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WWE RAW REPORT: A CONTRACT SIGNING TO BE CONTINUED, CONTROVERSIAL FINISH . . . TO THE SHOW AND TO THE JOE/RICOCHET MATCH, CESARO BUILDS ON HIS TAKEOVER PERFORMANCE

By Richard Trionfo on 2019-09-02 22:58:00

Samoa Joe is in the ring and he says he sees a great affliction in the kingdom because the kingdom is filled with liars.  Everyone in this tournament has said they will be the King of the Ring.  Those lies cannot cover up the Universal Truth that King Samoa Joe sounds just right.

Ricochet says being crowned King of the Ring means everything for him.  Samoa Joe feels that the idea of King Ricochet is unrealistic.  His whole career has been about redefining the impossible.  Ricochet will not let Joe win tonight.

Match Number Six:  Samoa Joe versus Ricochet in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match

They lock up and Joe with a wrist lock and arm bar.  Joe with a head butt to the hand.  Ricochet with a reversal into a hammer lock.  Joe with a reversal into an arm bar.  Ricochet with a reversal and arm wringer.  Joe gets to the ropes and Ricochet with a clean break.  They go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Joe with kicks to the leg.  Ricochet blocks a kick but Joe with a single leg take down and he goes for a knee bar but Ricochet gets to the ropes.  Joe kicks Ricochet in the leg.  Joe with punches to the injured knee.  Joe sends Ricochet into the turnbuckles and Ricochet goes to the apron and avoids a chop.

Ricochet goes for a sunset flip but Joe blocks it.  Ricochet moves and Joe goes to the floor.  Ricochet misses a move to the floor but lands on his feet.  Ricochet with a moonsault off the ringside barrier.  Joe with a hot shot and he drives the knees into the mat.  Joe with a single leg crab.  Joe with a chop.  Joe with a head butt and Ricochet floats over and hits a head scissors.  Ricochet with a quebrada for a near fall.  Ricochet with a running chop to Joe.  Ricochet with a forearm but Joe with an Irish whip.  Ricochet floats over but his knee gives out and he charges into the corner for an STJoe.  Joe pulls Ricochet to the floor and he hits an exploder into the ringside barrier.

Joe sends Ricochet back into the ring and Joe gets a near fall.  Joe works on the neck.  Ricochet with a head butt to the midsection followed by chops.  Joe with a back body drop.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Joe with a neck vice.  Ricochet with elbows but Joe with a head butt and Ricochet is sent back to the mat.  Joe runs into a double thrust in the corner and Ricochet with a boot and enzuigiri.  Ricochet with a rolling drop kick.  Ricochet with forearms to Joe.  Ricochet with a flying forearm and a rana.  Ricochet with a running shoulder to the midsection followed by a springboard clothesline and standing shooting star press for a near fall.

We see Baron Corbin watching in the monitor room.

Ricochet goes to the turnbuckles for a Phoenix Splash but Joe moves and Ricochet rolls through.  Joe with a power slam for a near fall.  Ricochet blocks a uranage and Ricochet with a victory roll for a near fall.  Joe with a reverse atomic drop but Ricochet with an enzuigiri that sends Joe to the floor.  Ricochet with a Space Flying Tiger Drop onto Joe.  Ricochet goes up top for a 630 splash but Joe gets to his feet and he crotches Ricochet and chops him on the top rope.  Joe goes to the turnbuckles and Ricochet with elbows.  Joe with a Coquina Clutch on the turnbuckles and Ricochet passes out and both men fall to the mat.   Both men are covered and the referee makes the three count.

Winner:  Your Guess is as Good as Ours

After the match, the referee tells both men they will let them know who won.  Joe punches Ricochet on the ramp and Ricochet with a kick to Joe followed by a facebuster.  

Seth Rollins is in the back and Braun Strowman stops by.  Braun mentions that Steve Austin is moderating their contract signing.  Seth says that is the best thing that can happen.  Braun says he knows what is going to happen and he says that Seth's boy is going to be moderating this contract signing.

Seth yells at Braun for caring about that more than five men attacking them earlier tonight.  Seth says that Braun thinks someone is turning in the tag title match to get an advantage in the Universal Title Match.  Seth says he knows about stabbing people in the back and about brothers attacking you.  

Braun tells Seth that if Austin does anything wrong, he will get these hands.

We go to commercial.

We are back with the Firefly Fun House.

Bray welcomes us and he says before the fun starts, he tells Finn Balor what the Fiend did was super duper rude.  Bray says, on behalf of everyone, that they are sorry.

Vince wants to know how could The Fiend challenge Seth or Braun at Hell in a Cell.  Vince is about to fire Bray but he gives him some money.  Bray says that was close.  Bray says Seth and Braun don't make a good team because they are selfish and greedy.  In a previous life, they took something . . . Bray says he has learned to embrance the power of teamwork.  His team helps him cope with pain, but the Fiend, helps him inflict it.  Bray tells eveyrone he will see you in hell.

