Episode
Raw: April 25, 2016 (Hartford, CT)
Overview
In the aftermath of Raw’s main event bout pitting WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns against Alberto Del Rio, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson played the numbers game against The Big Dog — a game that became more difficult for Reigns when AJ Styles hit the ring. Will The Phenomenal One ensnare sports-entertainment’s grandest prize at WWE Payback, with his longtime friends at his back?
Details
- Series
- Raw
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2016-04-25
- Runtime
- 131 min
Episode context
April 25, 2016 (Hartford, CT) is Episode 17 in 2016 of Raw. It aired on 2016-04-25. The runtime is 131 min.
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Episode 16: April 18, 2016 (London, England)
In a hard-hitting Raw main event made by temporary Raw showrunner Shane McMahon, Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens brought each other to the brink, but it was Chris Jericho who would have reason to celebrate as WWE’s flagship show went off the air. Find out how “The Best in the World at What He Does” got the better of The Lunatic Fringe, less than two weeks before their clash at WWE Payback. Plus, learn who advanced in the Semifinal Matches of the No. 1 Contenders’ Tag Team Tournament, sponsored by Booty-O’s.
Episode 18: May 2, 2016 (Saint Louis, MO)
After AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns & The Usos in Raw’s main event, an intense chair-swinging melee culminated with The Big Dog tossing The Phenomenal One through the announce table. Will Styles suffer a similar fate in less than three weeks at Extreme Rules?
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Episode 19: May 9, 2016 (Omaha, NE)
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Episode 14: April 4, 2016 (Dallas, TX)
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Episode 20: May 16, 2016 (Greensboro, NC)
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Episode 13: March 28, 2016 (Brooklyn, NY)
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Episode 21: May 23, 2016 (Baltimore, MD)
Kevin Owens, Dean Ambrose, Cesaro, Sami Zayn, and Chris Jericho qualified for this year’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, where they’ll battle for the opportunity to cash in for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match at the time and place of their choosing. Also on Raw, the returning Seth Rollins learned he’ll challenge Roman Reigns for sports-entertainment’s most prestigious prize at WWE Money in the Bank!
Episode 12: March 21, 2016 (Philadelphia, PA)
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Episode 22: May 30, 2016 (Green Bay, WI)
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Episode 11: March 14, 2016 (Pittsburgh, PA)
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Episode 23: June 6, 2016 (Oklahoma City, OK)
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