WWE Raw: Dexter Lumis arrives on Raw in unique fashion

By Ryan Satin
FOX Athletics WWE Analyst 

Previous NXT wrestler Dexter Lumis returned to WWE this 7 days on Uncooked, but in a way you would not have envisioned.

Initial, here’s a recap of the match success: 

— Seth Rollins defeated Angelo Dawkins by means of pinfall right after hitting a Pedigree

— Kevin Owens defeated Ezekiel by using ref stoppage in a lot less than a minute 

— Finn Balor defeated Rey Mysterio following landing the Coup De Grace 

— Dakota Kai and IYO SKY defeated Dana Brooke and Tamina to progress in the Women’s Tag Team title tournament 

Dakota Kai and IYO SKY progress in the Women’s Tag Titles Tournament!

Dakota Kai and IYO SKY confronted off in opposition to Tamina and Dana Brooke in Round 1 of the Women’s Tag Titles Match on Monday Night Uncooked.

— Bobby Lashley retained the United States title in excess of Ciampa just after placing his opponent in the Hurt Lock for a submission victory 

— Omos defeated two community opponents in roughly two minutes 

— Dolph Ziggler defeated Chad Gable through pinfall

— AJ Kinds defeated The Miz by using pinfall in a No-DQ match 

Minute of the night time: Dexter Lumis debut plays out in the qualifications

This commenced in the background of a promo when Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H. were being witnessed beside a crashed automobile.

The shot appeared unintentional at initial, but the future time the car or truck was viewed, it was remaining loaded onto a tow truck (the moment all over again in the track record of an interview). Stability surrounding the motor vehicle then received a suggestion about one thing and all rushed absent in pursuit.

This led to the summary of the major event in which security tackled somebody in the group who turned out to be Lumis.

Gratifying the viewer for paying out focus to qualifications happenings isn’t a common WWE move. Triple H, on the other hand, has demonstrated in the earlier to love messing with several creation tropes to increase his displays.

For illustration, there were a number of occasions during NXT TakeOver the place he’d place up the conclude of exhibit logo to show it was around — then a little something massive would happen afterward to make the shock even better. 

Seeing him introduce Lumis in the background in the course of several segments experienced similar vibes.  

It also produced viewers want to tune in up coming 7 days for a lot more of the tale. Which is what Raw wants extra of.

Added highlights: 

Kevin Owens brutalizes Ezekiel and finishes the match early on Monday Night Raw

Kevin Owens unquestionably brutalized Ezekiel without the need of squandering any time on Monday Night Uncooked, snapping following weeks of pressure eventually boiled in excess of.

Kevin Owens destroyed Ezekiel in the ring, then minimize a killer promo afterward, once once more proving Uncooked is the KO present.

Under Triple H’s management in NXT, Owens was a beast. 

The risk of viewing a model of that character once again on Uncooked has fans salivating at the potential. 

This was a great begin to having there. 

Here are the full brackets for the Women’s Tag Staff title event.

Just one noteworthy entry is Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark from NXT. It’ll be fascinating to see how they fare in their major roster debuts.

Bobby Lashley defends the United States Title from Ciampa on Uncooked | WWE on FOX

Ciampa experienced a likelihood to receive gold on Monday Night time Uncooked when he went up versus The All Mighty Bobby Lashley for the United States Title.

Lashley may possibly have defeated Ciampa to retain the United States Championship, but they the two received from the match. 

Ciampa standing toe-to-toe with a former planet champ, and even acquiring a couple of nearfalls on him, produced him appear to be a difficult competitor. 

This will assist him in the extended operate more than what he was doing just before.

As for Lashley, he was proven busting out new offense and asserting his dominance as the best winner on the exhibit.

If the prepare is to elevate the importance of the United States Championship on Uncooked, this did a great position of carrying out that.

For a section-by-segment breakdown of the clearly show, hear to the SmackDown Roundup podcast in the “Out of Character” feed on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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Ryan Satin is a WWE analyst for FOX Sporting activities. Satin previously appeared on FS1’s “WWE Backstage” and launched Professional Wrestling Sheet, wherever he broke plenty of information stories as editor-in-chief.

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