WWE Raw Results
November 18, 2024
Grand Rapids, Michigan (Van Andel 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.
Pre-Show Arrivals
Seth “Freakin” Rollins is in the building. He’ll face “Big” Bronson Reed, who is also shown arriving. This is a rematch from WWE Crown Jewel. Sheamus is in the arena and will battle WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker. Sheamus is looking for the one title that has eluded him throughout his career.
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez address all their drama
Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez head to the ring. Morgan shows off her Crown Jewel ring.
Morgan shouts, “Welcome to Monday Night Morgan!” She wants to get to the point because she knows Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill want to pick a fight with the greatest Women’s World Champion of all time, her. She also knows they didn’t come alone, so neither did they.
WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax makes her way to the ring alongside “Ms. Money in the Bank” Tiffany Stratton and Candice LeRae. Jax grabs a microphone and wants to get a few things straight. She doesn’t like Rodriguez. She doesn’t dislike her. The champ doesn’t think of her at all. As for Morgan, they’ve had their business. Jax neither likes or dislikes Morgan. She doesn’t think of her at all. Jax can’t stop thinking of Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair, and Naomi.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill come out with Naomi. Belair says if Jax wants to do something, she can do it, but they’re not alone. IYO SKY joins them on the way to the ring. These four women stand across the ring from the five. Morgan sarcastically says it’s cool that they brought Sky, but they’re still a person short. The math isn’t mathing. Morgan says there is no one dumb enough in the back to want to join them.
”THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!”
Rhea Ripley heads to the ring in a protective face mask! Ripley steps up to Morgan and shouts, “WarGames!” Ripley head-butts Morgan in the face. A brawl breaks out in the ring. Ripley fights Morgan, but Morgan escapes through the crowd. Sky then takes the rest of the women out with an Over the Moonsault to the floor! Ripley, Belair, Cargill, Sky, and Naomi stand tall in the ring.
Video: This past Friday on SmackDown, “Big” Bronson Reed joined forces with the Bloodline to take out Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, and the Usos. Sikoa took Reigns out with a Samoan Spike, and Reed followed up by crushing him with a Tsunami. The OGs were left in a bad way.
We see the Tale of the Tape between Seth “Freakin” Rollins and “Big” Bronson Reed.
Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega make their way to the ring. They’ll face American Made next.
-Commercial Break-
Paul “Triple H” Levesque appeared at ComplexCon with Travis Scott over the weekend. Travis Scott will appear on the first Raw on Netflix.
Backstage Segment
WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker is warming up backstage. He’ll have his first title defense against Sheamus later tonight.
Two weeks ago on Raw, Ivy Nile attacked Zelina Vega. Rey Mysterio ran down for the save and helped Dragon Lee defeat Chad Gable.
Mixed Tag Team Match
LWO (Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega) vs. American Made (Chad Gable and Ivy Nile)
Before the match begins, Ivy Nile slaps Zelina Vega in the face. Vega takes her down and brawls with her out of the ring.
The bell rings, and Chad Gabel attacks Rey Mysterio. Mysterio hits the ropes and takes him down with a head-scissor takeover. Mysterio knocks Gable to the corner and hits a shoulder thrust before doing the ten punches. Gable gets out and pulls Mysterio down. Nile runs in and attacks Vega. The referee holds Vega back, so American Made uses the distraction to double-team Mysterio with stomps. Gable puts Mysterio in the corner and punches away at him. Gable stomps him down and whips him sternum-first into the turnbuckles for a two-count. Gable sends him back to the corner, but Mysterio elbows him back. Mysterio then hits a head-scissor takeover over the top rope.
Vega tags in, which means Nile is automatically in. Vega takes it to Nile and hits a running meteora in the corner for a two-count. Vega hooks the head and shimmies, but Nile blocks a suplex. Nile sends her into the ropes, but Vega blocks a hip toss. Nile then connects with a short-arm clothesline.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Nile applying a front facelock to Vega. Vega fights up, so Nile hits a gutwrench suplex for a two-count. Nile applies a rear chin lock. Vega fights up and hits a swinging back suplex to get out. Nile quickly grabs the arm to stop Vega from making the tag. Vega counters into a tornado DDT. Gable runs in and grabs Vega to stop her. Vega drops him with an enzuigiri.
Mysterio tags in, making Gable legal as well. Mysterio takes it to Gable with rapid-fire offense, culminating with a head-scissor takeover. Gable drops Mysterio on the apron, but Mysterio kicks him back. Mysterio heads to the top rope for a flying seated senton. Mysterio rolls him up for a two-count. Gable reverses a whip but lowers his head and eats a kick. Mysterio goes for a springboard moonsault, but Gable catches him and hits an avalanche DDT for a near fall. Gable goes to the top rope, but Mysterio crotches him up there. Vega charges, and Mysterio catapults her into Gable’s face. She hits him with a super hurricanrana! Nile runs in, but Vega sends her over the top rope. Mysterio hits a springboard moosault on Gable for a near fall.
