Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for June 26, 2017. This week’s episode was the go-home show for Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view brand extravaganza, and also featured The Miz addressing last week’s Balls-related goings-on.
Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of Raw column.
WWE Raw Results:
— The show opened with Enzo Amore addressing the WWE Universe about Big Cass turning on him. Enzo said he was starting a new life post-Cass and that he’ll be just fine on his own. Cass was then backstage giving a response video and got jumped from behind by Enzo. The two brawled.
1. Sasha Banks and Bayley defeated Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss. Partway through the match, Bayley went to the back with an injury. After kicking Nia Jax off of the apron as she tried to interfere, Sasha was free to tap Bliss out with a Bank Statement to end it on her own.
— Braun Strowman confronted Kurt Angle backstage and demanded competition before Sunday’s PPV.
2. Cedric Alexander defeated Noam Dar. Cedric got the pin after hitting the Lumbar Check.
— The Miz, Maryse, and the Miztourage hosted an episode of MizTV and talked about what happened last week. Miz ran down LaVar Ball and said he couldn’t believe Big Baller Brand wanted Dean Ambrose to represent them. Miz said everyone was wrong about Dean Ambrose being the breakout star of the Shield, and that Ambrose can’t handle success and caves under pressure when confronted with the main event.
Dean Ambrose came out and said Miz is right, and since he knows him so well, he should know he wants an Intercontinental Championship rematch tonight. Heath Slater and Rhyno came out and Slater said he deserves the title shot more than Ambrose. Miz said he determines who and when people get a title shot. Kurt Angle came out and said Miz would defend his title against Slater now, and Ambrose would get his title rematch on Sunday.
3. Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) defeated Heath Slater. Dean Ambrose sat in on commentary for this match. Miz had to wrestle in his street clothes, because he wasn’t prepared to have a match. Slater got distracted by the Miztourage and Rhyno fighting outside the ring, allowing Miz to hit the Skull Crushing Finale for the pin.
— After the match, the Miztourage continued to beat down Slater. Ambrose tried to make the save, but the Miztourage got the best of him. Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Ambrose and left him laying.
— Goldust screened a film of himself beating down R-Truth for the arena while sitting in a director’s chair in the ring. R-Truth appeared after it was over and attacked Goldust, running him off.
4. Seth Rollins defeated Curt Hawkins. Rollins hit the Kingslayer immediately after the bell rang to get the pin and win the match. After the match, Rollins cut a promo on Bray Wyatt and said on Sunday, he will prove Wyatt is not a god.
— Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar had a debate via satellite. Joe left in the middle and went looking for Lesnar. He found the room Lesnar was in, but security held Joe back as Lesnar taunted him.
5. Neville defeated Mustafa Ali. This was a non-title match. Neville got the submission victory with the Rings of Saturn.
— Bray Wyatt delivered a promo in the desert, talking about how he is everywhere, and he is a god.
6. Finn Bálor defeated Cesaro. The Hardy Boyz sat in on commentary for this match. Elias Samson came down to ringside and tripped Bálor when the referee’s back was turned, so the Hardys went to ringside to battle Samson and Sheamus. Bálor eventually hit the Coup de Grace and got the pin.
— An ambulance backed into the arena and parked next to the stage, then Braun Strowman made his entrance and got in the ring. He said he likes hurting Roman Reigns and promised to win the Ambulance Match at Great Balls of Fire. He said Reigns isn’t here and he wants competition, so Angle had better send someone out right now. Titus O’Neil came out and said Apollo Crews will accept the challenge.
7. Braun Strowman defeated Apollo Crews. Strowman won by pinfall with the running powerslam.
— After the match, Titus tried to go toe-to-toe with Braun as well, but also got hit with the powerslam. Braun put Crews in the back of the ambulance and instructed the ambulance to drive away, but it wouldn’t move. Braun checked on the driver, and Roman Reigns came out of the cab of the ambulance to attack Strowman. The two men brawled, and Reigns speared Strowman off the side of the stage and officials checked on both men as the show ended.
