The last Monday Night Raw on cable television before WWE moving his exclusive show to Netflix next week has been fraught with incident. CM Punk and Seth Rollins had a non-stop mic battle it simply has to be seen to be believed. The two men were left snarling at each other as Raw went off the air. No punches were thrown. Just molten hot anger and below-the-belt personal mockery.
Elsewhere, Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria will compete for the first Women's Intercontinental Championship. Sheamus came back to attack Ludwig Kaiser, The New Day were a nuisance all night and got a match with Rey Mysterio and the LWO. Damian Priest and The War Raiders defeated The Judgment Day, and Chad Gable's revival continued with a victory over Otis.
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The New Day opened Raw to a chorus of boos.
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Jey Uso took over the microphone, before being interrupted by Solo Sikoa and taken down by Drew McIntyre.
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Chad Gable defeated Otis via submission.
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Pete Dunne attacked R-Truth during his entrance, leaving the match cancelled.
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Dakota Kai defeated Zoey Starks to reach the finals of the Women's Intercontinental Championship Tournament.
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Damian Priest and the War Raiders defeated Judgment Day.
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Sheamus returned to interrupt Ludwig Kaiser.
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Lyra Valkyria defeated Iyo Sky in the Intercontinental Championship Tournament.
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Seth Rollins and CM Punk closed the last Raw held on the USA Network.
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The New Day Hijack Raw
Booty-O's happier days seem so far away, as the level of fanatical booing that Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods receives is intensifying on a weekly basis. New Day has begun generating heat hotter than the surface of the Sun on a weekly basis since turning its back on Big E. Woods and Kofi insisted on hijacking Main Event Jey Uso's plans to open Monday Night Rawbut the OG Bloodline member was given a hero's welcome, with the cowardly duo unable to get their words out amid a chorus of boos. Jey Uso's message to them was loud, clear, and delivered in three direct words: New day sucks.
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Jey Uso calls out Drew McIntyre, but be careful what you wish for.
Fresh off receiving all kinds of plaudits on year-end Best Of lists, Drew McIntyre capped off his big year 2024 by destroying Jey Uso. After dealing with The New Day, Jey Uso turned his attention to calling out the Scottish Warrior, only to be greeted by Solo Sikoa on the big screen. Solo revealed his intentions to destroy Roman Reigns on next week's Raw Netflix premiere, before Drew emerged from the crowd and furiously attacked Uso from behind. Jey put up a good fight, but a brutal Claymore left him surrounded by WWE officials and questioning his life choices. They will meet face to face on next week's Raw.
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Chad is winning and Gable
Chad Gable and Otis first faced each other on December 11, 2020 in a SmackDown loss to Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura, but surprisingly, this was the first match between the former tag team partners. Maybe it was a loud Texan crowd that lifted the Christmas spirit, but the crowd was on fire for a match that had been years in the making and felt important despite having no direct stakes. Chad Gable won via submissionand it was significant for the Olympian.
Last week, by painfully breaking Akira Tozawa's ankle, Chad Gable put his finisher back on the map. His new way of selling the ankle lock, by slamming himself into the screen and twisting Otis' ankle as he writhed in pain, looked phenomenal here, and this win is the perfect launching pad for Gable and made american to make a real impact on WWE in 2025.
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Dakota Kai vs. Lyra Valkria for the Intercontinental Women's Championship
After Dakota Kai's hard-fought and grueling victory against Zoey Stark, Iyo Sky was defeated by Raw newcomer Lyra Valkyria in one of the biggest shocks in recent Raw history. It looked like two members of Damage CTRL would compete for the new championship, but Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria will fight to be named the first Intercontinental Women's Champions on next week's Raw on Netflix's premiere. The life of one of these fighters is about to change forever. May the best woman win.
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Damian Priest and the War Raiders rise
Damian Priest and the War Raiders have been working since week oneby defeating Judgment Day in a 6-man tag team match. Three generations of kids raised on Undertaker are about to show up for Damian Priest when he hits Netflix next week, and his heavy metal union with new tag team champions the War Raiders is as satisfying in the ring as it is from the vantage point. aesthetic view. Priest making the building shake with his hot tag showed why this should be a trio we'll see a lot of in 2025.
Priest was then attacked after the bell on Judgment Day, despite victory already being secured. Intrigue continues to grow around Judgment Day as their internal animosity shows no signs of abating. Listening to Finn didn't end in victory. Again. It seems like a long time ago that Judgment Day contained all the gold. Liv Morgan's final stand-up match with Rhea Ripley has high stakes for this version of the group. The entire empire could collapse next Monday night.
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CM Punk and Seth Rollins keep raising the stakes
Forget the hyperbole. The battle of words between CM Punk and Seth Rollins can be considered one of the most personal and intense segments in WWE history. The gloves were off to the point that CM Punk used Vince McMahon as a guide to beat Seth multiple times. Becky Lynch's name was dragged, to which Rollins responded that Punk "wouldn't know what it's like to have to take care of kids" and referenced Colt Cabana and AEW in the most direct way anyone has ever dared to do. His stare when Raw went off the air on cable television seemed as real as professional wrestling gets.
This is a rivalry that has been in the works for years. This level of verbal hostility simply has to be seen to be believed, and that is a segment worthy of setting up the Main Event on one of the biggest nights in WWE history. Press play on the video, let the words fly like bullets and choose a side to be on next Monday night. It's going to be ugly. We can't wait.
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Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre will take place on Monday Night Raw next week.
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Drew McIntyre is 5-0 in singles competition against Jey Uso. Still on that.
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Lyra Valkyria defeated Dakota Kai in the first round of this year's Queen Of The RIng.
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Andrade vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Nia Jax defending her championship against Naomi are scheduled for next week's SmackDown.
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We're here for Adam Pearce Yeeting.
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Ludwig Kaiser calling people “peasants” was very good. Sorry Texas, but it was really good.
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The new Judgment Day theme song is in no way inspiring.
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The WWE montage documenting the history of Raw was excellent. It also openly included several wrestlers who now work for AEW. Progress!