Date: March 21, 2022
Arena: Allstate Arena
City: Rosemont, Illinois
Raw opens with glass breaking and Stone Cold Steve Austin’s entrance. The crowd erupts and cheers until they realize it is just Kevin Owens dressed like Austin. Owens cuts a promo on Austin whose music hits again only for Owens to say gotcha again.
Owens tries the beer catch like Austin but misses two cans, he then grabs the microphone and tells the guy throwing the beer to him to get one in his hand and hand it to him, then gives him a stunner. Owens then opens two of the cans and spills it on the guy.
They show what happened with Owens and Rollins last night. As Rollins is interviewed, he just laughs and says let me borrow this and grabs the microphone and walks away smiling.
Rey & Dominik Mysterio VS. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
The Miz comes out to the commentary desk before the match started. As Rey and Dominik both dive out of the ring, Seth Rollins’ music hits and Rollins says the show doesn’t move another inch until the world hears what he has to say.
Rollins says he wants a Wrestlemania spot, and he is going to get his spot because he is Seth “Freakin” Rollins. The microphone keeps going off as he talks and then shuts completely down. Rollins says you can’t shut him up as we cut to break
Back from break, the match is back in the ring as Rey Mysterio jumps off the top rope onto Ziggler, Robert Roode then goes to hit the Glorious DDT, but Dominik got out of it and hit him with the 619 and Frog Splash for the win.
Winners: Rey and Dominik Mysterio
After the match, The Miz slams Rey Mysterio into the ring apron outside then hits the Skull Crushing Finale on him on the floor and ripped Rey’s mask off.
Rollins again talking about a spot at WrestleMania with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville. Pearce tells Rollins maybe there is something he can do about it.
They show what happened on Smackdown Friday, with Brock Lesnar and the Bloodline. They advertise Roman Reigns will be on Raw next week with Brock Lesnar.
Omos VS. Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez
After Omos slams Azeez, Crews jumps off the top rope only to be caught by Omos who pressed Crews over his head and just dropped him. As Omos turned around, he round housed kicked Azeez in the face. Omos then grabs Crews telling him Azeez laying on the mat was his fault. Omos then gave Crews the face slam the pulled him over Azeez and pinned them both at the same time.
Winner: Omos
They Show Edge’s Promo from last week.
A.J. Styles is out in the ring, and he says he has been home nursing an injury. He says he is not here for answers to why, he is here to kick Edge’s teeth down his throat and wants Edge to come to the ring.
But out comes Seth Rollins, he says to A.J. to go home and hug his wife and kids and get 100% and let him take his place at WrestleMania. A.J. says as long as he is able to walk, he will be at WrestleMania.
Rollins said if he gets taken out, then he can have his spot at WrestleMania. A.J. told Rollins he came out here looking like an idiot and he would do what Rollins couldn’t at WrestleMania and take out Edge.
Pearce interrupts and says he gets one last chance tonight…he will face A.J. Styles and if he wins he gets Styles’ place at WrestleMania. Styles then jumps Rollins who finally rolls out of the ring and heads to the back.
Carmella and Queen Zelina arguing in the back till Carmella slaps Zelina, and they start fighting.
Liv Morgan & Rhea Ripley VS. Natalya & Shayna Baszler
During the match Carmella comes out crying to Cory Graves about what happened in the back. Liv fights out of the corner and just as she almost gets the tag Baszler pulls Ripley off the apron. Liv rolls Natalya up for a 2 count, then Baszler and Natalya hit the “Hart Attack” clothesline like the Hart Foundation and gets the 3 count on Liv.
Winners: Natalya and Shayna Baszler
After the match Zelina hits the ring and smashes a scepter over the back of Ripley and knees her in the face, as Natalya and Baszler watch from ringside. Just then, Carmella pushes Baszler into the ring apron and then slaps Natalya, then superkicks Baszler. Carmella gets in the ring and confronts Zelina who then just end up laughing and hugging.
They show what happened with Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair last week where Lynch injured Belair.
Becky Lynch comes out for a promo as we go to break. She said she knows Bianca didn’t mean to hurt her, but she meant to hurt Bianca. She says she will show her what is like to sell your soul to keep the title at WrestleMania, if you make it.
They show what happened between Pat McAfee and Austin Theory the past two Fridays.
Austin Theory in the back said he doesn’t care if his apology was sincere or not. He says he has so many selfies of Finn Balor knocked out he is almost out of storage, but he will try to fit in one more.
Finn Balor VS. Austin Theory
Special guest commentator for this match Pat McAfee. During the match McAfee went up to the ring and was slamming on the apron to support Balor. As Theory was pounding on Balor, McAfee again up on the apron. Theory went for his finisher, Balor gets out but Theory counters back into his move and hits Balor. Theory then went to the apron but kept getting distracted by McAfee. Theory then gets back in the ring and gets rolled up by Balor for the win.
Winner: Finn Balor
A recap of the Tag Team Championship issues and now the Raw Tag Team Championship match for WrestleMania is a Triple Threat RK-Bro defends against Alpha Academy and The Street Profits.
RK-Bro VS. Alpha Academy
Orton hits his off the ropes DDT, goes for the RKO on Gable but Gable pushes him off into the corner where Riddle is. Riddle tags Orton before more action continues with Gable. Gable sends Orton over the rope but turned into Riddle, then attempted to roll Riddle up but Riddle gets out of it. Gable immediately goes for a back suplex but Riddle out again. Gable turns into a knee to the face from Riddle who then hits the Bro Derrick for the win.
Winners: Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro
Otis, who threw Orton into the barricade at ringside, hits an unexpected Riddle who then goes up for the splash but is saved by the Street Profits. As Riddle gets back to his feet to thank Dawkins, he hits Riddle with a Sky High, then Ford off the top rope with a splash onto Riddle.
Dana Brooke & Reggie VS. Tamina & Akira Tozawa in a tornado tag team match
Tamina into the corner, Tozawa whipped into her and Dana hits her elbow into the back of Tozawa who squashed Tamina as well. Tozawa falls to the mat, Tamina staggers then falls hitting her head into the stomach of Tozawa. Reggie for the pin.
Winners: Dana Brooke & Reggie
A.J. Styles VS. Seth Rollins
Rollins picks Styles off the mat and yells at him and says I need this and slaps Styles in the face who in turn slapped Rollins in the face. This has been a great back and forth match, Rollins hits the Falcon Arrow but only gets a 2 count, Rollins goes for the stomp, but Styles hits a hurricanrana, both get two 2 counts after a series of roll ups and reversals.
Styles then hits a suplex into the corner and heads to the top rope but gets caught by Rollins. Rollins climbs up but Styles knocks him off. Rollins back to the top, Styles pushes him back down. Another slam by Styles for only a 2 count.
Styles goes for a forearm, gets a superkick and Rollins hits a buckle bomb, then goes up for a frog splash but Styles get his knees up. Styles out on the apron to go for the phenomenal forearm but Edge attacks him with a steel chair.
Winner By DQ: A.J. Styles
Rollins then argues with the ref saying you got to be kidding me. He then runs over and rips the commentary desk top off then grabs the microphone and says, “This is bullshit” and says next week Monday Night Raw will not happen if he does not get his WrestleMania moment.
He then continued to go crazy destroying the ringside area, flipping the announce desk as we end the show.
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