Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for March 20, 2017. Monday’s episode was the penultimate episode of Raw before WrestleMania, and featured Chris Jericho’s “Highlight Reel,” and a match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman.
Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of Raw column.
WWE Raw Results:
— The show opened with Mick Foley coming to the ring and reading a prepared statement. He thanked Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, apologized for his actions last week, and then announced he will be taking a leave of absence, effective immediately. He then tore up the index cards with his prepared statement on them and began yelling that there was a lot more he wanted to say. His microphone cut out, and Stephanie McMahon came to the ring.
Stephanie said they gave Mick Foley index cards because he screws up everything, and has only ever been concerned with being liked. Then she fired him and told him to get out of the ring. Foley started to leave, and then Sami Zayn came out. Foley told him not to push it, but Sami got in the ring and told Stephanie she should be ashamed of herself. Stephanie told him he should go to the back and think about how to make this up to her. Zayn started to leave, and then came back and said he’s never done the smart thing, he’s only ever tried to do the right thing. That brought out Samoa Joe, and Stephanie made a match between Joe and Sami.
1. Samoa Joe defeated Sami Zayn. Joe managed to get Zayn to tap out to the Coquina Clutch.
— Mick Foley said his goodbyes backstage, and Triple H told him to have a nice day.
— The announce team interviewed Seth Rollins’ physical therapist for an update on Rollins’ status. He said Rollins’ rehab is going “miraculously,” but there is “no doctor” that would clear him for WrestleMania. The fear is that if Rollins does indeed compete at WrestleMania, they’ll be seeing him at the doctor’s office the next day.
2. Charlotte Flair defeated Dana Brooke. Charlotte hit the big boot and got the pin.
— Chris Jericho hosted an episode of “The Highlight Reel” with “the real Kevin Owens” as his guest. Jericho showed the picture of Owens as a teen, wearing a “Y2J” shirt and with a Chris Jericho poster on his wall. He then shared Twitter DMs from 2014 of Owens reaching out to Jericho for advice. He said he’s not Owens’ friend, he’s his hero and idol, and when his music hits at WrestleMania, Owens will finally realize what he’s gotten himself into. Jericho was about to put Owens on the list when Samoa Joe came out on the ramp, allowing Owens to attack Jericho from behind and hit him with a pop-up powerbomb. Owens then tore up the list and did Jericho’s pose over his prone body.
3. The Brian Kendrick defeated TJ Perkins. Kendrick tried to push Perkins into the referee, then hit Sliced Bread No. 2 for the pin. After the match, Kendrick called out Akira Tozawa and revealed he had Tozawa’s passport, and his latest rule is not to leave things lying around.
4. No Disqualification Match: Nia Jax defeated Bayley. This was a non-title match where if Jax won, she would earn a spot in the Raw Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania. Jax won by pinfall after a Samoan Drop.
— Michael Cole interviewed Triple H in the ring. He asked Triple H how he felt about Rollins’ physical therapist’s diagnosis. Triple H said the fans were to blame, because Rollins started to care more about their approval than about staying in The Authority’s good graces. He ran down the fans and Seth Rollins, and said there is a way for the match to happen even if Rollins’ doctors won’t clear him. Triple H said he’ll draw up a contract for a non-sanctioned match, and he challenged Rollins to show up next week to sign it.
5. Handicap Match: Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass and The Club. Stephanie McMahon made Cesaro and Sheamus fight all four other men for the right to keep their spot in the WrestleMania three-way tag title match. The Club attacked and beat down Enzo and Cass before the match, and Cass then took out Luke Gallows, allowing Cesaro and Sheamus to hit a Hart Attack-style Brogue Kick for the pin on Karl Anderson. After the match, Enzo and Cass hit Badaboomshakalaka on Anderson.
6. Austin Aries defeated Tony Nese. Aries got the pin after connecting with the rolling elbow. After the match, Neville came out and he and Aries traded insults. Aries said he is above Neville’s level, and said at WrestleMania, Neville will no longer be king of the cruiserweights.
7. Roman Reigns NC Braun Strowman. Roman was about to go for a spear on Strowman when the Undertaker’s dong hit. The lights went out, and when they came up again, Undertaker was in the ring between Reigns and Strowman. Undertaker chokeslammed Strowman, and was then speared by Reigns. Reigns walked away and left Undertaker laying in the ring, but then turned around as the Undertaker sat up and stared down Reigns again.
