WWE RAW Results – December 12, 2022
Kicking off this week’s Raw with Damage CTRL heads to the ring. Becky Lynch comes out of nowhere and attacks Women’s Tag Team Champions Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky. She tosses them over the barricade, then chases out of the arena with a chair.
Raw Women’s Title #1 Contenders Match
Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss
Bayley delivers a kick to Alexa Bliss’ midsection. She goes for a pin, but Bliss kicks out. Bayley delivers an uppercut in the corner, but Bliss fires back with a Code Red. Bayley rolls to the outside, then sends Bliss’ face bouncing off the apron.
She gets back in the ring, then delivers a suplex. Bayley delivers a right hand, but Bliss delivers a pair of back elbows and fires off several right hands. She plants Bayley, then delivers the double knees. Bayley delivers a right hand to Bliss’ head, but Bliss hits a crossbody.
Bliss ascends to the top, but Bayley rolls to the outside. Bliss hops down onto the apron, and Bayley sends her crashing into the ring post that sends us to a break.
After the break Bayley delivers a knee to Bliss’ back. She whips Bliss into the corner, then delivers an elbow and a snapmare. Bliss fires off several right hands, but Bayley delivers a lariat to the back of Bliss’ neck. Bliss climbs to the top rope and a hurricanrana off the middle rope, then tolls up Bayley. Bayley kicks out, then clocks Bliss. She gets her up on her shoulders, then plants her with a spinning side slam.
Bliss sends Bayley’s head bouncing off the middle rope, then delivers a pair of kicks to her lower body. She delivers a somersault senton off the apron, then tosses her in the ring and goes for a pin. Bayley kicks out and Bliss hits her with a DDT. Bayley delivers a modified buckle bomb, then follows it up with a sunset flip into the turnbuckle. She follows it up with the Bayley 2 Belly, then goes for a pin, but Bliss kicks out.
Bayley exposes the middle turnbuckle, but Belair shows the referee what she did. Bliss takes advantage and dropkicks Bayley out of the ring. Bayley gets in Belair’s face, then gets back in the ring. Bliss delivers a dropkick, then ascends to the top rope and hits Twisted Bliss for the win.
Winner & #1 Contender To The Raw Women’s Title: Alexa Bliss
After the match, Belair gets in the ring and stares down Bliss. Bliss looks to hug Belair, but Bray Wyatt’s logo flashes and she gets her in the position for a Sister Abigail. Bliss snaps out of it and walks away, with a look of confusion and guilt across her face.
We head to a video of Kurt Angle’s birthday celebration from this past Friday’s SmackDown.
We then see Alpha Academy pulling up to the arena. Byron Saxton approaches them and asks them how they feel after Friday. Gable says Angle is a dinosaur and says he couldn’t go in the ring with them anymore. The OC walk in, laughing. Gable asks what they’re laughing at and AJ Styles says Karl Anderson sent them a video of them getting sprayed with milk. Gable says everyone keeps talking about how good he used to be, and Styles challenges him to a match. He tells him to get in his gear and tells him to preferably wear some that doesn’t smell like cottage cheese.
AJ Styles vs. Chad Gable
Match starts off with a lock up before they exchange submissions before Styles delivers a dropkick. He whips him into the corner, then delivers a backbreaker. Gable delivers several chops before Styles tosses Gable to the outside. Styles looks to deliver a running knee off the apron, but Gable catches him and sends him into the apron spine first. He then tosses him into the ring steps that sends us to a break.
After the break Dtyles & Gable teeter on the top rope. Styles pulls down Gable, then delivers a lariat and a right hands. He hits a backbreaker, then sets up for a powerbomb. Gable escapes and delivers a pair of German suplexes. Styles looks for the Calf Crusher, but Gable counters it into an Ankle Lock. Styles reverses into a Calf Crusher, but Gable counters it back into an Ankle Lock. Styles escapes and Gable delivers a northern lights suplex. He goes for a pin, but Styles kicks out. Styles then delivers the Styles Clash for the win.
Winner: AJ Styles
We head backstage to Johnny Gargano & Dexter Lumis brainstorming ways to spend the money Lumis earned at the poker game. Candice LeRae walks in and asks them what they’re doing. Gargano tells her and she says she has a match to prepare for. Before she walks off, she suggests that they spend the money on someone else in the spirit of the holidays. Gargano tells Lumis he has an idea.
6 Man Tag Team Match
Judgement Day vs. Street Profits & Akira Tozawa
Angelo Dawkins & Damian Priest lock up to start this match off before they exchange submissions before Dawkins delivers a dropkick. Priest fires back with a right hand, then tags in Dominik Mysterio. Mysterio fires off several right hands to his midsection, then tags in Finn Balor. Balor delivers several shoulders to his midsection, but Ford tags in and delivers a dropkick. Akria Tozawa tags in and takes down Balor with a kick. Balor whips him into the corner before Tozawa sends him to the outside. Priest distracts Tozawa, allowing Balor to clothesline him from behind.
