{"id":86506,"date":"2019-09-23T13:44:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T18:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=86506"},"modified":"2019-09-23T13:45:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T18:45:16","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-9-23-fatal-five-way-universal-championship-1-contenders-match-let-him-in-the-boss-vs-cross-king-of-the-ring-final-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/09\/23\/wwe-raw-primer-9-23-fatal-five-way-universal-championship-1-contenders-match-let-him-in-the-boss-vs-cross-king-of-the-ring-final-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 9\/23: Fatal Five-Way Universal Championship #1 Contender\u2019s Match, Let Him In, The Boss vs. Cross, King of the Ring Final Rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-62300902\" 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 \/>\nSAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. AT THE CHASE CENTER<br \/>\nSEPTEMBER 23, 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<h3>Arena and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>We are now in full swing as far the build towards Hell in a Cell as that event is less than two weeks away. We may or may not start getting a better idea tonight as to what WWE has planned. We know of two matches already as Becky Lynch will defend the Raw Women\u2019s Championship against Sasha Banks and Seth Rollins defends his Universal Championship against \u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt. Both of those matches will take place inside the aforementioned Hell in a Cell. Banks was involved in the first women\u2019s HIAC match against Charlotte Flair back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s Raw emanates from the Chase Center in Sacramento, CA. They are calling next week\u2019s Raw a \u201cseason premiere,\u201d which coincides with AEW starting their Dynamite show in two days on TNT. The paint is probably drying as we speak as the arena opened just a few weeks ago on September 6th. It will be the home of the recent frequent NBA Champion Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what WWE is advertising thus far for tonight\u2019s show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who will challenged for the Universal Title on the season premiere of Raw next week?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s in store on a new \u201cFirefly Fun House\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>Can the Boss combat Nikki Cross\u2019 chaos?<\/li>\n<li>Chad Gable to square off with Baron Corbin in a King of the Ring Final rematch?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Matches &amp; Segments:<\/h3>\n<p>Fatal Five-Way to Determine Challenger for the Universal Championship: Rey Mysterio vs. Ricochet vs. U.S. Champion A.J. Styles vs. Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Raw Tag Team Champion Co-Holder Robert Roode<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, WWE is calling next week\u2019s Raw a \u201cseason premiere.\u201d This is likely to counter AEW starting their Dynamite show on TNT two days later.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Rollins is set to defend his Universal Championship against \u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt. He made his presence known last week throughout the show with a \u201cFirefly Fun House\u201d episode and coming out at the end to attack a returning Kane, who had come to his former rival Rollins\u2019 aid. Before that, he will have to defend his title on Raw next week against the winner of a big fatal five-way match tonight.<\/p>\n<p>There are quite a few entanglements in this match tonight. Ricochet recently held the U.S. Championship but for a short time, dropping it to A.J. Styles over the summer. Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura had a long rivalry throughout 2018 when they feuded over the WWE Championship beginning with their match at WrestleMania. Styles and Robert Roode have history from their days in TNA\/Impact Wrestling when they feuded over their World Heavyweight Championship. Rey Mysterio worked with Nakamura upon his full-time WWE return last year. Roode and Rollins worked in the main event of last week\u2019s show, which saw Rollins win via DQ when Dolph Ziggler got involved.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4285223529\" 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>Tonight, all five men go at it to determine who will face Rollins next week for the Universal Championship.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Boy this is a tough one to guess. I honestly can\u2019t rule anyone out, except maybe Roode? Rollins vs. Ricochet is fresh, as is a match with Mysterio. Styles and Rollins worked at Money in the Bank earlier in the year, but Styles has since turned heel and the O.C. has gotten involved with Rollins a lot lately. Nakamura and Rollins did Survivor Series last year but could still feel fresh to a degree. I guess Styles is the best opponent, so that\u2019ll be my pick but I\u2019m not putting money on it. Also, it\u2019s really interesting that Rollins has to defend his title twice before the draft starts on October 11. Does he drop the title next week and have a straight up Hell in a Cell match with Wyatt, then go to Smackdown? Does he retain next week and drop to Wyatt and still go? Does he retain both times? With AEW starting and NXT getting ready to roll out their full-time show that week, it\u2019s not crazy to imagine a Universal title change on TV. The last time a \u201cworld\u201d championship changed hands on TV, and I may be off on this, was A.J. Styles dropping the WWE Championship to Daniel Bryan on Smackdown pre-Survivor Series last year.<\/em><br \/>\n.<br \/>\nA New Episode of Firefly Fun House with Bray Wyatt<\/p>\n<p>As I talked about earlier, Bray Wyatt made his presence known throughout Raw last week. In less than two weeks, he challenges Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship inside Hell in a Cell at the aforementioned PPV. On last week\u2019s episode, he pointed out how Rollins has made mistakes. He talked about how friends forgive, but \u201che never forgets.\u201d Later in the evening, Rollins defeated Raw Tag Team Championship co-holder Robert Roode via DQ when his partner Dolph Ziggler got involved. The O.C. then came out but Rollins was saved by a returning Kane who had been appearing on the show in pre-taped videos as himself, Knoxville, TN. mayor Glen Jacobs. He even had a reign as 24\/7 Champion. Nonetheless, Wyatt appearing under his \u201cFiend\u201d persona attacked Kane, then stared down a prone Rollins.