WWE Raw Results 9/18

WWE Raw is live tonight from the SAP Center in San Jose.
Nia Jax and Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss will square off before they take part in the No Mercy Fatal 4-Way title match on Sunday. 
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Tonight’s RAW opens up with a memoriam for WWE Hall of Famer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, who passed away at the age of 73 this weekend.
We go right to the ring and out comes RAW General Manager Kurt Angle. He’s happy because No Mercy is this Sunday. He hypes Roman Reigns vs. John Cena and Braun Strowman vs. WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. That’s not all… the music interrupts and out comes WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz with Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas. Maryse is not here tonight.
Angle makes a four-way number one contender’s match for tonight, to which Miz says you want to give a bad guitar player or the Hardyz a shot, great, but there are countless superstars more deserving than Jason Jordan, like Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas. They’ve been working hard for years and what do they get? He rails at Jordan for being rewarded for nothing and Kurt says he’s tired of the whining but hopes fatherhood changes Miz.
Miz tells him not to lecture him about fatherhood, since he walked out, but the A-Lister will be there from day one, a better father or champion than the Olympic gold medalist ever was. Miz should be his priority, the Miztourage should be his priority, but he’s abandoning his duties as Raw GM. You can always count on Kurt Angle to be a deadbeat! Kurt stares him down–

Enter Jason Jordan, the biological son of Kurt Angle. He yanks the mic out of Miz’s hands and says if he says another word about his dad he’ll knock his teeth down his throat. Miz holds his boys back, and Jordan has a suggestion– he wants Dallas and Axel in the #1 contender’s match, so Miz doesn’t have any excuses when they wrestle at No Mercy.
Angle makes it so, and Miz points out that more people means less of a chance of winning, and Jordan’s more incompetent than his father. This leads to a double leg takedown on the A-Lister but the Miztourage pull him off and he runs them out of the ring in turn, his dad holding him back from doing anything further.
Michael Cole hypes up a hot seat segment with Lesnar and Strowman, and Corey Graves tells us the Big Dog is in the shark tank to deliver his final message to the ace of WWE. Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss are walking backstage, their match will be after the break.

Back from commercial, Jason Jordan is pacing backstage when Kurt Angle rolls up and tells him to calm down and focus on the opportunity he has tonight. Jason fumes and says Miz has been talking bad about him for weeks, and he’s not dumb, he sees the whispers and the looks, and when he beats Miz, they’ll stop.
Angle asks what if that doesn’t work, does he beat everybody up one by one? They’re gonna talk about them, but sometimes it takes more strength not to fight back. His blood courses through Jordan’s veins and he knows what he can do, and if he wants to change things, he wins this match, goes on to No Mercy, and he wins that Intercontinental Championship.
Raw Women’s Champ Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax
Bliss immediately into the ropes and she bails soon after. Back in, go behind, waistlock, Jax throwing her off after a few swings and again Alexa takes a breather on the floor. Back in, hiding behind referee John Cone, Bliss goes for a slap but Nia catches her hand and puts her in an elevated knucklelock! Alexa out with a knee, she begs off, tries to run again and gets the slap off when Jax holds her back!
Bliss tries to leave but the music interrupts and out comes Sasha Banks. Bliss runs back towards the ring but she runs into Nia and hits the floor. Nia stands over Bliss at ringside as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Nia is in control. Bliss turns it around and Nia hits hard in the corner. Bliss keeps control and goes to the top for a crossbody but Nia catches her in mid-air and hits a Samoan Drop. Jax covers for the win.
Winner: Nia Jax
After the match, Sasha hits the ring and jumps on Jax’s back but Nia slams her to the mat. Nia stands tall until Bayley’s music hits and out she comes to a big hometown pop. Nia tells Bayley to bring it but she just looks on from ringside. Bayley steps up on the apron and enters the ring, standing with Bliss and Banks. They take Nia out and send her to the floor. Sasha’s music hits as she and Bayley hug. Nia leaves as the other three look on from the ring. Bliss tries to get in on the celebration with Bliss and Banks but Sasha decks her and Bayley drops her with a Bayley-to-Belly suplex. Bayley’s music hits and she celebrates with Sasha.
