Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan kicked off WWE RAW. Morgan talked about how Judgment Day beat up Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest last week. Rhea interrupted them and got in the ring, saying that she wasn't looking to fight Morgan tonight.
Morgan said that she was going to beat Rhea since she was smarter than her, and The Eradicator let everyone know that she was fully cleared to compete at Bad Blood. Ripley then told Dominik that since he interferes in every Women's World Championship match, Adam Pearce has decided that Mysterio would be trapped in a shark cage above the ring.
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Ripley then took back her word about not looking for a fight and hit Morgan with a headbutt before walking out.
WWE Monday Night RAW Results (September 23, 2024):
- Sami Zayn def. Ludwig Kaiser
- Dragon Lee def. Carlito
- Damage CTRL def. Unholy Union
- American Made def. The New Day
- Jey Uso def. Bron Breakker to become the new Intercontinental Champion
WWE RAW Results: Sami Zayn vs. Ludwig Kaiser
Sami Zayn was in control early on before the match headed outside, and Ludwig Kaiser pushed him off the barricades, sending him into the timekeeper's area. Back in the ring, Kaiser took a powerbomb from the ropes for a near fall before Sami got an exploder suplex in the corner.
Kaiser dodged the Helluva kick and sent Sami into the steel steps outside before hitting a dropkick against it. Zayn beat the count before Kaiser unloaded on him in the ring and tried for a pin with his foot on the ropes.
The ref called him out for the violation, and the distraction allowed Zayn to take him down with the Exploder, but Ludwig countered the Helluva Kick. Sami came back with a German Suplex before getting the Helluva Kick for the win.
Result: Sami Zayn def. Ludwig Kaiser on RAW
Grade: B
After the match, Sami called Gunther out once more before the World Heavyweight Champion came out and said that he still wouldn't give him the title match.
Xavier Woods was backstage on RAW when Kofi Kingston came in. Both of them agreed that they should move on from their old gimmicks, the breakfast cereal and the trumpet.
Kofi said that Xavier should call the shots from now on before American Made showed up to mock them. Woods challenged them to a tag match before RAW moved on.
Liv and Dom were trying to convince Adam Pearce not to put Dominik in the shark cage but he said that it was already decided. Carlito and JD McDonagh joined them, and the Judgment Day had a run-in with Ilja Dragunov before heading out for the following match.
WWE RAW Results: Dragon Lee vs. Carlito
Lee was in control early on and got a big dropkick in the corner before Dom and JD McDonagh took out LWO at ringside. Rey Mysterio jumped off the barricades and took Dominik down before Lee got Operation: Dragon on Carlito for the easy win.
Result: Dragon Lee def. Carlito on RAW
Grade: C
Karrion Kross walked up to The Miz backstage on RAW and convinced the A-Lister that he could be a monster, just like Bronson Reed.
Sheamus was in an interview and said that he had a score to settle with Pete Dunne/Butch.
The Miz was supposed to face Bronson Reed next, but Braun Strowman attacked Bronson before the match and chokeslammed him on the apron. The Miz told Braun it was his match and they argued before Reed took Strowman and The Miz out with a dive.
Officials came out to stop Reed and Strowman, and Bronson hit two of them with a Tsunami. Braun took some others out with a chokeslam before continuing the bawl. Adam Pearce came out, and Reed was sent outside with a big dropkick before he finally backed off.
Drew McIntyre was out next and said he knew CM Punk meant everything he said last week. He added that both of them were ready to sacrifice it all for their match. Drew added that he didn't want to go inside Hell in a Cell and that his family and his wife told him to call off the match as well.
McIntyre added that he didn't care what anyone else thinks, 'he was going to make CM Punk bleed...a lot.' Drew said that Punk wasn't a devil, he was just man and The Scottish Warrior was going to break him permanently at Bad Blood.
Adam Pearce was backstage and said that Bronson and Strowman would have a match next week before we saw Pete Dunne attack Sheamus with a cricket bat while yelling, "Don't call me that!"
WWE RAW Results: Damage CTRL vs. Unholy Union
Damage CTRL was in control early on, and Kairi Sane got a big double spear in the corner before getting a big top rope move for a near fall. It looked like Sane might have hit her injured eye off a drop on the apron before Alba Fyre took IYO SKY down with a dive to the floor.
Back after the break on RAW, SKY came in and hit a double dropkick from up top before getting the Meteora in the corner. A cheap shot from Isla Dawn allowed Fyre to get a near fall before Sane took Alba out with a huge Insane Elbow to the floor. In the ring, SKY hit Over the Moonsault on Dawn for the win.
Result: Damage CTRL def. Unholy Union on RAW
Grade: B
Bron Breakker was backstage and said that there was no way Jey Uso would beat him in tonight's title match main event.
We got a tease for what looked to be a fresh debut before RAW cut to the commercials.
WWE RAW Results: The New Day vs. American Made
Xavier Woods and Julius Creed kicked off the match, and Kofi Kingston was tagged in early on with the New Day in control. Back after a break, Brutus hit Woods with some chops, but Xavier came back with some big chops of his own and hit a superplex, while Julius hit Kofi with a superplex of his own in the other corner.
Brutus took a clothesline before Woods made the tag, but a distraction from Chad Gable kept the referee from seeing it, and Chad and the Creeds took the opportunity to get some cheap shots on Woods. Kofi tagged in and hit the Boom Drop on Julius before Woods tagged in and was about to hit the elbow drop but Gable distracted him.
Woods dragged Gable into the ring and unloaded on him before Julius took him out from behind. Woods took the Powerbomb/Brutus Ball combo before American Made picked up the win.
Result: American Made def. The New Day on RAW
Grade: B+
Damian Priest was in a promo video and said that Finn Balor was his brother, but Balor always wanted it to be about himself. He added that Balor was no longer his brother, and he would take him down once and for all.
We got a cryptic and glitchy video from Wyatt Sicks with another QR code before RAW continued.
Backstage on RAW, LWO and Rey Mysterio wanted to talk about last week's incident but Woods yelled at them and booked a match with Rey for next week.
WWE RAW Results: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Jey Uso - Intercontinental Championship match
Jey Uso was sent to the floor right off the bat before dodging a big dive from Bron Breakker. The champ ran into the announce table instead before we headed for a break. Back on RAW, the champ was back in control and got a near fall before doing some pushups to taunt Jey.
Uso sent the champ into the corner and then got a running spear on the outside before heading back into the ring. The champ took a big pop-up Samoan Drop for a near fall before getting a top rope Frankensteiner for a near fall of his own.
Jey got a superkick, but Bron hit the powerslam before Jey got a big spear and a splash for another near fall! Back outside, Jey hit a spear through the barricades before getting another spear and a splash in the ring for the win!
Result: Jey Uso def. Bron Breakker to become the new Intercontinental Champion on RAW
Jey was celebrating his title win after the match when WWE went off the air.
Grade: B+