Tag: Baron Corbin

Baron Corbin felt he was ‘drowning’ before WWE NXT return

Baron Corbin says he and JBL tried to make their on-screen partnership work but could feel that it wasn’t catching on.

It has been years since Baron Corbin was the pro wrestler on the rise in WWE, having started out as “The Lone Wolf” in NXT. His characters have since lost momentum after joining the main roster in 2016, with his most recent one being “Happy Corbin,” which resulted in a loss to Pat McAfee and having John Bradshaw Layfield as his manager.

WWE broke up Corbin and JBL’s pairing after the Royal Rumble earlier this year, as it never led to anything grand with the WWE Hall of Famer.

Corbin has since returned to NXT to rehabilitate his character on the yellow brand. It’s not lost on him what he did beforehand, however, as he tells the After the Bell podcast that he was “drowning” in his partnership with JBL (h/t Cageside Seats for transcription).

“There was a sense of panic there for me, because everything I had done up until then had worked. I’d made things work. But I had one promo in my career, where I was in the ring, in the middle of it going, ‘There is nothing that is going to make this good. We’re not saving this.’ It was a segment with multiple people, and I felt the crowd just going, ‘Dude.’ Like, this is not good. And you feel it in your gut.

“Then, when we got to the end of the JBL stuff — we were trying to make it work. I just think there were a few things that went against us: opportunity, timing, a few other things. And you could feel it. I felt like I was in a movie, where they’re stuck out in the ocean just waiting to get eaten by sharks. I was drowning, in a sense. And that’s when we had the conversation, and it was like, ‘Okay, what do we do?’”

Corbin expressed his excitement about returning to NXT and praised working with NXT champion Carmelo Hayes when the chance arose.

“That’s when this NXT opportunity came up and I was like ‘Hell yes! Let’s go, let’s go down there, and let’s do this.’ And it’s been a lot of fun because I got to come in the door and run with [NXT champion] Carmelo [Hayes] for a little bit. And we had that ‘Lone Wolf’ entrance, and that was special, man. You could feel the energy in the building when that music hit, and had the jean vest on, and it was a little nostalgia. Social media numbers were off the charts on that — it was just an entrance.

Sometimes people take vacations to “find themselves.” That seems exactly the plan for Corbin in NXT. What he finds remains to be seen, but it’s a risk he’s taking before a potential return to Monday or Friday nights.

WWE SmackDown results: The Usos stand together, fracturing Bloodline for good

This week’s WWE SmackDown from Lexington had a finale that left The Bloodline changed forever.

By the end of tonight’s WWE SmackDown in Lexington, we might know a lot more about what The Bloodline will look like going forward.

Though the drama within the group has been simmering for weeks, last Friday saw it inch closer to the point of no return. After being buttered up all night by Paul Heyman, Jey Uso had a title opportunity that slipped through his fingers, due in part to attempted assistance by Jimmy Uso that backfired.

(Which, you know, wrestling. These things happen.)

Jey left his brother hanging as he was obviously upset, but he didn’t commit to joining the other side of this divide. That’s the one headed up by Roman Reigns, a.ka. the Tribal Chief. Will Jey really turn his back on his twin and stand with Reigns and his other brother, Solo Sikoa? Reigns will be in the house tonight, likely demanding an answer.

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have left the Bloodline drama pretty much behind them, but while they have been occupied with a new beef with Imperium, they also need proper No. 1 contenders to their Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. They’ll get those in Lexington thanks to a Gauntlet match where five teams will compete for a title opportunity.

Charlotte Flair made return just a week ago, and she’s already made it clear she plans to reassume her spot atop the women’s division. She’ll be the guest tonight on The Grayson Waller Effect, and while we’re not saying for sure that hijinks will ensue, there seems like a high likelihood of that.

WWE SmackDown results from Lexington:

  • Kayla Braxton asks for an update on where Jey Uso stands within The Bloodline, but Paul Heyman looks irritated and blows her off

  • Pretty Deadly wins a Gauntlet match to become the No. 1 contenders for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, def. Brawling Brutes by pinfall after the Brutes had def. the Street Profits, The O.C., The LWO and Hit Row (in a matter of seconds) by pinfall
  • Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn come to the ramp to confront Pretty Deadly, who promise to celebrate “even longer” after winning the tag team titles, but when Sami gives an irritated KO permission to run down to the ring to beat them up, they find the heel duo has fled

  • Roman Reigns tells Heyman he hasn’t spoken to Jey Uso and that Jey should have reached out to him, then orders Heyman to talk to Jey … NOW

  • Zelina Vega def. IYO SKY after SKY got upset with Bayley’s attempted assistance and was distracted while arguing with her teammate
  • Bianca Belair confronts Adam Pearce about the rematch he promised her, but she’s not willing to wait patiently for him to come through on it since Charlotte Flair seems to have jumped the line
  • Shotzi finds Damage CTRL still squabbling and challenges Bayley for her spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder match, and SKY slyly accepts on Bayley’s behalf

  • The Grayson Waller welcomes a “living legend,” Charlotte Flair, but they are soon joined by Belair, who airs her grievances about not getting her rematch and accuses the Queen of “running away” for three months; Flair takes exception to that, but Belair says she’ll be waiting for the Charlotte-Asuka winner to call her own shot and take her title back
  • Heyman finds Jey Uso and insists that Jimmy intended to kick him last week due to jealousy, but Jey reiterates that if he’s in the Bloodline, Paul is still out
  • Karrion Kross and Scarlett def. AJ Styles and Michin by pinfall
  • Solo Sikoa asks Reigns if he needs to handle the situation since Heyman clearly failed, but Roman says there’s still plenty of time
  • Cameron Grimes gets jumped backstage by Baron Corbin

