Bobby Lashley, Omos and MVP met for a contract signing to make their match official. Cody Rhodes spoke about his upcoming fight against Seth Rollins.
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WWE RAW made its final stop at the Wells Fargo Centre in Des Moines, Iowa before Hell in a Cell and a lot of storylines and angles were stirred up on this episode. Bobby Lashley, Omos and MVP met for a contract signing to make their match official. Cody Rhodes spoke about his upcoming fight against Seth Rollins, Bianca Belair stepped into the ring with Asuka before their triple threat match at Hell in a Cell and Riddle and his new tag team partner, Shinsuke Nakamura faced The Usos in a contenders match. Let’s take a look at what transpired on this week’s RAW.
Becky Lynch opened RAW with a promo to hype her upcoming match at Hell in a Cell against Asuka and Belair. Asuka and Belair came to the ring and kicked Becky out and started off their match. Both women seemed to go easy on each other and the crowd were loving it. Belair relied on her power and agility while Asuka used her striking and submission skills. It was a nice combination of skills that allowed them to put on a good performance. Belair got the win by reversing a pin attempt by Asuka. After the match, Becky attacked both women.
Winner: Bianca Belair
Next up, Rey and Dominik Mysterio teamed up with Ezekiel to take on Chad Gable, Otis and Kevin Owens. The match got underway and both teams were in control at various moments in the match. There were a couple of great spots which the crowd enjoyed. Rey took down Otis with a big dropkick, Ezekiel’s spinning powerbomb. Rey and Dominik hit the double 619 before Ezekiel hit Gable with his finisher for the win.
Winner: Ezekiel and the Mysterios
Cody then came out and started to give a long talk about what he wanted to accomplish. Rollins appeared in the crowd to respond. But this time, they didn’t just talk. They ended up meeting in the crowd and brawled all over the place. Eventually, they came back to the ringside area but were broken up by several officials and backstage personnel.
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Alexa Bliss took on Doudrop in the next match. Nikki ASH was there to support her current tag team partner. Bliss was the underdog here because of the size of her opponent. The crowd gave her a little pop when she started to build some momentum, but Doudrop quickly put a stop to it. Bliss still managed to get the win with Twisted Bliss.
Winner: Alexa Bliss
The next match had Mustafa Ali taking on Ciampa with a U.S. title shot on the line, but only for Ali as strange as it may seem. A few minutes into the match, Theory interfered and caused a disqualification. He then proceeded to beat down Ali before telling him he might as well put the title on the line now so he doesn’t have to do it in the future.
Winner: Mustafa Ali via disqualification
The referee checked to see if Ali could compete and Ali agreed to continue despite clearly being in a lot of pain. Theory immediately asserted his dominance again by taking Ali down several times. After a couple of minutes, Theory hit his finisher for the win. After the match, Adam Pearce announced that Vince McMahon decided to see Theory defend his title in a fair match at Hell in a Cell on Sunday. Theory attacked Ali backstage later in the show.
Winner: Theory
Riddle and his new tag team partner, Shinsuke Nakamura took on The Usos with a potential title shot on the line. Riddle took control of Jimmy almost immediately, but once Nakamura was in the ring, The Usos cornered him. They kept the Japanese under control for quite some time, even after Riddle tagged in to give his partner a break. Jimmy got his team disqualified by using Riddle’s scooter as a weapon, and that means Riddle and Nakamura will likely receive a title shot.
Winner: Riddle and Shinsuke Nakamura by disqualification
Liv Morgan then took on Rhea Ripley and took control of the match straight away with a headbutt. Damian Priest and AJ Styles then showed up to provide support for their respective friends. Priest lent Ripley a hand, so Styles ran around the ring and took him out with a flying elbow. Morgan hit a backstabber and scored the win. Finn Balor joined the party so he could help Morgan and Styles take out Priest and Ripley.
Winner: Liv Morgan
RAW ended with the contract signing for the handicap match between Lashley and the team of Omos and MVP. MVP then took credit for everything Lashley had accomplished, but The All Mighty said otherwise. A brawl then ensued after Omos and Lashley threw security out of the way of a clash. Cedric Alexander attacked Lashley from behind, allowing MVP and Omos to attack Lashley before Lashley speared Omos through a table to close the show.
