Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for March 18, 2019. The show featured a Raw Women’s Championship match, an appearance from Brock Lesnar, and more. Make sure you’re here tomorrow for the complete Best and Worst of Raw column. WWE Raw Results – Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar opened the show with a promo about how Brock will win at WrestleMania. Heyman put over Drew McIntyre, who made an appearance to show his appreciation. Seth Rollins attacked McIntyre from behind and beat him down with a chair. Rollins (with chair) challenged Lesnar to fight him, but Lesnar walked away. 1. Finn Bálor and Braun Strowman defeated Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush. Lashley left Rush alone, and Strowman pinned Rush with a running powerslam. – Elias was a guest on A Moment Of Bliss and announced that he’ll be the “headlining musical act at WrestleMania.” He was interrupted by No Way Jose’s conga line led by Heavy Machinery. Jose, in a mask disguised as a member of his own conga line, attacked Elias from behind. 2. Elias defeated No Way Jose with Drift Away. The conga line stood at ringside and did a “No Way Jose” chant for the entire match. – Kurt Angle announced that he’ll wrestle his final match at WrestleMania against Baron Corbin. 3. Kurt Angle defeated Chad Gable by submission with an ankle lock. After the match, Corbin showed up and taunted Angle.<doc-sep>Copy Link Icon WWE Raw: Live Updates, Results and Reaction for March 18 Chicago, Illinois Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of WWE Raw on March 18. Brock Lesnar returns to the red brand this week to address Seth Rollins. We will also see Kurt Angle announce who his final opponent will be, Dana Brooke will challenge Ronda Rousey for the Raw women's title, Drew McIntyre will face Seth Rollins and Finn Balor will team up with a mystery partner to take on Lio Rush and Bobby Lashley. Keep it locked right here for live updates of all the action.<doc-sep>WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Mar. 18, 2019) from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois, featuring all the latest build to the upcoming WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view (PPV) next month in New Jersey. Advertised for tonight: Things that definitely aren’t last week’s show! (Unless they are.) Come right back here at 8 p.m. ET when the Raw live blog kicks off once the show starts on USA. It will be below this line here. (REMINDER: NO GIFS OR PICS ARE ALLOWED IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. OFFENDERS WILL BE BANNED.) WWE RAW RESULTS AND LIVE BLOG FOR MAR. 18 Far too many wounds left open, skin still broken, skin too thin. If you have those wounds then show them. Takes no strength to bear your sins. Run, you all run and hide, yourself tonight, but me? I’m here to liveblog this pro wrestling show for you, folks. The show opens with Brock Lesnar making his entrance, flanked by Paul Heyman as always. Paul goes to start talking but the crowd is chanting for Seth Rollins and Brock holds the title up to rile them up a bit. He does his usual introduction and then says Seth is the one who made Lesnar show up tonight. He calls Rollins a revisionist and a Heyman-level propagandist and a fool. He asks the crowd as if their opinion means anything whether AJ Styles beat Brock and no, of course he didn’t. Did Daniel Bryan win? Finn Balor? No, but Seth comes out here calling Brock Lesnar out and tonight, twenty days from fighting for his life, Rollins wants to fight known career killer Drew McIntyre? ! Enter Drew McIntyre. He says it’s refreshing to finally get the respect he’s earned and berates the crowd for not being totally silent while he speaks. He talks about how he brutalized Roman Reigns last week and then brutalized Dean Ambrose when he came to try and save his brother, and he tells Brock to get Paul to find him a new opponent for WrestleMania, because after tonight, Rollins is not going to make WrestleMania. SETH ATTACKS DREW FROM BEHIND WITH A CHAIR! He waffles him with the chair a few times before referees Dan Engler and John Cone rush down to warn him away, but Rollins ain’t having it and he wails on McIntyre with the chair! Seth rushes the ring with the chair but Brock and his title slip out of the ring, a grin on the Universal Champion’s face as he considers the Architect’s attempt at an attack. Lesnar wants to hop in there and fight but Paul reminds him he’s not getting paid for this and he simply holds the title high instead. We get a recap of Bobby Lashley winning the Intercontinental Championship