Monday, March 14, 2022

Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 14, 2022

In memory of "Razor Ramon" Scott Hall, 1958 - 2022.

Kevin Owens heads to the ring to start tonight's show. After a "Hey yo" in tribute to Scott Hall, Owens says he is the happiest Canadian camper on earth because he is going to the main event of WrestleMania Saturday thanks to tonight's guest, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Owens says he thought about what he could do, and says that since "none of these yellow-teethed Texans" can turn down a challenge, he challenged Austin himself, and now the entire world gets to witness the most stupendous Kevin Owens Show of all time when he beats Austin all over Texas. Owens tells Austin he heard what he had to say, and says that nobody will be saying "Oh hell yeah" when he is done with Austin and that everyone will say "Oh hell no" when he beats the hell out of him. Owens then hits the cameraman in the ring with a Stunner.



Austin Theory guests on commentary for the next match.

Damian Priest beats Finn Balor after Balor drop kicks Austin Theory for getting involved in the match. After the match, Austin Theory hits Finn Balor with the ATL, then takes a selfie with him.



Backstage, Kevin Patrick interviews Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, who angrily stares at him when he asks him if he is still part of WrestleMania.

Omos beats Commander Azeez after countering a vertical suplex to slam him. After the match, Omos grabs Apollo Crews from inside of the ring and choke slams him.



Backstage, Kevin Owens meets with Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, telling that tough times do not last forever and that he needs to think of what do next because he is "The Visionary" and "The Architect," even offering to help him. Suddenly, Seth Rollins thinks of something and comes out of his funk.

Liv Morgan beats Queen Zelina after Rhea Ripley chases Carmella into Corey Graves' arms for getting on the ring apron.



Seth "Freakin'" Rollins heads to the ring. Rollins says he has a plan to get himself to WrestleMania. He admits he thought all hope was lost until Kevin Owens reminded him of who he was, then says he has a plan and wants Owens in the ring so he can share it with him. Owens arrives, then mentions The Kevin Owens Show with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin before proposing have a talk show of his own with Austin, but Owens says that is not exactly the best plan. Rollins proposes that the two of them have a match to see who will have a talk show at WrestleMania after realizing there cannot be two talk shows, but this leads to Owens and Rollins arguing over Steve Austin. Sonya Deville then shows up and makes Rollins vs. Owens the main event, and announces that if Rollins beats Owens, he will replace Owens at WrestleMania, much to Owens' chagrin.



WrestleMania 38 is 19 days away!

Backstage, Kevin Owens confronts Sonya Deville for the match she has made.

The Miz and Logan Paul guest on commentary for the next match.

Rey and Dominik Mysterio beat The Hurt Business (Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander). After the match, The Miz and Logan Paul attack Rey and Dominik, but Rey fights back and he and Dominik surround Logan Paul. Logan runs, but he is outnumbered, and Miz has to rescue him from a double 619.



It is announced that Queen Sharmell is the next member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2022 and that she will be inducted by Booker T.

Edge heads to the ring. Edge says that he is "the benchmark of the WWE," then says it took him some time to decode what he has become before saying that the fans cannot understand because they are "simple." He says that he is better than everyone in the entire industry, but when he returned two years ago, he did not have that aptitude, because the Edge that returned was "weak." He then states that he realized that the fans do not matter to him, and that in trying to appease the fans, he took the eyes off the prize and allowed Randy Orton to injure him and Seth Rollins to take his title opportunity and invade his property. He also says that this allowed Roman Reigns to beat him with a stack-up pin before saying "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles would leave "that Edge" in the dust at WrestleMania. Edge then says "that Edge is dead" and that he will not be judged by anyone. Edge says he will be passing the verdicts from atop his "mountain of omnipotence" and that he will be unapologetic for it, and states that if Styles makes it to WrestleMania, he will be judged.



Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Bianca Belair, who says her hair is an advantage and a disadvantage and that she used her hair after Becky Lynch used it first. Bianca says she stays true to herself and that this is the weapon Becky is afraid of. She then says that the quiet is the real advantage she has, as Becky Lynch is not running her mouth, and says that she will make Doudrop an example of what she will do to Becky at WrestleMania.

We hear from Veer Mahaan, who says that you can run from your shadow and hide in the dark, but it is a matter of time before the coming storm. Veer Mahaan is coming to Raw.

Bianca Belair beats Doudrop. After the match, Bianca is dragged out of the ring by Becky Lynch, who then throws Bianca shoulder-first into the ring steps. Becky then grabs a chair and slams Bianca into it before lodging her head in it and dragging her into the ring post by the hair.



RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Matt Riddle) head to the ring for their championship celebration. Riddle celebrates the fact that he and Orton are going to WrestleMania, and Orton says that he has done the math and that he will have been at WrestleMania eighteen times this year. He states that he has never been tag team champion going into the event, and never had a tag team partner like Riddle up until that point. Orton then says he has returned the favor by organizing the party this time around. Orton admits he is not much of a party planner, but Riddle says this is the greatest night of his career. As Orton is about to give Riddle a gift, The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) show up. Montez Ford congratulate RK-Bro on winning the Raw Tag Team Championships, then says they are here on business to challenge them for the tag team titles at WrestleMania. Orton reminds The Street Profits that he and Riddle had to jump over hoops and hurdles to get the titles back, then declines the challenge. Montez says that RK-Bro owes them a match and that they are taking their opportunity. Orton says nobody has told him what to do in the ring since he first stepped into the ring and that The Street Profits are no exception, then tells them to turn around and leave before he makes them. Riddle says that The Street Profits have a point and that they did beat them, and that have to face someone at WrestleMania and it is the right thing to do. Orton tells The Street Profits that they are lucky Riddle is cool, then accepts their challenge before Montez tells them that the next time they are in Jacksonville, Florida, they can throw a party that isn't "ass." Riddle refuses to take the disrespect towards Orton's party planning and says he does not want to wait until WrestleMania now. This starts a match.



Matt Riddle vs. Montez Ford ends with Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) leveling RK-Bro (Riddle and Randy Orton) and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez).



WWE looks back on the career of Razor Ramon aka Scott Hall.



Backstage, Kevin Patrick interviews Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, who says that he was lost but now he is found, and that he has learned that he not only needs WrestleMania, but WrestleMania needs him, and he is about to punch his ticket right now.

Kevin Owens beats Seth "Freakin'" Rollins after the referee gets out of harm's way when Rollins sends Owens into the corner for a schoolkid pin, delaying a pinfall count. Owens is soon able to hit the Stunner to keep his match against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania.



This week on Raw Talk: Austin Theory! Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis)! Rey and Dominik Mysterio!



Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!





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