Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for March 21, 2016. The show was headlined by Dean Ambrose vs. Braun Strowman, as well as an announcement for the Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and Shane McMahon at WrestleMania.
Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of Raw column.
WWE Raw Results:
– The show opened with Roman Reigns telling Stephanie McMahon that he’s the Authority now. Later in the show, Reigns pulled Triple H out of a car and beat him up in the parking lot while Stephanie screamed.
1. Kevin Owens defeated AJ Styles. Owens won by rollup when Chris Jericho distracted Styles. After the match, Owens was confronted by Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and Sami Zayn, all looking for a shot against Owens at WrestleMania. Owens said he was going to ask the Authority to make a triple threat match to see who would face him.
2. Big E defeated Rusev. The New Day and the League of Nations all interfered, and Big E was able to pin Rusev after a Big Ending.
– Big Show put over the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and was interrupted by the Social Outcasts. They attacked him until Kane made the save, “eliminating” them from the ring. Kane then chokeslammed Big Show.
3. Chris Jericho defeated Fandango. AJ Styles tried to distract Jericho, but Jericho was able to hit a Codebreaker on Fandango and win. After the match, Styles challenged Jericho for a match at WrestleMania.
4. Stardust vs. Zack Ryder vs. Sin Cara was a No Contest. This was Owens’ “triple threat” he’d suggested earlier in the night. Zayn, Ziggler and Miz all came to the ring, and it turned into a 6-on-1 attack on Owens. Backstage after the match, Stephanie McMahon made an Intercontinental Championship ladder match featuring all 7 competitors for WrestleMania.
5. Charlotte defeated Natalya. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks were on commentary. Charlotte won with Natural Selection.
6. Bubba Ray Dudley defeated R-Truth. After the match, the Dudley Boyz attacked Truth until Goldust made the save. The Usos showed up and tried to put D-Von through a table, but he was able to escape.
– Mr. McMahon announced that if the Undertaker doesn’t defeat Shane McMahon, this will be Undertaker’s final WrestleMania.
7. Braun Strowman defeated Dean Ambrose. Strowman won by DQ when Ambrose attacked him with a chair. After the match, Ambrose laid out Strowman with Dirty Deeds on the chair.
