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WWE Raw Results (8/22/22): Edge vs. Damian Priest

   August 22, 2022

WWE Raw
August 22, 2022
Scotiabank Arena
Toronto, Canada

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

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Asuka & Alexa Bliss w/Bianca BelAir vs. Dakota Kai & Io Shirai w/Bayley In A Semi-Final Round Match In The Vacated WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament 

Asuka and Io Shirai will start things off. Shirai side steps the collar and elbow tie up. Shirai tags in Kai. Asuka calls Shirai a chicken. Strong lockup. Side Headlock Takeover/ Headscissors Escape Exchange. Asuka with a Spinning Back Kick. Asuka whips Kai across the ring. Kai regains her composure on the outside. Asuka blasts Kai off the ring apron with a Running Hip Attack. Shirai avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Bliss with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Asuka and Bliss poses for the crowd. Damage Control regains control of the match during the commercial break. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Shirai applies a hammerlock. Shirai ducks under a back elbow from Bliss. Bliss applies a wrist lock. Shirai reverses out of the irish whip from Bliss. Bliss with a cradle cover for a two count. Shirai blocks a boot from Bliss. Shirai with a back heel trip. Bliss denies The German Suplex. Bliss ducks a clothesline from Shirai. Bliss drops Shirai with The STO. Bliss delivers The Insult To Injury for a two count. Bliss applies a front face lock. Asuka tags herself in. Shirai another Roundhouse Kick. Shirai rolls Asuka over for a two count. Shirai stomps on the left hand of Asuka. Asuka avoids the basement dropkick. Shirai dodges The Shining Wizard. Shirai applies a wrist lock. Shirai nails Asuka with The Hook Kick. Shirai tags in Kai.

Asuka dodges The Pump Kick. Kai avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Kai pulls Asuka down to the mat. Kai with an Axe Kick to Asuka’s back. Kai with Kawada Kicks. Asuka reverses out of the irish whip from Kai. Asuka with a Pop Up Knee Lift. Asuka with Kawada Kicks of her own. Asuka stomps on Kai’s back. Asuka tags in Bliss. Double Irish Whip. Bliss with a straight right hand. Asuka with a Running Bulldog. Bliss hooks the outside leg for a two count. Bliss applies a wrist lock. Bliss rolls Kai over for a one count. Kai kicks out of multiple pinning predicaments. Kai scores a liver shot. Bliss decks Kai with a JawBreaker. Bliss with a basement dropkick. Bliss dropkicks Shirai to the floor. Bliss with a Flying Cannonball Senton off the apron. Bliss rolls Kai back into the ring. Kai kicks Bliss in the gut. Kai whips Bliss across the ring. Kai sweeps out the legs of Bliss. Kai nails Bliss with The Pump Kick. Kai drags Bliss to the corner. Kai tags in Shirai. Shirai takes a swipe at Asuka. Shirai stops Bliss in her tracks. Bliss crawls under Shirai’s legs. Bliss with a Low Enzuigiri. Bliss tags in Asuka. Asuka ducks a clothesline from Shirai. Asuka with two hamstring kicks. Shirai reverses out of the irish whip from Asuka. Asuka blasts Kai with another Running Hip Attack. Asuka with a running shoulder tackle. Asuka with a Corner Hip Attack. Shirai denies The Release German Suplex. Asuka delivers her combination offense. Asuka with a Release German Suplex. Asuka hits The Shining Wizard for a two count. Asuka with a Mid-Kick. Asuka SuperKicks Shirai. Asuka gets distracted by Kai.

