WWE RAW Live Coverage - August 8th, 2022

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Rey Mysterio to face off against The Judgment Day’s Finn Bálor

The Mysterios and The Judgment Day’s bitter rivalry continues on Monday Night Raw when Rey Mysterio collides with the supposed leader of The Judgment Day, Finn Bálor. Can Rey Mysterio topple the leader of The Judgment Day or will Finn Bálor gain retribution for their SummerSlam loss? Plus how will Edge factor in?


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– The show begins with a recap of the return of Bayley, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai and their attack on Becky Lynch last week. Byron Saxton, Corey Graves and Jimmy Smith greet audiences at home from Cleveland, Ohio as they run down the card for the show.

Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky and Bayley come to the ring. Bayley says ‘ding dong’ and asks fans why they aren’t happy to see her (since they’re happy to see them). She says that the fans need them. She says they are there to shake up the women’s division and says that fans couldn’t have possibly enjoyed watching Becky Lynch dress up weekly and seeing Bianca Belair as “Raw” Women’s Champion. They said that’s why they had to make a statement and to light a fire under the women’s division. She asks why she was the one who saw potential in Kai and Sky and asks how she was the only one to see it.

Alexa Bliss and Asuka’s music hits and they come to the ring. Bianca Belair follows them and they all head to the ring. Bliss tells them not to get to ahead of themselves as the crowd cheers Belair on. She says they aren’t winning the Women’s Tag Team tournament because they will have to face Alexa Bliss and Asuka. She says they will beat the hell out of them. Belair says she is hungry and says the three of them have no problem dealing with them. Bayley agrees to have a three on three match, but not in Cleveland. She challenges them for a match at Clash at the Castle and Belair accepts.

Belair, Bliss and Asuka attack Bayley, Sky and Kai. Belair and Bayley go into the crowd as officials try to break them up. The other women follow Bayley and Belair into the crowd as Bliss delivers a cross body off the barricade.

– Back from the break, Seth Rollins comes to the ring. The Street Profits follow.

Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Angelo Dawkins (w/ Montez Ford)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Rollins deliver a kick to Dawkins’ midsection, followed by a drop kick. Dawkins delivers a flying shoulder as Rollins rolls to the outside. Dawkins comes out of nowhere and pushes Rollins over the commentary desk.

Back from the break, Dawkins has the upper hand and delivers a forearm. Rollins sends him into the middle turn buckle. Rollins provokes Ford and Ford grabs a chair. He gets into the ring and looks to fight Rollins before the referee sends him to the back. Dawkins sends him to the outside and he goes flying over the top rope. Dawkins delivers a Fallaway Slam, followed by a Silencer. He goes for a pin, but Rollins kicks out. Dawkins sends Rollins to the mat with a powerbomb, then goes for a pin but Rollins kicks out. Rollins sends Dawkins into the steel steps, then hits the pedigree for the win.

Winner: Seth “Freakin” Rollins

– After the match, Rollins delivers a Curb Stomp to Dawkins. Ford makes the save.

– We then head to a video of the feud between Edge, Judgment Day and the events of last week’s “Raw”. We head to Dominik and Rey backstage. Edge walks in and says they have Rey’s back in his match tonight. He apologizes to Dominik and Dominik pushes him. Rey breaks it up and Dominik says he can’t believe Rey is taking his side.

– Back from the break, Kevin Patrick is standing by with The Miz and Ciampa. Miz says there is nothing good about a guy that sides with a celebrity hack like Logan Paul. Ciampa says that Harley Race, the first ever United States Champion, believed in him and he’s dedicating his match and gear to Race. Ciampa says it will be his moment and says Lashley will feel his sacrifice. He says he will feel his pain.

– Back at ringside, Ezekiel is in the ring. Kevin Owens heads down.

Kevin Owens vs. Ezekiel

The bell rings and Owens wastes no time going after Ezekiel. He delivers some kicks, then sends him into the ring post and the commentary desk. Owens delivers a pop up power bomb to Ezekiel into the apron. The referee checks on Ezekiel and calls medical personnel come to the ring with a stretcher as Owens stands in the ring and laughs as we head to a break.

– Back from the break, we see Ezekiel being rolled away from ringside on a stretcher. Judgment Day then comes to the ring. Balor says Edge and Rey Mysterio think they should fear them. They say they can’t even get on the same page. He says fear isn’t real and is a product of the imagination. He says Rey will find out he is danger. Priest says he wants to lay Edge out. He challenges Edge to a match in two weeks in Edge’s home town of Toronto. Priest says that while Edge started Judgment Day, he will end him in front of his family and friends.

– Backstage, we head to Rey and Edge. Rey says he can’t find Dominik and he’ll come to his senses.

– Back from another break, Rey Mysterio comes to the ring. He looks for Dominik to see if he comes down, but he doesn’t.