  • Rey Mysterio says of all his accomplishments, one he is especially proud of is reforming the LWO, and he feels like teammate Santos Escobar can become the new Mr. Money in the Bank; Escobar thanks Mysterio but is soon confronted by LA Knight, who starts some beef ahead of a match with Escobar
  • Santos Escobar def. LA Knight by pinfall; Knight tries to get in more shots after the bell but is chased away by Mysterio
  • Jey runs into Sami on his way to the ring, but Zayn simply nods to him before moving on
  • “I know what they want. They want answers, Jey. So what’s it gonna be: Are you in, or are you out?” Jey turns the question back around on Roman by saying it’s either him or Heyman, to which Reigns claims they’ve been grooming Jey to be the next Tribal Chief for three years … but his time to lead is just not yet …

  • … but when Jimmy comes out to tell Jey Roman is using him, Reigns is able to drive a wedge further between them … or so it seems until Jey says Jimmy is out and he’s out too; the Usos dish out superkicks to Reigns and Sikoa, ending the show with a double superkick to Roman and lifting their 1s in the air

WWE SmackDown results, live blog 06/09/23: Jey Uso, on the spot

WWE SmackDown from Des Moines is slated for the latest chapter in the ongoing Bloodline drama that has gripped fans for more than a year.

For most of the Bloodline saga, Jimmy Uso has been a supporting cast member while the juiciest subplots swirled around Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso, and even Solo Sikoa. That’s changed in recent weeks and directly affects what is going to go down on WWE SmackDown tonight in Des Moines.

As the group has started to unravel in earnest over the last month or so, it’s been Jimmy, not Jey, who has been most emphatic that something about Reigns’ leadership has to change. Oh yeah, there was also that small bit about blasting the Tribal Chief in the face with a superkick, that probably didn’t help.

But while The Usos tried to broker some kind of peace last week, Reigns turned them down. He also made it very clear that he expects Jey Uso to get his twin brother back in the fold. Can he do that? More importantly, does he even want to? The pressure just keeps flipping back and forth between The Usos as this story progresses.

Elsewhere, it’s time for Money in the Bank qualifying matches to really kick it into high gear. A total of three men and three women have already punched their proverbial tickets for the Ladder matches in London, but that leaves three spots each still to be filled. SmackDown will take care of four more, two each for the men and women, thanks to four qualifiers in Des Moines.

Finally, WWE has added a new twist to one of its sillier talking points from the last few weeks: the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Champions serving on the “wrong” shows. But Asuka is supposedly being presented with “a WWE Women’s Championship” tonight, meaning the light at the end of this nonsensical tunnel might be in sight.

WWE SmackDown results from Des Moines:

  • Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman are IMMEDIATELY interrupted by Jey Uso, who is told the whole situation is Jimmy’s fault because he is jealous of Jey’s destiny as a singles champ and future Tribal Chief; Jey says he will take Heyman up on an offer to challenge for the United States Championship but keeps him hanging on the question of whether he will stand with the Bloodline

  • Santos Escobar def. Mustafa Ali by pinfall in a Money in the Bank qualifying match, with LA Knight watching on guest commentary
  • “You listen to what’s in your heart, not what’s being put into your ear.” Sami Zayn gives an impassioned speech to Jey about how the Tribal Chief side of Reigns causes so many problems and that he hopes Jey can see the consequences of pursuing that for himself
  • NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn come to the ring and are quickly interrupted by Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, who challenge them for a title unification match and get a quick and violent acceptance

  • A tribute video package is shown to honor The Iron Sheik, who died this week
  • Bayley def. Michin by pinfall in a Money in the Bank qualifying match, irritating AJ Styles who was on guest commentary; Scarlett approached Styles after the match and sprayed him with red dust in the face, allowing Karrion Kross to apply the Kross Jacket from the first row of the crowd

  • Bianca Belair wants another piece of Asuka, but Adam Pearce asks her not to attack the champ tonight, and she agrees since Pearce says she’s in line for a rematch
  • The O.C. promises an angry and blinded Styles that they will make Kross and Scarlett pay
  • Asuka hands over her Raw Women’s Championship and receives the new WWE Women’s Championship … and she is confronted not by Belair, but by Charlotte Flair, who makes a challenge for the title that is quickly accepted; Asuka tries to hit Flair with the mist, but Charlotte is too quick for her

  • Heyman visits Jey to promise him a ride on Reigns’ private jet to Money in the Bank and a title celebration with Roman next week — and a public acknowledgement of Reigns grooming Jey to be the next Tribal Chief; Jey tells Paul if he’s in the Bloodline, it means Heyman is out
  • Pearce is on the phone with Vince Triple H, probably, when an angry Belair shows up
  • Butch def. Baron Corbin by pinfall in a Money in the Bank qualifying match, with Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes watching from the crowd and distracting Corbin somewhat; Corbin, Williams and Hayes get into a post-match scrap and have to be separated by referees and security
  • Butch celebrates his win with the Brawling Brutes, while Corbin gets attacked by Cameron Grimes
  • IYO SKY def. Shotzi by pinfall in a Money in the Bank qualifying match, with an assist from Bayley
  • Austin Theory is upset about being the last person to find out about his title defense against Jey Uso, but he promises to send Jey back to the Bloodline like the failure he is; Theory also invites Heyman to check out Austin Theory Live if he needs a new client after next week
  • Kevin Owens talks to Zayn about his discussion with Jey, then the champs get a visit from Pretty Deadly, the Brawling Brutes, the Good Brothers and the Street Profits, infuriating KO and leaving Pearce with little option but to say they can settle the question of who should be No. 1 contenders in a Gauntlet match next week

  • A short vignette promotes The Grayson Waller Effect and informs us that Charlotte Flair will be his guest next week
  • Austin Theory def. Jey Uso by pinfall to retain the WWE United States Championship match, in a match that also saw Pretty Deadly, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa get involved and Jimmy accidentally superkick Jey
  • With Solo and Heyman watching from the aisle, Jey shoves Jimmy and rolls out of the ring; Heyman says “I’m sorry” and calls Reigns, but the show ends without Jey making a decision

WWE SmackDown results 05/26/23: Bloodline on the KO Show can only end one way …

See what transpired during the final WWE SmackDown before Night of Champions.

