WWE Day 1 Results
January 1, 2022
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
Via Twitter, Roman Reigns announced he has tested positive for COVID-19. Reigns will not be able to compete tonight. Brock Lesnar has been added to the WWE Championship Match. The main event is now Big E defending the WWE Championship against Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Bobby Lashley, and Brock Lesnar.
Kickoff:
Ricochet and Cesaro vs. Sheamus and Ridge Holland
Holland and Cesaro lock up. Cesaro flips out of an armbar into an armbar of his own. Holland immediately kicks Cesaro in his previously injured ribs. Holland hits the ropes and is caught in midair. Cesaro walks around the ring holding Holland before landing a backbreaker. Ricochet tags in and Cesaro flips him into a 450 on Holland. Ricochet’s knee is driven into Holland’s face. That was NASTY. Holland kicks out.
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— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2022
Holland tags in Sheamus and rolls out of the ring. Sheamus works over Ricochet as our referee, Lil Naitch, puts on his black gloves since Holland is busted open. Holland is taken to the backstage area. Ricochet manages to tag in Cesaro. Cesaro swings Sheamus and locks in a Sharpshooter. Sheamus gets to the ropes. Sheamus surprises Cesaro with the Brogue Kick for the win.
Winners- Sheamus and Ridge Holland
Main Card:
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match: The Usos (c) vs. The New Day
Jimmy and Woods trade submission and pinfall attempts. Kingston tags in and they double team Jimmy. Jimmy kicks out of Kingston splash. Kingston sends Jimmy out of the ring. After a distraction from Jimmy, Jey levels Kingston with a clothesline. Jimmy and Jey take turns working over Kingston. Kingston manages to tag in Woods, who clears the ring. Woods lands a head scissors takeover into a Russian leg sweep.
Woods kips up and hits the Amityville horror for a near fall. Jimmy catches Woods with a twisting senton for a near fall. The Usos land a popup Samoan drop for a near fall. Jey and Woods trade shots. Woods floors Jey with a lariat. Woods tags in Kingston, who nails a crossbody off the top. Jey kicks out at two. Boom drop by Kingston. Kingston calls for Trouble in Paradise. Jey counters with a Superkick. Jimmy immediately hits a frog splash. Kingston somehow kicks out!
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— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2022
Catch up on last week’s coverage here: WWE RAW Results (12/27/21)
Kingston tweaks his knee. Jimmy chop blocks Kingston. Jimmy traps Kingston in the Tequila Sunrise. Kingston manages to get to the bottom rope. Woods drags Jimmy out of the ring and tosses him into the stairs. Kingston rolls up Jey three times but Jey won’t stay down. Woods and Kingston hit their backbreaker/top rope double stomp combo. Jey kicks out! Jimmy sends Woods out of the ring. The Usos double superkick Kingston. The Usos land a double Uso Splash. Woods leaps in out of nowhere and breaks up the pin. Both teams meet in the middle of the ring and slug it out. Woods leaps into a Superkick. The Uso hit a DUDLEY DEATH DROP (!?!??!) for the win!
Winner and STILL SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Usos!
Backstage, Big E says it doesn’t matter how many people they line up and he will knock every one of them down. He will find a way to leave STILL the WWE Champion.
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— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2022
