Monday, August 24, 2015

Gettin' RAW - Monday Night RAW recap for August 24, 2015

RAW opens with Triple H at WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut earlier today, with WWE United States and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Triple H comgratualtes him for the win over John Cena last night at SummerSlam. He says Rollins is no longer the future - he's the man. Triple H says it's time for Rollins to take his place besides greats like Bruno Sammartin and Andre the Giant. Tonight, Rollins will get his own statue. Rollins says this is the greatest accomplishment of his career. He thanks Triple H from the bottom of his heart.

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman are pissed as they march to the ring. Heyman says he's the pissed off advocate for The Beast of Barclays.  Heyman says Taker being immortal is a fairy tale and he got tapped out by Lesnar last night. Heyman says this was Taker admitting Lesnar is a better man, a better wrestler and a better fighter. Heyman compares Taker to a kid getting his ass kicked in the schoolyard. Lesnar smirks. Heyman says Lesnar does not blame the referee because he didn't see the tap. He also doesn't blame the timekeeper. We see Berkley Ottman, son of Fred Ottman, sitting in the timekeeper area. Fans boo him and Heyman says only in Brooklyn do people boo compassion. Heyman brings up how Taker collapsed on the stage before making it backstage and says it's all over the internet. Heyman says he has enough material to last all three hours of RAW and fans cheer. Heyman goes on about the match and says Lesnar wants one more match with The Undertaker. However, he doesn't want it at WrestleMania or Royal Rumble, he wants to do it Brooklyn style.  Bo Dallas comes out to the ring..
Bo tells "Mr. Brock" he has good news and bad news. The bad news is Lesnar passed out last night at SummerSlam. But the good news is that he eventually woke up and probably had a sweet dream, a good dream like he actually beat The Undertaker.  Lesnar runs over him to a big pop. Lesnar starts hitting several German suplexes, manhandling Bo. Fans chant for one more and Lesnar hits #4. Lesnar leaves the ring as his music hits. Heyman taunts him on the stage and Lesnar turns around. Lesnar goes back to the ring and Bo is still laying face down, knocked out. Lesnar hits another German suplex but fans want one more. He leaves the ring and they boo. Lesnar's music hits again but Heyman tries to talk him into going back to the ring. Lesnar turns around and fans pop. Lesnar goes back in and grabs Bo for a F5. Heyman takes the mic and says Lesnar does Bo-lieve, and drops Bo with an F5.

The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) guests on commentary for the next match.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E.) beats The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto & Sin Cara).

After the match, The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) come out to a huge pop. They hit the ring and nail Woods at ringside. They unload on Kofi and Big E before dumping them both. Fans go nuts as they call for a table and put Woods through it with the Dudley Death Drop. They go to ringside and have words with The Prime Time Players before going back in the ring.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are backstage looking at Seth Rollins' statue and we see it for the first time. It features Rollins with both titles. He walks in and they hurriedly cover it back up. Rollins thanks them for everything they've done for him and WWE as a whole. Rollins says he saw the respect employees have for them when he took the tour at company HQ today. He feels WWE is better with them in charge and they feel the same way about him being champion. Rollins walks off and everyone is all smiles.

Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns vs. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper) ends when the lights go out and a man with a black sheep mask appears, which is revealed to be former NXT superstar Braun Stowman, who lays out both Ambrose and Reigns.

It's time for MizTV with guests Team PCB (Paige, Charlotte, Becky Lynch)! He talks about Team PCB winning at SummerSlam and out comes Becky Lynch, Paige and Charlotte.  Paige says they won because they don't look at their team like three separate Divas. Charlotte says her dad taught her about being a cohesive unit. She brings up the Four Horsemen. Miz says he's friends with Ric Flair.  Charlotte says Miz really has lived up to Flair's legacy. Miz names what he has done and says he surpassed Flair's legacy. Miz tries to encourage competition between Team PCB but they're not having it. They're open to any challenge but they're a unit. Team Bella (Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Alicia Fox) interrupts, and Nikki says as long as she's champion, Team Bella will be the dominant team. Nikki says nobody has to prove anything to anyone and wins or losses don't matter. She talks about becoming the longest reigning Divas Champion in just 22 days. She says they can keep their SummerSlam win because all that matters is the title. Both teams argue and Miz starts yelling at them to shut up.  Miz starts insulting them and says they wrestle like a bunch of girls. Team PCB backs Miz up against the ropes. Team Bella attacks Team PCB from behind and fans boo. Miz retreats as Team Bella clears the ring.

Team Bella (Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Alicia Fox) beats Team PCB (Paige, Charlotte, Becky Lynch).

Before his match with Neville, Stardust attacks King Barrett from behind.Stardust waits in the corner and out comes Neville. Thgey go at it. Neville drops him and goes for Red Arrow but Stardust scrambles out of the ring and retreats.

