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WWE RAW REPORT: BATISTA TALKS ABOUT HUNTER, DANA VERSUS RONDA, DREW CHALLENGES ROMAN, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2019-03-18 22:59:00

Seth Rollins is asked about his attack on Drew McIntyre and whether that is his strategy for Drew and Brock.  Seth says if you hurt his brothers, prepare to be hurt.  If he has to hit Drew with a chair all night long, so be it.  This is for Dean and Roman.  Brock should watch.  Seth says he will fight fire with fire.  Drew will find out tonight and Brock will find out at Wrestlemania when he burns Suplex City down.

Dana Brooke is asked about what she is getting herself into.  Dana says this is the Road to Wrestlemania where dreams become reality.  Underdogs make history.  She is not naive.  She might not be better than Ronda Rousey, but all she has to do is be better than her for three seconds and she will become the new Raw Women's Champion.

Match Number Six:  Dana Brooke versus Ronda Rousey for the WWE Raw Women's Championship

Dana blocks a kick and slaps Ronda.  Ronda with a jumping knee and more knees.  Ronda with a cross arm breaker and Dana taps.

Winner:  Ronda Rousey (retains championship)

After the match, Ronda refuses to release the hold and officials come into the ring to wave their arms at her.  Ronda knocks a referee down before leaving the ring.  Ronda goes over to talk to her husband at ringside and Ronda attacks security.  Ronda's husband hits a member of security.  Ronda is pulled into the crowd by her husband and they walk to the back.

Dana is checked on in the ring by the medical staff.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Seven:  Baron Corbin versus Apollo Crews

They lock up and Corbin misses a punch.  Corbin with an Irish whip and Apollo floats over.  Corbin with a shoulder tackle.  Crews with a drop kick that sends Corbin into the turnbuckles.  Corbin goes to the floor when Crews moves and Crews with a moonsault off the apron.  They return to the ring and Corbin with a forearm that knocks Crews down on the apron.  Corbin sends Crews into the turnbuckles.  Corbin slides around the ring post and misses a clothesline but he connects with a back elbow.  Corbin with a half nelson and chin lock.  

Crews with punches and Corbin runs into a back elbow.  Corbin catche Crews off the turnbuckles.  Crews avoids the choke breaker but Corbin with Deep Six for a near fall.   Corbin punches Crews.  Corbin sets for End of Days but Crews escapes and gets the three count with a rollup.

Winner:  Apollo Crews

After the match, Corbin argues with the referee, but since he has no power, it means nothing.

Kurt Angle checks on Apollo Crews on the stage, and they laugh at Baron.

We go to Batista getting ready for his comments as we go to commercial.

We are back with Batista demanding a match but Hunter saying no until Dave says it.

Michael Cole is joined by Batista at his home in Tampa.  Cole asks why is Batista so angry at Triple H.  Batista says he does not like him.  Since he left, all he wanted to do is come back and have a match with him.  Cole asks if it is more deep rooted.  Does it go back to Evolution?  Batista says it goes back way further than that.  He keeps hearing that he owes his career to Hunter and he made him a star.  Before Evolution, all he did was use Batista as his muscle.  Hunter has used people to protect him and make him look good.  Batista says Hunter held him down and shut him out.  He talked down to him and underestimated Batista.

Batista is asked about when he quit on WWE in 2010 and whether he blames Triple H.  Batista says he blames Hunter.  Imagine you had a guy who was supposed to be your buddy but he is your boss and he held you down.  Hunter was jealous of him and knew he could not beat him.  He left because of Hunter.  Hunter did not think he was a big enough star.  Now he has worldwide fame and is a movie star.  He does not need Hunter.  He is getting the match he wanted.

Cole says Hunter has always been fair to him.  He brings up what Hunter did to people in NXT.  Batista asks where is Cole's malfunction.  He has you fooled because that is what he does.  This man is the most insecure, selfish, control freak.  Batista says he will predict two things.  One day, Vince will wake up and fire Hunter's ass to end his professional career.  Batiista says that he will end Hunter's in ring career.  The interview is over.

