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WWE Raw Results (12/5/22): Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Cross

   December 5, 2022

WWE Raw
December 5, 2022
Capital One Arena
Washington, D.C.

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Commentators: (Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves)

Backstage Interviewers: (Cathy Kelley & Byron Saxton)

Ring Announcer: (Mike Rome)

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: The Usos (c) w/Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa vs. Matt Riddle & Kevin Owens For The Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship

Jey Uso and Kevin Owens will start things off. Owens blocks The SuperKick. Owens with a forearm smash. Owens is throwing haymakers at Jey. Owens repeatedly stomps on Jey’s chest. Owens whips Jey across the ring. Owens scores the elbow knockdown. Owens with a Senton Splash for a two count. Owens slams Jey’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Owens with a straight right hand. Jimmy pulls Jey out of the ring. Owens clotheslines Jimmy. Owens throws Jimmy into the ringside barricade. Owens gets up in Sikoa’s grill. Owens with a Running Cannonball Strike for a two count. Owens punches Jimmy. Owens with a SpringBoard MoonSault for a two count. Owens tags in Riddle. Riddle with two forearm smashes. Jimmy reverses out of the irish whip from Riddle. Riddle kicks Jimmy in the face. Jey with an Apron Enzuigiri. Jimmy tags in Jey. Wish Bone Attack. Jey stomps on the midsection of Riddle. Jey throws his t-shirt at Owens. Jey uses the middle rope as a weapon.

Jimmy kicks Riddle in the face. Jey tags in Jimmy. BackBreaker/Flying Sledge Combination for a two count. Jimmy with a straight right hand. Riddle with forearm shivers. Riddle knocks Jey off the ring apron. Jimmy uppercuts Riddle. Jimmy blasts Owens off the apron. Riddle peppers Jimmy with forearms. Jey made the blind tag. Jimmy reverses out of the irish whip from Riddle. Double SpineBuster for a two count. Riddle delivers his combination offense. Jey avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Jey with a Pop Up NeckBreaker for a two count. The Usos has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Riddle with The BROTon. Riddle tags in Owens. Owens with The Swanton Bomb for a two count. Owens kicks Jimmy in the gut. Jimmy denies The Stunner. Owens blocks a SuperKick. Owens SuperKicks Jimmy.

Owens goes for The Pop Up PowerBomb, but Jimmy lands back on his feet. Jimmy SuperKicks Owens. Riddle and Jey are tagged in. Riddle ducks a clothesline from Jey. Riddle with an Overhead Kick. Riddle pops back on his feet. Jey thrust kicks the midsection of Riddle. Jey with a drop down uppercut. Riddle with a Headscissors Takeover to the floor. Sikoa stops Owens in his tracks. Riddle with The Slingshot Pescado. Jey SuperKicks Owens. Riddle with a Pump Knee Strike. Riddle rolls Jey back into the ring. Riddle rocks Jimmy with a forearm smash. Jey SuperKicks Riddle. The Usos connects with The 1D to pickup the victory. After the match, The Bloodline gangs up on Riddle. Owens delivers multiple chair shots. Owens runs off Zayn and The Usos. Sikoa SuperKicks Riddle. Sikoa is raining down haymakers. Sikoa hits The Samoan Spike. Sikoa with a Running Hip Attack. Sikoa wraps the chair around Riddle’s neck. Sikoa plants Riddle with The Running Hip Attack.

Winner: Still Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, The Usos via Pinfall 

Second Match: Bayley vs. Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley In A Number One Contenders Qualifying Match