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, we get another episode of the Firefly Fun House. It\u2019s a school night, so the kids should be in bed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: You just never know what to expect out of the Firefly Fun House. Wyatt is all about the Easter eggs and references, so pay close attention. I get why people like his character, but I\u2019m with Todd Martin who\u2019s bearish overall. Go VIP to hear The Fix with Todd which is one of the outstanding shows you get with a VIP membership here at PWTorch.com. It is well worth your money. On last week\u2019s Part One episode, he discusses his thoughts on the Bray Wyatt character.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Sasha Banks vs. Nikki Cross<\/h3>\n<p>Last week in a battle of the \u201cfirst vs. the current,\u201d Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks defeated Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross in a non-title match. Bayley &amp; Banks were the inaugural champions winning the Elimination Chamber earlier in the year. Bliss\u2019 knee was \u201cinjured\u201d during the match getting rammed into the steps, rendering Cross to do most of the dirty work. She eventually tapped out to the Banks Statement. Following the match, Banks threw a chair in the ring, but Raw Women\u2019s Champion Becky Lynch came out with a chair of her own. As they swing chairs at each other, Bayley came into the ring to aid Banks. Smackdown\u2019s Charlotte Flair came out to even up the odds and kicked Bayley. Lynch avoided a chair shot from Banks and hit her across the back. Banks and Bayley retreated.<\/p>\n<p>Following the match, Banks challenged Lynch to a Raw Women\u2019s Championship match inside Hell in a Cell at the aforementioned PPV. Lynch accepted later on in the evening. Tonight, matters continue with Cross as Banks and they go one on one. Here\u2019s some Twitter chat from Cross:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiCrossWWE\/status\/1175917685424541697?s=20<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2139848533\" 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>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiCrossWWE\/status\/1175919495858335744?s=20<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: This is really just to continue cementing Banks\u2019 heel character along with Bayley, whom we can assume will be close by. It sure feels like Charlotte has turned babyface which I\u2019m not sure people wanted to see. Given they turned Bayley and Banks and how they\u2019ve pushed other women, and also looking at the level of talent, it\u2019s not surprising. Charlotte isn\u2019t a terrible babyface but much better as a heel. As far as Cross and Bliss it looks like there\u2019s no end in sight to this partnership, which is fine. It does seem like they\u2019re being careful with Bliss given her concussion history. Cross seems to be doing most of the heavy lifting in their matches.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>King of the Ring Final Re-Match: Baron Corbin vs. Chad Gable<\/h3>\n<p>Last week on Raw Baron Corbin joined WWE Hall of Famers \u201cThe Magnificent\u201d Don Muraco, \u201cMacho Man\u201d Randy Savage, Harley Race, \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Edge and Booker T before him as he won the 2019 King of the Ring tournament. It was the first tournament as such since 2015 which saw Wade Barrett take the crown. He defeated Chad Gable in the finals match.<\/p>\n<p>Corbin was coronated the following night on Smackdown, and invited Gable out. He proceeded to lay in a bunch of \u201cshort\u201d jokes when Gable finally had enough. He attacked Corbin, who would retreat. He destroyed the chair and Corbin\u2019s crown. Here\u2019s that footage in case you missed it and a little Twitter chat between the two:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chad Gable interrupts the coronation of Baron Corbin: SmackDown LIVE, Sept. 17, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9dh0WSpKl2U?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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xVhBotCNYG\">https:\/\/t.co\/xVhBotCNYG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ukQwssckLb\">pic.twitter.com\/ukQwssckLb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Corbin (@BaronCorbinWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaronCorbinWWE\/status\/1175973085939478535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Gable and Corbin go one-on-one in a rematch.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019m glad Gable finally snapped and attacked Corbin, but the short jokes went way too far. Also, there\u2019s been too much pouting and too much of Gable looking like a fool just taking the abuse. Hopefully, he stands up for himself going forward and they limit the abuse because this is not how you build up somebody. As far as Corbin being king, you just have to imagine that this is what Vince McMahon wanted from the beginning. It\u2019s actually a good thing as he likely won\u2019t be involved in more meaningful championship matches, so there is that!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Other Match Results and Notable Segments from Last Week<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Braun Strowman attacked both new Raw and Smackdown Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler &amp; Robert Roode and the Revival (Scott Dawson &amp; Dash Wilder)<\/li>\n<li>The O.C. (U.S. Champion A.J. Styles and Luke Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson) defeated Cedric Alexander anThe Viking Raiders (Erik &amp; Ivar)<\/li>\n<li>Maria Kanellis revealed she was having a boy<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet defeated Mike Kanellis<\/li>\n<li>Rusev returned and defeated Mike Kanellis<\/li>\n<li>Rey Myserio defeated Cesaro<\/li>\n<li>AOP (Akam &amp; Rezar) did a sit-down interview explaining nobody has wanted to fight them since WrestleMania<\/li>\n<li>Lacey Evans defeated Dana Brooke<\/li>\n<li>Before appearing at the end to rescue long-time rival Seth Rollins, Glen Jacobs (Kane) gave 24\/7 Champion R-Truth a tour of Knoxville, Tenn. They traded the title in pre-taped segments.<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-1796699120\"><div id=\"pwtor-2812284883\"><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 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 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