Tonight’s WWE Monday Night Raw is live form Cincinnati, Ohio. It’s a post Royal Rumble edition of Raw and WWE announced few matches and segments for the show.
WWE announced that Brock Lesnar will be on the Raw to choose his WrestleMania 38 opponent, Ronda Rousey return to Raw after three years and how WWE Champion Bobby Lashley will respond after announcing that he will defend his WWE Title inside Elimination Chamber.
WWE also announced AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio and Austin Theroy vs. Kevin Owens, and the winners will qualify for the Elimination Chamber match.
Here The WWE Monday Night Raw Full Results:
– WWE official Adam Pearce is the ring and welcomes us and touts the Royal Rumble performances of Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey, and new WWE Champion Bobby Lashley. Pearce says we are officially on The Road to WrestleMania 38 but there is one roadblock – the Elimination Chamber. Pearce says Lashley will defend his WWE title against 5 other Superstars in the Elimination Chamber but… the music interrupts and here comes Bobby Lashley along with MVP.
MVP takes the mic and says that is not how this goes and says how Lashley has already proved his worth. MVP goes on until Lashley takes the mic and asks Pearce who the hell he thinks he is. Lashley says he’s supposed to be celebrating his win over Brock Lesnar. He knew all along that he could beat Lesnar and how he’s better than Lesnar in various areas.
Bobby Lashley says if we have any questions, you can look at the footage and see how he won 1-2-3. Lashley asks who’s The Beast, The Conqueror and The Champion now? Bobby Lashley. He raises the title in the air but the music hits and here comes Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar is dressed to wrestle. He marches into the ring as Lashley and MVP look on. MVP starts speaking but Lesnar tells him to shut up or he’ll put that cane right up his ass. Lesnar taunts Lashley and asks if he’s really going to stand here and pretend like he’s the champion. Lesnar says from one athlete to another, what’s the pride in that because you know you didn’t beat Lesnar on Saturday night.
Lesnar says Lashley knows he only won because of WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman. Lesnar isn’t mad at Lashley, it’s all good, but he is mad at Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman. Lesnar says after that little debacle of a wrestling match they had, which was good until that point… he gives Lashley props for the match, and goes on about how he took it upon himself to enter the Royal Rumble and newsflash – Brock Lesnar won the Royal Rumble.
Brock Lesnar explains to Lashley how he gets to pick his WrestleMania 38 opponent. Lesnar says he picks Roman Reigns but at WrestleMania, his match with Reigns will be Title vs. Title. That’s where Lashley gets involved, because Lesnar is dressed to fight tonight. Lesnar challenges Lashley for his rematch tonight in Cincin-fn-atti.
MVP backs Lashley off as the champion and challenger have words with each other. MVP says after talking with the champion, Lesnar can go to the end of the line and earn his shot. MVP says Lesnar’s challenge is denied. Lesnar keeps taunting Lashley and Lashley is seething. Lesnar apparently called Lashley a “chicken-shit bitch” but its bleeped out.
MVP keeps trying to talk Lashley down, as does Pearce. Lesnar is ready to fight and he’s still taunting Lashley. MVP and Lashley exit the ring while Lesnar keeps ranting but he’s being bleeped out. Pearce takes the mic says Lashley not defending title tonight but he will at Elimination Chamber. Lesnar says he wants in. Then, Adam Pearce makes it official that Brock Lesnar is one of the 5 challengers to Bobby Lashley in the Elimination Chamber. Brock Lesnar hypes up and segment ends.
– Rhea Ripley defeated Nikki A.S.H via pinfall.
– Kevin Patrick at backstage for part two of academic challenge, with Riddle and Chad Gable. Riddle has picked a scooter race for this week’s challenge. Gable says this is a disgrace and the spelling bee was rigged. Riddle says the spelling bee was rigged. The rules have the participants completing 50 laps backstage and finish at ringside before they can win. Gable brags about his sweet full-body aerodynamic suit. The race begins as R-Truth appears and waves a checkered flag. They start racing around the backstage area.
– Alexa Bliss at another therapy session. The therapist says he can see the wheels spinning in her head, and asks what she’s thinking. She brings up how he recently talked to her about imaginary things, but she says Lilly has always been real, has always had her back. He asks what she would do if Lilly were to return to her. Bliss says things like have a sleepover, hug her, dress her up in pajamas and watch scary movies. The therapist presents a Lilly replica and asks Bliss how it makes her feel. She seems a bit hesitant or unsure, smiling and calling it Lilly.
