WWE Raw Results
April 10, 2023
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA.
Commentary: Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever. Together.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
Out comes Rey Mysterio to the ring to kick off the show!
Corey Graves mentions on commentary that due to flight issues, several WWE superstars are late and have yet to arrive to the show.
Rey gets in the ring and welcomes everyone to Raw. He says it has been a crazy year for him as the fans chant “Rey”. He says he had a lot of ups and a lot of downs. But last week should have bene a dream come true when he got inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. And on top of that to compete at WrestleMania. But instead of ended up facing his own son. Rey tells Dom he wanted things to be different and as he is talking, out comes Dominik.
He tells Rey to keep his name out of his mouth. He is sick and tired of hearing about what Rey wants, he makes things about himself. As he is talking, the fans are really booing him, very loudly. He tells Rey that Rey never cared about him and he is better off with his real family, the Judgment Day.
Rey calls the Judgment Day selfish idiots who are just using Dominik. But Dominik tells Rey that Rey is using him. He says he would have gotten the win at WrestleMania had it not been for Bad Bunny who screwed him over to help Rey get the win. Dominik tells Rey that he is using Bad bunny just like he used him. We see footage of WrestleMania from their match when Bad Bunny got involved. We also see a clip of last Monday where Austin Theory got the win against Rey and the Judgment Day would beat up on Rey. They also show Bad Bunny getting attacked and slammed through the table.
Back in the arena, the fans boo Dominik as he says Bad Bunny makes a lot of good songs but when Damian put him through the table, that was music to his ears. But he hopes Bad Bunny learned his lesson and doesn’t stick his nose in the Judgment Day’s business. Rey says he spoke to Bad Bunny last night who told him he will be back. Rey tells Dominik that he and the rest of the Judgment Day will regret putting their hands on him. Dominik says it’s more empty words from a deadbeat dad. Instead of worrying about Bad Bunny, he should worry about what the Judgment Day will do to him.
Rey tells him to cut the crap, when is he going to man up and take care of things on his own. He tells Dominik he doesn’t believe him but he didn’t want to fight him at WrestleMania. And he seems like a lost cause. He tells Dominik to step in the ring, have a WrestleMania rematch right here in Seattle. The fans cheer as Dominik tells him he doesn’t want to fight his own father. But he knows who will and out comes Finn Balor to the ring.
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Rey Mysterio vs. Finn Balor with Dominik
The bell rings and we are under way. Finn slams Rey into the turnbuckle and he hits him with right hands. Rey slides under Finn and gets him in the corner, hitting him with right hands. Rey with a drop kick followed by a back elbow. Rey with a head scissor take down. He throws Finn to the ropes but Finn catches him and slams him onto the mat. He goes for the cover but Rey kicks out. Finn stomps on Rey as Dominik celebrates at ring side. Finn gets Rey back up and throws him to the ropes and an elbow to the face. He goes for the cover but again Rey kicks out. Finn with a chin lock but Rey gets out of it and throws Finn to the outside. Rey with a baseball slide.
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Back from commercial and Rey with a bulldog in the middle of the ring. Both men to their feet and Rey on the ring apron climbs the top rope. A seated senton off the top rope followed by a cross body off the second rope. He goes for the cover but Finn kicks out. Rey trips Finn up and goes for the 619 but Finn gets up and hits him with a clothesline.
Finn with a drop kick and he climbs the top rope. Rey to his feet and a right hand. Rey climbs the top rope and he hits Finn with headbutts. Rey with a hurricanrana off the top rope. He goes for the cover but Finn kicks out. Rey gets Finn tripped up on the second rope and hits him with the 619. Rey climbs the top rope and goes for a frog splash but Finn gets his knees up. He goes for the cover but Rey kicks out. Both men to their feet and Rey with a kick to the side of the head. Rey runs towards Finn but Finn throws him face first into the top turnbuckle. Finn distracts the referee and Dominik with a steel chain gets on the ring apron. He is about to hit Rey but Rey knocks him down. Rey throws Finn to the outside of the ring. Rey with a suicide dive onto both men on the outside of the ring and the fans cheer. Rey throws Finn back in the ring and Rey on the ring apron. Dominik gets on the ring apron and hits Rey with the steel chain. Finn places Rey back in the ring as he climbs the top rope. Finn with the Coup de Grace. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Finn Balor
A clip airs from earlier during the day where Lita was down backstage surrounded by Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan. Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus, Adam Pearce and a WWE official ran to her help.
