WWE Raw Results (12/26/22): The Absolute Best Of 2022

Jey Uso and Xavier Woods will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Jey applies a side headlock. Woods whips Jey across the ring. Jey drops Woods with a shoulder tackle. Jey taunts Woods. Woods shoves Jey. Woods with a single leg takedown. Woods with a side headlock takeover. Jey sends Woods into the ropes. Woods with a shoulder tackle of his own for a one count. Woods applies an arm-bar. Woods tags in Kofi. Kofi with a shoulder block. Kofi with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block for a two count. Kofi applies a front face lock. Jey drives Woods back first into the turnbuckles. Jimmy tags himself in. Jimmy uppercuts Woods. Jimmy HeadButts Woods. Jimmy with a knife edge chop. Jimmy with a side headlock takeover. Kofi whips Jimmy across the ring. Kofi drops down on the canvas. Kofi with a double leapfrog. Kofi with a corkscrew elbow strike for a two count. New Day delivers The Unicorn Stampede. Woods dumps Jey out of the ring. Woods tags in Kofi. Woods with a Running Knee Strike. Kofi lands The Trust Fall.

Kofi with forearm shivers. Jimmy shoves Kofi. Jimmy decks Kofi with a back elbow smash. Jimmy tags in Jey. Kofi kicks Jimmy in the gut. Jimmy reverses out of the irish whip from Kofi. Kofi ducks a clothesline from Jimmy. Jey sends Kofi tumbling to the floor. Jimmy runs Kofi into the ringside barricade. Jey with The Suicide Dive. Jey whips Kofi into a barricade. Jey talks smack to Kofi. Jey with clubbing crossfaces. Jimmy uppercuts Kofi behind the referee’s back. Jey drags Kofi to the corner. Jey tags in Jimmy. Wish Bone Attack. Jimmy stomps on the left hand of Kofi. Jimmy fish hooks Kofi. Jey scores a cheap shot behind the referee’s back. Jimmy tags in Jey. The Usos with another wishbone attack. Jey tags in Jimmy. Jimmy with a gut punch. Jimmy applies a rear chin lock. Kofi with elbows into the midsection of Jimmy. Jimmy sends Kofi to the corner. Kofi with a SpringBoard Missile Dropkick. Jimmy tags Jey. Kofi launches Jimmy over the top rope. Jey stops Kofi in his tracks. Kofi uses his feet to create separation. Jimmy wisely pulls Woods off the ring apron. Jey with a Pop Up NeckBreaker for a two count.

The Usos has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Jey applies a rear chin lock. Kofi with a snap mare escape. Kofi drops Jey with a Leaping Foot Stomp. Woods and Jimmy are tagged in. Woods with two clotheslines. Jimmy reverses out of the irish whip from Woods. Woods ducks under two clotheslines from Jimmy. Woods slides under Jimmy’s legs. Woods with The Rolling Elbow. Woods with a corner clothesline. Jey goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Woods lands back on his feet. Woods ducks a clothesline from Jey. Woods with another corner clothesline. Woods side steps Jey into Jimmy. Woods with a Tilt-A-Whirl Side Russian Leg Sweep. Woods pops back on his feet. Woods with a Double Knee GutBuster for a two count. Woods applies the cravate. Woods HeadButts Jimmy. Woods tags in Kofi. Kofi with The PK. Woods with The Sliding Lariat. Kofi follows that with a Standing Frog Splash. Woods with The Flying Leg Drop. Kofi hooks the outside leg for a two count.

Kofi dishes out another PK. Kofi hits The New Day Boom Drop. Jimmy avoids The Trouble In Paradise. Jimmy tags in Jey. Kofi dumps Jimmy out of the ring. Jey thrust kicks the midsection of Kofi. Jey with a drop down uppercut. Kofi with The SOS for a two count. Kofi blocks a boot from Jey. Jey with a Spinning Enzuigiri. Woods tags himself in. Jey deposits Kofi to the floor. Woods HeadButts Jey. Jey blocks The Slingshot Tornado DDT. Jey dodges The Leg Lariat. Jey SuperKicks Woods. Jey tags in Jimmy. SuperKick Party. Jimmy tags in Jey. The Usos connects with The Double Uce for a two count. Jey tags in Jimmy. Kofi pulls Jey out of the ring. Kofi throws Jey into the steel ring steps. Jimmy launches Woods over the top rope. Woods with a forearm smash. Woods slams Jimmy’s head on the top rope. New Day delivers The Midnight Hour on the floor. Woods rocks Jimmy with a leaping forearm smash. Woods drops Jimmy with The Slingshot Tornado DDT. Kofi tags himself in. New Day nails Jimmy with The Midnight Hour for a two count. All pier six brawl ensues in the ring. Jey with Two SuperKicks. Kofi with a Pendulum Kick. Jimmy uppercuts Kofi. Jey tags himself in. Kofi is displaying his fighting spirit. Meeting Of The Minds. The Usos plants Kofi with The 1D to pickup the victory.

