05/09/2022
https://youtu.be/0uNxWUO7abY
RAW Recap:
• The Bloodline kick off the show.
Paul Heyman tells people at home they should put their kids down, because look at those kids anyway, and take the chance to acknowledge your Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
Fans boo but a “Roman!” chant also starts up. Reigns calls on North Carolina to acknowledge him.
RK-Bro suddenly drop The Usos out of nowhere with dual RKOs. Drew McIntyre then comes out.
Orton and Riddle exit the ring now so Drew can have Reigns to himself.
They start brawling, but Usos rush the ring to help Reigns but RK-Bro also returns to the ring.
The six-man brawl continues as the officials rush the ring to restore order.
• Alpha Academy & Kevin Owens def. Street Profits & Ezekiel: Gable rolls up Ezekiel for the win (9:28).
• Backstage, Adam Pearce says WWE upper management want to see Deville compete again with no other powers.
Pearce makes Deville, Becky Lynch & Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka, Bianca Belair & Liv Morgan for later.
Deville says how about we make it a No Holds Barred match but Pearce says tonight there is no “we” as Deville has no executive powers at all.
• Veer Mahaan def. Burt Hansen (1:34).
• AJ Styles def. Damian Priest via roll-up (11:02).
Priest is now banned from the ringside at WrestleMania Backlash.
Post-match, Edge immediately rushes the ring and unloads on AJ. Priest then drops AJ with The Reckoning.
Two steel chairs are brought in, but Finn Balor comes out to a big pop. Balor unloads and clears the ring.
Finn and AJ embrace and do the “too sweet” gesture.
• Backstage, Cedric Alexander is interested in renewing the previous business relationship he had with MVP.
MVP says he has moved onto bigger and better things.
Cedric says tonight so he’s going to show what he can do on his own, against Bobby Lashley.
• Miz welcomes us to Miz TV and introduces his guest, Mustafa Ali.
Ali’s music is cut during his entrance and Miz wonders how a miscue happened on MizTV.
Miz brings up last week's interruption and asks if Ali’s act of desperation was because the fans forgot about him during his hiatus.
Ali tries to speak but his mic is still off. Miz tells Ali to please don’t go to Twitter to complain.
Ali finally has a live mic now. He says the only thing he and fans have to complain about is Miz still being in WWE.
Ali says the difference is, when he’s upset he goes to the fans because they matter, while Miz goes to the powers that be.
Theory interrupts and talks some trash. Ali says he wants a title shot, but he wants to fight for it.
Theory already went to Vince and he booked Ali vs. Theory in a Championship Contender’s match for tonight.
Ali accepts the match, but Theory forgot to tell Ali that the match will be a 2-on-1 Handicap Match.
• Handicap Match: The Miz & Theory def. Mustafa Ali (2:48).
Post-match, Tommaso Ciampa hits the ring and attacks Ali.
• Nikki A.S.H. pins Dana Brooke to become the new 24/7 champion.
Brooke says Reggie better get her a title match tonight if he wants to save their marriage.
• Dana Brooke def. Nikki A.S.H. to regain the 24/7 Championship (1:30).
Post-match, Reggie tries to roll her up, but Dana breaks the pin and slaps Reggie. Brooke declares she wants a divorce.
• Seth Rollins is in the ring for "Seth Rollins Appreciation Night".
Rollins talks about how we should celebrate a visionary, a revolutionary, a global s*x symbol and fashion icon.
The crowd starts singing Rollins’ theme and he says this is giving him chills. Fans then chant “we want Cody!”.
Rollins sends us to a video package to show how good he is but Cody Rhodes comes out to a big pop.
Cody congratulates Rollins, truly.
Cody says he could tell Rollins he’s one of the best and it would be true, and he could say Rollins is delusional, which would also be true.
Rollins brings up Dusty Rhodes and says like Cody, Dusty was an egomaniac, who transcended the business.
Rollins says it looks like the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree and Dusty was delusional, like Cody.
He says Dusty wanted to be WWE Champion but wasn’t good enough, and as long as Rollins is here, Cody isn’t good enough either.
They brawl and Cody drops Rollins with a Cody Cutter. Cody then stands tall in the ring, as Rollins retreats.
• Bobby Lashley def. Cedric Alexander (2:37).
• Backstage, R-Truth tries talking Reggie into a good mood but Reggie says he had the love of his life and he blew it.
Truth hopes Reggie has a prenuptial agreement but Reggie doesn’t know what that is.
Truth offers his services as a divorce attorney to Reggie & Dana. They go walking past a sad looking Nikki A.S.H.
Doudrop walks up and asks Nikki if she’s done playing around, and if she’s ready to start taking things more seriously.
Nikki responds with “yes.”
• Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan & Asuka def. Sonya Deville, Rhea Ripley & Becky Lynch: Liv drops Deville with Ob-Livion for the win (15:15).