WWE Raw May 8, 2023 Spoilers Sees First 3 Matches Of WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Crown A WWE Raw Finalist! Brackets Include WWE Smackdown! Plus Brock Lesnar Plays Spoilers!
WWE reports.
…Seth “Freakin” Rollins def. Shinsuke Nakamura and Damian Priest to advance to the semifinals of the World Heavyweight Title Tournament
In the first World Heavyweight Title Tournament Triple Threat Match, Shinsuke Nakamura locked Damian Priest in an ankle submission. But as he attempted to make his opponent tap out, Seth “Freakin” Rollins suddenly descended on him with a splash off the top rope. The Visionary then followed with a Pedigree on The King of Strong Style to pick up the victory and advance to the semifinals later tonight…
…Finn Bálor def. Cody Rhodes and The Miz in a World Title Tournament Triple Threat First-Round Match
In the second explosive World Heavyweight Title Tournament Triple Threat Match, Cody Rhodes’ attempt to pin The Miz was suddenly interrupted when Brock Leanar dragged him out of the ring and hit him with the F-5 to the ringside floor. This paved the way for Finn Bálor to hit the Coup de Grace to triumph over The Miz. As a result, Bálor advanced to battle Seth “Freakin” Rollins to determine who will go to WWE Night of Champions to compete for the World Heavyweight Title.
After the match, The Beast smashed Rhodes through the announce table and ruthlessly challenged him to a rematch at WWE Night of Champions…
That led to Brock Lesnar challenging Cody Rhodes for a rematch at WWE Night of Champions 2023.
"LOOK AT THIS FACE!"#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/k5aEFixLrh
— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2023
When Cody Rhodes came to he accepted the Beast’s challenge.
"At #WWENOC, I accept!"@CodyRhodes wants a FIGHT with @BrockLesnar.#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/NZsYG7TFhk
— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2023
At WWE Night of Champions it will be Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes II.
In addition, the final match of Raw saw its competitor in the tournmant crowned.
…Seth “Freakin” Rollins def. Finn Bálor in a World Title Tournament Semifinals Match
Following their respective first-round tournament victories earlier in the night, Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor battled for the opportunity to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Night of Champions. In the final moments, despite suffering an arm injury, The Visionary hit an inverted Stomp before following up with the Stomp itself to reign supreme and earn his gold opportunity.
As such, the next premium live event will also see Raw’s Seth Rollins face Smackdown’s TBD for the new Raw exclusive WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
At the end of the May 8, 2023 Raw the WWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament 2023 brackets look like this.
WWE Smackdown May 12, 2023 will feature three matches to crown Smackdown’s competitor.
- A.J. Styles vs. Edge vs. Rey Mysterio
- Austin Theory vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Sheamus
- The winners of each 3-way face off to crown the Smackdown winner
Should be an interesting Friday Night Smackdown this week.
