In this week’s WWE Raw, Edge plans to exact revenge on Damian Priest from Judgment Day. Late in February of this year, Edge established Judgment Day and enlisted Priest to help him in gaining the upper hand in his fight with AJ Styles. Shortly after Rhea Ripley joined, the pair turned on Edge during the June 6 episode of “Raw,” with Finn Balor helping them and seizing over as the group’s leader. Even though Edge gave up on programming, he made a comeback at Summerslam as a face. He has been trying to make Judgment Day suffer for what they did to him over the past few weeks with the help of his friends Rey and Dominik Mysterio.
As part of the competition for the vacant Women’s Tag Team Championship, Dakota Kai and IYO Sky will also compete against Alexa Bliss and Asuka in a semi-final match. The winner advances to the finals, where they will take on either Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah or Toxic Attraction. Since the two, along with Bayley, forced a match between Kai and Sky to end in DQ on the show’s August 1 episode, Kai and Sky have had their differences with Bliss and Asuka. In recent weeks, Bianca Belair, the “Raw” Women’s Champion, has also supported them as she seeks payback for Bayley, Sky, and Kai’s assault on Becky Lynch’s dislocated shoulder.
WWE Raw 22 August Results
Backstage, Riddle and Rollins get into a pull-apart brawl before the show even starts. They escape from the authorities and burst out into the crowd. Before pouring back to the ringside, they rush up the steps. Officials attempt to separate them, but Riddle runs. They ultimately succeed in separating the two. The remainder of the show’s schedule is then outlined in the commentary. Trish Stratus grabs a microphone and walks over to the ring. She says that it feels fantastic to be back in the ring. She says she’s done a pretty lot of thinking lately before Dakota Kai, Bayley, and IYO Sky head to the ring.
After the commercial break, Bayley says that “Raw” is the best show to watch. When Stratus is asked why she is here, Stratus responds because Edge will be in a major match later on. says she had a thing to say before being interrupted, and Bayley says they don’t give a damn what she has to say. Bayley inquires about her identity and replies that Stratus is the past.
As her music starts to play, Bianca Belair praises Stratus. She tells Bayley that she should be praising Stratus and promises to remind her what a hero Stratus is. She says that she should stop acting disrespectfully because Toronto is her city. Belair says she is capable of self-defense. Stratus says that she can transition from being retired to having been retired. Bayley goes on to say its 3 on 2 before Asuka and Alexa Bliss’ music hits. She refers to them as the future Women’s Tag Champions. Bayley says she is feeling kind and will forgive it. Stratus sends his best wishes to Kai and Sky for their match.
Alexa Bliss And Asuka vs. Dakota Kai and IYO Sky
The Match starts, and Sky and Bliss are in the ring. Before Asuka tags back in, Bliss knocks Sky to the ground. Asuka kicks out as Sky rolls her up. She knees Sky, but Sky responds by kicking her in the throat. Asuka is sent to the mat when Kai tags in. Before Kai kicks her in the middle, she launches a series of quick kicks. Bliss enters and strikes with a forearm. She attempts to pin Kai, but Kai kicks her out. Bliss rolls Kai up, but Kai escapes by kicking. Kai hits Bliss in the midsection with a right hand and then a knee. She tosses Kai to the outside and performs a cannonball off the apron.
