HEYDORN’S WWE RAW REPORT 10/1: Alt Perspective coverage of the live show including final hype to Super Showdown, Rousey vs. Riott, and more

HEYDORN’S WWE RAW REPORT
OCTOBER 1, 2018
SEATTLE, WA
AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK

Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young

[HOUR ONE]

-The show began with Dean Ambrose’s music and a massive pop from the Seattle audience. Ambrose slowly walked to the ring and soaked up the cheers as Michael Cole hyped his match with The Shield at Super Show-down. The announce team also plugged Shawn Michaels appearing on tonight’s show later in the evening.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Really nice pop for Ambrose. He needs a home run with this promo. A lot is going on with his character at the moment and a direct mission defining promo from him will get fans in line and behind whatever direction he’s headed. 

Once Ambrose got to the ring, he was interviewed and addressed the claims that Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns overshadow him. Ambrose said that there was some truth in those claims because they were champions and he wasn’t. Ambrose addressed the fact that Rollins replaced him when he got injured AND that he even has considered leaving the Shield at some point.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Ambrose is answering these questions with a tremendously sarcastic tone. Not an easy feat, but one that’s effective given Ambrose’s character. Well done on his part to convey that emotion. 

Within his sarcasm, Ambrose ran down questions that he figured people were asking including whether or not he would snap, go after a championship, and possibly turn on the Shield. A clip from last week was shown and after it aired, Ambrose said to stop trying to figure him out and to stop trying to judge him. To finish, he said he’s done what he always will do and that’s ride with his family and fight with his brothers.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Good stuff from Ambrose. He brought the promo full circle as he defended the Shield and his role within it. Heading into Super Show-down, this was the go-home promo that a top babyface would give. Where you at Roman  Reigns?

Baron Corbin then walked out and addressed Ambrose. Dean asked if he was a therapist now and followed that by asking Corbin if he was just salty about losing his match last week. Corbin admitted that he was salty, but then focused on Ambrose again. From there, he offered Dean Ambrose three different matches – versus Seth Rollins for the IC title, versus Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship, or versus Braun Strowman.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Ok WWE. How serious do you want people to take your championships? This should be a no brainer for Ambrose. 

Ambrose paced inside the ring as the audience cheered and said he wouldn’t dance for a shot at a shiny object. From there, he suggested option number 4 which was him beating up Baron Corbin instead. Corbin denied that request and made the choice for him which was Braun Strowman. Strowman’s music then hit and he made his entrance as the show went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Like the Cubs in game 163, a swing and miss for team WWE. Ambrose and anyone in the company should jump at a chance for the Universal Championship. Getting an opportunity like that shouldn’t be a bad thing, but a coveted moment within their career. That opportunity was defined down here and was a misstep in what should be WWE’s main narrative. 

(1) BRAUN STROWMAN vs. DEAN AMBROSE

When the show returned from the break, the bell rang and the match began. Out of the gate, Strowman dominated and tossed Ambrose into the ring post. He then locked in a side chin lock on Ambrose as the audience chanted and clapped for Dean to escape. From there, Ambrose teased escaping, but each time, Strowman would lock the hold in even deeper.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Chants of “Dean” are blaring in the audience. This guy is over and I’m not sure anyone in WWE cares enough. 

Strowman then slammed Ambrose to the mat again and yelled to Dean that the Shield was not going to help him. After that, he tossed Ambrose across the ring before choking him on the bottom rope with his boot. As Ambrose attempted to gain momentum, the show again went to a commercial break. (c)

Out of the break, Strowman was firmly in control once again until Ambrose connected with a flurry of strikes. He then sent Strowman over the top rope and connected with a drop kick once he returned to the ring. As Dean tried to keep momentum, Strowman caught him and drove him right into the mat.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Nice heat for Strowman here. The audience is responding to his heelish antics. If he leaves the roar and his other babyface spots at the door, heat like this would be more regular. This is a good start though.

