Monday Night Raw – November 21, 2016: There Is Logic In What They Do
Monday Night Raw
Date: November 21, 2016
Location: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
We open with stills of Lesnar vs. Goldberg because a match running less than a minute and a half needs to be clipped.
Raw Tag Team Titles: New Day vs. Sheamus/Cesaro
Ariya Daivari vs. Cedric Alexander
We recap the opening segment.
Enzo Amore vs. Rusev
Before the match, Enzo says if Lana wanted to see him sans clothes, she just had to hack his phone. The Accolade finishes Enzo in 58 seconds.
Anderson and Gallows vs. Golden Truth
Winners get a shot at New Day next week. Anderson and Gallows take Truth into the corner for an early beating, including a bunch of stomping and a Gallows big boot for two. A kick to the face allows the hot tag to Goldust, who tries to go up top. That just earns him a crotching, followed by the Magic Killer for the pin at 6:02.
Video on the Wrestlemania tickets going on sale. This includes someone making a fourteen hour drive from Houston because Houston has never heard of an online sale.
Braun Strowman vs. Sami Zayn
Strowman jumps him before the bell and Sami is in big trouble to start. A running splash crushes Sami again and the match is almost stopped. Some hard clotheslines make things even worse. Strowman ties Sami in the Tree of Woe and Mick Foley comes out to stop the match at 4:00.
Emmalina video.
Sasha Banks/Bayley vs. Charlotte/Nia Jax
Joined in progress with Nia throwing Bayley around and bringing in Charlotte for a chinlock. A failed monkey flip allows for the hot tag to Banks, who helps out with a double suplex to Nia. The Bank Statement makes Charlotte tap at 4:37.
Rating: D+. This did exactly what it needed to do and protected Nia at the same time. Jax is going to devour someone for that title eventually and whoever gets to take it off of her is going to be a star. As long as this leads to a big match with (hopefully all of) the Four Horsewomen at Wrestlemania, everything will be fine.
We look at the opening segment for the third time.
Seth Rollins is ready for his match with Owens.
Noam Dar vs. Rich Swann vs. TJ Perkins
Rating: C. Not bad here and Swann winning makes the most sense, which is a common theme tonight. Swann has already beaten Kendrick twice and it would be a big waste to not have him go anywhere with the title shot. It also helps that Rich has more charisma than most of the division combined so the fans can get behind him for a change.
Enzo and Cass shill merchandise.
Raw World Title: Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
Results
New Day b. Cesaro/Sheamus – Small package to Cesaro
Cedric Alexander b. Ariya Daivari – Lumbar Check
Rusev b. Enzo Amore – Accolade
Anderson and Gallows b. Golden Truth – Magic Killer to Goldust
Braun Strowman b. Sami Zayn via stoppage
Bayley/Sasha Banks b. Nia Jax/Charlotte – Bank Statement to Charlotte
Kevin Owens b. Seth Rollins – Apron powerbomb
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