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A video recap of last week is shown, focusing on the interactions of Stephanie McMahon and Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley, and finally Seth Freakin Rollins superkicking John Cena. January Week 2 Paycom Center Oklahoma City, OK The Women’s World Champion comes down to the ring. She says that Rhea Ripley keeps saying this is what she wanted. She wanted Becky to be the champion walking into the Royal Rumble. Well, they say be careful what you ask for because you just might get it. Rhea is one of the best in the business, she takes nothing from her. But Becky is THE best and she knows it because of this title she has on her shoulder. Rhea seems to forget what happened the last time they went one on one at Payback. That’s where Becky showed she was better and history will repeat itself at the Royal Rumble in a few weeks and then what will Rhea’s excuse be? Is she going to cry to Stephanie McMahon for another shot? Or will she finally come to the realization that she may be Mami, but I am the Man and when I come around to St. Petersburg, this title ain’t going anywhere! COMMERCIAL BREAK KATANA CHANCE AND KAYDEN CARTER VS RONDA ROUSEY AND SHAYNA BASZLER Chance and Carter are one of the smoothest tag teams in the women’s division but they can’t match the ferocity of Rousey and Baszler. Ronda and Shayna pick them apart, but Rousey goes above and beyond, nearly being disqualified several times. She finally locks in her arm bar on Carter and gets the win. RESULT: RONDA ROUSEY AND SHAYNA BASZLER WIN BY SUBMISSION The bell is ringing, but Ronda won’t release the hold. Carter is screaming and Chance is trying to pry Ronda off. Shayna is watching, seemingly even surprised at Ronda. Shayna joins in and eventually they get Carter free. Ronda pops up and gives Shayna a confused look as to why she helped them before leaving the ring, and Shayna trails her to the back. Byron Saxton is standing by with the Miz and Bronson Reed. The Miz takes over the interview saying that Cody Rhodes is either a glutton for suffering or the dumbest man alive. He asked for Bronson Reed to end his career tonight. But don’t worry, Cody’s story will still be finished. You can read it in tomorrow’s obituaries! COMMERCIAL BREAK RICOCHET VS LUDWIG KAISER W/GIOVANNI VINCI Ricochet takes a beating early, but he rebounds, literally and figuratively, and begins finding his groove as he ramps up the speed and energy. Vinci gets on the apron and gets knocked off into the announcer’s table. Kaiser tries to take advantage but Ricochet matrixes a roundhouse punch and hits a codebreaker. He goes to the top and hits an astounding 630 Senton for the win. RESULT: RICOCHET WINS BY PINFALL Kaiser and Vinci jump Ricochet after the match and are putting the boots to him when… Wes Lee comes sprinting down the aisle. He slides in and immediately makes an impact, drop kicking Vinci over the top, then ducking a clothesline from Kaiser, before hitting a jumping spinning forearm which sends him to the outside. Lee helps Ricochet up as the former Imperium members lick their wounds up the aisle. COMMERCIAL BREAK ALPHA ACADEMY VS THE VIKING RAIDERS Otis and Ivar have a very interesting power struggle to begin the match and Gable provides an incredible german suplex, however the power and ruthlessness of the Viking Raiders ends up taking over and they deliver a double powerslam to Gable for the win. RESULT: THE VIKING RAIDERS WIN BY PINFALL Drew Gulak is backstage, about to sign the paperwork to enter the Royal Rumble. Orton walks past and asks what it is, and when Gulak tells him, Orton attacks. He slams Gulak’s head off the table and then beats him down, before ripping up the papers. He walks away, quipping that Drew’s been eliminated. COMMERCIAL BREAK The New Day celebrate down to the ring. Big E says there is a feeling that is flowing through the New Day, through the crowd, through the home audience, and through the WWE Universe because the darkness which shrouded the Intercontinental Championship has dispersed. Now is the era of positivity! Woods and Kofi discuss how they are still in shock of the miracle before them and they’ve said it before but they want to say it in front of this sold out crowd, how thankful and proud they are of Big E. There is a moment of genuine love between these friends as they group hug until we hear a stern voice coming from the back. Gunther walks out with a mic but he stays at ringside. He says what he’s witnessing makes him sick to his stomach. A once proud title being held by a man who doesn’t belong in the ring and certainly doesn’t deserve to be called the Intercontinental Champion. He got lucky. So lucky that he ought to go spend all his money like the rest of these worthless people in Oklahoma on a powerball ticket. But make no mistake, that title belongs to the Ring General and it is time for him to get his rematch. Big E says any place, any time, which suits Gunther, who challenges him for next week here on Raw. Big E accepts quickly and the segment ends with a staredown. We go to Liv Morgan in her dressing room. She says for weeks she’s felt like a loser. Especially when it comes to Zoey Stark. But you’re only a loser if you give up. She doesn’t know when or where but she’ll get her pride back against Zoey. But until then, there’s a little thing called the Royal Rumble coming up and Liv will not only be in it, she’ll win it. “Watch me.” COMMERCIAL BREAK RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VS EMMA Emma does her best to put the larger and more powerful woman down quickly but the longer the match goes, the more Raquel’s strength comes into play and she ends it with a big Tejana Bomb. RESULT: RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ WINS BY PINFALL Corey Graves welcomes Maria for an interview at the opening of the aisle. He asks her if she’s settled on a new client. She says she has with a big smile. She says after long last she has found her man, but before Graves can ask who she says he will find out like everyone else….at the Royal Rumble. She plants a kiss on his cheek and goes to the back. COMMERCIAL BREAK BRONSON REED W/THE MIZ VS CODY RHODES Reed attempts to attack Rhodes before the bell but Cody was ready for it and the American Nightmare starts off hot, peppering the big man with everything he can throw at him but Reed absorbs it and then grabs Cody, launching him across the ring. Reed goes on the attack, pounding Rhodes from corner to corner but every time he goes for a pin Cody kicks out. The Miz takes some cheap shots when the referee isn’t looking and Reed hits a running elbow which gets a two and a half count. Miz shouts encouragement, telling his protege it’s time for the tsunami. Reed climbs to the top but Rhodes gets up and stops him cold. Cody climbs up to meet him and delivers a ring shaking superplex. He covers Reed but it’s only for a two count. Cody gets up, feeding off the crowd and as Reed begins to stand, Cody hooks him and delivers CrossRhodes. He hooks the leg and gets the win. RESULT: CODY RHODES WINS BY PINFALL Cody climbs the ropes, celebrating his win but after a moment we cut to the back where a camera man is running through the hallways and he stops when he comes across the reason. Seth Freakin Rollins and John Cena are nose to nose with a host of officials trying to separate them. Cena asks if Rollins wants to take another cheap shot while Seth says it was all an accident. Cena says we’ll see about that at the Rumble! They’re separated with both men continuing to lob verbal jabs as the show ends. Good Night from Oklahoma City!

The Man to Kick Off Raw The Women's World Championship match for the Royal Rumble is as the Women's World Champion was decided last week on Raw. Following a Fatal Fourway two weeks ago that declared WWE Hall of Famer, Lita the #1 contender, last week on Raw Lita met the Women's World Champion, Becky Lynch in an epic encounter to kick off 2024. Following a back and forth match where both champion and challenger nearly won the contest, in the end it was Becky Lynch forcing Lita to tap out to the Dis-Arm-Her. As a result, the Women's World Championship match for the Royal Rumble would be set: "Mami" Rhea Ripley will challenge The Man Becky Lynch in a Wrestlemania headlining worthy Women's World Championship Match. And now WWE.com has learned that the Champ will kick off Raw. What will Becky Lynch have to say now that she is headed toward Rhea Ripley? Find out Monday. Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

