What Happened After Last Night's WWE Raw Went Off The Air (18 September)

A huge Street Fight in San Jose.

by Andy H Murray

Braun Strowman will challenge for Brock Lesnar's WWE Universal Championship at No Mercy 2017 this weekend, but he was forced to deal with an old enemy after last night's Raw went off the air.

The show's dark main event saw 'The Monster Among Men' face Roman Reigns in a Street Fight, with 'The Big Dog' emerging victorious. A short clip of the match (featuring Reigns spearing Strowman through a table) has been uploaded to Twitter (see above).

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Braun and Roman have spent much of 2017 knocking lumps out of each other, with their last major collision coming in SummerSlam's four-man main event. Their televised rivalry has been put on the back-burner lately, but they've continued to tussle in Street Fights and No DQ matches on the house show circuit, with Reigns winning every time.

Strowman is currently 2-1 against his rival in one-on-one PPV clashes. Reigns will face John Cena on Sunday, but the fact that WWE keep booking him against Braun at house shows and in other dark matches suggests another contest may be on the horizon. Few fans would have reason to complain about that, given the quality of their last few bouts.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.