WWE Raw Results (01/16) - Six-Way Number One Contender's Elimination Match, Judgment Day Vs. Alpha Academy And More - Wrestling Inc.

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Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results of "WWE Raw" connected January 16, 2023, coming to you unrecorded from the Heritage Bank Arena successful Cincinnati, Ohio!

Following his shocking instrumentality from suspension past week aft interrupting an speech of words betwixt United States Champion Austin Theory and Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Bobby Lashley volition beryllium addressing the WWE Universe. "The All Mighty" was suspended past period aft attacking a referee erstwhile helium failed to decision Rollins to go the fig 1 contender to Theory's title. Rollins isn't the lone idiosyncratic Lashley has unresolved issues with, arsenic tensions betwixt him and Theory person been gathering implicit the past fewer months. Lashley's nighttime doesn't extremity determination however, arsenic helium volition besides beryllium competing successful a Six-Way Elimination Match to find who volition beryllium taking connected Theory successful a rubric lucifer during "Raw is XXX" adjacent week against Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin, The Miz and Judgment Day's Finn Balor.

Speaking of Judgment Day, Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio volition beryllium squaring disconnected with Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) successful tag squad action. Judgment Day became the caller fig 1 contenders to the "Raw" Tag Team Championship aft defeating Alpha Academy, The O.C., Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander, and The Street Profits successful a Tag Team Turmoil Match. Which squad volition travel retired connected top? 

Additionally, "Raw" Women's Champion Bianca Belair, "The Man" Becky Lynch, and Damage CTRL's Bayley are each scheduled to look connected tonight's show, arsenic per WWE's lawsuit page.

We are live! Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick greet audiences astatine location arsenic The Usos and Solo Sikoa marque their mode to the ring.

Jimmy says The Bloodline has been moving "Raw" and "SmackDown", but earlier they tin bash thing else, they request to code Kevin Owens. Jey says that Roman Reigns volition thatch him a acquisition astatine "Royal Rumble", past says that each procreation of The Bloodline volition beryllium astatine "Raw is XXX" adjacent week. He adds that they volition besides bushed Judgment Day successful their "Raw" Tag Team Championship Match.

Judgment Day's euphony hits and they past caput to the ring. Rhea Ripley tells them to halt close determination due to the fact that the lone happening The Bloodline needs to admit is the information that Judgment Day runs "Raw". Balor says that they're coming for The Bloodline next, past acknowledgment Dominik Mysterio for filling successful for him past week and winning the Tag Team Turmoil match. Damian Priest tells Balor to instrumentality it casual successful mentation for his lucifer later, past tells The Usos that the "Raw" Tag Team Championship volition beryllium coming backmost to "Raw" afloat time. He says they person ne'er stepped to Judgment Day due to the fact that they're scared. Dominik asks them if they're acrophobic and Jimmy asks who they should beryllium frightened of. Jey says they've knocked down each squad that's stepped to them, past says they started their reign aft beating Dominik and his father. They invited them to the Uso Penitentiary.

Dominik tells The Usos they wouldn't person lasted a infinitesimal successful prison, past calls them wannabes. He says the biggest wannabe is Sikoa. Sikoa doesn't instrumentality excessively kindly to this and stares down Dominik. Ripley inserts herself betwixt the 2 men, past stares down Sikoa. Dominik hits Sikoa with a forearm, but Sikoa headbutts him. The Usos statesman brawling with Balor, Priest, and Dominik. Sikoa and Ripley are near successful the mediate of the ring, but Mustafa Ali comes successful retired of obscurity and blindsides them to footwear disconnected their match.

Back from the break, Ali delivers a brace of chops to Sikoa. Sikoa fires backmost with a Samoan Drop, past delivers the Stinkface. Ali delivers a brace of dropkicks and a superkick that sends him retired of the ring. Ali looks to spell flying, but Sikoa catches him with a close manus and a clothesline. He goes for a pin, but Ali kicks out. Sikoa sends Ali into the corner, past charges astatine him but Ali rolls retired of the ring. He hops onto the apron earlier Sikoa sends him crashing into the ringing post.

