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WWE RAW REPORT: HOW DID THEY TEASE FOR THE RUMBLE MATCH?, SIX MAN TAG, EIGHT MAN TAG, WHO IS IN THE RUMBLE AND WHO IS OUT?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2017-01-23 23:01:00

This week's show starts off with a look at Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho and their awesome friendship.

We are in Cleveland, Ohio and your announcers are Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Corey Graves.

Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring and he is joined in the ring by the shark cage.

Roman says in six days the Royal Rumble rolls through the Alamodome and more than 40,000 people will be going nuts.  In the middle of that storm will be Chris Jericho locked in that shark cage.  That means that he is one on one with Kevin Owens.  That means he will be holding the WWE Universal Championship over his head.

Kevin Owens' music interrupts and he makes his way to the ramp with Best friend Chris Jericho.

Kevin asks Roman if he is okay because he sounds delusional.  Maybe there is something that happened that has confused you.  Last week, he did something that Roman had coming for a long time.  For years, you have been power bombing people through that announce table.  From Seth Rollins, to Kane, to John Cena, to Daniel Bryan, and even the Undertaker.  How many can say they single handedly power bombed Roman Reigns through that table.  The answer to that question is ONE.  Only one, and Kevin says he is the one.

Roman says that Kevin is about to be the one who is about to get his ass whipped in front of the world and his best friend.

Chris says that Roman is making a lot of predictions and he asks if Roman is Nostradamus.  He says that Roman is a stupid idiot.  Chris says it is a laugh for Roman that he will be hanging above the ring like a salami in a deli.  What was hilarious was him hitting a Codebreaker a few weeks ago to become the United States Champion.  Chris says that even though he will be hanging above the ring at the Royal Rumble, today is not Sunday and nothing is stopping him from knocking those chiclets down your throat and teaching you another lesson.

Roman wants to know if Chris was giving him a rematch.  He says that Chris should teach him a lesson and give him a rematch tonight.

Kevin says he has this.  You want a United States title rematch tonight?  You got it.  Kevin tells Chris he is going to beat him.  He tells Roman not to plan any post match celebrations because Kevin says he has a strong feeling, maybe a psychic vision, that Roman Reigns will be in that shark cage.

Roman says he has a feeling that he is going to win the United States Title in Cleveland and he will beat Kevin at the Royal Rumble for the Universal Title.  He says he is something that Kevin will never be . . . THE GUY.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we are told that the Raw Tag Titles will be defended on the Royal Rumble Kickoff Show, but there will be two referees this time.

Match Number One:  Cesaro (with Sheamus) versus Luke Gallows (with Karl Anderson)

Cesaro with a waist lock but Gallows with an elbow and a series of punches.  Cesaro with a springboard European uppercut for a near fall.  Cesaro goes for a deadlift side salto and he hits it and gets a near fall.  Gallows with a back body drop.  Cesaro with an Irish whip and European uppercut.  Cesaro with another Irish whip and European uppercut but Anderson distracts Cesaro and Gallows with a boot to the head for a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Gallows with a reverse chin lock and we see Anderson attack Cesaro during the commercial break and Sheamus chased Anderson to the back.  Gallows with a side slam for a near fall.  Gallows tries for a suplex but Cesaro blocks it and hits a suplex of his own.  Cesaro with European uppercuts and then he hits a tornado DDT and gets a near fall.  Cesaro sets for the Giant Swing but Gallows gets to the floor.  Gallows pushes Sheamus on the floor and the referee warns Sheamus.  Cesaro with a boot to knock Gallows off the apron and then Sheamus with a clothesline when the referee was focused on Cesaro in the ring.

Cesaro sends Gallows into the ring and he sunset flips Gallows and applies the Sharpshooter.  Anderson attacks Sheamus from behind and then Anderson distracts the referee so he cannot see Gallows tap out.  Gallows with a boot followed by a TKO and the three count.

Winner:  Luke Gallows

Mick Foley is on speakerphone with Stephanie McMahon.  Stephanie asks why did Mick make the United States Title rematch.

Sami Zayn enters and he wants to announce that he is in the Royal Rumble so how does he announce he is in the Rumble.

Stephanie says that is not how you do it.  He says that Sami has to earn his spot in the Royal Rumble by beating Seth Rollins.

Stephanie gets off the speaker phone and she has a message for Seth Rollins.  Mick does not like what Stephanie had to say.

