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WWE Raw Results (5/16/22): Becky Lynch vs. Asuka

   May 17, 2022

WWE Raw
May 16, 2022
Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia

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

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Bobby Lashley vs. Omos w/MVP In A Steel Cage Match 

Cedric Alexander attacks Lashley from behind before the bell rings. Omos and Alexander gangs up on Lashley. The referees and producers are trying to regain order. Lashley tells Omos to bring it. Lashley ducks a clothesline from Omos. Omos punches Lashley in the back. Omos with a knee smash. Omos with a Running Boot. Omos stands on Lashley’s back. Lashley is throwing haymakers at Omos. Lashley applies The Sleeper Hold. Lashley sends Omos chest first into the turnbuckles. Lashley with two haymakers. Omos grabs Lashley by his throat. Omos drops Lashley with a Concrete Sledge. Omos with two running elbow smashes. MVP attacks Lashley with the cane from the outside. Omos dumps Lashley face first on the top turnbuckle pad.

Omos with The Big Boot. Omos levels Lashley with The Body Avalanche. Omos with clubbing blows to Lashley’s back. Omos with another running elbow smash. Lashley wipes out MVP. Lashley Spears Omos for a two count. Lashley with clubbing elbow smashes. Lashley clotheslines the back of Omos neck. Lashley applies The Hurt Lock. Omos escapes the hold. Lashley kicks Omos in the face. Lashley climbs up the cage. Lashley denies The Chokeslam. Lashley repeatedly kicks Omos in the face. Alexander continues to run interference. Lashley throws Alexander into the canvas. Omos catches Lashley in mid-air. Omos sends Lashley ribs first into the steel. Omos poses for the crowd. Lashley with rapid fire haymakers. Omos responds with another Big Boot. Omos applies The Claw. Omos puts Lashley on his shoulders. Omos inadvertently throws Lashley through the side of the cage. Lashley wisely puts his feet on the ground to pickup the victory.

Winner: Bobby Lashley via Cage Escape 

Second Match: Veer Mahaan vs. Mustafa Ali. The Miz Will Be A Special Guest Referee 

Austin Theory is watching this match from the ringside area. Ali starts things off with two single leg dropkicks. Veer drops Ali with a Leaping Body Block. Veer launches Ali to the corner. Ali slips over Veer’s back. Ali with a knife edge chop. Ali is throwing haymakers at Veer. Veer shoves Ali into the canvas. Veer with The Big Boot. Veer whips Ali across the ring. Veer sends Ali chest first into the canvas. Veer stomps on Ali’s chest. Veer with a Leaping Elbow Drop. Veer goes for The Press Slam, but Ali lands back on his feet.

Ali with Two SuperKicks. Theory trips Ali from the outside. Ali sends Veer tumbling to the floor. Ali with a Baseball Slide Dropkick. Ali dropkicks Veer off the ring apron. Miz stops Ali in his tracks. Miz pie faces Ali. Veer connects with The Million Dollar Arm. Veer with a Seated Senton on Ali’s back. Veer makes Ali tap out to The Cervical Clutch. After the match, Theory makes Veer reapply The Cervical Clutch just so he can take more selfies. Veer removes the hood of the announce desk. The Mysterio Family storms into the ring to make the save.

Winner: Veer Mahaan via Submission 

Third Match: Matt Riddle vs. Jimmy Uso w/Jey Uso 

Riddle immediately gets distracted by Jey after the bell rings. Jimmy attacks Riddle from behind. Jimmy repeatedly stomps on Riddle’s chest. Jimmy with a knife edge chop. Jimmy with the irish whip. Riddle dives over Jimmy. Riddle with a Mid-Kick. Riddle with a GutWrench Suplex for a one count. Jimmy uppercuts Riddle. Jimmy uses the middle rope as a weapon. Jey uppercuts Riddle behind the referee’s back. Jimmy slams Riddle’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Riddle applies The Rop Assisted Arm-Bar. Riddle blasts Jey with The PK. Jimmy uppercuts Riddle off the ropes. Jimmy lands The Suicide Dive. Jimmy sends Riddle chest first into the steel ring steps. Jimmy has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Riddle with forearm shivers. Riddle blocks a boot from Jimmy. Jimmy drops Riddle with a Spinning Enzuigiri.

