{"id":81565,"date":"2019-06-17T14:17:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=81565"},"modified":"2019-06-17T14:17:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:17:46","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-6-17-corbin-chooses-u-s-championship-1-contender-fatal-five-way-the-planets-wild-card-crate-adventure-revived-champions-oh-lord-the-lady-wants-to-be-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/17\/wwe-raw-primer-6-17-corbin-chooses-u-s-championship-1-contender-fatal-five-way-the-planets-wild-card-crate-adventure-revived-champions-oh-lord-the-lady-wants-to-be-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 6\/17: Corbin Chooses, U.S. Championship #1 Contender Fatal Five-Way, The Planet\u2019s Wild Card, Crate Adventure, Revived Champions, Oh Lord the Lady Wants to be Champ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-720894633\" 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 MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER<br \/>\nLOS ANGELES, CA. AT THE STAPLES CENTER<br \/>\nJUNE 17, 2019<br \/>\nAIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LAST WEEK\u2019S RAW RATING:<\/strong> 1.54 (.18 DECREASE FROM PREVIOUS WEEK)<\/p>\n<h3>Arena, Items Advertised by WWE, and Show Start Time<\/h3>\n<p>WWE Raw returns to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. just seven months after Survivor Series weekend in which we experienced NXT Takeover Wargames, Survivor Series itself, Raw, and Smackdown. Typically, WWE will stay in the same arena or at least the same \u201cvicinity\u201d around one of the \u201cbig four\u201d weekends. I look back fondly on that weekend as I was in attendance for Survivor Series, the first PPV I ever attended in my time as a fan of WWE.<\/p>\n<p>We are less than a week away from Stomping Grounds as we get ready for WWE\u2019s next PPV event. We already know of the following matches and will most certainly get the final build-up to most:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(Raw) Seth Rollins defends the Universal Championship against Baron Corbin in a rematch from Super Showdown.<\/li>\n<li>(Raw) Becky Lynch defends the Raw Women\u2019s Championship against Lacey Evans in a rematch from Money in the Bank.<\/li>\n<li>(Cross-brand) Roman Reigns (Smackdown) takes on Drew McIntyre (Raw).<\/li>\n<li>(Cross-brand) Bayley defends the Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship against Raw\u2019s Alexa Bliss.<\/li>\n<li>(Smackdown) Kofi Kingston defends the WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler in a rematch from Super Showdown<\/li>\n<li>(205Live) Tony Nese defends the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against an opponent TBD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The arena\u2019s website shows a start time of 4:30 p.m but doesn\u2019t specify when doors open, although you could expect that to happen around 3:00. There are three matches advertised:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin (unlikely to happen as this is planned for Stomping Grounds)<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch vs. Lacey Evans in a Street Fight (possible for the house)<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre &amp; Shane McMahon in a handicap match. (I\u2019m surprised this isn\u2019t on tap for Stomping Grounds. Watch this happen at Extreme Rules.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s what advertised for Raw as of this writing according to WWE.com. Look for amendments and additions later in the day as we get closer to the show:<\/p>\n<h3>Matches &amp; Segments:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Who will don the stripes for Rollins vs. Corbin at WWE Stomping Grounds?<\/li>\n<li>Fatal Five-Way Match to determine Samoa Joe\u2019s U.S. Title challenger at WWE Stomping Grounds<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Bryan is a Wild Card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Storyline Follow-Up<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crate expectations for R-Truth<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTop Guys\u201d once again<\/li>\n<li>Could a Woman\u2019s Right bring us \u201cBecky No Belts?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Corbin to Name Special Guest Referee<\/h3>\n<p>We learned last week that as a result of Baron Corbin\u2019s amazing negotiating skills, he gets to choose the special guest referee for his match challenging Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship coming up at Stomping Grounds.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-264623689\" 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>Sami Zayn inserted himself into the mix with Corbin and acted as a special outside enforcer in the main event match between Kevin Owens (appearing via the wild card) and Rollins. Rollins and Owens have gone numerous times through the years during Owens\u2019 time as Universal Champion from late 2016-early 2017 and Rollins\u2019 time as Intercontinental Champion last year. Nonetheless last week\u2019s match ended in Owens winning via DQ when Sami interfered with Rollins after hitting his curb stomp, and Rollins grabbing Sami\u2019s ref jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Following the match Rollins would foil Corbin and Sami\u2019s attack on him, and Rollins would attack Sami viciously with a chair. All was well though with Sami as he appeared on Smackdown via the wild card the following night, participating in a six-man tag match with Owens and Dolph Ziggler and losing to a reunited New Day.