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WWE RAW REPORT: THE TAG MATCH IS OFFICIAL, OTIS' CHOICE, RHEA VERSUS BAYLEY, AND ROMAN AND CODY SPEAK

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-03-20 23:00:00

Match Number Four:  Rhea Ripley versus Bayley (with Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky)

Bayley with a waist lock and arm bar.  Bayley pushes Rhea and Rhea pushes back.  Bayley pie faces Rhea.  Bayley realizes she made a mistake and Rhea with punches and an Irish whip.  Rhea with forearms in the corner and another Irish whip.  Rhea is sent to the apron and Bayley with a cutter in the ropes.  Bayley knocks Rhea off the apron to the floor.  Bayley goes for a drop kick through the corner but Rhea blocks it.  Rhea is pulled into the ring post and then Rhea sends Bayley into the ringside barrier.  Rhea goes to the apron and hits a cannonball over Iyo and Dakota to connect with Bayley.  Rhea gets a near fall.  Bayley with a forearm and Bayley goes for boots in the corner but Rhea blocks it and sends Bayley into the turnbuckles.  Rhea with a knee to the head for a near fall.  Rhea with a forearm to the lower back. Rhea with another forearm to the back.  Bayley avoids a third one and connects with a forearm and chop.  Rhea sends Bayley face first to the mat and Rhea stomps on Bayley.

Iyo gets on the apron to distract the referee on RipTide and Dakota rakes the eyes.  Bayley gets a near fall using the ropes for extra leverage.  Bayley with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall.  

Becky Lynch's music plays and she comes out with a giant bag of popcorn, Trish Stratus, and Lita.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Bayley with a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall.  Bayley with another belly-to-belly suplex but Rhea sends Bayley face first to the mat.  Rhea misses a moonsault and Bayley with a running knee to the head.  Rhea and Bayley exchange forearms.  Rhea misses a boot but she connects with a back elbow.  Bayley with an elbow into the corner.  Bayley goes for a sunset flip power bomb but Rhea escapes.  Rhea with a pair of boots to the chest.  Rhea sets for the reverse cloverleaf and Bayley gets to the ropes to force a break.  Rhea grabs Dakota and Bayley with a thumb to the eye.  Trish, Lita, and Becky go after Iyo and Dakota.  

Becky backs Bayley into the ring and Rhea with a head butt and RipTide for the three count.

Winner:  Rhea Ripley

We see Chad Gable walking in the back, looking for Otis.

We see Otis getting a manicure.  

Chad says he has something for Otis.  Chad says he got them into the showcase match at Wrestlemania.  Chad says he has a match against Ricochet but he needs Otis with him to deal with Braun.

Maxxine says that Otis has an appointment with a hand model.

Maxxine says that Mace has overexposed his cheek bones so their match tonight is postponed.

Chad and Maxxine try to get Otis to go with them and Chad wins this time.

We are back and we are reminded that Andy Kaufman will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Match Number Five:  Ricochet (with Braun Strowman) versus Chad Gable (with Otis)

Ricochet with a waist lock but Chad with a wrist lock.  Ricochet with a reversal and Chad with a drop toe hold into a front face lock.  Ricochet tries to escape but Chad holds on.  Ricochet is able to get to the corner.  They lock up and Chad with a side head lock and take down.  Ricochet with a head scissors and Chad escapes.  Ricochet with a side head lock take down and Chad with a head scissors.  Ricochet escapes.  Ricochet with an Irish whip and Chad with a sunset flip.  Ricochet with a handstand head scissors and a drop kick.  Ricochet runs into a double thrust but Ricochet with palm strikes.  Ricochet with punches on the turnbuckles.  Ricochet sets for a Frankensteiner but Gable blocks it and he gets Ricochet on his shoulders.  Chad with a Death Valley Driver and Gable with a clothesline off the turnbuckles for a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Gable misses a moonsault and he runs into boots from Ricochet.  Ricochet with a drop kick and both men are down.  Ricochet with a running chop into the corner.  Ricochet floats over and connects with a chop.  Ricochet with a cross body into the corner and hits a springboard clothesline followed by a shooting star press for a near fall.  Ricochet gets Chad up but Chad gets to his feet.  Chad with a back slide into a La Magistral for a near fall.  Ricochet gets a near fall and Chad with a cliffhanger DDT for a near fall.  Ricochet kicks Chad away and misses a leg lariat.  Chad with an ankle pick into an ankle lock.  Ricochet rolls through and hits a super kick and knee.  Gable with a dragon suplex for a near fall.  

