WWE Raw: Dexter Lumis arrives on Raw in unique fashion

By Ryan Satin
FOX Sports activities WWE Analyst 

Former NXT wrestler Dexter Lumis returned to WWE this week on Uncooked, however in a approach you wouldn’t have anticipated.

First, right here’s a recap of the match outcomes: 

— Seth Rollins defeated Angelo Dawkins through pinfall after hitting a Pedigree

— Kevin Owens defeated Ezekiel through ref stoppage in lower than a minute 

— Finn Balor defeated Rey Mysterio after touchdown the Coup De Grace 

— Dakota Kai and IYO SKY defeated Dana Brooke and Tamina to advance within the Ladies’s Tag Staff title event 

Dakota Kai and IYO SKY advance within the Ladies’s Tag Titles Event!

Dakota Kai and IYO SKY confronted off in opposition to Tamina and Dana Brooke in Spherical 1 of the Ladies’s Tag Titles Event on Monday Evening Uncooked.

— Bobby Lashley retained the USA title over Ciampa after placing his opponent within the Harm Lock for a submission victory 

— Omos defeated two native rivals in roughly two minutes 

— Dolph Ziggler defeated Chad Gable through pinfall

— AJ Kinds defeated The Miz through pinfall in a No-DQ match 

Second of the night time: Dexter Lumis debut performs out within the background

This began within the background of a promo when Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H. had been seen beside a crashed automotive.

The shot appeared unintentional at first, however the subsequent time the automotive was seen, it was being loaded onto a tow truck (as soon as once more within the background of an interview). Safety surrounding the automotive then bought a tip about one thing and all rushed away in pursuit.

This led to the conclusion of the principle occasion the place safety tackled somebody within the crowd who turned out to be Lumis.

Rewarding the viewer for being attentive to background happenings isn’t a typical WWE transfer. Triple H, nonetheless, has confirmed prior to now to get pleasure from messing with varied manufacturing tropes to boost his reveals.

For instance, there have been a number of occasions throughout NXT TakeOver the place he’d put up the tip of present emblem to point it was over — then one thing large would occur afterward to make the shock even higher. 

Seeing him introduce Lumis within the background all through a number of segments had related vibes.  

It additionally made viewers wish to tune in subsequent week for extra of the story. That’s what Uncooked wants extra of.

Extra highlights: 

Kevin Owens brutalizes Ezekiel and ends the match early on Monday Evening Uncooked

Kevin Owens completely brutalized Ezekiel with out losing any time on Monday Evening Uncooked, snapping after weeks of rigidity lastly boiled over.

Kevin Owens destroyed Ezekiel within the ring, then reduce a killer promo afterward on as soon as once more proving Uncooked is the KO present.

Below Triple H’s management in NXT, Owens was a beast. 

The potential of seeing a model of that character once more on Uncooked has followers salivating on the potential. 

This was a terrific begin to getting there. 

Listed below are the complete brackets for the Ladies’s Tag Staff title event.

One notable entry is Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark from NXT. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how they fare of their major roster debuts.

Bobby Lashley defends the USA Title in opposition to Ciampa on Uncooked | WWE on FOX

Ciampa had an opportunity to earn gold on Monday Evening Uncooked when he went up in opposition to The All Mighty Bobby Lashley for the USA Title.

Lashley could have defeated Ciampa to retain the USA Championship, however they each gained from the match. 

Ciampa standing toe-to-toe with a former world champ, and even getting a number of nearfalls on him, made him look like a tricky competitor. 

It will assist him in the long term greater than what he was doing earlier than.

As for Lashley, he was proven busting out new offense and asserting his dominance as the highest champion on the present.

If the plan is to raise the significance of the USA Championship on Uncooked, this did a very good job of engaging in that.

For a segment-by-segment breakdown of the present, take heed to the SmackDown Roundup podcast within the “Out of Character” feed on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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Ryan Satin is a WWE analyst for FOX Sports activities. Satin beforehand appeared on FS1’s “WWE Backstage” and based Professional Wrestling Sheet, the place he broke numerous information tales as editor-in-chief.

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