The New Day kicked off the final WWE RAW of 2024. Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston tried to speak, but the crowd nearly booed them out of the building and chanted 'New Day S*cks'. Unable to speak, they were interrupted by Jey Uso's entrance, and the latter got a huge reaction from the crowd.
Jey shushed the crowd, and Woods said that they go way back. Jey agreed but added New Day S*cks before Woods got in his face. Kofi dragged Woods out of the ring and they retreated before Jey said that he had stuff to handle with Drew McIntyre and The Bloodline.
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Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline showed up on the Titantron to say that he dropped Sami Zayn last week and that Jey was next. McIntyre attacked Uso from behind and took him down before the latter countered the Claymore with a Superkick.
McIntyre got the headbutt and tried for the Claymore again but officials came in and made him leave. Drew was retreating but then ran back to the ring and hit the Claymore before walking out.
Chad Gable and American Made were backstage and Gable said that he planned to defeat Otis tonight and prove that he was better than his proteges.
WWE Monday Night RAW Results (December 30, 2024):
- Chad Gable def. Otis
- Dakota Kai def. Zoey Stark
- Damian Priest & The War Raiders def. The Judgment Day
- Lyra Valkyria def. IYO SKY
WWE RAW Results: Otis vs. Chad Gable
Otis shrugged off some early strikes from Gable and sent him in the corner before hitting a deadlift slam on him. Outside the ring, Otis sent Gable into the announce desk, steel steps, and barricades before dragging him back to the ring.
Gable took control and got a modified Ankle Lock, but Otis broke out and took a dropkick before dodging a splash. Otis hit the caterpillar splash before a brawl broke out at ringside with American Made attacking Akira Tozawa.
Otis headed out and took down the Creeds before Maxxine Dupri took out Ivy Nile. Back in the ring, Gable had the advantage but Otis broke out of the Ankle Lock again and took down the Creed who interfered once more.
Gable was caught in the Ankle Lock himself this time but broke out and hit a German Suplex. Otis countered a top rope dive before Ivy Nile stepped in the ring and the distraction allowed Gable to get the Ankle Lock in a third time, making him tap out.
Result: Chad Gable def. Otis
Grade: B+
Pete Dunne attacked R-Truth as he was making his entrance and yelled 'that he was nobodies Butch' as RAW moved on.
Damage CTRL were backstage on RAW and said that IYO SKY said that she would beat Lyra Valkyria while Dakota Kai would be replacing Kairi Sane who was injured in the attack by PFC.
WWE RAW Results: Dakota Kai vs. Zoey Stark
Dakota Kai dropped Zoey Stark and got a big knee strike on the apron but Zoey dodged a running move and sent Dakota outside. Back after a break on RAW, Stark unloaded on Kai on the mat but took a superkick. Kai got the Pele kick and picked up the easy win.
Result: Dakota Kai def. Zoey Stark
Grade: B
We got a big promo showing all the big moments of RAW over the years and it included moments like CM Punk's 'pipe bomb', Sasha Banks winning the women's title, as well as scenes with Dean Ambrose, Chris Jericho, Zack Ryder, and the late Bray Wyatt among others. Some big returns might take place on the RAW premiere on Netflix.
We also learned that John Cena's retirement tour will start off on the RAW Netflix premiere, and he will be a regular on the roster in 2025.
WWE RAW Results: Damian Priest & The War Raiders vs. The Judgment Day
Finn Balor and Priest kicked off the match and JD McDonagh was tagged in early on before being isolated by Damian and the Raiders. Dominik Mysterio and Balor came in and got taken down as well before Erik dropped Ivar on top of McDonagh.
Carlito interrupted the match and Dom got some moved in before The Raiders took back control of the match. Priest tried for the Razor's Edge but it was countered before he got the South of Heaven on Dom for the win.
Result: Damian Priest & The War Raiders def. The Judgment Day
Balor attacked Damian Priest after the match and was about to hit the Coup de Grace but The War Raiders chased him and the Judgment Day off.
Grade: B+
Backstage, Adam Pearce booked a singles match between Jey Uso and Drew McIntyre at the Netflix premiere.
Ludwig Kaiser was out next and called Bron Breakker out before he was attacked by Sheamus, who took him out with the Brogue Kick.
Rey Mysterio was giving Otis and the Alpha Academy a pep talk backstage on RAW when The New Day came in to mock him. Rey challenged them to a match before RAW moved on.
WWE RAW Results: IYO SKY vs. Lyra Valkyria
Dakota Kai was watching the match from the crowd and Lyra was in control early on with a big takedown. IYO SKY got a big German Suplex and bridging pin for a near fall before taking a roundhouse kick.
SKY headed up top and hit a moonsault to the floor before dragging Valkyria to the ring for a Meteora in the corner. IYO missed the moonsault in the ring before the two traded pin attempts and Valkyria managed to get away with the pin.
Result: Lyra Valkyria def. IYO SKY
Grade: B
Seth Rollins was out next on RAW and said that he wanted to end the final episode of RAW in 2024 with a bang. Rollins said that he would be there every week next year since that's what he does but when it came to CM Punk, he might 'take another ten years off'.
CM Punk showed up and got in the ring before calling Rollins an industry plant and a bootlicker. Punk called Rollins a self-professed Martyr and 'little brother' before taking some personal shots at his family.
Rollins even brought up AEW, calling them 'the competition' before saying that he was the big brother now and threatened to retire Punk. Punk said that he hated the guy in charge, referring to Vince McMahon who preferred Rollins, and added that Seth never stood up for Punk.
The two had a staredown and Rollins threatened to 'burn him to the ground' before the final episode of the Monday Night show in 2024 went off the air.