The latest edition of WWE Monday Night Raw for June 17, 2019 took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Here is a recap of the most noteworthy highlights from this episode for those who might have missed it:
— Elias, in a referee shirt, stared the night with a promo. He was attacked by Seth Rollins, armed with a steel chair, who set the terms that anybody who would be on Baron Corbin's side would get attacked.
— In the Fatal 5-Way elimination match, Braun Strowman had pinned Cesaro and Bobby Lashley, who then helped take Strowman out of the equation. He was pinned by Ricochet, who then pinned The Miz to win and earn a title shot for the United States Championship at Stomping Grounds. After the match, Samoa Joe jumped Ricochet from behind, but Ricochet came out on top of the fight.
— Backstage in a VIP lounge room, Shane McMahon, Drew McIntyre and The Revival ate some food and hung out together. Later in the night, Heath Slater dropped by to ask for a raise. McMahon denied the request and McIntyre beat Slater down until he was pulled off him. Later still, Roman Reigns cut a promo and eventually took out The Revival, then McIntyre (by putting him through the table with the food on it) and, lastly, Shane in the middle of the ring.
— The Viking Raiders squashed two jobbers by pinfall.
— R-Truth and Carmella tried to disguise themselves in costumes, but they were spotted in the crowd and chased around.
— On The KO Show with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin announced EC3 as his next pick for his special guest referee. EC3 was then nailed in the back by Rollins with the chair. The New Day came out to poke some fun and to set up a six-man tag team match.
— Backstage, AJ Styles called attention to how Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson haven't won any matches in a long while and how they need to get serious and turn their careers around, which they promised to do against The Usos. However, Jimmy and Jey Uso defeated The Good Brothers by pinfall.
— The New Day defeated Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a 2-out-of-3 falls six-man tag team match, particularly as Owens and Zayn walked out on Corbin before the finish.
— Paul Heyman reminded everyone that the threat of Brock Lesnar cashing in the Money in the Bank contract is forever looming and it could happen at Stomping Grounds.
— Even though Eric Young claimed he wasn't going to accept Corbin's offer to be the referee, Rollins beat him down with the chair backstage anyway.
— Bayley being ringside ended up being a distraction for Alexa Bliss, leading to The IIconics retaining the women's tag team titles against Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross by pinfall. Because of this, Cross now believes everything bad about Bayley and will be in Alexa's corner at Stomping Grounds to cheer her on in getting revenge on Bayley.
— Another edition of Firefly Fun House aired, with Bray Wyatt saying the earth isn't round, dinosaurs aren't extinct and stressing the point to let him in.
— Seth Rollins defeated Daniel Bryan by disqualification after interference from Rowan very early into the match. A brawl ensued that included The New Day, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, The Revival and The Usos (The New Day and The Usos on Seth's behalf). Everyone was banned from ringside and the match was restarted. Seth Rollins defeated Daniel Bryan by pinfall. Corbin attacked Rollins after the match with a steel chair.
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