The Usos caput to ringside arsenic the referee begins the 10 number to observe Sikoa's win. Kevin Owens' euphony hits and helium begging brawling with The Usos. He sends Jey into the barricade, past sends Jimmy into the ringing steps. Inside the ring, Ali takes vantage and delivers a Tornado DDT. He goes for a pin, but Sikoa kicks out. Ali ascends to the apical and looks for the 450 Splash, but Sikoa rolls retired of the mode and delivers the Samoan Spike for the win.

Winner: Solo Sikoa

After the match, Owens delivers a Stunner to Sikoa and sends him into the ringing steps. He clears the denote desk, past lays Sikoa connected apical of it. He climbs onto the barricade, but The Usos bushed him down. Owens fights them disconnected and starts tossing chairs astatine them, but officials tally down and clasp disconnected Owens.

We past caput backstage to Bobby Lashley. He says there's lone 1 "All Mighty" and says helium volition marque 5 Superstars pat to The Hurt Lock. helium puts Theory connected announcement and tells him that helium volition enactment him distant for good.

Back from the break, we caput to a video of Cody Rhodes discussing his pectoral wounded and his travel to recovery. He announces that helium volition beryllium making his instrumentality astatine "Royal Rumble".

We past caput backstage to Byron Saxton. He says he's been trying to get a connection with Adam Pearce, but hasn't been capable to owed to assorted wrestlers pleading their lawsuit for the Rumble. He past introduces Elias and says portion he's had a hellhole of a year, his vengeance circuit begins now. MVP walks retired of Pearce's bureau and tells Elias not to spell speech to Pearce due to the fact that "the victor is simply a done deal". Elias challenges that conception and says helium hasn't been applicable for years. MVP says if helium keeps talking similar that, past helium volition get a lucifer with the 2023 Rumble victor and Elias accepts his challenge.

Back from the break, The Street Profits caput to the ringing followed by Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander.

Dawkins and Benjamin statesman the action. The doorbell rings and Benjamin goes consecutive for Ford. He levels him, past takes down Dawkins with an enziguri and a German suplex. Alexander and Ford tag in. Ford ascends to the apical and delivers a crossbody. He hits a vicious lariat, past sends him onto the apron. Alexander drags Ford retired determination to articulation him, past looks for a German suplex. Ford blocks it and Alexander manages to sound him disconnected the apron arsenic MVP heads to the ring.

Back from the break, Benjamin tags successful and whips Ford into the corner. Dawkins tags successful and delivers a brace of lariats to Benjamin, followed by a backmost elbow and a splash successful the corner. Ford tags successful and ascends to the top. He delivers a Frog Splash, past goes for a pin but Alexander breaks the fall. Ford delivers an enziguri, past tags successful Dawkins. Alexander tags successful and goes flying connected the extracurricular to instrumentality down Ford. Dawkins follows suit, and Benjamin tosses Dawkins into a genu from Alexander portion MVP distracts the referee. Alexander goes for the pin, but Dawkins reverses the autumn for the win.

Winners: Street Profits

After the match, Alexander and Benjamin reason with MVP.

We caput backstage to Cathy Kelley and Judgment Day. Kelley asks Finn Balor however helium feels heading into his lucifer aboriginal and says if anyone is acceptable for the match, it's him. Alpha Academy walks successful and says Judgment Day hardly snuck past them. Ripley tells Gable not to marque her bash thing she doesn't regret.

Back from the break, Becky Lynch's euphony hits and she heads to the ringing done the crowd.

Lynch calls Bayley to the ring, but Bayley doesn't appear. She asks Bayley what she's doing earlier Damage CTRL heads to the ring. Bayley rags connected Lynch and says she indispensable person forgotten her sanction due to the fact that she's Bayley, not Karen. Lynch tells her she's a Karen, not that she forgot her name.

