October 11th Monday Night Raw

*Drew McIntyre to the ring…he’s not going to let his last shot at the WWE Championship slip through his fingers at Crown Jewel…Big E. interrupts, you will never take this (title) from me…the Usos interrupt, be careful because whoever leaves Crown Jewel as WWE Champ has to face Roman at Survivor Series…more unpleasant words exchanged…Usos challenge Drew & Big E. to a tag match tonight…Drew & Big E. accept immediately…Usos attack briefly & bail quickly.

(1)  King of the Ring: Xavier Woods defeats Ricochet…Woods walks the ropes & drops a Savage Elbow for the win (10:55).

*RK-Bro in the locker room…Riddle has challenged Omos to a 1-on-1 just like Randy last week, now wants to know what the “plan” is…Randy assures him there is no plan, tells Riddle he NEVER should have challenged Omos…he’s on his own…Riddle winks, suuuure there’s no plan.

(2)  Shelton & Cedric  defeat Mansoor & Mustafa Ali…Ali misses a 450 Splash & Cedric counters with a Michinoku Driver for the win (01:20)…AFTER…Ali shoves Mansoor & walks off.

(3)  Queen’s Crown: Shayna Baszler defeats Dana Brooke…Shayna with a Knee Lift to the face of a kneeling Dana for the win (01:25).

*Charlotte backstage…doesn’t care about Shayna…doesn’t care about Sasha, Bianca, or Becky either…but she hopes Sasha wins at Crown Jewel because she’s already beaten her so many times…then she can beat Sasha again & combine the titles.

(4)  Omos defeats Riddle…Riddle gets a mic & tries to distract Omos & give Randy a spot to unleash the “plan”…no Randy, because there is no plan…Omos delivers a chokeslam…AJ Styles requests Omos show us his roundhouse kick, Omos obliges…AJ’s had enough, tells Omos to end it…ChokeBomb for the win (02:31)…AFTER…AJ slides in to deliver more punishment to Riddle…Randy’s music hits, AJ send Omos out of the ring to watch for the sneak attack by the time keeper’s area…Randy Orton sneaks in through the crowd & hits AJ with an RKO anyway.

*Drew finds Big E. backstage…Big E. suggests they put their differences aside for one night & concentrate on beating the Usos…Drew agrees & the re-enact the Mega Powers handshake to seal the deal.

*Bobby Lashley to the ring…he doesn’t think Goldberg’s claims that the No Holds Barred stipulation give him license to kill is befitting a WWE Superstar & Hall of Famer…says Goldberg is like a rabid dog that needs to be put down…Bobby will end Goldberg’s career.

*Sasha backstage…she’ll beat Charlotte tonight, she’ll beat Bianca & Becky at Crown Jewel…she’s the boss.

(5)  Austin Theory defeats Jeff Hardy…Reggie & the 24/7 Crew cut through the ring & cause some confusion leading to a Twist of Fate by Hardy…Hardy then misses the Swan-ton Bomb & Theory rolls Jeff up with a handful of tights for the win (02:03).

*Bianca backstage…she wins with strength, character, & heart but Charlotte usually just cheats…she’s already beaten Sasha…& it’ll only take her 30 seconds to send Becky back to being Becky “no belts” at Crown Jewel.

(6)  KotR: Jinder Mahal defeats Kofi Kingston…Jinder counters Kofi’s top rope maneuver into the Khallas for the win (09:00)…AFTER…Jinder sits on the throne, holds the scepter, & wears the crown.

*Becky backstage…says she’s always 5 steps ahead…even though teaming with Charlotte is repulsive to her, she’ll lead her team to victory.

*Bianca & Sasha begin brawling to decide who will start the match…it’s not long before Becky & Charlotte join in, then eventually turn on each other as well…Pearce/Sonya out to demand the chaos end & the match be started properly as we go to commercial…

(7)  Sasha & Bianca vs. Charlotte & Becky ends in a DOUBLE DQ…the match starts to breaks down again when Charlotte tags herself in by smacking Becky on top of the head…Bianca pulls Sasha off Charlotte & Glam Slams her into the top buckle…ref throws the match out (04:37)…AFTER…the brawl continues…Sasha hits a Backstabber on Bianca…Becky hits a Uranage on Sasha to end the melee.

*Jimmy Uso backstage on the phone…Jey approaches, asks what the message was?…Jimmy says, “Complete the mission!”

(8)  QC: Doudrop defeats Natalya…Doudrop breaks the Sharpshooter with a slap across Natty’s face & rolls her up for the win (03:01).

*John Morrison meditating backstage…Rhea interrupts, asks what he’s doing…Morrison says he’s tapping into his Chi…Nikki ASH encourages him to follow his dreams.

*Big E. backstage preparing for his tag match…Austin Theory snags an unauthorized selfie.

*Mansoor backstage with Kevin…Mustafa Ali interrupts, calls Mansoor a giant waste of time…calls him a loser, he’s worthless, he is nothing…Mansoor is hurt, but plans to talk to him later…Ali returns to attack & make him understand that there’s no talking to be done.

(9)  The Usos defeat Big E. & Drew McIntyre by COUNTOUT…Big E. makes a blind tag, angering Drew…Big E. hits the Big Ending on Jey…Drew drags Big E. off the cover & out of the ring & the partners begin throwing hands, leading to the countout (15:17)…AFTER…the Usos hit stereo dives on their opponents on the floor & begin running them into everything at ringside…Drew & Big E. regain the upper hand on the Usos, then roll back into the ring & go at each other again…Big E. goes for the Big Ending but Drew slips out & counters with a Claymore.

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WWE RAW  PREVIEW – October 18, 2021

+ KotR Rd. 2: Xavier Woods vs. Jinder Mahal

+ QC Rd. 2: Shayna Baszler vs. Doudrop

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