WWE RAW Live Results (January 10, 2023): Fired WWE star returns, Uncle Howdy confronts Superstar, former Universal Champion injured?

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The Usos come out and confront Judgement Day after the match.

The match spills out to ringside. Ford wipes out Priest and sends him crashing into the barricade. He then hits Dominik with a 450 Splash and goes for the cover. Priest manages to pull Ford out before the three count. Priest then charges at Ford but crashes into the steel steps. Dominik rolls Ford up and puts his feet on the middle rope and Rhea helps hold him down and he gets the three-count.

Dominik and Damian Priest def. Street Profits

We have new #1 contenders.

Dawkins tags back in as Dominik tags out. Priest takes down Ford with a Flatliner before wrecking Dawkins with a clothesline. Priest has been at the top of his game tonight.

Priest tags back in and hits a big bodyslam. Dominik tags in and Dawkins greets him with a spinning elbow and tags out. Montez takes out Priest with a crossbody and dropkick before hitting Dominik with a series of kicks.

Back from the break, Dominik has Angelo Dawkins locked in a chokehold. Dawkins is back on his feet momentarily but Dominik takes him back down. Rhea loves what she's watching.

Adam Pearce teases Unified Championships being separated on RAW

Angelo Dawkins just hit an INCREDIBLE somersault dive over the top rope, wiping out Judgement Day.

Damian Priest finally tags in. He's all over Montez and the tables have turned here. Ford is sent spine-first into the turnbuckle before being taken down by a stiff right.

Dom getting beat up like he's in prison. 💀#WWERaw #WWE pic.twitter.com/IRnyidr74N
— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) January 10, 2023

Damian Priest and Dominik vs Street Profits

Montez is stomping the daylights out of Dominik here. Rhea isn't happy as Montez clubs Dom across the chest and tags Dawkins in. The Street Profits trade tags and whoop Dominik. He's crumpled in a heap in the corner.

Finn Balor is hurt. Adam Pearce is out with the doctors and Balor is ruled out for the rest of the match. Dominik will replace him.

Otis takes out Priest and hits The Caterpillar!! The fans explode! Otis goes to hit Balor with the Splash but Balor had Gable trapped. Otis takes out his own partner by mistake. Priest wipes Otis out with a massive boot and pins him.

Finn Balor and Damian Priest def. Alpha Academy

Finn Balor and Damian Priest vs Alpha Academy

Balor and Priest are dominating here. They're in control for a long stretch before Gable manages to tag Otis in.

Damian Priest nails Cedric with the South of Heaven. Balor follows it up with the Coupe de Grace.

Finn Balor and Damian Priest def. Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin

Cedric and Shelton are still in control. Benjamin hits a trademark spinning heel kick but Balor tags out on the way down. Benjamin is ON FIRE! He takes out both Balor and Priest before tagging Cedric in. He tosses Priest at Cedric who hits a dropkick. Nearfall! Balor breaks up the pin.

Finn Balor and Damian Priest vs Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin

Cedric and Shelton are fresh and dominate the Judgement Day as Rhea and Dom watch on.

We're back from the break. Gallows tags back in and takes down Finn Balor with an uppercut. Gallows now hits a corkscrew shoulder. Priest comes in and eats a superkick for his trouble. Gallows follows it up with a sidewalk slam to Balor but it's only a nearfall. Anderson tags in. Dominik trips him from behind. Balor uses the distraction to roll him up and get the pinfall.

Finn Balor and Damian Priest def. The OC

The two big men tee off on each other. Gallows gets the better of the exchange and hits a vertical suplex. He tags out. Anderson comes in and takes Balor out on the apron before going after Priest. High kick in the corner. Balor comes back in and does enough to distract Anderson. Priest pulls him out and sends him crashing into the steel steps.

The OC vs Finn Balor and Damian Priest

The tag-team turmoil match starts with The OC and the Judgement Day. Rhea and Dom are at ringside for this and could prove cruical. Karl Anderson is coming off of a big match in Japan last week at Wrestle Kingdom.

The OC start off strong as they work over Finn Balor, trading tags at regular intervals and have him isolated in the corner. Balor kicks Gallows across the calf and tags Priest in.

Tag Team Turmoil is UP NEXT! #WWERaw #WWE pic.twitter.com/GVlK2TSdfY
— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) January 10, 2023

Judgement Day are about to whoop The Miz but The OC's music hits. It looks like the tag-team turmoil match will start now. This will be our main event for tonight.

Dominik then tells a story about what happened when he was inside. He says he heard his cellmate saying he wanted to punch him in the face. Dom says when he heard this, he got down and punched the guy in the face. He adds that now he really knows how Martha Stewart felt when she was inside. Miz says that his source told him Dominik was in county jail for a few hours. Judgement Day don't look happy.

