WWE Raw 30: Big Matches and Legends to appear; Royal Rumble Title Match set

In
the
main
event
of
this
week’s
WWE
Raw,
a
six-pack
elimination
match
took
place
featuring
Bobby
Lashley,
Seth
Rollins,
Finn
Balor,
The
Miz,
Dolph
Ziggler,
and
Baron
Corbin
to
determine
the
number-one
contender
for
Austin
Theory’s
United
States
Championship.

The
Miz
was
the
first
one
to
get
curb-stomped
out
of
the
match
by
Rollins.
Ziggler
was
next
to
go
via
a
pedigree
followed
by
Finn
Balor
at
the
hands
of
The
Visionary.

Lashley
eliminated
Corbin
with
a
spear
before
confronting
Omos
and
MVP
at
ringside.
Rollins
tried
to
take
them
out
which
allowed
Lashley
to
pick
up
the
win
after
pinning
Rollins
with
a
massive
spear.

Bobby
Lashley
will
now
challenge
Austin
Theory
for
the
United
States
Championship
on
the
30th
anniversary
of
Raw
next
week.

The
Judgement
Day
reigns
supreme
and
get
a
crack
at
the
RAW
Tag
Team
titles
next
Monday!@FinnBalor
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????@RheaRipley_WWE
????@DomMysterio35
????#WWERAW
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—
WWE
on
BT
Sport
(@btsportwwe)

January
17,
2023

WWE
Raw
Tag
Team
Championships
will
be
on
the
line
as
the
reigning
Champions
The
Usos
will
take
on
Judgment
Day.
The
challengers
won
a
Gauntlet,
last
week
to
earn
the
rights
to
receive
a
shot
at
the
red
brand
tag
titles.

WWE
is
seemingly
teasing
the
split
of
the
undisputed
tag
team
titles
as
they
will
also
kick
off
a
tournament
from
this
week’s
Smackdown
to
determine
the
new
number-one
contenders
for
the
blue
brand
tag
team
titles.

In
more
announcement
for
Raw’s
30th
anniversary,
Bayley
and
Becky
Lynch’s
heated
feud
will
culminate
as
the
duo
will
face
each
other
inside
a
steel
cage
to
prohibit
any
interferences
from
DAMAGE
CTRL’s
Dakota
Kai
and
IYO
SKY.

Next
week’s
edition
will
also
be
graced
by
the
Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Champion
Roman
Reigns.
A
ceremony
will
go
down,
next
week,
with
every
generation
of
The
Bloodline
to
be
present
in
it
to
acknowledge
the
Tribal
Chief.

Who
shows
up
but
more
importantly
who
doesn’t?
????#WWERAW
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—
WWE
on
BT
Sport
(@btsportwwe)

January
17,
2023

Besides,
there
will
be
legends
to
show
up
at
this
three-decade-long
celebration.
Currently,
the
stacked
lineup
for
WWE
Raw
30th
anniversary/WWE
Raw
XXX
from
the
Wells
Fargo
Center
in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
stands
as
follows:

–
WWE
Hall
Of
Famers
and
Legends
including
The
Undertaker,
Shawn
Michaels,
Ric
Flair,
Sean
Waltman,
Ron
Simmons,
Road
Dogg,
Kurt
Angle,
Teddy
Long,
Jerry
Lawler,
and
The
Bella
Twins
to
appear.

–
The
Bloodline
Acknowledgment
Ceremony

–
Becky
Lynch
vs.
Bayley
in
a
Steel
Cage
Match

–
Austin
Theory
(c)
vs.
Bobby
Lashley
for
the
United
States
Championship

–
The
Usos
(c)
vs.
The
Judgement
Day
(Dominik
Mysterio
&
Damian
Priest)
for
the
Raw
Tag
Team
Championships

Raw
XXX
will
serve
as
the
go-home
episode
for
Royal
Rumble
which
now
has
a
Raw
Women’s
Title
Match
on
the
card
with
Alexa
Bliss
challenging
the
champion
Bianca
Belair
in
a
stipulation
to
be
chosen
by
Bliss.

The
two
featured
in
a
confrontation
on
Raw
where
Belair
was
in
search
of
redemption
for
Bliss’ attack,
two
weeks
ago.
However,
Uncle
Howdy
provided
a
distraction
allowing
Bliss
to
take
her
out
with
a
DDT
on
the
concrete
floor.

Besides,
the
much-anticipated
return
of
Cody
Rhodes
was
also
announced
to
happen
at
Royal
Rumble
in
the
Men’s
Rumble
match.
Rhodes
has
been
out
of
action
since
Hell
in
a
Cell
PLE
in
June
2022
due
to
a
torn
pectoral
muscle.

All
the
confirmed
participants
in
the
Men’s
Royal
Rumble!#WWERAW
#RoyalRumble
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—
WWE
on
BT
Sport
(@btsportwwe)

January
17,
2023

WWE
Royal
Rumble
2023
premium
live
event
goes
down,
Saturday,
January
28
at
the
Alamodome
in
San
Antonio,
Texas.
The
current
match
card
for
the
show
is
given
below:

–

Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Championship
Match:
Roman
Reigns
(c)
vs.
Kevin
Owens

–

Pitch
Black
Match:
Bray
Wyatt
vs.
LA
Knight

–

Raw
Women’s
Championship
Match:
Bianca
Belair
(c)
vs.
Alexa
Bliss
(stipulation
to
be
chosen
by
Bliss)

–

Men’s
Royal
Rumble
Match:
Rey
Mysterio,
GUNTHER,
Baron
Corbin,
Kofi
Kingston,
Ricochet,
Santos
Escobar,
Seth
Rollins,
Austin
Theory,
Bobby
Lashley,
Omos,
Cody
Rhodes,
and
19
Superstars
TBA

–

Women’s
Royal
Rumble
Match:
Raquel
Rodriguez,
Liv
Morgan,
Candice
LaRae,
Rhea
Ripley,
and
26
Superstars
TBA