WWE RAW Results: Legend promises to end former world champ's career; ring destroyed; Judgment Day recruit top champ?
We saw CM Punk drive into the arena, and the camera followed him as he headed straight for the ring to kick off WWE RAW. Once in the ring, Punk said people ask him how many matches he has left in him at this point in his career. He said the answer was "way more than we think" and that "he was too damn stubborn."
Punk added that his sisters and his wife, AJ Lee, all asked him not to go through with the Hell in a Cell match at Bad Blood, but he would do it anyway. He promised to make Drew McIntyre bleed and that Drew needed to kill Punk to stop him. Punk said he was ready to end the former World Heavyweight Champ's career to teach him a lesson and left the ring with a message for McIntyre: "I'll see you in Hell."
WWE Monday Night RAW Results (September 16, 2024):
- Pete Dunne def. Sheamus
- Natalya def. Zoey Stark
- Judgment Day def. The New Day to retain the World Tag Team Championship
- Braun Strowman vs. Bronson Reed ended in a double count-out
- IYO SKY def. Bianca Belair
- Damian Priest def. Dominik Mysterio
Sheamus was backstage and said he was ready to take out his protege, Pete Dunne. Sheamus called him Butch once more before heading out for the opening match.
WWE RAW Results: Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne
Pete Dunne got some big moves early on and stomped on Sheamus' elbow before the latter turned it around and dropped him with an Alabama Slam on the announce desk. Back after a break on RAW, Sheamus was in control but missed the Celtic Cross (Razor's Edge) before getting a big powerslam off the second rope for a near fall.
Sheamus got the Beats of the Bodhran before Dunne tried to attack him with a shillelagh. Sheamus took him down with a knee strike before the ref took the weapon away. While the ref was distracted, Pete hit Sheamus with a cricket bat and took him down with a big boot for the win.
Result: Pete Dunne def. Sheamus on RAW
Grade: B+
Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley were backstage, and Jey Uso showed up to tell him that he would be there to back Priest up during his match with Dominik Mysterio tonight.
Xavier Woods came in as well and told all three of them to stay out of their tag title match with The Judgment Day since The New Day wanted to face them fair and square.
WWE RAW Results: Natalya vs. Zoey Stark
Natalya was out with Zelina Vega and Lyra Valkyria, while Zoey Stark came out with PFC - Sonya Deville and Shayna Baszler. Stark got some big moves early on and hit a big missile dropkick before Natalya came back with some German Suplexes.
Stark took a big lariat before coming back with a superkick for a near fall. The two traded rollups in the middle of the ring before Natalya got the O'Connor roll for the win.
Result: Natalya def. Zoey Stark on RAW
Grade: B
Rhea Ripley was in a backstage interview when Finn Balor showed up to talk to her. Balor said that Ripley was just as bad as Damian and that she only cared about herself. He said that Damian and Rhea were the reason Balor didn't win the Heavyweight Championship.
The Eradicator told Balor to stop rewriting history and that she always cared about them like family. Balor told her that he was the one who told Dominik to forget about Ripley and go with Liv Morgan, making Mami super angry. Jey Uso showed up to break it up and Balor retreated.
Jey Uso was out next and said he had his eye on the Intercontinental Championship for a long time. Bron Breakker showed up and said he managed to do more in six months than Jey did in his 14-year career. The champ added that Jey was nothing without his family.
Uso said he would cut Bron's WWE career short, just like his NFL career. Breakker attacked Jey and took him out before trying for a spear but Uso took him out with a spear of his own.
The WWE Women's Tag Team Champions were backstage, and IYO SKY rushed in to call Bianca Belair a coward for challenging Kairi Sane to a match while she was injured. Bianca said that the match was booked for her before telling IYO that she should replace Kairi for the match tonight. SKY accepted the challenge before RAW moved on.
WWE RAW Results: Judgment Day (c) vs. The New Day - World Tag Team Championship match
The New Day was in control early on and sent the champs outside before we headed for a break. Back on RAW, Xavier Woods sent JD McDonagh into the corner before Finn Balor tried for a distraction but was sent outside, and Kofi hit a big dive.
Woods got a near fall on JD in the ring before Liv Morgan, Carlito, and Dominik came out at ringside. LWO and Rey Mysterio rushed in and attacked Judgment Day before Kofi Kingston took them all out with a big dive.
The referee headed outside to stop the carnage just as Woods got the pin in the ring. Woods realized he couldn't get the win and went out to get the ref back inside.
Back in the ring, JD was in trouble but managed to hold Xavier down as Balor hit him with the Coup de Grace. Kofi was nowhere to be seen as Woods got pinned by the champs.
