WWE Raw Results
September 30, 2024
Evansville, Indiana (Ford Center)
Commentary: Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever. Together.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
Pre-Show Arrivals
CM Punk is in the Ford Center. His opponent this Saturday at Bad Blood, Drew McIntyre, is also shown arriving earlier today. Braun Strowman entered the arena while walking his dog. He’ll face “Big” Bronson Reed in a Last Monster Standing match. Reed is also shown arriving.
We go live into the Ford Center to see Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett in the ring. Barrett tells the people to enjoy the arena while they can because once the monsters are done with it, it will never be the same again. Barrett then welcomes everyone to Monday Night Raw. Tessitore mentions the title change from last week.
Video: Last week on Raw, “Main Event” Jey Uso defeated Bron Breakker for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, securing his first singles title.
Arena Concourse
WWE Intercontinental Champion Jey Uso is in the arena concourse, with fans surrounding him. Uso is fired up, and his son is by his side.
New WWE Intercontinental Champion “Main Event” Jey Uso makes an appearance
WWE Intercontinental Champion “Main Event” Jey Uso enters through the crowd and has the crowd fired up. The ring has no LED ring posts or aprons tonight. The crowd gives him a huge ovation and chants, “You deserve it!” Uso soaks it all in. Uso says, “The Intercontinental Champion, ‘Main Event’ Jey Uso, is now in your city!” This is his first singles championship. He’ll fight every week for it and anyone who wants it. YEET! Uso looks taken aback and is pacing the ring. Uso thanks the crowd for having his back through all the years. He loves them. YEET!
Tonight, he got to come out to the ring with his son Jayce by his side. It was a hard road to get here. His family made it hard for him. Roman Reigns made it hard for him. His whole life, he was just a twin. His whole wrestling career, he was just a twin. They didn’t know him, but they know him now. Uso is very emotional here. His biggest fan is his mother. Uso removes his glasses. He spoke to his mom. She told him to go out there and show them who he is. She told him to go out there and get it. Uso got it. Uso says, “Momma, we did it.” Yeet.
Bron Breakker’s music hits, and the former WWE Intercontinental Champion makes his way to the ring. Breakker says he’s not here to spoil the fun or crash the party. Breakker is out here because of the respect he has for the championship. The lineage of the title goes back a long way. After battling it out with Uso last week, he’s also got the same respect for him. Breakker told the world a few weeks ago how much the title meant to him. The right superstar should walk out with the title. That night, Uso was the better man. Breakker won’t spear him or attack him. Breakker wanted to be the first one out as a competitor and colleague to congratulate him. Breakker extends his hand, and Uso looks unsure. Uso thinks about it, and they shake hands.
Breakker turns to leave the ring, but Uso stops him. Uso walks up to him and says there are some dogs in Indiana. The crowd barks, which makes Breakker smile. Breakker then walks off.
Replay: Last week on Raw, Xavier Woods got in Rey Mysterio’s face. Mysterio then challenged him to a fight.
WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio makes his entrance. He’ll face Xavier Woods for the first time next.
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Raw will go to two hours starting next week and through the end of the year.
Video: Earlier today, Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan was outside with “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio by his low rider. JD McDonagh and Carlito were wondering if they’d seen Finn Bálor. Mysterio called Bálor on the phone. Bálor said he was having travel issues, but that issue Morgan wanted to take care of was handled.
Rey Mysterio vs. Xavier Woods
The bell rings, and they lock up. Woods twists the arm, but Mysterio uses the ropes to flip through the pressure. Woods sends him into the ropes and connects with a dropkick for a one-count. Woods head-butts the legend and puts him in the corner. Mysterio flips through a back suplex and shoves him to the corner. Mysterio charges, but Woods boots him back. Mysterio quickly fights back with a head-scissor takeover. Mysterio shoulders him in the midsection and hits another head-scissor takeover to knock him out of the ring. Mysterio knocks him back at ringside and comes off the apron with a flying seated senton.