Back from commercial, we get a video package of tweets in memory of Bobby “the Brain” Heenan.
Commentary tosses us from that into the promised video package for the Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman feud.
Live in the arena, the Bar make their entrance, and they have a match against the Club after the break.
Cesaro & Sheamus vs Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows vs Raw Tag Champs Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose
Back from the break and Sheamus is ranting on nostalgia. He says they don’t live in the past, they live in the present and they destroy nostalgia acts. Just act The Hardys. Cesaro rants on the RAW Tag Team Champions and says something will go very wrong for them at No Mercy. They go on about how Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are only out for themselves, and how their friendship is fake. The music interrupts and out comes Rollins with Ambrose. They talk about how they’re brothers no matter what, also taking shots at Sheamus and Cesaro. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson are out next, talking about how Cesaro and Sheamus walked out on them last week. This leads to a brawl breaking out. The champs clear the ring and stand tall as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and we get a vignette for Asuka’s debut, coming soon. Kurt Angle has made this a non-title Triple Threat tag team match. Rollins goes at it with Sheamus now. Rollins dropkicks Sheamus and tags in Ambrose for some double teaming. Gallows tags himself in and Ambrose isn’t happy. Gallows kicks Sheamus and goes to work on him. Sheamus turns it around and in comes Cesaro with a big uppercut in the corner. Cesaro unloads and quickly tags Sheamus back in for some double teaming in the corner.
Gallows fights back and gets the upperhand on Sheamus. Rollins tags in and springboards in off the top with a clothesline on Sheamus for a 2 count. Ambrose tags in and the champs double team Sheamus with a suplex. More double teaming for a 2 count by Ambrose. Ambrose goes on and hits a missile dropkick on Sheamus for a 2 count. Sheamus fights back but Ambrose knees him in the gut. Rollins tags back in for more double teaming and a 2 count. Rollins keeps Sheamus grounded now.
Ambrose goes to the top and hits an elbow on Sheamus to stun him. Sheamus comes right back and drops Ambrose. Sheamus talks some trash to boos. Ambrose counters a move and fights off Cesaro on the apron. Cesaro ends up catching Ambrose on the floor and launching him into the barrier. Rollins comes over to check things out as the referee counts Ambrose. Cesaro rolls Ambrose back into the ring as Sheamus waits. Cesaro tags back in for a double team and a 2 count. Cesaro keeps Ambrose grounded now. Anderson comes in next to keep Ambrose down on the mat. Ambrose fights out of the corner but Anderson nails a spinebuster for a pin attempt. Gallows tags in and hits a big vertical suplex on Ambrose. Gallows drops several elbows but misses the last one as Ambrose rolls out of the way.
Anderson comes in and stops the tag but Ambrose kicks him off. Cesaro and Rollins tag in at the same time. Rollins hits a Slingblade and knocks Sheamus off the apron. Rollins with a Blockbuster on Cesaro for a 2 count. Rollins goes to the top but Cesaro uppercuts him. Cesaro climbs up for a super gutwrench suplex but Rollins fights him. Rollins goes for the sunset flip and hits the Buckle Bomb across the ring. Rollins with a 2 count as Sheamus breaks the pin. Sheamus stomps on Rollins. Sheamus tags in and they double team Rollins but Ambrose makes the save and pulls Cesaro to safety. Ambrose and Cesaro tumble to the floor. Rollins decks Sheamus. Gallows and Anderson come in but Rollins fights them off. They turn it around and hit Magic Killer on Rollins but Ambrose breaks the pin just in time.
Sheamus and Cesaro launch Ambrose into the barrier at ringside. We go to commercial. 
Back from the break and Cesaro and Sheamus continue to dominate Rollins. Cesaro keeps Rollins grounded as Ambrose rallies the crowd for him. Ambrose tags in but Cesaro immediately knocks him off the apron. The referee didn’t see the tag. Cesaro and Sheamus hit a 3D on Rollins and cover but Anderson breaks the pin. Sheamus and Cesaro take turns on Rollins now. Cesaro with cheap shots to Anderson and Gallows. Rollins looks to fight off the #1 contenders. He nails a big DDT on Cesaro as Ambrose waits for the tag.
Ambrose and Anderson tag in at the same time. Ambrose unloads and ends up taking Anderson to the top. Ambrose nails a superplex. Ambrose climbs back to the top and has to fight Gallows off. Ambrose nails the big elbow on Anderson for a 2 count as Sheamus breaks it up. Gallows dumps Sheamus to the floor. Cesaro sends Gallows to the floor. Rollins launches Cesaro to the floor. Ambrose and Rollins clothesline Anderson to the floor. Rollins and Ambrose stand tall as the crowd pops. They run the ropes and nail suicide dives on opposite sides of the ring. Fans chant “this is awesome” as Ambrose and Rollins bring it back into the ring. Gallows crotches Rollins on the top as Anderson goes at it with Ambrose. Sheamus tags himself in as Ambrose hits the rope. The finish sees Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds on Anderson. Sheamus is the legal man, coming over to toss Ambrose to the floor and steal the pin on Anderson.
Winners: Sheamus and Cesaro
Backstage segment with The Miztourage
The Miz is in the locker room with his lads. He says they have a chance to silence their critics and stick it to Kurt Angle. He can’t wait to see the look on his face when his son comes up short again, and then he’ll realize that Miz is ten times the father that he is. Bo says he used to give inspirational speeches, and shouldn’t his be more about them?
Axel talks about how great his dad was and Miz says they’re right, this will be their breakthrough performance. Curtis says when he wins, he won’t take it easy, and Bo says he can’t wait to steal the show with him, to which Miz says they need to concentrate on one thing at a time, starting with showing Jason Jordan that he doesn’t deserve their spotlight.
Back from the break and Angle is on the phone with someone talking about being excited for No Mercy. Goldust walks in without his paint. Angle asks if he can help him and he can. Goldust wants a second change against Bray Wyatt. Angle isn’t sure. Goldust isn’t asking him as Goldust, he’s asking him as the man behind the paint. Goldust goes on about how they have known each other for 20 years and how Angle knew his dad. Goldust is asking Angle for the match as a friend, to show Wyatt that he’s not some pawn in Wyatt’s war with Finn Balor. Angle eventually grants the match. Goldust thanks him and they shake hands. Goldust says tonight, Wyatt will never forget the name… Dustin Rhodes. Goldust walks off but comes back to do his Goldust snarl.
Curt Hawkins vs. Apollo Crews
We go to the ring and Curt Hawkins has a mic. Normally he would be out here making stars but he’s come to a tough decision… his Star Factory is closed. But he’s replacing it with Curt Hawkins’ History Machine. He says we will witness history tonight when his 114 match losing streak comes to an end. Hawkins says for the first time in a long time he’s healthy, he’s feeling good and damn sure looking good. His opponent will become nothing more than a footnote in history. Hawkins goes on and asks who wants to make history. The music hits and out comes Apollo Crews with Titus O’Neil.
They lock up and go at it. Crews drops Hawkins with a shoulder. Crews catches Hawkins coming off the ropes with a kick. Hawkins counters a move and nails an overhead kick. Hawkins with a 2 count. Hawkins unloads on Crews with right hands. Hawkins keeps Crews grounded on the mat now. Crews fights to his feet and fights out.
Crews runs the ropes but Hawkins catches him in a spinebuster for a 2 count. Hawkins whips Crews off the ropes again but Crews floors him with a big boot. Crews with more offense. Hawkins counters again and rolls Crews up with a handful of tights for a 2 count. Crews hits an enziguri and the spin-out powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Apollo Crews
After the match, Titus enters the ring to celebrate with Crews.
Strowman-Lesnar Segment
Back from the break and Michael Cole has Braun Strowman and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar with his advocate, Paul Heyman, on a split screen, apparently live via satellite. Cole asks Lesnar about people saying he’s the underdog this weekend. Heyman insists that Braun will be dominated, victimized and conquered by Lesnar on Sunday. Braun talks about how confident he is for the match and how he’s the only Superstar that can put Lesnar down. Heyman talks about Braun going to Suplex City at No Mercy. Braun says he’s going to do more than that, he’s going to burn Suplex City down. Heyman says Lesnar now understands that Braun will have to be taken to Suplex City all night long, that he needs to beat Braun within an inch of his life. Braun says none of that matters because the ball is in his court, he’s pulling the strings and he’s making the decisions. Braun says they can run their mouths all they want but it won’t change what will happen on Sunday. Heyman interrupts and wonders why Cole is asking so many questions of the challenger. Heyman goes on until Lesnar stands up and gets closer to the camera. He thanks Braun for backing him in this corner and challenging him because that’s when he’s at his best. Brock says he will see Braun on Sunday. A calm Lesnar ends the segment with, “Suplex City, b—h.”
The announcers hype Braun vs. Brock and Cena vs. Reigns for Sunday. Reigns will speak tonight. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and Cole confirms that Bayley has been added to the RAW Women’s Title match on Sunday, making it a Fatal 5 Way with champion Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Emma and Sasha Banks.
Roman Reigns Segment
Roman Reigns makes his entrance. He takes a long beat to soak in the atmosphere before beginning, saying he’s said it before (and he’d boo it, too), that John Cena might be the best talker ever… but sometimes he says stupid shit. Like trying to say he’s the next John Cena. Does he look like a jacked up white guy with a giant head and a military crew cut?
Nah, if he did he wouldn’t have a career here! Don’t believe him, ask Alex Riley about that. And when he says something, he means it, like how John is a fake-ass bitch. But also, he’s the biggest hypocrite to step foot in a WWE ring, and if you don’t believe him, he’ll tell you himself.
Roman rolls video of a Cena promo from 2012 running the Rock down for leaving WWE for Hollywood time and again and presenting himself as someone who will never leave. He then asks San Jose if they should bring Cena out, and they cheer, but that’s not loud enough because John isn’t here. So everything he said there was a lie, just talk, and that’s why the result at No Mercy is gonna be the same as it was at WrestleMania 28, just Cena will be beaten by a different Samoan.
He tells John he’ll see him Sunday and drops the mic.
Backstage with the Hardy Boyz
Commentary hypes up the #1 contender’s match again and we go backstage with the Hardy Boyz for an interview.
Matt says he and his brother have been fighting since the first day he stepped out of his crib, and all their wonderful, delightful offense was first applied to each other. Jeff talks about how close he was to winning the title, and he’s gonna seize the moment at No Mercy. Matt reminds him he has to win tonight first, and Jeff offers up that the best Hardy should win.
Bray Wyatt vs Dustin Rhodes
Bray Wyatt makes his entrance, his match against Dustin Rhodes will be after the break. 
Dustin charging in, punches in the corner, Bray back with a big palm strike, whip, Rhodes drops him with a lariat that sends him outside! Following after, coming off the apron but Wyatt catches him with a punch to the gut and a headbutt before breaking the count and throwing Dustin face-first into the barricade. Rhodes fighting back, returning the favor and whipping him hard into the steps!
Flying bulldog follows into mounted punches to the back of the head as referee Shawn Bennett counts. Bray runs him over with a headbutt, back inside but Rhodes has his wits about him and keeps throwing hands, setting him up in the corner… SHATTERED DREAMS, HIGH BUT LEGAL! ANOTHER ON THE OTHER SIDE!
