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WWE RAW REPORT: 20 YEARS OF CENA, A BATTLE ROYAL, A HANDICAP MATCH, AN ELIMINATION MATCH, AND MORE

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We see John Cena walking in the building earlier today and everyone is happy to see him, including the Mysterios, Nikki A.S.H., Doudrop, Shelton Benjamin, and John's long time fan R Truth.  Cena stops to talk to the Street Profits, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, and more.  Becky Lynch does not appear to be impressed as he walks past.  Even Miz shakes Cena's hand.  Cena sees Riddle, Jason Jordan, and many more.

Match Number One:  Last Chance Battle Royal Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

People pair up and Veer punches Nakamura.  Ali fights with T-Bar and Ali stays in the ring.  Shanky chokes Dominik while Shelton punches AJ.  Veer with a bear hug to Riddle followed by kicks.  Mahal has Nakamura on the apron and Ciampa tries to help eliminate him.  Nakamura slides back in.  Tozawa is eliminated by Veer.  Mahal with a boot to Dominik.  Benjamin is clotheslined over the top rope by Veer to be eliminated.  Veer knocks Ali, Rey, and Dominik off him.  Ali holds Veer in the ropes and Dominik and Rey hit a double 619.  Veer is sent over the top rope and eliminated.  Ricochet kicks Mahal while Shanky and Truth start to dance.  Mahal attacks Truth from behind and eliminates him.  Jinder tries to eliminate Shanky and he succeeds.

AJ clotheslines Mahal over the top rope to eliminate him.  Ziggler holds on to the ropes and gets back into the ring.  T-Bar presses Reggie over his head and he tosses Reggie onto Jinder and Shanky to eliminate him.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Riddle is sent to the apron but gets back in the ring.  We see Ali staying in the match until Ciampa knocked him off the apron with a knee.  Ciampa with a cutter to Riddle.  Nakamura kicks T-Bar in the leg.  Rey kicks CIampa.  Ziggler punches Dominik and Dominik punches back.  AJ is sent to the apron and Ciampa misses a knee.  AJ with a kick and he tries to suplex Ciampa to the floor but Ciampa lands on the apron.  AJ pushes Ciampa into the ring post and Ciampa is eliminated.  Miz kicks AJ.  Rey sends Miz into the ropes but misses a 619.  Miz with a DDT to Rey and Rey holds on to the ropes.  Dominik pushes Miz away.  Dominik and Ziggler go over the top rope and Ziggler holds on to the ropes while Dominik is eliminated. 

Miz applauds Ziggler's performance.  Ziggler kicks Rey and tries to power bomb him to the floor but Rey counters and sends Ziggler to the apron with a rana.  Miz kicks Rey.  Rey with a shoulder to Miz and Rey sends Miz to the apron with a head scissors.  Ziggler with a super kick to Rey and Miz and Ziggler send Rey to the floor.  Miz send Riddle to the apron and Miz tries to kick Riddle to the floor while Riddle holds on to the ropes.  Ziggler tries to help but Riddle stays in the match.  AJ sends Nakamura to the apron while Ricochet hands on the ropes.  Ricochet punches T-Bar and T-Bar goes over the top rope when Ricochet moves.  T-Bar grabs Ricochet off the ropes and T-Bar brings Ricochet to the apron but Ricochet lands on a ladder.  Ricochet is caught by T-Bar again.  T-Bar is sent to the floor with a head scissors.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we are down to Riddle, Miz, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, Ricochet, and Dolph Ziggler.  MIz appears to have hurt his knee coming off the turnbuckles with a double sledge.  Miz falls to the mat after trying to get back to his feet.  Nakamura drop kicks Ziggler off the turnbuckles to eliminate him.  Nakamura and Riddle with strikes and both miss kicks.  Nakamura is sent to the apron by Riddle and Riddle with a Pele Kick and Nakamura is eliminated.  Riddle blocks Recoil and Riddle sends Ricochet to the turnbuckles.  Ricochet comes off the turnbuckles and Riddle misses but AJ hits a drop kick.  Ricochet is sent over the top rope to the floor to eliminate him.

