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WWE RAW REPORT: FRIENDSHIP, TAG TITLE MATCH, GUNTHER HAS AN OPPONENT, DIY ARE ATTACKED, RHEA IS NOT HAPPY, DREW GETS SETH IN A FEW WEEKS, AND MORE

We are back and Jackie asks Shayna Baszler to comment on what has been going on. 

Shayna says she doesn't care who it is.  When she is in the ring, she is the baddest in there.  No one sneak attacks her in her ring and gets away with it.

Shayna almost bumps into Akira Tozawa but Tozawa avoids her and walks in the other direction.

Michael Cole is in the ring and he brings out Jey Uso.

Cole brings out Jey's tag team partner, Cody Rhodes.

Cole asks them how does it feel to be champs.

Jey says it is turned up.  He is a two time Undisputed Tag Team Champion and his partner is Cody.

Cole brings up how Cody brought back Jey and now they are champions.

Cole asks about the responsibility of defending the tag titles all over the world and how it affects him finishing the story.  Does Cody not want another shot at the title because he failed the first time?  Does Cody think he would be letting people down if he loses again?

Cody says Fastlane was a moment and he did bring Jey back because of the talent that Jey has.  Cody says he is excited to be a tag team champion.  

Cole says they have been on the ride with Cody to finish the story.  He won the Royal Rumble, almost won the WWE Championship, but fell short like his dad.  Is that going to be Cody's story?

Before Cody can answer, Sami Zayn's music plays and he comes out with Kevin Owens.

Sami says he hasn't heard that song in a minute (since they played his heelish music).  Sami says people talk about finishing the story but Sami says he has a story to finish.  Jimmy and Jey Uso held those tag titles longer than anyone in history.  Two guys, named Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, who came around and won those championships in the main event of Wrestlemania.  Sami says he has no love lost for THE Judgment Day and they are the hottest thing going.  You beat them for the tag titles.  This is the story he is talking about.

Sami says he is not out here to take shots.  He is here to congratulate Cody and Jey on winning the titles.  Sami says he means it, but this is where it gets complicated because there are mixed emotions.  You deserve those titles, but Sami says it should be him and Kevin holding those titles.  

Kevin says he doesn't have mixed emotions.  He is not happy to see them with the tag titles.  He doesn't care how hard you worked to do it.  Kevin says he wants those titles back.  Kevin says he would love to challenge them to a tag title match tonight, but he says if you don't you won't accept.  Jey Uso can't handle the thought of losing those titles to them twice.

Cody says they are all friends, he thinks they are.  Cody says Kevin is wrong.  Cody says they do accept.  They don't need to wait.  They can do it tonight.

Chad Gable is in the back and he is getting chopped by Otis many times and he thanks him and asks for another.  Chad says if he is going to face Gunther again, he has to have his body in top condition.

Bronson Reed shows up and he tells Chad that he is getting nowhere near the Intercontinental Championship because he has already beaten Chad and Otis.  Bronson says he is going to face Gunther.  He tells Chad to call his daughter and tell her not to watch so she won't be disappointed again.

Ricochet comes to the ring and Nakamura attacks him from behind.  Nakamura with a GTS to Ricochet.  Officials come out to separate them.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three:  Ricochet versus Bronson Reed versus Chad Gable (with Maxxine Dupri) in a Number One Contender Match

Reed misses Ricochet with a clothesline.  Chad and Ricochet with punches to Reed but Reed with a body block to Ricochet.  Chad with a waist lock on Reed but Reed blocks it with an elbow.  Reed sets for a suplex and he gets Chad up but Ricochet with a spinning back heel kick to stop Reed.  Ricochet with punches to Reed while Gable chops him.  Ricochet and Chad with kicks to Reed in the corner.  Reed blocks a double Irish whip.  Reed sends Chad and Ricochet to the floor.  Reed comes off the apron but Ricochet with a drop kick.  Chad with a waist lock to Ricochet but Ricochet blocks it.  Gable with a dragon suplex that sends Ricochet onto Reed.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Reed with forearms to Chad on the turnbuckles but Gable with a triangle in the ropes.  Chad with a sleeper and Reed backs Chad into the turnbuckles.  Reed sends Ricochet into Gable in the corner and Reed splashes both men in the corner.  Reed gets Ricochet on his shoulders and he puts Chad on top of Ricochet.  Reed with a Samoan drop to both men for a near fall.  Reed goes for a power bomb on Ricochet but Ricochet lands on his feet and hits a handspring back elbow but Reed stays on his feet.  Reed catches Ricochet on a springboard move.  Reed misses a splash and Ricochet with a kick and a springboard drop kick that sends Reed to the floor.  Chad with a double leg take down and a jackknife cover.

