Raw is War
Columbia, South Carolina
February 21, 2022
Results from wrestleview.com
Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
A video kicks off the show, highlighting what happened at WWE
Elimination Chamber this past Saturday. Bianca Belair will face Raw
Women’s Champion Becky Lynch on the Raw side of things. Bobby
Lashley was injured early in the Elimination Chamber and was taken
out. Brock Lesnar became the new WWE Champion and will face WWE
Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a Winner Take All Match at
WrestleMania.
We go live into the Colonial Life Arena, and the Raw commentators
welcome us to the show.
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar comes out to a huge ovation. Lesnar
celebrates and poses all around ringside. Lesnar is dressed in full
cowboy gear. A “Suplex City” chant fires up. Lesnar says it is good
to be here and takes off his sweater. Lesnar gets another “Suplex
City” chant going. “Your new WWE Heavyweight Champion of the World
is in South Carolina,” Lesnar says.
“Ladies and gentlemen…”
Paul Heyman comes out to the stage laughing, and Lesnar does not
look happy. The Special Counsel to the WWE Universal Champion is
here. Lesnar warns Heyman not to come any closer to the ring. A “You
Suck” chant picks up toward Heyman. Heyman says, “The Special
Counsel for the Tribal Chief does not suck.” Speaking of which,
Heyman wants to say that he is the Special Counsel for the only real
Heavyweight Champion in WWE, the “Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns. Heyman
is not here to be disrespectful to Lesnar. Heyman is here out of
love for their 20-year friendship and partnership. Lesnar is so
myopic about his WrestleMania match where it’s title vs. title and
Winner Take All. There’s a roadblock in that farm boy’s way. Lesnar
may not make it to WrestleMania as the WWE Titleholder. For 20
years, Heyman took care of the small details for Lesnar. On
Saturday, March 5, Lesnar has to defend the WWE Championship at
Madison Square Garden. He won’t make it to WrestleMania as the WWE
Champion.
Lesnar says he can still appreciate Heyman even though he’s such a
dick. Heyman wants to get something straight, but Lesnar cuts him
off. Lesnar thanks Heyman for telling him where he’s supposed to be
when he already knows it. Heyman asks if Lesnar knows he has to
defend the WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley. If Lashley
doesn’t pass concussion protocol, Heyman will take care of Lesnar
and give a title match worthy of the World’s Most Famous Arena.
Lesnar says he’s doing just fine without Paul Heyman. Lesnar says he
knows where Heyman is going to be on Friday night. He’ll be in a
ring in Hershey, Pennsylvania, standing next to his little tribal
chief demanding acknowledgment. Lesnar asks if Heyman knows where
he’s going to be on Friday night. Heyman asks if he’ll be in
Saskatchewan. Lesnar says he’ll be at SmackDown introducing them to
the new reigning, defending, undisputed WWE Heavyweight Champion of
the World, Brock Lesnar!
Seth “Freakin” Rollins and Kevin Owens are talking backstage when
they become irritated by the presence of Kevin Patrick. Patrick asks
them about their unclear path to WrestleMania. Owens says they have
a path. They are the best tag team on Raw. Owens says they beat
RK-Bro two weeks ago. Last week, Seth “Freakin” Rollins beat Randy
Orton. Owens says they went to management, and tonight when they win
the tag team match, they will be added to the Raw Tag Team
Championship in just two weeks. Rollins says that they’ll be Raw Tag
Team Champions when they win that match. Owens says the WrestleMania
possibilities will be endless. Maybe they’ll challenge The Usos in a
Winner Take All match at WrestleMania. Owens says WrestleMania will
be stupendous because of them. The idea of him going to WrestleMania
with his best friend is so good it’ll make it bearable that
WrestleMania is in that hellhole called Dallas, Texas.
The Street Profits will battle Raw Tag Team Champions Alpha Academy
in a non-title match next.
