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We are back and Cathy Kelley is trying to get some comments from Bobby Lashley about his match.
She asks why is it a No DQ match. Bobby says it means no excuses and no way out. He can’t get disqualified to keep his title and Lashley can’t get disqualified for what he does. He lost his title against Brock Lesnar and he is done with him.
MVP wants to talk to Lashley and he says he knows that Lashley will win the title tonight. He says they can hit the VIP lounge after the match and he can meet some new friends.
Bobby says he didn’t need Porter or Omos to win last week and he won’t need their help tonight.
Ric Flair makes his way to the stage.
He says the fans keep the lights shining and you keep the Nature Boy stylin’ and profilin’. He says Diamonds are Forever and so is Raw. He says WWE has given him so much but the greatest gift they have given him is to watch his daughter exceed all of his goals. Ric says he is so honored, as a father, a wrestler, and a man, to introduce the greatest woman champion in the history of the WWE . . . Charlotte Flair.
Charlotte says it was on Raw where they started to revolutionize women’s wrestling. It is where she evolved from a diva to a 14 time women’s champion. Charlotte woooos. She says she faced names like Ronda Rousey, Nikki and Brie Bella, Asuka, and Rhea Ripley. It is because of them that she can call herself the most decorated women’s athlete of all time. She says she is the Smackdown Champion but Raw will always be her home.
Bianca Belair’s music plays and she makes her way to the ring.
Bianca says she respects everything that Charlotte has done, but not here. Bianca says this is her show and she makes sure that this is the greatest show on television.
Sonya Deville makes her way to the ring.
She asks if they understand how important tonight is and you just talk about yourself.
Charlotte, you fly daddy out here to get an introduction on a show no one wants to see you on.
Bianca, do you think people watch you.
What about the people who work hard and don’t get the spotlight. People like her. She asks if they remember that she ran things. She was general manager for over a year and she wants to know where her recognition is.
Charlotte says she gave Sonya a cheap shot last week and she says Bianca can handle this.
Bianca accepts the offer.
Bianca asks Sonya if she wants the spotlight. She can come into the ring and be the center of her attention.
Match Number Three: Sonya Deville versus Bianca Belair in a Non Title Match
They lock up and Sonya pushes Bianca but Bianca pushes back. Bianca with a waist lock and Sonya with a standing switch. Bianca with a standing switch and a waist lock take down. Sonya with a side head lock but Bianca with a shoulder tackle. Bianca taunts Sonya and hits a drop kick. Bianca with an Irish whip and she goes for a slam but Sonya gets to her feet and she pulls Bianca to the mat. Sonya kicks Bianca and punches her in the midsection. Sonya has something to say to Charlotte and she kicks Bianca and sends her into the turnbuckles. Bianca avoids a sliding kick and Bianca with a rollup for a near fall. Bianca with a boot to Sonya and she taunts Sonya from the turnbuckles. Bianca with a back breaker.
Bianca with a handspring moonsault for a near fall. Bianca with an Irish whip but she runs into a knee. Bianca sends Sonya to the floor and then she hits a running kick to knock Sonya off the apron. Bianca kicks Sonya but Sonya kicks Bianca into the ringside barrier.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bianca with a marching delayed vertical suplex. Bianca goes for a handspring moonsault but Sonya gets her knees up. Sonya with a kick for a near fall. Sonya gets a near fall. Bianca kicks Sonya away and Bianca gets Sonya up for a KOD and hits it for the three count.
Winner: Bianca Belair
After the match, Bianca says she hasn’t forgotten about Alexa Bliss. What she did to Sonya is just a preview of what she is going to do to Alexa. It does not matter who she brings with her, nothing is going to stop them from saying ‘and still champion Bianca Belair’.
Alexa shows up on the TitanTron and she says she is Bianca’s only obstacle. If everyone stopped bothering her, she would know. She does not need Bray or Uncle Howdy to rip her face open. She says she will spare Bianca’s eyes so she can see her walking out with the title.
We go to the latest Cody Rhodes video.
We see him doing his rehab. He says the dream scenario is to come back at the Royal Rumble. Not just to come back, but to win it. It has been sixteen years where he is in this position. He is carrying everything he has done before. All of the doubt and struggle. You know why it is worth it when you step into the ring.