Kai trips Bliss, causing her face to fly off the apron. Bliss tags Asuka after she returns from the break. Sky joins in, and an angry Askua crushes her. She kicks her stomach numerous times before performing a German Suplex. She attempts to pin Sky, but Sky kicks her out. As we make our way backstage, we spot Aliyah, Doudrop, and Nikki A.S.H. observing. Asuka receives the double knees from Sky, then a missile dropkick. She attempts to pin, but Bliss stops her
Asuka backslides when Kai tags in. Asuka receives a boot to the face from Kai after kicking out. She attempts a second pin, but Asuka kicks her out. Before tagging in Bliss, Asuka elbows Kai in the back. Sky tries to get in the way, but Bliss double DDTs her. Asuka joins the fight and executes a full-body submission to Kai. Bliss enters before Sky breaks it up. Before Asuka tags in, Bliss executes the Twisted Bliss. Kai swings her forearm. Sky attempts to tag blindly, but Asuka performs the Asuka Lock on Kai. Asuka is pinned by Sky, who unexpectedly appears and rolls her up.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Finn Balor
As the doorbell rings Ziggler and Balor lock up. Ziggler responds with a drop kick after Balor kicks him in the midsection. He delivers several right fists to Balor’s head before the latter responds with his own. Ziggler dodges Balor’s right hand before being thrown face first into the middle turnbuckle by the latter. As we proceed to a break, he corners Balor. When the match resumes, Ziggler uses several right hands to knock Balor away. Ziggler strikes his opponent with a back elbow, a knee to the face, and a running elbow. Before landing a neck breaker and a standing elbow drop, he strikes Balor with his right hand in the corner.
Balor throws a powerbomb, then attempts to pin Ziggler, but he kicks out. Ziggler delivers a drop kick and then a DDT. He attempts to pin Balor, who kicks out. After hitting the Famouser, Ziggler attempted to pin Balor, but Balor was kicked out. Ziggler is thrown into a corner with a drop kick from Balor. He moves upward before attempting a Coup de Grace, but Ziggler counters with a zigzag. He attempts to pin Balor, but Balor kicks out. Ripley hits a cheap shot to Ziggler’s head as the referee is preoccupied after Balor kicks Ziggler in the midsection. Balor performs 1916, then goes to the top rope and boom, Coup De Grace for the win.
Kevin Owens vs. Chad Gable
Kevin Owens moves toward the ring to answer Alpha Academy’s Challenge. As soon as the bell rings, Owens attacks Gable with his right fist. Owens keeps attacking with kicks as the men run outside. When they enter the ring again, Owens knocks Gable out. He gives Gable many chops. Before Owens throws a clothesline and a senton, Gable kicks him in the face. Owens chases Gable as he tolls to the outside. Before Owens trips Gable, he performs a suplex. On the apron, Gable does a back body drop, followed by a German suplex.
After returning after the break, Owens performs a cannonball towards the corner before hitting with his forearm. Gable fires up with a couple of his own before Owens hits a reworked back breaker, accompanied by a Frog Splash off the top rope. Gable does a second suplex before attempting a pin, but Owens kicks out. Gable climbs the top and delivers a diving headbutt. When he attempts to pin Owens, Owens kicks out. Before Owens throws a suplex from the rope, Gable and Owens climb to the top. He attempts to pin Gable, but he kicks him out. Gable raises his knees as Owens scales the summit and flips. Owens hits the Pop Up Power Bomb to secure the victory.
Bayley vs. Aliyah
When the bell rings, Bayley throws Aliyah to the ground. Aliyah strikes with an arm drag, a drop kick, and a crossbody. Following a series of kicks in the corner, Bayley suplexes the opponent. Aliyah is still being beaten down by her before she suplexes her. Aliyah receives a sliding lariat from Bayley, who then tries to pin her, but she kicks out. Aliyah receives a double knee from Bayley, but she is thrown out of the ring by Aliyah. She then hurls Bayley back into the ring after hitting a bulldog. Then, she locks in a single-leg Boston crab after firing down right hands. Bayley makes her escape and wins with a Rose Plant.
AJ Styles And Bobby Lashley vs. The Miz And Ciampa
The action starts with Cimapa and Styles. The two lock up as the bell rings. After delivering a dropkick, Styles tags Lashley in. Before tagging in Miz, Lashley suplexes Ciampa after a delay. Lashley receives a few kicks from Miz before he tags Styles in. Styles hits Miz with a splash and then a backbreaker. Ciampa throws Styles to the mat and attempts to pin him, but Styles kicks out. Styles is sent to the mat first by Ciampa, who then introduces Miz.
