WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (June 4, 2018) from Toyota Center in Houston, featuring all the latest build to the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view (PPV) scheduled for later this month in Chicago. Advertised for tonight: Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Roode, Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens, Nia Jax vs. Natalya, a Tag Team Battle Royal to determine the next challengers for Deleters of Worlds, and more! Come right back here at 8 p.m. ET when the Raw live blog kicks off once the show starts on USA. It will be below this line here. (REMINDER: NO GIFS OR PICS ARE ALLOWED IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. OFFENDERS WILL BE BANNED.) WWE RAW RESULTS AND LIVE BLOG FOR June 4 Faster than a bullet, terrifying scream, enraged and full of anger he’s half man and half machine. Rides the metal monster breathing smoke and fire, closing in with vengeance soaring high-- He is the Painkiller, but me, I’m just here to liveblog this here pro wrestling show for you, folks. The show opens with Elias in the ring and ready to sing us a song. He says he carries the power of wind in his fist and plays a few bars on his guitar before launching into his usual spiel. He claims to be WWE’s most valuable asset and he’ll become even more valuable at Money in the Bank when he wins the Intercontinental Championship, because on that night the entire world will see that WWE stands for Walk With Elias. He then talks about how he left Seth lying in a pile of dirt and pain last week, but think about how he felt, smashing one of his beloved guitars? He took that pain and turned it into the song he’s gonna sing right now. It’s about how Seth is going to lose his title much like a sports analogy that I do not understand but that gets a decent rise out of the crowd. Enter Seth Rollins. He prowls around the ringside area as Elias waves his guitar around before electing to head under the ring for a steel chair to equalize things. We get a standoff in the ring, they circle, feigning strikes, and finally the Drifter makes his move and Seth swats the guitar out of his hands! He’s got Elias cornered... JINDER MAHAL ATTACKS FROM BEHIND! ROMAN REIGNS MAKES THE SAVE! Right hands for everybody, including Sunil Singh! He helps Rollins up and the Shield lads stand tall. Enter Kurt Angle. He tells Elias and Jinder they’re not going anywhere tonight, because we’re gonna have a tag team match, playa. (He did not say playa.) The match will start right now... or after the break, at least. Elias & Jinder Mahal vs. the Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) Neither team can decide who wants to start at first, but finally the Shield lads clear the ring! Plancha from Rollins on Mahal as Reigns slams Elias’ face into the apron and the barricade! Seth takes Jinder inside, they’re the legal men, side headlock, drop down, dropkick takes the Modern-Day Maharaja out! Arm wringer, tag to Roman, whip to the corner, assisted charging forearm, whip into a back elbow, tag back to the Architect. Double whip into double elbows only gets one and Mahal takes Seth into his corner for the tag. The Drifter blindsides Rollins, putting boots to him, Hot Shotting him across the top rope and following it up with a choke. Seth blocks a punch, fires his own back, gets whipped and taken out with a lariat. Standing neck crank follows, pulling an arm across into a cutthroat choke, and then into a reverse chinlock when he nearly gets away. Rollins out, off the ropes, kick to counter the back body drop but Elias uses his injured neck to cut him off and drop a knee! Tag to Mahal, whip to the corner, boot up, Seth crawling, he passes Jinder to the floor, the way is clear... TAG TO THE BIG DOG! Lariats for Mahal, whip reversed, HUGE leaping lariat, and a big right hand sets up the corner lariats. Off the ropes, Reigns with a boot, Jinder makes the tag and Elias takes a boot too! Calling for it, Mahal runs interference and Elias leaves the ring. Roman follows around after him, Sunil Singh pulls Jinder out of the way and the Drive-By fails! The Drifter hits a big knee and we go to break. Back from commercial, Elias has Roman locked down with a kneeling rear chinlock. He breaks after hooking the nose, jabs in the corner daze the Big Dog and he tags Jinder in. Beating on him, reverse chinlock applied and he breaks it for a knee drop to the face and a crossface strike before tagging the Drifter back in. Elias with a knee drop, only two, he clears Rollins from the apron but walks into a big right from Reigns. Whip reversed, big back elbow takes Roman down for another nearfall and Mahal tags in. Kick to the chest and he goes back to the reverse chinlock. Reigns out with right hands and he catches Jinder