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RK-Bro kicked off the final episode of RAW in 2021 and Riddle hyped up the coming year, saying that the Tag Team Champion has big plans for 2022. Orton talked about their feud with the Alpha Academy and ran footage from last week before Otis and Gable showed up.
Gable hyped Otis up and said that Randy would be limping his way to Day 1 after tonight's match with the big guy. Riddle interrupted him and challenged Gable to a match before we headed for a break on RAW.
Riddle vs. Chad Gable on RAW
Gable was in control early on and Riddle hurt his leg on the ropes. Chad tried to capitalize and went after the injured leg. Gable had an Ankle Lock in but Riddle got out of it before taking a big suplex.
Gable hit a dive but Riddle countered it into a triangle lock before the former transitioned into the Ankle Lock once more. Riddle dropped Gable in the ring and hit the Floating Bro for the win.
Result: Riddle def. Chad Gable
After the match, Otis wiped out Riddle before we headed for a break.
Grade: B
Randy Orton vs. Otis on RAW
The match was underway during the break and when we returned, Otis dodged an early RKO and hit a big splash on The Viper. Otis was on the ropes and Randy got the Draping DDT before the match continued on RAW.
Randy set up for the finish but Otis blocked the RKO and hit a big slam. Otis tried to hit a frog splash but missed Randy as he rolled out of the way. Orton got the RKO and picked up the big win!
Result: Randy Orton def. Otis
Grade: B
After the match, Riddle said that he had a present for Randy and it was a hug from him. Riddle assured him that no one would know about their hug before Randy accepted it.
Kevin Owens was backstage on RAW and we saw a video message from Big E saying that the upcoming match on Day 1 was about him and not Rollins, KO, or Lashley.
Owens said that it was all about his 'plan' and that he and Rollins were best friends now. The next part of his plan was to win the WWE Championship on Saturday.
Dana Brooke & Reggie vs. Tamina & R-Truth on RAW
Reggie had the upper hand early in the match against Truth but then Tamina was tagged in and she superkicked the former 24/7 Champ into the corner. Dana was tagged in and she got some big kicks of her own before getting a near fall off a cartwheel splash.
Truth got the tag and went after Dana but Reggie came back and got the wheelbarrow before rolling Truth up and picking up the win.
Result: Dana Brooke & Reggie def. Tamina & R-Truth
Grade: C
Backstage on RAW, Nikki A.S.H. said that Rhea Ripley did not need her help and they were a team because they chose to and not because they needed to. Nikki challenged Vega and Carmella to a Women's Tag Team Championship match before RAW continued.
The Street Profits vs. Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio - RK-Bronament Finals on RAW
Montez and Dominik kicked off the match on RAW and they were countering each other's moves early on. Tags were made and Rey took a beating from Dawkins before Ford tagged back in and Dawkins dropped him on top of Rey.
Ford was in trouble in the ring before we headed for a break on RAW. Back to the match, Dom took down Ford and tags were made before Rey wiped out Dawkins with a springboard splash and set up for the 619 but Dawkins countered it.
Rey got a Tornado DDT off a counter but Dawkins took him out and let Ford come in for the Frog Splash for a near fall.
Rey got the 619 on Ford and took out Dawkins on the outside before Dom came in for a Frog Splash.
Dawkins came back in and sent Rey out of the ring before tagging Ford in for the combined finisher for the win.
Result: The Street Profits def. Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio
Grade: B
AJ Styles gets confronted by Grayson Waller on RAW
AJ Styles was out next on RAW and called out Omos before calling him scared, selfish and unappreciative. AJ said that Omos had to pay his dues and that he was going to kick his teeth in the next time he meets the giant in the ring.
Grayson Waller from NXT was yelling at AJ from the front row and Styles invited him over to the ring. Styles introduced the crowd to Waller before the NXT Superstar taunted AJ and said that after Omos was done with him, Waller would take his spot.
AJ said that Waller wasn't even close to being a star before Apollo Crews came out. Crews said that Omos was not there to save AJ but Azeez was there to support Apollo. Azeez challenged AJ to a match and Styles agreed.
Backstage, Carmella said that Nikki was the weak link of her team and called her almost good enough before accepting the challenge.
AJ Styles vs. Apollo Crews on RAW
Apparently, Azeez was replaced by Crews at the last moment before the match kicked off on RAW. Styles had the early advantage but Crews dropped him on the apron and got a big boot on the outside as the match continued on RAW.
Styles countered a submission and got the Pele kick before Crews countered a Styles Clash and hit a powerbomb for a near fall. AJ Styles hit an inverted DDT and picked up the win with the Styles Clash.
Result: AJ Styles def. Apollo Crews
After the match, Azeez was in the ring to help Crews up and AJ hit him with the Phenomenal Forearm.
Grade: B
Seth Rollins cut a promo from home before Owens came out on the show. He talked about how he and Rollins shared the same vision and that he was going to walk away as the WWE Champ.
MVP interrupted KO and reminded him that Bobby Lashley would be in the match as well. He read a text from Lashley that said that he was going to rip Owens' 'noodle arms' off.
Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin came out on RAW and joined MVP to taunt KO before Cedric and Owens headed for a match.
Kevin Owens vs. Cedric Alexander on RAW
Cedric unloaded on Owens as the match began but KO turned it around and hit a senton. Owens took a kick on the apron before he was dropped on the outside.
Back in the ring, Owens was in control but took a kick from Cedric and a dive on the outside. Owens wiped Cedric out with a clothesline and a Powerbomb before getting a Stunner and picking up the win.
Result: Kevin Owens def. Cedric Alexander
Benjamin went after Owens after the match but KO hit him with a Stunner and took him out.
Grade: B
Damian Priest (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - US Championship match on RAW
Ziggler started off strong but took a big kick to the face before hitting an elbow strike and sending Dolph over the ropes to the outside. Ziggler was tossed into the timekeeper's area where chairs were stacked and he went through them.
Damian Priest (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler - US Championship match on RAW (contd...)
Ziggler took a big vertical suplex as the match continued on RAW and countered a big move into a guillotine. Ziggler got a near fall before he taunted and slapped Damian in the face.
Priest was unhinged and unloaded on Ziggler, taking him to the corner. Priest kept attacking Ziggler despite the referee's warning and the match was called off due to the disqualification.
Result: Dolph Ziggler def. Damian Priest via DQ
Priest sent Ziggler into the barricades and then hit the Reckoning on the outside before walking out.
Grade: B
Eric Bischoff was out next to officiate Miz and Maryse's wedding vows. He called The Miz and Maryse out to the ring before the A-Lister went on about how he would beat Edge at Day 1 and trashed the audience as well.
Maryse recited her vows first and said that on Day 1, The Miz would prove that he was a better superstar than Edge. Miz said his vows in French and Maryse pointed out how bad his French was.
The Miz resorted to English for the rest of the vows before they accepted each other's vows and Bischoff asked if anyone had any objections before predicting that Edge would interrupt them, which he did.
Edge got in the ring and said that he was disgusted by the couple and Miz said that they knew that the Rated-R Superstar was going show up. Edge said that before he beat Miz, he was going to embarrass the A-Lister.
Edge asked if Miz wanted a white wedding before the lights turned red and Brood's music started playing and he stepped out of the ring. The Miz and Maryse got the broodbath and fell over in the ring before the show came to a close.
Episode grade: B
The last episode of RAW in 2021 saw the RK-Bronament come to a conclusion while The Miz planned a huge celebration. Kevin Owens took on the Hurt Business while Damian Priest put his title on the line on tonight's RAW.
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