We are back from the break Tozawa delivers a kick to Priest’s jaw. Ford tags in and delivers several right hands to his face. He hits a pair of kicks, then looks for a shoulder tackle. Priest stays standing, and Ford delivers a running blockbuster, then follows it up with a big boot. They spill to the outside before Priest pushes Ford over the announce desk. Both men get back in the ring before Priest delivers a clothesline and goes for a pin. Ford kicks out and Mysterio tags in. He chokes Ford on the middle rope, then delivers a German suplex. Balor tags in and continues to beat down Ford. Dawkins tags in, but the referee doesn’t see it and forces Dawkins out of the ring. Priest tags in and delivers a jumping elbow strike. Mysterio tags in and delivers a flip over the top rope. Balor tags in and hits a backbreaker. Ford delivers a step up enziguri, then tags in Dawkins.
Dawkins knocks Balor to the mat, then delivers a back elbow and a spinning right hand. He delivers a twisting neckbreaker, then goes for a pin. Balor kicks out. Tozawa and Mysterio tag in. Tozawa rains down right hands, then delivers a knee to his midsection. He ascends to the top and delivers a missile dropkick. Mysterio rolls up Tozawa, but Tozawa tosses him to the outside, then delivers a tope suicida. He ascends to the top rope, but Mysterio rolls out of the way. Tozawa plants him with a DDT, then climbs to the top again, but Priest grabs him and delivers Razor’s Edge then Mysterio then pins him for the win.
Winners: Judgement Day
We then head to Johnny Gargano & Dexter Lumis approaching the merchandise stand. They buy all the items, then say they will spread the holiday cheer. They grab everything and Gargano says they’re going to give it all away to fans before walking off. Lumis then hands a kid a teddy bear, then follows Gargano.
After the break, Gargano & Lumis head to ringside. Lumis starts throwing merch into the crowd as Gargano says they want to give back fans. They go around ringside doing so, then offer Corey Graves & Kevin Patrick a shirt. Gargano stands up on the announce desk, then grabs a t shirt cannon and fires shots into the crowd. A hooded figure then attacks then and takes Lumis’ money, revealing themselves to be The Miz. He runs to the back, but Adam Pearce cuts him off and tells him to give Lumis his money back. The Miz refuses to do so and grabs a mic. He says it’s his money, and Lumis goes to get his ax. Pearce stops him from doing so, then tells Miz to give him his money. Miz says he will do anything to get his money back, including facing Lumis in a rematch. Gargano says Lumis will give him the chance to win his money back, but in a Ladder Match. Miz agrees and Gargano says Miz has to put in his share. Miz says he has no cash and Gargano says he’s fooling no one. Miz says his wife controls his money and says he has an allowance every week. He says he will figure out how to get the money. Gargano then says that he has to help them give the merch away in a Santa’s elf costume in the rematch and Pearce makes it official.
Women’s Tag Team Champion Iyo Sky vs. Candice LeRae
Candice LeRae delivers an arm drag. She delivers a senton, followed by an enziguri. Iyo Sky fires back with a hurricanrana, then delivers a kick to her head and tosses her onto the apron. LeRae delivers a neckbreaker to Sky on the middle rope that sends us to a break.
After the break LeRae fires off several right hands on Sky. She delivers a lariat, then follows it up with a snapmare and a tornado DDT. Sky delivers a back elbow before LeRae sits on the top rope and Sky hits a dropkick that sends her to the outside. She looks for a sunset flip, but LeRae blocks it and delivers a tijeras. She tosses Sky back in the ring, then goes for a pin but Sky kicks out. Sky delivers a German suplex, then goes for a pin of her own. LeRae kicks out and LeRae & Sky were on the middle rope LeRae looks for a swinging neckbreaker but Sky shoves her off the ropes before she delivers Over The Moonsault for the win.
Winner: Women’s Tag Team Champion Iyo Sky
After the match we head to a video of The Bloodline jumping Elias, and the subsequent Undisputed Tag Team Title Match that followed between The Usos, Matt Riddle & Kevin Owens.
We then head backstage to Cathy Kelley is with Kevin Owens & Kelley asks for his reaction to what happened after the tag team match last week, but Elias walks in and cuts him off. He says The Bloodline took Riddle from both of them, then asks for his support. Owens asks if he thought he forgot about the torment he put him through earlier this year and Elias says that was his brother. Owens asks why he would have his back, and Elias says that’s all in the past. Owens then walks off in frustration.
We head to a concert from Elias. He has a photo of Riddle set up in the ring, along with his bongos. He thanks fans for coming out to his matinee performance, then says he wanted to honor Riddle with some songs. He says he has a serious match with Solo Sikoa coming up later, but says before he takes care of business, he wanted to celebrate his friend’s unmatched love of music. He says it was Riddle’s dream to perform with him, and says he misses Riddle but he found some lyrics Riddle wrote and starts singing them but Solo Sikoa’s music cuts him off.