Bayley tells Lynch that was "mature" of her, past says portion she's determination calling her each these names, it's a absorption to her loss. Lynch past reminds her of their lucifer successful 2015 earlier Bayley accuses her of taking her spot connected "Raw", "SmackDown", and "WrestleMania". Lynch says she's missing the information she was kept successful "NXT" due to the fact that she was the person of the lockerroom arsenic the "NXT" Women's Champion. She says she was ne'er meant to alteration the crippled oregon beryllium successful the archetypal ever main-event of "WrestleMania", but she worked harder than anyone other to get to wherever she is. She says she knows Bayley loves wrestling too, but she whines and blames everyone but herself.

Bayley says fans cognize thing astir her and says she lone became "The Man" due to the fact that she was punched by different woman. Lynch says possibly she should punch Bayley present and asks if she's going to support hiding down Dakota Kai and IYO SKY. Lynch asks Bayley if she has a occupation facing her successful a Steel Cage Match astatine "Raw is XXX". Bayley hesitates and says there's nary occupation and Lynch says that it's official.

We caput backstage Dolph Ziggler. Mustafa Ali walks successful and sarcastically congratulates him, past asks if helium enjoys having opportunities handed to him. Ziggler says helium should cognize amended than thing that thing is conscionable handed retired successful WWE. Ali loses his temper and clocks him. 

Back from the break, MVP (still successful his suit) heads down to the ringing arsenic Elias waits inside. He says Elias seems confused and determination has been a connection breakdown. He says helium won't beryllium facing him but helium volition beryllium facing the 2023 Royal Rumble winner: Omos.

The doorbell rings and Elias charges astatine Omos. Omos tosses him into the corner, past delivers a large boot. Elias rolls to the extracurricular to drawback his enactment and Omos follows him out. Elias rains down close manus near hands, past jumps Omos. Omos tosses him disconnected his back, past looks to nonstop him into the ringing post. Elias moves retired of the mode and sends Omos colliding into it instead. Elias picks up his guitar, but Omos grabs it and breaks it.

The brace get backmost successful the ringing and Elias delivers 3 jumping knees. He ascends to the top, but Omos catches him and plants him with a chokeslam for the win.

Winner: Omos

We caput backstage to Adam Pearce and Byron Saxton. Pearce puts implicit "Raw is XXX" earlier Akira Tozawa walks successful and requests to beryllium enactment successful the Royal Rumble. He volunteers himself for a lucifer to beryllium himself and Pearce says helium tin marque that happen. 

Back from the break, Judgment Day heads to the ringing followed by Alpha Academy.

Dominik and Gable statesman the action. The doorbell rings and an intimidated Dominik tags successful Priest. Priest sends Gable to the outside, but Gable gets backmost in. Priest looks for a superkick, but Gable catches it and attempts to reverse it into the Ankle Lock. Gable escapes and sends Priest into the corner. He tags successful Otis and Otis beats him down. Dominik and Gable tag in. Dominik low-bridges Gable to the outside.

Back from the break, Dominik sends Gable to the extracurricular and tags successful Priest. Priest delivers a vicious rolling elbow and a jumping backmost elbow, past delivers a suplex. He sits him connected the apical turnbuckle, past clocks him with a forearm and tags successful Dominik. Dominik meets Gable connected the top, but Gable knocks him disconnected and goes flying. Priest and Otis tag in. Otis levels Priest with a splash and a lariat, past follows it up with a bodyslam. He goes for a pin, but Priest kicks out. Otis delivers The Caterpillar, past ascends to the apical rope. Priest meets him determination and hits South Of Heaven. Gable levels him with a German suplex, but Dominik rolls him up. Gable kicks retired and transitions into the Ankle Lock. Ripley distracts the referee, allowing Priest to deed South of Heaven and Dominik to pin him for the win.

Winners: Judgment Day

We past caput to a video honoring Martin Luther King Jr. for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Back from the break, IYO SKY and Dakota Kai caput to the ringing followed by Michin and Candice LeRae.

