Raw is War
Hartford, Connecticut
May 9, 2022
Results from wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
A video kicks off the show highlighting The Bloodline defeating Raw
Tag Team Champions RK-Bro and Drew McIntyre last night at
WrestleMania Backlash.
Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro make their way to the ring to a huge
reception. Randy Orton welcomes everyone to Monday Night Raw.
Unfortunately, they lost to The Bloodline last night at WrestleMania
Backlash, even though they gave it everything they had. They lost
the battle, but before it’s all said and done, they will win the
war. It was The Usos’ idea for the match to be a Tag Team
Unification Match, but that didn’t happen. Nothing was on the line
last night because a few weeks ago on SmackDown, “The Big Dog” Roman
Reigns tore up the contract because he knew his cousins, The Usos,
couldn’t hold a candle to RK-Bro. Orton and Riddle want the Tag Team
Titles. They want to unify them to become the Undisputed Unified Tag
Team Champions of the world.
Riddle says since The Usos can’t make any decisions on their own and
Reigns needs to do it for them, they’re going to SmackDown this
Friday. They’re going up to The Tribal Chief and demanding that Tag
Title match. If Reigns says no, then it shows that he has no
confidence in his cousins. Riddle will show up with his scooter and
Randy will show up with just Randy because he’s The Legend Killer.
The Street Profits cut them off. Montez Ford sarcastically says it
was a tough loss for RK-Bro last night. Angelo Dawkins says The
Bloodline is a tough squad, but they’re not the ones they need to
worry about. They are. Ford says they think they have unfinished
business with The Bloodline, but they’re reminding RK-Bro that
they’re next. The Street Profits will unify the Tag Team
Championships. They get in the ring. Dawkins is insulted that RK-Bro
didn’t mention their names. In a few minutes, they’re challenging
for the Raw Tag Team Titles. Ford says when the smoke clears, not
only do they want the titles, but they want the smoke.
Riddle says, “RK-Bro 420 says we just smoked your asses.” Orton says
they’ll do it with the three most dangerous letters in sports
entertainment: R-K-O.
-Commercial Break-
Raw Tag Team Championship
RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) (c’s) vs. The Street Profits (Montez
Ford and Angelo Dawkins)
The bell rings. Montez Ford starts against Riddle. Ford rolls Riddle
up for a two-count. Ford gets an inside cradle for another
two-count. Ford rolls him up again for a two-count before rubbing
Riddle’s head in a disrespectful fashion. Riddle gets up and takes
Ford down with an armbar attempt. Ford rolls him over, but Riddle
gets out. Riddle rolls Ford up for a two-count before patting him on
the head. Riddle poses, and Ford is not happy. They lock up, and
Riddle quickly goes to a side headlock. Ford gets out and takes him
down with a dropkick. Angelo Dawkins tags in and shoulder tackles
Riddle down for a two-count. Riddle fights back with a gutwrench
attempt, but Dawkins gets out and hits a spinning elbow. Riddle
avoids an avalanche and kicks him to his corner.
Randy Orton tags in, and he uppercuts Dawkins in the corner three
times. Orton bounces Dawkins in the corner twice before starting the
10 punches. Riddle tags back in. Orton hits a snapmare on Dawkins
and helps Riddle hit a standing Floating Bro. Ford blind tags in.
Riddle gets Dawkins out of the ring with a head-scissor takeover.
Dawkins quickly knocks Riddle off the apron, and Ford absolutely
wipes him out with a WILD somersault senton!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Ford stopping Riddle from making
a tag and hitting a short-arm clothesline. Ford goes for a suplex,
but Riddle flips through before hitting a Ripcord Knee.
Orton and Dawkins tag in. Orton hits a pair of clotheslines before
hitting a snap powerslam. Ford also runs into a snap powerslam.
Orton hits a draping DDT and gets the red hot crowd even hotter.
