August 17 , 2015 Monday Night RAW results The August 17 , 2015 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on August 17 , 2015 at the Target Center in Minneapolis , Minnesota . Summary . This Sunday at SummerSlam , once the fanfare has erupted and host Jon Stewart has kicked off the proceedings , Cesaro will fight Kevin Owens and Sheamus will go toe - to - toe with Randy Orton . But that ’ s Sunday . On Monday , with The Biggest Party of the Summer approaching and tensions thickening , The Viper & The Swiss Superman united to face the nefarious team of Mr . Money in the Bank and the former NXT Champion Owens to kick off Raw . For the majority of the contest , the two sets of opponents spent their time feeling each other out and getting in some last - minute scouting before Sunday . It ended in a four - way fracas , with Cesaro pounding Sheamus to and fro until Orton tagged in to finish the job . A last - minute bum - rush by Owens went nowhere when Cesaro ran interference , and an RKO to The Celtic Warrior put the match to rest . Hit Roman Reigns ’ brother with a discus clothesline and there ’ ll be hell to pay . That ’ s what Luke Harper discovered in his bout against The Big Dog — a match that ended in painfully opposite fashion than both “ The Prodigal Son ’ s ” tilt with Dean Ambrose on last week ’ s Raw and his initial rumble with Reigns on SmackDown . Whereas that match ended in mayhem thanks to an interfering Ambrose and Bray Wyatt , the Reigns - Harper “ prelude to a war ” unfolded without incident thanks to Ambrose ’ s watchful eye on The Eater of Worlds . That left Harper free to run rampant over The Big Dog with a Michinoku Driver , a molar - obliterating boot to the face and a bevy of superkicks that would have put a lesser man in the ground . But Reigns came through when it counted , cutting the big man ’ s discus clothesline off with a Superman Punch and ricocheting straight into a Spear for the win . The prelude is over . Now comes the war . Lasses and arses were kicked in equal measure when Becky Lynch stepped into the ring in singles action for the first time on Raw , repping PCB against Team B . A . D . ’ s resident enforcer , Tamina . Even though the Irish spitfire from NXT seemed to be headed for an unenviable ending when Tamina unleashed her power offense against her in the form of a spinning uranagi , Becky stayed smart and kept moving , allowing the powerhouse Diva to punch herself out . When Tamina went to her well one too many times and attempted the uranagi again , Lynch used Tamina ’ s own momentum against her , taking her to the mat with a crucifix rollup and floating over seamlessly into the Dis - arm - her . Call her the “ Lass Tapper . ” Fool Lana once , shame on you . Fool her twice , and Dolph Ziggler comes out to put a long - awaited whuppin ’ on Rusev for fooling her in the first place . The Bulgarian Brute had just defeated a game Mark Henry in a contest that , much like last week ’ s , featured Lana observing on commentary and an altercation between Lana and Summer Rae . The Ravishing Russian even called out Rusev after dispatching Summer . Unlike last week , however , Ziggler was in the house . And with Rusev out in the open , The Showoff hit the ring to defend his lady love ’ s honor and avenge his own injury . Even with Rusev using Summer Rae as a human shield , the happy couple dispatched their tormentors with a pair of kicks — a roundhouse from Lana to Summer and a superkick from Ziggler to Rusev — and sealed it with a kiss . Just one more thing to make the comeback complete . Ryback ’ s back , and The Miz is lunch meat just six days before he and Big Show mount an attempt to take The Big Guy ’ s Intercontinental Title in a Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam . In what amounted to an appetizer for The Human Wrecking Ball , the champion squared off against the self - dubbed “ A - lister ” Miz in a non - title bout on Raw and made quick work of his foe , reversing a crossbody into Shell Shocked . He then dared Big Show to step up from his spot at commentary . The giant declined , claiming Ryback doesn ’ t know what he ’ s asking for . On Sunday , he ’ ll find out . The Champ is … here ! After two weeks of “ U Can ’ t See Knee ” jokes , John Cena returned to Raw , nose intact , new shirt over his shoulders and pen in hand to sign the contract for his Winner Take All Match against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins . And Cena came back not a moment too soon , storming the signing after Rollins labeled him a “ disease . ” A focused Cena declined a seat at the signing table , instead dictating his mission statement to Rollins and Triple H . He would take Rollins ’ title , tie Ric Flair ’ s record , and upend the legacies of both The Game and The Architect in the process . Just because the various contenders to The Prime Time Players ’ Tag Team Titles have all been assembled , doesn ’ t mean all four of the teams involved in SummerSlam ’ s Fatal 4 - Way for the twin titles can ’ t beat each other up beforehand on Raw . Luckily , none of the teams should be suffering any lingering physical maladies before the big night , as the contest disintegrated into madness very quickly when Xavier Woods of The New Day got into an altercation with El Torito . The New Day – Los Matadores alliance went to pieces soon after and Titus O ’ Neil , who ’ d just taken a Backstabber , was free to tag in Kalisto to seal the deal in immediate fashion . If the line in the Divas division forms behind the champion , then Sasha Banks just jumped to the front . In a tilt between The Boss and Nikki Bella , it was the NXT Champion who proved herself the superior competitor , although she had help from Team B . A . D . in the upset that left the Divas ’ queen tapping for mercy on the mat . The interference came on the heels of what had largely been an even affair between Bella and Banks , though Nikki had taken Sasha ’ s best shots and lifted her into position for the Rack Attack . Naomi sprang up on the apron to distract the official and The Boss took advantage , wrestling Nikki into the Bank Statement to submit the champion in singles combat . Legit . Brock Lesnar came home on Raw , and found an unwelcome house guest waiting for him when he did . What began as an emotional — or as emotional as it gets with Brock Lesnar — return to The Beast Incarnate ’ s stomping grounds , complete with confetti , streamers and a singing Paul Heyman was cut short by The Undertaker ’ s gong . The tolling turned to be a fake - out , which spurred Heyman onto his pulpit for one final oration going into SummerSlam . When The Deadman ’ s bell rang out again , however , The Last Outlaw appeared in the flesh , low - blowing Lesnar and striking him down with a Chokeslam and Tombstone before making his exit . Next stop , Brooklyn . Undertaker vs . Lesnar . Who ya got ?