Raw

RAW: October 21st, 2023

A Huge Contract-Signing + Multiple Exciting Matches on the last Raw before Royal Rumble!

#Raw

ROYAL RUMBLE IS THIS SATURDAY!

🔴 Charlotte Flair confronts Naomi and Sasha Banks: 9min*

Raw opens to the Raw Women's Champion who got her eyes set on whoever wins the Women's Royal Rumble Match this Saturday!

The champion gets interrupted by Naomi, the women who pinned her this past Monday on Raw, and now wants to face her this Saturday at the Royal Rumble Premium Live Event!

Sasha Banks however has a different opinion, saying that after she deals with Shayna Baszler in a rematch tonight, she's coming back for her Raw Women's Title at WrestleMania after winning the Rumble.

When The Boss made her exit, Charlotte Flair ambushed Naomi, who stood tall!

🔻 VIDEO: Alexa Bliss will be back very soon.

Alexa Bliss continues her therapy sessions and she looks better than ever! We can expect Alexa Bliss to return very soon!

🔴 Finn Balor vs. Omos w/ The Miz: 7min*

After Omos betrayed AJ Styles, he was hired by the Intercontinental Champion The Miz to do his dirty work, and you can't blame The Miz, Omos is one giant man!

Last week on Raw, Finn Balor failed to attack The Miz when he was stopped in his tracks by Omos, The Miz' protégé. Omos completely mopped the floor with Balor so tonight is all about revenge for Finn Balor!

Omos defeats Finn Balor via DQ following AJ Styles' interference attacking to fend off Omos and The Miz!

🔴 Finn Balor & AJ Styles vs. The Miz and Omos: 12min*

A dream team of AJ Styles and Finn Balor joins forces against The Miz and Omos moments after the display in the one-on-one match between Omos and Balor.

Finn Balor & AJ Styles defeat Omos and The Miz when AJ pinned The Miz!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Chaos rules the locker room before the Royal Rumble!

WWE Locker Room goes to an all-out brawl when someone brought up winning the Royal Rumble Match!

The Men and Women of Raw are ready to kickass and take names at the Royal Rumble!

🔴 The KO Show ends when Nakamura kicks Owens head off: 5min*

Kevin Owens invites Shinsuke Nakamura to Raw this week to discuss the happenings of last week in the post-match of Owens vs. Nakamura, when Owens snapped on Nakamura.

Kevin Owens opened the show with his remarks by making up fake excuses to mock and justify his attack on Nakamura. However, Shinsuke Nakamura is not in the mood.

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Are Carmella & Aliyah done with Io Shirai?

During a backstage segment, Io Shirai talks about what inspired her on the road to the Women's Royal Rumble Match but she's shortly interrupted by Carmella and Aliyah, who she had issues with over the past number of weeks. They say Io Shirai may have not learnt her lesson at TLC, but Aliyah can certainly teach her again, tonight!

🔴 Kevin Owens vs. Shinsuke Nakamura: 10min*

Kevin Owens and Shinsuke Nakamura go toe-to-toe in a rematch from last week's Raw.

Shinsuke Nakamura takes the win in a solid match!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Seth Rollins considers contract-signing a declaration of victory for The Visionary!

Seth Rollins will be part of a contract-signing later tonight for his WWE Title match against Bobby Lashley at the Royal Rumble Premium Live Event!

But to him, the contract signing is his way to winning the WWE Title so he considers that contract a declaration of victory for his Vision and the power it holds.

🔴 Shayna Baszler vs. Sasha Banks: 12min*

Sasha Banks and Shayna Baszler take part in a rematch from two weeks ago, a match demanded by Shayna Baszler who wants to build momentum ahead of Saturday's Royal Rumble and to crush Sasha Banks adding insult to injury.

It's worth noting that it was Shayna Baszler that cost Sasha Banks her Raw Women's Title rematch on Raw a couple of weeks ago.

Shayna Baszler defeats Sasha Banks.

🔴 Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss vs. Apollo Crews & Azeez: 7min*

The disdain between Corbin & Moss and Crew & Azeez can only be resolved in a tag team match on Raw!

Crews & Azeez pick up the win.

🔴 Aliyah w/ Carmella vs. Io Shirai: 6min*

Carmella and Aliyah set up an attack on Io Shirai in the middle of the match, meaning Io Shirai won via DQ!

Luckily for Io Shirai, a friend is on Raw who comes to her aid! And that's the NXT Women's Champion Sarray!

Sarray comes to the aid of Io Shirai to fight off Aliyah and Carmella!

🔴 Ziggler & Roode decimate Riddle & Theory: 9min*

The Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day look for challengers on Raw and they come across Riddle & Theory, two hungry contenders. However Ziggler and Roode who already demanded a title match last week couldn't stand back and look at their opportunity stolen by Riddle & Theory, so they take the matter into their own hands and ambush them from behind in front of The New Day who come to the rescue!

🔴 Nikki A.S.H & Doudrop vs. Tamina & Dana Brooke: 5min*

The Women's Tag Team Champions don't rest a day as they face Tamina & Brooke just two night after a busy SmackDown encounter with Liv Morgan and Bianca Belair.

The Women's Tag Champs Nikki A.S.H and Doudrop win.

Tamina walks out on Brooke seemingly indicating that the newly formed team just isn't functioning.

⭕ MAIN EVENT: Bobby Lashley vs. Seth Rollins - Royal Rumble Contract Signing: 15min*

Seth Rollins and the WWE Champion Bobby Lashley sign the contract for their WWE Title Match at Saturday's Royal Rumble.

During this segment, Seth Rollins proved there's a higher power that controls his destiny and looks after him by dodging Lashley's attempts to attack him.

Mustafa Ali believes in Seth Rollins, but is Bobby Lashley starting to believe too? And does he now fear losing the WWE Title to this more confident version of Seth "Freakin" Rollins?