-Commercial Break-
Tag Team Match – Non-Title
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs. Raw Tag Team
Champions Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis)
Chad Gable locks up with Angelo Dawkins. Gable whips him off, and
Dawkins shoulder blocks him down. Dawkins goes into the ropes, but
Gable takes him down. Dawkins hits the ropes, cartwheels away from a
monkey flip, and hits Gable with an arm drag. Montez Ford tags in
and dropkicks Gable down for a two-count. Gable knocks him back and
tags Otis in. Otis takes Ford down before sending him into the ropes
for a body shot. Otis connects with a scoop slam. Gable knocks
Dawkins off the apron. Ford sends Gable over the top rope, but Otis
catches him. They pull Ford out of the ring, so Dawkins hits a
somersault senton on them!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Otis taking it to Ford. Gable
tags in. Ford goes for a dive, but Gable counters into a northern
lights suplex for a two-count. After a few moments, Ford gets away
from Gable and tags Dawkins in. Dawkins runs wild on Gable and Otis,
hitting some back elbows and avalanches. Ford tags in, and The
Street Profits hit Gable with a double-team powerbomb/blockbuster
combination. Ford covers, but Otis breaks it up. Otis takes Dawkins
and wildly sends him into the barricade.
Gable tags Otis in, and Otis goes for Ford. Ford makes a comeback
with some kicks and lifts Otis up! Otis’ weight is too much, and
Ford falls back. Gable grabs Ford’s foot to keep him from kicking
out.
Winners by Pinfall: Raw Tag Team Champions Alpha Academy
Tommaso Ciampa is backstage. Kevin Patrick asks him about facing The
Dirty Dawgz tonight and if there is any added pressure being an NXT
Superstar on Raw. Ciampa says he has some great backup tonight. Finn
Bálor walks up. While Raw may be his new home, Bálor will never
forget where he came from.
Finn Bálor makes his entrance. He’ll team with Tommaso Ciampa to
face the Dirty Dawgz next.
-Commercial Break-
Footage is shown of Tommaso Ciampa and Dolph Ziggler brawling this
past Tuesday on NXT 2.0. Tomorrow night, Ziggler and Ciampa will
fight on NXT 2.0.
Tag Team Match
Finn Bálor and Tommaso Ciampa vs. The Dirty Dawgz (Dolph Ziggler and
Robert Roode)
Tommaso Ciampa starts against Robert Roode. Ciampa takes Roode down
and applies a side headlock. Roode fights up and powers Ciampa to
his corner. Dolph Ziggler tags in and punches Ciampa before raking
the eyes. Ziggler talks trash, but Ciampa fights back and connects
with a knife-edge chop. Ciampa floors him with a big clothesline.
Bálor tags himself in, and Ciampa knees Ziggler out of the ring.
Roode is also knocked to ringside. Bálor hits The Dirty Dawgz with a
somersault senton.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Ziggler dancing around Ciampa and
peppering him with kicks. Ciampa gets to his feet and chops Ziggler.
Ziggler quickly kicks him in the knee and tags Roode in. Roode and
Ziggler take Ciampa down. Roode digs his boot into Ciampa’s face and
tags Ziggler back in. Roode chokes Ciampa on the ropes and backs
away. Ziggler applies a front facelock to Ciampa. Ziggler kicks him
in the midsection as Ciampa tries to fight up. Ciampa gets out of a
neckbreaker and clotheslines Ziggler down.
Bálor and Roode tag in. Bálor hits a back elbow but has a whip
reversed. Bálor takes Roode down and hits a double stomp to the
midsection. Bálor chops the chest, but Roode comes back with a kick
to the midsection. Bálor connects with a falling elbow and covers,
but Ziggler breaks it up. Ciampa grabs Ziggler, but Ziggler sends
him out of the ring. Bálor clothesline Ziggler out of the ring and
turns into a Double-R Spinebuster. Roode covers, but only picks up a
near fall. Roode is looking frustrated. Roode goes for a fisherman’s
suplex, but Bálor gets out and hits a Sling Blade. Ciampa tags in,
but Roode elbows him back. Roode comes off the second rope, but
Ciampa knees him in the face. Ciampa goes for the Fairy Tale Ending,
but Roode counters with a back body drop. Ciampa follows through and
hits a sunset flip for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Finn Bálor and Tommaso Ciampa
The commentators talk about the big WrestleMania matches that are on
the books so far, including a Winner Take All match with WWE
Champion Brock Lesnar and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
The Miz makes his entrance. He’ll host Miz TV next.
