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WWE RAW REPORT: A NEW BELT, A NEW MATCH FOR BACKLASH, THE DRAFT IS COMING, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-04-24 23:00:00

Match Number Five:  Finn Balor versus Cody Rhodes

They lock up and Finn with a wrist lock.  Cody with a reversal and he goes for the leg and backs Finn into the corner.  Cody with a clean break.  They try for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Finn with a kick and side head lock.  Finn with a hip toss and Cody kicks Finn and applies a side head lock and take down.  Finn goes for a head scissors but Cody pushes Finn's legs away.  Finn with a rollup for a near fall.  Cody catches Finn on a leap frog and hits a dropping gut buster on the shoulders.  Cody with jabs and Finn goes to the apron.  Cody goes for a suplex to bring Finn back into the ring and Cody turns it into a delayed gourdbuster and Cody gets a near fall.  Cody with a waist lock.

Finn with a wrist lock into a side head lock but Cody with a side head lock of his own.  Cody misses a cross body and bounces off the ropes and goes to the floor.  Finn goes to the floor and pushes Cody into the announce table.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cody with punches to Finn.  Finn with a kick and Cody with a running forearm followed by a kick and drop down uppercut.  Cody floats over and hits a power slam.  Cody sets for Beautiful Disaster and hits it for a near fall.  Cody sets for CrossRhodes but Finn counters but Cody with a kick.  Finn catches Cody on a Cody Cutter attempt and Finn with an elevated elbow drop for a near fall.  Finn with boots to the ribs.  Finn with slingblade and he sets for a running drop kick but Cody with a super kick and a Cody Cutter.  Finn kicks out at two.  Cody sets for a power bomb but Finn gets ot his feet and he hits a double leg take down followed by a double stomp.  

Finn with a running drop kick into the corner and then Finn goes up top for a Coup de Grace but Cody moves and Finn appears to have injured his knee.  Finn with an inside cradle to counter CrossRhodes but Cody gets a near fall.  Cody with a Pedigree and he hits CrossRhodes for the three count.

Winner:  Cody Rhodes

Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Seth listens to people making noise to his entrance music.

Seth welcomes everyone to Monday Night Rollins.  Seth says he was going to come out to see how you feel about his match against Omos, but if you can believe it, something bigger has caught his eye.  Seth looks at the new title belt.  Seth asks if the people are chanting 'You Deserve it" because he is a Bears fan.  Triple H said some nice things about Roman Reigns and the list of superstars Roman has defeated.  Do you know who is not on that list?  Roman would like you to believe that everyone wants what he has and wants to be him.  The truth is that some of us still want to FIGHT.  This is an opportunity for us to fight and to push the industry forward.  This is a way for us to have a World Championship that is more than politics and part timers.

If we are going to crown a new World Champion at Night of Champions, he says he will give you one guess on who he would put his money on.

Omos' music plays and he makes his way to the ring with Montel Vontavious Porter.

Porter apologizes for the interruption and he means no disrespect.  He says he respects Seth immensely.  You are one of the most impressive superstars to ever grace a WWE ring.  Porter says Seth has accomplished virtually everything to accomplish.  You are brilliant except for your fashion choice.  It is because of your accolades that you have been chosen.  It is his job to get the Giant giant matches and a win over Seth Rollins would be huge.  

Porter says he would caution Seth about making predictions about his future because when Omos is done with you, you might not have much of a future after Backlash.

Omos stands in front of Seth.

Seth says we should thank MVP for the kind words, but you undersold your giant.  He is not just huge, but the tallest man he has seen in his life.  You are once in a generation because you were born that way.  Seth says he is once in a generation because he made himself that way.  He should be afraid of Omos but he is not.  He will make Omos famous.  He will give him the match of his life and then he will bounce your head off the mat and an arena full of people will be singing his song.

Seth drops his mic and walks out of the ring.

Rey Mysterio is in the back getting ready for his match against Damian Priest.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Matt Riddle is talking to Kevin Owens about Puerto Rico and Kevin yells at Sami to know where he was.  Sami says it hasn't been a great night.  Kevin wants to know where he was.

Sami says he was talking to Jey and then he was talking to Jimmy.

Kevin wants to know why is he still talking to them.  It isn't about what Roman is going to do to them?  Who cares what he does to them.  It is too late for them and they deserve whatever they get when Kevin and Sami retain the titles on Friday.  Kevin tells Riddle to be quiet and he leaves.

Riddle tells Sami he knows what Sami is going through and Sami wants to know how he knows.  Riddle mentions his tag team with Randy Orton.  They were bros and Kevin and Sami are bros so everything will be right in the end.

We are back and Brock Lesnar will be on Raw next week.

Match Number Six:  Rey Mysterio versus Damian Priest

Rey punches Priest as the bell rings.  Rey with a kick to the leg and more punches.  Priest with a punch and kick to Rey.  Priest kicks Rey in the ropes.  Priest with a punch to Rey and Rey goes down in the corner.  Rey with an elbow and he slides through the legs and kicks Priest in the head.  Rey with a kick to the leg and punches.  Priest blocks an Irish whip and Rey floats over on an Irish whip and Priest catche Rey and hits a gut buster.  

We see Bad Bunny arriving at the building and Priest sees it on the Tron.  

Priest gets Rey on his shoulders on the turnbuckles but Rey counters and hits a Frankensteiner for a near fall.  Rey with a kick but Priest with a forearm.  Priest with a forearm and Rey goes down.  Priest throws Rey under the bottom rope and he bounces on the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rey punches Priest but Priest boxes the ears.  Priest with an Irish whip and an elbow in the corner.  Priest charges into the corner and Rey moves so Priest goes shoulder first into the ring post.  Rey with an Asai Moonsault onto Priest.  Rey with a seated splash and a springboard cross body for a near fall.  Priest sends Rey to the apron and Rey with a kick and shoulder.  Rey with a head scissors that sends Priest into the ropes.  Priest escapes the ropes and hits a thrust kick for a near fall.  Priest sets for a power bomb but Rey falls to the mat.  Priest gets Rey on his shoulders for an Outsider's Edge and Rey gets to his feet and he kicks Priest.  Priest catches Rey off the ropes and hits a leaping flatliner for a near fall.

Priest goes to the floor and gets a chair.  Rey with a drop kick to knock Priest off the apron.  Rey grabs the chair and Priest grabs Rey by the throat.  Rey with a head scissors to send Priest into the ropes.  Rey with a 619 and then he goes up top for a frog splash.  Priest throws the chair at Rey and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Rey Mysterio (by disqualification)

After the match, Priest hits South of Heaven.  Priest adjusts the announce table.  

Bad Bunny's music plays and he has a kendo stick and a cowboy hat.  

Priest forgets that he was going to destroy Rey so he stands while Bad Bunny makes his way to ringside.  He gets on the apron and enters the ring.

Bunny hits Priest with the kendo stick a few times.  Priest falls over the announce table.  Bunny hits Priest in the leg and he falls onto the announce table.  

Priest escapes through the crowd.

Bad Bunny gets a mic and he tells Damian that he is not hosting Backlash any more.  Now, he is going to Puerto Rico to kick your ass.  Damian Priest and Bad Bunny in a Street Fight.

We go to credits.


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