 Jon Stewart comes out to a mixed reaction. He says he turned on John Cena at SummerSlam because he could not let Cena tie Ric Flair with 16 world title reigns, not on his watch. Stewart says to him, "the champ is Flair!" Ric Flair struts out to the ring to a huge pop. He appreciates what Stewart did, but he was rooting for Cena last night. Fans boo Flair. Flair says the record will be broken sooner or later, and he wants it to be by someone he respects.Flair says they don't have to like it but it's coming from the best thing going today. Stewart is full of "whooo's" as says God is here tonight. They go on and Flair says Stewart has messed everything up. John Cena shows up and  says that he and Stewart need to talk. Stewart asks about what. . Cena says what Stewart did is fine. He's at peace with Stewart not wanting him to tie Flair's record but Rollins is still WWE World Heavyweight Champion and is now the United States Champion. Stewart says he didn't think it through. Cena talks about how he's defended the US Title and made it mean something. Cena calls Stewart a dumb... he stops himself. Stewart says Cena seems upset and makes a joke. Cena yells that this is not a comedy show. Stewart says it was a beautiful match last night and he respects Cena for being a fighting champion but he's been a fan for years and as good as Cena is, he couldn't see Cena tying Flair's record against Rollins. Stewart apologizes for not seeing it through. Stewart tries to put some positive spin on the situation and says now Cena can win the title back. Cena understands Stewart did what he had to do and knows Stewart will understand that he's about to do the same. Cena nails Stewart with an Attitude Adjustment to a mixed reaction. Flair looks out over Stewart and smiles.

Renee Young interviews John Cena. He says that he has had his talk with Stewart, and now he will have a talk with Seth Rollins later.

Ryback, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton beats Sheamus, Rusev, Big Show and Kevin Owens.

After the match,  Rusev confronts Big Show. Kevin Owens joins in on the argument.  Big Show tells them to calm down before shoving them both to the mat. Owens comes back but Show grabs his throat. Rusev kicks Show for the save. Owens sends him into the corner. Rusev whips Owens' cannonball into Show in the corner and they leave. The opposing team surrounds Big Show now. Ziggler nails a superkick. Ryback and Cesaro press Show up and drop him into a RKO from Orton.

Luke Harper and Bray Wyatt backstage in their usual setting. Wyatt says the world witnesses Roman Reigns' moment of glory at SummerSlam and he hopes Reigns cherished it because it's over. Wyatt says we witnessed "her greatest" gift tonight. He introduces Braun Stowman and says he is Sister Abigail's black sheep.

The Authority (Stephanie McMahon and Triple H) approach John Cena. Stephanie calls him a sore loser for what he did to Stewart. Sthe says he can't get involved in the celebration for Rollins tonight and she has security to escort him out of the arena with his hands behind his back. Stephanie does the "you can't see me" taunt in Cena's face as they take him away.

Back from the break and out comes Triple H with Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie says she's going to get in trouble for what she's about to do. She says tonight is a celebration for Seth Rollins but another man is celebrating too - her father Vince McMahon. She knows he won't come out but she leads the crowd in singing "happy birthday" to him. Fans chant "we want Vince" and Stephanie says she doesn't think he's coming out. Triple H laughs and says Vince is so pissed off in the back right now.
Triple H starts talking about Seth Rollins and praising him big time. Triple H says Rollins deserves to be immortalized in bronze. He introduces the WWE World Heavyweight and United States Champion Seth Rollins, who thanks everyone and says this is a historic night for everyone in the WWE Universe. Rollins goes on and takes a shot at the Brooklyn Nets. Rollins says heroes get remembered but legends never die and when he defeated John Cena at SummerSlam, becoming the first man to hold the WWE and the US Title at the same time, he became a legend. Rollins says he becomes immortal with this statue. Rollins goes on about Cena and says he's worked every single day to become the man. Rollins says Cena has been the man for the past 10 years, that is true, but to be the man you've got to beat the man, and that's what he did at SummerSlam. Rollins says when they unveil the statue, like Triple H said he is no longer the future, he's the man. Rollins goes on about the statue, naming Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant and The Ultimate Warrior, who also have statues. Rollins says it's time and he can't wait anymore. He asks twice if Brooklyn is ready. We get a drum roll and when the curtain is raised, and Sting is standing there. Triple H and Stephanie quickly leave the ring. Rollins charges and Sting unloads with rights. Sting takes Rollins to the corner and gets a big pop. He hits the Stinger Splash and clotheslines Rollins out of the ring. He joins Stephanie and Triple H. Sting picks up the WWE World Heavyweight Title belt and Stephanie yells "never!" at him. Sting's music hits as Rollins and The Authority throw a fit to end the show.

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