Rey Mysterio (w/ Dominik Mysterio) vs. Finn Balor (w/ Damian Priest)

The bell rings and Balor delivers a kick to Rey’s midsection. Balor delivers some forearms, but Rey whips Balor into the corner. Rey sends Balor into the top turn buckle face first, but Rey delivers. a hurricanrana to Balor. He rolls to the outside and Rey takes him down with a senton. Rey tosses Balor back into the ring, then knocks him to the mat. He delivers a hurricanrana to Balor, then looks for a cross body off the ropes but Balor ducks out of the way. Balor stomps on Rey, followed by a reverse DDT. He goes for a pin, but Rey kicks out. Balor hits a pair of duplexes and goes for a third one, but Rey reverses it into one of his own. Rey delivers a clothesline, followed by a drop kick to Balor’s forehead. He goes for a pin, but Balor kicks out. Rey delivers a couple right hands to Balor’s head, then sends Balor straight into the match. He goes for a pin, but Balor kicks out. He kicks Balor into the ropes, then looks for the 619 but Rey accidentally hits Priest after he pushes Balor into the the ring post.

Back from the break, Balor has the upper hand as the two men teeter on the top rope. Rey escapes pulls Balor down, sending him to the outside. He sends Balor into the barricade before tossing him back in and delivering a kick to his head. Balor is sent into the referee and knocks him down. Priest knocks Rey off the apron before Edge’s music hits and he takes him out through the crowd. Rey delivers a Code Red to Balor, then goes for a pin but Balor kicks out. The two men exchange forearms before Rey sends Balor into the ropes. Balor delivers a clothesline to Rey, then kicks him into the corner. He looks for the Coup De Grace, but Rey sends him into the ropes. Rhea Ripley appears at the top of the ramp, dragging Dominik out as he bleed from his forehead. Balor takes advantage, delivering a 1916 followed by the Coup De Grace for the win.

Winner: Finn Balor

– After the match, Ripley and Balor stand tall over Dominik. Backstage, Sarah Schriber is standing by with Dana Brooke and Tamina. Brooke says she’s defended her title a lot and they will beat Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky. Bayley, Sky and Kai walk in and she says Brooke doesn’t know what it takes to be a tag team champion but she does because she was one half of the first ever Women’s Tag Team Champions. Tamina says she does and she’s not afraid to take them all on. Kai says they’ll see them soon as the trio walk off.

– Back from the break, Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky head to the ring. Dana Brooke and Tamina follow.

Women’s Tag Team Match Qualifier Match: Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky vs. Tamina and Dana Brooke

Kai and Brooke begin the action. The bell rings and Brooke delivers an arm drag to Kai. Brooke tags in Tamina and she slaps Kai. Tamina delivers a suplex to Kai that sends her to the outside and tags in Brooke. Brooke delivers a cross body off the top ropes.

Back from the break, Kai has the upper hand and has Brooke in a shoulder submission. Brooke escapes and Sky tags in. Sky delivers a double kick to Brooke’s face, then goes for a pin but Brooke kicks out. Sky delivers several kicks to Brooke in the corner, followed by the double knees to her chest. She goes for a pin but Brooke kicks out. Brooke manages to power bomb Kai before Kai tags in Sky. Sky heads to Tamina and Brooke’s corner where Brooke manages to tag in Tamina. Tamina beats down Sky with right hands and kicks. She hits a super kick, followed by a Samoan Drop. She goes for a pin, but Kai breaks it up. Tamina and Sky climb to the top turn buckle. Kai makes the blind tag and hits Tamina with a Scorpion Kick. Sky tags back in and hits the moonsault for the win.

Winner: Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky

– We head backstage to Bobby Lashley getting ready for his United States Championship match.

– Back from the break, we get a replay of the match between Kevin Owens and Ezekiel earlier tonight. We head backstage to Kevin Patrick running up on Owens as he’s leaving the arena. He asks Owens why he attacked Ezekiel and he says that he wanted to prove Ezekiel isn’t who he says he is. He says he wanted to remind everyone of who he was and says “Raw” is the Kevin Owens Show. We then cut to a video of the events from earlier between the Judgment Day and the Mysterio’s. We head to a live video of Dominik being checked on by a doctor.

– We head to a video spotlighting the Legacy of the United States Championship. Ciampa and The Miz come to the ring. When we get back from the break, Bobby Lashley heads down.

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United States Championship Match: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Ciampa

The bell rings and Ciampa goes straight to work on Lashley, reigning down right hands. Lashley delivers a shoulder tackle to Ciampa, followed by a vertical suplex. He fires down right hands in the corner before Lashley delivers a back elbow. He gets Ciampa on his shoulder, but he deliver a chop block followed by a kick. Ciampa delivers a couple chops before Lashley fires back with a back elbow. Lashley sends Ciampa out of the ring, then gets him up on his shoulders. Lashley throws Ciampa into The Miz.

Back from the break, Ciampa has the upper hand and kicks Lashley to the mat. Ciampa locks in a chin lock, but Lashley escapes. Lashley delivers a shoulder block to Ciampa, followed by a forearm and a shoulder in the corner to Ciampa’s midsection. Ciampa delivers a pump kick to Lashley’s face, but Lashley drops him to the mat. Ciampa manages to hit a reverse DDT, then goes for a pin but Lashley kicks out. The two men exchange forearms before Ciampa hits a DDT. He goes for another pin, but Lashley kicks out.

