{"id":188485,"date":"2024-11-26T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=188485"},"modified":"2024-11-26T12:34:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:34:01","slug":"5-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-11-25-2019-seth-responds-to-c-m-punk-chants-u-s-title-change-lashley-vs-titus-rollins-vs-owens-plus-hardy-styles-charlotte-rey-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/11\/26\/5-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-11-25-2019-seth-responds-to-c-m-punk-chants-u-s-title-change-lashley-vs-titus-rollins-vs-owens-plus-hardy-styles-charlotte-rey-a\/","title":{"rendered":"5 YRS AGO \u2013 Keller\u2019s WWE Raw Report (11\/25\/2019): Seth responds to &#8220;C.M. Punk!&#8221; chants, U.S. Title change, Lashley vs. Titus, Rollins vs. Owens, plus Hardy, Styles, Charlotte, Rey, Asuka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-594031821\" 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><p><em>The following report originally published 5 years ago this week here at PWTorch.com\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>KELLER\u2019S WWE RAW REPORT<br \/>\nNOVEMBER 25, 2019<br \/>\nCHICAGO, ILL.<br \/>\nAIRED ON USA NETWORK<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Vic Joseph, Jerry Lawler<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>[HOUR ONE]<\/h3>\n<p>-The Raw opening theme aired. Then Joseph introduced the show. He said Survivor Series wasn\u2019t the best night for Raw. Lawler said it was a horrible night.<\/p>\n<p>-They went to ringside where the Raw roster surrounded the ring. Seth Rollins entered the ring. Some fans chanted, \u201cC.M. Punk.\u201d He said he tried to get him to show up, but he didn\u2019t want to show up. Boos. He said Punk wants to sit behind a desk in Los Angeles and talk about a change he\u2019s too afraid to make himself. He said tonight isn\u2019t about him, it\u2019s about everyone who is there around the ring. Some fans chanted, \u201cNXT!\u201d Seth said NXT mopped the floor with Raw last night. He said he grew up loving Raw and to see what it\u2019s become breaks his heart. \u201cThis show is better than that,\u201d he said. He told the wrestlers it\u2019s going to be harsh, but it\u2019s got to be said. \u201cLast night at Survivor Series, you all sucked.\u201d Fans chanted over each other. Lawler said they were saying, \u201cSo did you.\u201d Seth said everyone dropped the ball last night and they\u2019ve got to fix it. \u201cWe went from being the A-show to the C-show.\u201d He said they need to plant the Raw flag in the ground and make this place great again, \u201cso give me a minute, would ya\u2019?\u201d He said he believes in Raw, which is why he invited everyone there. He invited anyone to speak up.<\/p>\n<p>Seth looked at Orton at ringside. Seth said Orton was on his squad last night, but he was the weak link. He said he\u2019s just keeping it real. He asked if Orton had anything to say. Orton smiled and walked to the back. Seth said he\u2019ll keep sticking his nose out there as the leader. Orton gestured with his fist as he walked away. It looked like maybe he was indicating to Seth that he should be scrubbing a pipe somewhere. Seth turned to Charlotte and said she\u2019s a leader and she was supposed to lead the Women\u2019s Survivor Series team last night, but she wasn\u2019t even the last person standing for Team Raw. \u201cAnd you call yourself a Flair,\u201d he said. Charlotte walked away. She didn\u2019t tell Seth to go scrub pipes.<\/p>\n<p>Seth looked down at AOP. He said they weren\u2019t even at Survivor Series, and they could have used them. He told them they don\u2019t need them tonight if they couldn\u2019t be there for them last night. AOP walked away. He looked down at Rey Mysterio. \u201cMore than anybody last night, you let all of us down,\u201d he said. He cited his two victories over Brock Lesnar this year, but said Rey couldn\u2019t even get the job done \u201cwith a lead pipe and your stupid kid helping you out.\u201d Boos. Rey said something and stormed away. \u201cMaybe you\u2019re not the Rey Mysterio we all grew up loving, huh?\u201d Fans chanted \u201cAsshole\u201d at him. The rest of the Raw roster then walked away. Seth said he was trying to do the right thing and motivate them. \u201cThis is our show and we need to stand up for it.\u201d He said they\u2019re all thinking the same thing, whereas he\u2019s the only one with the guts to say it.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Owens showed up on the ring apron. He looked at Seth and seemed sad by what he was hearing. Fans chanted, \u201cKevin Owens! Kevin Owens!\u201d Seth said KO\u2019s new name is Mr. NXT. Seth invited KO to enter the ring and say what he\u2019s got to say. KO entered the ring. Seth said what he\u2019s saying is coming from his heart. \u201cI love this place,\u201d he said. \u201cThese ropes, this canvas, every single guy and girl in the back, I love this place. All I do day in and day out is think about how it can be better\u2026 I want this to be the best show on the planet. I love this place. This isn\u2019t about me.