WrestleMania Backlash had several fantastic bouts, and this week's Raw had some incredible championship bouts.
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On Monday night, the sole announced segment heading into WWE Raw was a championship fight between United States champion Theory and Cody Rhodes. Due to interference from Seth Rollins, the bout would not be completed cleanly. Rollins was still enraged by his losses to Rhodes at WrestleMania and WrestleMania Backlash. The assault ended with a stomp on the commentary table, leaving Rhodes to cope with the truth that he had been cheated out of the belt due to Rollins’ interference, which resulted in a disqualification.
Ford and Riddle began for their respective sides with a short exchange that earned Ford some anger from the audience. After a commercial break, the Viper grabbed the hot tag and took down both Profits before Riddle tagged back in. Ford almost won the match with a massive frog splash after the Bro unintentionally took down Orton with a Broton. Orton came close to making the save. The high-flyer attempted another attempt, but Riddle caught him with an RKO as he soared over the top rope, allowing RK-Bro to retain the championships.
Winner: RK-Bro
Ripley singled out Liv Morgan, who ultimately came out to compete against her. They got right to work after the break. From the minute they made contact, Ripley was in command. Ripley appeared to be making light work of Morgan when the underdog began to fight back. She landed a flurry of swift attacking moves, but she couldn’t hold Ripley down for the three-count. The Queen of Brutality ensnared her in a standing reverse cloverleaf submission, which she utilized to win.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
After interference from Edge, Finn Balor defeated Damian Priest by disqualification. The bout began following Ripley vs. Morgan, with Edge sneaking into the ring to spear Balor. At ringside, AJ Styles assisted Balor in fighting off Edge and Priest when Ripley halted Edge, knowing he couldn’t harm her, allowing Edge to spear Styles as Priest delivered a leg sweep.
Winner: Finn Balor
The VIP Lounge was invaded by Bobby Lashley. As MVP, Omos, and Cedric Alexander celebrated Omos’ victory against Lashley at Backlash, Lashley assaulted them. Sonya Deville was up next, against a mystery opponent who turned out to be Alexa Bliss. She appeared to be her old self once more, but she was still clutching that eerie doll. Deville attempted to attack her with a fast blow, but Bliss dropped her with a DDT and nailed Twisted Bliss for the pin and the victory.
Ezekiel was attacked by Kevin Owens and Alpha Academy. Owens pretended to be his younger brother “Ken Owens” in order to get Ezekiel to reveal he is Elias. Alpha Academy rushed to the ring after Elias’ onslaught to assist Owens in hitting a stunner. Frank Lowman, this week’s victim, was equally as huge as Veer, yet he was still vanquished by a rapid succession of power techniques followed by the neck grasp, giving Veer the submission victory.
Winner: Veer Mahaan
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Why, @WWERollins, WHY?#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/g1RuagSvj1
— WWE (@WWE) May 10, 2022
Theory defended the United States Championship against Cody Rhodes in the night’s second championship fight. They locked up and struggled for dominance until Theory secured a takedown and celebrated with a cartwheel. The American Nightmare punished him with a series of well-placed punches, but Theory retaliated with a cheap hit when the ref was busy. The presentation was interrupted by a commercial. We came back to watch Rhodes almost grab the pin with a moonsault. As he was preparing to strike Cross Rhodes, Rollins appeared out of nowhere and attacked him, resulting in a DQ. The Visionary stomped on top of the announce table after beating him down.
Winner: Cody Rhodes via. Disqualification
Naomi had a good time with Doudrop at first, then the behemoth nearly smashed her and took over. The champions ultimately cornered Doudrop for a double-team maneuver, but she caught Banks in a crossbody off the top rope and smashed her to the ground. Nikki snuck in and went off on Sasha Banks. Noami tagged in and scored the victory with a double-team finishing from Banks.
Winner: Sasha Banks & Naomi
OH COME ON!@mikethemiz @AliWWE #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/pU3OELBpGR
— WWE (@WWE) May 10, 2022
This match between Mustafa Ali and Ciampa was officiated by The Miz. He stated he’d call it equal and even said he believes WWE has treated Ali unfairly, but he plainly didn’t care for Ali or his situation. Because Miz wasn’t in a position to count a pair of pins for Ali, Ciampa took control when he kicked out. Although he missed a 450 splash, Ciampa was pounded with a superkick and spiked with a DDT. Ciampa was able to kick out because to the Miz’s sluggish count. Ciampa pinned Ali, and The Miz gave him the victory with a fast count.
Winner: Ciampa
After Becky Lynch interfered, Bianca Belair defeated Asuka by disqualification. Lynch, who was on commentary throughout the bout, assaulted Belair before striking Asuka and slamming her with the Manhandle Slam, the third of eight matches on the night to be disqualified due to outside interference. Although not everything we saw this week was spectacular, WWE crammed a lot more wrestling into this programme than they did last week, which is a big plus for most fans.
.@BeckyLynchWWE just left a lasting impression on @WWEAsuka & #WWERaw Women’s Champion @BiancaBelairWWE! pic.twitter.com/5U1mhu6FNB
— WWE (@WWE) May 10, 2022
