Welcome to Ringside News’ coverage of Monday Night Raw! Tonight’s Raw is set to feature some big match-ups, as well as an announcement.

First, the announcement. Baron Corbin takes on Seth Rollins this Sunday at WWE Stomping Grounds. WWE has announced that there will be a special guest referee for the match but tonight we will get the reveal of who the referee will be. Will it be Shane McMahon as he continues his quest to be in every segment of Raw? Vince as he attempts to boost ratings? Or the return of a legend for the same reason? Only time will tell.
The big match announced for tonight is a Fatal 5 Way to determine the number one contender to Samoa Joe’s United States Championship. The match will feature Braun Strowman, Ricochet, Cesaro, The Miz, and Bobby Lashley. Should be a great match, so long as it gets time to breathe.
Elsewhere tonight there are rumours that Bray Wyatt will appear, which is exciting, as well as more confrontation between Becky Lynch and Lacey Evans, Daniel Bryan as one of the wild cards, and beginning to The Revival’s second title reign.
And that’s the preview for the show. Let us know what you’re excited to see by downloading the Ringside News app or following us on Twitter and Instagram! Enjoy the show!

MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Raw opens with Elias in the centre of the ring. The drifter begins by insulting a Los Angeles sports star. He says the people in L.A are more toxic than the air.


Elias then takes off his jacket to reveal a referee’s shirt underneath. He says Baron Corbin asked him to be the special guest referee this Sunday at Stomping Grounds. Before he can go any further though, Seth Rollins attacks him form behind with a steel chair! Rollins beats Elias repeatedly with the chair, before grabbing a microphone.
Rollins says anyone who considers joining forces with Baron Corbin will get the same thing as Elias. He looks at the steel chair and says there will be nothing waiting for Corbin but more of the same, then leaves.
The Miz makes his entrance for the Fatal 5-Way match to find a new No. 1 contender for the U.S. title. Elias has just got to his feet, so Miz hits him with Skull Crushing Finale! Lashley makes his entrance next and he hits Elias with a spear. That’s followed by a Swing from Cesaro, a Codebreaker from Ricochet, and a running powerslam from Strowman. Poor Elias, that was a fun opener.
*Commercial Break*
We’re back and Samoa Joe has come to ringside to watch the action.

FATAL 5-WAY ELIMINATION MATCH

BRAUN STROWMAN VS. BOBBY LASHLEY VS. CESARO VS. RICOCHET VS. THE MIZ

As soon as the bell rings, Strowman runs and dropkicks Lashley and Cesaro. Lashley and Cesaro team up to get in some offense on the big man. Cesaro hits a huge slam before Braun hits him with a powerslam. Strowman scoops up Lashley and powerslams him onto Cesaro. He pins the Swiss Superman. Cesaro Eliminated.
Bobby Lashley returns and hits Strowman with a suplex. However Braun gets back up and hits him with another powerslam for his second elimination. Bobby Lashley Eliminated.
The Monster Among Men runs around the ring to shoulder tackle Ricochet and The Miz. Cesaro and Lashley come back and attack Strowman together, despite being eliminated. Lashley hits him with a Spear as Strowman has Miz on his shoulder. Cesaro hits a Neutralizer, then tells Ricochet to hit his finisher. King Ricochet hits the 630 and Lashley and Cesaro help him get the pin. Braun Strowman Eliminated.
Braun is angry as all hell. He grabs Ricochet and throws him over the ropes and on to Lashley. He then throws Miz and shoves Cesaro into the LED entrance as he leaves. It’s down to The Miz and Ricochet as we head to the break.
*Commercial Break*
We return just in time to see Ricochet his Miz with a hurricanrana. Ricochet jumps onto the apron but Miz yanks his feet and he hits the apron. Miz gets into the ring and looks for a dropkick to the outside but Ricochet dodges it. Ricochet then hits a tope to the outside before getting Miz back in.
Ricochet looks for the 630 but Miz avoids it. Miz looks for the Skull Crushing Finale but Ricochet rolls him up for a near-fall. Miz connects with a snap DDT for a near-fall. Samoa Joe is still there, watching like a lion. Miz hits Ricochet with the It Kicks. Ricochet fires back with a mule kick but his leg is hurting. He looks for a rolling dropkick but Miz grabs the leg and gets him in a Figure Four.
Ricochet is able to reverse the pressure, but Miz reverses it back again, so Ricochet grabs the ropes to force the break. Miz grabs Ricochet and looks for the Figure Four again but Ricochet rolls him up for a near-fall. Miz goes to the apron and leaps for a springboard axe handle but Ricochet catches him with a botched Codebreaker. Ricochet then drags himself up the ropes and hits the 630 for the win!

