Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for March 23, 2015. The show featured a face-to-face confrontation between WrestleMania 31 main-eventers Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.
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WWE Raw results
– Sting opened the show, saying he’s not here to defend WCW, he’s here to take Triple H down. Stephanie McMahon interrupted him, continuing to suggest it’s about WCW. She tried to slap him, but he stopped her. That brought out Triple H, who teased a sledgehammer vs. baseball bat battle, but ultimately fled.
1. R-Truth and Dean Ambrose defeated Stardust and Luke Harper. R-Truth hit What’s Up on Stardust for the win. Bad News Barrett was at ringside with the Intercontinental Championship, but left before it could be stolen again.
2. Ryback, Zack Ryder, Darren Young, Titus O’Neil and Erick Rowan defeated The Miz, Damien Mizdow, The Ascension and Adam Rose. Bill Simmons was on commentary. Ryback won after a Meathook clothesline and Shell Shocked on The Miz.
3. Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins and J&J Security. A WWE App vote was held to choose Orton’s opponent. The Rollins/J&J Security team were voted in over Big Show and Kane. Orton won after an RKO to Noble.
4. Divas Championship Match: Nikki Bella (c) defeated Paige. AJ Lee and Brie Bella got into it outside of the ring, and AJ accidentally hit Paige thinking she was Nikki. Nikki followed that up with a forearm and a Rack Attack to retain the championship.
– Snoop Dogg and Hulk Hogan beat up Curtis Axel.
5. Los Matadores and El Torito defeated Tyson Kidd, Cesaro and Natalya. El Torito pinned Natalya.
6. Rusev defeated Jack Swagger. Rusev won by submission with The Accolade but wouldn’t let it go, drawing out John Cena. Rusev got the best of Cena and tossed him around, locking him into the Accolade on the announce table.
– Bray Wyatt cut another promo on the Undertaker, this time with thunder in the background.
7. Dolph Ziggler defeated Daniel Bryan. Dean Ambrose was the special guest referee per a WWE App vote. Ziggler won with a superkick and a Zig Zag. After the match, Ambrose hit Ziggler with Dirty Deeds. Ambrose set up a ladder and tried to retrieve the Intercontinental Championship from above the ring, which brought out all the WrestleMania ladder match competitors out for an impromptu ladder match-like brawl.
– Paul Heyman cut a promo about how Roman Reigns can’t beat Brock Lesnar. Reigns showed up, Lesnar held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in his face, and Reigns snatched it out of his hands. The show went off the air with them sorta hugging with the belt between them.
