Raw Results: Last Man Standing Was Way Better Than Anyone Expected

After a valiant–but brutal–match at Roadblock, Sami Zayn felt he had Braun Strowman beat. This week saw the Underdog From Underground challenge the Mountain of a Man to a Last Man Standing match. Who emerged victorious?

The ultimate victor was always obvious, but the match turned out to be far better than anyone expected. An extended, brutal affair that certainly got Strowman over, and even gave Sami a good showing to kick off 2017.

Full results follow below.

Sami gets in a jab and tries some kendo stick shots but Braun just breaks it over his leg. Another stick gets about the same treatment and the moonsault off the barricade is pulled out of the air. A few rams into the post have Strowman staggered until he punches Sami to block the diving DDT. Some clotheslines drop Sami, whose offense is shrugged off over and over again.

 

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Back with Sami being sent off the ramp as the match goes out of the arena, meaning the fans can’t see. As you might expect, this earns some widespread booing. Sami finally sends Braun into the equipment cases so Strowman throws him on top of them. Strowman throws a case at him and thankfully it doesn’t cause a bad case of death.

Sami cracks him in the back with a chair as they stagger back into the arena. That just earns Zayn a toss onto the stage, followed by a whip into the screen. Zayn chairs him again and Braun is staggered, followed by a crossbody to put Strowman through some tables for a six count but Strowman is reeling.

 

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Sami swings again but Braun grabs the chair and drags him up onto the ramp in another power display. The powerslam on the floor gives Braun a seven so Strowman just unloads on him with knees to the head and right hands. Another powerslam on the floor ends Sami at 15:48.

Result: Braun Strowman b. Sami Zayn when Zayn couldn’t answer the ten count (15:48)

Sami does a stretcher job but Strowman turns it over.

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