Kevin Owens On Raw

Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins comes down to the ring and gets on the mic. Rollins says he had to take care of family business last week, in beating down Braun with the Shield. Rollins says tonight is IC Title business. Rollins calls out anyone in the back to come face him for his IC Title right now. It appears Kevin Owens is answering the open challenge. Owens comes out to the stage and gets on the mic, and he complains about Rollins having his friend Ambrose by his side to win, and Owens not having his friend Sami Zayn by his side. Owens says if Sami was here and not injured, he would have taken Braun's Money In The Bank briefcase at SummerSlam. Owens says his summer has been terrible, but that ends tonight, because he's not leaving this building without some sort of Title belt. Owens gets a cheap pop for mentioning they're in Toronto tonight, but then he says Montreal would have been better, and he starts talking in French. Owens says he's taking Rollin's Title, and it's happening right now.

- Seth Rollins (c) vs. Kevin Owens: Rollins' IC Title is on the line in this one. The opening bell sounds and Owens starts off strong with a series of strikes. Owens pummels on Rollins in the corner until Rollins turns the tide and throws some strikes of his own. Owens looks for a clothesline, but Rollins dodges and tackles Owens then pummels on him. Rollins clotheslines Owens back down, and the challenger rolls outside for a breather. Rollins follows and they brawl around ringside now. Back in the ring, Owens turns it around with a DDT and a chin lock. The fight spills back out to ringside where Owens whips Rollins into the fan barricade, then slams his shoulder against the ring post. Back in the ring, Owens continues working over Rollins' arm. Owens takes Rollins back outside and whips him into the fan barricade, then Owens looks for a cannonball splash but misses. Back in ther ing, Rollins hits the sling blade, then he dumps Owens back outside and hits two suicide dives back to back. Rollins goes for a third suicide dive and Owens blocks it, but Rollins knocks Owens back and successfully hits another suicide dive. Back in the ring, Rollins hits a big frogsplash off the top for a two count. Owens fights back and looks for a crossface, and he locks it on on Rollins. Rollins reaches the ropes so Owens breaks the hold and stomps on him. Rollins dodges a shot and hits a superkick, but Owens fires back with a Stone Cold Stunner for a two count. They fight up to the top turnbuckle and Rollins looks for a sunset flip powerbomb, but Owens escapes and hits a superkick for a two count. Owens comes back and looks for a moonsault, but misses, and Rollins answers with a curb stomp for the three count.
Winner & still IC Champion: Seth Rollins

- Braun Strowman confronts Baron Corbin backstage and gives him his briefcase to officially cash it in in advance for Hell In A Cell.
- Back from the break, Owens is still sitting in the ring on a chair now. He looks disappointed after his loss. Owens is says "I Quit" and storms out of the ring and exits beside the stage.

After he said he's quits, we got nothing

No backstage interviewer like Renee trying to get a word from him

No mention of him quiting from the announce team

No recap video of what happened for those that missed it

We know it's storyline as he's just signed a new long term contract. But he's been comedy or jobber or both for that long, that he needs repackaging.

Ya remember when they tried it with Daniel Bryan ? Think it would work this time ?

Hmmm , now that would be interesting. Paul is too good not to be involved on tv somehow.

I'm enjoying his storyline with Seth and the AOP which now seems to be building a alliance between KO, Samoa Joe and Rey Mysterio, but I'm still not entirely sold on Owens as a babyface.
I liked the idea of him as a anti-authority type character and its worked well at times but Owens just hasn't been edgy enough showing too much emotion and vulnerability, he needs to go full Austin bad ass for it to work.

Otherwise I would say Owens is definitely more effective as a heel, his best work for me is still as the heel prize fighter in NXT.