WWE Raw: Two challengers revealed for Top Titles; Top Superstar fired

This
has
created
an
interesting
situation
as
Bliss
has
been
aligned
in
a
team
with
Belair
during
the
latter’s
feud
with
DAMAGE
CTRL
for
the
past
few
months.

The
two
sides
have
also
been
involved
in
the
WarGames
Match
at
the
2022
Survivor
Series
premium
live
event.
The
feud
between
the
factions
is
yet
to
end
as
well.

Belair
was
also
seated
at
ringside
when
Little
Miss
Bliss
squared
off
against
DAMAGE
CTRL
leader
on
December
12
in
the
number
one
contender’s
match
for
the
Raw
Women’s
Championship.

She’s
done
it!

@AlexaBliss_WWE
is
the
No.
1
contender!#WWERAW
pic.twitter.com/m1TT1nFuUO

—
WWE
on
BT
Sport
(@btsportwwe)

December
13,
2022

Dakota
Kai
and
IYO
SKY
tried
to
interfere
but
they
were
neutralized
by
Becky
Lynch,
prior
to
the
match.
Bayley,
then
herself
tried
to
bring
some
mean
antics
into
the
match
by
exposing
the
turnbuckle
but
the
referee
caught
that
after
Belair
pointed
out
the
same.

This
allowed
Bliss
to
hit
Bayley
with
a
drop-kick
followed
by
the
Twisted
Bliss
finisher
for
the
pin
to
win.
Now,
she
is
entitled
to
receive
a
Raw
Women’s
Championship
shot
against
Belair
at
a
future
date.

Previously,
WWE
announced
that
the
title
match
will
be
happening
at
Royal
Rumble
but
the
bout
has
since
been
removed
from
the
inaugural
premium
live
event
of
2023.

Also,
after
Bliss’ win
on
Raw,
Bianca
Belair
came
to
the
ring
to
congratulate
her
but
Bliss
went
into
a
trance
after
a
sign
of
Bray
Wyatt
was
shown
on
the
tron.
She
tried
to
catch
the
EST
of
WWE
in
a
position
for
Sister
Abigail
(Bray
Wyatt’s
finisher)
but
she
eventually
let
her
go.

Moving
on
in
the
main
event
of
the
December
12
episode
of
Raw,
Seth
Rollins
defeated
Bobby
Lashley
to
become
the
number-one
contender
for
the
United
States
Championship
held
by
Austin
Theory.

“YOU
ARE
FIRED!” Adam
Pearce
to
Bobby
Lashley!
????#WWERAW
pic.twitter.com/G1vpw5EJdQ

—
WWE
on
BT
Sport
(@btsportwwe)

December
13,
2022

Lashley
originally
downed
Rollin
with
a
Spear
but
the
referee
was
hurt
during
their
match
and
unable
to
count
the
fall.
An
irate
Lashley
went
for
another
Spear
but
Rollins
countered
it
with
a
Pedigree
and
secured
the
win
in
the
process.

The
match
outcome
left
Lashley
in
a
fuming
state
as
he
took
WWE
officials
out
of
frustration.
The
Almighty
hit
a
referee
and
pushed
Adam
Pearce,
too,
leading
the
WWE
Official
to
fire
him
on
the
spot.

After
Raw
went
off
the
air,
Lashley
was
spotted
storming
out
of
the
building
as
he
denied
making
any
comments
on
Raw
interviewer
Byron
Saxton.

We’ll
have
to
wait
and
see
how
this
storyline
with
Lashley
plays
out
on
TV
and
whether
he
appears
on
Raw,
next
week.
As
for
the
Rollins
vs.
Theory
US
Title
Match,
it’s
yet
to
be
officially
announced.