Raw Thread

Austin Theory vs Dolph Ziggler:

Dolph tries a Sleeper, but Theory fights out, Furious Forearm levels Dolph, Theory posts Dolph twice, he tells Dolph he can do this all day & posts Dolph yet again, into a cover for a near fall, Theory hotdogs too much & Dolph catches him with a Leaping DDT, Dolph sets Theory up top, but Theory fights him off, Dolph leaps up to the top, Avalanche Facebuster gets a near fall, Theory with a Drop Toehold int the turnbuckle, Barrel Roll Dropkick gets a near fall, he posts Dolph, Dolph with a Jumping Elbow Drop gets a near fall, Theory blocks the Superkick & hits a Tower Bomb for a near fall, Barrel Roll, but Dolph with a Rocker Dropper gets a near fall, Dolph with a HEadbutt, Theory blocks the Zig-Zag & hits a Lariat, A Town Down blocked, Theory tries it again, but Dolph counters into a Zig-Zag, but only gets a near fall, Dolph looks for the kill, but Theory counters into a rollup with his feet on the rope, but the ref catches him, Dolph with a rollup for a near fall, he looks for a Rocker Dropper, but Theory counters into A Town Down for the win

Bayley gets on the mic.

She talks about being in the ring with Trish freakin’ Stratus and they all three of them fangirl over Trish before Bayley asks what she’s even doing here. Trish says there’s kind of a big deal matchup later, Edge vs. Damian Priest, and she’s here to give her fellow Torotonian a little support.

And further she had something to say— which leads Dakota to tell her that nobody cares what she has to say, and Bayley says Stratus has been on them all weekend and this is their ring and their show now and she’s the past, so who the hell does she think she is?

Enter Bianca Belair.

She says Bayley isn’t even in the same stratosphere, and Trish walked so they all can run, so she needs to be thanking her and stop being disrespectful. But she can defend herself, and Stratus says she can real quick go from “I am retired” to “I was retired” if she doesn’t stop running her mouth.

Bayley also takes her jacket off and calls her stupid for being outnumbered, but Stratus says she and Bianca make two...

Enter Alexa Bliss and Asuka.

...and future tag champs Alexa and Asuka make four. Bayley says she’s lucky that she’s feeling generous and she’ll let them slide on this one and she’ll see the three of them at Cardiff. Trish says that’s if she even makes it to Clash at the Castle, good luck.

Women's Tag Team Tournament
Damage CTRL vs Alexa Bliss & Asuka:

Kai takes an 8 count, she tries to get back in & gets a Billiken, Bliss takes IYO off the apron with a Dropkick, Bliss with a Crucifix for a 2 count, Somersault Senton for a 2 count, IYO iwht a Matrix avoids the Roundhouse, Rollup for a 2 count, Asuka ducks a kick, Wrist-Clutch, but IYO catches her with a re-bound kick, Kai with Kawada Kicks, Asuka with a Pop-Up Knee then Kawada Kicks of her own, Bliss with a Forearm & Asuka follows with a Bulldog for a near fall, Bliss with a series of flash pins for 2 counts, pair of Dropkicks, Somersault Senton off the apron to the floor, Kai with a Draping Pump Kick from the floor, Asuka with a Billiken then a series of Urakens, German Suplex, Sliding Knee gets a near fall, IYO with a Northern Meteora then a Springboard Dropkick gets a near fall, Asuka iwth a Backslide on Asuka for a near fall, Kai with a Scorpion Kick followed by a Yakuza Kick gets a near fall, Asuka with a Uraken, Bliss with a Double Snap DDT, Double Russian Legsweep, Asuka with a Ground Manji-Gatame on Kai, but IYO makes the save, Bliss up top, Twisted Bliss, but Kai gets the knees up, IYO iwht a Basement Dropkick, series of Urakens, Kai ducks the last one & hits a Forearm, Asuka avoids the Kaio Kick & grabs the Asuka Lock, but Kai isn't legal, IYO with a Crucifix into a rollup surprising Asuka & getting the win, Damage CTRL is going to the finals

Dolph Ziggler is interviewed in Gorilla.

He says he’s been doing this for a long time, highs and lows and he can admit that Theory was the better man last week but he just wants to help him.

Judgment Day roll up and Prince Balor tells Dolph he makes him sick, guys like him and Rey Mysterio who attach themselves to up-and-coming stars to keep themselves afloat, and there’s nothing that Dolph can teach him. Ziggler says there’s one thing that he can teach him, and he hauls off and slaps Balor!

Dolph asks if he’s gonna sit on his ass like a little bitch or come to the ring

Chad Gable gets on the mic and shushes the crowd.

He says he has an important announcement: for the first time since its inception, Alpha Academy is accepting new students, and he’s starting his search right here in Canada. He’s starting to regret it, because the only thing he’s found in Toronto is washed-up ex-hockey players hooked on Tim Horton’s.

He’s found no talent in Canada, so he’s gonna take whatever he can get in this open challenge.

Answering the call is... KEVIN OWENS!