-Commercial Break-
The Miz is in the ring for Miz TV. The Miz says the people wish they
could have his life and his wife, but they cannot. Since they cannot
be him, they look up to people more like them. That’s why they love
Rey Mysterio. Despite their physical differences, he’s not much
different from The Miz. Rey is everything they despise about him.
The people just choose not to see it. Miz says the people are the
ones that cannot be trusted. Miz says he’s found a new tag team
partner going into WrestleMania. This is someone he can relate to
and trust. This person comes from a fighting family. He’s a pioneer…
and very dashing. This person is an athlete and celebrity.
Rey Mysterio’s music hits, and he comes out to the stage alongside
his son, Dominik Mysterio. Rey says they are not the same. Rey
doesn’t know anyone in the back that would partner up with Miz.
Everyone in the locker room can’t stand The Miz. Whoever it is that
Miz brought here tonight, that person can go right back to where he
came from and give his moment at WrestleMania to someone who
deserves it. Miz says he knows what’s best for the industry. At
their match at Elimination Chamber, it was supposed to be
one-on-one, but it felt like a handicap match. Miz didn’t deserve to
lose, and Rey didn’t deserve that win. Speaking of people deserving
things, does Dominik even deserve a WWE contract? Dominik says his
father brought him into this business and sat front row many times.
Dominik knows what it takes to be a WWE Superstar. Rey brought him
here, but he’ll do whatever it takes to stay here. This is his
blood. This is his family. This is his life. This is everything that
he knows. If Miz says one more thing about his father, he’ll show
him…
Miz asks if he’ll outnumber him and put him in another handicap
match. Miz challenges The Mysterios to a match at WrestleMania with
him and his mystery partner. Miz will now introduce his new tag team
partner… Logan Paul. Paul comes out to boos from the crowd. Paul
says he has pool toys bigger than Rey Mysterio. Dominik says if this
jackass is going to be Miz’s tag team partner at WrestleMania, they
accept!
Miz attacks Dominik, and Logan Paul takes down Rey. Miz and Paul
leave The Mysterios laying in the ring. They then send Rey
shoulder-first into the ring post. They then do the same to Dominik.
Miz hits Rey with a Skull Crushing Finale. Paul taunts the crowd,
and they loudly boo him. Paul then hits Dominik with a Skull
Crushing Finale. The crowd is irate.
Kevin Patrick is backstage with Raw Tag Team Champions Alpha
Academy. They are not happy that tonight’s main event could put
Kevin Owens and Seth “Freakin” Rollins into their title match in two
weeks. Their odds get lowered if that happens. They love to win, so
that’s what they’ll do in two weeks.
RK-Bro will face Seth “Freakin” Rollins and Kevin Owens in the main
event. If Rollins and Owens win, they’ll be added to the Raw Tag
Team Championship match in two weeks.
Rhea Ripley makes her entrance. She’ll be in action next.
-Commercial Break-
Veer Mahaan is coming to WWE Raw.
Rhea Ripley vs. Nikki A.S.H.
Nikki yells at Ripley to start the match, but Ripley quickly takes
her down. Nikki complains that Ripley is a bully. Ripley gets her in
the ring and once again decisively pins her with a Riptide.
Winner by Pinfall: Rhea Ripley
We’ll look at the Hall of Fame career of The Undertaker next.
-Commercial Break-
Footage is shown of Bobby Lashley being taken out of Elimination
Chamber under concussion protocol.
