Raw is War
Jacksonville, Florida
March 14, 2022
Results from wrestleview.com
In memory of Scott Hall “Razor Ramon”: 1958 – 2022.
“Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
A video kicks off the show highlighting Kevin Owens calling out
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin to appear on The KO Show on WrestleMania.
The next day, Austin confirmed that Owens has awakened something
inside him and he will be at WrestleMania.
Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring. Owens says, “Hey yo!” What
we’re looking at right now is the happiest Canadian camper in the
world because he is going to WrestleMania! Owens said he used his
superior Canadian intellect to get on the card. Since none of the
yellow teethed Texans can turn down a challenge, he challenged the
embodiment of Texas itself. Owens knew Austin would accept. Owens is
proud of himself because now the entire world and the USA get to
witness the most stupendous KO Show of all time when he stuns Stone
Cold all throughout Texas. The only can that will be opened up in
Texas is a nice Canadian beer. Owens doesn’t even like beer, but
he’ll make an exception on that night. Nobody will be saying “Oh
hell yeah” when he’s done with him. Everyone will be saying “Oh hell
no” as they watch him beat the living hell out of Austin. Owens
says, “And that’s the bottom line because KO said so!” Owens then
hits the cameraman with a Stunner!
WWE United States Champion Finn Bálor makes his way to the ring.
He’ll face Damian Priest in a non-title match next.
-Commercial Break-
Non-Title Match
WWE United States Champion Finn Bálor vs. Damian Priest
Before the bell rings, Austin Theory makes his way to the ring. We
see replays of Theory challenging Pat McAfee to a match at
WrestleMania, a day after Vince McMahon granted McAfee a match at
the event. A week later, Theory returned to SmackDown and smacked
the headphones off McAfee. McAfee then viciously attacked Theory.
Austin Theory will be on commentary for this next match.
The bell rings, and Bálor takes Priest down with a Woo Dropkick.
Bálor attacks him, but Priest knocks him back and hits a knee to the
midsection. Priest throws Bálor to the corner, but Bálor spins him
around and shoulders away at him. Bálor sweeps the legs and goes for
a double stomp, but Priest moves. Priest gets out of the ring after
Bálor dropkicks him. Bálor goes for a kick to the face, but Priest
blocks it and takes him down. Priest attacks him at ringside and
hits a Razor’s Edge on the commentary table!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Priest hit a big flatliner for a
two-count. Priest kicks Bálor in the chest a few times before
hitting a spinning forearm to the face. Bálor responds with some
chops, but Priest claps the ears. Priest charges him in the corner,
but Bálor boots him back. Priest reverses a whip, but Bálor soon
takes him down and hits a double stomp to the midsection. Bálor hits
a Sling Blade and goes for a Woo Dropkick, but Priest kicks him in
the head. Priest scoops him up, but Bálor slides off and hits a
falling elbow. Bálor connects with a Woo Dropkick and goes to the
top rope. Austin Theory distracts Bálor, so Priest capitalizes.
Bálor kicks Priest in the face and gets out of the ring to dropkick
Theory out of his chair.
Bálor gets in the ring, and Priest connects with a Reckoning to pin
the WWE United States Champion.
Winner by Pinfall: Damian Priest
After the match, Theory gets in the ring and hits Bálor with an ATL.
Theory takes some selfies with the fallen United States Champion.
A furious Seth “Freakin” Rollins, sporting a black eye, is
interviewed by Kevin Patrick. Patrick mentions Kevin Owens has a
path to WrestleMania, but Rollins doesn’t. Rollins doesn’t speak.
The crowd chants, “Cody” in the background.
Omos makes his way to the ring. He’ll be in action against Commander
Azeez next.
-Commercial Break-
Omos vs. Commander Azeez w/ Apollo Crews
They take their time before locking up and getting in a stalemate.
Azeez hits the ropes, but Omos shoulder blocks him out of the ring.
Azeez gets back in the ring, but Omos knocks him away. Apollo Crews
distracts Omos, so Azeez snaps him off the top rope. Azeez punches
Omos to the corner and avalanches him. Azeez kicks Omos and goes for
a suplex, but Omos powers him up and hits a release suplex on Azeez!
