WWE Extreme Rules 2022 Results, Live Match Card Updates, Review, And Surprises

It’s time for things to get a little extreme as WWE is hosting the PLE/PPV Extreme Rules. However, unlike previous versions of this event, WWE is making Extreme Rules 2022 special: Every match has a gimmick. Check below for our live coverage of every match and a review to go along with it. Right now, you can watch the Kickoff Show below for free.

Taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, some of your favorite WWE wrestlers will appear in this very streamlined event, as there are only six matches on the card. One of the most-anticipated bouts on the card is Bianca Belair defending her Raw Women’s Championship against Bayley in a ladder match. Of course, there’s a very good chance we’ll see Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL cause problems for Belair.

There could also be some huge surprises over the course of the evening. No, we probably won’t see someone drive a tractor to the ring again, but there have been a lot of rumors that the current White Rabbit mystery happening on WWE programming may be leading to the return of Bray Wyatt. However, it’s also been reported to be like a dozen other wrestlers, so who knows. But considering Extreme Rules used to be called “The Horror Show,” and that was a whole thing with The Fiend, maybe Wyatt is returning?

If you’re pumped for Extreme Rules in the US, and want to watch, you can buy it through your satellite or cable provider, or watch it on the Peacock streaming service. And although Peacock does have a free tier, you will not be able to watch the WWE event through that. You’ll need a Premium ($5 a month, with ads) or Premium Plus Peacock ($10 a month, no ads) account. Regardless of which tier you choose, there will be a few WWE-related ads throughout the show.

There are multiple ways to watch Peacock . Aside from watching it on mobile devices and a PC, you can stream the service on Amazon Fire devices, Android TV, Apple TV, LG Smart TVs, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xfinity, and more.

For those abroad watching the PPV, you still get to watch it on the WWE Network, you lucky ducks.

Match card:

• Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey (Extreme Rules Match for the Smackdown Women’s Championship)
• Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley (Ladder Match for the Raw Women’s Championship)
• Matt Riddle vs. Seth Rollins (Inside the Fight Pit with Special Guest Referee Daniel Cormier)
• Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross (Strap Match)
• Edge vs. Finn Bálor (I Quit Match)
• The Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium (Six-Man Tag Team Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match)

If you want to learn more about every single bout on the card for Extreme Rules, check out this week’s episode of Wrestle Buddies. This week, GameSpot’s professional wrestling podcast takes an in-depth look at each bout and predicts who will win and lose. Additionally, PredictionBot 3000 v4.0 is back, making nonsensical predictions for the event.

Below, you’ll find outcomes for each Extreme Rules match as it happens. Keep checking in with GameSpot over the evening as we update the results and add reviews for every match.

Kickoff Show

The preshow begins at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET. We’ll link the YouTube video below when it arrives so you can watch it live. Additional Extreme Rules card notes from the Kickoff Show will be posted below.

• Fight Pit is main event of Extreme Rules.

Main Card

The Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium (Six-Man Tag Team Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match)

The Brawling Brutes win by pin.

Mat: Finally, the Goode Ol’ Fashioned Donnybrook Match we’ve all been waiting for. I hope it’s as impactful as a Chicago Street Fight… or a Hollywood Backlot Brawl. Listen, we knew exactly what we were getting into with this match, regardless of what it was called. It’s a bunch of chaps having a go at one another.

This match has no right to be as good as it is nor go on as long as it did. It just needed to warm up the crowd. However, we got one of the more memorable brawls in WWE history that was wildly fun. I am a little disappointed that the barrels weren’t knocked over, or rolled at someone, but this was a balls to the wall battle that was a ton of fun to watch. (Chris mentioned to me the barrels being rolled at someone was done at All Out. But like, I don’t care. I want it again.)

Anyway, Shane McMahon is the White Rabbit, right?

7.5/10

Chris: Why was there a picture of Sheamus’s grandfather at ringside with the barrels and stuff? Michael Cole noted that Imperium destroyed it, but I blame Sheamus for putting it there. Anyway, this is the perfect way to kick off what looks like a show full of banger matches because it perfectly sets the tone for a wild night of action. I love how this turned into a Sheamus showcase. He was down and out, then came back and destroyed everyone in his way, including Gunther.