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We see clips of last week’s Raw involving Cody Rhodes, The Bloodline and Brock Lesnar.
Byron Saxton is backstage with Becky Lynch. She says Lita is at a local medical facility. She doesn’t know who did it but she will find out who it is. She says someone came to her with a pretty good idea for her match tonight. In comes Trish Stratus and Adam Pearce. Becky says that tag team match is happening right now.
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WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match – Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus (c’s) vs. Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan
The bell rings and we are under way. Raquel and Becky start the match. Raquel lifts Becky up and throws her in the corner. She lifts Becky up but Becky lands on her feet. A right hand by Becky but Raquel pushes and slams Becky into the corner. Liv is tagged in and they double team Becky in the corner. Liv goes for the cover but Becky kicks out. Liv with a knee to the face.
Liv with a double stomp on Becky. She goes for the cover but Becky kicks out. She grabs Becky but Becky with a jaw breaker counters it. Trish is tagged in. Trish throws Liv into the corner and Becky is tagged in. Trish and Becky double team Liv. Becky climbs the top rope and she lands a leg drop. She goes for the cover but Liv kicks out.
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Back from commercial, Trish and Liv are in the ring. They both run and slam each other face first into the mat. Raquel and Becky are tagged in. Raquel with a fall away slam followed by a corkscrew elbow off the second rope. She goes for the cover but Becky kicks out. Raquel lifts Becky up but Becky reverses it iwht a head scissor take down. Becky on the ring apron and she climbs the top rope. Becky with a drop kick. She goes for the cover but Raquel kicks out. Raquel on the ring apron and she hangs Becky up on the top rope. Raquel climbs the second rope and gets Becky up on the second rope. Becky with head butts and she tags Trish. Both Becky and Trish climb the second rope and go for a suplex but Raquel pushes Becky off. Trish climbs the second rope and lands a hurricanrana. She goes for the cover but Raquel kicks out. Becky is tagged in. She gets Raquel on the ring apron as she and Trish double team her. Becky goes for the cover but Raquel kicks out. Becky with right hands.
Becky with uppercuts. She goes for a right hand but Raquel hits her with a back breaker and Liv is tagged in. They double team Becky as Liv hits her with a DDT. She goes for the cover but Becky kicks out.
Liv grabs Becky but Becky slams Liv face first into the second turnbuckle. Trish is tagged in and Liv is placed on the top roe. Becky is tagged back in. They go for a double suplex but Raquel gets in the ring and she powerbombs Trish and Becky as Liv falls off the top rope and the three women are down. Raquel gets back to the ring apron. Becky gets to her feet and knocks Raquel down as Liv goes for the cover but Becky kicks out. Becky with a clothesline. Becky climbs the second rope and in comes Raquel. Trish gets in the ring. Raquel pushes Lita away and Raquel slams Becky onto Liv without realising. Becky goes for the cover but Liv kicks out. Becky goes for the Manhandle but Liv reverses it into a cover and Becky kicks out. Becky with the Disarmher but Raquel breaks it up. Trish gets in the ring and she hits Raquel with the Stratusfaction. Liv with the Codebreaker as she goes for the Oblivion but Becky reverses it into the Manhandle slam. She goes for the cover but Raquel drags Becky to the outside of the ring. Trish is tagged in. Becky with a right hand onto Raquel on the outside. Trish goes for a kick but Liv ducks and rolls Trish up and gets the pin.
Winners: New WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan
Trish is sitting in disbelief and in comes Becky Lynch who helps her up. Becky raises Trish’s hand as they talk in the ring. They hug and as Becky is about to leave the ring, Trish hits her from behind. Trish with a spin kick onto Becky knocks her down.
