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WWE Raw Results (3/21/22): Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles

   March 21, 2022

WWE Raw
March 21, 2022
Allstate Arena
Chicago, Illinois

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Transcription by Josh Lopez

Kevin Owens Promo 

Chicago. Are y’all ready to see Kevin Owens open up a can of whoop ass on Stone Cold at WrestleMania? Give me a hell yeah. You know, I don’t think you got that. I said, if you’re ready to see Kevin Owens raise hell all over that sorry son of a bitch Stone Cold, give me a hell yeah. What? What? What? What? You know, I heard all of the things that Kevin Owens said about my home state of Texas and they were horrible things, but let’s be honest, they’re all true, and it got my attention. So when he invited me to be a guest on the biggest, most stupendous KO Show of all time, well, you saw what I did, right?

You saw that horrible little video. I drove out in the middle of nowhere and pretended to be a bad ass while standing in front of my pathetic little golf cart and I didn’t really know what I was gonna do so I figured I will do what I do best and that’s run my little melee mouth and accept Kevin Owens invitation without thinking. See, that’s the problem, I don’t do much thinking these days. To be honest, at this stage of my life, the lights are home, but is anybody home? Uh-Uh. And now, well, here we are, I am going to WrestleMania. I am going to The KO Show. Y’all have got to be the stupidest sons of bitches I ever saw.

– KO pulled the Shawn Michaels trick from 2005.

What’s that saying? Fool you once, shame on you, fool you twice, shame on, well, you for being absolute idiots. And that’s the bottom line because Stone Cold said so. Now, you know what’s left, the only thing to do for old Stone Cold is to drink some beer and hopefully get some liquid courage before Kevin Owens gives me the ass kicking of a lifetime at WrestleMania. Now throw me some damn beer.

Stop the music, stop the damn music. Let me ask you a question you bald bastard, where did you stage hands learn to throw beer, you suck, okay? You must be from Chicago, right? Here, I’ll make it easy for you, take a beer in your little hand, get in the ring and give me the beer, come on. Even you can figure that out. Here we go. One step. That was a weird way to get in the  ring, but I’ll let it go. There you go. Put it in my hand. Wow, good job, now get your sorry ass out of my ring. Oh, wait.

Owens drops the stage hand with The Stone Cold Stunner. Owens pours beer all over the stage hand to close the segment.

First Match: The Mysterio Family vs. The Dirty Dawgs w/The Miz 

The Miz joins the commentary team for this match. Dominik Mysterio and Dolph Ziggler will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Dominik applies a side headlock. Ziggler whips Dominik across the ring. Ziggler drops down on the canvas. Ziggler leapfrogs over Dominik. Dominik with a deep arm-drag. Dominik with a forearm smash. Dominik slaps Ziggler in the chest. Dominik with The Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Ziggler regroups on the outside. Ziggler shoves Dominik back first into the ring apron. Ziggler rolls Dominik back into the ring. Ziggler tags in Roode. Double Irish Whip. NeckBreaker/PowerBomb Combination for a two count. Ziggler sends Rey to the apron. Rey with as houlder block. Rey with a Headscissors Takeover over the top rope. Roode goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Dominik lands back on his feet. Dominik dropkicks Roode to the floor. Stereo Suicide Dives. Dirty Dawgs regains control of the match during the commercial break. Ziggler puts Rey on the top turnbuckle. Rey denies The SuperPlex. Rey HeadButts Ziggler. Rey kicks Roode in the face. Rey with The Flying Seated Senton.

Ziggler stops Rey in his tracks. Rey with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Ziggler tags in Roode. Roode knocks Dominik off the apron. Roode goes for a Powerslam, but Rey counters with The Spinning DDT. Rey tags in Dominik. Dominik with a Flying Crossbody Block. Dominik ducks a clothesline from Roode. Dominik with a Running Hurricanrana. Roode launches Dominik over the top rope. Dominik slams Roode’s head on the top rope. Dominik with The Slingshot Senton. Dominik ducks a clothesline from Roode. Dominik with a NeckBreaker for a one count. Dominik ducks a clothesline from Ziggler. Dominik drops Ziggler with The Cutter. Rey dives over Ziggler. Roode hits The SpineBuster for a two count. Roode goes for The Glorious DDT, but Dominik rolls him over for a two count. Dominik with a drop toe hold into the middle rope. Dominik connects with The 619. Dominik lands The Frog Splash to pickup the victory. After the match, Ziggler SuperKicks Dominik. Rey runs after Ziggler. Miz attacks Rey from behind. Miz plants Rey with The Skull Crushing Finale on the floor. Miz rips off Rey’s mask.