\u201d He told Owens that he wants his spot and he wants to be him. \u201cYou will never be Seth Rollins,\u201d he said. \u201cLook, I\u2019m coming from a good place, Kev. This is the right thing to do.\u201d KO then gave Seth a stunner and left. KO\u2019s music played. Lawler said Seth didn\u2019t convince KO.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Seems like the beginning of a heel turn for Seth, if not a full-fledged heel turn. I like the positioning of KO here. I didn\u2019t mind the assembly of wrestlers in this instance as much as usual since a \u201clocker room leader\u201d called the meeting rather than management, and they were lined up outside the ring rather than standing on the stage. The visual felt less emasculating. Noteworthy that Becky Lynch wasn\u2019t there. Not sure if that\u2019s worth reading into, but WWE has to be careful not to damage her if Seth goes off the rails.) [c]<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1027817799\" 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>-An NXT on USA commercial said after the Survivor Series win, all eyes are on NXT and \u201chow can you not watch?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Charly Caruso interviewed a flustered Seth. She said despite his best intentions, he didn\u2019t accomplish what he intended. Seth said Kevin is going to have to learn things the hard way. He challenged KO to a fight, then stormed off.<\/p>\n<p>-They showed a clip of someone chasing down Rusev apparently for an autograph as he entered the arena, but then he revealed he was served with a temporary restraining order in the state of Illinois. Two security guys told him he had to leave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) BOBBY LASHLEY (w\/Lana) vs. TITUS O\u2019NEAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lawler said Rusev reminds him of a baseball player because he\u2019s been thrown out at home. Lashley slammed Titus a minute in. Rusev then attacked Lashley, knocking him out of the ring as Lana yelled in protest. He pounded away at Lashley and then threw him into the ringside steps. Then he dragged Lashley up the stage and threw him into the new Raw set and then to the announce table. The announcers left the area. Rusev then cleared the desk and threw the office chair. He knocked Lashley onto the desk, then turned to yell at Lana. \u201cThis is not about you!\u201d he said. (Huh?) Police arrived and pulled Rusev away and then put him in handcuffs. Rusev broke free and checked Lashley of the stage despite being in handcuffs. More police arrived to drag Lashley away. (If you wanted to be a police officer for Halloween, the stores are going to be short on those costumes in the Chicago area.) He then kicked over trussing that crashed near Lashley. It clearly landed with a thud on a solid surface, but Joseph gasped as if it might have landed on Lashley. They showed Lana crying and Lashley writhing in pain.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: No decision.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Another instance where WWE deliberately undercuts the whole notion that wrestling matches matter at all by just ignoring that a match was interrupted because they didn\u2019t want to distract from the \u201cmore important\u201d angle that followed.)\u00a0<\/em>[c]<\/p>\n<p>-They replayed what happened with Rusev and additional footage from during the break of medics taking Lashley out on a gurney as Lana showed concern.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2162040998\" 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<p><strong>(2) AOP (Akam &amp; Rezar) vs. ZACK RYDER &amp; CURT HAWKINS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AOP hit Hawkins with The Last Chapter seconds into the match, then pummeled Ryder as he was face down on the mat. Lawler said they should have been at Survivor Series. (Was it their fault? Did they turn down an invite?) They then gave Hawkins and Ryder a Super Collider. They finished Hawkins with a double-team sitout powerbomb move.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: AOP in 2:00.<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers hyped Charlotte vs. Asuka, A.J. Styles vs. Humberto Carrillo in a U.S. Title match, and Seth vs. KO. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) ANDRADE (w\/Zelina Vega) vs. AKIRA TOZAWA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lawler said what Seth said got through to Andrade, who appears to be fired up.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Andrade in 2:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: If 205 Live accomplished nothing else, it led to signing a healthy talented crew of \u201cundersized\u201d bump takers who can provide squash match fodder for the the Raw and Smackdown stars for years to come.