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The show opens with a recap centered around Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns again. closing on the brawl from last week. And thence into Raw’s intro video.

Commentary hypes up our Intercontinental Championship match and then Kurt Angle makes his entrance to really kick the show off.

He tells us that Braun suffered a shattered elbow last week and flew directly back to the United States for surgery on his elbow and may be out of action for six months. Strowman had set his sights on the Universal Championship, so he has given a lot of thought to who should challenge Brock Lesnar next, but it has to be earned, not given.

So at Extreme Rules, they’re doing a five-way #1 contender’s match for the Universal Championship. As for who’s gonna be in the match, it’ll be Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Bray Wyatt, and Roman Reigns. So whoever wants to slay the beast will have to win at Extreme Rules. It’s gonna be historical and it’s gonna be extreme, it’s true, it’s damn true.

He goes to leave but is interrupted by Roman Reigns. He gets in the ring and says we don’t need a five-way match because he’s the number one contender. This is his yard, he beat the Undertaker at WrestleMania, he put Strowman in that ambulance, and he’s the only guy around here that can beat Brock Lesnar.

Enter Finn Balor. He says he’ll tell Roman the same thing he told Seth Rollins– he was the first Universal Champion and he never lost the title, so, uh, if you want a piece of the Beast, the line starts behind him. Reigns tells Finn he has a lot of heart but he doesn’t have the killer instinct to beat Brock. Finn reminds Roman that he beat him on his first night on Raw as a counterpoint.

Enter Samoa Joe. He tells them they have it very wrong, it’s not about big hearts, about anybody’s yard, and definitely not about anybody’s club. It’s about two things, actions and results. Action, he locks the Coquina Clutch on Rollins; result, Seth is unresponsive on the ground and his body goes limp. Action, he enters the five way; result, he wins. Action, he goes on to face Brock Lesnar–

(Wyatt noise.)
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Who will be the first Superstar to challenge The Beast? This is a question that will be answered in historically chaotic fashion.

 

At Extreme Rules, for the first time ever, in a battle that could change the course of the New Era, an Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Match between Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Finn Bálor, Bray Wyatt and Samoa Joe to determine who will compete with Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship.

 

Raw General Manager Kurt Angle announced the historic showdown on the May 15 edition of Monday Night Raw, and speculation is already running rampant as to who will emerge victorious and get the chance to tangle with The Beast for Raw’s top prize.

 

Though Reigns’ unbreakable determination helped him overcome The Undertaker at WrestleMania and put Braun Strowman on the shelf for six months, it remains to be seen whether The Big Dog will be able to simultaneously conquer four of the best Superstars in the business under such extreme circumstances.

 

In addition to the absolute bedlam that such a showdown promises, Rollins and Samoa Joe will both need to get past the enormous animosity that they have for one another in order to concentrate on the entire field of battle in this epic free-for-all.

 

Lest we forget that the first Universal Champion, Bálor, was never beaten for his title, but was instead forced to surrender it due to injury and is now hungry for an opportunity to challenge The Beast Incarnate.

 

And one must never count out Wyatt, arguably one of the most cunning competitors in the contest, who continues to show time and time again why he is The New Face of Fear by thriving in the very mayhem that the Fatal 5-Way Match will unleash.

 

Who will triumph in the Fatal 5-Way Match and become the first Superstar to attempt to conquer The Conqueror? Find out on June 4 at 8 ET/5 PT, steaming live on WWE Network.

Expressing gratitude that Co-Acting Raw GM Dean Ambrose restarted his match with The Miz, Finn Bálor gives an update on The A-Lister’s status in a very exclusive club.

The Miz w/Maryse vs. Finn Bálor

As soon as the bell rings Miz rolls out of the ring. Miz eventually gets back in the ring. Baálor promptly takes down Miz and gets one count. Miz catches Bálor with a back elbow. Sunset flip by Miz but Bálor rolls through and dropkicks Miz in the face. Stiff dropkick by Bálor. Bálor clotheslines Miz over the top rope. Bálor torpedo dropkicks Miz into the barricade. Bálor rolls Miz back in the ring. Bálor climbs up to the top rope but Maryse pulls Miz out of the ring. After a short break

 

After a short break, Miz is working a rear chin lock. Bálor tries to fight out of it but ends up eating the Miz combo for a two count. Miz calls for the skull crushing finale but Bálor rolls out of it. Miz kicks Bálor in the knee and waylays him with a spike DDT for a near fall. Bálor surprises Miz with the Pelé kick. Both Miz and Bálor are out on the mat. Bálor gets to his feet first. Miz charges in and eats a big boot from Bálor. Miz pops up to the top rope. Bálor head kicks Miz off the top rope. Miz falls to the outside. Bálor hops out to the apron and hits a penalty kick that almost decapitates Miz. Back in the ring, Miz tries to beg off. Miz pushes Bálor into the referee (and Maryse). Miz rolls out of the ring and says since he is the co-GM he can not allow a superstar to put their hands on a referee. Miz disqualifies Bálor.

 

Miz and Maryse attempt to leave but Ambrose cuts them off. Ambrose says this match will not end in a DQ. Ambrose restarts the match and bans Maryse from ringside.

 

Bálor hits the sling blade as soon as Miz gets in the ring. Bálor hits the Coup de grâce for the win.

 

Winner: Finn Bálor

Tonight’s edition of Monday Night RAW is being taped at the O2 Arena in London. Click ‘Show’ to find out what Finn will be up to on the show and be sure to tune in at 8/7C on the USA Network.

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The show opens with The Miz, Maryse, Braun Strowman and WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose. RAW General Manager Kurt Angle is away so Ambrose and Miz are acting as co-General Managers for tonight. Braun vs. Kalisto with one arm tied behind Braun’s back is announced for later. The Miz is booked in a match first

The Miz vs. Finn Balor is next with Miz’s IC Title shot on the line. Balor controls most of the match after they got going. Miz disqualifies Balor using his GM powers but Ambrose uses his and re-starts the match plus bans Maryse from ringside. Balor gets the win with Coup de Grace and was over huge.

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