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WWE RAW spoilers, May 8: Results and more from London

By Cody Williams

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WWE RAW spoilers on Monday, May 8 with all the results and notable events as the show is on tape-delay from O2 Arena in London, England

SPOILER WARNING: Live results from a tape-delayed episode of WWE RAW lie ahead. If you want to be surprised on USA Network at 8 p.m. ET, don’t go any further.

Whenever WWE RAW  heads to London, Engalnd (or anywhere overseas), it’s always an interesting time for fans stateside. Because of the time difference, American fans are essentially watching the show on tape delay. As such, fans across the pond have already given us results — and the show has even already aired live in other places. Thus, we get a hefty dose of WWE RAW spoilers.

On Monday, May 8, WWE RAW was live from the famed O2 Arena in London. Even in a normally down time of year, you had to expect that big things were going to happen. WWE at least promised something like that.

While Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns would surely see each other once again, there were two other big feuds that were teased to have big moments. For one, the women on the roster would take aim at Alexa Bliss and the RAW Women’s Championship. Then, the main event was set to be a Tag Team Turmoil match to determine the new No. 1 contender for the Hardy Boyz’s title.

But if you can’t stand the wait until RAW airs in the United States, you can at least find out what’s going to happen. In chronological order, we’ll be offering WWE RAW spoilers for May 8 from London below:

  • The show began with Dean Ambrose being named general manager for the night in Kurt Angle’s absence. However, he was quickly joined by a co-GM as The Miz protested to Stephanie McMahon.
  • Ambrose, Miz, Braun Strowman (wearing a sling) and Kalisto were in the ring and a match was announced between the latter two for later in the show. The Lunatic Fringe then put his adversary, The Miz, in a tough spot, saying he’d open the show against Finn Balor.
  • That match was next and Balor controlled the action early. Miz played the heel GM role to perfection, asking for Finn to be disqualified because he made contact with a ref — after The Miz pushed him, of course. However, Ambrose came back out and nullified that decision, allowing Finn Balor to defeat Miz.
  • Alexa Bliss faced Mickie James in a singles match with Nia Jax accompanying the former and Bayley the latter. Bliss got the win, but wasn’t allowed to further assault her opponent as Bayley ran her off. That’s when Jax struck, annihilating James. Bliss defeats James.
  • A livid Miz got his revenge against Ambrose, saying he’d face Bray Wyatt later in the show.
  • Samoa Joe was backstage giving a promo when he was jumped by Seth Rollins. The two fought around the interview set.
  • Strowman vs. Kalisto was up next, but Strowman said he refused to fight the diminutive opponent, also calling Roman Reigns a coward. After the match started, though, Reigns came out and got the better of The Monster Among Men, sending him running away.
  • After that “match” Joe vs. Rollins was announced.
  • Tag Team Turmoil match up next. Enzo and Cass start off against Cesaro and Sheamus. The latter team eliminated Enzo and Cass. Next out was Heath Slater and Rhyno. Sheasaro (or whatever we call them now) made quick work and eliminated Slater and Rhyno. Anderson and Gallows came through next. Sheasaro were pushed to the limits, but Sheamus ultimately pinned Gallows, eliminating The Club. That made the final team The Golden Truth. Despite a golden (sorry) opportunity, the last team to enter fell short as Sheamus and Cesaro won and are the new No. 1 contenders.
  • The Hardy Boyz came out after the match, but the new No. 1 contenders ran off.
  • Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins up next, and these two had a brutal match. Joe targeted the knee, but when he exposed a turnbuckle and was intent on using it, he was disqualified. Rollins wins by DQ. Joe attacked Rollins after, leaving him out cold after the Coquina Clutch.
  • With Neville out on commentary for the Cruiserweights, TJP faced off with hometown hero Jack Gallagher. Perkins used to the tights to roll up Gallagher and get the pinfall win. After the match, TJP attacked the Gentleman, but Austin Aries made the save.
  • Ambrose vs. Wyatt up next with Miz on commentary. The match itself was fine, but Miz got involved and distracted Ambrose. That allowed Wyatt to pick up the win, but Miz pounced on the Intercontinental Champion and beat him down. They’ll face off for the belt next week.
  • That’s the show, folks.

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It’s always a bittersweet WWE RAW from London. On the bitter end, there’s no real surprise for anyone in the states. Then there’s the sweet, which is that they always have some big moments overseas — and you can know not to watch if the results look horrible.

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