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WWE Monday Night Raw Results

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Cody Rhodes signals return of Randy Orton at Survivor Series for WarGames​


The numbers advantage in WarGames is always a key piece of the storytelling for the iconic match. That advantage was up for grabs on Raw on Monday night, but the losing team may have scored the biggest win by adding a surprising member as their fifth man for the match at Survivor Series on Saturday. After announcing that he had joined Judgment Day's team for WarGames, Drew McIntyre defeated Jey Uso in the Raw main event, securing the advantage for the team on Saturday. But it was the team of Uso, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins and Sami Zayn who delivered the biggest blow of the night, announcing that they had secured Randy Orton as the fifth man on their team before the show went off the air.


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Monday Night Raw Results
  • Nia Jax def. Raquel Rodriguez via pinfall with a Bonzai Drop.
  • Becky Lynch def. Xia Li via pinfall with a Manhandle Slam. After the match, Damage CTRL came to the ring to attack Lynch but Lynch's WarGames teammates rushed the ring to make the save, leading to a brawl.
  • Johnny Gargano def. Ludwig Kaiser via pinfall with One Final Beat. Kaiser was distracted when his teammate, Giovani Vinci, came to ringside.
  • Natalya & Tegan Nox def. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell, Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri and Katana Chance & Kayden Carter via pinfall when Nox pinned Dupri. With the win, Natalya and Nox secured a spot as the No. 1 contenders for the WWE women's tag team titles.
  • The Miz hit Gunther with a skull-crushing finale. The two men came face-to-face in the ring and cut promos on each other before brawling where Miz was able to hit Gunther with a low blow and then the Skull-Crushing Finale to grab momentum going into their intercontinental championship bout at Survivor Series.
  • Shinsuke Nakamura def. Chad Gable via pinfall with a roll-up. Nakamura had exposed the steel turnbuckle earlier in the match and when Gable pulled up to avoid it, Nakamura turned it into the match-winning pin.

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WWE Raw results, recap, grades: CM Punk says he's back 'home,' Randy Orton wins in return vs. Dominik Mysterio​


Two of the biggest stars of the past 20 years returned to Raw on Monday night after prolonged absences. While Randy Orton was only out of action for roughly one and a half years, fans in Nashville were thrilled to see him back in singles competition. But the biggest anticipation of the night was over CM Punk's return to Raw for the first time since 2014. Punk didn't have much to say when he closed the show, instead focusing on how his unexpected return to WWE was a return "home." Orton, however, was happy to get back to work by finishing off Dominik Mysterio in the night's main event.

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  • The Creed Brothers won Tag Team Turmoil to become No. 1 contenders to the undisputed WWE tag team championship. DIY started the match first eliminating Alpha Academy and Indus Sher before the Creeds entered to eliminate them. The Creeds then wiped out New Day and Imperium to earn their title shot.
  • Shinsuke Nakamura attacked Cody Rhodes during a Rhodes promo. After discussing WarGames, Rhodes was interrupted by Nakamura on the video board. Nakamura said it was his job to set Rhodes free and let him evolve and he would no longer be patient about it. Nakamura then appeared behind Rhodes and sprayed him in the face with red mist.
  • Bronson Reed vs. Ivar ended in a double countout when the two men brawled on the outside. The brawl continued through the crowd with the big men using weapons and even members of security to hit each other.
  • Nia Jax def. Zoey Stark via pinfall with a Bonzai Drop.
  • Gunther confronted The Miz backstage. Gunther said that Miz proved at Survivor Series that he belongs in the ring, just not with Gunther.
  • Drew McIntyre attacked Seth Rollins after confronting Rollins during a promo. McIntyre said he would put his issues with Jey Uso on the back burner because he needed to focus on the world heavyweight championship. Rollins said McIntyre deserved a rematch but others may deserve a shot more before saying he would defend the title against Uso next week. McIntyre responded with a headbutt before beating Rollins down until Uso made the save and superkicked McIntyre from the ring. Sami Zayn confronted McIntyre later in the show, telling McIntyre he was acting like a spoiled brat. McIntyre said he understood and would work his way back up the ladder, starting with a match with Zayn next Monday.
  • Women's Tag Team Championship -- Piper Niven & Chelsea Green def. Tegan Nox & Natalya via pinfall to retain the title. Niven finished the match with a running crossbody on Nox.
 
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WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Seth Rollins retains title vs. Jey Uso, but Drew McIntyre attacks to end show​


While Seth Rollins was able to beat Jey Uso in a tremendous main event on Monday night's episode of Raw, it was Drew McIntyre who emerged from the show as the most dominant man on Raw. Rollins managed to outlast a game Uso to retain his world heavyweight championship but McIntyre attacked as soon as the match was over, taking out both men. Rollins and Uso weren't McIntyre's first victims of the night, however, with McIntyre beating Sami Zayn in the show-opening match before continuing the attack on Zayn backstage.

