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WWE RAW REPORT: IF YOU DON'T SEE A DOCTOR . . . YOU CAN'T NOT BE MEDICALLY CLEARED, A CONTRACT SIGNING, RAQUEL HAS A PARTNER, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-05-22 23:00:00

Brock smirks and then he asks Hershey what do they want to talk about.  Brock says he would boo Cody too.  Unfortunately, Cody will not be out here tonight.  Brock says Cody will not be fighting Brock Lesnar on Saturday, either.  Don't you worry, Brock Lesnar will not let you down.  He says he will issue and open challenge for anybody back there to fight him at Night of Champions.  All you gotta do is step out here and step up to Brock Lesnar.

Cody Rhodes comes out with his arm in a sling and Adam Pearce and referees trying to hold him back.

Cody gets on the apron and he gets in the ring.  

Cody takes off the sling and Brock takes off his hat.

Brock goes after Cody and Cody punches Brock.  Brock puts Cody in the kimura.  Officials ask Brock to release the hold while Brock goes magenta.  Brock tells Cody to fight and then he releases the hold.

Brock puts his hat back on and he leaves the ring.

Adam calls for medical to come to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look back at what Brock did to Cody.

Match Number Three:  Otis and Chad Gable (with Maxxine Dupri) versus Ivar and Erik (with Valhalla)

Erik and Gable start things off and Erik with a wrist lock and Gable with a reversal and he goes for a drop toe hold but Erik does not go down.  Erik with a hammer lock and Gable with a flying mare and a head scissors take down.  Gable with a crab walk and an arm drag into an arm bar.  Erik keeps Gable from making the tag and then connects with a forearm.  Ivar tags in and they connect with a flurry of forearms of fury.  Ivar with a kick to the head.  Ivar with an uppercut and a fist drop.  Erik tags in and he hits a splash and Ivar with a clothesline.  Erik gets a near fall.  Erik sends Gable into the corner and connects with a shoulder.  Ivar tags in and hits a shoulder of his own.  Ivar gets a near fall.  Ivar with a rear chin lock that traps the arm.  Gable with chops to get out of the corner but Ivar catches Gable.  Gable gets free but Ivar stops him again.  Gable floats over and makes the tag to Otis.

Otis with clotheslines to Ivar and a back elbow to Erik.  Otis slams Ivar and hits a splash on Erik.  Erik goes down and Ivar is also down.  Otis looks around and it is Caterpillar time and he hits it on Erik.  Otis goes for a splash in the corner on Ivar but Valhalla pulls him out of the way.  Gable tags in and goes for a German suplex but Ivar blocks it.  Erik tags in and connects with a knee.  

Maxxine yells at Valhalla and Maxxine runs away.  

Gable with an O'Connor Roll and bridge for the three count.

Winners:  Chad Gable and Otis

Byron Saxton waits by the Cody locker room door for a comment.

Adam enters the room and he yells at Cody.  The door opens and Cody yells at Pearce.

We are back and Jinder says last week was the beginning of the end for many superstars.  The storm is here.  What happens next?  

Match Number Four:  Shinsuke Nakamura versus Finn Balor (with Damian Priest)

They lock up and Balor with a waist lock take down into a front face lock.  Balor with a reverse chin lock and Nakamura with a hammer lock.  Balor with a snap mare and a side head lock but Nakamura with a head lock and hammer lock.  Balor with a drop toe hold and a rear chin lock.  Balor with a wrist lock.  Nakamura with a reversal into a hammer lock.  Balor with a side head lock take down and Nakamura with a head scissors.  Balor escapes.  Nakamura with a side head lock and Balor with a head scissors and he kicks Nakamura before Nakamura escapes.  Balor punches and chops Nakamura in the corner.  Balor with an Irish whip but Nakamura with a knee out of the corner.

Nakamura with kicks in the corner and he chokes Balor in the corner.  Nakamura with an enzuigiri and he puts Balor on the turnbuckle and connects with a running knee to the ribs.  Nakamura with a baseball slide that sends Balor to the floor.  Nakamura sends Balor back in the ring but Balor kicks Nakamura in the head.  Balor with a punch but Nakamura with forearms and he tries to suplex Balor to the floor.  Balor escapes and distract the referee to allow Priest to pull Nakamura off the apron and follow with a clothesline.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Balor with a reverse chin lock.  Nakamura with punches but Balor with a knee.  Balor with a kick to the head.  Nakamura blocks a kick and he connects with an elbow to the knee.  Nakamura with a punch and Balor goes for a reverse DDT but Nakamura blocks it.  Nakamura puts Balor in the ropes and hits a sliding German suplex.  Nakamura tells Priest to come on and he chases Nakamura around the ring.  Nakamura with a round kick for a near fall.  Nakamura with a gourdbuster and knees to the head.  Nakamura sets for a reverse exploder but Balor with elbows and a victory roll for a near fall.  Balor with sling blade.  Balor sets for a running drop kick and Nakamura with a kick.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and Balor with a double stomp.

Balor goes to the turnbuckles for Coup de Grace but he misses.  Nakamura with a knee ot the back of the head.  Nakamura gets to his feet first and Balor falls into the ropes.  Priest takes Balor out of the ring.  Nakamura with a knee to Priest off the apron followed by punches and knees.  Nakamura clotheslines Priest into the timekeeper's area.  Balor with a running drop kick to the back.  Balor goes up top for Coup de Grace and hits it for the three count.

Winner:  Finn Balor

Kevin mentions the Women's Tag Team situation and that Raquel and Liv have to relinquish the titles.  Next week, we will determine the new champions in a Fatal Four Way match.

Match Number Five:  Raquel Rodriguez versus Sonya Deville (with Chelsea Green)

Sonya kicks Raquel in the leg and follows with punches.  Sonya with a knee to the head for a near fall.  Sonya with a knee in the corner and she sends Raquel to the mat.  Sonya with a knee off the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Sonya with punches and kicks in the corner.  Sonya with forearms and Raquel pushes her away.  Sonya runs into a boot and Raquel with a twisting elbow drop and a Tejana Bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Raquel Rodriguez

After the match, Chelsea attacks Raquel and then Sonya with a running knee.

Shotzi comes ot the ring and she goes after Sonya and Raquel with a boot.  Shotzi with a suicide dive onto Chelsea and Sonya.

Adam is told that Cody will not let anyone into his locker room.

Trish Stratus stops Adam from going to check on Cody.  

Trish says Becky is a little testy and fiery.  There should be a no touch policy in effect to make it a professional environment.  

Adam says there is a lot going on and he thanks Trish for bringing it up.

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