RAW’s episode of 5th October was live from WWE ThunderDome, Amway Center. Here in this post, we have discussed WWE RAW 5th October 2020 show highlights and match winners. Read the post to experience what all happened on the RAW show this week.
Monday Night RAW began with Randy Orton, who was the backstage where last week he had attacked the Legends of WWE. Orton said he was furious as he lost the match at Clash of Champions. Randy explained his attack on Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Christian, and Big Show.
Best Moments On The RAW’s Latest Episode
- Randy Orton challenged Drew McIntyre to have a WWE Championship Hell in a Cell match.
- On the red brand, the Leader of The Retribution was revealed in a very shocking way.
- The drama continued to tear off the Mysterio family.
- Seth Rollins attacked Murphy and was stopped by Aalyah Mysterio from further beating him.
- At backstage, MVP approached Apollo Crews, Mustafa Ali, and Ricochet and said there is an open space in the Hurt Business. It seemed that Ricochet was quite interested.
WWE RAW 5th October 2020 show highlights and match winners.
Here are the complete match details of RAW 5th October 2020-
1. Dana Brooke, Mandy Rose and Asuka vs. Natalya, Lana and Zelina Vega
On Monday night in the RAW opening match inside the ring, there were RAW Women’s Champion who teamed up with the newly formed tag team, Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose. They were all set to battle against Lana, Natalya, and Zelina Vega.
Zelina tried her level best to distract all her opponents but failed. Mandy hits Lana with a knee strike and gets a three count.
The Ravishing Russian things were not over yet. Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions showed up and moved Natalya through the announcer’s desk. Lana came to save Natalya. Unfortunately, things did not work in favor of The Ravishing Russian. Jax got hold of Lana and moved her through the table via Samoan Drop. Jax did this for the third consecutive week this time.
Result: Dana, Mandy Rose, and Asuka are the winners.
2. Humberto Carrillo and Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins and Murphy
Before this tag team match kicked off, Murphy went to The Monday Night Messiah, seeking an apology from him. Earlier at RAW, Seth Rollins showed the DMs of Murphy and Aalyah Mysterio. Things between Rollins and his disciple started to heat up as Murphy asked him for an apology. Rollins soon reminded Murphy that in their relationship, power lies with whom. Before their argument can shift to the next level, Humberto and Dominik showed up for their tag team match at RAW.
During the fight, Seth and Murphy were not on the page. This allowed Dom and Humberto to take control of the match with them. Dom and Carrillo expected to win the game soon, but things didn’t work as per their expectations. Murphy hits Carrillo with a knee, and the match got rewarded to Murphy and Rollins after it.
At backstage, Seth Rollins confronted Murphy after the match and gave him time until 10 p.m. to apologize for what he did earlier in the night.
Result: Seth Rollins and Murphy are the winners.
3. Keith Lee vs. Braun Strowman
Braun Strowman showed up at Monday Night RAW looking to have a battle. Though Adam Pearce could not allow him to have an official match, he offered him a non-sanctioned game. The game would not be eligible for the loss or win of either of the man. Soon Keith Lee showed up and voluntarily announced to fight with him.
Braun and Lee soon crashed, and it was not possible to confine them to the ring, which leads to a count-out for both. The brawl did not stop after this. Strowman moved Keith through the barricade along the ringside. Lee soon regained strength and fought back. Lee moved Braun to throw the LED boards. Lee took Strowman off the stage and dragged him through the equipment and tables present in the arena.
Result: DNF
4. Apollo Crews and Ricochet vs. The Hurt Business
Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley have been explicitly told to punish Ricochet during this tag team match after he rejected MVP’s offer for joining The Hurt Business. Shelton and Bobby did precisely what they were told to do.
Ricochet and Shelton marked the beginning of the match. Benjamin had the control initially, and he locked in an armbar before moving Ricochet to their corner. Lashley entered, and Ricochet was getting hit severely by then. He managed to hit a kick and tag Apollo Crews in the match.
Lashley was beating Ricochet after Ricochet went for a spear. Apollo moved Shelton out of the ring and hits with a standing moonsault.
Bobby entered and moved out of Ricochet and joined Shelton for moving out Apollo. Apollo dodged the spear, but he got stuck in the Hurt Lock. Apollo tapped out at RAW, and the match was rewarded to The Hurt Business.
