WWE Raw Results 10/22/18

Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for October 22, 2018. The show featured a stunning announcement from Roman Reigns, as well as a Raw Tag Team Championship match and more. Be here tomorrow for the complete Best and Worst of Raw column.

WWE Raw Results

– The show opened with Roman Reigns announcing he’s battling leukemia, has been battling it for 11 years, and will have to relinquish the Universal Championship. You can watch it here. Reigns promised that this wasn’t a retirement speech, and that he’d be back. It will now be Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman one-on-one for the Universal Championship at Crown Jewel.

1. Finn Bálor defeated Bobby Lashley. Bálor pinned Lashley with a roll-up.

2. Ruby Riott defeated Sasha Banks. It will be Natalya, Banks and Bayley vs. The Riott Squad at Crown Jewel. Banks lost here to a Riott Kick after being distracted by everyone fighting at ringside.

– Triple H and Shawn Michaels cut a promo about how they’d beat Kane and Undertaker at Crown Jewel. You know how it goes.

– Paul Heyman put over Roman Reigns in a promo, then declared that Lesnar will defeat Strowman at Crown Jewel. Strowman interrupted and threatened Heyman, but Drew McIntyre attacked and laid Strowman out with a Claymore.

3. Elias defeated Apollo Crews. Crews interrupted Elias’ performance, leading to a match. Elias won with Drift Away. After the match, Elias tried to continue his song but was stopped and then berated by Baron Corbin. Elias attacked Corbin with a guitar to huge applause.

– Ronda Rousey and Nikki Bella signed a contract. Rousey promised she wouldn’t hurt Bella during the conference, and didn’t attack even after Bella slapped her. Rousey promised to “end” Bella at Evolution.

4. Fatal Four-Way: Ember Moon defeated Dana Brooke, Tamina, and Nia Jax. Moon pinned Tamina after an Eclipse.

– Lita and Trish Stratus attacked Alexa Bliss and Mickie James backstage, including throwing them into the dreaded clangy poles.

5. Raw Tag Team Championship Match: Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose defeated Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler (c). Ziggler tried to hit Rollins with a title belt but Ambrose stopped him, leaving Rollins open to hit a Curb Stomp and win the match and the championship. After the match, Ambrose turned on Rollins and beat him down.