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WWE Raw Results (5/2/22): The Bloodline Invades Greensboro

   May 2, 2022

WWE Raw
May 2, 2022
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina

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Commentators: (Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton)

Transcription by Josh Lopez

The Bloodline, Drew McIntyre and RK-BRO Segment 

Paul Heyman: If The Bloodline recalls correctly, and the bloodline is never wrong, this is the part of the show where I’m entrusted to say, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome To Monday Night Raw. A very special treat for you watching on TV. And even sweeter for you here live tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, you should put down your children because take a look at your children anyway. You should stand on your feet because now, now at this moment you get a chance to revel in the greatness of your Tribal Chief, The Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion. Roman Reigns.

Roman Reigns: North Carolina. Acknowledge Me.

RK-BRO drops The Usos with Stereo RKO’s. Drew McIntyre makes his way down to the ring. That leads us to a massive pull apart brawl to close the segment.

First Match: Kevin Owens & The Alpha Academy vs. Ezekiel & The Street Profits In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

Chad Gable and Angelo Dawkins will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Dawkins applies a side headlock. Gable whips Dawkins across the ring. Dawkins drops Gable with a shoulder tackle. Gable drops down on the canvas. Dawkins leapfrogs over Gable. Dawkins avoids The Gut Wrench Takedown. Gable sends Dawkins into the ropes. Gable leapfrogs over Dawkins. Dawkins cartwheels over Gable. Gable with a deep arm-drag. Dawkins ducks a clothesline from Gable. Dawkins with a corkscrew elbow strike. Dawkins tags in Ford. Double Irsh Whip. Double Flapjack for a two count. Ford applies an arm-bar. Wrist Lock Exchange. Gable grapples around Ford. Gable with a drop toe hold. Gable applies an arm-bar. Ford whips Gable across the ring. Ford drops down on the canvas. Ford leapfrogs over Gable. Ford with a deep arm-drag. Ford dropkicks Gable. Gable tags in Dozovic.

Ford dropkicks Dozovic. The Profits and Ezekiel dropkicks Dozovic to the floor. Team Owens has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Gable applies a top wrist lock. Gable knocks Dawkins off the ring apron. Gable sends Ford to the apron. Ford with a shoulder block. Ford goes for a Slingshot Shoulder Tackle, but Gable counters with The Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Gable tags in Owens. Owens repeatedly stomps on Ford’s chest. Owens taunts Ezekiel. Owens with a short-arm clothesline. Owens with a Senton Splash. Owens follows that with a SpringBoard MoonSault for a two count. Owens applies a rear chin lock. Owens goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Ford lands back on his feet.

Ford with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Ezekiel and Gable are tagged in. Ezekiel clotheslines Gable. Ezekiel scores the elbow knockdown. Ezekiel whips Gable across the ring. Gable kicks Ezekiel in the chest. Ezekiel hits The SpineBuster. Ezekiel with a Jumping Knee Strike to Dozovic. Ezekiel unloads three knife edge chops. Gable reverses out of the irish whip from Ezekiel. Ezekiel with a Mule Kick. Ezekiel with The Stinger Splash. Ezekiel follows that with The Delayed Vertical Suplex for a two count. Dozovic with an Exploder Suplex over the top rope. Dawkins with a Knee Lift. Owens SuperKicks Dawkins. Ezekiel with a double leg takedown. Ezekiel transitions into a ground and pound attack. Ezekiel ducks a clothesline from Gable. Gable applies a waist lock. Ezekiel decks Gable with a back elbow smash. Owens trips Ezekiel from the outside. Gable connects with The La Magistral to pickup the victory.

Winner: Kevin Owens & The Alpha Academy via Pinfall 

Second Match: Veer vs. Burt Hanson 

Veer sends Hanson back first into the turnbuckles. Veer unloads a series of bodyshots in the corner. Hanson decks Veer with a back elbow smash. Veer with a Big Biel Throw. Veer repeatedly drives his knee into the midsection of Hanson. Veer whips Hanson across the ring. Veer with The Kitchen Sink. Veer sends Hanson into the ropes. Veer drops Hanson with a Leaping Body Block. Veer connects with The Million Dollar Arm. Veer with a Seated Senton. Veer makes Hanson tap out to The Cervical Clutch. After the match, Veer kicks Hanson out of the ring. Veer applies The Cervical Clutch in the ropes.

