Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for WWE Monday Night RAW (3/13/23)!
We will bring you the full results of tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw.
Here's what's on deck:
Preview
WWE Raw (3/13)
- Edge Calls Out Finn Balor
- Non-Title: Bianca Belair vs. Chelsea Green
- Bronson Reed vs. Elias
- Brock Lesnar and Omos come face-to-face
- The Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest) vs. Johnny Gargano & Dexter Lumis
- The O.C. (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. Maximum Male Models (ma.ce & man.soor)
- Street Fight: Solo Sikoa vs. Kevin Owen
- Cody Rhodes vs. LA Knight
- Edge came out to kick off the show and immediately called out Finn Balor. Balor stayed on the ramp with Judgment Day. Edge said that for the last year, he's wasted his comeback with them. Edge challenged Finn Balor to Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania. Finn Balor accepted and said that hell once spit him out because they couldn't handle his demons. Balor then sent Judgment Day to the ring to attack Edge, and the appearance of Johnny Gargano, Dexter Lumis, and Candice LeRae eventually evened the odds.
The Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest) vs. Johnny Gargano & Dexter Lumis
Johnny Gargano's team has control going into the first commercial break. Shortly after the break, Candice prevents Ripley from getting involved in the match and gets an electric chair drop onto the barricade for her troubles. In the ring, johnny hits his middle rope Spear on Mysterio. Dexter gets tagged in and puts a submission hold on Mysterio who makes a blind tag to Priest, who is able to knock out Lumis with the South of Heaven and get the victory.
Winners: Judgment Day
- Cathy Kelley is backstage with The Miz and informs him that he will have a co-host at WrestleMania. Chad Gable interrupts, and then Miz is interrupted again by the site of Damage CTRL beating up Trish Stratus backstage.
Brock Lesnar and Omos come face-to-face
MVP says that Brock Lesnar is a great athlete but not a great strategist. Brock Lesnar comes out and has a stare-down with Omos. They shake hands. Brock Lesnar stomps on Omos' foot and goes for a German Suplex. Omos clears Brock Lesnar out of the ring. Officials come out to make sure they stay separated.
- A recap of Cody Rhodes' recent interactions with Jimmy and Jey Uso is shown.
Cody Rhodes vs. LA Knight
Knight hit a Superplex. He also got a near fall via a Protoplex. Cody Rhodes would eventually fire back up and deliver a Disaster Kick for a near fall. After a brief moment of hope for Knight, Cody hit the Cody Cutter and CrossRhodes for victory. After the match, Cody Rhodes spoke about how important it is for him to take down the Roman Empire at WrestleMania, promising to do so on Sunday, April 2.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Byron Saxton interviews Seth Rollins. The Miz interrupts the interview and makes fun of how Logan Paul knocked out Seth Rollins last week. Baron Corbin interrupts all of this, asking to be the Miz's WrestleMania co-host. Seth Rollins makes fun of Baron Corbin, so Corbin challenges him to a match for tonight.
Bronson Reed vs. Elias
Bronson attacks Elias immediately after the Bell. Bronson stays dominant, but eventually, Elias tries to get on offense only to be caught by Reed. Elias escapes and hits a Running Knee, but Bronson Reed is able to come back with a Clothesline and Powerslam followed by the Tsunami for the win.
- Cathy Kelley is trying to get an update on Trish Stratus. She's interrupted by Chad Gable, who is still looking for Otis. Lita and Becky Lynch come in and immediately go into the trainer's room to check on Trish
After a commercial break, Kevin Owens is with Cathy Kelley and says he doesn't need Sami Zayn or Cody Rhodes' help to take down The Bloodline.
A video recaps Austin Theory's confrontation with John Cena last week. Then, footage shows Austin Theory having a conversation with The Street Profits leading to Angelo Dawkins vs. Austin Theory.
Angelo Dawkins vs. Austin Theory
Dawkins hit a Suplex and some Clotheslines followed by his signature Double Underhook Suplex. Both men exchanged pinfall attempts. Dawkins eventually went for his Splash in the corner and was nailed with a right hand and A-Town Down for the win.
Winner: Austin Theory
After the match, Theory locks in the STF on Dawkins. Montez Ford runs down to make the save.
- Rey Mysterio is in the ring and is quickly interrupted by Dominik who challenges him to a match at WrestleMania and says that Rey Mysterio always chose his career over his family, complaining that ray Mysterio wasn't there for his 8th-grade graduation and his 16th birthday gift was a BMW instead of a Mercedes Benz. Rey Mysterio walks away sad, refusing to fight his son at WrestleMania.
- The Miz heads to the commentary desk.
Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin
Baron Corbin attacks Seth Rollins before the bell. Thhe bell rings and Corbin hits a knee. Rollins comes back with punches and a kick to the gut. Seth Rollins hits a clothesline and a suicide dive. Corbin would land on top of Miz. Miz but tries to interfere but Seth Rollins jumps over him to Curb Stomp Baron Corbin for the victory.
- Chad Gable finally finds Otis and he is taking photos with the Maximum Male Models. Chad tries to get in on the fun but is left dejected when Otis leaves with the models.
Non-Title: Bianca Belair vs. Chelsea Green
Bianca is in control early on, but a distraction from Carmella allows Chelsea to get the advantage going into the commercial break. Back from break, Green controls the match yet again. Bianca eventually fires up with her power offense. She goes for a Moonsault, but Chelsea Green gets her knees up. Bianca eventually wins with the KOD.
Winner: Bianca Belair
- After the match, Carmella and Chelsea assault Bianca. Asuka comes out to even the odds and then teases spraying Bianca with the mist
Street Fight: Solo Sikoa vs. Kevin Owen
The action started quickly as they brawled on the ramp. Owens tosses Sikoa in the ring and the brawling quickly spills right back out to the floor. The fans were chanting for tables, but Solo grabbed a steel chair instead and Kevin Owens eventually gave them what they wanted by grabbing a table. Sikoa threw Kevin Owens into the timekeeper's table and put the table back under the ring.
Kevin eventually throws the chairs in the ring following a commercial break. He tries to go for a dive onto Solo while Solo is sprawled out across the chairs, but Sikoa is able to get up and eventually send Owens flying onto through the steel chairs.
The match eventually spills out to the floor again, and both men begin fighting in the crowd. They make it to the gorilla position where Jimmy and Jey Uso await them and The Usos hit Kevin Owens with Superkicks. They all eventually drag him to the ring and hit him with another set of Superkicks, followed by the Samoan Spike from Solo for the victory .
Winner: Solo Sikoa.
