WWE Raw Results – 3/30/20

WWE Raw Results
March 30, 2020
Orlando, Florida (WWE Performance Center)
Commentary:  Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton

 

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The Undertaker appears and calls AJ Styles by his real name: Allan Jones. Styles has a big mouth. Undertaker doesn’t know if he has a big set or he’s just really that stupid. Either way, his mouth is writing checks his ass can’t cash. Styles probably thought that by dropping pipe bombs, he’d get under his skin. Undertaker has heard a lot worse from far better than Styles. There are some truths to what Styles has been saying. Styles mentioned 10-15 years ago, he probably wouldn’t want to try the Undertaker. You damn right! Styles was content being a big fish in a little pond because he knew he didn’t have what it took to hang with him, Stone Cold, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Eddie Guerrero, Booker T, and Edge… the very best the business had to offer. The Phenomenal One… my ass. Styles waited until they were all gone except him.

Undertaker has far more matches behind him than he has in front. Allan has stepped in something there’s no coming back from. His foolish pride made bad decisions for him. All the things he said, he gets it. It’s business. Where he crossed the line was when he mentioned his wife. Styles is mad his wife does the Faith Breaker a.k.a. the Styles Clash and got it over. Styles will pay the ultimate price for disrespecting his wife, Michelle McCool. He’ll pay the price in a boneyard, Styles’ idea. Styles wants to be relevant at the Showcase of the Immortals. Who better to make that happen than The Undertaker? Try him. He’ll make Styles famous. He hopes Styles brings those “ass clowns” Gallows and Anderson because all three of them will feel the wrath of the unholy trinity he’s bringing. They will get hurt and suffer. Most importantly they will Rest… In… Peace. A graphic shows a gravestone with “AJ Styles: 1977-2020” behind The Undertaker.

 

Aleister Black vs. Jason Cade

Black quickly sweeps the feet and calmly sits in the center of the ring. Cade doesn’t know what Black is doing. Black blocks a kick, but Cade comes back with an enzuigiri. Black kicks away the hand and connects with Black Mass for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Aleister Black

 

The Street Profits and Kevin Owens vs. Angel Garza, Austin Theory, and Seth Rollins w/ Zelina Vega

It’ll be Kevin Owens starting against Seth Rollins, but Rollins quickly tags in Austin Theory. Owens punches Theory down and chops the chest. Owens punches him in the corner before backing up. Owens taunts Rollins and tags in Angelo Dawkins. Dawkins quickly tags in Montez Ford. Dawkins shoulder blocks Theory down before flipping Ford onto him. Angel Garza runs in, so the Street Profits hit him with a double-team flapjack onto Theory. Ford then wipes Garza and Theory out with a summersault plancha.

We come back from the break to see Ford get away from Garza, but Garza soon dropkicks him down and rips his pants off. Theory tags in and takes Ford down for a near fall. Theory applies a chin lock and knees Ford. Ford throws Theory to the apron, but he lands on his feet. Theory hits a rolling thunder into a dropkick for a near fall. Theory forearms Ford down and clubs the back a few times. Theory goes for a back suplex, but Ford flips through.

Dawkins tags in and shoulder blocks Theory before knocking Rollins and Garza off the apron. Dawkins hits Theory with an exploder suplex. Rollins blind tags in. Dawkins splashes Theory in the corner and goes for a bulldog, but Theory throws him over the top rope. Dawkins quickly shoulder blocks Garza before getting in the ring and turning Theory inside out with a shoulder block. Rollins then superkicks Dawkins. Owens smiles at Rollins and tells Dawkins to get to him and make the tag. Rollins stomps Dawkins and punches him down. Rollins chokes Dawkins on the ropes until the referee admonishes him. Garza kicks Dawkins in the face. Theory tags in and stomps Dawkins before punching him. Garza tags in and attacks Dawkins before jumping on the back for a two count. Rollins tags in and kicks Dawkins in the ribs. Rollins hits a snapmare and kicks him in the spine. Rollins applies a chin lock and elbows the face. Rollins applies a chin lock before transitioning to a front facelock. Dawkins punches out, but Rollins knees him and punches Ford off the apron. Owens taunts Rollins. Dawkins rolls Rollins up for a two count. Rollins quickly hits a Sling Blade and punches away at Dawkins. Dawkins blocks a superkick and punches Rollins down.

Owens tags in, and Rollins quickly scurries to his corner and tags Garza in. Owens chops Garza and sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Owens quickly clotheslines him down and hits a senton splash. Owens hits a cannonball in the corner and goes to the top rope. Owens hits a senton bomb, but Theory breaks up the pin. Ford quickly hits Theory with an enzuigiri. Ford goes for a summersault plancha on Theory, but misses and slams hard on the ramp! It looks like Ford miscalculated where Theory was. In the ring, Owens hits Garza with a Stunner for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: The Street Profits and Kevin Owens

 

 

Kevin Owens is still in the ring. Seth Rollins may have kicked some sense into him. Owens thought a lot about what Rollins said last week and he has something to say. Last Monday, Rollins walked around this place and said this building was built because of him. Everyone that comes through this place should be thankful to Rollins. Owens says he’s heard otherwise. This place was built in spite of Rollins. Rollins was a nightmare to deal with the minute he stepped foot in that warehouse in Tampa. No one could stand Rollins. He knew everything about everything. Rollins proved everyone right when people said he is “an arrogant dipshit.”

Owens is not delusional like Rollins. Rollins proved him right last week. Rollins talked about all his WrestleMania moments and said he’s a god. Rollins said Owens is a disappointment. Those words stayed with him. While Owens may not have all the WrestleMania moments Rollins does, he can claim the same accolades. He’s been the Intercontinental Champion, United States Champion, and was Universal Champion well before Rollins. Those WrestleMania moments and accomplishments he got weren’t done on his own. Owens had someone watching his back with him one way or the other. So did Rollins. None of those WrestleMania moments Rollins has weren’t accomplished alone. Rollins always had backup or found an underhanded way to get them. Rollins needs to be honest with himself. The only thing Rollins said that made sense is everything someone accomplished doesn’t matter when you get here. On Saturday when they get in the ring at WrestleMania, their pasts don’t matter. All that matters is they’re going one-on-one. This Saturday night, he’ll show that Rollins is not a prophet, messiah, or a god when he pins him in the ring and takes his first WrestleMania moment from Rollins. This Saturday, Owens will be the one to burn it down.