Just like Inigo Montoya before he reveals he’s not left-handed, we’ve got something to share: Tonight’s WWE SmackDown is not live.

You very likely are already aware of that, seeing as Night of Champions is tomorrow in Saudi Arabia, and talent reportedly left for Jeddah on Tuesday. That means this SmackDown was pre-recorded after last Friday’s show.

It’s a weird set of circumstances for a go-home show, but such are the logistical hurdles WWE must jump through when putting on shows in Saudi Arabia. It’s strange for us as well, because while the results are already out there, we’re going to press on and cover the episode like it’s playing out for the first time.

So let’s dig into what we’re getting. The most heavily promoted segment has been Kevin Owens hosting The KO Show with two guests who might not be in the mood for witty banter. We’re talking about Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, a.ka. The Bloodline, a.k.a. the two men who are going to try to take the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship from Owens and Sami Zayn on Saturday.

Let’s just say the chances of this erupting into violence are very high.

There’s also going to be a United States Championship match that could be very good. Austin Theory defends his title one-one-one against Sheamus, a man he’s never faced in a singles match until tonight. Er, last Friday night. You get what I’m saying.

Also, AJ Styles will get a tough stay busy match before he tries to become the first ever holder of the new World Heavyweight Championship as he takes on Karrion Kross.

Not to shabby for an episode that’s already taken place, or at least it appears that way.

WWE SmackDown results:

  • Austin Theory def. Sheamus by pinfall to retain the WWE United States Championship, thanks in part to Pretty Deadly causing chaos by attacking the Brawling Brutes at ringside
  • Roman Reigns tells Paul Heyman to let The Usos know they can join the Tribal Chief in the ring for the 1000-day celebration of his title reign, and now it’s Jimmy Uso who is chafing under Roman’s leadership and seems to be walking a thin line

  • Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi def. Damage CTRL (Bayley and IYO SKY) by pinfall, helped by some miscommunication by Bayley and IYO
  • A pair of videos hypes the World Heavyweight Championship tourney final at Night of Champions, taking individual looks at Seth Rollins and AJ Styles
  • Cameron Grimes def. Ashante Thee Adonis by pinfall, but gets attacked by Baron Corbin on his way back up the ramp
  • Bianca Belair discusses how this version of Asuka wants more than just her Raw Women’s Championship, and though she is jumped from behind by the Empress of Tomorrow, she fights back and nearly hits a KOD before officials and referees usher Asuka out of harm’s way

  • LA Knight def. Rick Boogs by pinfall, then turns his attention to calling out the Street Profits, who were on guest commentary
  • Karrion Kross and Scarlett say Styles should be worried about what kind of condition he’ll be in after their match tonight
  • A video vignette plays for Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn
  • AJ Styles def. Karrion Kross after Michin helps drive off Scarlett to prevent any hijinks
  • Styles takes a second backstage to say that Rollins can be invincible … but not phenomenal, which he’ll prove tomorrow
  • A video package promotes the ongoing feud between Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar before they meet again at Night of Champions
  • The KO Show (which is The Kevin and Sami Show) prepares to “welcome” Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, but The Usos storm the ring instead, ending with Jimmy Uso saying ” … I am the Tribal Chief”; Reigns is obviously none too happy when he arrives, and after Owens stuns Reigns, all heck breaks loose; Reign spears Zayn after Sikoa spikes both the tag team champs, and Jimmy ends up holding the tag team belts before Jey takes them and hands them to Roman

WWE SmackDown results: Phenomenal night for AJ Styles sends him to tourney final

See who emerged from the SmackDown side of the tournament and what Roman Reigns had to say.

Knoxville, get ready for a packed two hours of WWE SmackDown tonight.

It’s the first episode with the new post-WWE Draft rosters, but the biggest intrigue is arguably about six men vying to be off to Raw. That’s because it’s the second night of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament, and if the SmackDown representative wins the whole thing, he’ll be defending that title exclusively on Monday nights.

Be that as it may, the Triple Threat matches for tonight are pretty sweet. One features AJ Styles, Edge and Rey Mysterio, while the other will see Austin Theory, Bobby Lashley and Sheamus collide. The winners will then face each other in what we expect will be the night’s main event, with that winner then going against Seth Rollins at Night of Champions for the title.

There are also titles up for grabs tonight. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez will defend their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against the Damage CTRL duo of Bayley and Dakota Kai, because we guess IYO SKY can’t get all the title shots even though we’d stan for that.

Last and certainly not least, Roman Reigns now calls SmackDown his exclusive home, and he’ll be live in Knoxville as well. What will he want to talk about? Not Cody Rhodes any more, probably, so look for him to address the tension within the Bloodline and the status of The Usos.

It should be an entertaining two hours of pro wrestling without a whole lot of filler, which is just the way we like it.