– The Miz defeated Dominik Mysterio via pinfall.
– At backstage, Tamina Snuka attacks WWE 24/7 Champion Dana Brooke out of nowhere. Brooke fights her off and retreats right as Riddle and Chad Gable make another lap on their scooters, lap 18 of 50. Tamina recovers and goes looking for Brooke.
– Riddle is riding his scooter until he runs into Omos and compliments him on his beautiful eyes. Omos is confused. Riddle says he has to go as he rides away on lap 25 of 50. We see the finish line at ringside.
– Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring for the must see Road to WrestleMania 38 edition of The Kevin Owens Show. Owens welcomes everyone to The Kevin Owens Show and about how fun the Royal Rumble is with titles being won and people being tossed over the top rope. Owens mentions there being a new WWE Champion and fans boo. Owens says he agrees. Owens says but we’re on the road to… listen to this word… the most stupendous WrestleMania of all-time.
Owens says he’s in the Elimination Chamber match, as soon as he beats the most sheltered WWE Superstar in history, Austin Theory, but don’t worry, he will get it done. Owens says but first here’s his guest, the man who should be WWE Universal Champion and gives grand introduction as Seth Rollins makes his way out.
Kevin Owens asks Rollins how he’s doing and if he wants to have a seat. Rollins says he’s not 100% so maybe they will sit tonight. Rollins says Cincinnati is the hottest city in the world and he wouldn’t miss this. Fans do a chant for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals to celebrate their upcoming Super Bowl game against the LA Rams. Owens says the crowd is excited about something, but doesn’t actually mention the Super Bowl.
Kevin Owens sends us to a video package that what happened during Seth Rollins vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble. Owens says that was disgusting and shameful. He says Reigns did that because he knew Rollins was going to win and he knew he couldn’t beat Rollins. Owens says while Rollins might not be the official Universal Champion but he is the Universal Champion of Owens’ heart.
Seth Rollins thanks him and says that means a lot. Rollins says he’s not here with the title but he did acquire something else – a permanent piece of real estate in the brain of Reigns, and he can go back any time he wants, and next time he will bring back the title. He says but that’s SmackDown business and this is Raw and it’s come to his attention that there’s a WWE Title Elimination Chamber, so he came to The KO Show with a special announcement on that match.
Kevin Owens didn’t know about this surprise announcement. Rollins calls for a drum roll and Rollins announces that he will be a participant in the WWE Title Elimination Chamber, joining WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar. Owens brings up Rollins being in without qualifying, and Rollins says he’s in because of his performance against Reigns.
Kevin Owens seems a bit annoyed but he’s not worried because he will qualify later tonight. Owens wants Rollins to go find Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce, to tell them he will not compete in the Elimination Chamber unless they let Owens in without qualifying. Rollins hesitates and Owens says he would do it for Rollins. Rollins just isn’t sure about this idea…but music hits and here comes Austin Theory.
– Austin Theory defeated Kevin Owens via pinfall and qualified for WWE Title Elimination Chamber match.
– The scooter race continues at backstage as Riddle stops at The Street Profits to drink some of what’s in their red Solo cups and rides off. Now, comes Chad Gable but they refuse him any refreshments. Otis comes for a drink but apparently Gable discovers the cup is filled full of steak sauce. They are on lap 39 of 50. We see how there’s a camera set up at the ringside finish line, just in case there’s a photo finish.
– Angelo Dawkins defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall.
– Kevin Patrick is with R-Truth. It’s time for the end of the scooter race. Kevin asks Truth who’s going to win and he says “Cincinnati!”. Raw Tag Team Champion Chad Gable and Riddle come from the back riding their scooters now. They ride down the ramp but Gable falls at ringside. Riddle has an easy ride to the finish line near the announce table now.
Riddle is almost there, taking his time now, but Raw Tag Team Champion Otis comes out of nowhere, also wearing a full-body aerodynamic suit. He levels Riddle and knocks him off the scooter. Gable easily comes riding over, no longer with a hurt knee, and crosses the finish line to win the challenge. Alpha Academy celebrates while Truth waves the checkered flag.
