Monday Night Raw Results 8/18/14: WWE Raw Recap August 18, 2014: Brock Lesnar Receives New WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins

The August 18, 2014 edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw emanates live from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas and begins with Daniel Bryan's music. The crow goes nuts, but it's a fake out as Stephanie McMahon comes out in her new "Steph! Steph! Steph!" shirt and does a Yes! chant around the ring.

She thanks the crowd for chanting her name and then says some fans thought SummerSlam was better than WrestleMania 30. She names all the losers on the card and says the biggest was Brie Bella. Steph says the Authority always wins, and fans can watch it repeatedly on the WWE Network for just $9.99.

Steph thanks Triple H for his support and faithfulness and takes a shot at Bryan. She says Bryan cheated on Brie because he found out how selfish she is. She brings out Nikki Bella, who loses a shoe on her way to the ring but plays it off by picking it up and shaking her head.

Nikki hugs Stephanie and the fans chant "You sold out!" Nikki's microphone malfunctions but eventually works properly. She said she has always cared about Brie but her sister did not become the woman she wanted. She's selfish and has been that way since they were kids. She says Brie kept telling her she never would get married and never would have a husband.

Stephanie says Brie raced Nikki to the altar, and Nikki agrees but says it's okay because she married Bryan. Nikki acts upset but then says she is free and it feels great.

Brie hits the ring and Stephanie tells Nikki not to lose her nerve. Brie asks why Nikki is doing this and why she is destroying their family. She says she can forgive Nikki for her actions, which makes Nikki angry. She slaps Brie and says she will never forgive her. Brie cries and leaves the ring as Nikki and Stephanie watch her.

Big Show and Mark Henry defeat Luke Harper and Erick Rowan when Big Show KO Punches Rowan into Henry, who hits the World's Strongest Slam.

Dolph Ziggler is backstage with Ric Flair, who wishes him good luck in his Intercontinental Championship rematch with The Miz later tonight. Miz shows up and says he will take the title back later tonight. Miz calls himself an A-lister and Dolph calls him an a-hole. Flair "woos" to end the segment.

Renee Young interviews Seth Rollins backstage and congratulates him on beating Dean Ambrose last night. He says it felt good to do what he said he would do. He calls himself the future WWE World Heavyweight Champion and the future of the WWE. Young backs away and Ambrose dumps a bucket of ice water on Rollins' head. He turns around and Ambrose says, "What? It's for charity." He throws the bucket at Rollins' head and brawls with him for a bit until officials break them up. Rollins screams that he is done with Ambrose.

Triple H and Corporate Kane are in their office and Rollins walks into the room. Triple H says he will get a rematch with Ambrose tonight and the WWE Universe will pick the stipulation.

Natalya comes out for a match with Paige. The new Divas Champion comes out and says she respects and loves AJ Lee and dedicates this match to her. AJ comes out during the match and skips around the ring, which allows Nattie to roll up the champ for the pin. AJ gets a mic and says she loves and respects Paige and dedicates her life to her. She wants to get in the ring to shake her hand, but Paige runs away up the ramp.

The three choices for the Rollins vs. Ambrose match are No Holds Barred, Falls Count Anywhere and No Disqualification. If you're wondering what the difference is among the three, there isn't one.

Triple H and Stephanie come out to present the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar. Trips puts over the main event from last night and then they unveil the belt. He then brings out Lesnar and Paul Heyman. The four pose for some pictures with the belt.

Heyman then cuts a brilliant promo. Just go watch it.

The Miz defeats Dolph Ziggler by countout when he kicks the IC champ as he tries to get back in the ring. Ziggler retains the title, so Miz tries to throw him back in the ring in anger to attack him. Ziggler hits the Zig Zag and leaves.

Renee Young interview Jack Swagger backstage, who says he failed his country last night against Rusev. But he will rise up and the people will unite. He faces Cesaro and gets him in the Patriot Lock, but Cesaro doesn't tap and hits the Neutralizer for the pin.

Bo Dallas comes out and says 318 million people were disappointed when Swagger lost last night. Now he has no manager (Zeb Colter was not around on Raw, likely because of Rusev's kick to his head.), no self-respect and no dignity. But he can get it all back if he just Bo-lieves!

Renee Young interviews Chris Jericho backstage and asks how he feels after his loss to Bray Wyatt at SummerSlam. He says he's never faced anyone like Wyatt and noticed the emptiness inside Bray; when Bray said he was already dead, Y2J knew he was telling the truth. But Jericho is not dead inside and has a fighting spirit that pushes him forward every day. He says he has the best fans in WWE history and he knows the Jericholics will support him no matter what, which no one can take away from him.

Roman Reigns, Rob Van Dam and Sheamus defeat Randy Orton and Rybaxel when RVD hits a Five Star Frog Splash on Curtis Axel. The crowd chanted for Ryback like crazy during this match.

Randy Orton walks backstage and he runs into Ric Flair, who says he knows the Viper is upset. He offers to talk about Roman Reigns, but Orton tells him to stay out of the way or he'll find out why they used to call him the Legend Killer.

Bray Wyatt cuts a promo on Chris Jericho.

Goldust and Stardust defeat The Usos when Stardust reverses one of the Usos into a pin.

Rusev and Lana come out and she starts to do her schtick but Mark Henry's music cuts her off. He talks about representing the USA in the Olympics twice. Lana tries to interrupt but Henry screams at her. He tells Rusev that America is still strong and that he will give him a personal tour of the Hall of Pain. They stare each other down and Rusev tries to sucker punch Henry, but he takes control and hits the World's Strongest Slam. He splashes Rusev as Lana looks on in fear. Henry then goes to ringside, high fives the commentary team, puts on JBL's hat and plays to the crowd.

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins face off in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Rollins wins with an assist from Kane after he Curb Stomps his former friend onto a pile of cinderblocks, which crumble after the move. The referee then calls the match. EMTs come out to help Ambrose and Rollins poses as the show goes off the air.

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