Monday Night Raw – July 20, 2015: The Old and the Beautiful
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Night Raw
Date: July 20, 2015
Location: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Commentators: Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, John Bradshaw Layfield
The opening recap looks at the end of the main event.
Cena/Orton/Cesaro vs. Rusev/Owens/Sheamus for the main event. Cesaro and Rusev getting those spots is a great sign.
Charlotte vs. Brie Bella
HHH is on the phone with Heyman and tells Lesnar to take the night off. Heyman needs to grow a set and tell Lesnar to not show up tonight. Miz tries to interrupt and gets Big Show as a result.
Prime Time Players vs. Los Matadores
Big Show vs. Miz
Show chops Miz in the corner to start, as only Big Show can do. A slam sets up the middle rope elbow for the pin on Miz at 1:27. And he was supposed to get a title shot last night?
Back from a break with the roster meeting with the Authority. They want the entire locker room to keep Lesnar and Undertaker apart because they have to protect the Summerslam main event. There is WAY too much Authority tonight.
Luke Harper vs. Roman Reigns
Everyone brawls post match and the Wyatts run.
We get the same recap from the opening.
Paige/Becky Lynch vs. Naomi/Sasha Banks
Becky rolls away and DIVES for a tag but Sasha makes a save, only to have the hot tag bring in Paige a second later. Paige cleans house but the PTO on Maomi is broken up at the last second. Everything breaks down as the Bellas just keep chattering like they do in everything they say. The Bank Statement makes Paige tag at 13:05.
Southpaw preview, which is tied into a Tough Enough plug.
Long Undertaker vs. Lesnar recap.
Lana says Ziggler will be fine when Summer Rae comes up in a Lana outfit. Rusev comes in to kiss Summer, who then slaps Lana in the face.
Randy Orton/John Cena/Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens/Rusev/Sheamus
Everything breaks down and Cesaro loads up the Swing, only to eat a jumping superkick to send the match to a break. Back with Owens holding Cesaro down until Cesaro powers up with a nice suplex. Cesaro gets to play face in peril for a bit as all the heels get in their shots. Sheamus and Owens wind up hitting each other though and the fight is on with Sheamus getting the worse of it.
Sheamus walks out on the match and Owens does the same a few moments later, leaving Rusev down 3-1. This goes about as you would expect it to with the parade of finishers putting Rusev down. Cue Lana to spear Summer down, leaving Cesaro to catapult Rusev into an RKO for the pin at 14:21.
Results
Charlotte b. Brie Bella – Figure Eight
Big Show b. Miz – Middle rope elbow
Roman Reigns b. Luke Harper via DQ when Bray Wyatt interfered
Sasha Banks/Naomi b. Paige/Becky Lynch – Bank Statement to Paige
John Cena/Randy Orton/Cesaro b. Rusev/Kevin Owens/Sheamus – RKO to Rusev
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