 

Edge is shown backstage. Edge mentions that Randy Orton said Adam Copeland is a junkie for Edge. Orton is probably right. It’s not about ego. Edge just loves the feeling that happens in the arena. That explosion when his music hits, that connection he has from the audience. He’s one of them. He came from them. They’re all junkies for this. As a 13 year old kid sitting in the 11th row for Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior… if you’re not a junkie for this, you’re taking up space and in his way.

They have different definitions of the word “grit.” To Orton, grit means being handpicked for Evolution and resting on the laurels and coasting on his family name with spurts of magic for 20 years, ok with being ok. Ok for Orton is better than most, but to him grit is the type of man that will reach down into the hole and pull somebody out that probably doesn’t deserve it. Grit is refusing to be in Evolution because he doesn’t want to be someone’s lackey. Grit is forging your own Hall of Fame career. To him grit is thinking about how to get back here everyday for 9 years and end this on his own terms. Edge said that Orton is jealous of him, but he’s not. Orton is jealous of Edge’s passion. You can’t fabricate passion. He has it and Orton doesn’t. The only time Orton has passion is when he’s around. Edge lights a fire under him and everyone sees it but Orton. Everyone is saying this is the best Orton has ever been. The last time Orton tried this hard was 9 years ago. That must scare Orton. Edge inspires passion and that scares Orton. Orton is a junkie for the way Edge makes him feel.

Those voices in Orton’s head made him make a terrible mistake. Orton attacked his pack and almost had him believing the Royal Rumble was enough closure for him, but then he put his hands on his wife and uttered the names of his little girls to pull him back in. Orton accepted a Last Man Standing match with him, a man who will dive face-first into a flaming table with thumbtacks in his body just to grab the torch Orton took for granted. Orton dug himself another hole. This time, he’s not pulling him back out. He’ll push Orton so far in that he’ll never get back out. Edge looks psychotic as he finishes.

 

Asuka vs. Kayden Carter

Asuka shouts in Japanese and peaks the microphones before shouting, “Who are you?” No one is ready for Asuka!

The bell rings, and Carter dropkicks her into the ropes. Carter punches away at Asuka, but Asuka soon hits a butt bump. Asuka kicks Carter in the head, but Carter blocks a kick. Asuka goes for a takedown, but Carter rolls her up for a two count. Carter quickly follows up with a dropkick for a near fall. Asuka blocks a kick and picks the ankle before hitting a German Suplex. Asuka viciously kicks her in the head before applying the Asuka Lock for the submission.

Winner by Submission: Asuka

 

WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman are already in the ring. Heyman introduces himself and says he’d hate to pull the curtain back on the wrestling industry. Heyman believes in the magic of WWE. Heyman loves being in a business where we take larger than life individuals and promote them to a global audience. This is the final segment on the final Raw before WrestleMania. This is the most unique WrestleMania of our lifetimes not just because it’s too big for one night. This is the most unique time we’ll ever experience.

They call this the go home segment of the show on the go home show. Why is the champion Brock Lesnar in the ring on this segment every year? Lesnar is the beast to slay, the one to conquer, the one to beat on the single biggest show of the year. This year, Drew McIntyre has truly stepped up. Heyman gives his compliments to him. McIntyre is that special. Compared to the guy on the street, McIntyre is that special. Compared to that dumbass in the gym that thinks he can do WWE stuff — they can’t — McIntyre is special. Compared to the locker room, the most extraordinary roster in history, McIntyre is special. You know who else was special? The Rock who got laid out and beaten for the title by Lesnar. Hulk Hogan was also special, but his blood was rubbed on Lesnar’s chest. Randy Couture, John Cena, The Undertaker were all special and icons that stood above all the other icons. At the end of the day when they got in the ring against a once ever athlete like Lesnar, they ended up like everyone else: not so god damn special and just Brock’s bitch.

Heyman says Drew McIntyre doesn’t need him to promote how good the Claymore Kick is. So was the Rock Bottom, Hulk Hogan’s Leg Drop, Randy Couture and Shane Carwin’s knockout punches, Cena’s Attitude Adjustment, and Undertaker’s Chokeslam and Tombstone, but not on the day they stepped in with Lesnar. It truly mattered after the bell rang. Now that Lesnar knows the Claymore Kick is coming, he’s either mastered a strategy to avoid it or he’ll eat it and see if it can take him down. Heyman has something. It’s more than a prediction or a spoiler. It’s an absolute guarantee. Next year on the go home segment on the go home Raw before WrestleMania, you know who will be standing here? Brock Lesnar with the title over his shoulder. Heyman will be talking about how McIntyre had a great story to tell, but he got beaten fugly at the 2020 WrestleMania by the reigning, defending, undisputed WWE World Heavyweight Champion. McIntyre will walk in special and leave just like everybody else: nothing more than Brock’s bitch.

 

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WWE Raw Results – 3/16/20

 
WWE Raw Results
March 16, 2020
Orlando, Florida (WWE Performance Center)
Commentary: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Jerry “The King” Lawler

 

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A replay is shown of AJ Styles saying Undertaker’s wife, Michelle McCool, is trying to kill him. The Undertaker is here, as is AJ Styles. They will sign the contract to make the match official for WrestleMania. Lawler talks about Stone Cold Steve Austin being here to celebrate 3:16 Day.

Edge’s music hits, and the Rated-R Superstar makes his way to the ring. Edge says it’s been a strange few months for he and his wife, Beth Phoenix.

