For those of you who want just the quick results and don't want the details of matches, this is a quick recap of tonight's show. There are spoilers for tonight's show below. The full results can be found right here and you can find our preview over here! Tonight's episode came to us live from the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
Monday Night Raw Quick Recap for May 16, 2022
Matches Tonight: 7 (approx. 56 minutes)
- Steel Cage Match: "the Almighty" Bobby Lashley vs "the Nigerian Giant" Omos w/ MVP. Lashley won. 8:17-8:23pm EST.
- Singles Match: Mustafa Ali vs Veer Mahaan w/ United States Championship Theory & Special Guest Referee the Miz. This was originally billed as Ali versus Theory, but Theory used his new-found power to make the Miz a special guest ref and substitute himself with Veer Mahaan. Eventually, Veer won due to the Miz and Theory's distractible tactics. After the match, the Mysterios hit the ring to make the save. 8:34-8:38pm EST.
- Singles Match: Riddle vs Jimmy w/ Jey Uso. Despite multiple interference attempts by Jey, Riddle held on to win and will have the momentum going into Friday's unification bout. 8:53-9:04pm EST.
- Tag Match: Finn Bálor & AJ Styles w/ Liv Morgan vs Los Lotharios. Styles & Bálor won and, after the match, did the "too sweet" hand gesture as Liv Morgan joined their as-yet-unnamed faction. 9:25-9:35pm EST.
- Singles Match: Alexa Bliss vs Sonya Deville. Bliss debuted new theme music completely unlike her past themes. Deville would have won clean if she hadn't untied a top turnbuckle, attempting to cheat. It distracted the ref, causing him to be late for a cover for Deville that easily ran a five-count. Bliss won. 9:46-9:50pm EST.
- Singles Match: Chad Gable w/ Otis & Kevin Owens vs Ezekiel. Great match that saw Ezekiel pull off the win despite Otis' interference. 10:15-10:26pm EST.
- Number One Contendership for the Raw Women's Championship: Asuka vs Becky Lynch. The previously-announced "six-pack challenge" (Asuka, Lynch, Doudrop, A.S.H., Banks & Naomi) at the beginning of our show was scrapped within half an hour and made into this match. Throughout the broadcast, information was released--including an official statement from the WWE--indicating the Boss & the Glow have abdicated their titles and walked out on the job. Regardless, the match was changed to a singles match that saw Asuka pick up the win. She'll go on to face Bianca Belair at Hell in a Cell. 10:50-11:00pm EST.
Miscellaneous Non-Match Segments of Note:
- Faction Wars: AJ Styles and Finn Bálor extended an offer to Liv Morgan to help them combat The Judgement Day (as neither man wants to fight Rhea Ripley). She said she'd think about it then took them up on it later in the night, making the "too sweet" gesture alongside Styles & Bálor.
- Kevin Owens/Ezekiel: Owens had the Alpha Academy run a DNA test, but the results were contaminated by BBQ sauce (thanks to Otis' messy fingers). KO flipped out, frustrated that he still has no proof Ezekiel is Elias.
- Cody Rhodes Addresses Seth Rollins Again: In a promo addressing Rollins' attack last week, Rhodes challenged Rollins to one final match: Rhodes/Rollins III, in a hell in a cell match. Rollins accepted. 10:00-10:07pm EST.
- Hell in a Cell Matches: Seth Rollins vs Cody Rhodes III: Hell in a Cell Match. Asuka vs Bianca Belair for the Raw Championship title.
- Banks/Naomi: We'll update y'all overnight as information is released regarding the apparent walk-off of Banks & Naomi either just prior to Raw or just after it started.
- Tag Title Unification Match: It's this Friday on SmackDown!
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