Asuka dropkicks Bayley after the bell rings. Ripley rolls Asuka over for a one count. Asuka ducks a clothesline from Ripley. Bayley with a forearm smash. Ripley rolls Bayley over for a one count. Ripley kicks Bayley in the gut. Ripley stomps on the left foot of Bayley. Ripley with a knee smash. Ripley dumps Bayley out of the ring. Ripley applies a waist lock. Ripley with a forearm shot across the back of Asuka. Ripley with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Ripley with clubbing blows to Asuka’s back. Ripley slams Asuka’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Ripley with clubbing shoulder blocks. Ripley blocks the schoolgirl rollup from Bayley. Bayley applies a waist lock. Bayley goes for The O’Connor Roll, but Ripley holds onto the ropes. Ripley goes for a Bodyslam, but Bayley lands back on her feet. Ripley with a gut punch. Ripley with clubbing shoulder blocks. Ripley follows that with a Vertical Suplex. Ripley whips Asuka into the turnbuckles. Ripley punches Bayley in the back. Ripley whips Bayley into the turnbuckles. Asuka with rapid fire bodyshots. Ripley kicks Asuka in the gut. Ripley with Two Biel Throws. Ripley poses for the crowd. Asuka attacks the midsection of Ripley. Asuka kicks the left hamstring of Ripley. Asuka with a Spinning Back Kick. Bayley clotheslines the back of Ripley’s neck. Asuka with a Sliding Dropkick.

Asuka and Bayley drives Ripley shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Bayley kicks Asuka in the gut. Bayley applies a side headlock. Asuka whips Bayley across the ring. Asuka drops Bayley with a shoulder tackle. Bayley dodges The Running Hip Attack. Bayley pulls Asuka out of the ring. Bayley sends Asuka chest first into the ringside barricade. Bayley and Asuka are trading back and forth shots. Ripley with a Flying Cannonball Senton off the ring apron. Ripley has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Ripley applies The Camel Clutch. Bayley kicks Asuka in the chest. Bayley talks smack to Asuka. Ripley slams Asuka’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Asuka launches Bayley over the top rope. Asuka side steps Ripley into the turnbuckles. Asuka with Two Spinning Back Kicks. Asuka with a Spinning Back Fist. Asuka kicks Ripley in the chest. Asuka with another Spinning Back Fist. Asuka with a Palm Strike. Ripley reverses out of the irish whip from Asuka. Asuka avoids The Stinger Splash. Asuka with a Roundhouse Kick. Asuka side steps Bayley into Ripley. Ripley sends Bayley face first into the canvas. Asuka with a Flying Boot to Ripley. Asuka with a Spinning Back Kick. Asuka follows that with a running clothesline. Asuka ducks a clothesline from Ripley. Asuka hits The CodeBreaker for a two count. Asuka with clubbing mid-kicks. Bayley avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Bayley rolls Asuka over for a two count.

Asuka blocks a boot from Bayley. Asuka applies The Ankle Lock. Bayley tugs on Ripley’s hair. Ripley HeadButts Bayley. Asuka with a Release German Suplex. Asuka dodges The Big Boot. Asuka with a Roundhouse Kick. Bayley pulls Asuka out of the ring. Ripley has had enough of Bayley’s games. Bayley denies The Chokeslam. Forearm Exchange. Ripley with heavy bodyshots. Asuka with a Flying Double CodeBreaker. Bayley and Ripley kicks out of Asuka’s pin covers. Asuka kicks Bayley in the face. Asuka with a Shotgun Dropkick for a two count. Asuka applies The Asuka Lock. Ripley with a low dropkick for a two count. Ripley applies a wrist lock. Ripley with two short-arm clotheslines. Asuka applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Bayley with The Flying Elbow Drop for a two count. Bayley transitions into a ground and pound attack. Bayley hits The Bayley To Belly for a two count. Ripley with Three HeadButts. Ripley with The Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Ripley avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Ripley with The Electric FaceBuster for a two count. Ripley dropkicks Bayley off the apron. Ripley goes for a Running Cannonball Senton off the steel ring steps, but Bayley ducks out of the way. Bayley avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Bayley goes for The Bayley To Belly, but Asuka rolls her over for a two count. Asuka with a Spinning Back Fist/Back Kick Combination. Bayley runs Asuka into the turnbuckles. Asuka kicks Bayley in the face. Bayley blocks The Missile Dropkick. Bayley connects with The Rose Plant to pickup the victory.