From there, Strowman attempted a Power Slam, but Ambrose countered with Dirty Deeds. The crowd popped huge for it, but after the cover, Strowman kicked out at two. Out of the pin, Ambrose connected with a suicide dive on Strowman and followed that with more punches. Ambrose then threw Strowman into the steel steps. As the ref wrapped up his count, Strowman crawled into the ring. As Ambrose followed, Strowman picked him up and nailed him with a Power Slam. Ambrose avoided the pin attempt by rolling under the ropes and eventually rolled out of the ring entirely. From there, Strowman stalked Ambrose and crushed him with a vicious shoulder tackle. He then beat Ambrose up around the ringside area before rolling him back into the ring. Strowman then picked up Ambrose again and hit a Power Slam. Instead of pinning him, he lifted Ambrose up for another one, but Roman Reigns walked out to make the save.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Reigns got a nice pop there until the audience figured out what was up. Good for him? Depends on what side of the fence you stand on regarding Roman Reigns. 

Reigns climbed onto the ring apron, but then jumped over the ropes to connect with a Superman Punch. He and Strowman fought until Rollins came out to help. All of this caused a disqualification and the victory went to Braun Strowman.

WINNER: Strowman via disqualification

-After the match, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre joined Strowman on the ramp. Baron Corbin then walked out and said that Rollins would face McIntyre while Ziggler would go one on one with Roman Reigns. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Overall, that was a fun match between Ambrose and Strowman. Stylistically the gel well together and could have a nice program together down the road. 

-After the break, Ambrose was shown in the training room and was confronted by Seth Rollins. Rollins said that Reigns came out because he had to and that he just wanted to be sure Ambrose was ok. Ambrose responded by saying he could’ve been IC champion. He then walked off leaving Rollins in the room all alone.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Interesting. The delivery by Ambrose was well executed and the idea that Ambrose was rethinking his choice from earlier in the show is intriguing. Good stuff. 

-Back in the ring ahead of the Ziggler/Reigns match, Corbin came out to say he made the matches and that Reigns couldn’t just defend the Universal Championship whenever he wanted. He said that this match would not be for the title and that the IC title would not be on the line in the Rollins/McIntyre match either. In fact, Corbin said that Reigns would not defend the title until the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Ummm. 20 minutes ago, Corbin offered up a Universal Title match on tonight’s show. That’s the lack of consistency that is so frustrating on this show. Nobody expected the match with Ziggler to be for the Universal Title. Just leave it at that. Being too cute like they were here muddies up their narratives. 

(2) DOLPH ZIGGLER vs. ROMAN REIGNS

The action was fast paced out of the gate until Ziggler slowed things down by locking in a sleeper hold. Reigns worked to breakout of the hold, but Ziggler took him right back down to the mat. After that, Ziggler dodged a shoulder tackle by Reigns which caused Roman to roll out of the ring. From there, Ziggler and Reigns brawled around the ringside area. The action was back and forth until Ziggler connected with a DDT on the outside mats. The show then went to a commercial break. (c)

Out of the break, Ziggler was still in control of the match and had Reigns in a sleeper hold. Eventually, Reigns broke free and crushed Ziggler with a flying clothesline. Reigns then nailed Ziggler with ten straight clotheslines in the corner before hitting him with a boot to the face.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Loads of boos for Reigns during this offense. He should change this offense up. Booing fans have been trained to boo these exact spots at this point. If he throws in a new move or two, that booing cadence could get thrown off its course. In addition, it will make his matches more entertaining. Win-win.

As the audience reacted negatively, Reigns walked to the corner and glared at Ziggler before calling for the Superman Punch. As he went for it, Ziggler countered and rolled Reigns up for a two count. Out of the pin, Ziggler raked the eyes and nailed Roman with the Zig-Zag before covering Reigns for a near-fall two count. From there, Reigns countered a Ziggler kick out of nowhere with a Superman Punch and made a pin attempt of his own. At the last second, Ziggler kicked out at two. Out of the pin, Reigns cued up for a Spear, but Ziggler countered with another roll-up. Reigns kicked out again, but this time out of that kick out he nailed Ziggler with another Spear attempt. Reigns then made the cover for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: Reigns via pinfall

Heydorn’s Analysis: Meh. Your standard Reigns match in my opinion. Nothing special here at all. 

