Last week's Raw ended with Becky Lynch losing to Asuka after being misted in the eyes. On Monday night, Lynch received the opportunity to gain some measure of revenge, along with an opportunity to earn herself a title shot at the upcoming Hell in a Cell event.
Lynch would come out on top in her rematch with Asuka, making the Hell in a Cell match a triple threat match for Bianca Belair's Raw women's championship. Hell in a Cell takes place on June 5 from Chicago.
CBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
Becky Lynch wins her way into Hell in a Cell title shot
Lynch confronted WWE official Adam Pearce backstage, saying her loss to Asuka should be stricken from the record after Asuka used mist to defeat her. Pearce said he wouldn't do that, nor would he bend to Lynch's demand that she replace Asuka in the Raw women's title match with Bianca Belair at Hell in a Cell. He would, however, grant her a rematch and add her to the match at Hell in a Cell should she win.
Becky Lynch def. Asuka via pinfall with a roll-up. Lynch caused chaos outside the ring where Belair was watching the match. As Lynch was seated on Belair's lap, Asuka threw a kick that struck the champion instead of Lynch. Lynch then attacked Asuka, leaving her to have to beat the 10-count. She was able to roll into the ring at the count of nine but rolled right into a Lynch pin.
The show largely focused on building up Hell in a Cell, which makes sense. Asuka vs. Belair would have been a stellar match. Adding Lynch feels unnecessary, but WWE struggles to really remove certain stars from the title picture. The real issue, however, may simply be that Asuka and Lynch have deserved more time for their match for two weeks in a row. All that said, every woman in the angle is pulling their weight and the payoff at Hell in a Cell will likely be a very good match. Grade: B
What else happened on WWE Raw?
- Riddle & The Street Profits def. The Usos & Sami Zayn via pinfall when Riddle hit Zayn with an RKO. The match came after a Riddle promo questioning the future of RK-Bro, though not his love for Randy Orton. After Riddle took over the match, The Usos walked off, leaving Zayn to his fate.
- Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest def. AJ Styles & Liv Morgan via pinfall when Ripley pinned Morgan following interference by Edge. After the match, Judgement Day continued their attack on Morgan and Styles, with Edge hitting a spear on Styles and Ripley hitting Morgan with Riptide.
- Veer Mahan appeared on Jerry Lawler's "King's Court" and was about to attack Lawler before The Mysterios made the save, dropkicking Mahan several times to run him off.
- Alexa Bliss def. Nikki A.S.H. via pinfall after hitting Twisted Bliss.
- Cody Rhodes def. The Miz via disqualification after interference from Seth Rollins. Rhodes was in control of the match when Rollins interfered. Rollins and Miz continued attacking Rhodes after the match, whipping him into the ring steps before Rollins whipped Rhodes across the back with his belt.
- Ezekiel def. Chad Gable via pinfall with a roll-up. Gable was distracted when Otis and Kevin Owens were ejected from ringside, setting up the finish. After the match, Owens challenged Ezekiel to a match at Hell in a Cell.
- MVP def. Bobby Lashley via count out when Lashley got distracted by Omos outside the ring. The winner of the match was given the right to decide the stipulation for the match between Lashley and Omos at Hell in a Cell.