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

Get candid with the @WWENXT World Tag Team Champions @TrueKofi & @AustinCreedWins!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/ZhNcaEnAOU

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

What a journey it has been for @BiancaBelairWWE!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/QhEONJ78ot

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

Third Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca BelAir For The WWE RAW Women’s Championship (WRESTLEMANIA 38: NIGHT ONE) 

.@BiancaBelairWWE has turned things around on the #WWERaw Women's Champion @BeckyLynchWWE! #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/5B4j0J6QmS

— WWE (@WWE) April 3, 2022

BelAir wants Becky to shake her hand. Becky slaps BelAir in the face. BelAir denies The Uranage Slam. BelAir goes for The KOD, but Becky lands back on her feet. Becky grabs BelAir’s braid. Becky drops BelAir with The Uranage Slam for a two count. BelAir avoids The Dis-Arm-Her. Becky kicks BelAir in the chest for a two count. Becky repeatedly stomps on BelAir’s chest. Becky hooks the outside leg for a two count. Becky with a quick elbow drop for a two count. Becky with a Leg Drop for a two count. Becky is becoming visibly flustered. Rollup Exchange. The referee caught Becky using the bottom rope for leverage. BelAir ducks a clothesline from Becky. Vertical Suplex Exchange. Becky goes into the cover for a two count. Becky drags BelAir to the corner. Becky goes for The MoonSault, but BelAir ducks out of the way. BelAir applies The Dis-Arm-Her. Becky puts her foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Pinning Exchange. BelAir kicks Becky in the gut. Second Rollup Exchange.

Becky with a toe kick. Becky drags BelAir out of the ring. BelAir goes for a Bodyslam, but Becky lands back on her feet. Becky sends BelAir chest first into the steel ring steps. Becky with Three Bexploder Suplex’s for a two count. Becky sends BelAir throat first into the middle rope. Becky with the irish whip. BelAir side steps Becky into the turnbuckles. BelAir with a forearm smash. BelAir with a shoulder block. Becky thrust kicks the midsection of BelAir. Becky has BelAir draped across the top strand. Becky hits The Guillotine Leg Drop for a two count. Becky applies a rear chin lock. BelAir with a snap mare escape. BelAir ducks a clothesline from Becky. Becky yanks BelAir off the top turnbuckle. Becky with The Butterfly Suplex. Becky applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Becky transitions into a Triangle Choke. Becky with a Headscissors Takeover to the floor. Becky pulls BelAir out of the ring. BelAir with a Handspring Vertical Suplex on the floor. BelAir rolls Becky back into the ring.

Forearm Exchange. BelAir with clubbing shoulder blocks. BelAir tees off on Becky. Becky kicks BelAir in the gut. BelAir blocks The Spinning Back Kick. BelAir with a Tilt-A-Whirl GutBuster for a two count. Becky reverses out of the irish whip from BelAir. BelAir goes for a PowerBomb, but Becky counters with The Hurricanrana for a two count. BelAir drops Becky with The Glam Slam. BelAir with The Handspring MoonSault for a two count. BelAir drags Becky to the corner. Becky has BelAir perched on the top turnbuckle. Becky and BelAir are trading back and forth shots. BelAir dumps Becky chest first on the top turnbuckle pad.

BelAir lands The 450 Splash for a two count. Becky with a Top Rope Stunner. Becky kicks BelAir in the chest. Becky with a Roundhouse Kick. Becky with a SomerSault Dropkick for a two count. BelAir denies The Uranage Slam. Running Forearm Exchange. BelAir drops Becky with The SpineBuster. BelAir goes for The Handspring MoonSault, but Becky gets her knees up in the air. BelAir escapes The Dis-Arm-Her. Third Rollup Exchange. Becky sends BelAir face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. BelAir denies The SpringBoard Side Kick. Becky clings onto the top rope. BelAir sends Becky crashing to the outside. Hair Pull Exchange. Becky runs BelAir into the ring post. Becky connects The Uranage Slam on the ring stairs. BelAir gets back into the ring at the count of nine. Becky rolls BelAir over for a two count. Becky with clubbing blows to BelAir’s back. BelAir with a back flip escape. BelAir ducks a clothesline from Becky. BelAir plants Becky with The KOD to pickup the victory.

