{"id":62697,"date":"2018-07-08T22:25:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T03:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=62697"},"modified":"2018-07-08T22:25:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T03:25:44","slug":"7-6-wwe-raw-in-philadelphia-pa-reigns-braun-balor-vs-owens-elias-corbin-lashley-vs-mahal-ziggler-vs-seth-cedric-vs-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/07\/08\/7-6-wwe-raw-in-philadelphia-pa-reigns-braun-balor-vs-owens-elias-corbin-lashley-vs-mahal-ziggler-vs-seth-cedric-vs-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/6 WWE Raw in Philadelphia, Pa: Reigns &#038; Braun &#038; Balor vs. Owens &#038; Elias &#038; Corbin, Lashley vs. Mahal, Ziggler vs. Seth, Cedric vs. Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1863626794\" 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>WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT &#8211; RAW BRAND<br \/>\nJULY 6, 2018<br \/>\nPHILADELPHIA, PA. AT WELLS FARGO CENTER<br \/>\nREPORT BY PAUL IN DELAWARE, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p>Great atmosphere: Lots of families, and long-time fans judging by t-shirts. Lots of Roman Reigns shirts too. Gates opened early, concessions organized.<\/p>\n<p>Lower bowl about 85 percent full. Prompt <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1948394580\"><span class=\"aQJ\">7:30\u00a0<\/span><\/span>start.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Dolph Ziggler (w\/Drew McIntyre) beat Seth Rollins at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1948394581\"><span class=\"aQJ\">16:55<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 Big pops for both. Slow start.\u00a0 Drew interfered and was thrown out by ref.\u00a0 Great heat.\u00a0 Ziggler is the best seller in the business. Ziggler won with leverage pin on distraction by Drew.\u00a0Great match.\u00a0Drew and Dolph circled the ring afterward and attacked Seth.\u00a0 Seth fought them off.\u00a0 Fans were looking for Roman.\u00a0 Great start to the show.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Cedric Alexander beat Buddy Murphy at 11:39 to retain the\u00a0Cruiserweight Title. Boos for cocky Murphy.\u00a0 Cheers for Cedric.\u00a0 Both guys worked hard and were crisp. Cedric won with his finisher.<\/p>\n<p>(3) \u00a0Natalya &amp; Ember Moon &amp; Bayley beat Liv Morgan &amp; Sarah Logan &amp; Alicia Fox when Bayley finished Logan with a Bayley-to-Belly at 9:39.\u00a0 Big cheers for all the faces.\u00a0 Good action.\u00a0 Natalya is a real general out there directing traffic and getting the crowd involved.\u00a0 Ember was super athletic.<\/p>\n<p>(4) Bobby Roode beat Mojo Rawley with a DDT at 9:38. The crowd ate up Roode\u2019s entrance.\u00a0 Crowd not super into these guys during match.<\/p>\n<p>(5) Matt Hardy &amp; Bray Wyatt beat The B-Team and Titus Worldwide when Hardy pinned Titus in about 6:00.\u00a0 Huge reaction for the champs.\u00a0 Crowd knew who B Team was too.\u00a0 Great antics by B Team.<\/p>\n<p>(6) Ronda Rousey beat Nia Jax via submission in about 10:00. Alexa Bliss was the guest referee. Alexa took the mic and said before the match that she needs a second \u201cimpartial\u201d referee: Mickie James. Nia turned an awesome bear hug into a nice vertical suplex. Rousey looked great in there bumping. \u00a0The referees turned on Rousey and Jax and ended up getting pummeled.\u00a0 Rousey went up on top rope for a flying crossbody. Stiff looking match.\u00a0 Jax and Rousey both did great. Rousey looked so happy to be here.\u00a0 I wasn&#8217;t high on her when she first showed up, but I\u2019m becoming a big Ronda fan.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-750133360\" 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>15 min. Intermission<\/p>\n<p>(7) Lucha House Party beat Drew Gulak &amp; Jack Gallagher &amp; The Brian Kendrick when Dorado pinned Gulak in 8:00.\u00a0 Nice pop for Gulak.\u00a0 Good action.<\/p>\n<p>(8) Bobby Lashley beat Jinder Mahal (w\/Sunil Singh) in about 4:00.\u00a0A lot of good heat for Jinder and Sunil. Lashley is HUGE. Nice match.<\/p>\n<p>Elias entered the ring and did his normal schtick that should make him a babyface.\u00a0 Then he got the crowd to boo him using local sports cheap heat.\u00a0 He\u2019s a natural on the mic.<\/p>\n<p>(9) Roman Reigns &amp; Braun Strowman &amp; Finn Balor beat Elias &amp; Kevin Owens &amp; &#8220;Constable&#8221; Corbin when Reigns pinned Owens in 10:00.\u00a0Owens has great heel body language.\u00a0 Constable Corbin wrestled in his dress clothes. Finn and Braun come out to huge cheers. Roman got a loud mix of cheers and boos. More cheers than boos. \u00a0The heels worked over Balor early.\u00a0 Hot tag to Braun who sent Owens flying.\u00a0 Braun went down, then made a hot tag to Roman.\u00a0 Lots of faces hit their finishers.<\/p>\n<p>Biggest pops: (no order) Seth Rollins, Ronda Rousey, Deleters of Worlds, Bobby Lashley, Finn Balor, Braun Strowman, Reigns<\/p>\n<p>Most Heat: Elias, Jinder, Dolph during his match, Owens, Corbin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Great Night.\u00a0 Lots of fun. \u00a0The show ended promptly at 10:35.\u00a0Shirts in concession stand included: John Cena, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, Ronda Rousey, Matt Hardy\/Bray Wyatt. Lots of cash being handed over. Great video packages, pushing network. Vic Joseph came out at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1948394579\"><span class=\"aQJ\">7:05\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and fired up the crowd.\u00a0 Announced Ronda vs. Nia Jax as a match.\u00a0 Crowd was excited for that.\u00a0 WrestleMania 34 Instant Classic match voted on by fans.\u00a0 Intercontinental Match (winner), mixed tag (close 2nd), and Charlotte vs. Asuka (distant third) match were the choices. They upgraded a family of three to ringside seats. Really nice atmosphere for families. They played National Anthem.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3110761756\" 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<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you attend a live event, please send a report to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a> in the above format, listing who beat whom in the first sentence and then providing details on what happened in the match and your thoughts on the quality.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/07\/08\/7-7-wwe-in-new-york-city-at-msg-undertaker-and-rousey-get-huge-pops-from-a-nearly-packed-arena-seth-vs-ziggler-vs-balor-lucha-house-party-more\/\">7\/7 WWE in New York City at MSG (2nd report): Undertaker and Rousey get huge pops from a nearly packed arena, Seth vs. Ziggler vs. Balor, Lucha House Party, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-287324257\"><div id=\"pwtor-3883842813\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT &#8211; RAW BRAND JULY 6, 2018 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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