Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for October 15, 2018. The show featured World Cup Qualifying matches, and more. Make sure you’re back here tomorrow for the complete Best and Worst of Raw column.
WWE Raw Results:
— Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre opened Raw recapping Dean Ambrose getting pinned at the end of last week’s six-man tag match. Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins hit the stage and Rollins challenged McIntyre to have their World Cup qualifying match immediately.
1. WWE World Cup Qualifying Match: Seth Rollins defeated Drew McIntyre via countout. Ziggler pulled the top rope down while the ref was distracted, as Rollins tumbled out of the ring. Dean Ambrose hit ringside and attacked Ziggler. After McIntyre hit Ambrose, Rollins hit the Curbstomp for the countout victory.
— A recap of D-Generation X reuniting last week was shown, followed by a vignette of the Brothers of Destruction.
— WWE announced a women’s battle royal for Evolution with a future title shot on the line. They also announced Torrie Wilson would be part of the big event.
2. Ember Moon and Nia Jax defeated Dana Brooke and Tamina via pinfall. Moon hit the Eclipse on Brooke for the victory. After the match, Tamina superkicked Jax. Moon and Tamina lifted Jax over the top rope, then Tamina and Moon brawled before Brooke tossed both of them over the top rope.
— WWE recapped the Bella twins turning on Ronda Rousey last week. Rousey called out the Bella Twins and demanded to know why she was attacked. The Bellas refused to give her an answer, but said they were disrespected. Nikki Bella said Rousey doesn’t deserve the title, she does. Rousey called them “Do Nothing Bellas.” The Bellas called out security and Rousey tore through them as the twins ran back up the stage.
3. WWE World Cup Qualifying Match: Dolph Ziggler defeated Dean Ambrose via pinfall. Ziggler superkicked Ambrose for the win. After the match Rollins asked Ambrose what his problem was and Ambrose shoved past him. Reigns came out to break up the skirmish.
4. Finn Balor defeated Jinder Mahal via pinfall. Balor hit the Coup De Grace on Mahal. After the match, Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush confronted Balor.
5. Bobby Lashley defeated Tyler Breeze via pinfall. Lashley hit the Yokosuka Cutter for the win.
— Trish Stratus and Lita challenged Alexa Bliss and Mickie James to a warm up match. Bliss and James teased taking on the challenge, but left back up the entrance ramp.
6. Authors of Pain defeated who they thought was Kurt Angle via pinfall. AOP pulled off the mask of the man they thought was Angle revealing a jobber. Angle surprise attacked Baron Corbin and hit the Olympic Slam on the stage.
— Sasha Banks returned alongside Bayley to be in the corner of Natalya against Ruby Riott.
7. Natalya defeated Ruby Riott via disqualification. Sarah Logan attacked Natalya, who had Riott in the sharpshooter. The Riott Squad tried to set up for the Heart Attack when Bayley and Banks made the save.
— Elias started to play the guitar when Apollo interrupted him. Elias tried to attack him, but Crew turned the tables and hit a press slam.
8. The Shield defeated Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler via pinfall. Ambrose attempted Dirty Deeds on Rollins, but Ziggler broke it up with the Zig Zag. McIntyre accidentally hit the Claymore on Strowman, Reigns hit the spear on him and the Shield hit the powerbomb on Ziggler for the victory. After the match, Strowman laid out Ziggler and McIntyre connected on the Claymore on Strowman as Raw went off the air.
