Raw – Mar 13

Raw – Mar 13

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*Live from Providence, R.I. 

*Edge to the ring…Finn Balor (& Judgment Day) out in front of the ‘tron…Edge accepts Balor’s challenge for a match at Mania…but ups the ante to Hell in a Cell…Balor accepts & Judgment Day head to the ring for a 3-on-1…until Johnny Gargano, Dexter Lumis, & Candice LeRae rush down for the save as we go to break…

(1)  Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest def. Johnny Gargano & Dexter Lumis…Lumis has Dom in a standing head & arm choke…Priest makes a blind tag & connects with a roundhouse kick on Lumis…then Priest takes Lumis South of Heaven for the win (>14:02…started during commercial).

*Miz approached backstage by Cathy Kelley who would like to co-host Mania with him…Miz laughs but the camera must cut away as Trish Stratus is being assaulted nearby at the hands of all 3 members of Damage CTRL.

*Omos & MVP to the ring…Brock Lesnar interrupts…Omos offers his hand…Brock uses the shake to attempt a German Suplex…Omos powers out & knocks Brock to the floor.

(2)  Cody Rhodes def. LA Knight…the Cody-Cutter sets up CrossRhodes for the win (09:37)…AFTER…Cody has heard the warnings from Paul Heyman, but doesn’t care…says he acknowledged Roman, but now Roman needs to acknowledge him…on April 2^nd he will put an end to Roman Reigns’ generational run.

*Seth Rollins backstage with Byron Saxton…Miz interrupts, says Logan Paul will host ImPAULsive next week on Raw…Baron Corbin interrupts, offers to train Seth to box…Seth says he would rather take lessons from his 2 year old daughter…Corbin says he would knock Seth out faster than Logan…Seth says see you in the ring.

(3)  Bronson Reed def. Elias…Reed with a ripcord Powerslam…follows with the Tsunami for the win (02:09).

*Chad Gable can’t seem to find Otis…he interrupts Cathy Kelley’s update on Trish Stratus to post “Missing” posters…Becky Lynch & Lita arrive & stomp right by Kelley & into the trainer’s room to check on Trish.

*Kevin Owens backstage with Cathy Kelley…doesn’t need help from Sami Zayn or Cody Rhodes…tells Cody to concentrate on WrestleMania.

*Austin Theory has words with the Street Profits backstage earlier in the day…Dawkins challenges him to a fight later tonight.

(4)  Austin Theory def. Angelo Dawkins…Theory hits A-Town Down for the win (09:39)…AFTER…Theory puts Dawkins in the STF to tease John Cena.

*Paul Heyman backstage with Cathy Kelley…Bloodline has a Kevin Owens problem, but it will be solved by Solo Sikoa tonight…and Cody Rhodes making his feud with Roman Reigns personal is a mistake…next week Cody gets the chance to acknowledge Roman in person in St. Louis.

*Rey Mysterio is the first inductee announced for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023…in case you missed it last week…the next inductee will be announced by Ric Flair on “The Bump” this Wednesday…meanwhile Rey makes his way to the ring…thanks the fans…Dominik Mysterio interrupts, says Rey made it to the Hall of Fame by ignoring his kids…hell, Rey got Dom a BMW for his 16^th birthday while the rest of his friends all got a Mercedes…the horror…Dom challenges Rey for a match at WrestleMania…Rey says he won’t fight Dom & walks away.

*Trish Stratus approached backstage by Cathy Kelley…Trish says if Damage CTRL wants to play divide & conquer they should have finished the job…because all they did was piss her off.

(5)  Seth Rollins def. Baron Corbin…after leaving the commentary desk & getting too close to the action, the Miz gets pulled into the ring & dropped by Rollins…Rollins jumps off Miz’s back to deliver a Stomp to Corbin for the win (02:25).

*Chad Gable still can’t find Otis…Mustafa Ali tells him he needs to be more positive…Gable finds Otis hanging out with Maximum Male Models & they’re not fans of Gable.

(6)  Bianca Belair def. Chelsea Green…NON-TITLE…Bianca hits the KOD for the win (08:06)…AFTER…Carmella tries a sneak attack but Bianca catches her kick…Asuka down to make sure it doesn’t become a 2-on-1…Asuka picks up Bianca’s title, starts to drool the blue goo again…Bianca is less freaked out than annoyed this time.

(7)  Solo Sikoa def. Kevin Owens…in a STREET FIGHT…the fight spills into the crowd, then back through the entryway where KO is met in Gorilla Position by stereo Superkicks from the Usos…the 3 brothers drag KO back to the ring for another set of Superkicks & a Samoan Spike for the win (11:43).

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WWE RAW PREVIEW – Mar. 20, 2023 – St. Louis, MO.

+ Roman Reigns returns to Raw

+ Logan Paul hosts in-ring episode of ImPAULsive

+ Austin Theory vs. Montez Ford

+ Bianca Belair & Asuka vs. Chelsea Green & Carmella