3/9 WWE in Rochester, N.Y.: Newly turned heel Rousey vs. Riott, Braun vs. Corbin, Harper vs. Mojo, Balor vs. Lashley, Drew vs. Dean

WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT – “Road to WrestleMania Live”
MARCH 9, 2019
ROCHSTER, N.Y. AT BLUE CROSS ARENA
REPORT BY MATTHEW PRENTICE, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT

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Estimated attendance 5,000. Majority families with children.

(1) Sasha Banks & Bayley defeated Nia Jax & Tamina Snuka via pinfall to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles.

(2) Luke Harper pinned Mojo Rawley.

(3) Drew McIntyre defeated Dean Ambrose.

Moment of Bliss segment with Natalya.

(4) Natalya & Dana Brooke def. Alexa Bliss & Lacey Evans via submission.

(5) Finn Balor pinned Bobby Lashley to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Intermission

(6) The Revival defeated Bobby Roode & Chad Gable to retain WWE Raw Tag Team Championship in a two-out-of-three falls match.

(7) Ronda Rousey defeated Ruby Riott via submission to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship. Rousey was given the big star reaction but did not acknowledge and played subtle heel for the 5 minutes she was in front of the crowd. Before exiting for backstage, she turned and gave the crowd the DX crotch chop.

(8) Braun Strowman pinned Baron Corbin in a no DQ match.

Final Thoughts: Approximately three hours bell-to-bell. The show was well-paced and crowd was hot for all the faces.

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