Edge says when he met Randy Orton 20 years ago when Bob Orton introduced them, he knew their careers would intertwine. Tearing down houses for the Intercontinental Championship and trying to destroy DX as Rated-RKO. They also owe credit to Mick Foley, who handed the torch to both of them. They grabbed it, but there was one lesson he took from Foley that Orton didn’t: grit. Edge used the grit to persevere through the neck surgeries to get back and compete at the Royal Rumble.

Edge and Orton have a lot in common, but Orton is an entitled brat. Orton is one of the best to ever do this, but he had all of this handed to him on a silver platter. Orton’s dad handed this all to him. It makes Orton so jealous that a guy like Edge had to work for everything and got it. Edge was raised by a single parent who broke her back to see that his dreams came true. Edge did it. It makes Orton jealous that he came back after nine years and threw him out. That’s what this is all about. It’s not love. Orton doesn’t love him. Orton is jealous of him because he can’t do what Edge can do.

Two weeks ago, Beth comes back to give a medical update on him. What no one realizes… what Orton didn’t realize is that she was here to retire for him again. She didn’t think it was fair that someone should be forced to retire from what they love not once, but twice. Orton couldn’t let her finish what she was going to say. Orton talked about how Edge pulled him out of all those holes… Orton pulled Edge out of a hole. Orton pulled him away from a horrible decision. Edge says it’s simple math. At WrestleMania… if Orton has the guts, it’s Edge versus Orton in a Last Man Standing match! This is not a story that Orton dictates. Edge writes this story. It’s not a tragedy. It’s a redemptive story. At WrestleMania, Orton won’t stand back up.

Earlier today, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch rode up to the WWE Performance Center in a semi. It is decorated with her face and logo. Lynch gets out of the truck and walks into the center.

30-Man Men’s Royal Rumble Match

WWE Champion Brock Lesnar makes his entrance. Elias is the second entrant. While Elias is making his entrance, he says that Lesnar is a “brain dead gorilla.” Elias says there is an unavoidable truth that WWE stands for Walk With Elias. Elias is going to sing a song called for “Sacrificial Lamb.” Elias sing about himself being the “Sacrificial Lamb.” Lesnar trips getting out of the ring and chases Elias into the ring.

No. 1: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar

No. 2: Elias

The bell rings, and the Royal Rumble begins. Lesnar viciously takes Elias down and shoulders him. Lesnar connects with a German Suplex and stands over Elias. Paul Heyman gives Lesnar the guitar, and Lesnar slams it on Elias’ back. Lesnar then eliminates Elias and stands alone in the ring.

Elias has been eliminated.

No. 3: Erick Rowan

Erick Rowan comes to the ring with the cage. Rowan gets in the ring and charges, but Lesnar ducks a clothesline. Lesnar goes for a German Suplex, but Rowan gets out. Rowan charges, but Lesnar gets away and clotheslines him out of the ring. Lesnar is again standing alone in the ring. Lesnar taunts the crowd.

Erick Rowan has been eliminated.

No. 4: Robert Roode

Roode gets in the ring and punches away at Lesnar. Lesnar sends him to the corner and charges, but Roode gets the knees up. Lesnar quickly takes him down and hits an F5. Lesnar grabs Roode and throws him over the top rope. The crowd is furious. Lesnar takes the WWE Championship and holds it up.

Robert Roode has been eliminated.

No. 5: John Morrison

Lesnar laughs as Morrison gets in the ring. Lesnar kicks him back and absolutely launches Morrison over the top rope with a belly-to-belly suplex. Morrison lasted 8 seconds.

John Morrison has been eliminated.

Lesnar continues to taunt the crowd and waits for the next victim. Lesnar has had four easy eliminations.

No. 6: Kofi Kingston

Kingston kicks and punches away at Lesnar before Lesnar hits a belly-to-belly overhead suplex. Lesnar connects with a German Suplex that spikes Kingston on his head. Lesnar stands over Kingston and smiles. Lesnar drives Kingston into the corner and kicks him.

No. 7: Rey Mysterio

Mysterio tries to pepper Lesnar with quick strikes before Lesnar pancakes him. Lesnar sends Mysterio into Kingston in the corner. Lesnar pulls them both in for a double short-arm clothesline. Lesnar smiles as he stares at the carnage. Lesnar turns Mysterio inside out with a German Suplex. Lesnar is sweating profusely. Lesnar grabs Kingston and hits a German Suplex.

No. 8: Big E

Big E checks on Kingston and Mysterio at ringside, who rolled out of the ring to recover. All three get in the ring and triple-team Lesnar. Kingston hits Trouble in Paradise on Lesnar. Big E then hits Lesnar with the Big Ending. Mysterio hits a 619 on Lesnar, and Big E shoulders him. Mysterio jumps off Big E’s back, but Lesnar grabs him and eliminates him.

Rey Mysterio has been eliminated.

Lesnar jumps off Big E’s back to hit Kingston with a clothesline. Lesnar then eliminates Big E.

Big E has been eliminated.

Lesnar stands over Kingston and attacks. Lesnar then eliminates Kingston with an F5 over the top rope.

Kofi Kingston has been eliminated.

No. 9: Cesaro

Cesaro attacks Lesnar with some uppercuts. Lesnar gives him a suplex and clotheslines him over the top rope to eliminate him. Lesnar holds up the WWE Championship to boos from the crowd. Lesnar is once again alone in the ring.

Cesaro has been eliminated.

No. 10: Shelton Benjamin

Lesnar smiles as his former college roommate comes down to the ring. Heyman shakes hands with Benjamin and hugs him. Heyman tells him to get in the ring with Lesnar. Lesnar and Benjamin shake hands and hug. They high five in the ring and hug again. They set up and wait for someone else to come down. Lesnar then gives him a German Suplex and clotheslines his friend over the top rope!

Shelton Benjamin has been eliminated.

