Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 23, 2023

Finn Balor and Damian Priest head to the ring to start tonight's show. Finn Balor announces that he is in a good mood and will do something special tonight, and introduces himself and Priest as the new tag team champions. Priest says Rhea Ripley and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio are in the clubhouse conducting business. As Priest says The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio) are back to running Raw and the WWE, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring. Cody says he has some choice words for the leader of The Judgment Day, but Rhea Ripley is not here, and he goes on to say that Rhea is Finn and Priest's "mami," too, as she is calling all the shots and the deals, including one with The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, Paul Heyman). Cody also calls Priest out for hitting him a low blow and tells him that is far from the final shot in this fight, then Priest tells Cody that he is glad he showed up as he would have eventually found him. Priest then tells Cody that his story will eventually be one of failure, then Cody takes his tie off and proposes putting that to the test. Priest says she has a match with "Main Event" Jey Uso tonight, then proposes Finn Balor vs. Cody Rhodes at Crown Jewel. Cody accepts, then asks what they do now before proposing they give a preview of Crown Jewel right now. Rhea and Dom show up, but Jey Uso attacks Dominik, allowing Cody Rhodes to fend off Priest. Suddenly, JD McDonagh shows up and hits Cody with a chop block, and he and Priest wrap Cody's angle around a chair and hit the ankle with another chair before officials show up.

Backstage, "Main Event" Jey Uso and General Manager Adam Pearce help "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes to the trainer's room.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) beat Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis).

Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews Becky Lynch. Becky says that she is here for a face, and since Indi Hartwell never lost the NXT Women's Championship or got a rematch and has the mettle to face her, she will accept her challenge. She also says that Lyra Valkyria may be poking holes in her game, but she cannot look past Indi. As this goes on, Xia Li can briefly be seen in the background.

We see Ivar take part in a Viking warrior ceremony as part of a vignette.

Backstage, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins is met by Rhea Ripley. Seth says that if Rhea is looking for Drew McIntyre, she is the wrong place, but Rhea says that he and The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio) have a history and they are concerned that Seth needs insurance against McIntyre. Seth takes this as The Judgment Day losing faith in Damian Priest, then asks what he would want with Rhea. Rhea says Seth needs her, as he is a world champion when he could be "the world champion," and while The Judgment Day have allied with The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, Paul Heyman) in the past, alliances can change, and they could hold all the gold together. She then says that without them, Seth Rollins will never touch Roman Reigns, and they could have Seth's back and have people acknowledge him. Seth says he does not want to be anything like Roman Reigns, and Rhea tells Seth to think about it.

Backstage, Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae are met by Natalya, who wishes Indi Hartwell luck. She also says that Tegan Nox is hurt and is looking for a partner, then tells Indi she will make history tonight and says she is here for advice if she needs it.

Lyra Valkyria is seen in the front row.

Becky Lynch retains the NXT Women's Championship against Indi Hartwell with the Dis-Arm-Her. After the match, Candice LeRae - who has been watching from backstage - is chopped in the throat by Xia Li, who tells Candice that this message is also for Indi.

General Manager Adam Pearce asks two members of security to be on their toes during tonight's contract signing. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis shows up and apologizes to Pearce for his actions last Friday, saying he just wants friendly competition and does not want to tarnish their relationship. Pearce says he knows what it is like to be the new guy and agrees last Friday was out of line, then says it is water under the bridge and asks him to watch how things are done on Monday nights. Aldis accepts and leaves, then Pearce tells a referee to double security for tonight's contract signing.

General Manager Adam Pearce moderates a contract signing between Rhea Ripley, Zoey Stark, Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler and Raquel Rodriguez, and states that he wants the contract signed before everything gets bad. Raquel, Shayna, Zoey Stark and Nia Jax show up and all sign the contract in quick succession...almost. Nia Jax stands around as if to wait for Rhea Ripley, but Pearce says he is getting Rhea's signature later. Nia signs. Rhea Ripley quickly shows up and calls the Fatal 5-Way Match a conspiracy, and states that the more that Adam Pearce tries to stop and control her, the more she will make his life a living hell. She also says there will be four less women in the division after the match is over. Nia Jax says she knows what Rhea Ripley is doing by not getting in the ring, and says that if she still squashes all the other women, that still leaves Rhea with her. As Nia Jax insults Raquel's intelligence by breaking this down for her, Raquel punches her. This starts a brawl that security quickly moves in to stop only to be quickly overpowered. Nia and Raquel go at it, and when security tries to get involved, they get wiped out, and Nia lays Raquel out.

Backstage, Ludwig Kaiser tells Giovanni Vinci that he needs to get the job done and take Johnny Gargano out tonight, for he is his responsibility now. "Big" Bronson Reed shows up wanting a rematch with Gunther, and Kaiser tells him to tell Gunther himself. Kaiser and Vinci leave, then Akira Tozawa shows up wanting a match with Bronson Reed, chopping him in the chest after Bronson says he is being merciful tonight. Bronson says it is his funeral, then leaves, and Maxxine Dupri shows up and asks Tozawa what he is thinking challenging Bronson Reed.

Johnny Gargano beats Giovanni Vinci after Tommaso Ciampa pulls Ludwig Kaiser off the ring apron and chases him away from ringside.

We hear from Shinsuke Nakamura, who says a brutal beating from him is a beautiful thing and that he is so happy to give Ricochet this experience. He calls Ricochet's efforts "an honorable sacrifice," and now he wants an opponent who will inspire the yet-to-be-seen self within him. He then asks who is worthy enough to set him free.

Logan Paul heads to the ring. Logan talks about how he beat Dillon Danis so badly that he got dropped from his fight team, then says that he is a free agent just like Dillon Danis and that he plants to win the United States Champonship and come back to Raw to defend it. "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio shows up and says he cannot wait for Logan Paul to beat "his deadbeat dad," then Logan Paul says that Rey Mysterio was right about them having a lot of talent and forgot to mention how he and Dominik overcame odds, and that Rey needs a humbling. Dominik says that after Crown Jewel, he and Logan will both be champions, then mentions ring announcer Samantha Irvin and asks her to join them in the ring, as he owes her a genuine thank you for everything she does for WWE. Samantha gets in the ring, and Logan Paul says he made it hard to make her declare him the winner when he beat Ricochet, but Samanatha kept it professional. She then asks Samantha to give a preview of Crown Jewel by declaring him the new United States Champion. Suddenly, Ricochet runs into the ring and attacks Logan Paul, and when Dominik Mysterio gets involved, he gets superkicked. Logan Paul saves Dominik when Ricochet goes for the top rope shooting star press.

Natalya's replacement partner for the next match is revealed to be Nikki Cross. When Nikki heads to the ring, instead of running straight towards the ring, she approaches the ring slowly as if in a trance.

Chelsea Green and Piper Niven beat Natalya and Nikki Cross. During the match, Nikki Cross stands on the ring apron with a blank stare, then walks off the apron and heads to the back, as if in trance.

