This week’s RAW started as footage from WrestleMania Backlash was shown where RK-Bro and Drew McIntyre took on the The Bloodline and lost. The WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns pinned Riddle to earn the victory for his side.
RK-Bro came out to the arena. They expressed disappointment on their loss last night. But they talked about the unification of the Championship and also said that it would happen. So the happiness is short lived. The championships will be unified.
WWE RAW 09.05.22 Results & Ratings
Match 1 – WWE RAW Tag Team Championship – RK-Bro defeated The Street Profits to retain
The match was booked for 7 minutes and it was quite a fun match. There was high intensity throughout the match. Riddle pinned Montez Ford with the RKO to earn the victory for his side.
The Judgment Day came out to the arena. All three members cut individual promos including Rhea Ripley who explained why she decided to join the stable. There was a part of her promo that reminded of CM Punk’s Pipebomb. She said fans took autograph from her and sold it on Ebay.
Match 2 – Rhea Ripley defeated Liv Morgan by submission
This match was booked for five minutes and it was not a bad match. Nobody in particular dominated the match, Rhea made Liv submit with a Leg Lock Submission Maneuver.
Match 3 – Finn Balor defeated Damian Priest by DQ
This match was short. As Finn was dominating the match, Edge interfered and attacked him as the referee awarded the victory to Finn via disqualification. After that, The Judgment Day beat down AJ Styles and Finn Balor. It is really good to see the two former Bullet Club leaders unite for the first time. We hope they make something out of it.
Omos and MVP came out to the arena. MVP talked about the victory of Omos over Bobby Lashley and WrestleMania Backlash. Cedric Alexander interfered and he talked in a way that he was already allied with them. Before the conversation could continue, Bobby Lashley interfered and started beating down everyone. Omos and MVP escaped as Cedric took most of the beatings.
Match 4 – Alexa Bliss defeated Sonya Deville
There are a lot things went on before this match. Firstly, Adam Pearce informed that Sonya Deville is no longer a WWE official because she kept on abusing her powers. After that her opponent was revealed to be Alexa Bliss, who entered in her older theme, and her Bray Wyatt gimmick is over. She is also a babyface now.
Now let us talk about the match, which was a squash. It took only one DDT and a Twisted Bliss to pin Sonya Deville. It was booked for even lesser than 1 minute. Hats off to Sonya for her amazing acting skills. We hope WWE does not treat her as just another jobber.
Ezekiel came out to arena. He was supposed to face Kevin Owens’ elder brother Ken Owens. Kevin Owens entered the arena in a disguise. He just wore a wig, that’s all. The same argument went on, you’re Elias, not Ezekiel and all. At the end of the segment, Kevin and Alpha Academy beat down Ezekiel.
Match 5 – Veer Mahaan defeated Frank Loman
This week Veer destroyed another enhancement talent. We wonder where this push would lead to. Veer is doing a fantastic job and he is arguably the best Indian star to work in WWE so far. We hope he gets a good mid card push.
Match 6 – WWE United States Championship – Cody Rhodes defeated by Theory by DQ, Theory retained
The match was going really well. It had high intensity throughout. But after the match went on for 10 minutes, Seth Rollins interfered and beat down Cody really bad.
Match 7 – WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Sasha Banks and Naomi defeated Nikki ASH and Doudrop
This match was nothing but a time filler. It was booked for 4 minutes and there was nothing special about this match except of the dominance of the Tag Team champions. Naomi pinned Nikki to earn the victory for her side.
Match 8 – Ciampa defeated Mustafa Ali
When did Tommaso Ciampa became only Ciampa? The main roster effect continued in this case as well. About the match, Miz was the special guest referee in this match, who assisted Ciampa to get an easy win. He took slow pin during Ali’s cover, but awarded the victory to Ciampa with a fast pin.
Match 9 – Bianca Belair defeated Asuka by DQ
It was a RAW Women’s Championship contender’s match with Becky Lynch being on the commentary table. After the match went on for a while, Becky Lynch interfered and beat down both competitors. It was a weak main event. Becky celebrated as this week’s RAW went of air.
Overall, it was not a bad show, but there was nothing special about it either. They open the show with a bad news of the tag team championship unification. They booked some good matches but the felt more like routine. Seth vs. Cody feud is not getting interesting anymore. We do not know why they are continuing it. We give it 2 stars out of 5.
Sportzwiki Ratings – 2/5