WWE Raw: Chris Jericho stops Seth Rollins winning Universal Title
New Day remain tag champs - but must face Anderson and Gallows
Tuesday 22 November 2016 09:28, UK
Seth Rollins' hopes of winning the Universal Title from Kevin Owens were shattered on Raw as he was attacked by an incognito Chris Jericho.
The Aerialist went on-on-one with Owens in a no disqualification match on Monday night, with his former Shield stablemate Roman Reigns and the champion's best pal, Jericho, banned from ringside.
However, Jericho still conjured up a way to scupper Rollins, the veteran donning a Sin Cara mask and Shinsuke Nakamura hoodie and jumping the fan favourite from the edge of the audience.
Rollins gained revenge by dragging Jericho over the barricade and clocking him with a Pedigree - but Owens then hit his rival with a powerbomb onto the ring apron before landing the pinfall.
Owens and Rollins had wowed the Toronto crowd before Jericho's interjection, with both tumbling through tables and the challenger diving onto the champion from within the crowd.
Jericho aiding Owens seemed unlikely when they shared TV time on The Highlight Reel earlier in the evening, with Jericho angry that his buddy had smashed The List of Jericho at Survivor Series.
But the friends then decided to blame Roman Reigns for Raw's defeat to Smackdown at Sunday's pay-per-view and Jericho's actions in the main event suggests their issues have been resolved.
Owens' title reign has been extended and so has The New Day's - Big and Kofi Kingston edging Cesaro and Sheamus as they continue to hunt down Demolition's record 478 days as Tag Team Champions.
Big E and Kingston were aided by Xavier Woods, though, as they took their stint with the straps to 457 days - the Georgian preventing Sheamus from breaking up Kingston's pin on Cesaro.
The champions' next challengers will be Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, who defeated The Golden Truth after blasting Goldust with a Magic Killer.
Raw Women's Champion Charlotte's next title defence will come next week - in Charlotte, North Carolina - as she defends her belt against the wrestler she won it from at Hell in a Cell, Sasha Banks.
Banks gained momentum when she teamed with Bayley to take on Charlotte and Nia Jax in a tag tussle on Monday, The Boss sealing victory when she caught the champion in a Bank Statement.
Elsewhere in Canada, Sami Zayn was overpowered by Braun Strowman and lost via match stoppage, while Rusev beat Enzo Amore via submission before locking eyes with his victim's partner, Big Cass.
Plus, Rich Swann overcame Noam Dar and TJ Perkins to become No 1 contender to Brian Kendrick's Cruiserweight Title and Cedric Alexander bested Ariya Daivari in another cruiserweight contest.
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