Raw results, June 27, 2016: Rollins and The Club make savage statement by laying out Ambrose and Cena

As The Architect comments on why he thinks The Big Dog is no role model, AJ Styles and John Cena insert themselves into the current WWE Championship picture.

TAMPA — You know what they say: When the sports-entertainment gods close a door (or cash in a contract), they open a window. In this case, they handed a 30-day suspension to Roman Reigns, giving Seth Rollins the opportunity to capitalize on the controversy and try to get The Big Dog booted from the long-brewing Shield Triple Threat at WWE Battleground, thereby giving him a cleaner shot at Dean Ambrose’s WWE Championship.

Ambrose, of course, wasn’t about to let Rollins get his way, and things quickly got even more complicated when AJ Styles and John Cena threw their names in the proverbial hunt for the title. It fell to Stephanie McMahon to make the executive decision (and point out that Shane was again absent this week), and not only did she preserve Reigns’ spot in the match, she handed Cena and Styles “win-and-you’re-in” matches against Rollins and Ambrose, respectively, for later in the night. So much for an open window.

The Boss pairs up with Paige against the WWE Women's Champion and her imposing enforcer.

You wanted Sasha, you got Sasha. And so, unfortunately, did Charlotte & Dana Brooke, who now have to deal with the lurking presence of The Boss as Banks officially maneuvers herself into the WWE Women’s Championship picture. Luckily, Paige is still on the board as an outlier of sorts in said race, so all Charlotte & Dana had to do was get past Sasha & Paige in a Tag Team Match to put some distance between the champ and her would-be challenger.

No dice. Despite an incredibly effective game plan to isolate Paige from The Boss, the former Divas Champion created enough separation to bring Sasha into the fray. Charlotte, thankfully for her, tagged in Dana at the exact same moment, allowing The Boss to deposit a Bank Statement on Brooke while Paige dispatched the champion at ringside.

The hulking Titus O'Neil aims for retribution against The Super Athlete.

Titus O’Neil’s march toward the U.S. Championship has been fraught with frustration, but give The Big Deal credit: His persistence has finally begun to put Rusev on his heels. Not only did O’Neil batter The Super Athlete into a Raw retreat last week in lieu of an actual match, he did so again this week.

The downside was, one early punch aside, that the match had started this time around, so O’Neil’s aggression backfired in that it riled Rusev into a fury of his own. The Big Deal fought his way to the win anyway following an outside-the-ring scrap. By tossing Rusev into the timekeeper’s area, O’Neil avoided the official’s 10-count; however, a decisive win over The Bulgarian Brute eludes him still.

After battling two journeymen, Enzo Amore & Big Cass have a verbal sparring match with The Social Outcasts.

If Enzo Amore & Big Cass had a dime for every local athlete that managed to upset them, they would have … ZERO DIMES! *Ahem.* The realest guys in the room, having made their mark in WWE’s Tag Team division, allowed local tandem Carlos Hershey & Mitch Walden to try their hand against them. As it turns out, upsetting a certified G is something that needs to be taught, as these competitors were quickly dispatched while the audience did the wave at Enzo’s request.

The win wasn’t the end of Enzo & Cass’ night, however. Certified movie stars The Social Outcasts returned to Raw to step to “Muscles Marinara and Don Parmesan,” insisting they were the oppostite of “sawft” — they were, in fact, hard. Not hard enough to land a punch on Enzo & Cass, however, who bashed Slater with a boot and forced the Outcasts to fall back.

Although she was scheduled to battle Summer Rae on Raw, The Irish Lass Kicker instead got a piece of Natalya at ringside.

If there’s one thing that everyone can say about Becky Lynch, it’s that she’s a good teammate. Unfortunately, she has ended up getting the boot from almost every partner she’s had since coming to WWE, the most recent being Natalya’s sneak attack at WWE Money in the Bank.

Needless to say, Maiden Ireland is mad as hell. So mad, in fact, that instead of competing against scheduled opponent Summer Rae, The Irish Lass Kicker made a beeline for Nattie at ringside and commenced to lass kicking, pummeling The Queen of Harts until the referee managed to separate the two Superstars.

The Miz puts his Intercontinental Title on the line against The Devil's Favorite Demon in a heated confrontation The A-lister didn't expect.

Fun news: Kane’s back again! Well, Corporate Kane, that is, once again attempting to maneuver himself into the COO job for SmackDown Live. To bolster his chances, he displayed some matchmaking know-how against The Miz, who was returning from the set of “The Marine 5” and needed to defend his Intercontinental Title, lest he be stripped of the prize for failing to fulfil his 30-day defense clause. Kane, helpfully, suggested an impromptu title defense, which Stephanie McMahon sanctioned.

Miz's opponent turned out to be … Kane! Well, Demon Kane, that is, all hellfire and brimstone as he set about dismantling The A-Lister with ruthless abandon. That Miz left as champion was both a minor miracle and a testament to some serious acting chops … though surprisingly not his. Maryse feigned an ankle injury and Miz took her backstage while the ref counted him out. She only revealed her subterfuge once she and her champion husband were safe and sound backstage.

The high-energy Apollo Crews teams with The Swiss Superman to take on The Celtic Warrior and The Essence of Excellence.

A couple of months ago, Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio were WrestleMania victors as members of The League of Nations before it all went down the tubes. Still, you’d think that facing a team of their respective rivals Apollo Crews & Cesaro would at least force The Celtic Warrior and The Pride of Mexico to play nice for a soft reunion.

Long story short: It did not. Sheamus & Del Rio bickered all the way down the ramp, and things didn’t get better when the match started, especially once Cesaro let loose against The Essence of Excellence. Sheamus joined the fight right as Del Rio forced The King of Swing to tag in Crews, but Del Rio enziguiri’d his own partner to the outside right as the tumultuous tandem began to gain momentum. Crews booted the steel steps into Sheamus’ shoulder outside the ring and pinned him with the Spinning Sit-out Powerbomb moments later. Are you not entertained?