Lesnar laughs as he stands alone in the ring. Lesnar is at 9 eliminations so far. Lesnar is sweating like crazy.

No. 11: WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura

Nakamura knees away at him before hitting a kick to the temple. Lesnar then picks Nakamura up and dumps him over the top rope for his tenth elimination. Lesnar is three away from tying the record for eliminations and four from breaking it.

Shinsuke Nakamura has been eliminated.

No. 12: MVP

Montel Vontavious Porter is back. Lesnar dances to MVP’s music as he makes his entrance. MVP walks around the ring and tries to get to Paul Heyman. MVP chases Heyman before Lesnar grabs him. MVP snaps Lesnar off the top rope and punches him. Lesnar kicks MVP and hits an F5. Lesnar then throws MVP over the top rope.

MVP has been eliminated.

No. 13: NXT North American Champion Keith Lee

Lesnar looks impressed and mouths, “Big boy!” Lee gets in the ring, and Lesnar is basking in the glory. Lesnar and Lee go face-to-face. Lesnar knees Lee in the chest before having a whip reversed. Lee absorbs a shoulder block from Lesnar and viciously shoulder blocks him down. Lee attacks Lesnar in the corner and hits a running forearm. The crowd is going wild. They then take each other out with a double clothesline.

No. 14: Braun Strowman

Strowman avalanches Lesnar and Lee before dropkicking Lee. Lee is knocked under the bottom rope. Lee is not eliminated. Strowman leaves the ring and hits Lee with a shoulder tackle. Strowman gets in the ring and clotheslines Lesnar. Strowman scoops Lesnar up, but Lesnar slides off and hits a German Suplex. Lesnar then gives Lee a German Suplex. Lesnar hits another German Suplex on Strowman before spiking Lee on his head with one. Strowman and Lee get to their feet and go face-to-face. They start brawling before Lesnar eliminates them both.

Keith Lee and Braun Strowman have been eliminated.

No. 15: Ricochet

Lesnar has tied the record with 13 eliminations! Ricochet goes for a springboard, but Lesnar catches him. Lesnar throws him down before sending him across the ring.

No. 16: Drew McIntyre

McIntyre stares a hole through Lesnar as he gets in the ring. Lesnar removes his gloves and prepares to square up. Ricochet low blows Lesnar, and McIntyre Claymore Kicks him over the top rope! Wow!!

Brock Lesnar has been eliminated.

The crowd is absolutely losing it. Ricochet takes McIntyre down. Ricochet goes for a standing shooting star press, but McIntyre catches him and throws him over the top rope.

Ricochet has been eliminated.

No. 17: The Miz

McIntyre quickly takes Miz down before counting down and hitting a Claymore Kick. McIntyre then eliminates The Miz. 16 men have been eliminated by two individuals in the Royal Rumble.

The Miz has been eliminated.

The crowd is singing a furious Brock Lesnar to the back. Lesnar has not left yet. McIntyre continues to stare at Lesnar. Lesnar finally leaves through the crowd.

No. 18: AJ Styles

Styles punches away at McIntyre, but McIntyre sends him back. Styles goes for a Phenomenal Forearm. McIntyre avoids it and shoulder tackles him down. McIntyre goes for a suplex, but Styles gets out and applies a Calf Crusher. McIntyre slams his head off the mat to get out of the hold.

No. 19: Dolph Ziggler

Ziggler gets in McIntyre’s face and talks trash. Styles chop blocks McIntyre. Ziggler punches away at McIntyre. Ziggler then forearms Styles down. McIntyre powers Ziggler to the corner and sends him across the ring with a belly-to-belly overhead suplex. McIntyre chops the chest of Ziggler in the corner before chopping Styles.

No. 20: Karl Anderson

Anderson attacks McIntyre to save Styles. McIntyre eats a superkick. Ziggler, Styles, and Anderson try to eliminate McIntyre, but he fights it. Styles punches Ziggler and sends him into Anderson for a spinebuster. Anderson tries to eliminate Ziggler while Styles attacks McIntyre.

No. 21: Edge

Edge has just entered his first match since retiring in 2011! Edge spears Ziggler before spearing Anderson! Edge sends McIntyre into the corner before hitting a facebuster. Edge then spears McIntyre. Edge and Styles go face-to-face. Edge gets out of a strike combo, but Styles hits an overhead kick. Edge immediately comes back with a Spear on Styles. This is absolutely surreal.

No. 22: King Corbin

Corbin gets in the ring and hits a chokeslam backbreaker on Anderson. McIntyre turns Ziggler inside out with a chop. Corbin punches Edge down in the corner. Edge then eliminates Styles from the match.

AJ Styles has been eliminated.

No. 23: Matt Riddle

Riddle kicks away at McIntyre’s chest before hitting Edge with a Ripcord Knee. Corbin then grabs Riddle by the hair and eliminates him.

Matt Riddle has been eliminated.

Riddle is furious. Corbin helps Ziggler up and waves goodbye to Riddle.

No. 24: Luke Gallows

Corbin hits Edge with a Deep Six. McIntyre then eliminates Corbin!

King Corbin has been eliminated.

Gallows and Anderson grab Edge and hit the Magic Killer. They stand over him and wait for the next competitor.

No. 25: Randy Orton

Orton gets in the ring and gives Gallows and Anderson RKOs. Rated-RKO then reunite to eliminate Gallows and Anderson. Orton and Edge smile at each other.

Luke Gallows has been eliminated.
Karl Anderson has been eliminated.

No. 26: Roman Reigns

Reigns punches and spears Ziggler before eliminating him.

Dolph Ziggler has been eliminated.

Reigns and McIntyre start to square off.

No. 27: Kevin Owens

Owens punches Reigns down before hitting cannonballs on Reigns and Edge. Owens hits McIntyre with a Pop-up Powerbomb. Owens goes for a Pop-up Powerbomb on Reigns, but Reigns gets out. Owens then gives Reigns a Stunner. Orton stalks Owens, but Owens gives him a Stunner. Owens grabs Edge and goes to eliminate him.

