12/23 WWE RAW Results – Drew McIntyre walks through the back and then makes his way to the ring. Drew says after Hell in a Cell, he has never beaten up so much in his life. Sixteen staples in his head and he almost broke his back after being dropped on the metal grate. He says he went back to Scotland after Hell in a Cell because he had a family member pass away. He says some might have sympathy and some in the back said they probably didn’t know. Maybe if you cared enough, you would have asked.
Drew says the number of people who called him to see how he was doing after Hell in a Cell. For seventeen years he has been told that they are a family, but it is all BS. He says his brother in Scotland wouldn’t stab him in the back for his spot but Jimmy, Jey, and Sami would.
Drew says you have proved his point. After everything that Jey and his family did to people like him, he says he is a changed man and he does his hand sign and makes a made up word and you forgive him. You turned on him for someone who was gone for years and told you to screw yourselves. Drew says he bled out in Hell in a Cell and as soon as he was gone, you forgot about him.
From now on, he will give no more for anybody. He says he will continue to take and tell the truth. The true villains of WWE are Roman Reigns and CM Punk. If you try to prop them up. Roman snaps his fingers and you are back by your side. Drew says that everyone who ever wronged him should sleep with one eye open.
Sami Zayn’s music interrupts and he makes his way to the ring.
Sami says you don’t have to believe him and that everyone has ulterior motives. Sami says he didn’t know what was going on with Drew when he went back to Scotland. He says he thought Drew was recovering from Hell in a Cell and that is what everyone else in the back thought.
You talk about your seventeen years, Sami says he has been doing this for twenty-two years. Sami says he has gone through it too. He has had to deal with loss and the sacrifices. Sami says he missed them all and he put unnecessary stress on his wife and son. That is what they do as WWE Superstars. Sami says they are lucky to be WWE superstars. Do you think this is just your story or his story? He says every single person in the stands has their story. The kids who struggle at school and the people who struggle at work. They have their sacrifices and they get up every day and soldier on without pointing their fingers at everyone else.
You want to turn around and point the finger at them for forgetting you. They didn’t forget you, they made you. You still think the world revolves around you because someone told you that you wree the Chosen One when you were a kid. Just because you are mad, it doesn’t make you special. What Jimmy Uso has nothing to do with you. What Jey Uso does has nothing to do with you. What Sami Uso does has nothing to do with you.
You can continue to point the finger at everyone. If you have a problem with the Bloodline, Sami says he has no problem being Drew’s problem and facing him.
Drew says it isn’t just anger. It is Sami’s truth has passion, but isn’t the real truth. Drew says that Sami can go home to his family and so can the people of Boston because they don’t have to go across the ocean to see their family.
Drew wants to know why Sami wans this fight because you know the result and he reminds Sami that he has never beaten Drew McIntyre. Drew says he knows Sami isn’t 100 percent and he saw Sami’s family in the back. He tells Sami to go to the back and leave with his family because you are the one in the Bloodline who is the least of his worries.
Sami says Drew is right about a couple of things. You have his number when it comes to wins and losses. Sami says he isn’t 100 percent. The smart thing to do would be to go home and celebrate and get better, but he would rather do this.
Sami punches Drew and then he goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb but Drew with a head butt.
Drew sets for the Claymore and Jey Uso’s music plays and he comes to the ring. Jey with a super kick and then Sami and Jey clothesline Drew over the top rope to the floor.
– We take a look back at the attack on Kairi Sane by Sonya Deville, Zoey Stark, and Shayna Baszler.
Backstage:
Adam Pearce is with Sonya, Zoey, and Shayna. Sonya says she is here to make Adam’s job easier. Since there is a spot open in the tournament, she wants that spot.Adam says he is not going to reward Sonya for what she did to Kairi. He says he already filled the spot with Iyo Sky.
Natalya vs. Alba Fyre vs. Mystery Opponent – Women’s Intercontinental Title Tournament Match
Alba kicks Nattie and then elbows Iyo. Nattie sends Alba to the floor and Iyo gets a near fall with a rollup. Nattie with a slingshot atomic drop but Alba trips Nattie and pulls her to the floor and sends her into the ring steps. Iyo with a suicide dive onto Alba and we go to commercial.