Let Me In.

Bray tells eveyrone goodbye and that he will see them later.

We take a look at the finish of the match between Samoa Joe and Ricochet.  

Corey Graves is with John Cone and he asks for the official result.  Baron stops by and he says that they eliminated each other so he gets a bye into the finals.

John says both Joe and Ricochet advance and next week's match will be a Triple Threat Match.

Charly is with Rey Mysterio and she asks him about his family.  Rey says his son talked to him from the heart to continue fighting.  They had a father and son moment and Dominic told him how important it was to grow up in the WWE family.  Rey says he is proud of seeing Dominic grow into a man.  He is happy that Dominic convinced him to continue to pursue his passion.  Rey talks about how crazy it is that parents are supposed to push their children to follow their dreams, but his son is pushing him to continue his dreams.  Rey says he is not done and he has much more to accomplish.  He is doing it for his son Dominic.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Seven:  Miz versus Cesaro

Cesaro with a running European uppercut for a near fall.  Miz goes to the floor and Cesaro goes to the floor and hits a running European uppercut against the ringside barrier.  Cesaro hot shots Miz onto the ringside barrier.  Cesaro with a clothesline and he gets a near fall.  Cesaro with forearms to Miz.  Miz with Reality Check and both men are down.  Miz with kicks to the chest and he misses a round kick.  Cesaro with a European uppercut for a near fall.  Miz with an Irish whip and Miz is sent to the apron.  MIz goes up top and Cesaro with a European uppercut to stop Miz.  Cesaro goes to the ropes for a superplex for a near fall.  Cesaro with a wrist lock.  Miz with a kick and punches.  

Miz with a boot when Cesaro charges into the corner.  Miz lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt and Miz iwth a kick to the knee and a DDT for a near fall.  Miz with punches and kicks.  Miz with a running double knee strike and he hits a second one.  Cesaro with a pop up European uppercut for a near fall.  Cesaro sets for the Gotch Style Neutralizer but Miz with a back body drop.  Cesaro gets a near fall and then he goes for the Giant Swing but Miz with punches.  Cesaro kicks Miz to the apron on a figure four attempt.  Cesaro drops down on a sunset flip attempt but the referee sees it.  Miz with a near fall on a sunset flip.

Cesaro with European uppercuts.  Miz with a Skull Crushing Finale for the three count.

Winner:  Miz

Becky Lynch and Bayley are in the back talking strategy for their match.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Eight:  Becky Lynch and Bayley versus Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss

Nikki and Bayley start things off and Bayley with a suplex for a near fall.  Bayley sends Nikki to the floor and Bayley with a drop kick through the rcorner.  Becky with a forearm off the apron to Alexa.

Sasha Banks' music plays and she makes her way to the stage.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Alexa with a front face lock on Bayley.  Alexa with a suplex for a near fall.  Alexa with a reverse chin lock.  We see Bayley and Nikki fighting in the ring skirt during the commercial break and Alexa with a baseball slide to Bayley.  Alexa runs Bayley into the corner and Alexa sends Bayley into Nikki's boots.  Nikki comes in and she puts Bayley in the tree of woe.  Nikki with a kick and running head butt to the midsection.  Bayley hot shots Nikki on the turnbuckles.  Nikki with a shoulder tackle to send Bayley to the floor.  Nikki brings Bayley back into the ring near her corner and she tags Alexa in.  Nikki with a splash and Alexa with a slap for a near fall.  Nikki with a snap mare and she keeps Bayley from making the tag.

Nikki with a knee to Bayley and she knocks Becky off the apron.  The referee deals with Becky while Nikki and Alexa double team Bayley.  Alexa tags in and Bayley wtih an elbow to Nikki and a forearm to Alexa.  Bayley sends Alexa to the floor and then she hits a cutter in the ropes on Nikki.  Alexa prevents the tag from being made.  Alexa kicks Becky's hand away but Bayley wtih a rollup for a near fall.  Becky tags in and connects with clotheslines and knees to Alexa.

Becky with a back heel kick and flying shoulder tackle.  Becky with kicks to Alexa and then Becky with a leg drop from the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Nikki sends Becky to the apron and Becky with kicks to Nikki.  Becky with an exploder to Nikki and then she hits a forearm on Alexa and Nikki.  Becky with kicks and Sasha attacks Becky with a lungblower and the referee calls for the bell.

Winners:  Becky Lynch and Bayley (by disqualification)

After the match, Sasha gets a steel chair from under the ring and she hits Becky with the chair.  Bayley stops Sasha from using the chair on Becky and takes it from her.  Bayley smiles at Sasha and hits Becky with the chair.  Bayley continues to hit Becky with the chair as we go to credits.

 


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