Winner: Bayley via Pinfall 

Third Match: Austin Theory (c) vs. Mustafa Ali For The WWE United States Championship 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Theory shoves Ali into the canvas. Ali drop steps into a side headlock. Theory whips Ali across the ring. Theory drops Ali with a shoulder tackle. Ali punches Theory in the chest. Theory with a running haymaker. Theory is choking Ali with his knee. Theory sends Ali to the corner. Ali slips over Theory’s back. Ali ducks a clothesline from Theory. Ali with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Ali dropkicks Theory off the ring apron. Ali lands The Suicide Dive. Theory launches Ali face first into the steel ring post. Theory talks smack to Ali. Theory drives Ali face first into the ringside barricade. Theory has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Ali is throwing haymakers at Theory. Ali ducks a clothesline from Theory. Ali unloads three knife edge chops. Theory reverses out of the irish whip from Ali.

Ali side steps Theory into the turnbuckles. Ali with a Roundhouse Kick. Ali with a Roll Through NeckBreaker. Ali denies The A-Town Down. Ali drops Theory with a BackStabber for a two count. Theory decks Ali with a back elbow smash. Theory ascends to the top turnbuckle. Ali with a forearm smash. Theory blocks The Top Rope FrankenSteiner. Ali connects with a Spinning DDT for a two count. Ali repeatedly stomps on Theory’s chest. Ali gets perched on the top turnbuckle. Theory with a southpaw haymaker. Theory gets Ali tied up in the tree of woe. Theory repeatedly stomps on Ali’s chest. Theory is raining down haymakers. The referee admonishes Theory. Dolph Ziggler SuperKicks Theory which forces the disqualification. After the match, Ziggler starts arguing with Ali. Theory shoves Ziggler into Ali. Theory transitions into a ground and pound attack. Theory drives Ziggler shoulder first into the ring post. Theory plants Ziggler with The A-Town Down.

Winner: Still WWE United States Champion, Austin Theory via Disqualification 

Fourth Match: The OC w/Mia Yim vs. Baron Corbin & The Alpha Academy w/JBL In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

JBL joins the commentary team for this match. AJ Styles and Baron Corbin will start things off. Corbin drives his knee into the midsection of Styles. Corbin with a forearm smash. Corbin punches Styles in the back. Corbin drops Styles with a shoulder tackle. Styles with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Styles with a chop/haymaker combination. Corbin reverses out of the irish whip from Styles. Styles kicks Corbin in the chest. Styles kicks the left hamstring of Corbin. Styles drops Corbin with The DDT. Styles applies a wrist lock. Anderson and Gable are tagged in. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Gable applies a waist lock. Following a snap mare takeover, Gable with The Gator Roll. Gable grapevines the legs of Anderson. Gable applies a side headlock. Anderson whips Gable across the ring. Gable with a shoulder tackle. Anderson drops down on the canvas. Anderson with a Hip Toss. Anderson tags in Gallows. Double Irish Whip. Double Shoulder Tackle. Gallows applies a wrist lock. Gable breaks the grip. We have a Nerd/Shoosh Off in the center of the ring. Gallows uppercuts Gable. Gallows tags in Anderson.

Gable with a double throat thrust. Gable slams Anderson’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Gable tags in Corbin. Gable repeatedly stomps on Anderson’s chest. Corbin is throwing haymakers at Anderson. Corbin tags in Dozovic. Dozovic with clubbing shoulder blocks. Dozovic with a double leg takedown. Dozovic punches Anderson in the back. Dozovic tags in Corbin. Corbin with a gut punch. Corbin hammers down on the back of Anderson’s neck. Anderso with a chop/forearm combination. Corbin sends Anderson to the corner. Corbin with a Wrap Around Lariat for a two count. Corbin punches Anderson in the back. Corbin with hammer elbows. Corbin goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Anderson lands back on his feet. Anderson tags in Styles. Styles with a leaping forearm smash. Corbin avoids The Phenomenal Forearm. Styles clears the ring.

