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WWE RAW REPORT: WHO GETS TO GO TO SAUDI ARABIA TO WIN A TITLE?, NO NEED TO BE A CHAMPION TO WRESTLE AT NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS,, ZOEY DEBUTS, RHEA HAS A NEW CHALLENGER, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-05-08 23:00:00

Trish Stratus makes her way to the ring.

Trish asks if you have seen her.  Trish says that Kevin is worried as a fellow countryman.  She says she is very worried and concerned because Becky is missing.  The work we are going to use here are going to help.  She asks Corey to tweet it out.  When we find Becky, you can say "Thank you Trish".  She will be found in some dark, dank corner of Iowa with her dumb daughter.  She doesn't know her colors and she is two.  She will be found and she will come back.  She won't be coming to Raw because this is her show.  It is her spotlight.  To be clear, no one is stealing her spotlight.  She doesn't care if she is Becky Freakin Lynch, no one is stealing her spotlight.

Becky Lynch's music plays and Trish acts like she is immediate bodily harm, but the music stops and Trish chortles at how dumb and gullible the fans are.  Just like when Becky thought that she was her friend.  Becky is never coming back.  

Trish says she has a story to tell.  Trish says her daughter wanted to buy this doll so she bought it for her.  Trish says her daughter wanted to call the doll Becky Lynch.  Trish asked her why and she said because it is pretty.

Becky's music plays again and Trish says the joke is done.

Becky Lynch shows up behind Trish and Becky with punches and uppercuts followed by an exploder.  

Becky takes the mic.

Becky says if you want her, she is right here.  Becky says she is here to kick your ass.

Cody is in the trainer's room and so are Kevin and Sami.

Sami asks what is going to happen and Adam says nothing is going to happen now.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Six:  Xavier Woods versus Dominik Mysterio (with Rhea Ripley)

They lock up and Woods with a side head lock and take down.  Dom with a head scissors and Woods escapes and he works on the legs but Dom gets to the ropes.  Dom tries to sneak up on Woods while Rhea talks to Woods but Woods sees him coming.  Dom with a kick and he sends Woods to the mat.  Woods with a drop kick.  Woods with a chop and punches.  Woods with more punches and chops.  Dom sends Woods into the turnbuckles and then he kicks Woods.  Woods with a forearm and Dom drop kicks Woods into the ropes.  Dom tries for a 619 but Woods trips Dom into the ropes.  Woods with a splash through the ropes to the back and a cross body.  

Woods with forearms in the corner followed by punches.  The referee warns Woods and Dom sends Woods over the top rope onto the ring steps.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Woods with a back heel kick and he sets for a suplex but Dom escapes and connects with a forearm.  Dom with a suplex and he holds on for the second amigo.  Dom holds on for the third amigo and he gets a near fall.  Dom with a reverse chin lock.  Woods with punches and forearms.  Woods with punches and chops against the ropes.  Woods with a rolling elbow.  Woods with a running forearm into the corner.  Woods with an Irish whip and clothesline followed by an Honor Roll.  Woods is sent to the apron and he connects with a shoulder and then hits a springboard tornado DDT for a near fall.  Woods with a back elbow but Dom with a flying back elbow for a near fall.  Dom with kicks and he pulls Woods towards the corner.  Dom goes for a slingshot senton but Woods trips Dom on the apron.  Woods puts Dom on the ropes and hits a springboard side kick for a near fall.  

Woods goes up top for a springboard elbow drop but Rhea pulls Dom out of the ring and Dom with a rollup and a handful of tights for the three count.

Winner:  Dominik Mysterio

Finn Balor is in the back preparing for his match against Seth Rollins.

Seth is also getting ready for the match.

We go to commercial.

We are back with Jinder Mahal talking about Veer and Sanga.  He says they have obliterated competition all over the world.  Now they are ready to bring unprecedented levels of pain.  We have waited for our moment to strike.  From the shadows, we emerge to shake the very foundation of Raw.

