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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Seth Rollins World Heavyweight Championship Open Challenge</h2>



<p>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE Raw kicked off with Seth Rollins heading to the ring ahead of his open challenge. Before he was able to see who accepted, he was attacked by Finn Balor, who threw him to the outside of the ring and into a post whilst WWE officials attempted to split up the brawl. </p>



<p>Finn Balor then delivered three Coup De Grace&#8217;s onto the steel steps, as the episode went to an ad break. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Rollins was seen looking for Balor and was blindsided by the former Universal Champion. The duo was split once again as Balor screamed that he waited seven years for this shot and he will take it all at Money in the Bank. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Tommaso Ciampa def. The Miz</h2>



<p>The Miz headed to the ring and noted that he was going to accept the open challenge. He claimed that he was a god in Cleveland and would have won the Championship before he was interrupted by the returning Tommaso Ciampa who accepted his open challenge. </p>



<p>It&#8217;s a short match between the two men that saw The Miz take a near fall following a basement DDT, before Ciampa was able to take back the momentum and pick up a huge win following the Fairytale Ending. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">The Judgment Day Hype Up Money In The Bank</h2>



<p>The Judgment Day headed out to the ring and Finn Balor was able to comment on his attack earlier in the night, where he claimed that he would be the only man lifting the World Heavyweight Championship, which is why the open challenge was canceled. </p>



<p>Rhea Ripley then took over and hyped up Dominik Mysterio&#8217;s match against Cody Rhodes and Damian Priest taking the Money in the Bank contract. Dominik then had to shout over the crowd and challenge Rhodes to find two partners to take them on in a six-man tag team match later in the night. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens were asked about The Bloodline, which enraged Owens and lead to Zayn claiming he has a rage issue. Owens said if he can&#8217;t last the whole night without losing his cool then he will admit he has a problem. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Katana Chance &amp; Kayden Carter def. Sonya Deville &amp; Chelsea Green</h2>



<p>Chelsea Green started out the match and was able to control all of the momentum, but after she tagged out to Sonya Deville, it was the former Official who was pinned following The Afterparty. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Indus Sher def. Shelton Benjamin &amp; Cedric Alexander</h2>



<p>After their match last week was over very quickly, Benjamin and Alexander were able to get in a little more offense against the former NXT Superstars but still were unable to pick up the win. Sher dominated the match and picked up the win following a thunderous crossbody from Veer to Benjamin. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Logan Paul Returns</h2>



<p>Logan Paul made the announcement that he had been added to the Men&#8217;s Money in the Bank ladder match, before he was interrupted by Ricochet. The One and Only claimed that he was only in the match because he made him viral at Royal Rumble. </p>



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<p>Shinsuke Nakamura, LA Knight, Santos Escobar, and then Butch, all headed out to the ring to plead their case, but Butch didn&#8217;t say a word instead attacking Paul and beginning a mass brawl. </p>



<p>Paul was able to dive over the ropes to take down all the men on the outside, before climbing the ladder and showing that he could pick up the win in less than two weeks&#8217; time. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Matt Riddle def. Ludwig Kaiser</h2>



<p>Gunther was at ringside and included himself in the match several times, but was kicked off the apron by Riddle. Kaiser almost picked up the win following a Springboard knee, but it was Riddle who went on to pick up the win following a fall-forward Tombstone Piledriver.</p>



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<p>After the match, Gunther attacked Riddle and, for a moment, Riddle was able to fight him off before the numbers game overcame him, and saw Gunther attack his calf. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage: </strong>Zayn and Kevin Owens were approached by Imperium but before Owens could lose his cool, Zayn ended their discussion and said they had somewhere they needed to be. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">The Viking Raiders def. Alpha Academy</h2>



<p>These two teams have had several issues in recent weeks but after helping her team pick up the win last week, Maxxine delivered a perfect suplex to Valhalla on the outside which provided the distraction allowing Erik to deliver a reverse GTS to pick up the win. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Rhea Ripley ensured that The Judgment Day were all still on the same page.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya &#8211; No Match</h2>



<p>Natalya was handed a rematch following her short title shot at Night of Champions but the match went the same way as in Saudi Arabia. Natalya was attacked from behind and beaten down by Ripley on the outside and then into the steel steps again. Finally, Ripley finished with a Riptide whilst WWE Officials checked on Nattie. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage: </strong>Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez came face to face after Raquel claimed she would win Money in the Bank and cash in on The Nightmare. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage: </strong>Cody Rhodes secured the services of the Tag Team Champions for his main event match. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Money in the Bank Qualifying Match<br>Trish Stratus def. Raquel Rodriguez by DQ</h2>



<p>Raquel kicked off the match completely rag-dolling Stratus and was then slapped across the face. Stratus was able to deliver a DDT to get a near fall, but Raquel was taken down by Zoey Stark on the outside, and Becky Lynch then attacked Stark and then Stratus, helping her pick up the win. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Bron Breakker appeared on Raw to build up his match against Seth Rollins this week on NXT Gold Rush. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Bronson Reed def. Shinsuke Nakamura</h2>



<p>Shinsuke Nakamura looked as though he had the match handled before Ricochet included himself. The One and Only was on commentary before he distracted the two men and Bronson Reed threw him into the steel steps. Nakamura went for the Kinshasa but it was Ricochet who took the finisher before Reed climbed the top rope and hit Tsunami. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage: </strong>Seth Rollins made it clear he would still be at NXT despite being hurt at the hands of Finn Balor. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, &amp; Cody Rhodes def. The Judgment Day</h2>



<p>Rhea Ripley was at ringside and once again played a huge role in the match. Ripley stepped up to Zayn at one point to protect Dominik but Zayn was still able to see a way past her and take him out at ringside. </p>



<p>Dominik sent a message to his father by attempting a 619 on Rhodes but was taken down by Zayn before he was hit with a Helluva kick and a Stunner. Rhodes was then able to pick up the win for his team with a Cross Rhodes on Priest.</p>



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