Kevin Owens tells Lillian he has this so he does the ring announcing for the next match. Kevin says this match is for the honor and privilege to face him for his Intercontinental title at KOMania. He says that the first man is the biggest star in the WWE because his name has 'STAR' in it . . . Stardust. Next, a Superstar who has performed all over the world and is known for his high flying antics and wrestling under a mask . . . Sin Cara. The final participant is a man who has been in WWE for years and feels like he deserves more. A man who dresses like a teenager when he is probably thirty. . . Zack Ryder.
Match Number Four: Stardust versus Sin Cara versus Zack Ryder in a Number One Contender Match
Cara with a back slide to Ryder for a near fall. Stardust kicks Ryder and Cara with a rollup on Stardust for a near fall. Ryder with knees to Cara and a missile drop kick. Ryder gets a near fall on Cara. Stardust sends Ryder to the floor. Stardust kicks Cara. Cara with an arm drag to Stardust followed by a forearm and a head scissors and he gets a near fall on Stardust. Stardust with a drop down uppercut and Ryder trips Ryder and pulls him to the floor. Cara with an Asai Moonsault onto Stardust and Ryder. Cara rolls Ryder into the ring and he gets a ner fall. Cara and Ryder go for cross body presses at the same time and Stardust gets a few near falls.
Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, and Miz make their way to ringside while the match continues.
Cara is sent to the floor while other things happen in the ring and Ryder gets a near fall. Ryder sends Stardust over the top rope to the floor in front of the bickering. Owens attacks Ryder and the referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
Owens send Cara into Zayn and then everyone goes after Owens but Kevin gets to the floor.
We take a look back at what happened at the start of Raw.
Stephanie McMahon is on the phone and she says she is thinking about leaving. She says she will meet him in a few minutes as Kevin Owens enters the office.
Kevin wants this to be addressed since he was attacked by six maniacs. None of them should have a match against him at KOMania.
Stephanie says that Kevin will face all six men at Wrestlemania.
Kevin says Hunter says good things about him.
Stephanie tells him not to tell her what her husband thinks. If you want to climb the ladder to success, the match at Wrestlemania will be a Ladder Match. She tells Kevin to turn the lights out when he leaves.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Stephanie is getting ready to leave Raw and a vehicle backs up and Hunter emerges. Stephanie gets in and they open the gate to get out but Roman Reigns is standing there.
Roman walks at a brisk pace and the vehicle does not move. Reigns opens the door and pulls Hunter out while Stephanie screams uncontrolably. Hunter punches Reigns and the vehicle drives away.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of Roman Reigns probably watching Raw to know that Hunter was picking up Stephanie in the back.
Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks are at ringside to join the announce team. We take a look back at what happened on Smackdown.
Match Number Five: Natalya versus Charlotte (with Ric Flair) in a Non Title Match
They lock up and Natalya with a rollup for a near fall. Charlotte pushes Natalya and wooos. Natalya with chops and Charlotte goes down. Charlotte has a kick blocked and Charlotte is sent face first to the mat. Natalya with a surfboard. Natalya send Charlotte face first into the mat. Natalya runs over Charlotte's back and hits a drop kick. Charlotte sees Becky and Sasha at the announce table and Natalya hits Charlotte and wooos.
Charlotte with a boot to Natalya and she gets a near fall. Charlotte with a suplex and she chops Natalya in the corner. Charlotte kicks Natalya in the corner. Charlotte gets a near fall. Charlotte climbs the turnbuckles and punches Natalya. Natalya with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Natalya with a sharpshooter but Charlotte gets to the ropes. Charlotte sends Natalya into the turnbuckles and gets a near fall with a rollup. Charlotte tries for a figure four leg lock but Natalya with a rollup for a near fall. Charlotte punches Natalya and hits Natural Selection for the three count.
Winner: Charlotte
We go back to footage of Dean Ambrose being in a Philadelphia bar with Terry Funk.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Six: Bubba Ray Dudley (with D-von Dudley) versus R Truth
Bubba hits Truth from behind and he punches Truth and clotheslines him. Bubba with more punches. Truth punches Bubba but Bubba with elbows. Truth with a flying forearm and then he hits a Stinger Splash. Truth does a split when Bubba charges at him and then Truth with a leg lariat. Truth wtih a kick and then he knocks D-von off the apron. Bubba with a boot and he gets the three count.
Winner: Bubba Ray Dudley
After the match, Goldust comes out to help Truth but Bubba and D-Von hit a neck breaker and belly-to-back suplex combination.
The Usos come out and they hit a super kick on Bubba and then they hit a double super kick on D-Von. The Usos go under the ring and Jey gets a table from under the ring. They put D-Von on the table and then they go up top for a double splash but Bubba saves D-Von and pulls him out of the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Vince McMahon makes his way to the ring for a special announcement.
Vince wants everyone to be kind and nice. He reminds everyone that his former son Shane will face the Undertaker at Wrestlemania in Hell in a Cell. If there were some sort of miracle and Shane would win the match, it would mean that Shane runs Raw. That would mean that his son-in-law and daughter would probably quit the business. It would probably mean that you would have seen the last of him.
The crowd seems to be okay with that fact. Vince says you want to cheer for Shane. You want Shane to run the show? That is what is wrong with you. You cheer for Shane and that enables him to do things he knows he cannot do.
We take a look back at last week's Raw when Taker and Shane brawled.
Vince says that was absolutely sweet. It will take more than one or two or three choke slams to defeat Shane McMahon. Shane will fight with every drop of blood in his body and with every breath in his body. Shane is the most formidable opponent that Taker has faced. Will Taker defeat Shane? He damn well better. Taker is his instrument of destruction as well as his bitch.
If Undertaker does not beat Shane, it will be the Undertaker's last.
Dean Ambrose comes out for his match.
We are back and Paul Heyman is with the announcers to talk about Brock Lesnar's appearance on Smackdown.
Match Number Seven: Dean Ambrose versus Braun Strowman (with Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan)
Dean avoids Strowman and punches him as he gets away from Strowman. Ambrose with a forearm and punches. Strowman with a punch to the midsection followed by a shoulder tackle. Strowman throws Ambrose across the ring. Ambrose punches Strowman and then Ambrose drops down and Strowman goes over the top rope to the floor. Ambrose with a suicide dive but Strowman stays on his feet. Ambrose goes for a second dive and Strowman with a punch and he pulls Dean to the floor. Strowman sends Ambrose into the ringside barrier. Strowman with a nerve hold on Ambrose. Ambrose with a jaw breaker but Strowman with a clothesline.
Strowman with a biel to Ambrose. Strowman chokes Dean in the ropes. Strowman with a short arm clothesline. Strowman with a second short arm clothesline but Dean looks like he wants more. Dean avoids a third one and Dean with a sleeper. Strowman backs Ambrose into the corner and he hits a running shoulder into the corner. Strowman with a nerve hold. Strowman tries for a back breaker but Dean gets into the corner. Strowman puts Dean on the turnbuckles but Dean with a kick and missile drop kick that backs Strowman into the corner. Dean with a running forearm into the corner and he hits a second one. Dean with forearms and Strowman stays on his feet. Dean goes for the double underhook DDT but Strowman escapes.
Dean moves and Strowman goes shoulder first into the ring post.
Dean gets a chair and he hits Strowman with it.
Winner: Braun Strowman (by disqualification)
Dean hits Braun with the chair but Strowman stops Dean. Dean comes off the ropes and rebounds and sends Strowman into the ropes and Dean with a double underhook DDT onto the chair.
We go to credits.
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