Winner: Veer Mahaan via Submission

Third Match: AJ Styles vs. Damian Priest w/Edge. If AJ Styles Wins, Damian Priest Is Banned From Ringside At WrestleMania Backlash 

Styles is throwing haymakers at Priest. Priest launches Styles to the corner. Styles rolls under a clothesline from Priest. Styles with a chop/haymaker combination. Styles hammers down on the back of Priest’s neck. Priest shoves Styles. Priest with two haymakers. Priest uppercuts Styles. Priest whips Styles across the ring. Priest drops Styles with The Big Boot. Priest sends Styles face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Priest repeatedly stomps on Styles chest. Priest hits The Broken Arrow for a one count. Priest applies an arm-bar. Styles with desperation haymakers. Styles repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Priest. Styles with a forearm smash. Priest reverses out of the irish whip from Styles. Styles holds onto the ropes. Styles decks Priest with a back elbow smash. Styles with a Headscissors Takeover to the floor. Styles with The Slingshot Phenomenal Forearm. Styles talks smack to Edge. Styles slams Priest head on the ring apron. Styles sends Priest face first into the steel ring post. Priest resets the referee’s ten count. Priest drives Styles shoulder first into the ring post.  Styles regains momentum during the commercial break.

Styles with a leaping corner clothesline. Priest denies The Ushigoroshi. Priest with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Priest drops Styles with The Spinning Heel Kick for a two count. Priest puts Styles on the top turnbuckle. Priest with a forearm smash. Priest HeadButts Styles. Styles denies The SuperPlex. Styles hits The Spinning Rack Bomb for a two count. Priest blocks The Styles Clash. Styles with The Sunset Flip for a two count. Priest kicks the left shoulder of Styles. Styles with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Priest with a BackBreaker for a two count. Priest goes for The Razor’s Edge, but Styles lands back on his feet. Styles with The Pele Kick. Priest launches Styles over the top rope. Styles with a leaping forearm smash. Styles gets distracted by Edge. Styles goes for The Phenomenal Forearm, but Priest counters with South Of Heaven for a two count. Styles with clubbing elbow smash. Priest nails Styles with The Bell Clap. Styles avoids The Ripcord Wheel Kick. Styles applies The Calf Crusher. Styles takes a swipe at Edge. Styles dodges The Big Boot. Styles connects with The O’Connor Roll to pickup the victory. After the match, Judgment Day gangs up on Styles. Priest plants Styles with The Final Reckoning. Edge grabs two steel chairs. Finn Balor storms into the ring to make the save. Styles does the too sweet hand gesture with Balor.

Winner: AJ Styles via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Mustafa Ali vs. Austin Theory & The Miz In A Two On One Handicap Match 

This match started during the commercial break. Ali reverses out of the irish whip from Miz. Miz goes for a Sunset Flip, but Ali lands back on his feet. Ali stomps on the left knee of Miz. Ali kicks the left knee of Miz. Miz sends Ali into the ropes. Ali with a flying forearm smash. Ali with a knife edge chop. Miz reverses out of the irish whip from Ali. Ali ducks a clothesline from Miz. Theory sends Ali tumbling to the floor. Theory rolls Ali back into the ring. Miz tags in Theory. Theory pie faces Ali. Theory talks smack to Ali. Theory is throwing haymakers at Ali.

Following a snap mare takeover, Theory stomps on the midsection of Ali for a two count. Theory applies a rear chin lock. Ali with heavy bodyshots. Ali decks Theory with a JawBreaker. Miz tags himself in. Miz with Corner IT! Kicks. Ali dives over Miz. Ali with a blistering chop. Ali dropkicks Theory off the ring apron. Ali side steps Miz into the turnbuckles. Ali with The Roll Through NeckBreaker for a two count. Theory dumps Ali out of the ring. Ali pulls Theory out of the ring. Ali ducks a clothesline from Theory. Ali kicks Theory in the chest. Miz connects with The Skull Crushing Finale to pickup the victory. After the match, Tommaso Ciampa attacks Ali from behind.

