WWE Raw Results – Season Premiere
September 9, 2024
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Scotiabank Saddledome)
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
Drew McIntyre is shown sauntering into the arena earlier today. WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker is in the building to see who his next challenger for the title will be. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill are here and will defend their titles against the Unholy Union.
Tonight, WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart will appear on the show.
Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on microphones at ringside. Tessitore mentions WWE Week is on the USA Network. NXT will be on tomorrow, and SmackDown will return to the network on Friday. Tessitore mentions we will be having a crazy Street Fight coming.
Video: The Wyatt Sicks vs. American Made
8-Person Mixed Tag Team Street Fight
American Made (Chad Gable, The Creed Brothers (Brutus and Julius Creed) and Ivy Nile) vs. The Wyatt Sicks (Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, and Nikki Cross) w/ Bo Dallas
American Made stands on the apron across from the Wyatt Sicks. Ivy Nile enters the ring, and Nikki “Sister Abigail” Cross takes her down. A huge brawl breaks out with all the competitors, and the action immediately spills out to the ring. Cross hits Nile with a sit-out front suplex on the floor and grabs a garbage can from under the ring. Cross puts it over Nile and beats the can with a kendo stick. On the apron, Joe Gacy fights off a suplex from Brutus Creed. Cross sends Nile into the barricade. The garbage can is still over her head. Cross then hits a running dropkick into the garbage can. Erick Rowan gives Julius Creed a facebuster onto the apron, and Gacy gives Brutus a suplex on the apron.
In the ring, Chad Gable goes for a diving clothesline on Dexter Lumis, but Lumis counters. Lumis slams Gable down, and they roll out of the ring. At ringside, Cross clears the commentary table and pulls Nile up. Nile quickly sweeps the feet and hits a flapjack onto the table. Nile sends Cross over the table. In the ring, Gacy stomps Brutus down. At ringside, Gable beats Lumis down with the kendo stick. Gable gets in the ring and attacks Gacy with it, beating him down until the kendo stick breaks.
Gable goes to ringside and hits Rowan, but Rowan doesn’t feel it. Rowan swats Gable away, but the Creed Brothers double-team him. They go for a double-team suplex on the floor, but Rowan counters with a double suplex on the Creed Brothers! Rowan then runs over Gable with a shoulder tackle. Rowan goes under the ring and pulls out a table to big applause. Uncle Howdy is happily watching from his rocking chair. Rowan sets the table up and goes after Gable. Rowan goes for a powerslam, but Gable slides off. Nile sprays Rowan in the eyes with a fire extinguisher, and Gable follows up with a chair shot to the midsection and then to the back. The Creed Brothers then lift Rowan and slam him through the table! They stand over Rowan before burying him under the wreckage and some weapons.
In the ring, Gable smacks Lumis on the spine with the kendo stick. Gable then gives him a drop-toe-hold into an open steel chair. Gable and Julius hit Lumis with kendo sticks before Julius chokes him. Gable swings a chair at Lumis, but Lumis ducks. Lumis connects with a back suplex before popping up for a twisting leg drop. At ringside, the Creed Brothers double-team Gacy and get him in the ring. Julius smashes the kendo stick on Gacy’s back. Lumis sets up a table at ringside. In the ring, Gacy takes out the Creed Brothers with a handspring double clothesline! The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Julius quickly stops Gacy’s momentum with a kendo stick shot. Lumis sets Gable up on the table and climbs to the apron, but Julius knocks him off with an elbow. Julius hits Gacy with a chair and talks trash. Gable throws a garbage can into the ring, and Brutus puts it over Gacy’s head. Gable, Julius, and Brutus take turns hitting the garbage can with kendo sticks.
Nile goes under the ring, but she’s surprised by Sister Abigail. Nile backs up in fear from Cross. Cross beats Nile down with a kendo stick and smashes her face off the commentary table. Cross then hits a running cross-body block over the table. In the ring, Gable runs into Gacy, who still has the garbage can over his head. Gable hurts himself after hitting the can. The Creed Brothers stand Gacy up and send him hard into the corner. Julius goes under the ring and grabs a table before sliding it into the ring. Brutus sets the table up in the ring. Uncle Howdy is rocking at ringside. Julius grabs Gacy. The Creed Brothers go for a double-team suplex through the table, but Rowan emerges from the wreckage. The Creed Brothers go after him, but he takes them out with a clothesline and a big boot. Rowan goes into the timekeeper’s area and kicks the wall down. Rowan picks up the wall and drives it into the Creed Brothers and Gable!
