WWE Raw Results
December 23, 2024
Boston, Massachusetts (TD Garden)
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.
Backstage Segment
“The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre is walking backstage. He will be kicking off the show.
Drew McIntyre kicks off the show
Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring. The stage is decorated with a Christmas theme.
Video: Last week on Raw, Drew McIntyre was preparing to blindside Seth “Freakin” Rollins backstage, but Sami Zayn interrupted him. This past Friday on SmackDown, McIntyre was attacked by Jimmy Uso with a crutch.
McIntyre stands in the center of the ring. After Hell in a Cell, he has never been so beaten up in his entire lift. He had sixteen staples in his head and nearly broke his back after landing on the steel steps. After that, he went home to Scotland. The reason he went home, which he hasn’t talked about publicly, is because a close family member passed away. Some people might be feeling sympathy. Some guys in the locker room might be saying they didn’t know. Maybe if they cared enough, they’d have asked.
Over these past two months, guess how many people phoned him to check on him mentally and physically? One person. For seventeen years, he’s been led to believe that they’re a family in the back, but it’s all BS. His brother, John, in Scotland wouldn’t stab him in the back to take his spot, but people like Jimmy, Jey, and Sami 100% would. A “YEET” chant picks up. McIntyre says they’ve proved his point. After watching all the horrible things Jey and his family did to people like him, he says he’s a changed man, does a little hand sign, and says a stupid made-up word. They move on. McIntyre has given and given all this time. They turned on him for someone who had been gone for years and told them to go screw themselves. McIntyre fought for them and bled out in Hell in a Cell. When he was gone, they instantly forgot about him. From now on, he will give to nobody. McIntyre will take and tell the truth. The real villains in WWE are Roman Reigns and CM Punk. If you choose to prop them up, like Jey, Jimmy, and Sami, they should sleep with one eye open because he’s coming for them.
Sami Zayn’s music hits, and he comes out to the ring smiling. Zayn has a cut on his right eye from the brawl “last week” (this show was taped after last week’s show). Zayn says McIntyre is angry and thinks everyone has ulterior motives, but Zayn didn’t know what was going on with him. Zayn thought, as did everyone else that McIntrye was recovering from a vicious Hell in a Cell match. Zayn gets in the ring and wants to level with him. Zayn has been in the game for twenty-two years. Everything McIntyre has gone through, Zayn has. Zayn has had loss and gone to work the same week. The sacrifices, like birthday parties, weddings, funerals you should’ve been at, he’s missed it. Zayn has put unnecessary stress on his wife and kid. This is the life they chose. They are WWE Superstars and are lucky to be that. McIntyre thinks this is just their story, but every person in the crowd has stories like that. They struggle at school, economically, and physically. They still get up and soldier on without pointing the finger at everybody else. Then McIntyre points the finger at the crowd and says they forgot about him. Zayn says they didn’t forget. They made McIntyre. McIntyre thinks the world revolves around him because, once upon a time, someone told him he was the Chosen One. Just because McIntyre is mad doesn’t make him special. What Jimmy Uso does has nothing to do with McIntyre. What Jey Uso does has nothing to do with McIntyre. What Sami Uso does has nothing to do with McIntyre. If McIntyre wants to walk around angry and point the finger at everyone, no one is stopping him. If McIntyre has a problem with the Bloodline, Zayn has no problem being McIntyre’s problem and facing him in the ring right now.
McIntyre says it’s not just the anger. The anger comes from a place of pain. Zayn spoke his truth, but it’s not the full truth. Zayn can fly home and see his family. McIntyre’s family is across the ocean. The people of Boston will never leave Boston. McIntyre asks Zayn why he wants this fight. Zayn has never beaten him. McIntyre suggests Zayn back off because he’s not 100% healthy. Zayn’s wife and kid are here. He should go to the back and leave the arena. Of everyone in the Bloodline, Zayn is the least of his worries.
Zayn says McIntyre is right about a few things. When it comes to wins and losses, McIntyre has his number. Zayn hasn’t been 100% since Saturday Night’s Main Event. The smart thing would be to leave and get healthy over the holidays… but he would rather do this. Zayn punches McIntyre and goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb, but McIntyre gets away. McIntyre delivers a Glasgow Kiss and sets up for a Claymore Kick, but “Main Event” Jey Uso makes his return. Uso gets in the ring and superkicks McIntyre. Uso and Zayn then hit McIntyre with a double clothesline over the top rope. McIntyre is furious as Zayn and Uso celebrate in the ring.