with the Samoan drop! Crawling, reaching... TAGS MADE! Lou Thesz Press into mounted punches, off the ropes, Sling Blade, clear the apron, diving blockbuster... NOPE! Slow to capitalize as Elias drags himself up the ropes, up and over to the apron, dodging knees, Falcon Arrow... JINDER BREAKS THE PIN UP! Mahal looking for Khallas, denied with a Superman Punch, the Big Dog slides to the floor after... DRIVE-BY ON THE DRIFTER! Avada Kedavra follows it up, Rollins is fired up, he tunes the band up... but Sunil Singh runs interference. Jinder gets the better of Roman and throws him into the steps while he’s distracted with Sunil, Elias from behind with a schoolboy, no good! Enzuigiri from Rollins and he throws a suicide dive on Mahal that torpedoes his own neck into the barricade! Singh has a steel chair but Seth recovers before he can hit him and takes the chair from him! Back in, Elias catches him... DDT ON THE CHAIR BUT REFEREE JOHN CONE DOESN’T THROW THE MATCH OUT! Hooking the leg... Elias & Jinder Mahal win by pinfall with Drift Away from Elias on Seth Rollins. The heels celebrate on the ramp while Roman tends to his pal in the ring. Commentary hypes up Nia Jax vs. Natalya, Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Roode, and the #1 contender’s battle royal for the tag titles before sending us to break. Back from commercial we see Bruce Prichard in the front row before panning over to a table full of tacos at ringside. Curt Hawkins is in the ring. He says earlier today he made a bold prediction. You see, he’s sitting at 199 losses (we disagree) and tonight when he wins, everybody in the arena will get a free taco! He interviews his opponent, James Harden, who is from right here in Houston, Texas, and those two facts are the extent of the interview. Curt Hawkins vs. James Harden Collar and elbow, Hawkins backs him up into the corner and breaks dirty with a right hand. Stomp, hammer whip, off the ropes, big slam but Harden ducks a charging forearm and throws hands! He runs into a boot and gets destroyed by a lariat and Curt’s fired up! Enter Baron Corbin. He gets in the ring... END OF DAYS! James Harden wins by disqualification! Hawkins goes out ready to fight but Corbin smashes his face into the tacos and dumps the table on top of him! Natalya is shown shadowboxing backstage when Ronda Rousey rolls up to give her some pointers and send us to break. Back from commercial, we see Kurt Angle texting in his office when Baron Corbin rolls up. He’ll explain what just happened later but he’s annoyed at his lack of opportunities so he went to WWE headquarters and spoke directly to Stephanie McMahon. He has a letter from her appointing him as the new constable of WWE Raw and her representative to assist Kurt in his duties. Ronda Rousey makes her entrance and joins the commentary desk. Natalya vs. Nia Jax Circling, collar and elbow and Nia throws Natalya down. Back to the lockup, Nattie with a side headlock, Jax throws her off and takes a forearm to not much avail. Waistlock, back kick, and Nia just bowls Neidhart over a few times. Referee Shawn Bennett counts and we go to break. Back from commercial, Nia has her locked down with a cobra clutch. Nattie gets out, goes for a slam but can’t get Jax up and takes a headbutt for her trouble. Boot up in the corner, wheelbarrow Stunner, dropkick, taking Nia off her feet. Whip to the corner, sidestep the charge, Neidhart takes a knee but gets up in time to hit the discus lariat... NOPE! Natalya hobbled, Jax capitalizes... Nia Jax wins by pinfall with a Samoan drop. Nattie starts taking her boot off and hobbles to her feet while Nia stands over her seeming not entirely sure as to what to do. Ronda gets up from commentary and heads to the ring to check on her pal. She shoves Nia aside when she gets too close and gets in her face. Rousey and referee Shawn Bennett help Natalya to the back. Commentary hypes up Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens. We go backstage where Bobby Roode is interviewed. He says he’s ecstatic headed into Money in the Bank. He thrives in the spotlight, so of course he’s excited to climb that ladder and make history by winning the contract, and when that happens, it’s going to be... glorious. He talks about how he’s been in the business for twenty years and never seen a man like Braun Strowman, and it’ll take every trick under his robe to beat him. He admits that honestly, his goal tonight is just to survive. We get entrances for Roode vs. Strowman, but the match will have to wait until after the break. Bobby Roode vs. Braun Strowman A smile creeps across Braun’s face before they lock up, and he throws Roode away and flexes at him. Bobby goes behind, side headlock, again thrown off but he passes the monster to the corner! Chops to no avail and he gets