Twice a year the WWE Superstars head to the United Kingdom and Raw emanates from Great Britain. This past Monday night was one of those two occasions as the red brand called London its home for the night. Heading into the show we already knew there was going to be a huge Intercontinental Title match, more Money In The Bank qualifiers, plus an explanation as to why Ronda Rousey has been granted a shot at the Raw Women's Title. So the promise of plenty of huge takeaways before the show had even begun.
5. Roman Reigns Wanted Revenge
Last week's Raw ended with Jinder Mahal costing Roman Reigns a spot in next month's men's Money In The Bank ladder match. As soon as Raw started this week The Big Dog came to the ring with the hope of rectifying that. Instead of being joined in the ring by Mahal though, Raw General Manager Kurt Angle came bearing bad news for Reigns. Not only did the GM announce that The Maharaja would have a MITB qualifying match later in the evening, but he also declared that Reigns would be getting no more opportunities to earn his way into the match. With that the former WWE Champion went backstage, found Mahal, and delivered a beat down to him until he was physically stopped by other WWE employees. That alone wasn't enough to put Mahal out of action for the night though, and two hours later once he was cleared to compete, Reigns found him again and speared him right through a closed door.
4. Seth Rollins Retains
Seth Rollins want to be a fighting champion while he is in possession of the Intercontinental Title, and he has been doing right by that mantra so far. Mojo Rawley answered an open challenge from The Architect on last week's Raw, and this week Rollins had to get past Kevin Owens. A tougher challenge than Rawley plus a big match for the fans in London. They didn't have to wait long for it either as the IC Title match was the first one of the night. As expected, the bout between KO and Rollins had a 'follow that' type feel to it. Both men may be thousands of miles from home but that didn't mean they were going to phone it in. Eventually though Rollins prevailed, and The Kingslayer is still Intercontinental Champion.
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3. Sami Zayn Teases An Exposé
It has been ten years since Bobby Lashley's last stint in WWE came to an end, so there are likely quite a lot of fans who don't know what he's all about. Since his return WWE creative has hardly tried to explain it either or give much background on the former ECW Champion. Then last week Renee Young conducted an interview with Lashley, but it was so baffling that it left us with more questions than answers. Lashley just told weird stories about growing up with three sisters. Well thankfully that strange segment looks to be leading somewhere. This week Sami Zayn complained about Lashley and how he has been affecting his career since returning. Zayn then revealed that he had been in touch with Lashley's sisters and all is not what it seems. Next week the trio will be on Raw as Sami's special guests, and apparently all will be revealed.
2. Drew And Dolph Really Send A Message
Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler have been making some pretty bold claims since arriving on Raw as a tandem. So far though they have backed up those claims. On Monday night though they faced their biggest challenge to date, a match versus Braun Strowman and Finn Balor. The Monster Among Men doesn't often lose on Raw, but Ziggler and McIntyre haven't lost yet as a team. The clash between the Scot and the Monster was teased throughout the match, and eventually Strowman couldn't wait any longer. The former Tag Team Champion delivered what has quickly become one of his patented shoulder tackles to McIntyre, sending him flying through his own Greatest Royal Rumble trophy. Meanwhile in the ring, Ziggler capitalized on the distraction and pinned Balor to pick up an historic win.
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1. The Money In The Bank Matches Are Filling Up
Three more Superstars qualified for next month's Money In The Bank matches on Raw this week. Bobby Roode was the first to book his spot, defeating Baron Corbin and No Way Jose in a triple threat match early on in the evening. Next up was Alexa Bliss. The Goddess managed to cover Bayley for the three count despite the other competitor in their match, Mickie James, neglecting her alliance with the eventual winner midway through the bout. The final qualifier of the night was supposed to feature Mahal, however since Reigns rendered him unable to compete he was replaced by Kevin Owens who would join Elias and Bobby Lashley. While Elias seemed more concerned with entertaining the fans, trying to play a song halfway through the match, Lashley actually had it won until Zayn interfered and dragged him out of the ring. With that KO hit a prone Drifter with a frog splash and picked up the win for himself, booking his place at MITB.