Dawkins shoves off an RKO and punches him. Riddle blind tags in and
knees Dawkins in the face. Ford runs in, but Riddle sends him out of
the ring. Riddle gets on the apron and hits a kick to Ford. Riddle
goes for a springboard Floating Bro, but he hits Orton when Ford
moves! Ford gets Riddle in the ring, and Dawkins hits a huge
spinebuster. Ford follows up with a big frog splash and covers, but
Orton breaks it up at the last possible moment!
Orton and Dawkins brawl outside the ring. Ford stuns Riddle with an
enzuigiri and goes to the top rope. Ford dives off the top rope, but
Riddle hits him with an RKO from out of nowhere for the win!
Winners by Pinfall and still Raw Tag Team Champions: RK-Bro
At 10 o’clock Eastern, Theory will defend the WWE United States
Championship against Cody Rhodes.
Kevin Patrick is standing on an old-school promo platform in the
crowd and introduces WWE United States Champion Theory. Theory walks
up to the platform. Patrick asks how he’s preparing to face a worthy
opponent in Cody Rhodes after he defeated Seth “Freakin” Rollins
twice. Theory says he’s just scratching the surface of his
greatness. Theory was basically in diapers since the last time
Rhodes was in WWE (it was six years ago). Theory doesn’t care about
the past. It’s all about the future, and that’s Theory.
Video Package: Rhea Ripley joins The Judgment Day to help Edge
defeat AJ Styles
The Judgment Day, consisting of Edge, Damian Priest, and Rhea
Ripley, make their way to the ring. We’ll hear from them next.
-Commercial Break-
Edge, with his newly cropped hair, says they formed Judgment Day to
stop being sheep like them. What did it get them? It got Edge a Hall
of Fame ring, but big deal. He’s bigger than the Hall of Fame. Point
to any limb on his body and there’s a surgery attached. Does anyone
really care? No. They sit there with their anger and morals before
going home to make asinine comments online. They hold the mirror up
and make them look at each other. People don’t like that because
they’re ugly. All the morons here in Hartford, along with AJ Styles,
don’t understand that nothing and no one can touch them.
A loud “You suck” chant picks up. Damian Priest says the truth
hurts. Individually, they’re capable of destroying all their
favorites, but together they’re more. Together, they’re something
else. If they thought that was bad and dangerous, imagine adding an
instrument of brutality. Rhea Ripley smiles and poses. Priest
demands the crowd get up for the newest member of The Judgment Day,
Rhea Ripley.
Ripley says joining The Judgment Day was the easiest decision of her
life. She saw the two of them change for the better and she wanted
that for herself. She’s done signing autographs at the airport for
the little kids saying they want to be just like her when they grow
up. The next day, she goes online and sees those same autographs for
sale on eBay. She’s done being used. That’s why she joined The
Judgment Day. Speaking of being used, she has unfinished business
with Liv Morgan. Morgan no longer rides her coattails. Tonight,
she’ll give her a reason to cry when she absolutely destroys her.
Edge says this is about unrealized potential. These two were ships
without a rudder. Edge is their rudder and direction. They are now
his Saints of Fate. A few weeks ago, he pulled Ripley aside and told
her that Liv Morgan was holding her down. Morgan was an albatross in
the shape of a LOL Doll. Edge is the reason their favorite tag team
split up. Edge saw wasted domination in this woman. Edge saw a
juggernaut living in the slow lane rather than running everything
over. Edge’s movement isn’t done. They’re looking for more.
Liv Morgan’s music hits, and she comes out to the stage to interrupt
Edge. She’ll face Ripley next.
-Commercial Break-
Rhea Ripley w/ The Judgment Day vs. Liv Morgan
The bell rings, and Ripley viciously attacks Morgan. Ripley throws
her across the ring and smothers her in the corner. Ripley throws
her again. Morgan strikes back, but Ripley shakes it off and
shoulders her in the midsection in the corner. Ripley puts her on
the top rope and clubs the chest. Ripley goes for a superplex, but
Morgan fights her off and leaps off the ropes with a hurricanrana.