We are back and Alba with forearms and Iyo with a cross body onto Alba and Nattie. Iyo with shotei to Alba followed by a drop kick. Alba with an Irish whip and Iyo goes to the apron and she sets for a springboard drop kick and hits it. Alba with a tornado DDT to Alba and then she drops Iyo onto Nattie with a gourbuster. Alba goes to the turnbuckles and she hits a swanton onto both women. Alba gets near fall on Iyo and then on Nattie. Alba with a Koji Clutch on Nattie.
Nattie with a rollup on Alba for a near fall. Nattie goes for a double sharpshooter on Iyo and Alba. Alba gets to the ropes and the referee reminds Alba of the rules in a Triple Threat Match. Nattie releases the hold. Iyo drops Nattie on the top rope and she misses a baseball slide when Iyo leaps over her. Iyo with a kick to Nattie and then she goes for an Asai Moonsault onto Nattie and Alba.
Iyo rolls Nattie back into the ring and she goes up for a moonsault but Alba with a forearm to the back to stop her. Alba goes for a German superplex but Iyo blocks it. Nattie with a German suplex to Aba and Iyo with a moonsault onto Nattie for the three count.
Winner: Iyo Sky (advances to face Lyra Valkyria in the semifinals)
Dakota Kai meets Zoey Stark in the other semifinal match.
– We take a look at the end of the Raw Tag Title Match when Damian Priest helped cost Finn and JD.
Backstage:
We go to the Judgment Day storage room and Finn is berating JD because he says he should have two titles but now he does not have any. Liv tells Raquel to tell Finn that this is the reason why she told Finn not to get involved with Priest. Finn tells JD to tell Liv that she has her own problems and has to deal with Rhea. Liv tells Raquel she has issues with Finn because he lost the tag titles. Dom wants them to talk and Dom says that he is going to ask Adam Pearce for a match against Damian Priest. Finn asks Dom if he thinks he is better than him. Dom says that he has a plan. He says he will fill everyone in later. Finn says he would love one week of no drama.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back and Jey and Sami are in LOCKER ROOM. Sami says Jey should have told him he was coming back. Sami says he is glad that Jey is cleared and he thanks Jey for having his back. Jey says he is here to handle his business with Drew. Sami says he wants to deal with Drew tonight. Sami tells Jey that he started it so let him finish. Jey says he has next.
– We take a look back at the Netflix Raw event at WWE Headquarters.
Chad Gable vs. Akira Tozawa
They lock up and Chad with a wrist lock. Chad with chops and Tozawa gets back to his feet. Chad with a shoulder tackle. Chad kicks the ropes in front of Otis. Chad goes for a suplex and Tozawa lands on his feet and he misses a round kick but he hits a second attempt. Tozawa puts Chad on the turnbuckles but Chad with an arm bar in the ropes and Chad goes to the floor and he has some words for Otis and he slaps him.
Tozawa with a rollup when Chad gets back into the ring. Tozawa with a thrust kick and he goes up top for a back senton but Chad gets his knees up. Chad with a German suplex and he holds on for two more. Chad with a power bomb and then he applies the ankle lock and Tozawa taps out.
Winner: Chad Gable
After the match, Chad refuses to releases the hold and he grapevines the leg. Otis grabs Chad and biels him to the mat. The Creeds enter the ring and Chad talks tough while Otis starts to shake like jello.
Backstage:
Kofi and Woods are in the back and they talk about the way they were treated last week. Dom walks by and Kofi and Woods say that he knows what they are dealing with. Dom says he didn’t like Big E, but that was crazy. Dom walks away. They call him a rogue ass Tom Selleck and Dom says Tom wishes.
We go to commercial.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Damian Priest
The bell rings and Dom goes to the floor. Priest tells Dom to take a punch and Priest blocks it and then he boxes the ears and slams Dom face first to the mat. Priest gets Dom on his shoulders for a torture rack. Priest drops Dom face first to the mat. Priest sets for a rebound clothesline but he misses. Dom with forearms and a thrust kick and drop kick to the back.
