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Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up on the USA Network with the standard video package. We’re now LIVE from the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas as Jimmy Smith welcomes us. He’s joined by Byron Saxton and Corey Graves at ringside. They hype tonight’s show.

We go right to the ring and The Miz is already out. He welcomes us to another must see episode of MizTV. Miz goes to introduce his guest but Paul Heyman interrupts and does his own introduction. Miz thanks Heyman for speaking to him in this wasteland.

Fans chant “you suck!” as Miz says he wants to talk to Heyman about Money in the Bank, a high-risk, career-threatening, match. Miz brings up how the Money in the Bank winner has a 85% chance at successfully cashing in, then touts how he has a 100% success rate. Miz says to achieve that, you must wait for the perfect moment, when the champion is in a grueling match, and can barely stand. Then his music hits and the champion looks on with dread, knowing The Miz is about to become the new champion. Miz says if the MITB winner plays their cards right, they can propel their career … Read More

The post-Hell in a Cell edition of WWE RAW opens up with a video package on the HIAC Main Event between Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins and the torn pectoral muscle injury that Rhodes is suffering from. We’re now LIVE from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin as Jimmy Smith welcomes us to RAW. He’s joined at ringside by Corey Graves and Byron Saxton. Graves hypes The Judgment Day vowing to introduce a new member tonight. Smith plugs the Fatal Four-Way Main Event to crown a NEW #1 contender to RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair for Money in the Bank. Saxton hypes up a Championship Contender’s Match with The Street Profits trying to secure a shot at the Undisputed Tag Team Champions.

We go to the ring and out comes Cody Rhodes to a pop. Rhodes, wearing a suit, stops on the stage as pyro goes off. He poses and more pyro hits as fans cheer him on. Rhodes is all smiles as he heads to the ring and greets fans at ringside while Mike Rome does the introductions.

Rhodes enters the ring to more pyro. The music stops as Rhodes takes the mic and fans chant his name. … Read More

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up on the USA Network with a look back at Friday’s SmackDown and how the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns helped The Usos defeat RK-Bro to become the inaugural Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. We also see how The Bloodline destroyed Riddle and Randy Orton after the match. We’re now LIVE from the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as Jimmy Smith welcomes us to RAW. He’s joined at ringside by Corey Graves and Byron Saxton. The announcers hype a big six-man with The Street Profits and Riddle vs. The Usos and Sami Zayn.

We go right to the ring and out comes Riddle to a pop. He comes out on his scooter but there’s no sign of Randy Orton. Riddle slaps hands with fans at ringside as he heads to the ring all smiles as Mike Rome does the introduction. Riddle enters the ring and gets a bit serious now.

Riddle takes the mic as a “Bro!” chant breaks out. Riddle says this is hard, he’s here with a heavy heart. Orton is his mentor and hero, his dude, his bro. Fans chant “RK-Bro!” now as Riddle gets emotional. Riddle says the past few years … Read More

We are underway! Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, and Jimmy Smith are on commentary and opening the show at ringside in front of the Steel Cage as the Steel Cage Match between Omos and Bobby Lashley will open up tonight’s show.

The commentary team runs down the rest of the show. That includes a “Countdown To Cody” graphic shown indicating he’ll be on RAW at 10pm eastern standard time.

MATCH #1: Steel Cage Match:
“The Nigerian Giant” Omos vs. “The All-Mighty” Bobby Lashley
We go right to the Steel Cage and out first comes Omos with MVP. They enter the cage and Omos is all smiles. MVP says we will witness a spectacle of destruction tonight. MVP gets the “What!?” treatment when taking shots at his former client. He then praises Omos as the boos get louder. MVP expects his former client to put up a fight because that’s the man he is, but we all know how this one will end. MVP goes on and says the era of The All Mighty ends tonight and we are all privileged to be living in the age of The Nigerian Giant. The music hits and out next comes Bobby Lashley to a … Read More

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up on the USA Network with a video package showing the words between Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes on last week’s show, to hype their WrestleMania Backlash match. We’re now live from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York as Jimmy Smith welcomes us. He’s joined at ringside by Byron Saxton and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler, who is replacing Corey Graves again this week as Graves is on his honeymoon with Carmella.

We go right to the ring and out comes Seth Rollins as Mike Rome does the introduction. Rollins laughs as he enters the ring to a mixed reaction.

Rollins takes the mic and welcomes us to Monday Night Rollins. He says it’s a party tonight and no one wants to party alone, so he’s got an invitation to his WrestleMania Backlash opponent – Mr. Nightmare himself. Rollins goes on with the invite and out comes Cody Rhodes to a pop.

Rhodes gets pyro as he first comes out, then another pyro explosion on his way to the ring. Rollins looks on as Rhodes hits the ring and poses for fans in the corner. Fans chant “Cody!” now. Rollins encourages fans to keep … Read More