No. 28: Aleister Black

Black knees Owens down before elbowing Edge back and kneeing him. McIntyre hits Black with a Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre goes for a Claymore Kick, but Black floors him with a Black Mass!

No. 29: Samoa Joe

Joe and Owens almost immediately come to blows.

No. 30: Seth Rollins

The Monday Night Messiah comes to the ring with Buddy Murphy and AOP. Joe and Owens go under the bottom rope to attack them. Rollins and his cohorts take Owens and Joe down. They send Edge into the barricade before sending Orton over the commentary tables. Rollins hits McIntyre with a Stomp before hitting Reigns with a Stomp. Rollins powers Reigns up, but Black knees him in the back. Black kicks Rollins in the head and goes for a springboard, but Murphy sweeps the feet. Rollins kicks Black in the head before eliminating him.

Aleister Black has been eliminated.

Owens gives Rollins a Stunner and sends him over the top rope, but AOP catches him. Owens attacks AOP, so Rollins eliminates him.

Kevin Owens has been eliminated.

Joe grabs Rollins in a Coquina Clutch. Murphy gets involved to break it up. Rollins eliminates Joe.

Samoa Joe has been eliminated.

Owens, Joe, and Black fight AOP and Murphy up the ramp and to the back. Rollins is all alone. Edge gets in the ring. McIntyre, Orton, and Reigns also stand off from Rollins. Rollins tries to make a truce with Reigns to team up together. Rollins sticks his fist out for The Shield fist bump. Reigns hits Rollins with a Superman Punch. Edge grabs Rollins and sends him into Orton for a scoop powerslam. McIntyre then floors Rollins with a Claymore Kick before eliminating him.

Seth Rollins has been eliminated.

The final four are Randy Orton, Edge, Roman Reigns, and Drew McIntyre. Edge and Orton seem to be coming up with a renewed partnership. They attack McIntyre and Reigns. Orton sends Reigns into the ring post shoulder-first. Orton and McIntyre square off, but Orton soon drops him with an RKO. Edge then spears McIntyre down. They hit McIntyre with a double-team RKO. Orton then stalks Edge and pretends to strike. Orton then shrugs, leading to Edge looking at him with some caution. Orton walks ahead of him, so Edge throws him over the top rope!

Randy Orton has been eliminated.

Orton is not pleased, but he just shrugs it off and leaves. A “You still got it” chant picks up. Edge and Reigns go face-to-face. They start trading punches before Reigns uppercuts him. Reigns connects with a Superman Punch. Reigns sets up for a Spear and charges, but Edge leapfrogs him and hits a Spear! The crowd is going wild. Edge throws Reigns over the top rope, but he lands on the apron. Edge goes for a Spear off the apron, but Reigns moves and kicks him. Reigns pulls Edge over the top rope, and they’re throwing punches on the apron. Reigns then head-butts Edge off the apron to eliminate him.

Edge has been eliminated.

Reigns punches McIntyre back and hits a Superman Punch. McIntyre avoids being eliminated and gives Reigns a Claymore Kick. McIntyre then picks Reigns up and eliminates him!

Winner: Drew McIntyre

 

The Undertaker is pacing in the ring. AJ Styles’ music hits, but he doesn’t come out. Undertaker looks around for a blindside attack, but it doesn’t come. The music stops, then starts again, but Styles still doesn’t come out.

Styles appears on the video screen with Gallows and Anderson. Styles says he has the contract with him. They’re in the Performance Center where hundreds of prospects come to hope to be Undertaker. They didn’t have to, of course. Undertaker is on the Mount Rushmore of WWE Superstars and carried the company on his back. However it’s 2020 and Undertaker is interjecting himself into a world that would rather see him removed from it. You don’t see Michael Jordan in the NBA Finals or Peyton Manning and Brett Favre in the Super Bowl. You just know Undertaker will put himself into WrestleMania season. It’s “Money” Michelle McCool’s fault. She makes him dust off the jacket, walk down the aisle, and embarrass himself. Styles says, “Undertaker… Mark… you are a shell of your former self.” Styles tells Undertaker to let it go. Something tells him to have some sympathy for the old guy, but he can’t find it. Not once, but twice Undertaker has stuck his nose in O.C. business. Undertaker stole the victory at Super ShowDown and then at Elimination Chamber. When WrestleMania is over, Styles will pay for his assisted living costs. Styles will do everyone a favor when he has Undertaker Rest in Peace.

Styles signs the contract. Styles tells Gallows and Anderson to take the contract to the Undertaker, but they decline. Styles orders Karl Anderson to take it and makes Luke Gallows go with him. They reluctantly take it and walk off. Undertaker is angrily standing in the ring.

Gallows and Anderson slowly make their way to the ring with the contract. They slide it into the ring and backup. The Undertaker’s bell tolls and the lights go out. When they come back on, Undertaker is standing behind Gallows and Anderson. Undertaker drives them both into the apron before whipping Anderson into the steel steps. Undertaker boots Anderson before sending Gallows into the barricade. Undertaker then signs the contract and shoves the contract into Anderson’s mouth.

Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade w/ Zelina Vega

The bell rings, and Mysterio quickly trips him into the ropes. Andrade quickly gets out and slams Mysterio down before hitting a low dropkick in the face. Andrade drops an elbow on the lower back and talks trash. Andrade chops the chest before sending him into the ropes, but Mysterio fights back and springboards off the ropes with a head-scissor. Andrade drops him on the apron, but Mysterio knocks him back. Vega grabs the ankle, but Mysterio fights her off. Mysterio goes to the top rope, but Andrade dropkicks him out of mid-air for a near fall.

