Former WWE champion competes in his first RAW match of 2024; gets defeated by Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre collided with multi-time champion Sami Zayn in the main event of the latest episode of WWE RAW.

This was the latter's first match on the red brand in 2024. During his previous RAW match, which took place on December 4, 2023, Zayn was defeated by The Scottish Warrior and was off TV for several weeks after that. He returned as the 30th entrant in the 2024 Men's Royal Rumble Match.

This week on RAW, Sami came to CM Punk's aid after the latter was attacked by McIntyre. This led to a match between them on the show. The two stars started fighting in the corner after the bell rang. Sami sent Drew to the floor and went for a dive, but the former WWE Champion caught him and slammed him on the announcer's table.

Drew McIntyre then tossed Zayn back into the ring. While he was distracted, Sami took him out with a suicide dive, sending the latter over to the announcer's table. Back in the ring, Drew placed Sami on top of the turnbuckle and hit him with a chop. Zayn took the big man down with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb and got a two count.

McIntyre went for a Future Shock DDT, but Sami spiked him with a tornado DDT. Later on, Drew McIntyre went for a Claymore Kick, but Sami Zayn reversed it into a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. In the end, Sami went for the Helluva Kick, but he got hit with a low blow after Drew ducked in the corner. McIntyre then nailed him with a Claymore Kick to win the match.

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