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We are back and Mick Foley is walking around looking for the Undertaker.
Stephanie stops Mick to see if Taker is here. Mick tells Stephanie to trust him. He has a feeling after the beatings Undertaker has given him, he knows when Undertaker is present.
Stephanie says she cannot rely on a feeling. She needs to know about facts. Mick's entire performance review hinges on getting Undertaker in the center of the ring and he has one hour.
Shawn Michaels makes his way to the ring.
Shawn tells the people to keep chanting for him because it was a long run.
Shawn says he misses everyone. He says that he misses coming out here on a regular basis. He misses it around this time of year. It is always exciting in the WWE, but in January, things pick up a little bit. It might have something to do with the Royal Rumble down the road. Shawn has some memories about the Royal Rumble and this year it is in his home town of San Antonio.
Shawn mentions the Royal Rumble from 20 years ago. He reminds people that he is old. Twenty years ago, he won the WWE title in San Antonio at the Royal Rumble. This year, it will be something to remember. You have Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman, and Seth Rollins. Shawn says he is more comfortable sitting on the outside with that stacked card.
Shawn says he is excited about the Royal Rumble, but he is here to talk about his movie, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone.
Rusev's music plays to interrupt Shawn and he is joined by Jinder Mahal and Lana.
Rusev tells Shawn if he wants his movie to be successful, he needs to put his wife in it.
Shawn mentions the movie is done so they cannot put someone in when it is finished.
Rusev says you can what that bad movie Star Wars did and use CGI and put his wife in the movie.
Shawn tells Rusev that CGI does not work that way. He says you could probably put Rusev in there.
The crowd chants for Sweet Chin Music and Rusev says he does not do that any more.
Rusev says to put Lana in the movie and he is not a Wookiee. He says he is like George Clooney. Rusev says his wife is better than Emma Stone and she should have won the Golden Globes.
Shawn tells Rusev not to spin Lana around after saying Golden Globes and Rusev says he does not understand that joke.
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady's music plays and they make their way onto the stage.
Colin and Enzo get in the ring. Enzo says normally he does not do it, but the realest guy in the room is in the ring and his name is Shawn Michaels.
Enzo says that Rusev is right about something. Lana is a phenomenal actress. Every morning she has to wake up next to that and act like she is not repulsed.
Enzo asks Colin what movie he would put them in. Colin says The 40 Year Old Virgin, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, the Good The Bad The Ugly.
Shawn suggests Dumb and Dumber.
Rusev says that is enough for the American pigs. Rusev says he put Enzo in a wheelchair and they will put Colin and Shawn in one.
Colin says if they have a problem, they can finish it right here and right now.
Rusev tells Colin he has a match . . . AGAINST JINDER MAHAL.
Colin says they will prove that there is only one word to describe them and Colin spells it out.
Shawn says he will hang around and he has two words for Rusev, Jinder, and Lana.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Jinder Mahal (with Rusev and Lana) versus Colin Cassady (with Enzo Amore and special guest friend Shawn Michaels)
The match is joined in progress and Colin with punches. Mahal with a kick but Colin with a knee to the midsection. Colin sends Jinder into the turnbuckles and punches him. Colin misses a splash into the corner but he hits a shoulder tackle. Mahal gets into the ropes and Colin tries to pull him back into the ring. Mahal with kicks and he gets a near fall. Mahal chokes Colin in the ropes and then he hits a drop kick and gets a near fall. Mahal with a reverse chin lock. Mahal with a boot to the back and kicks in the corner.
Mahal runs into a boot from Colin. Colin with a Stinger Splash followed by a biel and then he hits another Stinger Splash. Rusev distracts Colin and Mahal hits Colin from behind. Michaels with a super kick to Rusev on the floor. Colin with a uranage and leaping elbow drop for the three count.
Winner: Colin Cassady
We go to commercial.
We are back and Emmalina is coming . . . eventually?
Match Number Four: Neville versus Lince Dorado
Neville refuses the hand shake and Dorado with drop kicks and a handspring cutter. Neville goes to the floor and Dorado with a plancha. Dorado with a chop and Neville is put back into the ring. Dorado goes up top and he hits a cross body for a near fall. Neville backs Dorado into the ropes and Neville with a forearm and he kicks Lince. Neville with an arm wringer and a key lock. Neville with another arm wringer. Neville stomps on the chest. Neville with a suplex and he holds on to the arm and returns to the key lock. Neville blocks a rana attempt and he gets Dorado on his shoulders and he sends Dorado face first into the mat and he applies the Rings of Saturn and Dorado taps out.
Winner: Neville
After the match, Neville attacks Dorado after the match and he kicks him in the back and Neville applies Rings of Saturn again.
Rich Swann's music plays and he runs to the ring. Swann with punches to Neville and he follows with clotheslines and an enzuigiri in the corner. Swann wants Neville to get up and Neville rolls away when Swann goes for the round kick.
We take a look at Edge and the Royal Rumble in 2010. Edge mentions that was his goal when he suffered his Achilles Injury.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Stephanie tells the production assistant to remove the plant in her office.
Sasha Banks and Bayley show up and they are showing the effect from their attack earlier. Sasha demands a match next week against Nia and Charlotte.
Stephanie tells Sasha to turn the bass down because there is only one Boss. Bayley tells Steph that Sasha is a little fired up.
Steph tells Bayley to address her properly and she should be thanking her for keeping her match with Charlotte due to Sasha's actions. She tells them that their match will not be next week, but tonight.
Karl Anderson joins the announce team and Cesaro joins them as well to make it a five man booth.
Match Number Five: Luke Gallows versus Sheamus
They lock up and Gallows with a side head lock. Sheamus with a side head lock. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle but Gallows with a kick and punch. Gallows with punches. Sheamus with a running spin kick into the corner and he goes to the apron. Sheamus with a slingshot shoulder tackle for a near fall. Gallows with a head butt and punches. Luke with a kick and Sheamus with a Finlay slam and a knee drop. Gallows goes to the floor. Sheamus follows and Gallows with a clothesline.
Gallows with an uppercut and then they exchange punches. Sheamus sends Anderson back into the ring and Gallows with a boot to knock Sheamus off the turnbuckles.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Gallows with a rear chin lock. Gallows and Sheamus exchange punches. Sheamus with a forearm and a double sledge but Gallows gets a boot up. Sheamus with a jumping knee that sends Gallows to the floor. Sheamus goes for the forearms but Gallows with elbows. Sheamus with a knee lift and then he hits forearms across the chest. Sheamus with a baseball slide to the head. Sheamus goes up top and hits a clothesline for a near fall. Gallows sends Sheamus into the turnbuckles and Gallows with a round kick to the back for a near fall.
Gallows gets Sheamus on his shoulders but Sheamus gets to his feet and he hits a power slam for a near fall. Sheamus sets for the Brogue kick but Anderson attacks Cesaro and Gallows with a TKO for a near fall. Anderson picks up Cesaro and Cesaro goes for the Giant Swing. Gallows is distracted and Sheamus with a Brogue Kick for the three count.
Winner: Sheamus
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at what happened at the start of Raw when we were supposed to have our handicap match for the United States Title.
Roman Reigns is in the back and he is asked about the earlier attack and whether he is prepared for his match tonight. Roman says regardless of how he feels, he has an obligation to defend the title every night. It does not matter how many people it is because it is one versus all. It does not matter because he spears the guts out of Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho every time and it won't be different tonight.
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