Rowan gets in the ring and hits Brutus with a pair of clotheslines. Brutus stumbles to the corner, so Rowan hits a corner clothesline. Rowan hits a running dropkick on Brutus and takes Julius out with a spin kick. Rowan hits a falling uranage, but Gable breaks up the pin. Gable and Julius double-team Rowan. Julius hits Rowan with a kendo stick as Gable wedges a chair in the corner. Rowan fights off the Creeds and grabs Gable. Rowan slings Gable off and elbows Julius down. Rowan charges, but Gable hits a drop-toe-hold into the steel chair. The Creed Brothers clothesline Rowan over the top rope and Gable immediately follows up with a German Suplex into the barricade! Brutus then goes to the top rope and hits a Brutus Ball on Rowan to the floor! Julius then comes running with the steel steps into Rowan! Gacy wipes Gable out with a suicide dive from out of nowhere. Lumis then takes out the Creeds with a cannonball off the apron!
Gacy and Lumis get the Creeds in the ring and hit them with stereo uranages. Gacy powerbombs Lumis onto Julius. Gacy goes to ringside and puts Brutus on the table. Lumis goes to the top rope and hits a diving leg drop through the table at ringside! Gable attacks Gacy and sends him to the corner, but Gacy rolls up the turnbuckles and hits a ripcord lariat! Gacy puts Gable on the table and heads to the top rope. Gable quickly slides off the table and hits Gacy with an Olympic Slam through the table! Gable crawls over and covers 1… 2… Gacy kicks out. Gable immediately applies an Ankle Lock. Nile hits Gacy with the kendo stick as he screams in pain. Cross pulls Nile out of the ring and hits Gable with a German Suplex! Cross knocks Nile off the apron and poses.
Cross grabs Nile at ringside and hangs her on the apron before hitting a twisting neckbreaker onto the wreckage at ringside! Gable is staring at Uncle Howdy, and Rowan uses the distraction to run Gable over. Rowan applies a claw to Gable’s head and gives him a chokeslam onto the steel steps! Ouch! Rowan rolls Gable into the ring. Uncle Howdy hits Julius with a ridiculous Sister Abigail, spiking him on his head! Rowan holds Gable down and assists Lumis, who hits a splash from the top rope for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: The Wyatt Sicks
The Wyatt Sicks pose over a broken Chad Gable.
Joe Tessitore announces that from October 7 to December 30, Raw will be two hours long, from 8 to 10 pm Eastern.
The ring crew is cleaning the area after the wild Street Fight. The commentators discuss the match before transitioning to the Judgment Day.
Video: Last week on Raw, Liv Morgan attacked Rhea Ripley. Ripley’s leg got tied in the ropes, and Morgan took advantage of that. Later that night, Ripley attacks Morgan with a crutch. Damian Priest and “Main Event” Jey Uso would defeat World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh in the main event.
Liv Morgan will defend her Women’s World Championship against Rhea Ripley at WWE Bad Blood.
Finn Bálor calls out Damian Priest
World Tag Team Champion Finn Bálor heads to the ring. Bálor says it didn’t have to be this way with Damian Priest. Priest thinks Bálor screwed him, but Priest screwed the Judgment Day. When Bálor joined the group, he reached down and tried to help Priest up. The more he helped Priest up, the more Priest tried to hold him down. Priest held Bálor down, his friend and brother. Bálor says he was the guy who had Priest’s back and made sure he stayed champion. Bálor says he should have been World Heavyweight Champion a long time ago, but Priest was lurking behind his back with the Money in the Bank briefcase every chance he could. Every time Bálor got close to the title, Priest screwed him. Bálor calls Priest out because he has some things he wants to say to his face.
Damian Priest charges down to the ring and looks furious. Priest says ever since Bálor broke up the real Judgment Day, he’s tried to get his hands on him, but Bálor has run. Priest will let Bálor say what he has to say and then he’s dropping his ass. Bálor says Priest cannot tell him what to do anymore after being turned into Priest’s sidekick. Bálor says Priest and Rhea Ripley will fall on the same night. Bálor wants Priest one-on-one at Bad Blood. Priest immediately accepts. Priest says he’s going to do what he came out to do, but Bálor stops him. Bálor asks Priest if he’s forgotten the old Judgment Day playbook. Priest says he wrote the playbook.
Priest quickly punches Bálor down before attacking Carlito and JD McDonagh. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio comes off the top rope, but Priest catches him. Carlito chop blocks Priest down. The Judgment Day has a 4-to-1 advantage on Priest.
“THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!”
