This week’s RAW started as footage from last week was shown where the new stable of Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky caused a lot of chaos. The footage showed how they beat down an injured Becky Lynch, how they interfere during a match and how a fight broke at the end with Bianca Belair, Asuka and Alexa Bliss.
Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky came out to the arena and entered the ring. They claimed that fans might have been bored watching the likes of Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair week in and week out so whatever they did last week on RAW was for the fans. During the promo, Bayley made a little botch when she addressed Dakota Kai as Dakota Sky. But she managed the situation instantly.
WWE RAW 08.08.2022 Results & Ratings
Alexa Bliss, Asuka and Bianca Belair interrupted them and they also entered the ring. They had a heated conversation and at the end Bayley challenged Bianca, Alexa and Asuka in a six women tag team match at Clash of the Castle. The challenge got accepted and they instantly broke into a fight. Officials had to come out to stop them. It was a good segment to start the show.
Match 1 – Seth Rollins defeated Angelo Dawkins
This match on RAW was booked for five and a half minutes. It was a short match but it was good and was pretty enjoyable. At the end of the match, Rollins pinned Dawkins with the Stomp. He was beating down Dawkins even after the match, but Montez Ford saved him.
Backstage the Mysterios was having a discussion. Edge joined them and tried to explain his action of last week. Dominik pushed him right into the chest. Rey tried to explain that it was an accident. Dominik got angry as his father to the side of Edge.
Match 2 – Kevin Owens vs. Ezekiel went to a no contest
The match could not go on for very long as Ezekiel got injured. Owens looked really angry before going into the match. He attacked Ezekiel quickly and took him out of the ring. He then hit him a Powerbomb on the Apron which injured him the match got stopped. We still do not know if the injury is legit or kayfabe.
Match 3 – Finn Balor defeated Rey Mysterio
It was a really good match. It was not a clean match by any means. Damian Priest kept on attacking Rey from outside but Edge took him away finally. As Rey was getting into the driver seat, Rhea Ripley was seen bringing Dominik out who looked really hurt. Rhea was literally carrying Dominik on her shoulders which was really amazing. It distracted Rey and Balor capitalised with a Coup De Grace and pinned him. The full match was booked for 10 minutes.
Match 4 – WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournaments First Round match – Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky defeated Tamina and Dana Brooke
This match was booked for nearly 7 minutes and it was quite a good match. It was also the debut match of Dakota Kai on the main roster. It was the fun and exciting match. At the end, Iyo Sky pinned Tamina with a Moonsault.
Match 5 – WWE United States Championship – Bobby Lashley defeated Ciampa to retain
This match was booked for 9 and a half minutes the it was really an entertaining match. The Miz who was outside of the ring kept on assisting Ciampa but AJ Styles took him away. Ciampa then hit maneuvers after maneuvers but Lashley kept on kicking out. At the end, Lashley made Ciampa submit with the Hurt Lock.
Match 6 – Omos defeated Andrea Guercio and Spencer Slade in a 2 on 1 handicap match
In this match, The Nigerian Giant Omos squashed two local jobbers Andrea Guercio and Spencer Slade. Maybe they are trying build Omos from the start once again which would not be a terrible Idea at all.
Match 7 – Dolph Ziggler defeated Chad Gable
This match was booked for six minutes and this might have been the most underrated match of the night. It was the great technical match and it can be a great example for all those trainees to learn technical and chain wrestling. Ziggler at the end pinned Gable with a Super Kick.
Match 8 – AJ Styles defeated The Miz in a No Disqualification match
It was really a very good match and as a no DQ match it was just spot on. There were weapons, chairs, tables, kendo sticks, almost everything that one can ask from a no disqualification match. At the end, AJ Styles pinned Miz the Styles Clash.
After the match, as AJ Styles was celebrating, someone was seen trying to get inside the arena from the crowd who was taken away by the security. After looking closely, the man was understood to be former NXT star Dexter Lumis! So there has been another return.
But was it the right way to book this return? Honestly it was not a bad idea. Dexter Lumis was not a very famous name in the NXT so it will take time for him to be a renowned face in WWE. They must be building something really exciting for this return as well. AJ Styles kept celebrating as this week’s RAW went of air.
WWE is finally picking up pace. It is getting exciting once again. Finally it seems like something is happening. A lot of things are going on right now and even after not having a World Championship segment on the show, it still does not seem bad at all.
Where do you think the new stable of Bayley going? Maybe there heading towards a dream feud with the Toxic Attraction? This can definitely be amazing. Finally it is fun to look at the following shows once again on both RAW and Smackdown and it is not a punishment anymore. We give this week’s RAW 2.5 stars out of 5. We are pretty sure that better ratings are coming soon.
Sportzwiki Ratings – 2.5/5