Winner: New WWE Raw Women’s Champion, Bianca BelAir via Pinfall 

Many consider @WWESheamus vs. @Gunther_AUT from Clash at the Castle to be the 2022 Match of the Year!

What a breakout year it has been for the Intercontinental Champion. And how about those banger after bangers from Sheamy?!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/jLKuQvjrLu

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

Hear from @SamiZayn about how The Bloodline changed his life forever.@WWERomanReigns @WWEUsos @WWESoloSikoa @HeymanHustle #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/mgqdSEwtP4

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

Fourth Match: Imperium vs. The Brawling Brutes In A Good Ole Fashion Donny Brook Match (WWE EXTREME RULES 2022)

The #BrawlingBrutes LOVE Fight Night!#ExtremeRules pic.twitter.com/3wBy1XjeXj

— WWE (@WWE) October 9, 2022

All hell starts breaking loose after the bell rings. Butch and Vinci are brawling on the announce table. Kaiser sends Holland to the corner. Kaiser with a Running Uppercut. Sheamus with a gut punch. Sheamus sends Gunther ribs first into the ringside barricade. Holland launches Kaiser into an Apron Enzuigiri from Butch. Sheamus tosses Gunther around the ringside area. Holland gets Kaiser tied up in the tree of woe. Butch with a Corner Dropkick. Gunther drops Butch with a knife edge chop. Gunther kicks Holland out of the ring. Vinci sends Sheamus face first into the steel ring post. Gunther is putting the boots to Butch and Holland. Vinci whips Holland across the ring. Vinci with The SpineBuster. Kaiser blasts Holland with The PK. Kaiser with a Step Up Enzuigiri to Butch. Imperium starts rearranging the bar area. Imperium gangs up on Sheamus. Imperium whips Sheamus chest first into the steel ring steps. Vinci puts Butch through the ringside barricade.

Kaiser repeatedly stomps on Sheamus chest. Machine Gun Chops. Gunther drops Sheamus with The Big Boot. Gunther with a Belly to Back Suplex on the bar. Gunther propels Sheamus over the bar. Vinci with clubbing shoulder blocks. Gunther with a Running Boot. Kaiser repeatedly stomps on Butch’s chest. Vinci is choking Butch with his boot. Imperium has complete control of this match. Kaiser is raining down haymakers. Butch with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Vinci rocks Butch with a forearm smash. Imperium gangs up on Butch. Holland blocks The PK. Imperium with clubbing blows to Holland. Holland with a Double Back Body Drop. Gunther responds with The Big Boot. Vinci punches Holland in the back. Imperium hits The Imperial Drop on the floor. Gunther tells Butch to bring it. The numbers are just too much for Butch. Kaiser and Vinci are putting the boots to Butch. Gunther lays Butch flat on the top turnbuckle. Gunther is choking Butch with his boot. Double Drive By Dropkick.

Imperium poses for the crowd. Vinci rolls Butch back into the ring. Gunther toys around with Butch. Gunther is lighting up Butch’s chest. Sheamus rises up from the rumble. Sheamus with two clotheslines. Sheamus whips Kaiser and Vinci into the barricade. That leads us to a huge standoff with Sheamus and Gunther. Forearm Exchange. Gunther ducks a clothesline from Sheamus. Gunther with a Release German Suplex. Sheamus clotheslines Gunther. Sheamus with a corner clothesline. Gunther kicks Sheamus in the face. Sheamus with a Tilt-A-Whirl Slam. Ten Beats Of The Bodhran. The Brawling Brutes tees off on Gunther. Sheamus with The White Noise. Sheamus delivers The Brogue Kick for a two count. Holland is putting the boots to Vinci. Holland uppercuts Vinci. Vinci reverses out of the irish whip from Holland. Vinci blocks a boot from Holland. Vinci with a short-arm clothesline. Imperium goes for The Imperial Bomb, but Holland counters with a Back Body Drop. Butch rocks Kaiser with The Superman Punch. Gunther with a Double Shotgun Dropkick. Gunther goes for a chop, but Sheamus counters with The Irish Curse BackBreaker.

