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WWE RAW REPORT:FIVE OF SEVEN SPOTS IN MITB DETERMINED, MAIN EVENT FOR MITB ANNOUNCED, A RETURN, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2016-05-23 23:02:00

We are back and the WWE Women's Champion Charlotte makes her way to the ring with Ric Flair and Dana Brooke.

Charlotte wooos and she hands the mic to her father. 

Ric says before you start, tonight, on this phenomenal interview you are going to have, as a father, he wants to convey how proud he is since she won the WWE Women's Championship at Wrestlemania.  As a child, every time you turned around, you had your hand in the candy jar.  Everything she touched, she made it happen.  When you had your back against the wall, you prevailed last night.  You went to get someone like your uncle Arn, Dana Brooke.  You are that damn good.  Without Charlotte Flair there is no Dana Brooke.

Charlotte says she wants to thank one person . . . herself.   She says she could not be more proud of Dana since she chose to be with the best.

Dana thanks Charlotte for letting her stand in the ring with  the dirtiest player in the game.

Charlotte says speaking of him, she says he remembers Thanksgivings, Christmases, and birthdays she remembers Mom saying that Daddy's always with you.  You weren't there because she had to watch him on television.  She says she could not understand why you weren't there but now she gets it because she is the WWE Women's Champion.  She has never been more powerful or more confident.  You knew what it felt like to be the man because she is the woman.  That is why she finally has the courage to say 'Get out of my ring'

Charlotte says that she expected him to stare at her dumbfounded.  The people of your generation are all the same, they don't want to leave the spotlilght.  She says she let Ric bask in her spotlight.  She is not Ric Flair's daughter, he is Charlotte's dad.  Charlotte says her spotlight is bigger than her father's..  She says that Ric is the second dirtiest player in the game and she does not have time for those who finish in second place.

Charlotte says she does not need him any more.  Charlotte says Ric abandoned her.  How do you think she has felt the last thirty years of her life?    She tells Ric that to all of these people, you are immortal to them but dead to her.

Charlotte tells Ric that he can watch her on television like she did for him.

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time for the post mortem of what we just saw when Ric Flair was disowned by his daughter.  

Match Number Six:  Dean Ambrose versus Dolph Ziggler in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

They lock up and Ambrose with a waist lock take down.  Ambrose with a snap mare for a near fall.  Ziggler gets a take down and rollup for a near fall.  Ambrose with a wrist lock into an arm bar.  Ziggler with a gutwrench rollup for a near fall.  Ambrose with a hammer lock and Ambrose with a side head lock take down.  Dean with a shoudler tackle.  Ziggler with a drop kick for a near fall.  Ziggler with a side head lock take down.  Ambrose with a back elbow and slam for a near fall.  Ambrose with chops.  Ambrose with a chop in the corner.  Ziggler with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Ambrose gets a near fall.  Ziggler with another near fall.  ZIggler is sent through the ropes and Ambrose tease a suicide dive but he sees where ZIggler is so he stops short.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Ambrose sets for a superplex but Ambrose is knocked off the turnbuckles.  Ambrose wtih a forearm followed by a superplex and he gets a near fall.  Ambrose with a forearm into the corner but Ziggler avoids the bulldog and hits a Stinger Splash.  Ambrose avoids the neck breaker and then Ambrose sends Ziggler over the top rope to the floor and Ambrose with a suicide dive.  Ziggler sets for the X Factor off the turnbuckles but Dean pushes him off and Ambrose with the elbow drop but Ziggler rolls through for a near fall.  Ziggler with a Fameasser for a near fall.  Ambrose blocks a super kick and then both men go for a cross body and both men are down.

Dean and Dolph alternate punches.  Ziggler with a super kick and Ambrose bounces off the ropes for a wackyline and a near fall.  Ambrose goes to the turnbuckles but Ziggler meets him with a drop kick for a near fall.  Ziggler with a splash into the turnbuckles and he punches Dean but Dean holds on and tries for a power bomb but Ziggler counters with a sunset flip and a near fall.  Ziggler tries for the Zig Zag but since Ambrose is on the ropes, he holds on.  Ambrose with a double underhook DDT for the three count.

Winner:  Dean Ambrose (Advances to Money in the Bank Match)

We see Ric Flair walking dejected in the back and Arn Anderson stops to check on him.  Ric walks away and Renee wants to know how Ric feels.

Ric does not want to say anything and he walks out of the arena.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Epico and Primo talk about their debut last week.  They say the crowd loved them.  They welcome everyone to Puerto Rico.

