Raw opened with a video recapping the action from Saturday’s Fastlane. Seth Rollins kicked things off in a Cruella de Vil-style fur coat to give a promo.
He said being the world champion has been the greatest honor of his life, but he is just getting started. He almost made it sound like he was injured to tease the crowd, and the fans chanting “Thank you, Rollins” certainly helped him sell the ruse.
Drew McIntyre arrived with a little wave to the champ as he got into the ring. The Visionary correctly assumed The Scottish Warrior wanted a title match and seemed fired up to compete.
However, McIntyre told him he wanted the match but only when Rollins is back to full fitness. He proposed Crown Jewel on November 4 as the time and place.
This might have been the most cordial segment ever to lead to a title match, but as soon as McIntyre left the ring, Damian Priest attacked the champion from behind and called for The Judgment Day to bring his Money in the Bank briefcase.
But McIntyre grabbed the case from Dominik Mysterio and hit him with it before throwing it back toward the stage. This gave Rollins time to recover and knock The Archer of Infamy out of the ring.
Booking the world title match for Crown Jewel and giving us a tease for a MITB cash-in was a fun way to open the show, especially since it showed Priest is no longer asking for Rhea Ripley’s permission to use his contract.
Notable Moments and Observations
WWE has been using the term “greatest of all time” for John Cena a lot more lately. Rollins’ jacket was understated compared to what he wore at Fastlane, but it’s still the kind of thing you expect to see on a runway rather than in public.
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