Kai slams Asuka’s head on the top rope. Shirai with a Running Meteora. Shirai with a SpringBoard Missile Dropkick for a two count. Bliss kicks Kai in the ribs. Kai dumps Bliss out of the ring. Shirai tags in Kai. Kai goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Asuka lands back on her feet. Asuka ducks a clothesline from Kai. Asuka with the backslide cover for a two count. Kai avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Kai with The Scorpion Kick. Asuka dodges The Pump Kick. Kai side steps another Running Hip Attack. Kai drops Asuka with a Running Boot for a two count. Asuka denies The Twisting Flatliner. Asuka with a Spinning Back Fist. Bliss tags herself in. Asuka with a Sliding Kick. Bliss hits The Double DDT. Bliss tags in Asuka. Asuka and Bliss connects with their Running NeckBreaker/Side Russian Leg Sweep Combination. Asuka applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Shirai breaks up the submission hold. Bliss tosses Shirai out of the ring. Bliss drags Kai to the corner. Bliss goes for The Twisted Bliss, but Kai gets her knees up in the air. Shirai with a basement dropkick. Asuka responds with a Roundhouse Kick. Asuka with Three Spinning Back Fists. Kai rocks Asuka with a forearm smash. Asuka avoids The Face Wash. Shirai made the blind tag. Asuka applies The Asuka Lock. Shirai rolls Asuka over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Dakota Kai & Io Shirai via Pinfall 

Second Match: Finn Balor w/Rhea Ripley vs. Dolph Ziggler 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ziggler applies a waist lock. Ziggler ducks under a back elbow from Balor. Ziggler applies a side headlock. Balor whips Ziggler across the ring. Ziggler drops Balor with a shoulder tackle. Ziggler teases The SuperKick. Balor kicks Ziggler in the gut. Balor slams Ziggler’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Ziggler ducks under a chop from Balor. Ziggler grabs a side headlock. Balor whips Ziggler across the ring. Ziggler ducks a clothesline from Balor. Ziggler dropkicks Balor. Ziggler transitions into a corner mount. Ziggler goes for a NeckBreaker, but Balor blocks it. Balor with a double leg takedown. Balor is raining down haymakers. Balor talks smack to Ziggler. Balor drives Ziggler face first into three turnbuckle pads. Balor hammers down on Ziggler’s chest. Balor applies a rear chin lock. Ziggler with heavy bodyshots. Balor drives his knee into the midsection of Ziggler.

Ziggler is throwing haymakers at Balor. Balor with a reverse hammer throw into the turnbuckles. Balor has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Ziggler fights from underneath. Balor applies a side headlock. Ziggler decks Balor with a JawBreaker. Balor kicks Ziggler in the gut. Balor goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Ziggler lands back on his feet. Ziggler with a back elbow smash. Ziggler kicks Balor in the face. Ziggler side steps Balor into the turnbuckles. Ziggler with a running clothesline. Ziggler transitions into a corner mount. Ziggler with a NeckBreaker. Ziggler with a Leaping Elbow Drop for a two count. Ziggler goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Balor counters with The Final Cut for a two count. Balor kicks Ziggler in the ribs. Balor repeatedly stomps on Ziggler’s chest.

Balor goes for The SlingBlade, but Ziggler rolls him over for a two count. Ziggler kicks the left knee of Balor. Ziggler goes for The Famouser, but Balor counters with The SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Ziggler dropkicks Balor. Ziggler hits The Leaping DDT for a two count. Balor blocks The SuperKick. Balor goes for The 1916, but Ziggler lands back on his feet. Ziggler kicks Balor in the gut. Ziggler drops Balor with The Famouser for a two count. Balor denies The Zig Zag. Balor with a Shotgun Dropkick. Balor goes for The Coupe De Grace, but Ziggler ducks out of the way. Ziggler connects with The Zig Zag for a two count. Balor and Ziggler are trading back and forth shots. Balor kicks Ziggler in the gut. Ziggler HeadButts Balor. Ripley punches Ziggler behind the referee’s back. Balor with The 1916. Balor plants Ziggler with The Coupe De Grace to pickup the victory.