A “619” chant picks up. Mysterio drops Gable into position and gives the crowd what they want: the 619! Mysterio follows up with a springboard splash for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: LWO
The Creed Brothers run down to help Gable up, but Gable pulls himself away and slaps Julius Creed in the face. Gable says he’s not a loser. He slaps Julius again, and Julius begins shoving his brother, Brutus. American Made is fired up.
The Judgment Day Clubhouse
World Tag Team Champion Finn Bálor tells Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to calm down. Bálor says they have a lot on their plates with Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, and Jade Cargill. Bálor says he’ll step up for them. Bálor then turns to “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio. A few weeks ago, Mysterio beat Damian Priest in the main event of Raw. Mysterio and Carlito will show the War Raiders what the Judgment Day is all about. Bálor says Mysterio will figure it out. JD McDonagh then asks Bálor to talk in private.
-Commercial Break-
Video: The Miz says it has been a tough few weeks since being abducted by the Wyatt Sicks. Last week on Raw, The Miz double-crossed the Wyatt Sicks’ and helped the Final Testament. Karrion Kross says the Wyatts are a bunch of wounded people using others to feel better about themselves. Miz says this is what Marine 7 needed to get started. Maybe Martin Scorcese or Quentin Tarantino will direct. Kross says he is in control. Tick Tock.
Replay: Last week on Raw, Damian Priest said World Heavyweight Champion Gunther is losing his aura. Gunther looked unsure of himself.
Backstage Segment
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther walks up to Ludwig Kaiser. Gunther says Kaiser doesn’t speak for him. Kaiser needs to stand on his own. Gunther tells him to go find himself. Gunther speaks in German to him. Does Kaiser still see the old Ring General? Kaiser says nothing has changed. Gunther says Priest is not under his skin.
Kaiser walks off, and Gunther removes his jacket. Gunther sees Damian Priest signing some autographs and sneaks up behind him to apply a Sleeper Hold. Priest quickly fights him off and takes him down. Priest sits over him and says in the ring, Gunther may be a general. In the streets, Priest is king. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce runs over. Priest says he’s just having a conversation with the champion, who needs some ice.
In the arena, Sheamus makes his entrance. He’ll battle Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship next.
-Commercial Break-
Backstage Segment
The War Raiders are warming up. They’ll face “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and Carlito later tonight.
Replay: Two weeks ago on WWE Speed, Sheamus and Bron Breakker went to a Time Limit Draw.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Sheamus vs. Bron Breakker (c)
The bell rings, and they stare at each other. They approach each other before backing up and circling the ring. They lock up, and Sheamus powers him out of the ring. Breakker knees him in the midsection at ringside and bounces him off the apron. Sheamus fights back and bounces Breakker off the commentary table. Sheamus gets him in the ring, but Breakker hits the ropes ridiculously fast and runs over Sheamus with a clothesline! Breakker shoulders away at Sheamus’ midsection in the corner before getting in the referee’s face. Sheamus counters a whip and hits an Irish Curse Backbreaker. Sheamus hits a second one for a one-count. Sheamus twists the arm, but Breakker hits a northern lights suplex. Sheamus rolls to the apron, and Breakker punches away at him before driving him into the ring post. Sheamus falls to the floor. Breakker goes to the apron and leaps, tackling Sheamus over the commentary table!
-Commercial Break-
We return from the break to see Breakker turn Sheamus inside out with a kitchen sink knee to the midsection. Sheamus rolls out of the ring to recover. Breakker follows him out, and they brawl a bit. Breakker knocks Sheamus down and goes to the top rope. Breakker then dives with a cannonball plancha on Sheamus! Wow!
Breakker gets up and shoves Sheamus into the ring before they’re both counted out. Breakker talks trash to the crowd before yelling at Sheamus. Sheamus gets fired up and absorbs some blows. Sheamus fires back with strikes, but Breakker knees him and hits the ropes. Sheamus quickly drops him with a tilt-a-whirl powerslam. Sheamus hits a pair of running hammers before hitting a clothesline in the corner. Sheamus hits a knee lift and charges, but Breakker drops him on the apron. Breakker tries to attack, but Sheamus counters him with 10 Beats of the Bodhrán. Sheamus clotheslines him down and heads to the top rope for a diving knee drop. Sheamus covers 1… 2… but Breakker kicks out.
