WWE RAW Results: Cody Rhodes' injury update; CM Punk attacked; huge title change after interference from former champ (12/16/2024)
CM Punk kicked off WWE RAW and told the crowd that someone might get mad if they keep chanting his name. Punk said that he was in a bad mood since he caught himself thinking about Seth Rollins recently and that eventually he was going to get interrupted by Rollins.
Punk was expecting Rollins to show up but got increasingly annoyed when he didn't. Rollins showed up through the crowd and said that it was all about perspective and that he was trying to see Punk the way the fans do.
Rollins added that even from there, he could tell that Punk was an a**hole, and Punk replied that Seth was in the right spot with all the CM Punk fans. Rollins called him 'Phil' and wondered how he still had any fans before a brawl broke out, and the two headed to the ring.
Officials swarmed in to stop the two, and the two got steel chairs before they were finally separated.
Backstage on RAW, Finn Balor was mad at The Judgment Day, and Liv Morgan told him to focus on the tag titles before walking out.
Adam Pearce was angry with Rollins and told him that he and Punk had to stop attacking each other. Drew McIntyre showed up and said that in the past, Rollins had told him to get over Roman Reigns and The Bloodline, but it wasn't so easy now that Rollins is obsessed with CM Punk.
Rollins told Drew that they had a common cause, but they weren't friends. Drew failed to take down CM Punk, and Rollins was going to pull it off.
WWE Monday Night RAW Results (December 16, 2024):
- Bron Breakker def. Ludwig Kaiser to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- Zoey Stark def. Kayden Carter & Raquel Rodriguez
- The War Raiders def. The Judgment Day to become the new World Tag Team Champions
WWE RAW Results: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Ludwig Kaiser - WWE Intercontinental Championship
Bron Breakker kicked things off with an exploder suplex, and Kaiser came back with some strikes before he was sent outside the ring. Back after a break on RAW, Bron got a big clothesline and sent Ludwig Kaiser back outside before hitting a dive. Kaiser came back with an arm wringer, and it looked like the champ was in trouble.
Breakker fought out of a submission hold before Kaiser got him with a series of kicks. The two took each other out with knee strikes before the champ hit an Avalanche Frankensteiner for a near fall. Bron came back with the spear and picked up the win.
Result: Bron Breakker def. Ludwig Kaiser to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Grade: B
We learned that Cody Rhodes hurt his spine after the piledriver from Kevin Owens on Saturday. He had a minor injury, but at least there were no fractures.
Liv Morgan, Dominik Mysterio, and Raquel Rodriguez were out next. Morgan declared that she was the greatest Women's World Champion ever and added that there were a lot of changes coming next year, with Liv being ready to guide WWE through them.
Rhea Ripley showed up and said she wanted to settle her score with Morgan 'once and for all.' Ripley said that she was the No.1 Contender for the Women's World Title and that she intended to take the title away from Morgan.
Morgan and Ripley had a staredown before RAW moved on.
Seth Rollins was just being told he would have his match against CM Punk when we saw Sami Zayn attack Drew McIntyre backstage on RAW. Officials stepped in to stop them as the show continued.
The Miz was ready to part ways with Karrion Kross, but Kross shushed him and said that Miz would face Dexter Lumis next week. Miz was hesitant, but the Final Testament threatened him into accepting the match.
WWE RAW Results: Zoey Stark vs. Kayden Carter vs. Raquel Rodriguez
Raquel took control of the match early on and got some big clotheslines before Zoey Stark broke up a pin on Kayden Carter and got a superkick on the latter. Carter came back with a Hurricanrana before Raquel took Stark out with a boot on the apron. Carter hit a big dive on both opponents before we headed for a break on RAW.
Back to the match, Stark dragged Carter out of the ring to break up a pin, and Raquel tossed Stark outside as well. Carter tried to go for the rollup on Raquel but it was reversed. Raquel went for the Texana Bomb on Carter, but Stark broke it up with a missile dropkick and hit the Z360 on Carter for the win.
Result: Zoey Stark def. Kayden Carter & Raquel Rodriguez
Grade: B+
R-Truth was with Alpha Academy and kept calling Pete Dunne Butch, and the latter got very angry. Chad Gable and American Made showed up and called Otis and his group pathetic before saying that he would take them out, starting with Akira Tozawa.
Backstage on RAW, we heard screaming and saw that the PFC had attacked Kairi Sane and smashed her hand with the lid of a road case.
We got a little teaser for what looked like new and upcoming talent.
WWE RAW Results: The Judgment Day (c) vs. The War Raiders - WWE World Tag Team Championship match
The Raiders isolated JD McDonagh in the ring early on and hit some big slams before we headed for a break. Back on RAW, Finn Balor was in control, but Ivar hit a big springboard dive. Erik came in and was about to hit a running move when Balor dragged him outside and, with the help of JD, sent him into the steel steps twice.
Back in the ring, Ivar got a big slam on Balor and a spinning kick on JD before getting the corner senton on Finn. Balor dodged the splash in the corner before making the tag, and JD caught a huge top rope slam from Ivar. Balor broke up a pin attempt before getting sling blade on Erik.
Balor hit the Coup de Grace on Erik but Ivar broke up the pin. JD got a steel chair, and while the ref was distracted, Balor tried to get a chair of his own. Damian Priest showed up and stopped Balor and hit him with the chair before the challengers hit him with the War Machine in the ring, picking up the win!
Result: The War Raiders def. The Judgment Day to become the new World Tag Team Champions
Grade: B+