We are down to two men in the ring (because Miz is still in the match but being checked by the medical staff).  Riddle and Styles exchange forearms.  AJ with a kick and AJ is sent to the apron.  AJ sets for the Phenomenal Forearm but Miz pulls AJ off the apron to the floor.  Miz shows the fully operational A List Star.  Riddle is sent to the apron and he kicks Miz.  Riddle avoids the Skull Crushing Finale.  Riddle with an IEDDT.  Riddle punches the mat for the RKO and Miz with a Skull Crushing Finale.  Riddle with a triangle and he pulls Miz to the apron.  Riddle with an RKO on the apron and Miz falls to the floor.

Winner:  Riddle

We are told that the Kevin Owens versus EzekiEliasElrod match had to be rescheduled.

We will have a Six Pack Loser's Bracket Elimination Match tonight for the final spot in the Women's Money in the Bank Match.

The Street Profits are in the back and Ford mentions that John Cena is here and they show nothing so Angelo says he is on the other side.  Ford says everything is about you and how you are making peace all over the world.  Dawkins mentions that they are facing the Usos on Saturday.  Ford and Dawkins ask Cena for some advice.  John says they are NXT Champs, Raw Champs, and Smackdown Champs.  They have all of the energy.  Never forget who you are.

Ford says John is saying Never Give Up.

We go to commercial.

We are back with comments from Shawn Michaels, Big Show, Booker T, Daniel Bryan, Trish Stratus, Triple H.

Kevin Patrick is in the back with Riddle.

Patrick congratulates Riddle on his win tonight.  Riddle tells Randy he loves him and that win was for him.  Riddle says he has had a run of bad luck, but one of his bros came up to him.  John Cena told him never to give up.

Match Number Two:  Jey Uso (with Jimmy Uso) versus Montez Ford (with Angelo Dawkins) in a Winner Chooses the Stipulation for the Tag Title Match on Saturday Match

They lock up and Jey backs Ford into the corner.  Ford with a side head lock.  Ford holds on when Jey tries to send him off the ropes.  Ford with a shoulder tackle and he mocks Jimmy and Jey.  Jey with a flying forearm.  Jey with a punch and Irish whip.  Ford floats over and gives Jey an arm drag into an arm bar.  Ford with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Ford holds on to the arm bar when Jimmy tries to get involved.  Jey with an arm drag and Ford with a drop kick.  Jey goes to the floor.  Ford goes to the apron and he has a kick blocked by Jey and Jey sends Ford face first into the apron and then Jey Irish whips Ford into the ring steps.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Jey punches Ford and kicks him in the corner.  Jey with more punches to Ford.  Jey with an Irish whip and Ford with a clothesline out of the corner.  Ford with a clothesline and Jey goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Ford lands on his feet and he connects with a series of kicks.  Jey with a kick to the midsection and Ford with a flying clothesline.  Ford with a standing moonsault for a near fall.  Ford goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Jey lands on his feet and he sends Ford into the turnbuckles.  Jey with a pop up neck breaker for a near fall.  Jey sets for the running hip into the corner but Ford gets up and hits a super kick.  Ford with a blockbuster for a near fall.

Ford goes to the apron and then he goes up top for the Seven Star Frog Splash but Jimmy gets on the apron and Dawkins stops Jimmy on the floor.  Jey with a suicide dive onto Dawkins.  Ford with a suicide dive onto Jey.  Ford goes up top and hits the seven star frog splash for the three count.

Winner:  Montez Ford

Rey and Dominik Mysterio walk in the back and Finn Balor and Damian Priest stop them.  Finn asks if everyone has forgotten that Rey's 20 year anniversary is coming soon.  You had an incredible career.  Royal Rumble winner, mulitple time champion, and you are beloved.  Where is your celebration.  Priest says they are going to take over the place and our door is open for everyone who says the same thing.  Priest and Rey talk in Spanish and Finn tells them to be tranquilo.  Finn says that Rey is a bad father and then he walks away.

Rey challenges Finn and Priest to a tag match next week in San Diego.

We go to commercial.

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