Sheamus grabs Breakker for White Noise, but Breakker fights out. Breakker also kicks away from an Irish Cloverleaf. Breakker then lifts Sheamus and hits a Lumbar Check for a near fall! Breakker puts Sheamus on the top rope and sets up for a superplex, but Sheamus counters into Super White Noise! 1… 2… Breakker barely kicks out! The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Sheamus heads to the top rope, but Breakker crotches him. Sheamus shoves him off, but Breakker scales the ropes and hits a Frankensteiner! Breakker sizes him up and goes for a Spear, but Sheamus hits a Kneecap! 1… 2… Breakker kicks out again!
Sheamus gets fired up and sets up for a Brogue Kick, but Breakker counters with a Spear! Sheamus rolls out of the ring to avoid being pinned. Breakker yells in frustration. Breakker exits the ring and runs around at a wild speed, but Ludwig Kaiser clotheslines him down!
Winner by Disqualification: Bron Breakker
Kaiser shoves Breakker into the ring post and hits a Twisting Headlock DDT on the floor. Kaiser then runs around the ring and dropkicks Sheamus into the steel steps. Kaiser shouts at Sheamus that he won’t stop until he’s done for good.
Backstage Segment
“Main Event” Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and Sami Zayn walk up to Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Jey says it is time to put their difference aside for this one time. Zayn says they did this before when Rollins put his differences aside to team with Cody Rhodes. Zayn asks him to do it again and stand with them at WarGames. Rollins says he’s stood side-by-side with them, but he’ll never stand with that tyrant Roman Reigns. It hurts Rollins to say that. He’d love to tear Bronson Reed apart in a Steel Cage, but he doesn’t want to put Reigns back in power. Rollins will solve their problems by dropping Bronson Reed. He’ll never make it to WarGames. Whatever happens from there is on them. Rollins wishes them luck.
The Judgment Day makes their way to the ring. They’ll be facing the War Raiders next.
-Commercial Break-
The first WWE Raw on Netflix is coming on Monday, January 6, from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.
Highlights from various events
Video: Dakota Kai says for the last four months, she’s been on the sidelines. It’s hard to be away from the action. Kai says she doubted herself and thought there might not be a place for her. Is she good enough? Kai says she’s never wanted or loved this more. She is a champion. Kai says she’s ready.
Replay: Rhea Ripley, clad in a plastic facemask from her broken orbital socket, returned and shouted, “WARGAMES!”
It’s official: on November 30 at Survivor Series: WarGames, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill, and Naomi will battle Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton, and Candice LeRae in a Women’s WarGames Match.
Next Monday on Raw, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Bianca Belair will battle WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax in a WarGames Advantage Match.
Tag Team Match
The Judgment Day (“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and Carlito) vs. The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar)
Erik will start against “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio. Erik takes Mysterio down and viciously slams him. Mysterio desperately crawls to his corner and tags Carlito in. Ivar also tags in. Carlito applies a waistlock, but Ivar fights him off and avalanches him. Erik tags in. Ivar hits a scoop slam, and Erik scoop slams Ivar onto Carlito. The War Raiders are fired up. Erik powers Carlito to the corner and tags Ivar in. Carlito hits a throat thrust and tags Mysterio in. Mysterio stomps away at Ivar in the corner. The referee backs Mysterio up, so Carlito chokes Ivar. Carlito tags in and punches Ivar. Ivar fights Carlito and Mysterio off before tagging Erik.
Erik takes it to Carlito and sets up for a powerbomb, but he’s distracted by Mysterio. Erik quickly hits Carlito with an exploder suplex. Carlito reverses a whip, but Erik boots him back. Mysterio quickly attacks Erik. Mysterio tags in and hits Erik with a suicide dive.
-Commercial Break-
We return from the break to see Erik fight out of a chinlock applied by Mysterio. Erik drops him on the apron, but Mysterio snaps him off the top rope. Mysterio hits a slingshot senton splash for a two-count. Carlito tags in and stomps away at Erik. Carlito grabs him by the beard, but he grabs Carlito’s hair and punches him down.
Mysterio and Ivar tag in. Ivar hits a huge back body drop, followed by a sidewalk slam. Ivar hits the ropes and hits a running splash. Mysterio sidesteps an avalanche, but he can’t avoid a seated senton. Carlito runs in, but Ivar wipes him out. Ivar signals for the end and hits a running Bronco Buster on Mysterio. 1… 2… Mysterio kicks out. Ivar grabs Mysterio, but Mysterio drops him into the second turnbuckle. Carlito tags in. Mysterio goes for a suplex, but Ivar counters and throws Mysterio into Carlito. Erik tags in. They hit Carlito with a catapult powerslam. The War Raiders then hit Carlito with War Machine for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: The War Raiders
World Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh viciously attack the War Raiders. They target their necks, which have been injured, and Bálor hits a Coup de Grâce.