We come back from the break to see Andrade stretching Mysterio, but Mysterio counters into a hurricanrana that sends Andrade shoulder-first into the turnbuckle. Mysterio goes to the apron and hits a springboard seated senton. Mysterio follows up with a head-scissor takeover and rolls through a sunset flip to kick him in the head for a two count. Mysterio goes for a springboard moonsault, but Andrade gets out. Mysterio gets out of a suplex and puts him in position for the 619. Mysterio hits the ropes, but Andrade elbows him in the face for a near fall. Asuka is just shouting a grunting.

Andrade shouts that he is the champion. Andrade starts the Three Amigos, but Mysterio flips through into a head-scissor takeover! Mysterio hits a 619 and goes to the top rope for a splash. Mysterio pins the United States Champion.

Winner by Pinfall: Rey Mysterio

 

Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring. She calls out Shayna Baszler. Baszler thinks she can just bully her way to the top. Now she comes to Raw and sees a ginger legend of a woman, and it makes Baszler question the natural order of things. As long as she’s champion, Baszler’s whole world is a lie.

She’ll explain it in terms an “animal scumbag” like Baszler can understand. She’s the one that was hunted and got tired of being hunted. Lynch is the prey that kills the predator. Lynch warns Baszler not to make the same mistake others did. Every tweet, interview, and action is designed to make Baszler think what Lynch wants. Baszler can cut through the rest of the division, but she’s a different proposition. Lynch wants Baszler to think, something she never does. Lynch wants her to think about what it’ll feel like to be beat. She watched Baszler demolish the division, but at WrestleMania she’ll prove that Baszler’s life is a lie and it will hit her like a truck.

We see Shayna Baszler angrily watching backstage. She is absolutely seething.

 

Stone Cold Steve Austin’s music hits, and he makes his way to the ring smiling and drinking beer. Austin poses on all four turnbuckles for the empty Performance Center. Someone tosses Austin some Broken Skull IPAs, and he smacks them together and drinks them. Austin then takes a bump into the beer pool. The commentary team is laughing and giving him a standing ovation.

Austin says he blew himself up during his entrance. Austin is here to make a declaration. From here on out, the 16th day of March is a National Holiday. If you want to know what 3:16 Day is all about, give me a Hell Yeah. They show a shot of the empty seats. All of a sudden, Byron Saxton shouts, “Hell Yeah!” Austin gives him a “What?”

Austin says 3:16 Day is when someone gives you a load of crap and you give him a one-finger salute. Saxton holds up an “8” sign. Austin asks if Saxton is rating him. 3:16 Day means you can open up a can of whoop ass on anyone. Saxton holds up a “6.” Austin says it’s a tough crowd and there’s no crowd. The speed limit is a suggestion, and Saxton gives him a “10.” 3:16 Day is when your boss works for you. Saxton gives that a “7” and Austin doesn’t get it. 3:16 Day is when you can have beer instead of coffee. Saxton gives that an “8.” Four-letter words are always acceptable. Saxton holds up a “5.” Austin tells him to reconsider, but Saxton doesn’t. Austin says 3:16 Day is a day you can whoop anyone’s ass and that’s the bottom line.

Austin invites Byron Saxton into the ring for all his help. Lawler and Phillips laugh. Austin says Saxton could have taken it a little easier on him. Austin appreciates all the levels of fabric Saxton brought to the broadcast. Austin calls Saxton a jackass and clinks beer cans with him. Austin then gives Byron Saxton a Stone Cold Stunner! Austin drinks some beer and celebrates.

Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring with a cooler. She steps on Saxton getting in the ring. Austin says the last time they were in the ring, she hit him with a Stone Cold Stunner. Austin asks if she’s on his side. She respects 3:16 Day. Austin and Lynch then drink beer together. Saxton gets up to his feet and is stumbling and bumbling. Austin pours beer on his head and crushes him with another Stone Cole Stunner. Lynch shouts that’s what happens when Stone Cold and The Man come around!

 

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WWE Raw Results – 3/9/20

WWE Raw Results
March 9, 2020
Washington, D.C.
Commentary: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Jerry “The King” Lawler

 

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Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring. After winning the Elimination Chamber last night, Shayna Baszler will fight Lynch for the title at WrestleMania 36. A “Becky” chant picks up. Lynch says, “Washington, D.C., the Man has come around.” The time for joking is over. She finally knows who her WrestleMania opponent is, the cage fighter Shayna Baszler.

Shayna Baszler appears on the titantron. She says at WrestleMania, she is taking the Raw Women’s Championship. Baszler says, “And there’s not a damn thing you can do about it, bitch.” A “Becky” chant picks up. Lynch says Baszler cut through the entire field in minutes, including the one person it took Lynch her entire career to beat. Baszler was a successful cage fighter, the longest combined champion in NXT history, and a world class scumbag. Lynch calls Baszler a black hole of charisma. While she may be a bitch, she’s the bitch that runs this division. Another “Becky” chant picks up.

Lynch used to only recognize her as the constipated robot from NXT that refused to shake her hand after last year’s WrestleMania. Lynch remembers. Lynch says Baszler was bitter that she ripped this title out of her friend Ronda Rousey’s broken hand. Lynch has beat trained killers and will do it again. At WrestleMania, it’ll be The Man vs. The Queen of Spades. Lynch believes Baszler is underestimating her. She’ll smash Baszler’s face in for it. Lynch holds the title up.

Rey Mysterio vs. Angel Garza w/ Zelina Vega

Mysterio quickly hooks a side headlock, but Garza pushes him off. Mysterio slingshots over him and hits a head-scissor takeover into the turnbuckle. Garza hooks a hammerlock, but Mysterio counters with a snapmare. Mysterio goes for a hurricanrana, but Garza blocks it and flips him off. Garza hits a running big boot and smiles at the crowd. Mysterio elbows Garza back, but he has a whip reversed on him. Mysterio goes for a slingshot, but Garza superkicks him. Garza gloats in the ring and dropkicks Mysterio out of the ring. Garza removes his pants and celebrates.