It is revealed that "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes has suffered an ankle injury.

Backstage, Drew McIntyre meets with "Main Event" Jey Uso and apologizes to him for losing the tag team championships, then tells him to get over it. He also says that whatever happens on the next match is on Jey.

Backstage, General Manager Adam Pearce is met by The Miz, who goes on about his WWE accolades. Rhea Ripley suddenly shows up, hands Pearce the signed contract, then tends to "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.

Drew McIntyre beats Sami Zayn after Rhea Ripley shows up and distracts Sami Zayn as he goes for the Helluva Kick, allowing McIntyre to connect with the Claymore Kick for the win.

Backstage, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis is talking to Kayden Carter and Katana Chance when General Manager Adam Pearce confronts him for talking with all of his Superstars backstage. Nick Aldis, knowing Pearce has had a rough night, offers to leave, which he does. Nikki Cross then walks by as if in a trance, and Pearce notes that he needs a drink.

"Big" Bronson Reed beats Akira Tozawa.

Backstage, The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) and Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) are met by Akira Tozawa. Gable tells Tozawa he will turn him into a tag team wrestler, then #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) shows up and announces they are having their first tag team match in three years against Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci). Tozawa is then awarded a Dallas Cowboys championship belt.

Backstage, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins congratulates Drew McIntyre on his first win as a member of The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio). Seth and McIntyre both agree that they do not need The Judgment Day to beat each other.

Damian Priest beats "Main Event" Jey Uso following the distraction by Finn Balor. After the match, Finn Balor attacks Jey Uso and hits him with the Coup de Grace before he and Priest tries to injure Jey like they did "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes. Cody then hobbles to the ring and fights his way to Priest before hitting him with a chair. Cody then wraps a chair around Priest's left foot, but Finn Balor pulls Priest out of the ring, and officials have to tell Finn and Priest to head to the back.

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Nikki Cross beats Kiana James.

Akira Tozawa beats Axiom.

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Indi Hartwell beats Xia Li.

Nikki Cross beats Kayden Carter.

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Indi Hartwell beats Kayden Carter.

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Nikki Cross beats Indi Hartwell.

Tegan Nox beats Xia Li.

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Ricochet beats Riddick Moss.

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Sanga beats Akira Tozawa.

Nikki Cross beats Kayden Carter.

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The show starts by announcing that Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, Austin Theory, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Bobby Lashley, Finn Balor, Rey Mysterio, Edge, Damian Priest, The Miz, Sheamus, Shinsuke Nakamura and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes are in the tournament for the new World Heavyweight Championship.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring. Cody talks about how Jacksonville, Florida was his home during the pandemic and how he made memories with the fans, then says it is time to make one more. Cody proclaims he found out what Brock Lesnar was made of and learned that he could be defeated, and admits that while Lesnar affected his focus, his focus is back and what is next for him is the World Heavyweight Championship. We then see the bracket for the World Heavyweight Championship tournament - consisting of four Triple Threat matches in the first round - and Cody says that he will fight tooth and nail until he wins the title. After Cody says "Let the tournament begin!", Seth Rollins shows up before heading to the ring for the next match.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Damian Priest. Damian Priest says that after a brutal San Juan Street Fight, his name will live forever despite Bad Bunny doing his thing, as it took a whole island to keep him down. He says he will win the first round, then bring the World Heavyweight Championship home to The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio).

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins beats Shinsuke Nakamura and Damian Priest to advance to the semi-finals of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament after hitting Nakamura with a top rope frog splash as Nakamura has Priest in a knee bar before hitting Nakamura with the Pedigree for the win.

Backstage, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci walk around backstage announcing that Imperium (Gunther, Kaiser, Vinci) is here and that Gunther will be here next week when they run into Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Sami says that he and Owens are talking strategy, but Vinci takes this as disrespect. Kaiser puts his finger in front of their faces and tells them that Gunther will put them in a bad situation and put their tag team titles in real danger. Owens sees them as "Gunther's henchmen," and Sami says that this will not be like The Bloodline and will be dealt with in one night, and that they will see them in the ring later tonight.

Mustafa Ali beats Otis after infighting on the ring apron between Chad Gable and Maxxine Dupri over whether or not Otis should do the Caterpillar.

Backstage, The Miz says he is the first-ever two-time Grand Slam champion, a real history maker and the real workhorse, and that respect will be put on his name.

We see footage of The Miz and Maryse at the Kentucky Derby last weekend.

Finn Balor beats The Miz and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes to advance to the semi-finals of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament after Brock Lesnar pulls Cody Rhodes out of a pinfall attmpt on The Miz following three consecutive Cross Rhodes, allowing Finn Balor to hit The Miz with the Coup de Grace to advance in the tournament. After the match, Brock Lesnar hits Cody Rhodes with an F-5 into the announce table. He then asks Cody what he wants to talk about before saying he wants to talk about his face and that Cody lucked out against him. He then says he wants to talk about a fight, and that he wants to fight Cody at Night of Champions. Lesnar then asks "Who is the coward now?" Officials then check on Cody Rhodes as Brock Lesnar leaves.

Backstage, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes is helped to the trainer's room.

Rhea Ripley beats Dana Brooke with the Prism Lock. After the match, Rhea Ripley hits Dana Brooke with a second Riptide before putting her in the Prism Lock again. Suddenly, Natalya shows up and confronts Rhea, but Rhea leaves with Dominik Mysterio after Dominik tells her not to fight Natalya yet.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Zoey Stark. Stark says she is amazing at what she does and has complete confidence in her ability, then notices Nikki Cross and asks her what she is doing. She then says there is nothing but "weirdos like [Nikki]" on Raw before challenging her to a match.

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn beat Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci).

Backstage, Sonya Deville and Cheslea Green have people signing a petition for a rematch for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships when they run into Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell and Johnny Gargano. Indi then asks Dexter Lumis for his opinion, and Dexter gives the thumbs down. Chelsea says they will regret this when they become champions.

Zoey Stark beats Nikki Cross.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio. Rhea says that she welcomes the pressure that comes with being champion when Akira Tozawa and Xavier Woods show up laughing. After Woods says that Dominik says he got dressed with clothes from the lost and found, this leads to a match which Rhea accepts on Dominik's behalf.

Trish Stratus is seen backstage handing out missing person posters of Becky Lynch.

Trish Stratus heads to the ring. Trish says she is very concerned because Becky Lynch is missing and that after using all of her platform, Becky will eventually be found and everyone will thank her. She then says that Becky will be found crying in some damp, dark corner of Iowa with her "dumb" daughter and that Becky will not come back to Raw because it is her show and no one will steal her spotlight. Becky's entrance theme hits, then Trish laughs and says the fans are as gullible as when Becky thought that they were friends. Trish then talks about how her daughter bought a doll and wanted to call it "Becky Lynch" before Becky Lynch really shows up, this time from behind, and punches Trish in the face. Trish rolls out of the ring after Becky hits her with a Bexploder, then Becky says she is here to kick Trish's ass.

