{"id":101097,"date":"2020-07-20T13:59:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T18:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=101097"},"modified":"2020-07-20T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T19:33:18","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-7-20-extreme-rules-fallout-giant-unsanctioned-challenge-for-the-viper-who-is-raw-womens-champion-follow-up-for-mysterio-rollins-next-up-for-drew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/07\/20\/wwe-raw-primer-7-20-extreme-rules-fallout-giant-unsanctioned-challenge-for-the-viper-who-is-raw-womens-champion-follow-up-for-mysterio-rollins-next-up-for-drew\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 7\/20:  Extreme Rules Fallout \u2013 Giant Unsanctioned Challenge for the Viper, Who is Raw Women\u2019s Champion?, Follow-Up for Mysterio &amp; Rollins, Next Up for Drew"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3075156027\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3><strong>WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>ORLANDO, FL. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>JULY 20, 2020<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I will be joining Wade Keller on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post Show following Raw tonight.\u00a0 Give a call, send an e-mail, or just listen.\u00a0 See the number, link to the show, and e-mail address on Wade&#8217;s Raw report tonight.\u00a0 I look forward to discussing tonight&#8217;s show!<\/p>\n<h4>Top 10 Moments from Last Week\u2019s Show:<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Raw moments: WWE Top 10, July 13, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vgglA9P6BVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kickoff Show: Kevin Owens defeated Murphy<\/li>\n<li>As a result of Apollo Crews being unable to compete, MVP declared himself U.S. Champion via forfeit.<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rollins defeated Rey Mysterio in an Eye for an Eye match.<\/li>\n<li>Sasha Banks (defeated?) Asuka to win the Raw Women\u2019s Championship (maybe?)<\/li>\n<li>Drew McIntyre defeated Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Championship in an Extreme Rules match in which only Ziggler could use extreme rules. The title could have changed hands via DQ or count out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Overview and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h4>\n<p>We move past Extreme Rules: The Horror Show and now head towards one of the \u201cbig four\u201d PPVs in SummerSlam. The event was originally scheduled to take place in the TD Garden in Boston, MA. but will instead emanate from the Performance Center as all PPVs have since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of this writing, WWE does not have their preview up as is usually the case the day after a PPV. We\u2019ll look at what\u2019s slated for tonight thus far and talk about expectations for follow-up on last night\u2019s show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Big Show and Randy Orton clash in an Unsanctioned Match<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Unsanctioned Match: Big Show vs. Randy Orton<\/h4>\n<p>Last week, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair tried to talk his longtime friend Big Show out of his current situation with Randy Orton, where he\u2019s trying to avenge what he recently did to Edge and Christian. He praised him and compared him to the likes of Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody, and Andre the Giant. He said even the Rock hasn\u2019t come back, and he doesn\u2019t need this as a result of his success with Netflix and a career that should enable him to walk alongside him in the Hall of Fame. Show knew what he was up to and questioned if he were willing to sacrifice his friendship with Orton so he could still be the legend killer. Later, Orton acknowledged his friendship with Show. He talked about how Show took him under his wing back in the day. He questioned why he\u2019d want to avenge Edge &amp; Christian and said it would be a shame if Flair did anything to jeopardize their friendship.<\/p>\n<p>Orton went on crush R-Truth in their scheduled match in a matter of seconds. Big Show came out and Orton threatened to punt kick Truth. He then challenged him to an unsanctioned match next week (tonight) and Show accepted. There is history between Show and Orton, as they feuded throughout 2013. They had a match at that year\u2019s Extreme Rules and at Survivor Series for the WWE Championship. We found out yesterday that Flair will be in Orton\u2019s corner for the match tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I have to say I\u2019m looking forward to this. I like the way Show, Flair, and Orton have presented themselves in this feud. It feels like they\u2019re speaking for themselves and not off a heavily scripted WWE-speak promo, which makes it feel real. These guys all know how to get it done. It\u2019s very possible Orton turns on Flair tonight as you saw evidence of that last week.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Is the Boss or the Empress the Raw Women\u2019s Champion?<\/h4>\n<p>Asuka defended the Raw Women\u2019s Championship against Sasha Banks last night. Earlier in the evening, Sasha\u2019s helped her best friend Bayley retain the Smackdown Women\u2019s title against Nikki Cross.