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WWE RAW REPORT: ON THE ROAD TO PAYBACK, FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE, INADVERTENT FURNITURE SPOTS, MORE GABLE AND GUNTHER TO COME, AND MORE

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.

We begin with the graphics In Memory of Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt.

We are told that Damian Priest and Finn Balor will challenge for the tag titles on Saturday.

Match Number One:  Sami Zayn versus Damian Priest

They lock up and Priest with a side head lock and a forearm.  Priest with kicks and punches.  Priest with a side head lock.  Sami with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Priest backs Sami into the corner and he misses a punch.  Sami with chops.  Priest punches Sami in the corner.  Priest with an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow.  Sami with an elbow off the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Priest goes to the floor and Sami with a drop kick through the ropes.  Sami with a back heel kick and an Arabian Press onto Priest.  Sami punches Priest on the turnbuckles and Priest sends him into the center of the ring.  Sami misses the wrist lock arm drag off the ropes.  Priest with a clothesline and he kicks Sami.

Priest with a forearm that backs Sami into the turnbuckles.  Priest with a forearm and he chokes Sami.  Priest with an elbow into the corner followed by a Broken Arrow for a near fall.  Priest stretches Sami but Sami kicks Priest.  Sami sends Priest over the top rope to the floor and Sami sets for a suicide dive but Priest gets on the apron and grabs Sami.  Sami sends Priest into the ring post on the apron and Sami goes for a pescado but Priest catches Sami and hits a flatliner on the announce table.

We go to commercial.

We are back with forearms to the back while Priest sets for a superplex.  Sami with a sunset flip power bomb for a near fall.  Sami with punches to Priest and he leaps over Priest and clotheslines Priest over the top rope to the floor.  Sami with a flip dive onto Priest.  Sami goes up top and Priest grabs Sami as he comes off.  Sami escapes South of Heaven and Priest hits the ring post on a splash when Sami moves.  Sami with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.  Priest drops Sami on the top rope and he kicks Sami in the head.  Priest with a back heel kick and he sets for a Razor's Edge but Sami gets to his feet and Sami with an exploder into the turnbuckles.

JD tries to pull Sami to the floor and Priest with South of Heaven for the three count.

Winner:  Damian Priest

After the match, JD wants to raise Priest's hand but Priest pushes him down and leaves the ring.

JD turns around and Kevin and Sami pinball JD between them.  Kevin with a stunner to JD and Priest does not move in the aisle.  Sami with a Helluva Kick to JD.

We take a look back at the progression of the issues between Seth Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura.

Woods and Kofi prepare for their match against The Viking Raiders.

The Viking Raiders and Valhalla prepare for their match against the New Day.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Drew McIntyre is with Akira Tozawa.  Tozawa says it looks great.  Matt Riddle stops by and asks Drew how it looks and Drew shows a photo in matching gear.  Drew says he wants this to work out a bit before thinking about matching gear.  Riddle suggests matching kilts.  Then he suggests getting ringside seats for Viking Raiders and New Day.

Drew wants to know why and Riddle says they can scout them out and have some hot dogs or haggis.  Drew likes the idea and he says he will see him out there.

We take a look at Raquel Rodriguez and Rhea Ripley.

Raquel says Rhea thinks she runs Raw.  Rhea is the most dominant woman in WWE, except for her.  If Rhea wants her to stop getting in her business, Rhea needs to stop using her size to an advantage.  She will not let Rhea run through the division after what Rhea did to her.  Especially not after what she did to Liv.  Raquel says she has been waiting for weeks to show what it is like to be at the mercy of someone bigger and stronger.  Everyone has a weakness and insecurity.  Rhea will not be able to measure up to her.  Raquel says she is going to take Rhea's title and cut her down to size.

Becky Lynch is in the back preparing for her match against Zoey Stark.

We go to commercial.

LA Knight's music plays and the crowd goes crazy, but it is Miz dressed like LA Knight.  

Miz wants to talk to ya.  He says he means business because he is talking in his deep voice.  He says he is so dangerous that he flubs his lines when he gets in the ring with Miz and he throws out many YEAHs and WHATs.  He says it takes more than a catchphrase to collect your support.  He says that the fans need to earn their cheers.  Miz has a bag with him and it is a bag of free LA Knight T-Shirts.  Miz throws the shirt down onto the floor and then he takes off the vest.