Backstage, WWE official Adam Pearce, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are with "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes in the trainer's room.

Dominik Mysterio beats Xavier Woods after Rhea Ripley drags him away from a top rope elbow drop.

We hear from Indus Sher (Jinder Mahal, Sanga, Veer Mahaan). Jinder Mahal says Veer Mahaan and Sanga are two juggernauts united as one destructive force ready to bring unprecedented levels of pain. He says they have waited patiently for their moment to strike, and from the shadows, they emerge to shake the very foundation of Monday Night Raw.

Backstage, The Miz meets with Shinsuke Nakamura, saying they need to have each other's back, as if they did, they would still be in the World Heavyweight Championship tournament. Miz tells Nakamura to give their potential partnership a chance, and Nakamura agrees before turning it into a challenge to a one-on-one match.

Backstage, Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green are met by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, who sign their petition before Sonya and Chelsea admit they counted on Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky) to beat Liv and Raquel for the titles.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes. On the subject of not being in the World Heavyweight Championship tournament that Cody says was his to win, Cody says there is nothing else to say and that this is the second time Brock Lesnar has attacked him from behind for no reason, and he hypothesizes that it is because Lesnar does not have a grip on the main event scene anymore. He says that if Lesnar wants to fight him at Night at Champions, then they can fight at Night of Champions.

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins beats Finn Balor to advance to the finals of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament finals.

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Dexter Lumis beats Eddy Thorpe.

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In backstage footage from earlier today, Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso arrive at the arena. Paul Heyman catches up with them and reminds them that Sami Zayn is here tonight due to their inability to get rid of them, which means opportunity for The Bloodline. He says that Solo will take care of "the Kevin Owens problem" while while Jimmy will take care of "the Sami Zayn problem" "once and forever" regardless of whether or not Jey Uso comes to his senses. Heyman then calls Roman Reigns.

Kevin Owens beats Solo Sikoa by disqualification after Jimmy Uso gets physically involved in the match. After the match, Solo and Jimmy attack Owens, but as Solo is about to splash Owens through the announce table, he and Jimmy are attacked by Sami Zayn. Sami then grabs a chair and swings at Solo, who retreats through the crowd. Sami then swings at Jimmy, but Jimmy also retreats through the crowd. Sami then looks at Owens and offers to help him up, but Owens rolls out of the ring instead.

We hear from Bobby Lashley, who says he came to SmackDown to confront Bray Wyatt man-to-man only to find out that Bray is not a man and that he sent Uncle Howdy to do his dirty work. He asks what it will take for Bray to face him like a man.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Carmella, who says WWE official Adam Pearce gave her a match with Bianca Belair to get her out of his non-existant hair, but little does he know that he will embarrass Bianca. As Carmella says that Pearce ruins everything, Chelsea Green shows up and agrees with her about Pearce. Pearce himself shows up and almost walks into the conversation, but soon notices them and hides as they talk about teaming up to get a WrestleMania match. When Chelsea notices Byron Saxton, she and Carmella tell Byron to leave after calling him a mouthbreather and questioning his journalistic integrity.

Bianca Belair beats Carmella after fending off Chelsea Green. After the match, Chelsea Green and Carmella attack Bianca Belair, then Asuka shows up and spits blue mist in Chelsea Green's face before having a staredown with Bianca Belair and looking at the WrestleMania sign.

Backstage, Sami Zayn meets with Kevin Owens and says he does not know what else to say or do, and says The Bloodline is too much for anyone. He says this is not a ploy and that they do not need to team or be friends again, but they have to work together. Owens says he knows The Bloodline are too much after fighting them for eight months, but at the same time, he does not want to Sami. He tells Sami to go back to Roman apologize, and to leave him out of this. Sami quietly leaves.

We see a video package for Rhea Ripley.

It's time for Miz TV. The Miz says he would only step into the same ring as Seth "Freakin'" Rollins to moderate his face-to-face with Logan Paul to practice for hosting duties at WrestleMania, then introduces Logan Paul, followed by Rollins. Miz then complains about the fans singing Rollins' theme, then Rollins pushes Miz's microphone down to silence Miz, then Logan Paul has to tell the crowd to shut up. This does nothing to shut up the fans. It is not until Rollins addresses the crowd that the crowd is silent, then Rollins addresses Logan. Rollins mentions their history and the fact that they have yet to be formally introduced, then introduces himself to Logan. Logan says he knows who Rollins are as the crowd sings Rollins' theme again, then calls him "the clown [he] dumped at Royal Rumble and the guy [he] stomped at Elimination Chamber" and says he is better at his job than Rollins. He says that he works smarter and not harder, and that he is on his way in while Rollins is on the way out, and if he were Rollins, he would not like him either. Miz tells Rollins he has a few good points as the crowd chants "Fuck You Logan." Rollins agrees with Miz, but says that Logan is missing the point that none of this is reason why nobody likes him, and it is because he is "the scum of the earth" and a coward, a troll, a fraud, and human dumpster fire who is not wanted in WWE. He then says the fans came here not to see them mince words, but to see him get his pound of flesh, then declares the time to talk is over and that it is time to fight. Miz stops Rollins before things can get physical, but Logan tells Miz not to speak for him and that if he is going to fight Rollins, he will do it. He then says he is not going to do it because he does not fight for free, especially in Boston, Massachusetts, for he is a premium act, and that he will do it only if the event and money is bigger and had some star power. Miz reminds Logan that he is the host of WrestleMania and that they can make their match happen at WrestleMania. Rollins asks what they are waiting for as he grabs Miz and throws him out of the ring, then brawls with Logan. Rollins superkicks Miz only to get punched out by Logan Paul, then asks Rollins to let him know about WrestleMania when he wakes up.

Mustafa Ali is seen disguised as a fan carrying a sign in the crowd before the next match. It is soon revealed that Mustafa Ali set up the next match.

Omos beats Dolph Ziggler in a matter of seconds. After the match, MVP tells Brock Lesnar that Omos is all the hype he needs and that Lesnar should have never put his hands on him, and that Omos will tame the beast at WrestleMania.

Backstage, Maximum Male Models (Maxxine Dupri, Mace, Mansoor) looks at Otis and compliment him as he is posing with Chad Gable. Baron Corbin shows up and thinks the compliment is meant for him and talks about his bad luck as of late. Maximum Male Models then reminds him that they are talking about Ois, then Maxxine Dupri then says that there is potential in him if he can take down Chad Gable. Corbin says to consider it done.

Backstage, Paul Heyman tells Jimmy Uso that he is the man and the one who will take out Sami Zayn and make sure that Roman Reigns has to hear Sami's name again, and tells Jimmy that if he cannot get Jey into The Bloodline by the end of the week, Roman will blame him.

Johnny Gargano beats Finn Balor after Edge's entrance music hits and Edge shows up from the crowd to push Finn Balor off the top rope. After the match, Dexter Lumis takes out Damian Priest, then Edge hits Finn Balor with a Spear.

