Raw's new era began with a loud bang as Seth Rollins survived a brutally deadly four-man ladder race against Rey Mysterio, Finn Bálor and Kevin Owens to win the WWE title, sparks and fists flew in the air when Bianca Belair played against Becky Lynch (RK), and Queen Zelina Crowned at the big season premiere.
Seth Rollins won the WWE title at Raw's electric season premiere
Seth Rollins, Rey Mysterio, Finn Bálor and Kevin Owens join Big E in the title race
In the defending battle against Drew McIntyre at WWE Crown Jewel, WWE champion Big E began a new era with Raw, wondering who should be the next to challenge for his title.
Seth Rawlings, Mystery Ray, Finn Barroll and Kevin Owens all came out and threw their names into the ring, and the champion was quick to get the answer. The conversation quickly fell into disarray, leading WWE top brass Sonya Deville to schedule a deadly 4-person echelon match for a chance to win the WWE title.
Dirty Dawgs won doubles title opportunities after winning triple threats
The Street Profits, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode and Alpha Academy had the opportunity to compete with RK-Bro for the RAW doubles title in a fierce battle in a triple threat operation. Determined to return the RAW doubles title, The Street Profits rolled ahead of schedule, clearing the ring with some high-flying tandem moves.
Angelo Dawkins and Montes Ford had the upper hand throughout the race, hoping to lock in victory when Ford climbed to the top rope until Omos stepped out of the ring. After Ormos pushed Ford into a barricade and hit Dawkins with a huge right hand, Dawkins stumbled back to a combined spinebreaker and zigzag, leaving Ziegler and Rudd in trouble.
Queen Zelina defeated Doudrop after the first royal proclamation
Queen Zelina put on her crown and reveled in her coronation, becoming the first Ever Queen's Crown Champion. After addressing her subjects and detailing how she would rule, Queen Zelina welcomed Doudrop to the ring to prove what would happen to those who stood in her way.
Reminiscent of her match against Doudrop on the WWE Crown Jewel, Queen Zelina can't match the strength of her opponents and is often thrown into the ring. Even if Queen Zelina put her knees against Doudrop's face, she could only press her shoulders to the ground for two seconds. Realizing the mismatch, Queen Zelina unhooked the screws, causing the referee to be distracted long enough that she grabbed the scepter and hit Dudrop in the head to win the victory.
Bianca Belair made a painful statement to Becky Lynch in pursuit of the RAW women's title
Becky came running with her new Raw women's championship, declaring herself the new face of Raw and insisting that her fight with Bianca Belair was over. Lynch claims that now is the time to give newcomers a chance.
But WWE's EST didn't work with Lynch. Belair reminded Big Time Becks that she still had a championship rematch after beating then-Raw women's champion Charlotte Flair, and she wanted the chance.
Lynch scoffed at the idea and told Bel Air to go to the back of the line, knocking down the champion, tossed her onto the announcer's desk and beat her with a kendo stick until Lynch escaped from the ramp.
Damian defeated T-BAR by disqualifying
After his doubles partner MACE was selected to join SmackDown, T-BAR began his solo career against U.S. champion Damian Priest. T-BAR looked strong against the champions, treating Damian roughly and hitting the thunderous moonflip from the top rope.
Priest finally regained his composure and kicked T-BAR out of the ring, and T-BAR immediately threw a chair at Priest and was disqualified. Enraged by the attack, Damian flipped a switch and smashed T-BAR with a terrible side rope.
The American champion wasted the T-BAR, threw him into the ring column, then rolled him into the square circle and hit the T-BAR.
Carmela defeats Liv Morgan
Carmella and Liv Morgan added another chapter on their first night at Raw. Wearing a protective mask, Carmela avoided any serious injuries Morgan tried to inflict on her face, including a running bulldog slamming into the announcer's desk.
Luckily for Carmela, the mask absorbed most of the damage, and when Morgan rolled her enemies back into the ring, Carmela stood up and pressed Morgan upside down on her shoulders for three seconds.
Keith "Bearcat" Lee defeats Cedric Alexander
Keith "Bearcat" Lee was hurt tonight as the massive rival dismantled Cedric Alexander.
Lee tossed Alexander around like a rag doll, passed him like a freight train, and then won the victory with the fierce onslaught of a mammoth.
Austin's theory triumphed over Dominique Mistrio
Austin Theory cares more about his camera roll than making friends. In order to take a selfie with Rey Mysterio, Theory bragged about Dominik Mysterio, who was not friendly to this disrespect, so the two decided to solve their problems in the ring.
Mysterio tried to humble the arrogant Theory from the top rope with some kicks and a running bulldog, but Theory eventually caught Mysterio with ATL, and thus won the success.
RK-Bro maintained their RAW doubles titles against Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode didn't look nervous in their second game of the night, giving RK-Bro everything they could handle in the opening bell. Randy Orton and Riddle showed why they became the original doubles champions with excellent teamwork, but The Dirty Dawgs prevailed after Roode pulled his foot off Riddle to let him crash into the tarmac.
Ultimate Bro finally avoided Roode and handed over Orton, but Viper was quickly subdued after being fired over a barricade into the timer area. Ziggler and Roode used their teamwork to bring it to Orton, but they couldn't let him down for too long as he took momentum from the commit suspension and marked it in Riddle.
A lit Riddle storms into the game, making a mess of Ziggler and Roode, who is looking for a pin before Roode can set out to save his partner. Rudd didn't see the viper ready to strike, he ate an RKO and had Riddle roll up Ziegler to keep the title.
Seth Rollins survived the grueling lethal four-man ladder race to win the WWE title
After the race earlier in the night, Seth Rollins, Mystery Ray, Finn Barroll and Kevin Owens put their bodies online in hopes of a chance to compete in Big E's WWE Championship.
Ko, who was very accustomed to ladder racing, was the first to pick up the ladder, destroying everyone in his path and slamming Bálor violently into the ladder. After delivering a super kick to Rawlings, Owens tried to take Didi off the top rope with a cannonball, but Rawlings rolled away and Owens fell on the ladder.
Rawlings used the opportunity to pick up the ladder and hit anything that was moving until Balor tripped and stomped on Rawlings, stomping him under the ladder after throwing Owens over it. Balor then climbs up the ladder, but is met at the top by the mystery guest. The two men fought until Owens sent them in, and the ladder tumbled onto the mat.
Owens knocked back the other three superstars and put his hand on the prize, but a quick mystery ran up the ladder and grabbed his leg and stopped him from releasing it. An enraged Owens slammed the mysterion head-on at the ladder, rolling out the ring to deal more damage. He continued to waste time in the game until one of Rollins' dives made him untenable.
The superstar continued to hit and hit again until all four were flat on the mat. Rael on Monday night was the first to eventually rejoin the fight, only to meet Barror while the two were fighting outside the ring. Unbeknownst to both contestants, the mystery was busy climbing the ladder, which he almost climbed before Balor pounced on him to reject him.
Then the KO popped up and delivered a special object to the prince through the table and a huge powerful bomb to the mystery passenger. He wanted to do the same to Rawlings, but Rawlings twisted it by flipping Owens over the rope and letting him crash into a ladder outside the ring. Rawlings then gave Bálor a stomp, leaving the coast empty and allowing the visionaries to climb the ladder and seize the opportunity.