Winner: The Mysterio Family via Pinfall 

Second Match: Omos vs. Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez In A Two On One Handicap Match 

Omos gets distracted by Azeez. Crews dropkicks the back of Omos. Azeez trips Omos from the outside. Omos shoves Crews into the canvas. Crews with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Azeez tees off on Omos. Crews and Azeez denies The Double Chokeslam. Haymaker Exchange. Omos uppercuts Azeez. Azeez drives Omos face first into the steel ring post. Omos regroups on the outside. Omos shoves Crews across the ring.

Omos drops Crews with The Big Boot. Crews tags in Azeez. Omos talks smack to Azeez. Omos whips Azeez across the ring. Omos with The Delayed Bodyslam. Omos with a Toss Slam. Omos follows that with The Big Boot to Azeez. Omos continues to run his mouth. Omos toys around with Crews. Omos connects with The Choke Bomb. Omos drags Crews on top of Azeez. Omos with the stack cover to pickup the victory.

Winner: Omos via Pinfall 

Third Match: Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan vs. Shayna Baszler & Natalya 

Rhea Ripley and Shayna Baszler will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ripley with a waist lock takedown. Baszler applies a double wrist lock. Ripley bodyslams Baszler. Forearm Exchange. Baszler kicks the left hamstring of Ripley. Ripley avoids The Running Knee Strike. Ripley HeadButts Baszler. Ripley with a running dropkick. Ripley with a Face Plant. Ripley tags in Morgan. Assisted Senton Splash for a two count. Baszler applies an arm-bar. Baszler tags in Natalya. Natalya kicks Morgan in the gut. Natalya with the irish whip. Morgan dives over Natalya. Morgan with a Running Hurricanrana. Morgan with a Rising Knee Strike. Morgan takes a swipe at Baszler. Natalya with The Slingshot Atomic Drop. Baszler tags herself in. Natalya runs over Morgan’s back. Natalya with a basement dropkick. Baszler blasts Morgan with The PK for a two count.

Baszler applies a top wrist lock. Carmella came down to ringside to get consoled by Corey Graves. Morgan with an arm-drag takeover. Baszler drives Morgan back first into the turnbuckles. Baszler with heavy bodyshots. Natalya tags herself in. Morgan is displaying her fighting spirit. Morgan dumps Baszler out of the ring. Morgan kicks Natalya off the apron. Baszler wisely pulls Ripley off the apron. Morgan with an inside cradle for a two count. Natalya hits The Discus Lariat. Natalya tags in Baszler. Natalya and Baszler connects with The Heart Attack to pickup the victory. After the match, Queen Zelina attacks Ripley with the scepter. Vega kicks Ripley in the face. Carmella shoves Baszler into the apron. Carmella rocks Natalya with a forearm smash. Carmella throws Natalya into the steel ring steps. Carmella ducks a clothesline from Baszler. Carmella SuperKicks Baszler. Carmella has a nice embrace with Vega.

Winner: Shayna Baszler & Natalya via Pinfall 

Becky Lynch Promo 

There’s a question that I ask myself a lot, maybe you ask it too. But maybe your mind doesn’t think in symphonies like mine does. What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul? Well, I suppose you have to ask yourself, what does it mean to gain the world? And to a lot of different people that can mean a lot of different things. I found the answer to my question. Oh, it was, what, eight months ago when I first faced Bianca BelAir at SummerSlam, but I’ll come back to that. It was 15 months, 15 long months that I went without holding this. And not because anybody had beaten me for it, no, nobody’s been able to beat me for this for nearly three years. No, because I was forced to submit it. And every day that went by, grew more and more painful and agonizing and I knew that when the time came I would do whatever it took to get back this back, my precious. So what does it profit a man, it profits him this. The only thing that matters inside and outside the confines of these ropes, for this is everything I am. And I am power, I am glory, I am the prize at the top of the mountain.

This is my world and when I came back and all of you chose Bianca over me, that’s when I knew, that’s when I knew I would see my soul to keep this. Bianca, you don’t have what it takes to beat me. You can whip me with your hair, you can scar my body, you can crush my throat, but I’ll crush yours worse. Now, here’s the thing, Bianca, you didn’t mean to damage me, but I meant to injure you and that’s the difference. An eye for an eye, a throat for a throat. And last week I said, that this week I would come for your hair, but you’re not here. Maybe that’s because I put you in the hospital like you did me. Or maybe you know that if I take the thing that means the most to you, your hair, your crown, your identity, that you’ll lose a piece of your soul. Bianca, you don’t want to lose your soul. I’ve already sold mine and I would sell it every day of the week and twice on Monday’s, if it means keeping this on my shoulder. So, Bianca, let me ask you this, what does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul? I’ll show you and the rest of the world at WrestleMania, if you make it.