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Aleister Black continued too talk to a shoe on the floor off camera regarding how Buddy Murphy went too far. He turned to the camera and said Murphy\u2019s mere presence on Raw tonight indicates he came here to pick a fight with him.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Black has been doing the same thing too long and he\u2019s starting to just come across as ridiculous, not intriguing or idiosyncratic.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Matt Hardy made his ring entrance. [c]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Raw: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wwe-raw-post-show-11-25-keller-machado-discuss-new-women-s-ic-title-jax-vs-belair-survivor-series-build-on-site-report--63009535\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=63009535&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>(4) BUDDY MURPHY vs. MATT HARDY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Murphy took it to Hardy aggressively early in the ring and then at ringside. He threw him back into the ring, \u00a0but Hardy surprised Murphy with a Side Effect. Murphy blocked a running bulldog, but Hardy caught Murphy charging with an elbow. Then he signaled for a Twist of Fate. Fans cheered and chanted \u201cDelete!\u201d Murphy blocked it and then caught Hardy with a leaping knee to the chin and a running knee and a third knee for the 1-2-3. Murphy was bleeding from his nose afterward. When he noticed, he licked the blood.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Murphy in 3:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: I suppose this is one way to use Hardy at this point, as a credible sympathetic veteran losing squash matches. I suspect, though, there are better ways.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Afterward, Murphy mocked Black, saying, \u201cI am Buddy Murphy and I have come to pick a fight with\u2026\u201d Then Black\u2019s music played and he ran to the ring. Didn\u2019t sound like a particularly big pop. Black ducked Murphy\u2019s punch and landed a spinning elbow. Then he gave him a knee to the chin. Murphy tumbled to the floor. Joseph asked if it was wise of Murphy to knock on the door of Black. Murphy teased re-entering the ring, but then retreated and kept checking his bleeding nose. Black\u2019s music played as they played Black\u2019s attack on Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>-Joseph plugged Styles vs. Carrillo was up next.<\/p>\n<p>-Caruso interviewed Charlotte backstage. She asked Charlotte if her behavior was captain-like on Sunday. Charlotte said she never claimed to be a team player, but rather she was the only personal qualified to lead Team Raw. She said Asuka is still bitter about losing the Smackdown Title to her last spring and also ending her undefeated streak at WrestleMania 34. They showed a freeze-frame of Asuka spraying green mist at her. She said Asuka knows that\u2019s the only way she can beat her. Charlotte said she will remind her why she is a ten-time Women\u2019s Champion and The Queen. \u201cWooo!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-A Smackdown commercial hyped the Firefly Funhouse this Friday with Bray revealing a new character in the Funhouse. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers reviewed Seth\u2019s speech to wrestlers at the start of the show.<\/p>\n<p>-A.J. Styles made his ring entrance. He came out alone.<\/p>\n<h3>[HOUR TWO]<\/h3>\n<p>-As Humbero Carrillo made his ring entrance, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows attacked him. Carrillo actually fought back effectively at first, but Gallows eventually chokeslammed him on the ring apron and then threw him into the ringside steps. Lawler was eager for the referee to officially start the match. Then they slammed him on the ringside steps. Ricochet ran out to check on Carrillo. Styles then began to mock Carrillo for being unable to continue. He said he doesn\u2019t appear medically cleared to wrestle. He then turned to making fun of Ricochet. He said a real super hero would have been on time to safe his buddy from a beatdown. Ricochet asked if this is what the once-great Styles has come to. He said he sent Anderson and Gallows to beat down someone he feared could beat him. Ricochet stepped onto the ring apron and asked to challenge him for the U.S. Title. Styles said no. He said he signed to fight Carrillo, not anyone else.<\/p>\n<p>Orton\u2019s music then played. He walked out with a mic in hand and said Carrillo might not be able to compete, but he can. He said the people of Chicago would love to see nothing more than him RKO his ass right through the canvas. Fans chanted \u201cRKO!\u201d As Orton entered the ring, Styles said the last time they competed against each other, it was in a bigger and better city at WrestleMania, \u201cand I beat you.\u201d He said he has nothing to prove to two guys he\u2019s already beaten.