Video: Last week on Raw, Pure Fusion Collective viciously attacked Kairi Sane backstage and twisted her knee.
Raw General Manager’s Office
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce is texting when Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler, and Zoey Stark of the Pure Fusion Collective walk in. Deville says Kairi Sane is medically unfit to compete, so she wants it. Pearce says that’s a terrible idea. They took Sane out and think they’re going to get rewarded? No. The spot is filled by IYO SKY. PFC is not happy.
In the arena, IYO SKY makes her way to the ring. She’ll battle Alba Fyre and Natalya in a Triple Threat First Round Match in the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament.
Video: The new Raw on Netflix logo is shown by Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
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Alba Fyre comes out with Isla Dawn of the Unholy Union. Dawn stays back as Fyre makes her entrance.
The winner of this match will battle Lyra Valkyria in the Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Semifinals.
Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament
First Round Triple Threat Match
IYO SKY vs. Alba Fyre vs. Natalya
The bell rings, and Fyre kicks Natalya and elbows Sky. Natalya quickly sends Fyre out of the ring. Sky rolls Natalya up for a two-count. Sky sends Natalya to the corner, but Natalya sidesteps an avalanche. Natalya spikes Sky on her tailbone and hits the ropes, but Fyre pulls her out of the ring and sends her into the steel steps. Sky then wipes Fyre out with a WILD suicide dive!
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Back from the break, Fyre knees Natalya in the midsection. Sky then comes off the top rope and wipes them both out with a cross-body block. Sky clotheslines Fyre and dropkicks her down. Fyre reverses a whip to the corner, but Sky twists to the apron. Sky knocks Fyre back and hits a springboard missile dropkick. Sky does a double kip-up and gets the crowd going. Fyre pops up and hits Sky with a tornado DDT before giving her a front suplex onto Natalya. Natalya wasn’t there before, so perhaps this was a bad edit to shorten the match. Fyre sets Sky and Natalya up side by side and heads to the top rope. Fyre hits them with a senton bomb off the top rope. Fyre covers Sky for a near fall. Fyre then covers Natalya for the same result. Fyre immediately applies a submission to Natalya, but Natalya pops up to pin her shoulders for two.
Sky goes after Natalya, but Natalya drops her onto Fyre. Natalya ties their legs up and applies a double Sharpshooter to Sky and Fyre! Fyre gets to the bottom rope, as does Sky. There are no rope breaks in a Triple Threat Match. Sky quickly snaps Natalya off the top rope. Natalya charges and slides out of the ring to attack Fyre. Sky then wipes out Fyre and Natalya with an Asai Moonsault. Sky gets Natalya in the ring and heads to the top rope. Fyre attacks Sky from behind and climbs to the second rope. Natalya grabs Fyre and gives her a German Suplex off the second rope. Sky then hits Natalya with an Over the Moonsault for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: IYO SKY
IYO SKY will battle Lyra Valkyria in the Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Semifinals. Dakota Kai will also battle Zoey Stark.
Sky exits the ring and looks at the Women’s Intercontinental Championship.
Video: Last Monday on Raw, Damian Priest stopped Finn Bálor from using a steel chair in the World Tag Team Championship match. The War Raiders then hit Bálor with War Machine to win the titles.
The Judgment Day Clubhouse
The Judgment Day are in their clubhouse, but they’re divided. Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh, and Carlito are on one side, while Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio sit on the other. Bálor complains about thinking he would have two titles by the end of December and now has none. Morgan tells Raquel to tell Bálor that the reason she’s on Bálor’s back is because he lost the title and knew this would happen if he kept messing with Damian Priest. Bálor tells JD to tell Morgan something, but Mysterio stops them. Mysterio says he’s going to step up and take on Damian Priest. Bálor asks Mysterio if he thinks he’s better than him. Mysterio says he wants to step up. McDonagh says he just wants one week of no drama because it’s Christmas.
Video: The theatrical trailer for Nosferatu.
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Backstage Segment
Sami Zayn and Jey Uso are backstage. Zayn says he was surprised to see Uso come back and get cleared. Uso says he wants to handle his business with Drew McIntyre. Zayn says he wants to finish McIntyre tonight since he started it. Uso says he’s got next. They shake hands. Uso wishes him luck. Zayn looks like he’s enjoying his time with Uso.