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Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Edge, who says that Finn Balor cost him a match he should never have lost and that he has returned the favor. He says he has no time for this, then calls out Finn Balor for next week.

Piper Niven quickly beats Nikki Cross.

Backstage, Rick Boogs is met by Elias, who tells him that he took the fight to Bobby Lashley and that people are talking about it, and says that in order to learn, he has to do something himself. Elias then tells Rick Boogs to walk up to Bronson Reed and tell him he wants to fight him, then Rick Boogs tells him Elias wants to fight him. Bronson walks up to Elias and says that if he wants to fight him, he will see him next week.

John Cena heads to the ring. Before Cena can say much of anything, Austin Theory shows up and heads to the ring. Theory says that, like the fans, he has all the respect in the world for Cena, and that he only became a WWE Superstar because of Cena, and that Cena inspired him at a young age. He then has a gift for Cena from the bottom of his heart that is bigger than any movie role that Cena will ever have: a match with him at WrestleMania. Cena says no, saying he is not interested in his gift because he has not earned the right to give it. He says that he has been watching and listening to Theory, and says nobody cares about him because they don't believe him, and nobody believes him because Theory is not believing himself, as he looks generic and has no heart. Cena says he has walked in Theory's shoes and that he is Theory's "Ghost of Christmas Future," and that Theory is in his "Ruthless Aggression" phase, and that Ruthless Aggression almost got him fired because he did not believe in himself. He says that Theory has no heart and no soul, then says that the fans are here out of respect and that while they believe, they do not believe in Theory as he is just "a pair of trunks away from being a jabroni." Cena then admits that Theory has the greatest name in professional wrestling right now, then says he is nothing but a theory, and in theory, Theory should be great and everything a WWE executive looks for and who everyone comes to the show for. He then says no one cares and that Theory is wasting everyone's time, then gives Theory a gift: the ability to walk out of the ring in one piece if Theory shuts up, turns around and walks away. Theory tells Cena he is not going anywhere just like the bald spot on Cena's head, but Cena reveals the bald spot on his head that is combed over. Theory then takes Cena's refusal of a match as giving up and disrespect towards the fans. Theory asks where the hustle, loyalty and respect is, then realizes that the fans are right when you don't want to meet your hero, because all one's hero does is disappoint. Cena says he would rather be bald than have fake crowd noise piped into his matches, then tells Theory he is a dumb son of a bitch and warns him that he is saving his hide, for Theory loses everything whether he wins or loses. He says the fans will eat Theory alive when Theory has to explain himself the Monday after because the fans know he is full of crap, then Cena says he has no choice because he has brought the fans into it. Cena thanks the fans and his family, then asks the fans if they want to see him and Theory square off at WrestleMania. The fans make it known they want to see it, then says that while he does not care abut Theory, he will not give up on the fans. He then tells Theory that he has made the biggest mistake of his career and that their match will be for the United States Championship, then wishes him luck as everyone knows he does not have it in his brain, heart or his nuts before telling him to work on his nuts. He then tells Theory that he is not ready for the WrestleMania stage, then says the fans deserve to see somebody who is before introducing "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes. Cody shows up, then shakes hands and hugs Cena.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Sami Zayn, who says that Kevin Owens was right about things before proclaiming that everything has changed now. He says that his match with Jimmy Uso is about survival because Jimmy has to put an end to him or else he will be ended. He apologizes to Jimmy before saying that tonight is not going to be his night.

Chad Gable beats Baron Corbin with the ankle lock into the grapevine.

The Miz and Maryse take part in a Top Gun parody as part of this year's WrestleMania.

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins vs. Logan Paul is now official for WrestleMania.

Becky Lynch and Lita head to the ring. Becky says that when a couple of legends like them step in the ring, they do not miss. Lita says they made history, and while Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky) did not make it easy, they made it worth it. Lita thanks Becky, then says they have an equalizer that they have yet to thank. Trish Stratus then shows up and heads to the ring. Trish tells Lita she will always have his back, and to see her Lita and Becky win tag team gold, she would not have missed it for the world. As she says that she would have gotten physical if Bayley did not shut up, Damage CTRL shows up. Bayley says the threesome love to show up when it is convenient for them and add to their trophy case at their expense, and that she can see right through them and see they are selfish and why Damage CTRL is in the ring right now. She also says Damage CTRL will be the reason why they neve come back. Trish says Bayley is good at talking, but not listening, and reminds her that she can get out of retirement quickly and considers doing that to shut Bayley up. She then challenges Damage CTRL to a match against the three of them at WrestleMania. Bayley accepts, and Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky question Bayley at first before going for a cheap shot and getting tossed out of the ring. Bayley soon gets surrounded, and when she goes for a cheap shot at Becky, Becky, Trish and Lita take shots at Bayley until Dakota and Iyo get her out of the ring.

Sami Zayn beats Jimmy Uso with a roll-up after Jey Uso shows up and stands on the announce table. After the match, Jimmy and Jey meet in the ring. Jey puts his hands on Jimmy's shoulders, then grabs his shirt. Jey is reluctant, however, and he soon walks past Jimmy before leaving the ring, standing next to Sami and telling Sami "I trust you" befor ehugging him. Jimmy is down on one knee in the middle of the ring as Jey and Sami raise one finger up, and Sami tells Jimmy that it is not too late. Suddenly, Jey superkicks Sami and throws him into the ring where he and Jimmy attack him. Solo Sikoa then gets in the ring to join in, but "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhoes runs in and confronts Solo and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) to end the show.

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Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 20, 2023

Sami Zayn heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Sami says he is feeling a lot of feelings and that the one at the forefront is gratitude thanks to the ovation that everyone has given him in the last few days. The crowd chants "You deserve it!", then Sami says that after coming so close to putting a bow on a storybook ending in front of his hometown, he feels a lot of guilt and feels he let a lot of people down. He says that everyone told him to finish the story, and he realizes now that the story is never over. Sami then says we are entering the final chapter and that it is not about just him, then asks Kevin Owens to come to the ring. Owens shows up, and Sami says that he has a lot of things to say to him, then thanks him and apologizes even though they are past the point of words that there may be no coming back. He knows that Kevin Owens cares about taking down The Bloodline, then says he has a mission and that he will not rest until he sees with his own eyes The Bloodline coming down. He then says neither of them could have done it alone, and the only way to get it done is together. Owens says he does not need Sami's apology or gratitude, as he did it for his family as well as their family so Sami's family didn't have to watch Sami get beaten down like his family did with him. He says he has fought The Bloodline alone and that this is how he plans to keep fighting them, and that he is still done with him. He then tells him to "call [his] buddy Jey [Uso]" if he needs help, then leaves. Just before the commercial break, Sami Zan is attacked from behind by Baron Corbin. Just before the commercial break, Sami Zayn is attacked from behind by Baron Corbin. Referees break up the brawl in picture-in-picture, but neither of them can be held back, and security and other officials have to get involved. Corbin then takes a microphone and gets in the ring, then asks Sami how it felt when he interrupted him last week to "cry about [his] insecurities" and that he didn't deserve to be in the same ring as Roman Reigns. He then says Sami did not, as he was the last person to beat Roman Reigns. Corbin then says he knew that Roman Reigns would destroy embarrass him, and calls it pathetic that he begged for help from Kevin Owens and says his story is over. Corbin says Sami embarrassed himself, his family, his hometown and all of hometown because he is a failure. WWE official Adam Pearce then tells Sami Zayn to go at it with Baron Corbin, and this starts a match.