Jimmy delivers The Running Stinkface for a two count. Jimmy applies a rear chin lock. Riddle delivers his combination offense. Riddle with an Overhead Kick. Riddle pops back on his feet. Riddle with two flying forearm smashes. Riddle with The Exploder Suplex. Riddle goes for The BROTon, but Jimmy gets his knees up in the air. Chop/HeadButt Exchange. Forearm Exchange. Jimmy reverses out of the irish whip from Riddle. Jimmy hits The Pop Up Samoan Drop for a two count. Jimmy ascends to the top turnbuckle. Jimmy denies The Avalanche RKO. Jimmy HeadButts Riddle. Jimmy goes for The USO Splash, but Riddle gets his knees up in the air. Riddle decks Jimmy with a back elbow smash. Jey trips Riddle from the outside. The referee catches Jimmy using Jey for leverage. The referee has ejected Jey from the ringside area. Riddle connects with The Inside Cradle to pickup the victory.

Winner: Matt Riddle via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: AJ Styles & Finn Balor w/Liv Morgan vs. Los Lotharios 

AJ Styles and Humberto Carrillo will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Carrillo backs Styles into the turnbuckles. Styles ducks a clothesline from Carrillo. Styles unloads three knife edge chops. Styles hammers down on the back of Carrillo’s neck. Styles tags in Balor. Double Irish Whip. Balor drops down on the canvas. Styles dropkicks the left knee of Carrillo. Balor with a basement dropkick for a one count. Balor applies an arm-bar. Balor grabs a side wrist lock. Balor tags in Styles. Styles kicks Carrillo in the gut. Styles slams Carrillo’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Carrillo drives Styles face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Carrillo repeatedly stomps on Styles chest. Carrillo tags in Garza. Los Lotharios gangs up on Styles. Garza applies The Abdominal Stretch. Garza punches Styles in the ribs. Garza tags in Carrillo.

Carrillo kicks Styles in the ribs. Garza clotheslines Styles. Carrillo with a knife edge chop. Carrillo tags in Garza. Garza punches Styles in the back. Los Lotharios goes for a Double Belly to Back Suplex, but Styles lands back on his feet. Styles kicks Garza in the face. Styles dumps Carrillo out of the ring. Styles tags in Balor. Styles and Balor clotheslines Garza over the top rope. Styles sends Carrillo crashing to the outside. Stereo Pescado’s to the outside. Los Lotharios regains control of the match during the commercial break. Carrillo applies the single leg crab. Carrillo tags in Garza. Garza with a basement dropkick. Double Boston Crab. The referee tells Carrillo to get out of the ring. Garza stands on Styles face. Garza tags in Carrillo. Styles with desperation up kicks. Styles avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Styles drops Carrillo with a Step Up Enzuigiri.

Balor and Garza are tagged in. Balor scores the elbow knockdown. Garza reverses out of the irish whip from Balor. Balor with a flying forearm smash. Balor with a double leg takedown to Carrillo. Balor follows that with a Double Foot Stomp. Balor with a running chop. Short-Arm Reversal by Garza. Balor with a Tilt-A-Whirl Side Russian Leg Sweep. Balor kicks Carrillo out of the ring. Balor goes for The Spin Out Elbow Drop, but Garza counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Garza with a knee lift. Garza dropkicks Styles off the apron. Garza goes for The Wing Clipper, but Balor lands back on his feet. Balor hits The SlingBlade. Garza SuperKicks Balor. Garza tags in Carrillo. Carrillo goes for The MoonSault, but Balor puts his feet up in the air. Balor delivers The Shotgun Dropkick. Syles connects with The Phenomenal Forearm. Balor plants Carrillo with The Coupe De Grace to pickup the victory. After the match, Morgan does the two sweet hand gesture with Styles and Balor.

Winner: AJ Styles & Finn Balor via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Sonya Deville 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Deville backs Bliss into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Deville pie faces Bliss. Strong lockup. Bliss slaps Deville in the face. Bliss ducks a clothesline from Deville. Bliss with a shoulder tackle. Bliss dropkicks Deville. Bliss with The STO. Bliss delivers The Insult To Injury. Deville responds with The Shining Wizard for a two count. Deville tugs on Bliss’s hair. Deville repeatedly drives Bliss face first into the canvas. Deville kicks Bliss in the face. Deville whips Bliss across the ring.

