Raw Live Raw discussion thread, May 22nd 2023: Cody/Brock, Contract Signing + 6-Man Tag action.

[Dale]

Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar in the same arena!​

Next week, The American Nightmare and The Beast will be in the same arena for the first time since Lesnar brutally took Rhodes out of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament.

The WWE Universe should be prepared for an earthquake of magnificent proportions as Rhodes and Lesnar get ready for their collision at WWE Night of Champions. What will happen when The Beast and The American Nightmare are in the same arena?
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Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus sign the contract for WWE Night of Champions​

Next week a huge Contract Signing will take place as Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus dot their I’s and cross their T’s for their huge match at WWE Night of Champions.

The Man is used to these Contract Signings, whilst this will officially be Trish Stratus’ first Contract Signing ever.

What fireworks will ensue when The Man and Trish Stratus get their match official?
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KO, Sami and mystery partner to collide with Imperium​

After mocking Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser of Imperium last week, then decisively beating the duo in the ring, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn made an enemy of Intercontinental Champion Gunther.

This past Monday, Owens and Zayn once again ran into Imperium, with the trio challenging the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions to find a partner to face them in a Six-Man Tag Team Match.

Who will join Owens and Zayn in their fight against Imperium?​

 

[Dale]

Fatal 4-Way Match to determine the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions​

Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan were forced to relinquish the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles due to an injury to Morgan, and now a Fatal 4-Way Match will decide the new champions.

Rodriguez is determined to find a new partner and reclaim the titles she never lost, but standing in her way are three incredible teams.

Damage CTRL’s Bayley & IYO SKY are hungry to bring the gold back to their group, while Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler have been after the tag titles for months, even attacking the former champions at every opportunity. The final team, Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green, finally look to back up their weeks' worth of smack talk.

Which team will stand tall and become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions?​

 

[Chris]

Seth Rollins is going to miss the go-home episode of WWE Raw before Night of Champions.

Rollins is still on set filming Marvel's Captain America: New World Order. He missed last week's show as well due to the movie but appeared in a pre-taped interview segment with Corey Graves. Additional footage from that interview is scheduled to air on the 5/22 episode as well.

Our own Dave Meltzer addressed Rollins' status in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Meltzer wrote:

Rollins was off Raw this week and next week, so they did a pretape segment, because he was filming the movie “Captain America: New World Order.” The movie is currently filming in Atlanta for a release next May

Not much is known about Rollins' role in the Marvel movie but it is believed his character is part of a snake-themed criminal organization, The Serpent Society.

Rollins is scheduled to face AJ Styles for the World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27.

WWE Raw 5/22 lineup --

• Becky Lynch-Trish Stratus Night of Champions contract signing
• Brock Lesnar & Cody Rhodes "under one roof"
• Seth Rollins interview segments with Corey Graves
• Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn & a mystery partner vs. Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci)
• Candice LeRae vs. Zoey Stark

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/seth-rollins-to-miss-final-wwe-raw-before-night-of-champions

 

[Dale]

Disappointing he's not there and SmackDown is taped that week aswell so no face to face to buildup.

 

[Y2Jayne]

Seth will probably play a background henchman just like Christian or Barrett did in their movies. I hope that means they're giving the belt to A.J. as they could call him back for reshoots.

 

[Chris]

Am I missing something with KO/Sami and their mystery partner? I've been assuming it's just gonna be Ali for a week now but I've now seen multiple people predict a Drew return. I guess Ali probably could have just been announced with a social media segment or something so maybe the fact that it's still a mystery means something

 

[Dale]

Am I missing something with KO/Sami and their mystery partner? I've been assuming it's just gonna be Ali for a week now but I've now seen multiple people predict a Drew return. I guess Ali probably could have just been announced with a social media segment or something so maybe the fact that it's still a mystery means something

Yeah I was assuming Ali from the start aswell given the Saudi match but i've seen Boozer say who it's going to be and I don't understand it.

 

[Dale]

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[Bobby Barrows]

My body is ready.

I figured that Riddle would be the pick to help out Sami/KO tbh, it made too much sense. I'm curious if they're gonna give Gunther the W tho.

Shinsuke vs. Balor better fucking rock my world too, otherwise I'll be disappointed.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

It's time for RAW!

 

[Bobby Barrows]

We got a fight!

 

[#Waddles]

You can't see me!

 

[Chris]

Lmaooo Brock

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Man broke his wrist.

 

[Deezy]

Brock did that same spot with Taker in 03.