Video: Highlights from the Raw on Netflix Kickoff Show this past Wednesday at the WWE Headquarters.
American Made makes their way to the ring. Chad Gable will battle Akira Tozawa next.
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Chad Gable w/ American Made (Brutus Creed, Julius Creed, and Ivy Nile) vs. Akira Tozawa w/ Alpha Academy (Otis and Maxxine Dupri)
They lock up, and Gable wrenches the arm before chopping him down three times. Gable sends Tozawa into the ropes and hits a shoulder tackle. Gable kicks the bottom rope toward Otis. Gable goes for a vertical suplex, but Tozawa gets out. Gable avoids a kick, but Tozawa catches him on the rebound. Tozawa puts him on the top rope, but Gable applies an armbar over the top rope. Gable verbally gets into it with Otis at ringside before slapping him in the face. Tozawa rolls Gable up as he gets in the ring for a two-count. Tozawa kicks Gable down and rips his shirt off. Tozawa heads to the top rope for a big senton splash, but Gable gets the knees up. Gable hits a trio of rolling German Suplexes, followed by a vicious powerbomb into an Ankle Lock. Tozawa submits.
Winner by Submission: Chad Gable
Gable won’t release the hold. Otis runs in and pulls Gable off before throwing him across the ring. Gable looks worried. The Creed Brothers get in the ring and stand with Gable. They then back off.
Backstage Segment
The New Day is talking backstage when “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio walks up, and Kofi Kingston says he’ll understand what they’re going through. Mysterio says he didn’t like Big E, but what they did was crazy. Xavier Woods says Mysterio looks like a “broke-ass Tom Selleck.” Mysterio says Tom Selleck wishes he looked like him. Mysterio will battle Damian Priest next.
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“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio vs. Damian Priest
The bell rings, and Mysterio immediately gets out of the ring. Mysterio taunts Priest as he walks around ringside. Mysterio gets on the apron before entering the ring. Priest easily blocks a right hand and claps the ears before punching him down twice. Priest slams Mysterio onto his face and applies a torture rack. Priest slings Mysterio down and saunters around the ring. Priest hits the ropes for a club, but Mysterio ducks. Mysterio strikes away at Priest, culminating with a superkick and a dropkick that knocks Priest to his knees. Priest pops up and is furious. Mysterio pulls the top rope down to get him out of the ring. Mysterio goes for a suicide dive, but Priest catches him and hits a flatliner on the commentary table. Priest then sends Mysterio headfirst into the ring post.
Priest gets Mysterio in the ring and smirks at a man dressed as Santa Claus in the crowd. Priest goes over and rips the beard off, revealing JD McDonagh. Priest pulls McDonagh over the barricade and sends him flying over the commentary table. Priest then lifts the ring apron and finds Carlito under the ring. Priest pulls him out and sends him into the timekeeper’s area. Finn Bálor then attacks Priest from behind. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner by Disqualification: Damian Priest
Priest fights Bálor off and slams him onto the commentary table before putting him in the ring. Priest clotheslines Mysterio and punches away at Bálor in the corner. It’s four-on-one as the Judgment Day beats Priest down. Mysterio and McDonagh hold Priest up, but World Tag Team Champions the War Raiders run down for the save. Erik and Ivar beat Mysterio, McDonagh, and Carlito down. Priest takes it to Bálor before turning McDonagh inside out with a clothesline. The War Raiders hit Mysterio with War Machine. Priest then lays Bálor out with a South of Heaven. Priest stands tall with the new World Tag Team Champions.
Seth “Freakin” Rollins Sitdown Interview
Jackie Redmond caught up with Seth “Freakin” Rollins over the weekend for an interview. She asks him why he harbors such resentment toward CM Punk. Rollins says he has tried to explain how he felt about Punk over the years, but it’s like talking in the wind. Punk thinks this place needs him, but it doesn’t. Punk’s hypocrisy eats at him. Redmond mentions that Rollins has said this fight needs to happen and that Punk needs to be cut out. Rollins says this is the biggest fight in the industry. After Survivor Series, when Rollins saw him hand-in-hand with Roman Reigns, he wanted to throw the remote through the TV. Rollins was viscerally destroyed. The world will be watching on Netflix, and it’s the perfect place for the match. This will be a side no one has seen from Rollins. It will be visceral and violent. Rollins will cut this cancer out of his brain, or he’s going down. Redmond says he’ll get that fight on January 6 on the debut of Raw on Netflix. Rollins cannot wait.
