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

We are back and the roster is on the ramp as Vince introduces John Cena.

Cena says today is his WWE birthday.  He says people as far as the eye can see, you can feel the energy and hear the noise.  John says he couldn't think of a better place to have his birthday.  Cena comments on a sign that points out his jorts.  John says he has never been one on celebrating milestones because he always looks forward to what is next.  Tonight is different.  If you listen to stuff like that, tonight has nothing to do with any moment or match.  Tonight has everything to do with you.  This 20th anniversary is so important to me because it means that you have allowed me to do this for two decades.  It has never been lost on me that every time I stand in this ring is because you allow it. 

Over the years, you have provided me an environment to be my true self.  You have told me when I sucked, and when I did not.  I have always wanted to say thank you.  I guess I have been waiting for the right moment and this feels like that right moment.  John says his heart is beating out of his chest and he thanks everyone for moments like this and for making him who he is.  I always say that WWE has prepared me for anything.  I am not talking about Fast and Furious or Peacemaker, I am talking about because of you and your reactions and investment in me, you have made me a better human being.  Because of you, I am a better professional.  I am a better husband and a better person.  Being in the WWE and spending moments with the families I have been with today, you have taught me empathy and kindness.

Every time you step in the ring, you never give less than everything you have.  You shower us with everything you've got when you come to the shows.  This isn't about a last name or people coming together.  Cena mentions he is 45 years old and he says he does not know the next time you will see me in the ring.  I need to say this now.  Cena says it won't just be one more match.  Anything I do outside of this is not just me.  It is not about him when you chant this name.  John says you have made him who he is.  If you see something good, say something.  If you see something that sucks, say something.  It is not about him, it is about us.

John says that is the sound of us.  We are just getting started.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Five:  Otis and Chad Gable versus Bobby Lashley with Guest Enforcer Theory

Otis starts things off and they lock up.  Otis pushes Lashley away.  Lashley goes for a shoulder tackle and he barely moves Otis.  Lashley with a drop kick to the knee.  Lashley sets for a delayed vertical suplex but Theory gets on the apron.  Lashley sends Otis into the turnbuckles and Lashley swings at Theory.  Gable tags in and hits a cannonball off the apron onto Lashley.  Otis with a splash

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lashley with punches to Otis and an Irish whip.  Otis gets a boot up when Lashley charges into the corner.  Otis stands on Lashley in the corner.  We see Theory taking a selfie.  Otis works on the neck.  Otis with a back fist.  Gable tags in and Otis holds Lashley.  Lashley punches Gable and Otis.  Otis is sent ot the floor by Lashley but Gable clips Lashley.  Gable with a forearm and he gets a near fall.  Gable goes up top and Lashley stops him.  Lashley punches Gable and he tries for a superplex but Gable blocks it.  Otis tags in and he grabs Lashley for a power bomb.  Gable with a moonsault and Otis gets a near fall.  Gable tags in.

Otis runs into a boot and Lashley gets Gable off his back.  Otis with a splash to the back.  Otis goes to the turnbuckles for a Vader Bomb but Lashley grabs Otis and gets him on his shoulders for an electric chair drop.  Lashley catches Gable off the turnbuckles and applies the full nelson.  Gable taps out.

Winner:  Bobby Lashley

After the match, Theory attacks Lashley and then Gable and Otis kick Lashley.  Theory takes a selfie but Lashley kicks Theory into the turnbuckles.  Lashley with a flatliner to Otis and a spear to Gable.  Lashley sets for a spear to Theory but Theory gets out of the ring.

We take a look at highlights from Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins' match at Hell in a Cell.

We go to commercial.

We are back with Cody Rhodes at his physical therapy earlier today.  He says rehab is a game of highs and lows.  It pales in comparison to where he was three weeks ago when he won at Hell in a Cell.  Cody says he would have loved to take that into Hell in a Cell.  Cody says he has been told nine months to return.  It is bittersweet to watch Money in the Bank because of the talent in the match.  You have Drew McIntyre and Sheamus who he compares to Harley Race.  Omos is so big he does not need the ladder.  He says Sami Zayn tricks people into forgetting he has a genius IQ in the ring.  Then you have Seth Rollins, the man with the greatest cash in.  What if history repeats itself?  If Seth were to cash in to become the Undisputed Champion.  That would be something.  I am not rooting for anyone, but if Seth wins, I will be the first to congratulate him.