bieled across the ring! Charging in, boots up, to the second but Roode is cut off with the goozle and only barely slips out of the powerslam! Leg kicks, front chancery, reversed and he again tosses Bobby aside! Butterfly suplex, charging in but again countered, this time with a back elbow! Another try, sidestepped and Strowman’s shoulder goes into the post! Roode heads to the floor and goes looking for some plunder, pulling a ladder out and forming a bridge between the ring and the barricade. Luring Braun outside, Bobby runs him around, ducks under the ladder... and Strowman’s too smart to take the bait. He roars... HE SPLIT BOBBY’S LADDER IN TWAIN! Running around the ring, the pounce into the barricade, back inside... Braun Strowman wins by pinfall with the running powerslam. Backstage, Kevin Owens is watching on a monitor when an interview rolls up. He thinks Braun Strowman is big, Bobby Roode has a robe, and the sky is blue. Who cares? He doesn’t care about anyone that stands between him and Money in the Bank, and Finn Balor is a perfect example as to why the fans are clueless. What does Too Sweet even mean? Was it too sweet when he failed last week against Braun Strowman? He declares his intent to win and show the world what he knows about Finn Balor tonight, and that’s that he’s nothing more than a made-up Irish myth. And so we go to break. Back from commercial, we see Natalya backstage with her knee iced up and Ronda Rousey is hanging out with her. Nia Jax rolls up to apologize, saying she didn’t mean to hurt her knee. She asks if she’s gonna be good to compete in Money in the Bank, and Ronda tells her to leave. They argue over Nattie’s muttered objections until Neidhart speaks up, saying accidents happen and she needs a minute to herself.<doc-sep>May wasn't really the most noteworthy month for WWE television. After a power packed April, May just seemed a little lacking in overall momentum. I reassured myself that June would be a different story. So far, it's been just 'okay'. This week's episode of RAW built to Money in the Bank. There were a few significant developments but not enough to make this show a memorable affair. This was a strictly average show. Sportskeeda is the one-stop destination for latest WWE rumors and wrestling news. That said, it wasn't a complete dud over three hours of action. It's time to run through the 'Best and Worst' of RAW. Leave a comment and let me know what you thought of this episode. #1 Best: Brand new authority figure I don't mind Constable Corbin yet Baron Corbin seemed like he was on the verge of the push of a lifetime when he became Mr. 'Money in the Bank' last year. Unfortunately, he could not cash in his contract and just retreated to the lower mid-card since. Therefore, I'm glad to see him as the 'Constable' of RAW because it gives him something to do. It also creates some much-needed drama on TV. Let's face it...three hours of wrestling is tough to watch and enjoy. Having a narrative where Corbin and Angle are at odds just adds an element of unpredictability. Corbin is a decent promo so he can hold his own in backstage segments. I liked how Corbin got the result for the 6-Woman Tag Team match changed, against Kurt Angle's wishes. Honestly, I even agree with his decision...why was Bayley in the match? 1 / 7 NEXT<doc-sep>
This week's Monday Night RAW started off with a performance by Elias and the crowd chanted that they wanted to walk with Elias. Elias gloated about taking out Rollins last week and shows footage. Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. Seth Rollins' music hit soon after and the Kingslayer charged down to the ring. Rollins and Elias faced off and finally came to blows. Meanwhile, Jinder Mahal came out of nowhere to attack Rollins. Roman Reigns came out to even the odds. RAW GM Kurt Angle came out next. He made the tag match between Rollins and Reigns vs Mahal and Elias official. #1 Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns vs Jinder Mahal & Elias Elias and Jinder dominated the early parts of the match. Reigns took Jinder down and finally made the tag to Rollins. Rollins and Elias came in fresh and Rollins was all over the Drifter. Rollins hit a Blockbuster for a near fall before clutching his injured neck. The Big Dog proceeded to punch Mahal out of the ring and as he was about to assault The Maharaja outside, Sunil Singh interfered and Elias took advantage as we headed to commercial. Rollins headed to ringside to help Reigns as Sunil Singh tried to hit Rollins with a steel chair. Rollins caught the chair and headed into the ring where Elias hit him with the Drift Away onto the steel chair. Mahal and Elias get a huge win after the following pin Result: Jinder Mahal & Elias def. Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns 1 / 8 NEXT