WWE RAW Results 5/13: MITB Go Home Show
WWE RAW will be tape-delayed from the O2 London in England this week. Here’s the latest teaser trailer to get you ready for the show:
We have Charlotte Flair, Lacey Evans and dual-brand women’s champion Becky Lynch holding contract signings for their SmackDown and RAW women’s championship matches, respectively, advertised for the show. We will also see Ricochet against Baron Corbin and Braun Strowman against Drew McIntyre as the four Money in the Bank men’s ladder match competitors square off. The four women’s ladder match competitors – Naomi, Natalya, Alexa Bliss and Dana Brooke – will compete in a Fatal 4-Way match. We will also have another Firefly Fun House and more from the Universal Championship feud between champion Seth Rollins and AJ Styles.
RAW Opens with Miz TV
The A-Lister’s music hits, and he makes his way to the ring for another must-see edition of Miz TV. Replays are shown of Miz attacking Shane McMahon on last Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live. The Miz will face McMahon in a Steel Cage Match at the XL Center in Hartford this Sunday at Money in the Bank. Miz welcomes the crowd to an international edition of Miz TV from London. This Sunday is Money in the Bank. It’s one of the most must-see events each year. In that briefcase is a contract that is WWE’s equivalent to Marvel’s Infinity Stone. That contract all but guarantees a title. Miz cashed in, and it took his career to new heights. The same will happen to a man and a woman this weekend. Upon winning, the two briefcase holders can get a title match anytime and anywhere.
Shane O’Mac’s music hits, and he comes out to the stage. The Best in the World has a black eye. Shane says it’s flattering that they’re out here talking about him, but he’s their boss. Being the boss, Shane’s here to inform them that as of right now, Miz TV is finished. Elias and Bobby Lashley attack Reigns and The Miz from behind. The Drifter and Lashley join McMahon on the stage. Shane then books Miz and Reigns to take on Lashley and Elias. That match is next.
Roman Reigns & The Miz vs. Bobby Lashley & Elias
Shane O’Mac is at ringside. The A-Lister starts against The Drifter. They lock up, and Miz soon rolls the guitar man up for a two count. Elias knees him in the midsection and chops Miz to the mat. He punches Miz, but gets reversed with a whip into the ropes. Miz turns Elias inside out with a knee to the abdomen. The A-Lister knees him in the face before hitting Reality Check and getting a two count. The Big Dog tags in, and Elias leaves the ring. The Drifter thinks about it, gets back in the ring and makes the tag to Lashley.
Roman and Lashley lock up before Bob puts him in the corner and poses. Roman punches Lashley before hitting the ropes, but The Almighty leapfrogs him before shoulder blocking him down. Lashley applies a front facelock and rolls him around. Roman quickly powers him to the corner and shoulders him. Lashley quickly elbows Reigns and charges, but The Big Dog hits him with a Samoan Drop for a two count. Roman clubs away at The Almighty in the corner. The A-Lister tags in and hits his patented corner clothesline. Miz and Roman take Elias to the mat with tandem elbows. Miz then goes back and forth giving Lashley and Elias IT Kicks. Miz kicks Elias down, but Lashley counters into a powerbomb attempt. Miz gets out and boots Lashley back. Elias quickly snaps Miz off the top rope, and Lashley picks up a two count.
Elias is choking Miz on the ropes after we return from a break in the action. The Drifter distracts the referee while Shane chokes The Miz. Elias grabs The A-Lister’s arm and walks the top rope, similar to The Undertaker, before nailing him with a meteora. Roman breaks up the pin. Lashley tags in and shoulders Miz in the corner. The Almighty drops him with a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. The guitar man tags back in, and the Hollywood Superstar fights him off. Elias stops The Miz from tagging Roman. Elias tries for a cheap shot on Roman, but The Big Dog punches him back. Miz then drops Elias with a DDT. Lashley tags in stops Miz from making the tag. Lashley goes for a shoulder in the corner, but he hits the ring post when Miz moves. Miz goes for the tag, but Shane McMahon pulls Reigns off the apron. The referee calls for the bell.
Winners: Roman Reigns & The Miz by Disqualification
Shane throws Roman into the steel steps before getting in the ring. McMahon, The Drifter, and The Almighty triple-team Miz at ringside. Reigns then wipes out the three men with a Suicide Dive over the top rope! Roman punches away at Lashley before McMahon takes him down. McMahon gets Reigns in the ring, but Reigns attacks. Elias and Lashley join in and help before double-teaming Reigns. Miz gets in with a chair and clears them off. Reigns hits Elias with a Superman Punch before hitting Lashley with one. McMahon runs off before being attacked.
Backstage with Sami Zayn, Braun Strowman & Shane McMahon
After a video package of The Moster Among Men dumping Sami Zayn in the garbage dumpster last week, Sami is in Shane’s office. He’s ranting about the toxicity of the WWE Universe. They are the reason Braun nearly killed him last week. Strowman walk in and the two Superstars begin having words with each other. Zayn says Shane was just about to give him The Monster’s Money In the Bank spot. McMahon says he can’t just give it to Sami. Zayn says he will fight for it. Zayn suggests a stipulation. Then, McMahon makes it a Falls Count Anywhere match, with Strowman’s MITB Ladder Match spot going to the match winner. Braun says he’s going to eat Zayn alive. The Monster walks off and McMahon congratulates Zayn on getting the match.
Mojo Rawley vs. Apollo Crews
Rebooted Rawley starts first but Crews easily turns it around, stomping away at Mojo in the corner. Crews ends up going down to the mat, apparently injuring his knee. The ref checks on Crews as Mojo waits. Crews says he is able to continue. Crews gets up and Rebooted Rawley immediately takes his out the damaged knee. Rawley gets in Apollo’s face, mocking him for his injury. Rawley rocks Crews and drives him into the mat for the pin to win.
Winner: Mojo Rawley
Backstage with Alexa Bliss
Alexa Bliss is backstage on the phone, ranting about issues with her luggage, blaming the support staff on the royal baby being born. Bliss tells the backstage staffer her ring gear was in her luggage, so they better find it. Nikki Cross walks up, more soft-spoken than she has been in the past. It looks like Bliss has a new friend in Cross. Cross says Bliss can vent to her, she will listen. Bliss doesn’t want to go back out and get mocked by the fans. Cross mentions the McMahons could name a replacement for Bliss in the Fatal 4 Way. Bliss turns this into Cross volunteering. Bliss says she will go tell the McMahons that she has a replacement now. Bliss walks off and Cross smiles, problem apparently solved.
MITB Women’s Championship Matches Contract Signings
RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champ Becky Lynch, Lacey Evans & Charlotte Flair
Michael Cole is in the ring for the contract signings for the MITB women’s championship matches. Cole hypes Sunday’s WWE Money In the Bank show and out comes Evans, who will challenge RAW & Lynch for her red brand title. Then, Cole introduces Flair next. The blond challengers take their seats at the table. Cole then call out the champ champ and Lynch comes to a big pop.
Ricochet vs. Baron Corbin
The One and Only doesn’t have an answer for Corbin’s early offense until he dropkicks The Lone Wolf to the mat. Then, Ricochet slingshots over Corbin before Corbin reverses a whip and throws him into a turnbuckle. Ricochet ducks a baseball slide clothesline before hitting a springboard cross-body block. Corbin avoids a baseball slide, but Ricochet rebounds and takes him out with a moonsault block from the second rope. Ricochet punches Corbin back into the ring. The One and Only goes for a springboard, but the former RAW General Manager moves. Corbin then flattens him with a clothesline.
The Lone Wolf slams Ricochet to the mat for a two count. Ricochet rolls to the apron and snaps him off the top rope. Corbin avoids a springboard, but Ricochet rallies with an uppercut. Corbin shoves him to the turnbuckle, but the heel eats a boot. Ricochet then fires back with a rolling dropkick. The former NXT North American Champion kicks away at him before hitting a springboard clothesline for a two count. Ricochet counters a chokeslam into a roll-up for a two count. Corbin quickly drops him with Deep Six for a near fall.
Winner: Baron Corbin
Corbin tries to bring a ladder into the ring but it backfires and Ricochet uses it against him.
We cut to a replay of last week’s backstage segment with WWE United States Champion Samoa Joe and Rey Mysterio’s son Dominick. Rey is backstage with Charly Caruso now. Rey says Joe crossed the line by targeting his son after a loss. The Master of the 619 says if Joe or anyone else has anything to say, they can come find him. At Money In the Bank… Cesaro interrupts and says it’s rude for Mysterio to talk about the United States Champion when he’s not here. Cesaro also knocks Rey for bringing his kid to work. Mysterio defends his son and brings up his wrestling training. Cesaro says Dominick actually looks more like Joe than Rey. He wonders if Mysterio knows if Dominick is really his son. Mysterio loses it, attacking Cesaro. The two brawl until officials separate them.
Backstage with AJ Styles
Sarah Schreiber is backstage with The Phenomenal One and says people are questioning AJ’s methods over the past few weeks. AJ answers that last week’s Phenomenal Forearm to Rollins was meant for Baron Corbin, but AJ will fight when he’s disrespected. Styles says this show was known as Monday Night Rollins until AJ showed up. Styles came to WWE with a huge chip on his shoulder and it’s still there. That chip got him the title shot this Sunday. Styles says he will walk into Money In the Bank as the challenger, but he will leave Hartford as the Universal Champion. He walks off.
Women’s Division Fatal 4-Way Match
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Nikki Cross vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Dana Brooke
Alexa Bliss is joining the commentary team for the match.
Nikki quickly jumps on Natalya before Naomi whips Brooke into them. Naomi hits a splash in the corner, but Brooke soon comes back with a roll-up. Naomi hits Brooke with a Bubba Bomb. Cross pulls Natalya out of the ring and covers her with the apron to beat her down. Brooke takes out Natalya and Cross with a baseball slide. Naomi then wipes everyone out with a corkscrew plancha.
Natalya apply a surfboard to Brooke as we return from a break in the action. Naomi knocks Cross off the top rope and gives Brooke a face-buster. Cross soon gets in the ring and takes Naomi down for a two count. Cross then applies a submission to Naomi. Naomi gets out and hits Natalya with a Rear View. Naomi then hits Cross with a Rear View. Naomi then slams Brooke onto Natalya. Naomi hits a split-legged moonsault and covers Natalya, but Brooke breaks up the pin. Brooke throws Naomi out of the ring and grabs a ladder from under the ring. Natalya punches Brooke, and Cross spears Natalya on the floor. The ladder has been set up. Brooke climbs the ladder at ringside and hits all three women with a cross-body block. Brooke yells that she belongs here.
Natalya then sends Brooke into the barricade. Natalya takes Naomi down before putting Nikki in the ring. Nikki catches Natalya with a spinning neckbreaker for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Nikki Cross
Alexa comes down to ringside, and Cross helps her put the ladder in the ring. They set it up. Cross goes to climb, but Bliss tells her she can’t. Bliss then climbs the ladder and retrieves the briefcase while Cross happily watches on.
Rey Mysterio vs. Cesaro
The United States Champ is shown in a pre-taped hype segment. The champ says Rey crossed the line when he brought Dominick into WWE. Someone needs to teach him how to be a man and Rey isn’t the one to do it. Samoa Joe is looking forward to seeing Rey at Money in the Bank.
Mysterio counters a Cesaro Swing into a DDT after we return from a break. Rey catches him with La Magistral for a two count. Cesaro hits a Cesaro Swing and knocks him into the ropes. Cesaro goes for a 619, but Rey moves. Rey connects with Code Red for a near fall.Rey leaps off the top rope into an uppercut from Cesaro for a near fall. Rey manages to get Cesaro into the ropes for a 619. Rey follows up with a frog splash for the win.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
They once again show the ludicrous video of The Usos watching The Revival shaving their back. Then they show the equally terrible Ucey Hot segment.
Firefly Fun House
Bray Wyatt is standing by Mercy the Buzzard and Abby the Witch. Wyatt says he has a secret. Wyatt says it’s almost time to show the world what he’s really been working on. Wyatt can’t do it alone and needs the help of all his fireflies. There’s a lot of darkness in his head, but he learned how to harness and control it. Do you want to see his secret? The screen starts to flash and Wyatt is dressed completely different with a fright mask on. Wyatt says, “Yowie Wowie.”
Backstage with Universal Champ Seth Rollins
Sarah Schreiber is backstage with Mr. Becky Lynch. Seth talks about the one singles match he had against AJ Styles which was 15 years ago. Now, instead of proving something to his friends and family, he’ll prove something to himself, the WWE fans, and the Phenomenal One. Seth’s the backbone of RAW. Fifteen years ago, Seth looked up to AJ Styles. Now, AJ will have to look up to him.
Falls Count Anywhere
We come back from the break to see Strowman chasing Zayn through the crowd. Zayn hits him with a chair on the back. Strowman soon grabs it, and Zayn runs to the back again. Strowman continues to attack him and sends him into the garage door. Drew McIntyre attacks him from behind and DDTs him on a chair. Zayn covers for a near fall. Strowman fights off McIntyre.
Winner: Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn will replace Braun Strowman in the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match this Sunday. Strowman is still out while Zayn celebrates and goes to the back. Strowman then gets to his feet. Baron Corbin throws Zayn back onto the stage. Strowman grabs Zayn and chokeslams him through the commentary table! Strowman stands tall as the show goes off the air.