Miz says the people are so pathetic.  You will cheer for anything so your support means absolutely nothing.  Anyone can be LA Knight.  Anyone can pander and find a fake name on Cinemax in 1997.  Miz says he does not say he is awesome because he wants people to applause (sic) him, it is because it is the truth.  When he beats LA Knight, it will be over.  You cheer catchphrases and t-shirts, but you don't cheer losers and that is what LA Knight will be.  

We see Shinsuke Nakamura's comments from last week

Seth Rollins sits in the back staring at Ricochet. and Ricochet walks away.

Matt Riddle and Drew McIntyre make their way to ringside to take a seat..

Match Number Two:  Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods versus Erik and Ivar (with Valhalla)

Erik and Woods start things off and Woods with punches and Erik misses a forearm.  Woods with chops and a side head lock.  Woods with a shoulder tackle and chop followed by punches.  Woods with a wrist lock and Erik with a forearm.  Woods with a forearm of his own.  Erik with an Irish whip and Woods floats over.  Erik with a side slam.  Ivar tags in and they go with the Berserker offense.  Woods with punches and Ivar punches back and forces Woods to the mat.  Erik tags in and Ivar with a knee and then he sends Woods to Erik for a knee to the head.  Erik gets a near fall.  Ivar tags in and he punches Woods.  Woods with forearms as he tries to get to his corner.

Ivar with a knee to the midsection.  Woods with punches and an elbow to Erik.  Woods with more forearms but Ivar keeps Woods from making the tag.  Woods rolls around Ivar and tags in Kofi.  Kofi with a springboard chop to Ivar followed by more chops.  Ivar avoids a splash but Kofi with a pendulum kick and a cross body for a near fall.  Kofi with a kick and Boom Drop.  Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise but Ivar rolls to the floor.  Woods with a drop kick through the ropes to Erik and Kofi with a plancha onto Ivar.

We go to commercial.

We are back and the Viking Raiders get a near fall on Kofi.  Ivar with a nerve hold on Kofi.  Ivar with punches to Kofi.  Ivar with an Irish whip and Kofi with a drop kick off the turnbuckles.  Valhalla gets on the apron and she saunters over to Woods.  Ivar knocks Woods off the apron with a forearm.  Erik tags in and Ivar with a splash and Erik with a back elbow for a near fall.  Erik with a rear chin lock.  Ivar tags in and connects with a forearm and then he runs his forearm across the bridge of the nose.  Ivar with a crossface and Erik tags in and kicks Kofi.  Erik punches Woods and the referee stops him.  Erik with forearms and Ivar tags in.  Erik and Ivar focus on Riddle and Drew.  Kofi with chops to Erik and Ivar.

Ivar with a forearm and he gets a near fall.  Ivar with an Irish whip and a clothesline in the corner.  Kofi goes for a sunset flip but Ivar stays on his feet.  Ivar misses a seated splash and Woods tags in.  Woods with a rolling elbow to Ivar and a back heel kick to Erik and a side Russian leg sweep.  Woods with a forearm to Ivar and a boot.  Woods with an Honor Roll for a near fall.  Woods kicks Ivar but Erik with a full nelson into a knee in the back for a near fall.  Woods lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt.  Kofi tags in and he kicks Ivar.  Woods with a sliding flatliner.  Kofi with Shadows over Hell for a near fall.  Woods sends Erik to the floor and he hits a pescado.

Kofi misses Trouble in Paradise and Ivar picks up Kofi but they go over the top rope to the floor.  Ivar sends Kofi into the ring steps but Kofi leaps over the steps.  Ivar catches Kofi off the steps and Ivar slams Kofi onto the steps.  Ivar runs Kofi into Riddle and Drew at ringside.  Drew throws a chair at Ivar from ringside and he throws one at Woods when Erik ducks.  The referee does not see it.  Ivar with a cannonball to Drew off the apron.  Kofi is rolled into the ring and Erik tags in.  Kofi with a chop to Ivar but Ivar kicks Kofi and they hit Ragnarok for the three count.

Winners:  Erik and Ivar

After the match, Drew checks on Woods and he apologizes for hitting him with the chair.

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