Winner: Finn Balor via Pinfall 

Third Match: Kevin Owens vs. Chad Gable w/Otis Dozovic 

Owens is throwing haymakers at Gable. Owens kicks Gable out of the ring. Gable with a gut punch. Forearm Exchange. Owens with a knife edge chop. Owens with a forearm smash. Gable repeatedly kicks Owens in the chest. Gable with forearm shivers. Gable applies a side headlock. Owens whips Gable across the ring. Owens drops down on the canvas. Owens scores the elbow knockdown. Owens is lighting up Gable’s chest. Gable with two forearm smashes. Gable nails Owens with a double throat thrust. Gable with a blistering chop. Owens reverses out of the irish whip from Gable. Gable kicks Owens in the chest. Owens clotheslines Gable. Owens with a Senton Splash. Gable retreats to the outside. Gable with The T-Bone Suplex on the floor. Owens sweeps out the legs of Gable. Owens goes for a PowerBomb, but Gable counters with a Back Body Drop on the ring apron. Gable with a Release German Suplex on the apron. Gable has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Gable with a series of German Suplex’s. Owens clings onto the top rope. Owens with a Release German Suplex of his own.

Owens with a Running Cannonball Strike. Second Forearm Exchange. Gable kicks Owens in the gut. Short-Arm Reversal by Owens. Owens with a Pumphandle Ushigoroshi. Owens lands The Frog Splash for a two count. Owens goes for The Pop Up PowerBomb, but Gable lands back on his feet. Owens kicks Gable in the gut. Owens goes for The Stunner, but Gable counters with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Gable with The Diving HeadButt for a two count. Gable puts Owens on the top turnbuckle. Owens denies The SuperPlex. Owens HeadButts Gable. Owens with an Avalanche Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. Owens goes for The Swanton Bomb, but Gable gets his knees up in the air. Owens avoids The MoonSault. Owens SuperKicks Gable. Owens connects with The Pop Up PowerBomb to pickup the victory. After the match, Dozovic immediately attacks Owens from behind. Dozovic repeatedly stomps on Owens back. Owens sends Dozovic shoulder first into the steel ring post. Owens goes for The Apron PowerBomb, but Dozovic gets in the way. Dozovic rolls Owens back into the ring. Owens plants Dozovic with The Stunner. Owens PowerBombs Gable on top of Dozovic.

Winner: Kevin Owens via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Bayley vs. Aliyah

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Bayley sends Aliyah face first into the canvas. Bayley taunts Aliyah. Aliyah with a double leg takedown. Aliyah with a jackknife hold for a two count. Aliyah follows that with an inside cradle for a one count. Bayley goes for a GourdBuster, but Aliyah lands back on her feet. Aliyah matrix under a clothesline from Bayley. Aliyah with a Hip Toss. Aliyah dropkicks Bayley. Aliyah poses for the crowd. Aliyah with a Running Crossbody Block into the turnbuckles. Aliyah rocks Bayley with a forearm smash. Aliyah with a Headscissors Takeover for a one count. Bayley grabs the left ear of Aliyah. Bayley repeatedly drivers her knee into the midsection of Aliyah. Bayley stomps on Aliyah’s chest. Bayley is mauling Aliyah in the corner. Bayley with a Saito Suplex. Bayley continues to put the boots to Aliyah. Bayley tugs on Aliyah’s hair. Bayley with a straight right hand. Bayley with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Bayley applies a rear chin lock. Aliyah with a deep arm-drag. Bayley gets Aliyah tied up in the turnbuckles.

Bayley with clubbing blows to Aliyah’s back. Bayley with a straight right hand. Bayley sweeps out the legs of Aliyah. Bayley with a Sliding Lariat for a two count. Bayley goes back to the rear chin lock. Bayley drives Aliyah head first into the bottom turnbuckle pad. Aliyah is displaying her fighting spirit. Bayley catches Aliyah in mid-air. Bayley puts Aliyah in between the turnbuckles. Bayley with a Double Knee Drop. Bayley is trying to wear down Aliyah with the chin lock. Bayley punches Aliyah in the back. Bayley mocks Trish Stratus. Bayley applies a side headlock. Aliyah dumps Bayley out of the ring. Bayley denies The Baseball Slide Dropkick. Aliyah delivers The Stratusfaction on the floor. Aliyah rolls Bayley over for a two count. Aliyah with a Lou Thez Press. Aliyah transitions into a ground and pound attack. Haymaker Exchange in the corner. Aliyah reverses out of the irish whip from Bayley. Aliyah with a single leg takedown. Aliyah applies the single leg crab. Bayley kicks Aliyah in the face. Bayley with a Monkey Flip. Bayley connects with The Rose Plant to pickup the victory.