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know why I think this is relevant, but here\u2019s a WWE.com exclusive with Owens a few weeks ago recounting his 2017 loss of the Universal Championship to Goldberg:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Owens recalls his Universal Title loss to Goldberg: Raw Exclusive, June 3, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcE6TGCXmYQ?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>With the wild card rule in place, you never know who can show up where and Owens is certainly in play as a referee. We\u2019ll see what happens tonight as Corbin makes his decision<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It\u2019s likely them talking to Owens has nothing to do with the Universal title situation, but they have had him talk about it in drips and drabs over the past year. I remember him mentioning on the Kevin Owens Show last year that he hasn\u2019t been the same since losing that title. Now he does the interview. It could mean nothing, as consistency isn\u2019t really in WWE\u2019s vocabulary, but it\u2019s something to think about. I\u2019m between him and Sami being the referee at Stomping Grounds if I had to bet money.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Fatal Five Way to Determine #1 Contender for U.S. Championship: Braun Strowman vs. Miz vs. Cesaro vs. Ricochet vs. Bobby Lashley<\/h3>\n<p>Last week on Raw, U.S. Champion Samoa Joe was a guest of the Miz on MizTV. We thought the discussion would be in regard to the title picture. Instead Miz called out Joe for attacking Rey Mysterio after he did the right thing, surrendering the title back to Joe as a result of his injury. They eventually got into each other\u2019s face when Joe said if we\u2019re going to talk about crossing lines, why don\u2019t we talk about Miz\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Braun Strowman, Bobby Lashley, Ricochet, and Cesaro would one-by-one make their way out and that led to a six-man tag match. Miz &amp; Ricochet &amp; Strowman defeated Cesaro &amp; Lashley &amp; Joe in around 14 minutes. There was a scary moment in the finish when Ricochet hit his signature 630 Splash but landed on Cesaro\u2019s knee. Here\u2019s WWE\u2019s YouTube clip of that match in case you missed it:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Miz, Braun Strowman &amp; Ricochet vs. Samoa Joe, Bobby Lashley &amp; Cesaro: Raw, June 10, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jty7A3C9Nro?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>There was speculation via multiple reports that Cesaro was injured, but that doesn\u2019t appear to be the case at the moment as he\u2019s advertised for tonight. We get a fatal five-way match to determine the #1 contender for the U.S. Championship with everyone involved in last week\u2019s match obviously with the exception of Joe, who will defend the title against the winner at Stomping Grounds. I\u2019m not sure if there\u2019s anything to read into this, but Cesaro put out this tweet showing a picture of him pressing up Miz in the battle royal:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3022224144\" 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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clean a(nd) Jerk <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bUO7worJZN\">pic.twitter.com\/bUO7worJZN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Swiss (@ClaudioCSRO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaudioCSRO\/status\/1137477734446260224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Unlike 2012, they have done a real nice job turning Miz babyface. They\u2019ve made him likable, especially when it comes to defending his family. Joe continues to be the best heel promo in WWE and dare I say the business. He gets real heat with his words and actions, which is something of a rarity in today\u2019s WWE. As far as this match, anything is on the table. I suppose I\u2019ll take Miz, given his exchange with Joe on MizTV last week. It wouldn\u2019t shock me if Braun won. If they want to extend Joe\u2019s run, Strowman would be a good opponent as they could pull shenanigans to have him keep the title. Ricochet is less likely but not unlikely. I\u2019d be shocked if Lashley won or Cesaro won, although Cesaro would be more likely of the two. Having some king of screwy ending leading to a six-pack match at Stomping Grounds isn\u2019t off the table either. I\u2019ll pick Miz though as I said earlier.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Wild Card Daniel Bryan<\/h3>\n<p>Last week on Smackdown, Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan appeared seemingly to take on the Yolo County Tag Team Champions. Heavy Machinery (Otis &amp; Tucker) would appear and called out Bryan &amp; Rowan for ducking them, and their claim was that if they got a title shot, they would become champions. Bryan suggested they take on the vaunted duo of the Yolo tag champions. You guessed it, Machinery accepted and defeated them in about two minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an argument between Bryan &amp; Rowan and Heavy Machinery a few weeks ago in a WWE.com exclusive:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Bryan &amp; Rowan argue with Heavy Machinery: SmackDown Exclusive, June 4, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uz4zbD95LtM?