WWE SmackDown results for Knoxville:

(click any match with a link for full details)

  • AJ Styles def. Edge and Rey Mysterio by pinning Edge to advance in a WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament first round match
  • Bobby Lashley def. Sheamus and Austin Theory by pinning Theory to advance in a WWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament first round match
  • Grayson Waller gets Adam Pearce to agree to put the SmackDown tourney finalist on his talk show next week
  • Cameron Grimes def. Baron Corbin by pinfall in a matter of seconds to win his SmackDown debut
  • Accompanied by the entire Bloodline, Roman Reigns gives tons of credit to Solo Sikoa for solving problems, but wants The Usos to apologize for losing a match they dedicated to him …

  • … and after Reigns getting in Jimmy’s face, Jey steps in and apologizes but gets some surprising news: Solo and Roman will go for the tag team titles at Night of Champions
  • Damage CTRL seems to be having a Bloodline moment of its own with Bayley saying she pushed IYO SKY too hard and that she and Dakota Kai will win the tag team titles tonight
  • Still, stinging from their public humiliation, the Usos get into it briefly with the LWO but decide not to press it since they’re outnumbered
  • Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez def. Damage CTRL (Bayley and Dakota Kai) by pinfall to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
  • The Brawling Brutes get a visit from Pretty Deadly but don’t know what to make of them
  • Bianca Belair has a championship celebration in front of her hometown fans that is quickly interrupted by Asuka, who sprays her with the blue mist
  • AJ Styles def. Bobby Lashley by pinfall in a World Heavyweight Championship Tournament semifinal

WWE SmackDown results: Bad Bunny unites with the LWO

Bad Bunny and Cody Rhodes are looking to make a final point or two ahead of their respective Backlash matches.

WWE Backlash is almost ready to ignite the fans of San Juan, Puerto Rico, but they’ll get a chance to see some of their favorite wrestlers — and the biggest recording artist in the world — a night ahead of time tonight on WWE SmackDown.

Bad Bunny was announced some time ago as the host of Backlash, which made all the sense in the world. But he’s been embroiled in some drama involving The Judgment Day since WrestleMania, and it all boiled over once Damian Priest put him through an announce table.

As tends to happen in WWE, Bad Bunny came looking for Priest with a kendo stick, and the two men ended up getting booked for a San Juan Street Fight for Saturday night. Before that takes place, we’ll see if Bad Bunny gets the final word on SmackDown.

Another superstar who figures to want to say his piece ahead of a big Backlash match is Cody Rhodes. What will the American Nightmare want to talk about ahead of his showdown with Brock Lesnar?

Matches? Yep, there have been a couple of those promoted for SmackDown as well. Shinsuke Nakamura will take on Karrion Kross in singles action, while the Viking Raiders take on Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows of The O.C. in a tag team match.

Neither of those jumps out as a main event, so figure we’ll get another prominent match added to the card during the show that will fill that spot and whip the crowd into a proper pre-Backlash frenzy.

WWE SmackDown results from San Juan:

  • Rey Mysterio and the LWO hit the ring but are quickly joined by The Judgment Day, and San Juan hates Dominik Mysterio as much as any U.S. audience, and they end up agreeing to a mixed tag match before Dom gets in a cheap shot on his dad
  • The O.C. def. The Viking Raiders by pinfall
  • Michael Cole and Wade Barrett promote the World Heavyweight Championship tournament taking place next week
  • Bianca Belair talks about how important SmackDown is to her before she’s interrupted by Damage CTRL; Bayley calls her conceited, and Belair gets assistance from Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez when it inevitably turns into a fight

  • Karrion Kross delivers one last warning to Shinsuke Nakamura
  • The Usos are getting psyched for their Backlash match, but Solo Sikoa just silently wraps his thumb before finally telling his brothers they better do their part

  • Street Profits def. Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) by pinfall
  • A lengthy hype video for the Cody Rhodes-Brock Lesnar match is shown
  • “I don’t have any time to be scared of Brock Lesnar.” Rhodes hits the ring for his mic time, some of it in Spanish, and makes his case for calling Lesnar a gatekeeper while vowing to get back on track to finishing his story

  • Nakamura has just one thing to say to Kross: Come on!
  • Matt Riddle thinks he, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have the Bloodline right where they want them for Backlash
  • Shinsuke Nakamura def. Karrion Kross by pinfall
  • A video package provides a closer look at the NXT talent drafted to SmackDown, including Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre, Cameron Grimes, Pretty Deadly and Grayson Waller
  • Adam Pearce welcomes Cameron Grimes to SmackDown but their discussion is interrupted by the non-drafted Baron Corbin, and they end up agreeing to a match next week
  • Zelina Vega and Rey Mysterio def. Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio by pinfall, only to be attacked by The Judgment Day right after the bell, but …
  • … Bad Bunny leads the LWO to the rescue, though his kendo stick shots intended for Damian Priest are intercepted by Dom; Bad Bunny accepts and puts on an LWO shirt to end the show

WWE Raw results: Cody Rhodes is ready for WrestleMania

WWE Raw results for March 27, 2023 from Phoenix, where Cody Rhodes took on Solo Sikoa in the main event.

Can you feel that? It’s WrestleMania 39, coming up quickly now. The final WWE Raw prior to the Show of Shows is tonight in Phoenix, and while it’s probably not wise to expect anything Earth-shaking, there are still some big things happening.

We mean that literally, too. Brock Lesnar and Omos will collide in Los Angeles, providing fans with the rare site of Lesnar being the smaller man in a fight. The WWE Universe will find out how much smaller on Raw, as the two titans will have a pre-WrestleMania weigh-in. And yes, that’s not usually a thing in pro wrestling, but you can’t deny it’s somewhat fascinating in this context.

Want big matches instead? This show will have one of those for sure. Cody Rhodes is less than a week away from his chance to “finish the story,” but he’s got a big test in the form of Solo Sikoa. Will Cody’s attempt to get inside Solo’s head the past few weeks pay off, or will the street champ be able to soften up the American Nightmare to make things easier for the Tribal Chief?