-After the match, The Bellas were shown walking backstage. They connected with Natalya who was standing next to Ronda Rousey as she warmed up for her upcoming match. (c)

(3) RONDA ROUSEY w/ The Bellas vs. RUBY RIOTT w/ Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan

The Bellas walked out first and were followed by Ronda Rousey. Rousey got a really nice reaction and slapped hands with fans as she walked to the ring. Ruby Riott was next and was accompanied by both Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan. As they walked to the ring, a selfie promo aired from the Riott Squad. They talked about giving Ronda her first loss and said that that would be truly beautiful.

Heydorn’s Analysis: I hate selfie promos. Hate them. This was a good spot for one though. It gave the Riott Squad the chance to deliver their mission without carving out a 15 minute promo to do so. I hate them, but this worked. 

From there, the bell rang and the match began. Both women circled each other in the ring as the audience chanted for Ronda Rousey.

[HOUR TWO]

Eventually, Ronda got to Ruby and sent her down to the mat with various judo throws. Ruby then rolled out of the ring to regroup. Once she got back in, she hit Ronda with a couple shots, but Rousey caught her with another judo throw. After that throw, the action moved to the outside of the ring and Riott capitalized by slamming Ronda into the guardrail. She then rolled Rousey back into the ring for a cover, but Ronda kicked out at two. Ruby owned the match from this point and tossed her to her partners on the outside of ring. As they were about to attack Ronda, The Bellas walked over which stopped them from doing so. Ruby then tossed Ronda back into the ring and attempted another pin, but Rousey kicked out again. As she did, Graves noted that Ronda had hardly gotten any offense in thus far.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Graves had to have been fed that line. Interesting to see them take this match that direction. It’s all about the sympathy now. Ronda needs to sell well to get the audience on her side for the fire up and the finish. 

Out of the pin, Riott locked in a submission hold and hooked her finger inside Rousey’s mouth. Riott then went for another pin, but Ronda kicked out again. Ruby kept up the assault and hit Ronda with kicks, punches, and more submissions as the audience chanted “let’s go Rousey.” From there, Riott went for the Riott Kick, but Rousey caught her in mid air. She then fired up and nailed not only Riott, but Sarah Logan as well. Because she was distracted, Ruby went for a roll up, but Ronda kicked out. Out of the pin, Ronda connected with her finish and followed that with the arm bar for the submission win.

WINNER: Rousey via submission

-After the match, Rousey celebrated her win with the Bellas in the ring.

Heydorn’s Analysis: I’m surprised as to how much offense Riott got and how little the Riott Squad interfered to help with that offense. I’m a proponent of Ronda taking offense so as to have real wrestling matches and true five star classics someday. Alexa Bliss was one thing, Riott is another and she may have just taken to much with Ruby as her opponent. That said, as she took it, she sold it well and brought the audience in with that selling. Well done. 

-A hype video aired for Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte at Super Show-down on Saturday.

-After the video, Bobby Roode made his entrance with Chad Gable. The show then went to commercial break. (c)

-Out of the commercial break, a pre-taped interview aired in which Bobby Roode said that beating people the size of Konnor was Glorious. Only he didn’t say Glorious, Chad Gable did. Konnor then walked out and as he did, a pre-taped promo aired in which he said for Gable to shield his eyes because of the brutality he would bring his mentor.

(4) BOBBY ROODE w/ Chad Gable vs. KONNOR w/ Viktor

The match began with a heavyweight style start. Both men hit each other with moves and exchanged offense. Eventually, Roode hit Konnor with a top rope clothesline and followed that with a slew of forearm strikes. Roode attempted a whip to the corner, but Konnor countered. This sent Roode into the corner and he countered Konnor’s ensuing splash by putting both feet in the air. From there, Roode climbed to the top rope and nailed Konnor with a top rope neck breaker. In the end, after some confusion with Viktor at ringside, Konnor hit Roode with an inverted gut wrench suplex for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: Konnor via pinfall

Heydorn’s Analysis: I’m just done with this. Either get on with the turn, or don’t. Konnor racking up victories isn’t helping anything. 