Video Package: The Undertaker is the first inductee into the WWE
Hall of Fame: Class of 2022. Metallica’s “Sad But True” song plays
throughout. Kid Rock’s “American Bad Ass” song plays halfway
through. This is a great video chronicling the amazing 30-year run
of “The Undertaker” Mark Calaway. Undertaker will take his rightful
place in the WWE Hall of Fame on Friday, April 1.
We go back to the Colonial Life Arena to hear an “Undertaker” chant.
The WWE United States Champion Damian Priest makes his way to the
ring. He’ll be in action next.
-Commercial Break-
Non-Title Match
WWE United States Champion Damian Priest vs. Shelton Benjamin w/
Cedric Alexander
Benjamin attacks Priest at the start of the match and sends him out
of the ring. Benjamin distracts the referee while Cedric Alexander
kicks Priest in the chest. Benjamin gets Priest in the ring and hits
an Olympic Slam for a two-count. Benjamin punches away at Priest and
applies a chin lock. Priest fights out and takes Benjamin down. An
angry Priest kicks away at Benjamin and clotheslines him down.
Priest hits a running back elbow in the corner and hits a spin kick.
The crowd is booing for some reason. Alexander gets on the apron, so
Priest knocks him off. Benjamin quickly knees Priest in the face and
hits an exploder for a near fall. Priest kicks Benjamin and hits
South of Heaven. The crowd is turning on Priest in this match.
Priest hits the Reckoning for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: WWE United States Champion Damian Priest
Priest gives credit to Shelton Benjamin for being a man and facing
him. Priest says he’s beaten athletes like Benjamin before. There’s
a list of World Champions he’s defeated. Priest has stepped up and
remained United States Champion. The crowd lightly boos him. Priest
says this is WrestleMania season, and he wants his next opponent to
match that caliber. Next week, Priest is volunteering his title in a
match against someone of a World Championship caliber. Priest says,
“I am Damian Priest, the United States Champion. Who’s going to try
to take that from him?” The crowd boos, and Priest drops the
microphone.
Finn Bálor’s music hits, and he comes out to the stage. If Priest
wants to face a serious athlete, a serious fighter, and a World
Champion opponent, then he’s talking about him. Bálor tells Priest
to be careful what he wishes for. Bálor will see him next week.
Replays are shown of Reggie pinning Dana Brooke to win the WWE 24/7
Championship last week.
WWE 24/7 Champion Reggie makes his way to the ring.
-Commercial Break-
WWE 24/7 Champion Reggie asks for Dana Brooke to come to the ring.
Reggie apologizes for taking advantage of an opportunity last week.
Reggie asks for a referee to come out.
WWE 24/7 Championship
Reggie (c) vs. Dana Brooke
Reggie lays down and wants Brooke to pin him. She covers him, but he
kicks out. Reggie says he was only kidding and lays down again. She
covers him, but Reggie once again kicks out. Reggie laughs and says
he’ll let her pin him. She covers him a third time and kisses him on
the lips. Reggie is so taken aback that he gets pinned.
Winner by Pinfall and new WWE 24/7 Champion: Dana Brooke
The 24/7 people run down. Reggie dropkicks R-Truth out of the ring.
Dana Brooke knocks Akira Tozawa off the apron into Tamina’s arms.
Tozawa is overcome and wants to kiss Tamina, but she just drops him
on the floor. Tamina and the rest of them chase after Reggie and
Dana Brooke.
Video Package: WWE Elimination Chamber highlights
Bianca Belair makes her way to the ring.
-Commercial Break-
Bianca Belair will face Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship
at WrestleMania.
Bianca Belair stands in the ring and listens to an “EST” chant. She
says she’s going back to WrestleMania. Last year, she made history
leaving WrestleMania as SmackDown Women’s Champion. This year, she’s
going to do it again to win the Raw Women’s Championship. They all
know how she feels about her opponent, Miss Becky Lynch. Belair
gives it up for all the women she faced this past Saturday. They’re
all tough women, especially Doudrop, who she’s facing tonight, but
there can only be one tough-EST. There is only one EST in WWE. She
is the hard-EST working woman in WWE. She has been working nonstop
just for this moment. So if you think she’s about to let up now, no
way. In just six weeks, she’ll show Becky Lynch why you can’t spell
WrestleMania without EST.
