WWE Raw 12/11/17 Live Results and Review by Shawn Shashidharan

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WATCH: WWE Raw 12/11/2017

Tonight's Raw is focused on the following points:

• Who is Raw’s true monster?
• The Shield battle The Bar and Samoa Joe in three singles matches
• Absolution move in on Asuka
• Bray Wyatt faces “deletion” at the hands of Matt Hardy.

WATCH: The Shield's 10 best Six-Man Tag Team Matches Online

Samoa Joe enters the ring and talks about The Shield and more specifically about Roman Reigns. He also stated that he will be facing Dean Ambrose later tonight and this is only the beginning until he gets his hand on Reigns and his Intercontinental Championship.

Seth Rollin was seen watching this backstage later joined by Ambrose.  Rollins, Ambrose and Reigns makes their way out to the ring to attack Joe, Joe was joined by Sheamus and Cesaro and the new trio-team attacked The Shield and left them lying in the ring as they left.

Match 1: Bayley and Mickie James vs The Absolution (Paige and Mandy Rose)

Bayley’s music hits and she makes her way out to the ring with Sasha Banks and Mickie James. Later, The Absolution music hits - Paige, Mandy Rose and Sonya Devill makes their way out to the ring and they demand that it’s their time for redemption.

Match starts and Bayley, Banks and James takes out The Absolution and throws them out of the ring.

READ: (Examining Paige's Strengths, Weaknesses and Long-Term Potential in WWE)

After the commercial Rose attacks Bayley and tags Paige, Paige enters the ring and delivers a continues knee-kicks to Bayley on her face. As Bayley makes her way to tag James, Paige quickly tags Rose. James and Rose exchanges punches. Devill tries to distract James but she paid her price as James attacks her, which gave Rose an opportunity to attack James and pin her for victory.

Winner: The Absolution (Paige and Mandy Rose) with the help of Sonya Devill.

Promo: Bray Wyatt was seen saying “I’m here” where in the clip changed to Matt Hardy and he said “Woken”

After the commercial Wyatt say the game has just began, Hardy says that he is ready for him. Wyatt says that he is the king and Hardy should not even face the king where in Hardy says that he is a Woken warrior and he will delete Wyatt.

Enzo Amore was seen backstage with his Cruiserweight Championship  and Drew Gulak where they talk about the Cruiserweight Championship tournament and how Rick Swann suspension was revoked and he is still in the tournament. (Read: Why Swann was suspended)

Match 2: Finn Balor vs Curtis Axel w/ Bo Dallas (The Miztourage)

Balor makes his way out to the ring. The Miz’s music hits and Curtis Axel makes his way out to the ring along with Bo Dallas.

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As the match haven’t started yet, Axel and Dallas attacks Balor. The in ring official separates them and starts the match. Axel again attacked Balor.  Balor quickly turns the attack on Axel and pinned him and gained a quick win over him.

Winner:  Finn Balor.

Backstage: Kane gives a special message to Braun Strowman, as he says that he knows what it is to be and to face a monster at the same time. He later says that he will face Brock Lesnar and he will be a WWE Universal Champion at Royal Rumble.

Match 3: Seth Rollins vs Sheamus

Rollins music hits and he makes his way out to the ring. Sheamus music hits and he too makes his way out to the ring.

As all the member of The Shield, The Bar along with Samoa Joe were band from the ring side. Match starts as Rollins throws Sheamus outside the ring. Sheamus enters the ring and attacks Rollins and smashes his face also delivers a back-breaker. Rollins gains momentum and again throws Sheamus out of the ring. Sheamus enters the ring and attacks Rollins and kicks him on his face.

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After the commercial, Sheamus attacks Rollins on his knee and kept on punishing him and turned it to and sharp-shooter submission move. Rollins turns it into an pin but ends up being unsuccessful. Rollins delivers and super-kick to Sheamus. Later, Rollins delivers an superlex from over the rope along with an one leg falcon arrow to Sheamus and kicks him with his knee and pins Sheamus for the victory.

Winner: Seth Rollins.

Backstage: Renee Young was seen interview Dean Ambrose, he says he will win over Joe no matter what.

Match 4: Cedric Alexander vs Tony Nese vs Mustafa Ali vs Ariya Daivari (Fatal-four way match). Winner will face Drew Gulak for the no.1 Contendership for the Cruiserweight Championship

Drew Gulak joins the Raw announcing team. All the four Cruiserweight Superstars enters the ring.

