Flair taunted the fans, asking if Nikki was really someone they wanted to cheer for. via pinfall. Flair went right at Cross, tossing her around the ring and even attempting to rip off her mask. Flair responded by challenging Nikki to a one-on-one match later in the night before attacking Ripley and getting dropkicked from the ring by Nikki.Ĭharlotte Flair def. Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville came to the ring, announcing it would be a triple threat match at the pay-per-view. Flair said she would get a rematch at SummerSlam and Nikki would be forced to "bow down to a real champion." Rhea Ripley was out next, saying that it should be her, not Flair, who should face Nikki at SummerSlam. The promo was interrupted by Charlotte Flair, who called Nikki "a disgrace" as champion. She addressed her Raw women's championship victory from the previous week, saying that her success came from finding her confidence and no longer being afraid of failure. We know what we're getting at SummerSlam, so it'd be nice if they'd just get there already and make Lashley vs. There is plenty of upside, however, with Lashley's domination of Alexander and Benjamin keeping a good run going for Lashley since Kofi Kingston pushed him out of his complacency. Reigns similarly refused to grant Cena a match at SummerSlam after the legend issued the challenge. If anything, the situation with Lashley and Goldberg seems to mirror SmackDown's storyline with John Cena and Roman Reigns.
Lashley then hit Alexander with a dominator on top of Benjamin to pin both men at the same time. Lashley then took out Benjamin with a spear and a jackhammer, Goldberg's trademark finishing combination.
Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin in a handicap match. Lashley got off to a dominant start before a brief comeback by Alexander and Benjamin while using their superior numbers. After both made challenges to Lashley, the champion said he'd take both on at the same time.īobby Lashley def. This drew out Shelton Benjamin, who was also kicked out of The Hurt Business at the same time as Alexander. Cedric Alexander interrupted to call out Lashley for kicking him out of The Hurt Business earlier in the year. Lashley said he wouldn't even dignify Goldberg's challenge with a response before saying that he was in his ring and wouldn't be disrespected by anyone. Bobby Lashley doesn't respond to Goldberg's challengeīobby Lashley and MVP came to the ring for an in-ring promo to address Bill Goldberg's challenge from the previous week. Shortly after the confrontation, Nikki found out that she would have to defend her title against both women at SummerSlam and would end the night facing Flair in non-title action.ĬBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. In her first show as champion, Nikki A.S.H., who cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase to win the belt from Charlotte Flair last week, came face to face with Flair and Rhea Ripley. While the SummerSlam WWE championship match is still not official, the plan for the Raw women's championship is now set. Bill Goldberg made official for SummerSlam were left unsatisfied when the WWE champion refused to respond to Goldberg's challenge. WWE fans watching Raw on Monday night and hoping to see Bobby Lashley vs.