We take a look back at what Braun Strowman did to the car he was given as a present by Colin Jost.

Braun Strowman is asked about Michael Che's comments.  Braun says he does not care what they say.  They came to his house and they disrespected him and the WWE.  Braun says he will enter the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal so he can eliminate as many people. 

Alexa Bliss interrupts and she says that she is going to broker a peace between them.  Alexa says to let her fix it.  

Braun gives Alexa a week and if they disrespect him again, he will show them what discipline is.

Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring and we go to commercial.

We are back and Drew says actions speak so much louder than words.  We see what Drew did to Roman Reigns last week.  When Roman Reigns made his triumphant return, everyone rejoiced because the Big Dog was back.  Drew says he knew Roman was not the same man.  He was weak and vulnerable.  He depended on his Shield brothers do the heavy lifting.

Seth Rollins attacked him like a coward with a chair.  Seth is deluded like all of you.  You believe in heroes.  He dropped the curtain and dropped Roman.  This is his yard now.  

Drew says he wants to talk to Joe, not Roman.  That was what you wanted us to call you when the leukemia came back.  Joe, who is sitting at home on his couch now because of him.  If you want to be an inspiration, Drew says he has a challenge for Roman.  Drew challenges Roman to a fight, not just any fight . . . a fight at Wrestlemania.  Drew says he knows the answer already, but he wants Joe to look at his wife and children to see the tears in their eyes because they know the answer.  Drew tells Joe to say no and choose your family because these people don't care about you.  If you fight him on the biggest stage of them all, all bets are off.  He will hurt, maim, and destroy you.  You may have beaten leukemia, but on the grandest stage of them all, you will not beat Drew McIntyre.

Seth Rollins appears on the TitanTron and he says that is why he did what he did to Drew earlier tonight.  Seth says that was for his brothers.  This is for him.

They exchange punches on the ramp and officials try to separate them.

Seth gets into the ring and we go to commercial.

Match Number Eight:  Drew McIntyre versus Seth Rollins

We are back and Drew with an arm bar.  Rollins with punches but Drew with a back elbow and he gets a near fall.  Drew with an arm bar and chin lock.  Rollins with punches and Drew with a knee.  Drew with an Irish whip and he runs into a knee.  Rollins sets for a suplex but Drew with a suplex and then he picks up Rollins for another suplex and Drew gets a near fall.  Drew with a chop.  Drew with an arm bar.

Rollins with punches and Seth with a kick and he sends Drew to the floor.  Drew trips Rollins and pulls him to the floor.  Rollins with chops and punches.  Drew Irish whips Rollins towards the ring steps but Rollins stops short and kicks Drew.  Rollins goes for a moonsault off the ring steps but Drew moves.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Drew gets a near fall.  Drew with a boot to the back of the head.  Drew sets for a power bomb but Rollins with a rana that sends Drew to the floor.  Rollins sets for a suicide dive and hits it but Drew catches Rollins and tosses Rollins into the ringside barrier.  Drew grabs a chair and the referee warns Drew.  Drew hits the ring post and Rollins with a super kick.  Both men are down.

Both men power up and get back into the ring at nine.  Rollins clotheslines Drew over the top rope to the floor.  Rollins with two suicide dives followed by Slingblade and a super kick for a near fall.  Drew blocks a buckle bomb attempt.  Drew sends Rollins into the turnbuckles and sets for a reverse Alabama Slam and hits it but can only get a near fall.  Drew puts Rollins on the turnbuckles.  Drew with a forearm and he sets for a super Air Raid Crash.  Rollins escapes and goes for a sunset flip power bomb.  Drew with a punch to stop Rollins.  Drew picks up Rollins and Rollins with punches.  Drew with a head butt to send Rollins to the mat.  Rollins recovers and hits a superplex but Drew goes for a suplex and Rollins blocks it and hits a Falcon Arrow for a near fall.

Rollins sets for a super kick and hits it but Brock Lesnar's music plays and he makes his way to the ring, or does he.

Drew with a Claymore for the three count.

Winner:  Drew McIntyre

We go to credits.


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