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We return from the break to see Mysterio and Woods exchanging punches and kicks. Woods kicks him in the midsection and goes for a slam, but Mysterio elbows out of it. Mysterio goes for the ropes, but Woods pulls him back. Mysterio elbows him in the face and hits the ropes. Woods grabs him, but Mysterio counters with an arm drag out of the ring. Mysterio then hits an Asai Moonsault! Mysterio gets Woods in the ring and heads to the top rope. Mysterio hits a flying seated senton, followed by a springboard cross-body block for a two-count. Mysterio shoulders him in the corner and starts the ten punches, but Woods counters by putting him in the electric chair position. Mysterio fights out and hits a hurricanrana into the ropes. Mysterio goes for a 619, but Woods ducks it. Mysterio sets up for a reverse DDT, but they fall over. Woods grabs at Mysterio and rips his mask off. Woods makes it look like that was an accident. Mysterio covers his face. Woods then rolls him up for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Xavier Woods
Xavier Woods leaves the ring and looks worried. Woods shouts, “I didn’t mean to!” Mysterio is upset with him.
Backstage Segment
Sonya Deville and Shayna Baszler walk up to Lyra Valkyria backstage. Deville says Valkyria has a big match against Zoey Stark. It’s a shame that she’ll be out there all alone without Natalya and Zelina Vega. Deville and Baszler will be out there. Valkyria doesn’t have to worry about Baszler. She doesn’t bite unless Deville tells her to. They walk off.
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Video: A mysterious logo is shown. The voice says to prepare yourself.
Backstage Segment
Kofi Kingston catches up with Xavier Woods and asks if he purposely pulled Rey Mysterio’s mask off. Woods says he would never do that. Woods respects Mysterio. Woods was hoping Kingston would congratulate him. Kingston congratulates him. Kingston says that speaking of opportunities, Jey Uso offered him an Intercontinental Championship match next week on Raw. Woods says he’ll be by his side as he climbs the mountaintop. Kingston says Woods won’t be by his side because he told Uso it should be Woods, so Woods has the match. Woods is fired up and says he can beat Jey Uso. As for tonight, he’d like to be by Kingston’s side against Chad Gable tonight. Kingston says they’ll go two for two tonight because New Day Rocks. Karrion Kross was watching from the background the whole time.
Lyra Valkyria vs. Zoey Stark w/ Pure Fusion Collective (Sonya Deville and Shayna Baszler)
The bell rings, and Stark powers Valkyria to the corner and hits some shoulder thrusts. Valkyria fights out and hits an arm drag. Stark pushes her into the ropes and trips her. Valkyria blocks a kick, and soon shoulder tackles her for a one-count. Valkyria applies a side headlock, but Stark counters with a backbreaker. Stark shoves her into the ropes, but Valkyria holds on. Valkyria sidesteps her to get her out of the ring. Valkyria hits a wrecking ball dropkick.
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We come back from the break to see a wide shot of the ring. The Hell in a Cell structure is hanging over the ring. Valkyria punches away at Stark and hits a running cross-body block. Valkyria lays her out with a pair of forearms before hitting a hurricanrana. Valkyria hits an enzuigiri and covers for a two-count. Stark stuns Valkyria with a strike and puts her in the corner. Valkyria drops her on the apron, but Stark kicks her in the face. Stark connects with a springboard missile dropkick for a near fall.
Stark goes for Z-360, but Valkyria blocks it and hits a German Suplex. Deville gets on the apron, so Valkyria knocks her down. The referee is distracted by Baszler. Valkyria rolls Stark up, but he doesn’t see it for a few moments. Valkyria picks up a two-count. Deville quickly knees Valkyria in the head. Stark quickly follows up with the Z-360 for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Zoey Stark
Pure Fusion Collective surrounds Valkyria, but Katana Chance (wearing a face guard) and Kayden Carter run down for the save. They lay Deville and Baszler beside each other and hit the Keg Stand. Chance and Carter are fired up.
Video: The awesome video promoting the Last Monster Standing match is shown.
Backstage Segment
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce is talking to an army of security guards. Pearce says he wants that match kept in the ring. CM Punk enters the frame and walks by him.
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Backstage Segment
Jackie Redmond is backstage with Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, and Lyra Valkyria. Chance says they broke her face, and they’ll get revenge against Pure Fusion Collective. Once they’re done with them, they’ll get their Women’s Tag Titles back. The Unholy Union walks up to them and says the titles belong to them. An irate Chance is held back.
CM Punk and Drew McIntyre speak before their Hell in a Cell match at Bad Blood
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce is in the ring with several security guards. The Hell in a Cell structure surrounds them. Part of his professional responsibilities is the delivery of main events and special attractions. This Saturday at Bad Blood, he plans on delivering one hell of a special attraction. CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will go to war inside Hell in a Cell. After that match, it will be over. To get to Saturday, they have to make it through tonight. There will be no physical battle between Punk and McIntyre in Evansville. The crowd boos. Pearce has given them the opportunity to give one final shot in this bitter war.
CM Punk is introduced first. The Second City Saint looks like he’s in a trance as he slowly approaches the Hell in a Cell structure. Punk somberly reaches out, touches the cell’s steel wall, and enters the structure. Punk climbs briefly up the side of one of the walls before getting down. Punk gets in the ring and shakes hands with Pearce.
“The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre is introduced next. McIntyre, with a stony look on his face, makes his way to the ring and enters the Hell in a Cell structure. Punk stares at his rival for the better part of 2024. Security guards stand between them.
Pearce asks if they have any last words. McIntyre says he’ll go first. A “CM Punk” chant picks up. McIntyre says Punk might be wondering why he’s wearing black. It’s not out of respect for Punk. McIntyre has zero respect for Punk. It’s out of respect for Punk’s wife. After Saturday, she’ll have to feed and bathe him. She’ll probably leave him. McIntyre says this is a tuxedo because he will be celebrating when he’s gone. Punk isn’t coming back this time. Punk has been back less than a year. He’s been injured for four months. Now, he’ll be gone for good. It’s all thanks to Drew McIntyre. The people have watched for ten months. Even after all the evidence, they still chant Punk’s name. Another “CM Punk” chant picks up. Roxanne Perez, the NXT Champion, idolized Punk. After spending some time with him, she changed her tune. McIntyre can see the hatred burning through Punk. Once upon a time, he was nothing but a blip on Punk’s radar. Punk hates him, and McIntyre hates Punk. McIntyre used to have no time for hate, but Punk taught him how to do it. Hate is a powerful weapon but dangerous in the long term. This Saturday, that hate will die with Punk.
McIntyre goes to leave, but he stops when he sees Punk take the microphone. Throughout his career, people have called him many things: “The Best in the World,” “The Second City Saint,” and “Voice of the Voiceless.” Tonight, Punk is voiceless. He has nothing to say to a piece of garbage like McIntyre except that he’s filled with so much rage when he looks at him. Punk can’t go home. Punk has been living in a hotel for four weeks because he cannot subject his wife to the man McIntyre has turned him into. McIntyre has turned him into the fictitious boogeyman that his harshest critics have labeled him. That’s who he needs to be on Saturday in Hell in a Cell to send McIntyre home to Scotland in a box. Punk wants McIntyre to remember and never forget that he prayed for all of this, and it happened. On Saturday, when he’s locked in the cell with Punk, and Punk has taken everything from him, he’ll be in a panic on his hands and knees. McIntyre will look up, and Punk will wipe the blood from his eyes to see him. McIntyre won’t be praying to God or the Devil. He’ll be praying to CM Punk. Punk says, “I will see you in hell!” McIntyre puts his head down before slowly looking up with fury.
Backstage Segment
Cathy Kelley is backstage with Braun Strowman. She asks if he’s feeling trepidatious heading into this match. Strowman says he doesn’t know what that word means. The Miz walks up. Last week, he had a match with Bronson Reed, but Strowman interrupted it. R-Truth walks up. This is his first appearance since Reed injured him. Strowman says he has a massive match. They started these problems, and he’ll finish it. Strowman walks off. Miz asks R-Truth what he’s doing here. R-Truth says he works here. Miz asks why he didn’t tell him. R-Truth says he doesn’t know. R-Truth texted Pearce since he’s been getting picked on by Karrion Kross. They’ll be taking on A-OP. Miz says it’s the Authors of Pain. R-Truth didn’t realize that but says the Awesome Truth is back. Miz doesn’t look that thrilled.
The Judgment Day makes their way to the ring. They’ll battle the LWO next.
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Backstage Segment
Cathy Kelley is backstage with Sami Zayn. Zayn says it hurts to be rejected and told he’s not on someone’s level, but Zayn knows how good he is. Zayn will not stop until he gets his chance at Gunther’s World Heavyweight Championship.
This Saturday, Finn Bálor will battle Damian Priest, and Liv Morgan will defend her Women’s World Championship against Rhea Ripley.
6-Man Tag Team Match
The Judgment Day (“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, Carlito, and World Tag Team Champion JD McDonagh) w/ Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan vs. The LWO (Dragon Lee, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro)
Cruz Del Toro starts against JD McDonagh. Del Toro takes it to the World Tag Team Champion. Del Toro kicks him down and heads to the top rope for a diving cross-body block. Joaquin Wilde tags in, but McDonagh quickly drives him to his corner. Carlito tags in, but Wilde throws Carlito into McDonagh. Wilde hits McDonagh with a neckbreaker, causing him to accidentally DDT Carlito. Mysterio runs in, but Wilde superkicks him. Dragon Lee comes off the top rope with a splash on Mysterio. Del Toro hits a springboard senton bomb onto McDonagh. Wilde then finishes it up with a 450 Splash on Carlito for a two-count.
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We come back from the break to see Wilde hit Mysterio with a DDT. Lee and McDonagh tag in. Lee knocks Carlito off the apron and boots McDonagh before hitting a hurricanrana. Mysterio runs in, but Lee hits him with a German Suplex. Lee rocks McDonagh with a knee to the face. Carlito attacks Lee, but Lee kicks him down in the corner and hits a slingshot dropkick. McDonagh knocks Lee back and goes to the top rope, but he loses his footing. Lee quickly puts him in the tree of woe and sends Mysterio and Carlito into him. Del Toro climbs to the top rope and hits The Judgment Day with Coast-to-Coast for a near fall!
The LWO is in the ring. Wilde takes out McDonagh with a somersault senton. Del Toro and Lee then hit Mysterio and Carlito with stereo suicide dives! Liv Morgan gets on the apron to distract the referee. Finn Bálor runs down and knocks Wilde off the top rope. McDonagh hits Wilde with the Devil Inside for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: The Judgment Day
The Judgment Day stands tall in the ring. The LWO is irate at ringside.
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The Judgment Day is still in the ring. They are doing a group hug. Bálor turns and looks into the camera. He heard what Damian Priest said last week about ripping his heart out. Priest should know he doesn’t have a heart. At Bad Blood, he’ll prove to the world that it was Priest who needed the Judgment Day. Priest needed Bálor. The Judgment Day never needed Damian Priest.
Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan says she’ll prove that she is a homewrecking, man-stealing, heartbreaking, title-taking, greatest Women’s Champion of all time. The crowd loudly boos her. At Bad Blood, Daddy Dom will…
“THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!”
Rhea Ripley saunters out to the stage. Ripley says she was with “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio for a long time. She knows all his dirty little secrets. She asks the production crew to bring out the shark cage for dramatic effect. The shark cage is brought out. Ripley says Mysterio is extremely claustrophobic. At Bad Blood, when he’s locked inside this shark cage, crying and soiling himself in his brand new merch, he’ll have the best seat in the house to watch his new girlfriend realize she’s not as good as Ripley. Mysterio will watch as she wins back the championship she never lost. As for tonight, she’s done talking.
Damian Priest sneaks into the ring and takes out Carlito and McDonagh. Priest then attacks Bálor. Mysterio and Morgan try to escape, but Ripley head-butts Morgan down. Ripley sends Mysterio into the barricade and throws him into the shark cage. Morgan tries to attack her, but Ripley scares her away. Ripley runs back and kicks Mysterio before opening the door. Mysterio begs her for mercy, but she throws him into the shark cage. Mysterio puts his feet up to stop her from closing the door. Morgan attacks Ripley from behind. They get into a big brawl on the stage.
In the ring, Priest powers Bálor to the corner and punches McDonagh and Carlito away. Bálor hits Priest with a Sling Blade and a Woo Dropkick. Priest regains his bearings and knocks Carlito down. Bálor hits a reverse DDT to take Priest down. McDonagh and Carlito hold Priest up. Bálor hits another Woo Dropkick and heads to the top rope. Bálor hits the Coup de Grâce. Bálor goes back to the top rope and hits another Coup de Grâce. Bálor heads up to the top rope for a third time and hits a third Coup de Grâce. Priest is in a lot of pain and holds his midsection. The Judgment Day stands tall over him.
Video: Sheamus says the only thing worse than getting cracked with a bat is having it done by a man he used to consider a brother. Sheamus still thinks of him as Butch. Pete Dunne has taken it too far and is on the wrong side of a Fight Night. Dunne is a dangerous little bastard. If he wants to play rough, he can do that. Sheamus challenges him to one final banger. Sheamus wants a Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match. Sheamus says, “So, what do you say, Butch?”
American Made makes their way to the ring. Chad Gable will battle Kofi Kingston next.
WWE extends its condolences to Pete Rose, who passed away today. He was 83 years old.
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Video: Damage CTRL is backstage. IYO SKY says they’re still the most dominant team in the Women’s Division. She’s in Bianca Belair’s head. They want their Tag Titles back.
Chad Gable w/ American Made (Brutus Creed, Julius Creed, and Ivy Nile) vs. Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods
The bell rings, and Gable quickly takes Kingston down with a waistlock. Kingston soon fights out, but Gable gets the better of him. Gable, a former Olympian, is the better mat wrestler. Gable hits the ropes, but Kingston leapfrogs him. Kingston goes for a second leapfrog, but Gable counters with a German Suplex attempt. Kingston flips through and soon hits a dropkick. Kingston hits a slingshot splash for a two-count. Gable rolls out of the ring to recover. Kingston hits the ropes for a suicide dive, but Gable forearms him in the face. Gable then delivers a German Suplex on the floor! Gable, who has a cut on his forehead, poses.
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We return from the break to see Gable hit a diving head-butt for a near fall. American Made is rooting Gable on from ringside. Gable attacks and whips him to the opposite corner, but Kingston scales the ropes and hits a missile dropkick.
Kingston pulls himself up and hits a pair of clotheslines, followed by a dropkick. Gable quickly fights back with an exploder suplex. Gable goes for Chaos Theory, but Kingston counters into a roll-up. Gable gets out and rolls him up for a two-count. They trade roll-ups back and forth. They soon bridge up, and Gable hits an impressive avalanche DDT for a near fall! Gable gets to his feet and charges, but Kingston stuns him with a pendulum kick. Kingston comes off the top rope, but Gable picks the ankle and applies an Ankle Lock. Kingston counters with a roll-up for a two-count. Kingston goes for Trouble in Paradise, but Gable blocks it and applies an Ankle Lock. Kingston rolls through and hits the SOS. Gable quickly grabs the bottom rope and pulls himself out of the ring before the three-count.
Xavier Woods roots Kingston on. Kingston goes to ringside and leaps off the steel steps to take out American Made. Kingston puts Gable in the ring. Julius Creed goes for a blindside, but Woods takes him out. Kingston gets in the ring, but Gable kicks him down. Gable charges, but Kingston sidesteps him. Kingston goes for Trouble in Paradise but crashes and burns when Woods trips Gable. Gable quickly gets up and hits Kingston with Chaos Theory for the win. Woods is upset with himself. He tried to help, but his help caused Kingston to lose.
Winner by Pinfall: Chad Gable
Video: Footage is shown of Seth “Freakin” Rollins appearing on Sunday Night Football last night on NBC. Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, and Liv Morgan also appeared at various football games.
Backstage Interview
Jackie Redmond is backstage with “Big” Bronson Reed. Reed congratulates Seth Rollins and hopes he comes back. Reed took months off his career. Next time, he’ll take years off his life. As for Braun Strowman, Reed apologizes for exposing him as the man he is. Reed is the last monster standing!
Backstage Segment
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce is talking to WWE officials. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther walks by him. We’ll hear from Gunther next.
Video: The Wyatt Sicks are shown in a mysterious video. The video says, “We see your intent, anger festering into rage. Do not go down this path. It ends in your demise. You know better. Do not force our hand. Heed our admonition.” Another QR code is shown. A veiled woman is shown. The veil falls off, and for a brief moment, it looks like Alexa Bliss is staring into the camera.
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World Heavyweight Champion Gunther addresses the crowd
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther makes his way to the ring.
