October 4th Raw

*Becky Lynch to the ring…announces herself as the 1^st pick of the night for Raw…reminds us she never lost that Raw title…thinks she might like to be “Becky 2-Belts” again…Charlotte to the ring, says she made Becky famous & they have unfinished business…Bianca Belair interrupts, she’s got unfinished business with both of them for taking cheap shots at her on Friday…Becky plays instigator, pushing for a match between Charlotte & Bianca…Pearce & Sonya out in front of the ‘tron…let’s settle this in the main event…Bianca vs. Charlotte.

(1)  Damian Priest defeats Jeff Hardy…retains the United States Championship…Hardy hits the Swan-ton Bomb & lays back into the pin…Priest rolls Hardy over into a crucifix pin for the win (06:51)…AFTER…Sarah interviews Hardy in the ring…Hardy hints that a “different ego” of his is headed to SmackDown…Austin Theory interrupts…Hardy inspired him as a fan growing up, asks for a selfie, takes it, then lays Hardy out with a clothesline & a TKO knee…then takes one more selfie next to the unconscious Hardy.

*RK-Bro backstage with Kevin…they’ll defend the tag titles at Crown Jewel but Randy suggest Omos go 1-on-1 with the Legend Killer tonight.

*DRAFT Round 2 (see above for results)…

(2)  Shayna Baszler defeats Dana Brooke…Kirifuda Clutch for the win (01:21)…AFTER…Shayna continues the beating outside…sets Dana’s arm up on the ring steps…Doudrop interrupts, makes the save simply with her commanding presence.

*Heyman & the Usos approached backstage by Kevin…interview goes south quickly when Kevin asks about Heyman helping Brock Lesnar remain a free agent.

(3)  Angel Garza & Humberto Carillo defeat Mansoor & Mustafah Ali…Carillo bounces Ali’s head off the ringpost, Garza covers for the win (01:42).

*DRAFT Round 3 (see above for results)…

*Big E. to the ring…calls for Drew McIntyre, who congratulates him on his title win, then challenges him to a title match…Dirty Dawgs interrupt…Ziggler remind Big E. that he was his bodyguard…Ziggler reminds Drew that he “brought him back to WWE” after his time away…Ziggler wants a thank you from both…Big E. agrees that he & Drew owe Ziggler something…an ass-whooping!

(4)  Big E. & Drew McIntyre defeat Dirty Dawgs…McIntyre makes a blind tag, Big E. not pleased…Claymore on Ziggler for the win (10:25)…AFTER…Drew hands Big E. the WWE title…Big E. says if he wants the title so bad,  “it’s on” for Crown Jewel.

*Reggie finds Pearce backstage, heard he wanted to speak to him…Pearce has no idea what he’s talking about…it’s a set up…Reggie avoids the Viking Raiders, R-Truth, Gulak, Maverick, Apollo, & Azeez on his way out of the building.

*Kevin Owens to the ring…Tozawa interrupts, welcomes KO back to Raw…Tozawa wants to fight Reggie for the 24/7 title right now…gets a Stunner from Owens instead.

*DRAFT Round 4 (see above for results)…

(5)  Rhea & Nikki ASH defeat Natalya & Tamina…retain the Women’s Tag Team Championship…Rhea hits the Riptide on Tamina, then assists Nikki with an Electric Chair Splash on Tamina for the win (04:15).

*DRAFT Round 5 (see above for results)…

*Goldberg to the ring, calls out Lashley…Bobby Lashley out in front of the ‘tron, explains again that what happened to Gage Goldberg was a misunderstanding…Lashley says he will accept a match with Goldberg at Crown Jewel as long as it’s No Holds Barred…Goldberg loves it, “YOU’RE NEXT…and YOU’RE DEAD!”…Shelton & Cedric attack Goldberg from behind…they are handled in short order.

*Seth Rollins backstage with Kevin Patrick (whom he refers to as Mike twice), he doesn’t give a s#!t who steps to him on Raw…he is Seth Freakin’ Rollins!

(6)  New Day defeat Shelton & Cedric…Woods walks the ropes & hits the Savage Elbow on Cedric for the win (02:26)…AFTER…Street Profits out…they share a drink & dance with New Day.

*RK-Bro to the ring…Randy not pleased that he hasn’t heard from Omos about his challenge, asks if Omos is just a big bitch…AJ & Omos out…some unpleasant words exchanged…brawl begins…AJ gets RKO’ed before Randy & Riddle bail.

*DRAFT Round 6 (see above for results)…

(7)  Bianca Belair defeats Charlotte Flair by DQ…NON-TITLE…Becky Lynch joins commentary…Bianca hits the KOD on Charlotte but Becky pulls Bianca out of the ring, causing the DQ (13:10)…AFTER…Becky hits the Beck-sploder Suplex on Bianca, sending her into the barricade…Sasha attacks Becky & Bianca…finishes the night with a Backstabber on Becky.

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WWE CROWN JEWEL *Card Updates* – October 21, 2021

+ RK-Bro (c) vs. AJ & Omos – for the Raw Tag Team Championship

+ Big E. (c) vs. Drew McIntyre – for the WWE Championship

+ Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley – No Holds Barred Match

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