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WWE RAW REPORT: RIDDLE GETS SERIOUS, CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE, MIXED TAG ACTION, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-05-23 23:00:00

Megan  is in the back with Asuka.  Asuka says Becky was not ready for Asuka last week and she was too busy crying.  Asuka says Becky cried again and got another match.  She will beat Becky again and turn her into Big Time Baby.  No one is ready for Asuka.

Match Number Four:  Cody Rhodes versus Miz

Cody goes for the leg and Miz stays on his feet.  Cody with a side head lock and Miz backs him into the corner.  Miz misses a chop on the break and Cody with a chop.  Cody with another chop.  Miz with a side head lock and take down.  Cody with a head scissors and Miz escapes.  Cody with a side head lock.  Cody with a kick and a drop down uppercut.  Miz with a chop and he gets a near fall.  Cody and Miz with a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Cody gets a near fall.  Cody with a drop kick and Miz goes to the floor.  Cody goes for a suicide dive but Miz with a forearm.  Miz goes up top and Cody with a punch to the midsection.  Cody with a delayed vertical gourdbuster.  Cody goes for a bow and arrow but Miz with a lateral press for a near fall.

Miz with a back heel kick and he goes to the turnbuckles for a sunset flip and tries for a figure four leg lock but Cody kicks Miz into the turnbuckles.  Cody with knees as Miz hits the ropes.  Cody with  knee to the midsection and a knee to the head for a near fall.  Miz drops Cody on the top rope in an uncomfortable position.  Miz with a boot to knock Cody off the ropes to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Miz misses an Awesome Clothesline when Cody moves and Miz hits the turnbuckles awkwardly.  Cody with a flying forearm and he floats over and hits a power slam.  Cody with a kick and a drop down kick and a Cody Cutter.  Cody sets for a figure four leg lock and he locks it in.  Miz tries to get to the ropes and he succeeds to force a break.  Miz rolls to the floor.  Cody goes to the turnbuckles and sets for a mooonsault but Seth Rollins pushes Cody off the turnbuckles.

Winner:  Cody Rhodes (by disqualification)

After the match, Seth punches Cody.  Cody punches Seth but Miz attacks Cody from behind.  Seth clips Cody and then Miz and Seth send Cody into the ring steps.

Seth grabs Cody's weight belt from the fan and then Seth returns to Cody and whips him with the weight belt.  

Cody limps to the back and he gives the weight belt back to the kid.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Kevin Owens is at the announce table, but not on commentary but providing his own analysis.

Match Number Five:  Ezekiel versus Chad Gable (with Otis)

They lock up and Ezekiel with a wrist lock and Gable with a bridge and reversal into an arm bar.  Gable with a front face lock.  Ezekiel with chops.  Ezekiel sends Gable into the turnbuckles.  Ezekiel with a kick and Otis trips Ezekiel and Gable clips Ezekiel.  Gable with a dragon screw or two.  Gable with knee drops to the leg.  Gable with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall.   Gable goes to the turnbuckles and goes for a moonsault but Ezekiel gets his boots up and hits a spinebuster.  Ezekiel with chops.  Gable with an Irish whip and Ezekiel with a mule kick.  Ezekiel with a splash into the corner and Otis knocks Ezekiel down and the referee sends Otis to the back.

Otis argues with the referee as he heads to the back.  Owens gets in the ring and the referee sees it but Owens does not do anything.  The referee sends Owens to the back as well.   Owens blames Otis.

Ezekiel with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Ezekiel

After the match, Ezekiel gets out of the ring and goes through the crowd.

Kevin Owens gets in the ring and he says he does not care what he calls himself.  Kevin says all he cares is that he wants to beat the hell out of him.  He challenges Ezekiel or whatever he calls himself to a match at Hell in a Cell.

We see Cody emerge from the trainer's room and Kevin Patrick asks for an update.

Cody says his knee got a little dinged up and he can put weight on it.  That is fortunate for him but not for Seth Rollins.  Cody says Seth Rollins has the potential to go 0 and 3 at Hell in a Cell.  I will be there to finish the job.

Match Number Six:  Bobby Lashley (with his platform) versus Montel Vontavious Porter (with Omos) in a Winner Chooses the Stipulation for Omos vs Lashley at Hell in a Cell Match

Porter goes to the floor when the bell rings and Porter stretches on the ringside barrier.  Porter returns to the ring and then he goes into the ropes and the referee holds Lashley back.  Porter goes back to the floor.  Lashley follows Porter to the floor and Porter goes back into the ring and his knee gives out.  The referee checks on Porter and Omos hits Lashley.  Porter with a Yakuza kick.  Porter slaps Lashley and he tells Lashley he made him.  Lashley grabs Porter but Porter with punches.  Lashley with a flatliiner.  Lashley clotheslines Porter over the top rope to the floor.  Lashley follows and he picks up Porter and runs him into the ring post.  Omos goes after Lashley but Lashley moves.  Lashley gets counted out.

Winner:  Montel Vontavious Porter (by count out)

After the match, Lashley sends Omos over the ringside barrier.

Porter tries to punch Lashley but Lashley moves and Lashley applies the full nelson.

Next week, Lacey Evans will be in action.

Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair makes her way to the ring.

Match Number Seven:  Asuka versus Becky Lynch in a Becky Lynch Second Chance If She Wins it is a Triple Threat Match at Hell in a Cell Match

Becky slaps Asuka and Asuka with a shoulder tackle.  Becky kicks Asuka in the head and Becky with a rollup for a near fall.  Becky blocks a kick and slaps Asuka.  Asuka runs Becky into the corner and connects with shoulders.  The referee pulls Asuka out of the corner.  Becky with a kick.  Asuka blocks a back heel kick and Asuka with DisArmHer on Becky.  Becky gets to the ropes and Asuka with a kick.  Becky goes to the floor and Asuka misses a sliding kick.  Becky pushes Asuka into the ring post and Asuka falls to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and the referee has started his count for Asuka on the floor.  Asuka beats the count back into the ring.  Becky with a baseball slide to send Asuka into the ringside barrier and Asuka sends her into the ringside barrier.  Asuka beats the count back into the ring and Becky with forearms and she sends Asuka to the floor.  Becky with a clothesline and she sends Asuka into the ring steps.  Becky rolls Asuka back into the ring and goes up top for a leg drop and gets a near fall.  Asuka sends Becky to the floor but Becky gets back into the ring and both hit clotheslines.  Asuka iwth elbows and a clothesline.

Asuka blocks a kick and hits a German suplex.  Asuka with kicks and a sliding boot for a near fall.  Becky sends Asuka into the turnbuckles and Becky uses the ropes to get extra leverage but Asuka kicks out.  Becky comes off the turnbuckles and into a Codebreaker for a near fall.  Asuka with an arm bar but Becky rolls to the ropes to force a break.  Becky drops Asuka on the rope and then Becky goes up top but Asuka stops her.   Asuka with a superplex for a near fall. 

Asuka misses a hip attack and Becky with DisArmHer in the ropes.  Becky with a kick to the arm and Asuka with hip attack to knock Becky to the floor.  Asuka with a sliding kick on the apron.  Asuka with an Asuka Lock on the floor and then a pop up knee.  Asuka tries to kick Becky who is sitting on Bianca's lap and Asuka kicks Bianca.  Both women get back into the ring and Becky gets the three count.

Winner:  Becky Lynch

We go to credits.

 


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