Rhea Ripley hobbles down on her crutch. Mysterio greets her. Ripley quickly strikes Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan down before she can blindside her. Mysterio grabs the crutch from Ripley, but Ripley punches him away and hits him with the crutch. Morgan chop blocks Ripley’s injured knee. In the ring, Bálor takes Priest down with a shot to the face from the World Tag Team Championship. Morgan beats on Ripley’s knee with the crutch. Bálor punches away at Priest. Priest gets away and lays on top of Ripley to protect her. Morgan beats Priest with the crutch. McDonagh and Carlito stretch Priest out, and Mysterio beats his exposed ribs with the crutch. Bálor heads to the top rope, but “Main Event” Jey Uso runs down with a steel chair. The Judgment Day quickly scurries away.
Video: Two weeks ago on Raw, “Big” Bronson Reed splashed Braun Strowman on top of a car. A week later, Reed was taken out with a medical issue. A broken Braun Strowman took his place in the Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament and won a spot in the finals.
Backstage Interview
Jackie Redmond is backstage with Braun Strowman. She asks him about the injuries he suffered at the hands of “Big” Bronson Reed. Strowman says he is hurting, but he had to step up to him. The match he had last week on Raw didn’t help his injuries. Strowman won’t use that as an excuse. Nothing can keep the monster down. He may be wounded, but a wounded monster is even more dangerous.
WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker walks up to Strowman. Breakker says he came to see if Strowman was a monster, and he is. Breakker is here to prove to the world that you don’t need to be enormous to be a monster. Strowman is still standing here because he’s never been in the ring with him. Strowman says if that’s what he thinks, he doesn’t know who he’s talking to. Breakker says he hopes he wins and will see him around.
Replay: Last week on Raw, The Unholy Union was victorious over Damage CTRL to become No. 1 Contenders.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) vs. Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair (c’s)
Bianca Belair will start against Alba Fyre. Belair hooks a side headlock. Fyre whips her off, but Belair shoulder tackles her and claps her hands. Belair shows her up, so Fyre charges her. They get lost in the middle of the ring before Belair sends her to the corner and hits a scoop slam. Jade Cargill tags in. Belair and Cargill send Fyre into the ropes and hit a double-team shoulder tackle. Isla Dawn runs in and meets the same fate. They then clothesline Fyre over the top rope. Belair and Cargill pose.
Dawn tags in. Fyre distracts Cargill, and Dawn attacks her from behind. Cargill quickly fights back with a delayed scoop slam. Fyre runs in, and Cargill hits her with a delayed scoop slam. Cargill hits a running elbow on Fyre. Dawn avoids it and puts Cargill in the corner. Dawn taunts Belair. Fyre blind tags in as Cargill hits Dawn with an inverted atomic drop. Fyre and Dawn double-team Cargill for a two-count. Fyre goes for a Figure Four Leglock, but Cargill kicks her away. Dawn tags in, and Cargill kicks her away.
Belair tags in and runs wild on Dawn with clotheslines and a dropkick. Fyre charges, but Belair dances around as she hits her with a delayed vertical suplex. Belair shoulders Dawn in the corner and hits the ten punches. Belair backflips over Fyre and goes to the second rope to hit the Unholy Union with a double cross-body block. Belair hits a handspring standing moonsault on Dawn for a two-count. Belair goes for a KOD on Dawn, but Fyre tags in. Fyre goes to the top rope, but Belair sends Dawn into her. Belair climbs and goes for a superplex, but Dawn breaks it up. The Unholy Union hits Belair with a double-team powerbomb. Dawn covers for a near fall. An “E-S-T” chant fires up. Cargill saves Belair from a double-team suplex. Cargill goes for Jaded on Dawn, but Dawn gets out. Fyre superkicks Cargill down. The Unholy Union soon hits a Gory Special/flatliner combo: 1… 2… Cargill breaks up the pin just in time. Fyre tags back in. Fyre and Dawn stomp Belair down. Fyre pushes Belair into the ropes. Belair slams Dawn into the ring post, and Fyre superkicks her. Belair stumbles to her corner, and Cargill tags in. Cargill hits Fyre with a pump kick. Belair hits Fyre with a lungblower, and Cargill follows up with a German Suplex for the win.
Winners by Pinfall and still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair
Joe Tessitore says Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley have left the arena and are en route to a local medical facility.
Backstage Interview
Jackie Redmond is backstage with the LWO. She asks how Dragon Lee is preparing for “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and the Judgment Day. Lee says the Judgment Day can’t do anything alone, but he has backup. Rey Mysterio says Lee will take care of business. The Judgment Day walks up. Bálor warns if they get in the way, they’ll take them out like Priest and Ripley. Mysterio says the only thing he saw was a bunch of wannabe thugs that run from a real fight. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio calls Rey a deadbeat. Rey tells Bálor to stop hiding behind his “stupido” son and fight him. Bálor accepts.
Backstage Segment
Bret “The Hitman” Hart is backstage. He’ll be out in his hometown of Calgary next.
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WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart appears
Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are in the ring. Tessitore welcomes back two-time WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
Bret “The Hitman” Hart comes out to a HUGE ovation from the Calgary crowd! Hart has reportedly been under the weather all day and looks a little haggard and weak. The crowd doesn’t care and loudly cheers him on. Tessitore says Hart is back, and the crowd gives Hart another ovation. A “Bret” chant fires up. Tessitore says they have an announcement with Hart because something special is happening in Calgary. Tessitore says that when WWE comes back to WWE at the end of November, it will be the Survivor Series in Vancouver. Tickets will be on sale on Friday.
Wade Barrett asks Hart how good it feels to be back home on Monday Night Raw in the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Hart says this is the place to be. No one took more pride than Hart did in being a champion. Hart puts over being a Canadian champion. Canadian champions will take on anybody and never duck a challenge. They have to prove themselves like he did every night for twenty years. Hart says he is the best there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be.
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther heads to the ring. Gunther gets loudly booed. The crowd chants, “You suck.” Gunther says it is a time to be alive. Gunther says he is about to pull the heart out of one of his childhood heroes. Hart smirks. The crowd is viciously booing Gunther. Gunther says Hart is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. Gunther says this is a passing of the torch moment. Hart is the best there was, but he’s looking at the best there is and the best there ever will be. Gunther wants to express something from the bottom of his heart. Like “Stu” (Wade Barrett) said before, all the boys in the back watched him growing up. Hart has been a hero for him. Gunther says Hart will always be a close second to his actual favorite. Gunther’s all-time favorite is none other than Bill Goldberg! Hart scoffs.
Sami Zayn’s music hits, and he comes out in a Calgary Flames jersey to a MASSIVE ovation! A “Sami” chant fires up as he gets in the ring. Zayn says Gunther has a lot of nerve standing in this ring in this city and talking to this man the way he just did. Gunther thinks this is a joke, but it’s not a joke. Bret Hart is a Canadian hero. In case he can’t tell, Hart is a hero to every person in this city. He’s a hero to an entire generation of wrestlers in the back who still study Hart’s matches to this day. More importantly, Hart is a hero to Zayn. Gunther may have the championship around his waist, but Bret Hart set the tone for what it means to be a champion. What does Gunther do? Zayn challenged him to a match, and Gunther put his tail between his legs and ran. If Gunther wants to say he’s the best there is, then he can prove it. Zayn challenges Gunther to a World Heavyweight Championship match. The crowd loudly cheers. Gunther thinks about it and smiles. Gunther says with all due respect to Hart, he’s not in his league. As for Zayn, as much as he wants to be, he is not in a league with Hart. What does that mean? Gunther’s answer remains no. Gunther drops the microphone and walks off.
Hart says Gunther doesn’t look like a champion to him. Gunther looks like a “dirty, yellow coward.” Gunther takes exception to that and takes off his jacket. Zayn goes to ringside and goes face-to-face with Gunther. Zayn blocks a right hand and punches away at the World Heavyweight Champion. Zayn sends Gunther into the ring post and punches him down at ringside. Two referees pull Zayn off and tell Gunther to leave. Gunther is furious, but he backs up the aisle without further incident. Zayn is in the ring and holds Hart’s arm up. Zayn embraces Hart.
Backstage Segment
WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker walks up to Pete Dunne. Breakker didn’t know what to think of Dunne when he was with Sheamus. Breakker asks what he used to call himself, but Dunne tells him not to call him that name. Breakker says, “Ok, Pete.” Dunne says he’s going to win tonight, beat Trick Williams tomorrow to get closer to the NXT Title, and then he’ll take Breakker out to win the Intercontinental Title. He’ll be a double champion. Breakker says it will be a mistake for Dunne to think he can beat him. Dunne will be left dumbfounded. Breakker sneers and wishes him luck before walking away.
Sheamus hits Dunne with a running knee from out of nowhere. Sheamus pulls Dunne up and goes to hit him with the shillelagh, but Dunne avoids it and runs away. Referees hold Sheamus back.
In the arena, “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio makes his way to the ring with the Judgment Day. He’ll face Dragon Lee next.
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“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio w/ The Judgment Day (World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh, Carlito, and Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan) vs. Dragon Lee w/ LWO (Rey Mysterio, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro)
The bell rings, and they circle the ring before locking up. Mysterio backs him to the corner, but Lee spins him around. Mysterio chops the chest, so Lee takes him down and punches away at him. Lee goes for a single-leg crab, but Mysterio gets to the bottom rope. Lee hits a nice rolling fireman’s carry and heads to the top rope. Lee leaps, but Mysterio dropkicks him out of midair for a two-count. Mysterio taunts the crowd and sends Lee out of the ring. Mysterio poses on the turnbuckles, and Liv Morgan looks smitten.
