Steve Notes RAW 8/23/21

They do an 8-MINUTE Summerslam recap package to open Raw

MVP & Lashley:

MVP says when goldberg showed up, we were shocked that he challenged Lashley. We didn’t know that he would bring his son Gage. What we do know is that GB showed up and looked amazing. He did well against Lashley, but he only succeeded in making bob angry and the angrier he gets the more dangerous he gets, and Gb found that out the hard way. In GB’s career only a few have beat him, only one man could stop him. The man quit, which makes him a coward.Then someone jumps the barricade and jumps the almighty, so he put him in the hurt lock, threw him to the ground, cuz he didn’t know who he was. HE’d do that to any of you. If anyone thinks he owes Gage or GB or any of you an apology, you can go to hell.

Priest comes out. Let me get this straight. You’re out here running your mouths, you call GB a coward cuz he couldn’t finish the match? Lashley beat him after the match, but ok. Priest calls him a bully, says I ain’t jumping you from behind and I ain’t half your size. I’m here to challenge you face to face tonight. Calls him a coward, lashley attacks. Priest fires back, big boot sends Lashley out. MVP says ok you got him now, he’s gonna go change.

Priest vs. Lashley

Lashley gets Priest lined up for a spear, priest hits a boot to counter, then a lariat

Sheamus comes down, attacks Priest, DQ

*

Drew mcIntyre makes the save, leads to

Drew McIntyre/Priest vs. Sheamus/Lashley

Drew suplexes Lashley into commentary table as Raw rolls on

Lashey posts Priest on the outside several times

Priest wants the hot tag, Sheamus and lashley isolate, priest hits a desperation clothesline, gets the hot tag to Drew, who goes off

Drew has Lashley lined up for the Claymore, Sheamus distracts, Lashley hits Drew, lines up a spear, Drew evades, Lashley posts, Sheamus is in, Priest tags in, gets distracted by Lashley, who walks away from the match, Sheamus hits a knee on Priest, gets distracted by lashley, eats a claymore

***½

Doudrop interview

EM got me my foot in the door here, but I didn’t sign up for being talked down to, but I like that name, next time, I’ll Dou Drop her-- EM attacks with a road case, says this is eva lution

YASSSS KROSSSS!!! WHAT IS THAT HELMET???? HAHAH AND STRAPS!!!!! YEAAAAHH!!!!!!

Kross vs. Ricochet

Kross looks so bad here, but he taps out Ricochet to the Kross Jacket

**

Sheamus runs into Lashley backstage, is pissed, wants a piece of Lashley

MOIST TV

Miz interrupts a booed-out-of-the-building Logan Paul to ridicule him, which pops the crowd but also raises the ire of Morrison as he thinks Miz tries to make everything about himself.

Miz vs. Xavier Woods

Solid match, Morrison tries to use the drip stick on Woods, he misses, but the distraction causes the ref to miss a Miz rollup, which leads to Woods getting the rollup win on Woods.

**

After the match, Miz is pissed, attacks Morrison after feigning being cool with him, really beats him down, finishes him with a SCF

Earlier, Nikki asks Rhea to be her partner to lift her spirits, Rhea says yeah beating Shayna and Nia would def lift my spirits, sure.

Reggie gets Truth and Tozawa ice cream, then escapes in an ice cream truck

Backstage, Riddle wants a hug, Randy says no, Orton says he’s not big on surprises or celebrations, so don’t do anything stupid. Riddle says trust me bro, would I do something stupid?

PIP, Mansoor says he wants to win the right way, so please don’t get involved

Jinder Mahal vs Mansoor

Jinder dominates early

Jinder gets himself DQ’d stomping Mansoor in the corner, Ali is not pleased, he gets in, he says we can do things the wrong way or MY way

Priest and Drew backstage: he says winning the US title is living the dream, Drew says I have a dream of my own! Tonight, you’re coming out with me, we’re gonna see how you measure up!

Charlotte promo:

-I told you so.

-I don’t need anyone

-Random Pyro and she… what the hell, she starts a new promo

-I’m not messing around anymore

-long live the queen

Alexa comes out at the end, says congrats, Lilly and I wanted to say hi.

Backstage, Shayna is hurt Nia tagged with Charlotte, Nia says I just wanted to get back into the title picture, Shayna says when we’re on the same page, no one can beat us, lets show everyone that we are the unstoppable force.

Shayna and Nia vs. Rhea/Nikki

The heels isolate Nikki as raw rolls on

Shayna gets knocked off the apron, but Nikki hits Nia off the top rope, tags in Rhea, who takes it to Shayna

Nia accidentally splashes Shayna, Rhea throws her out, Nikki takes out Nia on the floor with a funsplash as Rhea hits Riptide on Shayna for 3

***

Nikki jumps up on Rhea in celebration

Morrison backstage, says no more Miz and Morrison, he says I’m ending this for good next week when I get this double crossing SOB in the ring

Riddle/Orton Championship celebration

Riddle gives a rousing intro for orton

They light off a TON of pyro

Riddle says friendship is just as important as a championship, so I went out and got you something special, it’s his own scooter, he decked it out nice

AJ Styles and Omos interrupts

AJ mocks the scooter, says hey Riddle, Randy didn’t get you anything. No gift, no plant, not even a hug. But don’t fret, I got you a P forearm to wipe your stupid smile off your face. I’m gonna whup your ass over and over til we get our rematch, and I’m gonna do it right here right now. Riddle says I accept, Skipper and I’m gonna beat you with the three most dangerous letters, RKBRO.

Aj Styles vs. Riddle

Solid match, Randy roots for Riddle down the stretch, Riddle goes to the top, Omos intimidates him again, AJ knocks Riddle off, Randy runs at Omos, gets thrown into the barricade, AJ hits burning hammer for 2, AJ has Riddle in the Styles Clash position, Randy attacks Omos with the scooter, distracting AJ, Riddle hits VT and Bro Derek for 3

****

After the match, Randy hits an RKO in the ring, THEY DO THE POSE