Raw June 27th 2016

Monday Night Raw

The show began with Seth Rollins coming out, I would like to add they did promote the Triple Threat Match at Battleground which officially confirms that despite Roman Reigns' suspension the match will go on.
Seth Rollins would go on to say that he's supposed to talk about the triple threat but he wants to talk about Roman Reigns. Seth acknowledged Romans suspension and went on to tell everyone how humiliating it is that Roman got suspended since in Seth's eyes he's the one who mentored him through WWE. After quoting Romans tweet owning up to the suspension Seth said "you can own up to it all you want but the bottom line is I OWN YOU". Seth Rollins thought Roman Reigns should be taken out of the match so Seth can have the 1 on 1 rematch that he deserves.
That's when Dean Ambrose came out to interrupt the greatness that Seth Rollins is. He asked Seth "is this about Roman, or is it about me having this?" referring to the World Title. Dean also said Roman made a mistake and everyone does and that as far as he's concerned it's still a triple threat match...Roman doesn't deserve a rematch but ok.
That's when AJ Styles music hits and I got quite excited to be honest. AJ then proposed the idea of making it a Fatal 4 Way with all three former Shield members plus AJ Styles. That's when Cena's music hit and Cena thought that it should be a Fatal 5 Way with those four plus John Cena. Stephanie McMahon cleared the air and told everyone that tonight it will be John Cena vs Seth Rollins and AJ Styles vs Dean Ambrose. If Styles and/or Cena won they'd be added to the title match at Battleground. Right away I thought that they were both going to lose but whatever it made everything a bit more exciting.

Sasha Banks and Paige defeat Charlotte and Dana Brooke

Sasha was in the ring fro the first time on TV since her injury and she did well. I missed her and watching her wrestle and can't wait for the match between her and Charlotte to be officially scheduled for Battleground.

Titus O'Neil defeats Rusev

I'm not a fan of this, even if it was a count out victory. You're supposed to make Rusev look strong and I know it was a count out but that means this feud will continue and I'd rather Rusev face someone else.

Seth Rollins defeats John Cena

One thing to mention is on his way to the ring the commentators spoke about Cena's debut against Kurt Angle and said Kurt's name...could this mean a Kurt Angle return in the future?? During the match though The Club distracted Cena allowing Rollins to hit him with the Pedigree and pick up the win ensuring Cena would not be in the title match. I'd also like to add I got super spooked when Seth did a sunset flip which is how he got injured but he's good so good for you Seth.

Enzo and Cass defeat some random jobbers in 10 seconds...

After the match there was a semi comedic segment between them and the Social Outcasts but really nothing noteworthy unless it leads to a rivalry which I sincerely hope it doesn't, Enzo and Cass are better than that. 

Becky Lynch vs Summer Rae

...was supposed to happen but before it started Becky attacked Natalya who was at commentary. The brawl ended at ringside with the ref holding Becky back as Becky screamed at Natalya "you messed with the wrong girl!" I didn't want this rivalry to happen but it seems it is and I'm not a fan of either so it doesn't concern me. However they're both amazing wrestlers.

Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel featuring Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens

Chris asked the two about their friendship and the way it ended when Sami told everyone that this rivalry is negatively effecting the careers of both himself and Kevin Owens. He offered they put it to an end at Battleground. Owens then blamed Zayn for their friendship ending because he never supported him, and told him that he has his match at Battleground. This ended with the both of them double super kicking Jericho because he was being arrogant. I'm a huge fan of this match as both are great performers, I hope Owens wins but at this point I'm not sure who I think will win.

The Miz retains the Intercontinental Championship against Demon Kane

During the match Maryse tripped and appeared to have injured her ankle, causing The Miz to leave the match to carry her out. This caused Miz to be counted out and Kane winning, here's hoping that Miz vs Kane doesn't become a feud. 

Cesaro and Apollo Crews defeat Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus

During the match Sheamus and Del Rio showed attitude towards each other. This came to a climax when Del Rio tagged in Sheamus by slapping him and followed that up with and insigurie. He then walked off allowing Crews to pick up the pin over Sheamus. I'd actually want to see a feud between Sheamus and Del Rio, forget about Apollo Crews. I want to see that. 

The New Day and The Wyatt Family

The New Day came out dressed as the Wyatt Family and started making jokes about them. The Wyatts cut them off though. They began to argue but what I noticed was that Xavier looked scared throughout this and he seemed very neutral and just not like himself. He was like this backstage after the segment and I think this might be leading to some sort of story line where Xavier Woods turns to the dark side or something. I wouldn't mind that to be fair.

Dean Ambrose defeats AJ Styles

At this point I pretty much knew that Ambrose would win. During the match Seth was on commentary and was cheering on Dean because he did not want Styles in their match. The Club came out though and just about cost Dean the match but Cena came out and beat them up.On top of that he distracted AJ long enough for Dean Ambrose to hit Dirty Deeds and pin AJ Styles.

During his celebration though Rollins came and hit him with not one but two Pedigrees, as The club hit Cena with Magic Killer on the stage in rage from him costing AJ the match. The show ended with the heels standing tall, specifically Rollins holding up the World Heavyweight Championship. 

Star of the Night: Rey Mysterio

During a commercial there was an ad for the WWE Draft coming up on July 19th. They showed a montage of superstars and for one of the frames there was a picture of Rey Mysterio. I think this confirms Rey Mysterio's return at the draft at the latest which I'm super hyped for.

In conclusion this episode of Raw didn't have too much build up to Battleground but was good nonetheless.

Until next time,

Devon Wizard