Raw results, Dec. 26, 2016: Owens aims to become a dual titleholder in chaotic main event

The Architect and The Big Dog each want a piece of The Monster Among Men, but Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon only grants the opportunity for retribution to one of them.

CHICAGO — The presents have been counted, the chestnuts roasted and the Menorahs lit, but Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns had one last bit of naughtiness to address on the night after Christmas: The yuletide shellacking given to them by Braun Strowman in the closing moments of last week’s Raw. Despite both Rollins and Reigns demanding that Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon give them a match with The Gift of Destruction, only The Architect won the Strowman Sweepstakes for the evening by Stephanie’s decree. Reigns, however, would not be left wanting. Stephanie decreed that The Big Dog would defend his U.S. Title later in the evening against a Superstar of her choosing. Merry Christmas?

The imposing Nia Jax makes short work of a local Chicago competitor inspired by the injured Sasha Banks.

It had been a while since we heard from Nia Jax before last week’s Raw, when she mauled a hobbled Sasha Banks after judging The Boss to be “weak” and a “little girl.” This week, Jax continued her crusade to eradicate the landscape of The Boss in a match against a Chicago local named Scarlett, who wore Sasha’s merch to the match and dedicated her debut to the absent Banks. The local’s loyalty to The Boss seemed to motivate Jax to put a little extra mustard on the beating that followed. She took care of Scarlett in all of two minutes before advising her — or rather, what was left of her — to pick better role models before crushing her with a leg drop.

The Duke of Dab takes on the self-proclaimed "King of the Cruiserweights" on Raw.

You know those video game levels where you show up to the boss battle and haven’t gotten leveled up enough to beat him? That was sort of what happened to TJ Perkins on Raw, who had the misfortune of being Neville’s first singles opponent since his furious return at Roadblock: End of the Line. The self-proclaimed “King of the Cruiserweights” showed no respect (he didn’t shake his hand!) and less mercy to the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion, weathering an impressive effort from Perkins and reversing the Kneebar into a stack pin with a handful of tights to seal the bout. He then declared that 1) Americans were ignorant and had overlooked him on account of his looks, his accent or his personality and, 2) he was coming after Rich Swann on 205 Live.

After suffering a two-on-one beatdown after his sensitivity training the previous week "Muscles Marinara" and his 7-foot-tall pal aim to get even with The Super Athlete and Jinder Mahal.

The only thing Enzo Amore got out of sensitivity training last week was a stint in a wheelchair after Rusev (who still hates Enzo after the Lana thing) and Jinder Mahal (who now hates Enzo after being insulted) ganged up on Muscles Marinara at the end of the session. But the loss of his legs slowed Smacktalker Skywalker down about as much as it did Anakin Skywalker: A wheelchair-bound Enzo and roaring mad Big Cass called The Super Athlete down to the ring for a fight and Rusev obliged them, with Mahal by his side. Unfortunately for the two goons, Enzo’s injury was a ruse, and Amore revealed his mobility right as they got into the ring, joining in with Big Cass on a beatdown that sent both Mahal and The Bulgarian Brute scurrying.

Goldust & R-Truth attempt to deck the halls with Gallows & Anderson.

With the Raw Tag Team Titles temporarily out of their reach, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson have gone back to their roots: disrespecting and defeating anyone who gets in their path. After defiling a “Dusty Bear” — a polka-dotted Bayley Bear — that Goldust received as a Christmas present from Bayley, the good brothers added insult to injury by defeating The Golden Truth in a tag team match. Goldust almost had the match in hand, busting out a rarely seen fury against both of his opponents. Alas, that wasn’t enough to get the job done, as a Karl Anderson roll-up with a handful of The Bizarre One’s tights sure did. Hard times indeed.

The WWE Cruiserweight Champion collides with the cunning Ariya Daivari.

Generally speaking, it’s pretty good to be Rich Swann, but that might change tomorrow night. The WWE Cruiserweight Champion rebounded from his tag-team loss on 205 Live by defeating Ariya Daivari in singles action on Raw, and when pressed to address the elephant in the room — Neville’s challenge from earlier in the evening — Swann accepted with relish. The Man That Gravity Forgot quickly attacked from behind and threw Swann back-first into the apron before hitting the Red Arrow on the champion’s back, setting the stage for a blockbuster showdown on tomorrow’s 205 Live.

It may not be the only one, either. When asked for his own thoughts on the loss backstage, Daivari was confronted by Jack Gallagher in full three-piece regalia, and The Extraordinary Gentleman was somewhat miffed at Daivari calling him a “scoundrel.” So, when Daivari refused to retract his remarks, Gallagher did what any gentleman would do in this situation: slapped Daivari across the face with a glove and challenged him to a duel.