Omos hits a double-hand choke bomb for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Omos
Omos grabs Crews at ringside and pulls him into the ring. Omos hits
a vicious chokeslam and celebrates.
Kevin Owens checks on Seth “Freakin” Rollins backstage and says he
knows times are tough, but he can still get on WrestleMania. Owens
tells him to come up with something. Rollins just has to think.
Rollins is the visionary. He has to think back to all the
WrestleMania moments he created. Rollins beat Triple H, Brock
Lesnar, and lost to Owens. Rollins can do it again. Owens wants to
help him. They can build something together. Rollins puts his hands
up to silence Owens. Rollins laughs and runs off. Owens smiles and
says he thinks he helped.
Liv Morgan makes her way to the ring with Rhea Ripley. Morgan will
face Queen Zelina next.
-Commercial Break-
Replays are shown of Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan beating Carmella and
Queen Zelina last week on Raw to earn their way into WrestleMania.
Carmella left Queen Zelina high and dry to flirt with her fiancee,
Corey Graves.
Liv Morgan w/ Rhea Ripley vs. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Queen
Zelina w/ Carmella
Zelina quickly takes Morgan down and applies a modified straitjacket
hold. Zelina cinches it in before letting go and posing. Zelina
bounces her in the corner and takes her down. Zelina connects with a
knee to the jaw for a two-count. Morgan comes back with a roll-up,
but Zelina kicks out. Morgan rolls her around the ring and pins for
the same result. Morgan rolls her around once again, but it’s yet
another kick out. Morgan dropkicks her down and sends her to the
corner. Morgan goes to the second rope, but Carmella distracts her.
Zelina hits a powerbomb on Morgan.
Rhea Ripley scares Carmella away, and she runs into Corey Graves’s
arms. Zelina isn’t happy with the distractions at ringside. Morgan
hits the Ob-Liv-ion for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Liv Morgan
Seth “Freakin” Rollins makes his way to the ring, and he comes out
to the stage looking totally excited. Rollins dances around like his
usual self. We’ll find out his WrestleMania idea next.
-Commercial Break-
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin has a new beer coming out.
Video Package: WWE SmackDown recap
Seth “Freakin” Rollins is in the ring and says he has a plan to get
to WrestleMania. Rollins thought all hope was lost when he and Kevin
Owens lost the Tag Team Title match last week. Then his best friend
reminded him who he is. He is a visionary and a revolutionary.
Rollins has a plan, but he wants Owens to be out here. Rollins calls
Owens out and wants to party in Jacksonville.
Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring. Owens can’t wait to hear
this. Rollins asks everyone if they’re ready, and everyone is.
Rollins says Owens has a talk show in The KO Show. His guest will be
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin. What if Rollins also had a talk show like
“Freakin’ Speakin’ with Rollins” or bring back “The Rollins Report”
and had Austin as his guest? Owens says Austin is his guest and this
is nonsense. Owens wants to go backstage and see Becky Lynch and the
baby. Rollins suggests they have a match tonight and the winner will
have Austin as a guest at WrestleMania. Owens declines it. Owens
already pissed Austin off and tells Rollins to get his own idea.
Rollins shouts that he needs this. WWE Official Sonya Deville tells
them to hold on. Deville likes Rollins’s idea. Tonight’s main event
will be Kevin Owens versus Seth “Freakin” Rollins. If Rollins beats
Owens, he will replace him at WrestleMania. Owens is infuriated, and
Rollins dances around the ring.
Replays are shown of the saga with The Mysterios against The Miz and
Logan Paul.
The Mysterios will face Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander next.
-Commercial Break-
Kevin Owens is complaining to WWE Official Sonya Deville about what
just happened and how unfair it is to him.
Seth “Freakin” Rollins will face Kevin Owens tonight. If Rollins
wins, he’ll replace Owens in the “Stone Cold” Steve Austin segment
at WrestleMania.
The Miz and Logan Paul make their way to ringside to commentate on
this match.