Winner: Austin Theory & The Miz via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Dana Brooke (c) w/Reginald Thomas vs. Nikki Cross For The WWE 24/7 Championship

Cross talks smack to Brooke. Cross kicks Brooke in the gut. Brooke buries her elbow into the midsection of Cross. Brooke slams Cross head on the top turnbuckle pad. Cross reverses out of the irish whip from Brooke. Brooke launches Cross over the top rope. Brooke rocks Cross with a forearm smash. Brooke poses for the crowd. Cross gets Brooke trapped in the ring skirt.

Cross unloads a flurry of strikes. Cross rolls Brooke back into the ring. Cross hooks the outside leg for a two count. Brooke with a forearm smash. Brooke sends Cross to the corner. Brooke with a Handspring Back Elbow Smash. Brooke connects with The Running BlockBuster to pickup the victory. After the match, Brooke escapes rollup attempts from Akira Tozawa, R-Truth and Reggie. Brooke tells Reggie that she wants a divorce.

Winner: New WWE 24/7 Champion, Dana Brooke via Pinfall 

Seth Rollins & Cody Rhodes Segment

 

Seth Rollins: Hey, before you say anything, why are you sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong? This is my appreciation night. What do you want? If you’re not out here to give me my flowers, then shut up, please.

Cody Rhodes: Oh, you want your flowers? Sure. Congratulations, Seth. Truly. Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations, Seth Rollins. But what is this all about? This literal unraveling at the seams that we all are seeing, this superiority complex. It’s like my victory at WrestleMania is this albatross that’s hanging around your neck. And you just can’t shake it. I don’t want to invalidate your feelings. That would be hypocritical.

But you’re standing here in this hideous Johnny Polo get up. My hypocrisy knows no bounds. Let me make it clear, since my return I have been nothing but professional. I’ve been courteous, even when you shoved me off the top rope, I’ve been a gentleman. I have a feeling that you’re about to cross a line right before WrestleMania Backlash that you don’t want to cross. I could tell you that you’re one of the best superstar wrestlers in the last 20 years and it would be true. I could also tell you that you are delusional, and it would be true.

Seth Rollins: Delusional? Me? I’m delusional? I’m the one in this ring that’s delusional? Oh, that’s rich coming from you, kid. Look, no, hear me out. The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, the late great, your father, he wrestled hundreds if not thousands of times in this very arena. But just like you, he was an ego maniac who thought he was larger than life and thought he transcended the business. And it looks to me like the apple didn’t fall from the tree. Dusty was delusional and so are you. Dusty really wanted to be the WWE Champion, but he wasn’t good enough. And as long as I’m here, you’re not good enough either.

Rollins starts throwing haymakers at Rhodes. Rhodes side steps Rollins into the turnbuckles. Rhodes tees off on Rollins. Rhodes connects with The Cody Cutter to close the segment.

Sixth Match: Bobby Lashley vs. Cedric Alexander  

Lashley gets distracted by Omos and MVP. Alexander attacks Lashley from behind. Alexander with rapid fire bodyshots. Alexander transitions into a corner mount. Lashley drops Alexander with a shoulder tackle. MVP talks smack to Lashley from the stage. Alexander avoids The Spear. Alexander dropkicks the left knee of Lashley. Alexander repeatedly stomps on Lashley’s back.

Alexander with heavy bodyshots. Alexander hammers down on the back of Lashley’s neck. Alexander kicks Lashley out of the ring. Lashley denies The Suicide Dive. Lashley throws Alexander into the ringside barricade. Lashley drives Alexander face first into the steel ring post. Lashley rolls Alexander back into the ring. Lashley connects with The Spear. Lashley makes Alexander tap out to The Hurt Lock.

Winner: Bobby Lashley via Submission 

Updated WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022 Match Card 

1.) Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousey In An I Quit Match For The WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship

2.) Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins

3.) Roman Reigns & The Usos w/Paul Heyman vs. Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton and Matt Riddle In A 6-Man Tag Team Match

4.) Edge w/Damian Priest vs. AJ Styles

5.) Baron Corbin vs. Riddick Moss

6.) Bobby Lashley vs. Omos w/MVP

Seventh Match: Bianca BelAir, Asuka and Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch, Sonya Deville and Rhea Ripley In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

