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Roman Reigns previously defeated Styles at Payback to retain his title for the first time after winning it from Triple H at WrestleMania 32 WWE/Youtube

Monday Night Raw held on 2 May in St Louis, Missouri, kept WWE fans entertained with some exciting matches ahead of the highly anticipated Extreme Rules that will see a rematch between Roman Reigns and AJ Styles for the heavyweight title. Extreme Rules will be held in Newark, New Jersey on 22 May.

The main card of Raw saw Styles team up with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeat WWE world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns & The Usos. The match was the second for Reigns and Styles, who previous squared off at Payback for the heavyweight title. Reigns defeated Styles at Payback to retain his title for the first time after winning it from Triple H at WrestleMania 32.

Check out other Raw results:

Cesaro vs Kevin Owens

Cesaro defeated Kevin Owens via disqualification to become the number one contender for the Intercontinental Title.

Tyler Breeze vs Goldust

Tyler Breeze defeated Goldust after the wrestler was distracted by R-Truth and Fandango at ringside.

The New Day and Big Cass vs The Vaudevillains and The Dudley Boyz

The New Day and Big Cass defeated The Vaudevillains and The Dudley Boyz after Cass pinned D-Von Dudley for the win.

Emma vs Becky Lynch

Emma defeated Becky Lynch using the signature Michinoku Driver.

Battle Royal

Rusev won Battle Royal to become the number one contender for the US championship title. At the very end of the match four men were left standing in the ring: Rusev, Sheamus, Del Rio and Ryder. Rusev ultimately overpowered the other three wrestlers.

Meanwhile, Stephanie McMahon announced that Natalya will be squaring off with Charlotte at Extreme Rules in a submission match and that Ric Flair would be banned from supporting Charlotte at ringside. She also cancelled The Ambrose Asylum and brought back Chris Jericho's The Highlight Reel.