Morgan dropkicks her down and charges, but Ripley viciously big
boots her down. Ripley continues to take it to Morgan and clubs her
spine. Edge smiles at ringside. Ripley chokes her on the ropes.
Ripley applies a body triangle, but Morgan twists into a pin
attempt. Ripley gets out and viciously clotheslines her down. Ripley
playfully covers for a two-count. Ripley digs her boot into Morgan’s
spine. Ripley goes for a Riptide, but Morgan slides off and forearms
her back. Morgan hits a bicycle kick and an enzuigiri before hitting
a floatover DDT. Ripley quickly gets up, so Morgan hits a
springboard double knee attack for a near fall. Ripley comes back
with a snap kick to the face. Morgan quickly elbows her back and
goes for a missile dropkick, but Ripley avoids it. Ripley applies
the Prism Trap for the submission.
Winner by Submission: Rhea Ripley
Ripley stands tall with The Judgment Day in the ring. Edge looks at
Ripley and nods. Ripley goes over to Morgan and puts the Prism Trap
back on. Morgan screams in pain, and Edge smiles widely.
Finn Bálor’s music hits, and he makes his way to the ring. Bálor is
dressed to compete. Bálor brawled with Damian Priest last night at
WrestleMania Backlash. AJ Styles’ music hits, and he soon joins
Bálor. Bálor will face Priest next.
-Commercial Break-
Damian Priest w/ The Judgment Day vs. Finn Bálor w/ AJ Styles
The bell rings, and Bálor quickly wrenches the arm. Priest fights
out and takes Bálor down. Priest attacks him in the corner and
charges, but Bálor kicks at the legs. Bálor twists the knee, but
Priest gets out with an ear clap. Priest clotheslines him down and
kicks away at him in the corner. Priest hits a Broken Arrow for a
two-count. Priest applies an armbar, but Bálor gets out with a
jawbreaker. Bálor boots him back, but Priest quickly plants him with
a flapjack for a two-count. Priest applies a rear chin lock and
throws him down for a two-count. Priest then applies a chin lock.
Bálor fights up, but Priest knees him in the midsection. Priest
sends him into the ropes for a slam, but Bálor twists into a side
leg sweep. Bálor kicks Priest a few times. Priest reverses a whip,
but Bálor takes him down with a dropkick to the knee. Bálor punches
away at Priest and hits a double stomp to the midsection. Bálor
chops the chest and shoulders him in the midsection. Priest goes for
South of Heaven, but Bálor counters into a roll-up for a two-count.
Bálor connects with a Sling Blade and clotheslines him out of the
ring. Bálor goes for a plancha, but Ripley stands in his way.
A frustrated Edge gets in the ring and hits Bálor with a Spear. The
referee calls for the bell.
Winner by Disqualification: Finn Bálor
AJ Styles takes Edge down and punches away at him. Priest pulls him
off, so Styles punches him. Ripley spins Styles, and Styles stops
himself from hitting her. Edge sends Styles into the turnbuckle
hard. Edge and Priest hit a Spear/leg sweep combo. The Judgment Day
stands tall.
Video Package: Omos defeats Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania Backlash
Omos will be a guest on MVP’s VIP Lounge next.
-Commercial Break-
Kevin Owens is backstage talking with Alpha Academy. Owens says his
brother, Ken Owens, is coming from Canada to beat the truth out of
Ezekiel… no, Elias!
The VIP Lounge w/ special guest Omos
MVP welcomes everyone to The VIP Lounge, even though it’s better
than you. MVP wants to introduce the man that beat Bobby Lashley and
tells them to show respect to Omos. Everything MVP has said for
weeks is the gospel truth. MVP made Bobby Lashley into the
All-Mighty. Lashley let the success get to his head and wanted
WrestleMania all to himself while the man that made him left him at
home to watch.