January Week 1 Delta Center Salt Lake City, UT Raw Managing Director Stephanie McMahon comes out to the ring. She welcomes everyone to Monday Night Raw and to Day 1 and says Happy New Year! She sells the crowd on all the big matches they’ll see tonight. Before she can end her promo….. Ronda Rousey comes out and asks Stephanie if her new contract is ready. She’s called all week, she’s texted, she even went on X among the trolls and sent a DM but she hasn’t heard back so here she is, ready to sign. Stephanie is not amused and leans in, privately telling Ronda that this is not the time, but the mic picks it up. Stephanie begins to turn and Ronda grabs her by the arm, saying that she’s waited long enough. Stephanie yanks her arm away and asks Ronda who the hell she thinks she is. Ronda smirks and says ‘your biggest star’ before leaving the ring, shoulder blocking Steph out of the way on the way to the ropes. As we go to commercial, Stephanie is steaming. COMMERCIAL BREAK A replay of the opening of the show is shown following the commercial break. THE NEW DAY VS KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN © The match begins with back and forth action with both teams getting to control equal amounts of time. The Champs slowly begin taking control, using legal double teams and Woods is getting worn out. Kofi gets the crowd to feed in with their energy and Woods makes the hot tag. Kofi flies around and turns the match around, getting a series of two counts on Owens. Woods gets back in and the New Day begins building momentum. Now it’s Zayn appealing to the fans and they answer his call as well. Owens fights off both members of the New Day, crotching Woods on the top rope facing away and Woods falls back hanging upside down. Owens hits a running cannonball and tags in Zayn. Sami softens up Woods a little more before hitting the Heluva Kick for the victory. RESULT: KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN RETAIN THE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Drew McIntyre and Rex Steiner are backstage talking about winning the Royal Rumble. Their friendly banter takes a serious turn when the subject comes up about what happens when it comes down to the both of them. The tension is palpable. COMMERCIAL BREAK NO DISQUALIFICATION DAMIAN PRIEST VS SHINSUKE NAKAMURA Nakamura goes on a strong style tear off the bat, kicking the hell out of Priest and striking him repeatedly. Priest goes to the outside to recoup and Nakamura slingshots himself over the ropes but Priest catches him and rams him spine-first into the post. Now it’s Priest’s turn to dish out punishment and he takes advantage of the no DQ rule, hitting Nakamura with the steel stairs. He rolls Shinsuke back in the ring and continues the attack. This goes according to plan until Nakamura digs deep and challenges Priest to ‘come on!’ Priest angrily charges him but Nakamura lays a kick to the midsection stopping him in his tracks followed by a standing enziguri. Priest drops to a knee and Nakamura sizes him up for a Kinshasa. Dominik Mysterio runs down and gets on the apron, distracting Nakamura and giving Priest time to recover. When Shinsuke turns and goes for his finisher, Priest pops up, grabs him by the throat and chokeslams him. Wasting little time, Priest lifts Nakamura up and hits the Razor’s Edge for the win. RESULT: DAMIAN PRIEST WINS BY PINFALL Priest and Dominik head back up the aisle very pleased with themselves. The Judgment Day have started 1-0. Graves questions if Balor will make it a clean sweep. Carlito is warming up at Gorilla when Maria Kanellis walks past. He stops her and says that he’s about to have the most important match of his career, but he wants to make something right. She looks suspicious but he offers his hand. He says a long time ago he wasn’t very…cool…to her and he’s sorry about that. She seems taken aback but shakes his hand. Maria says that really means a lot to her and she wishes him good luck. He seems relieved to have gotten this off his chest and heads through the curtain. It’s Carlito and Big E for the Intercontinental Championship…next! COMMERCIAL BREAK CARLITO VS BIG E © The challenger begins the match hot, backing Big E into the corner with chops and punches. He climbs up to deliver the old fashioned 10 punches but Big E cuts it off at three and runs him across the ring, crushing him in the corner. Big E shows off his power by putting his veteran challenger through several suplexes and backbreakers but Carlito kicks out of several pin attempts. Big E runs into a boot in the corner and when he staggers away, Carlito hits the Backstabber. 1 2 Kickout! Big E builds a comeback as Carlito frantically tries to hit another finisher, but the champion keeps his back away from Carlito. When the moment arrives, Big E scoops up his challenger and hits the Big Ending for a hard fought title defense. RESULT: BIG E RETAINS THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Cody Rhodes is backstage, and turns to address the camera. He says that the Miz and Bronson Reed did their absolute best to end his story, hell, they almost ended his career. But he’s here, he’s breathing, and he damn sure isn’t done with either of them. But never let it be said that Cody isn’t generous. He’s so generous, he’s going to give Bronson Reed another bite at the apple. Next week, here on Raw, it’ll be the two of them in the ring. See you then, big man. COMMERCIAL BREAK. As we return from commercial, Rhea Ripley has joined the announcers at ringside, and will be part of the commentary for the Women’s World Championship match. The Announcers remind us that Rhea Ripley will meet the Women’s World Champion at the Royal Rumble. LITA VS BECKY LYNCH © The match begins with a handshake, which Rhea trashes on commentary. The early going is an even match as both feel each other out. Becky does not seem as aggressive as she normally is, a point Mami brings up several times. That begins to change when Becky turns to argue with Rhea and Lita nearly scores a win with a school boy. Becky buckles down and begins to take over, hitting a fall away slam and Lita rolls out of the ring near the announcers.Becky follows Lita to the outside and they brawl a little as Rhea continues to taunt Becky about not being able to get the job done. It clearly gets to Becky and the more Rhea talks, the more brutal Becky gets. She rams Lita shoulder-first into the stairs. She then takes Lita’s arm and wraps it around the post in a hammerlock. Becky isn’t showing any friendly nature now. She rolls Lita back into the ring and the Hall of Famer is begging off, holding her arm but Becky is in the zone and continues her attacks. She lays Lita out with a Manhandle Slam and is looking at Rhea when she suddenly breaks off the pin at the count of two and quickly locks in the DisarmHer which causes Lita to quickly tap. RESULT: BECKY LYNCH RETAINS THE WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BY SUBMISSION Becky holds up her title as Rhea walks up the stairs and enters the ring. The two of them go face to face with Becky giving her Royal Rumble challenger a focused stare and Mami just smirking, but her eyes are burning a hole through the champ. The Women’s World Championship is set - Rhea Ripley gets her chance at revenge. Its Mami vs The Man at the Royal Rumble!! COMMERCIAL BREAK In the back World Heavyweight Champion John Cena is warming up in a hallway ahead of tonight's title defense. Cena suddenly stops doing squats when he sees someone walking to him.... Maria Kanellis smiles and waves to the champ. Cena says it has been a very long time since they've seen each other and tells Maria that she looks better than ever. Maria smiles at the flirting and says some things never change... Cena looks confused and Maria says "the champ is still here and still lookin good". She then kisses him on the cheek and says good luck before walking away. Has Maria set her sights on John Cena? COMMERCIAL BREAK FINN BALOR VS JOHN CENA © There is a modicum of respect between these two as they circle each other before locking up. Cena’s strength is the story early on, but Balor has the speed advantage and it isn’t long before he uses that to put Cena on the defense. Balor presses his advantage focusing on Cena’s back and also hitting some cheap shots to the throat. But every time there is a pinfall, Cena kicks out. Balor is getting frustrated and goes to the top for a cross body but Cena catches him and rolls backwards, popping up and hoisting Balor onto his shoulder delivering an Attitude Adjustment. He goes for the cover. 1 2 Balor’s leg is on the rope! Cena is disappointed and when he goes to pick Balor up, he’s suckered into a small package for a very close two count. They continue to battle and it’s even until Balor blatantly pokes Cena in the eye and drops him with a slingblade. Balor goes to the top but Cena gets up and Balor jumps over him. When Balor turns on a dime and charges Cena, he’s scooped up and planted in the middle of the ring with another AA. There’s no rope to save him this time. RESULT: JOHN CENA RETAINS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL The Judgment Day are beating the hell out of Cena without hesitation. This goes on several minutes until….. Seth Freakin Rollins hits the ring and makes an immediate impact, taking on the entire Judgment Day. He superkicks Priest! He superkicks Mysterio! He superkicks Balor! He superkicks Cena!!! In his flurry of action, Rollins hadn’t seen Cena getting up and has floored the champ. As the Judgment Day collect themselves outside, Rollins looks down at Cena with a frustrated remorse as the show goes off the air. Happy New Year and good Night from Salt Lake City!

2024 is here and Raw will kick off the new year hot with a special WWE Day 1 edition of Raw. Here are the confirmed matches: Finn Balor vs John Cena - World Heavyweight Championship Lita vs Becky Lynch - Women's World Championship Carlito vs Big E - Intercontinental Championship The New Day vs Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn - World Tag Team Championship Shinsuke Nakamura vs Damian Priest - No Disqualification Match Don't miss Raw, LIVE on USA!

LOL now now now, I am sure that she will surely have her day one day again #CreamRisesToTheTop or something like that

A video from last week is shown focusing on the main event of Seth Rollins versus Damian Priest and the eventual aftermath which had the whole Judgment Day leaving both Rollins and World Heavyweight Champion John Cena down and out. DECEMBER WEEK 4 MODA CENTER PORTLAND, OR The show begins with the World Heavyweight Champion backstage. He says last week he tried to the right thing and paid the price. Well, no good deed goes unpunished but he’s tired of Judgment Day and the way they think they rule the roost. Last time he checked, he’s holding the World Heavyweight Champio…… Finn Balor walks into the scene and says that title belongs to him. Seth Rollins cost him that title and he’s never gotten a rematch. Cena asks are you challenging me or are you just here to bitch and moan? Balor says he wants his rematch…next week at Day 1. Cena says he’ll see him in the ring. The scene ends with a silent staredown. JD MCDONAGH VS BRONSON REED McDonagh has been undefeated since his debut on Raw, but that comes to a crushing end. Reed is a monster and dominates the match, withstanding any offense from the smaller JD. It ends with a top rope Tsunami. RESULT: BRONSON REED WINS BY PINFALL Zoey Stark is working out backstage when Liv Morgan walks up. She tells Zoey that she wants a rematch and Stark scoffs….until Liv slaps her. There’s fire in Stark’s eyes as Liv tells her she’ll be in the ring. As we go to commercial, Vic Joseph says he hopes Liv knows what she’s getting into! COMMERCIAL BREAK ZOEY STARK VS LIV MORGAN Liv shows resilience in this, as she did in their last match. The crowd is definitely behind her but when Zoey catches her with a knee under the chin the match flips and her own mean streak takes over. She hits Z-360 but Liv gets her foot on the rope. Liv is trying to get up, which only infuriates Stark more and she hits her finisher again, dragging Liv to the middle and getting the win. RESULT: ZOEY STARK WINS BY PINFALL Drew McIntyre and Rex Steiner are backstage with a friendly argument about how can bench more when they both quiet. The Viking Raiders and Valhalla approach and she challenges the two of them for battle tonight. McIntyre asks Steiner if he has plans. Steiner says no, and they both agree to see the Raiders later. Stephanie McMahon is backstage talking to some staff when Ronda Rousey comes up, interrupting their conversation. Ronda informs Stephanie that her contract is up at WrestleMania and she wants a new one. In fact, she wants to be the highest paid superstar on all of Raw, male or female. Stephanie tells Ronda she’ll have to think about it and walks away while Ronda stares daggers at her back. COMMERCIAL BREAK OTIS VS DAMIAN PRIEST Otis shows off his power early, both angering and frustrating Priest. Otis overplays his hand though, going to the second rope but missing a huge elbow drop. Priest escapes it in time, and with Otis now prone, he picks the big man apart. Priest goes for a pin but Otis powers out. Priest seems to realize he’s not getting him up for a Razor’s Edge, so instead he climbs to the top and perches until Otis gets himself up. Priest jumps off and hits a big clothesline similar to Kane, which Graves refers to as the Bullseye. That’s enough to put Otis down for three. RESULT: DAMIAN PRIEST WINS BY PINFALL Priest can’t even get his arm raised before Shinsuke Nakamura appears on the tron. Nakamura cuts a winding promo with Japanese subtitles as Priest watches on but behind him he doesn’t see the real Nakamura enter the ring. Priest feels eyes on his back and when he turns, Shinsuke kicks him in the temple, dropping him to a knee. A moment later Priest is flat on his back thanks to a Kinshasa. Nakamura smiles down at Priest as the commercial break begins. COMMERCIAL BREAK When the show returns, Damian Priest is rampaging through the back hallways until he finds Stephanie McMahon. He demands a match with Nakamura next week at Day 1 and he wants it to be no disqualification. She agrees to grant the match but she says it needs to be one on one, so no Judgment Day. He agrees and storms off. Kevin Owens and Zami Zayn are hanging out backstage with the New Day. Kofi finally breaks up the good time, asking when he and Woods are going to get a shot at those titles. Owens looks annoyed but Zayn calms him and tells their friends if they want a shot, how about we start off 2024 with a bang? They all agree, even Owens, and the match is made. DREW MCINTYRE AND REX STEINER VS THE VIKINGS RAIDERS W/VALHALLA A brutal tag match which is very physical. The action in the ring is just as bad as the fighting on the outside. McIntyre gets double teamed for several minutes until Steiner makes the tag and takes over. With the momentum flipped, Steiner and McIntyre operate smoothly and the Vikings are on the short end of the stick. McIntyre blindly tags himself in, with a look of surprise from Steiner, and ends the match hitting the Claymore on Erik. RESULT: DREW MCINTYRE AND REX STEINER WIN BY PINFALL As the victors celebrate their win, they seem to be debating who was more responsible for the win. COMMERCIAL BREAK The New Day is walking backstage in a great mood when Carlito approaches and makes his return to Raw. Carlito says that he has business to talk about with Big E. He says he came back to the WWE after his injury this past summer to do what Big E did, win a title. Man to man, he’s asking for a chance at that Intercontinental Championship next week at Day 1. Big E considers for a moment then sticks out his hand which Cartlito shakes. The challenger walks off but Big E looks seriously at his future opponent. Big E will defend his Intercontinental Championship against Carlito next week! Vic Joseph and Corey Graves hype the upcoming main event. Lita, Piper Niven, Shayna Baszler, and Trish Stratus fight it out to determine who faces Becky Lynch next week. One of these four women has a date with destiny, who will it be? We’re all about to find out, the final main event of 2023 is…next. COMMERCIAL BREAK LITA VS PIPER NIVEN VS SHAYNA BASZLER VS TRISH STRATUS It’s a free for all to begin with as all four women pair up but there is still a bond with Lita and Trish and they work as a team, until Trish tries to get a schoolgirl rollup on Lita with a two count. Lita looks surprised but Trish tells her she’d have done it too. That marks the end of the teamwork. Shaya and Piper have no loyalty either and soon friend and foe are all battling in and out of the ring. Piper begins taking over with her size and strength and hits an avalanche in the corner on Trish. With Lita and Shayan fighting outside, Piper goes for the pin, but Trish kicks out at the very last millisecond. Now Piper’s mad and she goes to the top. Trish disrupts the plan and then hits an amazing and ring shaking superplex. But before she can go for the pin, Lita is back in the room after running Shayna into the post and grabs Trish, throwing her out of the ring and making the cover on Niven for the three count. RESULT: LITA WINS BY PINFALL AND WILL FACE BECKY LYNCH NEXT WEEK AT DAY 1 FOR THE WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP We go backstage, where Becky Lynch is watching Lita’s celebration on a monitor. Rhea Ripley walks up behind her and questions if Becky has it in her to do what’s needed to be done next week and put her friend and mentor down, so they can have their match at Royal Rumble. Rhea smiles and leaves Becky, who looks angry….and conflicted. Next week on Raw, will we kick off the new year with a new Women’s World Champion? It’s Lita versus The Man Becky Lynch at Day 1. What a way to kick off the new year!!! Good Night from Portland!