The Miz has certainly been letting us know whenever possible what a big deal it is to be the host of WrestleMania 39, and he’s going to head into Hollywood with one final episode of Miz TV. His guests will be none other than a trio of legendary women’s division champs, and you can probably guess who we mean: Becky Lynch, Lita and Trish Stratus.

WWE Raw results in 90 seconds:

  • Miz TV welcomes three legends, yet Damage CTRL isn’t going to let them go without a confrontation
  • Becky Lynch def. IYO SKY by pinfall
  • A video package plays up the accomplishments of Asuka and looks ahead to her WrestleMania challenge of Bianca Belair
  • We see Logan Paul boasting last Monday before Seth Rollins is interviewed backstage, and he’s not crazy about Mustafa Ali trying to put his positive spin on things, which leads to them facing each other tonight
  • Seth Rollins def. Mustafa Ali by pinfall, then cuts a promo on Paul
  • Baron Corbin complains to Adam Pearce, who has to break away to deal with Chelsea Green, who finally gets into the WrestleMania Showcase match with a partner who is equally disgruntled with AP: Sonya Deville
  • Omos and Brock Lesnar hit the scales … well, one of them does, anyway
  • A video package is shown for Charlotte Flair before Rhea Ripley says Charlotte’s unmatched legacy will not define her destiny — and she needs Charlotte’s championship for that
  • Finn Balor warns Edge there’s nothing more dangerous than a caged demon
  • Street Profits, Braun Strowman and Ricochet def. Alpha Academy and Viking Raiders by pinfall
  • Cody Rhodes is asked if he put himself in a vulnerable position by taking this match against Solo Sikoa, and he insists that he will make Solo realize he’s not ready before going on to beat Roman Reigns this weekend
  • A video package is shown to promote Bianca Belair
  • Austin Theory cuts a promo in an empty arena to prove he doesn’t do it for the fans, he does it for himself, and he’s going to make the fans stop believing in John Cena this Saturday at WrestleMania
  • Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green def. Michin and Candice LeRae by pinfall in a WrestleMania Showcase qualifying match
  • Heyman says flat out that Solo isn’t there to compete, but to ensure Cody isn’t at 100% come Sunday
  • Rey Mysterio def. Damian Priest by DQ thanks to interference by Dominik Mysterio, and Legado Del Fantasma has to save Rey fafter a short post-match beating
  • The contestants for the Andre the Giant Battle Royal are posted on the wall, and Rick Boogs is really excited to be in it while Elias is less thrilled after seeing some of the others who are too
  • Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens talk about how their match against The Usos is extra special because L.A. is where they got their first big break
  • Gunther def. Dolph Ziggler by pinfall
  • Cody Rhodes def. Solo Sikoa by pinfall

Please scroll down for more details on every match and major non-match segment.

WWE Raw results: KO pays for his insistence on fighting alone

Live WWE Raw results for March 13, 2023 from Providence, with Solo Sikoa trying to take out Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes facing LA Knight.

Things haven’t gone so well for the Bloodline as they attempt to get rid of the pests named Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, who continue to hassle them despite being clear (on KO’s part, anyway) that they aren’t going to join forces and work together. But maybe the right person just hasn’t been unleashed yet, and Solo Sikoa might be that person tonight on WWE Raw in Providence.

Not only is Sikoa the most physically intimidating member of the Bloodline other than the Tribal Chief himself, he’s also the least likely to question orders. That means he’ll be right at home trying to take out Owens during a Street Fight, though those kinds of matches are also no DQ, so … sorry, just thinking out loud.

Roman Reigns’ WrestleMania opponent will also be in action this week. Cody Rhodes has drifted more and more into the direct path of the Bloodline, so he’ll want to watch his back while also staying focused on defeating LA Knight.

Two more matches either confirmed or expected for WrestleMania should take another step forward this week. Brock Lesnar has already given his blessing to a showdown with Omos, but we’ll actually see them in the same ring on Raw. And the same should be true of Finn Balor and Edge after the latter’s challenge, so maybe they’ll decide to make a Mania moment official as well.

With three additional matches being promoted, it’s safe to say this episode of Raw is loaded up. That’s good news if you decide to tune in tonight at 8 p.m. on USA to bear witness to all of it, but even if you can’t, that’s what we’ll be doing tonight at that time so we can bring you live WWE Results as they take place. ‘Cause that’s how we do.

WWE Raw results in 90 seconds:

  • Edge and Finn Balor agree to Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania
  • Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest def. Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis by pinfall
  • Cathy Kelley wants to know if The Miz would consider a WrestleMania co-host, but they’re distracted by Damage CTRL beating the crap out of Trish Stratus backstage
  • Omos and Brock Lesnar are in the same ring, at the same time, where Brock decides that yes, Omos is very big
  • Cody Rhodes def. LA Knight by pinfall …
  • … and gets some mic time for another passionate promo about how personal his WrestleMania quest is
  • How does Seth Rollins feel about getting KOed by Logan Paul? Better after he gets and accepts a challenge from Baron Corbin
  • Bronson Reed def. Elias by pinfall
  • Chad Gable continues searching for Otis, while Becky Lynch and Lita are worried about Trish
  • Kevin Owens wishes Sami Zayn the best but doesn’t need or want help form him or Rhodes
  • We relive the John Cena-Austin Theory segment from last week’s Raw
  • The Street Profits tease Austin Theory about that Cena promo, but he fires back nicely and ends up challenging Angelo Dawkins to a match
  • Austin Theory def. Angelo Dawkins by pinfall
  • Paul Heyman says Rhodes making this personal to Roman Reigns is a mistake he’ll regret, and taunts Cody to acknowledge his Tribal Chief in person next week on Raw
  • Rey Mysterio gets another visit from Dominik Mysterio, who challenges him to a WrestleMania match; Rey still refuses
  • Seth Rollins def. Baron Corbin by pinfall
  • Mustafa Ali wants Gable to be more positive, but he’s not smiling when he finds Otis posing it up with MMM
  • Bianca Belair def. Chelsea Green by pinfall but gets a dose of Asuka mind games afterward
  • Solo Sikoa def. Kevin Owens by pinfall in a Street Fight thanks to assistance from The Usos