Priest gets back to his feet and Dom realizes he made a mistake. Dom drops down and Priest goes over the top rope to the floor. Priest catches Dom on a suicide dive and he hits a flatliner on the announce table. Dom is sent into the ring post. Dom is sent back into the ring and someone dressed like Santa who might be someone else is standing in the front row.
Priest takes of the beard and sees that it is JD McDonagh and he brings him over the ringside barrier and over the announce table. Priest looks under the ring and sees Carlito. Priest sends Carlito over the ringside barrier into the time keeper’s area. Finn Balor attacks Priest from behind and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Damian Priest (by disqualification)
After the match, Priest punches Finn and sends him into the announce table a few times. Priest sends Finn into the ring and Priest punches Dom. Priest punches Finn in the corner and Dom grabs Priest and then Santa and Carlito attack Priest. All four men work over Priest and Dom poses. They hold Priest, but . . .
Erik and Ivar come to the ring and they take care of Dom and Carlito on the floor. Priest sends JD to the floor and Priest with a thrust kick to Finn. Erik and Ivar with knees to Carlito. Priest clotheslines JD and then they hit War Machine on Dom. Priest with South of Heaven to Finn.
Seth Rollins Interview
Jackie brings up the CM Punk interview and she asks Seth what the root issue is for him.
Seth says he has tried to sort of explain how he felt about CM Punk many times over the years. He says he feels that he is talking into the wind. The level of hypocrisy eats at him. He cannot let that go.
Jackie brings up what does ‘cutting him out’ mean.
Seth says it will be a fight. This is the biggest fight in the sport right now. Seth says he needs it now. After seeing Punk hand in hand with Roman after War Games, he wanted to throw the remote through the TV. He was internally destroyed and he cannot wait any more. He wants the world to see it. This will be perfect because the world will be watching that match. Seth says you will see a side of him that you have never seen before. He says it will be raw and visceral and violent. He says he has to get this out of his soul or he is going down.
Miz vs. Dexter Lumis
Miz avoids a punch and he punches Dexter. Miz goes to the floor and Lumis follows after him and he pulls Miz to the floor. Lumis punches Miz and sends him into the ringside barrier. Lumis punches Miz and sends him into the apron. They return to the ring and Miz goes back to the floor. Lumis with a somersault senton off the apron and they return to the ring. Miz begs for mercy. Lumis blocks a kick and he connects with an uppercut. Miz escapes a slam and he kicks Lumis. Lumis with a Thesz Press and punches. Lumis with an elbow drop. Miz with a double thrust to the throat but Lumis with a uranage.
Lumis goes up top and Akam and Rezar make their way to the ring and Lumis with a trust fall onto them. Kross punches Lumis and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Dexter Lumis (by disqualification)
After the match, they continue the attack and they surround Lumis in the ring. The lights go out and when they come back on, The Wyatts are on the apron. Everyone brawls in and around the ring. Rowan power bombs Nikki onto everyone on the floor.
Backstage:
Erik and Ivar are in the back having fun. Priest shows up and thanks him for the help. Ivar says they have known each other a long time and they might not have seen eye to eye but they have honor. Erik says after what Priest did for them last week so they owe him. Priest says if they are at war against the Judgment Day then he is with them.
We go to commercial.
– We are back with a look at how the New Day have been treated over the last few weeks.
In the Arena:
Kofi and Woods show up at the announce table and they say that Wade and Joe cannot speak like that. Woods wants to know where is the unbiased journalism? Kofi says that Joe’s job is not to have an opinion, but to tell the truth, just like they did the week before.
Woods says in 2024, the truth is not what they want. Woods says Wade empathizes with E because neither of them are man enough to lace up the boots and get in the ring again.
Kofi says they are going to try to tell you what they tried to tell you last week. They could have laid hands on E and taken him out and had him stretchered out of the building again. Woods says they didn’t and he wants to know why are you so upset. Kofi says tonight was supposed to be a homecoming for him and a homecoming for the woman he bought a plane ticket for who flew in from Ghana, his mom. He says she sat in the middle seat for 20 hours to see him and you are ruining her experience. Kofi says this is the woman who taught him how to be the man he is today and she does not deserve to hear this booing.
Woods says they gave you the ten best years of your lives. Kofi apologizes to his mom and he says she does not deserve this. He says he does not understand why they are doing this. He says she didn’t come all this way for this. Kofi wants a hug from his mom and she yells at him
She gets up and leaves.
– Next week, The War Raiders and Damian Priest face The Judgment Day, Zoey Stark faces Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky faces Lyra Valkyria, and Otis faces Chad Gable. In addition to the matches, CM Punk and Seth Rollins will be ‘Under One Roof’.
Backstage:
Kofi and Woods are walking in the back and Rey Mysterio walks into the hall and Woods asks if Rey is here to pile on. Rey says he thought about what Kofi said about being a locker room leader and he wants to apologize. He says it is his responsibility to help everyone. He says what they did to Big E was out of pocket and foul. If they want to fix things, he can start by apologizing. Kofi says they are not apologizing to anyone because they did nothing wrong. Woods says that Rey is as bad as E. Woods says he can pop off Rey’s mask and tell him clearer that they did nothing wrong. Rey says he tried and you are on your own. He tells them to get used to hearing ‘New Day Sucks’.
Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn
Drew with a kick and punches followed by a chop. Drew with a punch and another chop in the corner. Sami with punches and chops in the corner and the referee pulls Sami out of the corner. Sami with a kick and punches. Drew with an Irish whip and Sami tries to float over but Drew with a kick to the chest. Drew with a suplex. Drew stomps on the hands and he punches Sami. Drew with a chop. Sami with a kick and he sends Drew over the top rope to the floor. Sami sets for a dive to the floor but Drew moves and Sami does an Arabian Press back into the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Drew kicks Sami and kicks him to the apron. Drew with a suplex back into the ring. Sami with chops and forearms. Drew with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall. Sami with a tornado DDT and both men are down. Sami goes for a pescado but Drew catches Sami and Drew wants to give Joe and Wade an early Christmas present but Sami escapes and he sends Drew’s head into the announce table. Drew sends Sami’s head into the ring steps.
Drew sets for a side slam from the steps and he drops Sami on the apron.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Drew sets for the reverse Alabama Slam and Sami counters with a victory roll for a near fall. Drew misses a shoulder in the corner and hits the ring post instead. Sami goes up top and Drew stops him with a punch and chop. Drew with a forearm from the turnbuckles and he sets for a Super Air Raid Crash and hits it. Drew gets a near fall. Drew sets for a suplex but Sami counters with an inside cradle for a near fall.
Drew with a head butt and Sami goes down. The referee checks on Sami and Drew waits for the Claymore, but he runs into a clothesline. Sami with an exploder into the turnbuckles and Sami sets for the Helluva Kick. Sami’s back gives out the first time but he sets for a second attempt but Drew with a Claymore for the three count.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
After the match, Drew stands over Sami and he punches Sami while the referee tries to stop him and that doesn’t work.
Jey Uso’s music plays and Drew with one punch before the obligatory ‘must stop while guy comes to ring
Jey with a spear and he goes up top.
Tama Tonga pushes Jey off the turnbuckles and Solo and Fatu join Tama in the ring.
Drew leaves while Tama, Solo, and Fatu work over Jey. Tama with kicks and Fatu misses a running hip. Jey with a super kick to Tama followed by punches to Fatu. Solo misses a clothesline and Jey punches Solo. Fatu punches Jey and Solo with a Samoan Spike. Solo goes for a second one but Sami Zayn makes the save. Tama hits Sami from behind and he kicks and punches Sami. Tama punches Sami in the corner and Fatu with a running hip into the corner. Fatu with a double jump moonsault to Sami. Solo ends the sequence and show with a Samoan Spike.
We go to credits.
–– Here is what’s in store for tonight’s show ––
- Full Spoilers for Tonight’s WWE RAW
- Drew McIntyre kicks off Raw
- Natalya vs. Alba Fyre vs. Mystery Opponent – Women’s Intercontinental Title Tournament Match
- Seth “Freakin” Rollins set to discuss CM Punk with Jackie Redmond
- The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis
- Chad Gable vs. Akira Tozawa
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12/23 WWE RAW Results
