Michael Cole: Welcome everyone to a very historic episode of Monday Night Raw! Tonight we will be holding our second ever draft here in the WWE from direct orders of Vince McMahon to determine who should have full control over the company once he passes, his daughter Stephanie, or his son Shane. Stephanie McMahon will be running Monday Night Raw, and will have the first draft pick of the night, while Shane McMahon will be running Smackdown and have the second draft pick. We are in a for a wild night as we don't even know where us announcers will end up!
JBL: That is right Maggle! Tonight could end with some very real confusion, as well as answers. Think of tonight as a part one of the draft, with the debut of Smackdown Live tomorrow night being the part two finale revealing more draft picks!
Byron Saxton: Not to cut you off JBL, but also after tomorrow nights Smackdown Live the remaining draft picks will be chosen, and made public by our expert analysts!
Shane McMahon: Ladies and gentleman! ARE YOU AMPED! I know I am, and without further ado, here is my General Manager for Smackdown Live!
*Crowd erupts in YES chants*
Daniel Bryan: I AM BACK! Unfortunately not as a talent, but I will be running the talent on Smackdown Live and show what true wrestling really is!
Stephanie McMahon: Okay, enough with all the cute games you two are trying to pander to the crowd. Two guys they love running a new show, congrats, the new shock value will die down once they see how superior Monday Night Raw is...after all it is the main show here, and always will be! Now for my General Manager...
Adam Copeland: It is with great honour that I take this job to become the General Manager for Monday Night Raw! I have had my fun with authoritative figures in my time here in the WWE, but now that I am becoming one I think it is time to mature up a little bit, and make sure Raw obliterates Smackdown in the ratings every single week! I am no longer Edge, I am Adam Copeland, the GM of Monday Night Raw in this new war. With that, we have our first pick ready. Stephanie back to you.
Stephanie McMahon: Thank you, Adam, and now for the first overall draft pick here in this 2016 draft...SETH ROLLINS!
Shane McMahon: Not to steal your thunder or anything...but Smackdown Live selects AJ STYLES! Top that!
Adam Copeland: Gladly, we select Charlotte. We obtain rights to the WWE Women's Championship.
Daniel Bryan: Excuse me Shane, but we select Dean Ambrose to obtain rights to the WWE Championship!
Stephanie McMahon: WHAT!? How did we slip the WWE Title Adam?
Adam Copeland: Steph come here...*wispers*
Stephanie McMahon: Just do it.
Adam Copeland: With our final pick in this exchange, we select...ROMAN REIGNS!
Shane McMahon: Good choice, but he isn't the face that runs this place, coming to Smackdown Live is JOHN CENA!
Michael Cole: What an exchange of picks to get us started here! Absolutely crazy seeing the roster getting divided!
JBL: Going to be real interesting with matches happening throughout the night. After every match each brand will select one more draftee, and after three matches we will get a flood like we just saw.
Byron Saxton: Seth Rollins - Charlotte - Roman Reigns to Raw. AJ Styles - Dean Ambrose - John Cena to Smackdown Live. Crazy start for sure, but we are just getting started!
*Commercial Break*
Michael Cole: Up next we have some exciting tag team action here taking place with Los Matadores taking on Curtis Axel and a surprise partner.
Curtis Axel: I have been pushed around, told I wasn't good enough, that my dad is the only reason I am here today. I have failed many times, but they keep me around to train people. Early last week I was asked to retire as an in-ring wrestler, and move on to train new talent down in NXT, obviously I said no. The reason I said no is simple, I think I found a way to turn myself around and get back to where people used to view me...as Perfection Jr. So without anymore waiting, here is my partner!
Michael Cole: MR. PERFECT! CURT HENNIG IS IN A WWE RING WITH HIS SON!
Los Matadores v. The Perfectionists
Curtis Axel and Diego open the match and do some quick grapples on each other before Curtis pushes Diego on into his corner, while they are backed into the ring post, Perfect himself makes the tag. Mr. Perfect keeps punishing Diego with lethal punches to the head, and side. Hennig slips up and tries and goes for an early Perfectplex attempt, but Diego drops off and connects with a swinging neckbreaker! Axel is now demanding the tag, and gets it! Diego dives and tags in Fernando! Fernando comes leaping in and takes out Axel and keeps giving him fits with tons of flying kicks and takes out Perfect on the apron in the process! Axel tries for the out of nowhere discus closeline but wait Diego intercepts with a knee to the gut! Fernando comes running with an overhead bulldog! 1-2-Hennig breaks it up! Diego goes for Perfect, but Hennig launches him over the top rope. Now Perfect is measuring to take flight!?... and goes for it, but is caught by Diego pulling up the screening of the ring! Out goes Perfect, and Axel who is now back up is giving back some rights Fernando gave him earlier, Diego tries for the distraction!...forearm smash! Out goes Diego. Curtis Axel turns around and quick roll up by Fernando! 1-2-NO! Axel kicks out and this tag match is still going! Mr. Perfect makes his way back up onto the apron and is wanting the tag to enter the match, his son comes over tags him in, and Perfect goes on the attack. Perfect counters a closeline attempt by Fernando, and has him set up for the Perfectplex, WAIT here comes Diego, BUT IS INTERCEPTED BY AXEL! Mr. Perfect and Curtis Axel look at each other...PERFECTPLEX BY BOTH! 1-2-3!
