WWE Raw Results (05/08) - World Heavyweight Title Tournament Kicks Off, Trish Stratus Returns
The bell rings and Priest delivers a forearm to both Nakamura and Rollins. He then fires off right hands on Rollins before catching Nakamura with several stomps. Nakamura responds with an enziguri, and Rollins sends him crashing to the outside. Rollins and Nakamura then stare one another down. Nakamura delivers a knee to Rollins' midsection, and follows it up with a kick to his head. Nakamura rolls to the outside, and Priest looks for a boot. Nakamura sends Priest colliding into the apron, then executes a running knee and a knee to the back of his head.
Back from the break, Rollins and Priest go back and forth with forearms in the center of the ring. Rollins gains the upper hand and delivers a knee, then sends Nakamura face first into the middle turnbuckle. He ascends to the top and delivers a crossbody to both men. Priest and Nakamura both wind up on the outside, and Rollins delivers a tope suicida to each man. He looks for a second one on Priest, but Priest delivers a right hand. He gets back in the ring and whips Nakamura into the corner, but Nakamura drapes him on the top turnbuckle before he ascends to the top and delivers a flying knee. Rollins rolls up Nakamura, but Nakamura kicks out.
Priest delivers a right hand to Nakamura's jaw, but Rollins looks for a springboard. Priest catches him with an elevated flatliner, and looks to level Nakamura with one, but Nakamura is thinking the same thing and the pair level each other with kicks. Rollins then hits Priest with a superkick, and Nakamura then delivers a kick of his own to Rollins. Nakamura looks to plant Rollins, but Rollins lands on his feet and hits a discus lariat. He ascends to the top, but Priest knocks him up and sets up for Razor's Edge. Rollins escapes and delivers a Curb Stomp, then goes for a pin. Nakamura breaks the fall and begins exchanging right hands with Rollins. Nakamura then plants Rollins and sets up for a Kinshasa, but Priest levels him and tosses Rollins out of the ring. Nakamura locks in an Ankle Submission, but Rollins breaks the hold with a splash off the top rope. He then delivers a Pedigree to Nakamura for the win.
Winner: Seth "Freakin" Rollins
We then head backstage and see Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser parading around. Imperium runs into Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, and the two men tell Imperium they're in the middle of something. Kaiser and Vinci express their frustrations with feeling disrespected, and tell Zayn and Owens to watch their backs and their Undisputed Tag Team Championship.
Back at ringside, Alpha Academy and Maxxine Dupri head to the ring. Mustafa Ali follows.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