Lashley deliver a Spear to Ciampa, then goes for a pin but The Miz gets Ciampa’s foot on the ropes. AJ Styles comes out of nowhere and delivers a forearm to The Miz before chasing him out of the ring. Ciampa takes advantage and rolls up Lashley, but Lashley kicks out. Ciampa exposes the turn buckle before Ciampa sends him into the exposed turn buckle. He sends him into the ring post, then delivers a knee. He goes for the pin, but Lashley kicks out. Ciampa looks for the Fairy Tale Ending, but Lashley gets him up on his shoulders. Ciampa escapes and locks in the Silent Muffler. Lashley escapes and Ciampa sends him out of the ring. Ciampa hits Willow’s Bell, then goes for a pin but Lashley kicks out. Lashley sends Ciampa to the mat, then locks in the Hurt Lock for the win.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

– We head backstage to Omos and MVP walking around backstage before we head to another commercial.

– Back from the break, we see AJ Styles and The Miz brawling backstage with one another. Commentary announce that a No Disqualification match between the two has been made official. Omos and MVP then head to the ring, with Andrea Guercio and Spencer Slade already waiting inside

Omos vs. Andrea Guercio and Spencer Slade

The bell rings and Omos sends them both to the mat. He sends them both into a corner before he gets Guercio up on his shoulders and slams him into the mat. He sends him across the ring before delivering a splash to both men in the corner. He sends Guercio into the corner and delivers a boot to Slade. He pins Guercio for the win.

Winner: Omos

– Commentary announce an exclusive interview with Riddle next week. We head backstage to Kevin Patrick and Seth Rollins. Patrick asks Rollins for his thoughts on Riddle’s interview next week and Rollins says he’s done with Riddle. Rollins says he will say “Bro, dude, cool, Randy” and says he is the gatekeeper of the wrestling industry. He says that Riddle flushes his potential down the toilet and says if fans don’t believe him then he should ask Dana White. He says that if Riddle has something to say next week, then he does too.

– Back at ringside, Chad Gable and Otis come to the ring as we head to a commercial break.

– Back from the break, Dolph Ziggler heads to the ring.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Chad Gable

The bell rings and the two lock up. The two men push one another before they wrestle around the ring. Gable looks for a move, but Ziggler hits a Sunset Flip. Gable delivers a German suplex to Ziggler, then sends him into the corner. He delivers a series of kicks to Ziggler’s midsection before delivering a Dragon Screw. Gable delivers a chop, followed by a Monkey Flip. He goes for a pin, but Ziggler kicks out. Gable looks for a moonsault, but Ziggler moves out of the way and hits a DDt. He hits a DDT, then goes for a pin but Gable kicks out. Gable locks in an Ankle Lock, but Ziggler fights out of it. Gable locks it in again, but Ziggler escapes. Gable hits a power bomb, then goes for a pin but Ziggler kicks out. Gable locks in the Ankle Lock again, but Ziggler escapes and hits the super kick for the win.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

– Commentary announce that Alexa Bliss and Asuka will be facing Nikki ASH and Doudrop in a first round Women’s Tag Team Championship Qualifier match next week.

– Back from the break, AJ Styles comes to the ring, followed by The Miz.

AJ Styles vs. The Miz in a No Disqualification Match

The bell rings and Styles hits Miz with a series of forearms. He drags Miz to the outside and sends his head bouncing off the commentary desk. Miz sends Styles into the apron, followed by the ring steps. Styles delivers a knee to Miz’s head, then tosses him back in the ring. Styles grabs a kendo stick and chair from under the ring, but tosses them aside before grabbing a table. Miz attacks him from behind and sends him back in the ring. He hits Styles with the kendo stick as he sits in the chair, but Styles tackles him and clotheslines him out of the ring. Styles sets Miz up on the Commentary desk, then looks for the Styles Clash before Miz tosses him off the desk and over the barricade into the crowd.

Back from the break, Styles grabs a table from under the ring. He sets it up and looks to set up Miz on it. Miz beats him down with a kendo stick and tosses him back into the ring. Styles fights back and hits a Pele Kick on Miz’s head. Styles manages to grab the kendo stick as Miz pleads him not to use it. Styles starts assaulting him with it and delivers an atomic drop on the stick, followed by a Russian leg sweep. He goes for a pin but Miz kicks out. Styles rolls up Miz, but Miz kicks out. Styles hits the Phenomenal Forearm, then goes for a pin but Ciampa appears and pulls the referee out of the ring. Styles looks for the Styles Clash, but decides to send him through the table. He places him on the apron before Styles delivers the Phenomenal forearm to him through the table. Miz rolls him up, but Styles kicks out. Styles looks for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Miz tosses a chair at his face. He hits the Skull Crushing Finale, then goes for a pin but Styles kicks out. Miz hits Styles with the kendo stick, then then sends him into the corner with a chair previously set up. He hits the Styles Clash for the win.

Winner: AJ Styles

– After the match, something catches Styles attention and we’re shown security dragging away someone who appears to be Dexter Lumis.