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Picture-in-Picture Commercial Break: Mysterio attacks Lee as he tries to get in the ring. Mysterio hits a snapmare and applies a rear chin lock. Lee fights up and elbows out. Lee charges, but Mysterio sends him out of the ring. Mysterio immediately follows up with a suicide dive and taunts the crowd. Mysterio puts Lee in the ring and teases a kick at his father. Mysterio hits Lee with a slingshot senton bomb. Mysterio goes back to the rear chin lock and rips at the mask. Mysterio then turns him over and punches away at him. Mysterio touches Morgan’s hands and returns to Lee before ripping his shirt off. Mysterio stomps him and puts him in the corner. Mysterio whips him hard into the opposite corner. Mysterio goes to the apron and grabs Morgan to kiss her on the head. Mysterio grabs Lee, but Lee punches him off. Lee goes for the ropes, but Mysterio pulls him down by the mask. Mysterio takes the tail on Lee’s mask and ties it around the bottom rope.
Back from the break, Mysterio stomps away at Lee. Lee gets to his feet and elbows Mysterio back before punching away at him. Mysterio reverses a whip, but Lee fights back with a running hurricanrana. Lee hits a running kick and sweeps the feet. Lee hits a slingshot dropkick in the corner before charging for a second dropkick to pick up a two-count. Lee goes for a powerbomb, but Mysterio gets out. Lee boots Mysterio and hits the ropes, but Mysterio counters with a Michinoku Driver for a two-count. Lee quickly rolls Mysterio up, but Lee rolls through and powers him up for a sit-out bomb to pick up another near fall. Mysterio pulls himself up in the corner and drops Lee on the apron. Lee knocks him back and goes to the top rope. Mysterio cuts him off and chops the chest. Lee quickly sweeps the feet and puts him in the tree of woe. Lee annihilates him with a double stomp off the ropes! Lee crawls over and covers, but JD McDonagh puts Mysterio’s foot on the bottom rope.
Rey Mysterio attacks McDonagh at ringside. A big brawl breaks out between the LWO and the Judgment Day before Joaquin Wilde hits a somersault senton off the barricade. They fight to the back. In the ring, Morgan uses the distraction to chop block Lee into the ropes. Dominik immediately follows up with a 619 and a Frog Splash for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio
Backstage Segment
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill are walking backstage when they see IYO SKY and Kairi Sane of Damage CTRL. Sane’s eye is bandaged. They say Belair and Cargill had a good match, but they’re coming for the titles. They walk off.
In the arena, Pure Fusion Collective makes their way to the ring.
WWE honors Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau
Joe Tessitore pays tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau after their tragic death at the hands of a drunk driver. Jackie Redmond is outside the Saddledome, where there are an AMAZING number of tributes to Johnny Gaudreau. Redmond, heavily entrenched in hockey, is emotional as she talks about the Gaudreau family. A graphic is shown for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
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Later tonight, Finn Bálor will battle Rey Mysterio. The Judgment Day and LWO are banned from ringside.
Replay: Last week on Raw, Pure Fusion Collective laid waste to Zelina Vega and Lyra Valkyria.
As Lyra Valkyria makes her entrance, Sonya Deville says this is stupid. What is going to change this week? They’ve beaten them down time after time. Their mystery tag team partner will be destroyed by them. Deville has a message to whoever is back there if they exist. Deville dares them to shoot their shot.
The mystery tag team partner is Natalya.
6-Woman Tag Team Match
Pure Fusion Collective (Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler, and Zoey Stark) vs. Zelina Vega, Lyra Valkyria, and Natalya
Zelina Vega will start against Zoey Stark. Vega quickly hits a hurricanrana. Stark boots her back. Vega charges, but Sonya Deville pulls the ropes down to get her out of the ring. Shayna Baszler tags in and attacks Vega’s arm. Stark then wipes out Vega with a plancha.
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Back from the break, Stark knees Vega in the midsection to cut off a comeback attempt. Stark hits a textbook vertical suplex. Stark grabs her and hits a second suplex before dumping her out of the ring. Baszler tags in and puts Vega in the electric chair position. Vega slides off and (sort of) hits a leg scissor into the LED ring apron.
Stark and Natalya tag in. Natalya comes in to a big ovation. Natalya runs over Stark and punches Deville off the apron. Natalya punches Stark down. Stark reverses a whip to the corner and charges, but Natalya moves. Natalya spikes her on her tailbone, steps on her, and hits a basement dropkick. Stark fights back, but Natalya takes her down for a Sharpshooter attempt. Baszler and Deville save her. Stark snaps Natalya off the ropes. Valkyria hits Baszler with a dropkick to the floor. Vega hits Deville with a meteora off the apron. Stark and Natalya trade roll-ups before Natalya goes for a Sharpshooter. Deville and Baszler run in, but Vega and Valkyria take them down with submissions. Natalya gets Stark to tap out to the Sharpshooter.