The doorbell rings and the 2 women fastener up. Michin delivers a dropkick, past delivers a close hand. SKY ascends to the apical and delivers a dropkick, past follows it up with the treble knees. Michin delivers a chop, but SKY manages to fastener successful a modified crossface. Michin reverses the fastener into a pin, but SKY kicks out. SKY delivers a treble chop, but Michin manages to present a neckbreaker. She follows it up with a brace of kicks and a dropkick, past looks for Eat Defat. Kai distracts the referee, allowing SKY to rotation up Michin. Michin kicks retired arsenic LeRae yells astatine Kai. SKY levels her with a dropkick, allowing Michin to present Eat Defeat for the win.

Winner: Michin

After the match, Kai attacks Michin, but LeRae takes her out.

We past caput to a video recapping the feud betwixt Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair, arsenic good arsenic Uncle Howdy's sojourn to her.

Back from the break, Bianca Belair heads to the ring.

Belair tells fans that she's missed them, past says the occupation of being a wrestler comes with risks. She says adjacent aft what Bliss has done to her, she would inactive look her again and again and again due to the fact that with each hazard comes the reward of remaining "Raw" Women's Champion. She past calls retired Bliss.

Bliss' euphony hits and she heads to the ring. Bliss says Belair fears her due to the fact that she's unpredictable, past says the Royal Rumble is close astir the corner. Belair cuts her disconnected and asks her if she wants to hold until "WrestleMania". She offers her a lucifer astatine the Rumble, but Bliss asks her what the drawback is. Belair says it's up to her and Bliss accepts. Bliss looks to locomotion away, but Belair says she'll besides beryllium seeing her tonight. She past attacks her and tosses her into the barricade aggregate times. She sends her into the ringing steps, but Bliss sends her flying implicit the barricade and into the crowd. Belair recovers and drags her implicit the barricade, past continues to bushed her down. She sets up a brace of chairs, past sets up for the KOD. Before she tin deed it, Uncle Howdy appears astatine 1 of the entrances into the arena. This allows Bliss to present a DDT to Belair connected the floor.

Back from the break, Bronson Reed heads to the ringing arsenic Akira Tozawa waits inside. 

The doorbell rings and Reed drags Tozawa to the mat. Tozawa delivers a dropkick earlier helium crashes into Reed. Reed beats down Tozawa and delivers a splash, past delivers a bodyslam and a diving backmost elbow. Tozawa fires backmost with a bid of kicks, past follows it up with a hurricanrana that sends him to the outside. He delivers a tope suicida, past looks for a cannonball disconnected the apron, but Reed catches him and powerbombs him into the barricade. He delivers a moving enarthrosis tackle disconnected the apron, past tosses him backmost successful the ringing and delivers the Tsunami for the win.

Winner: Bronson Reed

We caput backstage to Byron Saxton and Seth "Freakin" Rollins. Rollins says that conscionable erstwhile helium thought helium was retired of the United States rubric picture, they pulled him backmost in. He voices his excitement for the upcoming Six-Way Number One Contender's Elimination Match, past says helium volition triumph the Royal Rumble and spell connected to main-event "WrestleMania".

Back from the break, commentary runs down the paper for "Raw is XXX".

Seth "Freakin" Rollins past heads to the ring, followed by The Miz, Baron Corbin, JBL, Dolph Ziggler, Finn Balor and Bobby Lashley. Austin Theory past heads down to ticker connected from ringside.

The doorbell rings and the six men spell aft 1 another.

Back from the break, Rollins and Balor are exchanging close hands successful the mediate of the ringing arsenic Ziggler sends Miz's caput bouncing disconnected the denote table and Lashley brawls with Corbin. Rollins delivers a footwear to Balor earlier Balor returns the favor. JBL stares down Lashley, but Corbin levels him arsenic Miz sends Ziggler into the timekeeper's area. Ziggler delivers a Tornado DDT disconnected the barricade portion Rollins delivers a gutbuster to Balor. He ascends to the top, but Corbin stops him from flying and meets him there. Balor joins him and the 2 look to deed a treble suplex, but Bobby Lashley jumps into the ringing and pulls them each down with a powerbomb. He looks to present a Spear to Rollins, but Rollins ducks retired of the mode and Lashley collides with the ringpost. Ziggler past follows it up with Zig Zag and Miz delivers the Skull Crushing Finale. He goes for a pin, but Lashley kicks retired and rolls to the outside. Miz delivers a thrust kick, past follows it up with the Yes Kicks. Balor tries to rotation up Miz, but Miz kicks retired and delivers the Yes Kicks. He past sets his sights backmost connected Ziggler and locks successful the Figure Four Lock. Ziggler reverses the fastener and Rollins takes advantage. He delivers the Curb Stomp to Miz, past pins him to nonstop him packing.

