Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for October 23, 2017. The show featured Brock Lesnar’s response to Jinder Mahal’s Survivor Series challenge, as well as a six-man tag team match featuring members of The Shield.
Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of Raw column.
WWE Raw Results:
– The show opened with Kurt Angle announcing matches for Survivor Series: Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. the Usos, Brock Lesnar vs. Jinder Mahal and two traditional 5-on-5 elimination matches. The Miz and The Bar came to the ring to threaten Angle, so Ambrose and Rollins arrived to back him up. Angle announced that AJ Styles had stuck around for one more night, and made the opening match.
1. AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins defeated The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro. Styles won the match for his team with a Phenomenal Forearm. After the match, Kane appeared and chokeslammed Rollins.
2. Kane defeated Finn Bálor. Kane stuck around after his attack, bragging about ending Braun Strowman and demanding competition. Finn Bálor accepted the challenge. Kane pinned Bálor clean after three chokeslams.
3. Asuka defeated Emma. Asuka won the rematch from TLC with an Asuka Lock.
– Alexa Bliss cut a promo demanding the fans chant “you deserve it” to her. Mickie James attacked her, then told Alexa she deserved it.
4. Jason Jordan defeated Elias. Jordan won by disqualification when Elias attacked him with a guitar.
– Brock Lesnar formally accepted Jinder Mahal’s challenge via a lengthy Paul Heyman promo.
5. Triple Threat Match: Alicia Fox defeated Bayley and Sasha Banks. Fox pinned Bayley to win the match, earning the right to be the team captain for the women’s Raw team at Survivor Series.
6. Grand Metalik, Mustafa Ali, Rich Swann, and Kalisto defeated Enzo Amore, Drew Gulak, Noam Dar, Ariya Daivari, and Tony Nese. Kalisto pinned Amore with Salida del Sol, and will challenge for the Cruiserweight Championship on 205 Live.
– Raw ended with Shane McMahon and the Smackdown roster “invading” Raw, systematically wandering through the backstage area and attacking everyone. After the entire roster had been beaten up, Shane told Kurt Angle to bring his gold medal to Survivor Series because Smackdown would “finish what it started.”
