Our WWE Raw results for tonight include Oba Femi kicking off the show, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria battling the Judgment Day’s Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez, Penta defending the Intercontinental Championship against Je’Von Evans, and Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu’s Clash in Italy contract signing. Here’s our review and grades for tonight’s show, live from The Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.
WWE Raw Card:
- Oba Femi to kick off the show
- Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu’s Clash in Italy contract signing
- Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez
- Intercontinental Championship Match | Penta (c) vs. Je’Von Evans
WWE Raw Results:
As the show kicks off, Paul Heyman is pacing in the ring.
Wiseman Commeth
Heyman welcomes the crowd to the show and says he’s here to hype them on a match. The crowd starts to chant, “Oba!” Heyman tells the crowd that when he’s holding a microphone, they need to shut up. The crowd boos. He’s here to hype the biggest rematch in WWE history. Oba Femi is going to be conquered by Brock Lesnar.
Heyman says Oba Femi has awakened the Beast, Brock Lesnar. That means one thing. Before Heyman can finish, Oba Femi’s music hits. Femi menaces Heyman in the corner. Femi says Heyman said that he’s awakened the Beast, but what has Lesnar awakened in Femi? Heyman begs off. Femi says Heyman is safe; he needs Heyman to tell the tale of what’s going to happen. Femi is going ot retire Lesnar for a second time. Heyman may say this is business and not personal. Five F5 feels personal to Femi. Femi signs the contract on Heyman’s chest. Femi tells Heyman to tell Lesnat that the last time Femi was fighting was to beat him. This time? Femi will be fighting to kill Lesnar.
Grade: B+
That was a masterful segment. Heyman is the best at selling big matches, and he looked like he was going to poop himself when he was in the ring with Femi. Femi has to murder Lesnar again. If he doesn’t, what was the point of WrestleMania?
Intercontinental Championship Match | Penta (c) vs. Je’Von Evans
Evans almost hits an OG Cutter to start the match. Penta avoids it. Rana by Evans. Penta tries a rana, but Evans lands on his feet. After a stalemate, Penta and Evans do the Penta strut. Evans surprises Penta with a dropkick. Penta is launched over the top. Evans lands a dive. Evans sets up a springboard. Penta kicks him out of the air. Evans manages to blast Penta with the red dot. Evans dives through the ropes. Penta catches Evans and slams him into the edge of the commentary desk. That was nasty. After the break, Penta and Evans trade chops. Evans catches Penta with a running knee, followed by a springboard cutter! Penta kicks out!
Evans tries another bouncy rana. Penta counters with a powerbomb lung blower. Evans kicks out. Evans counters the Mexican Destroyer with a superkick. Penta rolls out to the apron. Evans lands a triangle OG cutter on the apron! Kick out by Penta. Penta reverses springboard by Evans with the Penta Driver! Evans kicks out. Penta goes up top. Evans cuts Penta off and lands a super rana. Evans tries the OG Cutter. Penta counters with a superkick. Evans counters the Mexican Destroyer with a knee strike. Evans tries another OG Cutter. Penta catches Evans in the air with a backstabber! Penta hits a Mexican Destroyer for the win!
Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion, Penta!
Evans storms off as Penta tries to help him up.
Grade: B
What a match. Penta and Evans killed it out there. This match never slowed down in the best way possible. So many nail-biting nearfalls. You couldn’t tell this writer or the crowd that Evans didn’t win that match several times. Amazing stuff.
As the show comes back from commercial, Joe Hendry is in the ring singing the “Fire Logan Paul” song. Austin Theory attacks Hendry from behind with a steel chair. Theory crushes Hendry’s head with a chair shot against the ring post.
Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez w/Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan
Perez and Rodriguez attack Bayley and Valkyria before the bell. Bayley and Valkyria fire back. The referee rings the bell. Valkyria and Bayley double-team Rodriguez. Rodriguez takes out Bayley and Valkyria with a crossbody. The Judgment Day takes turns working over Valkyria. After the break, Valkyria manages to tag in Bayley. Bayley clears the ring. Bayley and Valkyria hit a double team move on Perez.
Morgan puts Perez’s foot on the bottom rope. The referee sees this and ejects Morgan from the ringside. Dominik distracts the referee, allowing Rodriguez to knock Bayley off the top. Perez hits Pop Rocks. Bayley kicks out. Dominik slides the AAA Mega Championship into the ring. Bayley and Perez have a tug-of-war over the championship. Perez accidentally hits Dominik with the championship. Bayley rolls up Perez for the win.
Winner- Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
Grade: C+
Good TV match. They keep running the same play with Morgan, and it doesn’t make sense. She’s the Women’s World Champion, but she clearly has nothing to do.
Seth Rollins vs. Montez Ford
After a bit of back and forth, Ford misses a 450 splash. Rollins hits the Stomp. Rollins pins Ford.
Winner- Seth Rollins
On the stage, Theory beats down Dawkins with a chair.
Grade: B-
Good, quick match.
Rusev vs. Rey Mysterio
Mysterio gets tossed around the ring. Mysterio eventually fires up and tries the 619. Rusev blocks it. Mysterio reverses the Accolade into a roll up for the win.
Winner- Rey Mysterio
After the match, Rusev and Ethan Page beat down Mysterio. Dragon Lee makes the save.
Grade: C+
Standard stuff here. It’s nice that Rusev is still involved in the IC title stuff. IT would be even better if they actually let him win a match.
Contract Signing
Raw GM Adam Pearce is in the ring. Jacob Fatu is out first. Fatu signs the contract, then goes nuts and tosses the table and chairs out of the ring. Security rushes the ring and holds Fatu back. World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring. Reigns signs the contract and hands it to Pearce. Reigns tells everyone to leave the ring. Pearce asks if that’s wise. Reigns says Fatu just signed the contract, so he can’t touch Reigns until the PLE. Fatu and Reigns go back and forth about Fatu acknowledging him. Fatu says hell no. Fatu says Reigns and everyone else will learn how to acknowledge him. Reigna and Fatu shake.
Grade: C+
This promo was long and uninteresting. This was just more of what we have heard from both of these men. There was no need to have this contract signing, and there had to be another way to get these two on the show ahead of Clash in Italy.
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