<\/p>\n<p>Drew McIntyre stepped out and said he knows someone Styles has never faced who has never had a singles title opportunity. He said he is tall, handsome, with a sexy accent, and just last night he beat a Monster Among Men and a champion, NXT UK Champion Walter. Boos. Drew entered the ring and proposed Styles vs. Drew for the U.S. Title for the first time ever. Styles said after stealing the show last night, he a little sore.<\/p>\n<p>Rey Mysterio then came out. He said he won\u2019t let Styles cheat the fans from Chi-Town out of a title match. Cheers. He challenged Styles. Styles said none of them have earned anything. He said they\u2019re \u201centitled and spoiled.\u201d He declined their challenges. Ricochet proposed the four of them have a four-way match and the winner faces Styles. Drew said, \u201cI preferred my idea, to be honest.\u201d Funny. Styles said that\u2019s a dumb idea. Gallows said the idea actually sounds compelling to him. Styles turned to Anderson. Anderson said it is Raw with a hot crowd in Chicago and he thinks it\u2019s pretty cool. Styles said he will pick the bones of the winner, so they\u2019re on.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: They seemed to be emulating the Chris Jericho segment last week where Jericho was goaded and tricked into defending his AEW Title against Scorpio Sky the following week, with a dose of comedy thrown in at the end at the expense of the cowardly veteran champion. The best line of the segment was Drew interjecting that he liked his option best where he just automatically gets the title match. Orton seems more engaged than usual playing the fan favorite with an attitude.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-A commercial aired for Starrcade on WWE Network at Saturday. They didn\u2019t list matches. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) RICOCHET vs. DREW MCINTYRE vs. RANDY ORTON vs. REY MYSTERIO \u2013 Four-way to earn U.S. Title match\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A few minutes in, Drew and Orton worked together against Ricochet. Drew suplexed Orton off the top rope as Orton was trying to superplex Rey. Lawler said this will make a great replay \u201cbecause bad decisions always make great replays.\u201d They cut to a break with everyone down and slow to get up, with Styles, Anderson, and Gallows sauntering onto the stage. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Ricochet and Drew exchanged blows mid-ring. Then Ricochet went after Orton, but Orton side-stepped him and gave him a draping DDT off the middle rope. Drew broke up the count with a hard shove. Drew yelled at Orton that it is his time. He chopped Orton hard in the chest. Orton returned fire. They both largely no-sold. Drew slapped back and Orton sold that his ear drum popped from the loud noise. Drew told him to show him the kind of man he is. Orton poked him in the eyes, then took it to him run the corner with uppercuts. Orton showed some welts on his chest to the ref. Drew surprised him with the Glasgow Kiss headbutt. Ricochet then hit Drew with a flying move, but when he went for a head scissors, Drew blocked it. Ricochet rolled through instead and scored a two count. Drew took over and sitout powerbombed Ricochet for a near fall. Drew set up a Claymore, but Orton caught him with an RKO Out of Nowhere. Joseph declared Orton would face Styles for the U.S. Title before the ref began counting, so we knew the pin wouldn\u2019t\u2019 happen at that moment. Sure enough, Gallows and Anderson yanked Orton out of the ring and threw him into the barricade at ringside. With Drew and Orton down and out,\u00a0Rey and Ricochet battled, and Rey surprised Ricochet with a small package for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Rey in 12:00 to earn a U.S. Title match against Styles later. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) A.J. STYLES (w\/Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows) vs. REY MYSTERIO \u2013 U.S. Title match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A few minutes in when Styles had control, Joseph wondered if fatigue was setting in from the Brock Lesnar match last night. Rey then made a comeback and sent Styles into a ringpost. Anderson tripped Rey as he bounded into the ropes to hit Styles with a 619. The ref kicked Anderson and Gallows to the back as a result. Joseph asked if Rey has a miracle in him after all as they cut to a break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>After the break, Styles was in control. He hung Rey upside down in the corner and then aimed with a running slidekick for Rey\u2019s head, but Rey moved and Styles collided crotch-first into the ringpost. Rey then climbed to the top rope and landed on Styles and then executed a head scissors takedown. He mounted Styles in the corner and hit ten punches as fans counted along. Lawler said, \u201cIt\u2019s a miracle these fans can count to ten.\u201d Rey gave Styles a bulldog for a soft two count. Fans chanted for a 619. Rey climbed to the top rope. Styles knocked him off balance and set up a superplex. Rey bit Styles\u2019s hand. Styles gave Rey an ushigoroshi and then set up a Styles Clash a minute later, but Rey countered with a sunset bomb for a two count. Rey then springbaorded at Styles with a head scissors to set up a 619. The crowd popped. Rey hit the move, but Styles bumped into the ref. Rey climbed to the top rope, but then noticed the ref was down. So he climbed down and made the cover. The ref was out and didn\u2019t make the count. The fans counted 1-2-3 and cheered, apparently confused about how wrestling rules work when a ref goes down. Anderson and Gallows then ran back out and attacked Rey. Orton ran out for the save. He tossed Anderson and Gallows into the ringside barricade. Rey then gave Styles another 619 with Orton in the ring. Orton then gave Styles an RKO. Rey then hit a top rope splash. The ref came to and counted to three. Rey\u2019s son, Dominic, ran out to celebrate with his dad.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Rey to capture the U.S. Title.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: I didn\u2019t see that coming. I guess this gives fans disappointed in how Rey\u2019s match with Lesnar went a consolation prize. While Styles has the technicality that Orton cost him the match, Rey clearly got the visual three count with the ref down after the first 619, so it was something less than a fluke win for Rey if you take the entirety into account.) [c]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Backstage, Caruso attempted to interview Owens. Owens asked nicely if he could just hold the mic. She gave him the mic. KO said he heard everything Seth had to say earlier and that he thinks he\u2019s doing everything to make the show better and holding people to his high standards. Owens said the biggest difference between the two of them is that he has known who he is from the moment he first laced up a pair of wrestling boots 20 years ago and has known who he was his entire time in WWE. He said he has never tried to be something he wasn\u2019t, even when people tried to make him into something different. He said he dug his heels into the sand and insisted on being himself \u201cand I am perfectly fine with that.\u201d He said on the other hand, Seth has always tried to be what WWE wants him to be, but all he has managed to do was \u201cturn yourself into a miserable, whiny, insufferable prick.\u201d He said if Seth wants to call him \u201cMr. NXT,\u201d he will call Seth \u201cMr. Crossfit\u201d and that stunner earlier was nothing compared to what comes next. He said the next one will turn Monday Night Rollins into the Kevin Owens Show.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Now that\u2019s a promo. I\u2019m not sure it fully stands up to scrutiny considering how all over the place his character has been over the last year, including those bizarre bowling alley skits, but overall he has a strong enough point in contrast to Seth for it to stand out.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>[HOUR THREE]<\/h3>\n<p><strong>(7) CHARLOTTE vs. ASUKA (w\/Kairi Sane)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before the match, Lawler said when Charlotte last last night, \u201cher dad Ric Flair was looking down on her.\u201d Joseph scolded Lawler and said Ric Flair isn\u2019t dead. Lawler said he meant he condescended her. A few minutes in, Kairi Sane distracted Charlotte and thus Asuka took over. When Charlotte made a comeback, Asuka rolled to the floor to regroup. Charlotte chased Kairi through the crowd and away from ringside. Then Charlotte returned to ringside as Joseph said Charlotte has the one-on-one match she wanted. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Back live, Charlotte slidekicked Asuka. Asuka came back with a German suplex. Charlotte ducked an Asuka kick and rolled her up for a two count. Asuka countered with an Asuka lock, but Charlotte leveraged Asuka\u2019s shoulders down for a two count. Charlotte gave Asuka a fallaway slam and then kipped up and let out a yell. She walked over Asuka\u2019s chest and climbed to the top rope. She went for a moonsault, but Asuka moved out of the way. Charlotte landed a cannonball splash instead for a two count. After more back and forth action, Asuka missed with a splash off the top rope, but when Charlotte went for a Natural Selection, Asuka countered into an armbar and then a triangle. Charlotte stood out of it and applied a mid-ring Boston Crab. Asuka crawled toward the bottom rope and eventually reached it. Charlotte hit a spear a minute later for a near fall at 15:00. Kairi returned to ringside and distracted Charlotte as she was setting up for a figure-four. She chased Kairi down at ringside and threw her into the ringpost. Charlotte entered the ring and very conspicuously pulled her blond hair back and then instantly got sprayed with green mist. Asuka then pinned her.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Asuka in 16:00<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: I wish Charlotte could have been a little more subtle about pulling her hair back so deliberately right before Asuka sprayed her face. I mean, she\u00a0literally pulled it back into a ponytail and walked right up to Asuka. Geesh. Otherwise, a good match!)