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WWE Raw results: John Cena roasts Austin Theory, Jey Uso makes his choice

Get WWE Raw results updated live for the March 6 show from Boston, with John Cena and Logan Paul both scheduled to appear.

Guessing you may have heard about the big hook for tonight’s episode of Raw from the TD Garden in Boston: John Cena is back, baby.

Boston is his hometown after all. And there’s that not so secret rumored match between him and Austin Theory WWE is likely to be setting up for WrestleMania, so … time to get on that.

But that’s not the only big name confrontation we can expect to see tonight. Seth Rollins and Logan Paul have been circling each other for some time, a situation that was definitely not helped by Paul playing an active role in ensuring Rollins took an ‘L’ at Elimination Chamber.

The Visionary got fed up and finally called for Paul to meet him face to face in Boston, and the social media personality and annoyingly good part-time wrestler took him up on it. Can we expect shots to be exchanged on Raw? We think so.

Ah, but those showdowns aren’t expected to lead to matches tonight since they’re being saved for L.A. Happily, there’s plenty of in-ring action on the slate for the TD Garden as well.

Oh, and Vince McMahon is reportedly backstage. Make of that what you will.

WWE Raw results in 90 seconds:

  • Paul Heyman goes over the plans for tonight with Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa, expressing confidence but then immediately calling Roman Reigns when they walk away
  • Kevin Owens def. Solo Sikoa by DQ due to interference by Jimmy Uso, but refuses a hand from Sami Zayn even after Zayn saves him from a post-match beating
  • Bobby Lashley says he’s tired of Bray Wytt’s kid games and questions whether Bray is man enough to face him, even as Bray’s symbol flashes behind him
  • Carmella disses Adam Pearce, and Chelsea Green likes that vibe and agrees to be in her corner tonight
  • Bianca Belair def. Carmella by pinfall, then gets help after the bell from Asuka, who spits the blue mist on Green
  • Zayn insists to Owens that they don’t need to be friends again, but the Bloodline is too big for either of them to take down alone … and his plea once again fails to persuade KO
  • The Miz tries to moderate a showdown between Seth Rollins and Logan Paul, but it spirals out of his control and includes a WrestleMania challenge
  • Omos def. Dolph Ziggler by pinfall, and MVP warns Brock Lesnar he’s made a big mistake
  • Baron Corbin is upset the Maximum Male Models are more interested in Otis than him, but Maxxine Dupri says maybe they can work together if he takes care of Chad Gable
  • Heyman gives Jimmy Uso a pep talk that also kind of sounds like a “don’t mess this up” warning
  • Johnny Gargano def. Finn Balor by pinfall thanks to some timely intervention by Edge
  • Byron Saxton wants a comment from Edge, who challenges Balor to meet him alone in the ring next week
  •  Piper Niven def. Nikki Cross by pinfall
  • Elias tells Rick Boogs that he needs to learn by doing it himself, meaning challenging Bronson Reed? Except he says Elias wants to fight him, and welp
  • John Cena returns to destroy Austin Theory on the mic, but he does accept Theory’s challenge to a match at WrestleMania
  • Zayn is still bummed about his failure to get Owens on his side, but seems ready to channel that frustration into his match with Jimmy Uso
  • Chad Gable def. Baron Corbin by submission
  • Becky Lynch, Lita and Trish Stratus are interrupted by Damage CTRL, and end up setting up a six-woman tag for WrestleMania
  • Sami Zayn def. Jimmy Uso by pinfall, but gets fooled by Jey Uso, who superkicks him after teasing siding with him; the Bloodline attacks Zayn until Cody Rhodes makes the save as Raw fades to black

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WWE Raw results: Becky Lynch, Lita get Stratus-fying title win

Get live WWE Raw results for Feb. 27, 2023, featuring Becky Lynch and Lita vs. Damage CTRL for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.

Did you have Lita, WWE champion, on your 2023 pro wrestling bingo card? Because if so, you should probably hang onto it as there are likely other incredible things on other squares.

Not that it’s happened yet, mind you. Damage CTRL has pretty comfortably been in control (ahem) of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship in this, their second reign. The only real hurdle they’ve hit is that Dakota Kai has been injured.

She’s apparently good to go for tonight, but it really does appear that maybe WWE will have Becky Lynch and Lita win the belts and take them into WrestleMania a little more than a month from now. It’s definitely not outside the realm of possibility, and that’s pretty wild.

There’s plenty of other intrigue on tap for this week’s Raw from Grand Rapids. Will Brock Lesnar appear (probably) and accept the challenge from Omos (no idea) for a match at WrestleMania? What kind of big news is The Miz going to share on Miz TV?

Is Carmella truly ready for the current version of Asuka? Will Jay White make his first WWE appearance on this Raw?

OK, we made that last one up, but you get the idea. This is a potentially very busy episode of Raw that should be exciting to watch live or follow along with on the internet.