Women Rule the Final Raw of 2023!!! 2023 is coming to an end and a new year is set to begin. Next week on Raw, we kick off 2024 with a bang on a special Day One edition of Monday Night Raw and on that night the Women's World Title will be on the line! Who will The Man Becky Lynch defend her championship at Day One against? That is what we still need to find out as the women's division takes Monday Night Raw's final 2023 bow in the main event. Will Piper Niven shock the world and prove that shes a real threat on Raw? Will Shayna Baszler return to her NXT form and be on her way to becoming champion once more? Will Lita live for the moment for perhaps the final time in a truly storied career? Or will the "greatest Diva of them all", the mother of the women's resurrengce of the last two decades, Trish Stratus have one more shot to own the World? One of these four women will face their destiny next week against Becky Lynch. But they all will own the spotlight this week on Raw as we say goodbye to 2023! Be there as 2023 closes and a #1 contender is crowned! Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

Smackdown Managing Director Adam Pearce and the Usos are here! They exit their car and head towards the arena doors but come to a sudden stop. Stephanie McMahon and a host of police stand in their way. She tells Pearce that he seems to be lost. He demands that the Usos get the Unified Tag Team Championship match they earned but she just shrugs with a smirk and says she can’t help him, the champs are exclusive to Raw. Before Steph goes inside, she tells the officers if they try to get in, to arrest them. When she leaves, Pearce and the Usos think about it, but end up getting in their car and leaving, furious at not being able to enter. DECEMBER WEEK 3 PECHANGE ARENA SAN DIEGO, CA The Judgment Day come to the ring and they all have the same gripe. People around here seem to forget who runs Monday Night Raw. People seem to forget who is the most dominant faction in the WWE. People forget at their own peril. Tonight they will make a statement and remind everyone how dangerous Judgment Day is. Priest steps up and says if he has the guts, there is one guy in the back who he wants to fight tonight. And that guy is Seth Freakin Rollins. Priest is sick of the costumes, of the attitude, and most of all that God awful song. Tonight he shuts Rollins up for good! COMMERCIAL BREAK CANDICE LARAE VS RONDA ROUSEY Ronda looks to be in a very poor mood and she takes it out on Candace, peppering her with punches, before she quickly slings her with a judo throw, and hooks in her arm bar which gets a quick submission. RESULT: RONDA ROUSEY WINS BY SUBMISSION Ronda refuses to release the hold as the bell rings. The referee can’t get her to let Candace go. Finally, Raw Managing Director Stephanie McMahon runs down to the ring and forcibly forces her to break the hold. Ronda just grins at McMahon and leaves the ring. Stephanie checks on Candace while keeping her eyes on Rousey. A video replay of Bronson Reed’s brutal attack on Cody Rhodes is shown. Vic Joseph says that Cody was taken to a local hospital after the show and they found he suffered bruised ribs, but thankfully not broken. We immediately go to the Miz in his locker room. He’s all smiles. He says that he did Cody a favor last week because he helped him finish the story. Sure, it wasn’t the ending Cody wanted but it’s an ending nonetheless. Bronson Reed almost put him through the mat. He tells Cody to be smart and to stay home for good. His wife and daughter need him. COMMERCIAL BREAK CHAD GABLE VS RANDY ORTON Gable is a fantastic athlete and his technical skills are some of the best in WWE but that doesn’t help when you’re up against the brutality and sadistic tendencies of the Viper. Orton controls throughout the match, toying with Gable before he ends it with an RKO. RESULT: RANDY ORTON WINS BY PINFALL We catch sight of Maria Kanellis and Rex Steiner talking backstage. We can’t hear what is being said, but Maria is clearly flirting and Steiner isn’t exactly rejecting it. Maria is continuing her search for the man to satisfy all her needs, is the nephew of Big Poppa Pump that man?!? Priest is warming up for his match tonight as Balor, Mysterio,and Mami psyche him up. COMMERCIAL BREAK LITA AND TRISH STRATUS VS PIPER NIVEN AND SHAYNA BASZLER Heels control the match until Lita gets the hot tag. She makes a comeback for her side until Piper crushes her in the corner and the heels take over again. When Lita has a chance to tag out, Shayna runs across the ring and takes Trish out. Piper keeps up the attacks until she misses her avalanche in the corner. Lita finally tags out, and Trish is a blur around Piper, finally knocking her down with a dropkick off the second rope. Shayna breaks up the pin and now it’s a four woman brawl. Shayna goes for a kick to Trish but hits Piper, knocking her down. Lita tags herself up and hits her moonsault for the win. RESULT: LITA AND TRISH STRATUS WIN BY PINFALL Lita and Trish Stratus celebrate their win but both are well aware that next week they’ll be opponents. There is a slight tension between them. The fatal fourway is next week, who will get a shot at the Women’s World Title at Day One? Byron Saxton is standing by the Intercontinental Champion Gunther. Saxton asks him why he fired Imperium after all they did for him but Gunther cuts him off and says that first, HE is Imperium. Second, in answer to his question, they are no longer needed. They were fortunate to be allowed to be with Gunther for as long as they were, but they never elevated themselves. They never improved. Gunther is not into charity chases, so he cut his losses. The fact is, he should have known better because no one is capable of living up to Gunther’s standards…except himself. And Gunther has an announcement to make…. the Ring General is officially declaring for the Royal Rumble! COMMERCIAL BREAK INDUS SHEER W/JINDER MAHAL VS DIY Indus Sheer’s power helps them control the match but it fades as DIY make their comeback. Mahal gets on the apron and eats a double superkick, and a few moments later, Veer falls victim to Meeting in the Middle. RESULT: DIY WINS BY PINFALL Seth Freakin Rolins is walking backstage. He takes on the Judgment Day’s Archer of Infamy….next! COMMERCIAL BREAK DAMIAN PRIEST VS SETH FREAKIN ROLLINS Priest comes out without Judgment Day and shows he doesn’t need them as he controls the match early on, targeting Rollins’ back with powerful attacks. Seth makes a comeback, going to the top and hitting a cross body on Priest that gets a two count. At this point Priest gets some moral support. Rollins is distracted several times and as one member on the outside engages the referee, someone else is able to take a cheap shot. But Seth digs keep, attacking all three men going from one to the other. He puts Priest down with a big Falcon Arrow but there is a kickout at 2. Seth is feeling it and waits for Priest to get in position for a curbstomp when Rhea climbs in the ring, and hits a blatant low blow from behind causing the end of the match. RESULT: SETH FREAKIN ROLLINS WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION All four members of Judgment Day are in the ring and beating the hell out of Seth, even Rhea is taking shots at him. The crowd is booing heavily, but then pops big time. The Champ is here! Cena runs down and slides in, taking on Balor, then Priest, then Dom, but when he comes to Rhea he pulls his punch. She dares him to hit her and this distraction is enough to allow him to get swamped. Judgment Day is back on top as they raise their arms over the fallen Rollins and Cena as the show goes off the air. The Judgment Day kicked off Monday Night Raw asserting their dominance. And they end the night having proven their point. What will happen next week now that The Judgment Day has proven that they still own Raw? Good Night from San Diego!

Raw's Judgment Day Has Arrived? Ever since their inception, The Judgment Day has ran roughsod over Monday Night Raw, but lately things have been on a downturn. After capturing the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam, Finn Balor lost it to John Cena just a few months later. And while Mami had spent over a year as the Women's World Champion, she lost it to Becky Lynch and has been trying to get back to form ever since. The Judgment Day does not like that the group that claimed, not that long ago in fact, to run Monday Night Raw has been seen recently as having been devalued. And they're promising to remind everyone on Raw just how powerful and deadly this family can be. WWE.com has learned that The Judgment Day will kick off Raw from Dom Dom's hometown of San Diego. What does The Judgment Day have in store for Raw? Find out, Monday. Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