-After the match, “A Moment Of Bliss” aired. In it, she told a story about how Trish Stratus wouldn’t sign an autograph for her when they met during Bliss’s childhood.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Finally, this feud has somewhat of a story. It’s better than nothing which is what it had last week. Bliss was good here as usual, but I hope the story eventually gets to a place where it surpasses an angry Bliss trying to avenge some kind of childhood mishap. It should get to the point where Bliss wants to out do Stratus professionally. So far, I’m on board. This can’t be the sole story though going into Evolution. 

-After the Bliss video, The B Team made their entrance ahead of their upcoming match before the show went to commercial break. (c)

(5) THE REVIVAL vs. THE B TEAM

Out of the break, the match was underway and the Revival was fully in control.

Heydorn’s Analysis: In control and working as … heels. The lack of consistency is maddening especially given the fact that the Revival worked so well as babyfaces just last week. Eye roll.

The match built up to the hot tag in which Bo Dallas entered the ring and owned the match. He dominated until Dawson crushed Dallas with a spinebuster. After, The Revival attempted a high risk move in which Dawson tossed Dash onto Dallas. They connected, but Dallas rolled through for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: The B Team via pinfall

-After the match, The B Team were assaulted from behind by AOP. They hit the Super Collider on both Dallas and Axel and then stared out at the crowd with Drake Maverick.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Glad that AOP got their time to dominate. Nauseated that the Revival took that pin the way they did after their babyface performance last week. It’s just such a miscalculated effort on WWE’s part and one that lives within the fabric of the inconsistency on Raw from week to week.

-Backstage, Roman Reigns confronted Dean Ambrose and asked him if he was alright. Ambrose didn’t respond for a bit, but then said he was fine. Ambrose said he could’ve won his match against Strowman. Reigns then said he could’ve gotten hurt and that they needed him in Australia. From there, Ambrose nodded his head and said that if he wasn’t a nice guy, he might’ve been Universal Champion. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Wow. Roman Reigns felt like a true friend here. He seemed to leave his arrogance and “too cool” facial expressions at the door. A good performance from him here and one that continued this storyline through the show. Good stuff. 

-After the break, Baron Corbin congratulated AOP on a job well done as Drake Maverick looked on.

-A Susan G. Komen/WWE ad was introduced by Charly Caruso in the ring. Caruso then introduced WWE’s special Susan G Komen guests.

-When the SGK segment ended, Dolph Ziggler addressed Strowman and McIntyre backstage. He said that he could sense that Ambrose would turn on his brothers and the Shield would not be the same after tonight. Strowman agreed and said that Ambrose was a tough competitor that would fit well on their side. He told McIntyre to take care of business against Seth Rollins, but then said that they didn’t need any weak links while looking at Ziggler. The crowd reacted to that statement as it was a clear dig at Ziggler for losing earlier in the show.

Heydorn’s Analysis: That works I suppose. They came off as arrogant and out of touch heels. Simple, but effective.

-Back in the arena, Seth Rollins’s music hit and Rollins walked to the ring to a tremendous reaction as the show went to break. (c)

(6) SETH ROLLINS vs. DREW MCINTYRE

After the break, Drew McIntyre made his entrance and as he did, Michael Cole promo’ed Super Show-down once again. When he got to the ring, the bell rang and the match began. Rollins owned the early part of the match and nailed McIntyre with a flurry of offense including his running suicide dive through the ring ropes. Rollins then smashed McIntyre into the guardrail before rolling him back into the ring. From there, Seth attempted a springboard clothesline, but missed when Drew ducked it. From there, Rollins connected with chops. As he went to continue his momentum, McIntyre took over by kicking Rollins in the chest and then locking in a submission to ground him. Eventually, Rollins used his quickness to escape the hold and send Drew out of the ring. With both men on the ring apron, McIntyre shoved Rollins into the ring post. With Rollins down, Drew stood on the ring steps and slammed him down onto the apron with a sidewalk slam. The show then went to commercial break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Intense bump their from Rollins. It gets the big pops, but not sure it’s worth the physical risk. 

