Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for October 30, 2017. The show featured the return of both Nia Jax and Samoa Joe, and a Raw Women’s Championship main event match between Mickie James and Alexa Bliss.
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– The show opened with Stephanie McMahon returning, demanding total destruction of Shane McMahon and Smackdown for invading Raw and making Kurt Angle the team captain for Raw’s team at Survivor Series.
1. Nia Jax defeated Bayley. Jax won her return match with a leg drop. After the match, Alicia Fox made Jax the first member of her Raw women’s Survivor Series team.
2. Samoa Joe defeated Apollo Crews. Joe was the third consecutive “return” of the evening, defeating Crews by submission with the Coquina Clutch. After the match, Joe choked out Titus O’Neil as well.
3. Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) defeated Matt Hardy. Miz arrived to the show late (with a returning Bo Dallas, in a night of returns), so Angle put Miz in a title defense against an unknown opponent. That turned out to be Matt Hardy, who Miz defeated with a Skull-crushing Finale.
4. Asuka defeated Stacy Cullen. Asuka made short work of the local talent, tapping her out with an Asuka Lock.
– Backstage, Daniel Bryan attempted to make amends with Kurt Angle, saying he had no knowledge of Shane’s siege attack. Angle refused to listen, sending Daniel Bryan on his way. Moments later, Bryan locked himself in a dark room, only to be attacked by Kane.
5. Finn Bálor defeated Cesaro (with Sheamus). Bálor finished Cesaro off with a Coup de Grâce. After the match, Kane came out and gave Bálor a Tomebstone Piledriver on the ramp.
6. Kane defeated Seth Rollins. Kane chokeslammed Rollins to win the match. After the finish, Dean Ambrose attacked Kane from behind and hit the Dirty Deeds. Sheamus and Cesaro then ran in and attacked Ambrose. This gave Kane the chance to piledrive Ambrose, and then Seth Rollins.
7. All Hallows Eve Trick or Street Fight: Rhyno and Heath Slater defeated Gallows and Anderson. After Gallows and Anderson put pumpkins on their head, Rhyno put Anderson through a table, then pinned him for the win.
– Elias sang a tale of Jason Jordan getting hit in the head, but was interrupted by Jordan, who then smashed his guitar to bits.
8. Kalisto defeated Drew Gulak. Kalisto put Enzo’s new mouthpiece away with a Salida del Sol.
9. Raw Women’s Championship Match: Alexa Bliss (c) defeated Mickie James. Bliss retained her title by punching and then pinning Mickie James.
– Backstage, Miz tried to escape the arena after spending the night thinking Braun Strowman was after him, but his limo was blocked by a garbage truck. Braun Strowman appeared, and chased Miz and his Miztourage out from the back while Bliss was celebrating her main event win. Strowman ended the show by beating up Miz and Bo Dallas, and then putting Curtis Axel through the announce table.
