Miz says that since his debut at the Royal Rumble, the WWE has been buzzing about his guest, AJ Styles. He is a man who has captivated audiences all over the world. Miz says he was meditating and he says that guests like AJ are why he provides a public service for people like AJ. Miz says that this is a forum for storytelling. AJ's story is phenomenal.
AJ makes his way to the ring.
Miz says that AJ finally made it. The WWE Universe wants to know who AJ Styles is. AJ says it is easy. Miz says that AJ is someone who was told that he did not have IT. You were the smallest of four brothers. You earned every morsel of respect. You tried out for the football team and you were classified as too small. You were told to take up other interests.
AJ was the first one in the gym and the last to leave. By the team he made it on the field he showed how good he is. He shows that it is not the size of the dog in the fight that is important.
He showed what he could do in the ring in holes in the wall towns like Tallahassee and Timbuktu. You saw that great white whale look more unobtainable. Through blood, sweat, and tears, you became an entrant in the Royal Rumble match. That moment of feeling must have felt like an accomplishment.
Miz says that questions remain. Doubts still linger. You lasted 28 minutes in the Royal Rumble. Then on Monday, you beat Chris Jericho. Where do you go from here?
Miz takes the mic from AJ and he says that AJ reminds him of his former protege Daniel Bryan. Daniel was short in stature. He was an indie darling. He was a wrassler. Daniel did nothing until he took Daniel under his wing. That was when he attained greatness. Miz says that people call him the Father of the Yes Movement. Miz says he wants to help and guide AJ. He wants to mentor AJ Styles to take him to levels he has never seen before. All you have to do is say yes.
Miz tells people to stop booing him and he mentions how he main evented Wrestlemania. AJ may have been a big fish in a small pond, but this ocean is full of sharks. Miz says the E is just as important as the W. Miz asks if you think a rookie redneck like AJ Styles can make it in the WWE without his guidance. There is no chance in hell.
Styles punches Miz and he punches Miz in the corner and he throws Miz around the ring. AJ with more punches and Miz goes to the floor and he leaves the ring.
We go to commercial.
We take a look back at the opening segment of Raw.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to honor Black History Month.
Match Number Three: Brie Bella (with Alicia Fox) versus Charlotte (with Ric Flair)
Charlotte does push ups to mock Nikki. They lock up and Brie with forearms. Brie with a kick and clothesline. Brie with a kick to the knee and she follows with Kicks of Yes. Brie with a drop kick and it is time for the BRIE MODE running knee but Charlotte recovers and sends Brie to the floor. Charlotte sends Brie back into the ring. Charlotte sends Brie face first into the mat and she gets a near fall.
Charlotte with a cravate and knees. Charlotte pulls Brie down by the hair. Charlotte with a snap mare and she applies a figure four head scissors and drives Brie's head into the mat. Brie with clotheslines followed by a bulldog and Brie gets a near fall. Charlotte goes for a neck breaker but Brie counters with a backslide and she gets a near fall. Brie with a drop kick and a BRIE MODE running knee.
Brie with a sleeper and Ric gets on the apron. Alicia comes over and she yells at Flair. Flair kicks at Alicia but misses. Charlotte with a running backpack stunner to get out of the hold. Charlotte goes for the figure four but Brie counters with an inside cradle for the three count.
Winner: Brie Bella
We see what happened after the main event of Smackdown when Big Show came out to help Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns.
We go to commercial.
We are back with information about Bret Hart announcing he has prostate cancer.
Match Number Four: Big Show versus Erick Rowan (with Luke Harper and Braun Strowman)
Show picks up the ring steps to keep Strowman at bay before the match starts.
Show with punches to Rowan followed by an Irish whip but Rowan with an elbow followed by forearms. Rowan tries for a suplex but Show blocks it and hits a suplex of his own. Show with a clothesline and a double thrust. Show with a running butt bump into the corner followed by a shoulder tackle. Show knocks Harper off the apron. Show grabs Rowan by the throat and Show sees Strowman get on the apron so he spears him into the announce table. Rowan attacks Show but Show with a choke slam for the three count.
Winner: Big Show
After the match, Strowman gets face to face with Show. Harper and Strowman attack Show but Show fights back for a moment. Rowan recovers and it is a three on one attack. Harper with a running boot to Show and then Harper rakes at the eyes. Strowman with a running shoulder tackle to Show. They take Show to the floor and Strowman and Rowan Irish whip Show into the ring steps. Harper goes onto the ring steps and he hits a super kick while Rowan and Strowman hold Show. Strowman and Rowan pick up Show and slam him onto the ring steps.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at the devastating attack on Big Show after his match against Erick Rowan.
Tyler Breeze appeared in the Goldman Box and he says Titus reminisces about when he was a super jock hero. An uggo like that looks best when he has a helmet on his head.
Match Number Five: Titus O'Neil versus Tyler Breeze
They lock up and Titus sends Tyler into the corner but Tyler with a kick. Titus catches Tyler and hits three back breakers and then he tosses Tyler aside. Titus with a bark into a splash in the corner. Tyler with a shot to the knee and he takes Titus down. Tyler sends Titus' knee into the ring post. Tyler kicks Titus in the back of the knee. Tyler with an elbow drop to the leg and he applies a single leg crab.
Tyler pulls Titus towards the corner but Titus pulls Tyler across the ring. Titus misses a boot and hits a clothesline. Titus with Clash of the Titus for the three count.
Winner: Titus O'Neil
Brock and Paul are in the locker room and Paul says that you do not play into other people's hands.
Hunter enters and he wants to talk to Brock alone. Paul, after hesitating, leaves.
Hunter asks if he saw little Dean Ambrose get in the face of the beast and then live to tell the story. Hunter asks if things are getting soft in Suplex City.
Brock says we will find out at Wrestlemania.
Hunter leaves.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Six: Dolph Ziggler versus Kevin Owens
Ziggler tries for a super kick and Owens avoids it and goes to the floor. Owens attacks Ziggler on the floor with a forearm and he gets back in the ring. Owens brings Ziggler back into the ring and connects with a forearm. Ziggler with a drop kick. Owens blocks a hesitation DDT and sends Ziggler over the ringside barrier into Yeatonville.
We go to commercial.
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