• RAW Results – Johnny Gargano Returns To WWE, Miz Kidnapped
– RAW kicked off with a brawl between Seth Rollins and Riddle.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Trish Stratus addressed the crowd, but Bayley, Dakota Kai & IYO SKY interrupted.
Bayley said they don’t like Trish and that she’s the past, while they are the present.
RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair interrupted and said Trish walked so they could run and told them to stop disrespecting her.
Asuka & Alexa Bliss came out for their match against Dakota & IYO and Trish wished them luck.
Trish Stratus looking fine still to this day 😍 #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/7rnbWTZUYx
— 💸👑✨💯Rasheed💯✨👑💸 (@RDB_KING1) August 23, 2022
– Dakota Kai & IYO SKY def. Asuka & Alexa Bliss to advance to the Finals of the Women’s Tag Team Title Tournament
– Finn Balor def. Dolph Ziggler
– Kevin Owens def. Chad Gable
After the match, Otis attacks Owens, but Owens fought him off and took him out with a Stunner. Gable then attacks Owens, but Owens took him out too.
– Bayley def. Aliyah
– The Miz & Ciampa def. AJ Styles & United States Champion Bobby Lashley via DQ after Dexter Lumis grabbed Miz and kidnapped him
– Former NXT Champion Johnny Gargano made his return to WWE. Gargano said he hasn’t been in a ring in over 9 months and said everyone has been asking him where he’s going to end up and decided to bet on himself and returned to WWE.
Theory interrupted Gargano and said since Johnny has been gone he became US Champion and won Money in the Bank, and offered Johnny to be his rookie and can hold his Briefcase for when he cashes-in.
Theory told Johnny to do “The Way hand sign” with him for old times sake, but Johnny superkicked him instead.
JOHNNY GARGANO IS BACK!!!!!!!!!@JohnnyGargano has arrived on #WWERaw. pic.twitter.com/KmPs8c3OTG
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2022
Well things just got VERY interesting on #WWERaw!@JohnnyGargano @_Theory1 pic.twitter.com/hn1FFy9M5F
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2022
NO WAY, @_Theory1!@JohnnyGargano just made his choice on #WWERaw. pic.twitter.com/gg1LlhU3Q4
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2022
Former NXT Champion Johnny Gargano is back in WWE after 9 months and is now a part of the #WWERaw roster. pic.twitter.com/U0QZQDkiqv
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) August 23, 2022
– Edge def. Damian Priest
After the match, Edge grabbed 2 Steel Chairs and was about to smash Priest’s head, but Finn Balor & Rhea Ripley attacked him.
WWE Hall Of Famer Beth Phoenix returned and grabbed one of the Chairs to stop the heels.
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• Old School Wrestling Promoter Would Have Celebrated His Birthday
Today would have been the 117th birthday of legendary Old School Wrestling promoter Sam Muchnick.
Sam Muchnik ran the St. Louis, Missouri territoy “St. Louis Wrestling Club” from 1959 till he retired in 1982.
He did not get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame yet, but will most likely go in at one point as part of their annual ‘Legacy Wing’ inductions.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY & † REST IN PEACE!
August 22, 1905 – December 30, 1998