Deville clotheslines Bliss for a two count. Deville applies a rear chin lock. Bliss decks Deville with a JawBreaker. Deville with two knee lifts. Following a snap mare takeover, Deville with The Sliding Knee Strike for a two count. Deville slams Bliss’s head on two turnbuckle pads. The referee catches Deville unhooking the top turnbuckle. Deville hits The SpineBuster for a two count. Deville argues with the referee. Bliss delivers a massive haymaker. Bliss connects with The DDT to pickup the victory. After the match, Deville slaps the referee in the face.

Winner: Alexa Bliss via Pinfall 

Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins Segment 

Cody Rhodes: I have been told that Seth Rollins is not here. And although I am surrounded by lovers here in Virginia, and millions watching at home, I hope at least that Seth is listening. Last week, I tried to move forward, I tried to extinguish this chapter in our career. And Seth, he went ahead and dumped gasoline on the flame. He stomped my head on that desk right there. And he said the most peculiar thing. He said that I would never take away anything from him ever again. So inquiring minds, I have to know, what is it that I took away from you? What did he lose, two matches? A winning bonus? A momentary spotlight? It isn’t like I diluted his legacy or crossed a personal line. If anything, the biggest threat to Seth Rollins probably isn’t me, it’s probably Seth Rollins.

He is trapped in this pandemonium purgatory of his own design and he is hell bent with pulling me in with him. Let’s take a little stroll, that memory lane stroll. 2012, Seth Rollins showed up to WWE, Shielded Up. And I would remember, I was one of the bitter boys in the locker room. Within months, he had won tag team gold. Within a few years, he had climbed the metaphorical and the very real ladder in our sport, he had won the WWE Championship, he had shattered the glass ceiling. And for skeptics like myself, he had proved that there wasn’t a glass ceiling in the first place. Seth Rollins won his way to the top. My story is a little different. I didn’t win. No, I didn’t win that much till recently. Actually, I lost, I scratched, I crawled, I painted my face with a smile, dead inside, looking up at the lights most nights, but the thing is, I endured.

You learn so much from loss. You learn how to love, how to live, how to adapt, how to reinvent yourself, the difference between a revolutionary interview and actual revolutionary actions. And the number one thing that I learned, I’m never going to be The American Dream, so why not embrace The Nightmare? I guess you could say that I lust my way to the top. But what this comes down to, truly, does Seth Rollins, his embarrassment over losing two matches outweigh my quest for vindication? And if the quest for vindication sounds hyperbolic, here’s another way to put it, my second chance, everyone here tonight knows what it’s like to get a second chance. You don’t take it for granted. And if Seth Rollins intends on denying me said second chance, buddy, you’re gonna have to kill me. And I’m gonna give you the chance. I say we run it back. I say we lock all that angst in here. We leave it all on the mat. I say we play for keeps. What do you say? Rollins vs. Rhodes for the third time, but this time inside Hell In A Cell?

Seth Rollins: Hahahahahahaha! Oh, there you are. Mr. Nightmare in all your glory, The Countdown to Cody, there you are. So let me get this straight, Cody. Stealing my spotlight at WrestleMania, that wasn’t enough for you? No, cheating to beat me at WrestleMania Backlash, that wasn’t enough for you? One little stomp on the announce desk and now you’re begging, pleading with Seth Freakin’ Rollins for one more go around, this time inside Hell In A Cell. Cody, you must be stupider than you look. That is the biggest mistake you ever made in your entire life. Anyone who has ever stepped foot inside of that cell with me is changed forever. You already know my answer. I am going to exploit every one of your insecurities. And I’m going to expose you for the fraud that you are. Rollins vs. Rhodes III, I accept.

Cody Rhodes: Well, I guess there’s nothing left to say other than, I’ll see you in hell.

Sixth Match: Ezekiel vs. Chad Gable w/Otis Dozovic 

Kevin Owens joins the commentary team for this match. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ezekiel backs Gable into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Gable with a waist lock go-behind. Gable whips Ezekiel across the ring. Ezekiel ducks a clothesline from Gable. Ezekiel with a diving shoulder tackle. Ezekiel with a chop/forearm combination. Ezekiel whips Gable across the ring. Gable brings Ezekiel down to the mat. Gable applies an arm-bar. Ezekiel transitions into a side headlock. Ezekiel with a side headlock takeover. Gable whips Ezekiel across the ring. Gable drops down on the canvas. Gable with a deep arm-drag. Ezekiel grabs a side headlock. Gable with a Belly to Back Suplex. Gable whips Ezekiel across the ring. Gable delivers The Kitchen Sink for a one count.