Out of the break, the fight was still on and Rollins gained momentum by hitting the Sling Blade and following with a top rope neck breaker. From there, he connected with a step up enziguri and followed with a springboard knee strike to the back of McIntyre’s neck. After, both men exchanged offense back and forth until Rollins hit the Falcon Arrow on McIntyre. Right after, Rollins made the cover, but McIntyre kicked out at two. Out of the pin, Rollins climbed to the top rope, but McIntyre caught him and chopped him to knock him off his perch. McIntyre then followed and attempted a move, but Rollins flipped through and lifted McIntyre for a running buckle bomb. Rollins then kicked McIntyre in the face and cued up the Stomp. This prompted Dolph Ziggler’s music to hit. As that happened, Rollins was distracted and got crushed with the Claymore Kick. McIntyre then made the pin for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: McIntyre via pinfall

-After the match, Rollins was beat up by both Ziggler and McIntyre until Roman Reigns ran down to make the save. This prompted Strowman to hit the ring and then Ambrose shortly after to even the odds.

[HOUR THREE]

Ambrose took out Ziggler with a bat until Braun Strowman ran him over to take full momentum of the brawl. From there, Strowman, Ziggler, McIntyre systematically destroyed each Shield member with their finishers as the audience booed. With the Shield down, the trio of Strowman, Ziggler, and McIntyre did the Shield fist bump as the announce team plugged Super Show-down on Saturday. They then cued up a hype video for Styles vs. Joe at the event from the SmackDown Live side of things.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Really good match between Rollins and McIntyre. Really good closing segment between the six men as well. It put heat on the heels and gave the babyfaces a hill to climb and overcome in their match on Saturday. Well done and well executed.

-Backstage, Elias was shown strumming his guitar. Kevin Owens then approached him and then went over the items in Elias’s locker room. Owens commented on how Elias didn’t like cashews. Elias responded by splashing water on a stagehand. Owens then asked if he could have a water ahead of his match before the show went to a commercial break. (c)

-After the commercial break, a commercial aired on WWE programming for WWE 2K19

-When that commercial ended, Elias was introduced and he strummed the guitar as Kevin Owens sat with him and looked on. Owens called the strumming beautiful. From there, Elias did his typical shtick and then introduced Kevin Owens as the one man who could walk with him. Owens thanked him and said that he would walk with Elias at any time. Owens then said he Elias were great guys which makes them good teammates and that the team of Cena and Lashley make no sense. Elias used that as an opportunity to take a dig at Seattle basketball which got a ton of boos from the crowd.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Wow. What a reaction to the Seattle basketball line. Not only is the audience booing, but they are mercilessly booing and aren’t letting up. Great line.

Elias and Kevin Owens were audibly thrown off by the crowd’s loud booing. They kept ripping on the Seattle crowd, while relating that ripping to John Cena. They said that John Cena had a big ego and that his big ego was the same size as the people’s ego in Seattle. The promo ended with Kevin Owens calling him and Elias the best on Raw and that because they were the best, they’d defeat Bobby Lashley and John Cena at Super Show-down. At that point, Lio Rush finally interuppted Owens and Elias. Rush called John Cena a legend and gave Elias and Owens props for recognizing how big their match would be in Australia. Rush then said that Owens can’t overlook his match tonight with Bobby Lashley though. From there, he introduced Bobby Lashley and said that he was ready to battle in Seattle. Lashley then walked to the ring as the show went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Well, Owens and Elias set the table perfectly for Lashley, but Rush coming out first to interrupt hurt the big Lashley pop. Had that been Lashley out of the gate, the reaction would have been larger. In the end, just a tremendous display of working the crowd on the part of Elias and Owens. The payoff? Weak.  

(7) KEVIN OWENS vs. BOBBY LASHLEY

The match began right as the show returned from commercial break. The action was back and forth at the very beginning, but Lashley took over and established momentum first. He owned much of the match until Kevin Owens slammed Lashley’s shoulder into the ring post. As Lashley writhed in pain, the show went to commercial break. (c)

Out of the break, Kevin Owens was still in control of the match. He worked for a pin, but Lashley kicked out. Out of that pin, Owens locked in a shoulder lock submission hold. Right as Lashley was about to escape, Owens slammed him to the mat and kept the hold in place.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Good match psychology in terms of the story of Lashley’s shoulder. The announcers sold it well and Owens was relentless in targeting it. 

