Ringside Intel brings you a recap and results for tonight’s WWE Monday Night Raw (2/18/2019) broadcast. Pre-show starts at 7:50 pm EST and the main show at 8 pm EST. Time for the fallout after last night’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Tweet and follow @RingsideIntel on Twitter.
Show opens up and Triple H comes out to the ring. He starts trying to put over the upcoming WrestleMania show and also recounts the events from last night’s Elimination Chamber. When he remembers Kofi Kingston’s performance, the crowd chants Kofi’s name. H also points out that, despite Becky Lynch’s appearance being “pretty damn cool”, she will be arrested and prosecuted for disregarding her suspension. Then Triple H reveals that some of the top NXT stars will be making their Raw debuts tonight. Also, Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin will compete in a Tables Match, which will take place right now.
Strowman has his ribs taped up after Corbin, Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre ganged up on him last night. Corbin has considerable success, capitalizing on Strowman’s injury, but Strowman ends up putting Corbin through a table with a Running Powerslam.
As Strowman is heading to the back, he runs into Paul Heyman on the main stage. He grabs Heyman by the scruff and intimidates him a little bit before finally taking his leave.
Paul Heyman goes to the ring and cuts a promo extolling the virtues of his client The Beast Brock Lesnar.
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New Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor comes out to the ring. He starts cutting a promo but then Lio Rush comes out to interrupt him. Rush tells him he doesn’t deserve to be IC Champ. Then Bobby Lashley attacks Balor from behind and he and Rush beat down the new champ before Ricochet comes out to the rescue.
This match was made during the break. Ricochet ends up securing victory for his team, hitting the 630 on Rush.
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Drew McIntyre tells Triple H he wants an opportunity to prove himself against Seth Rollins. Dean Ambrose comes into the scene and says he’s got nothing to do tonight and then slaps McIntyre in the face to egg him on. Ambrose walks off and Triple H asks McIntyre if he still wants Rollins. McIntyre tells him to “change the damn match.”
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Lucha House Party picks up the win after Hawkins is pinned, as usual.
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Heavy Machinery is interviewed on the main stage but Lacey Evans’ music hits and she comes out to join them. She walks down the aisle, strutting her stuff, and then back up again. Then Heavy Machinery does a strut of their own down the aisle and back again.
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Ciampa & Gargano pick up the win over the champs in their big show debut.
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Inaugural Women’s Tag Team Champions The Boss’n’Hug Connection come out to the ring to cut a promo. As they’re about to leave, Nia Jax & Tamina come out to the main stage. Jax tells the champs that no one wants to listen to their pointless love-fest. Things almost come to a head and they sort of start to scrap but it ends suddenly and the segment is wrapped up.
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McIntyre makes short work of Ambrose.
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Black nails Elias with the Black Mass for the 3-count.
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The two go back and forth and Ruby gets a number of near-falls. Rousey keeps managing to just barely get her shoulder up. Ruby even connects with a Riott Kick, but Rousey kicks out. Ruby goes to the top rope and leaps off to finish it. Rousey transitions into the Armbar, and the Riott Squad pulls their teammate to safety. Rousey jumps off the top rope out onto all three of them. Back in the ring and Rousey locks on the Armbar and forces Ruby to tap out.
After the match, the Riott Squad tries to attack Rousey but she fights them off as the show comes to a close.
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