PWInsider - WWE News, Wrestling News, WWE

WWE RAW REPORT: US TITLE MATCH, TAG TITLE MATCH, A COMMITMENT FOR THE AGES, AND MORE

Your announcers are Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, and Jerry Lawler.

Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring.  

Seth there is a party going on here and he does not want to party alone.  He wants to invite his Backlash opponent to join him.  He asks Cody Rhodes to come to the ring to have a chat and then he cackles.

Cody makes his way to the ring.

Seth wants everyone to make some noise for Cody.  He asks Cody how does it feel to be on top of the world.

Cody says this feels so familiar.  Familiar as in you and I in this ring, in this city.  Cody mentions that Buffalo is Rhodes Country.  Familiarity and admiration are strangers.  He wants to know what Seth wants to talk about.

Seth says there has been a lot on his mind since Wrestlemania.  Buffalo might be Rhodes Country, but this is about respect.  Seth says he wants to tell Cody how much he respects him.  

Cody stops Seth to get the crowd to cheer for him and Seth tells him never to do that again . . . and Cody does it again.

Seth says he was going to say how much respect he had for his family name, his brother, and his father.  He was going to say about how much respect he has for the journey that Cody took to come back as the American Nightmare.  Seth says all that hard work you did because I made you a star in one night at Wrestlemania.  Seth cackles and says that is the truth.

Cody suggests they dispense with the pleasantries and just get to the point.

Seth says the point, as he cackles, is that at Wrestlemania you had an unfair advantage.  You came in as Vince's surprise opponent and Seth says he didn't have time to prepare.  That is why he lost.  Some of these people, and even you, think that means that you are better than him.  That is something he cannot live with.  The fact is that he is better than Cody Rhodes in every single possible way.  You may be the flavor of the month, but you are not the future of the industry.  Seth says he talks the talk better than Cody.  He walks the walk better than Cody.  Most importantly, you came back to fulfill your family legacy to win the title, but I have been to the mountaintop and I have been WWE Champion so that makes me better than you.

Cody says he will correct Seth.  You have been to the mountaintop four times.  Cody says that diatribe and tantrum does not change what happened at Wrestlemania.  Cody says he had an office position.  Cody says he learned about mediation.  Cody suggests a neutral third party, the good people of Buffalo.

Cody asks Buffalo if they think he is better than Seth Rollins. 

Seth tells everyone to shut up and asks if it is so easy to walk out and beat someone.  How about we put the shoe on the other foot.  You come out and face an opponent hand picked by Seth Rollins?    if you think it is so easy.

Cody says you already know the answer and they know the answer.  I did not come back to WWE to run from challenges, so yes.

Match Number One:  Naomi and Sasha Banks versus Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships

Rhea and Sasha start things off.  Sasha misses a drop kick but Rhea does not miss.  Rhea with shoulders in the corner and Liv tags in.  Liv with an elbow into the corner and Rhea drops Liv onto Sasha for a near fall.  Sasha with a jaw breaker and then she avoids a springboard arm drag.  Sasha with a knee and Naomi tags in.  They kick Liv and get a near fall.  Sasha tags in and hits a cross body for a near fall.  Naomi knocks Rhea off the apron and Naomi tags back in.  They slide to the floor and they send Liv into the ring post.  Rhea catches Sasha off the apron and she swings Sasha into Naomi.  Liv sends Naomi into the ring post while Rhea hits RipTide onto the ringside barrier.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rhea with a body scissors and Naomi leans back to get a near fall.  Rhea with a clothesline and she tags Liv in.  Rhea gets Naomi on her shoulders and Liv with an assisted bulldog for a near fall.  Liv gets another near fall.  Naomi with a rollup.  Liv with an anzuigiri.  Liv misses ObLIVion and Rhea tags in.  Rhea grabs Naomi when she goes for a springboard move and Liv with a power bomb.  Rhea goes for RipTide and Sasha breaks up the cover.  Rhea sends Sasha to the apron and Naomi tags in and hits a springboard round kick and Sasha tags in and she hits a rolling Codebreaker followed by a Full Nelson Bomb from Naomi and a jackknife cover for the three count.

Winners:  Sasha Banks and Naomi (retain championship)

After the match, Liv checks on Rhea in the ring.  They exchange some words and Rhea starts to walk away but Liv pulls her back.  Rhea tells Liv that she failed and she wants to know where Liv was.  Rhea says she was there when Liv needed her.

Rhea hits Liv from behind and then punches her.  Rhea picks up Liv and hits RipTide.

We take a look back at Sonya Deville injecting herself into another match, this time against Bianca Belair for the Raw Women's Championship.

Sonya Deville makes her way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

Rhea Ripley walks in the back and Sarah ambushes her to ask about the attack.  Rhea says that no one is entitled to a response.

Sonya Deville says she has heard chatter throughout WWE.  She says they are saying that she is misusing her power making herself Bianca Belair's first opponent.  I am a competitor.  I never lost that.  I didn't wake up one day to be an official because of a quarter life crisis.  I was forced into this position until I could find my way back as a superstar.  When she saw an opportunity, she took it.  When Bianca won the Raw Women's Championship at Wrestlemania, I knew that is who I wanted to be in the ring with.  She is the B-E-S-T in WWE.  That is who I want to win the title from.  The best, and nothing less.

You can scrutinize her about abusing her professionalism but Bianca wanted a challenger and I gave her one.  She says it is nothing personal, it is just business.  If . . . 

Bianca Belair's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.  

Sonya tells Bianca that she is excited about the title match, but I am WWE Official.  If you lay one finger on me, you will be subject to repercussions.  

Bianca takes the mic and she says she is ready to put her hands on Sonya when she is not acting like a WWE Official.  Let's have that match tonight.

Sonya says she didn't wait three years to have her comeback in this rusted out suburb of New York City.  We will do this in a place where you will hate losing.  How about next week in your home town of Knoxville.  This way your family will be there to give you a shoulder to cry on when you lose.  They are used to you losing titles quickly.  

Bianca gets Sony up for a KOD and Sonya tells Bianca that she will fine her, suspend her, and strip her of her title.  Bianca puts Sonya on the mat and walks away.

Match Number Two:  Veer Mahaan versus Jeff Brooks

Veer sends Brooks into the turnbuckles and punches him.  Veer with a biel.  Brooks with punches and he goes for a cross body but he bounces off Veer.  Veer with a side slam.  Veer with a clothesline.  Veer with a seated splash to Brooks' back and he applies the cervical clutch and Brooks taps out.

Winner:  Veer Mahaan

After the match, he reapplies the cervical clutch.  Officials come to the ring and Veer releases the hold.  Veer does not care and he reapplies the cervical clutch.

Adam Pearce is on the phone and Sonya asks Adam if he saw what Bianca did.

Adam says it has been handled.  Adam tells Sonya she has to worry about her repercussions.  He mentions Sonya's conduct.  

Sonya asks about what is going on.  She asks how big the fine she is getting.

Bianca shows up and Sonya tells her that it is two officials doing business.  

Sonya says she is here to pay her fine and she pulls out a dollar and Adam asks her if she learned her lesson.

Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring while they stretcher Jeff Brooks out of the arena.

We go to commercial.

Coverage Continues on Next Page

 

If you enjoy PWInsider.com you can check out the AD-FREE PWInsider Elite section, which features exclusive audio updates, news, our critically acclaimed podcasts, interviews and more by clicking here!

• Tweet