Coming off the ropes, but Bray catches him with Sister Abigail for the win.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
Finn Balor appears on the Titantron and begins telling Bray a story about a little kid who was alone and different with books about mythology. Eventually that boy became a man, and discovered a way to control his pain, anger, and rage, manifesting it just like those gods and monsters in those books. That man created a demon, and now he wants to ask a very important question–
If the demon is a creation of the man, which one is more dangerous? At No Mercy, he’s going to find out.
Enzo Amore is shown walking backstage and we get another video package of Tweets on the passing of Bobby “the Brain” Heenan to send us to break.
Enzo Amore Gets Another Beatdown
Back from the break and out comes Enzo Amore with a mic. Enzo is talking about how h e feels good but will feel much better after beating WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville at No Mercy. The music interrupts and out comes Braun Strowman, flooring Enzo on the ramp.
Braun drags Enzo to the ring and tosses him in. Fans chant “thank you Strowman” now. Braun lifts Enzo with ease and drives him down with a huge chokeslam. Braun hits the big powerslam and leaves Enzo laying. Braun’s music hits as he marches to the back. Neville’s music hits and out he comes, staying away from Braun but admiring his size. Neville walks to the ring and goes to the top, hitting Red Arrow on Enzo while he’s down. Neville takes the mic and mocks Enzo as we go to commercial.
A shaky Enzo is interviewed backstage and says he’s doing good. He can’t compete with Braun but he’ll take Neville’s title at No Mercy and then you can ask him how he’s doing.
Gran Metalik vs. Cruiserweight Champ Neville
Circling, Neville with a kick to the gut before putting Metalik into the turnbuckle face first, tossing him into the ropes, handspring, off the ropes again with a headscissors takeover, to the ropes, spin into a missile dropkick and the King finds himself outside where he sidesteps a dive. Baseball slide misses, pop-up gamengiri on the apron and choking him on the inside.
Back outside, nearly tearing Gran’s mask off his face and he’s fired up, throwing punches hard in return. A kick from the apron, another missile dropkick, Neville outside… BRILLO METALIK! Tossing the champion back in, climbing up top, he walks the ropes for a crossbody splash… NO GOOD! Up again, moonsault, Neville gets the feet up and hooks his arms and locks in Rings of Saturn for the win.
Winner: Cruiserweight Champ Neville
A shaky Enzo is interviewed backstage and says he’s doing good. He can’t compete with Braun but he’ll take Neville’s title at No Mercy and then you can ask him how he’s doing.
Elias sings a song about Jason Jordan and everyone in San Jose being underachievers. The Hardy Boyz cut him off.
Intercontinental Championship Number One Contenders Six Pack Challenge: Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy vs Jason Jordan vs Bo Dallas w/The Miz vs Curtis Axel vs Elias
The bell rings a brawl breaks out. Jeff beats down Axel in on corner as Matt stomps on Dallas in the other. Jordan dropkicked Elias out of the ring. Jeff rolls up Matt for a two count. Matt gets up and Jeff tells him it’s all fair. Fans chant “delete!” as they have some friendly words in the middle of the ring. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Miz watches as Jeff unloads. Jeff with a 2 count on Dallas. Elias ends up dropping Jordan into his knee for a 2 count. Elias works over Matt. Elias attacks Axel and Dallas next. Axel with a big clothesline on Axel. Elias takes Jordan to the top and chops him before climbing up. The Miztourage comes over and sends Elias to the floor. Miz applauds them.
Axel and Dallas climb up for a double suplex on Jordan but The Hardys come over and bring everyone to the floor with a powerbomb. Elias comes and tries to steal a pin. Matt and Jeff double team Elias now. Jeff hits Poetry In Motion. Matt rolls Jeff up for a 2 count. Matt with a Side Effect on Jeff as Dallas breaks it up. Axel and Dallas unload on Matt into the corner now. They send Matt into the ring post and he goes to the floor.