WWE Raw Results
September 2, 2024
Denver, Colorado (Ball Arena)
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.
The new Raw commentary team of Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett welcome us to the show. They are in the ring. Wade Barrett says we are hot off the heel of Bash in Berlin. Barrett welcomes us to Monday Night Raw. The crowd is hot. Barrett says WWE is thrilled to have their newest commentator on board: Joe Tessitore. Tessitore says he is thrilled to be part of the WWE broadcast family. Tessitore says the European PLE crowds remind him of a Denver Broncos crowd because they never stop roaring.
Video: WWE Bash in Berlin highlights from this past Saturday.
Pre-Show arrivals
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther is in the arena, fresh off his victory over Randy Orton. CM Punk will also be on the show. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill are here to celebrate their title victory.
Rhea Ripley addresses the Terror Twins’ victory at Bash in Berlin
“THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!”
Rhea Ripley makes her way to the ring to a monster pop from the Denver crowd. Ripley gets in the ring and looks very happy. Along with Damian Priest, she was victorious over “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan in a Mixed Tag Team Match at WWE Bash in Berlin. Ripley says, “Welcome to Monday Night Mami.” She says it feels good to be out here saying that again, but what feels even better than that is when she and her Terror Twin, Damian Priest, absolutely brutalized Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio. A “Mami” chant picks up. They’re not done destroying Judgment Day. They’re just getting started. At Bash in Berlin, she pinned the Women’s World Champion, so she thinks it’s time to get back the one thing she never actually lost.
“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio’s music interrupts her. Mysterio comes out to the stage to loud boos. Mysterio is sporting a black eye. Mysterio starts to speak, but the crowd loudly boos him, causing him to shout at them in Spanish. Ripley says no one wants to hear Mysterio’s voice. She tells him to go in the back and get his girlfriend before she gives him another black eye. Mysterio starts to speak, but the crowd boos him down again. Mysterio starts to get in the ring. He says Liv Morgan is still recovering from what Ripley did to her at Bash in Berlin. A “You suck” chant picks up. Mysterio says she and Priest took advantage of him and Morgan. They were jetlagged and didn’t get any sleep for multiple reasons. Mysterio says he’s here to let Ripley know that Morgan will accept her challenge. Just because she’s a little banged up, she’s not afraid of Ripley. The crowd heat for Mysterio is incredible. Morgan has beaten Ripley before. She’ll do it again. After Mysterio wins the Intercontinental Championship, they’ll both have gold.
Ripley will explain this in a way that he’ll understand: She calls him stupid in Spanish. If Morgan doesn’t want to come out to face her, Ripley wants him to relay this message: she’ll face Morgan anytime in any place. Mysterio thinks about it. Liv Morgan tries to blindside Ripley, but Ripley elbows her in the face. Ripley goes after Mysterio, but Morgan shoves her. Ripley falls to the floor, but her foot gets caught in the bottom and middle rope! Ripley is hanging upside down as Morgan kicks away at her vulnerable leg. Damian Priest soon runs down for the save, so Mysterio and Morgan escape through the crowd. Priest helps Ripley out of the ropes. Ripley is in a lot of pain as she sits on the apron.
Replay: Last week on Raw, American Made constantly attacked Uncle Howdy during his match against Chad Gable. The Wyatt Sicks made the save, and Howdy picked up the win.
Backstage Segment
Chad Gable says he is sick and tired of losing to the Wyatt Sicks. They’re not here to mess around. Gable tells The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile to get sick and tired of this as well. Gable slaps Julius Creed in the face to get them fired up. They then walk through the Gorilla Position and out onto the stage to make their entrance. They’ll face the Alpha Academy next.
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Backstage Segment
The WWE medical staff is trying to check on Rhea Ripley’s knee, but she is angrily waving them off. Damian Priest says he’s going to see Adam Pearce to get a match against someone from Judgment Day. Priest says he’ll get revenge for her. Then, he tells the medical staff to do their job. Ripley was clutching her knee the entire time.