Maxxine makes her way to the ring and she talks to Otis and escorts him to the back.

Chad goes for Chaos Theory but Ricochet lands on his feet and he hits an Asai DDT.  Ricochet goes up top and hits a shooting star press for the three count.

Winner:  Ricochet

Match Number Six:  Bianca Belair and Asuka versus Piper Niven and Chelsea Green

Green with a waist lock on Bianca and Bianca with a shoulder tackle.  Bianca with a handspring moonsault and Asuka tags herself in.  Asuka and Bianca havve some words and Asuka punches Chelsea and Bianca drop kicks Piper to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Green with a rear chin lock on Asuka.  Green with an Irish whip but Asuka kicks Piper and Green.  Asuka with a facebuster and Piper tags in.  Piper gets Asuka up for a slam but Asuka gets to her feet.  Bianca tags in and she punches Piper.  Bianca with a drop kick to Piper and a suplex to Chelsea.  Bianca with a shoulder in the corner followed by punches but Piper gets away.  Bianca flips over Piper and Bianca goes for a suplex but Piper blocks it.  Bianca lands on her feet on a suplex attempt.  Bianca with a kick and a cross body for a near fall.  Asuka kicks Chelsea and sends her to the floor.  Asuka Irish whips Piper into Bianca and goes for a hip in the corner but Piper moves and Bianca catches her.  Bianca pulls Asuka out of the way when Piper charges into the corner.

Bianca with a KOD for the three count.

Winners:  Asuka and Bianca Belair

After the match, Asuka attacks Bianca and hits a spinning heel kick.  Asuka with a sliding boot to Bianca.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and next week, we will have a weigh in between Brock Lesnar and Omos.

Roman Reigns' music plays and he makes his way to the ring with Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa.

Roman is handed the mic and he tells St. Louis to acknowledge him.

Roman is interrupted by Cody Rhodes' music.

Cody says normally he would ask what do you want to talk about but he thinks he knows what Roman wants to say.  You talked about me staying out of Bloodline business.  Paul has talked about a Cody Rhodes Problem.  Cody says he would love to get a definition of what you mean by problem.

Paul is about to talk but Cody says he is not talking to Paul.  He is talking to Roman.

Roman says Cody is not the problem.  What you represent, that is the problem.  Roman says Cody is what they used to be.  He is a professional wrestler.  Roman says that is what he used to be.  Roman says he is a fighter and that makes him the megastar around here.  You come around here and say what you are going to do but we know you aren't going to do it.  You have a track record.

You didn't do Stardust and you ran away.  You started a promotion that you couldn't get over in and you ran away.  Cody came back and he got over but his body quit on him.  Roman says you are not going to finish the story on April 2nd.  Your real moment is on April 3rd.  When you wake up, you are going to have to look in the mirror.  Then you are going to have to deal with that adversity.  Roman tells Cody to make a choice his dad will be proud of.  If not, you will do what you always do and run like a little bitch.

Cody tells everyone that what Roman is saying is true.  Cody says he ran away.  The business broke his heart and he ran away.  Cody says while he ran away, he made sure everyone in the locker room could make more money.  Cody says he tried to be like his father.  He started here at age 20.  Maybe he wanted to be a superstar.  Maybe he is the runaway, like the taste of blood in my mouth professional wrestler.  No one has to bring up his father one more time.  If he hears it again, he will vomit.  His father is not coming to the ring for a bionic elbow and his brother is in another company.  Cody mentions his mean ass Cuban mother and that she would tell Cody to hit Roman.

On April 3rd, you will wake up remembering what it is like to lose.  You will wake up without those titles.  When that happens, Jey is going to leave you.  Then Jimmy will leave you too.  With no Usos, Solo . . . 

Cody says he will tell Solo something he learned when flanked by a second generation champion, you are not ready.  Paul will return to being an advocate.  You will be a Roman without a reigns and a chief without a tribe.

Roman drops his mic and walks out of the ring.

Cody gets in Solo's face and he tells Solo to say when.

Paul and Roman wonder what Solo is doing.  They tell Solo to leave.

Cody tells Solo he knew Solo wasn't ready.

Solo sets for a Samoan Spike but Cody with a boot to the head.  Roman grabs Solo before he can go after Cody.

We go to credits.


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