8/25 WWE RAW Live Results – Welcome to WrestlingAttitude’s live coverage of WWE RAW for August 25, from Birmingham, England.

Raw opens with a video, recapping the main event of last week’s show.

Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring to start the show.

Roman appreciates the crowd’s chants and then he wants Birmingham to acknowledge him.

Roman says it feels like old times.  You still sound the same, loud as hell.  Roman says he has big plans for tonight, the rest of this year, and for next year.  He says if he is being real, he says he has to be honest to himself.  Roman says you acknowledged him, but there is something he has to acknowledge before he moves on.  You sound and feel like old times, but it isn’t old times any more.  He says he isn’t the same man he used to be.  Roman says maybe he can be, but Cody predicted it a year and a half ago, and the crowd boos and he says the response is interesting.  He says Seth and his group followed through on the things Cody said.  They took everything from him.  

Roman responds to the nasty words in the crowd’s chants and he says he has been feeling like that for a long time.  He does not have a lot of things he used to have.  He does not have a Bloodline.  Roman says he is proud of Jey.  Anyone questioning him about being in the match in Paris, you are wrong.  Jey won their match and earned the pinfall.  He has the rematch clause so he should be fighting for the title.  Roman says his time will come.

They took the wise man, they took the titles, and the disrespect continued and they had to find something of his to take.  Roman addresses Bronson Reed.  

Paul Heyman interrupts and he comes out with his Foot Locker employee of the month, Bronson Reed.  Paul introduces Bronson.  Paul says Bronson said it was five years ago this week that Brock Lesnar’s advocate became Roman’s wise man.  Five years ago, this duo  created a Bloodline and owned everything there was to own in the WWE.  They changed this industry together.  Now, look at you.  Standing all alone in the ring by yourself.  Paul tells Roman he misses him.  He says he loved him five years ago and he loves him now.  Paul says that is why he came out to disrespect him.

Paul says he didn’t do this out of malice, but out of the love he spoke about before he was so rudely interrupted by these people not touch enough to live in Manchester or rich enough to live in London.  What you need is the tough love he offered to you.  Roman needs the tough love that he can give Roman.  Paul says he will not be the one to deliver that tough love in Paris . . . but he is.

Roman tells dumb ass he will kiss his ass because he will whoop his ass.

Bronson tells Roman at Clash in Paris, it isn’t about receipts, it is about disrespect.  He says he is the one who will kick Roman’s ass.  He says he knows Roman is educated, but it is time for a history lesson.  Your tribe from Samoa is civilized.  Reed says his tribe was not civilized and they were sent to Australia.  You paid for your tattoos and Reed says he earned his.  Reed says he is the Samoan that your dad and uncle warned you about and in Paris, you will learn why.

Roman asks if Reed is Samoan.  He says that means your ass belongs to him.  Roman says maybe they start this over and he gives Reed another chance since they are the same family.  He tells Reed to come to the ring, give him back his shoes, apologize to these people for wasting their time, acknowledge him, and don’t disrespect him any more.

Reed puts his shoes around Paul’s neck and he tells Roman he does not want him to come to the ring because he will make Roman acknowledge his Tribal thief.

Roman says Reed won’t have to come up here because he is going down there.

Roman and Reed meet in the aisle and they exchange punches.  Reed sends Roman into the ring post and they go into the ring.  They throw punches and security makes their way to the ring to do their best to separate them.  Reed gets away and hits a splash on Roman and his pile of security.  Reed goes for the shoes but Roman kicks Reed away.  Reed with a back senton and then he goes to the turnbuckles but he punches a member of security and officials come to the ring to hold their hands out like Reed is from Jurassic World.  Roman with a Superman punch to Reed on the turnbuckles.  Roman escapes to the floor and he hits a splash off the ring steps onto Reed and security.  They throw punches up the aisle as they go to the back.

– Finn Balor and JD McDonagh walk in the back and we see Dom Mysterio talking to El Grande Americano.  Dom says everything is under control and he will catch up with them later.

Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh

They lock up and JD misses a chop and Lee chops back.  They exchange chops and slaps.  Lee with a kick and a dragon screw.  Lee with a kick and a leg sweep.  Lee with a slingshot drop kick.  Lee charges into the corner and JD with a drop kick to the knee.  Finn gets on the apron and the referee sees him and she sends him to the back.  Finn apologizes and Lee with a flip dive onto JD.  Lee sends JD back into the ring and he goes up top and Lee comes off and is met with a drop kick.  JD with forearms and he chokes Lee in the corner.  JD gets a near fall.  JD with a hard Irish whip.  JD with a belly-to-back suplex.  JD with a chop in the corner.