Sami Zayn beats Baron Corbin.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio. Rhea says the last thing she will say about Beth Phoenix is that Beth admitted she was the real deal. She then says that she is focused on WrestleMania, and Dominik warns Byron Saxton not to press Elimination Chamber further. As for WrestleMania, Rhea says Charlotte Flair can keep living in 2020 and that Charlotte refuses to believe that she is the best woman in WWE. She also says she does not make the same mistake twice, and that her place is on top of her crumbled kingdom. She also says that everyone will have to watch on Friday to see what she has in store for Charlotte then, then Dominik mentions that Rey Mysterio also has a match on Friday as well and that they might as well wish him good luck.

We see footage from the Elimination Chamber post-show press conference where Edge accepts Austin Theory's open challenge for the WWE United States Championship.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Austin Theory. Theory says he is banged up, but he is here like he always is because he is the champion. He says he was in the Elimination Chamber with five of the best, and that he did everything he said he would do. He then mentions John Cena coming back in two weeks and says nobody cares, then asks if anyone cares about the work he puts in. As for his match with Edge, he gets to beat a Hall of Fame in his home country and continue his forever reign to WrestleMania.

Mustafa Ali beats Dolph Ziggler after standing on his hands to block the Zig-Zag and pinning Ziggler with a crucifix pin.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews The Miz. Maryse gives him a gold envelope for their anniversary, and when The Miz is asked about Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, he says Rollins has gotten too big for his red boots and that he is glad Logan Paul put him in his place. He then says that his outstanding tutelage took out Seth Rollins and that his gold envelope has just made his dreams come true.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring. Paul Heyman - who is wearing a neck brace - appears on the TitanTron and interrupts Cody Rhodes. When Cody asks Heyman where he is, Heyman says he is backstage, and Cody asks him to come to the ring. Heyman says he was attacked by a "K-Odiak" and was subjected to the Canadian health care system, which made last night a tragedy for "the Wise Man." He then says that the true tragedy will befall upon Cody at WrestleMania. Heyman tells Cody that he cannot beat Roman Reigns, and asks Cody what his life would be like if the stars align and Cody Rhodes were to beat Roman to become champion. Heyman says that Roman has his wise counsel, and if Cody where to beat Roman for the undisputed championship, he would not have him. He then says that Cody will have 200 on the road defending the undisputed, 50 days of charity appearances, 30 days of promotional appearances, another 20 of promoting the big shows, and two months at home doing other things for the company. After refraining from making any personal attacks, he then asks Cody if he wants this kind of life. He then says that Roman may be a married man, but he is not, and that Cody will find out that his WrestleMania dreams will become his own personal nightmare. Cody says Roman may be great, but he has seen this play before and tells him not to say Heyman again, as they will meet again and he will say the same thing now that he would say then. He says Roman is the best Universal Champion in WWE history, but it does not change anything and he has to finish the story. He then says that he will beat Roman at WrestleMania.

Asuka beats Nikki Cross by submission. Bianca Belair shows up at the start of the match to watch from the commentary table. After the match, Bianca Belair and Asuka have a staredown in the ring, and Bianca points at the WrestleMania sign. A blue liquid then leaks from Asuka's mouth, then Asuka laughs.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Carmella, who says that all she has thought of in the last two days is Asuka, and that she plans to give her a receipt for what she did to her. Carmella leaves, then Cathy Kelley catches Seth Rollins backstage. Rollins says it is twice that Logan Paul has ruined his WrestleMania plans and has treated everything like a game, then says the joke is on Logan. He says that anyone who has gotten in his way knows a certain side of him all too well, and that he will find Logan Paul and hurt him. He then says The Miz will make a perfect surrogate for suffering since Logan is not here tonight.

Backstage, MVP calls Brock Lesnar a coward who could not escape Bobby Lashley's hurt lock and got himself disqualified. Omos then shows up, and MVP then says that Omos issues a challenge to Lesnar at WrestleMania. He tells Lesnar to show up next week to accept the challenge if he has the intestinal fortitude.

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins beats The Miz by referee stoppage after hitting him with The Stomp twice.

Backstage, Carmella gets a match with Asuka next week from WWE official Adam Pearce. After Carmella leaves, he gets a call from Chelsea Green, who complains about being stuck in Ottawa, Illinois instead of Ottawa, Canada. Adam Pearce tells her they will soon be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, then pretends to have a bad connection and hangs up when Chelsea complains about being stuck in Ottawa.Afterwards, he sees Alpha Academy looking into a mirror only for Bronson Reed asking them if this is how he trains for a match. When Gable says he is preparing for a modeling career, Bronson tells Gable to prepare to wear a full body cast. Otis stares down Bronson and tells him that nobody speaks to Gable like that. Bronson chuckles, then leaves.

It's time for Ding Dong, Hello! Bayley says that today is Family Day and that she has brought Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky in as her guests. When asked what it feels like to be women's tag team champions, Dakota Kai says this would not be possible without Bayley's guidance and that she and Iyo have been dominant for over 100 days. As Dakota Kai lists off who she and Iyo Sky have beaten and proclaims that the two of them will stay dominant, Becky Lynch shows up. Becky Lynch says that Dakota and Iyo have not defend the women's tag team titles for some times and that they are getting dusty, the says that she is considering taking the women's tag team titles at WrestleMania. Bayley tells Becky she has no friends, then Becky says there was one person interested. Lita shows up, and she and Becky head to the ring. Becky and Lita enter through the door, and Bayley says Lita does not even work here and that Becky is desperate if she is bringing in Lita. Becky and Lita say they have made up, and Lita says that if she cannot beat Becky for a title, then she can entertain being a tag champ. Lita challenges Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky to a women's tag team title match, and Bayley says Lita and Becky have not even come close to earning a shot. Lita and Becky state that their accolades speak for themselves. Becky then says that Bayley claims to be the greatest, then says Bayley does not want this to happen because she is scared. Bayley recklessly accepts the challenge, then Becky and Lita take the women's tag titles and raise them up before tossing the titles back to Dakota and Iyo.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Candice LeRae. Candice says Johnny Gargano got banged up on Saturday, then sees Nikki Cross and intercepts her, wanting to know why Nikki is following her. She then says she has a match with Piper Niven next week and cannot focus on her and Nikki, then Nikki whispers something to Candice before running away. Byron asks Candice what Nikki said, and Candice says Nikki has stated that all of her friends are gone and that she is alone. She then says Johnny Gargano will be back, then awkwardly leaves.

WrestleMania 39 is 40 days away!

Bronson Reed beats Chad Gable after Gable is distracted by Otis being handed a business card by Maxxine Dupri at ringside.

Elias is in the ring. Elias says he hopes Rick Boogs is taking notes, as this is the time of the years when legends come out and stars are made, and that there is no bigger star or legend than him. He then wants to know who walks with him at WrestleMania, and Bobby Lashley shows up. Bobby Lashley soon starts slamming Elias around before ramming him into the ring post, then gets Elias back in the ring and hits him with a Spear before putting him in the Hurt Lock. Lashley then grabs a microphone and says everyone has a plan until he locks the Hurt Lock in, then says Brock Lesnar panicked and had to resort to a low blow. He then says nobody breaks the Hurt Lock, and that anyone who disrespects him will be put down.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Edge. Edge says that he is happy that The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio) is in the rear view mirror and that he is back to his goals from coming out of retirement. He says that Austin Theory can shape the next two decades, but wants to know if he can do it. He says that Austin Theory's reign will not last forever and that with age comes wisdom, then says that he has not held championship gold in a while and that nothing lasts forever.

Austin Theory retains the WWE United States Championship against Edge following the interference from Finn Balor. After the match, Finn Balor continues to attack Edge and hits him with the Coup de Grace. He then tells Edge that this is just the beginning before hitting the Coup de Grace again. Shortly after this, Finn Balor then hits Edge with a third Coup de Grace to end the show.

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Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 13, 2023

Becky Lynch and WWE official Adam Pearce are already in the ring to start tonight's show. She says that as good as it felt to beat Bayley in a steel cage match and to have Lita having her back, she realized that her path to WrestleMania was no longer clear and she has been so distracted by Damage CTRL (Bayley, Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai) and that she lost sight of championship gold. She says that as good as it felt to beat Bayley in a steel cage match and to have Lita having her back, she realized that her path to WrestleMania was no longer clear and she has been so distracted by Damage CTRL and that she lost sight of championship gold. Bayley shows up and tells Becky that if she thinks she is getting into the Women's Elimination Chamber Match after what happened between them, she is stupider than the fans, as she did not finish the job and Lita had to finish the job for her. After Becky reminds Bayley that Lita took care of Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai so she could take care of her, Bayley wants the steel cage match stricken from the record books. Bayley says she is a grand slam champion, but Becky says she has main evented WrestleMania. Becky and Bayley then argue about their accomplishments, then Bianca Belair shows up and says that she likes where this is going and says they should go through her to compete in the Elimination Chamber. Adam Pearce makes a Triple Threat Match between the three of them. If Bayley or Becky win, they can enter the Elimination Chamber and start the match off as a a Triple Threat Match, but if neither of them win, neither of them can get in the Chamber.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio). Damian Priest asks if the other men in the United States Championship Elimination Chamber Match are ready for him, and Dominik says he knows Damian will win that match. He also says that Rhea Ripley is still traveling the world, but is still excited for Elimination Chamber. Finn Balor then says that The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) will be "rolled up, bowled up and smoked up" tonight.

The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) beat The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) following the distraction from Dominik Mysterio. After the match, Priest superkicks Ford in the face, but as The Judgment Day attack Ford, Edge and "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix run out to the ring. Edge fends off Finn Balor and Damian Priest, then Rhea Ripley shows up out of nowhere to save Dominik from Beth.

WWE official Adam Pearce oversees a contract signing for Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley at Elimination Chamber. Brock Lesnar shows up first and throws a chair out of the ring, having already signed the contract last week. Pearce then says that he needs Lashley's signature, then Lesnar calls Lashley out. Additional security personnel show up, then three backstage workers bring out a table and chair before Lashley shows up. Lashley says this is not "The Brock Lesnar Show" after Adam Pearce says this is not necessary, and says that whenever he and Lesnar have squared off, he has left him laying, and now, he is in the driver's seat and they are doing things on his terms. He sits as his own table as he says that he has had everyone look at the contract, then says he does not know if he going to sign the contract before Lesnar tells him to get up to the ring and sign the contract. Lashley refuses, and Lesnar threatens to beat Lashley up and make him sign the contract. Lashley says they are face-to-face and that Lesnar does not have the balls to do it. Lesnar then powers through security to make good on his promise. At the stage, however, Lashley slams him into the ramp and hits him with a Spear, then heads to the ring, grabs the contract and signs it before placing it on top of a downed Lesnar.

Piper Niven beats "Michin" Mia Yim.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Baron Corbin. Corbin says it has been a really depressing week, then the cameras cut to Sami Zayn, who is wearing a black hoodie and is suddenly in the ring. Sami says he is not here to hold up the show, then tells "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes that he knows he is here and asks Cody to indulge him and come to the ring. Cody heads to the ring. Sami mentions Cody's verbal altercation with Paul Heyman, then mentions the possibility of the two of them facing off at WrestleMania. He then asks Cody to tell him if it is just lip service or he believes Sami can beat Roman Reigns. Cody says that he meant it when he said that Sami could beat Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, then says that what really matters is not what he believes, but what Sami believes. Cody asks Sami if he believes he can defeat Roman Reigns, and Sami admits he does not know, because Cody has not seen what he has seen as part of The Bloodline for the last nine months and The Bloodline always finds a way. He also says that "G.O.D. Mode" is not a catchphrase and that Roman Reigns is now the best he has ever been, and that he has seen bigger men walking into matches with Roman Reigns only for all of them to go down. He then says that if he is capable of beating Roman Reigns, becoming the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and main eventing WrestleMania, he says yes, but on the subject of walking out of Elimination Chamber as champion, he does not know. Cody finds it strange that Cody does not know when all the fans now, but while he has not seen Roman Reigns up close, there is dissension in The Bloodline and it is all because of Sami. He says that Roman Reigns is still a man, and if he were to crack him open at Elimination Chamber, he would find out for himself. He then says that he intends to finish his story and that Sami should finish his. Cody then says he does not want to see Sami on Raw next Monday, because he would rather want to see him at WrestleMania.

Backstage, Carmella is met by Nikki Cross, who says she was playing hide-and-seek with her new friend. Carmella is creeped out and is more focused on Elimination Chamber, then finds out Asuka is behind her. Carmella runs off, then Candice LeRae shows up. When Candice wants to know why Nikki is following her, Nikki laughs at her and walks away.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Baron Corbin again. Corbin says he is better off without JBL, as he gives him bad advice and hobbles around in a cowboy hat, as he is the past. He says that it is time to prove who Baron Corbin is, and that he is sick and tired of being overlooked. He also says that Roman Reigns will destroy Sami Zayn in front of friend and family, then says he was the last person to beat Roman before he went undefeated. He then says that Roman Reigns has another opponent in "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, who he says was handed opportunities as Cody Rhodes watches from afar. As he says that Cody Rhodes and his family are a joke, Cody jumps Corbin. Cody then fights across a group of referees and calls for a referee for an impromptu match, and Cody attacks Corbin all the way down the ramp and into the ring.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beats Baron Corbin.

