It’s WWE Raw with Drew McIntyre facing Jey Uso while Becky Lynch battled Nia Jax once again.
This week’s Raw took place at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas with Michael Cole and Pat McAfee on commentary.
Cody Rhodes did a promo addressing The Rock’s challenge from Smackdown for a tag team match. Cody called Rock a master politician for turning down Cody’s offer and suggesting a tag team match instead. That led to Cody bringing out Seth Rollins.
Seth Rollins insulted The Rock and called him Diarrhea Dwayne for running his mouth so much. Rollins mocked Rock for doing a 21-minute Instagram video talking trash about Seth and Cody. Rollins announced that he has received 100% medical clearance. Rollins said that he is back and he is ready to go. Rollins said that he was going to be at Smackdown to confront The Bloodline. Rollins asked Cody if he had Seth’s back in this fight against The Bloodline?
Cody spoke about how he’s coming to Smackdown with Seth Rollins to confront Rock, Roman Reigns and The Bloodline. Cody said that he is going to give Rock his very clear and obvious answer for what’s happening at WrestleMania. Cody and Seth shook hands and hugged.
When the bell rang for the next match, Michael Cole gave a shoutout to Sting for retiring last night after a great match and congratulated him while thanking him for the memories. Pat McAfee mentioned an epic match last night and Cole moved on quickly.
Match #1: GUNTHER defeated Dominik Mysterio (w/JD McDonagh) by submission. This was not an Intercontinental Title match. Gunther won with a Boston Crab submission and Dominik tapped out.
They showed Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY, Dakota Kai, Asuka and Kairi Sane arriving at the show. Dakota Kai told Raw GM Adam Pearce they were allowed to be there since Asuka & Sane are Women’s Tag Team Champions.
Match #2: Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark defeated Kayden Carter & Katana Chance by pinfall. Stark did a rollup on Chance to win.
After the match, Kai did a promo saying after Asuka & Sane retain their titles at NXT Roadblock, they’ll defend them against Baszler & Stark on Raw next week.
Match #3: Nia Jax defeated Becky Lynch by disqualification due to Liv Morgan punching Jax in the face. It’s the same thing Lynch did to Jax last week when Morgan was in a match with Jax. Lynch argued with Morgan. Jax took advantage to send Lynch into the ring post and Jax hit a leg drop on Morgan on the floor.
After a break in a backstage scene, Liv Morgan argued with Becky Lynch about what happened. They agreed to a match next week. After Liv left, Rhea Ripley walked in with the Women’s World Title and laughed at her WrestleMania 40 opponent Lynch.
It was announced by Raw GM Adam Pearce that there will be a 6-Man Gauntlet Match next week on Raw. The winner will get to challenge GUNTHER for the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania 40. The six wrestlers are Ricochet, Chad Gable, Sami Zayn, Bronson Reed, Shinsuke Nakamura and JD McDonagh.
Match #4: Andrade defeated Apollo Crews by pinfall. Andrade hit the Hammerlock DDT called La Sombra for the win in a short match that went about three minutes.
Sami Zayn was interviewed about the Gauntlet Match next week that could lead to an Intercontinental Title match at WrestleMania 40. Zayn said this was the opportunity he needed. Zayn was excited about it. Ivar and Valhalla interrupted leading to some insults toward Zayn. Ivar and Zayn agreed to a match later.
Match #5: The Judgment Day – Damian Priest & Finn Balor defeated Imperium – Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci by pinfall. This was not a title match. Priest beat Vinci with the South of Heaven slam.
It was mentioned that Paul Heyman will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Cole talked about how much Heyman helped him in the early days of Smackdown.
Rhea Ripley, the Women’s World Champion, went up to WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY and Damage CTRL backstage. Ripley told Sky to stay out of Ripley’s territory.
Match #6: Sami Zayn defeated Ivar (w/Valhalla) by pinfall. Zayn won with a Helluva Kick. Michael Cole wore Valhalla’s antlers during the match.
After the match, Bronson Reed attacked Zayn from behind. Reed also hit a Tsunami splash on Zayn.
GUNTHER was interviewed backstage about the Gauntlet Match next week to determine his opponent for the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania 40. Gunther said that the winner would be outclassed by him. Chad Gable walked up to Gunther saying Gunther insulted Gable as a father because he made Gable’s daughter cry. Gable talked about how he was going to take that title and put a smile on his daughter’s face. Gable said that this match “just means more” for him. Gunther walked away without saying a word.
Match #7: Drew McIntyre defeated Jey Uso by pinfall. Jey’s brother Solo Sikoa appeared at ringside, but he was taken out by Cody Rhodes. Jey’s other brother Jimmy Uso was at ringside, Jey was distracted by that and Drew hit a Claymore Kick on Drew to win.
After the match, Jimmy Uso brought a steel chair into the ring. Seth Rollins ran down to the ring and ran by his WrestleMania 40 opponent Drew McIntyre. Rollins went into the ring and superkicked Jimmy to knock him out of the ring. When Rollins turned around, Drew was there and Drew hit Rollins with a Claymore Kick. Drew told Rollins to not be selfish. Drew told Rollins to do the right thing. There were some “CM Punk” chants at Drew. That led to Drew saying into the camera this isn’t about CM Punk, it’s about the World Title. That was the end of the show.
Next Week On WWE Raw
Here’s what WWE is advertising for the March 11th edition of Raw.
* Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Kabuki Warriors – Asuka & Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark
* Six-Man Gauntlet Match for an Intercontinental Title match at WrestleMania 40: Ricochet, Chad Gable, Sami Zayn, Bronson Reed, Shinsuke Nakamura & JD McDonagh
That was all for this week’s show.