Fourth Match: Finn Balor vs. Austin Theory 

Pat McAfee joins the commentary team for this match. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Balor applies a waist lock. Theory decks Balor with a back elbow smash. Theory applies a side headlock. Balor whips Theory across the ring. Theory drops Balor with a shoulder tackle. Balor rolls Theory over for a one count. Theory kicks Balor in the gut. Theory with forearm shivers. Balor reverses out of the irish whip from Theory. Theory goes for The Sunset Flip, but Balor counters with a basement dropkick. Balor kicks Theory in the ribs. Balor repeatedly stomps on Theory’s chest. McAfee taunts Theory. Balor blasts Theory with The Shotgun Dropkick.

Theory regains control of the match during the commercial break. Theory applies a waist lock. McAfee urges Balor on from the outside. Theory drives his knee into the midsection of Balor. Theory sends Balor to the corner. Balor kicks Theory in the face. Balor scores the forearm knockdown. Theory reverses out of the irish whip from Balor. Balor with a flying forearm smash. Balor with a double leg takedown. Balor follows that with a Double Foot Stomp. Balor with a running chop. Theory answers with The Kitchen Sink. Theory dumps Balor out of the ring. Theory slams Balor’s head on the announce table. Theory talks smack to McAfee.

Balor drives his elbow into the midsection of Theory. Balor repeatedly slams Theory’s head on the announce table. Balor rolls Theory back into the ring. Balor hits The SlingBlade. Balor with another Shotgun Dropkick. Balor goes for The Coupe De Grace, but Theory ducks out of the way. Theory with The La Magistral for a two count. Theory scores the elbow knockdown. Theory transitions into a ground and pound attack. McAfee is playing mind games with Theory. Theory goes for The ATL, but Balor lands back on his feet. Balor with Two Mid-Kicks. Balor ducks a clothesline from Theory. Theory drops Balor with The Crossed Legged Ushigoroshi for a two count. McAfee continues to run interference. Theory goes for The Roll Through Dropkick, but Balor counters with an inside cradle to pickup the victory.

Winner: Finn Balor via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Randy Orton & Matt Riddle vs. The Alpha Academy 

Randy Orton and Chad Gable will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Gable applies a hammerlock. Gable grabs a side headlock. Wrist Lock Exchange. Orton uppercuts Gable. Orton tags in Riddle. Assisted Floating BRO for a one count. Gable with a gut punch. Gable with The Bridging Butterfly Suplex for a one count. Dozovic tags himself in. Gable with a double leg takedown. Gable catapults Riddle into a Body Block from Dozovic. Dozovic kicks Riddle in the face. Dozovic tags in Gable. Gable slams Riddle’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Gable with forearm shivers. Gable with the irish whip. Riddle dives over Gable. Riddle ducks a clothesline from Gable. Riddle with an Overhead Kick. Riddle pops back on his feet. Riddle three flying forearm smashes. Riddle with The Exploder Suplex.

Gable denies The PK. Gable yanks Riddle off the ring apron. Dozovic delivers The Pounce. Alpha Academy has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Gable with The Rolling Elbow. Gable goes for The Tiger Suplex, but Riddle rolls him over for a two count. Riddle knocks Dozovic off the apron. Riddle rolls under a clothesline from Gable. Riddle tags in Orton. Orton with two clotheslines. Orton ducks a clothesline from Gable. Orton Powerslams Gable. Orton is throwing haymakers at Dozovic. Gable slams Orton’s head on the top rope. Orton kicks Gable in the chest. Orton hits The Draping DDT.

Orton plays to the crowd. Gable denies The RKO. Riddle tags himself in. Gable with a German Suplex. Gable clotheslines Orton over the top rope. Gable avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Gable goes for The Roll Through German Suplex, but Riddle lands back on his feet. Riddle with a Pump Knee Strike. Riddle connects with The BRODerek to pickup the victory. After the match, Dozovic whips Orton into the ringside barricade. Dozovic attacks Riddle from behind. Dozovic drags Riddle to the corner. Dozovic prepares for The Vader Bomb. The Street Profits sends Dozovic crashing to the outside. Double Irish Whip. DDT/Flapjack Combination. Ford helps Riddle get back on his feet. Dawkins drops Riddle with The Sky High. Ford plants Riddle with The Frog Splash.