Winner: Bayley via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Bobby Lashley & AJ Styles vs. The Miz & Tommaso Ciampa 

AJ Styles and Tommaso Ciampa will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ciampa applies a side headlock. Styles whips Ciampa across the ring. Styles leapfrogs over Ciampa. Styles drops down on the canvas. Styles dropkicks Ciampa. Styles tags in Lashley. Styles hands Ciampa off to Lashley. Lashley with The Delayed Vertical Suplex. Lashley goes for a Bodyslam, but Ciampa lands back on his feet. Ciampa delivers a chop block. Ciampa tags in Miz. Miz kicks Lashley in the face. Miz with clubbing mid-kicks. Lashley shoves Miz. Lashley ducks a clothesline from Miz. Lashley goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Miz lands back on his feet. Lashley denies The Skull Crushing Finale. Lashley tags in Styles. Styles rolls under a clothesline from Miz. Styles delivers The Phenomenal Blitz. Styles with a leaping corner clothesline. Styles with The Ushigoroshi. Styles ducks a clothesline from Ciampa. Styles with a straight right hand. Lashley throws Ciampa into Miz on the outside. Miz and Ciampa regains control of the match during the commercial break. Miz with The Awesome Clothesline. Ciampa with an Inside Out Lariat for a two count.

Ciampa slams the left hand of Styles on the canvas. Ciampa with a forearm smash. Ciampa with a knife edge chop. Ciampa applies the cravate. Ciampa tags in Miz. Following a snap mare takeover, Miz with a Running Boot. Ciampa stomps on Styles face. Miz hooks the outside leg for a two count. Miz applies a rear chin lock. Styles with elbows into the midsection of Miz. Miz stops Styles in his tracks. Miz drives Styles back first into the turnbuckles. Ciampa tags himself in. Ciampa tees off on Styles. Styles is displaying his fighting spirit. Ciampa pulls Styles out of the ring. Miz with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Ciampa whips Styles into the ringside barricade. Miz and Ciampa poses for the crowd. Miz runs away from Lashley. Ciampa rolls Styles back into the ring. Ciampa applies a side headlock. Ciampa tags in Miz. Ciampa with a Knee Drop. Miz repeatedly drives his knee into Styles back. Miz mocks Lashley. Miz with a Seated Senton. Miz applies a rear chin lock. Miz kicks the left knee of Styles. Miz hits The Implant DDT for a two count. Miz drags Styles to the corner. Ciampa tags himself in.

Wish Bone Attack. Ciampa stomps on Styles face. Ciampa goes back to the rear chin lock. Styles with elbows into the midsection of Ciampa. Styles decks Ciampa with a JawBreaker. Ciampa tags in Miz. Styles ducks a clothesline from Miz. Styles drops Miz with The Pele Kick. Lashley and Ciampa are tagged in. Lashley with a shoulder tackle. Lashley clotheslines Ciampa. Lashley blocks a boot from Miz. Lashley with a Discus Back Elbow Smash. Lashley with two corner clotheslines. Lashley with a Corner Spear. Lashley follows that with a DDT/Flatliner Combination. Ciampa avoids The Spear. Lashley drives Ciampa face first into the steel ring post. Lashley rolls Ciampa back into the ring. Lashley prepares for The Spear. Miz pulls Ciampa out of the ring. Lashley clotheslines Miz. Ciampa hits The Willow’s Bell for a two count. Lashley denies The Fairy Tale Ending. Lashley connects with The Spear for a two count. Styles nails Miz with The Phenomenal Forearm. Styles gets distracted by someone trying to jump the barricade. Miz kicks Styles in the face. Dexter Lumis appears behind Miz. Lumis drags Miz out of The Scotiabank Arena which causes the disqualification. After the match, Ciampa attacks Lashley from behind. Styles nails Ciampa with The Phenomenal Forearm. Lashley plants Ciampa with The Spear.