6-Person Mixed Tag Team Match
American Made (Brutus Creed, Julius Creed, and Ivy Nile) w/ Chad Gable vs. Alpha Academy (Otis, Akira Tozawa, and Maxxine Dupri)
The bell rings, and a brawl breaks out immediately. American Made quickly takes them all out. Akira Tozawa is left in the ring with Brutus Creed. Julius Creed tags in, and the Creed Brothers go back and forth, kneeing him in the ribs before hitting a double-team gutbuster. Chad Gable is pleased with this. Julius grabs Tozawa for a vertical suplex, but Tozawa knees him in the head. Julius avoids some kicks, but Tozawa catches him on the rebound with a spin kick. Otis tags in, but Julius quickly gets out of the ring. Otis clotheslines Brutus at ringside. Julius then takes Otis out with a knee to the face. Gable talks trash to his former protege. Julius takes it to Otis and gets him in the ring. An “Otis” chant picks up. Julius clubs Otis’ back and whips him to the corner. Julius goes for a diving cross-body block, but Otis catches him and slams him down. Ivy Nile gets in the ring and gets in Otis’ face. Otis looks unsure what to do, so he steps aside as Maxxine Dupri takes her down. Dupri dropkicks Nile before Otis tags back in. Otis runs through the Creed Brothers’ clothesline attempt and hits a double clothesline. Otis picks Tozawa up and spins him around to kick the Creed Brothers down. Otis and Tozawa get the crowd going and point to Dupri. She climbs to the top rope and takes out American Made with a diving cross-body block to the floor!
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We return from the break to see Tozawa sidestep an avalanche. Before he can make the tag, Otis and Maxxine are pulled off the apron. Brutus hits Tozawa with an Olympic Slam, followed by a springboard top rope moonsault for a near fall. Julius tags in and sends Tozawa into the ropes. Julius throws Tozawa in the air, but Tozawa counters him with a DDT.
Otis tags in, as does Brutus. Otis gets a huge ovation. Otis hits Brutus with a spinning elbow before hitting Julius with a clothesline. Otis gives Brutus and Julius a back body drop each. Otis avalanches Julius down and stares at Gable. Otis then rips off his shirt and gives Julius a Caterpillar Elbow Drop. Otis then takes Brutus out with a running cannonball and covers: 1… 2… Julius breaks up the pin. Julius punches away at Otis and viciously forearms him in the face a few times. Tozawa runs in and hits Julius with a German Suplex. Brutus charges, but Tozawa pulls the top rope down to get him out of the ring. Tozawa hits Brutus with a nasty suicide dive. Tozawa gets back in the ring and tries for a suicide dive on Julius, but Julius catches him and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on the floor! Julius gets on the apron, but Otis avalanches him off the apron and into the barricade. Otis then turns into a Brutus Ball.
Dupri tags in and takes it to Nile. Dupri connects with a fisherman’s suplex and kips up. Dupri connects with a running spin kick in the corner and gets the crowd going. She rips her shirt off (she has gear underneath) before doing a Reverse Caterpillar. Before she can drop the elbow, Gable distracts her from the apron. Dupri kicks him in the face. Nile quickly kicks her in the face and applies a Dragon Sleeper for the submission victory.
Winners by Submission: American Made
Chad Gable gets on the microphone and wants Denver to give a round of applause to the greatest fighting family in WWE, American Made. Gable says the Wyatt Sicks suck. Last week, it was supposed to be a one-on-one classic with Uncle Howdy, but he had to get his freakshow involved. Gable knows what it takes to beat him. Gable is calling for an 8-man Tag Team Match. Gable will make sure it’s the end of this crap because he wants it to be a Street Fight. They’re not getting rid of the Wyatts for the crowd and the locker room. They’re doing it for America.
The lights go out, and Uncle Howdy walks out to the stage. Howdy says, “375 days… my sanity crumbled. My path is in the void now. The silence is deafening, but I… I can still hear it. My life is no longer mine. So if this is the path that you have chosen, who am I to neglect you and your undoing? You gambled your very being, and we will collect the debt.” Howdy laughs as the rest of the Wyatt Sicks join him on the stage and pose.
The commentators break down what we just saw. Joe Tessitore talks about how “Big” Bronson Reed has been taken out of his scheduled match against Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser due to illness. A replacement will be made. We’ll also see Ilja Dragunov, Dragon Lee, and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio compete in a Triple Threat Match.
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Video: Last month on Raw, the Pure Fusion Collective took out Zelina Vega. Last week on Raw, Vega returned and cost them a match against Damage CTRL.