Cathy Kelley is backstage with Paul Heyman. She asks him about when he dodged Kayla’s question on SmackDown about Brock Lesnar. He imitates Cathy asking about Solo’s match against Kevin Owens. He says Owens is not just a problem but Owen has a problem. He says Zayn and Riddle are not there tonight. What happened was Zayn and Riddle were at an airport. He imitates Riddle and Zayn saying they know Solo is looking for them and they decided not to be there tonight. He says Owens is there tonight with no allies and even fewer friends. And on one leg. It makes him a literal one legged man in an ass kicking fight. He calls Solo the problem solver and says he is there and The Usos are there. He asks what kind of people would take advantage of Kevin Owens tonight. They are those kinds of people.
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Byron is backstage and in comes Trish. He asks her about why she attacked Becky but Trish doesn’t answer and walks away.
Dakota and Iyo Sky are backstage and out comes Bayley from Adam Pearce’s office. She says she tried to get them a tag title match but all Pearce wanted to do was talk about the Draft. Bayley mentions that Adam did say she would be involved in a triple threat match against Piper Niven and Michin with the winner getting a chance against Bianca Belair. Iyo starts to speak in Japanese and Dakota says if she understood correctly, this should be about them, not about her. Bayley says she will talk to Adam and see if one of them can take her spot in the match.
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Bobbly Lashley vs. Bronson Reed
The bell rings and we are under way. Bobby with a back elbow and right hands. Reed with a headbutt and right hands. He slams Bobby into the turnbuckle but Bobby comes back and hits him with a clothesline. Bobby goes for a suplex but Reed blocks it. Bobby goes for another suplex but Reed reverses it as he lifts Bobby up and slams him onto the top rope. Bobby on the ring apron and both men with right hands. Reed knocks Bobby off the ring apron and he falls to the outside. Reed on the ring apron and a shoulder tackle onto Lashley on the outside.
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Back from commercial, Lashley with right hands in the corner and a swinging neck breaker. Lashley with a suplex and the crowd on their feet. Lashley goes for the Hurt Lock but he can’t lock his fingers. He finally does but Reed falls backwards onto Lashley. He goes for the cover but Lashley kicks out. Reed climbs the top rope but Lashley on his feet. Reed with a splash onto Lashley. Reed lifts Lashley up but Lashley lands on his feet. He goes for a spear but Reed with a knee. Reed runs to the ropes but Lashley lifts him up and slams him. Lashley gets Reed in the Hurt Lock but Reed gets to the ropes and both men fall to the outside of the ring. Lashley with a forearm knocks Reed down. Lashley lifts Reed up but Reed pushes Lashley into the ring post. The referee counts to 10 and both men are disqualified.
Winner: No contest
Both men continue to fight on the outside of the ring as WWE officials run down to break it up.
We cut backstage and see Cody Rhodes walking.
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Cody Rhodes walks down to the ring to a big pop. He asks Seattle what they want to talk about. When he came back, he was talking about Seth Rollins, after that his peck, after that the Royal Rumble and after that was WrestleMania and finishing the story. After last week, it feels a little cloudy.
Rhodes says at WrestleMania, under the brightest lights, in the main event, he lost. He lost to the Tribal Chief, to the Champion Roman Reigns. He says they should all blame him, he lost. He did not calculate, not just for Roman Reigns but to the lengths that Roman would go. He apologises for losing. Cody says he heard two things, one of them was from his friend Matt. He said being in the main event is a win in itself. In this point in his career, do wins and losses matter? Cody says of course it does. The only one’s who say they don’t are Hall of Famers, people who have finished their stories.
The other thing he heard was something Mr. Heyman said. If he is ever to challenge for the Championship ever again, he has to earn it. Cody says that basically refutes, dismisses his entire life. Cody says earn it, he is it. And now their unfinished tale has a whole new wrinkle to it and that is Brock Lesnar.