Shinsuke Nakamura is in the back and Miz asks if he has anything to say.  Miz says if they would have had each others backs they would have won.  Nakamura points out that Miz lost too.  Miz tells Nakamura it is a win win situation if they work together.

Nakamura tells Miz he is right.  Nakamura says next week . . . Miz . . . Shinsuke Nakamura . . . one on one.  Nakamura says it will be AWESOME.

Sonya and Chelsea strategize for the Petition and Liv and Raquel will sign.

Raquel says all they had to do was ask.

Liv says after they beat Damage CTRL, they will face you next week.

Chelsea says this isn't to compete against them.  They plan to face Damage CTRL.  The laugh and walk away.

Cathy is with Cody and she asks him about what Brock did to him and how he is not in the tournament for the World Championship.

Cody says Cathy is obligated to ask that question.  Cody says he does not know.  He does not feel good.  He does not get to be the first Raw Champion in a tournament that was his to win.  Cody says he does not know what to say.  

Cody says he does know something.  This is the second time Brock has attacked him for no reason . . . from behind for no reason.  Maybe Brock's grip on the main event scene has been releasing.  Cody says he has been the man around here.  He beat Brock and Brock can't handle it.  Do you want to fight?  Cody says let's fight at Night of Champions.  Cody accepts.

We go to commercial.

We are back and next week, Gunther will be on Raw.  Shinsuke Nakamura will face Miz.  Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green will face the winners of Friday's Tag Title Match.

Match Number Seven:  Seth Rollins versus Finn Balor in the Raw Finals of the World Championship Tournament for the Raw brand . . . featuring wrestlers from Raw and Smackdown

Seth and Balor stare each other down before they lock up and Balor with a side head lock take down and Rollins with a head scissors.  They lock up and Balor with a wrist lock but Rollins with a reversal and Balor gets to the ropes.  They go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Balor with a reverse chin lock but Rollins with a hammer lock and Balor gets to the ropes.  Balor with a back elbow in the ropes.  Balor with punches and he sends Rollins to the apron.  Rollins with a sunset flip but Balor rolls through because you don't sunset flip Finn Balor, followed by a drop kick that sends Rollins to the floor.  Rollins with sling blade on the floor followed by a chop before they return to the ring.

Balor with kicks to Rollins in the ropes.  Balor sets for a power bomb into the ringside barrier and Balor asks Seth how does he like it because of what Seth did to Balor in the past.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rollins punches Balor while Balor holds on to a wrist lock.  Rollins chops and slaps Balor.  Balor with a kick to the arm.  Rollins with clotheslines and a series of kicks.  Rollins with another clothesline.  Rollins with a forearm in the corner followed by a back breaker.  Rollins goes up top and goes for a frog splash but Balor gets his knees up and gets a near fall with an inside cradle.  Balor with a Fujiwara arm bar.  Rollins gets to his feet and Balor with sling blade.  Balor sets for the running drop kick but Rollins with a super kick for a near fall.  Balor with a punch and Rollins with a forearm.  They go back and forth.  Balor wrings the arm but Rollins with a running boot that sends Finn to the floor.

Balor sends Seth into the apron and Rollins does the same.  They go back and forth and then they return to the ring.  Rollins with a rolling elbow but Balor with a chop.  Rollins with an enzuigiri and Balor with a Pele Kick.  Rollins with forearms and Balor with a rollup and double stomp.  Balor goes up top but Rollins stops him and goes to the turnbuckles for a superplex and he rolls through into a Falcon Arrow attempt but Balor counters into 1916 for a near fall.  Rollins backs into the corner and Balor with many kicks.  The referee pulls Finn out of the corner and Balor pulls the referee into the corner.  Finn with two running drop kicks and he misses Coup de Grace.  Rollins with a kick and one armed Pedigree for a near fall.  

Seth looks around and he backs up for Black Out.  Rollins misses Black Out and Balor with a rollup but Seth rolls up and hits a boot to the head and Black Out for the three count.

Winner:  Seth Rollins

We go to credits.

 

 


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