Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for WWE Monday Night RAW (12/19/22)!
We will be bringing you the full results of tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw.
Here's what's on deck:
Preview
WWE Raw (12/19)
- Winner Takes All Ladder Match: The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis
- Bayley vs. Becky Lynch
- Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) vs. Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins)
At the start of the show, Paul Heyman introduced Roman Reigns and Roman Reigns said it was time for The Bloodline to wreak havoc on Monday Night Raw because Kevin Owens keeps insisting on heading over to Friday Night SmackDown. The camera cuts to Jimmy and Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa, and Sami Zayn beating up Mustafa Ali backstage and promising more destruction to come.
- The opening intro and pyro play as the set is decorated for Christmas.
Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest w/ Rhea Ripley & Dominik Mysterio) vs. Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins w/ Akira Tozawa)
The match goes back and forth ahead of the first commercial break and when the show comes back from the commercial, Finn Balor is getting heat on Montez Ford who is able to escape and make the hot tag to Angelo Dawkins.
During this match, there was a cutaway where The Bloodline beats up Elias and Andre Chase of NXT.
There is a moment where a succession of finishing moves are hit, including South of Heaven and a Montez Ford Frog Splash. In the end, Finn Balor appears to go for the Coup de Grace but on the outside, Akira Tozawa throws alcohol in the eyes of Dominik Mysterio leading to Montez Ford rolling up a distracted Finn Balor for the victory.
Winners: The Street Profits by pinfall.
- After the match, the babyfaces are celebrating and an irate Rhea Ripley approaches Tozawa, slapped him down, and challenges him to meet her in the ring right now.
- Back from break, an intergender match starts between Akira Tozawa and Rhea Ripley.
Akira Tozawa vs. Rhea Ripley
Rhea Ripley dominates Tozawa throughout the match as Tozawa is hesitant about hitting Rhea. Rhea Ripley is able to hit a suplex for a near fall, she gets Tozawa in a rear chin lock and maintains control but Tozawa eventually hits a Sunset Flip and a Hurricanrana. Dawkins Dives on Finn Balor after he tries to interfere. Tozawa misses a Senton and gets hit with Riptide as Rhea Ripley wins.
Winner: Rhea Ripley by pinfall.
- A recap of shown of everything that happened with Bobby Lashley last week. Backstage, Adam Pearce tells Cathy Kelley that Bobby Lashley will return. MVP tries to talk to Adam about Lashley but a referee pulls Pearce away because something has happened by the loading dock.
- Up next, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Alpha Academy's Chad Gable and Otis.
- Backstage, Cedric Alexander and Dolph Ziggler are shown having been attacked by The Bloodline. Cathy Kelley wants answers and Ziggler at least said that was The Bloodline that perpetrated the attack.
The O.C. (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson w/ AJ Styles & Mia Yim) vs. Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis)
In the end, Gallows and Anderson hit The Magic Killer for the victory.
Winner: Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson by pinfall
- After the match, The Bloodline attack The O.C. Jimmy Uso tells Adam Pearce that Thee Bloodline runs WWE. Sami Zayn says this is a small sampling of what he and Roman Reigns will do to John Cena and Kevin Owens on December 30. AJ Styles attacks Jimmy and Jey Uso before they can head to the backstage area. Backstage, AJ Styles Demands a match with Sami Zayn.
- Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair have a sit-down interview. Bliss explains what the past two years have been like for her and attacks Bianca before the segment is over. They will fight for the title on the first Monday Night Raw of 2023.
Winner Takes All Ladder Match: The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis
Early on, Dexter Lumis dominates the match, slamming the ladder into Miz's rib cage and his implied tiny balls. Dexter Lumis almost makes it up the ladder but The Miz is able to stop him and then both men go crashing from the top of the ladder to send us to commercial.
In the end, Bronson Reed made his return to WWE in order to stop Dexter Lumis from winning and help The Miz climb up the ladder and retrieve his money.
Winner: The Miz
Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles
Sami Zayn gets a near fall with a Brainbuster. AJ Styles nearly gets the win with the Calf Crusher. In the end, Styles goes for the Phenomenal Forearm but solo Sikoa made his presence felt, hitting AJ Styles with a Samoan Spike and allowed Sami Zayn to get the win with a Blue Thunder Bomb,
Winner: Sami Zayn by pinfall.
- Seth Rollins is welcomed home by his fellow Iowans. Seth Rollins says he has a message for The Bloodline, Monday's don't belong to Roman Reigns. Austin Theory interrupts. He said Seth Rollins will have to live with the fact that he is the third most successful member of The Shield. Jimmy and Jey Uso arrive. Theory leaves Seth Rollins. Rollins tries to fight them off on his own but Kevin Owens comes to make the save. A match is made between all four later in the show.
- Becky Lynch says she wants to face Bayley one-on-one.
Becky Lynch vs. Bayley
Initially, this was a back-and-forth match, Bayley gets a near fall with Bayley 2 Belly. Becky Lynch gets a near fall with Diamond Dust. Damage CTRL tries to help Bayley and the referee ejects them but while they are leaving, Bayley nails Becky Lynch with a monitor and hits the Rose Plant for the victory.
Winner: Bayley by pinfall.
- Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins briefly connect over why they stopped being a tag team earlier this year. They will face Jimmy and Jey Uso next.
Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens vs. The Usos
The action broke down when Solo Sikoa arrived on the scene. Seth Rollins, thanks to some help from Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, was able to take him out and deliver a Curb Stomp to Jey Uso. Then, Austin Theory knocked Rollins out with the WWE United States Championship as he appeared in the crowd. In the ring, Kevin Owens ended up hitting Jimmy Uso with a Pop-Up Powerbomb for the victory. After the match, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens have a brief stare-down in the ring.
Winners: Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens by pinfall.