Chad Gable vs Kevin Owens:

Mr Wrestling goes right after Gable, Lariat followed by a Senton, he wanted the Cannonball, but Gable rolls to the floor, Owens gives chase, but Gable catches him with an Exploder Suplex on the apron, they battle on the apron, Gable blocks a Package Piledriver attempt & hits a German Suplex on the apron, Release German Suplex, he goes for a trifecta, but Owens blocks the 3rd and hits one of his own, Cannonball, Steenbreaker, up top, Frog Splash connects, but only gets a near fall, Pop-Up Powerbomb countered, Stunner blocked & Gable with a German Suplex gets a near fall, up top, Diving Headbutt, but only gets a near fall, he sets Owens up top, but Owens counters into an Avalanche Fisherman Buster, he isn't able to get a cover right away & only gets a near fall, Owens back up top, Senton Atomico, but Gable gets the knees up, Gable up top, Moonsualt, Owens avoids it, but Gable lands on his feet, Owens is ready, Superkick then hits the Pop-Up Powerbomb for the win

Otis Dozovic blindsides Owens and lays him out, but Kev is able to put him into the ringpost! KO stalks after Gable & wanted to put him out like he did Ezekiel, Dozer blindsides him again and takes him back inside where Owens hits the Stunner! Chad rushes in, KO powerbombs him into Otis!

Judgment Day cut a promo backstage.

Rhea Ripley says they’re gonna beat everybody up until they learn their lesson, and Dominik Mysterio is starting to like the beatings he’s eating from Ripley, and for the first time in a decade, the hero returns home to Toronto, and it’s gonna be Edge’s last match, because Priest is gonna send him back into retirement.

Tommaso Ciampa & The Miz vs Bobby Lashley & AJ Styles:

Lash with a Vertigo Suplex on Ciampa, Miz with Shoot Kicks, Lash blocks the Skull-Crushing Finale, Phenomenal Blitz, Lash Gorilla Presses Ciampa onto Miz from the ring to the floor, Ciampa with a Lariat on AJ for a 2 count, Ciampa sends AJ into the barricade, Miz with a Snap DDT on AJ for a near fall, Pele Kick to Miz, Lash with a DDT/Complete Shot combo, he was looking for the kill, but Ciampa rolls to the floor, Lash follows and drives Ciampa into the post, he looks for the kill again, but Miz drags Ciampa to safety, Lash takes out Miz, Ciampa with Willow's Bell, but only gets a near fall, Fairy Tale Ending blocked, Lash with the Murder-Death Spear, but Miz makes the save, AJ with a Slingshot Forearm, he rests against the barricade & a guy in a hoodie tries to choke him out, security is there, but it's not Lumis, I could not get a good look at the guy so I'm not sure who it was, AJ's looking around confused, Miz with a Big Boot to AJ, a security guard in a helmet stands up & takes it off, it's Dexter Lumis, he grabs Miz and drags him off through the crowd & the ref is throwing this one out & Dex has abducted Miz

Ciampa still fights & gets blasted with a Phenomenal Forearm then a Murder-Death Spear

We're promised a face-to-face between Rollins and Riddle next week, plus an appearance from Kurt Angle!

Damian Priest vs Edge:

We see Edge's wife, The Glamazon, The Fabulous Firebird, Beth Phoenix in the crowd

Edge sends Priest to the floor, Priest back in, Edge frustrates Priest, he goes after him & Edge with a Lariat then Powerbombs Priest on the barricade, Priest up top, he goes for a Flipping Heel kick, but Edge avoids it, Stereo Big Boots & both men are down, Edge with a Draping Swinging Neckbreaker gets a near fall, Priest goes to the floor, Edge up top, Diving Crossbody on the floor, Priest is back up, Chokeslam on the rope on the floor then a Razor's Edge drives Edge through the announce table, Priest has Edge up on the top, but Edge fights back with an Avalanche Hurricanrana, Edge goes for the kill, but Priest with a Tornado Kick then an Unprettier, he wanted to beat Edge with Christian's finish, but only gets a near fall, Edge ducks the Spinkick of Doom & hits an Edgecution, he can only get a one arm cover & it only gets a near fall, Priest with The Final Reckoning, now he wants to beat Edge with Edge's own move, but Edge counters into Priest's own South of Heaven, but only gets a near fall, Edgecator, blocked, Priest kicked Edge right into Charles Robinson, South of Heaven, but there's no ref, Priest grabs a chair, but Edge avoids the Con-Chair-to & sweeps the legs, Edge takes the chair & breaks the crossbar off, Edge with the Anti-Venom with the crossbar in Priest's mouth, he goes for the kill, but Priest as the crossbar & smashes Edge, Charles Robinson back in, but Priest only gets a near fall, Priest wants another Razor's Edge, but Edge counters into a, a Canadian Destroyer that's a new one to add to his arsenal & then cuts Priest in half with a Spear for the win

Edge gets some chairs and sets the Con-Chair-To up but Rhea Ripley appears to low-blow him and block the attack! Balor perched... COUP DE GRACE! THE FABULOUS FIREBIRD HAS SEEN ENOUGH, BETH PHOENIX GRABS A CHAIR AND SLIDES IN THE RING TO FACE OFF WITH JUDGMENT DAY! Rhea steps to her but Damian and Balor hold her back as the show ends

Even if it means Reigns holds the title another year?