Video: At a WWE Live Event from Columbus, Ohio, this past Saturday, Ilja Dragunov tore his ACL in a match against Gunther. He is expected to miss six to nine months.
Gunther says life as the World Heavyweight Champion has been fantastic. Gunther loves every aspect. Being the top guy, the luxuries, the money, and the amenities. The one thing he hates is the insults he has to deal with from Sami Zayn every week. Gunther could not ask for anyone more annoying than Sami Zayn.
Sami Zayn’s music hits, and he comes out to the stage. Zayn says if Gunther finds it so annoying to deal with him every week, there’s a very easy way to put an end to all of this once and for all. Zayn gets in the ring. All Gunther has to do is give him what he keeps asking for. Zayn wants Gunther to put the World Heavyweight Championship on the line. Zayn says Gunther won’t do it. Zayn knows why, and he thinks Gunther knows deep down. Zayn tells him to admit it. Gunther says he tried to tell Zayn and beat it into him. Zayn isn’t on his level. Zayn asks if he’s not on Gunther’s level, then how did he beat him at WrestleMania? Gunther beat everyone they put in front of him except him. Zayn pinned Gunther. Zayn says Gunther is scared it will happen again.
Gunther thinks about it for a few moments and looks at Zayn angrily. The crowd chants, “You’re a coward.” Gunther says Zayn is right: he is afraid. Gunther is not afraid of Zayn. Gunther is afraid for his reputation. After all the legendary things he did with the Intercontinental Champion, losing to the better man would have been no problem. Losing to Sami Zayn has been the biggest embarrassment of his career. Gunther was so busy embarrassing Zayn in front of his family that Zayn did it to him. Gunther also flew his family in, but he didn’t parade them around for sympathy. Once it was all done, he had to go to the back and look his father in the eye. Gunther states what his father said in German. Gunther had to look his father in the eye as he told him he flew from Vienna to Philadelphia to watch him lose to that bum, Sami Zayn. Zayn’s family is used to seeing him fail. Zayn’s family doesn’t expect anything from him. His family expects everything from him. Gunther is the golden goose of his family. He is Gunther. He is special. He is something Zayn will never be: the World Heavyweight Champion.
Zayn says Gunther is right about something. His family has watched him lose and get knocked down many times. Zayn always picks himself up and moves forward. What did Gunther do when he lost in front of his family? Gunther crumbled. Gunther didn’t ask for a rematch. Gunther tucked his tail and hid. He disappeared from WWE TV for months. Gunther didn’t show his face because he couldn’t. It’s all because his father made him feel like a loser. Now, Gunther is showing his father that he’s also a coward.
Gunther becomes irate and clotheslines him down. Gunther stomps him and removes his jacket. Gunther powers him to the corner and shouts at him. Zayn blocks a punch and punches back at the champion. Zayn grabs him and fights him to hit an exploder into the turnbuckles. Zayn backs up and charges for a Helluva Kick, but Gunther pops out of the corner and applies a Sleeper Hold! Gunther then spins him around and hits a VICIOUS Powerbomb! Zayn is unconscious! Gunther stands over him and says Zayn has his match. Gunther walks away, and Zayn sits up and says, “I got you!”
Video: Some of the signs from the crowd are shown.
The Awesome Truth makes their way to the ring. They’ll battle the Authors of Pain next.
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Tag Team Match
The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) vs. The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) w/ The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Scarlett, and Paul Ellering)
R-Truth charges Rezar and hits a pair of John Cena shoulder tackles, but Rezar doesn’t go down. R-Truth hits a back suplex powerbomb and hits the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. R-Truth tries to lift him for the Attitude Adjustment, but he can’t lift him. Rezar powers him up and hits a Dominator! Akam tags in and punches R-Truth down. R-Truth soon manages to get the better of the Authors of Pain.
The Miz tags in and prepares to attack Akam, but he turns around and boots R-Truth in the head! Karrion Kross laughs heartily from ringside. The crowd loudly boos Miz. Miz walks off and tears off his Awesome Truth shirt. The Authors of Pain hit R-Truth with What a Rush for the win. R-Truth was not the legal man and never made a legal tag to Miz, so that should not have happened.
Winners by Pinfall: The Authors of Pain
The Final Testament stands tall in the ring.
The commentators run down this Saturday’s Bad Blood card.