Zelina Vega vs. Shayna Baszler w/ Pure Fusion Collective (Sonya Deville and Zoey Stark)
The bell rings, and Vega slaps Baszler in the face. Baszler angrily chases her out of the ring and back in. Vega kicks her in the face and goes for an arm drag, but Baszler blocks it. Vega blocks a boot and takes her down. Vega tries to stomp the arm, but Baszler avoids it. Vega hits an arm drag, but Baszler soon catches her and puts her on the top rope. Baszler climbs to the second rope and hooks the head, but Vega slides out and hits a 619 to the shins to knock her to the canvas. Vega dropkicks Baszler out of the ring. The Pure Fusion Collective checks on Baszler at ringside.
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Back from the break, Baszler is standing on the second rope and holding Vega up in an overhead wristlock. Baszler releases before being disqualified. Vega hits her with a back elbow and goes for a cross-body block. Baszler catches her and tries for a suplex, but Vega gets out with a jawbreaker. Vega takes it to Baszler and hits a DDT. Vega heads to the top rope and hits a moonsault for a near fall. Vega covers again for a two-count. Vega hits Zoey Stark with a 619 before she can interfere. Vega then hits Sonya Deville with a meteora off the apron. Vega gets in the ring, and Baszler viciously knees her in the face for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Shayna Baszler
Pure Fusion Collective surrounds Vega in the ring and triple-teams her. Lyra Valkyria runs down for the save. She takes it to PFC before being overwhelmed. Deville takes Valkyria down before Baszler and Stark hit a double-team catapult into a knee. Deville grabs a microphone and wants some respect. This is a reminder of how pathetic everyone is, including the crowd. There’s not a man in the audience that can take them home, and there’s not a woman in the locker room that can take them, period. If they want to step up, she dares them to shoot their shot.
Backstage Segment
Rhea Ripley’s knee is braced, and she has a crutch. She tells Damian Priest that it’s just a precaution. Priest says Adam Pearce told him that Finn Bálor would only face him in a Tag Team Match. Since she’s injured and he has no friends, the match is off. Ripley tells him to let Pearce know it’s still on because she has someone in mind. Priest smirks and tells her to let him know what he says. The crowd is chanting, “YEET!”
Backstage Segment
CM Punk is walking backstage. We’ll hear from him next.
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WWE Bad Blood is coming to Atlanta, Georgia, on October 5.
Backstage Segment
Zelina Vega is backstage with Lyra Valkyria. Vega is furious about all the interference. Vega wants to get even with them. Valkyria says they’ll be in Calgary next week and has an idea.
CM Punk addresses what’s next for him
CM Punk makes his way to the ring to a big ovation. Punk is fresh off his victory over Drew McIntyre in a Strap Match at WWE Bash in Berlin this past Saturday. A LOUD “CM Punk” chant picks up. Punk says he never gets sick of the chanting. It’s great to be alive on a Monday Night in Denver, Colorado. Punk says he can’t wait to get home to his lovely wife and beautiful dog to celebrate, but he wanted to make a pitstop in Denver to celebrate with them. A Strap Match was held, and he is on the other side of a big, ugly issue. Now that the personal issue is out of the way, it’s time to get down to business. Punk is a businessman. When he came back to WWE, he famously said he was not there to make friends. He’s here to make money. Punk will take the money in any way he can, either in cold, hard cash, love from the crowd, direct deposit, or gold.
Speaking of Bash in Berlin, another person had a tough battle and came out on top. Punk says he’s talking about Gunther. This is what he means when he’s talking about business. Gunther took Randy Orton, one of the best to ever do it, to his limit and went past it. Gunther is the champion. Nothing can replace the chip on his shoulder other than the belt. Punk put Drew McIntyre to sleep. It’s time CM Punk woke up as champion. Another “CM Punk” chant picks up. Punk congratulates Gunther and tells him to enjoy it because they’ll enjoy taking it off him. The goal is gold. The target is Gunther. His name is CM Punk. Gunther better get used to hearing “Cult of Personality.” Punk poses on the turnbuckles.