After giving Styles a stomp to the face, Miz locks in a crossface/neck submission. Styles manages to get away, and Miz shoves him into a corner. Before Ciampa throws Styles into the barricade, Miz hits him with a baseball slide outside. Miz enters and throws a few knees to Styles’ back. Styles kicks out of Miz’s attempt at a pin when he hits him with a DDT. Ciampa rejoins the fight and locks Styles in a side headlock. Styles leave, and Miz enters. Styles strikes Miz with a Pele Kick before hot tagging Lashley.
Before hitting Miz and Ciampa with splashes, Lashley knocks them out. He does a Double DDT to them before launching Ciampa through the ring post head first. Although Ciampa hits a DDT off the ropes, Lashley still manages to throw a clothesline. He attempts to pin Lashley, but he kicks him out. Lashley succeeds in landing a Spear, but Miz breaks up his attempt at a pin. Styles sends Ciampa outside as an unknown attacker attacks Styles. Security pulls them out of the way before Dexter Lumis emerges from Miz’s shadow to pull him from the arena.
Johnny Gargano’s Surprise Return
After returning from the break, Johnny Gargano enters the ring to a loud pop! As he moves about, the crowd screams, “Johnny Wrestling.” He jokes that he needs to recall how to do this because it has been nine months. He gives a brief background to the audience and highlights his NXT successes. Gargano responds to questions regarding his appearance, location, and timing and admits he wasn’t sure he wanted to wrestle again.
He recalls having big dreams as a youngster to win the Intercontinental, US, and WWE Championships. He said that it came to him that he needed to show his son that dreams are possible. He says that if you gamble on yourself, you can never fail and claims that’s what he’s doing. He says to be happy to announce the return of Johnny Wrestling to the WWE.
Theory enters the ring as soon as his music starts. Since Jonny left, a lot has happened, and Theory wonders if this is real. Before Theory reveals what he has accomplished since Gargano’s departure, he claims to have been following Theory. He claims to have already fulfilled Gargano’s goals and acknowledges that he couldn’t have done it without him. He says to have mentored him in NXT and compares himself with Gargano as the veteran. According to theory, he can move his bags and briefcase. Theory asserts that he can show Gargano The Way and that everyone adores the two of them as a team. They are about to give each other a high five because theory suggests they should, but then Gargano kicks him in the face with a super kick.
Edge vs. Damian Priest
As the match starts Edge flips Priest off before throwing him out of the ring. Priest rejoins the fight and kicks Edge. Priest receives a punch from Edge before being thrown from the arena. Edge shoves him into the corner as soon as he comes back in. Edge received a forearm from Priest before being thrown into the corner and kicked. Priest receives a clothesline from Edge before being power bombed against the barricade.
When Priest returns after the break, nobody is at home, and he jumps from the top. Following a double clothesline, the two men each gave the other a double huge boot. Before landing a neck breaker off the ropes, Edge delivers a few clotheslines. Priest kicks out when he tries to pin him. Edge flies from the top to knock down Priest as he makes his way outside. Before hitting the Razor’s Edge thru the announce desk, Priest chokeslams Edge onto the apron.
After the break, Edge and Priest balance uncomfortably on top. Priest follows Edge with a spinning back heel kick after he throws a hurricanrana from the top. He then performs an Unprettier and attempts to pin Edge, but Edge kicks out. After exchanging forearms and slaps, Priest strikes a spinning back elbow. Edge does a DDT before attempting a pin, but Priest blocks it. Edge responds to a Twisting Neck Breaker from Priest with a Final Reckoning.
Priest kicks out when he tries to pin him. Edge tries to do a Sharpshooter but instead throws the official out of the ring. He strikes the Final Reckoning and seizes a few chairs while the referee is on the ground. Edge gets up and reaches for a chair leg before he can slam the chair over his head. He strikes the chair leg in a cross-face. Priest strikes Edge with a chair leg while he is searching for a spear. He tries to pin Edge, but Edge pushes him out. Edge successfully disconnects a Canadian Destroyer before nailing The Spear to secure the victory. After the show goes off air, Edge announces that he will be happy to retire next year in the very same arena.
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