WWE Raw Results: August 20, 2018


Here are the WWE Raw results for August 20, 2018. The first Raw after SummerSlam featured Roman Reigns defending the WWE Universal title against Finn Bálor, Ronda Rousey’s WWE Raw Women’s Championship celebration and more.

WWE Raw Results:
 
- Roman Reigns kicked off the show with the WWE Universal Championship belt. Reigns said he’d defend the title against Finn Bálor on Raw. After Bálor greeted Reigns, Constable Corbin interrupted the showdown and said he wanted a rematch with Bálor. Kurt Angle hit the stage and announced Reigns-Bálor for the Universal title and Corbin-Bobby Lashley.

1. Bobby Lashley defeated Constable Corbin. Lashley pinned Corbin after hitting the dominator.

- Backstage Paul Heyman said Brock Lesnar wanted his rematch at Hell in a Cell. Angle said he won’t get his match.

2. Riott Squad defeated Bayley, Sasha Banks and Ember Moon. Ruby Riott landed the Riott Kick for the pinfall on Banks.

- Triple H hit the ring to promote WWE Super Show-Down against The Undertaker.

3. Dean Ambrose defeated Dolph Ziggler. Ambrose reversed Ziggler’s floating DDT into Dirty Deeds for the pinfall.

- Backstage, Braun Strowman wished Finn Balor good luck in his title match and promised a cash in.

4. Elias defeated Curt Hawkins. Elias played on his new guitar when Hawkins interrupted him and challenged him to a match. Elias hit the Drift Away for the pinfall.

5. Authors of Pain defeated Titus Worldwide. The Authors of Pain pinned Apollo Crews after connecting on the Last Chapter.

- Ronda Rousey celebrated her title win in the ring with Stephanie McMahon. Rousey put McMahon in an arm bar, then celebrated the title win with the women’s roster.

6. Scott Dawson defeated Bo Dallas. Dawson hit a pickup DDT for the pinfall.

7. Dash Wilder defeated Curtis Axel. Wilder pinned Axel after hitting a Gory Special release, slamming Axel’s face off the mat. After the match Dallas yelled into the mic that the B Team is still Raw Tag Team Champions.

- Stephanie McMahon sent Kurt Angle on vacation, making Constable Corbin Raw’s acting general manager.

8. WWE Universal Championship match: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Finn Bálor. Reigns connected on the spear for the pinfall victory.

9. Braun Strowman cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to challenge for the WWE Universal Championship, but the Shield reunited. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins hit the ring before the bell could ring. The Shield attacked Strowman and put him through the announcers table. The Shield posed as the show went off the air.


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