WWE‘s latest edition of Monday Night RAW went down on (3/13/23) from the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island! Solo Sikoa and The Usos took out Kevin Owens, Cody Rhodes knocked off LA Knight, and Damage CTRL sent a message to Trish Stratus!
Live Coverage
The show begins and WWE Hall of Famer Edge makes his way down to the ring. Before Edge can say much, The Judgment Day interrupts. Edge says he knows Finn Balor will just sick Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, and DominikMysterio on him if he tries to attack them, so if Finn wants his WrestleMania match he’s got it. Edge says he’s wasted enough time on The Judgment Day and he needs to finish Finn off once and for all before he retires because he doesn’t have much time left. Edge says the way he sees it, there’s only one way the feud between he and Finn can end…Edge vs. Finn Balor at WrestleMania 39…inside Hell in a Cell! The Providence, Rhode Island crowd is in a frenzy and Finn says hell can’t handle his demons and accepts…but until then, and the rest of The Judgment Day rush the ring and it’s a three-on-one attack against the WWE Hall of Famer. The Judgment Day’s opponents for tonight, Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis, alongside Candice LeRae rush the ring and make the save! The brawl continues and our commentary team of Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick announce that The Judgment Day will face Lumis and Gargano after the break.
The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio) (with Rhea Ripley) def. Dexter Lumis & Johnny Gargano (with Candice LeRae)
A clip is shown from earlier tonight where Cathy Kelley was interviewing The Miz but Damage CTRL was attacking Trish Stratus in the backstage area and the interview was cut short.
We then see Omos and MVP making their way down to the ring and we’ll hear from the pair after the break.
Back from the break and Omos and MVP are in the ring. MVP says Brock Lesnar is a terrific athlete but he’s not a great deal broker…and Brock wastes no time and makes his way down to the ring. Brock goes right up to Omos and comes face-to-face with his WrestleMania 39 opponent. The Providence, Rhode Island crowd in attendance are thunderous with the ‘holy sh*t!’ chants as Omos puts his fist up to Brock’s face and Brock laughs at how big Omos’ hand is while the crowd now pours in the ‘Suplex City!’ chants. Lesnar and Omos shake hands but Brock stomps on Omos’ foot and Omos dumps Brock out of the ring. Brock laughs Omos off while a bunch of WWE officials rush down to the ring but Brock backs off and heads backstage.
We then see the clip from last week’s show where Jey Uso turned on Sami Zayn and realigned himself with The Bloodline. Cody Rhodes’ and Sami Zayn’s confrontation with The Usos from this past Friday’s episode of SmackDown was then shown.
Cody Rhodes then makes his way down to the ring and ‘he’ll ‘The American Nightmare’ will face LA Knight after the break!
Cody Rhodes def. LA Knight
After the match, Cody grabs a microphone and wants to address his WrestleMania 39 opponent…the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Cody says Paul Heyman told him not to make it personal against Reigns at WrestleMania but with him, it’s always been personal. Cody says the reason he wears a tailored suit every day isn’t because he thinks he’s anybody…it’s because he wants to be somebody. Cody says he acknowledges Roman Reigns but it’s time that Roman acknowledges him and while he’s (Cody) not perfect, his record since coming back to WWE is since he’s undefeated. Cody says on April 2 when the sun goes down in Hollywood, it’s going down on Roman Reigns’ generational title run.
We then see a clip from Seth Rollins and Logan Paul’s confrontation on last week’s show during Miz TV. Byron Saxton is then shown backstage with Seth Rollins. Byron asks Seth about Logan attacking him last week and Seth says Logan celebrated like he won the lottery last week but that’s because he did win the lottery…he gets to face Seth Rollins at WrestleMania. Seth says everyone knows you can’t keep him down but The Miz interrupts. Miz says Seth is jealous of Logan and if you ask him (Miz), it looks like Seth has lost control. Miz says next week, Logan Paul will host IMPAULSIVE on Monday night RAW. Baron Corbin interrupts and tells The Miz that he wants to be on Logan’s show next week. Miz says Logan is booked full and Baron asks to be Miz’s co-host for WrestleMania 39. Miz says he doesn’t have enough pull to make that happen so Baron asks Seth to be his trainer for his match against Logan but Seth says he doesn’t need Baron’s help. Baron says he’s trying everything he can and tells Seth that he’s lucky they don’t fight because if they did, he’d (Baron) knock Seth out cold and take his spot at WrestleMania. Seth challenges to Baron for a match tonight and exits. Miz tells Baron that if he beats Seth, he’ll face Logan Paul at WrestleMania instead of Seth.
It’s then announced that Bronson Reed will face Elias after the break.
Bronson Reed def. Elias (with Rick Boogs)
After the match, Cathy Kelley is shown backstage and she catches up with Kevin Owens. Kevin says it shouldn’t be hard to understand why he doesn’t want to team up with Sami Zayn against The Bloodline. Kevin says he wishes Sami the best and directs his attention to Cody Rhodes. Kevin says he appreciates Cody helping Sami but he doesn’t want Cody to help him tonight against Solo Sikoa because he wants Cody to fully focus on Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
We then see United States Champion Austin Theory backstage, where he approaches Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins of the Street Profits. Theory says Dawkins has more fire and desire than Ford and says every time Ford gets an opportunity, he falls flat on his face. Theory says Ford and Dawkins always talk about the smoke but Ford doesn’t ever do anything once the smoke arrives. Dawkins steps in and tells Theory that he’s got some smoke for the US Champion and theory accepts the challenge.
Austin Theory def. Angelo Dawkins (with Montez Ford)
It’s then announced that the next member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will be announced by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair this Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT on The Bump.
The first inductee in this year’s WWE Hall of Fame, Rey Mysterio then makes his way down to the ring. Rey says he’s honored to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and says his induction isn’t only for him, it’s for his family and the fans. Rey’s son Dominik Mysterio interrupts and says he’s actually proud of his father and says that Rey deserves his Hall of Fame induction. Dominik says Rey was so dedicated to his craft that he forgot about his family, especially him (Dominik). Dominik says he remembers his 16th birthday party where all of his (Dominik’s) friends showed up in Mercedes and Rey only got him a BMW. Dominik challenges Rey to a match at WrestleMania 39 but Rey shakes his head and walks off in disappointment. Dominik screams to his father from the ring and says the only thing Rey taught him was who NOT to be.
Seth Rollins def. Baron Corbin
We then see Otis doing a photoshoot with Maxine Dupri, Mace, and Mansoor of Maximum Male Models. Chad Gable interrupts and tells Otis that he’s been looking for him the entire night but Otis tells Gable that this is his calling.
Paul Heyman is backstage and announces that the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns will be LIVE on Monday Night RAW next week!
Bianca Belair def. Chelsea Green (with Carmella)
After the match, Carmella and Chelsea Green attack Bianca but Asuka rushes down to make the save. Asuka picks up Bianca’s RAW Women’s Championship but pretends she’s going to spit her patented mist in Bianca’s face before dropping the title down in the ring and laughing her way to the back.