Winner: The Miz & Tommaso Ciampa via Disqualification 

Johnny Gargano & Austin Theory Segment 

Updated WWE Clash At The Castle Match Card 

– Bianca BelAir, Asuka and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley, Dakota Kai and Io Shirai In A 6-Woman Tag Team Match

– Seth Rollins vs. Matt Riddle

– GUNTHER (c) vs. Sheamus For The WWE Intercontinental Championship

– Liv Morgan (c) vs. Shayna Baszler For The WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship

– Roman Reigns (c) w/Paul Heyman vs. Drew McIntyre For The WWE Undisputed Universal Championship

Sixth Match: Edge vs. Damian Priest

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Priest backs Edge into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Priest taunts Edge. Strong lockup. Edge dumps Priest out of the ring. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Edge applies a side headlock. Priest whips Edge across the ring. Priest drops Edge with a shoulder tackle. Edge pie faces Priest. Edge pulls Priest down to the mat. Edge shoves Priest into the canvas. Edge launches Priest over the top rope. Priest regroups on the outside. Edge with a waist lock go-behind. Edge sends Priest back first into the turnbuckles. Edge applies a wrist lock. Priest grabs the top rope which forces the break. Priest stomps on the left foot of Edge. Priest rocks Edge with a forearm smash. Priest with a Biel Throw. Priest HeadButts Edge. Edge lures Priest to the outside. Edge clotheslines Priest. Edge PowerBombs Priest into the ringside barricade.

Edge with a forearm smash. Edge slams Priest’s head on the ring apron. Edge slams Priest’s head on the steel ring steps. Edge resets the referee’s ten count. Edge ducks a clothesline from Priest. Priest avoids The CrossFace. Edge with a Baseball Slide Dropkick. Priest sends Edge back first into the steel ring post. Priest applies a chin lock. Priest pulls Edge shoulder first into the bottom turnbuckle bar. Priest throws Edge into a barricade. Priest repeatedly stomps on Edge’s chest. Priest hits The Broken Arrow for a two count. Priest goes for a SpringBoard Cannonball Senton, but Edge ducks out of the way. Lariat Exchange. Both men are knocked down after a Double Boot. Edge with The Flapjack. Edge with two clotheslines. Priest reverses out of the irish whip from Edge. Edge side steps Priest into the turnbuckles. Edge drops Priest with a NeckBreaker in the ropes for a two count. Edge with a Flying Crossbody Block to the outside.

Priest Chokeslams Edge into the ropes. Priest delivers The Razor’s Edge through the announce table. Priest hammers down on the back of Edge’s neck. Priest with a forearm smash. Priest kicks Edge in the ribs. Priest with a Mid-Kick. Edge avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Edge with The Edge-O-Matic. Priest clotheslines Edge for a two count. Priest transitions into a ground and pound attack. Priest applies a front face lock. Edge and Priest are trading back and forth shots. Priest goes for The Avalanche South Of Heaven, but Edge counters with The Top Rope FrankenSteiner. Edge goes for The Spear, but Priest counters with The Windmill Kick. Priest hits The Unprettier for a two count. Edge with a backhand. Forearm Exchange.

Edge kicks Priest in the face. Priest with The Rolling Elbow. Edge dodges The Spinning Heel Kick. Edge kicks Priest in the gut. Edge drops Priest with The Edgecution for a two count. Priest reverses out of the irish whip from Edge. Edge goes for a NeckBreaker, but Priest counters with The Reckoning. Priest mocks Edge. Priest goes for The Spear, but Edge counters with The South Of Heaven for a two count. Priest denies The Sharpshooter. Priest kicks Edge into the referee. Priest connects with The South Of Heaven. Priest grabs two steel chairs. Edge avoids The Conchairto. Edge applies The Glasgow Smile. Edge goes for The Spear, but Priest clocks him with the broken chair piece for a two count. Priest goes for The Razor’s Edge, but Edge lands back on his feet. Edge kicks Priest in the gut. Edge drills Priest with The Canadian Destroyer. Edge plants Priest with The Spear to pickup the victory. After the match, Edge gets Priest in position for The Conchairto. Rhea Ripley delivers a low blow. Balor lands The Coupe De Grace. Judgment Day gangs up on Edge. Beth Phoenix storms into the ring with a chair to make the save.

Winner: Edge via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez