Monday, August 8, 2022

Raw + Elevation

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-Seth "Freakin'" Rollins d. Angelo Dawkins(w/ Montez Ford) after the Pedigree (5:35 aired).
-Kevin Owens d. Ezekiel Samson by referee stoppage after Owens powerbombed Ezekiel into the edge of the ring apron (no closing bell; about 1:00).
-"The Prince" Finn Bálor(w/ "The Punishment" Damian Priest) d. Rey Misterio Jr.  Edge came to ringside to counteract Priest's presence, but "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley entered with a beaten-up Dominik Misterio in tow and that distraction led to Bálor winning with the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) (9:58 aired).
-Women's Tag Team Title Tournament:  "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai & Dakota Kai(w/ Bayley Rose) d. 24/7 Champion Dana Brooke & Tamina Snuka when Io pinned Tamina after the moonsault (6:46 aired).
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. "The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa to retain the U.S. Title  "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles attacked Miz after he got involved in the match and the chaos allowed Ciampa to ram Lashley's head into an exposed turnbuckle.  Despite that, Lashley fought back to win with the full nelson (9:17 aired).
-"The Nigerian Giant" Jordan Omos(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) won a handicap match against Andrea Guercio & Spencer Slade when he pinned Guercio after the two-handed chokeslam (1:44).
-Dolph Ziggler d. Chad Gable(w/ Otis Dozovic) via superkick (6:34).
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ "The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa) with the Styles Clash in a no-DQ match (9:09 aired).
-Throughout the night, a crashed car was seen in the background of backstage segments.  As Styles celebrated his win, cameras caught arena security apprehending the apparent culprit:  Dexter Lumis.
-Next week:  "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai & Alexa Bliss vs. "Doudrop" Piper Niven & "Almost Super Hero" Nikki Cross.
-In two weeks:  Edge vs. Damian Priest.

AEW Elevation

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone & "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.
-"The Runaway" Ruby Soho & Skye Blue d. "The Black Rose" Megan Meyers & Nikki Victory when Ruby pinned Meyers after the Destination Unknown(swinging Flatliner) (3:11).
-Parker Boudreaux(w/ "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari) d. Casey Carrington IV with the belly-to-back uranagi (1:38).
-"The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. Queen Aminata via O-Face(flying Stunner off the top rope) (3:01).
-"The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan & Leila Grey d. Freya "The Slaya" States & "Big Al" Alice Crowley.
-"The Meat Man" John Silver & Alex Reynolds d. "T.U.G." Dean Cooper & Lord Crewe.
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) d. "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth & "Pretty" Peter Avalon.  Andrade El Idolo & "El Toro Blanco" Rush(w/ Jose The Assistant) confronted the Lucha Brothers to close the show.

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