Winners by Submission: Zelina Vega, Lyra Valkyria, and Natalya
Backstage Segment
Drew McIntyre is walking backstage. We’ll hear from him next.
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The commentators talk about Survivor Series tickets going on sale on Friday.
Backstage Segment
Lyra Valkyria and Zelina Vega are congratulating Natalya on her return. Bret “The Hitman” Hart walks up and hugs his niece. Hart says this is a Natty moment, not a Bret moment.
Drew McIntyre addresses destroying CM Punk’s bracelet
Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring to loud boos. McIntyre walks around the ring, and a loud “CM Punk” chant picks up. McIntyre tells them to chant Punk’s name louder. McIntyre joins in with them. McIntyre says whenever that name is chanted, it’s simply in memory of him. McIntyre asks if they saw what happened last week. The violence was poetic. Did they hear what Punk had to say? Punk said he was done with Drew McIntyre after beating him in a Strap Match and is now going after Gunther. Punk screwed McIntyre out of the World Title three times this year. McIntyre pinned him at SummerSlam. Just because he’s the best at touching four corners in a row, he thinks he’s done with him. McIntyre says, “I don’t think so, ya arrogant prick.”
McIntyre says he’s been talking about Punk since January, making him a bigger star. McIntyre can live with that fact because he ended Punk’s career. Now, it’s time to look to the future. McIntyre wants the World Title he was screwed out of. His first Hollywood movie with Dave Batista also comes out on Friday, “The Killer’s Game” with Dave Batista.
Things are almost perfect, but there’s one loose end he has to cover. McIntyre is afraid he has some bad news. It involved Wade Barrett. Barrett looks surprised. McIntyre says he doesn’t have many friends in this world. They have been friends for decades. They came to the United States together and have been arrested together. Barrett made the case on behalf of McIntyre as Michael Cole lied to the world. Why did Barrett step in his way when it came time to end him? McIntyre says he’s not angry with Barrett. He’s just disappointed. McIntyre gets out of the ring and approaches Barrett. McIntyre warns if Barrett does it again, he won’t be disappointed. He’ll be angry and will do something about it. Barrett removes his headset and stands up.
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce comes out to the stage. Pearce asks McIntyre if he’s lost it so badly. It’s not about CM Punk anymore. He wants to fight his friends. Pearce tells McIntyre to get in the ring because he has some information he needs to hear. McIntyre says he was talking to his friend man-to-man. Pearce isn’t his friend. He’s a corporate suit, the kind Punk kisses the ass of. Pearce says he spoke to CM Punk earlier today. As much as McIntyre thinks he ended Punk, Punk is not done. Punk is not done with McIntyre. McIntyre chuckles. Another “CM Punk” chant picks up. McIntyre says he doesn’t believe Pearce. There is no way Punk wants a piece of him after last week. McIntyre asks who in the crowd wants to see that match one more time. The crowd cheers. McIntyre says Pearce is signing Punk’s death certificate.
Pearce says the fight has to end. Pearce and Punk thought it was over, but McIntyre did that attack. It will be CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre at Bad Blood one more time. It will be over, and Pearce will find peace. Pearce says it will be Hell in a Cell! The crowd cheers, and Pearce walks off. McIntyre intensely looks at him and thinks about what he just got himself into.
Backstage Segment
Karrion Kross is backstage with The Miz, telling him he is in a rut. Xavier Woods walks up and asks Kross what he is doing. Kross wishes Woods luck with the Kofi Kingston situation. Miz says he is in a rut. There is no doubt. Woods says Miz fought John Cena at WrestleMania. Miz tells him to look where he is now. Miz walks off. Kofi Kingston comes up and says they have a World Tag Title shot. Woods says they were supposed to go for singles titles, but they’ll march into their tenth anniversary as Tag Champions. They are fired up.
WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio makes his way to the ring. He’ll face Finn Bálor next.
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Rey Mysterio vs. World Tag Team Champion Finn Bálor
The bell rings, and Bálor elbows Mysterio in the head. Mysterio flips through an arm wrench and kicks at the legs. Bálor reverses a whip, but Mysterio slingshots over him. Mysterio hits the ropes, but Bálor connects with a back elbow. Bálor punches Mysterio in the corner and chops the chest. Bálor chokes Mysterio on the middle rope and elbows him. Bálor hits a snapmare and some slingshot stomps. Bálor stomps away at Mysterio’s chest and taunts the crowd. Bálor shoulders away at Mysterio in the corner and punches him in the face. Bálor goes to the second rope and starts the ten punches. Mysterio gets out and sweeps the feet. Mysterio hits a head-scissor takeover and dropkicks him out of the ring. Mysterio hits a plancha, which Joe Tessitore calls a simple cross-body, for the second time tonight.