back from Finn Balor and go backstage with him and his hypeman Lio Rush as Lio puts the title around his waist and they bump fists ahead of a tag team match. Finn Balor makes his entrance and we go to break. Back from commercial, Finn Balor gets on the mic. He says the luck of the Irish wasn’t on his side last week when he lost the Intercontinental Championship but he doesn’t plan on being a former champion for too long, because-- Enter Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush. Lio gets on the mic and says it looks like the little leprechaun’s upset because he’s got his pot of gold around his waist. Before they get this match started he wants Bob to show the people his new favorite pose, which much to Cain A. Knight’s dismay doesn’t involve his butt at all, and is just Lashley holding the title high. Finn tells him to enjoy the pose while he can because he’s taking the title real soon, and as for his partner tonight, he thinks Rush will remember him... (RRROOOAAARRR!) It’s Braun Strowman! Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush vs. Braun Strowman & Finn Balor Lashley & Strowman to start, collar and elbow and Bob throws him off! Braun returns the favor, off the ropes for shoulder blocks and the monster is unmoved as we go to break. Back from commercial, Rush tags out to Lashley and he cuts Finn off before he can tag out. Rear chinlock applied, wrenching his neck back, right hands from Balor, off the ropes, caught with the reverse STO for two! Lio tags in and out, dropkick, right hand from Bob into a headlock but Finn fights to his feet. Shot into the corner, boots up on the charge but Lashley picks him up and puts him in the corner! Sidestep the charge, shoulder into the post, Lio up top, Final Hour... NOBODY’S HOME! Finn gets the inverted headlock elbow drop... TAG MADE! Rush off the ropes, he runs right into a goozle and gets chokeslammed onto his face! Biel across the ring, another one and drool is pouring out of Lio’s mouth! Up for a clubbing blow to the chest, Braun draws him back up, on his shoulders... A SPEAR COUNTERS THE POWERSLAM! Finn with the double leg into the double stomp, Rush shoves him out of the ring and staggers to his feet, realizing that he’s the only man on his feet! Final Hour... BRAUN KICKS OUT! Lio bails but the babyface team circle... BOB PUTS FINN INTO THE TIMEKEEPER’S AREA! Strowman blasts Lashley and returns to the ring with Rush, drawing him up for a chokeslam! Bob decides discretion is the better part of valor as Braun scoops Lio up... Braun Strowman & Finn Balor win by pinfall with the running powerslam from Strowman on Lio Rush. Commentary hypes up Rollins vs. McIntyre and Dana Brooke vs. Ronda Rousey. We go backstage where Ronda Rousey is entering the arena and referee John Cone greets her and her husband with tons of security, informing her that she’s being fined for being late. Alexa Bliss makes her entrance for a Moment of Bliss and we go to break. Back from commercial, Alexa Bliss reminds us all that she’s hosting WrestleMania and tosses to commentary to run down the announced card and shill for the WWE Network. She doesn’t want to talk herself up or anything, but she’s a really good talk show host and has inspired people all around the world. She introduces her guest, Elias, and he enters, guitar in hand. Alexa promises him a safe space where no one will interrupt his announcement. The Drifter announces that he’s the headlining musical act for WrestleMania. Bliss puts it over and says as the host of WrestleMania and this show she’s been known to ask the hard-hitting questions. Last year he said WrestleMania was going to be his greatest performance, to which he says last year serves as motivataion for this year and he was born to live in this moment of pressure and, in fact, thrives on it. If his performance at WrestleMania was a game-winning field goal, he’d make it every single time. This performance is going to be the best by him or anyone, Prince at the Super Bowl, Queen at Live Aid, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, but better! And on that night, if anyone dares interrupt him, then they-- Enter No Way Jose’s conga line, with Heavy Machinery at the front of the line! They conga around the Moment of Bliss set at Alexa asks what they’re doing, they’re too early. She invited them for a talk show gag and she asks why she had ten rehearsals if Otis was going to come in early like this. Elias says in life, like music, timing is everything... AND HEGETS BLASTED FROM BEHIND BY A MAN IN A CHEESEBURGER COSTUME AND A LUCHA MASK! IT’S NO WAY JOSE! On that note, we go to break. Back from commercial and we have a match in progress! Elias vs. No Way Jose Jose in control, bulldog into the turnbuckles, up and over into an arm drag, to the armbar, to the top wristlock, Elias to his feet, off the ropes, drop down, another arm drag and back into the top wristlock!<doc-sep>
