Much of WWE Raw episodes have revolved around a story of Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins failing to land a spot on WrestleMania.
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For weeks, much of WWE Raw episodes have revolved around a story of Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins failing to land a spot on WrestleMania. On Monday night, the “best friends” faced off with a spot hosting “Stone Cold” Steve Austin in a WrestleMania talk show segment on the line.
Last week, Austin officially accepted Owens’ invite to appear on “The KO Show” at WrestleMania, with Owens vowing to embarrass Austin in his home state of Texas. Rollins attempted to steal Owens’ idea, but Owens pushed back, resulting in a Raw main event with hosting duties on the line.
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Rollins was still nearly-catatonic early in the show, worried about having missed out on his opportunity to appear at WrestleMania. After receiving a pep talk from Owens, Rollins had a revelation and would eventually dance his way to the ring, laughing and smiling as he called Owens to the ring. Rollins then told Owens he should host his own talk show and also have Steve Austin as his guest. Owens shot the idea down, leading Rollins to challenge Owens to a match with the stipulation that the winner would get to host Austin at Mania. Owens refused but Sonya Deville came out to say she liked the idea and booked the match for the main event.
Kevin Owens defeated Seth Rollins via pinfall after hitting a stunner. The match saw high-level action from two men who have been rivals many times in the past, both scoring several near falls before Owens was able to hit a stunner to pick up the win and secure his spot as Austin’s host at WrestleMania. Rollins was left despondent once again realizing he still had no spot on the biggest show of the year.
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Kevin Owens opened the show addressing “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s acceptance of the challenge to appear on “The KO Show” during WrestleMania. After vowing to humiliate Austin, Owens punctuated his promo with a stunner on a cameraman who was in the ring.
Damian Priest defeated Finn Balor via pinfall with Reckoning. Austin Theory was on commentary for the match, ultimately drawing enough of Balor’s attention to allow Priest to score the win. After the match, Theory hit Balor with an ATL.
Omos defeated Commander Azeez via pinfall with a chokebomb. Omos then pulled Apollo Crews into the ring and hit him with a chokeslam after the match had concluded.
The Mysterios defeated Hurt Business via pinfall when Dominik Mysterio hit Cedric Alexander with a frog splash. Logan Paul and The Miz were on commentary for the match and tried to attack the Mysterios after their win but were easily run off.
Edge cut a promo on WrestleMania opponent AJ Styles. Edge said that he is currently sitting on “the mountain of omnipotence” and vowed that Styles would be “judged” should Styles make it to Mania for their match.
A tribute video aired for Scott Hall. Hall’s death was confirmed as the show went on the air.
