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We got a great episode of WWE RAW tonight with The Judgment Day setting up a rematch with Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso while we got a great title defense from Becky Lynch.
- The New Day def. Alpha Academy
- Becky Lynch def. Indi Hartwell to retain the NXT Women’s Championship
- Johnny Gargano def. Giovanni Vinci
- Chelsea Green & Piper Niven def. Natalya & Nikki Cross
- Drew McIntyre def. Sami Zayn
- Bronson Reed def. Akira Tozawa
- Damian Priest def. Jey Uso
Damian Priest and Finn Balor kicked off RAW and were celebrating their tag title win when Cody Rhodes showed up and said that they didn't deserve the win and that Priest got a low blow in the match.
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Cody wanted a rematch, and Damian said that he had a match with Jey Uso tonight, but they could have a rematch at Crown Jewel. Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley came out, and the Judgment Day surrounded The American Nightmare before Jey came out and attacked Dom from behind.
Rhodes attacked Priest and sent him to the announce desk before JD McDonagh attacked Cody from behind. Priest hit Cody with a steel chair against the steel steps before Adam Pearce came out with officials and broke it up.
WWE RAW Results (Oct 23, 2023): Alpha Academy vs. The New Day
Chad Gable and Xavier Woods kicked off the match, and Chad was in control early on before Kofi Kingston came in and hit a double-team move for a near fall. Kofi and Xavier blocked Chaos Theory from Gable before the latter dodged the Trouble in Paradise.
Otis tagged in and cleared the ring before Xavier got some big moves and a near fall off a Corkscrew Powerslam. Gable got the rolling German Suplexes before Otis came in and hit the Caterpillar on Kofi.
Gable came back and got the Ankle Lock in, but Woods sent him outside, and Kingston got the Trouble in Paradise on Otis, followed by the Limit Breaker for the win.
Result: The New Day def. Alpha Academy on RAW
Grade: B
Becky Lynch was in a backstage interview and said that she was ready to defend her title two nights in a row. We learned that Cody Rhodes had an injured ankle after the attack earlier on RAW.
Seth Rollins was backstage, and Rhea Ripley told him that there might have been some issues between Rollins and The Judgment Day, but they respected the Heavyweight Champ and were willing to help out with Drew McIntyre.
Rollins said that she must have lost faith in her team before Rhea threatened to take him out if he didn't go with the plan. The Visionary said that he didn't want to be like Roman Reigns, but Mami told him to think about it.
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Indi Hartwell - NXT Women’s Championship match on WWE RAW
The champ went for the Manhandle Slam right off the bat, and Indi Hartwell replied with a clothesline before dodging the disarm-her. Lyra Valkyria was at ringside, and Becky Lynch got a big boot before the two headed up to the top rope.
Becky hit a superplex and locked in the disarm-her, but Indi turned it into a slam and got a near fall. Hartwell hit a spinebuster before Becky locked in the disarm-her once more and picked up the win.
Result: Becky Lynch def. Indi Hartwell to retain the NXT Women’s Championship on RAW
Grade: B+
Backstage, Xia Li attacked Candice LeRae and threatened to do the same to Indi Hartwell before walking off. Nick Aldis apologized to Adam Pearce for having him tossed out of SmackDown before the two shook hands. Once Aldis had left, Pearce told a referee to double the security for the night.
The Crown Jewel Women's World Championship match contract signing was next, and Adam Pearce called out the four challengers and then the champ, Rhea Ripley.
Raquel Rodriguez, Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, and Nia Jax came in one by one and signed the contract before Rhea made her way out and said that Adam was setting him up with this match.
Rhea said that the only possible outcome was that the division loses four top stars, and none of them would be able to beat her for the title. Nia got on the mic and said that Rhea probably was hoping for her to clear the other three out so Ripley could get the easy win.
Raquel slapped the mic out of Nia's hand, and a brawl broke out before Nia and Raquel took Stark and Shayna out with a headbutt and a big boot, respectively, before facing each other. Security guards ran in to stop the fight but got taken out before Nia got a Samoan Drop on Raquel and stared Rhea down from the ring.