John Cena is talking to a production assistant and Seth Rollins stops by cackling John's entrance music.

Seth asks John if he remembers the time he broke John Cena's face.  Seth cackles and says it is great to see John.  Seth says they have had a lot of ups and downs over the years but we have a lot in common.  We are international megastars.  We are fashion icons.  We are winners of the Money in the Bank contract.  Seth says that is a sore subject because you failed when you cashed in.  Everyone knows what happened when I cashed in.  This Saturday, history is going to repeat itself for him, not Cena.

Omos shows up and Seth turns into his chest.  MVP says he is a visionary too and he sees Omos in the center of the ring around shattered ladders and broken bodies.  It is inevitable and no one can stop him.

John wishes Seth luck and leaves.

The announcers run through the card for Saturday.

We are back and next week THE Judgment Day faces the Mysterios.

Match Number Six:  Xia Li versus Becky Lynch versus Doudrop versus Nikki A.S.H., versus Shayna Baszler versus Tamina in a Last Chance Elimination Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

Everyone goes after Becky and they kick her.  Tamina sends Xia into the turnbuckels.  Xia kicks Tamina while Doudrop and Nikki hit a side slam and reverse DDT on Shayna for a near fall.  Tamina kicks Xia and it is down to Doudrop and Tamina in the ring.  Nikki with a forearm to Tamina and Doudrop joins in.  They Irish whip Tamina and Nikki is sent to the apron.  Tamina punches Nikki off the apron.  Tamina kicks Doudrop and punches her.  Doudrop with a punch.  They exchange punches.  Doudrop with a head butt, but you don't head butt a Pacific Islander.  Tamina with a head butt and Doudrop sends Tamina to the apron and knocks her to the floor.  Becky with a round kick to Doudrop.  Becky goes up top and hits a Molly Go Round for a near fall.  Xia with a rollup on Becky for a near fall.

Xia kicks Becky and she chops Becky.  Nikki with a rollup on Xia and Xia with a thrust kick.  Becky with a uranage on Xia for the three count.

Xia Li Eliminated

Nikki with a cross body and knees to Becky.  NIkki gets a near fall.  Nikki poses and Shayna pulls her to the ring.  Shayna misses the boot to the elbow and Becky with a rollup for a near fall.  Shayna punches and kicks Becky.  SHayna with a waist lock on Doudrop and Becky with a waist lock on Shayna.  Doudrop backs them into the corner and snap mares Shayna followed by a cannonball.  Doudrop misses a splash on Becky and Tamina with a splash to Doudrop.  Nikki leaps over Tamina.  Becky with a missile drop kick to Tamina.  Nikki with a rollup on Becky but Becky with DisArmHer and Nikki taps out.

Nikki A.S.H. Eliminated

We go to commercial.

We are back and Shayna punches Doudrop.  Becky sends Shayna to the floor.  Becky with a baseball slide but misses Shayna.  Shayna with knees.  Becky with an exploder into the ringside barrier.  Doudrop splashes Tamina and Becky into the ringside barrier.  Doudrop rolls Becky into the ring and Becky rolls to the floor on the other side.  Doudrop grabs Shayna and sends her back into the ring.  Shayna with a knee to Doudrop and she gets a near fall.  Tamina goes up top.  Shayna goes for a superplex and Becky stops taht.  Doudrop turns it into the Tower of Doom.  Doudrop goes for a slam on Shayna but Shayna with a Kirifuda Clutch.  Tamina kicks Shayna.  SHayna with a knee bar and Doudrop with a splash to Shayna for the three count.

Shayna Baszler Eliminated

Becky with kicks to Doudrop and Tamina and Doudrop collide.  Becky goes for a uranage on Tamina but Tamina counters with a Samoan drop.  Tamina goes up top and misses a frog splash.  Doudrop slams Becky on the floor and follows with a back senton.  Doudrop is sent into the corner.  Doudrop goes for an elbow drop off the turnbuckles and hits it and gets the three count.

Tamina Eliminated

Doudrop rolls Becky into the ring and Doudrop with a forearm in the corner.  Doudrop with a slam and she goes to the turnbuckles but misses the elbow drop.  Becky goes for the uranage but Doudrop puts Becky into the corner.  Becky with a uranage off the turnbuckles for the three count.

Winner:  Becky Lynch

We go to credits.

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