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WWE RAW REPORT: TAG TITLE MATCH, THE HURT BUSINESS IS HURTING, BECKY HAS AN OPPONENT FOR ROYAL RUMBLE, AND OTHER STUFF

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-01-10 23:00:00

We are back and Seth Rollins says that he is in a good mood.  He says the Royal Rumble is on the horizon.  You may be asking why are you so excited for the Royal Rumble?  Is it because Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar, two nincompoops will punch each other until they fall over?  Nah.  Is it because 30 men and 30 women will throw each other over the top rope for a chance to be immortal at Wrestlemania?  Nah.  I am excited because it is the night I become the new Universal Champion.  That's right.  At the Royal Rumble, it will be the Visionary versus the Tribal Chief.  The Revolutionary versus Head of the Table.  Brother versus Brother.

You may ask how did you get into this Universal Championship match?  Did you get an advocate or special counsel?  I don't need a penguin looking snake oil salesman to do my business for me.  There are a few things in life that are certain.  Death, taxes, and Seth Rollins beats Roman Reigns every single time.

Big E's music plays and he makes his way to the ring with something to say.

Big E says it is incredible news.  He is so excited for Seth.  He is as excited as Gritty after a big Flyers win.

Seth asks what is a Gritty and the crowd boos.  Seth asks why is Big E so excited for him.

Big E says that Seth is the one of the champions he is picking.  Big E says he is in the Royal Rumble match.  Of all the things I can dream and fantasize about, at or near the top is doing the thing he intended to do at Day 1, but to do at the Show of Shows, at Wrestlemania.

Seth asks what is that.

Big E says that is to beat Seth and walk out as World Champion.

Seth laughs and says that he is happy Big E is in the Royal Rumble, it does not matter what day it is because you cannot beat me.

Big E suggests that they test out that theory tonight.

Seth says he does not know how he feels about that.  Seth says next week, in a better town would work.  

Big E says let's not just do it tonight.  Let's do it right now.

Seth accepts the match.

Match Number Three:  Seth Rollins versus Big E

Big E with a side head lock and a belly-to-belly suplex.  Rollins with a boot to the head and then Rollins sends Big E to the floor and hits a suicide dive.  Rollins goes for a second one but Big E with a forearm.  Big E puts Rollins on the apron and Big E with a splash on the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Big E sends Rollins into the announce table.  They return to the ring and Rollins with a kick and chops.  Rollins with a waist lock and Big E with a back drop and Irish whip but Rollins does the Michaels flip in the corner.  Rollins tries to float over in the corner but Big E catches Rollins.  Rollins with a clip and DDT.  Big E rolls to the floor to recover.  Rollins goes to the apron and hits a running knee off the apron to the temple.

Rollins goes up top and hits a knee to the head.  Rollins gets a near fall.  Rollins with a reverse chin lock.  Rollins with a chop and forearm in the corner.  Rollins runs into the corner but is met with a UranagE.  Big E with clotheslines and then he avoids a clothesline and goes for a belly-to-belly suplex.  Rollins with an elbow.  Big E sends Rollins to the apron and spears Rollins through the ropes and both men go to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rollins with a reverse chin lock.  Big E with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and then hits a second one.  Big E avoids Rollins and hits a standard belly-to-belly suplex.  Big E sets for the Warrior Splash and hits it.  Big E sets for Big Ending but Rollins escapes and avoids Big E in the corner.  Rollins with an arm drag to counter the UranagE.  Rollins with a rolling elbow and then he sets for a suplex but Big E blocks it.  Rollins with an enzuigiri and a rollup for a near fall.  Rollins with a kick for a near fall.  Rollins with a frog splash for a near fall.  Rollins sets for Black Out but Big E counters with a power bomb for a near fall.  Big E with a Stretch Muffler and he lifts Rollins off the mat.

Rollins gets to the ropes.  Rollins with elbows to Big E but Big E with a side slam for a near fall.  Rollins goes to the apron and Big E sets for a spear through the ropes but Rollins with a knee.  Rollins goes up top and Big E punches Rollins.  Big E grabs Rollins for a Super Big Ending but Rollins with elbows and Big E goes to the mat.  Rollins misses a knee off the turnbuckles.  Rollins escapes a Big Ending one more time.  Big E escapes a pedigree.  Rollins with kicks and a rolling elbow followed by Black Out.  Rollins gets the three count.

Winner:  Seth Rollins

We take a look at the video for the women in the Royal Rumble match with Charlotte Flair added.

Sarah Schreiber is in the ring with Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H.    Sarah says they have an announcement to make.

Nikki says they challenge Zelina and Carmella for a rematch.  Rhea tells Nikki that isn't what they talked about.

Sarah asks about the speculation about the future of the team and whether the team has run its course.

Nikki says there are no problems.  Rhea tells Nikki not to talk about this out here.  Nikki says they are going to talk about it right now.

Nikki says they are talking about the future of their team.  

Rhea says it is time to go our separate ways.  

Nikki asks if it is about the tag titles.  They will get them back.

Rhea says it is not about the titles.  

Nikki asks what is is about.  Do you think you are better than me because I was the one who got pinned.

Rhea says she never said she was better than Nikki.

Nikki says that Rhea was thinking it.  She stayed Rhea's partner because that is what partners do even if one is better than the other.

Rhea says she never said she was better.

Nikki says she was talking about her but it is nice to know where your head is at.

Rhea says she does not like where it is going and Nikki tells her to walk out.

Rhea says that Nikki is making her feel uncomfortable so let's say goodbye.

Rhea offers her hand and Nikki says if Rhea doesn't want to be her teammate any more.  She cannot shake Rhea's hand until Rhea tells Nikki that she believes in her.

Rhea says that she has always believed in her and always will.  Whether it is with her or without her, she hopes that Nikki still believes in herself and that they can still be friends.

Nikki asks Rhea if they can still be friends.

Rhea and Nikki hug and . . . 

Nikki with a double thrust to the throat when Rhea wants a fist bump.

Nikki with forearms and punches before she leaves the ring.

Dana Brooke is in teh back and Reggie shows up and he has some cheese steaks for Dana.  Reggie says he knows when the 24/7 title is in danger.

R Truth shows up and he wants to know if it was Cheese Wiz or provolone.  Dana throws her cheese steak at Tozawa but misses and we see that it was Tamina who got hit wit the wit.

Omos walks in the back and he bumps into Reggie.  Omos picks up Reggie and Dana tells Omos to put him down and Omos tells her to make him.

Omos tells Reggie to watch what he does tonight because next week, he is going to do worse.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Doudrop says that last year Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan got chance after chance without winning.  I will show them.  After I win tonight, I will beat Becky Lynch at the Royal Rumble.

Match Number Four:  Omos versus Nick Sanders

Sanders runs into Omos and goes down.  Omos stands on Nick's ankle and he cannot crawl away.  Omos grabs Nick and tosses him down to the mat.  Omos with an elbow into the corner.  Omos gets Nick on his shoudlers and drops him face first to the mat.  

We see Reggie and Dana watching in the back.

Omos with a vertical choke slam for the three count.

Winner:  Omos

We see what happened when the Hurt Business reunion did not work out so well.

Edge makes his way to the ring.

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