Last week at the end of RAW we saw Chris Jericho return from his brief stint in Japan. He vows he learned a lot from his excursion. During the middle of his return diatribe, he was interrupted by Curt Hawkins, who states he will defeat Chris Jericho, and thats a FACT!. Match begins and Jericho wins with a quick code breaker.
Match 2: In a triple threat match that will go a long way for the #1 contendership in the United States Championship Title picture, we saw a very physical match between Dean Ambrose, Cesaro, and Shinsuke Nakamura. Several near fall attempts after finishers from all three contestants. The ending came when Dean Ambrose hit the Dirty Deeds on Cesaro for the win while Nakamura was on the outside of the ring.
Match 3: We now go to the Tag Team above 500lb division where we saw the RAW, and main roster debut of Heavy Machinery. Unfortunately for Heavy Machinery, they ran into a red hot team of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, who picked up the win after hitting the Magic Killer on Tucker Knight. After the match, Karl Anderson grabbed a mic and vowed to win the RAW Tag Team Titles and restore The Club to dominance.
Match 4: In the Universal Title Division, we were expecting a match between Drew McIntyre and Samoa Joe. Unfortunately for the WWE Universe, Rusev attacked Joe as he was walking down the aisle to ringside. Match never began.
Match 5: Brock Lesnar took Big E to Suplex City and picked up the win in quick fashion.
Match 6: Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman continue their epic rivalry, and for the second straight week, Roman Reigns got the better of Strowman. This instantly catapults Roman and earns him a title shot against Braun Strowman at the next RAW PPV.
Smackdown Live!:
Match 1: Intercontinental Division: AJ Styles defeated Trent Seven in a back and forth match. This match was Trent Seven's main roster debut and he proved he belongs in this division, and will be a force going forward. AJ Styles won after hitting the Phenomal Forearm to Seven.
Match 2: WWE Championship Division: Woken Matt Hardy has arrived and he defeated, then deleted Jason Jordan. Matt Hardy is quickly working himself up the ladder for a title shot in the Heavyweight Division.
Match 3: Intercontinental Division: After a hot back and forth contest, the Miztourage distracted Adam Cole who was later a victim to the Skullcrushing Finale. The Miz picked up the win over Cole and challenged AJ Styles to a title shot at this weeks first Smackdown PPV, Extreme Rules! AJ did not come out to accept or decline the notion. We did also see The Undisputed Era attack The Miztourage for payback setting up a match on next weeks episode of Smackdown Live!
Match 4: Intercontinental Division: Another match that happened to end due to outside interference. Seth Rollins and Aleister Black battled like warriors in a very long, back and forth match. The match ended when Dolph Ziggler crashed the party and super kicked both men. No one knows Dolphs intentions, maybe we find out next week?
Match 5: Smackdown Tag Team Division (Under 500 lbs) Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeat Breezango.
Match 6: WWE Championship Divison: A Great heavyweight contest where we saw John Cena reverse Mahal's finisher and counter with the AA for the win.
205 LIVE:
This show contains the final 4 matches in the Cruiserweight Title picture opening bracket.
Match 1: Hideo Itami vs Pete Dunne. Or so we thought. We see Hideo Itami make his way to the ring and eagerly await his opponent Pete Dunne, however he was no where to be seen. We show a cutscene in the back that shows Dunne down in a pool of blood. We then see the lights go out and see the man who attacked him.......
Match 1: Jay White vs Hideo Itami. Jay White has arrived and hit the Blade Runner for the win to advance to the next round.
Match 2: In what is considered by many to be the upset of the tournament, Johnny Gargano defeated Finn Balor after a quick roll up. After the match, Finn Balor attacked Gargano showing a new attitude for Finn and crowd displeasure.
Match 3: Brian Kendrick vs Neville. Brian Kendrick comes to the ring and awaits Neville. Out comes the King of the Cruiserweight, however is in street clothes. Neville states he is the KING, and is very disrespected that he was a #14 seed and for that, he will not be competing and withdraws his name from competition. For which he see his replacement.....
Ricochet defeated Brian Kendrick after hitting a 630 Senton. a Very impressive debut for Ricochet.
Match 4: Chad Gable defeated Rey Mysterio to finalize his spot in the Elite 8 of the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament.
Match 5: Alexa Bliss defeated Charlotte
Match 6: Asuka defeated Paige
Cruiserweight Brackets
Kenny Omega vs Enzo Amore
Marty Scurll vs Bobby Fish
Jay White vs Johnny Gargano
Ricochet vs Chad Gable