Result: Judgment Day def. The New Day to retain the World Tag Team Championship on RAW
Grade: B+
We got a cryptic and glitchy video from Wyatt Sicks with a QR code at the end.
Backstage after the match, Woods was yelling at the LWO for costing them the match and Kofi ran in to tell him that he told the LWO to keep a lookout. Woods was furious and said that Kofi didn't think they were good enough to win by themselves before storming out.
WWE RAW Results: Braun Strowman vs. Bronson Reed
Bronson Reed tried to rush Braun right off the bat, and the latter sidestepped, causing Bronson to collide with the top rope, ripping it off the ringpost. Reed was sent outside after taking a chokeslam, and Braun Strowman tried to charge at him before Bronson tossed someone from the front row at Braun!
Reed ran at Braun, and they both went through the barricades before officials came in to stop the match. Braun ran out, and the match resumed backstage amidst the security and officials.
Even a camera got destroyed as Reed put Braun through two tables with a Tsunami. Braun put Reed through a whole, entire wall before we cut for commercials!
Result: D.N.F
Grade: B+
After a break, Bronson and Strowman were being dug out of the wreckage as Sami Zayn walked out to the ring.
Out in the ring, Sami said that he spoke to Bret Hart about what it meant to be the Heavyweight champ and realized that he needed to win it from Gunther. He said that Gunther was scared of him before Ludwig Kaiser showed up. Kaiser said that Sami's win over Gunther at WrestleMania XL was a miracle and wouldn't happen again.
Zayn said that Gunther didn't need Kaiser but added that Ludwig didn't need the champ either. He said that Kaiser didn't need to speak for Gunther and that he should speak for himself. The Heavyweight champ showed up and gave Kaiser a menacing stare before asking him if he had anything to say.
Kaiser attacked Sami and unloaded on him before getting a big inverted DDT. Ludwig held Sami down as Gunther told him the answer to his challenge was a no.
Gunther walked off, and Kaiser tried to hit Sami with another big move, but Sami turned it into a German Suplex and hit the Helluva Kick before staring down the champ from across the arena.
Backstage, Damian Priest was approached by Liv Morgan, who threatened the former World Heavyweight champ. Priest told her that she should kiss her 'scumbag boyfriend' Dominik goodbye because he was going to 'put him down.'
WWE RAW Results: Bianca Belair vs. IYO SKY
The two traded takedowns and reversals early on before Bianca Belair hit a stalling vertical suplex. After a break, IYO came back with a missile dropkick before taking a gutbuster from the champ.
Both women took each other out before trading right hooks in the middle of the ring. IYO SKY got a rollup, but Bianca came back with a spinebuster and a moonsault for a near fall.
SKY got a German Suplex before sending Bianca outside and hitting a big dive. Bianca caught IYO in a vertical suplex and carried her back to the apron before dropping her in the ring. IYO reversed the KOD in the ring and got the win with the rollover.
Result: IYO SKY def. Bianca Belair on RAW
Grade: B
Backstage, Damian told Rhea that he was going to rip the Judgment Day apart.
Ilja Dragunov was having a friendly conversation with Jey Uso, and as the latter left, Judgment Day showed up and threatened Dragunov, telling him to choose his friends wisely.
WWE RAW Results: Damian Priest vs. Dominik Mysterio
Damian Priest was in control early on and caught Dominik in an arm wrench before tossing him around the ring. Dom came back with a dropkick to the knee before taking a flapjack. Dominik was getting stomped in the corner before getting taken down with a big right hook.
Dominik managed to escape the Razor's Edge thanks to a distraction from Finn Balor, and Damian followed him outside before knocking down Carlito. Balor sent Damian into the ringpost before Dom hit a big dive, sending him over the announce desk.
Back after break, Dominik Mysterio got some big moves but Damian took him down with some big strikes and an elbow in the corner. A distraction from Balor allowed Dom to get a rollup before Damian got a Broken Arrow.
Morgan broke up the pin before Rhea Ripley speared Morgan over the announce desk, taking out Wade Barret in the process. Thanks to the distraction, Dom got the 619 but Damian came back with the South of Heaven and got the win.
Result: Damian Priest def. Dominik Mysterio on RAW
Judgment Day attacked Damian after the match on RAW, and Rhea tried to take Dom out before Liv dropped her on the apron. Jey Uso showed up, and Bron Breakker came in out of nowhere, taking him down with a spear! Did the Judgment Day recruit the Intercontinental champ?
In the ring, Damian was hit with Coup de Grace as Liv attacked Rhea Ripley's legs. The Judgment Day stood tall in the ring, and with that, RAW went off the air.
Grade: A