Video: The Wyatt Sicks cut into the broadcast. Bo Dallas says they offered The Miz salvation. Dallas tried to warn him, but he damned himself. Dallas says, “I’m sorry for what happens next.” Miz chose this. His hands will be stained scarlet red. He will lose. What matters most is Dallas never wanted this.
-Commercial Break-
Video: Lyra Valkyria says a phoenix has to burn to rise from the ashes. When she was drafted to Raw, she was thrown into the fire, but she didn’t burn. She thrived by facing the best in the world. She used to think she was a phoenix, but she’s so much more. Valkyria doesn’t burn. She rises. Valkyria is coming for everyone.
Backstage Segment
Alpha Academy is walking backstage when they bump into Kofi Kingston. Maxxine Dupri says they’re excited for the New Day’s 10 year anniversary. Xavier Woods comes up and says they’ve never had a fight, but now they’re fighting all the time. Woods keeps thinking about what Karrion Kross said regarding the New Day being dead. Kingston tries to say Kross doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Otis tries to step in, but Woods criticizes him. Woods says they’ll face Alpha Academy. Beating these two clowns will put them where they need to be. Kingston doesn’t look happy.
“Big” Bronson Reed vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins
The bell rings, and the crowd sings Rollins’ theme. The Bloodline, consisting of Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu, appears at ringside. Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and Sami Zayn run down and start brawling with the Bloodline. They fight them into the crowd. The Usos superkick Fatu into the crowd.
In the ring, Reed takes Rollins down and sends him into the ropes. Rollins holds the ropes and boots Reed back. Rollins sends Reed out of the ring and connects with a suicide dive. Rollins gets in the ring and celebrates.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Rollins chopping Reed. Rollins hits the ropes, but Reed avalanches him down. Rollins rolls out of the ring. During the commercial, Reed sat on Rollins’ chest. Reed starts to follow him up, but Rollins gets moving. Reed punches him from the apron and goes to ringside. Reed bounces Rollins’ face off the apron. Rollins chops Reed, but Reed chops back. Reed then whips Rollins hard into the timekeeper’s area. Rollins gets in the ring before being counted out.
Reed viciously punches away at Rollins. Reed head-butts Rollins down, but Rollins comes back with a jawbreaker. Rollins punches away at Reed. Reed reverses a whip and turns him inside out with a kitchen sink knee to the midsection. Reed then clotheslines Rollins over the top rope. Reed goes to the apron and sizes Rollins up for a flying shoulder tackle. Reed grabs Rollins and whips him hard into the steel steps. Reed charges, but he hits the steel steps when Rollins moves. Rollins gets in the ring to recover for a few moments. Rollins goes outside and bounces Reed off the steel steps a few times. Rollins goes for a Stomp on the steps, but Reed moves. Reed gets in the ring, so Rollins hits a springboard knee to the face. Rollins boots him, but Reed gets fired up. Reed soon hits a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the final break of the evening, Rollins fights out of a superplex attempt. Rollins kicks him in the face and hits Reed with a powerbomb off the ropes! Rollins hits a springboard moonsault for a one-count. Rollins hits a springboard senton bomb for another one-count! Rollins is stunned. Rollins goes for a Pedigree, but Reed counters out. Rollins avoids a cannonball onto the chest and kicks Reed in the head. Rollins goes to the top rope for a Frog Splash. 1… 2… Reed kicks out!
Rollins hits the ropes, but Reed clotheslines him before hitting a brainbuster for a near fall. Reed heads to the top rope for a Tsunami, but Rollins rolls away. Reed gets down from the top rope and goes for a senton bomb, but Rollins avoids it. Rollins goes for a Pedigree, but Reed fights out. Rollins superkicks Reed and hits a Pedigree! 1… 2… Reed kicks out! Rollins is shocked. The crowd sings Rollins’ theme song. Rollins connects with a Stomp and immediately heads to the top rope. Rollins sets up for a Super Stomp, but Solo Sikoa appears on the commentary table to distract him!
Reed grabs Rollins and hits a Death Valley Driver, followed by TWO senton splashes! Reed goes to the top rope and hits a Tsunami to defeat Rollins!
Winner by Pinfall: “Big” Bronson Reed
Solo Sikoa gets in the ring and raises Reed’s hand.
Quick Match Results
— LWO (Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega) def. American Made (Chad Gable and Ivy Nile) in a Mixed Tag Team Match
— Bron Breakker (c) def. Sheamus via DQ in a WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
— The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) def. The Judgment Day (“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and Carlito) in a Tag Team Match
— “Big” Bronson Reed def. Seth “Freakin” Rollins
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