Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper
Hard hitting. Ambrose and Harper exchanged blows and then Ambrose unloads with punches. Harper catches him with a side slam for two. He hits a body slam and then another one for emphasis. He rakes his eyes and then Ambrose hits a few elbows. He connects with a baseball slide and then a clothesline from the apron. Raw heads to a break.
Luke Harper is in control with a head lock and Ambrose strikes with rights and lefts. Harper launches Ambrose into the second turnbuckle. Harper throws Ambrose like a rag doll and then applied another submission hold. Ambrose gets up and throws him head first, followed by a boot and a Tornado DDT. Dean hits multiple shots to the face and chest, sunset flips and gets a two count. Harper hits a boot to the stomach and Ambrose reverses him with a body slam. Luke gets caught up in the top rope and then both men are on the outside. He throws Wyatt on the table and hits a clothesline to Harper. Back in the ring, he rolls up Harper and gets two. Bray tries to attack, but Reigns punches him. He gets kicked by Harper and then Dean hits a suicide dive. Dean gets rung up on the rope and Harper hits the big clothesline for the win.
Dean Ambrose and Luke deliver on Raw tonight. They fought a dirty and hard-hitting battle. They will never be the prettiest in the ring, nor should they be. This felt more of a fight over a technical wrestling match. Luke Harper’s agility and talent as a performer is uncanny. He gets “it.” Dean Ambrose has so many good things about him, but I think he sells just as good as anyone else right now. When he gets hit, he looks like he got hit and not faking a shot. It looks like he is struggling, not dying. Not overselling, Ambrose and Harper was the perfect blend of physicality and ring smarts.
Rusev vs. Mark Henry
Mark Henry comes out with an American flag, as apparently he is back to a face after being a heel and then a face and then a heel. Rusev hits Henry with a boot and Lana drops Summer Rae on the apron. She throws Lana in the ring to Rusev and Summer Rae attacks her. He takes out Henry on the outside and Summer Rae throws Lana on the mat over and over again. Rusev tells Summer to crush and she locks in The Accolade on Lana.
It meant nothing for Rusev or Henry, but EVERYTHING for Summer Rae. She cranked that Accolade like a champ and everyone wanted to hear Ziggler’s music hit. I think WWE needs to keep Lana down for the next few weeks until the final burst of momentum comes out. Time…give it time and it will make the eruption of Lana much better and more effective for a longer time.