We come back from the break to see Garza send Mysterio into the ropes, pop him up, and kick him in the midsection. Garza puts Mysterio on the ropes and signals for a 619, but Mysterio pops out and dropkicks Garza down. Mysterio punches Garza before driving him to the apron. Mysterio then dropkicks him to the floor, hits the ropes, and slides out of the ring with a splash.

Mysterio puts Garza in the ring for a seated senton. Mysterio hits the ropes and hits another seated senton followed by a kick to the head for a near fall. Mysterio for a springboard, but Garza catches him and hits a slingshot reverse suplex for a near fall. Mysterio catches Garza with an enzuigiri to send him into the ropes. Garza avoids a 619 and connects with a superkick. Garza sets up for the Wing Clipper, but Mysterio pushes to the corner. Garza puts Mysterio on the top rope, but Mysterio head-butts him down. Mysterio goes for a destroyer, but Garza catches him. Mysterio counters into a head-scissor takeover and connects with a 619! Mysterio follows up with a top rope splash for the win!

Winner by Pinfall: Rey Mysterio

Zack Ryder w/ Curt Hawkins vs. Bobby Lashley

The bell rings, and Lashley shoulder blocks Ryder down. Lashley puts him in the corner and viciously stomps him down. Lashley hits a running shoulder to the midsection and chokes him with his boot. Lashley sizes him up and charges, but Lashley boots him back. Lashley sidesteps a missile dropkick and connects with a vicious spinebuster. Lashley hits the Dominator for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Bobby Lashley

Erick Rowan vs. Drew McIntyre

The bell rings, and McIntyre big boots Rowan back. Rowan goes for an Iron Claw Slam, but McIntyre gets out and clotheslines him over the top rope. Rowan pulls McIntyre out of the ring and sends him into the ring post before hitting a belly-to-belly overhead suplex on the floor. McIntyre sits on the apron before walking over to Rowan’s tarantula in the cage. It’s still covered up. McIntyre puts it down, takes the top of the steel steps, and crushes the cage!

Rowan is infuriated and goes to attack, but McIntyre gives him a Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre gets him in the ring and hits the Future Shock DDT. McIntyre backs up to the corner, gives a count, and crushes Rowan with a Claymore Kick for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Drew McIntyre

 

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors are in the ring. They’re shouting and screaming wildly in Japanese. Asuka is furious over losing last night and just wants to beat someone tonight.

The Kabuki Warriors vs. Natalya and Liv Morgan

It’ll be Liv Morgan starting against Kairi Sane. They lock up, and Sane pushes her into the ropes before rubbing her face. Morgan smiles and slaps back. Morgan bends under a clothesline and rolls Sane up for a two count. Morgan sends her into the ropes, but Sane hits head-scissor takeover. Morgan quickly pulls her into the ropes and hits a dropkick for a two count. Morgan hits a splash in the corner and tags Natalya in. They hit Sane with a double-team suplex for a two count. Natalya sends Sane into the ropes, but Sane holds on. Ruby Riott walks down to the ring to watch.

We come back from the break to see Natalya and Morgan hit Asuka with a double-team hip toss. Asuka attacks her on the ropes before the referee backs her up. Sane snaps Natalya’s injured arm from Elimination Chamber off the ropes. Sane tags. in and attacks the arm. Asuka tags back in and comes off the top rope with an axe handle to the arm. Sane tags in and does the same move. Sane covers her with a foot for a one count. Asuka tags in and sends her into the ropes for some kicks. Sane dropkicks Natalya, and Asuka covers for a near fall. Asuka hits a low kick to the face before applying an arm bar. Natalya punches out of the hold, so Asuka applies a guillotine. Sarah Logan walks down and stands at the foot of the ramp with Ruby Riott. Natalya fights up and slams Asuka. At ringside, Riott and Logan randomly get into a fight. Morgan goes to the top rope and hits a cross-body to the floor on Riott and Logan.

In the ring, Natalya elbows Sane back and rolls her up for a two count. Natalya quickly hits Sane with a discus clothesline for a near fall. Natalya elbows Sane back, and Asuka blind tags in. Natalya applies a Sharpshooter to Sane, but she’s no longer the legal competitor. Asuka runs in and kicks Natalya in the head for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: The Kabuki Warriors

AJ Styles makes his way to the ring with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. Styles does not look happy. Not once, but twice did Undertaker stick his nose in his business where it doesn’t belong. Not once, but twice did Undertaker take moments from him. Undertaker stole a beautiful trophy from him at Super ShowDown and at Elimination Chamber, he cost him a match.

A loud “Undertaker” chant picks up. Styles looks disgusted. Three years ago at WrestleMania, he saw the Undertaker get beaten by Roman Reigns. After the match, Undertaker folded up his coat and walked up the ramp like he was walking off into the sunset. Undertaker probably should have done that after Brock Lesnar beat him. Still, it was a beautiful, powerful moment. Undertaker ruined it by coming back. Styles asks if it was ego. Whatever it was, it’ll cost him. Styles wants Undertaker at WrestleMania.

A few years ago, he’d have been hesitant about calling Undertaker out. Truth is he doesn’t see a monster or a phenom. He sees a broken down old man named Mark Calaway! Undertaker should have retired 10 years ago when he was in his prime. Styles doesn’t know what keeps him coming back, but he’s got a pretty good idea: his wife. It’s Michelle McCool. Styles says Michelle McCool and the Undertaker are married if people didn’t know. McCool plays Undertaker like a fiddle. Whatever she wants, she gets even if it means her husband has to walk to the ring and get hurt to get her what she wants. They have a beautiful family, but she’s the most conniving person he’s met in his life. The truth is the truth. Styles has some advice for the Undertaker. Styles is a good guy. Styles says Undertaker’s wife is going to run him into the ground, and Styles will help her.

