would. She says he will never get her pregnant again. Renee wonders if Mike is really the father.
Corey Graves is backstage with Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch. Lynch cuts Graves off, knocks him and is confident about their win at Extreme Rules. She calls him Mr. Emo Head and walks off. Rollins laughs and says, “what she said”, and walks off after her.
We see last week’s segment with Samoa Joe and WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. The Street Profits are backstage again, commenting on the match and hyping Extreme Rules again. Montez Ford goes to impersonate The Rock and Angelo Dawkins says what have I told you about impersonating The Rock. They go on discussing the WWE Title match and the Winners Take All match at Extreme Rules. They end the segment by singing about how they “want the smoke” with everyone else.
Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre defeated Roman Reigns and Gary
Shane McMahon reveals the tag team partner for Roman and it turns out to be the limping Janitor whom Shane offered $5,000 to compete in the match.
Reigns takes control against McIntyre and lines up for an early Superman Punch. Drew hits The Glasgow Kiss and the ref says Reigns tagged Gary. Shane tags in after Drew whips Gary over the top rope. Gary hits a kick to the face and a springboard elbow. He knocks Shane out of the ring. Gary hits a springboard crossbody to Shane before Drew hits the Claymore. Shane covers Gary for the win.
Reigns comes in and takes out McIntyre with a Superman Punch. Shane runs away while Roman helps Gary up to his feet. Gary takes of his mask and turns out it was Cedric Alexander all along.