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) ERICK ROWAN vs. KYLE ROBERTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During Rowan\u2019s ring entrance, they showed a clip of him talking to his companion who lives in the cage. The only thing we know about Erick Rowan\u2019s friend in the case is that he or she is big enough to support a Go Pro camera on its head.\u00a0Roberts rolled out of the ring as soon as the bell rang and he peeked under the cover of the cage at ringside. He recoiled and jumped backward like a cat seeing a cucumber for the first time. Rowen went after him aggressively at ringside. Then he finished him with a claw slam in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Rowan in 1:00.<\/p>\n<p>-A WWE Shop commercial aired with The IIconics and R-Truth. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-A commercial aired for Steve Austin\u2019s \u201cThe Broken Skull Sessions\u201d premiere with Undertaker as his guest.<\/p>\n<p>-Sarah Schreiber asked a distraught Styles, with Anderson and Gallows by his side, what\u2019s going through his mind right now. He couldn\u2019t muster a single word after twenty seconds of trying and then finally said, \u201cRandy Orton.\u201d Then he stormed off.<\/p>\n<p>-They went to Lawler and Joseph who reacted to Styles. Then they threw to highlights of the Lashley-Rusev angle.<\/p>\n<p>-Caruso interviewed Lana backstage. Lana said her soon-to-be ex-husband is a danger to himself and all of society, which is why she has petitioned multiple courts in multiple jurisdictions to stay away from her. She said WWE should fire him \u201cand send that animal straight back to Bulgaria.\u201d She said people are asking her how Lashley is doing, \u201cbut I assure you I\u2019m handling it; despite this very very traumatic experience, I\u2019m going to be okay.\u201d (So she didn\u2019t really address Lashley\u2019s condition. Was that on purpose to show how self-centered she is and she might not care about Lashley, or just weird syntax?)<\/p>\n<p>-Seth made his ring entrance. Joseph plugged that Triple H will be on WWE Backstage tomorrow night with Renee Young and Booker T.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(9) SETH ROLLINS vs. KEVIN OWENS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Owens went for an early stunner and then took it to Seth early. Seth came back a couple minutes later with a sling blade. Lawler said fans will look back at Seth\u2019s speech and eventually appreciate it. He said Rey already appreciates it, even though he called his kid stupid, because it fired him up and inspired him on to a U.S. Title victory. Seth got in his dive through the ropes, but Owens ducked a flying knee back in the ring and superkicked Seth to the floor. He played to the crowd and was cheered. Seth grabbed a chair. \u201cWhat the heck!\u201d said Joseph. The ref scolded Seth as they cut to a break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>After the break Owens blocked a superplex. Owens went for a top rope cannonball, but Seth lifted his knees. They battled back and forth and KO eventually landed a cannonball in the corner. Seth tumbled to the floor. Owens landed a running cannonball. He threw Seth into the ring and landed a frog splash for a two count. Seth avoided a Pop-up Powerbomb and went for a Pedigree, but Seth blocked it and landed a blockbuster for a two count. Seth immediately landed a falcon arrow for a two count. When Seth stomped the mat to signal for his Stomp, fans chanted \u201cBurn it Down!\u201d Owens blocked it and went for a stunner, but Seth blocked it and rolled up Seth for a two count. He followed up with a Pop-up Powerbomb for a near fall. Both were slow to get up. KO again went for a stunner, but Seth blocked it and hit a super kick. Owens fired back with a superkick. Seth then superkicked him. Owens came back with a stunner. Both were down and slow to get up. (That was a lot of superkicks and stunners for both to get up from before they finally went down and stayed down.) AOP entered the ring and eyed both Seth and KO. Seth and KO rolled into opposite corners. KO slapped Akam. Rezar then joined Akam in attacking KO. The ref called for the bell.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: No contest?<\/p>\n<p>-AOP double-teamed KO. they threw him into the ringpost a few times. (There was a fan opposite hard cam in roughly the fifth row with an AEW t-shirt, by the way.) They turned to Seth next. Seth stood up and yelled, \u201cCome on!\u201d They turned and left. Fans booed. Seth then gave The Stomp to a vulnerable KO, trash talked KO, and then delivered another Stomp.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019ve been pitching for a Seth reboot involving working with two younger and less established wrestlers in a heel faction for weeks. I like the idea of Seth working AOP as a heel faction. I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s what happened here. 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