WWE Monday Night Raw Full Results (January 9th, 2023)

-Kevin Owens defeated Baron Corbin via pinfall. After the bell, Kevin Owens stands tall but Solo Sikoa and Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos suddenly attack from through the crowd and destroy Kevin Owens at ringside. Kevin Owens fights back but Solo Sikoa rocks him over the barrier into the timekeeper’s area. Kevin Owens fights back and throws a steel chair. 

Kevin Owens with a chair shot over Soli Sikoa’s back, then chair shots to Jimmy Uso and then Jey Uso. Kevin Owens rushes into the ring as The Bloodline members regroup on the ramp. Adam Pearce and other officials rush out to try and restore order. Solo Sikoa wants to go back to the ring as Kevin Owens look on, but he’s held back. Kevin Owens stands tall in the ring and plays to the crowd.

– Still to come, Alexa Bliss will address last week’s attack on Bianca Belair. Also, an update on Blair’s condition. Back to commercial.

– We see what just happened with Kevin Owens and members of The Bloodline. Adam Pearce stops The Usos and Solo Sikoa backstage now, and he’s not happy. The Usos say that was a message sent directly from The Tribal Chief. They argue some and Adam Pearce announces a Tag Team Turmoil match for later tonight with anyone victimized by The Usos, and the winners will earn a title shot. The Usos are leaving but Adam Pearce says Solo Sikoa is staying as he has to face Dolph Ziggler tonight. Adam Pearce and The Usos have some words. Pearce thanks them for visiting Raw, then has security escort The Usos out. The Usos and Sikoa share a fist bump, then The Usos leave.

– We get a video on what happened between Alexa Bliss and Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. The announcers say Bianca Belair had to get stitches in her face, but she will be OK. They also announce that Alexa Bliss was fined an undisclosed amount of money for her actions. Alexa Bliss is now standing on top of the announce table and fans pop. She says Bianca Belair may be champion but she’s the only one here because Bianca Belair went to hide, which is smart on her end. She says Bianca Belair knows she doesn’t need to be afraid of Uncle Howdy or Bray Wyatt, just afraid of Bliss, because Bliss is the face of evil. 

Alexa Bliss doesn’t feel bad about what she did because she hasn’t felt this good in a long time, because she’s finally taken control and she’s the one in charge. Alexa Bliss has the whole world in her hands and she’s not afraid to use these hands to tear more scars into Bianca Belair’s face and take the title, and when she does… the graphics flash on the screen, with the Wyatt logo. A video starts playing and we see a playground on the big screen in black & white. Howdy appears on the big screen and he’s laughing. Howdy asks several times – do you feel like you’re in charge? The graphics flash again. Bliss looks on from the announce table as the lights come up but stay low, and her comes Howdy to Raw.

– Damage CTRL – Bayley with WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions IYO SKY and Dakota Kai makes their way to the ring. There is no sign of Alexa Bliss or Uncle Howdy. Out next comes Mia Yim by herself. Bayley takes the mic before the match and wants to send a message to Becky Lynch, knowing she’s watching because Becky Lynch has a weird obsession with Damage CTRL. 

Bayley isn’t sure if Becky Lynch is jealous of Damage CTRL’s bond because she has no friends, but she’s not here tonight because either she can’t stand what Damage CTRL has together or she can’t stand the fact that she lost to Bayley. Bayley doesn’t care because this is Kai and SKY’s night. She says they’ve worked so damn hard so tonight they have the night off. Bayley tells them to go sit back an relax backstage, and tells Lynch to watch what she does to Yim.

– Bayley defeated Mia Yim via pinfall. After the match, Bayley quickly heads to the floor to sit up against the ring. The referee raises her arm as Mia Yim looks on from the ring.

– Kevin Patrick says Johnny Gargano is out of action with an AC joint sprain. Cathy Kelley is backstage with Candice LeRae now. She says her husband is bummed out that he can’t be in Tag Team Turmoil tonight, but they are working with doctors and the goal is to get Johnny Gargano back to 100%. Cathy brings up LeRae’s recent shoulder injury and asks what’s next. LeRae looks ahead to the Royal Rumble and says what Superstar doesn’t dream about punching their ticket to WrestleMania. 

Rhea Ripley interrupts and says LeRae’s excitement is infuriating. She says LeRae is delusional if she thins she can win the Royal Rumble and go to WrestleMania 39. LeRae says she has a better chance than Ripley. Ripley says LeRae only has a chance at having her stupid little pixie wings plucked and ripped apart. LeRae says why wait, we can do this fight tonight. Ripley says maybe ripping LeRae apart will be a great homecoming gift for Dominik as he can watch his mami squish LeRae like a bug. Ripley says she will see LeRae in the ring.

– We see WWE United States Champion Austin Theory walking backstage.

– We see the tag teams for tonight’s Tag Team Turmoil main event – The O.C., The Street Profits, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander, The Judgment Day, and Alpha Academy.