Rodes says what is more embarrassing than laying their surrounded by 80,000 people and a rubber chicken next to his head and not the two titles is waking up the next day and going to work. Looking for a rematch and when not granted that, you offer up your innocence and the beast repays it in destruction. Cody tells them to tell him why. Cody says he heard on SmackDown that Brock was unhappy about his place at WrestleMania. And that he can almost understand.
He says the other thing, his theory, is that Lesnar is uncertain about him. About the hype, the change he brought to WWE. Why else would Brock wait until his back was turned. But if you’re Brock and he knows he is listening, why would he ever be uncertain. When Lesnar looks in the mirror, he sees a predator, a former NCAA champion, a former UFC, WWE champion. He says Lesnar is a Hall of Famer in both companies. When he was a rookie, he looked at The Rock and saw a victim. Cena, Randy Couture, the Undertaker and saw victim. He asks Lesnar if that is what he sees when he looks at Cody, a victim.
Cody says to be honest, he is scared of Brock Lesnar. He would be crazy not to be scared of Lesnar. But he still wants to fight Brock Lesnar. He is so scared of Lesnar and what happened last week that when he blinks, he will strikes. He wants to make sure he leaves no opportunity behind. That when Lesnar looks in the mirror, he doesn’t see a predator, for the first time he sees a prey, a victim and that is Cody’s victim.
It can be anywhere, anytime, any place. But he knows Lesnar is not in Seattle. Cody challenges him to a match at WrestleMania Backlash. And to answer the call as he throws the microphone away.
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The Usos vs. The Alpha Academy
The bell rings and we are under way. Jey and Otis start the match. Otis poses for the crowd. Jey goes for a German but Otis doesn’t move and starts to jiggle. He throws Jey to the ropes, Jey goes for a sunset flip but Otis starts to walk and gets to the ropes. Jey jumps onto Otis but Otis slams Jey into the turnbuckle. Gable is tagged in and they double team Jey. Gable grabs Jey but Jey gets him in the corner and Jimmy is tagged in. They double team Gable. A chop to the chest by Jimmy.
Gable with a chop but Jimmy with a chop knocks Gable down. He places Gable on the top rope but Gable gets Jimmy in an arm bar. Gable on the top rope and he jumps onto Jimmy. Gable goes for the cover but Jimmy kicks out. Gable with right hands onto Jimmy. Gable with forearms to the face and Jey is tagged in. They double team Gable and super kick Otis off the ring apron.
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Back from commercial, Gable with an exploder on Jimmy. Otis and Jey are tagged in. Otis with a clothesline onto Jey and a spinning elbow onto Jimmy. Otis wipes out The Usos. He runs to the ropes and a double knee onto The Usos. Otis lifts Jey up but jEy lands on his feet and Jimmy is tagged in. Otis slams Jey and Jimmy onto the mat. He goes for the cover but Jimmy kicks out. Otis with a splash on Jimmy in the corner. Otis with the worm onto Jimmy and Gable is tagged in. Otis gets Jimmy up on his shoulders and Gable with a bulldog off the top rope. He goes for the cover but Jey with a superkick breaks it up. Jey gets Otis to the outside of the ring. Jey with a suicide dive but Otis catches him. Jimmy with a suicide dive and The Usos superkick Otis. Gable with a moon sault off the top rope onto The Usos. Gable throws Jimmy back into the ring. He climbs the top rope and hits Jimmy with a diving headbutt. He goes for the cover but Jimmy kicks out.
Gable goes for the ankle lock onto Jimmy but he gets out of it. Jey is tagged in. Gable goes for the rolling German suplex but The Usos hit him with a double superkick. They get the 1D on Gable. Jey goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: The Usos
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Triple Threat Match – IYO SKY with Bayley and Dakota Kai vs. Piper Niven vs. Michin
The bell rings and we are under way. Piper throws IYO SKY to the outside of the ring. Niven lifts Michin up but IYO SKY with a dropkick off the top rope. Michin with a chop to the chest onto IYO SKY. Michin with a suicide dive onto Piper Niven on the outside of the ring. IYO SKY with a moonsault off the second rope onto Piper Niven and Michin.