He says he is in the prime of his career and it got taken away. No human being could have kept him from getting in the ring. He has looked up at the lights enough. He talks about how it weighs on your mind. To think that you have been as close as you have ever been, then to have it broken. It was a knife to the heart. Nothing can stop him from getting to the Royal Rumble.
Being in the ring is like oxygen and he needs to breathe again. The Royal Rumble, get off the mountain. I have made it crystal clear why I am doing this.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at WWE 2K23.
Miz is in the ring.
Miz says it is the 30th Anniversary of Raw, one of the biggest night in the company. Where is his MizTV, his championship match, his championship celebration for all of his moments on Raw.
Kevin Owens comes into the ring and he kicks Miz and gives him a stunner.
Kevin takes the mic and he looks at the camera.
Kevin tells Roman he might have said Sami Zayn was not guilty. You are guilty of having held the WWE Universal Title hostage for over two years. On Saturday night, I give you my word and I give everyone my word that I will do everything I can to change that and give everyone a champion they can be proud of. I guarantee that I will continue to fight until I have nothing left. I will take the title from you or die trying.
Miz staggers back to his feet and Owens with another stunner.
Corey and Kevin run through the card for Saturday night.
Match Number Four: Austin Theory versus Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship in a No Disqualification Match
They lock up and Lashley backs Theory into the corner and they push each other. They exchange punches and Lashley kicks and chokes Theory in the corner. Theory with a side head lock and Lashley sends Theory to the mat and then clotheslines him over the top rope to the floor. Lashley follows and sends Theory into the ringside barrier. Lashley gets Theory up and runs Theory into the ring post.
Lashley sends Theory into the ringside barrier. Lashley sends Theory into the ringside barrier again. Theory gets back into the ring and Lashley follows.
Theory rolls to the floor and he tries to go under the ring to hide. Lashley pulls Theory back out and sends Theory into the ringside barrier. Lashley sends Theory back into the ring. Lashley with back elbows in the corner and he sends Theory to the floor again. Lashley looks under the ring and pulls up the ring skirt. Theory with a forearm to the back and he tries to send Lashley’s head into the announce table but Lashley blocks it. Lashley with back elbows and then he sends Theory into the ringside barrier. Lashley with a neck breaker on the floor.
Lashley goes for a table but Theory with a knee to the head. Theory pulls the table out and then puts it back under the ring, to become the most hated man in wrestling history. Lashley with an Irish whip and a running shoulder into the corner. Lashley with a neck breaker. Lashley sets for a delayed vertical suplex but Theory rakes the eyes and Theory with a slingshot rolling drop kick. Theory with a shoulder breaker for a near fall. Theory with punches to Lashley. Theory gets a chair and hits Lashley in the back with it. Theory wedges the chair in the turnbuckles. Lashley sends Theory over the top rope and he punches Theory and hits a running forearm to knock Theory to the floor (and if it was Saturday, Theory would be eliminated from the Royal Rumble). Theory trips Lashley on the apron. Theory goes under the ring and gets a table to be liked by the fans and he puts the table in the ring. Lashley goes for the full nelson but Theory goes to the turnbuckles. Lashley lets go and gets a near fall with a rollup. Lashley with a flatliner and then he sends Theory into the chair in the corner. Lashley sets up the table in the corner. Theory goes under the ring and Lashley pulls him out but Theory has a friend and he sprays Lashley with the fire extinguisher. Theory sends Lashley into the ring steps.
Theory puts the table in the corner and then sprays Lashley with the fire extinguisher again. They return to the ring. Theory with a punch. Lashley avoids being sent into the table and Theory avoids going through the table as well. Lashley is sent to the floor. Lashley avoids being sent into the ring steps and he sends Lashley back into the ring. Theory wit a kick to the knee and a DDT. Theory goes to the apron and then up top. Lashley punches Theory and goes to the turnbuckles for more punches. Lashley sets for a superplex and hits it. Lashley with punches and Theory with a kick that is blocked. Lashley with an elbow and Dominator. Lashley sets for a spear but Theory with a kick and Theory gets Lashley up. Lashley escapes and hits a full nelson. Theory with a kick to the ding ding but Lashley with a choke slam through the table.
Brock Lesnar’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Brock picks up Lashley and hits an F-5 on Lashley. Lashley looks at Theory and he gets Theory up and hits an F-5 onto Lashley for the three count.
Winner: Austin Theory (retains championship)
We go to credits.
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