Punk gets out of the ring and poses on the commentary table until he’s taken down. It’s Drew McIntyre. McIntyre furiously punches away at Punk’s face. McIntyre gets on top of Punk and smashes his head off the table a few times. Wade Barrett pulls McIntyre off Punk and tries to talk sense into him. McIntyre sidesteps him and hits Punk with a Claymore Kick. McIntyre gets to his feet and coldly stands over Punk. McIntyre picks Punk up and throws him into the ring. Barrett tries to follow after McIntyre, but McIntyre scares him away. McIntyre then hits Punk with another Claymore Kick. McIntyre shouts that it will never be over. WWE officials run down as McIntyre stomps Punk’s face. McIntyre pulls the bracelet off Punk’s wrist and puts it on. The bracelet contains the names of Punk’s wife and dog. McIntyre then breaks the bracelet and shoves the beads in Punk’s mouth! McIntyre then hits Punk with another Claymore Kick! McIntyre continues to punch away at Punk before Raw General Manager Adam Pearce runs down for more help.
McIntyre finally leaves the ring as Pearce shouts for medical help. EMTs come down with a stretcher.
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Video: CM Punk was taken out of the arena on a stretcher during the commercial break. We see footage of Drew McIntyre viciously assaulting Punk.
Backstage Segment
They nearly have CM Punk in the ambulance before Drew McIntyre attacks him again! Punk is bleeding from the mouth. McIntyre rips the neckbrace off Punk and digs his thumbs into his eyes!
Intercontinental Title No. 1 Contenders Tournament
Triple Threat Match
“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee vs. Ilja Dragunov
The bell rings, and Mysterio elbows Dragunov in the face before attacking Lee. Dragunov and Lee take turns punching Mysterio before throwing him out of the ring to a big ovation. Dragunov applies a side headlock to Lee. Lee whips him off, but Dragunov shoulder tackles him. Lee soon fights back with a head-scissor takeover. Lee hits the ropes, but Mysterio trips him and hits a slingshot senton splash. Mysterio quickly hits Dragunov with a baseball slide. Lee attacks Mysterio, but Mysterio counters with a Michinoku Driver for a two-count. Mysterio grabs Dragunov in the corner and chops him. Dragunov is furious and elbows him in the face. Dragunov hits a pair of German Suplexes on Mysterio. Mysterio grabs Lee to try to get away, but Dragunov hits them both with a German Suplex.
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Back from the break, Lee has Mysterio on the top rope. Dragunov comes up from behind and hits Lee with a vicious powerbomb. Dragunov hits Lee with an H-Bomb and covers, but Mysterio breaks it up with a splash off the top rope. Mysterio covers Dragunov for a two-count. Mysterio then covers Lee, but Dragunov breaks it up. Mysterio goes for a 619 on Dragunov, but Dragunov catches it. Dragunov kicks Mysterio down on the apron and hits him with a Death Valley Driver! Lee then leaps over the top rope and hits Dragunov with a hurricanrana off the apron! Wow!
Lee heads to the top rope, but Carlito, Lee’s longtime nemesis, pushes him to the floor! Carlito attacks Lee until Damian Priest’s music hits. Priest attacks Carlito with strikes and stomps him at ringside. Mysterio hits Priest with a baseball slide, but Priest doesn’t go down. Priest then chases Mysterio out of the arena!
Dragunov and Lee are left in the ring. Dragunov and Lee strike at each other. Lee hits a German Suplex and a superkick. Dragunov rebounds with a spin kick. Dragunov goes for a Constantine Special. Lee counters it, and they fumble a move. Lee quickly hits a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Lee knocks Dragunov back and heads to the top rope. Lee leaps, but Dragunov strikes him out of midair. Dragunov hits a vicious Death Valley Driver into the turnbuckles for a two-count. Dragunov puts Lee on the top rope, but Lee knocks him into the tree of woe. Lee hits a double stomp to the face and backs up for a running dropkick to the face. Lee sizes Dragunov up and charges, but Dragunov rolls him up for a two-count. Lee strikes away at him before Dragunov takes him out with Torpedo Moscow for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Ilja Dragunov
Ilja Dragunov joins Pete Dunne and “Main Event” Jey Uso in the Fatal 4-Way No. 1 Contenders Match next week on Raw. One more person is set to join them tonight.
Video: Last week on Raw, “Big” Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman had an epic confrontation. They brawled to the parking lot, and Reed gave Strowman a splash on a car.
Raw General Manager’s Office
Cathy Kelley is backstage with Raw General Manager Adam Pearce. She asks him about getting a replacement for “Big” Bronson Reed when Braun Strowman walks in. Strowman is in a lot of pain. Strowman says medical told him that if he can go, then he is cleared. Pearce says if that’s the case, then he is in. Pearce will talk to medical just in case.
