Last week, Finn Bálor embarrassed Bobby Lashley with a flash pin that came so out of nowhere it bordered on an upset. Clearly, The Rocky Mountain-Made Machine was not going to let that happen again. Lashley wasn’t out for victory in their rematch so much as vindication, even shrugging off a disqualification loss — Lio Rush knocked Finn off the top rope while he was setting up the Coup de Grâce — to ensnare the Irishman in a full nelson while Rush talked trash and slapped Bálor repeatedly across the face.

The WWE Universe was repulsed by Lashley and Rush, but at least one individual felt differently. Baron Corbin, who had been mockingly Too-Sweeted by Bálor after eating three Running Powerslams from Braun Strowman, summoned Lashley to the trainer’s room after the match and administered something of a reward. Off the strength of his performance on Raw, Lashley received an automatic berth into the WWE World Cup, where he would replace the one Superstar who hadn’t won a qualifying match: John Cena.

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Raw's Acting General Manager shows his appreciation following Bobby Lashley's post-match attack on Finn Bálor.