Here are the WWE Raw results for January 21, 2019. The go-home show from the last Raw before the Royal Rumble featured Alexa Bliss announcing her return to the ring, Braun Strowman against Finn Bálor, Raw Tag Team Championship match and more.
WWE Raw Results:
- Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came down the ring, and Heyman recapped last week's events, where Finn Bálor pinned John Cena and Cena in turn said he believes in Bálor. Vince McMahon interrupted Heyman and compared Bálor-Lesnar to David and Goliath. Braun Strowman came out and told Lesnar if he still has the belt after Sunday, he'll be waiting to tear him apart. Bálor then came to the ring and said he knows McMahon doesn't believe in him, but he believes in his ability to beat Lesnar. Before he could leave the ring, McMahon announced Bálor would take on Strowman next.
1. Finn Bálor defeated Braun Strowman via disqualification. Lesnar F-5'd Bálor after he hit the Coup de Grâce on Strowman.
- Bobby Lashley celebrated winning the Intercontinental championship by posing. Apollo Crews broke up the celebration by challenging Lashley to a match. Lio Rush said he isn't in Lashley's league, but said if he could beat the champ in a pose off, they might give him a match. Lashley attacked Crews, but he reversed the champ and tossed him out of the ring. Rush then tried to hit Crews, but Crews picked him up and threw him out of the ring onto Lashley.
2. Bobby Lashley defeated Apollo Crews. Lio Rush caused a distraction, and when Crews picked him up over his head, Lashley connected on the spear for the pinfall. Seth Rollins walked out to the ring during Lashley's victory celebration.
- Seth Rollins said even though he's a longshot, he's going to win the Royal Rumble. Drew McIntyre came out and offered a rebuttal. He said there is a zero percent chance Rollins would win the Rumble because of his wrestling style.
3. Seth Rollins defeated Drew McIntyre. Rollins pinned McIntyre with a rollup.
- The Revival talked with Vince McMahon, where they requested one more shot at the tag titles. Curt Hawkins tried talking with McMahon, but McMahon said he wouldn't get a match, but could try putting up the ring or being the guest referee for the Revival.
- Dean Ambrose said he owns the Road to WrestleMania and the Royal Rumble will be his one shining moment.
4. Lucha House Party defeated Jinder Mahal and the Singh Brothers. Gran Metalik defeated Sunil Singh by pinfall following a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
- Elias tried to play a song, but Baron Corbin kept interrupting him.
5. Baron Corbin defeated Elias. Corbin connected on the End of Days for the pinfall.
- Alexa Bliss announced the Women's Royal Rumble participants. Bliss invited out Nia Jax for a Moment of Bliss, but Ember Moon, Alicia Fox, Mickie James, the Riott Squad, Dana Brooke, Tamina Snuka and Nikki Cross all came out to the stage to stake their claim as the winner of Sunday's rumble. The women brawled from the stage into the back before Bliss announced she is returning to the ring for the Royal Rumble match. Lacey Evans then walked out and announced she's going to win the match, not Bliss.
- Titus O'Neil attempted to explain why he's going to win the Royal Rumble.
6. Heavy Machinery defeated The Ascension. Heavy Machinery landed the Compactor on Viktor for the pinfall.
7. Raw Tag Team Championship Match: Bobby Roode and Chad Gable (c) defeated The Revival with special guest referee Curt Hawkins. Gable rolled up Scott Dawson after Hawkins broke up Dash Wilder tried to hold him up through the ropes. After the match, the Revival attacked Hawkins and Zack Ryder made the save.
- Ronda Rousey said Sasha Banks is too busy being a boss than learning what it takes to be a champion.
8. Sasha Banks and Bayley defeated Ronda Rousey and Natalya. Banks tapped out Natalya with the Banks Statement.
