Paul Heyman Speaks For Brock Lesnar
When we return from commercial, Justin Roberts introduces Paul Heyman. He comes out and says his client has authorized him to talk to everyone tonight. He talks about how Cena is stubborn for not listening to the legends in the Hall Of Fame Forum last week who warned him not to fight Lesnar again at Night Of Champions. He says the same about HHH warning him not to fight Lesnar in the opening segment of tonight’s RAW. With that said, Heyman walks off and the announcers talk about Lesnar-Cena II.
Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) vs. Curtis Axel
Jack Swagger makes his way to the ring, but pauses. Out comes the returning Zeb Colter, who accompanies Swagger to the ring. Already in the ring is Swagger’s oppoent for tonight, Curtis Axel.
The bell rings and here we go. During the match, Bo Dallas and a bunch of fans are at the top of the stage. The announcers reference them a lot during the match and the camera shoots them a lot during the match.
Swagger controls Axel for the majority of the match as the announcers pretty much ignore the action inside the ring. Axel gets in a few moves, but for the most part, Swagger squashes him and pins him.
Winner: Jack Swagger
After The Match:
After the match, Bo Dallas gets on the mic and taunts Swagger and Colter. He talks about how they let everyone down in the Flag Match against Rusev at SummerSlam. He introduces the three fans seated at the top of the stage with him. They are Richie, Angela and Jennifer. One-by-one, Dallas talks about how Swagger let them and the country down by losing. He asks the three fans to stand, put their right hand over their hearts and repeat after him, “All you have to do is Bo-Lieve.” His theme hits and we head to commercial.
Adam Rose vs. Titus O’Neil (with Heath Slater)
When we return from commercial Adam Rose, who now has a beard, is in the middle of making his entrance to the ring. Already in the ring is Titus O’Neil and Heath Slater. Slater drops down to the floor.
The bell rings and here we go with one-on-one action between Rose and O’Neil. Early on, O’Neil manhandles the smaller Rose. The Exotic Express, namely the person in the big bunny outfit, is shown at ringside quite a bit during the match.
Slater ends up knocking the bunny on his ass, however the bunny drops Slater and starts punching the hell out of him on the ground. This distraction allows Rose to roll O’Neil up and pin him for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Adam Rose
Growing Up Bella Part Three
After the Rose-O’Neil match we head to our third “Growing Up Bella” segment with Nikki Bella. We see a bunch of Bella Twins pictures, followed by Nikki telling another story. This time, Nikki talks about Brie struggling at school and asking Nikki to take a test for her, which Nikki passed with flying colors, while Brie got all of the credit.
Rusev (with Lana) vs. Zack Ryder
Following the third “Growing Up Bella” segment, Rusev and Lana make their way to the ring. Before we find out who their opponent is, we head to a commercial break.
When we return from commercial, after an obnoxious WWE Network plug, Rusev and Lana are shown in the ring. Lana gets on the mic and talks trash about the U.S. and Labor Day. Finally, we see Zack Ryder standing behind them.
Lana finishes by telling everyone in America that they “suck” and then the bell rings. Ryder goes right at Rusev, but within seconds, Rusev is dominating Ryder with ease. Seconds later, in a match that lasted all of maybe one minute, Rusev slaps “The Accolade” on Ryder and Ryder taps out.
Winner: Rusev
After The Match:
After his easy win, Rusev is celebrating in the ring but not for long, as Mark Henry’s theme music hits. Henry comes out and Rusev runs out of the ring away from “The World’s Strongest Man.” Henry gets on the mic and says Rusev is scared, but that’s okay, because he’s scared too. He’s scared about what he’ll do when he finally gets his hands on Rusev. He talks about how U.S.A. is the strongest country in the world. Henry talks about opening an international wing in the “Hall Of Pain,” and he says Rusev is going to be the first inductee.
Backstage: Triple H and Stephanie McMahon
Backstage, we see Triple H and Stephanie McMahon talking. They talk about the Bella Twins issue. HHH talks about how cute Stephanie is and then Stephanie says she can’t wait to see Bella’s face when she makes “the” announcement. She asks HHH to wish her luck. He does. We head to commercial.