Cedric Alexander’s music hits, and he comes out to the stage.
Alexander says he’s proud of Omos. Everything MVP said about Omos is
true. A security guard stops Alexander, but MVP allows him in. With
Omos’ power and his technical expertise… MVP stops him and asks him
what he’s talking about.
Bobby Lashley’s music hits, and an upset All-Mighty former WWE
Champion marches down to the ring. The security guard charges and
takes a clothesline. Lashley takes another guard and hits an INSANE
spinebuster on the floor! Wow! A third security guard gets driven
headfirst into the ring post. The first guard charges and takes a
back body drop on the floor.
Lashley gets in the ring and clotheslines Omos out of the ring.
Lashley turns toward MVP, but Alexander jumps on his back. Lashley
slams Alexander off, but MVP runs away. Lashley throws Alexander
away with a Hurt Lock and stares at MVP and Lashley.
WWE Officials Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville are talking backstage.
Deville is upset about the investigation and wants to know who she’s
facing tonight. Deville then decides she doesn’t care and walks off.
Sonya Deville makes her entrance. She’ll be in action next.
-Commercial Break-
WWE Official Adam Pearce comes out to the stage and says the formal
investigation into Sonya Deville’s conduct has concluded. Deville
has abused her power and it is his responsibility to tell her that
her contract as a WWE Official is terminated! As for who she’s
facing tonight, it’ll be Alexa Bliss!
Alexa Bliss comes out to her old music carrying the Lilly Doll, but
the ridiculous makeup and schoolgirl outfit are gone. Bliss does her
old poses as well.
Sonya Deville vs. Alexa Bliss
Bliss immediately attacks Deville and hits a big spike DDT. Bliss
goes to the top rope and connects with the Twisted Bliss for the
quick victory.
Winner by Pinfall: Alexa Bliss
Sonya Deville screams and cries at ringside as Bliss happily poses.
Video Package: Cody Rhodes defeated Seth “Freakin” Rollins at
WrestleMania Backlash
Cody Rhodes will challenge Theory for the WWE United States
Championship at 10 o’clock Eastern.
Ezekiel makes his way to the ring. He’ll face “Ken Owens,” Kevin
Owens’ older brother, next.
-Commercial Break-
Kevin Owens comes out in a wig and going by Ken Owens, Owens’ older
brother. Owens introduces himself, and Ezekiel says hello to Ken.
Owens says he’s just making a point. No one is buying that he’s
Elias’ younger brother. This is Elias, not Ezekiel. Owens asks the
crowd to raise their hands if they believe this is really Ezekiel.
The crowd raises their hands, so Owens screams that they’re liars.
Ezekiel tells him not to raise his voice because Kevin wouldn’t like
that. Owens rips off the wig and says he is Kevin. Ezekiel says he
should have his older brother come out and sing Owens a lullaby to
calm down.
Owens viciously attacks Ezekiel and stomps away at him. Ezekiel
makes a comeback until Alpha Academy runs down to even the score.
Owens drops Ezekiel with a Stunner. Owens and Alpha Academy stand
over the fallen Ezekiel.
Replays are shown of Asuka returning to Raw two weeks ago and
challenging Becky Lynch.
WWE Official Adam Pearce is backstage with Asuka and gives her a
match against Bianca Belair. Becky Lynch comes up and is upset that
Asuka is being handed things. Asuka says Lynch left to be a Mommy,
but she’s acting like a baby. Lynch is furious and walks off as
Asuka mocks her.
Veer Mahaan makes his entrance.
-Commercial Break-
Frank Loman is in the ring with Byron Saxton. Saxton asks why he
wants to face Veer Mahaan. Loman says he has a wife and triplets at
home that expect him to provide for them. Loman has to do this for
his family.