Miz asks Dominik about what happened when he was in prison. Dom replies that if he was ever going to see "Mommy" on the other side, he had to do whatever it took.

Dominik says that the one thing he learned in prison was to always roll with his crew. Miz asks Dom what it's like inside and he responds "snitches get stitches".

🎶 Listens to Gangsta Paradise once: #WWERaw #WWE pic.twitter.com/R9OZHCxV55
— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) January 10, 2023

Miz is out next. He says it's a big night for Miz TV as he gives an update on America's justice system before inviting Dominik out. Dominik comes out flanked by Judgement Day. Dominik looks a lot like Konnan tonight. THIS IS GOLD!

Bayley is backstage with Damage CTRL. Mia Yim interrupts the interview and calls Bayley a fraud. Bayley says she only difference between her and Bayley is that she isn't afraid to accept help to win sometimes. Damage CTRL then attack Mia Yim and lay her out.

Prison changes a man. 🤷‍♂️#WWERaw #WWE pic.twitter.com/D2jU0TejB1
— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) January 10, 2023

Dominik is set to be on Miz TV next. This will be Dominik's first in-person appearance on WWE tv since being arrested.

Following an epic near-fall due to a Zig Zag, Solo Sikoa beats Dolph Ziggler with a mounted Samoan Spike.

Ziggler is fighting back now. He sends Solo face-first into the top turnbuckle and nails him with a DDT for a nearfall.

.@WWESoloSikoa is dominating! #WWERAW #WWE pic.twitter.com/ji3pWs6O0l
— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) January 10, 2023

Solo asserts his dominance, stomping on Ziggler and follows it up with a diving headbutt. Solo locks in a vicegrip across Ziggler's shoulders. The former WWE Champion tries to turn it around and clubs Solo across the head. He goes for a DDT but Solo tosses him out of the ring, sending Ziggler face-first into the floor. He made it look nasty.

Solo Sikoa vs Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler charges at Solo Sikoa, trying to get on the front foot immediately. Solo takes him down soon enough and hits a right hand.

Solo Sikoa is out next. He will face former WWE Champion Dolph Ziggler.

Bronson Reed is backstage. Miz walks up an explains that if anyone messes with him, they messes with them both. Reed says there's no "us" and if Miz wanted anything, he had to be paid.

Brandi Rhodes sighting on #WWERaw! #WWE pic.twitter.com/zr8DRpcAAO
— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) January 10, 2023

We get a vignette on Cody Rhodes' upcoming return to WWE. Can we see Cody back at the Royal Rumble?

Bobby Lashley is backstage. MVP comes up to him and apologizes for mistakes that were made. He says he convinced Adam Pearce to bring Lashley back. He adds that he also wants to bring Shelton and Cedric back into the fold. Lashley doesn't look interested and MVP says he respects that, before adding if Lashley changes his mind, his number is the same.

Rhea then hits the Riptide and that was another statement win for her. Emphatic. Brutal. Shoutout to Corey Graves who was excellent on commentary for this.

Rhea Ripley def. Candice LeRae

Rhea with repeated shoulder charges in the corner. She follows it up with an armdrag and then places her on the top turnbuckle. Rhea goes for a superplex but the Pixie breaks free and hits an Avalanche German Suplex. Both women go down but Rhea is back up first. She's enraged and charges at Candice who sidesteps her. Rhea crashes out to ringside. Candice launches herself over the top rope. Rhea catches her on midair and slams her her into the barricade.

Rhea Ripley vs Candice LeRae

Rhea looks a little overconfident as the match starts and Candice soon takes advantage with a flurry of strikes. She heads to the top rope but Rhea catches her in midair and drives her face-first into the mat. Rhea follows it up by driving Candice's face into the turnbuckle.

.@fightbobby announces his entry in the Royal Rumble Match! #WWERaw #WWE pic.twitter.com/8yflRdhCTv
— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) January 10, 2023

As Rollins is on his way out, Bobby Lashley comes down to the ring. Theory tries to use one of the crutches to smash Lashley but he cuts Theory in half with a Spear. Lashley then chucks Theory out of the ring and says he's back and ready to manhandle every Superstar in the Royal Rumble.

Seth Rollins says that his knee is not 100% but it will be ready just in time for him to win the Royal Rumble match. He adds that he will definitely be at 100% in time for him to main event WrestleMania.

Theory says he's outgrown Rollins as a competitor now. He also predicts that he will win the Royal Rumble and then beat Roman Reigns at WrestleMania to become Universal Champion.

It was only Rollins baiting Theory. He's walking just fine now and throws the crutches away.