Winner: Randy Orton & Matt Riddle via Pinfall 

Sixth Match: Dana Brooke & Reginald Thomas vs. Tamina & Akira Tozawa In A Tornado Mixed Tag Team Match 

A game of chicken breaks out after the bell rings. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Toe Kick Exchange. Brooke ducks a clothesline from Tozawa. Thomas kicks Tozawa in the gut. Double Irish Whip into Tamina. Brooke with a Handspring Back Elbow. Tamina falls into the nether regions of Tozawa. Brooke with a Running Knee Strike. Thomas connects with The Running SomerSault Senton to pickup the victory. After the match, Tamina carries Tozawa to the backstage area.

Winner: Dana Brooke & Reginald Thomas via Pinfall 

Updated WrestleMania 38 Match Card 

Night One 

– Drew McIntyre vs. Baron Corbin w/Riddick Moss

– The Mysterio Family vs. The Miz & Logan Paul

– The Usos (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs For The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

– The Kevin Owens Show With Special Guest: Stone Cold Steve Austin

– Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca BelAir For The WWE RAW Women’s Championship

– Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousey For The WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship

Night Two

– Randy Orton & Matt Riddle (c) vs. The Street Profits vs. The Alpha Academy In A Triple Threat Match For The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

– Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville In A No Disqualification Match

– Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory

– Queen Zelina & Carmella (c) vs. Sasha Bank & Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan vs. Shayna Baszler & Natalya In A Fatal Four Way Match For The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship

– Edge vs. AJ Styles

– Roman Reigns (c) w/Paul Heyman vs. Brock Lesnar (c) In A Winner Takes All Match For The WWE Championship & WWE Universal Championship

Seventh Match: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles In A Last Chance WrestleMania Match 

Rollins side steps the collar and elbow tie up. Rollins is playing mind games with Styles. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Strong lockup. Styles applies a side headlock. Rollins whips Styles across the ring. Rollins sends Styles into the ropes. Rollins drops down on the canvas. Rollins ducks a clothesline from Styles. Rollins with The SlingBlade. Rollins goes for The Pedigree, but Styles counters with a Back Body Drop. Rollins side steps Styles into the turnbuckles. Styles sends Rollins crashing face first into the ring apron. Styles drops Rollins with The Slingshot Phenomenal Forearm. Rollins applies the cravate. Styles with heavy bodyshots. Rollins answers with a knee lift. Rollins goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Styles lands back on his feet. Styles unloads three knife edge chops. Styles whips Rollins across the ring. Styles blocks a boot from Rollins. Styles hammers down on the left knee of Rollins. Styles with a knee lift. Styles with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Rollins is throwing haymakers at Styles. Rollins sends Styles face first into the middle turnbuckle pad.

Styles gets back in the ring at the count of nine. Rollins repeatedly stomps on Styles chest. Rollins drops Styles with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Rollins with two knife edge chops. Rollins gets Styles tied up in the tree of woe. Rollins with The Hesitation Dropkick for a two count. Styles tees off on Rollins. Rollins drives his knee into the midsection of Styles. Rollins sends Styles to the corner. Styles kicks Rollins in the face. Rollins denies The Phenomenal Forearm. Rollins lands The Suicide Dive. Rollins has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Rollins applies the cravate. Rollins with Two HeadButts. Rollins hammers down on the back of Balor’s neck. Rollins talks smack to Styles. Rollins toys around with Styles. Palm Strike Exchange. Forearm Exchange. Styles delivers The Phenomenal Blitz. Styles with a sliding forearm smash. Styles with a leaping corner clothesline. Styles follows that with The Ushigoroshi for a two count.

Styles goes for The Styles Clash, but Rollins counters with a jackknife cover for a two count. Styles with a knife edge chop. Styles with The SitOut FaceBuster for a two count. Styles goes for The Styles Clash, but Rollins lands back on his feet. Rollins ducks a clothesline from Styles. Rollins with The Rolling Elbow. Rollins hits The Falcon Arrow for a two count. Styles avoids The Curb Stomp. Rollup Exchange. Rollins goes for The BucleBomb, but Styles lands back on his feet. Styles with a Snap Vertical Suplex into the turnbuckles. Rollins has Styles perched on the top turnbuckle. Styles denies The SuperPlex. Rollins starts favoring his left knee. Styles applies The Torture Rack. Styles connects with The Spinning Rack Bomb for a two count. Rollins SuperKicks Styles in mid-air. Rollins BuckleBombs Styles. Rollins goes for The Frog Splash, but Styles gets his knees up in the air. Styles prepares for The Phenomenal Forearm. Edge attacks Styles with a steel chair which forces the disqualification. After the match, Edge delivers another chair shot to Styles back. Rollins becomes apoplectic at ringside as the show goes off the air stating that Raw next week will not happened until he gets his spot at WrestleMania.

Winner: AJ Styles via Disqualification 

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Author: Josh Lopez