WWE RAW Results – 7/25/16
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Corey Graves welcome us to the show. The announcers are situated at the top of the ramp much like Eric Bischoff had them years back. Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon are in the ring. Foley welcomes us to Monday Night RAW. Because we’re in a New Era for WWE, the first episode of the New Era of Monday Night RAW begins tonight, right here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Foley wants to introduce everyone to the entire roster of Monday Night RAW.
Foley says tonight’s episode of RAW will feature two Fatal Four-Way matches. The winners of those two matches will face each other in the main event of RAW. The winner of that main event match will go on to face Seth Rollins at SummerSlam for the brand new championship title. Foley says the championship title is named for everyone in the WWE Universe. They have decided to call it the
WWE Universal Championship. Foley says they’re going to begin with Sami Zayn. The crowd gives him a good hand. Sheamus will also take part in the qualifying matches, as will Chris Jericho. Cesaro will be in it along with Roman Reigns, who gets heavily booed. The United States Champion Rusev will participate. Kevin Owens will be in it as well. The eighth slot goes to their draft pick from NXT, Finn Bálor. Bálor steps out to the center to a great ovation from the crowd. Today is Finn Bálor’s 35th birthday.
Cesaro vs. Rusev vs. Kevin Owens vs. Finn Bálor
Winner by Pinfall: Finn Bálor
Britt Baker vs. Nia Jax
Winner by Pinfall: Nia Jax
Chris Jericho vs. Sheamus vs. Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns
Winner by Pinfall: Roman Reigns
The New Day comes out to a big reception holding balloons that read out “337,” the amount of time they’ve held the WWE Tag Team Championships. The ring is decorated with regular balloons and unicorn balloons. Xavier Woods says last night against The Wyatts didn’t exactly go as planned, but he is glad Bray Wyatt is on Smackdown Live. That doesn’t change the fact that for 337 days, The New Day have been the WWE World Tag Team Champions. Big E says 337 days is a long time. 337 days ago, Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Garner were still married. Not to each other, but that would be cool. Kofi Kingston says 337 days ago, Booty O’s were just a dream, but now it’s an actual breakfast cereal. Preorder them from FYE stores. Booty O’s – They make sure you ain’t booty.
Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows run down and drag Kingston and Woods out of the ring. They send them into the steps and the barricade. They then get in the ring and take Big E down before hitting the Magic Killer. The Club then goes outside and rips the shirts off Woods and Kingston. Gallows then sends Woods headfirst into the steps. The Club then goes up to Sonny Boy, snots into a New Day shirt, and throws it into his face before spitting on him.
Curtis Axel vs. Neville
Winner by Pinfall: Neville
WWE Women’s Championship Match
Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte (c) w/ Dana Brooke
Winner and new WWE Women’s Champion: Sasha Banks
James Ellsworth vs. Braun Strowman
Winner by Pinfall: Braun Strowman
Enzo and Big Cass vs. The Shining Stars
Winners by Pinfall: Enzo and Big Cass
Winner faces Seth Rollins at SummerSlam for the WWE Universal Championship
Finn Bálor vs. Roman Reigns
Winner by Pinfall: Finn Bálor
Finn Bálor will face Seth Rollins at SummerSlam in Brooklyn for the newly created WWE Universal Championship! Reigns gets out of the ring looks physically and mentally defeated.
Tom Philips walks up to Reigns and asks if he has anything he wants to say following this loss. Reigns says he hopes Bálor beats Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship because he wants to face him again. Reigns says he respects Bálor. Bálor celebrates in the ring as this unbelievable night comes to an end.
Quick Match Results
* Finn Bálor def. Cesaro, Rusev, and Kevin Owens
* Nia Jax def. Britt Baker
* Roman Reigns def. Chris Jericho, Sheamus, and Sami Zayn
* Neville def. Curtis Axel
* Sasha Banks def. Charlotte via Submission to win the WWE Women’s Championship
* Braun Strowman def. James Ellsworth
* Enzo and Big Cass def. The Shining Stars
* Finn Bálor def. Roman Reigns
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