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>According to WWE.com, Bryan has been \u201cchosen\u201d to be one of the four wild card wrestlers to appear on Raw tonight. The last time Bryan was in this building was the Smackdown following Survivor Series in which he was the WWE Champion taking on then-Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.<\/p>\n<p>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Everyone should grab a friend, make cardboard tag team title belts, buy a ticket to a WWE event, and try to get a segment as their local county tag team champions. For me it would be Nassau County. What\u2019s your\u2019s? As far as Bryan appearing tonight, I have no idea what the reasoning could be. Perhaps he tries to become the referee for the Corbin-Rollins match and proclaims himself the Planet\u2019s Referee?<\/p>\n<h3>R-Truth\u2019s Crate Adventure<\/h3>\n<p>Last week on Smackdown, 24\/7 Champion R-Truth continued his quest to keep his title and duck basically the entire WWE undercard talent. With the help of Carmella, he locked himself in a blue crate. Carmella went to have her match but assured she would be back to help Truth get out. Jinder Mahal happened to arrive soon thereafter, and with Truth yelling he imitated Carmella and said he would get a crowbar. Later on, he arrived with a referee and a crowbar, but the box was gone. He asked a guy driving a forklift where the crate was, to which he said it was on its way to L.A. for tonight\u2019s Raw.<\/p>\n<p>Here was Truth asking for help, tweeting from his iPhone which apparently maintained its charge from Smackdown:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Help, help, With a Capital HELP!!! Somebody tell\u2019em my phone is about to die! I\u2019m trapped in a blue box, and it\u2019s headed to LA for Monday Night Raw! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Help?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Help<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Thatzendurance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Thatzendurance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SDLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DanceBreak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DanceBreak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/247champ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#247champ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/itsme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#itsme<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saveme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#saveme<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hardtobreathinhereyall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hardtobreathinhereyall<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZobdnfqiG\">pic.twitter.com\/xZobdnfqiG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron Killings (@RonKillings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonKillings\/status\/1138924076679008256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The good news is, he apparently got free:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It looks like someone found a way to help <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonKillings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonKillings<\/a> escape the crate and find his way back to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarmellaWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarmellaWWE<\/a> in time for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEDenver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEDenver<\/a>! Will someone find <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonKillings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonKillings<\/a> and become the NEW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/247Champion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#247Champion<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P0dfZ6Vasp\">pic.twitter.com\/P0dfZ6Vasp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1140056775862865920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Thankfully that camera was in the right place at the right time for Carmella to discover that Truth is fine. What\u2019s the over\/under on when she\u2019ll turn on Truth and pin him for the title?<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>\u201cRevived\u201d as Raw Tag Team Champions<\/h3>\n<p>Last week on Raw, it was originally advertised that Curt Hawkins &amp; Zack Ryder would defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against the Revival (Scott Dawson &amp; Dash Wilder), the team from whom Hawkins &amp; Ryder took the titles on the WrestleMania kickoff show. As we got closer to the show, WWE announced that the Usos were added to the match to make it a triple threat.