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Back from the break, Bálor is applying a rear chin lock to Mysterio. The WWE Hall of Famer fights up, but Bálor knees him in the midsection. Bálor sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Mysterio sends him out of the ring and kicks him off the apron. Mysterio hits the ropes and slides out of the ring with a splash on the floor! Mysterio gets Bálor in the ring and hits a flying seated senton. Mysterio connects with a springboard cross-body, followed by a 619 to the midsection. Mysterio puts him back in the ropes and tries for a second 619, but Bálor catches him. Bálor hits a guillotine catapult into the ropes. Bálor then applies a single-leg crab over the ropes. Bálor holds it on for so long that the referee disqualifies him.
Winner by Disqualification: Rey Mysterio
Bálor won’t release the hold even after the bell rings. Bálor stretches the surgically repaired knee some more before releasing. Bálor poses on the turnbuckles before seeing Mysterio on the apron. Bálor goes to the apron and hits a Woo Dropkick into the ring post! Bálor taunts the crowd and goes to leave, but he turns to see Mysterio getting up. Bálor hits another Woo Dropkick into the LED apron. Bálor warns that there is more where that came from. Bálor poses and looks pleased with his actions.
Backstage Segment
Jackie Redmond is backstage with Ilja Dragunov. This is one of his biggest opportunities since coming to Raw. Dragunov says he almost missed this opportunity because of the Judgment Day, but Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley made things fair. Dragunov wants a chance to settle unfinished business with Bron Breakker. WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker walks up to him. Breakker says they don’t have unfinished business because he already beat him. Dragunov can win and lose to him again. “Main Event” Jey Uso walks up and just stares at Breakker before walking off.
Uso lets out a big “YEET,” and the camera follows him as he makes his entrance for the main event.
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Backstage Segment
Finn Bálor is backstage with the Judgment Day. Bálor says that was a message to everyone in the locker room that anyone can get it at any time. The LWO and the Terror Twins… they’re not so terrible now. Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan says what happened tonight doesn’t compare to what will happen at Bad Blood. Rhea Ripley will never touch Dominik Mysterio or her title again. JD McDonagh says they haven’t forgotten about the New Day. Their time is over. The Tag Team Division belongs to the Judgment Day. Carlito says, “Cool.”
Tomorrow night, the Street Profits will face Nathan Frazer and Axiom for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Next week on Raw
World Tag Team Championship
The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh) (c’s)
CM Punk returns
Intercontinental Title No. 1 Contenders Tournament
Fatal 4-Way Match
“Main Event” Jey Uso vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Pete Dunne vs. Braun Strowman
The bell rings, and Braun Strowman takes Ilja Dragunov down before knocking Jey Uso out of the ring. Pete Dunne attacks Strowman’s injured ribs. Strowman knocks him out of the ring. Strowman follows him out and charges, but Dunne moves, causing Strowman to hit the barricade ribs first. Uso then hits Strowman with a plancha. In the ring, Dragunov takes it to Dunne with a snap back suplex. Dragunov knees him back and knees him in the face. Uso takes Dragunov down with an enzuigiri. Uso charges Dunne, but Dunne hits a back body drop over the top rope. Strowman lifts Dunne by his neck, but Dunne grabs the hand and starts joint manipulation. Strowman fights through the pain and throws him out of the ring onto Uso and Dragunov.
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Picture-in-Picture Commercial Break: Strowman goes outside and sends Dragunov into the barricade. Strowman swats Dunne down and sends Uso into the barricade. Dunne jumps on his back, but Strowman easily knocks him off. Strowman clubs Dragunov down and takes Uso out. Strowman puts Dunne in the ring, but Dunne strikes him and hits a running knee off the apron. Dragunov goes for a suplex on Strowman but can’t lift him. Strowman elbows him in the head, but Dragunov fights back. In the ring, Dunne looks for a submission on Uso with joint manipulation. Dunne stretches Uso’s arm out and stomps on the elbow. Dragunov enters the ring, and Dunne takes him down before attacking the arms. Dunne pulls back on Dragunov’s arm and snaps it. Dunne goes to ringside and knocks Strowman into the barricade. Dragunov attacks Dunne as he gets in the ring and slams him. Uso kicks Dragunov in the midsection. Dragunov reverses a whip to the corner and chops Uso before Strowman avalanches them. Dunne chop blocks Strowman.