Match starts a lot of interesting moves can be seen in the ring. Every Superstar kept on attacking each other.

After the commercial, Nese gained control of the match. Ali delivered an 450 splash to Nese. Alexander enters the ring and attacks Ali with an unique manure and tried to pin Ali, Daivari pulls Alexander out and he tries to pin Ali. Alexander pulls Daivari out and Nese delivers and over the rope splash on both the men.

(BUY BOOK: The Cruiserweight: Romantic Take On The Wrestling World)

Ali gets up to attack Alexander and but Ali gets thrown out of the ring instead, Alexander gets hold of Nese and attacks him and pins him for victory.

Winner: Cedric Alexander.

Backstage: Amore was seen backstage with Gulak where in Amore insults him. Nia Jax enters the picture and told Amore that they need to talk.

Match 5: Roman Reigns vs Cesaro - Intercontinental Championship Match.

Cesaro’s music hits and he makes his out to the ring. Reigns music hits and makes his way out to the ring too.

Match starts, Cesaro attacks Reigns and attacked him just as he was attacked earlier. Cesaro with the headlock as we come back from commercial. Roman tries to break out but Cesaro hits a clothesline for a near-fall. He then works on Reigns right arm.

(READ: Steve Austin says Roman Reigns Is the Next Megastar in WWE)

Cesaro continues to attack on the injured right arm and tried to turn it into an submission manure. Series of pinfall and attacks were seen from both the men. As Cesaro was going for the  neutralizer, Reigns turned it into a back-body drop and speared Cesaro and pinned him for victory.

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Winner: Roman Reigns

Backstage: Braun Strowman was seen speaking about Brock Lesnar where in he too wants to face him at Royal Rumble.

Match 6: Asuka vs Alicia Fox

Asuka makes her way out to the ring as her music hits. Fox’s music hits but she didn’t showed up, instead The Absolution music hits as Fox was injured before the match backstage.

Paige comes out with the micro-phone and demands Asuka to leave the ring or else The Absolution will force her to leave the ring and kept on mocking her. As they enters the ring, Asuka attacks them but the trio-team turned on her and attacked her.

Sasha Banks music hits and the entire Raw women’s locker room comes to rescue for Asuka and attacked  The Absolution. The Absolution ran away.

Winner: No contest, match didn’t took place.

Backstage: Kurt Angle and Jason Jordan was seen talking about last week’s attacks from Joe. Jordan wanted to face Joe on Raw, Angle advised Jordan that there is time for everything he needs to wait.

(WATCH: WWE First Look Kurt Angle Essential Collection)

Match 7: Dean Ambrose vs Samoa Joe (First time ever)

Both the men enters the ring. Match starts, both men attacked each other – as Ambrose took Joe out of his foot, Joe rolls out of the ring. Ambrose too rolls out and kept on attacking Joe’s leg.

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Jason Jordan comes with a chair to the entrance ramp to watch the match closely. Ambrose attacks Joe and pinned him for more than 3 fall but it was distracted by Jordan. Joe gained advantage of this and delivered an coquina clutch to Ambrose and won the match.

(READ: Dean Ambrose Has Developed into the Steve Austin of the PG Era)

Winner: Samoa Joe.

Backstage: Titus O'Neil and Apollo Crews was seen with Dana Brookewhich was interpret by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. Later they all ran away as Braun Strowman was making his way out to the ring to face Kane in the main event.

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Match 8: Braun Strowman vs Kane

Strowman’s music hits as he makes his way out to the ring. Kane’s music hits and he too makes his way out to the ring.

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Match starts where in Kane attacks Strowman, Strowman then turns and slams Kane on the ring with an chokeslam. Kane rolls out of the ring, Strowman follows him. Strowman pushes Kane towards the ringside barricade which breaks the barricade. The in-ring official stops the match as the ten-count was made.

Winner: No Winner. (Both men disqualified)

After the match: Strowman kept on attacking the knee of Kane with the help of the steel steps and pushes Kane to the ring. Strowman gets a table from under the ring and enters the ring as Kane rolls out again.

Kane get and steel-chair from underneath the ring and attacks Strowman. Then Kane throws the chair and picks up the table which was introduced by Strowman earlier. Strowman attacks Kane and both men were lying in the ring.

Kane does his vintage sit up move, so does Strowman – which scared Kane. Strowman then picked him up and throws Kane over the table and left the ring.

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