Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for January 28, 2019. The first Raw after the Royal Rumble featured Seth Rollins punching Brock Lesnar in the face, Ronda Rousey defending her women’s title against Bayley, a surprise appearance by Becky Lynch and more. Make sure you’re here tomorrow for the complete Best and Worst of Raw column.
WWE Raw Results:
— Seth Rollins opened up Raw saying he needs some time before making a decision on his opponent for WrestleMania. Triple H stopped him in his tracks and told him he needs an answer by the end of the night, and that Daniel Bryan and Brock Lesnar will be in attendance. Dean Ambrose interrupted the two and demanded a match, asking if Triple H could do it or if he needed to ask permission from his father-in-law. Trips called for a ref before starting the match.
1. Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose. Rollins pinned Ambrose after connecting on the Curb Stomp.
— Ambrose grabbed the mic and started talking, but was interrupted by Nia Jax and Tamina. Jax attacked Ambrose from behind, knocking him out of the ring.
2. Women’s Tag Team Championship Qualifying: Nia Jax and Tamina defeated Alexa Bliss and Mickie James. Jax dropped Bliss and James with a double samoan drop for the pinfall.
3. Baron Corbin defeated Kurt Angle. Corbin pinned Angle after dropping him with the Deep Six. After the match, Corbin hopped back into the ring and laid out Angle with the End of Days.
— Finn Bálor came down to the ring to acknowledge the beating he took from Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble, saying he was proud of his performance. Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush came out to the ring to tell Bálor he’d get crushed by the Intercontinental champion. Lashley attacked Bálor, laying him out with a handful of chokeslams.
3. The Revival defeated Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins. The Revival connected on the Shatter Machine to pin Hawkins.
— Elias set up an in-ring segment by chastising the crowd. Jeff Jarrett and Road Dogg interrupted him and sang, “With My Baby Tonight,” as they made their way down to the ring. Elias smashed a guitar into Road Dogg’s back, then fought off Jarrett in the ring and laid him out as well.
— A vignette played of Mojo Rawley saying he’s the greatest combination of speed and intelligence, but yelled at himself in a mirror saying no one knows who he is because of himself. He said soon everyone will know who he is.
4. Women’s Tag Team Championship Qualifying: Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan defeated Natalya and Dana Brooke. Natalya had Morgan locked in the sharpshooter, but Logan knocked Brooke into her tag team partner. Morgan rolled up Natalya for the win.
5. Raw Women’s Championship Open Challenge: Ronda Rousey (c) defeated Bayley. Rousey locked in the arm bar, earning the submission victory over Bayley. After the match, Becky Lynch made her way to the ring to challenge for Rousey’s women’s title at WrestleMania.
6. Braun Strowman defeated Drew McIntyre. Strowman was about to attack McIntyre with the steel stairs when Baron Corbin attacked him from behind. Corbin and McIntyre double teamed Strowman, chokeslamming him onto the steps.
— Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar came down to the ring, where Heyman told Seth Rollins to go to Smackdown and fight Daniel Bryan for the WWE title. Rollins came down the ring and punched Lesnar in the face. He set up for the Curb Stomp, but Lesnar reversed into an F-5. Lesnar continued hitting Rollins with F-5 after F-5 until the show went off the air.