Styles delivers The Phenomenal Blitz. Gable sends Styles tumbling to the floor. Dozovic with an Inside Out Lariat. Corbin and Alpha Academy has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Following a snap mare takeover, Dozovic with a Running Splash. Dozovic tags in Corbin. Corbin with a gut punch. Corbin with a straight right hand. Corbin launches Styles over the top rope. Styles with a shoulder block. Corbin punches Styles in mid-air. Corbin transitions into a ground and pound attack. Gable tags himself in. Gable repeatedly stomps on Styles chest. Following a snap mare takeover, Gable applies an arm-bar. Styles is throwing haymakers at Gable. Gable pulls Styles down to the mat. Gable knocks Anderson off the apron. Gable goes for a PowerBomb, but Styles counters with a Back Body Drop. The referee didn’t see Styles tag out to Gallows. Corbin hits The Deep Six. Gable hooks the outside leg for a two count. Gable tags in Dozovic. Dozovic sends Styles to the corner. Dozovic levels Styles with The Body Avalanche. Dozovic sends Styles to the corner.

Styles side steps Dozovic into the turnbuckles. Styles drops Dozovic with The Pele Kick. Styles tags in Anderson. Anderson with two clotheslines. Anderson scores the elbow knockdown. Anderson bodyslams Gable. Anderson with a Running Senton Splash. Anderson knocks Corbin off the apron. Anderson kicks Gable in the face. Anderson with a Flying NeckBreaker for a two count. Gable fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Gable ducks a clothesline from Anderson. Gable applies The Ankle Lock. Anderson responds with The SpineBuster for a two count. Corbin with The Chokeslam BackBreaker. Corbin decks Gallows with a back elbow smash. Anderson sends Corbin out of the ring. Styles with a running forearm smash. Gallows with The Big Boot. Dozovic follows that with The Exploder Suplex. Styles connects with The Phenomenal Forearm. Gable with a Release German Suplex. Gable rolls Anderson over for a two count. Forearm Exchange. Gable with The Rolling Elbow. Anderson uppercuts Gable. Anderson tags in Gallows. Gable goes for The America Automatic, but Gallows gets in the way. Gallows kicks Gable in the gut. The Good Brothers plants Gable with The Magic Killer to pickup the victory.

Winner: The OC via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Dominik Mysterio w/The Judgment Day vs. Akira Tozawa 

Tozawa ducks a clothesline from Mysterio. Tozawa with a Spinning Back Kick. Mysterio dodges The Windmill Kick. Tozawa crawls under Mysterio’s legs. Tozawa with The Rolling Elbow. Tozawa sends Mysterio to the corner. Tozawa kicks Mysterio in the gut. Tozawa punches Mysterio in the gut. Mysterio reverses out of the irish whip from Tozawa. Tozawa kicks Mysterio in the face. Tozawa with a Flying Hurricanrana. Mysterio begs for mercy. Mysterio drives Tozawa face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Mysterio repeatedly stomps on Tozawa’s back and chest.

Mysterio hits The Three Amigos for a two count. Mysterio applies a rear chin lock. Tozawa with elbows into the midsection of Mysterio. Mysterio whips Tozawa across the ring. Mysterio goes for a Pop Up PowerBomb, but Tozawa counters with a Hurricanrana. Tozawa hits The Shining Wizard for a two count. Mysterio reverses out of the irish whip from Tozawa. Tozawa nails Mysterio with The Pump Kick. Tozawa with a Roll Through Enzuigiri. Tozawa drags Mysterio to the corner. Tozawa goes for The Senton Bomb, but Mysterio ducks out of the way. Mysterio connects with The Frog Splash to pickup the victory. After the match, Judgment Day gangs up on Tozawa. The Street Profits storms into the ring to make the save.

Winner: Dominik Mysterio via Pinfall 

– Adam Pearce gave Bobby Lashley a formal warning about attacking WWE Officials.