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time to go to pre-recorded interviews with Bayley and Charlotte.

Corey asks Bayley to tell him what word best describes her match on Sunday.  She says 'WOW'.  She has always wanted to be a WWE Superstar.  She worked small venues in the San Jose area and now she is in the WWE.  Corey asks why does Charlotte use her fandom as a negative.  Bayley says that is what got her to this point and it brought her some of her best memories.  Memories with her dad and brother.  Watching her favorite matches.  Now her brother and dad get to watch her wrestle for the Raw Women's Championship.   She is asked what does it mean to be seen as a role model.  She says she is just Bayley.  She remembers the feeling when she was on the other side of the barricade and a wrestler would interact with her.   The people in the crowd make her feel that she can do anything.  Corey asks if Bayley can win on Sunday.  Bayley says a lot of people don't think she can do it.  She is not Charlotte Flair.  They have trained together and wrestled in the Performance Center.  She has two victories over Charlotte and she will beat her again on Sunday.

Mick Foley stops in Seth Rollins' locker room and he tells Seth that he has a match against Sami Zayn.  He says that Stephanie wants to build on the friend versus friend.  Mick says if Sami wins against Seth, he gets Seth's spot in the Royal Rumble.  Mick says he was fighting with Stephanie about it.

Seth says he has to beat Sami Zayn tonight, win the Royal Rumble on Sunday, and then go to the main event of Wrestlemania and throw it all in her and her coward husband's face.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two:  Seth Rollins versus Sami Zayn in a Seth Rollins' Spot in the Royal Rumble is on the Line Match

They lock up and Zayn with a waist lock.  Rollins with a wrist lock.  Zayn goes for a reversal but Rollins sends Zayn to the mat.  Rollins with a rollup for a near fall.  Rollins with a side head lock.  Rollins with a shoulder tackle and a rollup for a near fall.  Zayn with a waist lock and wrist lock.  Rollins with a reversal and he tries for a La Magistral but Zayn blocks it and gets a near fall of his own.  Zayn with a wrist lock and Rollins with a forearm to the head.  Rollins with another forearm and Zayn with a double leg take down and punches.  Rollins with punches of his own.

Rollins goes to the floor and Zayn sets for a dive but Rollins gets back into the ring and connects with a clothesline.  Rollins with a suicide dive and Zayn is sent into the ringside barrier as we go to commercial.

We are back and Rollins with a top wrist lock.  Zayn with punches and an Irish whip.  Rollins is sent to the apron and connects with an enzuigiri.  Zayn avoids the springboard knee to the temple and Zayn with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.  Rollins runs into an elbow from Zayn and Zayn with a boot and a cross body but Rollins rolls through and gets a near fall.  Zayn with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.  Zayn goes up top and Rollins leaps to the turnbuckles and goes for a superplex but Zayn pushes Rollins off.  Rollins goes to the turnbuckles and hits a Blockbuster for a near fall.  

Rollins with knees to the midsection and he goes for a suplex but Zayn lands on his feet and gets a rollup.  Rollins rolls through and hits a super kick for a near fall.  Rollins with a Falcon Arrow for a near fall.  Rollins picks up Zayn and connects with a forearm.  Zayn fires back.  They go back and forth with Zayn gaining the advantage.  Rollins with a jumping knee followed by Slingblade.  Zayn escapes the Pedigree attempt and Zayn with a tornado DDT.  Rollins moves when Zayn tries for the Helluva Kick.  Zayn with a back body drop that sends Rollins over the top rope to the floor.

Zayn goes up top and Rollins with an enzuigiri and Zayn is groggy on the turnbuckles.  Rollins goes for a modified Pepsi Plunge but Zayn with forearms as he escapes the hold.  Zayn with a sunset flip power bomb for a near fall.  Zayn goes for the half nelson suplex but Rollins with an enzuigiri.  Zayn with an exploder into the turnbuckles and Zayn sets for the Helluva Kick and Rollins goes to the apron.  Zayn sets for the Helluva Kick on the apron but Rollins with a thrust kick and Pedigree on the apron but Rollins falls to the floor.  Rollins pushes Zayn into the ring and Triple H's music plays.

Rollins forgets that he is in a wrestling match while no one comes to the ring.  Zayn with an inside cradle for the three count.

Winner:  Sami Zayn

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