Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for Monday Night RAW (3/21/22)!
We'll be bringing you full, fight-by-fight results of every match on the card.
— The show begins and our commentary team of Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton and Corey Graves welcome us to tonight's show, which emanates from Chicago, Illinois.
— Stone Cold Steve Austin's music hits and the crowd goes into ballistics! But it's Kevin Owens who makes his way to the ring in his best Steve Austin cosplay. Owens talks in first-person as if he was Steve Austin and says he's going to WrestleMania and he's going to be on The KO Show as the crowd reigns down 'We want Austin!' chants and Austin's music hits again...but Owens starts laughing and it was a ploy all along. Owens calls the crowd idiots and tells someone to throw him some beer, which he doesn't catch...and he's thrown a second one, which he also drops. Owens orders production to to stop the music and he starts yelling at the 'stagehand' and tells him to get into the ring and to hand him a beer, which he obliges. Owens hits him with a stunner and yells in his face as Austin famously does. Owens opens a pair of beers and dumps it all over the 'stagehand'. Owens celebrates on all of the turnbuckles and exits.
— We then see a video package of Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens' segment and match from last week before we head backstage where we see Rollins with Kevin Patrick. Kevin asks Rollins how it feels that he won't be at this year's WrestleMania, the crowd fires down 'Cody! Cody! Cody!' chants, Rollins laughs manically and grabs Patrick's mic and says he needs to borrow it. Back at the ringside area, Rey and Dominik Mysterio make their way down to the ring and they'll face NXT Champion Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode after the break.
The Mysterios (Rey & Dominik Mysterio) vs. Dirty Dawgs (Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode)
— The Miz joins commentary for this one. Ziggler and Dominik start this one off, they go back-and-forth, Dominik sends Ziggler to the outside, Roode checks on him, Rey comes in the ring and he and Dominik hit simultaneous dives through the ropes to take out both Ziggler and Roode and Seth Rollins' music hits. Rollins stands on the stage and says the show won't continue until the world hears what he has to say. Rollins says he's going to have a WrestleMania spot because he's Seth Freakin' Rollins. Seth says he wants a spot on WrestleMania that'll live forever. Rollins' mic keeps cutting out and Rollins says he wants the biggest match, his mic cuts off, Rollins says they're just trying to shut Seth Rollins up and we head to a commercial break. Back from the break, Rollins is gone, Roode's working over Rey in the ring, Roode knocks Dominik off the apron, scoops Rey, goes for the slam, Rey counters into a tornado DDT and makes the tag to Dominik, who hits a hurricanrana on Roode before sending Ziggler off of the apron. Rey tries to attack Ziggler on the outside, Ziggler avoids, Dominik's distracted by it and eats a spine-buster from Roode back in the ring, Roode goes for the cover but Dominik kicks out. Dominik rolls Roode up, Roode kicks out, Dominik trips him into the ropes and nails him with the 619 before going up top and drills Roode with a splash and gets the 1-2-3 for the win!
Winners - The Mysterios
— After the match, Ziggler attacks Dominik, Rey goes for the save but Miz comes from behind and plants him on the outside with The Skull Crushing Finale. Miz rips off Rey's mask and heads out, flaunting the mask, Ziggler and Roode follow behind and Rey throws a towel over his head and we head backstage. Seth Rollins is with Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce. Rollins says they can try and silence him but he's going to WrestleMania. Deville sayz they gave him a shot against Kevin Owens last week and he failed, not them. Pearce asks Rollins to give them some time and they'll see what they can do. Rollins laughs and walks away and it's announced that we'll take a look at the confrontation from this past Friday's SmackDown between WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Universal Champion Roman Reigns after the break.
— Back from the break and The Miz is backstage on the phone with Maryse. Kevin Patrick approaches and asks Miz why he removed Rey Mysterio's mask. Miz says Rey and Dominik have shown he and Logan Paul nothing but disrespect and his intention was never to humiliate Rey but he's driven him to do so. Miz says the mask is for Logan and he dares Logan to where it when he's at RAW, next week. We then see a video package of what happened between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns from this past Friday night on SmackDown. It's then announced that both Lesnar and Reigns will be on RAW, next Monday night. Omos then makes his way down to the ring and he'll face Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez after the break.