Tag Team Match
The Mysterios (Rey and Dominik Mysterio) vs. The Hurt Business
(Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin
Dominik Mysterio starts against Shelton Benjamin. Dominik hits him
with a hurricanrana, but Cedric Alexander blind tags in and attacks
him. Alexander applies a bear hug. Dominik fights up, so Alexander
stops him. Dominik hits a jawbreaker and a neckbreaker. Rey Mysterio
tags in and htis a big head-scissor takeover on Alexander. Rey tries
to slide through his legs, but Alexander catches him. Rey knocks
Benjamin away and hits a springboard tornado DDT on Alexander for a
near fall. Rey hits Benjamin with a step-up enzuigiri. Alexander
cuts Rey off and goes for a powerbomb, but Rey counters into a
head-scissor into Benjamin. The Mysterios hit Alexander with a
double 619. Rey dives off the apron with a clothesline on Benjamin.
Dominik hits Alexander with a nice Frog Splash for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: The Mysterios
The Miz and Logan Paul attack The Mysterios after the match. They go
to double-team Rey Mysterio, but Mysterio knocks them back. The
Mysterios surround Logan Paul and send him into the ropes. They go
for a double 619, but Miz pulls Paul out of the ring.
Video Package: Edge’s transformation heading into WrestleMania
We’ll hear from Edge next.
-Commercial Break-
Edge comes out to new music. It’s “The Other Side” by Alter Bridge.
Edge says he is the benchmark and better than everyone in the
industry. Since he came back two years ago, he hasn’t shown that
aptitude. The Edge that came back intent on pleasing everyone was
weak. Edge realized the people don’t matter to him. In trying to
appease everyone, he took his eye off the prize and allowed Randy
Orton to tear his tricep off the bone. That Edge allowed Seth
Rollins to cost him the World Title and enter his house to piss on
his territory. It allowed the cosplayer Roman Reigns to stack him at
WrestleMania.
If AJ Styles was facing that Edge at WrestleMania, he’d leave that
Edge in the dust. That Edge is dead. Now he sits perched on his
Mountain of Omnipotence looking down at everyone. Edge won’t be
judged by anyone in the crowd, the locker room, or AJ Styles. A “You
suck” chant picks up. Edge will hand out the verdicts around here
and would apologize if he cared, but he doesn’t. If AJ Styles makes
it to WrestleMania with two generational talents facing each other
for the first time on the grandest stage of them all, Styles will be
judged. Edge drops the microphone and psychotically smiles.
Replays are shown of Bianca Belair viciously whipping Raw Women’s
Champion Becky Lynch in the midsection with her ponytail two weeks
ago on Raw.
Bianca Belair is asked about Becky Lynch’s complaint about her hair.
Belair says she’s going to concentrate on her opponents and not
worry about what Lynch says.
Bianca Belair will face Doudrop next.
-Commercial Break-
Veer Mahaan is coming to Raw.
Bianca Belair vs. Doudrop w/ Nikki A.S.H.
Doudrop kicks and clubs Belair at the sound of the bell. Doudrop
puts her in the corner and stomps her. Belair avoids an avalanche
and knocks her back. Belair puts her into the ropes, but Doudrop
shoulder blocks her down. Belair kips up before slingshotting over
Doudrop and doing a handspring. Belair goes for a dropkick, but
Doudrop holds the ropes. Belair avoids a senton splash and hits a
handspring standing moonsault. Belair goes for a KOD, but she can’t
get Doudrop up. Belair rolls out of the ring to recover. Belair
leapfrogs an attack and pushes her into the ring apron. Doudrop
quickly shoves her into the barricade and goes for a cannonball, but
Belair moves.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Belair fight out of a hold from
Doudrop. Doudrop quickly hits a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.
Doudrop charges her in the corner, but Belair moves. Belair fights
her and hits a dropkick to the corner. Belair shoulders away at
Doudrop before having a whip to the corner reversed. Belair slaps
her fanny and flips over Doudrop. Belair goes for a suplex on
Doudrop, but Doudrop counters. Belair slides out and boots her back.
Belair comes back with a big spinebuster. Belair follows up with an
impressive KOD for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Bianca Belair
Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch sweeps the feet and pulls Belair
out of the ring by the braid. Lynch bounces her off the commentary
table and is fired up. Lynch puts a chair around Belair’s head and
uses the braid to drive her into the ring post! Belair grabs her
throat as Lynch walks off.