<\/p>\n<p>They did a spot in the match where Asuka was going to spit the green mist in Sasha\u2019s eye. Instead, Sasha moved out of the way and Asuka spit the mist in the referee\u2019s face. Asuka applied the Asuka Lock onto Sasha, but Bayley hit Asuka with the Raw title belt. She then took the shirt off the referee and counted three with Sasha covering Asuka. That\u2019s how the festivities ended as Bayley and Sasha made their way back with both the Raw &amp; Smackdown Women\u2019s Championships and the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3304010619\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m certain WWE will follow up on the ending of this match and determine whether Bayley counting to three while wearing a ref shirt legitimizes the victory. Here\u2019s referee Eddie Orengo in a WWE exclusive and Bayley and Sasha getting away with the titles:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Referee Eddie Orengo writhes after being misted: WWE Network Exclusive, July 19, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2d8LgL9uVFk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bayley and Sasha\u2019s getaway: WWE Network Exclusive, July 19, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cIegCWNoxhE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019m not going to talk about the absurdity of this finish, because it\u2019s obvious and I\u2019d only be speaking into an echo chamber. It\u2019s a shame because the women worked hard and had a good match. If WWE is trying to create something compelling to get people to watch tonight, I could see it backfiring as a lot of people would roll their eyes at what happened at least in my opinion. They consistently waste good matches with garbage finishes which teaches you the matches don\u2019t matter, and you shouldn\u2019t care about the results.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Next Up for Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins<\/h4>\n<p>Last night, Seth Rollins defeated Rey Mysterio in an Eye for an Eye match. He won it be shoving Rey\u2019s eye into the ring steps as he did several weeks earlier, and Rey yelling \u201cmy eye is out.\u201d Rollins looked on in shock and began vomiting, as the doctors and Rey\u2019s son Dominick made their way out. Rey was taken to a local medical facility as we found out later.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll find out what\u2019s next for these two. Rumor is Rey is working show to show without a contract. It\u2019s quite possible this was to write him off WWE television for the time being. With Kevin Owens defeating Murphy on the kickoff show, it\u2019s possible he could resume his feud with Rollins despite Owens beating Rollins last week. Here\u2019s Owens in a WWE exclusive:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Will Kevin Owens watch the Eye for an Eye Match?: WWE Network Exclusive, July 13, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CG00GJgEZww?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: This is another match in which I won\u2019t talk about the finish because I\u2019d be speaking of the absurdity in an echo chamber. I don\u2019t who benefits from this. There\u2019s not one person I spoke to that thought this was a good idea. They could have gotten out of this last week, but they doubled down. It\u2019s too bad because I 100% would have been into a straight-forward Rey vs. Rollins match, or at least something with a more acceptable stipulation.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Next Up for WWE Champion Drew McIntyre<\/h4>\n<p>Dolph Ziggler finally revealed the stipulation for his match challenging WWE Champion Drew McIntyre for the title last night. It was a one-sided Extreme Rules match where only Ziggler could use extreme rules (anything goes). Drew was to stay within WWE rules (what rules?) and could lose the title via DQ or count out. There were several spots where Drew was tempted to break the rules, but in the end, he overcame Ziggler with his signature Claymore Kick.<\/p>\n<p>With SummerSlam around the corner, we will certainly get on path for a new challenger. Signs are pointing to Randy Orton, who has an unsanctioned match against Big Show tonight as I talked about earlier. Here\u2019s Drew in a WWE exclusive:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drew McIntyre resolves to get better: WWE Network Exclusive, July 19, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wv5jZSKTW64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Listening to that exclusive, I like seeing Drew admitting a mistake. It humanizes him but also shows he realizes where he went wrong and asserted, he is still the champion. He has done a tremendous job as champion and I look forward to what\u2019s next. The way they\u2019ve built up Orton it will feel like a big match come SummerSlam if that\u2019s the way they go.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3921735671\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Other Match Results &amp; Notable Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Angel Garza &amp; Andrade defeated the Viking Raiders in a tag team elimination match. Here they are in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are Andrade &amp; Garza the next Raw Tag Team Champions?: WWE Network Exclusive, July 13, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h3ciLQEStSc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bianca Belair returned to Raw and teamed with Ruby Riott to defeat the IIconics.<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler returned and cut a promo, re-asserting herself into the Raw women\u2019s division.<\/li>\n<li>Aleister Black defeated Murphy via DQ.<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Lashley defeated Ricochet.<\/li>\n<li>Sasha Banks &amp; Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley defeating the Kabuki Warriors (Raw Women\u2019s Champion Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane) to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n<p>I try to offer something different when I type these reports and chat on Twitter about the product, but it\u2019s hard not to agree with popular opinion on last night\u2019s show. It was well worked and there was great effort by all, but the booking is just so dumb. Wrestling has always worked when the booking is simple and makes sense and you can look back and put the pieces together. WWE teaches you that the matches don\u2019t matter, the results don\u2019t matter, but rather come for the entertainment and we\u2019re going to hook you on what\u2019s going to happen next. Looking at the ratings, it\u2019s not a formula that\u2019s working. We\u2019ll what happens as they head towards on of their big four PPVs starting tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome! 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