Result: The Hurt Business is the winner.
5. The Riott Squad vs. Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax: A Women’s Tag Team Title Match
At the beginning of this championship match, Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott used double-teaming and tagged speedily for keeping down Nia Jax. Their plan did not work for long as soon Nia Jax was back on her feet and went for overpowering both her challengers. Shayna received the tag in the match, and she went straight to hit the injured shoulder, Ruby.
Riott was experiencing a hell of a lot of pain, and she moved back to her corner and tagged Liv. Morgan showed up for fighting with the champions, but Nia stopped her on her way.
The Riott Squad fought their level best, but in the end, Nia and Shayna retained their titles. Riott got hit with Kirifuda Clutch and tapped out RAW; meanwhile, Nia force Liv to watch.
Result: Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax are the winners.
6. MVP vs. Mustafa Ali
Initially, MVP was strong, but soon he was moved down as Mustafa overpowered him. MVP was forced outside as Ali hits him with a dropkick. The Retribution showed up and was surrounding the ringside, and the match was called off.
Ali appeared to be joining the Hurt Business; he then instructed the Retribution to finish them off. The Retribution did, as Ali told. Was Mustafa Ali the actual mastermind behind this?
Result: DNF
7. Bobby Roode, Dolph Ziggler, and Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre and The Street Profits
Bobby and McIntyre kicked off the match, and Drew moved out Dolph and Roode both and then went for RKO. Montez dived from the ropes and was dominating the game. Ziggler went for kicking the standing moonsault. Randy got the tag in and moved Ford to the announcement desk. Drew came and carried out Roode and went for tossing Dolph. Drew shifted his focus to Randy Orton again.
To fight against the WWE champion Roode and Dolph teamed up. Dawkins got tagged in. Orton came and hit Dawkins with a draping DDT.
Dawkins thwarted an RKO attempt. Montez pinned Randy. The match was over, but the brawl continued. Competitors moved out of each other out of the ring. McIntyre hits with claymore to Dolph and Roode. Orton marked the victory using RKO, and McIntyre was distracted from winning the match for his team.
Result: Bobby Roode, Dolph Ziggler, and Randy Orton are the winner.
4 Top Predictions For The Next Episode of RAW
Here are the top 4 predictions by the WO team for the next episode of WWE RAW 12th October 2020:
1. Seth Rollins vs. Murphy might get official confirmation for Hell in a Cell
At the time of the WWE Draft, chances are Rollins and Murphy will be present. If they show up, then their storyline could continue in the coming episode of RAW. For the PPV, Hell in a Cell Rollins vs. Murphy is most likely to get the confirmation, and they might split up in the next episode of RAW.
2. Peyton Royce might attack Asuka
As we are heading towards Hell in a Cell, Asuka now requires a new feud. Asuka might continue her old feud with Royce. Recently on RAW, their match did not have a justified ending. If Peyton attacks Asuka in the next episode of RAW, then chances for Asuka vs. Peyton on the PPV will be high.
3. The leader of the Retribution might opt to reveal why he created the Retribution
In the recent episode of RAW, Mustafa Ali revealed himself as the leader of the Retribution. In the next episode of RAW, he might play a promo explaining reasons for creating the Retribution. In his explanation, he is likely to say WWE had wholly forgotten him and did not give him enough chances to prove himself.
4. There is a probability that AJ Styles gets drafted by the red brand
In the WWE Draft, AJ Styles might move to Monday Night RAW. There are rumors that AJ is not happy by being on SmackDown as he has to miss the football games of his son on Friday nights. There are chances Styles might move to the RAW.
Concluding WWE RAW 5th October 2020 Show Highlights And Match Results-
The beginning of RAW’s episode was not exciting, but it became interesting in the second hour.
- At backstage, Drew accepted Randy’s challenge and said he would make sure to send him to Hell.
- Mustafa Ali threatened the Hurt Business and threw a challenge on MVP.
- Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler retained the Women’s Tag Team Title.
- Mustafa Ali revealed himself as the mastermind behind The Retribution.
- The Retribution moved out all the three-members of The Hurt Business in a cruel way.
This is all from WWE RAW 5th October 2020. We will be posting complete updates on Hell in a Cell, which is all set to be live on 25th October 2020.