WWE Raw Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for January 23

Bayley Interview

Bayley has a previously recorded sit-down interview with Corey Graves. She talks about her experience getting to the WWE and how it amazes her that she’s in large venues for Raw.

Bayley says her fandom of WWE isn’t a negative, which Charlotte tried playing off last Monday. She goes into detail about this and dates back to her time as a kid watching the shows. Then her nerves are brought up, but mentions that the fans help her get over this.

Graves asks if Bayley can take the Raw Women’s Championship at Royal Rumble, and responds with that she has defeated Charlotte before, and will do so again.

A much better environment for Bayley (and Charlotte later on) than doing another in-ring promo. Last Monday’s with Poetry Slam 101 didn’t go over quite well, and was a roller-coaster in terms of quality. Getting these two off camera before their match is for the best and should add more backstory than anything they’ve done on the microphone so far.

Seth Rollins Backstage

Mick Foley approaches Rollins that he will have a match with Sami Zayn next. Foley brings up the Royal Rumble stipulation and says if Zayn wins, he gets Rollins’ spot in Sunday’s match.

Well, this pretty much guarantees that the Underdog from the Underground is not going to get into the Rumble. They aren’t going to take Rollins’ spot away, right? Triple H isn’t going to randomly appear on the last episode of WWE Raw before the PPV, right?