Back to live action, Dunne, Dragunov, and Uso triple-team Strowman. Strowman fights them off. Dragunov and Dunne club away at Strowman, but he powers away. Strowman charges Uso, but Uso sidesteps him. Strowman hits the ring post shoulder-first. Uso pulls the top rope down to get Dragunov out of the ring. Dunne rolls Uso up for a two-count. Dunne sends Uso to the corner, but Uso slingshots over him and hits an uppercut. Uso hits a running elbow and a snap kick. Dunne ducks a right hand from Uso and takes him down. Dunne starts manipulating the joints, but Strowman grabs Dunne by the throat. Dragunov hits a diving leg drop on Strowman, knocking him out of the ring. Dunne hits Strowman with a plancha, but he doesn’t go down. Uso superkicks Strowman, but he’s still standing. All three men push Strowman into the ring steps, and Strowman finally goes down.
The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Dunne sends Uso headfirst into the ring post. Dunne gets Dragunov in the ring and hits a release suplex for a two-count. Dunne sizes him up, but Dragunov blocks a kick. They trade enzuigiris. Dragunov heads to the top rope for a Coast-to-Coast on Dunne, but Uso intercepts him with a superkick out of midair! Uso covers 1… 2… Dragunov kicks out! A “YEET” chant fires up.
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Picture-in-Picture Commercial Break: Uso, Dunne, and Dragunov stare at each other and exchange strikes. Uso eventually fights them off. Uso punches Dunne to the corner and rocks Dragunov with an enzuigiri. Uso attacks Dunne and uppercuts him. Uso takes some time before hitting an uppercut on Dunne for a two-count. Dragunov clubs Uso down and hits a senton splash. Dragunov gets fired up and smashes Dunne in the face with a running boot. Dragunov attacks Uso in the corner and delivers the same move. Dragunov gets fired up, but Dunne cuts him off with a boot to the face. Dunne stomps Uso and Dragunov down. Dunne appears to have a cut on his shoulder. Dunne grabs Dragunov, but Dragunov drops him on the apron and kicks him down.
Back from the final break of the evening, Dragunov is preparing for the end. Dragunov and Uso exchange chops and punches in the center of the ring. Dragunov ducks an enzuigiri and hits a strike combo, followed by the Constantine Special. 1… 2… Dunne breaks up the pin. Dunne is bleeding from the nose, which is where the blood on his shoulder came from. Dragunov elbows Dunne, but Dunne grabs the hand and snaps the fingers.
Dunne goes to the top rope, but Strowman shoves him to the floor. Strowman runs over Uso and Dragunov in the ring. Strowman avalanches Uso in the corner before giving one to Dragunov. Strowman clubs Dragunov down and rips his shirt off. Uso and Dragunov roll out of the ring to recover, but the Strowman Express is coming. Strowman hits Uso, Dragunov, and Dunne with the Strowman Express. Strowman slings Dunne into the barricade before clearing the commentary table. Suddenly, “Big” Bronson Reed comes off the top of the barricade with a WILD cross-body splash through the commentary table! Wow!
Dragunov and Uso are getting to their feet in the ring. A ringside doctor is whispering to Uso. Uso and Dragunov exchange right hands in the center of the ring. Dragunov chops away at Uso. Uso ducks an elbow and a kick before hitting a Spear! Dunne runs in and throws Uso out of the ring before covering Dragunov, trying to steal the win! 1… 2… Dragunove BARELY kicks out! The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Dunne stomps the hands and kicks Dragunov in the head. Dunne kicks him in the head again. Dunne hits a third kick to the head, and Dragunov is trying to persevere. Dunne mounts Dragunov and forearms away at his face. Dunne sets up for the Bitter End, but Dragunov gets out and big boots him. Dragunov hits a big powerbomb, followed by an H-Bomb! 1… 2… Uso breaks it up with a superkick! Uso goes to the top rope and hits Dunne with an Uso Splash to become the No. 1 Contender for the Intercontinental Championship!
Winner by Pinfall: “Main Event” Jey Uso
“Main Event” Jey Uso is the No. 1 Contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker gets in the ring as the show comes to an end. Uso sneers at him.
Quick Match Results
— The Wyatt Sicks (Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, and Nikki Cross) def. American Made (Chad Gable, The Creed Brothers (Brutus and Julius Creed) and Ivy Nile) in an 8-Person Mixed Tag Team Street Fight
— Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair (c’s) def. The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
— “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio def. Dragon Lee
— Zelina Vega, Lyra Valkyria, and Natalya def. Pure Fusion Collective (Sonya Deville, Shayna Baszler, and Zoey Stark) in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match via Submission
— Rey Mysterio def. World Tag Team Champion Finn Bálor via DQ
— “Main Event” Jey Uso def. Ilja Dragunov, Pete Dunne, and Braun Strowman in a Fatal 4-Way Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Match
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