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Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for Monday Night RAW (5/23/22)!. We'll be bringing you full, fight-by-fight results of every match on the card. — The show begins and our commentary team of Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton and Corey Graves welcome us to tonight's show. We then see a video package highlighting The Usos victory over RK-Bro from this past Friday's episode of SmackDown where Jimmy and Jey became the undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.

Ric Flair will return to the ring on July 31 for what is being advertised as his final match. It will mark Flair's first bout since 2011. No opponent has been announced for the 73-year-old. During his Hall of Fame career, Flair had many trademark spots including his chops, the figure four, the flair flop, and coming off the top rope in some manner.

Mia Yim was released by WWE on November 4, 2021 as part of mass releases throughout the month of November. Yim was portraying the character RECKONING on television, but had not wrestled since December 2020. Yim would return to the ring during WrestleMania weekend, participating at the WrestleCon SuperShow where...

MVP is looking to bring about the end of the All Mighty era. During the May 23 episode of WWE Raw, it was announced that Bobby Lashley and Omos would be facing off once again, this time at Hell In A Cell on June 5. Lashley, however, opted to raise the stakes, challenging MVP to a match later in the night where the winner would earn the right to pick the stipulation for the aforementioned Hell In A Cell match.

Theory has held the WWE United States Championship since April 18 when he defeated Finn Balor on WWE Raw. Throughout the years, wrestlers have designed their own championship titles with the most famous WWE US Title coming from John Cena, who put his signature spin on the belt. Speaking on...

WWE 2K22 was released before Cody Rhodes returned to the company at WrestleMania 38. However, WWE still wanted Cody in the game. According to Mike Straw at Sports Gamers Online, WWE attempt to get Cody in WWE 2K22, which they knew was unlikely due to the timing, was "quickly shot down."

“The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley returns to WWE’s The Bump ahead of WWE Hell in a Cell. Plus, Happy Corbin stops by to chat just days after destroying the Andre the Giant trophy. Stream WWE on Peacock https://pck.tv/3l4d8TP in the U.S. and on WWE Network http://wwe.yt/wwenetwork everywhere else.

Sean Ross Sapp speaks to AEW World Champion Adam "Hangman" Page ahead of AEW Double or Nothing. -- Exclusive! Grab the NordVPN deal https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!

The May 23 episode of AEW Dark: Elevation premieres at 7 p.m. ET on AEW's YouTube channel. You can watch the episode in the video above & check out the results below. AEW Dark: Elevation (5/23) Ethan Page defeated JD Griffey. Mercedes Martinez defeated Hyan. Lee Moriarty defeated Alex Reynolds.

Serena Deeb is one of the top veterans in the AEW women's division and is now at the top of the division as she's set to challenge Thunder Rosa for the AEW Women's Championship at AEW Double or Nothing. Deeb has wrestled all around the world and finds the AEW...

WWE files trademarks related to new names for acts on the SmackDown brand. On May 19, 2022, WWE submitted two applications with the USPTO to trademark "Brutal Brutes" and "Max Dupri." Max Dupri is the new name for LA Knight, formerly known as Eli Drake. He will be managing Maximum...

Lance Archer has a dream match in mind for the upcoming Forbidden Door pay-per-view. The AEW/NJPW super show, Forbidden Door, is approaching at a rapid pace and the anticipation is starting to build. The list of potential matches that could happen on the show is endless due to the expanding roster of both promotions.

Here is your post-NXT 2.0 fight size update for Tuesday, May 24, 2022. - The show started with Troy Donovan and Channing Lorenzo defeating Edris Enofe and Malik Blade. After the bell, Tony D'Angelo and his men brawled with Legado Del Fantasma. - Wes Lee put up a good fight,...

WWE NXT viewership is in. Brandon Thurston reports that NXT on May 24, 2022, drew 551,000 viewers, which is down 8% from the 601,000 viewers the show drew the week prior. Tuesday's episode posted a 0.13 rating (170,000 viewers) in the 18 to 49 demographic, down 10% from last week's 0.14 rating. In specific demographics, NXT was up 30% amongst females in the key demo compared to the prior four weeks. Male viewership from those aged 12-34 was down 24%. Overall viewership for persons aged 25-54 was down 10%. Viewership from 50+ was down 9%.

WWE Raw viewership is in for 5/23. Brandon Thurston reports that WWE Raw on May 23 averaged 1.732 million viewers, which is down from last week's total of 1.736 million viewers. Monday's episode scored a 0.41 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, which is down from the 0.45 rating...

Lance Archer addresses recent claims from All Elite Wrestling GM, Tony Khan, where he praises Hangman Page’s run as World Champion. Lance Archer has yet to hold gold in AEW but he has taken many of the top singles stars to the limit including current World Champion, Adam Page, whom he faced in a Texas Death Match on a previous episode of Dynamite.

Thunder Rosa wants to face the former Ember Moon on the grandest stage possible. Thunder Rosa and Athena, formerly known as Ember Moon, wrestled recently for Warrior Wrestling in one of Athena's first matches since returning to the independent scene after being released by WWE. Now, Thunder Rosa has named...

Bron Breakker has drawn comparisons to Goldberg early in his career due to their similar style, demeanor, and the arm tattoo. When Goldberg burst onto the scene in the late 90s in WCW, his barbed wire arm tattoo was popular among wrestling fans, with many growing up and wanting the same design.

Aron Stevens is saying goodbye to professional wrestling. At NWA's upcoming pay-per-view Alwayz Ready, Aron Stevens is set to take on Trevor Murdoch in a singles match that is being advertised as 'Aron Stevens' Swan Song'. Although the promotion is still questioning whether Stevens intentions are genuine, the former NWA National Champion made the following comments on his Instagram:

Rick Steiner has been involved on and off on NXT television ever since his son Bron Breakker made his debut in September 2021. Most recently, Steiner was kidnapped by Joe Gacy and Harland as part of Gacy's feud with Breakker. Despite Steiner's appearances on NXT, don't expect him to step...