In-Ring Segment: Ric Flair and Randy Orton
Flair says that Nia Jax will wish she worked somewhere else when Charlotte comes back. The Nature Boy says Randy Orton is the best wrestler in the world, and it’ not arguable. He recaps how Orton punted Edge and Christian back into retirement. He calls Orton to the ring. Flair calls Orton the most dominant, vicious performer in WWE. Flair says Orton is the best performer in WWE history. Orton says being in the ring with Flair makes him nostalgic. He says nostalgia can be confused with legacy. Orton says the fire in his gut and the desire to be the Legend Killer isn’t nostalgia; it’s simply cementing his legacy. He said he’s the greatest wrestler ever, and the voices in his head like being called the Legend Killer. The Big Show comes to the ring and says he won’t let Flair glorify Orton’s actions. He says Orton will pay for what he did to Christian and Edge. He calls Orton a narcissistic parasite, and says Orton latches onto competitors who make him better.
"From the first second I met you, I knew you were a narcissistic parasite."
@WWETheBigShow has FIGHTIN' WORDS for @RandyOrton on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/x3A2LjuFrM
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 23, 2020
The Big Show says Orton lacks the motivation to make himself better. He says he and Orton both know that Edge will pay him back. But the Big Show says he’s going to break every bone in Orton’s body. Orton says Flair paved the way for them, and the two of them are friends. Orton says he thinks the world of the Big Show and calls him a future Hall of Famer. He calls the Big Show a legend and says it’d be tragic for the Big Show to suffer the same fate that Edge and Christian did. Orton leaves the ring and says the Big Show knows what he’s capable of. Orton says he’s motivated,and what happens next is on the Big Show.
.@RandyOrton shows NO REMORSE and @WWETheBigShow shows NO MERCY on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/ZkBi1AvzeT
— WWE (@WWE) June 23, 2020
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. The IIconics
Banks and Billie Kay start the match, and Kay earns a quick near fall with a big boot. Bayley sends Peyton Royce head-first into the broadcast table. The champions double-team Kay, but she gains the upper hand on Bayley. The IIconics double-team Bayley, but she rallies and mocks the IIconics’ pose. Royce gets a two count with a fisherman suplex. Banks tags in, and the champions double-team Royce. Banks goes for the Three Amigos but Royce counters. She drives Banks into Bayley, but Banks makes Royce tap out to the Banks Statement.
The #IIconics take it to @itsBayleyWWE & @SashaBanksWWE in this @WWE #WomensTagTitles Match on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/RVsO8yyTA3
— WWE (@WWE) June 23, 2020
Winner and still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Bayley & Sasha Banks
After the match, Bayley says she and Banks are good. Banks says, every time Bayley talks about her two titles, Banks feels a little jealous. She says she’s glad Bayley is happy, but she wants to experience what she has. Banks says she wants a title match, so she’s challenging Asuka for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship at WWE Extreme Rules. Asuka comes to the ring and says Banks is not the boss of her, but she accepts the challenge. Banks and Bayley attack Asuka, and Banks locks her in the Bank Statement.
"You are not the BOSS of me. I ACCEPT."
Are we getting @WWEAsuka vs. @SashaBanksWWE at #ExtremeRules for the #WWERaw #WomensTitle?! pic.twitter.com/3Stui3VwVF
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) June 23, 2020
Backstage, Bobby Lashley says it’s R-Truth’s fault he’s not the WWE Champion. MVP says that Lashley isn’t distracted now, and their association has done wonders for his career. MVP says he can do the same thing for Apollo Crews, who doesn’t get the business side of being a champion. He says he can help Crews reach new heights, but if he makes the wrong decision, it’s on him.