AJ Styles is in the ring and he has something to say before his match.  He says in our business, you never know how good someone is until you get in the ring with him.  In the last six weeks, Roman Reigns is every bit the man he says he is.  AJ says that Roman is one of the better men he has been in the ring with.  He says Roman is not phenomenal.  If it wasn't for the Usos, Gallows, and Anderson, he had Roman beat last night.  If it wasn't for those guys, you would be looking at the new WWE World Champion.  That did not happen.  AJ says he does not live in the past.  He has a chance tonight to face Kevin Owens and beat him on his own and move on to Money in the Bank.

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson make their way to the ring and Karl wants AJ to take that back, bro.  If it wasn't for 'us'?  You make it sound like you don't want them out there fighting with him. 

AJ says he wanted to do this on his own.  This isn't Japan and things have changed.

Karl says you would have bought them a round of drinks on Roppongi if they were in Japan.  He says that AJ has changed.

AJ says he did not bring them to WWE to watch their back and take care of his problems.

Luke says if they didn't drop everyone who had a problem with there would have been a lot of bar fights he would have been in.  If they didn't save AJ in WWE, he would not have made it to Extreme Rules.

AJ says they need to separate.  You do your stuff alone and he does his stuff alone.  Right now, they are done.  No one can separate them from being brothers.

Luke tells AJ how dare you talk to them like that and then call them brothers.

Karl says they are not brothers any more.  They are not friends any more.

AJ says if that is the way it is, they don't need to be in the ring together.  As of right now, this is his ring.

Karl and Luke leave the ring and we go to commercial.

We are back and Miz will defend the Intercontinental Title against Cesaro and Rusev will defend the United States Title against Kalisto on Smackdown.

Match Number Seven:  Kevin Owens versus AJ Styles

Owens asks AJ if he has a chance at this because it is his.  AJ and Kevin push each other and then they exchange punches.  Styles with forearms as Owens retreats to the ropes.  Owens with a low kick and he goes to his bread and butter as the Headlock Master.  Owens holds on to the ropes to avoid the Phenomenal Drop Kick but Styles still hits a drop kick for a near fall.  Styles with a snap mare and a Phenomenal knee drop and he gets a near fall.  Styles chops Owens against the ropes.

Owens with forearms and chops.  Styles chops back.  Styles kicks Owens but Owens with a drop kick and he mocks AJ and gets a near fall.  Owens with a kick to the back.  Styles sends Owens to the floor and Styles goes to the apron but Owens pulls AJ face first into the apron.  OWens runs the ropes and rolls under the bottom rope for a clothesline and he tells everyone he is phenomenal.  Owens argues with the announcers and punches Styles.  Styles wtih a punch and slingshot forearm to Owens.  Owens punches Styles.  Styles Irish whips Owens into the ring steps and then Styles sends Owens back into the ring as we go to commercial.

We are back and the Headlock Master has AJ in a head lock.  We see footage from the commercial when Owens caught Styles and dropped him on the apron.  Owens with an elbow and then Owens back drops Styles to the floor.  Owwens sets for a power bomb on the ring steps but Styles blocks it.  Styles backs Owens into the apron and connects with forearms.  Styles and Owens with forearms and then Styles with kicks.  Styles wtih elbows to get off Owens' shoulders.  Styles with a sliding forearm for a near fall.  Styles sends Owens into the turnbuckles but Owens with an elbow.  Styles with a sit out gourdbuster driver for a near fall.  Styles sets for a Styles Clash but Owens with a back body drop.  Styles with an elbow and Styles goes to the turnbuckles but Owens grabs Styles and hits a German suplex and a cannonball for a near fall.  

As Owens gets up he tells Cole to shut up because he is too loud.  Owens tries for a pop up power bomb but Styles holds on to the ropes.  Styles misses a kick and Styles wtih a German suplex and Ushigoroshi for a near fall.  Owens tries for a back body drop to counter a Styles Clash.  Owens with a fisherman's neck breaker for a near fall.  Owens goes up top but Styles stops him with a punch.  Styles sets for a superplex but Owens with punches.  Styles with a head butt, but Owens with a head butt and Owens misses a double jump moonsault when Styles moves.  Styles with a springboard 450 splash for a near fall.

Styles sets for a springboard move but he sees Owens move so he lands on the apron.  Styles with a knee but Owens with a pop up power bomb on the ring steps and both men are down.  The referee starts his count.  Styles gets back in at nine as he gets a power up in time.  Owens sets for the Pop Up Power Bomb but Styles lands on his feet and he hits a Pele Kick.  Styles gets a near fall.  Styles goes to the apron for the Phenomenal Forearm but Owens kicks the ropes and Owens hits a pop up power bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Kevin Owens (Advances to Money in the Bank Ladder Match)

We go to credits.


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