Ricochet avoids a power bomb and Ricochet with a kick for a near fall.  Ricochet gets Chad up but sees Reed get back in the ring.  Ricochet with a kick and a super kick.  Chad with a German suplex to Reed.  Reed goes to the floor and Ricochet with a flip dive onto Reed.  Ricochet with a springboard cross body but Chad rolls through and applies an ankle lock.  Ricochet escapes and hits a jumping knee to the head.  Ricochet goes up top and sets for a Phoenix Splash but Chad stops Ricochet and sets for a German superplex but Ricochet lands on his feet and his knee gives out.  Chad with Chaos Theory but Reed power bombs Ricochet onto Gable and hits a back senton.

Reed with Tsunami for the three count.

Winner:  Bronson Reed

Bronson will face Gunther next week on the Season Premiere of Raw for the Intercontinental Championship.

Becky Lynch is in the back and Jackie ambushes her for her thoughts about facing Tegan.  

Becky says she is not 100 percent, but when you are a fighting champion, you are never at 100 percent.    Becky says tonight is the biggest opportunity of Tegan's career.  She better come out with everything.

Xia Li shows up and asks what about her and she wants to know when is it her turn.

Becky says she is not hard to find.

Match Number Four:  Drew McIntyre versus JD McDonagh (with Dominik Mysterio)

Drew and JD stand face to upper chest.  They lock up and Drew backs JD into the corner.  Drew with a clean break and JD slaps Drew.  Drew looks at JD like a child who did something wrong.  JD with chops and he decides to go to the floor.  Drew follows after JD and Drew with a back body drop to JD.  Drew with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.  Drew with another overhead belly-to-belly suplex.  Drew with a neck breaker.  Drew sets for the Claymore and Dom gets on the apron to distract Drew.  JD clips Drew a couple of times.  JD wrings the leg and drops elbows to the leg.  JD with a seated splash onto the leg and Drew falls to the floor.  JD goes to the floor and he runs into a clothesline from Drew.  Drew sends JD into the ring and the referee gets distracted by JD to allow Dom to send Drew into the ring post.

JD with a kick on the apron followed by an Asai Moonsault.  JD goes to the turnbuckles and hits a splash onto the injured leg for a near fall.  Dom tries to interfere again but Drew kicks Dom away onto the announce table.  Drew with a Future Shock to JD followed by a Claymore and the three count.

Winner:  Drew McIntyre

Damian Priest watching MONITOR in CLUBHOUSE and Rhea shows up.

Rhea says she has an idea before Priest does anything.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at last week's Intercontinental Championship match between Gunther and Tommaso Ciampa.  

We go to Wade Barrett with Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa earlier today.

Wade asks them about last week.

Ciampa says DIY was always bigger than them.  The fans made them undeniable in NXT.  Their history is like none other.  They look for what is next.  Johnny says it is about what if.  What if DIY was on Raw.  Johnny says he wasn't going to let Imperium jump Ciampa.  Things happen for a reason and this is their moment.

Wade asks if they are going to be a team.

GIovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser attack Gargano and Ciampa.  

Kaiser says something to Gargano in German and sends him face first into the floor.

We go to a video package for Tegan Nox.

She says she is lucky to be here because she tore her ACL after signing her WWE contract.  A year later, she tore it again.  She kept fighting and wouldn't give up.  If anyone in the locker room wants to go, she is fine with that.  She has been through it all.  She has been through the setbacks and disappointment but she is still here.  Tegan says it is her time.

Jackie asks Tegan at Gorilla how is she preparing for tonight.

Tegan says she has been preparting for this for a long time.  She is going to give Becky the best version of Tegan Nox.  She is going to prove herself to Tegan.

Natalya tells Tegan to show Becky what she is all about.

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