Veer Mahaan vs. Frank Loman
They lock up, and Veer hits a waistlock takeover. Veer hits a second
takeover, but Loman soon elbows out and big boots him. Veer is
rocked a bit. Loman hits the ropes, but Mahaan takes him down with a
leaping avalanche. Mahaan hits a sidewalk slam before whipping him
to the corner. Mahaan slams him into the corner and hits a Million
Dollar Arm. Mahaan jumps on his back and applies the Cervical Clutch
for the submission.
Winner by Submission: Veer Mahaan
Kevin Patrick is backstage with Cody Rhodes. Rhodes says the chapter
on Seth “Freakin” Rollins is closed in his opinion. As for Theory,
he is brimming with potential. Potential is like gold in that you
have to dig for it. Theory will have to do a lot of digging to beat
him.
Cody Rhodes makes his entrance.
-Commercial Break-
Video Package: Cody Rhodes defeated Seth “Freakin” Rollins at
WrestleMania Backlash last night
WWE United States Championship
Cody Rhodes vs. Theory (c)
The bell rings, and Rhodes grabs the leg. Theory quickly hobbles to
the corner and gets a break. Theory shoves Rhodes as he walks by
him. Rhodes grabs the arm, but Theory pulls away. They lock up, and
Rhodes applies a hammerlock. Theory turns it on him, so Rhodes takes
him down for a Figure Four Leglock. Theory gets out before it’s
close to being applied and gets to the ropes. They lock up, and
Theory applies a side headlock. Rhodes whips him off, but Theory
shoulder blocks him down. Theory does a Stardust cartwheel and pose
to mock Rhodes. Rhodes kicks him in the midsection and drops down
for an uppercut to get a two-count. Rhodes rolls him up for another
two-count. Theory holds the ropes and elbows Rhodes in the eye.
Rhodes fights back and drops Theory on the apron. Theory snaps
Rhodes off the ropes and hits a rolling thunder dropkick for a
one-count. Rhodes holds his eye.
Theory takes Rhodes down with a snapmare and hits a double stomp for
a two-count. Theory applies a chin lock, but Rhodes throws him off.
Theory quickly grounds him with a back elbow and pins him with a
foot on the chest. Rhodes is furious and swings hard at him. Theory
quickly whips Rhodes into the turnbuckle, and Rhodes collapses.
Theory attacks the knee and hits a textbook suplex. Theory continues
to attack Rhodes and tries for another suplex, but Rhodes blocks it.
Rhodes hits a front suplex and dropkicks Theory down. Theory rolls
to the apron, so Rhodes knocks him to the floor with a springboard
kick to the head. Theory blocks a kick from the apron and sweeps the
feet. Theory then pulls the cover off the commentary table. Theory
pulls Rhodes out of the ring, but Rhodes viciously fights back with
nasty chops and punches. Rhodes has him on the table, but Theory
escapes and gets back into the ring.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Theory taking it to Rhodes.
During the commercial, he turned Rhodes inside out with a
clothesline. Back to live-action, Rhodes fights out. They each go
for a running cross-body and crash and burn. Rhodes fights back and
hits a flying forearm. Rhodes hits a snap powerslam for a near fall.
Rhodes goes to the top rope and hits a moonsault block for another
near fall. Rhodes is fired up. Theory fights back and hits a
fisherman’s neckbreaker on his knee for a near fall. Rhodes is in a
lot of pain.
Theory lifts Rhodes, but he slides off. Rhodes hits a Disaster Kick
followed by a Cody Cutter. Rhodes sizes Theory up, but Seth
“Freakin” Rollins attacks him from behind. The referee calls for the
bell.
Winner by Disqualification: Cody Rhodes
Austin Theory remains WWE United States Champion
Rollins viciously attacks Rhodes and shouts that he’ll never take
anything from him again. Rollins bounces him off the table a few
times before hitting a Stomp on the table! Rhodes is unconscious.
