It’s time to get Extreme. Well, almost time. Extreme Rules goes down this Saturday in Philadelphia, which means tonight’s episode of WWE Raw needs to sell the show and put the final pieces in place.
While it remains to be seen how much of the latter still needs to be done, considering the card looks pretty darn good already, St. Paul should see plenty of the former. It starts with two showdowns between people fighting each other at Extreme Rules: Bianca Belair and Bayley will have a contract signing ahead of their championship Ladder Match, while Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle will get one last chance to say mean things to each other (but without touching each other, since WWE says if they do, they’ll lose their match).
In-ring action? Sure, there will be plenty of that as well. Both halves of Alpha Academy have matches scheduled, with Otis facing Johnny Gargano and Chad Gable, perhaps to his dismay, taking on Braun Strowman. Those size disparities would be lessened if they just switched those opponents around …
Also, the battle against The Judgment Day continues, with two wrestlers who have their own separate beefs against the group coming together for a common cause. AJ Styles and Rey Mysterio make for a high-powered team, but they’re outnumbered unless Edge is planning on watching their backs. And might Styles still be swayed by Finn Balor’s repeated attempts to get him to join The Judgment Day?
That’s a lot to look forward to tonight in Minnesota, and that’s not even including the likelihood that there will be another White Rabbit tease somewhere in there. All the better to tune in live on USA, or to bookmark this page and check back throughout the evening for the latest live WWE Raw results.
WWE Raw results in 90 seconds:
- Accompanied by the rest of The Judgment Day, Finn Balor says he’s going to beat Edge badly enough to quit and taunts both AJ Styles and Rey Mysterio
- The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) def. AJ Styles and Rey Mysterio by pinfall
- Bobby Lashley says it’s the man that makes the title, and he wants opponents who match his desire … and may have one in the form of an emphatic Mustafa Ali
- Sami Zayn is laughing it up with Jimmy Uso, and they even make the stoic Solo Sikoa smile and shake his head, but Jey Uso gets them focused on business, which includes a run-in with the Street Profits that apparently ends with a match booked between Angelo Dawkins and Solo
- Bobby Lashley vs. Mustafa Ali – United States Championship Match
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