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring. Lynch
says Belair may be facing her in the main event of WrestleMania, but
the only reason she’s able to do it is because she did it first.
Belair says she did it better. Lynch says she left WrestleMania 35
as Becky Two Belts. No one has been able to beat her for the title
in three years. She never lost it. She took the title from Belair in
26 seconds at SummerSlam. Belair says she actually listened to Lynch
because she went to the back of the line. Belair was the sole
survivor at Survivor Series and won Elimination Chamber. She’s not a
victim. Lynch says that she’s the victim. Lynch was The Man of the
people. Lynch came back at SummerSlam to a hero’s welcome, but they
turned on her because of Belair. Because they despise her, she
despises Belair. Belair saw what she did to Lita at Elimination
Chamber. Lita is someone she loves. Wait until she sees what she
does to Belair at WrestleMania. Belair says if she wants to play the
victim game, she’ll make her the victim.
Doudrop comes out to the ring. She’ll face Bianca Belair next.
-Commercial Break-
WrestleMania is 40 days away.
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch will be on commentary for this
match.
Bianca Belair vs. Doudrop
They lock up, and Belair powers Doudrop to the corner. Belair gives
a clean break and blows a kiss to Doudrop. Doudrop turns her in the
corner and smothers her a bit. Belair gets away from Doudrop, but
Doudrop quickly takes her down and cradles her for a one-count.
Doudrop lifts her, but Belair slides off and dropkicks her to the
corner. Belair kips up and shoulders Doudrop in the corner. Doudrop
quickly sends Belair to the other corner and clubs her. Doudrop
slaps the midsection and bounces Belair off the corner. Belair
fights back and goes for a KOD, but she can’t lift Doudrop. Doudrop
goes to the ropes and head-butts Belair back. Belair responds by
knocking her to ringside with a handspring back kick. Belair then
hits a cross-body block off the apron before getting in Becky
Lynch’s face. Belair then turns into a running cross-body block from
Doudrop.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Belair fight up. Belair hits a
spinebuster on Doudrop before attempting a suplex. Belair eventually
hits it. Doudrop quickly knocks her to the corner and goes for a
cannonball, but Belair moves. Doudrop hit hard, and Belair covers
for a two-count. Doudrop connects with a Michinoku Driver for a near
fall. Doudrop looks frustrated. Doudrop goes to the second rope, but
Belair cuts her off and hits a HUGE powerbomb! Belair then gets her
up in the corner, holds her up, and crushes Doudrop with the KOD for
the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Bianca Belair
Becky Lynch is furious and stands on the commentary table taunting
Belair with the Raw Women’s Championship.
Coming up next, WWE Hall of Famer Edge will make an appearance.
-Commercial Break-
Edge makes his way to the ring to a huge reception from the crowd.
Edge talks about being a kid and hearing about Hulk Hogan
bodyslamming Andre the Giant and beating him. Edge says he knows the
adrenaline that happens when you try to get on the show. His first
WrestleMania as a talent was WrestleMania 14. It took him two years
to get onto the show. Edge says he focused his career on always
getting back to it. Every year he’d have to outdo himself. At
WrestleMania 17 against two of the greatest tag teams of all time in
a TLC match on possibly the greatest show of all time, they stole
the show. Edge says he’s thinking about D-Von Dudley, who is
recovering from back surgery.
Edge says at WrestleMania 22, he put Mick Foley through a flaming
table. At WrestleMania 24, he faced The Undertaker in the main
event. Title vs. Streak and he almost did it. Edge congratulates
Undertaker on a Hall of Fame career. At WrestleMania 27, he had
possibly his last match and retained the World Heavyweight
Championship. Many people would think that’d be enough, but not him.