Gable transitions into a corner mount. Gable talks smack to Ezekiel. Gable whips Ezekiel across the ring. Ezekiel denies The Hip Toss. Ezekiel applies The Gory Special. Gable goes for The Sunset Flip, but Ezekiel lands back on his feet. Gable denies The Ankle Lock. Ezekiel slams Gable’s head on the ring apron and the top rope. Dozovic attacks Ezekiel behind the referee’s back. Gable has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Gable with an arm-drag. takeover. Gable repeatedly drops his weight on the left shoulder of Ezekiel. Gable with The Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Gable applies The Key Lock. Gable sends Ezekiel shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Gable with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Gable goes for The MoonSault, but Ezekiel ducks out of the way.

Gable side steps Ezekiel into the turnbuckles. Ezekiel clotheslines Gable. Ezekiel scores the elbow knockdown. Ezekiel whips Gable across the ring. Gable kicks Ezekiel in the chest. Ezekiel hits The SpineBuster for a two count. Ezekiel with a knife edge chop. Ezekiel puts Gable on the top turnbuckle. Gable denies The SuperPlex. Gable HeadButts Ezekiel. Gable goes for a Flying Double Axe Handle Strike, but Ezekiel counters with a Jumping Knee Strike for a two count. Ezekiel goes for a Bodyslam, but Gable lands back on his feet. Ezekiel denies The O’Connor Roll. Gable with a running shoulder tackle. Gable lands The MoonSault for a two count. Gable with forearm shivers. Ezekiel fires back with a chop/forearm combination. Gable reverses out of the irish whip from Ezekiel. Ezekiel delivers The Donkey Kick. Ezekiel with The Stinger Splash. Ezekiel knocks Dozovic off the apron. Gable goes for The La Magistral, but Ezekiel rolls him over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Ezekiel via Pinfall 

Updated WWE Hell In A Cell 2022 Match Card 

1.) Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins In A Hell In A Cell Match

2.) Bianca BelAir (c) vs. Asuka For The WWE Raw Women’s Championship

Seventh Match: Becky Lynch vs. Asuka The Winner Will Get A Future WWE Raw Women’s Title Opportunity 

Bianca BelAir is watching this match from the ringside area. Becky dodges The Spinning Back Fist. Asuka with The CodeBreaker. Becky launches Asuka over the top rope. Becky with a forearm smash. Becky with a SpringBoard Side Kick. Asuka denies The Baseball Slide Dropkick. Asuka spins Becky around the ring. Asuka with a Running Hip Attack. Becky side steps Asuka into the steel ring steps. Asuka with a Spinning Back Kick. Becky responds with The Exploder Suplex into the ringside barricade. Becky has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Becky toys around with Asuka. Asuka ducks a clothesline from Becky. Asuka with the backslide cover for a two count. Asuka with another quick rollup for a two count. Asuka follows that with The Roundhouse Kick. Forearm Exchange. Asuka with combination palm strikes. Asuka with Two Spinning Back Fists. Asuka with a Spinning Back Kick. Asuka follows that with a Corner Hip Attack. Asuka with a Pop Up Knee Lift. Asuka with a Release German Suplex. Asuka delivers The Shining Wizard for a two count.

Becky avoids The Asuka Lock. Becky rolls Asuka over for a two count. Becky goes for The Uranage Slam, but Asuka counters with a deep arm-drag. Becky dodges The Running Hip Attack. Becky with a Mid-Kick. Becky with two uppercuts. Becky with a Spinning Back Kick. Becky follows that with The Guillotine Leg Drop for a two count. Becky talks smack to Asuka. Asuka denies The Dis-Arm-Her. Asuka rolls Becky over for a two count. Becky with The O’Connor Roll for a two count. Asuka applies The Asuka Lock. Becky gets Asuka shoulders pinned to the mat for a two count. Becky kicks Asuka in the gut. Asuka sends Becky to the ring apron. Becky with two mid-kicks. Becky dives over Asuka. Asuka with The Flying Arm-Bar. Becky puts her foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Asuka plays to the crowd. Becky slams Asuka’s head on the top rope. Becky taunts BelAir. Becky slams Asuka’s head on the apron. Becky throws Asuka into BelAir. Becky rolls Asuka back into the ring. Becky kicks BelAir in the face. The referee is trying to calm down BelAir. Becky grabs Asuka’s umbrella. Asuka blinds Becky with the green mist. Asuka connects with The Buzzsaw Kick to pickup the victory.

Winner: Asuka via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez