WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Kevin Owens sneaks into WWE championship match at Day One
Owens outfoxed Seth Rollins to turn the championship at the impending compensation per-view into a triple danger
The form to Day One, WWE's impending Jan. 1 compensation for every view occasion, started on Monday night as a WWE championship was made - - and afterward adjusted - - on Raw. That match will see WWE champion Big E safeguarding his title against both Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens.
Rollins had as of now acquired a shot at the title, having won a four-way stepping stool match a little while back on Raw. While he started the show with a declaration that he would at last accept his chance at Day One, the show would end with Rollins possibly undermining his own chance as he was the sole justification for Owens getting passage into the match.
Kevin Owens acquires a spot in Day One championship
Seth Rollins def. Finn Balor by means of pinfall subsequent to hitting a step. Rollins utilized a thumb to the eye to set up the completion. Before the match, Rollins made it official that he would challenge Big E for the WWE title at the Day One compensation for every view on Jan. 1. After the match, Rollins ran into Kevin Owens behind the stage, with Owens referencing that he would likewise procure a spot in the Day One championship assuming he beat Big E later in the evening. Rollins stood up to WWE official Adam Pearce and was at first told Owens was lying yet after Owens demanded it was valid, Pearce ultimately said it was a smart thought and that Owens would be placed in the match with a success.
Kevin Owens def. Huge E by means of preclusion after obstruction by Seth Rollins. Rollins was ringside for the match, applauding Big E to keep Owens from a spot in "his match." Owens slapped Rollins during the match, attempting to trap him into assaulting to give Owens the preclusion. As the match proceeded, Owens assaulted Rollins briefly time. This time, a furious Rollins hurried into the ring and assaulted Owens to cause the exclusion. Owens got away from the ring, so Rollins put Big E down with a step. Owens celebrated as his incorporation in the Day One championship was reported.
There's very little to grumble about with the threesome of Big E, Owens and Rollins in a major compensation for each view championship. Owens having the option to get in Rollins' mind to observe the least expensive manner into the match was a brilliant piece of booking, holding Big E back from eating a superfluous pin. Owens' heel turn has been taken care of well, with him viewing new ways as insidious beside the exceptionally fundamental WWE style of "sneak assault the hero." Grade:B
What else occurred on WWE Raw?
Liv Morgan and Becky Lynch marked an agreement for a counterpart for Lynch's Raw ladies' title on the following week's Raw. A five-on-five match was additionally set up for later in the evening.
Crude Tag Team Championship - - RK-Bro (c) def. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode through pinfall when Randy Orton hit Ziggler with a RKO.
Edge got back to Raw and was hindered by The Miz. The Miz resented his own return not getting a similar degree of display as Edge, just as Edge not referencing him as a possible future adversary. As they exchanged verbal insults, Edge at last had enough and attempted to get Miz to battle him, driving Miz to just decline and leave the ring.
The Street Profits def. Alpha Academy through pinfall when Montez Ford hit Chad Gable with a frog sprinkle. AJ Styles was claiming to be visually impaired after the Profits showered him with a fire quencher last week yet endeavored to meddle toward the finish of the match, uncovering the trick while likewise not preventing the Profits from scoring the success.
US Championship – Damian Priest (c) def. Apollo Crews by means of pinfall subsequent to hitting The Reckoning. Administrator Azeez endeavored to meddle, prompting his launch from ringside. The endeavored impedance made Priest snap indeed, rapidly completing the match minutes after the fact.
Rey and Dominik Mysterio def. Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin through pinfall when Dominik his Benjamin with a frog sprinkle.
Liv Morgan, Bianca Belair, Dana Brooke, Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. def. Becky Lynch, Tamina, Doudrop, Carmella and Zelina Vega through pinfall when Morgan hit Tamina with Oblivian. After the match, every one of the contenders kept fighting before Morgan triumphed when it's all said and done the final word by hitting Lynch with Oblivian.