Bengaluru, March 19: Kurt Angle's Wrestlemania opponent revelation was the prime attraction during last night's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw which took place in Chicago. Also on Raw, Ronda Rousey put her women's title on the line against a relatively weak opponent. While, Brock Lesnar returned to address his challenger who competed in a big match against Drew McIntyre. Plus, Finn Balor and a partner of his choice were involved in a tag team match which continued The Demon's rivalry against Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush at the All-State Arena in Chicago, Illinois. Check out how WWE Raw went down in Chicago: The WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar kicked off last night's Raw and he was welcomed with loud boos as he walked out with Paul Heyman who went on to cut a heel promo. Drew McIntyre came out to interrupt the champ. But Seth Rollins came out and cracked a chair shot on The Scottish Psychopath's back for multiple times. The Architect later invited Lesnar to the ring. But the beast decided to walk away from the scene to end the opening segment. Next up on Raw, Finn Balor and his surprise partner Braun Strowman met Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush in the tag team match. Balor and Lashley had a verbal exchange before the match went underway hinting a future title match between the two. Lashley punished Balor for the better part of the match until Strowman received the tag. The Monster Among Men delivered a mammoth Chokeslam followed by a Running Powerslam on Rush to get the win. Later on Raw, Alexa Bliss hosted another episode of A Moment of Bliss with Elias as the special guest But the talk show was interrupted by The Heavy Machinery. No Way Jose used the distraction to blindside Elias and that set up a one-on-one matchup between the pair. Jose missed a cross-body splash which gave an opening to Elias who connected a big knee and followed it with The Drift Away for the victory. Next up, Kurt Angle came out to announce that Baron Corbin will be his Wrestlemania 35 opponent. He added that he would be happy to submit the man who made his life a living hell. Moments later, Chad Gable came out to have a match against Angle. Gable missed a top rope fly to allow Angle to lock in the Ankle Lock submission hold for the victory. Corbin came out to cut a promo against Angle to end the segment. Story continues Women's Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Bayley were out next on the show to talk about who will be their challengers next. Natalya and Beth Phoenix joined them in the ring to challenge the champs for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania. A brawl broke between Sasha and Natalya after a heated verbal exchange. So the two of them went ahead to settle their differences in a one-on-one match. Sasha Banks started the encounter with a Thesz Press. But Nattie hit back with a Lower Dropkick followed by a Discuss Clothesline. Nia Jax appeared on the ramp to distract the pair as Tamina attacked Beth outside the ring. Nia and Tamina attacked Sasha and Nattie to disqualify the match. Ricochet featured in a singles match against Jinder Mahal who was in early control after a scoop slam. But Ricochet came back with a shooting star press and followed it with a cartwheel Fosbury Flop on Mahal and The Singh Brothers. When fight returned inside the ring, he executed the 630 from the top rope to get the win. Later, WWE Raw Women's Champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey defended her title against Dana Brooke. The match lasted for a few seconds as Rousey kicked Brooke in the guts and applied the arm-bar for the win. She refused to let go of Dana from the submission move. Referees and officials ran down as Rousey and her husband Travis Browne put their hands on them before they walked away. Baron Corbin vs. Apollo Crews was the next matchup on Raw. Crews was in full control of the match as he began with a moonsault. Corbin came back with a big right hand followed by a Deep Six. In the end, Crews escaped from an End of Days attempt and rolled up Corbin for the victory. Kurt Angle joined Crews on the ramp to share a staredown at Corbin. Batista featured in a live interview hosted by Michael Cole from Tampa Florida.