Balor took pleasure in punishing a defenseless Edge with kendo stick shots to the back. Riddle should just win a fun scrap here. SmackDown Women's Championship -- Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey (Extreme Rules): A particularly intense Rousey did not take her eyes off Morgan from the moment the champion made her entrance. This feels like an excuse to let Morgan get a clean win and move past Rousey, though WWE deciding to just give the belt back to Rousey is in play as well. Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Austin Theory, The Bloodline appear, DX's 25th Anniversary celebration", "10/24 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair vs. Bayley in a non-title match, Karl Anderson vs. Finn Balor", "WWE adds two title matches to Crown Jewel", "10/14 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Bray Wyatt's return, Sheamus vs. Ricochet vs. Karrion Kross vs. Solo Sikoa in a four-way for a shot at the Intercontinental Championship, Kofi Kingston vs. Sami Zayn, LA Knight vs. Mansoor", "10/17 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley, Seth Rollins vs. Matt Riddle for the U.S. Championship, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. "Alpha Academy" Chad Gable and Otis, Dexter Lumis vs. One of the bout's most impactful moments came when Bayley ran along the ring apron and landed an elbow drop to Belair across a ladder outside. Rousey prevented Morgan from reaching a baseball bat that was near the ring post. The tables were turned shortly after as Cormier threatened Rollins for laying his hand on the guest official. Their intercontinental title match at Clash at the Castle stole the show and a one-on-one rematch is scheduled for the SmackDown preceding Extreme Rules. Rollins' anger boiled over after Riddle cost him the match and he challenged Riddle to name the time and place for a rematch. Jump into DraftKings' $10K . Click here for more information or by calling 1-855-346-7388. Unfortunately, the match disintegrated into a brawl way too soon. At that point, Riddle threw down the challenge for a match in the Fight Pit at Extreme Rules. By Sean Rueter @s1rude Oct 8, 2022, 10:38pm EDT. Raw and SmackDown's shows were moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida with no fans in attendance,[21] although in late May, the promotion began using Performance Center trainees to serve as the live audience,[22] which was further expanded to friends and family members of the wrestlers in mid-June. As Bayley was ascending the ladder, Belair lifted it up, causing Bayley to fall onto the ropes. Edge then told Balor that he will always come back, despite The Judgement Day repeatedly vowing to end his career. Rollins continued to lay on the punishment with a Rob Van Dam-inspired frog splash off the cage wall. Happy birthday @mikethemiz!Sincerely, @DexterWWE & @GrittyNHL#ExtremeRules pic.twitter.com/GGuNQMh6Ni. Edge vs. Finn Balor (I Quit Match): Balor repeatedly targeted Edge's knee early. Morgan then retrieved the bat and attempted to strike Rousey with it, however, Rousey fended Morgan off. [1], In the main event, Matt Riddle fought Seth "Freakin" Rollins in a Fight Pit match with Daniel Cormier as the special guest referee. It appeared as if Balor was at a breaking point before Judgment Day members Damian Priest and Dominick Mysterio interfered. Balor took pleasure in punishing a defenseless Edge with kendo stick shots to the back. Despite this reality, WWE has gone back to the well yet again. Let's take a closer look at who our CBS Sports experts predict will come out on top at WWE Extreme Rules, which begins Saturday at 8 p.m. [8], In April 2011, WWE ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism,[9] and in August, the first brand extension was dissolved. WHAT TIME DOES EXTREME RULES START? [24] It featured horror-themed matches, including the main event, which was a cinematically produced match, a Wyatt Swamp Fight between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman, a hardcore match held at a swamp. The event received generally positive reviews from critics, who gave high praise to the six-man Donnybrook match and the "I Quit" match, the latter for its dark tone and ending, but felt the SmackDown Women's Championship match was the weakest of the night. Miz snapped and attacked Gritty, however, Dexter Lumis, appeared behind Miz and applied a chokehold on Miz. Edge earned himself a much-needed break by driving Balor's head into a corner-planted chair. A compromised McIntyre was helpless as Kross clocked him with a fight-ending Kross Hammer forearm to the back of the head. They should get the win here. WWE may have just pencilled the greatest return in pro-wrestling history strictly in terms of presentation. Read on for our exclusive 2022 WWE Extreme Rules odds and predictions. One of the bout's most impactful moments came when Bayley ran along the ring apron and landed an elbow drop to Belair across a ladder outside. [4][5], The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Watch 2022 WWE Extreme Rules. [38], Also on the following SmackDown, Sheamus competed in a fatal four-way match to earn another opportunity at Gunther's Intercontinental Championship. [3] On June 13, 2022, that October event was announced as Extreme Rules and it would take place on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;[4][5] Philadelphia was the home of the former ECW promotion from 1993 to 2001. Bayley then used Belair's ponytail to send her into the ladder and attempted to retrieve the title belt, but Belair recovered and attacked Bayley with her ponytail. The events generally feature at least one "Extreme Rules" match with no holds barred. [25][26][27][28] Critics also praised the variety of stipulation matches, unlike the previous year's event, which only had one hardcore-based match. 12:56 pm ET, at In the end, as McIntyre attempted to perform a Claymore Kick on Kross, Scarlett stood in front of McIntyre and incapacitated McIntyre with pepper spray. Seth Freakin Rollins Inside the Fight Pit, Bray Wyatt makes a shocking return to WWE, Brawling Brutes bring Fight Night to Imperium in Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match. The main event was moderately praised, with most feeling that more could have been done with the stipulation. With Ripley taunting Edge with the key, The Judgment Day (Blor, Priest, and Dominik) then beat down a defenseless Edge. Bayley removed a piece of her knee brace to attack Belair with; however, Belair flattened Bayley with the KOD. Lumis then assisted Gritty to his feet, who kicked Miz before walking away with Lumis. McIntyre had enough and challenged Kross to a strap match on the Sept. 23 episode of SmackDown. Modified Oct 07, 2022 19:45 IST. ET)Watch live:Peacock. Kross once again laid out McIntyre and accepted the challenge. The superstars made the most of the stipulation. It'll begin at 8 pm EST with an hour-long kickoff show beforehand. Props for WWE for trying to give her an edge, but she has yet to recover her momentum in the aftermath of SummerSlam. Seth Rollins vs. Riddle (Fight Pit): Riddle took a mixed martial arts stance to start the fight. section: | slug: 2022-wwe-extreme-rules-results-recap-grades-bray-wyatt-returns-ronda-rousey-reclaims-title-in-wild-show | sport: other | route: live_blog_single | ET from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and streams. [23] With the change in location and format, WWE titled the 2020 event as The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. Rousey snatched the bat and considered using it before sliding it outside of the ring. Edge -- Grade: A, . In fact, most of the championships aren't. ET / 1 a.m. GMT (Sunday) WWE Extreme Rules begins at 8 p.m. The television set inside the Fun House turned on and a masked figure, together with distorted imagery, appeared asking twice "who killed the world?" It was a cathartic moment when Sheamus finally got his revenge on GUNTHER by smacking him across the neck with the shillelagh. Edge appeared primed to defeat Balor by utilizing a piece of a steel chair for a crossface submission hold, but Ripley distracted Edge by clocking Phoenix with brass knuckles. 1The main event match, which was the Wyatt Swamp Fight, was pre-recorded at an undisclosed location about two hours outside of Orlando on July 1617. 9:46 pm ET, at Extreme Rules 2022 was a fun show. Midway through, Belair performed a Kiss of Death on Bayley. Expect Kross to have his hand raised in a hard-hitting match. The 2022 Extreme Rules is the 14th annual Extreme Rules professional wrestling pay-per-view and live-streaming event produced by WWE. Michael Cole & Corey Graves are your Premium Live Event. Kross needs this win more than McIntyre does. [7] This year's event also moved Extreme Rules up to the late April/early May slot to replace Backlash as the post-WrestleMania pay-per-view event. Take a look below at the confirmed and predicted matches, and be sure to check out our WWE Extreme Rules staff predictions at this link here. [16] It would in turn be the only Extreme Rules event during the second brand split to be a brand-exclusive show, as following WrestleMania 34 the following year, brand-exclusive pay-per-views were discontinued. They rematched at SummerSlam, with Rousey dominating Morgan and locking her in an armbar that forced Morgan to tap out. The action finally spilled back into the ring, following a detour into the crowd, with Balor in firm control. Rousey then won a five-way elimination match on SmackDown to earn another shot at Morgan at Extreme Rules. 10:48 pm ET, at [10] Due to pinning the champion, Bayley challenged Belair to a ladder match for the Raw Women's Championship at Extreme Rules, and Belair accepted. Beth Phoenix emerged, saving her husband from further damage. The Brutes put a fun twist on Sheamus' trademark clubbing blows as all three members beat GUNTHER like a drum. Rollins played mind games with Riddle, mocking his foe from the second level of the Fight Pit. The Miz rejected the offering over multiple segments. Edge laid out his foes with a spear through the apron that took out all three men. Liv Morgan vs. Ronda Rousey looks to headline Extreme Rules 2022. Pick: Karrion Kross wins-- Mahjouri (also Brookhouse), The Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium (Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match), There's nothing wrong with a wild clash between two groups of brawlers. McIntyre whipped Kross mercilessly until Scarlett's intervention gave Kross the opening to take over. Some of the other hardcore matches may have technically had the same or very similar rules as an Extreme Rules match, but were not stipulated as such (for example, a No Holds Barred match, which was held at the inaugural 2009 event).