Sixth Match: Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Cross In A Number One Contenders Qualifying Match

Cross shoves Becky and Bliss after the bell rings. Becky with a straight right hand. Bliss dropkicks Cross to the floor. Bliss ducks a clothesline from Becky. Bliss goes for The O’Connor Roll, but Becky holds onto the ropes. Bliss sends Becky into the ropes. Becky scores the ankle pick. Rollup Exchange. Bliss buries her elbow into the midsection of Becky. Following a snap mare takeover, Becky bridges out of a pinning predicament. Becky SuperKicks Bliss. Becky with a Baseball Slide Dropkick to Cross. Becky denies The Sister’s Abigail. Becky goes for The Uranage Slam, but Bliss rolls her over for a two count. Bliss ducks a clothesline from Becky. Bliss drops Becky with The STO. Bliss goes for The Insult To Injury, but Cross gets in the way. Cross drives Bliss head first into the midsection of Becky. Cross with a series of Body Avalanches. Bliss side steps Cross into the turnbuckles. Becky with a flying forearm smash. Becky repeatedly stomps on Cross’s chest. Becky with Two SpringBoard Side Kicks. Becky with The Exploder Suplex’s. Bliss blocks a punch from Becky. Bliss slaps Becky in the face. Bliss with a straight right hand. Bliss with a knee lift. Bliss follows that with a basement dropkick. Becky side steps Bliss into the turnbuckles. Bliss blocks The SpringBoard Dropkick.

Becky with a forearm smash. Becky drives Bliss face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Becky pulls Bliss down to the mat. Cross pulls Becky off the ring apron. Cross repeatedly slams Becky’s head on the apron. Cross whips Becky into the steel ring steps. Cross drives Bliss back first into the apron. Cross with a Swinging Fisherman’s NeckBreaker on the floor. Cross clears the announce table. Cross has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Cross applies a top wrist lock. Bliss with heavy bodyshots. Cross pulls Bliss down to the mat. Cross applies a straight jacket hold. Bliss slaps Cross in the ribs. Bliss with forearm shivers. Cross kicks Bliss in the gut. Cross with a Straight Jacket NeckBreaker. Becky with a flying forearm smash. Becky delivers her combination offense. Becky blocks a boot from Cross. Becky sweeps out the legs of Cross. Becky with a Running Bulldog. Becky kicks Cross in the back. Becky pulls Cross down to the mat. Becky hits The Flying Leg Drop for a two count. Becky with clubbing blows to Cross’s back. Cross denies The Uranage Slam. Cross with rapid fire back elbow smashes. Becky answers with The Exploder Suplex. Bliss with a Spinning Back Kick. Bliss sends Becky to the apron. Becky with a forearm smash. Becky kicks Cross in the face. Bliss drives Becky face first into the steel ring post. Bliss with a Flying Cannonball Senton off the apron. Bliss rolls Cross back into the ring. Bliss hooks the outside leg for a two count.

Bliss drags Cross to the corner. Bliss walks over Cross. Bliss kicks Becky off the apron. Bliss and Cross are trading back and forth shots. Becky delivers The Tower Of Doom for a two count. Forearm Exchange. Cross headbutts the midsection of Becky. Cross nails Becky with a double throat thrust. Becky launches Cross over the top rope. Cross with a forearm smash. Cross with a Flying Crossbody Block for a two count. Cross drives Bliss back first into the turnbuckles. Cross with clubbing shoulder blocks. Cross repeatedly stomps on Bliss’s chest. Cross levels Bliss with The Body Avalanche. Cross with a Running Bulldog. Bliss scores a right jab. Bliss dumps Cross out of the ring. Cross denies The Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Second Forearm Exchange. Cross with a Running Crossbody Block into the LED Board. Bliss tees off on Cross. Cross headbutts the midsection of Bliss. Cross goes for The Magic Screw, but Becky counters with a Flying Leg Drop for a two count. Cross denies The Uranage Slam on the apron. Cross clings onto the middle rope. Cross decks Becky with a back elbow smash. Cross drives her knee into the midsection of Becky. Becky negates The PileDriver. Becky connects with The Uranage Slam on the apron. Damage Control pulls Becky out of the ring. Damage Control tees off on Becky. Damage Control PowerBombs Becky through the announce table. Bliss plants Cross with The Twisted Bliss to pickup the victory.

Winner: Alexa Bliss via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez