WWE Raw 3/9 Live Results: Judgment Day turn on Finn Balor, Bayley wins Gauntlet

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March 9, 2026
Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA

By: John Kleinchester

WWE Raw Results

  • Women’s Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Gauntlet Match: Bayley over Asuka via Roseplant in 37:11
  • Intercontinental Championship: Penta over El Grande Americano via Springboard Mexican Destroyer in 12:13

 

Dance of the Masked Men

WWE Raw from Seattle kicked off with Adam Pearce calling out Seth Rollins to the ring. Around twenty masked men appeared at ringside and stormed the ring. They all danced around weirdly until Rollins remained, unmasking.

Pearce said what Rollins has been doing is unacceptable because he is not medically cleared. This brought out Logan Paul and Austin Theory, the two remaining Vision members. The masked men jumped into the ring and danced around again, allowing Rollins to escape. The Vision argued with Adam Pearce when LA Knight appeared, but was quickly double-teamed. This brought out The Usos, and the three faces cleared the ring. 

 

Backstage, The Usos said they didn’t care about Seth Rollins, Logan Paul, or Austin Theory. They were asked if they had anything to say about CM Punk’s comments last week about Reigns. Jey said they didn’t, but Jimmy stopped him and said they did as they stormed off. 

Women’s Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Gauntlet Match

The first match of the night was the Gauntlet Match, with the winner becoming the #1 Contender for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. For some reason, the Intercontinental title was placed at ringside with no AJ Lee anywhere in sight. This is usually done when the match is for the title, not for a #1 Contenders match.

Starting things off were Lyra Valkyria and Iyo Sky. Both women jockeyed for control of the matchup, and Valkyria took control with a dive to the outside as the show went to break. Upon return, Sky went for Over the Moonsault, but Valkyria was able to stop her.  Valkyria went for the Nightwing, but it was countered, and Sky hit the Over the Moonsault for the win at the 9:21 mark. 

Next out was Raquel Rodriguez, and Sky jumped her before she got into the ring. Rodriguez hit Sky with a giant shoulder tackle as the show went back to a commercial. Sky was in control as the show returned, with Sky setting up for Over the Moonsault, but Liv Morgan appeared and distracted Sky. This brought out Stephanie Vaquer, who fought Liv to the back. Raquel was also distracted by this, and Sky rolled her up at 16:07. Rodriguez took out her frustrations on Sky, sending her into the ring post and slamming her on the apron. 

Next out was Ivy Nile, who immediately pinned Sky at 17:22. Bayley was next and went to check on Iyo Sky, but was jumped by Ivy Nile. Things went back and forth for quite some time until Nile executed a delayed vertical suplex on Bayley that got a reaction from the crowd. Finally, Bayley hit the Bayley-to-Belly to eliminate Nile at 27:43. This was clunky with a number of spots that didn’t quite work. 

Asuka and Kairi Sane were out next, and Bayley hit a dive onto Asuka, where it looked like Asuka took Bayley’s elbow straight to her teeth. Sane got involved behind the referee’s back as the show went to commercial again. Asuka and Bayley exchanged submission moves until Bayley hit the Bayley-to-Belly, but Asuka was able to kick out. Sane went to interfere again, and Valkyria returned, taking out Sane with a running dropkick. Bayley hit the Roseplant on Asuka and picked up the win. Bayley goes on to face AJ Lee next week. 

During a commercial break, Nattie was interviewed and was jumped by Maxxine Dupri. 

Danhausen approached Original Grande Americano backstage and asked to try on his mask. Americano told him to leave, and Danhausen cursed him. Just as this happened, Rayo and Bravo appeared and started tailing Americano. 

Intercontinental Championship

The next match was Penta defending his newly-won Intercontinental Championship against the aforementioned Original Grande Americano. Before the match, Penta cut a promo thanking everyone for their support and that the title was the result of sacrifice and believing in yourself. Ludwig Kaiser then emerged instead of Chad Gable, and the announcers were incredibly confused despite seeing the Danhausen curse just a few minutes earlier. 

Americano maintained control through a commercial break, and Penta mounted a comeback as the show returned. Penta picked up the win after hitting a Lungblower and a Springboard Mexican Destroyer. 

A pre-taped promo from Stephanie Vaquer aired with her response to Liv Morgan’s promo last week. Vaquer said that they took different roads to get to WWE, but the difference is that Liv has become lazy. Backstage, Liv reacted to the video when Dominik entered, asking where Balor was. McDonagh went to look for him, and Dominik said he had to go to the ring to get something off his chest. 

During the commercial, Danhausen came out to the ring and threw shirts to the crowd. He said any fans who didn’t get a shirt had to buy one or be cursed. 

Airing the Dirty Dom Laundry

Dominik came down to the ring to demand a rematch against Penta and then blamed Finn Balor for his loss. This summoned Balor, who appeared alongside McDonagh. Balor admitted that it was his fault that Dom lost the IC title, but he was trying to teach him a lesson. Balor said maybe Rey was right and Dom was just a spoiled prick. Dom pie-faced Dom and Balor hit him with a kick. JD tried to stop things, but Balor hit Dom with a Sling Blade. McDonagh then clotheslined Balor, and all four members of Judgment Day (minus Perez) beat Balor down. Dom grabbed the bell hammer and nailed Balor with it. Mysterio put the hammer in his shoe and hit Balor with a 619. They continued, hitting Balor with a chair and splashes from the top rope. 

Adam Pearce was complimenting Je’Von Evans on his performance in the Chamber when Kofi Kingston and Grayson Waller approached him. Kingston told Waller to give them a minute and apologized for what happened, saying he reminded him of a younger version of himself. Kingston said he need thed the right team around him and to think about it. 

 

Bayley and Lyra Valkyria were interviewed backstage, and Bayley thanked Lyra for the assist in taking out Kairi Sane. Bayley said that Lyra could be her first opponent when she wins, and Lyra seemed perturbed by it all. 

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