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The Bloodline And The Judgment Day Make A Deal, Bronson Reed Attacks Bobby Lashley | Raw Fight Size

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Colin Tessier Apr 18, 2023 1:10AM

Here is your post-Monday Night Raw fight size update for April 17, 2023.

- The Bloodline (The Usos, Solo Sikoa, and Paul Heyman) were interrupted by The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley). Heyman revealed that the two factions had made a short-term agreement. Heyman told Jey Uso to trade places with Ripley. He then stated that The Bloodline would handle The Judgment Day's problems if they would return the favor.

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- Bobby Lashley clashed with WWE United States Champion Austin Theory. Lashley controlled the action early on. Theory nearly hit the A-Town Down at one point, but Lashley countered and slammed him for a two count. Bronson Reed stormed the ring and attacked Lashley, so the match ended in a disqualification. Lashley fought back, but Theory caught him with a dropkick. Reed then slammed Lashley and hit the Tsunami.

- Rey Mysterio took on Solo Sikoa. The Bloodlines' enforcer overpowered the WWE Hall of Famer and grounded him. Mysterio rallied, and he went for a 619, but The Usos came out, determined to stop him. The LWO entered the fray and brawled with The Usos. Sikoa capitalized on the chaos and pinned the legend with the Samoan Spike. The Bloodline trio left Mysterio and LWO lying with a brutal beatdown.

- Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair faced Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL. The two stars battled it out, and Kai escaped one KOD, but "The EST" hit a second attempt to clinch the win. IYO SKY stared Belair down after the bell.

- Chad Gable and Otis were backstage with Maxxine Dupri, as Gable and Dupri continued to fight over Otis. They discussed the WWE Draft, and Adam Pearce stated that he would consider the situation.

- A video package hyped up Bronson Reed; he said he's "Mr. Nice Guy."

- Seth Rollins faced The Miz, and "The A-Lister" immediately gained the upper hand by attacking Rollins during his entrance. They went back and forth at ringside, and The Mz shoved Rollins off the barricade, sending him face-first into the timekeeper's table. The Miz delivered a valiant effort, and he had Rollins on the ropes. In the end, Rollins hit Miz with the Stomp and pinned him.

- Backstage, Paul Heyman approached The Judgment Day and asked him if they were satisfied. He told them to handle their business, though he warned that they could be in Roman Reigns' debut Damian Priest made it clear that they intended to do their part.

- Trish Stratus came to the ring and explained why she attacked Becky Lynch. She emphasized that she had a problem with the way Becky Lynch seemed to take credit for the Women's Evolution, as Stratus stated that she was a trailblazer, the greatest of all time, and the most important figure in WWE history.

- Cody Rhodes came to the ring, and when he called out Brock Lesnar, Adam Pearce tried to stop him as he said that Rhodes wasn't cleared to be there. Pearce brought out a group of security guards, and he tried to appease Rhodes by making his Backlash match with Lesnar official. Still, Rhodes attacked the security guards. Brock Lesnar came to the stage, and the guards prevented Rhodes from reaching him. Rhodes then grabbed a microphone and stated that Lesnar is a coward.

- WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan came out for a match where Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville faced Candice LeRae and Michin. Green and Deville will challenge for the titles on the April 21 episode of WWE SmackDown. Nikki Cross watched the match from the crowd, and in the end, Green pinned Morgan with the Unprettier. Green threw her water at Morgan after the match, and challengers escaped.

- WWE announced that Bad Bunny will appear on the April 24 episode of WWE Raw.

- After he initially joked around, Matt Riddle got serious and made it clear that he wanted payback in his feud with The Bloodline.

- Backstage, The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) talked about the WWE Draft with Rick Boogs and Elias. Baron Corbin showed up and noted that tag teams could get split up. Elias told Boogs he'd take him wherever he got drafted. Akira Tozawa told Elias that he'd be the last pick in the draft. Tozawa also told Corbin that no one wants him in the draft.

- Matt Riddle, Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn faced The Bloodline (Solo Sikia and The Usos). Ripley got involved, as she clotheslined Owens. She also interfered and tripped up Zayn, but she was rejected from ringside. Riddle scored the win with the Floating Bro on Balor. After the bell, The Bloodline blindsided Riddle, Zayn, and Owens. Rey Mysterio and the LWO make the save, which led to a wild brawl as WWE Raw came to a close.

- In a WWE Digital Exclusive, Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai and IYO SKY) discussed Kai's loss to Bianca Belair. Kai stated that SKY had to beat Belair, and SKY vowed to do so.

- On Raw Talk, Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair commented on her win over Dakota Kai and said that IYO SKY has a lot of studying to do.

- Bronson Reed made it clear that he's not done with Bobby Lashley yet.

- Matt Cardona praised the match between The Miz and Seth Rollins.

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