RAW this week brought back the ‘squash’ match. Meaning that a local independent wrestler would face one of the monster stars and generally lose in under a minute. They do this in order to avoid having other stars on their roster pile up losses while making the winner look strong. Nia Jax started the night by squashing another female wrestler with a couple leg drops. Braun Strowman later on in the show also showed his dominance, winning in less than a minute. We have found out the identities of the wrestlers used! It also appears like the Sonny Boy guy from the New Day segment is a wrestler as well.
Nia Jax’s opponent was a Pittsburgh local wrestler named Britt Baker. She tweeted the following after the event:
So much love and support! Thank you all. ❤️ #Brittsburgh #RawPittsburgh @WWE
— Britt Baker (@RealBrittBaker) July 26, 2016
Braun Strowman squashed a wrestler named James Ellsworth. He is an indy wrestler that goes by Pretty Jimmy Dream. You can check him out on twitter: @Pjimmydream. Chris Jericho tweeted about him after RAW:
Open invite. We need to know more about the legendary #JamesEllsworth! https://t.co/vHvDZeNrA6
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) July 26, 2016
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It appears that the ‘Sonny Boy’ segment with the New Day featured pro-wrestler Mustafa Aziz. He tweeted the following after the show:
I wanna become a wrestler Now @XavierWoodsPh @WWE @TrueKofi The New Day are my favorite wrestlers, #WWE #NewDayRocks #SonnyBoy time to train
— Sonny Boy!! (@PPPMustafaAziz) July 26, 2016
