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Gunther kicked off WWE RAW and was talking about his title match at Saturday's Main Event before he was interrupted by The Judgment Day. Finn Balor said that he was responsible for Gunther defending his title successfully and that meant that he was going to walk out on Saturday as the new champ.
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Gunther talked out how Balor was the inaugural champ and that he looked up to Finn at the time but that all went away when he joined The Judgment Day and became Damian Priest's sidekick. Gunther looked down on Finn and said that he would never be as good as The Ring General.
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Judgment Day were about to attack Gunther when Damian Priest came out and chased off Balor and his team. Gunther and Priest got into a brawl instead and the champ cleared the announce desk before Balor showed back up and took him out with a slingblade.
Balor sent Priest into the ring and hit the Coup de Grace to Gunther on the outside before the rest of The Judgment Day attacked Damian in the ring. Priest fought back but Balor came in and hit him with three Coup de Graces before he and the Judgment Day were done.
Backstage, Adam Pearce told Balor that he and Damian would both be facing Gunther for the Heavyweight title on Saturday.
WWE Monday Night RAW Results (December 9, 2024):
- The Final Testament & The Miz def. Wyatt Sicks
- Liv Morgan def. Dakota Kai
- Lyra Valkyria def. Zelina Vega & Ivy Nile
- Rhea Ripley def. Raquel Rodriguez
WWE RAW Results: The Final Testament & The Miz vs. Wyatt Sicks
The Wyatt Sicks started off with a brawl and Karrion Kross almost took Sister Abigail early on but was saved by The Miz. Joe Gacy was taking a beating as the match went on before Erick Rowan was tagged in and hit some big lariats and a boot to the face of The Miz.
Uncle Howdy came in and Miz ran away before making the tag to Karrion Kross. Howdy took the heels out before Scarlett ran interference. Nikki Cross came in and took her out before Miz saved Kross again from Sister Abigail, only to be put in the Mandible Claw.
Paul Ellering came out and threw powder in Howdy's face as a distraction and Kross used the moment to get the Final Prayer for the win.
Result: The Final Testament & The Miz def. The Wyatt Sicks
Grade: B
In an interview, CM Punk said that the favor that Paul Heyman owed him was personal. Punk talked about how Seth Rollins hated him, but he didn't feel the same way since when Rollins was 16, when he asked Punk to train him.
Punk said that Rollins was entitled and wanted to be the Best in the World but only lived in Punk's shadow for so long. He said that Rollins had all the potential and carried the company when Punk was away but now the starter was back and the rookie had to go 'back on the bench.'
WWE RAW Results: Dakota Kai vs. Liv Morgan
Dakota Kai got some big moves early on and hit a dive before setting up a blockbuster and a jackknife pin. Liv Morgan got out and hit a backbody drop to the outside before we headed for a break.
Back on RAW, Pure Fusion Collective showed up at ringside, and Kai got the double stomp on Liv in the ring. Morgan kicked out of the following pin and came back with the ObLivion for the win.
Result: Liv Morgan def. Dakota Kai
Morgan was about to attack Kai after the match, but IYO SKY and Kairi Sane came in to make the save. Kairi hit a big dive but IYO took the ObLivion before the brawl was over.
Grade: C
Drew McIntyre was in a promo and said that after his loss to CM Punk, he thought really hard about where he stood. He then saw the Original Bloodline coming back to aid Roman Reigns and decided to teach Sami Zayn a lesson.
Cody Rhodes ran into the New Day backstage on RAW and said that the former tag champs should be ashamed of themselves.
Seth Rollins was out next and said that when CM Punk was done with WWE, he should become a politician since he was so good at playing the victim. He talked about how he idolized Punk and asked to be trained by him. They were even friends for a time, but then, when Punk left WWE, he ghosted anyone who wouldn't leave with him.
The Visionary said that Punk tried to tear the company down for 10 years and only came back because "he failed everywhere else" and "the money was right." Rollins added that he wanted to be better than CM Punk and that he despised him before Sami Zayn walked out.
Rollins asked why Sami was out there, and Zayn apologized for assuming that Seth had attacked Jey backstage. Sami said that Rollins sounded less like himself and more like Drew McIntyre since he was blaming everyone else. Sami said that he would stay out of Rollins' business with CM Punk, and Seth replied that things were good between them.
Seth said Sami had some business to handle with Drew McIntyre before walking out. Sami said he had spoken to Adam Pearce and would face Drew at Saturday Night's Main Event.
As Sami was walking out, Drew attacked him on the entrance ramp and delivered a beatdown before officials came out to stop him.
WWE RAW Results: Zelina Vega vs. Ivy Nile vs. Lyra Valkyria
Zelina Vega was in control early on and hit a big dive on both opponents before getting a near fall on Lyra. Vega hit a sliding Sunset Flip Bomb to Ivy Nile on the outside before the latter came back and hit her with a big slam.
Vega got the big finisher on Nile, but Valkyria broke up the pin before hitting the Nightwing on Nile for the win.
Result: Lyra Valkyria def. Zelina Vega & Ivy Nile
Grade: B
The New Day was being interviewed backstage, and Xavier Woods refused to talk to Cathy Kelley and instead stole one of the cameras and walked out to the ring. The crowd was yelling "New Day S*cks," and Woods could barely speak through the booing and "We want Big E" chants.
Kofi said they could have attacked Big E, but they didn't before the crowd got even more mad. Woods got frustrated and walked off with Kofi before RAW moved on.
WWE RAW Results: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez - Anything Goes match
Rhea Ripley attacked Raquel on the entrance ramp, and the fight headed into the crowd. The two fought their way to ringside before they headed to the ring, and the bell was rung. Rhea had the early advantage and tried to get a table out, but Raquel took her out with a toss into the announce desk.
After a break on RAW, Rhea hit Raquel with steel chairs and stacked a bunch of them in the middle of the ring, but Liv came in before she could hit the Riptide on them. Liv got taken out, but the distraction allowed Raquel to slam Rhea on the chairs for a near fall.
Liv blocked the Riptide once more and hit the ObLivion before IYO SKY came out and took Morgan down with a missile dropkick and a dive to the outside. Rhea sent Raquel into a steel chair set up in the corner before getting the Riptide through a table for the win.
Result: Rhea Ripley def. Raquel Rodriguez
Grade: B+