Styles will make sure Undertaker dies in the ring at WrestleMania. Styles says he will take the Undertaker’s soul at WrestleMania. Styles will do exactly what his wife wants him to do. Styles challenges Undertaker to a one-on-one match at WrestleMania. What does Undertaker have to lose? He already lost his dignity, pride, and mystique. Undertaker is just a broken down old man. They can yell for Undertaker all they want. The people don’t give a damn about the Undertaker. Styles tells Undertaker to accept the fight so he can put the literal nail in his coffin.

WWE 24/7 Championship
Cedric Alexander vs. Riddick Moss (c)

Moss quickly floors Alexander with a shoulder block. Alexander kicks him back and charges, but Moss catches him and hits a fallaway slam out of the ring. Moss gets him in the ring for a two count. Moss applies a chin lock. Alexander hits a jawbreaker and kicks him back. Moss quickly sends him to the apron, but Alexander boots him back. Alexander hits a springboard flatliner for a near fall. Moss puts Alexander on the apron, but Alexander knocks him back. Moss sweeps the feet and hits a running shoulder in the corner. Moss follows up with a neckbreaker for the win.

Winner by Pinfall and still WWE 24/7 Champion: Riddick Moss

Seth Rollins w/ Murphy vs. Aleister Black

The bell rings, and they lock up. Rollins applies a waistlock, but Black takes him down. Black applies a front facelock. Rollins fights out, but Black hits a pair of arm drags. Rollins quickly takes him down and goes for a Stomp, but Black moves. Rollins then avoids Black Mass. Black sends him out of the ring and feigns a plancha before sitting crosslegged in the ring.

We come back from the break to see Rollins take Black down and apply a chin lock. During the break, Rollins drove Black neck-first into the top rope. Black fights up, but Rollins takes him down and pulls him out on the apron. Rollins then knees him in the face. Rollins punches away at him in the corner before posing. Black drops Rollins on the apron. Rollins goes for a springboard, but Black moves. Black takes him down with some strikes, sweeps the feet, and dropkicks him in the head before kipping up. Black hits a springboard moonsault. Murphy gets on the apron, but Black knocks him off. Rollins rolls Black up for a two count. Black kicks him and hits a snap German Suplex. Murphy breaks up the pin.

Winner by Disqualification: Aleister Black

 

 The Viking Raiders and The Street Profits vs. Seth Rollins, Murphy, and AOP

Montez Ford will start against Murphy. Murphy kicks him back and sends him to the corner, but Ford slingshots over him. Ford does some flips and hits a dropkick. Angelo Dawkins tags in and hits a shoulder block on Murphy for a two count. Akam and Ivar tag in. Ivar punches and goes for a whip, but Akam forearms him. Ivar takes him down and tags Erik in. Erik viciously knees Akam in the face. Ivar tags in, and Akam takes him down. Seth Rollins tags in and punches away at Ivar. Ivar blocks a whip an fights off a double-team. Erik tags in and slams Ivar on Murphy for a near fall.

Footage is shown from earlier in the night of Rollins, Murphy, and AOP viciously attacking Kevin Owens backstage.

Back to live action, Ford comes off the top rope, but Rezar catches him and hits a fallaway slam. Akam tags in, and he knees Ford in the chest before clubbing him down. Murphy tags in and punches Ford. Murphy hits a snapmare followed by a chin lock. Ford fights up, but he’s pushed into Murphy’s corner. Ford fights out and tags Erik in. Erik hits Murphy with a shoulder block before hitting a head and arm trap suplex. Erik kicks Rezar back before having a whip to the corner reversed. Erik slingshots over him and dropkicks Rezar out of the ring. Rezar catches him trying a suicide dive, and they stare at each other. Murphy wipes out Erik with a meteora off the apron.

We come back from the break to see Erik still being beaten down. Rollins tags in and lays Erik out at ringside. Erik soon sends Rollins hard into the barricade. Erik gets in the ring, but he’s stopped from making a tag. Murphy and AOP take out Erik’s partners to prevent the tag. AOP get in the ring and viciously knee Erik in the face for a near fall. Akam tags in and clubs away at Erik before applying a chin lock. Rollins tags in and punches away at Erik before applying a front facelock. Rollins shouts that no one is getting the smoke. Erik fights up, but Rollins takes him down before kicking Ivar off the apron. Erik quickly flips him over and knees Rollins in the face.

Ford and Murphy are tagged in. Ford hits a springboard cross-body on Murphy before giving dropkicks to the members of AOP and one to Murphy. Ford hits a DDT, and they go to commercial in the middle of the hot tag.

We come back from the break to see Rollins send Ford hard into the corner. Rollins clubs Ford and mocks him. Ford rolls him up, but Rollins quickly gets out and clotheslines him down. Rollins applies a chin lock, but Ford fights up. Rollins clubs Ford and tags Murphy in. Murphy hits a suplex for a two count. Murphy kicks Ford in the back and applies a chin lock. Ford soon fights up, but Murphy hits a back suplex. Murphy saunters around the ring, and Ford wipes him out with a superkick.

Ivar tags in and turns Rollins inside out with a shoulder tackle. Ivar wipes out AOP with a seated senton and a kick. Akam quickly takes Ivar out over the top rope. Rollins superkicks Erik and hits a falcon arrow, but Ford breaks it up. Murphy blocks a kick from Ford and flips him. Ford wipes out Murphy with a kick. Akam slams Ford, so Dawkins wipes him out. Akam takes Dawkins out, and Erik attacks Akam. Erik viciously slams Rollins as he tried for a Stomp. Ford tags in and hits a wild frog splash on Rollins, but Murphy breaks it up. Dawkins throws Murphy out of the ring and punches him. AOP catches Murphy. The Viking Raiders wipe them all out with stereo suicide dives. Rollins takes Dawkins out with a springboard knee to the head. Ford takes Rollins out of the ring and hits a summersault senton on everyone!

Ford gets in the ring, and Rollins hits a Stomp out of nowhere to pick up the win!

Winners by Pinfall: Seth Rollins, Murphy, and AOP

 

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