In the arena, new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair make their entrance.
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WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair will be at ringside for this No. 1 Contenders Match.
Women’s Tag Team Titles No. 1 Contenders Match
Damage CTRL (IYO SKY and Kairi Sane) vs. The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn)
Alba Fyre will start against Kairi Sane. Fyre quickly kicks and stomps her in the corner. Dawn tags in and slaps Sane in the face. Sane turns her around and lays in a forearm to the chest. Dawn pulls her down by the hair and tries to attack, but Sane gets her out of the ring. Sane dives off the apron with a clothesline. Sane attacks Fyre before Sky takes her out with an Asai Moonsault.
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Back from the break, Sane is trying to fight Dawn off. Dawn hits a snap back suplex, followed by a back elbow. Sane avoids a running knee and crawls to her corner. Fyre tags in and stops her from making a tag. Sane quickly hits Fyre with a DDT.
Sky tags in to a big ovation. Sky takes it to Fyre before attacking Dawn. Sky slings Fyre’s boot into Dawn’s face. Sky does some handsprings before hitting a double dropkick. Sky kips up and gets the crowd going. Belair and Cargill look impressed. Sky hits Fyre with double knees in the corner for a two-count. Sky goes for a move, but Fyre gets out. Fyre tries for a Gory Special. Sky boots Dawn away and gets out. Sky hits a double underhook backbreaker, followed by a dragon suplex, but Dawn breaks up the pin. Sane gets Dawn out of the ring and heads to the top rope. Sane dives, but Dawn pulls Belair into the way!
In the ring, Sky looks confused about what just happened. Cargill attacks Sane at ringside. Sky stomps Fyre and covers for a two-count. Dawn snaps Sky off the bottom rope. The Unholy Union hits a Gory Special/flatliner combo for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: The Unholy Union
The Unholy Union are the No. 1 Contenders for the titles they lost on Saturday. In the ring, Damage CTRL gets in Belair and Cargill’s faces. Sane’s eye is really busted up and bleeding after bouncing off the commentary table on the dive onto Belair.
Backstage Segment
Kofi Kingston is talking with Raw General Manager Adam Pearce about the Judgment Day not defending their Tag Team Titles in two months. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther walks by and chuckles.
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Video: All the successful business headlines from WWE Bash in Berlin.
Backstage Segment
Damian Priest asks Rhea Ripley if he said yes (we don’t know who “he” is). Ripley says he didn’t say yes. Priest is confused because she’s smiling. She says he said, “YEET.” It’s Jey Uso. Priest says he still has to talk to him.
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther addresses his victory over Randy Orton at WWE Bash in Berlin
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther makes his way to the ring. On Saturday, Bash in Berlin was the highest-grossing gate for an arena show in WWE history. These Denver degenerates are looking at the man responsible for it, their World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” Gunther. There is more to celebrate because he beat one of the greatest legends the business has said on Saturday. Gunther said a lot of personal things to Randy Orton before Saturday. Even though he was right, he did it because he wanted the greatest Randy Orton of all time. Now Gunther can stand here and claim he has beaten the greatest version of Randy Orton. At the end of the day, that big weekend was just another chapter in the legacy of the greatest World Heavyweight Champion in history.
Sami Zayn’s music hits! Zayn gets in the ring, and the crowd loudly sings his music. A loud “Sami” chant fires up. Zayn says it’s crazy that he’s listening to Gunther talk about legacy. Zayn has been thinking about his Intercontinental Championship reign he just had, as well as where he’s been and where he’s heading. Everyone talks about the Intercontinental Championship as the “workhorse title.” Of all the greats who have held the title, people always forget to mention that the true greats, the legends like “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Bret “Hitman” Hart, they won the title first and used it as a stepping stone to the World Heavyweight Championship. Every one of those guys did that. That’s exactly what Gunther did. Now, that’s exactly what he’s going to do. Zayn is coming after the one championship that has eluded him his entire career. Zayn wants the World Heavyweight Title.
Gunther says all of those guys Zayn named, including him, have used the Intercontinental Championship as a stepping stone. After their title reigns, they stepped up. Zayn has never stepped up. Zayn’s name is not on that impressive list of legends. Gunther says that is why people like Zayn. When he gets knocked out, he gets up and returns to the ring. Whenever things don’t go his way in his career, he brushes it off and comes back. Gunther hears passion in his voice and sees fire in his eyes. If Zayn really wants a shot at this title more than anything else, Gunther’s answer is no. Gunther walks off on Zayn.
