Bayley PULLED From WWE Summerslam! | WWE Raw, Aug. 7, 2017 Review

Bayley is out of Summerslam! Roman Reigns was beaten by an office chair.
In his face.
And Brock Lesnar likes roleplay.
I’m Oli Davis, and-GODDAMMIT HOW DID THAT GET ON MY HEAD-this is the 7th August 2017
edition of Monday Night Raw...in about 4 minutes.
Miz TV With Brock Lesnar Miz opened the show calling out Jason Jordan,
but Kurt Angle had another guest in mind…
Brock Lesnar.
Miz pointed out for the 129th time in WWE that Lesnar doesn’t even have to be pinned
at Summerslam to lose the title, leading Paul Heyman to rather kinkily ask: do you and Maryse
like roleplay?
Because him and Brock do - oo er. Heyman brilliantly suggested they do some
now, casting Bo Dallas as Samoa Bo, Curtis Axel as Braun Strowman and The Miz as Roman
Reigns.
Brock Lesnar gets to be Brock Lesnar.
In a preview of Summerslam’s main event, The Beast threw everyone around the ring.
This was a very good opening segment.
Sheamus beat Seth Rollins The following match, though - where Sheamus
beat Seth Rollins after Cesaro’s distraction - was a bit repetitive after last week.
But it was part of a larger story on Raw - in the post-match beatdown, Dean Ambrose didn’t
run out to save his former Shield buddy.
Jason Jordan beat Jean-Pierre Goulet With Curtis Axel taken out by Lesnar at the
start of the show, Angle needed to find his illegitimate son someone else to fight.
Unfortunately for Jason Jordan, Kurt picked Jean-Pierre Goulet, a hometown underdog the
Toronto crowd unsurprisingly decided to cheer.
It’s Bizarro-land, Maggle!
For some reason, The Canadians don’t want to cheer badly booked babyfaces!
Sasha Banks beat Alicia Fox & Emma The same thing happened in the following segment.
Toronto booed Bayley as she announced her shoulder injury means her Summerslam match
is off.
In her place, there will be two three-ways tonight, with the winners fighting in a new
No. 1 contenders match next Monday in Boston.
Which is Sasha Banks’ hometown, so she’s most definitely losing there after beating
Alicia Fox and Emma this week.
Galanderson beat Big EnzShow Amore We’ve got a new tag team on Raw - Big EnzShow
Amore.
I’m working on a better name.
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson took on the NERDS, winning thanks to some Big Cass distraction.
EnzShow ended standing tall, though, giving Cass a knockout punch.
Later, Kurt finally made their Summerslam match - Big Cass vs Big Show with Enzo in
a shark cage suspended above the ring.
Hopefully he gets to do live commentary from up there.
Finn Balor & Bray Wyatt Finn Balor and Bray Wyatt’s Summerslam build
is equally lacklustre, built entirely around who has the sneakier ring entrance.
Dean Ambrose beat Cesaro After months and months of Intercontinental
title limbo, Dean Ambrose feels rejuvenated.
He’s involved in WWE’s best storyline right now, and I actually get excited hearing
his music again, rather than just thinking, ‘well here comes another Miz match…’
He had a great match with Cesaro here, and tying into the bout earlier that night, Sheamaro
beat down Ambrose in frustration, leading Rollins to run down for the save.
For the first time in their thawing relationship so far, it was Dean who made himself vulnerable,
extending his arm for the Shield fist bump.
The crowd really wanted to see it happen, actually invested - actually believing in
- a babyface story for a change.
But Ambrose had left Rollins high and dry earlier in the night, so it was Seth’s turn
to walk away.
This is really, really great storytelling.
Ariya Daivari beat Akira Tozawa Titus Worldwide took one step closer to championship
gold, with Akira Tozawa overcoming Ariya Daivari ahead of his Summerslam Cruiserweight title
match.
Nia Jax beat Dana Brooke & Mickie James Nia Jax will face Sasha next week after beating
Dana Brooke and Mickie James (who I genuinely forgot was employed by WWE).
Braun Strowman beat Roman Reigns Raw’s big main event was yet another combination
of the four men fighting for the title at Summerslam: this time Braun Strowman vs Roman
Reigns in a Last Man Standing match.
Braun received a hero’s welcome.
Reigns...not so much.
This is Toronto, after all.
There was a guy wearing a ‘Roman Sucks’ t-shirt in the front row.
Braun and Roman work very well together, especially in hardcore stipulations: getting to have
fun with steel steps, tables, and - most spectacularly - an office chair straight to Roman’s face.
It was a really fun match with a brilliant - if illogical - ending.
Roman had Braun beat with a spear, but just as the referee was going to count Strowman
out, Samoa Joe got Reigns in the Coquina Clutch to choke him out - getting sweet revenge from
last week.
Weirdly, the referee stopped counting despite Braun still being down and this being a No
DQ match.
Braun stood up just before the 10 count to win.
So that was this week’s Raw in about four minutes.
Here’s the usual ratings recap, from top to bottom - In Awe, Cor, AVRAWGE, Poor and
Bore.
I’ll reveal my rating very shortly, but first, vote in the poll above my head to give
yours.
I’ll announce the results in tomorrow’s WrestleTalk News.
Jason Jordan hasn’t clicked, Bayley’s getting booed, and the Big Show vs Big Cass
and Finn Balor vs Bray Wyatt feuds are no good.
That said, Raw had plenty of highlights - Brock Lesnar destroying the Miztourage, Dean Ambrose
vs Cesaro and Braun Strowman throwing an office chair in Roman’s face.
This week’s Raw is Cor.
John Cena is reportedly moving to Raw soon.
And what’s the real reason WWE released Eva Marie?
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Bayley PULLED From WWE Summerslam! | WWE Raw, Aug. 7, 2017 Review

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