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Mustafa Ali Stands Tall, Dominik Mysterio Shocks AJ Styles | RAW Fight Size

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Colin Tessier Oct 17, 2022 10:27PM

Here is your post-Monday Night Raw fight size update for October 17, 2022:

- WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins came to the ring and celebrated his title win. Mustafa Ali interrupted and noted that Brock Lesnar helped Rollins win the title. He recalled how he was next in line for a shot at the gold when Bobby Lashley was the champion and challenged Rollins to a title match. Rollins told him to go to the back of the line, but Ali refused to back down. Rollins dropped him with a sucker punch. Ali attacked him while he was walking away, and Rollins threw him into the ring post. At the end of the show, Ali attacked Rollins and sent him running. He yelled, "I am your problem" at Rollins.

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- AJ Styles battled Dominik Mysterio in a hard-fought singles match. The Judgment Day interfered throughout the bout, and The O.C. was at ringside to even the odds. In the end, Dominik's stable tipped the scales in his favor, and the young star rolled Styles up to score the major upset.

- Mustafa Ali and Matt Riddle found The Miz writhing in pain backstage. He claimed he fell and hurt his knee, and he told them to get a doctor. Later on, The Miz kept faking a knee injury until Johnny Gargano pranked him, forcing The Miz to get back to his feet. Gargano later encouraged The Miz to tell the truth about what happened with him and Lumis, but the former WWE Champion noted that he was victimized by a stalker. Once the match was set to start, The Miz attacked Lumis with a chair and slammed him onto it with the Skull Crushing Finale. Officials checked on Lumis, and The Miz walked away.

- Later in the show, Johnny Gargano warned that The Miz's actions wouldn't stop Dexter Lumis. He encouraged The Miz to tell the truth and threatened to blow the whistle on him.

- Bobby Lashley kicked off the show and called out Brock Lesnar. "The Beast Incarnate" came to the ring, and Lashley took the fight to him. They brawled, and Lashley sent Lesnar through a barricade with a Spear. Officials separated the two men, but Lashley broke away and dropped Lesnar with another Spear. He then slammed Lesnar through the broadcast table. WWE later confirmed that the two powerhouses will collide at WWE Crown Jewel.

- JBL came to the ring and introduced Baron Corbin. He called the former King of the Ring the modern-day "Wrestling God" and stated that he was the greatest addition in Raw history. Corbin proceeded to defeat Dolph Ziggler in a singles match.

- Elias returned and noted that Ezekiel's career was cut short. That said, he wanted to have a special concert, but Matt Riddle interrupted him. "The Original Bro" wanted to play with Elias, but WWE United States Champion Seth Rollins crashed the party for his scheduled match with Riddle. Elias stayed at ringside, and Rollins tried to get the musician to hit him in order to force a disqualification. Elias didn't listen, so Rollins superkicked him. Frustrated, Elias stormed the ring right when Riddle was seemingly on the verge of victory. He accidentally collided with Riddle, and Rollins hit his foe with a Stomp for the win. He also hit Elias with a Stomp for good measure.

- The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) returned to the ring on WWE RAW, one week after they reunited with AJ Styles. The duo faced Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis). Gallows and Anderson showcased the skills that have helped them win gold around the world, but their opponents held their own. In the end, Gallows and Anderson scored the victory.

- The Judgment Day confronted The O.C. after the bell. Finn Balor said it's the same old thing with The O.C. He stated that he was the one who started their "stupid club" before he challenged The O.C. to a match at WWE Crown Jewel. Styles accepted the challenge, and the match was confirmed for the show.

- WWE Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair's feud with Damage CTRL continued. On Monday, she teamed up with Candice LeRae to face Dakota Kai and IYO SKY. Kai and SKY took control early on, but Belair and LeRae showcased some impressive chemistry as well. Late in the bout, Bayley tried to interfere, but Belair brought the fight to her. LeRae was left by herself, and Damage CTRL pinned her.

- MVP announced that Omos will confront Braun Strowman on WWE SmackDown this week. He stated that monsters aren't real, but giants are.

- Cora Jade picked Rhea Ripley to be Roxanne Perez's opponent on the October 18 episdoe of NXT.

- Cameron Grimes asked The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) to team up with him and face The Schism on NXT. Gallows accepted, noting that The O.C. is cash-only and brother friendly.

- In a tweet, Mustafa Ali stated that he was always going to be someone's problem.

- On Raw Talk, Elias discussed how his return went downhill, and he made it clear that he won't forget what Seth Rollins did to him.

- In a WWE Digital Exclusive, The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) discussed their return to the ring on Raw. They noted that, after his loss to Dominik Mysterio, AJ Styles will be fine, and The O.C. will demolish The Judgment Day.

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