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Back from commercial and all three women are in the ring. Niven slams IYO onto Michin in the ring. Piper NIven with a double splash on both women. She goes for the cover but they both kick out. She grabs them both but they double team Piper Niven. Michin on the second rope and IYO SKY with a hurricanrana. Piper Niven throws IYO onto the ring apron. IYO with a drop kick off the top rope. She goes for the cover but Michin with a kick to the face breaks it up. Michin with kicks onto IYO.
A kick to the head followed by a dragon suplex. Piper Niven slams IYO onto the mat and she elbows her. Michin with a sunset flip onto Piper Niven but she kicks out. Michin slams Niven and she goes for the cover but IYO with a moon sault off the top rope onto Michin. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: IYO SKY
Byron is backstage with Kevin Owens. He tells Byron that he isn’t a wise person. He is smart but not wise. He leads with his emotions, he lets his emotions get the best out of him. And tonight his heart tells him to beat up Solo. His knee is not 100% and they all know that. But he cares about getting revenge tonight. It’s not the wisest decision but he is Kevin Owens as he turns around and Byron reads his shirt which reads “Just Keep Fighting”.
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It is announced that Brock Lesnar will be on WWE Raw next week.
Kevin Owens vs. Solo Sikoa with The Usos
The bell rings and we are under way. Solo goes after Kevin’s injured left knee. Solo stomps on Kevin’s left leg and he headbutts Owens. Solo with a right hand and a back elbow to the face. Solo kicks Owens to the outside of the ring and Owens with a kick onto Jey on the outside of the ring. Solo on the outside but Owens throws Solo into the ring steps. He throws Solo back into the ring. Owens with a senton. He goes for the cover but Solo kicks out. Owens goes for a suplex but Solo gets out of it. Solo kicks Kevin’s leg. Solo with a splash in the corner.
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Back from commercial, Solo with a kick to the face. Solo goes for a Samoan drop but Kevin with elbows and he hits Solo with a DDT. Owens and Solo with right hands. Owens with a kick to the face. He goes for a cannonball but Kevin’s leg gives out. Solo with a super kick. He goes for the cover but Owens kicks out. Solo places Owens on the top rope. Solo on the second rope but Owens with an elbow to the face and Solo falls to the nat. Owens with a frog splash. He goes for the cover but Solo kicks out. Owens goes for the Stunner but Solo pushes him away and hits him with a Samoan drop. Solo climbs the top rope but Owens gets to his feet and hits the ropes as Solo trips up. Owens with a kick to the face as Solo is still on the top rope. Owens climbs the second rope but Solo headbutts him down. Owens gets up and throws Solo off the top rope. Owens climbs the top rope but Jey distracts the referee. Owens knocks Jimmy off the ring apron. Owens to the outside and he hits Jimmy with a superkick. Owens climbs the top rope and he hits Solo with the senton. He goes for the cover but Solo kicks out. Owens with a popup powerbomb. Solo gets up, he goes for the Stunner but Jimmy distracts the referee and Jey hits him with a superkick. Solo with the Samoan Spike. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
The Bloodline celebrate and they stomp on Kevin Owens after the match. We cut to the back as Riddle and Zayn are running into the arena. Zayn’s music hits and both men run to the ring. They attack The Usos on the outside of the ring. They get in the ring and double team Solo Sikoa. Zayn and Riddle hit Solo with a double clothesline throwing him to the outside of the ring. Jey gets in the ring and Zayn with the exploder. Jimmy gets in the ring and Owens hits him with a Stunner. Zayn goes for the Helluva Kick on Jey but Solo drags him to the outside of the ring as Raw goes off the air.
Quick Results:
- Finn Balor gets the win vs. Rey Mysterio
- Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan defeat Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus to become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions
- Bobby Lashley and Bronson Reed fought to a no contest
- The Usos get the win vs. Alpha Academy
- IYO SKY gets the win vs. Piper Niven and Michin
- Solo Sikoa gets the win vs. Kevin Owens