Backstage, Natalya is not happy about Becky Lynch and Bayley worming their way into the Women's Elimination Chamber match, but Liv sees them as one more person to beat on the road to WrestleMania. As Natalya takes offense to not being seen as a threat, Raquel Rodriguez tells them to save it for Saturday.

Carmella, Asuka and Nikki Cross beat Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez and Natalya in a six-woman tag match after Asuka attacks everyone before winning the match with an Asuka Lock on Liv Morgan.

Backstage, Otis is eating a hot dog as Chad Gable talks about redoing the Alpha Academy curriculum. When Chad Gable takes the hot dog and throws it away, it hits Mansoor. Maxxine Dupri wants to know if Otis has modeling experience and hands him their business card, then Maximum Male Models (Maxxine Dupri, Mace, Mansoor) leaves. Bronson Reed then walks up to Gable and Otis, snickers, then heads to the ring.

Bronson Reed beats Mustafa Ali.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Edge and Beth Phoenix. Edge says he has been getting tired of the back-and-forth with The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio) for the past year, and Beth says The Judgment Day will find out why they are called "The Grit Couple."

It's time for Miz TV. Tonight's guest is Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. On the subject of Logan Paul, Rollins says that if you have nothing nice to say about some, don't saying anything at all, but Miz mentions Rollins being eliminated from the Royal Rumble by Logan Paul and talking about him on social media. When Miz asks why he will not mention him in real life, Rollins responds with "Shut up, Mike!" - leading to a chant - then says he refuses to talk about him because of WrestleMania, as he wants to headline WrestleMania and that is all that matters to him. He then says that Logan Paul doesn't give a damn about that dream, for he is selfish, soulless and only concerned about lining his own pockets, and says he does not mention him in real life because he does not deserve it. Rollins then goes on to say that Logan wants attention, but what he needs is his teeth kicked in. Miz accuses Rollins of jealousy, but Rollins says that is not it and that Miz cannot be that stupid. Miz says he is not stupid, but Rollins - and the fans - think otherwise, saying he is the only double Grand Slam Champion to headline WrestleMania, which Rollins will never do because of Logan Paul. After some Super Mario Bros. jokes from Miz, Rollins punches Miz in the face and hits him with a chair, then Austin Theory pulls Rollins out of the ring, forcing Rollins to fend him off. Rollins avoids a Skull Crushing Finale, then hits him with The Stomp before Austin Theory gets back in the ring and hits Rollins with A-Town Down.

Backstage, Rick Boogs is met by Elias, who states that he has heard all the comparisons between them, and tells him not to let a potential loss to The Miz get to him. After Elias says they could do a collaboration someday, Boogs says he was born to rip and shred and that he is "Booged Out."

Before the next match, The Miz says the next match is not happening after what just happened to him, but the bell is rung anyway and Rick Boogs beats him for the win.

Backstage, Chelsea Green complains to WWE official Adam Pearce, demanding that she be treated like the star that she is and demands that she be put in tonight's Triple Threat Match between Becky Lynch, Bayley and Bianca Belair. Pearce walks away.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio). Finn Balor says they always have the upper hand, and Dominik Mysterio says says that when it comes to Edge and "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, they used to be good, but the game has passed them by. Damian Priest says that he will walk out of Elimination Chamber as United States Champion and Rhea Ripley will walk out WrestleMania as WWE SmackDown Women's Champion.

We get a closer look at the Elimination Chamber.

Bianca Belair beats Bayley and Becky Lynch in a Triple Threat Match after Carmella, Asuka, Nikki Cross, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez and Natalya attack Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky before brawling with each other on the outside.

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Friday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for January 27, 2023

Bronson Reed beats Akira Tozawa.

We see Nikki Cross laughing as she taps on a road crate.

Nikki Cross beats Dana Brooke.

Friday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for January 6, 2023

Nikki Cross beats Dana Brooke.

Backstage, we hear from Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid. Rip Fowler says that they are here tonight to deliver a message on behalf of The Schism and that everyone will listen. He says they have offered nothing but peace and unity, but the people still resist. Jagger Reid says that tonight, Rip Fowler will compete as an individual, but togetherness is the message they wish to send. He says they will both stand side by side as they deliver a statement to the fans. Fowler says the fans continue to celebrate Shelton Bejmain's career, but the real celebration is that the message of The Schism can spread further from NXT to everyone watching on Main Event, as they represent unity, strength and a place for people to unlock and realize their true potential. He says that The Schism are four roots of one tree, and that they would like to thank Shelton Benjamin for his contributions over the last twenty years and for his sacrifice tonight.

We see a video package chronicling Shelton Benjamin's contributions to WWE.

Backstage, Shelton Benjamin is congratulated when he runs into Mia Yim. Both of them smile.

Shelton Benjamin beats Rip Fowler. After the match, Shelton says he has recently celebrated twenty years since his debut in WWE, and thanks the fans for allowing him all this time to live all of his childhood dream. This leads to a "Thank You Shelton" chant in the crowd, and Shelton says that he is not done, for he is still "The Gold Standard" and there is no stopping him now.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for December 5, 2022

In footage from earlier today, The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa, Sami Zayn) pull up at the arena when they are interviewed by Byron Saxton. Suddenly, Matt Riddle speeds by on his scooter, then Jey Uso says he and Jimmy will get Riddle and Elias like they get everyone else. Suddenly, Elias shows up as Jimmy is speaking, but he is jumped from behind by Solo Sikoa.

The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa, Sami Zayn) head to the ring. Before the next match, Jimmy Uso announces that tonight's tag team title match is cancelled after The Bloodline beat up Matt Riddle and Elias, then says Riddle does not have to be humiliated tonight and Elias can work on any song he wants to. Suddenly, Riddle shows up and says beating up Elias before he could get some WWE gold, then says it is not "Ucey" for The Bloodline to run from a fight, then Sami Zayn says Riddle cannot decide what is and what is not Ucey and that he is an "Uceologist." He says that Solo Sikoa proving why he is the enforcer is "Ucey," as is The Usos proving they are the best tag team of all time. He then says Riddle showing up thinking he had a chance is "not Ucey," and suggest to Riddle that he go home or get beaten up like Elias. Riddle then says that he has found a tag team partner and that there will be a tag team title match tonight. He then admits that while they do not get along, they hate The Bloodline. Kevin Owens shows up.

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) retain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships against Kevin Owens and Matt Riddle following the distraction from Sami Zayn that allows The Usos to hit the 1D for the win. After the match, The Usos and Sami Zayn attack Riddle, but Owens runs them off with a chair. Solo Sikoa, however, sticks around in the ring and attacks Riddle before hitting him with the Samoan Spike. Solo then smashes Riddle with a hip attack in the corner before bringing a chair into the ring. He wraps the chair around Riddle's neck, then hits another hip attack on the chair. Solo leaves as medical staff fit Matt Riddle with a neck brace and place him on a stretcher.