Omos vs. Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez — 2-on-1 Handicap Match
— Apollo with a drop-kick to start, Omos grabs Azeez at ringside, Apollo lands an enziguri, Omos goes to the outside and choked Apollo, Azeez nails Omos with a running shoulder-block, Omos tosses Apollo in anger and gets back inside of the ring where this one now is officially underway. Apollo gets throw to the corner and makes the tag to Azeez, Omos scoops Azeez above his head (!!!) and sends Azeez crashing to the mat. Omos tosses an interfering Apollo to the mat, super-kicks Azeez, grabs Apollo and starts yelling at him and plants him with a two-hand choke-slam. Omos drags Apollo to Azeez and pins both men and gets the three-count for the win.
Winner - Omos
— After the match, Omos grabs a mic and says it doesn't matter who they are or how many there are, he'll stay undefeated and if anyone has the balls to try and challenge that, they'll face the same fate that everyone else has.
— We then see a video package highlights Edge's recent change of personality ahead of his WrestleMania match against AJ Styles. The aforementioned AJ Styles makes his way down to the ring and we'll hear from 'The Phenomenal One' after the break. Back from the break and AJ says he's been missing 'things like this' as the crowd chants 'A-J STYLES!' because he's been home nursing an injury and says he's watched the clip of what Edge did to him so many times that he thought he was going crazy. AJ says he couldn't even look at his kids or talk to his wife and he turned on Monday Night RAW and saw Edge but truth is, he doesn't care why Edge did what he did and he's not there to get answers, he's there to kick Edge's teeth down his throat. AJ calls for Edge to come down to the ring. No response, AJ calls Edge a coward and instead, out comes Seth Rollins. Seth tells the crowd to 'simmer down' and says 'rumors are fun but not always true' in reference to their 'Cody! Cody! Cody!' chants. AJ tells Seth to 'cut the crap' and asks why he's out there. Seth says he's worried about AJ and asks if he's physically and mentally capable of competing at WrestleMania. Rollins tells AJ to go home to his wife and kids and come back when he's 100%, after WrestleMania and let him [Seth] do what he should've done inside of the Hell In a Cell and that's end Edge's career. AJ says 'hell no' and as long as he's able to walk, he'll be at WrestleMania. Rollins says it certainly would be a shame if something happened to AJ where he couldn't walk. Seth challenges AJ to a match tonight and if he [Seth] wins, he takes AJ's spot at WrestleMania. AJ says he's not stupid and won't ever give his spot up but after he 'destroys' Edge at WrestleMania, he'll face Rollins. Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville come down. Pearce says Rollins will have ONE final chance and he'll face AJ, tonight and if Seth wins, he'll take AJ's spot at WrestleMania. AJ is livid and attacks Rollins, who slides out of the ring and retreats while laughing maniacally up the entrance ramp.
— We then see WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Carmella and Queen Zelina, backstage. Zelina says Carmella's too focused on her phone and not WrestleMania. Carmella says Zelina doesn't watch her back, Zelina says all Carmella cares about is her wedding and not their WrestleMania match, Zelina throws Carmella's phone across the room. Carmella calls Zelina a hobbit and slaps her. Zelina takes off her crown and attacks Carmella, WWE officials separate the champions and we cut back to the ringside area where Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley make their way down to the ring. Liv and Rhea will face Shayna Baszler and Natalya after the break.
— Back from the break and AJ Styles comes storming in to Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville's office and asks why they keep giving Seth Rollins whatever he wants and why they keep caving into him being a child. AJ says never mind and he'll take care of it himself and he'll beat Rollins tonight. AJ storms out and we head to the ring for our next matchup.
Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan vs. Shayna Baszler & Natalya
— Baszler and Ripley start this one off. Baszler works over Ripley's arm, Ripley powers out, Baszler unloads a bevy of strikes but Ripley slams Baszler down with a toss. Ripley makes the tag to Morgan and Ripley slams Morgan onto Baszler, Morgan goes for the cover but Baszler kicks out. Baszler slams Morgan to the mat and makes the tag to Natalya. Morgan hits a hurricanrana on Natalya, tosses her to the corner, tries to knock Baszler off the apron but Natalya slams Morgan down and drills her with a kick. Natalya makes the tag to Baszler, who nails Morgan with a running knee and goes for the cover but Morgan lifts the shoulders after a count of two. Carmella makes her way down to the ring and shouts at Corey Graves, asking him if he saw what Zelina did to her earlier. They continue bickering, back in the ring, Baszler gets tossed to the mat by Morgan, Baszler stops Morgan from making the tag and she makes a tag herself to Natalya. Morgan sends Natalya out of the ring and crawls to her corner to make the tag but Baszler throws Ripley off the apron, Morgan rolls up Natalya, who kicks out, Natalya trips Morgan and Baszler nails her with a big clothesline for the 1-2-3 and the win!