Gunther walks off, but Zayn demands to know why Gunther is walking out on a challenge. Zayn thinks that of all the great guys Gunther has beaten, Gunther knows since he’s been in WWE, he’s the only one who has beaten him in the middle of the ring. Gunther smirks and turns around. Zayn says Gunther can run and hide as long as he wants, but Zayn is coming for him and will be the World Heavyweight Champion. Gunther turns and keeps walking.
Later tonight, Damian Priest and “Main Event” Jey Uso will battle World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh.
Backstage Interview
Jackie Redmond is backstage with “Main Event” Jey Uso. She asks if Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley have given any advice. Uso starts getting excited when WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker approaches him. Breakker says there isn’t a member of Uso’s family who has beaten a member of his family. It’s not going to start with Uso. Breakker is giving him a chance to drop out of the tournament and walk away to keep chasing Dominik Mysterio’s sloppy seconds. If Uso comes after Breakker and his title, he’ll lose. Uso smiles and gives advice to the rookie. Breakker has his attention. Uso is going to win this tournament, win the title, and beat Breakker’s ass while he does it.
In the arena, Braun Strowman makes his way to the ring. The WWE Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament continues next.
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Backstage Segment
World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh are warming up backstage.
Video: Sheamus was at a college football game in Dublin this past Saturday.
Intercontinental Title No. 1 Contenders Tournament
Triple Threat Match
Braun Strowman vs. Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser
The bell rings, and Ludwig Kaiser immediately gets out of the ring. Sheamus follows him out of the ring and starts brawling with him. They brawl around ringside before Sheamus gives Kaiser a rolling fireman’s carry on the floor. Braun Strowman then runs them over with a double-shoulder tackle. Strowman sends Sheamus into the ring post and holds his ribs in pain. Strowman charges Kaiser, but Kaiser sidesteps him. Strowman crashes through the barricade!
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Back from the break, Sheamus charges Kaiser, but he hits the ring post shoulder-first when Kaiser moves. Kaiser has him in the tree of woe facing ringside and dropkicks him to the floor. Kaiser gets out of the ring on the other side and charges, but Strowman throws a chair into his face to take him out! Strowman is fired up but is holding his injured ribs in pain.
Strowman gets Sheamus in the ring and runs him over with two clotheslines before hitting a chokeslam for a two-count. Strowman pulls his shirt off, showcasing his heavily taped ribs. Sheamus sidesteps an avalanche and boots him in the ribs to put him on the apron. Sheamus hits Strowman with the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán, followed by a knee to knock him to ringside. Kaiser quickly hits Sheamus with a Kaiser Roll for a two-count. Kaiser is fired up. Kaiser goes for a swinging DDT, but Sheamus fights out. Kaiser hits a step-up enzuigiri and hits the ropes, but Sheamus hits him with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus covers: 1… 2… Pete Dunne pulls Sheamus out of the ring! Dunne attacks Sheamus and hits him in the spine with a shillelagh!
In the ring, Strowman avalanches Kaiser in the corner. Strowman then hits a Running Powerslam for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Braun Strowman
Next Monday on Raw, Braun Strowman, Ilja Dragunov, “Main Event” Jey Uso, and Pete Dunne will compete in a WWE Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Fatal 4-Way Match.
Backstage Segment
“Main Event” Jey Uso is warming up backstage. Damian Priest says they have an issue they need to talk about. Uso says the past is the past. Besides, he won’t say no to Rhea Ripley.
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Backstage Segment
Pete Dunne is walking backstage when Jackie Redmond stops him. She asks why he attacked Sheamus. Dunne tells her to tell Sheamus it was a message from an old friend. Now, he’s going to NXT to face Trick Williams. She asks if she should tell Sheamus the message is from “Butch.” Dunne tells her to never say that again.
Next week on the Season Premiere of Raw
Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament
Fatal 4-Way Match
Braun Strowman vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. “Main Event” Jey Uso vs. Pete Dunne
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) vs. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c’s)
8-Person Mixed Tag Team Street Fight
American Made (Chad Gable, Brutus Creed, Julius Creed, and Ivy Nile) vs. The Wyatt Sicks (a combination of Uncle Howdy (Bo Dallas), Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, and Nikki Cross)
In the arena, Damian Priest enters, followed by “Main Event” Jey Uso. The main event is next.