Winners: The Perfectionists
*Cue backstage*
Shane McMahon: Hmmm, a new tag team added to the draft pool. I like it.
Daniel Bryan: Me too, could be a nice sleeper.
*To Stephanie's office*
Stephanie McMahon: With our fourth selection we select Brock Lesnar. Top that Shane!
Shane McMahon: Top that Steph? Really? Okay how about this, you picked a beast, I will pick a war machine! GOLDBERG!
Michael Cole: WHAT!? Goldberg is coming back to the WWE!?
JBL: Not just to the WWE Maggle! He is coming to Smackdown Live!
Byron Saxton: Crazy news! Nobody expected Goldberg to be back, nobody expected Mr. Perfect as well, we are getting many surprises already!
*Commercial Break*
Eva Marie v. Sasha Banks
What a moment here in the WWE! WOMEN Wrestling is back, and it seems better than ever with All Red Everything going up against The Boss here in our first women contest in this new era! We saw Charlotte and the Women's Championship drafted to Raw earlier, lets see what these two women have to bring! Sasha and Eva square up in the middle of the ring with Eva trying to lock up with Banks, but Sasha dances around Eva making All Red Everything not very happy! Sasha and Eva Marie finally lock up, but Sasha is showing everyone that Eva might be up too soon on the main roster, as she is wrist rolling, along with out classing the All Red Diva. Sasha starts to work in some kicks on Marie, and is showboating for the fans! Eva abuses her strength advantage, and brings Sasha close and nails her with a forearm smash! Eva is now in on the attack, and is going to town on Banks with massive punches on the ground! Eva is now up and yelling at the crowd as to why she is the best, and everyone should bow to her...Sasha is back up and is sneaking up from behind...BANKS STATEMENT! Into a crossface, it is locked in! Eva Marie is forced to tap out!
Winner by submission: Sasha Banks
Stephanie McMahon: Great job ladies! That is what we are about here in the Women's Division here in the WWE!
Adam Copeland: Now without anymore delay, our next pick is Sami Zayn!
Shane McMahon: You come out here and congratulate these Women on how well they perform, and then proceed and not pick either of them? That is some shallow stuff you two, how about we announce how next pick Daniel.
Daniel Bryan: With our next pick we are going with one of the two Women in the ring, and yes it is the winner of the last match, Sasha Banks!
Michael Cole: We have our second woman drafted, and the first to Smackdown Live! What an event we are having here tonight. After this next match we will have a rapid fire of picks, stay tuned!
*Commercial Break*
*We enter back into darkness*
Voice: Ever since I was a young lad she looked at me as if I weren't a freak, as if I weren't a monster...as if I weren't...different. But, man, things change over the years. Lives are created and taken away in a snap of your fingers. Deaths happen. But hers...hers will never be forgotten. THEY TOOK HER FROM ME! They will never be forgiven, nah, nah, nah man they will NEVER be forgiven *laughs* ahhh, man, don't yah'll truly know who you are messing with yet?
*The lights come on*
Bray Wyatt: I am BRAY WYATT, THE EATER OF WORLDS...and all I want is my Abigail back, man. I want the person that took me in, took all of us in, and taught us what we all know about this dreadful hellhole. Now the machine is trying to split us all apart like she said it would, the way it split her away from all of us...I know you're still out there somewhere Sister Abigail, and one day, one day I will see you again, and we will control this abomination of a planet and show that monsters run the world..***N!
Braun Strowman v. Darren Young
As it was seeming Bray Wyatt was getting at a little bit, "the machine" trying to split them up he might be referring to his family. The WWE decided it would be best to split up the Wyatt Family and put them in separate picks instead of a tag team since there are four of them. Here is Braun Strowman's first true look without the Family against Darren Young! Darren attempts to charge the large Strowman, but is quickly flung down to the mat! Braun is walking circles around Young, stalking his pray before he strike, then the big man jumps and lands a nasty elbow to the spine of Darren Young! Braun picks up Darren and throws him half way across the ring! Braun Strowman is literally treating Young like a rag doll, somebody has to stop this, and soon! Young is trying to battle back and land some punches, but they aren't even affecting Strowman! Braun grabs Young again, and this time throws him into a corner, Braun runs from corner and back and nails Young! Strowman throws Young again half way across the ring! Braun is now coming to Darren, and now grabs him by the neck...reverse chokeslam! 1-2-3.
