Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for July 18, 2016. The show was headlined by a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between the champion, Seth Rollins, and the challenger, Dean Ambrose, as well as a 12-man tag team match. Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of Raw column.
WWE Raw Results:
– The show opened with Stephanie McMahon announcing that Raw would have an exclusive cruiserweight division and announcing Mick Foley as Raw’s general manager. Shane McMahon announced Daniel Bryan as Smackdown’s GM. You can watch the announcements here.
1. Sami Zayn and Cesaro defeated Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens. Zayn reversed a schoolboy rollup from Chris Jericho into an inside cradle to get the win for his team.
2. Darren Young defeated Alberto Del Rio. The Miz and Maryse were on color commentary. They tried to distract Young but it backfired, and he was able to pin Del Rio with a bridging O’Connor roll.
3. The Club and The Wyatt Family defeated John Cena, Enzo Amore, Big Cass and The New Day. Enzo accidentally clotheslined Cena, allowing AJ Styles to hit Enzo with a Styles Clash for the win.
4. Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte and Dana Brooke. Banks and Lynch won by disqualification when Natalya attacked Lynch. After the match, Charlotte and Brooke continued the attack on Banks.
5. Rusev and Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder. Rusev forced Ziggler to tap out to the Accolade. Ryder consoled Ziggler after Rusev departed.
6. WWE Championship Match: Dean Ambrose (c) vs Seth Rollins was ruled a draw. After a ref bump, both men’s shoulders were counted down on a superplex/roll-up. Both COO/General Manager combinations were watching this match from ringside, presumably scouting talent for the Draft. Stephanie raised Rollins’ hand and Shane raised Dean’s hand, but the referee was noncommittal.
– After the match and the confusion, Stephanie got on the microphone and declared Rollins the winner, handing him the belt. Rollins celebrated while the others argued and the commentators were not convinced. The match was eventually declared a draw on the WWE Network after-show.
