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Seth Rollins entered Raw on Monday believing that he'd left Bron Breakker and The Vision in his rearview mirror. By the end of Raw, it was clear that The Vision was not done with Rollins.
Rollins was a part of the main event King of the Ring quarterfinal four-way and seemed on the verge of punching his ticket to the semifinals when The Vision struck. After a spear from Bron Breakker, Rollins was laid out, and the door to a shot at winning the tournament and moving on to a heavyweight championship match was slammed shut.
CBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from Accor Arena in Paris.
The Vision costs Seth Rollins in the King of the Ring tournament
Seth Rollins was interviewed backstage and discussed putting The Vision behind him after defeating Bron Breakker the previous Monday. Rollins then shifted his focus to winning King of the Ring and going after Roman Reigns and the world heavyweight championship. This led The Usos and Jacob Fatu to confront Rollins backstage. Jey Uso told Fatu to "handle" Rollins, but Fatu walked off instead. The Usos confronted Fatu about his behavior later, with Fatu saying he agreed to acknowledge Reigns, not them, before suggesting The Usos deal with LA Knight instead.
Knight did give an in-ring promo, which Jey interrupted. After some back and forth, Knight told Jey that he respects a man who stands by his family. Knight then added that he wanted to say, from the bottom of his heart, "screw your family." Jimmy Uso ran to the ring to stop Jey from getting into a brawl with Knight.
King of the Ring quarterfinal match -- Je'Von Evans def. Seth Rollins, Ricky Saints and Talla Tonga via pinfall after an OG Cutter on Saints. Rollins had the match won when Austin Theory ran in to attack. Montez Ford ran to the ring to brawl through the crowd with Theory, but Rollins turned around into a spear from Bron Breakker, allowing Evans to finish off Saints and advance in the tournament.
Nothing ever ends in WWE. At least that's the way it feels. There's no real juice left to Rollins vs. The Vision, but WWE again can't just adjust and move forward. Rollins moving on to rekindling his issues with Reigns is far more interesting than continuing to tangle with the always-injured members of The Vision. But here we are. The main event match was exciting, however, and that's something. Grade: B-
What else happened on WWE Raw?
- Oba Femi opened the show with a promo in which he took shots at Brock Lesnar and said he was going to win King of the Ring. Dominik Mysterio eventually interrupted and taunted Femi about their semifinal match next week. JD McDonagh hit Femi from behind with a chair but Femi didn't react before beating down McDonagh and Mysterio.
- Queen of the Ring quarterfinal match – Liv Morgan def. Becky Lynch, Chelsea Green and Alexa Bliss via pinfall after rolling up Green.
- Women's Intercontinental Championship – Sol Ruca (c) def. Lyra Valkyria via pinfall after hitting a Sol Snatcher.
- Intercontinental Championship – Penta (c) def. Rey Mysterio via pinfall with a Mexican Destroyer. After the match, Rusev and Ethan Page ran in to attack both men. Dragon Lee briefly fought Rusev and Page off before they got the upper hand again, leading to Chad Gable running in to deliver several German suplexes to Rusev and Page. Earlier, Gable had talked to Penta, Mysterio and Lee, apologizing for his behavior while El Grande Americano, with all three accepting his apology.