WINNER: RICOCHET

Of course, as soon as the match is over Samoa Joe comes into the ring and attacks Ricochet. Joe stomps him down, then runs at him but Ricochet pulls the ropes and Joe flies over to the floor. Ricochet follows-up with a tope to Joe. Ricochet gets back in the ring and poses. They will go toe-to-toe for the United States Championship on Sunday!
Later tonight, Daniel Bryan will face Seth Rollins. We see Bryan and Rowan walking backstage. Becky Lynch is shown walking as well, she’ll be coming face-to-face with Lacey Evans tonight.

The camera then pans from the arena backstage, where we find The Revival walking with their titles and wearing nice clothes. They find Shane’s lounge and walk in to find McMahon and McIntyre drinking champagne.

THE VIKING RAIDERS VS. RUSTY & RANDY TAYLOR

The bell rings and Erick hits Rusty with a dropkick, then pulls Randy into the ring and hits a belly-to-belly. He tags Ivar, who springboards off the ropes and hits a spinning clothesline to Randy. They hit Rusty with the their finisher and that’s that.

WINNERS: THE VIKING RAIDERS

The camera shows the fans at ringside but Carmella and R-Truth were sitting there, disguised. Suddenly all the jobbers come running down and Truth slides under the ring. They can’t find him and accidentally pull Titus out from underneath. Eventually Truth and Carmella come out the other side. They’re chased through the crowd and to the back.

2-OUT-OF-3 FALLS MATCH

THE NEW DAY VS. KEVIN OWENS, SAMI ZAYN, & BARON CORBIN

Back live and the bell rings for this match that is now 2-out-of-3 falls. It’s announced that Big E and Woods will face Owens and Zayn at Stomping Grounds.
We begin with Zayn and Woods. They lock-up and Woods forces Zayn to the corner. He hits the ropes and slides through Sami’s legs before delivering a right hand. Zayn forces Woods to the corner and tags Owens, who comes in and stomps Woods down in the corner. Corbin tags in and he stomps Woods as well, then distracts the referee as Owens chokes Woods.
Corbin mocks Woods before connecting with a right hand. Woods fires back with an enziguiri. He looks to make a tag but KO tags in and attacks Xavier. Owens looks for a senton but Woods gets his knees up. Zayn then tags in and grabs hold of Woods to keep him away from the corner. Woods is fingertips away but then rolls-up Zayn for the first fall!
1-0 The New Day

Corbin then goes for an out-and-in clothesline to Kingston, but he inadvertently hits Zayn instead. Owens starts to argue with him, so Corbin pushes him. Owens then superkicks him and leaves. Kingston hits Trouble in Paradise for the win and the clean sweep.

WINNERS: THE NEW DAY

We go backstage to see Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. Bliss gifts her a new mug and there’s a scroll inside it. It says the Goddess invites her to be her tag partner in a Tag Team Championship match against The IIconics. Cross gets very excited and Bliss says she wants to prove to Bayley in particular what a women’s tag champ should be to fans. Once again we have Bliss as a babyface on Raw and a heel on SmackDown. Why?!
Paul Heyman is shown backstage and Cole asks if Lesnar will be cashing in tonight. Shameless.

THE USO’S VS. ANDERSON & GALLOWS

We start the match with Gallows and Jey. Jimmy is knocked from the apron, then Gallows floors Jey with a right hand. Anderson tags in and they hit a Boot of Doom for a near-fall.
Anderson is annoyed and punches Jey. Anderson goes outside the ring and floors Jimmy with a right hand, before going back in and applying a headlock. We see AJ Styles watching on a monitor as the announcers mention that Gallows and Anderson are former IWGP Champions. Anderson too sweet’s Gallows and makes the tag.
They look for the Magic Killer but Jimmy comes in and superkick Gallows. The big man tosses Jimmy over the ropes. Jey hits a superkick to Gallows, then Jimmy comes back and they hit a double superkick to Gallows and get the pin.

WINNERS: THE USO’S

Anderson and Gallows are visibly annoyed, as is AJ backstage.
We see Shane, McIntyre, and The Revival still partying backstage. Roman Reigns is showing walking around. Still to come, Daniel Bryan Vs. Seth Rollins.
Roman Reigns makes his entrance in Los Angeles. We see highlights of Shane beating Roman at Super ShowDown. Reigns will face Drew McIntyre at Stomping Grounds on Sunday.
Roman says Super ShowDown was not a good week for him. He isn’t here to make excuses though, because excuses don’t entertain anyone. What does entertain people is him whooping ass. So he invites Shane down to the ring to face him one-on-one tonight.
Shane appears on the Titantron and says he has some business to take care of before he leaves. He makes Mike Rome introduce him before saying Roman shouldn’t be ashamed at losing to the best in the world. Dash and Dawson say it was really hot, so Shane says they call him Mr. Farenheit. He says he won’t be coming down there to face him. He should be a lot more concerned about Sunday, when he faces Drew McIntyre. The Scottish psychopath says the only reason he isn’t out there right now is because of Shane. He says he will physically assault Roman until its very uncomfortable. Then he might pin him. But that won’t be the end of the night, because he will disfigure Roman until his kids are terrified of him.
Roman then leaves the ring and makes his way through the crowd towards the back, meanwhile Drew is mentioning that Roman is in Hobbs & Shaw, so fans should see it before he’s disfigured. Roman is met by Dash and Dawson, whom he punches and throws into a garage door. Roman finds Shane’s office and walks inside, where he  hits Drew before slamming Shane into a wall. Roman lifts Drew and slams him through a table, before chasing Shane back into the arena.
Shane hops the barricade but Roman leaps over it after him and lands on Shane. Roman beats McMahon around ringside and tosses him into the ring. Roman hits the Superman punch, followed by a spear. He grabs the microphone and says “crawl to the back, and tell Drew I’m gonna whoop his ass on Sunday.”

WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

(C) THE IICONICS VS. NIKKI CROSS & ALEXA BLISS

Billie Kay starts against Alexa Bliss. Bliss slaps her, so Kay pulls her down by the hair. Bliss takes her down and stomps away at her. Peyton Royce tags in, and Nikki Cross is brought in. Cross takes her down and goes for a cross-body block, but Royce moves. Kay tags in and strikes at Cross.
Royce tags in and applies a chin lock before whipping her down for a two count. Cross fights out, but Kay pulls her back. Kay kicks her and knocks her down. Kay then knocks Bliss off the apron.
Bliss and Bayley come face-to-face and the Goddess shoves the Champion. The IIconics double-team Cross and, while Bayley pulls Alexa off the apron, Royce rolls her up for the win.

WINNERS: THE IICONICS

After the match Alexa attempts to explain to and console Cross.
The Firefly Fun House is next!

SETH ROLLINS VS. DANIEL BRYAN W/ERICK ROWAN

The match gets underway and Bryan gets a side headlock and takes Seth down. Seth uses scissors to escape and takes Bryan down with a side headlock. Bryan shoots Seth off to the ropes but gets hit with a shoulder tackle. Bryan then tosses Seth from the ring and looks for a suicide dive but Rollins punches him. Rollins follows-up with a springboard knee that knocks Bryan from the ring. Seth hits a suicide dive, then looks for a second but Rowan grabs him and slam him on the apron, forcing the DQ.

WINNER VIA DISQUALIFICATION: SETH ROLLINS

Rowan starts attacking Seth in the ring and Bryan hits the running knee, but for some reason The New Day come running down and attack Bryan and Rowan. Followed by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, then The Revival, and The Uso’s. Leading to a big brawl and The Uso’s hitting dives over the ropes. Eventually referees come down and separate everyone and say that the match will be restarted but nobody will be allowed at ringside.
*Commercial Break*

DANIEL BRYAN VS. SETH ROLLINS

We return and the match gets underway. They run and attack each other. Bryan tosses Seth high and over the ropes to the floor. Bryan then throws Seth into the steps before getting him back inside.
Bryan hits a running dropkick in the corner, followed by a second. He looks for a third but Seth catches him with a huge clothesline and both men are down. Seth whips Bryan to the corner but D-Bry flips off and over him, ducks a clothesline, and hits the ropes but runs into a slingblade.
Rollins stomps the band and superkick Bryan but misses The Stomp. They exchange pin attempts. Bryan connects with a huge European uppercut, leading to a striking exchange. Seth looks for an enziguiri but Bryan ducks it and grabs an ankle lock. Bryan literally transitions from an ankle lock into a German suplex and Seth rolls from the ring.
Bryan goes to the apron and hits a leaping knee to Seth. Bryan throws Seth back inside and goes up top. Seth hits Bryan on the ropes and climbs up with him. Bryan headbutts Seth, knocking him off, but then Seth leaps back up and hits a superplex and looks for the falcon arrow but Bryan reverses into the LeBell Lock. Seth tries to reach the ropes but Bryan twists his free arm behind his neck. Seth gets his foot on the rope to force the break.
Bryan kicks Seth in the chest repeatedly, then the head. Bryan takes to the corner and looks for the Running Knee but Seth grabs him and hits the Buckle Bomb, followed by a superkick for a near-fall. Rollins goes to the top rope and looks for the frog splash but Bryan catches him in the LeBell Lock again. Seth counters with a pin attempt but Bryan kicks out. Rollins hits an enziguiri, followed by The Stomp for the win.

WINNER: SETH ROLLINS

That was an awesome match that makes me want a proper feud between those two. Rollins makes his exit up the ramp but Corbin attacks him from behind with a chair. Rollins rolls down the ramp and Corbin hits him again. Corbin lays in another shot and puts him in the ring. Corbin hits the End of Days to Seth and holds the title.
That’s it for tonight’s Raw. Maybe it’s just me but I thought that was the best in a long time. Let us know what you thought and we’ll see you back here tomorrow for more news and results. Until then,