Monday Night Raw – July 3, 2017: Let’s (Get Ready to) Light It Up
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Night Raw
Date: July 3, 2017
Location: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Booker T.
We open with a recap of Enzo Amore pleading with Big Cass to keep the team together and Cass teasing to do so, only to lay Enzo out again. Still the absolutely right call.
Sasha Banks/Bayley vs. Nia Jax/Alexa Bliss
Noam Dar vs. Cedric Alexander
These two have spent more time being done fighting than they spent fighting in the first place. Alicia Fox makes her return and gets to see Cedric clothesline Dar to the floor. Back in and Dar gets in a kick to the chest for two. Dar starts in on the arm but Fox gets on the apron for an accidental distraction, allowing Cedric to hit the Lumbar Check for the pin at 2:09. NOW NEVER TALK TO EACH OTHER AGAIN.
We look at the attention the Ball Family got from their MizTV appearance last week. Ignore no one talking about wrestling and talking about Ball acting like an idiot but any publicity is good publicity right Vince? When is that Chris Benoit retrospective coming?
Intercontinental Title: Miz vs. Heath Slater
The neckbreaker out of the corner gets two more and Slater powerslams him off the top for a nice counter. Rhyno goes after Dallas and Axel for getting on the apron to distract the referee, earning himself a posting. The distraction lets the Skull Crushing Finale retain the title at 12:48.
Ambrose hits the ring for the save but gets beaten down as well.
We look back at Strowman taking Reigns out last week.
Seth Rollins vs. Curt Hawkins
Neville vs. Mustafa Ali
Bliss is leaving and says she let Sasha beat her as a strategy for Sunday.
Finn Balor vs. Cesaro
The Hardys jump in on commentary as part of a continuing trend tonight. Cesaro powers Balor up and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker to take over. Some chops in the corner rock Cesaro but Balor gets thrown to the floor in a heap as we take a break. Back with Finn getting two off a sunset flip but Cesaro muscles him up with a gutwrench suplex.
We run down the pay per view card. “Order now and get two pay per views for FREE” is the best pitch they could have for the Network.
Apollo Crews vs. Braun Strowman
Crews does what he can to start but is quickly thrown outside as soon as Strowman gets his hands on him. We hit the neck crank before Crews is sent outside again. Titus fires him up enough that two enziguris stagger Strowman. The standing moonsault is broken up with Strowman kicking Apollo across the ring in an awesome block. Three straight powerslams finally put Crews away at 4:13.
Results
Bayley/Sasha Banks b. Alexa Bliss/Nia Jax – Bank Statement to Bliss
Cedric Alexander b. Noam Dar – Lumbar Check
Miz b. Heath Slater – Skull Crushing Finale
Seth Rollins b. Curt Hawkins – Windup jumping knee
Neville b. Mustafa Ali – Rings of Saturn
Finn Balor b. Cesaro – Coup de Grace
Braun Strowman b. Apollo Crews – Powerslam
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