Elias vs. Solo Sikoa
Elias wastes no time going to work on Solo Sikoa. He delivers several right hands to his head. Sikoa fires back with a headbutt and a back elbow, then delivers a chop. Elias low bridges Sikoa out of the ring, then delivers a baseball kick and grabs a chair. Sami Zayn stops him getting in the ring.
Sikoa delivers a Samoan Drop. He climbs out the middle rope, then looks for a headbutt. Elias rolls out of the way and delivers a series of right hands and chops. He hits a pair of splashes in the corner, then follows it up with a spinebuster. He hits a ripcord knee, followed by a reverse stunner. Sikoa delivers a superkick, followed by Spinning Solo for the win.
Winner: Solo Sikoa
After the match, Sikoa beats down Elias. He delivers a Samoan Spike, then grabs a chair from ringside. He hits Elias in the throat with it, then places his head through it and looks to charge at him. Owens runs down and hits Sikoa with a Stunner. Zayn and Sikoa then leave ringside. Elias looks to thank Owens, but Owens hits him with a Stunner.
We get a video package hyping up the 20th annual Tribute To The Troops this Saturday narrated by John Cena & showing clips from the very 1st show in 2003.
Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley
Match starts off with a lock up. Asuka delivers a series of kicks, but Rhea Ripley fires back with a back elbow. She delivers a right hand, but Asuka whips her into the corner. Ripley delivers several kicks to Asuka, then delivers a snapmare. Asuka looks for the armbar, but Ripley escapes. They spill onto the apron before Asuka delivers the double knees and sends Ripley to the floor that takes us to a commercial break.
After the commerical break Ripley misses a dropkick. Asuka delivers a series of kicks, but Ripley manages to hit a big boot and a stomp to her back. Ripley locks in a bear hug. Asuka escapes and rolls Ripley up. Ripley kicks out and delivers a big boot. Asuka delivers several kicks to Ripley’s face, then goes for a pin. Asuka kicks out and delivers several kicks to Ripley’s head. She delivers a hip attack that sends Ripley to the outside, Dominik Mystetio distracts Asuka, allowing Ripley to send Asuka into the apron.
Asuka & Ripley get in the ring, Ripley looks for Riptide but Asuka counters it into the Asuka Lock. Mysterio puts Ripley’s foot on the bottom rope, but Asuka spits the Blue Mist into his face, allowing Ripley to deliver Riptide for the win.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
Dominik Mysterio was being treated on the trainer’s table then He questioned who the trainer was and whether he has a license. Damian Priest told Dom that something else could burn worse.
We get a recap of Austin Theory attacking Dolph Ziggler last month.
Backstage, Dolph Ziggler delivered a promo about the United States Title. He called it the workhorse title and said that Seth Rollins & Bobby Lashley would go to war just to get a shot at the United States Title. Ziggler said Theory has done a lot in a short period of time, but he walks around with a chip on his shoulder. Ziggler spoke about putting the United States Title over his shoulder and carrying the company and added that Theory doesn’t know about that. Ziggler said that the cocky arrogance will be Theory’s downfall and why he’s not a deserving United States Champion.
United States Title #1 Contenders Match
Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley
Lashley clocks Rollins. He fires off several right hands and delivers a shoulder tackle, then sends him to the outside. He follows him and tosses him into the barricade, but Rollins pushes him into the ringpost and delivers a flying knee off the apron. Lashley sends Rollins’ head into the ring steps, then sends him over the barricade and into the crowd that takes us to a break.
After the break Lashley delivers a few shoulders to Rollins’ midsection, followed by a delayed vertical suplex. He sits Rollins on the top turnbuckle, then follows him up there. Rollins bites him and pushes him off. He delivers a crossbody, followed by an enziguri. He low bridges Lashley over the top rope, then delivers a pair of suicide dives as United States Champion Austin Theory watches on from backstage.
Rollins & Lashley get back in the ring before Rollins hits a Falcon Arrow. Lashley rolls to the outside to catch his breath, but Rollins sneaks up on him. Lashley spots him and sends him into the ring post shoulder first. He tosses him back in the ring, then sets up for the Spear. Rollins avoids it and rolls up Lashley. Lashley kicks out and Rollins ascends to the top.
He delivers a Frog Splash, then looks for the Curb Stomp. Lashley blocks it and delivers a powerslam. He locks in The Hurt Lock, but they go crashing into the referee and send him to the outside. Lashley hits a Spear, and the referee gets back into the ring. This gives Rollins time to kick out. Lashley sets up for the Spear again but Rollins catches him with a Pedigree for the win.
Winner & #1 Contender To The United States Title: Seth Rollins
After the match Lashley gets in the referee’s face. Another one comes into the ring to stop him, but Lashley clocks him. Adam Pearce runs down and gets in his face, but Lashley pushes him into the barricade then Pearce yells you motherf*ucker & tells Lashley he is fired to close out this week’s Raw.