Winner: Braun Strowman
Stephanie McMahon: Now it is time for a little rapid fire. Shane and I have decided we will be doing four picks back to back to back to back...starting with Paige coming to Raw!
Shane McMahon: Kevin Owens is making his way to Smackdown Live!
Stephanie McMahon: Becky Lynch will help the Women's division get off the ground the right way!
Shane McMahon: The first tag team selected is American Alpha!
Stephanie McMahon: And the second tag team selected is Enzo & Cass!
*Shane McMahon rips up some cards*
Shane McMahon: You know what? We select Finn Balor!
Stephanie McMahon: We could use some muscle on Raw, so we select Rusev!
Shane McMahon: Welcome to Tuesdays the WWE Tag Team Championships, and THE NEW DAY!
Michael Cole: What a flurry of picks! We are sure to see about four more here tonight before we go off the air!
JBL: This night has me excited...but where am I going to end up commentating at!?
Byron Saxton: We only have one more match here tonight, and it is a tag team match of Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn versus AJ Styles and Kevin Owens to finish some unfinished business here tonight!
*Commercial Break*
Adam Copeland: Before this match gets started let me make one more pick until the match is over, then we will do three more...welcome to Raw Randy Orton!
Daniel Bryan: He might be spooky, he might have tried to make me join his family, but Shane and I think Bray Wyatt will be a big time contender on Smackdown Live!
Roman Reigns & Sami Zayn v. Kevin Owens & AJ Styles
Two men on the Raw only roster in Reigns and Zayn taking on Smackdown Live exclusive talents Kevin Owens and AJ Styles in a battle of unfinished business! Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens open up the tag team main event match against each other...they do some quick grapples on each other before Reigns decides he want to push Owens around and now on into his corner, while Zayn makes a blind tag. Zayn comes in with a flurry of punches, and starts his offense, but Owens is now suddenyl rejuvenated as he now starts to dish back some offense! Zayn manages to push Owens into his corner and Reigns this time makes the tag, but makes a mistake and tries and goes for an early Superman Punch, and Owens manages to reverse it and back drops him to the mat! AJ Styles is now demanding the tag, and gets it! Reigns dives and tags in Zayn! The two men both come marching in, but the high speed offense of AJ Styles has Sami Zayn all in knots, and Styles is keeping the aggressive side of his work going! Zayn tries for the out of nowhere Helluva Kick, but WAIT! Kevin Owens intercepts with a Pop-Up Powerbomb! REIGNS HITS THE SUPERMAN PUNCH ONTO OWENS NOW! Roman now goes for Styles, but is thrown right into the ring post between the ropes! Styles move to the ropes, he is going for the Phenomenal Forearm, he springboards...HE IS CAUGHT MID AIR INTO A VERY FAST BLUE THUNDER BOMB! 1-2-NO! Styles is still too fresh to be beaten, even with that high leverage Blue Thunder Bomb by Sami Zayn! Owens is back in the ring, super kick to Zayn! He backs up right into a german suplex by Aj Styles! 1-2-Reigns breaks it up! Owens super kick to Reigns, and out goes Roman...suicide dive by Owens to Roman on the outside! Styles has Zayn in the ring, Styles Clash! 1-2-3.
Winners: AJ Styles & Kevin Owens
Stephanie McMahon: What a night! Now here we are to cap off our final three picks of round one. First we will go with the monster, Braun Strowman!
Shane McMahon: That's okay...we got Erick Rowan!
Stephanie McMahon: I think we are messing up your plan Shane, up next is Luke Harper!
Michael Cole: The Wyatt Family has been split up! Harper and Strowman to Raw, while Wyatt and Rowan are heading to Smackdown!
Shane McMahon: We will continue to have our tag team division grow, we pick the Dudley Boys!
Stephanie McMahon: No...you're right Shane. Tag team wrestling is very important here in the WWE. And that is why we select EARTHQUAKE AND TYPHOON!
Shane McMahon: You love to make surprises? Well here is one for you Steph. Mr. Perfect is coming to the blue brand!
JBL: What a night here on Monday Night Raw, and now we get to do this again tomorrow night at the debuting Smackdown Live!
Michael Cole: Also tomorrow there will be two rounds of picking. Live during the show like here tonight, and round three on the WWE Network after Smackdown Live.
Byron Saxton: And a final note to say goodbye, and thank you for watching WWE Monday Night Raw! See you all tomorrow!
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