-Commercial Break-
Replays are shown of the vicious attack Seth “Freakin” Rollins
perpetrated on Cody Rhodes.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Naomi and Sasha Banks make their way
to the ring.
Non-Title Match
WWE Women’s Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi vs. Doudrop and
Nikki A.S.H.
Naomi starts against Doudrop. Naomi dropkicks her, but Doudrop
doesn’t go down. A second dropkick sends Doudrop to the corner.
Doudrop puts the brakes on a whip and knocks Naomi down. Naomi
taunts Doudrop and kicks her back. Naomi goes for a sunset flip, but
Doudrop hits a cannonball on her chest for a near fall. Doudrop
knees Naomi and punches her in the head. Doudrop applies a chin
lock, but Naomi fights up and hits a jawbreaker. Doudrop throws
Naomi down and avalanches her in the corner. Doudrop goes for a
slam, but Naomi slides off and hits an enzuigiri. Naomi drives
Doudrop into the corner and tags Sasha Banks in. Banks goes to the
top rope and goes for a cross-body block, but Doudrop catches her
and hits a scoop slam.
Nikki A.S.H. blind tags in and covers Banks for a two-count. Nikki
punches away at Banks and applies an overhead wristlock. Nikki hits
a rolling neck snapper for a two-count. Nikki goes for a DDT, but
Doudrop wants to be tagged in. Banks gets out and tags Naomi. Naomi
kicks Nikki in the head, and Banks knocks Doudrop off the apron.
They hit Nikki with Rents Due for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Sasha Banks and Naomi
Doudrop yells at Nikki A.S.H. after the match.
The Miz comes out in a referee’s outfit. He’ll referee the next
match.
-Commercial Break-
The Miz says Mustafa Ali has been treated unfairly since he’s
returned, so Theory went to his mentor, Mr. McMahon, and got The Miz
to be the guest referee. Miz will be fair and impartial.
Mustafa Ali vs. Ciampa
Special Guest Referee: The Miz
Ali takes it to Ciampa early on, but Miz gets in his way constantly
and won’t count pins. They go back and forth with Ali coming out on
top multiple times, but Miz slow counts him. Ciampa hits a Reverse
DDT and Miz does a quick count to give him the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Ciampa
Video: Lacey Evans explains her upbringing surrounded by addiction
and abuse and her motivation to help others escape that life.
A furious Bobby Lashley is pacing backstage.
-Commercial Break-
Replays are shown of Bobby Lashley running wild on The VIP Lounge.
Bobby Lashley says the only reason Omos won at WrestleMania Backlash
is because of MVP. Next week, Lashley wants Omos in a Steel Cage
Match!
R-Truth is backstage with Dana Brooke and Tamina. He serves Reggie
with divorce papers. Akira Tozawa runs away before he’s served.
Becky Lynch comes out to commentate on the next match.
-Commercial Break-
Bobby Lashley will face Omos in a Steel Cage Match next week on Raw.
Championship Contender’s Match
Asuka vs. Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair
We have 5 minutes left for Monday Night Raw as the bell rings. They
lock up, and Belair rolls out of an arm wrench. Asuka absorbs a
shoulder tackle, so Belair taunts her. Asuka takes Belair down and
covers for a two-count. Belair takes Asuka down with a knee to the
midsection and dances around. 3 minutes left. Belair slingshots over
Asuka, but Asuka kicks her in the head and hits a sliding knee for a
two-count. Belair hits a suplex and rolls through for another, but
Asuka gets out. Asuka gets out of a slam and rolls her up for a
two-count. Asuka transitions into an armbar, but Belair fights it.
Belair powers her up and slams Asuka down. Belair goes for a
handspring splash, but Lynch pulls her out of the ring and sends her
into the ring post.
Winner by Disqualification: Bianca Belair
Lynch gets in the ring and kicks Asuka before dropping a leg. The
crowd boos. Lynch hits Asuka with a Manhandle Slam and walks off.