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WWE RAW REPORT: A GAUNTLET, A NEW 24/7 CHAMPION, A NEW WAY TO FINISH A MATCH, AND A CHANGE TO THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER PAY PER VIEW

Charly Caruso is in the back with Sheamus.

Charly asks Sheamus about the Gauntlet Match and how a win tonight would help his chances on Sunday.  Sheamus says he shouldn't have to fight for the odds.  He challenged Drew for the title and Drew accepted.  Where he comes from, a fella's word is his bond.  Sheamus says he is going to win the gauntlet match tonight and then watch everyone else beat the holy hell out of each other.  When his pod opens, whoever is left standing will be Brogue Kicked and he will eliminate them all.

Match Number Three: Kofi Kingston versus Miz in an If Miz wins, John Morrison is in the Elimination Chamber, but if Kofi Wins, he is in the Elimination Chamber (but what happens if there is a No Contest or Double DQ?) Match

They lock up and Kofi with a wrist lock.  Miz with a back elbow and Kofi with an arm drag take down.  Kofi with a waist lock and Miz with a side head lock.  Miz with a shoulder tackle and Kofi goes for a back elbow but Miz catches Kofi and goes for a Skull Crushing Finale but Kofi escapes.  Miz avoids Trouble in Paradise.  Kofi pushes Miz down and Kofi goes up top for a chop and he gets a near fall.  Miz goes to the floor and Kofi goes up top.  Kofi goes to the floor and chases Miz.  Miz misses a drop kick through the ropes and Kofi with kicks and a double sledge off the turnbuckles.  Kofi gets a near fall.

Miz misses a kick and Kofi with a rollup for a near fall.  Kofi with a kick and Miz with an Irish whip and Kofi with a missile drop kick for a near fall.  Kofi with a kick and he gets a near fall.  Kofi with a kick and Kofi sets for a springobard clothesline.  Miz with a kick from the apron and a neck breaker in the ropes.  Miz with a hanging neck breaker off the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Miz kicks Kofi and punches him.  Kofi blocks a kick and he takes Miz down with a leg sweep and gets a near fall with a jackknife cover.  Miz with a kick and DDT for a near fall.  Miz sends Kofi to the floor and then into the announce table and ringside barrier.  Miz goes up top and hits a double sledge and gets a near fall.  Miz with a cravate.  Miz with knees to Kofi.  Kofi with punches and a take down to escape.  Kofi with a forearm and punches in the corner.  Miz avoids a splash and Koif hits the ring post.  Miz with a boot for a near fall.  

Miz punches Kofi but Kofi punches back and he kicks Miz.  Kofi with more punches but Miz with a kick to the midsection.  Kofi with a stomp to the chest.  Kofi with a drop kick and a jumping clothesline.  Kofi with the Boom Drop and he sets for Trouble in Paradise.  Kofi misses Trouble in Paradise and Miz with a rollup for a near fall.  Kofi with SOS for a near fall.  Kofi with a double jump cross body and Miz rolls through for a near fall.  Kofi goes for a pendulum kick but Miz blocks it and works on the knee and drops Kofi to the mat.    Miz with a figure four leg lock.  

Kofi gets to the ropes.  Miz goes for the Skull Crushing Finale but Kofi escapes.  Kofi with Trouble in Paradise for the three count.

Winner:  Kofi Kingston

We take a look back at last week's Tables match.

Lana is in the back with Naomi and Sarah ambushes her.  Sarah asks about how was she able to win last week.  She says Nia and Shayna walk around like they are the best.  Maybe it was luck that put Nia through the table.  She goes out and tries to do her best.  

Naomi says that Nia deserved to go through that table after what she did to Lana.  She deserves a whole lot more.  Lana says she whole heartedly agree.

We go to commercial.

Randy Orton says after last week, thanks to Sheamus, the business between Drew McIntyre and myself remains unfinished but that is okay.  I will win the Gauntlet match and become the final entrant in the Elimination Chamber.  I will do whatever it takes to get what I want.  It would be difficult for anyone but me to win the gauntlet.  Look at what I did to the Fiend.  I lit him on fire and he is no more.  My sights are set on something else and that is the WWE title and main eventing Wrestlemania.  Tonight in the gauntlet and Sunday in the Elimination Chamber, I will not be in the ring with five opponents, I will be in the ring with five victims of the three most dangerous letters in Sports Entertainment.

We cut to Alexa Bliss and she channels video of The Fiend on Fire.  Alexa says earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.  With fire, he was destroyed, but in the future, he will be reborn.

Alexa sits in a pentagram and she laughs.

Match Number Four:  Lana (with Naomi) versus Shayna Baszler (with Nia Jax) 

They lock up and Shayna with a waist lock take down.  Shayna works on the arm and wrist.  Shayna hyper-extends the arm.  Lana with punches but Shayna with a single leg crab.  Shayna with a boot to the back of the neck.  Shayna with elbows to the chest.  Lana with a slap but Shayna with a clothesline for a near fall.  Shayna works on the neck.  Shayna kicks Lana in the leg.  Lana with an inside cradle for a near fall.  Lana with a kick but Shayna blocks a second kick and sends Lana face first into the mat.  Shayna misses a knee in the corner and Lana goes for a rollup but Shayna blocks it.  Lana sends Shayna into the turnbuckles and she kicks Shayna.  Lana goes for a bulldog but Shayna blocks it.

Shayna puts Lana on the turnbuckles and sets for a gutwrench superplex but Lana knocks Shayna off the turnbuckles.  Lana with a cross body for a near fall.  Shayna misses a clothesline and Lana with a kick.  Shayna with a kick and then Nia attacks Naomi on the floor and sends her into the apron and ringside barrier.  Naomi pushes Nia into the ring post and Naomi drop kicks Nia into the ring post.  Lana with a rollup to Shayna for a near fall.  Shayna with a kick for a near fall and then Shayna with the Kirifuda Clutch and Lana taps out.

Winner:  Shayna Baszler

Adam Pearce is in the back and Braun Strowman breathes heavily next to Adam.  Braun wants to a good reason why he isn't in the Elimination Chamber Match.  Does Adam think it is funny that he is not in the match.  Adam says the plan was to fill the match with former WWE Champions.  Braun says he is a former Universal Champion.  Adam says that is not the same.  Braun says he has a message for Shane McMahon that Shane needs to make it right because if he doesn't, it won't be pretty around here.

We go to commercial.

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