JD gets a near fall.  JD with forearms and a suplex.  JD goes to the turnbuckles and Lee crotches him and kicks JD.  JD with head butts and he hits a superplex but he over rotates and lands on his head.  They exchange punches and Lee with a German suplex and super kick.  Lee with a poisonrana to JD and Lee is caught in a Spanish Fly for a near fall.  Lee with punches and a kick.  Lee floats over but JD stops him and JD goes for a power bomb and Lee counters into a sit out power bomb of his own.  Lee goes up top and JD tries to stop him but Lee stops JD and Lee hits a double stomp for a near fall when JD gets his foot on the ropes.

Dom comes to ringside to help JD and AJ stops Dom and sends him into the ring post and over the ringside barrier into the crowd.  Lee with a running forearm and Operation Dragon for the three count.

Winner:  Dragon Lee

Backstage:

Jackie is with LA KNight and she asks him about his match with Bron tonight and what CM Punk did to him last week. Knight tells Jackie to think about what happened last week and he wonders if it was an ‘accident’ or was it on purpose?  Punk could have slowed down but give him the benefit of the doubt.  Punk didn’t try to help him.  Knight says they should work together, but not now.  You are a hungry man and it is feast or famine on Sunday.  Knight says everyone else is going to bed hungry.  Paul sees that Knight is the only one in the match who needs to wrestle tonight.

We Hear from Rusev:

Rusev tells Sheamus he has been trained and conditioned to crush.  He is a super athlete.  Malice is found.  Trained by monsters and then they are let go.  When he came back, he will not listen to people to tell him who to hurt.  He will hurt who he wants and he chooses Sheamus.  He will face Sheamus in a match full of cowards.  Rusev says it is impossible to be good when you are destined to be great.

Backstage:

Raquel and Roxanne are talking and Finn yells at Dom for not having JD’s back.  Dom says Finn got sent to the back.  Raquel says Liv wouldn’t like this.  Dom says since he knows AJ the best, why not take care of him tonight.  Finn says he will take care of it and he will do it himself.

Penta vs. Kofi Kingston

They lock up and Kofi backs Penta into the corner and misses a punch.  Penta with chops.  Kofi with an Irish whip and Penta floats over.  Penta with a head scissors and clotheslines.  Kofi’s knee gives out and he avoids a power bomb and goes to the apron.  Kofi punches Penta from the apron and he sends Penta into the turnbuckles.  Kofi with Shadows Over Hell for a near fall.  Kofi punches Penta.  Kofi goes for a hesitation splash but Penta gets his feet up and stops Kofi.  Penta clotheslines Kofi over the top rope and Kofi leaves the ringside area to avoid a dive by Penta.  Waller takes Penta’s attention but Penta kicks Kofi when he returns to the ring.  Penta with a chop against the ropes.  Penta does the slow strut.  Kofi trips Penta against the ropes and sends him into the apron and then into the front row.

Kofi chops Penta and gives him a head butt.  Kofi with another chop.  Kofi with a European uppercut and he breaks the count.  Penta with a super kick and he charges at Kofi but Kofi with a back body drop onto the announce table.  Penta struggles to get back to his feet as the referee makes his count but Penta beats the count at nine.  Kofi kicks Penta and stomps on the chest.  Kofi with a reverse chin lock.  Kofi pulls at the mask and returns to the chin lock.  Penta with punches and Kofi with a knee  Penta with a kick and a thrust kick to the back of the knee followed by a wraparound bulldog.  Penta with a leg sweep and a hesitation headstand kick in the corner for a near fall.

Kofi escapes the Penta Driver and Kofi with a forearm.  Kofi with a knee to Penta.  Kofi sets for the Boom Drop and hits it.  Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise.  Penta with a super kick and a lungblower when he floats over in the corner for a near fall.  Penta sets for the Destroyer and Kofi counters with a back body drop.  Kofi with a Fameasser for a near fall.  Penta puts Kofi on the turnbuckles and he chops him.  Penta is knocked to the apron and he goes for a head scissors into the ring but Kofi blocks it.  Penta with a suplex and a Penta Driver for a near fall.  Penta super kicks Waller when Waller pushes Kofi out of the way.  Penta with a flip dive onto Kofi and Woods.

They return to the ring and Penta goes to the turnbuckles.  Waller distracts Penta and Kofi pulls Penta off the turnbuckles and hits Trouble in Paradise for the three count.

Winner:  Kofi Kingston

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8/25 WWE RAW Live Results

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