Asuka and Becky Lynch will start things off. Becky talks smack to Asuka. Asuka ducks a clothesline from Becky. Becky dodges The Spinning Back Fist. Asuka blocks The Spinning Back Kick. Becky dodges The Roundhouse Kick. Becky retreats to her corner. BelAir and Deville are tagged in. Deville hides behind the ropes. Deville tags in Ripley. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Standing Switch Exchange. Waist Lock Takedown Exchange. BelAir ducks a clothesline from Ripley. BelAir goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Ripley lands back on her feet. Ripley pulls BelAir down to the mat. Ripley knocks Morgan off the ring apron. The referee is trying to calm down Morgan. Ripley slams BelAir’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Ripley tags in Deville.

Deville kicks BelAir in the ribs. Deville repeatedly stomps on BelAir’s chest. Deville with Muay Thai Knee Strike. Following a snap mare takeover, BelAir avoids The Shining Wizard. BelAir drops Deville with a shoulder tackle. Deville reverses out of the irish whip from BelAir. BelAir dives over Deville. BelAir with a single leg dropkick. BelAir pops back on her feet. BelAir tags in Morgan. Assisted Hip Attack. BelAir bodyslams Deville. Morgan hooks the outside leg for a one count. Deville rocks Morgan with a forearm smash. Morgan reverses out of the irish whip from Deville. Becky tags herself in. Deville clotheslines Morgan. Becky with the elbow drop for a one count. Becky yells at the referee. Becky uppercuts Morgan. Morgan with the backslide cover for a two count. Morgan blocks a boot from Becky. Morgan kicks Becky in the chest. Morgan with a Pump Knee Strike. Morgan with a Corner Hip Attack. Morgan follows that with a Rising Knee Strike. Morgan delivers The Missile Dropkick.

Morgan takes a swipe at Ripley. Team Deville regains control of the match during the commercial breaks. Ripley repeatedly slams Morgan’s face on the canvas. Morgan with rapid fire haymakers, Ripley clotheslines Morgan. Ripley with a Hair Biel Throw. Ripley with clubbing shoulder blocks. Ripley tags in Becky. Becky is choking Morgan with her boot. Becky mocks Asuka. Morgan decks Becky with a back elbow smash. Morgan kicks Becky in the face. Becky goes for The Uranage Slam, but Morgan counters with a deep arm-drag. Morgan drops Becky with The Float Over DDT. BelAir and Ripley are tagged in. BelAir with a forearm smash. BelAir ducks a clothesline from Ripley. BelAir knocks Deville off the apron. Ripley HeadButts BelAir. BelAir ducks a clothesline from Ripley. BelAir with a running shoulder tackle. BelAir with The Delayed Vertical Suplex for a two count. Ripley backs BelAir into the turnbuckles. Ripley puts BelAir on the top turnbuckle. Ripley with forearm shivers. BelAir knocks Becky off the apron. Ripley kicks BelAir in the gut. Ripley tags in Deville.

Double SuperPlex for a two count. Deville dumps Morgan out of the ring. BelAir tags in Asuka. Asuka ducks a clothesline from Deville. Asuka repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Deville. Deville reverses out of the irish whip from Asuka. Asuka takes a swipe at Becky. Asuka with a running shoulder tackle. Asuka with a Running Hip Attack. Asuka with a Roundhouse Kick to Ripley. Asuka blocks a boot from Deville. Asuka with a Release German Suplex. Asuka with a Sliding Knee Strike for a two count. Asuka follows that with an arm-ringer. Deville denies The Asuka Lock. Asuka tags in Morgan. Asuka dropkicks Deville. Running Hip Attack/Jersey CodeBreaker Combination on the floor. Morgan rolls Deville back into the ring. Morgan hooks both legs for aa two count. Asuka drops Becky with The Spinning Back Fist. Ripley with The Big Boot. BelAir hits The SpineBuster. Deville dumps BelAir out of the ring. Rollup Exchange. Deville connects with The Shining Wizard for a two count. Morgan side steps Deville into the turnbuckles. Deville denies The Jersey CodeBreaker. The referee catches Deville using the middle rope as leverage. BelAir shoves Deville’s feet off the middle rope. Morgan plants Deville with The Oblivion to pickup the victory.

Winner: Bianca BelAir, Asuka and Liv Morgan via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez