WWE RAW Results, live recap, grades: HUGE returns! Shocking turn! Seth Rollins is BACK! Major matches announced, things get personal, and popular star INJURED

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WWE officially confirms popular star severely injured after title match against Gunther; announces 6 to 9 month absence on RAW

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CM Punk confesses stunning reason why he hasn't been home in 4 weeks on RAW before Bad Blood 2024

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As the referee counts, Bronson is close to getting up when SETH ROLLINS SHOWS UP! He hits a stomp to Bronson on the steel steps!! Braun gets up and wins!

Braun Strowman defeats Bronson Reed

As the show comes to an end, Seth talks trash to Bronson. WOW! What a match and moment.

Braun tries climbing the ropes again, seemingly looking to splash Bronson with a Tsunami of his own. Bronson gets up and throws a chair at Braun, however. Reed then climbs the ropes with Braun and hits a massive Superplex! THIS CAUSED THE RING TO BREAK!

Adam Pearce tries to stop Bronson from attacking officials, and Bronson puts his hand on Adam! Security rushes over to keep them apart, and Braun Strowman jumps off the top rope onto EVERYBODY! This is insane! Loud "this is awesome" chants. Both men get to their feet, and Braun rips off his shirt and throws Reed into the ring along with the referee.

While the referee, officials, and security are checking on the crowd, Bronson hits a Tsunami! The ref isn't counting because he's checking on fans so Bronson hits a second one! Reed is getting mad at the referee and starts attacking security!

After presumably the final commercial of the night, Bronson and Braun are fighting ringside, and Bronson drills Braun through the barricade. As if that wasn't enough, Bronson does it again, this time crashing into fans!! It is probably plants, but who knows. Fans could've been hurt as as officials are rushing out to check on them.

Back from break and Bronson and Braun are fighting. Strowman knocks Bronson off of the apron, and he crashes onto chairs. OUCH! They end up fighting on the stage, and they go to the production equipment. It leads to Bronson hitting a Death Valley Driver off the production through a table! The crowd loudly chants, "holy s!"

Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman are out next for their Last Monster Standing Match.

Braun Strowman vs. Bronson Reed

This thing gets messy immediately, with Braun and Bronson going to the floor. Braun uses steel stairs and hits Reed repeatedly. He then chokeslams Bronson Reed off of the stairs through the table!!

Announced for next week:

- Sami Zayn vs. Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.
- Pete Dunne vs. Sheamus in a Good Ol' Fashioned Donnybrook Match.
- Jey Uso vs. Xavier Woods for the Intercontinental Championship.

After the break, Cathy Kelley is with Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser. She asks about Sami Zayn getting under his skin. The interview is then interrupted by Bron Breakker! They have a tense moment, and Bron teases a match. Wow.

R-Truth gets beaten down by both men, but he manages to tag The Miz in! He runs into the ring, turns around, and boots R-Truth instead. The Miz then walks out! He just turned heel on Truth!

AOP then hit their What A Rush finisher, and this one is over.

AOP defeats Awesome Truth by pinfall

Karrion Kross seems very pleased.

Back from break, and The Authors of Pain are out alongside the rest of The Final Testament.

AOP vs. The Awesome Truth

R-Truth and Rezar start things off. Truth hits a big back suplex and does the Five Knuckle Shuffle. He goes to hit the AA, but it doesn't work. Rezar then hits a Dominator on Truth. Karrion Kross is notably standing out by The Miz instead of in AOP's corner.

Next up, The Awesome Truth makes their way out. The fans love R-Truth. They will be taking on The Authors of Pain next on RAW. We then go to a commercial break.

An angry Gunther grabs the microphone and stands over Sami, saying, "If he wants this, he got his match." As Gunther walks out, Sami is shown recovering, but he's smiling, saying, "I got you." Sami played him!

Sami says when he fails, he picks himself up and keeps moving forward. Sami says when Gunther lost, he crumbled. He never asked for a rematch. He says Gunther hid for months because he couldn't show his face, all because his dad made him feel like a loser. Sami says now he's showing his dad that his son is also a coward.

This was too much for Gunther, and he attacked Sami! Sami fights back and hits an exploder in the corner, but Gunther locks in a sleeper and nails a vicious powerbomb.

Sami says Gunther is scared he'll lose again. The crowd chants "You're a coward." Gunther says Sami is right, he's scared, but not of Sami, of his reputation. He says after all he did as the IC Champion, losing to a better man wouldn't have been a problem, but losing to Sami was the most embarrassing part of his career.

The Ring General says he had his family there, and his dad said he flew from Vienna to the United States just to see him lose to a "bum" Sami Zayn. Gunther says Sami's family is used to seeing him fail, but his family expects better because he is the golden goose, he's special, and he's something Sami will never be: World Heavyweight Champion.

Joe Tessitore revealed that Ilja Dragunov was injured during a live event with Gunther and could be out for six to nine months. That's a shame.

Gunther comes out next, and he talks about being World Heavyweight Champion. He says he loves it, but the one thing he hates is dealing with Sami Zayn. Sami comes out and says Gunther can end the problems if they just fight. Gunther tells Sami that Zayn isn't on his level.

Sami says if he isn't on Gunther's level, then why did he beat him at WrestleMania?

Backstage, we see Adam Pearce talking to security, and Gunther walks past them, smirking. He will be next on RAW. From there, a vignette airs for The Wyatt Sicks. It says they see your intent and it shows Nikki Cross.. was the woman at the end Nikki? Some are speculating it may have been Alexa Bliss but it wasn't clear.

Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews Bronson Reed. She asks if a potential Seth Rollins return will influence Reed's upcoming match with Strowman. Bronson says he hopes Seth does come back because he took months off of Seth's career, and if he does, Reed will take years off of Seth's life.

Bronson then says he is the Last Monster Standing.

In what looks to be an accidental mistake on Woods' part, when Ivy Nile distracts the referee, Kofi whips Gable into the ropes. Kingston goes for Trouble In Paradise, but Woods grabs Gable's foot and trips him up. This led to Kofi hitting the mat hard, and Chad hit the Chaos Theory German Suplex for the win!

Chad Gable defeats Kofi Kingston by pinfall

Xavier Woods accidentally cost Kofi the win.. but was it truly an accident?

After the break, Chad Gable is in control until Kofi hits a springboard dropkick. Both men trade pins and get near falls. They go back and forth repeatedly and it is so close. Gable eventually bridges out of a pin and lifts Kofi onto his shoulders before hitting an inverted DDT for a nearfall.

Things eventually get chaotic and it leads to Kofi Kingston and Woods on the floor. Kofi jumps off the stairs onto all of American Made except Ivy Nile.

Kofi attempts to hit a dive, but Chad hits a big right hand and cuts it off. Gable then hits a German Suplex on the floor.

As Gable poses, blood is shown on his head. He has been busted open by Kofi! We then go to break.

Next, Kofi Kingston makes his way out, and Xavier Woods is with him.

Kofi Kingston vs. Chad Gable

This should be very good. Both men are pretty even early on, with Kofi seemingly having a counter for everything Chad does. He hits a cool splash using the ropes, but Gable rolls out of the ring.

Damage CTRL are backstage and they challenge Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill for the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles. She says Damage CTRL hasn't been the same without them. IYO says Damage CTRL is still the most dominant force in the history of the women's division. IYO says she is in Bianca's head, and they will take their gold back.

Before the break, Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett address the passing of the late great Pete Rose. It was a nice tribute.

Next, we get a vignette promo from Sheamus. He addresses Pete Dunne and their issues. He wants "one final banger" with Pete. He challenges him to a Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match! Oh wow! That's big.

From there, American Made make their way out. He will be taking on Kofi Kingston next.

While Rhea and Liv fight, Dominik rushes down and helps Finn, JD, and Carlito take out Damian Priest. It ends with all four men destroying Damian and Finn hitting multiple stomps. Damian is hurt. His ribs might be shot.

Rhea has a microphone and says she knows all about Dirty Dom's dirty little secrets. She then asks people to bring out the shark cage. Rhea says Dom is extremely claustrophobic. She makes it clear she'll beat Liv Morgan, but then Damian Priest shows up in the ring! He starts to beat up The Judgment Day, and Rhea rushes down to do the same! She beats up Dominik and Liv, slamming Dom into the shark cage.

Rhea runs Liv off, and she proceeds to throw Dirty Dom into the cage. She tries to shut the door, but Morgan shows up and saves Mysterio.

Back from the commercial break, and The Judgment Day are still together in the ring. They are huddled up before Finn Balor turns to face the camera with a microphone in hand. He addresses Damian and says he'll prove that The Judgment Day never needed Damian Priest. Liv says she'll prove she's the greatest Women's World Champion of all time.

Then Rhea Ripley's music hits!

Dragon Lee makes the tag after the break, and he manages to take down all three members of The Judgment Day. Cruz Del Toro then tags in and hits the Coast-To-Coast on all three and pins JD for a two-count. Wilde then tags in and hits a dive. Cruz and Lee then do dives right after! This is wild!

Liv Morgan gets on the apron, and then Finn Balor shows up!! He pushes Wilde off the ropes and JD McDonagh hits his finisher for the win.

The Judgment Day defeats the Latino World Order by pinfall

Next up, Dragon Lee, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro make their way out.

Latino World Order vs. The Judgment Day

Del Toro and JD McDonagh start things off. JD gets the advantage, and Joaquin tags in. He manages to lay out each member, and the LWO hit three major moves off the ropes, culminating with a 450 on Carlito for a near fall.

Joe Tessitore reveals that WWE.com now sells toilet paper with Dirty Dom's face on it. Amazing.

Cathy Kelley is backstage with Sami Zayn and asks what it will take for him to get a World Heavyweight Championship opportunity. Sami says it's not the rejection from Gunther that bothers him; it's the disrespect. He says he has been dealing with it his entire career, and it bothers him. He says Gunther can keep ducking and dodging, but he doesn't go away, and he won't stop until he gets his chance.

Next up, The Judgment Day's music hits. All of the members except Finn Balor make their way out.

They will take on the LWO in a Six-Man Tag Team Match next.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley is seen with Braun Strowman. When asked about his match, he says he doesn't know what trepidatious means. The Miz interrupts and tries to talk to Braun, but R-Truth returns and interrupts! The Miz seems annoyed that he got interrupted. Braun leaves, and the Miz asks why Truth didn't tell him he was coming.

Truth says he doesn't like the way Karrion Kross has been picking on The Miz. Truth says he made a match between The Miz and him and "AI." It turns out to be AOP. The Miz doesn't seem happy.

Punk says he will hurt The Scottish Warrior, and it won't be a God or a devil Drew will pray to. Instead, he'll pray to CM Punk. Punk then concludes it by telling McIntyre he'll see him in hell.

Drew says hate can be bad, but it will die with CM Punk. He goes to leave, and Punk grabs a microphone. He says people call him a lot of things, but tonight, he is voiceless because he has nothing to say to a piece of garbage like Drew. He says he's filled with rage, and he's been living in a hotel for four weeks because he won't subject his wife to the rage Drew has turned him into.

Punk says Drew turned him into the fictitious boogeyman that his harshest critics accuse him of being, likely referencing AEW and The Young Bucks. Punk says he wants to send McIntyre home in a box.

Drew McIntyre says he's wearing black, but not out of respect for Punk. He says he has less than zero respect for Punk. Drew says it's for Punk's wife and says AJ Lee is probably going to leave Punk when he's done with him. He says its also a tux because the rest of the world will celebrate the end of Punk.

Drew brings up Roxanne Perez turning on CM Punk and later says how he hates Punk. He says Punk taught him to hate and that it is a powerful weapon.

CM Punk sells the intensity of the Cell as he walks around it and gets into the ring. Adam then introduces Drew McIntyre. He comes out slowly, too, and his tone is serious and intense.

Next, THE HELL IN A CELL IS BEING LOWERED! Adam Pearce is in the ring with all of the security. He says Punk and Drew can't fight tonight, but they can offer parting shots before their match on Saturday. He then introduces CM Punk!

Backstage, Jackie Redmond is with The Party Girls. Lyra thanks them, and Kayden says they broke her nose and they're done being nice. Kayden says once they beat PFC, they're coming back for their tag team titles. The Unholy Union shows up and says how Kayden and Katana have been gone for months and they can't cut the line. A fight nearly breaks out.

Previewed for SmackDown:

- AJ Styles returns.
- Triple Threat Ladder Match.
- And more!

A video package airs highlighting Bronson Reed vs. Braun Strowman. Adam Pearce is then shown talking to a lot of security. From there, CM Punk is shown walking towards the gorilla.

PFC tries to attack post-match, but Kayden Carter and Katana Chance return! Katana has a mask on from a broken nose, but they take out Sonya Deville and company, even hitting the Keg Stand! The Party Birds then stand tall post-match.

After the break, Lyra Valkyria starts fighting back, but Shayna and Sonya are ringside calling shots, allowing Zoey to take advantage. She hits a big springboard dropkick for a nearfall.

Zoey goes for the Z360, but Lyra counters with a German Suplex. Sonya and Shayna then distract the referee, and chaos occurs, leading to Sonya hitting a running knee behind the referee's back. Zoey quickly pins Lyra.

Zoey Stark defeats Lyra Valkyria by pinfall

Lyra manages to dodge an attack, and Zoey Stark is sent to the floor. Valkyria then hits a huge dropkick through the ropes and fires up the crowd. We quickly go to the next commercial.

Lyra Valkyria makes her way out. Wade Barrett reveals Zelina and Natalya are away on promotional duties. Pure Fusion Collective then comes out next.

Zoey Stark vs. Lyra Valkyria

Lyra alone, this should be interesting. Lyra gets the upper hand early on, but a backbreaker from Zoey changes the tides.