Eventually, Lashley did break free and nailed Owens with a clothesline that flipped him into the air. Lashley then connected with a clothesline and spear combo in the corner before he attempted his delayed vertical suplex. Because of his injury, he couldn’t get Owens in the air. Instead, Lashley crushed Owens with a spinebuster. As Lashley went for a pin, Elias worked to beat up Lio Rush around the ringside area. Seeing this, Lashley got distracted which allowed for Owens to roll him up for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: Owens via pinfall

-After the match, Owens and Elias destroyed Lio Rush and Bobby Lashley as the audience booed. Cole then mentioned that Lashley would have back up in Australia in the form of the greatest of all time, John Cena. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: The greatest of all time, John Cena? Interesting. Much like the finish to Rollins match earlier in the show. The ending to this match gave the babyfaces a clear hill to climb in the match on Saturday. Simple, but effective.

-Out of the break, selfie promos aired for tomorrow’s MMC match between Team Jinder Mahal and Team Finn Balor. Michael Cole then went through instructions on how to find the show each week on Facebook Live.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Right, that’s why people aren’t watching MMC, Michael Cole. They can’t find it on Facebook Live. Right. Eye roll.

(8) BAYLEY w/ Finn Balor vs. ALICIA FOX w/ Jinder Mahal & Sunil Singh

Balor and Bayley made their entrances first to a nice reaction from the audience. From there, Fox and Mahal entered and got a decent heel reaction as well. As Fox walked to the ring, a pre-taped promo aired in which she said she needed to take back her role as leader of her MMC team. From there, the match began. Bayley took over to start things off, but a knee to the face gave Fox the upper hand. In the end, Jinder Mahal attempted to get involved in the match by tripping Bayley. She caught him and dropkicked him before Balor hit the Sling Blade on him. From there, Bayley connected with the Bayley To Belly for the 1,2,3 win. (c)

WINNER: Bayley via pinfall

Heydorn’s Analysis: A to B match and fine in that regard. This is what Finn Balor and Bayley are doing though? Money left on the table. 

-Out of the commercial break, a commercial aired for WWE Evolution.

-After the Evolution spot, Shawn Michaels made his entrance to a massive pop from the audience. Michaels high fived the fans as he walked down the ramp and then did his standard pose in the ring for fans. From there, he grabbed a microphone and addressed the audience as they cheered him on.

[OVERRUN]

Michaels said the reaction made it feel good to be home and then got to his promo. He said that even before Saturday happens, emotions were already flowing within him. Michaels said that he decided after it was announced that he needed to shell out big dough to get to Australia as a fan to watch history be made. He said he planned on watching as an innocent bystander until the Undertaker made it personal. Michaels then said he’d always pick his best friend, Triple H, over anyone else on earth. From there, he said that while Undertaker has his brother, Kane, in his corner, he’d be in his brother’s corner as well. Michaels went on to address Kane and said that if he got close to the ring, he’d dust him with Sweet Chin Music. After Michaels said that, Kane’s music hit and he attacked Michaels from behind. After one punch, Undertaker’s gong hit and Undertaker appeared in the ring alongside Kane. He looked down at Shawn Michaels and then lifted him up for a Tombstone, but Triple H stopped it. Triple H ran to the ring and fought off Undertaker until Kane got involved. From there, Kane and Undertaker hit simultaneous chokeslams on both Michaels and Triple H before leaving the ring. Instead of really leaving though, Undertaker walked back into the ring and hit Triple H with the Tombstone. After that move, he and Kane did leave the ring and posed at the top of the ramp as the show went off the air.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Really good segment that was the perfect go-home for the match in Australia. It’s always been more about just Triple H and Undertaker and tonight’s story solidified that even more. Based on this ending, my best guess is that Triple H gets the win over Undertaker due to Shawn Michaels getting involved which sets up the official tag match at Crown Jewel. Solid stuff and well thought out storytelling. 

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