Sheamus applies The Texas Cloverleaf. Kaiser clocks Sheamus with the shillelagh. A rugby fight breaks out. Second Forearm Exchange. Chop Exchange. Kaiser with an Inside Out Suplex. Vinci kicks Holland in the face. Vinci ducks a clothesline from Holland. Vinci with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Sheamus ducks a clothesline from Gunther. Sheamus with a Pump Knee Strike for a two count. Kaiser and Vinci gangs up on Sheamus. Vinci clears the announce table. Holland with a running forearm smash. Holland catches Kaiser back into the ring. Holland drives Kaiser back first into the ring apron. The numbers game catches up to Holland. Butch with a MoonSault off the wooded barrels. Gunther clotheslines Sheamus with the shillelagh for a two count. Gunther is displaying his frustration. Butch snaps Gunther’s fingers. Holland slaps Gunther in the chest. The Brawling Brutes whips Imperium with multiple shillelaghs. Sheamus connects with The Celtic Cross through the announce table. Sheamus plants Vinci with The Brogue Kick to pickup the victory.

Winner: The Brawling Brutes via Pinfall

Clash at the Castle was a very special memory for @DMcIntyreWWE.#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/FLFvPl0a1T

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

What does @CodyRhodes have in mind for 2023?#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/T2dKpKR76k

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

ROLLINS vs. RHODES IV? 🤔@CodyRhodes speaks on #WWERaw. pic.twitter.com/iOcnLGzzEk

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

Fifth Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins In A Hell In A Cell Match (WWE HELL IN A CELL 2022)

UNBELIEVABLE! @CodyRhodes will not go away! #HIAC pic.twitter.com/aCWnQb2D7i

— WWE (@WWE) June 6, 2022

Rhodes unloads a flurry of left jabs. Rollins with a double leg takedown. Rhodes avoids the foot stomp. Rhodes kicks Rollins in the face. Rhodes continues to jab Rollins. Rhodes ducks a clothesline from Rollins. Rhodes drops Rollins with The Disaster Kick. Rollins goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Rhodes lands back on his feet. Rhodes hits The Cody Cutter. Rhodes goes for The Cross Rhodes, but Rollins counters with a knee strike. Rhodes with a double leg takedown. Rhodes applies The Figure Four Leg Lock. Rollins viciously attacks Rhodes with a kendo stick. Rollins stabs the injured pec of Rhodes with the kendo stick. Rhodes with a flurry of left jabs. Rollins reverses out of the irish whip from Rhodes. Rollins sends Rhodes crashing into the cell. Rollins with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Rollins drives Rhodes face first into the cell. Rollins continues to whip Rhodes with the kendo stick. Rollins jams Rhodes face against the cell. Rhodes tosses Rollins around the cell.

Rollins kicks Rhodes in the gut. Rollins whips Rhodes across the ring. Rhodes kicks Rollins in the chest. Rhodes with a running clothesline. Rhodes clotheslines Rollins over the top rope. Rollins attacks Rhodes with the steel ring stairs. Rollins rolls Rhodes back into the ring. Rollins puts on Rhodes’ jacket. Rollins pulls out a polka-dot weight belt from a black bag. Rollins repeatedly whips Rhodes with the weight belt for a two count. Rollins brings a table into the ring. Rollins slams Rhodes head on the middle turnbuckle pad. Rollins is raining down haymakers. Rollins repeatedly stomps on Rhodes chest. Haymaker Exchange. Rollins rakes the eyes of Rhodes. Rollins denies The PowerBomb. Rollins with Two Rolling Elbows. Rollins lays Rhodes flat on the table. Rollins goes for The Frog Splash, but Rhodes ducks out of the way. Rhodes gets rid of the polka-dot weight belt. Rhodes brings a bull rope into the ring. An impromptu strap match breaks out inside the cell.