The Last Monster Standing match is next.
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Backstage Interview
Cathy Kelley is backstage with World Heavyweight Champion Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser. She mentions that Sami Zayn got under his skin, and there is a title match next week. In the background, we can see Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of The New Day arguing. Bron Breakker walks up to Gunther. Breakker says he just wanted to see Gunther for himself. Gunther says, “He really is a badass.” Breakker says he’ll see sooner than he thinks.
Next week on Raw
World Heavyweight Championship
Sami Zayn vs. “The Ring General” Gunther (c)
Good Ol’ Fashioned Donnybrook Match
Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Xavier Woods vs. “Main Event” Jey Uso (c)
“Big” Bronson Reed makes his way to the ring. This is the 47th Last Man Standing match in WWE history.
Braun Strowman makes his way to the ring. He is 4-0 in Last Man Standing matches.
Last Monster Standing
“Big” Bronson Reed vs. Braun Strowman
Strowman gets in the ring and immediately clotheslines Reed. Reed hits the ropes, ducks a clothesline, and hits a running forearm. That’s how this match starts. Reed gets out of the ring and charges Strowman, who rolled out of the ring to recover. Strowman sidesteps him and sends him into the steps. Strowman grabs the top half of the steps and smashes it twice into Reed’s face. Strowman climbs the steps and grabs Reed for a MASSIVE chokeslam through the commentary table! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… Reed gets to his feet. Reed shouts, “It’s going to take more than that!”
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We come back from the break to see Reed slam Strowman down. There are six chairs, set up seat to seat at ringside. Reed goes to the apron and tries to suplex Strowman out of the ring into the chair configuration. Strowman fights out and hits the ropes to knock Reed off the apron and through the chairs! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… Reed starts crawling… 6… Reed gets to his feet.
Strowman follows him up the ramp, but Reed grabs him and sends him into the LED wall. Reed grabs a steel chair, but Strowman blocks it and smashes it on his back a few times. They brawl into the crowd, and Strowman gets him on top of a road crate. Strowman sets up for a chokeslam through some tables, but Reed rakes the eyes! Reed then hits a Death Valley Driver off the crate through the tables! 1… 2… 3… 4… Reed stirs and gets to his feet… 5… 6… 7… Strowman gets to his feet. Strowman charges and knocks Reed over the barricade back to ringside. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… Reed gets to his feet.
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Back from the final break of the final three-hour Raw on the USA Network, Reed charges Strowman and shoulder tackles him through the barricade! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… Strowman starts to move… 7… Strowman gets to his feet. Reed charges and spears Strowman through the barricade and into the front row of fans! 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… WWE officials run down to check on the fans that may have been injured. The referee has stopped counting. More officials run down to check on the people.
Reed gets Strowman in the ring and goes to the top rope. Reed looks at the havoc they have caused before hitting Strowman with a Tsunami. Reed shouts at the referee to get in the ring. Referee Chad Patton is still preoccupied with the injured fans at ringside. Strowman has been down for more than ten seconds. Reed goes to the top rope and hits another Tsunami! Reed is furious and goes outside to attack the security guards. Reed grabs Chad Patton and throws him down. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce gets in Reed’s face, so Reed grabs him. Security runs over to separate them. Strowman climbs to the top rope and hits a cross-body block onto the massive number of security guards at ringside! Somewhere in the pile was Reed!
The crowd is going wild. 1… 2… 3… Reed is up… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… Strowman gets to his feet and rips his shirt off! Strowman grabs Reed and throws him into the ring. Strowman tries to pull himself up to the top rope but is too injured to pull himself up. Reed throws a chair into his head and climbs to the second rope to attack him. Reed then hits Strowman with a superplex, and the ring collapses!
The referee, knocked out of the ring by the implosion, slowly gets back in. 1… 2… 3… 4… Reed stirs and pulls himself over to the steel steps in the ring… 5… 6… Seth “Freakin” Rollins returns and hits Reed with a Stomp on the steel steps… 7… 8… 9… Strowman gets up… 10! Strowman wins!
Winner: Braun Strowman
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— Chad Gable def. Kofi Kingston
— The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) def. The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) in a Tag Team Match
— Braun Strowman def. “Big” Bronson Reed in a Last Monster Standing Match
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