A video is shown recapping last week, especially the interactions between John Cena, Seth Rollins, and the Judgment Day. DECEMBER WEEK 2 WELLS FARGO ARENA DES MOINES, IA THE NEW DAY VS IMPERIUM The show begins with the match already in progress. The New Day is having a rough time, with Xavier trapped in the Imperium corner. Gunther watches his men revolve in the ring, punishing their opponent. Woods fight back and makes the tag to Big E who flips the match on it’s head, using his power to demolish Kaiser and Vinci. Kaiser gets a moment’s respite and goes to Gunther but at the last minute Gunther drops off the apron and storms to the back. Kaiser and Vinci don’t understand what’s happening but that doesn’t stop the New Day from taking advantage of this new handicap match and after a few minutes, it ends with Trouble in Paradise from Kofi to Vinci. RESULT: THE NEW DAY WIN BY PINFALL COMMERCIAL BREAK After the break, Gunther is backstage when Kaiser and Vinci rush up to him, demanding to know why he left them. Gunther smugly tells them that he had to leave because if he stayed he would have thrown up! He has done all he can to elevate both of them but sometimes you must admit when even the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time cannot polish garbage. He tells them they are not useful, and have not been useful in some time. The Ring General no longer has the time or the inclination to carry two charity cases on his back. Therefore they are fired. Kaiser looks like he wants to fight but Vinci pulls him away allowing Gunther to smirk. Seth Rollins is in his locker room and makes sure to say hello to the folks of Des Moines. He talks about how he wants the World Heavyweight Championship back and although he offered a challenge last week, he didn’t get an answer thanks to the jerks in the Judgment Day so he’s putting it out there. John Cena, do you accept the challenge? Rollins says he can’t wait for the answer. JD MCDONAGH VS RICOCHET Ricochet shines as he always does with incredible athleticism and McDonagh keeps up, eventually grounding his opponent and grinding him down. Ricochet makes a small comeback which is stopped with a spinning back elbow. Ricochet is stunned, allowing JD to hit the Devil Inside for the win. RESULT: JD MCDONAGH WINS BY PINFALL Byron Saxton is standing by with World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. He asks him about Seth Rollins’ renewed challenge and Cena says it will be his honor to defend the title against Seth at the Royal Rumble, but that said, it’s not going to be the ending Rollins wants because this ride isn’t coming to an end anytime soon! COMMERCIAL BREAK Becky Lynch is backstage when Rhea Ripley walks up. She says that she wants to wish Becky good luck at Day 1. Because if there is anyone she wants to beat for that title at the Royal Rumble, it’s her. Rhea smirks and walks off, while Becky is steaming. SHAYNA BASZLER VS NATALYA Two submission machines tangle in this one and they both aim to attack each other’s weak points to set up their own finishers. While Natalya is more technical, Baszler is brutal and without remorse. Baszler’s attacks are more effective in the long run and she plays the long game, waiting for Natalya to be in position for the Kirifuda Clutch which gets the win. RESULT: SHAYNA BASZLER WINS BY SUBMISSION Backstage, Stephanie McMahon is on her way to the ring. Ronda Rousey stops her and asks if the big announcement is adding her to the Day 1 Women’s World Championship match because it’s a joke that she wasn’t in the qualifiers. Stephanie tells Ronda that she can find out what the announcement is with everyone else. She walks past Rousey who eyes her coldly. COMMERCIAL BREAK The Managing Director comes to the ring and says she has an announcement which will change the WWE as we know it. But she needs some help so she would like to invite the Unified Tag Team Champions to come to the ring. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn come down to the ring. Stephanie says they have spent many months showing what true champions they are in defending those titles and it has not gone unnoticed. That’s why she wants to offer them both long term exclusive Raw contracts with a significant raise. Both of them clearly weren’t expecting that but don’t mind making more money and quickly sign. Stephanie shakes their hands and holds up the contract, declaring that both of them are exclusive to Raw! Owens and Zayn look to each other, just now realizing that they will only be able to defend their titles on Raw, which by the look on her face, was exactly Stephanie’s intent. Becky Lynch is angrily pacing, still upset from her earlier encounter with Rhea Ripley. Lita is trying her best to calm her down when Trish Stratus comes along. She says she knows this isn’t the best time but she owes both of them an apology for War Games. It’s her fault they lost.Trish is really beating herself up which causes Lita and Becky both tell her not to take it so hard and that accidents happen. They both wish Trish good luck in her qualifier tonight. COMMERCIAL BREAK Backstage, Rex Steiner and Drew McIntyre are having a friendly arm wrestling challenge while they’re surrounded by others cheering them on. In the distance…. Maria watches the group and she looks like she likes what she sees. But who is it that has her attention? TRISH STRATUS VS NIKKI CROSS Nikki’s unorthodox attacks keep Trish on the defense in the early going, but that changes when Nikki tries a running elbow drop off the apron and Trish moves, causing Nikki to crash onto the floor. Trish gets her back in the ring and takes over, going through her normal offense before she ends it with a Chick Kick for the pinfall. RESULT: TRISH STRATUS WINS BY PINFALL Baszler and Niven hit the ring and jump Trish from behind. They’re looking to injure her before the fatal four way in two weeks but….. Lita comes running down to save her friend and helps Trish turn the tide. The two Hall of Famers clear the ring and stand side by side. COMMERCIAL BREAK CODY RHODES VS THE MIZ Miz tries some mind games and stalling to get Cody off his game, who eventually gives chase around the ring and falls victim to an ambush. Miz takes control and tries to get a quick win but Cody keeps kicking out. Miz complains to the ref, allowing Cody a moment to regroup and make a comeback. Stunned by a few punches, Miz get a bionic elbow for his trouble, followed by a hooked clothesline. Cody is feeling it, and hits his usual offense. The Miz is whipped hard into the corner and when he comes out, Cody gives him a high backdrop. Cody signals that it’s time and he hits CrossRhodes for the win. RESULT: CODY RHODES WINS BY PINFALL Cody celebrates on the ropes but when he turns around, he’s smashed in the corner by a charging Bronson Reed. Reed hits several massive elbow drops. The Miz joins in stomping Cody as Reed goes to the top and he jumps off with his Tsunami! Cody is hurt, holding his ribs, and the Miz tells Reed to do it again. Officials hit the ring, ordering Reed to get down and he does….jumping through them to hit another Tsunami on Cody. Reed stares down at what he’s done as Cody is apparently hurt badly. Good Night from Des Moines!

Steph's Announcement Monday's Raw is shrouded in mystery as WWE.com has learned that Raw's Managing Director Stephanie McMahon, has prepared an announcement for Monday that will be of "significant importance to the WWE Universe" Speculation is running rampant among the Raw locker room at Live Events this weekend. Is it a new championship? A new premium live event? A fourth hour? Is someone being fired? The only person who knows what this announcement will be is the Raw Managing Director and Stephanie is not telling. Be there on Monday when the WWE Universe learns what this announcement is! Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

A video recap of Survivor Series is shown with still photos of Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton, Team Mami versus Team Man in War Games, John Cena retaining the World Heavyweight Championship against Dom Mysterio. There is a pause in the video,before we're shown a video of the return of Big E, with focus on the crowd reaction (including real tears in the audience)" and then him ending the record-setting Intercontinental Championship reign of Gunther. The video ends with Big E raising the Intercontinental Title high in the air. Welcome to Monday Night Raw DECEMBER WEEK 1 MVP ARENA ALBANY, NY AWWWWWWWW Albany!!!! Don’t you dare be sour! Clap…for your new Intercontinental Champion….and feeeeeeel the POWWAAAAA! The crowd is on its feet as the reunited New Day dance their way down to the ring. Once they’re in it however, the emotion of the moment hits them all, especially Big E. As the crowd chants welcome back, he wipes tears away and all three share a hug. Big E says that he’d like to say this was always the plan, but the truth is he never thought he’d be standing in this ring again but to steal a phrase, he kept hope alive. He worked hard and with the support of his brothers standing with him, he was finally medically cleared. He says he’d be remiss if he did not give a shoutout to Gunther. He was a great, great champion and it will be the ultimate challenge to maintain the prestige and honor he brought back to this title. Before he can continue, we hear another voice and we see who it belongs to. Dolph Ziggler walks out, faux clapping as he gets in the ring. Ziggler says he has good news and bad news. The good news is he’s out here to congratulate his old friend on the biggest comeback in Sports Entertainment history but now the bad news. That championship won’t be on his shoulder for very long. The crowd boos but Big E holds up a hand and comes face to face with Ziggler. Big E says he’s ready to defend this title anytime anyplace and he thinks Albany is a great place and later tonight is a great time. Ziggler smiles and tells Big E to remember one thing. He stood in the ring when Ziggler won his world title and tonight he’ll be in the ring when Dolph ends this farce. Ziggler leaves the ring, leaving the New Day simmering. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ We come back from break with a highlight of what happened to open the show, and then a replay from last week that saw Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn get a little testy with DIY leading to a Unified Tag Team Championship match which is next! DIY VS KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN © The match is a showcase between two great teams in which both share in the offense and control of the match. Zayn matches up with Gargano in a technical match but it gets very physical when Owens and Ciampa make tags at the same time. They fight to the outside, both risking a countout to get one more shot in on the other guy. They finally get back inside, standing toe to toe in the middle of the ring exchanging slow right hands. When Ciampa is whipped to the corner, Gargano makes the tag and uses his quickness against a worn down Owens, who makes a hot tag to Zayn. The match continues as such until Gargano has his superkick caught by Zayn, who spins him around in a blue tiger bomb. Owens cuts off Ciampa and the ref counts to three. RESULT: KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN RETAIN THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Following the match, both teams come face to face and shake hands. DIY raises the arms of the champions showing their respect. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ Stephanie McMahon is in her office when Rhea Ripley barges in. She says that after Team Mami’s impressive victory at War Games she wants her due respect and that means hertitle rematch against Becky Lynch. Before McMahon can answer, Becky Lynch comes in commenting that her ears were burning. She and Ripley go nose to nose, and Becky wants the fight as much as Rhea. Stephanie stands and shouts them down. She says this is also as good a time as any to announce that on the first Raw of January they’ll again be holding Day 1 so on that day it will be Becky Lynch defending the Women’s World Championship against well that’s unknown. Because…. There will be a Fatal Fourway on the final Raw of 2023 and the winner of that Fatal Fourway will face Becky Lynch for the Women’s World Championship at Day 1. And the winner of that match will go to the Royal Rumble to face……Rhea Ripley. And the tournament to find our four women in the Fatal Fourway begins…tonight. Lynch and Rhea eye each other warily as the segment ends. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ Byron Saxton is with Drew McIntyre and Rex Steiner. He questions them about what we saw after their loss and both men say it was the heat of the moment. They’re both competitive but that doesn’t change the respect between them. They shake hands but if you look closely, it seems to be a contest of who can squeeze the hardest as the segment ends. LITA VS EMMA In our first qualifier, Emma has Lita on the ropes, pushing the Hall of Famer to the limit. Lita doesn’t give up however and bides her time, and when Emma gives her an opening, she hits a Twist of Fate. Emma is laid out and in perfect position for a moonsault that gets the win. RESULT: LITA WINS BY PINFALL Randy Orton is backstage sitting on a cargo trunk. He says that Survivor Series didn’t go his way but that’s in the past. Now it’s time to look to the future and become a fifteen-time world champion. That begins with the Royal Rumble where he will introduce twenty-nine other men to the three most dangerous words in sports entertainment….R…K…O. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ John Cena comes out to a big reaction. He talks about his match with Dominik Mysterio and says that he may not be standing here if it wasn’t for one person. So Seth Rollins, get on out here. Rollins makes his way to the ring with the crowd singing his song. He gets in and Cena offers a hand. They shake and Cena says he wants to say man to man, thank you for your help after my match. Rollins says that any time he gets to ruin a moment for the Judgment Day he’s more than happy but it’s interesting how Cena phrased things a moment ago. That Cena may not be standing here because if we’re being honest, John Cena may not be the seventeen-time world champion without Seth Freakin Rollins and that means, Rollins thinks Cena owes him one. Cena says it seems he owes him two so name it. Rollins says he wants a title match at the Royal Rumble and the crowd pops. Cena asks if they want to see him and Rollins for the title and there’s more cheers. Balor and Mysterio come out and say what these morons want doesn’t matter because the Judgment Day have some scores to settle. Dom tries to talk but he gets boo’d out of the building. Before he can try again RAW Managing Director Stephanie McMahon comes out and says this crowd in Albany didn’t buy a ticket to hear talking, they paid to see some fighting. Get a referee out here, we have a tag team match…next! ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ FINN BALOR AND DOMINIK MYSTERIO VS JOHN CENA AND SETH ROLLINS Rollins and Balor begin the match and go right at each other. A cheap shot by Dom allows Judgment Day to control the match. Cena is dying to get the tag and right before he does, Balor runs around the ring and pulls him down, ramming him into the post. Left without a partner, Rollins falls victim to Dominik’s stomp the small of his back. This continues for several more minutes before Rollins can make a tag again but this time Dominik distracts the referee and he doesn’t see it. When Cena comes in, he’s forced back to the outside while Balor and Mysterio rough up Rollins. Rollins keeps kicking out of pin attempts and finally has a third opening when Dom goes to the top for a frog splash but Rollins dives at the ropes and crotches him. Rollins crawls to the corner and Cena is leaning in as far as he can.until the tag is made! Cena flies into the ring, unloading on both members of Judgment Day before clotheslining Balor over the top and then focusing on Dom. He hits his usual offensive set, including the Five Knuckle Shuffle. He’s setting up for the Attitude Adjustment when Balor gets back in, but this time Rollins meets him with a flurry of punches before both tumble through the ropes. Cena turns his attention back to Dom, who manages to escape the AA. Dom runs to the ropes and goes for a springboard crossbody block, but Cena catches him, hoists him up again and hits the AA and makes the cover. 123. RESULT: JOHN CENA AND SETH ROLLINS WIN BY PINFALL Cena and Rollins exchange a handshake and thanks for getting the victory but the glance they exchange shows the tension between them. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ PIPER NIVEN VS LIV MORGAN Morgan flies around trying to use her quickness to her advantage and earn a spot in the fatal fourway at Day 1. It works for a bit, but when Niven swats her out of the air with an open hand chop. Morgan is in trouble from that point on as Niven shows off her power and athleticism. She finally whips Liv into the corner and hits a running avalanche. Liv collapses and Piper makes the pin with her foot on her chest. RESULT: PIPER NIVEN WINS BY PINFALL The announcers announce that Stephanie McMahon just announced that next week our main event will be the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes take on the A-lister, the Miz! ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ DOLPH ZIGGLER VS BIG E © W/KOFI KINGSTON AND XAVIER WOODS Ziggler knows Big E very well and uses that to his advantage. He frustrates the champion who is showing signs of pressure being his second match and first title defense. Kofi and Xavier at ringside try to encourage Big E but he makes several unforced mistakes almost leading to a pinfall. Big E backs off to get his head straight and that’s when Ziggler makes his mistake, walking up and slapping Big E across the face. You can virtually see a switch flip in the champion’s head as he launches out of the corner, flattening Ziggler with a heavy clothesline. Big E begins to manhandle Ziggler, showing off his power. Ziggler tries to escape the ring but Big E pulls him back in by the trunks before hitting a huge belly to belly, and then picks him up, walking around with Ziggler on his shoulder and delivers the Big Ending for the win. RESULT: BIG E RETAINS THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL The New Day is celebrating but that’s cut short when Gunther and Imperium walk out from the back. Gunther tells them to enjoy it tonight, because next week, Imperium will end the party. A staredown commences as the show comes to an end. Good Night from Albany!

An Early Christmas Miracle!!! Saturday night at Survivor Series, the WWE Universe was given an early Christmas present in what was truly an unforgettable moment for all those who witnessed it. As promised, Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER held his open challenge with the intent of continuing his epic reign as the greatest Intercontinental Champion ever. What the Ring General did not count on was Stephanie McMahon coming out to introduce his opponent...... BIG E! Completely unprepared for what was about to happen, GUNTHER went to battle with the former WWE Champion, but Saturday night was Big E's night as he marked his once impossible comeback with a Big Ending and captured the Intercontiential Championship. Be there on Raw when the NEW Intercontinental Champion makes his return to Monday night's in what is sure to be an emotional moment! Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

Alright, everyone.....here is the final card (with Team Lashley's final member in the SmackDown Men's War Games Match to be announced) for the Survivor Series: The fourth member of Team Lashley to be revealed at Survivor Series - any guesses? Predict away!

NOVEMBER WEEK 4 BRIDGESTONE ARENA NASHVILLE, TN The show begins live with World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, Raw Managing Director Stephanie McMahon, and challenger Dominik Mysterio already in the ring for the contract signing. Stephanie reminds us this match will happen this Saturday at Survivor Series, live on Peacock. Cena is focused and tells Dom that he made the biggest mistake of his young career when he chose to blindside him. On Saturday, he’s going to learn what happens when you try and make a statement against the 17 time world champion. Cena then signs the contract. Dom has been smirking through Cena’s remarks and when its his time to talk, he tells Cena that being a 17 time champion means he’d been a 16 time loser, and he will lose again this Saturday and he will become the second youngest world champion in WWE history. Dom signs the contract and Stephanie again hypes the match. Cena turns and holds the title up to the crowd and Dom box jumps up onto the table and then dropkicks Cena in the back into the corner. Cena is stunned, having hit the turnbuckle face-first, and when he turns, Dom kicks him low and rolls him onto the table. Going to the top, Dom gives a little Eddie Guerrero shimmy and jumps on, hitting a frog splash putting Cena through the table. Stephanie is calling for medics and officials as she orders Dom from the ring and he leaves with a big smile. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ A replay is shown after the break of the contract signing that opened the show. We go live backstage where Cena is being helped into the medical room by two producers and Stephanie brings up the rear. They all disappear into the room when the door slams shut. THE NEW DAY VS THE VIKING RAIDERS W/VALHALLA *The New Day and Viking Raiders have a good open match in which both teams show their tag team excellence and double teams. With Ivar down, Woods goes up to the top, but as Erik and Kofi begin fighting, the ref doesn’t see Valhalla shove Woods off the top to the mat. Ivar gets up and hits a running splash for the win. RESULT: THE VIKING RAIDERS WIN BY PINFALL We see a pre-taped video with Shinsuke Nakamura. He’s speaking Japanese but we see subtitles. Damian, you had my respect for your strength and your abilities but you lost it when you needed help to defeat me. A real man does not need help in a fight. But I will help you. I am going to allow you to discover if you are a real man. I am going to make you feel more pain than you have ever imagined. Will you overcome it? Or will you need your friends to do what you cannot? Next week we shall find out. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ The Unified Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are hanging out with DIY and everyone is having a good time until Ciampa asks when they’re getting a title shot. Owens sobers and comes face to face with Ciampa who isn’t backing down. Zayn and Gargano try and calm the situation but the segment ends without resolution. EMMA AND CHELSEA GREEN VS CANDACE LARAE AND INDI HARTWELL *A solid tag match. Candace takes the beating at the hands of the cheating heels until Indi gets the tag, and then uses her size to manhandle Emma and Chelsea. Emma is sent to the outside with a boot to the head, knocking her off the apron. Chelsea clips Indi’s knee and when she backs up, Emma hits a spinning back elbow to Indi’s temple. Chelsea makes the cover as Emma rips Candace off the apron and sends her into the stairs. RESULT: EMMA AND CHELSEA GREEN WIN BY PINFALL Byron Saxton is waiting by the medical room. Stephanie McMahon exits and he asks how Cena is. She says he’s sore but he is still medically cleared for the title match at Survivor Series.And if she was Dominik Mysterio, she would be very worried. We go to Randy Orton sitting on a chair in his locker room. He says that most people would be concerned about being in a bull rope match but he can’t wait. He should actually thank Cody for picking that stipulation. It’s not everyone who can say they defeated the American Dream and his wannabe little boy in the same kind of match. Yea, I still remember beating him to a pulp. A bull rope match means not only does anything go, but he has a weapon in hand at all times. He can strangle Cody with that rope. He can bash in his skull with that cowbell. He can yank that rope and bring in Cody for a satisfying R…K….O. Orton stands, rolling his neck. “Saturday night Cody. Hug your wife, tuck in your little girl, and kiss your ass goodbye.” ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ JD MCDONAGH VS CEDRIC ALEXANDER *In his first match, McDonagh is impressive against Alexander. It’s an open match but JD shows intensity and ends the match with a snap belly to back suplex that Graves refers to as the Devil Inside. RESULT: JC MCDONOUGH WINS BY PINFALL A video of Intercontinental Champion Gunther is shown, highlighting how utterly dominant he has been in his record setting title reign.The video announces that The Ring General will hold an open challenge this Saturday at Survivor Series. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ VALHALLA VS NATALYA *Valhalla’s unorthodox offense takes Natalya awhile to adjust to but she eventually does and shows why she’s one of the best technical superstars on the roster. Once she locks in the Sharpshooter, it’s all over and Valhalla has to tap. RESULT: NATALYA WINS BY SUBMISSION The announcers run down the Raw matches for this Saturday’s Survivor Series ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ DREW MCINTYRE AND REX STEINER VS THE MIZ AND BRONSON REED *Even and open match, Reed dominates when he’s in, Miz takes cheap shots and escapes when he’s legal. Steiner and McIntyre take a bit to get on the same page, but they eventually do. *Miz finally can’t escape and is on the losing end of a beating from both opponents. McIntyre and Steiner set up a Claymore on Miz as Steiner whips him towards Drew, but Miz reverses it and Steiner is the one who is Claymored. Miz makes a quick tag to Reed who goes to the stop and hits his big splash on Steiner. Miz tries to keep Drew in the corner with all his might and it’s just enough to allow the three count. RESULT: THE MIZ AND BRONSON REED WIN BY PINFALL Following the loss, there is apparent tension between McIntyre and Steiner as neither is happy with the loss, nor willing to take the blame for it. Team Mami is on their way to the ring. They will be live after the break! ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ Team Mami come to the ring and are all very full of themselves. Ripley takes the lead in talking and says sorry to disappoint everyone but War Games is canceled for this Saturday because she and her team have already won. Becky Lynch walked right into the kind of ambush which gets Generals fired and has proven that she’s a fluke champion and soon, she’ll be relieved of the burden of putting it around her wa……. Becky Lynch comes out alone and walks down to ringside. She admits they got one over on her at Superstars. She should have seen it coming but her anger blinded her. She knows some other angry ladies as well…. Trish Stratus, Lita, Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan all appear around ringside after going over the barricade and surrounding the ring. Ripley and her team are instantly nervous, not sure where the first attack will come from but in truth it comes from all side as all the members of Team Man slide into the ring and an immense battle begins. Raquel goes right for Piper, Liv for Zoey, Lita for Shayna, Trish for Ronda, and of course Becky for Rhea. The pairings are intense as they brawl around the ring, eventually, Raquel/Piper and Trish/Ronda spill to the outside. Stephanie McMahon comes out with every producer and referee in the building but even they have a hard time breaking it up. As the show goes off the air, Graves asks what everyone is thinking. What’s going to happen when these ten women are locked in a cage?! Good night from Nashville!

No Turning Back For Dirty Dom Several weeks ago, Dominik Mysterio seemingly lost his mind when he attacked new World Heavyweight Champion, John Cena following a title defense against Damian Priest. Everyone was wondering what Dom was thinking because there was no way that Rhea Ripley's "Dom Dom" would really target the G.O.A.T., right? Right?!? It turns out that is exactly what Dom intends to do as we found out last week on Raw when Mysterio challenged Cena to a title match. Later in the show, the Champ accepted the challenge and the match has been set for Survivor Series. Now, there's no turning back: Monday on Raw, Dominik Mysterio must sign on the dotted line for the biggest moment of his young career. Be there when John Cena and Dominik Mysterio come face to face just 5 days from Survivor Series to sign the contract for their World Heavyweight Championship match! Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

A video of last week’s World Heavyweight Championship match is shown, and special focus is on Dominik Mysterio’s attack on Cena to end the show. The video focuses on the question of what in the world could Dominik Mysterio be thinking? And will Cena respond tonight? NOVEMBER WEEK 3 VAN ANDEL ARENA GRAND RAPIDS, MI Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio come out to the ring. Priest says that it’s clear that WWE Management has it out for the Judgment Day. Finn is still surviving a suspension and had to pay a hell of a fine and Mami was banned from the building to protect Becky Lynch tonight. So it’s just the two of them but that’s okay because Dirty Dom has something to say. Following close to two minutes of loud constant booing, Mysterio shouts over the crowd and says last week he put the World Heavyweight Champion down and it felt damn good. So tonight he’s putting out the challenge. If John Cena isn’t a complete coward, he’ll put that title on the line at Survivor Series and then it’ll be the era of Dirty Dom! ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ INDUS SHEER W/JINDER MAHAL VS KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN © *Indus Sheer uses their strength and power to beat Sami down for a few minutes but he fights back, hitting everyone that moves including Jinder on the apron and makes the tag. *Owens is a whirlwind of violence going through a lot of his normal offense. Sami makes a blind tag and when KO stuns Veer, sending him back into the corner, Zayn runs in with a Heluva Kick and scores the win. RESULT: KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN RETAIN THE UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Stephanie McMahon is in her office with JD McDonough. They sign some final paperwork and shake hands. She welcomes him to Monday Night Raw and he says he can’t wait to get into the ring. She says he’s in luck because he’ll make his in-ring debut next week! Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio are walking backstage when they come across Shinsuke Nakamura. They exchange silent glances and Nakamura goes along his way. A moment later Priest and Mysterio turn and attack him from behind. Officials finally force them away but Nakamura looks ready for more. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ As we come back from break, the announcers tell us that Stephanie McMahon has made Damian Priest and Shinsuke Nakamura into tonight's main event. ZOEY STARK VS LIV MORGAN *An even match, Zoey punishes Liv who keeps fighting back and finding a way to escape pinfalls and submissions. Liv mounts a comeback and things are going her way until Zoey tries to hit Z-360 but Liv slides out of it, and nails Zoey with a standing enziguri. *Zoey falls into the ropes, giving Liv an opening for ObLIVion which gets her the three count. RESULT: LIV MORGAN WINS BY PINFALL As soon as the bell rings, Piper Niven heads down the aisle but as she’s climbing in the ring intent on pummeling Liv….. Raquel Rodriguez runs down and pulls her off the apron. Now it’s a four woman fight and eventually it’s Liv and Raquel who hold the ring. Byron Saxton is standing by with the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. He asks Cena if he accepts the challenge by Dominik Mysterio earlier tonight and Cena says he’ll have to think about it before immediately accepting. He says after Survivor Series he’s going to have to ask Rey Mysterio for forgiveness because he’s going to give that kid the butt whipping he’s had coming for a long time. Cena says that if Dominik wants to be a man and stand on his own two feet, then he will learn the hard lessons as a man. At Survivor Series, Dominik Mysterio will finally learn that respect is earned. Dominik Mysterio will learn that lesson when John Cena beats some respect into him and Dirty Dom will learn….that the Champ……is Here! ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ Becky Lynch comes down to the ring and says she heard Rhea Ripley wanted to have a face to face meeting this Wednesday on Superstars. Becky knows that Rhea is as tough as the day is long but she also knows she’s got something up her sleeve. No matter though because the Man has two sleeves and this Wednesday she’s ready for whatever Rhea throws at her! Superstars, get ready for The Man is Coming Around. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ THE MIZ W/BRONSON REED VS REX STEINER W/DREW MCINTYRE *Miz is not happy at all with McIntyre in Steiner’s corner and the Scottish Warrior pays dividends as he continually keeps Reed from interfering on the Miz’s behalf, but Miz uses veteran savvy and skills to keep the younger and stronger opponent on the defense. *Miz becomes so pre-occupied and frustrated with McIntyre he allows Steiner an opening and once he exploits it, there is no turning back. Steiner overpowers Miz, throwing him around the ring, and hitting several suplexes. Steiner shows off his strength with a series of press slams, before he lines up Miz and connects with a running Steinerline for the win. RESULT: REX STEINER WINS BY PINFALL Following the match, Steiner and McIntyre shake hands and look pretty friendly. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ DIY VS IMPERIUM *A great tag match and Imperium holds a lengthy advantage but DIY digs deep and shows their resolve. When Ciampa gets the tag he takes the match over and a few minutes later hits Vinci with the Fairytale Ending for the win. RESULT: DIY WIN BY PINFALL Byron Saxton is with Maria Kanellis. He asks her if she’s made her choice and found the man who can….satisfy her. She smiles but shakes her head. She tells him there are so many possibilities, it could be anyone. She gives him a look over with a grimace and says well, almost anyone. But the search for the man who can satisfy all of her….needs.. has only just begun. Maria blows a kiss to Byron as she walks off and he drops his microphone in shock. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ SHINSUKE NAKAMURA VS DAMIAN PRIEST W/DOMINIK MYSTERIO *Nakamura begins with strikes that keep Priest on his heels and lays into him with a clinic of strong-style. *Priest is helped by a distraction on the outside by Mysterio and begins beating down Nakamura with a series of power moves but Nakamura keeps kicking out. *Shinsuke makes a comeback, relying again on his striking and Priest is in trouble as he lines up Kinshasa, but Dominik swipes at his feet and this second distraction allows Priest to hit a running knee to the back and end the match with South of Heaven. RESULT: DAMIAN PRIEST WINS BY PINFALL The Judgment Day is putting a beatdown on Nakamura for a few moments when the crowd begins to pop. John Cena hits the ring and begins cleaning house. He plants Dominik and looks ready for the Five Knuckle Shuffle but Priest pulls Dom out by his feet for the save. Nakamura and Cena are ready for a fair fight but the Judgment Day decides it’ll happen another day. We cut to the back parking lot as Cody Rhodes is walking to his bus, suitcase in tow. He says that he’s given Randy’s challenge a lot of thought over the last week. I mean, they’ve fought twice and Cody really won twice given that Randy had to cheat to get his hand raised at Fastlane.. What is left to fight about? Where’s the meat on the bone? Cody got his revenge. Besides, you have to be a little bit crazy to want to get in there with Randy Orton, don’t you? Well, sometimes you have to get a little bit crazy. He reaches the bus and opens the door, before pulling out a thick bull rope. Cody examines the cowbell before looking at the camera again. “See you in Chicago, Randy.” The Raw logo plays as the fans can be heard chanting “holy s**t” and Raw fades to black.

Does Dominik Have a Death Wish? 9 nights ago at Crown Jewel, John Cena made history when he broke Ric Flair's record for most World Title wins when Cena won his 17th World Heavyweight Championship in an epic ladder match with former champ, Finn Balor. 48 hours later on Raw, the new champ defended his title against Balor's buddy in The Judgment Day, Damian Priest in the main event of Monday Night Raw. After a terrific contest where Priest nearly pulled off the upset, Cena was able to earn the dub and remain the champ. What followed next no-one could've predicted: Dominik Mysterio took the World Title belt and blasted the champ in the head. Dirty Dom then followed that attack up with a Frog Splash that left the champ down and writhing in pain and Dominik holding the Heavyweight Championship of the World high in the air. Why would Dom attack Cena? Does he have some kind of death wish? Or is this part of a larger plan? Dominik Mysterio promises to be at Raw this week to address his actions. Be there! Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

A recap video of Crown Jewel is focused on the Women’s World Championship match, the Rhodes-Orton rematch, and the record setting 17th World Championship win by John Cena with the aid of Seth Rollins’ return. NOVEMBER WEEK 2 CAPITAL ONE ARENA WASHINGTON, DC The cameras are immediately on a live fight between Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. As officials and referees try and intervene, one of them hits or throws them out of the way to get at each other again. Finally a flood of security arrives along with Stephanie McMahon. She orders them both thrown out of the building and announces they’re both indefinitely suspended! The new World Heavyweight Champion comes out with a big smile. He says that if a moment ago isn’t a sign that RAW is popping off he doesn’t know what is. But now as he stands here as a 17-time world champion he knows it just gets harder for him. More importantly he knows this might be the last……. Damian Priest walks out, shaking his head. He tells Cena that it might not be the last time he’s a world champion, it IS the last time and that happens tonight. Finn has been kicked out after trying to handle his business but that doesn’t change the fact that title belongs to the Judgment Day. Cena says it sounds like a challenge, and asks the people in Washington if they want to see him defend the title tonight to a huge roar. He says he’ll see Priest later tonight! ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ ALPHA ACADEMY VS THE VIKING RAIDERS W/VALHALLA *Otis is a bulldozer and he holds his own early on but when Gable gets in, no matter his technical skill, he can’t match power with Erik or Ivar. *The Vikings keep him isolated and when its close to a tag for Otis, Ivar makes sure that won’t happen by launching him into the stairs. A few moments later, Gable falls victim to a double running powerslam Graves calls Stormbreaker RESULT: THE VIKING RAIDERS WIN BY PINFALL ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ TRISH STRATUS AND LITA VS ZOEY STARK AND PIPER NIVEN *It’s experience versus youth but one thing experience doesn’t have is Niven’s power and it comes into play early and often. *Trish and Lita’s experience however is something you can’t duplicate and when they gain the momentum they teach the youngsters a lesson or two. Trish is in full control when….. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler run down to the ring and yank Lita off the apron, pummeling her and causing the end of the match. RESULT: TRISH STRATUS AND LITA WIN BY DISQUALIFICATION Ronda, Shayna, Zoey, and Piper dish out punishment to the two Hall of Famers until…. Raquel and Liv run down and soon it’s an eight woman fight. Officials try to break it up but all eight end up fighting up the aisle to the back. A replay is shown of the Last Man Standing Match at Crown Jewel between Drew McIntyre and Bronson Reed which saw Rex Steiner stop the Miz’s secret plan. Byron Saxton is with the Miz. Miz says Rex Steiner has been here for a cup of coffee and he’s already sick of this kid. He tells Byron this is nothing but nepotism. He’s from Hollywood and he knows it when he sees it. So next week the Miz wants that nepo baby back in the ring before storming off. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ NATALYA VS RHEA RIPLEY *A rematch from a recent Superstars episode, these two give another great performance with Mami’s brutality versus Natalya’s technical prowess. *Brutality wins out when Ripley stuns Natalya with a headbutt, then quickly delivers Riptide and stacks her for the win. RESULT: RHEA RIPLEY WINS BY PINFALL Rhea looks down at Natalya and begins talking trash when some music hits and the crowd blows up. Rhea slowly looks to the entrance. The Man has come around to Washington and she wastes no time in running for the ring. Rhea waits until she’s sliding in to slide herself out and make an exit, giving Becky a little wave and smirk as she does. Lynch looks completely pissed off and seethes as the camera focuses on her. Byron Saxton is backstage with the Unified Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. KO is pacing as Sami explains that Indus Sheer made the worst mistake of their lives. As Sami talks, KO repeats a word here and there before grabbing the mic saying they challenge Indus Sheer to a rematch next week on RAW. Sami looks slightly surprised by this but what’s done is done. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ APOLLO CREWS VS RANDY ORTON *Crews and Orton go back and forth for the early moments but Orton takes control and never gives it back. His recent loss fuels his brutality and he ends it with an RKO. RESULT: RANDY ORTON WINS BY PINFALL Randy Orton collects a mic and sits crossed legged next to his fallen opponent. He says that Crown Jewel was a disappointing night but he’s had those in his career, everyone has. But it left him with an empty feeling in the pit of his stomach. It’s an emptiness that can only be filled by another match, this time at Survivor Series, with Cody Rhodes, He’ll even let Cody pick the type of match,but Cody, kid, if you say yes, you better understand that you’re not getting Legacy Randy, you’re not getting Legend Killer Randy, you’re getting the real Randy and that means it may be the last match of your career. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ DAMIAN PRIEST VS JOHN CENA © *Before the match begins, Maria Kanellis comes down and sits next to Graves, telling him she wants to see these two up close…and personal. *Priest starts off hot, stinging the champ with a series of right hands and Cena is in trouble through the first half of the match. *Cena kicks out of several close falls and Priest is getting angry. He starts jawwing with fans, asking them if this is their hero. Cena uses that opening to surprise him with a comeback and begins hitting his usual offense but when he bounds off the ropes, Priest nearly kicks his head off. *Sensing victory is near, Priest goes for South of Heaven but Cena slips out of the chokeslam and when Priest turns around he gets scooped up and put down with an Attitude Adjustment. RESULT: JOHN CENA RETAINS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Cena gets his arm raised and is immediately blindsided by Dominik Mysterio, who grabbed the World Championship and used it as a weapon. Cena is down, wincing in pain. Dominik goes to the top and nails a frog splash, complete with an Eddie Guererro wiggle at the top. As the show ends, Cena is down, and Dom holds the title. Good night from our nation’s capital!

THE (new) CHAMP IS HERE!!!!!! Two nights ago, John Cena made history when he defeated Finn Balor in an epic ladder match at Crown Jewel to become the World Heavyweight Champion. That win earned the future Hall of Famer his 17th World Championship title reign, surpassing the GOAT Ric Flair's epic 16 World Title reigns. The leader of Cenation now sits alone atop the mountain as the greatest champion that has ever lived. How does this feel for Cena? How long can this run truly last? These questions will begin to be answered Monday on Raw. John Cena will be at Raw, Monday night. Be there when the new Heavyweight Champion of this world, John Cena arrives on Raw! Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

A recap of last week’s main event is shown which saw World Heavyweight Champion Finn Balor score a cheap win over John Cena. It ends with Corey Graves questioning if this is what we’ll see at Crown Jewel. NOVEMBER WEEK 1 MOHEGAN SUN AT CASEY PLAZA WILKES-BARRE, PA The show opens in the office of the Managing Director, Stephanie McMahon. She says as much as she hates to do it, she has to open the show with bad news. Due to injuries sustained at the hands of Bronson Reed, Drew McIntyre isn’t medically cleared and thus his match at Crown Jewel is sadly cancel….. McIntyre barges in, with an apology but he says he doesn’t give a damn about medical clearance. All he knows is he wants to kick Bronson Reed’s fat head off his shoulders and he will do anything to make that happen. He’ll sign a waiver. He’ll sign it in blood that WWE and Raw aren’t responsible for what happens to him. But he’s asking, begging, pleading right now. He wants Bronson Reed at Crown Jewel and he wants it to be Last Man Standing. Stephanie considers his argument, before standing and offering her hand. She tells him she’ll have the paperwork drawn up immediately. He shakes her hand and leaves the office. VIKING RAIDERS W/VALHALLA VS DIY *The Vikings are in firm control while they double team Gargano but when Ciampa gets the tag he changes that. He goes from one side of the ring to the other hitting running forearms into Erik then Ivar over and over. *Gargano recovers and together knock Ivar off the apron with a double dropkick, then turn their attention to Erik, nailing him with Meeting in the Middle for the win. RESULT: DIY WIN BY PINFALL Byron Saxton is backstage with Lita. He asks her about the challenge she made on Superstars for Shayna Baszler. Before she can answer…. Baszler comes flying into the scene with a forearm to the back of Lita’s head. From there it’s ground and pound, with Shayna asking Lita if she still wants to get extreme. She finally dismounts her with a grin, telling Lita she’ll see her on Wednesday. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ John Cena is in his locker room. He beckons the camera to come a little closer, speaking softly. He says he wants to thank Finn Balor for last week. Because it’s so easy to get caught up in the WWE Universe and the goosebumps and the smell of the mat, especially when you’ve been gone more than you’ve been here. But Finn Balor gave him a slap in thare face last week. It reminded him that this is still work. And when you don’t have yourself focused, bad things can happen. Well Finn, bad things are gonna happen to you this Saturday at Crown Jewel, because son you done woke up a sleeping giant. Everyone talks about making history but at Crown Jewel he’s going to do it. John Cena, seventeen-time world champion, and he has Finn Balor to thank for it. RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ AND LIV MORGAN VS ZOEY STARK AND PIPER NIVEN *Raquel remembers the attack last week and begins the match strong, throwing Zoey around and even launching attacks on Niven. Morgan gets the tag and continues working over Stark but Zoey forces her into the corner where Niven tags in. Niven decimates Morgan in the corner with her enormous size advantage. *Stark and Niven tag in and out several times, but Liv has hope. She scoots through the legs of Stark and dives for the tag…but the referee was busy with Niven as a distraction, and disallows it. Niven runs around the ring and yanks Raquel down and runs her into the post. Meanwhile, Stark hits her Z-360 and makes the cover. RESULT: ZOEY STARK AND PIPER NIVEN WIN BY PINFALL Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are backstage just chatting but they stop when they run into Indus Sheer. Jinder begins to run them both down, calling them paper champions and saying they would never risk their titles against his men. Kevin Owens cuts him off and says he has no problem punching any of them in the face. He asks Sami if he’s busy tonight, and before Sami can answer a manic Owens says they’re free so tonight they’ll see them out in the ring. Jinder grins, thinking this was easier than he thought and he leads his men away. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ SHINSUKE NAKAMURA VS LUDWIG KAISER W/GIOVANNI VINCI *Kaiser has an early advantage thanks to Vinci on the outside but that turns around quickly when Nakamura begins his strong style attacks. Kaiser doesn't have an answer for it, and when Vinci tries to distract Nakamura but he gets a running knee for his trouble when Shinsuke moves and Kaiser collides with him. *Kaiser spins around and is dropped to his knees with a spinning kick to the stomach. Nakamura moves around behind and hits the Kinshasa for the win. RESULT: SHINSUKE NAKAMURA WINS BY PINFALL Trish Stratus exits the medical room, presumably having checked on Lita, when Shayna Baszler walks up. Shayna taunts Trish asking how extreme the pain is for Lita. Trish says she can find out tonight and slaps Shayna across the face before challenging her to a match tonight. Shayna just runs her hand over the cheek which was struck and grins through her mouthpiece with a nod. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ - Cody Rhodes comes down to the ring. He says that since he lost to Randy Orton at Fastlane he’s been replaying that night over and over in his mind and when it comes down to it, he has nobody to blame but himself. He knows Randy Orton, and he should have seen it coming. Cody says he’s talked a lot about finishing the story but there’s another story called Legacy. He wouldn’t be where he is, or who he is, if it wasn’t for Legacy and Randy Orton, but that was a long time ago and he and Randy are different men now. He’d hoped that Randy would face him man to man, but that was too much to hope for. Randy took the easy way out. This Saturday at Crown Jewel, there will be no more easy way outs. Randy Orton is going to have to stand there like a man and fight for a victory because Cody is damn sure coming to fight. Cody reminds us there is only way to kill a viper and that’s cut its head off and sometimes that comes outta’ nowhere. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ A video of Women’s World Champion Becky Lynch training for her title defense against Ronda Rousey is shown. Lynch mainly uses crossfit and light weight lifting, a different approach than Rousey used last week. TRISH STRATUS VS SHAYNA BASZLER *Trish uses her speed advantage to hit and run and early on she frustrates Shayna into making mistakes and leaving herself open. Shayna corrects her mistake and lures Trish into making a mistake of her own and pounces. *Shayna shows no mercy as she picks Trish apart, first an arm, then a leg. Shayna is enjoying herself and begins mouthing to the fans, telling them to help their hero. But she turns around right into a Chick Kick, but she catches it and immediately falls to the ground, bringing Trish down with her and grapevining the leg into a submission which forces Trish to tap. RESULT: SHAYNA BASZLER WINS BY SUBMISSION ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ The announcers run down the four Raw matches for this Saturday’s Crown Jewel. INDUS SHEER W/JINDER MAHAL VS KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN © *The champs know they can’t be isolated in the enemy corner and they keep Sanga in their own with quick tags and good double teams. Mahal outside the ring is barking orders and his men react. *Veer enters the ring and drags Sami to their corner and gets the tag. Indus Sheer takes out all their anger on Zayn for several minutes but with the crowd’s support he makes the tag to Owens. *KO is wild, hitting anything near him. He gives Veer a stunner, then Sanga gets one. But he doesn’t see Mahal slide into the ring with a chair and he drops KO with a shot across the back, and then jabs the chair into Sami’s ribs, knocking him down too. RESULT: KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN RETAIN THEIR UNIFIED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP BY DISQUALIFICATION The bell is still ringing as Mahal and his men continue their three on two attack on the champions. Finally KO and Sami are left face down in the ring as Mahal raises the arms of Indus Sheer. We cut to the backstage where all four members of the Judgment Day, including Rhea Ripley are standing over John Cena who has obviously been beaten. Cena tries to get up and they all begin stomping him. Damian Priest picks Cena up by the throat and chokeslams him onto a cargo cart with no give to it. Cena almost rolls off onto the floor but Dominik Mysterio makes sure to get some cheap punches in and then acts like he’s a big shot. With Cena on the floor again, Balor crouches next to him, shoving the title into Cena’s face and telling him he’ll NEVER have this. Good Night from Wilkes-Barre! See you at Crown Jewel!

Cena, Balor to Both Be on Final Raw Before Crown Jewel! In just 5 days, John Cena will face Finn Balor for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Ladder Match at Crown Jewel. The two men have engaged in a war for months on Raw as time and again, the numbers game has caught up to the future WWE Hall of Famer. Be there this Monday on the final stop before Crown Jewel this Saturday when the Champ and the leader of Cenation make appear on Raw. Will there be a confrontation? This is the final stop before Crown Jewel. Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

