Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 24, 2022

Corey Graves and WWE official Adam Pearce are in the ring for the weigh-in for the WWE Championship match at Royal Rumble to start tonight's show. Bobby Lashley is introduced first, followed by Brock Lesnar. When Lesnar shows up in a cowboy hat and boots, Graves says that it not appropriate clothing for a weigh-in, to which Lesnar says "Do you want me to get naked for you?" Lashley then weighs in at 273 pounds, and MVP says he will gain more weight from the WWE Championship. Lesnar then weighs in at 286 pounds, and Lashley says Lesnar is acting a fool because he knows that he will beat him for the WWE Championship and make it the shortest championship reign of his career. Lesnar asks who the comedian is and tries to get Paul Heyman to picture the headline of "Bobby Who?" beating him with the Hurt Lock.

Bianca Belair beats Queen Zelina after countering the Code Red with a K.O.D.

Backstage, Kevin Patrick interviews Kevin Owens, who says that Patrick's opinion about how he won last week is moot and that he just kept fighting through the pain, and that he has a United States title shot because of that and that he will keep fighting to get it.

Kevin Owens beats Damian Priest by disqualification after Priest refuses to let Owens out of the corner. Damien Priest retains the WWE United States Championship.

We hear from Rhea Ripley, Dana Brooke and Liv Morgan regarding the women's Royal Rumble match.

Backstage, WWE official Sonya Deville tells Damian Priest to start listening to the referee and get his temper under control before he is fired, suspended or worse.

We hear from Carmella, Nikki A.S.H. and Tamina Snuka regarding the women's Royal Rumble match.

Rhea Ripley, Dana Brooke and Liv Morgan beat Carmella, Nikki A.S.H. and Tamina Snuka in a six-woman tag match with a reverse cloverleaf from Rhea to Carmella. After the match, Nikki A.S.H. attacks Rhea Ripley from behind.

Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) head to the ring. After the commercial break, Kevin Patrick welcomes everyone to the Alpha Academy spelling bee. Chad Gable says that the spelling bee is the first of three events in the coming weeks, and that these events will prove he is not just an athlete, but a genius with a Master's degree and a 4.0 GPA. He also says that the events will prove that Otis has not just brawn but brains the size of a tree trunk when they beat RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Matt Riddle) into mental submission before announcing that both members of Alpha Academy are in the men's Royal Rumble match. RK-Bro are then introduced to the event by Kevin Patrick, and after RK-Bro enter the ring, Kevin Patrick announces that the winning team will pick the next week's event. Chad Gable gets "disillusion" by thinking the word is "dissolution" and interrupting Kevin Patrick after asking for a definition, and when Gable protests, Orton tells him to sit down. Orton then wins the spelling bee with "Dumbbell." An angry Gable says Riddle is a dumbbell, then Orton threatens to shut Gable's mouth for him by challenging him to a match right now.

Randy Orton beats Chad Gable after Matt Riddle hits Otis with his scooter at ringside. After the match, Riddle announces that next week's academic competition is a scooter race.

Alexa Bliss meets with the therapist again. Alexa says that Lilly was around for her whole life and how she first saw Lilly after being pushed off the monkey bars before going on a spiel about what she and Lilly did when they met.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Austin Theory meets with Vince McMahon. Austin looks forward to winning the Royal Rumble, but wants a higher number. Vince says he has no influence over the match, then tells him he is facing "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles tonight. Austin Theory nearly leaves his phone in the office, but Vince reminds him of it and tells him to bring back a really good selfie.

We hear from Veer Mahaan, who says that the lion's eyes tells a story of pride, strength and brutality, and that when you lock eyes with a lion, it is already too late. Veer Mahaan is coming to Raw.

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles beats Austin Theory.

Becky Lynch and Doudrop are interviewed in separate rooms. Becky talks about how Doudrop idolized her and had dreams of wrestling her, and how she made inroads for her. She says that she is either out of her mind, generous enough to pick her or more confident than she should be to face her. Doudrop says Becky hand-picked her because she is desperate, but Becky says she did not hear a thank you for her giving Doudrop the biggest match of her career and paving the road for women like her. Becky tells Doudrop that she will be in for a rude awakening when she beats her to retain the Raw Women's Championship, but Doudrop says she will show gratitude when Becky shows some respect, which she does not see coming. As Becky says Doudrop was a name that helped fill the roster, Doudrop takes off her microphone, then finds Becky backstage and attacks her. Referees and officials have to stop the brawl.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Rey and Dominik Mysterio. As Rey talks about being on the cover for WWE 2K22, Dominik says he has to create his own legacy by winning the men's Royal Rumble match.

Rey and Dominik Mysterio beat The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) after Montez catches the Tiger Feint Kick during the 619 only for Rey to roll him up. After the match, Dominik tries to toss Rey out, but Rey tosses him out instead. Montez tosses Rey out, then Dawkins tosses out Montez. Suddenly, Dawkins is tossed out by Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler, and they both get tossed out by everyone else.

Backstage, Kevin Patrick interviews Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. Rollins says the WWE Championship conversation has always been about him and Roman Reigns and that he likes his odds, as he has Roman's number and he is the only one who can put him in his place. He says he will be at SmackDown later this week, as he likes to send his messages in person.

The Miz heads to the ring. Miz introduces Maryse for her in-ring birthday celebration, then the first gift is opened. It is a painting of Miz and Maryse dressed as a prince and princess. Miz mentions that security is here so no intruders show up. Maryse then opens another gift, which contains a jewelery box that looks like a credit card with the words "NO LIMIT" on that. Maryse then notices the big box in gold wrapping paper, but Miz notices it and realizes that the box is out of place. Miz has a member of security open the box, which contains a table. On top of it is the brick that Maryse hit Beth Phoenix, which Miz calls proof that he and Maryse will be one step ahead of Edge and Beth. Miz then has everyone stand up to sing "Happy Birthday" to Maryse, then Edge and Beth Phoenix show up. Edge tells Miz that being clever will not help him, then he and Beth level the security guards. Edge and Beth then get in the ring and lay out security further, with one of them going through a big gift box to end the show.

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