WWE Raw results in 90 seconds:

  • Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa (OK, just Jimmy) address the supposed cracks in the Bloodline, which the Street Profits would love to exploit
  • Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa def. Street Profits by pinfall, with a post-match beating prevented by Kevin Owens
  • Brock Lesnar joins the MVP Lounge and accepts the challenge from Omos for WrestleMania, after a few laughs
  • Becky Lynch and Lita say it’s been a bucket list item to win the tag team titles and they plan on walking out with them even if Bayley interferes
  • Cody Rhodes def. Chad Gable by pinfall
  • Baron Corbin has his interview time cut short again for a word with KO, who insists he needs no help to take down the Bloodline
  • The Bianca Belair/Montez Ford Titanic parody airs
  • The Judgment Day gets some promo time so Dominik Mysterio can run down his dad, Rhea Ripley can taunt Charlotte Flair and Finn Balor can tell Edge that their feud is over when he says it is — meaning WrestleMania
  • Maxxine Dupri wants to be in the corner of Otis tonight, and he heads off to ask Adam Pearce for a match
  • Asuka def. Carmella by submission, then calls out Bianca Belair for a brief confrontation
  • Candice LeRae def. Piper Niven by pinfall after a brief, accidental assist from Nikki Cross
  • Johnny Gargano has accepted a match with Otis, and Balor says if Otis doesn’t take care of him tonight, he will next week
  • The big news on Miz TV is that The Miz is hosting WrestleMania, but Seth Rollins crashes the show to do some Logan Paul-related business of his own
  • Bayley talks on behalf of Damage CTRL and says they’ll retain tonight, and Austin Theory arrives to complain that people are talking about John Cena instead of him, saying he plans to see John Cena next week
  • Bobby Lashley def. Elias by submission before seeing a new Bray Wyatt workout video with him as the subject
  • Both Chelsea Green and Carmella want to talk to Adam Pearce, but he’s a busy guy
  • Johnny Gargano def. Otis by pinfall
  • Paul Heyman says Rhodes will confront Roman Reigns on SmackDown … or be confronted
  • Becky Lynch and Lita def. Damage CTRL by pinfall to become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, with an assist from Trish Stratus to neutralize Bayley

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Who’s getting one over on the Bloodline?

Is the Bloodline really going through something, or is it just the normal stuff that happens when family members fight? Jimmy Uso would prefer you think it’s the latter, and he suggests that no one who comes for the Bloodline succeeds.

The Street Profits turn that idea on its head, mocking the fact that Jey Uso isn’t there. Montez Ford says that if he had to be the bridge that kept the Bloodline together, he’d get tired too.

Jimmy fires some barbs back, but that’s enough talking, because we’re getting a tag team match here.

Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa circle the wagons against the Street Profits, but KO says no to more

Sikoa learns the hard way early on that going Solo against a well-oiled team like the Profits ain’t easy. We’ll also stop with puns on Sikoa’s name. Maybe.

Angelo Dawkins gets stuck taking the tag team match beating through a commercial break, with Sikoa stalking him and smashing him with a hip attack. He superkicks Montez Ford off the apron, but turns and takes a flying back elbow from Dawkins.

Ford rolls through Jimmy Uso after receiving the obligatory hot tag, earning a two count with a standing moonsault. He also flies from the top rope even after Uso gets up, but Jimmy manages to kick out right before three.

A spinebuster for Ford sets up Dawkins for success, but their attempt at a tandem finisher is ruined by Sikoa, who hits Angelo with a Samoan Spike to win it.

Will the Bloodline do more damage after the bell? They want to, but Kevin Owens arrives to prevent it.

That Brock Lesnar-Omos match for WrestleMania is on

Brock Lesnar beats the host to the MVP Lounge, making himself comfortable while he waits for MVP. This seems to confuse MVP, but Lesnar assures him he’s got no beef and is here on business.

He wants MVP to sell him and the people on his proposed fight, and promises not to send MVP to Suplex City. “Hype the fight,” he says.

MVP compliments Lesnar on his power and athleticism but doesn’t see Brock putting his hands on a giant to the same effect. Lesnar says that was good enough to give him goosebumps.

Lesnar accepts the challenge but says they should shake on it and drink on it. Brock declines champagne, however, saying he brought the “good stuff” in a flask. After taking a big swig, MVP tries to decline the flask, which seems to be a tactical error. He tries to drink the “white lightning” but ends up spitting it out … all over Brock. The crowd lets him have it with an obscene chant.

As you might expect, that earns MVP an F-5. Sorry about that, MVP.

Cody Rhodes stays busy with a victory over Chad Gable, and says he’ll see us (and Roman Reigns) Friday

The announcers frame this as a big opportunity for Gable, who would benefit from a big win over a man headed to the WrestleMania main event. That … makes sense.

An inverted superplex, however, takes some of the wind out of his sails prior to a commercial break. He’s got it back afterward, with Rhodes down and Gable looking to fly. Cody rolls away, however, and Chad hits nothing but mat.

Selling damage to his left knee, Rhodes still hits a powerslam and a Diaster Kick. Cody covers but his foe kicks out at two.

The Figure Four is locked in, and Gable looks appropriately agonized. He struggles and manages to reach the ropes, though. Rhodes goes for a second Disaster Kick, but Gable counters with a German suplex for a two count.

Gable presses his advantage all the way to a moonsault, forcing Rhodes into a last second kickout. Now Cody is fired up, matching Chad’s intensity as they trade chops. Gable takes a hip toss to the outside, and Rhodes takes flight with a suicide dive that knocks the Alpha Academy leader back into the announce table.

Otis is looking into the crowd, and Rhodes does the Bugs Bunny-esque thing talking to him while the Tree Trunk is totally unaware that it’s him. Climbing back in the ring, Cody hits the Cody Cutter and Cross Rhodes to seal the win.