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Non-Title Tag Team Match
Damian Priest and “Main Event” Jey Uso vs. World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh
Finn Bálor will start the match against Damian Priest. The bell rings, and Bálor immediately tags in JD McDonagh before getting out of the ring. McDonagh strikes Priest, but Priest boots him out of the ring. Priest brings Bálor into the ring the hard way. Bálor quickly escapes. McDonagh takes it to Priest, but Priest sends him into the ropes and hits a back elbow. Priest puts McDonagh in the corner and tags “Main Event” Jey Uso in. Uso avalanches McDonagh and elbows him for a two-count. McDonagh quickly hits a jawbreaker and tags Bálor in. Bálor punches Uso down in the corner and poses with McDonagh. Bálor stomps away at Uso and tags McDonagh in. McDonagh takes Uso down and drops a leg. Bálor tags back in and punches away at Uso. McDonagh drops a leg on Uso as the referee was distracted. Bálor grabs Uso, but Uso sends him over the top rope. McDonagh charges, but Uso sends him over the top rope as well. Uso lays out Bálor and McDonagh with a diving plancha.
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Back from the final break of the evening, McDonagh is stomping Uso down. Bálor tags in and cuts off a comeback attempt from Uso. McDonagh tags back in and clubs Uso. McDonagh hits a snapmare and tags Bálor in, who comes over the top rope with a stomp. McDonagh tags in and hits a springboard seated moonsault for a two-count. McDonagh applies an armbar to Uso. Uso soon fights up and punches out. McDonagh cuts him off with a head-butt from that giant head, but Uso flattens him with a step-up enzuigiri.
Priest and Bálor tag in. Priest hits Bálor with a pair of clotheslines before giving McDonagh a flapjack. Priest kicks and forearms Bálor a few times before getting fired up. Priest avalanches McDonagh in the corner before running to the opposite end to get Bálor. Priest sends McDonagh out of the ring. Bálor rolls Priest up for a two-count. Bálor connects with a Sling Blade and charges, but Priest boots him down. Priest signals for the end. Priest hits the ropes and clotheslines Bálor down. Priest goes for South of Heaven, but Bálor counters into a roll-up for a two-count. Priest elbows him back, but McDonagh snaps him off the top rope. Bálor hits a falling elbow drop for a two-count. McDonagh tags in before Bálor tags back in. They send Priest into the ropes, but he runs through a double clothesline and hits a double clothesline of his own.
Uso, who tagged in, comes off the top rope with a double cross-body block. Uso superkicks Bálor out of the ring and hits McDonagh with a Spear! Uso heads to the top rope, but Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan crotches him! Bálor tags in and hits Uso with a Sling Blade, followed by a Woo Dropkick. McDonagh tags in. Bálor hits the Coup de Grâce, and McDonagh follows up with a moonsault! 1… 2… Priest breaks it up.
“THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!”
Rhea Ripley hobbles out to the stage on a crutch. Morgan laughs and mocks her. Morgan approaches Ripley and talks trash. Ripley smiles and shows that her knee isn’t that bad. Ripley hobbles around and hits her with the crutch until Morgan runs away.
Bálor and McDonagh are shocked. Priest tags in and clotheslines McDonagh out of the ring. McDonagh quickly saves Bálor from a Razor’s Edge. Priest quickly slings McDonagh’s leg into Bálor. Uso hits Bálor with a Spear. Priest hits McDonagh with the Razor’s Edge. Uso tags in and hits an Uso Splash for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: Damian Priest and “Main Event” Jey Uso
As the show ends, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, and Jey Uso celebrate in the ring.
Quick Match Results
— American Made (Brutus Creed, Julius Creed, and Ivy Nile) def. Alpha Academy (Otis, Akira Tozawa, and Maxxine Dupri) via Submission in a 6-Person Tag Team Match
— Shayna Baszler def. Zelina Vega
— Ilja Dragunov def. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and Dragon Lee in an Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament Triple Threat Match
— The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) def. Damage CTRL (IYO SKY and Kairi Sane) in a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders Tag Team Match
— Braun Strowman def. Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser in an Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament Triple Threat Match
— Damian Priest and “Main Event” Jey Uso def. World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh in a Tag Team Match (non-title)
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