Now, Riddle takes the mic and rants about how that was not cool, how they killed all integrity of the race because do you know what Randy Orton would’ve done… Gable interrupts and hushes Riddle. He wonders if his cauliflower ears are deceiving him and is Riddle accusing him of being a liar? Gable has never lied, not in the Olympics, not when he earned his GPA, nothing. Gable says it sounds like Riddle is asking for a match, and he’s got it… but with Otis. Otis stands tall as Riddle looks on from the ring. Adam Pearce came out and announced that it will be Elimination Chamber qualifying match.
– Riddle defeated Otis via pinfall and earned spot in WWE Title Elimination Chamber match.
– Bianca Belair defeated Carmella via pinfall.
– Alexa Bliss is with her therapist and she’s talking to the Lilly replica, going on about how she misses her. The therapist says this isn’t the real Lilly, it’s one he bought on the WWEShop website. He gives Lilly the doll and she takes it, embraces it and smiles while rocking in her chair.
– WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Alpha Academy are with Kevin Patrick at backstage. He shows us how the scooter race played out earlier tonight after mentioning how Otis’ match with Riddle didn’t go as planned. Gable laughs and says of course he won the race, he’s an Olympian. He says most importantly they get to choose the challenge for next week, and it will be a Quiz Bowl. Gable says when RK-Bro loses the quiz, which he knows they will, then they can kiss a title shot goodbye and walks off.
– AJ Styles defeated Rey Mysterio via pinfall and qualified for the WWE Title Elimination chamber match. It’s official AJ Styles vs. Riddle vs. Austin Theory vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley for WWE Title inside Elimination Chamber on February 19th at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
– WWE Women’s Royal Rumble winner Ronda Rousey makes her way to the ring and looks up at the WrestleMania 38 sign. She says she’s been debating since Saturday about which title she wants to take at WrestleMania – Charlotte’s SmackDown Women’s Title or Rebecca’s RAW Women’s Title. She has unfinished business with both.
She says Becky Lynch really doesn’t deserve it because the biggest title for either woman would be against Rousey. She says Becky stabbed her in the back. She could choose Flair just to prove that Becky is still on her undercard, then Flair, Lynch and everyone else will know that the baddest big time bitch is her. Rousey drops the mic and stood tall. Now, music hits and here comes Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.
She calls Rousey a little weirdo and goes on about how she missed Rousey, saying it’s nice to see she hasn’t changed. Becky says Rousey loses credibility with statements like Becky is on her undercard, when no one else in the company has been able to beat her, and she’s been winning this whole time when we didn’t know if Rousey was coming back.
Becky says everyone knows Lynch vs. Rousey is the biggest match of the decade. Lynch knows this is Rousey’s first WrestleMania back so she would understand if Rousey just wants to go for Flair in an appetizer, but if she wants to go right for the meat & potatoes, Lynch is game. Lynch wants her to hurry up because the Raw women’s division is waiting and she needs to know who she’s beating next.
Becky Lynch says time is money and when you’re Big Time, it’s big money. Lynch pressures her to name her opponent. Rousey grabs Lynch’s arm and slams her to the mat and takes mic. Rousey holds Lynch down by her arm and says we’ll have her answer on Friday and exits the ring.
Lynch gets up, takes the mic and yells at Rousey. She goes on ranting and taking a shot at Cincinnati. Now, music interrupts and here comes WWE Hall of Famer Lita to a huge pop. Lita asks what’s Rousey’s problem and how could she talk to Lynch, The GOAT, like that. Lynch agrees. Becky says she was a fan of Lita growing up and may have gotten in trouble for wearing her thong outside of her pants when she was younger.
Lita respects how Becky is a fine champion and doesn’t back down from a challenge. Lynch agrees but sees where this is going and hesitates. They go on and Lita challenges Lynch to a match at Elimination Chamber. Lynch denies the challenge. Lita says Becky never backs down from a challenge, and this is a challenge.
Becky Lynch says Lita was taking things out of context. Lita says it’s a lot of work defending the title, so if Lynch is scared, she should just say so. Lynch says she is not scared and if Lita wants a match at Elimination Chamber, she’s got it. Fans pop and Lita is happy. Lots exits the ring while Becky staring at her and Monday Night Raw goes off the air.
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