Video Package: Charlotte Flair viciously attacking Ronda Rousey on
SmackDown
Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro make their way to the ring. They’ll
celebrate their victory next.
-Commercial Break-
Raw Tag Team Championship celebration
Replays are shown of RK-Bro winning the Raw Tag Team Championship
last week on Raw. After the match, Randy Orton called Riddle his
friend.
Riddle says he has been replaying last week’s events over in his
head and can’t believe they’re going to WrestleMania. Orton says
this is his 18th WrestleMania appearance, but his first as Tag Team
Champion and the first with a partner. Orton says since Riddle threw
a party for him last time, he wanted to do it this time, but party
planning isn’t his thing. Riddle loves it. Riddle mentions that
Orton got him balloons for his birthday in 10 months. Orton has a
big gift for the two of them. Riddle pulls out a tiny green bag…
The Street Profits interrupt and are fired up to be in Jacksonville.
Montez Ford reminds them that they pinned RK-Bro a few weeks ago.
Since they’re now the Raw Tag Team Champions, they’re challenging
RK-Bro for WrestleMania. Orton says they had to do so much to get to
the titles once again. The Street Profits can’t just expect to get a
shot. They had to win a Spelling Bee. Orton thanks them for coming,
but the answer is no. Angelo Dawkins says when it comes to the
titles, they’re not bros. Ford says they’re not asking… they’re
telling them they’re wrestling them at WrestleMania.
Orton says no one has ever told him what to do in the ring. The
Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, and Vince McMahon can’t tell him what to
do. Orton warns them to leave or he’ll listen to the voices in his
head and make them leave. Riddle steps between them and says The
Street Profits make a good point. They have to face somebody at
WrestleMania. Riddle says it’s the right thing to do. Orton says
they’re lucky Riddle is so cool. As far as the challenge for the
titles at WrestleMania goes, they accept.
Ford says they appreciate Riddle talking some sense to his bro. Next
time they come back to Jacksonville, they’ll teach them not to throw
a party that is such ass. Riddle is furious and says he shouldn’t
disrespect Orton. Riddle doesn’t want to wait until WrestleMania.
Dawkins says if Riddle wants a match with Montez, then it’s on.
Orton cuts off Dawkins before he does his catchphrase and says the
three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment: RK-Bro.
-Commercial Break-
Raw Tag Team Champion Riddle w/ Randy Orton vs. Montez Ford w/
Angelo Dawkins
They lock up, but Ford soon takes him down with a stomp to the foot.
Ford attacks and goes for a move, but Riddle counters into a
triangle. Ford gets out with a roll-up for a two-count. Ford puts
Riddle in the corner and takes him down. Riddle powers Ford up and
hits a gutwrench suplex. Riddle rolls through and hits a second
gutwrench suplex for a two-count. Riddle kicks away at Ford’s chest
and hits a fisherman’s suplex with a bridge for a two-count. Riddle
hits a Broton for another two-count. Riddle lifts Ford for a
gutwrench, but Ford counters into a roll-up before hitting a
dropkick. Ford then clotheslines Riddle out of the ring. Ford goes
to the top rope and leaps to the floor. Riddle catches him and goes
for a German Suplex on the floor. Ford flips through it and hits a
clothesline off the steel steps.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Ford take Riddle down and hit a
big splash. Ford goes to the top rope for a Frog Splash, but Riddle
moves. Riddle kicks him in the head and kips up before hitting a
pair of running forearms. Ford gets out of an exploder, but he runs
into a snap powerslam. Orton is fired up at ringside. Riddle hits a
draping DDT and starts to stalk Ford. Orton is getting the crowd
going. Ford pushes the RKO away and kicks him in the head. Ford
lifts him, but Riddle slides off and hits an RKO!
At ringside, Otis runs down and sends Orton into the barricade. Chad
Gable then takes out Dawkins by sending him into the post. Riddle
goes to attack Otis, but Otis pulls him out of the ring and takes
him down.
Winner by Disqualification: Riddle
Alpha Academy hits Dawkins with a German Suplex/clothesline combo
that spikes him on his head. Otis hits Ford with a Vader Bomb, and
Gable follows up with a moonsault. Alpha Academy poses in the ring.