Winners - Shayna Baszler & Natalya
— After the match, Queen Zelina comes from behind Ripley and attacks her with her scepter. Carmella takes out both Shayna Baszler and Natalya outside of the ring. Carmella gets in the ring and goes face-to-face with Zelina, they assess the damage around the ring and then hug it out before celebrating with their titles.
— We then a video package of last week's attack from RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch on Bianca Belair, who [kay-fabe] suffered a fractured hyoid due to the chair on her throat spot. The aforementioned RAW Women's Champion, Becky Lynch then makes her way to the ring and we'll hear from the champion after the break. Back from the break and Becky asks what it means to gain the world, Becky says the answer is about eight months ago when she beat Bianca Belair at SummerSlam to win the RAW Women's Championship. Becky says she'll get back to that but while she was out for 15 months, each and every day that went by, it ate at her more and more but she knew she'd get her 'precious' back. Becky says the only thing that matters is her title and she's power, she's glory and she's the prize at the top of the mountain. Becky says the title is her world and when she came back and when the fans chose Bianca over her, that's when she knew she'd sell her soul to keep the title. Becky says Bianca doesn't have what it takes to beat her and she can whip her with her hair or crush her throat, but she'll crush hers even worse. Becky says Bianca didn't mean to injure her, but she sure meant to injure Bianca and that's the difference between them. Becky says Bianca knows if she takes the thing that matters most to her, she'll lose a piece of her soul. Becky said Bianca doesn't want to lose her soul but she's already lost hers. Becky asks Bianca what it means to her to gain the world but lose her soul. Becky says she'll show Bianca what it means at WrestleMania...if she even makes it. Bianca drops the mic, hoists up the RAW Women's Championship and exits.
— We then see a video replay of Pat McAfee and Austin Theory's interaction from this last Friday's episode of SmackDown. Theory is then shown backstage and is asked by Sarah Schreiber about that interaction. Theory calls McAfee a 'dumb jock' and says at WrestleMania, he'll send Pat back to the commentary table full-time. Theory says tonight he'll run through Finn Balor on his way to WrestleMania. Theory then makes his way to the ring and he'll face the United States Champion Finn Balor in a non-title match after the break.
Finn Balor vs. Austin Theory
— Before the match begins, a vignette is shown for Veer, who's FINALLY coming to Monday Night RAW on April 4! Back to the ring and Pat McAfee is announced a special guest commentator for the match. McAfee makes his way down to the ring much to the dismay of Austin Theory and this one gets underway. Balor nails Theory with an elbow to start, Theory rolls Balor up, Balor kicks out, Theory yells at McAfee then drills Balor with a forearm. Balor knocks Theory down with a drop-kick, then some stomps and dumps Theory out of the ring, McAfee celebrates in front of Theory and we head to a commercial break. Back from the break and Theory's working over Balor back in the ring. McAfee leaves commentary and cheers on Balor from ringside. Balor lays into Theory with some strikes, Theory trips Balor out of the ring and tosses him into the announce table, Balor slides out and slams Theory into the table now, tosses Theory back into the ring and lays him out with a sling-blade. Theory powers back, looks for the ATL, shouts at McAfee but Balor slides out and drills Theory with some kicks. Theory comes back, lands a neck-breaker, goes for the cover but Balor kicks out. Theory gets distracted by McAfee and Balor rolls him up for the 1-2-3 and the win!
Winner - Finn Balor
— After the match, Balor and McAfee celebrate, Theory looks on angrily and we see a video package of RK-Bro and Alpha Academy's rivalry over the past number of weeks. RK-Bro make their way out to the ring and we head to a commercial break ahead of their match against Alpha Academy.
RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) vs. Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis)
— Gable and Orton start this one off. Gable lays Orton out with a slam and begins to work over the arm. Orton powers out, drills Gable with a kick and makes the tag to Riddle. A double-team move from RK-Bro drops Gable, Riddle goes up top and lands a senton before going for the cover but Gable lifts the shoulders at two. Riddle makes the tag to Orton, who lays Gable out, Otis runs around the ringside area and lays Riddle out with a shoulder-block and we head to a commercial break. Back from the break and Gable's working over Riddle back in the ring. Riddle kicks out of a pin attempt, rolls Gable out, Gable kicks out and Riddle makes the tag to Orton, who lands a slam on Gable then goes for his patented middle rope DDT but Otis knocks Orton back. Orton tosses Otis to the corner and drills him with strikes, Gable takes Orton out but Orton counters and hits the middle rope DDT on Gable. Orton goes for a slam but Gable slides out and plants Orton with a German suplex before tossing Orton out of the ring but Orton made the tag to Riddle on the way out and Riddle nails Gable with the Bro Derek and gets the three-count for the win!
Winners - RK-Bro
— After the match, Otis attacks both Orton and Riddle. Otis sets Riddle up for a Vader Bomb but Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins of the Street Profits rush down! Ford and Dawkins knock Otis off the top rope and take out Gable in the ring. Dawkins takes out a riddle, Ford goes up top and lands a massive splash on Riddle and they celebrate in the ring over both teams.
Dana Brooke & Reggie vs. Tamina & Akira Tozawa
— Dana gets on Reggie's shoulders, Tamina tries to do the same with Tozawa but he can't lift her, so Tamina puts Tozawa on her shoulders. Dana knocks Tozawa down and shoves him to the corner and into Tamina. Brooke hits a hand-spring back-elbow and it knocks Tamina into Tozawa's 'man parts', Brooke lands a knee on Tozawa, Reggie goes up top and lands a splash and gets the win!
Winners - Dana Brooke & Reggie
— After the match, Tamina carries Akira Tozawa to the back and we see a video package highlighting Kevin Owens mocking 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin.
— Commentary announces the following segments and matches for next Monday's show. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns come face-to-face, Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy, Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz and Naomi, Sasha Banks, Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley will face Queen Zelina, Carmella, Shayna Baszler and Natalya. We then head to a commercial break ahead of our main event of the evening.
Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles — If Seth Rollins Wins, He Takes AJ Styles' Spot And Faces Edge At WrestleMania
— AJ with a head-lock to start, Rollins powers out and nails AJ with a sling-blade. Rollins goes for the pedigree, AJ slides out and drills Rollins with a slam. AJ tosses Rollins to the corner, goes for a forearm, Rollins runs at him but AJ meets him with the forearm and it sends Rollins out of the ring. AJ dives through the ropes and drops Rollins with another forearm and we head to a commercial break. Back from the break and both men are brawling in the ring, the fight spills out to the floor, both men struggle but end up beating the referee's count back in the ring. Rollins looks at the WrestleMania sign then unloads chops to AJ's chest before landing a drop-kick to a cornered AJ. Rollins is sent back by a kick from AJ, who goes for a springboard elbow on the apron but Rollins lays him out with a drop-kick. Rollins goes diving out of the ring with a suicide dive that knocks AJ into the announce table, Rollins laughs maniacally into the camera and we head to a commercial break. Back from the break and AJ goes for the Styles Clash, Rollins lays him out, goes for the cover but AJ kicks out at two. AJ goes for his finisher again, Rollins avoids and lands a Falcon Arrow before going for another cover but AJ again lifts the shoulders at two-and-a-half. Rollins lines AJ up for a stomp, AJ slides out, Rollins goes for the buckle bomb, AJ rolls out of danger and plants Rollins with a snap-suplex. AJ goes up top, Rollins follows looks for the super-plex but AJ knocks him off the top, Rollins jumps back up, AJ knocks him off again and goes down to the mat and locks Rollins up with the torture rack, then goes for the cover but Rollins kicks out. AJ looks for The Phenomenal Forearm but Rollins drills him with a super-kick in mid-air, then nails AJ with a buckle-bomb and goes up top, dives down with a splash but AJ gets the knees up. AJ looks for The Phenomenal Forearm yet again, Rollins knocks him off the apron and Edge comes out of nowhere and wallops AJ with a steel chair to cause the disqualification.
Winner - AJ Styles (via DQ)
— After the match, Edge lights AJ up with the chair then walks away. Rollins is yelling at the referee and Rollins tears up the ringside area and starts yelling at the fans as the 'Cody! Cody! Cody!' chants pour down. Rollins screams that this is 'bullsh*t!' and says Monday Night Rollins will NOT happen next Monday night unless he gets what he deserves, a spot at WrestleMania. Rollins continues to destroy the ringside area, the crowd continues their 'Cody!' chants and the show goes off-the-air.
