WWE Raw Live Updates, Results and Highlights From Aug. 24
Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of WWE Raw on August 24. Scroll down for updates of all the action from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of WWE Raw on August 24. Scroll down for updates of all the action from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
OTM put Jimmy through the announce table while Keys held Jey and forced him to watch. The show ended with Knight, Solo and The Usos all down around the ring as OTM and Keys stood tall in the ring.
The Usos still had the upper hand all through the break into the next segment. They kept Sikoa isolated with quick tags and double-team moves.
The Street Champ hit a desperate clothesline to give himself some breathing room. Knight and Jimmy both tagged in at the same time. The Megastar unloaded on the elder Uso with jabs and a clothesline.
As Jey and Solo were fighting at ringside, Royce Keys put both of them through the barricade with a huge Spear. In the ring, OTM from NXT attacked Knight and Big Jim.
Bronco Nima and Lucien Price helped Keys destroy all four men. It looks like we officially have a new trio on Raw to compete with The Bloodline.
The Usos vs. LA Knight and Solo Sikoa Part 1
Jimmy and LA came out of the gate hot as soon as the bell rang. Knight hit a clothesline to get the first takedown before tagging in Solo for a double back elbow.
The Usos were able to take control with some combined attacks. They took Solo out of the ring and drilled him with a double superkick.
After a video hyping Zilla Fatu in NXT, Chad Gable was talking to Pearce backstage, and the GM said he is going to go find a new challenger for him. Ethan Page walked up and congratulated him on winning the IC title from Rey Mysterio.
All Ego said Gable is intimidated by him, but Gable reminded him that he beat him to earn the title shot in the first place. He said he would have given Page a title shot, but the way he is acting has made him change his mind.
Back in the arena, The Usos came out for their match against Sikoa and Knight.
Penta had control through the break, but the living skeleton started to regain his footing. He took Penta down with a few high-flying moves and scored a two-count with a powerslam.
La Parka drilled the former IC champion with a DDT for a close two-count. Penta caught him with a Penta Driver, but he couldn't keep him down for the pin.
A Spanish Fly got La Parka another near-fall before Penta wrenched his arm behind his back. He hit the Mexican Destroyer to seal the victory and advance to the finals.
This was a solid match, but the most intriguing part of this is that we will see Penta and Fenix fight in the finals next week to determine who gets to face Roman Reigns for the world title in Mexico City.
Lyra Valkyria had a brief exchange with Sol Ruca and Iyo Sky before Penta made his way out first to take on La Parka in the other semifinal match in the ongoing No. 1 Contender's tournament.
The luchadores started with a fast-paced exchange, but Penta took control. He sent La Parka out of the ring so he could take him down with a dive through the ropes.
La Parka recovered and hit a moonsault from the middle rope to the floor. Penta caught him with a superkick as he was coming off the top rope, but it only got him a two-count.
We returned to see Cass missing a corner splash. Evans tried to build a little momentum, but he couldn't take Cass off his feet. The big man caught him, but Evans sent him over the top rope before hitting a suicide dive.
The Young OG put Cass in the timekeeper's area so he could hit a running dive over the barricade. Evans started unloading on him with punches and kicks.
He brought Cass back in the ring and hit the Red Dot kick and a springboard clothesline. He went for the OG Cutter, but Cass shoved him off the top turnbuckle.
He nailed Je'Von with a big boot for the win. This seemed like a pretty abrupt ending, and an odd choice for a finishing move.
Judgment Day attacked Evans after Cass left the ring and left him down and out.
Big Cass has been making Evans' life hard recently, so they met in what was the first match Cass has had in WWE since returning. The way they shot the entrance for Cass was designed to make him look as big as possible, and it worked.
Evans tried to stick and move to avoid the big man. He brought the powerhouse out of the ring with a hurricanrana, but when he went for a slingshot crossbody, Cass caught him. Je'Von got back in the ring and Cass leveled him with a clothesline over the top rope.
Michael Cole talked about the journey Cass has been on since he was fired by WWE eight years ago as we saw him throw Evans into the barricade. He said Cass has taken no accountability for his actions.
Paul Heyman and Adam Pearce were in the ring for a contract signing between Oba Femi and Bron Breakker. The Ruler made his entrance first as the crowd chanted his name.