<\/p>\n<p>The Revival would win the match to regain the Raw titles and begin their second reign. In a WWE.com exclusive, \u201cBest in the World\u201d Shane McMahon congratulated them, and they talked to Kayla Braxton:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shane McMahon congratulates The Revival: Raw Exclusive, June 10, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vbxfkB-gWlc?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>It appears the Revival and Shane McMahon are developing a relationship, something we\u2019ll apparently see unfold a bit more tonight as Revival gets their second championship reign underway.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I wish the WWE.com exclusive interviews would be aired on TV because they feel much more real and authentic. You can tell the Revival are excited to become champions again and I appreciate them saying how much it means to them. I like how Scott reiterated that they talked earlier in the night about winning the titles. I just don\u2019t know if it will translate to more emphasis on the Raw tag division or the Revival being made to feel more special. Their association with Shane could be good, but it\u2019s hard to judge this early on. By the way, what happened to the Viking Raiders who defeated Hawkins &amp; Ryder in a non-title match when they were champs a few weeks ago? How come they never got a title shot? I\u2019m sure they deserve the \u201cexperience\u201d of a tag team title match.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Lady Wants the Man to Have No Belts<\/h3>\n<p>The ongoing saga between Raw Women\u2019s Champion Becky Lynch and Lacey Evans continues as they get ready for their match at Stomping Grounds. Last week, they did a split interview in which Lacey claimed she wanted Becky who had recently been Becky \u201cTwo Belts\u201d to become Becky \u201cNo Belts.\u201d Later in the evening, Lacey teamed with Alexa Bliss to take on Becky and Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley (appearing via the wild card) in a previously unadvertised match. Lacey and Alexa won when Lacey pinned Bayley after hitting the Woman\u2019s Right.<\/p>\n<p>You have to have some Twitter chatter, otherwise it\u2019s not my primer:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bigger. Stronger. Fresh out the gate and Blonde. Now gimme that title&#8230;..ya nasty. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoMoreNasties?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoMoreNasties<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheDeservingOne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheDeservingOne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheFaceOfWWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheFaceOfWWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClassyChampion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClassyChampion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E0HAu4Pewf\">https:\/\/t.co\/E0HAu4Pewf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Macey Estrella (@LimitlessMacey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LimitlessMacey\/status\/1138502115435765760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, Becky has been quiet on Twitter this past week in regard to Lacey. They do their final build tonight on Raw.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: You expect Becky to retain the title, but I\u2019m not sure that does anything for her. It\u2019s not like she\u2019s beating anybody that\u2019s won anything or established a track record. In addition, she\u2019s been defined down by dropping one of the titles as soon as she did, which could have been avoided if they just left the WrestleMania match alone and have just the Raw title on the line. I don\u2019t understand what they think they were accomplishing by having Becky take both titles only to lose one in a month. It makes no sense. As far as Lacey goes, she doesn\u2019t get hurt by losing to Becky, but she\u2019ll need to get wins to get re-established following this program if it ends which you would think it would.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Not Advertised for Follow Up<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lars Sullivan, appearing on Raw via the wild card, defeated Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik, Kalisto, and Lince Dorado.<\/li>\n<li>Paul Heyman reminded us that his client, Money in the Bank holder Brock Lesnar, could show up at any time and take the Universal Championship from Seth Rollins.<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions The Iiconics (Billie Kay &amp; Peyton Royce) defeated local jobbers.<\/li>\n<li>Bray Wyatt smashed Ramblin\u2019 Rabbit in the Firefly Funhouse because RR was about to expose what \u201creally goes on\u201d in the house. He then showed us Ramblin\u2019 Rabbit Bohemian Spread. Is RR really a cat and have like nine lives or something? I thought Mercy the Buzzard ate him up before.<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome! Thank you for reading.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2573320926\"><div id=\"pwtor-2538753997\"><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 MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER LOS ANGELES, CA. 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