It is announced that there are two women's Triple Threat Matches tonight. Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross are in one, while Asuka, Bayley and Rhea Ripley are in the other. The two winners will square off next week to decide a #1 contender for the Raw women's title.

Backstage, Rhea Ripley says Bayley and Asuka have been incredible and very good at what they do, but they are not her, and when she is done with them and Bianca, the Raw women's division will call her "Mami."

JBL's Poker Invitational takes place backstage. JBL welcomes everyone to the event, then Dexter Lumis shows up with his Louis Vuitton bag of money. JBL tells Dexter he is not invited until Dexter dumps the money, which causes JBL to change his tune.

Before the next match, Becky Lynch shows up in the crowd and says hello to Bayley, then says she was thinking about how Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky) beat her up last week before saying they have not faced each other one-on-one in three years. She says they barely scratched the surface, then she left and Bayley accomplished a lot, then they kept missing each other when one returned and the other was gone, but Bayley makes it clear that she does not care and that Becky only cares about herself. Bayley then says that she cares about the fans, not Becky, and that she has been looking out for the fans and the locker room since Becky had been gone, and that the fans have no respect for what she has been doing. Becky says that only two-thirds of Damage CTRL have been successful because she sees "two champs and one loser," then says she hopes Bayley wins so they can see if she is tough enough to face "The Man." As Becky leaves, she comes face-to-face with Rhea Ripley, and a referee has to stop them from getting physical during their stand-off. Both of them sarcastically wish each other good luck, then Rhea heads to the ring and Becky heads to the back.

Bayley beats Asuka and Rhea Ripley in a Triple Threat Match to advance to next week's #1 contendership match for the Raw Women's Championship. After the match, Rhea Ripley gets back in the ring and attacks Asuka while Bayley watches from the ramp, and Rhea hits Asuka with Riptide.

It is announced that Drew McIntyre is not medically cleared to compete this week and that Drew McIntyre will be back soon. Butch will replace McIntyre in this week's tag team title match on SmackDown.

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins heads to the ring. Rollins announces that next week, he will go one-on-one with Bobby Lashley to determine a #1 contender for the WWE United States Championship. He says that he has a lot of things to say to Lashley, but with Lashley not here, it is not a lot of fun, and he would rather the crowd have fun singing his song. Suddenly, Lashley arrives. Lashley says he is here and asks Rollins what he would like to tell him, then tells him to be careful with that. Rollins says Lashley has not been the same since he lost to Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel, and wants to know what is up with his obsession with Lesnar. Lashley says Rollins is trying to get under his skin and rattle him again, but Rollins concludes that Lashley is jealous, not scared, of Brock Lesnar, and that Lesnar had the career Lashley wishes he had. Lashley grabs Rollins and says this is about the two of them and the championship that should be around his waist, but Rollins says the championship will not fill the void that Lesnar made, and that if he does not get his head right, winning will be easier for him than last time.Lashley clotheslines Rollins immediately, and this starts a brawl that quickly goes to the outside that officials have to break up. Rollins breaks free and gets his hands on Lashley again, but he is corralled by officials into the ring. This doesn't stop Lashley from breaking through and getting to Rollins, and officials have to break them up. Lashley then inadvertently hits Petey Williams with a Spear.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Austin Theory, who says that he saw two former champions of the past fighting over scraps while unaware that they have been forgotten about while "the forever" is just beginning. Theory suddenly runs into Mustafa Ali, who tells Theory that his mouth writes checks that he can't cash. Theory tells Ali that he just keep running his mouth and getting beaten down, and tells him to quit. Ali says he will not quit and he will get back in his face and become champion. Theory says that if he wants his shot, then says that once he is done with him, he does not want to hear from him about title shots again.

At JBL's Poker Invitational, Chad Gable boasts that he knows what poker is all about. This leads to a "shoosh-nerd" battle between Gable and Luke Gallows while Baron Corbin tries to get a read on Dexter Lumis and thinks he has nothing. Corbin has a straight, but Dexter has a full house. Corbin accuses Dexter of cheating, and as he threatens to beat him up, Dexter puts an axe on the table, which shuts Corbin up. At the other table, Akira Tozawa and Dominik Mysterio have a verbal altercation after Dominik is caught cheating, and JBL tells them to take it outside. Tozawa tells Dominik he will see him in the ring.

Austin Theory retains the WWE United States Championship by disqualification against Mustafa Ali after he is suddenly attacked from behind by Dolph Ziggler. After the match, Ali confronts Ziggler, but Theory lays both of them out and hits Ziggler with the A-Town Down.

Backstage, JBL is met by The Miz, who wants to know why he was not invited to the JBL's Poker Invitational. When JBL tells him he must buy in, The Miz mentions he has no money and offers his Rolex, but JBL tells him his Rolex is not real. An offended Miz leaves.

Backstage at JBL's Poker Invitational, Baron Corbin gets caught with some extra cards in his sleeve. This leads to Baron Corbin and Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) arguing with The O.C ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson), which leads to them having a match and Dexter Lumis walking away with all the money. Before he and Johnny Gargano pack away the money in the Louis Vuitton bag, Dexter Lumis tosses a stack of $100 bills to the dealer, who runs off with them.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Bianca Belair, who admits that while Bayley was impressive tonight, she knows how to deal with her. She also says that all the potential contenders are dangerous in their own ways, but no matter who wins, they will have to be ready for her.

We see footage of Matt Riddle being placed in an ambulance from earlier tonight.

JBL guests on commentary for the next match.

The O.C. ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) beat Baron Corbin and Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) in a six-man tag match.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Candice LeRae. Upon learning she must face Iyo Sky next week, LeRae says she is a marked woman thanks to Damage CTRL and that she had to send them a message after they injured her, as she is now a mother and has more to fight for. Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis show up with the money from JBL's Poker Invitiational, and Gargano has to stop Candice from cussing when she sees all the money. Candice leaves the interview by saying that they have to spend the money.

Dominik Mysterio beats Akira Tozawa after avoiding the top rope senton. After the match, The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) show up before Dominik can attack Tozawa again, and The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Riplye, Dominik Mysterio) retreat.

Backstage, WWE official Adam Pearce tells Bobby Lashley that he knows what happened with Petey Williams was an accident, but warns him that if something like that happens again, his hands will be tied. Lashley responds by telling Pearce to make sure nobody else stands in his way.

Alexa Bliss beats Nikki Cross and Becky Lynch in a Triple Threat Match to face Bayley for #1 contendership of the Raw Women's Championship next week after Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky drag Becky Lynch out of the ring, allowing Alexa Bliss to hit Nikki Cross with the Twisted Bliss for the win.

This week on Raw Talk: Austin Theory! Bayley! The O.C. ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, "Michin" Mia Yim)!

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