Breakker asked Femi who he thinks he is, claiming to be the future. He asked what Femi has done to earn the title of being the future of WWE. He diminished Femi's King of the Ring win and victory over Brock Lesnar.
He talked a lot of trash about how Femi wouldn't even be where he is if Breakker hadn't been out with an injury for months. The Ruler called him an angry, orange man and said he can't understand that his chances of being the face of WWE are gone.
Breakker signed the contract and said Femi is going to realize he is the one guy he can't beat. He taunted Oba by saying Heyman should sign it for him since they are so close now.
Bron and Oba ended up brawling after Breakker threatened Heyman. Austin Theory showed up to help his partner, but Femi fought them off and put Theory through the table.
We returned to see both men trading chops. Lee hit a few kicks to take Fenix off his feet. He hit a beautiful float over into a powerbomb, but it couldn't get him the win.
They continued to trade fast-paced offense until they ended up fighting near the announce table. Fenix was tripped on the table, which gave Lee an opening to hit a massive cannonball through the second rope that hit Fenix off the top of the table.
That spot was wild! The crowd chanted "This is awesome" as Lee brought Fenix in for a tornado DDT to get a two-count. Rey hit a brainbuster as he began regaining momentum.
He got Lee up for the Mexican Muscle Buster, but Lee countered into the Styles Clash for a near-fall. They kept going back and forth until Fenix finally hit his finisher to get the win.
This match was incredible. If you are not watching the show live, make sure you check this one out. Both guys worked their butts off to make this awesome.
The No. 1 Contender's tournament continued this week with Rey Fenix taking on Dragon Lee in the semifinals. Before the match, Je'Von Evans attacked Dom Mysterio and JD McDonagh backstage, which Rey Mysterio seemed to love.
They started with a quick exchange of holds and counters. Neither man could get an advantage as they went move for move. They came to a stalemate before they began trading strikes.
Lee was the first one to take control with a nice dropkick in the corner for a two-count, but Fenix wasn't down for long. He hit the running kick across the top rope he is known for, and he followed it with a diving crossbody for a near-fall.
The AAA cruiserweight champion hit a moonsault on the floor, but when they got back into the ring, Lee hit a German suplex. He took Fenix down with a huge dive over the top rope that sent us into the break.
Perez had control through the break, but Vaquer was starting to make a comeback when we returned. Roxy had to pull her hair to escape an abdominal stretch, but the former world champion maintained control.
She used the Devil's Kiss to slam Roxanne's head into the mat 10 times. She used a brutal dragon screw leg whip in the corner before hitting a running double knee against the turnbuckle.
Perez recovered and hit a nice shining wizard for a two-count. Stephanie countered a crossface into a package backbreaker. Morgan interfered while Rodriguez distracted the ref. This brought out Becky Lynch.
Roxy tried to take advantage of all the mayhem, but Vaquer was able to hit her with her finisher to score the win.
Lynch took Morgan out at ringside before getting into the ring. She and Vaquer exchanged a few words before The Man made her exit.
Stephanie Vaquer vs. Roxanne Perez Part 1
Stephanie Vaquer returned to action for the first time since WrestleMania to take on Roxanne Perez. La Primera made her way to the ring right before the break. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez were at ringside.
Perez played some mind games by avoiding Vaquer a few times before slapping her and then hiding in the ropes. Once Vaquer got her hands on her, she wrestled her to the mat and stomped on her elbow.
Roxy fooled her into chasing her back into the ring. They traded stiff slaps before Stephanie almost locked her in an armbar. Vaquer hit a running kick in the corner, but a distraction from Raquel allowed Perez to shove her off the top rope.
LA Knight came to the ring to kick things off with a promo. He said he needs to talk about the coward, Roman Reigns.
He talked about Reigns refusing to defend the belt against him and how he wasn't able to compete in the current tournament going on with AAA.
Solo Sikoa appeared in the crowd and used Knight's own catchphrase before thanking him for helping out last week with The Bloodline. A moment later, The Usos started making their way to the ring.
When Jey sent him a warning shot, Solo pretended like he was in The Matrix to avoid it. They ended up agreeing to a tag match with the four of them for later in the show.
Knight and Sikoa are so great together. They are always funny whenever they interact.
Monday Night Raw is officially on the air. This week's episode had an early start time due to a double taping alongside SmackDown.
Shots of various Superstars backstage were shown before we went to a video recapping what happened last week with The Bloodline.
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