A video replay of last week is shown highlighting Stephanie McMahon announcing the Women’s World Championship match at Crown Jewel between Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey. After that we see Judgment Day circling New Day when John Cena saves the day. Welcome to Monday Night Raw. OCTOBER WEEK 4 BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA GREENVILLE, SC ZOEY STARK VS RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ *Raquel’s strength versus Zoey’s tenacity is the story of the match. It goes mostly Raquel’s way until Zoey clips her knee from behind and then goes to work on it. Mostly grounded, Raquel is open to Zoey’s constant attacks. *Raquel begins to fight back and gets Zoey in position for a Tejana Bomb but the leg gives out, and Zoey connects with a knee under the chin for the victory. As the bell rings she immediately continues her attack. RESULT: ZOEY STARK WINS BY PINFALL Piper Niven hits the ring and joins Zoey in attacking Raquel. The double team doesn’t last long as Liv Morgan runs down to the ring and evens the odds. In a few moments, Piper and Zoey are on the outside looking in and none too happy about it. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ Backstage, Byron Saxton is with the Miz and Bronson Reed. He asks how they’re preparing for Drew McIntyre at Crown Jewel but the Miz laughs it off, saying when you look at Bronson Reed it’s clear he doesn’t need to prepare and at Crown Jewel, Drew McIntyre will learn that first hand. SLEX VS REX STEINER *Steiner dominantes a quick and decisive match. He manhandles his opponent with ease, finally ending it with a cross-cross Steinerline. RESULT: REX STEINER WINS BY PINFALL ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ We go to a live interview with Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes conducted by Corey Graves. Each man is in their own locker room. Orton says that this match didn’t have to happen. Cody just can’t learn from history. He can’t help himself but to live up to his father’s legacy. That’s the difference between them. Orton has surpassed his father, he doesn’t live in the shadow. Cody replies that Randy is making a big mistake thinking he’s the same man he took under his wing in Legacy. That guy doesn’t exist anymore and it wasn’t Stardust or Dashing Cody Rhodes that broke him, it was that shadow. That much is true. But that’s not who he is anymore and furthermore this match is happening because Randy has spent a career believing his own hype and its damn time that someone shows the Legend Killer, the Viper, the Apex Predator and any other name you want to use, that times have changed. Orton just smiles slyly and tells Cody that he better kiss Brandy and Liberty goodbye before he gets on the plane because he may not have the chance to do it after. Cody stands up, calm and gets closer to the camera before telling Randy he better be ready for anything because Cody damn sure will be. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ RICOCHET VS GUNTHER © *Ricochet starts off fast with his high octane offense, hitting the champion from various angles and keeping Gunther off his gameplan. That all comes to an end when Gunther chops him mid air. *Gunther punishes Ricochet as he has all his challengers but Ricochet makes an unexpected comeback, ducking a chop and firing back a series of jumping forearms into Gunther’s head and hitting a springboard which gets a two count. *Gunther looks bewildered and angry and when Ricochet goes for it again, he catches the challenger mid-air and rams him into the corner then powerslams him. From there it’s all Gunther and ends with the accustomed powerbomb. RESULT GUNTHER RETAINS THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL Byron Saxton meets Gunther in the ring and congratulates him on another tough victory. Gunther scoffs at that description. He says there is nothing tough about it. In fact he’s tired of wasting his time, so he has decided you will not see him until Survivor Series where he will issue an open challenge. Hopefully someone back there will give him a real fight! ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ A vignette of Ronda Rousey in deep training for her Women’s World Championship match is shown. Rousey uses a mix of weight lifting, judo, and mixed martial arts and looks dominant. NIKKI CROSS AND VALHALLA VS KATANA CHANCE AND KAYDEN CARTER *Chance and Carter have shown their true tag acumen with quick tags and double teams in their career. That goes out the window in this one as Nikki and Valhalla brutalize them throughout the match with little care for their own safety let alone their opponents. *The two wild women show good teamwork and show hints of enjoying what they’re doing. Nikki hits a guillotine elbow off the second rope that gets the win. RESULT: NIKKI CROSS AND VALHALLA WIN BY PINFALL Backstage Drew McIntyre is walking when he stops and we see the Miz. The Miz walks up slowly to McIntyre, and without a word, slaps him hard across the face. Drew’s eyes widen in fury as the Miz turns and takes off running, with McIntyre giving chase. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ Raw returns to Vic and Corey hyping up tonight’s main event at the announce table when Corey abruptly stops talking in stunned silence because he sees someone approach the announce table… Maria Kanellis comes up to Cory and beckons him with her finger. Graves grabs a microphone and meets Maria ringside and asks her what she is doing here on Raw? Maria says that when she heard that Stephanie McMahon was in charge around here, she saw her opportunity to come home to WWE and to Raw, because she’s looking. Corey asks Maria what she’s looking for and Maria smiles seductively, runs her finger up Corey’s chest and says “a man”. Graves looks nervous and asks what man. Maria smiles and looks like she is going to kiss Graves, but instead pulls the mic up to her lips and says, “a man who will satisfy ALL of my needs.” Maria Kanellis winks at Corey and waves at Vic Joseph and then walks to the back. Maria Kanellis has returned to Raw and is on a mission for a man to satisfy her…. “needs.” Raw’s main event is coming up right now. JUDGMENT DAY W/RHEA RIPLEY VS JOHN CENA AND THE NEW DAY *All six men are legal early in the match but it settles down into Woods taking a beating in the Judgment Day corner. *Kingston gets the tag and flips the momentum of the match. Working against Priest and Mysterio exclusively. Woods gets back in and continues the offense before tagging in Cena. *Cena is full of energy, whipping Mysterio into the ropes before hitting his patented shoulder block. He sets up for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but what he hasn’t seen is that Balor tagged himself in on the Irish Whip. *Balor hits a backstabber on Cena, and then rolls him up, grabbing the second rope for leverage and scoring a quick cheap victory. RESULT: JUDGMENT DAY WINS BY PINFALL Cena sits in the ring with a frustrated expression, made worse by the smirk on Balor’s face. Cena knows that he’s to blame for the loss because he allowed himself to lose focus. As the Judgment day heads back up the ramp, the GOAT just watches. Is this a preview of what is to come at Crown Jewel?!? We cut to the backstage as Miz is sprinting and looking over his shoulder. Drew McIntyre is on his heels as the Miz reaches the doors to the arena but they’re locked. He turns, cornered as McIntyre says he’s going to enjoy this. As McIntyre stalks towards Miz….. Bronson Reed runs up from behind and throws Drew into the locked doors head first. He backs up and splashes him against the doors. McIntyre slides down the door onto his rear and looks dazed. Reed takes a running start and charges McIntyre, using his own backstage to smash Drew’s head into the door one more time. McIntyre slumps onto the concrete floor as Reed looms over him and the Miz just smiles. Bronson Reed may have just taken Drew McIntyre out of the picture before Crown Jewel! How in the world can McIntyre survive this fight in less than two weeks? Goodnight from Greenville!

Massive Six Man Match to Headline Raw! For well over a year, The Judgment Day has made good on their promise to dominate and own Raw. Rhea Ripley owned the Women's Division for most of that time and at SummerSlam, Finn Balor became World Heavyweight Champion. Recently, the pushback against TJD has been heating up as Becky Lynch captured the Women's World Championship and John Cena has set his sights on Balor in an epic Ladder Match set for Crown Jewel. Two others stepping into the war against The Judgment Day is The New Day and that sets the stage for a huge main event this week. Monday on Raw, The Judgment Day will take on John Cena & The New Day in a Six Man War. Don't miss it. Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes are continuing their war of attrition and are set to clash once more at Crown Jewel. Ahead of that match, Cody and Randy will sit down in a interview on Raw. With tensions rising will the American Nightmare and the Viper be able to avoid a clash? Finally, Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER continues the greatest Intercontinental Championship run of all time this week on Raw as The Ring General puts the title on the line against the high flying specialist, Ricochet. In this clash of styles, will Gunther prevail or will Raw see the upset of the year unfold and a new champion crowned? Don't miss Raw LIVE this Monday on USA!

A video recap of last week’s Raw is shown focusing on Becky Lynch getting attacked by Ronda Rousey, Rex Steiner’s debut victory versus the Miz and the mind games between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. Welcome to Monday Night Raw OCTOBER WEEK 3 AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX John Cena comes down to the ring and says he couldn’t help but overhear Finn Balor calling him a coward last week. That’s a mighty big insult coming from a guy who can’t keep that title on his shoulder without the help of three people who look like you ordered Scott Hall, Sherri Martel, and Eddie Guerrerro off Wish. Cena says that at Crown Jewel, Finn Balor’s in trouble because you can call Cena a lot of things but you will NOT call him cowardly and WHEN he climbs that ladder and pulls down that 17th World Championship, you’ll all be able to say once again that the Champ is here! Cena leaves the ring and just as he gets to the back of the aisle he passes by Gunther on his way to the ring. The two share a momentary glance before they both go their separate ways. The Ring General defends his Intercontinental Championship right now! DOLPH ZIGGLER VS GUNTHER © *Dolph shows off as he often does and gives Gunther a tremendous challenge but in the end, it’s Gunther’s power which wears down the former World Champion. A series of brutal chops followed by a side suplex allow the champion to punish Ziggler more before ending the match with his patented powerbomb. RESULT: GUNTHER RETAINS THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PINFALL In the Judgment Day’s locker room Rhea Ripley is not happy. She informs Priest and Dom Dom that she has scheduled a rematch with the New Day and after last week’s fiasco she will personally be in their corner to make sure there are no more…mistakes. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ We return from the commercial to find the Viking Raiders and DIY in the middle of a brawl backstage. Graves says things are breaking down early here on Raw. The two teams are eventually separated by a host of officials. CANDICE LARAE VS NIKKI CROSS *Nikki Cross shows her demented side in this by brutalizing the Poison Pixie, including putting her in a Tree of Woe and hitting several running knees. Candice can barely stand and leaves herself open to a running neckbreaker which gets the pinfall. RESULT: NIKKI CROSS WINS BY PINFALL At the announcer’s table they begin to talk about how out of control Nikki Cross is when a staffer brings a small box like last week. They open it to find a pair of eyeglasses. Both announcers look confused as we go into the break. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ INDUS SHEER/JINDER MAHAL VS ALPHA ACADEMY *Jinder has his men ready and they use their power game to beat on both members of Alpha Academy. Even Otis can’t overcome these two monsters in the ring and they hit a double spinebuster on him. Gable is taken out by Veer with a running shoulder block, sending him off the apron as the ref counts to three. RESULT: INDUS SHEER WINS BY PINFALL ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ The Man has come around to Dallas! Becky says she’s always been someone who’d rather fight than talk. And since Ronnie has decidedd that she wants to pick a fight, Ronda Rousey get your ass out here and lets go! Ronda does come out but only comes down to ringside. She says she sent a message last week but Becky must be too stupid to understand it, so Ronda will say it slower this time. That Women’s World Championship will belong to Ronda very soon and there isn’t a damn thing that Becky can do about it. Becky tries to goad Ronda into the ring... Raw’s Managing Director Stephanie McMahon comes out and says there won’t be any fighting tonight because what she sees in front of her are dollar signs. This is a match that the world wants to see and they’ll see it….at Crown Jewel. Becky Lynch versus Ronda Rousey for the Women’s World Championship…only on Peacock! ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ Drew McIntyre is in gorilla ready to go out for his match when Rex Steiner approaches him and wants to thank Drew for having his back last week. McIntyre says if it pissed off Miz and Reed it was well worth it. Steiner says if he can ever repay the favor he’ll be there. MUSTAPHA ALI VS DREW MCINTYRE *McIntyre takes a few minutes to get his hands on Ali but when he does it’s all but over. He dominates the smaller man as if he’s looking at the Miz every time he hits Ali. He ends it with a Claymore and hooks the leg. RESULT: DREW MCINTYRE WINS BY PINFALL Imperium is walking backstage, all in a good mood from Gunther’s successful title defense when Ricochet approaches. He says that was a great match but he can give Gunther a better one. Gunther considers for a moment and nods, telling Ricochet if he has a death wish, he’s more than happy to help. Corey Graves tells us that next week he has secured a live double interview with both Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton ahead of their rematch at Crown Jewel. ~~~~COMMERCIAL BREAK~~~~ DAMIAN PRIEST AND DOMINIK MYSTERIO W/RHEA RIPLEY VS THE NEW DAY *Rhea keeps her promise by getting involved early and often. New Day is at a complete disadvantage and yet they dig deep and turn the match around. *Mysterio is on the losing end of their comeback as Woods and Kingston show why they’re one of the best teams ever with quick tags and fast action. Finally Priest and Rhea stage a distraction for the ref. While he’s tied up with her, Priest flattens Woods with a boot to the face, and then…. *Finn Balor runs down and hits a Coup d’Grace before rolling out of the ring. Priest ties up Kofi in the corner as Dominik makes the cover for the win. RESULT: DAMIAN PRIEST AND DOMINIK MYSTERIO WIN BY PINFALL The Judgment Day look like they’re not ready to stop their revenge on the New Day when the crowd pops. John Cena slides into the ring and begins fighting all the men of Judgment Day, sending Priest, then Mysterio over the top with clotheslines before turning to Balor who looks uncertain before Rhea steps in front. Balor is taunting Cena from behind her when Kofi and Woods get up and shove Balor towards Cena who scoops him into an Attitude Adjustment. Rhea ditches and pulls Balor out as the babyfaces hold the ring and Judgment Day seeks more revenge. Finn Balor escaped John Cena tonight, but there will be no escaping him at Crown Jewel!! Good Night from Dallas!