The commentators sadly talk about the legendary Scott Hall, who
passed away a few hours ago after being removed from life support
earlier today. Corey Graves is emotional.
Video Package: The life and legacy of “The Bad Guy” Scott Hall
The crowd loudly applauds Scott Hall. Rest in peace, big man. A
“Razor” chant picks up. I have chills and tears in my eyes watching
that.
Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring. The main event is next.
-Commercial Break-
Video Package: Seth “Freakin” Rollins tries to steal Kevin Owens’s
spot at WrestleMania
Seth “Freakin” Rollins makes his entrance.
-Commercial Break-
Replays are shown of Becky Lynch’s attack on Bianca Belair. The
commentators state that Belair is in the hospital.
Kevin Owens vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins
If Seth “Freakin” Rollins wins, he’ll replace Kevin Owens in the
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin segment at WrestleMania.
They cautiously approach each other and Rollins rolls him up for a
one-count. Rollins smiles at him. Owens goes for a test of strength
and then tries to surprise him with a Stunner. Rollins gets away.
Owens says Rollins should have thought better. This is his spot.
They get into a brawl before Rollins drives him to the corner.
Rollins wildly punches Owens down before staring at the WrestleMania
sign. Owens turns Rollins and chops away at the chest before
stomping him. Rollins kicks him in the midsection and chops him.
Rollins punches him down, and the referee backs him up. Owens takes
him down and punches at Rollins. Rollins fights back and clubs Owens
back. Rollins sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and
eats a kick. Rollins comes back with a clothesline and kicks him in
the back. Rollins drops a knee for a one-count. Owens rolls out of
the ring and attacks Rollins as he comes out. Owens attacks the knee
and drives it into the barricade.
Owens gets Rollins in the ring and continues to attack the knee.
Owens applies a knee lock, but Rollins fights out of it. Owens
stomps him out of the ring. Owens punches him on the apron and slams
the leg on the apron. Owens goes for a powerbomb on the apron, but
Rollins counters into a back body drop. Rollins gets in the ring and
goes for a suicide dive, but Owens catches him. Owens hits a
fallaway slam into the barricade and a senton splash.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Owens fight Rollins off and hit a
tornado DDT. Owens hits a second DDT for a near fall. Owens knocks
Rollins to the corner and crushes him with a cannonball for another
near fall. Owens goes back to kicking the injured knee, so Rollins
punches back at him. Owens kicks him in the knee and sends him to
the ropes for a Pop-up Powerbomb, but Rollins gets away. Rollins
pulls him face-first into the turnbuckle. Rollins chops the chest a
few times, but Rollins punches back. Owens reverses a whip, but
Rollins counters with a Sling Blade. Rollins avalanches Owens and
sends him to the opposite corner. Owens drops him on the apron.
Rollins knocks Owens back and hits a springboard knee to the face.
Owens rolls out of the ring to recover, so Rollins crushes him with
a suicide dive. Rollins gets Owens in the ring, but Owens rolls back
out. Rollins then hits another suicide dive that sends Owens over
the commentary table! Rollins gets in the ring and looks for a
count-out, but Owens gets in at nine. Rollins immediately superkicks
him and goes to the top rope for a Frog Splash, but Owens just
barely kicks out!
Rollins shouts that he needs this. Rollins slaps Owens and puts him
on the top rope. Rollins goes for a superplex, but Owens pushes him
off. Rollins scales the ropes, but Owens counters into a twisting
superplex for a near fall. Owens goes for a Swanton Bomb, but
Rollins gets the knees up. The crowd chants, “This is awesome!”
Owens floors Rollins with a clothesline and goes for a Stunner, but
Rollins counters with a roll-up. The referee is out of position, and
Rollins has Owens pinned for over three seconds. The referee counts,
but Owens kicks out at two. Rollins argues with the referee and
turns into a Stunner from Owens! Rollins isn’t going to
WrestleMania!
Winner by Pinfall: Kevin Owens
A dejected Rollins looks up at the WrestleMania sign. Rollins is not
going to WrestleMania.