Smark Out Moment

Tonight's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw for December 18, 2017 is coming to you live from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI. Follow along here for ongoing coverage of the results of the show to find out what happens as things occur and chat with fellow WWE fans in the comments below!

• In case you didn't think it was obvious last week, Kurt Angle officially announces that it will be a triple threat at the Royal Rumble between Kane, Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar. The segment ends with Lesnar putting down Kane with an F5.
• Seth Rollins comes out for a match against Samoa Joe, but Jason Jordan interrupts to say he wants the match. Joe comes out to suggest Rollins vs Jordan with the winner getting beaten by him (lol). Jordan pushes Rollins, prompting him to be fine with a match against him. This is basically the same as the Roman Reigns situation from before.
• Seth Rollins def. Jason Jordan by pinfall. After the match, Rollins takes the fight to Joe, who promptly beats him down.
• Kurt Angle puts Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Jason Jordan in a six man tag match later tonight against Samoa Joe and The Bar. Weird to not have Reigns in this mix.
• We have another Bray Wyatt promo about Woken Matt Hardy.
• Finn Balor def. Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel by disqualification when they break the handicap match rules and double-team him. Hideo Itami comes out to make the save! Whaaaat? This turns into a tag team match. (What's up with tonight being a match that turns into a second match?)
• Finn Balor and Hideo Itami def. Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel by pinfall
• Cedric Alexander def. Drew Gulak by pinfall, earning a title shot for the Cruiserweight Championship
• Enzo Amore talks to Nia Jax backstage and it seems like they're hinting at the two of them pairing up for the Mixed Match Challenge. Drew Gulak comes over with a bloody nose and Jax leaves to let Enzo deal with him. Enzo leaves, too, pissed at Gulak.
• Asuka def. Alicia Fox by submission
• Samoa Joe and The Bar def. Jason Jordan, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins by pinfall
• Woken Matt Hardy promo about Bray Wyatt, featuring a chess board and a goldfish.
• The Bar and Samoa Joe attack Rollins and Ambrose backstage while the trainers check on Ambrose's arm. 
• The Revival def. Heath Slater and Rhyno by pinfall
• Backstage, Kurt Angle tells Slater and Rhyno that they need to toughen up if they want more opportunities. Rhyno says he knows just the thing. Slater is afraid it's going to hurt.
• Elias's musical performance is interrupted by Sasha Banks, Mickie James. Elias hilariously says "it ain't bad being me, all the women want to walk with Elias" hahaha. Bayley follows suit with an interruption and Elias throws away his guitar pick and leaves.
• Sasha Banks, Mickie James and Bayley def. Absolution by disqualification. The heels attack the babyfaces afterward. Nia Jax comes out for the save, but starts to fall victim to the numbers game. The res of the women's division come out to attack Absolution.
• Stephanie McMahon comes out to announce that there will indeed be a women's Royal Rumble match