Hi and welcome back to the blog. It's time to talk about the latest events on RAW NXT &
SmackDown.
Monday Night RAW was back again at the PC. WWE Champion Drew
McIntyre kicked things off by saying thank you to the fans at home, he was
interrupted by US Champion Andrade and Zelina Vega. They spoke about the match
from the NXT days. They will face each other later in a "Champion vs. Champion" match.
In the first Women's Money in the Bank qualifying match.
Asuka defeated Ruby Riott.
Aleister Black was in action, he defeated Oney Lorcan. Black
will face Austin Theory next week in the Men's Money in the Bank qualifying match.
RAW Women's Champion "The Man" Becky Lynch talked
about her previous opponent, Shayna Baszler and then challenged the winner of
the Women's the Money Bank Ladder Match.
In the second Women's Money in the Bank qualifying match.
Sarah Logan defeated Shayna Baszler, Baszler stepped on Logan 's arm and this match was stopped. This
looked like a botch by the ring announcer at the time. This was the case as
Shayna Baszler was declared the winner.
Austin Theory defeated Akira Tozawa & Angel Garza
defeated Tehuti Miles.
In the third and final Women's Money in the Bank qualifying
match. Nia Jax defeated Kairi Sane.
The NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair talked about recent
wins ahead of her title defence against number one contender Io Shirai.
Bobby Lashley defeated No Way Jose.
The Viking Raiders defeated Cedric Alexander & Ricochet.
In the main event "Champion vs. Champion" match, Drew McIntyre
defeated Andrade. After the match, Seth Rollins superkicked and stomped the WWE
Champion. Drew vs. Seth will be a great feud. Looking forward to seeing how
this one goes. I'm sure these two will burn it down. Pun intended.
NXT started off with Finn Balor vs. Fabian Aichner from
Imperium. The winner of this match was Finn Balor.
The NXT Women's Champion. Charlotte Flair addressed the rest
of the division with "The Queens Speech"
Xia Li defeated Aliyah.
The Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament began
with a match from Group B. Isiah "Swerve" Scott vs. Akira Tozawa. The
winner of the match was Akira Tozawa.
By the way, the rules of the tournament are as follows:
- Superstars compete against 3 other members in their group.
- The winner of Group A faces the winner of Group B to determine the interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion.
- Tiebreaker is determined by head to head record.
Tegan Nox defeated Raquel Gonzalez. Towards the end of this
match, Shotzi Blackheart attacked Dakota Kai leading to Nox's win.
The North American Champion Keith Lee reflected on his
journey in professional wrestling to the present day in NXT.
Dexter Lumis defeated Tehuti Miles.
Velveteen Dream vs. Finn Balor appeared to be set for
Wednesday.
The NXT Tag Team titles were on the line as Matt Riddle
& a mystery partner, (which was revealed to be Timothy Thatcher) defeated
Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish of the Undisputed Era. Pete Dunne was unable
to participate in this match due to the current situation.
In the main event segment, Tommaso Ciampa was attacked by
Killer Kross.
SmackDown began with a "Moment of Bliss" the guest
was the Universal Champion. Braun Strowman. Strowman opened a box that contained a black sheep mask from his
days as "the black sheep" of the Wyatt Family.
Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt is official for Money in the
Bank. Note that "The Fiend" is not competing for the Universal
Championship.
Tamina defeated Sasha Banks to earn a SmackDown Women's
Championship opportunity.
Sheamus defeated Denzel Dejournette.
Dana Brooke defeated Naomi to qualify for the Women's Money
in the Bank ladder match.
Sonya Deville attempted to clear the air with Mandy Rose. It
looks like we might see a tag team match, Sonya Deville & Dolph Ziggler vs.
Mandy Rose & Otis at Money in the Bank in a few weeks time.
Daniel Bryan defeated Cesaro to qualify for the Men's Money
in the Bank ladder match.
Baron Corbin attacked Elias backstage.
The main event of this weeks SmackDown was a triple threat
match for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. The Miz (c) vs. Big E vs. Jey Uso. The
winner of the match was Big E which means we've got NEW! Tag Team Champions.
Congratulations to The New Day. That's title number 8 for them.
That is it for the recap this week. I'll be back
next week for another edition. Until then, Be well, stay safe & stay at
home. Thanks for reading.