What’s especially great about this match is it’s essentially a street fight and the ringside area was filled with potential weapons, but the action was largely just these six people smacking the crap out of each other. Don’t get me wrong, there were still some weapons, especially in the home stretch of the match, but so much of the physicality was done with fists that it made both teams look even stronger.

It also helps that the feud between the Brawling Brutes and Imperium is still very engaging. We want to see these people beat each other up. And the right team–the Brutes–won here. This keeps Sheamus alive as an Intercontinental Championship contender and goes to show the Brutes aren’t to be messed with.

8/10

Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey

(Extreme Rules Match for the Smackdown Women’s Championship)

Rousey wins by submission.

Mat: So the buildup to this match was Rousey calling Morgan “Hooters Barbie” a lot. But like, isn’t that kinda redundant? Now, I haven’t stepped into a Hooters since literally my 18th birthday back in ye olde year of 2000, but to the best of my recollection, you had to look like Barbie to work there. That whole place was originally built on pretty women working there. It’s like calling someone as an insult “Topless Chippendale’s dancer.”

This feels like Morgan’s first PPV/PLE match where she really feels like a champ in the way she works in the ring and fights against a former champion, Rousey. There’s a lot of confidence in her now, and I loved seeing Morgan have some major moments of dominating Rousey. I don’t care for the Rousey win, but I really like the finish here. It doesn’t make Morgan look weak, as she passed out–she didn’t tap–and we’re getting a heel championship run by way of Rousey.

Anyway, Bo Dallas is the White Rabbit, right?

6.5/10

Chris: Ronda’s way of showing she’s better than Liv Morgan is to slut shame her by calling her “Hooters Barbie,” which is the absolute lamest insult of all time. But let’s be honest, Ronda’s never been a good talker.

But let’s talk about this actual match. I genuinely dig that Ronda avoided weapons at first, while Liv tried to use them. I loved Liv using the fire extinguisher and that Ronda finally put the bat to work. Still, the problem with the bat is that if this was an actual baseball bat, all of their bones would be smashed, which I can only assume they’re not. Swap the bat with a kendo stick and you have a much more believable moment.

Even still, this was one of the most memorable outings for both of these women in recent memory. It’s not often you see Ronda pushed as a competitor, but her matches with Liv have done that, which makes Liv look even stronger as a champion. You can label them fluke wins all you want, she’s done what few in WWE have been able to.

I don’t think Ronda should have won here because it’s more interesting to keep the title on Liv, but we don’t all get what we want. Whatever the case, what’s important going forward is WWE acknowledging all Liv overcame during her reign and keeping her spotlighted in a way to build her up for another shot.

6.5/10

Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross (Strap Match)

Kross wins by pin.

Mat: Strap in for this one! Get it? Look, the match hasn’t started at the point of me writing these words, but I’m like 99.9% sure that McIntyre is going to cut the strap with his sword. Why is he still bringing that to the ring, anyway?

Normally, I write a little here and there while the match was going on, but I was really just enjoying the match. Kross is fantastic to watch wrestling, and I love hearing him talk trash to his opponents. McIntyre is very much the super babyface here that kids love to cheer for–and I’m sure plenty of adults do too. The finish with the pepper spray was a bit silly, but I guess it works here. Overall, just a solid match, but not anything to write home about. Also, McIntyre never cut the strap with his sword.

Anyway, Joe Gacy is the White Rabbit, right?

6/10

Chris: FALL AND PRAY! I love Karrion Kross. I do not love Drew McIntyre’s sword nonsense. I’m also not a fan of the rules for this match. Instead of a traditional strap match, where in order to win you have to touch all four corners of the ring, this can be won via pinfall or submission only. That’s not nearly as exciting.

At least they started the match with a brawl through the crowd, though, so that helps. And from there, they just beat the snot out of each other for a while, which, honestly, what more could you possibly want? Well, for one, a more satisfying ending. Granted, this cements Kross and Scarlett as serious heel threats. What’s more, it means we need a rematch in some manner of match that will make sure Scarlett can’t get involved. That should be fun.

6.5/10

Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley

(Ladder Match for the Raw Women’s Championship)

Match in progress

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