– We go back to the ring and here comes WWE United States Champion Austin Theory. The announcers show us how Theory retained over Seth Rollins in last week’s Monday Night Raw main event. Theory takes the mic and declares The Champ is here, and says you all have to now accept the truth in that the now is forever. Theory wonders where Seth Rollins is. Theory taunts Rollins and fans chant “we want Rollins!” now. Theory says too bad because Rollins limped away from the ring due to his bad knee. Theory says Rollins was out-classed, out-shined and taken to school by the United States Champion last week. Theory raises the title to boos. The music hits and here comes Seth Rollins to a big pop.

Seth Rollins comes out using crutches as fans sing his theme song. Rollins then stops and dances around with the crutch, pointing it at Theory like a gun to prove he doesn’t really need it to get around. Rollins hits the ring as fans continue to sing with him. Theory goes on about how Rollins pretends to be 100% when he’s not. Theory brags about last week’s win some more and says if Rollins is the mountain top, then Theory is the pinnacle of the entire industry. Theory goes on and says Rollins truly is one of the best, but Theory has surpassed his ass and he’s onto bigger and better things, like when he wins the 2023 Royal Rumble. 

Theory predicts he will headline WrestleMania 39, then walk out with the United States Title and the Undisputed WWE Universal Title. Fans boo this idea. Rollins asks Theory if he’s done. Rollins just stares at Theory as fans begin to sing his theme. Rollins admits his knee isn’t 100%, but says it will be 100% just in time for Rollins to win Royal Rumble. Fans pop. Rollins says his knee will also be 100% in time for him to main event WrestleMania 39. Rollins then gets Birmingham to sing his song as he exits the ring.

Theory looks on as Rollins heads up the ramp. The music interrupts and here comes Bobby Lashley to a pop. Theory tells Lashley to stay out of his ring because he’s the past. Lashley enters the ring and Theory ducks, then swings the crutch, but Lashley levels him with a big Spear in the middle of the ring. Fans play to Lashley as a big “Lashley!” chant breaks out. Lashley tosses Theory to the floor. Lashley takes the mic and says it doesn’t matter who is in Royal Rumble because he’s back. His suspension is over and he can’t wait to man-handle others in The Rumble. Theory recovers on the ramp as Lashley poses for the crowd.

– Rhea Ripley defeated Candice LeRae via pinfall. After the match, Ripley stands tall and poses over LeRae and then hits the corner to pose.

– Byron Saxton at backstage with Bobby Lashley, asking him about the Royal Rumble. MVP quickly interrupts and tells Saxton to excuse himself as he and Lashley have some business to discuss. MVP offers his had for a shake but Lashley is weary. MVP says he can see tensions are still high but he thought Lashley might have something to say, like a thank-you to MVP for getting him reinstated. Lashley appreciates MVP. MVP asks if they’re good, and Lashley says he hasn’t punched MVP yet. MVP says that’s a start and he’s just trying to mend fences. MVP says mistakes were made, but Lashley knows how it works when they are on the same page, and MVP is trying to get them back to doing what they do best. 

MVP says he made Adam Pearce recognize that Raw needs Lashley but it wasn’t easy. MVP says he even made Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin realize the mistakes they made, and tonight they will be in Tag Team Turmoil looking to secure a title shot. Lashley says he won’t forget what went down between them all, and they’re good, but not right now, man. MVP and Lashley share a fist bump and MVP says he can respect that. MVP tells Lashley to handle business as he sees fit, but if at some point he decides to expand that business, MVP’s phone number is still the same. Lashley walks off and MVP smiles.

– We get the second vignette on Cody Rhodes’ recovery. He says he has not watched the Hell In a Cell match with Seth Rollins because of the severity.The video includes comments from Cody’s doctor, who says things went better than planned with his surgery, and Brandi Rhodes, who points to how this was Cody’s first major surgery. Cody laid in the hospital bed and wondered what was ahead of him, and if he was willing to go back down the road to get where he was. Cody knows the work begins now.

– Cathy Kelley at backstage with Dolph Ziggler now. She says Ziggler has had a chaotic past few weeks, and asks where his head is. Ziggler says his head is where it always is – focused on being the best. He says The Bloodline came to Raw and did what they did a few weeks ago, but they went too far, which is why he’s here tonight, for payback and revenge. Mustafa Ali interrupts. Ali says he just left Adam Pearce’s office and found out that Pearce gave Ziggler and Ali the chance to team up in tonight’s main event, but Ziggler turned it down because he wants Solo Sikoa one-on-one. 

Ali can’t believe this, and says Dolph Ziggler owes him one. Dolph Ziggler apologizes and says they’d probably make a good tag team but tonight is not about tag teams, titles, or Mustafa Ali, and he hopes Mustafa Ali can understand that. Dolph Ziggler walks off and Ali isn’t happy.

– We see Solo Sikoa backstage taping up.