Rhodes with a running clothesline. Rhodes uses the bull rope to flip Rollins over. Rollins kicks Rhodes in the gut. Rhodes SuperKicks Rollins. Rhodes clocks Rollins with the cowbell for a two count. Rollins slams Rhodes head on the ring apron. Rollins repeatedly drives Rhodes shoulder first into the steel ring post. Rollins frees himself from the bull rope. Rollins places another table in the corner. Rollins goes for The BuckleBomb, but Rhodes lands back on his feet. Rhodes drops Rollins with The Cross Rhodes for a two count. Rollins hyperextends the right shoulder of Rhodes. Rollins SuperKicks Rhodes. Rollins BuckleBombs Rhodes through the table for a two count. Rollins grabs a sledgehammer. Toe Kick Exchange. Rhodes hits The Pedigree for a two count. Rollins exits the ring. Rhodes stalks Rollins with the sledgehammer. Rollins connects with The Curb Stomp for a two count. Rhodes avoids The Curb Stomp. Cross Rhodes Exchange. Rhodes kicks the sledgehammer out of Rollins hands. Rhodes with Two Cross Rhodes. Rhodes plants Rollins with The Sledgehammer Shot to pickup the victory.

Winner: Cody Rhodes via Pinfall 

What do you think of the NEW @DomMysterio35?#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/00G3rPvWi1

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

NEXT MONDAY on the first #WWERaw of 2023@_Theory1 vs. @WWERollins
United States Championship pic.twitter.com/XmjZAJROhm

— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2022

Sixth Match: Roman Reigns (c) w/Paul Heyman vs. Logan Paul w/Jake Paul For The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship (WWE CROWN JEWEL 2022) 

ONE LUCKY PUNCH.@LoganPaul delivers the 👊👊 to @WWERomanReigns at #WWECrownJewel with the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on the line! pic.twitter.com/bZPsARa6hT

— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2022

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Reigns outpowers Paul. Strong lockup. Reigns backs Paul into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. That leads us to a quick shoving contest. Standing Switch Exchange. Waist Lock Takedown Exchange. Paul with a fireman’s carry takeover. Reigns uppercuts Paul. Reigns poses for the crowd. Reigns ducks a clothesline from Paul. Reigns talks strategy with Heyman on the outside. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Reigns back Paul into the turnbuckles. Reigns with a gut punch. Reigns whips Paul across the ring. Reigns scores the elbow knockdown. Reigns with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a one count. Reigns HeadButts Paul. Reigns goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Paul lands back on his feet. Paul with heavy bodyshots. Reigns applies a side headlock. Paul whips Reigns across the ring. Reigns drops Paul with a shoulder tackle. Paul drops down on the canvas. Paul leapfrogs over Reigns. Paul with a Hip Toss. Paul clotheslines Reigns over the top rope. Reigns kicks Paul in the gut. Reigns launches Paul into the timekeeper’s area.

Paul with a Flying Crossbody Block off the ringside barricade. Paul rolls Reigns back into the ring. Paul delivers The Buckshot Lariat for a two count. Reigns launches Paul over the top rope. Paul slams Reigns on the top rope. Reigns uppercuts Paul in mid-air. Reigns repeatedly stomps on Paul’s back. Reigns with a Belly to Back Suplex for a one count. Reigns applies a rear chin lock. Paul with heavy bodyshots. Reigns side steps Paul into the turnbuckles. Reigns with a series of corner clotheslines. Reigns with a leaping clothesline for a one count. Reigns HeadButts Paul. Reigns goes back to the rear chin lock. Paul attacks the midsection of Reigns. Reigns kicks Paul in the gut. Reigns sends Paul to the corner. Paul ducks a clothesline from Reigns. Paul with The GutWrench Suplex. Paul with more bodyshots. Paul clotheslines Reigns. Paul scores the elbow knockdown. Paul goes for a Bodyslam, but Reigns lands back on his feet. Paul decks Reigns with a back elbow smash. Paul drops Reigns with The BlockBuster for a two count.

Reigns kicks Paul in the gut. Reigns whips Paul across the ring. Paul with a flying forearm smash. Paul pops back on his feet. Paul with a Flying Crossbody Block. Paul with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Paul plays to the crowd. Reigns denies The Sweet Chin Music. Reigns with The Uranage Slam for a two count. Paul avoids The Superman Punch. Paul with The One Lucky Punch. Paul floors Reigns with The Superman Punch for a two count. Paul clears the announce table. Paul starts a running video on an iPhone. Paul lands The Frog Splash through the announce table. The Usos lays out Paul’s entourage. Jake Paul makes his way down to the ring. Jake clocks The Usos with two haymakers. Jake mocks Reigns. Paul rolls Reigns back into the ring. Paul connects with The Frog Splash for a two count. Jake and Solo Sikoa had to be separated by the referees and officials. Paul with The Stage Dive. Paul hugs his brother. Reigns drops Paul with The Superman Punch. Reigns plants Paul with The Spear to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns via Pinfall 

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