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WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Nov. 25, 2019) from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, featuring all the fallout from the Survivor Series pay-per-view (PPV) that went down just last night in the same building.
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Come right back here at 8 p.m. ET when the Raw live blog kicks off once the show starts on USA. It will be below this line here. (REMINDER: NO GIFS OR PICS ARE ALLOWED IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. OFFENDERS WILL BE BANNED.)
WWE RAW RESULTS AND LIVE BLOG FOR NOV. 25
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The show opens with a dejected Seth Rollins making his entrance to “CM Punk!” chants.
He apologizes and takes a shot at Punk, saying he tried to get him here and it’s not his fault he’d rather work his office job. The ring is surrounded by the Raw roster and Seth says this is about them. Last night, NXT mopped the floor with Raw, and he hates that because he’s been a fan of Raw his entire life, from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin to Shawn Michaels and the Rock and to see what it’s become breaks his heart.
The show is better than that, and the truth is everybody sucked last night. They need to take their Raw flag and plant it in the ground and make this place great again. He believes in Raw and he got everybody together here to speak on it now if they so choose. He calls Randy Orton out for comment and calls him the weak link, and Orton walks out. Rollins says that’s fine, he’ll step up and be leader.
Charlotte Flair is up next and he calls her out, saying she wasn’t even the last one standing for Raw and questions her right to call herself a Flair, which leads to her walking out as well. He berates the Authors of Pain and they leave, and then he calls Rey Mysterio out as the biggest letdown of them all, saying he couldn’t beat Brock even with no DQs and “his stupid kid”
Rey walks out and this leads the rest of the roster to leave with him as Seth says he’s just saying what everybody thinks. He turns around and sees Kevin Owens still there, on the apron. Owens gets in the ring and Rollins starts talking about how he just wants the show to be better and he loves this place and it’s not about him. He calls Kev a lazy piece of crap who wants his spot, but he’ll never be Seth Rollins.
Rollins begs off but KO’s had enough... STUNNER!
And so we go to break.
Back from commercial, Seth Rollins is angrily taking his blazer off when an interview rolls up.
He talks about how he’s just trying to do the right thing and Kevin Owens wants to stun him? He wants a match against Owens tonight!
We see footage of Rusev being served with a restraining order earlier today as Bobby Lashley and Lana make their entrance.
Bobby Lashley vs. Titus O’Neil
Collar and elbow, struggling into the ropes, referee John Cone orders the break and Lashley goes dirty with a punch! O’Neil ducks it, hard shots in the corner but Bob reverses a whip into hammer blows. Off the ropes, Titus with a Shotei! Lashley drops him with a spinebuster but Rusev is here...
Bobby Lashley wins by disqualification.
Post-match, Rusev puts boots to Lashley, gets him hung up in the ropes... MACHKA KICK! Lana screams at him as he hammers Bob with punches on the floor and Cone does his best to restore order! The Bulgarian Lion throws Lashley into the steel steps and then into the barricade! Bob recovers and lays hands on Rusev but he manages to turn the momentum back around! Rusev throws Lashley into the LED boards!
Smashing Bob’s face into the announce table, he clears it and throws a chair over it before setting Lashley on it. He turns to Lana and berates her, saying this isn’t about her, before he climbs up on the table... and here come the cops to arrest him for violating the restraining order! Rusev is handcuffed but manages to break away from the cops and shoulder blocks Lashley off the stage and into the pit!
Rusev strains against his bonds... AND KICKS SOME SCAFFOLDING OVER ONTO LASHLEY!
As Rusev is finally lead away by police, we go to break.
Back from commercial we get a recap of what we just saw, because Raw is three hours long. (Three hours long.)
Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) vs. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder
Akam and Hawkins to start, the big man takes him down for grounded punches, shoot kick, tag to Rezar. Off the ropes, Last Chapter, boot Ryder on the apron and Rezar lays knees in and clubs away at his head as Curt tries to stagger to his feet. Tag back to Akam, fireman’s carries... STEREO BLU-RAYS! SUPER COLLIDER! Tag to Rezar, suplex lift...
Authors of Pain win by pinfall with a powerbomb / neckbreaker combination on Curt Hawkins.
And so we go to break.
Akira Tozawa vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
Tozawa with a shove, duck a lariat, looking for a Frankensteiner but Almas counters with a powerbomb! Boots in the corner, referee Chad Patton admonishes him and Andrade backs off. Chop in the corner, running knee, stomp and Akira’s seeing stars as Cien locks a kneeling armbar on. Straight suplex, thinking Three Amigos but Akira reverses the second to an inside cradle.
Off the ropes, pop-up Frankensteiner, jockeying for position and the Stamina Monster hits the snap German suplex! Headed up top, Almas cuts him off and puts boots to him in the corner. Running knees in the corner, following it up with the hammerlock...
Andrade “Cien” Almas wins by pinfall with the hammerlock DDT.
Aleister Black is in the dark room again.
He asks if Buddy Murphy understands the repercussions of knocking on his door. Murphy has a match tonight, and Black is coming to collect what he is owed.
Matt Hardy is back! He’ll be in action after the break.
Buddy Murphy vs. Matt Hardy
Murphy shoots in, backs Hardy into the corner, shoulder thrusts and kicks but Matt fires back with right hands and smashes him face-first into the turnbuckles! Right hand, climbing up after him for mounted punches but Buddy counters with Cheeky Nando’s! Smashing Hardy shoulder-first into the post, Murphy follows out after him and throws him into the barricade to boot!
Another barricade toss, back inside, Buddy perches but Matt slides under... SIDE EFFECT! Corner lariat sets up a bulldog but Murphy blocks, boot up in the corner, Hardy perches on the second and calls for it, hitting the diving elbow! Delete! fingers, kick to the midsection, Twist of Fate blocked and Buddy cracks him upside the head with a knee strike!
A second knee, drawing Matt in...
Buddy Murphy wins by pinfall with a knee strike.
Post-match, a bloodied Murphy gets on the mic and calls Aleister Black out, saying he’s come to pick a fight.
Enter Aleister Black.
He slides in the ring and confronts Buddy, ducking a lariat and laying his own strikes in. Hard rolling back elbow, front kick sets up a pump knee and Murphy falls to the floor! Buddy staggers off up the ramp before faking a return to the ring out. He decides discretion is the better part of valor as Al looks on.
Commentary informs us that our United States Championship match is up next.
Backstage, Charlotte Flair is interviewed.
She says she never said she was a team player, she was just the only one qualified to lead Team Raw. She talks about her history with Asuka and calls the green mist heinous, saying that Asuka knows that’s the only way she can beat her, and she’s going to remind her why she’s a ten-time women’s champion.
And so to break.
Back from commercial we get a recap of the opening segment, because Raw is three hours long.
Humberto Carrillo is attacked by Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows during his entrance but he manages to fight them off, kicking Gallows in the throat and laying Anderson out with a diving crossbody! Luke chokeslams him into the apron and Karl throws him into the steps... MAGIC KILLER ON THE STEEL STEPS! AJ Styles claps for his boys and they join him in the ring.
Ricochet comes down to check on Carrillo while AJ gets on the mic and asks if he’s okay. He says it doesn’t sound good for Humberto and that’s unfortunate. Speaking of unfortunate, he thought Ricochet was a superhero but he didn’t make it out in time to save his little buddy. Ricochet gets on the mic and asks if this is really what’s become of Styles before saying that, to him, that’s not what a champion is made of, and he’s gonna fix that problem because he wants the title match!
AJ says no, saying he signed for a title match against Humberto and only against Humberto, and he just got helped to the back, so no match will be happening.
Enter Randy Orton.
He says that Humberto might not be able to compete, but he can, and besides, he figures the people of Chicago would love nothing more than to see him RKO AJ’s ass right through the canvas. Randy asks for a title shot, and AJ deflects his shot just as quickly.
Enter Drew McIntyre.
He says he’s got a solution, and he knows a guy AJ’s never faced, that’s never had a singles title opportunity, he’s tall dark and handsome and has a sexy accent, and just last night he beat a monster among men and pinned the NXT UK Champion WALTER. Chicago doesn’t deserve this match, but why not Styles vs. McIntyre, title on the line? AJ says after stealing the show last night he’s a little sore--
Enter Rey Mysterio.
He talks about how he fought Brock Lesnar last night and you don’t hear him complaining but here’s Styles making excuses to avoid defending the title, so why not him? AJ calls them all entitled and spoiled and out of principle alone, he declines. Ricochet says he knows he’s the new guy and he smells a challenge so he has an idea-- four-way #1 contender’s match!
Styles says that may be the dumbest thing he’s heard Ricochet say, but Big Hoot thinks it’s kinda compelling, and Machine Gun says it’s Monday Night Raw, hot crowd in Chicago, he thinks it’s pretty cool. Styles relents and agrees to it!
We go to break before the match can begin.
Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Ricochet (WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Match)
Chaos as we return, Mysterio with a Frankensteiner over the ropes and he and Ricochet square up! Handshake, circling, Orton back in, they lay him out with a double dropkick! Rey from behind, whip, Ricky slides low, up and over, back body drop to the apron, knee and a kick, diving crossbody on Drew but he catches him and hosses him into a slam!
Back inside, Orton stomps away at Ricochet, uneasy alliance with McIntyre as they work the One and Only over. Ricky breaks away, kip up, springboard, Drew goes under and Randy snaps off the scoop powerslam! Mysterio with a springboard seated senton, springboard crossbody, trading shots with Ricochet over the ropes. climbing up, jockeying for position, Ricky knocks Rey down, climbing, more jockeying for position and the Viper joins the fray!
Knock Ricochet to the floor, Drew wakes up... SPIDER BELLY-TO-BELLY TOWER OF DOOM! And so we go to break.
Back from commercial, McIntyre in control, jawing at Ricochet and demanding he show some balls and fight him! Ricky obliges, Black Magic enzuigiri, dropkick and an enzuigiri for Orton too! Off the ropes, Randy gets him with the hanging DDT but Drew breaks it up! Orton and McIntyre jawing at each other, Drew hauls off with a chop and staggers the Viper! Randy returns the favor but McIntyre stands firm!
Trading chops, Orton cuts the corner with an eyepoke! Uppercuts in the corner, Drew with a headbutt, Ricochet takes him out with a lariat and a standing shooting star press before dropkicking Rey Mysterio! Charging in, McIntyre with an electric chair and the inverted Alabama Slam but Ricky reverses into a victory roll! Drew takes his head off with a lariat and hosses him up for a powerbomb... NOPE!
Lying in wait... RKO OUTTA NOWHERE BUT ANDERSON AND GALLOWS BREAK THE PIN UP AND THROW RANDY INTO THE BARRICADE! Mysterio back up on the apron, springboard, Ricochet catches him and reverses to a fireman’s carry. Rey slpes out, moonsault, satellite...
Rey Mysterio wins by pinfall with an inside cradle on Ricochet to become #1 contender to the WWE United States Championship.
And so we go to break.
AJ Styles (c) vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE United States Championship)
Styles charges in and blasts Mysterio in the corner! Taking him turnbuckle to turnbuckle, smashing him in, backbreaker connects and he follows it with a snap suplex. Rey to the floor, AJ follows after with a chop and takes the action back inside. Styles remains in control, reverse chinlock applied, choking Mysterio over the ropes, catapult connects and Styles tells Rey to just let it happen.
Whip reversed, front kick, Mysterio goes for a springboard but his leg gives out from under him! Second try, AJ catches the quebrada but Rey is able to put him into the ringpost! Kick connects, fired up, off the ropes... ANDERSON TRIPS HIM UP! Referee John Cone throws Karl and Luke out and we go to break.
Back from commercial, AJ in control, setting Rey up top, jockeying for position, tree of woe, Mysterio sits up and Styles crotches himself on the post with a baseball slide! Rey up top, diving seated senton, off the ropes, duck the lariat, satellite headscissors! Mounted punches, whip across, boot up on the charge! La Casadora bulldog connects for a nearfall, up top but the champ cuts him off.
Jockeying for position, Rey bites the hand but AJ gets under him for the ushigoroshi... NOPE! Styles Clash denied, Mysterio hits a Yoshi Tonic... SO CLOSE! Rey headscissors him onto the second... 619 BUT AJ TAKES THE REF OUT AS HE FALLS! COVER, NO COUNT AND THE OC HIT THE RING TO BEAT HIM DOWN! Orton makes the save! He slides in the ring but Styles staggers him with a forearm!
Springboard over, Rey catches him, 619... RKO! Mysterio up top as Cone recovers...
Rey Mysterio wins by pinfall with the frog splash to win the WWE United States Championship.
Dominick rushes to the ring to celebrate with his dad!
And so we go to break.
Back from commercial, Kevin Owens is interviewed and simply takes the mic to cut a promo.
He tells Seth Rollins to listen carefully and recounts his promo before saying the big difference between them is that he’s known who he is from the moment he first laced up his wrestling boots 20 years ago and he’s never tried to be something that he’s not, because he knows who he is and he’s fine with that. But Seth has done everything he can to be what he thinks the company needs him to be but all he’s done is turn himself into an insufferable prick!
That first Stunner earlier was nothing, and there’s another one coming his way that’s gonna turn Monday Night Rollins into the Kevin Owens Show.
Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair
Asuka jawing, Charlotte nails her with a forearm and takes her down for more of ‘em! Fight to the floor, throw her into the barricade, back inside, blast Kairi Sane off the apron with a big boot and then Flair manages to fend Asuka off and keep striking away at her in the corner! Referee Darrick Moore admonishes her and Asuka sidesteps the charge to put Charlotte’s face into the turnbuckles over and over!
Flair turns the tables on her, back elbows, Asuka going for an armbar takedown but Charlotte uses her legs to keep from succumbing to it. Kairi runs interference and the Empress of Tomorrow blasts the Queen with a running hip attack in the corner! Looking for the armbar again, Charlotte still fighting it, stomps to the back and Asuka shifts gears.
Chest kicks, last one caught, Asuka ducks a forearm and lays palm strikes in to set up an uraken! Off the ropes, Flair nails her with a big boot... NOPE! Action back on the floor, Charlotte runs Sane off and stalks after Asuka as we go to break.
Back from commercial, Flair is in control and puts Asuka back in the ring. Flying armbar from the Empress of Tomorrow, Charlotte rolls over and pins her before raining forearms down to force the break. Get Flair on the apron, charge in, eat the kick, back inside, Asuka dodges the boot and hits a German suplex! Folding press from Flair, Asuka looking for the Asuka Lock, reversed to a pin for two!
Trading shots, STO backbreaker and a lariat as the Queen starts rolling! Laying her chops in, whip across, scoop and a fallaway slam! Kip up, giant step, headed up top, moonsault misses but she lands on her feet and hits a standing senton atomico for two right after. Hip attack caught, Asuka rolls into a victory roll pin for two, thinking Asuka Lock but Flair counters with a back suplex!
Asuka with a Codebreaker... NOPE! Diving crossbody, nobody home, Natural Selection... ASUKA REVERSES TO THE CROSS ARMBAR! Shift to a triangle choke, Charlotte reverses to a Boston Crab! Leaning back into it as Asuka crawls her way to the ropes and forces the break! Kick to the face, slingshot knee drop across the Empress of Tomorrow’s left knee but she lands the roundhouse!
A staggered Charlotte comes off the ropes with a spear but can’t put her away! Kairi Sane returns but Charlotte catches her and throws her hard into the post! Back inside... ASUKA SPITS THE MIST! Sane with the distraction...
Asuka wins by pinfall with a schoolboy pin.
And so we go to break.
Back from commercial, Erick Rowan makes his entrance with his animal friend still hidden under the cloth.
Erick Rowan vs. Kyle Roberts
Roberts immediately bails and peeks at whatever Rowan’s got in the cage, which leads to Erick following after and destroying him. Powerbomb into the post, manhandling him, squash match stuff...
Erick Rowan wins by pinfall with the clawslam.
The Iconic Duo cut a Black Friday promo for WWE Shop, joined shortly after by R-Truth.
Backstage, Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins are shown preparing for their match to send us to break.
Back from commercial, the OC are interviewed.
AJ Styles can’t even speak, he’s so tore up about losing his title. He finally says, simply, “Randy Orton.”
A recap of the Rusev/Lashley stuff from earlier follows, because Lana is about to be interviewed.
She talks about how she’s been forced to take restraining orders out on Rusev and says that he should be fired.
Seth Rollins makes his entrance and we go to break.
Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
Owens ducks a lariat and goes right for the Stunner but Rollins gets away from him! To the floor, brawling, KO putting Seth into the barricade and laying right hands in! Back inside, Rollins cuts him off with a forearm and comes off the ropes with a suicide dive only to get cut off with a forearm! Kev follows after, chops in the corner, whip reversed, boot up on the charge.
Missile dropkick, running senton, cover for two. Charging in, Seth catches him with a reverse STO, dragon screw, and follow it with a half crab. Owens kicks him away, chop, fireman’s carry, Rollins slips out and gets a boot up in the corner. Sling Blade connects, knee to the back sends KO to the floor and Seth dives on him! Off the ropes again, a second dive!
Back inside, Kev hits a superkick and Rollins goes to the floor! Seth gets a chair, referee Chad Patton warns him about it and we go to break.
Back from commercial, jockeying for position up top... KEVIN OWENS SENTON ATOMICO BUT ROLLINS GETS THE KNEES UP! Seth drops a knee, mounted punches, kneeling rear chinlock applied to grind Kev down. Stomping away, chops in the corner, headbutts, whip across but KO has him scouted and plants him with a DDT! CANNONBALL! Owens fired up, Chicago behind him, he heads up top but Seth rolls out to the safety of the floor.
CANNONBALL SENTON OFF THE APRON! Back inside, KO heads up top, frog splash... STILL NO! KO whips him off the ropes, pop-up powerbomb blocked, Pedigree countered with a back body drop! Seth boot up in the corner, diving blockbuster can’t put Owens away but he holds onto the facelock and hits a Falcon Arrow... NOT HAPPENING! Tuning up the band, Owens sidesteps Blackout, Stunner countered into a schoolboy for two!
Blackout dodged again, pop-up powerbomb... ROLLINS KICKS OUT! Kick, Stunner blocked, duck a kick, roll through, superkick connects! Owens hits his own, Rollins with an enzugiri and then Avada Kedavra! Off the ropes... KICK TO THE GUT! STUNNER! KEVIN IS SLOW TO CAPITALIZE! Authors of Pain come down and get in the ring, staring both Rollins and Owens down. KO fires the first shot and AOP beat him down, forcing referee Chad Patton’s hand...
Kevin Owens wins by disqualification.
The Authors of Pain put boots to Owens as the Chicago crowd lets their disappointment be heard. Repeatedly posting him shoulder-first, Rezar caves his head in with a boot against the post! They roll him around, draw him up... assisted Alarm Clock! They turn to corner Rollins and take their jackets off as Seth pulls himself up the turnbuckles. Rollins wants to fight but the Authors just walk away.
Seth waits as Owens gets up... BLACKOUT! He jaws at KO, off the ropes... ANOTHER BLACKOUT!
That’s the show, folks.