In the arena, The Miz makes his entrance. He’ll battle Dexter Lumis of the Wyatt Sicks next.
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Replay: Two weeks ago on Raw, The Final Testament and The Miz defeated the Wyatt Sicks after Paul Ellering returned and threw “caustic powder” into Uncle Howdy’s eyes.
The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis
The Miz looks terrified as Dexter Lumis runs down for his entrance. Miz immediately gets out of the ring. After a few moments, Miz cautiously gets back in the ring. The bell rings, and Miz punches Lumis. Lumis doesn’t feel it and chases Miz out of the ring. Lumis pulls Miz out of the ring and smashes his face on the barricade. Lumis punches Miz and bounces him off the apron. Miz quickly gets out of the ring, and Lumis wipes him out with a cannonball off the apron. Lumis elbows him in the back of the head and gets him in the ring. Miz begs for Mercy from the man who portrays Mercy the Buzzard. Lumis punches and lifts Miz, but Miz slides off and boots him in the face. Miz hits the ropes, but Lumis hits a Lou Thesz Press, followed by some right hands. Lumis drops an elbow. Miz connects with a throat thrust, but Lumis connects with a one-armed slam.
Lumis heads to the top rope, but Akam and Rezar of the Authors of Pain appear at ringside. Lumis dives onto them. Karrion Kross runs down and attacks Lumis, causing the referee to call for the bell.
Winner by Disqualification: Dexter Lumis
The Final Testament, The Miz, and Scarlett surround Lumis in the ring… but the lights go out. When they come back on, the Wyatt Sicks surround them on the apron. A big brawl breaks out with the Wyatt Sicks standing tall. Erick Rowan then powerbombs Nikki Cross out of the ring onto the Final Testament!
Backstage Segment
World Tag Team Champions the War Raiders are celebrating when Damian Priest walks up to them. Ivar says they haven’t always seen eye-to-eye with Priest, but there’s always been honor. Erik says Priest stepped up and had their backs in a big way last week. Priest says if they have a problem with the Judgment Day, he’ll go to war with them. Priest congratulates them on winning the titles.
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Video: The Zero logo appears again.
Video: Two weeks ago on Raw, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston were absolutely booed out of the building after their breakup with Big E. Woods and Kingston could not believe the reaction they got.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods come through the crowd. Kingston says they heard what Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett said about them. The crowd is loudly booing them. Woods says he wants unbiased journalism. Kingston says Tessitore hasn’t been around long, but his job is to have no opinion. Woods says Barrett empathizes with Big E. Big E and Barrett aren’t man enough to lace up their boots and get back in the ring.
The New Day gets in the ring. Kingston says they want to finish telling them what they were trying to say last week (he means two weeks ago because this is a taped show). Kingston says they could have destroyed Big E. Woods says they didn’t, so why are they upset? Kingston says this was supposed to be a great homecoming for him. His mother is in the front row and came from Ghana. She sat in a middle seat for twenty hours to see him, and they’re ruining it. She taught him how to be the man he is today. She doesn’t deserve to see her son booed out of his hometown. Woods says they gave the crowd ten of the best years of their lives. The crowd continues to LOUDLY boo. Kingston goes to ringside and apologizes to his mother. Kingston wants a hug from his mother. She slowly gets up and yells at Kingston, asking what is wrong with him. She mentions Big E, and Kingston looks confused. Kingston’s mother walks off on him to a huge ovation! Kingston is stunned.
Next week on Raw – the final Raw on the USA Network
Damian Priest and World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Semifinal Matches
Dakota Kai vs. Zoey Stark
IYO SKY vs. Lyra Valkyria
Chad Gable vs. Otis
CM Punk and Seth “Freakin” Rollins will be under the same roof
Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring. He’ll battle Sami Zayn next.
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Backstage Segment
A furious New Day is walking backstage when Rey Mysterio stops them. Mysterio says he thought about what Kofi Kingston told him about being a locker room leader. Mysterio wants to apologize. He feels like he has the responsibility to help everyone as much as he can. What they did to Big E was out of pocket. If they want to fix things, they should start by apologizing. Kofi Kingston cannot believe it. They’re not apologizing because they didn’t do anything wrong. Xavier Woods says Mysterio is just as bad as Big E. Maybe Woods should pop his mask off so he can hear better. Mysterio says he tried, but they’re on their own. They should get used to hearing this: “New Day sucks.”
Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn
The bell rings, and McIntyre immediately kicks and chops him. McIntyre has him backed up in the corner and chops him down. Zayn pulls himself up and ducks a chop. Zayn punches away at McIntyre and chops him. The referee pulls Zayn away. Zayn kicks and punches McIntyre. A “Sami Uso” chant picks up. McIntyre reverses a whip to the corner and counters a slingshot with a knee to the chin. McIntyre applies a front facelock and powers Zayn up for a vertical suplex. McIntyre steps on Zayn’s hand and punches him. McIntyre pulls him up to his feet and chops the chest. McIntyre sends Zayn into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Zayn sends McIntyre over the top rope. Zayn hits the ropes, but he feigns a dive after McIntyre moves.
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We come back from the break to see McIntyre stomping Zayn. McIntyre kicks him to the apron and pulls him up to his feet. McIntyre suplexes him back into the ring. Zayn is writhing in pain and holding his back. McIntyre pulls him up, but Zayn pushes him off and punches him. McIntyre reverses a whip, but Zayn ducks a clothesline. McIntyre manages to catch him for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a near fall. Zayn is in a lot of pain.
McIntyre sends Zayn into the ropes, but Zayn counters a tilt-a-whirl into a tornado DDT. McIntyre rolls out of the ring to recover. Zayn attempts a plancha, but McIntyre catches him. Zayn elbows out and smashes his face off the announce desk several times. McIntyre blocks a shot into the steel steps and slams Zayn’s face onto the steps. McIntyre climbs the steps and picks Zayn up. McIntyre leaps off the steps and slams Zayn hard onto the edge of the ring apron!
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Back from the final break of the second-to-last Raw on the USA Network, we see Zayn counter an inverted Alabama Slam into a victory roll for a near fall. Zayn then sidesteps McIntyre to send him shoulder-first into the ring post. Zayn takes a moment to recover and climbs to the top rope. McIntyre cuts Zayn off with some chops and climbs to the second rope. McIntyre grabs Zayn and leaps off with a Super White Noise for a near fall. McIntyre cannot believe it.
McIntyre slides to the corner and looks at Zayn, writhing in pain on the mat. McIntyre grabs Zayn, but Zayn catches him with an inside cradle for a two-count. McIntyre immediately floors him with a Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre is fired up and sizes Zayn up. McIntyre counts down and charges, but Zayn counters the Claymore Kick with a lariat. Zayn connects with an exploder into the corner. Zayn holds his back and charges, but his back seizes up. Zayn tries again, but McIntyre crushes him with a Claymore Kick for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Drew McIntyre
McIntyre mounts Zayn and punches away at him. “Main Event” Jey Uso’s music hits, and he runs to the ring. Uso ducks a clothesline and hits McIntyre with a Spear! Uso goes to the top rope, but Tama Tonga pushes him off the top rope. Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa get in the ring as well. McIntyre looks at them and smirks as he walks away. The New Bloodline attacks Jey Uso. Tonga puts Uso in the corner, and Fatu charges for a running hip attack, but Uso moves. Uso superkicks Tonga down and punches away at Fatu. Sikoa tries to blindside him with a Samoan Spike, but Uso avoids it. Fatu quickly superkicks Uso down. Sikoa grabs his older brother and delivers a Samoan Spike.
Fatu takes his jacket off and sits Uso up for a second Samoan Spike, but Zayn cuts him off. Tonga attacks Zayn and puts him in the corner. Fatu crushes Zayn with a running hip attack, followed by a double jump moonsault. Sikoa grabs Zayn and annihilates him with a Samoan Spike. The New Bloodline stands tall in the ring over Zayn and Uso. Fatu puts the Ula Fala around Sikoa’s neck. The New Bloodline poses as the show comes to an end.
Quick Match Results
— IYO SKY def. Alba Fyre and Natalya in a Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament First Round Triple Threat Match
— Chad Gable def. Akira Tozawa via Submission
— Damian Priest def. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio via DQ
— Dexter Lumis def. The Miz via DQ
— Drew McIntyre def. Sami Zayn
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