Johnny Gargano vs. Giovanni Vinci on RAW
Giovanni Vinci had the early advantage and got a big knee strike before hitting a backbreaker and a fallaway slam. Ludwig Kaiser ran interference before Tommaso Ciampa came out and took him out at ringside. Johnny Gargano came back with a sudden DDT and picked up the win.
Result: Johnny Gargano def. Giovanni Vinci on RAW
Grade: C
Shinsuke Nakamura got a short video promo talking about who he might face next before Logan Paul showed up. The Maverick talked about winning the United States Championship by beating Rey Mysterio at Crown Jewel.
Dominik Mysterio came out and said that he couldn't wait for Logan to beat up his deadbeat dad.
Logan said that Rey was the only one who needed to be humbled, and Dom said that after Paul defeats his dad, he'll be the only Mysterio with a title.
Logan called ring announcer Samantha Irvin to the ring before talking about beating Ricochet at SummerSlam.
The Maverick wanted Irvin to announce him as the winner ahead of time before Ricochet came in and attacked Logan and Dom. Paul was sent outside, and Dominik was about to be hit with a top rope move, but Logan dragged the NXT North American Champion out of the ring before they retreated.
Chelsea Green & Piper Niven vs. Natalya & Nikki Cross on RAW
Nikki Cross looked like she was not all there as she walked to ringside and got on the apron before the match. Chelsea Green and Natalya started the match, and the champs isolated Nattie while Cross stood in the corner and ignored the match.
Nikki walked off the apron and aimlessly walked backstage while Natalya got a near fall on Green off a clothesline. Nattie took Chelsea down with the Unprettier before Piper Niven came in with a big crossbody and picked up the win.
Result: Chelsea Green & Piper Niven def. Natalya & Nikki Cross on RAW
Grade: C+
Backstage, Rhea signed the match contract and handed it to Adam Pearce before checking on Dominik.
Sami Zayn vs. Drew McIntyre on RAW
Sami Zayn went for some strikes and chops early on before Drew McIntyre took him down and hit some strikes of his own. Outside the ring, Sami got a moonsault off the barricades before McIntyre caught Zayn off a dive and tossed him over the announce desk.
Drew was hit with a big slam before Zayn sent him outside and hit a big dive. Sami hit a Sunset Flip Powerbomb after blocking the White Noise from the ropes. Zayn blocked the Claymore with a big boot and hit the Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.
McIntyre got a neckbreaker before Rhea Ripley showed up at ringside, and the distraction almost let Sami get up a rollup. Sami hit the exploder, but Rhea distracted him, letting Drew get the Claymore for the win.
Result: Drew McIntyre def. Sami Zayn
Grade: B-
Akira Tozawa vs. Bronson Reed on RAW
Bronson Reed got some big moves off the bat before Akira Tozawa got some hits of his own but got caught off a dive and took a slam and a senton. Reed hit the Tsunami in the corner and picked up the easy win.
Result: Bronson Reed def. Akira Tozawa
Grade: C-
Backstage, Tozawa and The Alpha Academy were hanging out with The New Day and DIY.
Rollins ran into Drew McIntyre backstage, and they decided that neither of them wanted anything to do with The Judgment Day.
Jey Uso vs. Damian Priest on RAW
Damian Priest got some big hits early on before Jey Uso sent him outside with a dropkick and hit a big dive. Jey took a Broken Arrow for a near fall before getting a big kick off a counter in the corner.
Jey got a Samoan Drop after dodging the South of Heaven but hit dive to the outside was foiled by Priest, who drove him into the announce desk. Jey dodged the Razor's Edge and hit a superkick and the splash before Finn Balor came out to distract the referee.
Uso took Balor out with a dive to the outside before Priest got the South of Heaven off the distraction and picked up the win.
Result: Damian Priest def. Jey Uso
Balor attacked Jey after the match and hit the Coupe de Grace before getting some chairs into the ring. Cody Rhodes showed up with one good leg and an injured ankle before attacking the tag champs with a steel chairs.
Cody wrapped a steel chair around Priest's ankle and reached for another chair, but Balor dragged Damian out of the ring and retreated as RAW went off the air.
Grade: B+
