WWE Raw results: Randy Orton earns WWE title rematch with Drew McIntyre, R-Truth becomes 24/7 champion
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WWE Raw results: Randy Orton was able to steal a statement win from Keith Lee to earn a WWE title rematch with Drew McIntyre whereas R-Truth picked up the 24/7 title for the 39th time.
Randy Orton earned title shot after chaotic triple threat main event. (WWE Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Randy Orton pinned Seth Rollins to become No. 1 Contender in Raw’s main event
- R-Truth went onto defeat Akira Tozawa to earn his WWE 24/7 title back
- Rey and Dominik Mysterio earned revenge at WWE Payback as they defeated Seth Rollins and Murphy
WWE Raw opened up on Monday night with a graphic in memory of WWE Hall of Famer ‘Bullet’ Bob Armstrong, who passed away at the age of 80 on Saturday. On a thrilling Monday night, after qualifying for a Triple Threat match alongside Keith Lee and Seth Rollins, Randy Orton pinned Seth Rollins to become No. 1 Contender in Raw’s main event.
Keith Lee defeats Dolph Ziggler: Keith Lee faced Dolph Ziggler in a match where the winner would move on to a triple threat match. The victor of that match will earn a WWE Championship Match at WWE Clash of Champions. Lee defeated Randy Orton the previous night at WWE Payback. To kick-start the match, Ziggler attacked Lee from behind when he confronted Orton in the ring.
R-Truth wins WWE 24/7 title from Akira Tozawa: R-Truth went onto defeat Akira Tozawa to earn his WWE 24/7 title back on Raw this week. Akira Tozawa and his ninjas were able to defeat him last week. This week R-Truth picked up the title for the 39th time.
Dominik Mysterio vs Seth Rollins: Rey and Dominik Mysterio earned revenge at WWE Payback when they defeated Seth Rollins and Murphy. However, WWE announced that Rey tore his triceps during the match. He was scheduled to face Rollins on WWE RAW, but Dominik took his place to make it a WWE SummerSlam rematch.
Randy Orton defeats Seth Rollins (via pinfall) and Keith Lee: Orton immediately bailed on his suggested plan to work with Rollins to take out Lee, leading to an argument to start the match. They did soon get on the same page after Lee was running through both men, but Orton turned on Rollins at the earliest opportunity. Things broke down into chaos at that point before Lee countered a Rollins stomp into a Spirit Bomb, only to be hit with an RKO, allowing Orton to pin Rollins to secure the Clash of Champions title shot.
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