– We get a teaser vignette for Bronson Reed. Byron Saxton is backstage with Bronson Reed now. Saxton asks Reed why he helped The Miz in his WWE return a few weeks back. Miz interrupts before Bronson Reed can speak, and says Bronson Reed helped him because they have each other’s backs, and Reed saw that he was outnumbered. Miz says Bronson Reed is not just a bruiser, he’s a highly ethical man.

Bronson Reed looks over at Miz’s hand on his shoulder. Miz says he’s letting everyone know that if you mess with him, you also mess with Reed. Miz invites Reed to MizTV tonight, and says he will have VIP status, anything for a friend. Bronson Reed isn’t sure about this friend stuff. He just looks at Miz and says there is no “us” and if Miz wants something, he must pay Bronson Reed. Reed walks off. Miz tries to play it off like everything is good. Miz tells Saxton to shut up, then he walks off.

– Solo Sikoa defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall. After the match, Solo Sikoa stands tall. Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos appear at ringside to celebrate with their brother now. Solo Sikoa and The Usos stand tall at the ramp as Sikoa yells out.

– We see recent happenings with Dominik Mysterio, including his Christmas arrest and last week’s promo about how prison changed him and he’s just getting started. We see The Judgment Day walking backstage now, including a tougher-looking version of Dominik.

– Cathy Kelley is hoping to get a word with Bayley before she leaves. Bayley walks out and Cathy asks if tonight’s statement with the win over Mia Yim made it to Becky Lynch. Bayley says she sent a message to Lynch when she beat her, and sent a message to Yim when she beat her. Yim shows up and calls Bayley nothing but a fraud and a cheat. Bayley says as a role model, she’s all about bringing fellow Superstars up, and she’s proud of Yim stepping up in Becky’s honor, but the difference between Bayley and Becky is that Bayley isn’t afraid to accept help, and she’s not afraid to accept help in kicking Yim’s ass right now. 

Bayley signals for WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Dakota Kai and IYO SKY to attack Mia Yim now. Damage CTRL triple teams Mia Yim. Bayley has some advice for Mia Yim – don’t ever step up for someone who won’t be there for you. Bayley calls Becky Lynch and Mia Yim idiots. Damage CTRL laughs at Mia Yim and keeps the attack going.

– We go back to the ring for another must see episode of MizTV and out comes The Miz while Mike Rome does the introductions. Miz welcomes everyone and says he outdid himself tonight. He’s had a lot of notable guests, like John Cena and Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, but on the first MizTV of 2023, he’s going to give an exclusive look at our justice system. Miz calls on everyone to give it up for The Judgment Day’s bad boy. The music hits and here comes The Judgment Day – Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley. Dominik is dressed like a gang member as Graves talks up his time in jail.

Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio take a seat while Damian Priest and Finn Balor stands. Dominik Mysterio learned in prison that you always roll with your crew. He also learned that snitches get stitches. Miz says everyone wants to know what happened in jail. Dominik says imagine being locked up with the world’s most dangerous people, not knowing when your next meal is coming, and it’s push or be pushed. He did a lot of thinking and decided he had to do what he had to do if he was ever going to see Ripley on the other side. When life comes at you with terrible changes, you have to just grab it by the balls, kind of how Maryse does with you.

Miz says this isn’t about him. Damian Priest says it sure isn’t. Damian Priest wants Dominik Mysterio to tell about how he had to set that one guy straight in jail. Dominik Mysterio recalls how he heard his celly talking about wanting to punch him in the face. Dominik Mysterio says he slapped the guy and asked him if they had a problem, and that was that. Miz says that must’ve been a traumatic experience. He calls on the crowd to give him a round of applause for telling this traumatic experience. 

Dominik Mysterio says he knows exactly how Martha Stewart felt. Miz says his sources told him how Dominik only spent a few hours in county jail. The Judgment Day steps to The Miz now. Miz isn’t sure of Dominik’s story, but Priest threatens him. Miz says maybe he was misinformed. Damian Priest says Dominik Mysterio will be ringside to watch he and Balor win tonight’s main event, and then they’re coming for Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos. Priest goes to threaten Miz again but the music interrupts and out comes Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson of The O.C.

– The Judgment Day defeated The O.C, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander, The Alpha Academy and The Street Profits in Tag Team Turmoil Match and became the new #1 contender match for The Usos’ Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles.

Finn Balor and Damian Priest eliminated The O.C, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander and The Alpha Academy. But Finn Balor injured ribs after taking top rope splash from Otis. Then, Adam Pearce and medic checked on Finn Balor. Adam Pearce tells that Finn Balor has been medically disqualified and they must forfeit. Damian Priest says he will finish the match by himself.

Then, Adam Pearce says Dominik can replace Balor, or The Judgment Day will have to forfeit. Priest says that will work. Pearce makes the change official. Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio eliminated The Street Profits. After the match, The Judgment Day quickly regroups at the bottom of the ramp as The Profits try to recover in the ring. The music interrupts and out comes The Usos now. The Usos face off at ringside with The Judgment Day, raising their titles in the air and the Monday Night Raw goes off air.