Eliminated: The Miz

Back from the break, Corbin beats down Rollins successful the country arsenic Balor goes aft Ziggler. Balor whips Corbin into Ziggler, past whips him into Rollins. Corbin rolls to the extracurricular and Lashley enarthrosis tackles him. Corbin and Balor past nonstop him into the ringing post. Balor gets him backmost successful the ringing and Rollins delivers a bid of kicks and lariats. He delivers a jumping genu disconnected the apron to Balor, past takes a sip of Corey Graves' water. He takes a changeable astatine Theory, past gets backmost successful the ringing and delivers a footwear to Theory's head. Corbin goes aft them, but Rollins and Ziggler squad up to present close hands. The brace past present alternating splashes to Ziggler and Balor successful the country earlier Ziggler rolls up Rollins. Rollins kicks retired and delivers a termination dive to Lashley and Corbin connected the outside. Balor past goes flying implicit the apical to instrumentality retired the 3 men earlier Ziggler ascends to the apical enactment and delivers a Frog Splash.

All 5 men are down, but Ziggler gets to his feet archetypal and tosses Corbin into the ring. Corbin delivers a footwear to his head, past looks for a powerbomb. Ziggler delivers a superkick, past delivers Zig Zag to Lashley and a superkick to Balor. Rollins catches him with a pedigree and pins him for the elimination.

Eliminated: Dolph Ziggler

Back from different break, Corbin sends Balor crashing into Lashley and Rollins. He past hits Balor with Deep Six, past goes for a pin. Balor kicks retired and Corbin rains down close hands. Rollins does the aforesaid to Corbin, but Corbin ends up sending him crashing to the outside. Lashley and Corbin past statesman to brawl successful the ringing earlier Lashley delivers a bid of shoulders to his midsection. He plants him, past clotheslines him to the outside. Balor tries to instrumentality down Lashley, but Lashley gets the amended of him. Rollins comes aft him, but Lashley catches him and delivers a treble DDT. He past plants him and hits Balor with a delayed vertical suplex.

Omos and MVP caput to ringside arsenic Lashley questions their presence. Corbin takes vantage and delivers a clothesline earlier Balor delivers the slingblade and Rollins clotheslines him to the outside. He past dropkicks Lashley into the country and hits Coup-De-Grace. Rollins comes successful retired of obscurity and delivers the curbstomp to Balor. He pins him and eliminates him from the contest.

Eliminated: Finn Balor

Corbin charges astatine Rollins implicit the ringing steps, but Rollins catches him. He gets connected the apron, but Omos pulls him down and sends him crashing implicit the denote desk. Corbin past gets backmost successful the ring, but Lashley catches him with a Spear and sends him to the back.

Eliminated: Baron Corbin

Lashley has a connection with Omos and MVP, allowing Theory to instrumentality vantage and deed him with the United States Championship. Omos grabs him and looks to chokeslam him done the table, but Theory lands implicit the array and Rollins curb stomps Omos. He past attacks Theory and gets backmost successful the ring. He superkicks MVP to instrumentality him retired of the equation, past sets his sights connected Lashley. He runs the ropes looking for a curbstomp, but Lashley catches him with a Spear for the win.

Eliminated: Seth "Freakin" Rollins

Winner (and caller fig 1 contender): Bobby Lashley

After the match, Theory and Lashley look 1 different down arsenic the amusement goes disconnected the air.