Rusev defeated Sheamus after tonight’s WWE RAW in Buffalo to become the new United States Champion. Sheamus passed out in The Accolade to end the match, which aired exclusively on the WWE Network.
Tonight’s RAW post-show opened with Randy Orton being stretchered out due to the attack from Seth Rollins and The Authority at the end of RAW. As noted, Orton was being written off TV while he films The Condemned 2.