Seth Rollins’ plans for domination of WWE have been made clear, though he has yet to be able to fully kick his plan into action. Rollins’ group was able to get a win in the main event of Raw on Monday, with Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed defeating Sami Zayn and Penta, but it came after Rollins was attacked on multiple fronts.
Rollins was attacked by CM Punk and LA Knight after coming to the ring to confront world heavyweight champion Gunther. That led to a match between Rollins and Knight being set for the upcoming Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Even the Breakker and Reed win wasn’t what the group wanted after Jey Uso ran in to save Zayn and Penta from a post-match beatdown.
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Jey Uso saves Sami Zayn and Penta from a Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed beatdown
CM Punk brawled with Seth Rollins after Rollins interrupted a Gunther promo. After talking about how he was going to beat Goldberg at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Gunther said he would be the one asking, “Who’s next?” This brought out Rollins, who talked about how winning Money in the Bank meant he could go on an all-out assault on both world titles. Rollins also said that as long as there was breath in his body, Punk would never hold another world title. This brought Punk running to the ring, where he brawled with Rollins until Rollins escaped through the crowd. LA Knight then jumped Rollins in the crowd and they brawled into the concession area before Rollins ran off.
Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed def. Sami Zayn & Penta via pinfall after Breakker hit a spear on Zayn. As Zayn was warming up backstage, he was attacked by Karrion Kross. Ross ended his attack by hitting Zayn in the ribs with a pipe, compromising Zayn before the night’s main event. Seth Rollins had already left the arena after being attacked multiple times earlier in the evening and Paul Heyman told Breakker and Reed to stick to the plan of taking out Zayn and Penta. Breakker finally got the win for his team after a lengthy match and then hit a spear on Penta for good measure. Reed and Breakker were set to continue the attack after the match, but Jey Uso ran in with a steel chair to make the save. Uso stood tall with Zayn and Penta after he took out both Reed and Breakker with the chair.
The main event was a fine match, as is to be expected from any televised wrestling show at this point. But the show as a whole felt like it was missing something. Instead of feeling like a significant show, everything felt like a set-up for Saturday Night’s Main Event or Evolution with very little meat for the show itself. Grade: B-
What else happened on WWE Raw?
- Iyo Sky challenged Rhea Ripley to a match at Evolution. Sky said Adam Pearce said she could choose who to defend her women’s world championship against and wanted to face the best, and that meant she wanted to face Ripley.
- Dominik Mysterio taunted AJ Styles with a doctor’s note saying he is not medically cleared to compete. Because of this, if Styles touches Mysterio before he is cleared, Styles will not get a shot at the intercontinental championship.
- World Tag Team Championship – Finn Balor & JD McDonagh def. New Day (c) via pinfall to win the titles. McDonagh hit a moonsault on Xavier Woods followed by a Balor Coup de Grace to score the win.
- Rusev def. Sheamus via pinfall with a jumping side kick. The hard-hitting match finally turned when Rusev exposed the steel turnbuckle connector and rammed Sheamus into it, leading to the finish.
- Lyra Valkyria vs. Bayley ended in a double pin. Adam Pearce told the women they would meet for the No. 1 contender spot to the intercontinental championship. The match ended after a pin where both women’s shoulders were down. The two then brawled through the crowd.
- Roxanne Perez officially became part of Judgment Day. After Balor and McDonagh won the tag titles, they spoke to Adam Pearce about the women’s tag title situation with Liv Morgan injured. They suggested Perez be made Raquel Rodriguez’s new partner, which was accepted with the caveat that Perez and Rodriguez would have to defend the belts at Evolution against teams from Raw, SmackDown and NXT.