After the bell, Rhodes notes that it’s 33 days to WrestleMania and he’s yet to be in the ring with Roman Reigns … but that changes this Friday on SmackDown.

Carmella turns out to be not quite ready for Asuka after all, but Bianca Belair is

Corey Graves wants to talk about his wife on the way to the ring and sort of gets a chance. He’s still upset about Carmella being overlooked, and not really thrilled about her having to earn her way to WrestleMania by beating Asuka.

She’s doing extremely well in the opening moments, smoking Asuka from corner to corner with strikes and even getting a near fall, though she is soon kicking out at two herself. Carmella manages to trick Asuka into sending herself to the floor, and has something to say about it as commercials arrive.

Though Asuka rallied some during the break, she misses off the top rope when the broadcast returns, and Carmella nails her with a kick to the face for a near fall. Asuka rocks her foe with a back elbow, and the two women set off a chain of counters and pinning predicaments.

Carmella eventually ends up in an armbar, though, and she ends up tapping out. Asuka calls out Bianca Belair after the bell and the Raw Women’s Champion obliges. Carmella bashes Asuka into Belair, laughing on her way out.

Candice LeRae gets a win against Piper Niven with an odd assist from Nikki Cross

Nikki Cross follows LeRae down the ramp at a distance and is ringside for what initially looks like a mauling by Niven. It’s LeRae who earns the first two count, but Niven quickly responds with one of her own.

Niven locks on a choke from behind, then smashes LeRae into the turnbuckles. Candice fights back and climbs to the middle rope only to be sent hard to the floor.

When Cross gets spotted, she gets thrown into the barricade, but it was an effective distraction, because when Niven returns to the ring, Candice rolls her up and holds on for a three count.

Miz is hosting WrestleMania, and Seth Rollins gets Logan Paul to agree to a man-to-man faceoff

Before Miz brings out his guest for tonight, he wants to talk about his beautiful wife Maryse. One of the things she gave him for their anniversary he calls life-changing news: He’s the host of WrestleMania.

Oh and Miz is also his own guest tonight. He scoffs at the idea that anyone else would be as good a host as him, particularly the likes of Logan Paul. Miz hypes up the announced matches so far, but he’s interrupted by the ever sing-able Seth Rollins entrance theme.

Miz is livid, of course, accusing Rollins of raining on his parade for three straight weeks. Seth tricks him into calling himself an a–hole, which doesn’t calm him down any.

But Rollins simply wants Miz to call Paul for him. The A-Lister refuses, saying Logan is Seth’s problem, not his. He presses on, calling Rollins a goofball in a stupid jacket, which earns him a thrust kick for his troubles.

Rollins looks down and spies Miz’s phone, even opening the unconscious Miz’s eyelid to unlock it.

“Miz, stop calling!” is the greeting, but Paul gets an unpleasant surprise when Seth answers and also taunts Jake Paul about his boxing loss. Rollins wants Paul to face him in person next week, with Logan saying he doesn’t think Seth will run his mouth when he takes him up on it.

“Bye bye, bitch,” Seth says before dropping the phone, then returning to hit Miz with the Stomp.

Bobby Lashley blazes through Elias, warns Bray Wyatt and gets a new workout video back

Rick Boogs is literally taking notes while watching backstage. He might not have many of them, as Elias very quickly eats a spear and taps out to the Hurt Lock.

Lashley grabs a mic afterward and expresses his displeasure at getting Bray Wyatt’s kid games instead of another chance to dominate. He tells Wyatt to keep his name out of his mouth, but he gets a new Wyatt workout video instead … that ends with “you should run.”

Johnny Gargano spoils Otis’ MMM assessment

Inspired by the Maximum Male Models crew watching from ringside, Otis opens up with some punishment on Gargano. Johnny steps aside and sends Otis into the post, then tries to floor him with left hands.

That goes for naught, but a series of kicks does the job. The Models try to lend a hand but end up getting choked out by Dexter Lumis from the crowd.

Meanwhile, Otis is jealous that Gargano is talking to Maxxine Dupri, and he walks right into his doom in the form of a high-flying DDT.

Becky Lynch and Lita check off their bucket list item with some assistance from Trish Stratus

All four women get to work in the opening minutes, with Lita taking down Dakota Kai and the fans urging her on. Kai escapes a Twist of Fate attempt and tags out to IYO SKY, who quickly falls victim to some tandem offense and a near fall.

The challengers keep making quick tags and have the champs separated in opposite corners. Then they end up in the same corner, where Lita hits them with her version of Poetry in Motion.

Lita looks for a moonsault but sees SKY roll out to the floor. Lynch tags in and takes out both members of the Damage CTRL, and the challengers are indeed rolling as Kevin Patrick claims as a commercial break descends.

The Man hits Diamond Dust on Kai after the break, covering for two and then switching to a submission hold until SKY break it up. The champs finally get some momentum by fighting out on the floor, including a springboard moonsault from IYO.

SKY hits Lynch with a nasty dropkick that sets off a string of moves from both champs before Kai covers for two. Lita is begging to be tagged in, but Lynch can’t get to her.

Bayley lends an active hand, first trying to slide a title belt into the ring and then yanking Lita off the apron. Lynch nearly gets pinned but kicks off at the last moment.

If only someone would come neutralize Bayley … and someone does, in the form of Trish Stratus. Lita finally tags in, firing off moves against SKY, who does manage to kick out from the ensuing cover.

SKY goes for her signature moonsault but misses as Lita rolls away, then gets planted by the Twist of Fate. Stratus hits Bayley with a Chick Kick, and Lita connects on a moonsault to give us new women’s tag team champions.