He busted his ass for 10 years to get back to WrestleMania. Last
year, he main evented WrestleMania once again. For 38 years,
WrestleMania has been the stuff of dreams. Some kids dream of the
Stanley Cup or performing on Broadway, but not him. Edge dreamed of
WrestleMania. Every year he dreams of it. Edge dreams of the energy
he gets from the crowd so he can be phenomenal. At WrestleMania,
Edge makes everyone and everything around him better. Edge steps up
to the challenge. At WrestleMania, you need to throw caution to the
win to fight your inner demon and become undeniable. Edge needs
WrestleMania.
They’re calling WrestleMania 38 the most stupendous two-night event
ever. You can’t call it stupendous without him. Edge says he’s
laying down a challenge for WrestleMania to anyone in the locker
room. Edge wants someone to step up and he’ll make them live
forever. Edge tells someone to step up because he’ll be waiting.
Edge looks at the WrestleMania sign before leaving the ring.
Replays are shown of Seth “Freakin” Rollins and Kevin Owens beating
RK-Bro two weeks ago.
RK-Bro makes their entrance.
-Commercial Break-
Tag Team Match
RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) vs. Kevin Owens and Seth “Freakin”
Rollins
If Kevin Owens and Seth “Freakin” Rollins win, they’ll join the Raw
Tag Team Championship match in two weeks against champions Alpha
Academy and RK-Bro.
Riddle starts against Kevin Owens. Riddle takes him down with a
waistlock, but Owens soon takes him down. Owens punches and chops
Riddle back to the corner. Seth “Freakin” Rollins tags in. Orton
quickly tags in and stomps away at Rollins’ limbs. Riddle tags in,
and Orton flips him onto Rollins for a two-count. Orton tags back in
and stomps Riddle. Rollins fights back and punches away at Orton.
Orton punches Owens back and hits Rollins with a back body drop out
of the ring. Owens saves Rollins from a back suplex on the
commentary table. Orton gives Owens a back suplex on the commentary
table. Rollins then sends Orton over the commentary table with a
suicide dive.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Orton clothesline Rollins down.
Owens quickly tags in and hits Riddle before stomping away at Orton.
Owens covers for a two-count. Owens applies a chin lock, but Orton
gets out of it with a back suplex. Raw Tag Team Champions Alpha
Academy are watching backstage.
Riddle and Rollins tag in. Riddle takes it to Rollins and hits a
snap kick. Riddle hits some running forearms on Rollins before going
for an exploder, but Rollins elbows out. Rollins avoids an elbow and
hits an exploder followed by a Broton and a kick to the chest.
Riddle hits a bridging German Suplex for a near fall. Riddle gets
Rollins on the top rope, but Owens pulls him back. Rollins hits
Riddle with a double stomp to the chest for a near fall. Owens tags
in and hits a fisherman’s suplex onto his knee for a near fall.
Owens goes for a Stunner, but Riddle pushes him off into Orton.
Owens hits Riddle with an enzuigiri and tags Rollins in. Owens hits
Riddle with a Swanton Bomb, and Rollins follows up with a big frog
splash for a near fall!
Owens tags in, and so does Orton. Orton takes it to Owens and hits a
snap powerslam. Rollins meets the same fate. Orton goes for a double
hanging DDT, but Rollins gets away. Owens still takes the hanging
DDT. Orton sizes him up and goes for an RKO, but Owens pushes him
off. Riddle blind tags in. Owens superkicks Orton and clotheslines
him out of the ring. Riddle gets in and kicks away at Owens. Owens
blocks a kick and stomps the foot. Rollins runs around ringside and
hits Orton with a Stomp on the floor!
In the ring, Riddle hits Owens with a Floating Bro. Rollins tags in.
Riddle goes for an RKO on Owens, Rollins grabs him and hits a Buckle
Bomb. Owens hits a Stunner, and Rollins follows up with a Stomp for
the win!
Winners by Pinfall: Kevin Owens and Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Next week on Raw, it’ll be Damian Priest taking on Finn Balor for
the WWE United States Championship. In two weeks, Alpha Academy will
defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against RK-Bro and the team of
Kevin Owens and Seth “Freakin” Rollins.