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  • Nia Jax def. Shayna Baszler via pinfall with a Bonzai Drop. Jax and Becky Lynch came face-to-face backstage ahead of the match with Lynch saying she still owed Jax a receipt. Jax fled the ring when Lynch came out after the match.
  • DIY def. Imperium in a two-out-of-three-falls match. Imperium got the first fall but DIY managed to pick up the next two to escape with the win.
  • Katana Chance & Kayden Carter def. Natalya & Tegan Nox via pinfall when Chance pinned Natalya after a corkscrew splash.
  • Cody Rhodes addressed being misted by Shinsuke Nakamura last Monday. Rhodes said he remembered being terrified of seeing The Great Muta spraying mist when he was a child and rightfully so, but he doesn't run from a fight. Nakamura appeared on the Tron, cutting a promo about how they share similar stories, having gotten near the top of the mountain only to be knocked back down. But now, Nakamura said his job is to end Rhodes' story. It was announced that Rhodes and Nakamura would battle next Monday.
  • The Creed Brothers def. Judgment Day (JD McDonagh & Dominik Mysterio) via pinfall with a Brutus Ball on McDonagh. Earlier in the show, Damian Priest said that Rhea Ripley and Finn Balor were not there, which meant he was in charge and expecting McDonagh and Mysterio to handle business and prove the Creed's aren't ready for their title shot.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: CM Punk signs on with Raw and declares himself for the Royal Rumble​

The wait to see whether CM Punk signs with Raw or SmackDown is over. On Monday night's edition of Raw, Punk officially signed on to be a Raw superstar. After making his decision, Punk was confronted by world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins. Rollins and Punk exchanged words before Punk declared himself for the Royal Rumble and made it clear that he intended to not only win the match, but use that win to challenge for Rollins' title at WrestleMania.

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  • Drew McIntyre def. Jey Uso via pinfall with a Claymore. McIntyre set up the finish by digging a finger into Uso's eye. Adam Pearce later confirmed that McIntyre would challenge Seth Rollins for the world heavyweight championship on the New Years Day edition of Raw.
  • Rhea Ripley def. Maxxine Durpi via submission with a Prism Lock. Ripley dominated an awkward match before getting the submission. Ivy Nile finally stepped in after the match as Ripley refused to release the hold. Before the match, Ripley and Finn Balor were furious over JD McDonagh and Dominik Mysterio losing to The Creed Brothers last Monday.
  • Bronson Reed def. Ivar via pinfall after a superplex.
  • The Creed Brothers ran off Judgment Day after Judgment Day attacked R-Truth. R-Truth was still confused in thinking he was a part of Judgment Day, leading to Damian Priest unleashing the hounds on him until the Creeds made the save.
  • Nia Jax refused to fight Becky Lynch after the two came face-to-face. Jax and Lynch argued over the time Jax blooded Lynch after punching her in the face, with Jax claiming she made Lynch's career. Lynch said she didn't come to talk, she came to fight but Jax left the ring saying Lynch needed that fight more than she did.
  • DIY & The Miz def. Imperium via pinfall when Miz hit Giovanni Vinci with a Skull-Crushing Finale. Miz was DIY's mystery partner for the six-man tag match. Later in the show, Miz confronted Gunther backstage and demanded another shot at the intercontinental championship. Gunther agreed on one condition: that Miz could never challenge Gunther for the title again if he loses.
  • Cody Rhodes def. Shinsuke Nakamura via disqualification after Nakamura sprayed Rhodes in the face with red mist. Nakamura continued to attack Rhodes after the match. Nakamura grabbed a chair after his attack but The Creed Brothers ran in to make the save before Nakamura could use the chair on Rhodes. However, Nakamura ran in with a Kinshasa as officials were helping Rhodes out of the ring, leaving Rhodes lying as the show went off the air.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Event filled with championship bouts results in one title change​

With the Royal Rumble more than a month away, WWE used Monday night's edition of Raw to deliver solid wrestling and continue building toward the Day One edition of Raw to kick off the new year. The show featured a trio of title matches, including one title change. While intercontinental champion Gunther and undisputed WWE tag team champions The Judgment Day were able to retain their titles with wins over The Miz and The Creed Brothers, respectively, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter pulled off a big win over Chelsea Green and Piper Niven to become women's tag team champions.

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Monday Night Raw Results
*Intercontinental Championship -- Gunther (c) def. The Miz via pinfall to retain the title.
*Women's Tag Team Championship -- Katana Chance & Kayden Carter def. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven (c) via pinfall to win the titles.
*Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship -- The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) def. The Creed Brothers via pinfall
*R-Truth def. JD McDonagh via pinfall
*Nia Jax refused to fight Becky Lynch for the second straight week.
*Cody Rhodes attacked Shinsuke Nakamura,
*Ivar def. Akira Tozawa via pinfall
*Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre came to blows.
*Jey Uso def. Ludwig Kaiser via pinfall
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: The Rock returns and teases a future match with Roman Reigns​


Day One Raw was built up by WWE as an event that would feature many big matches. But the matches proved not to be the biggest headline grabber on the event as WWE legend The Rock made an appearance and may have set up the biggest match in wrestling. Rock returned and attacked Jinder Mahal after an anti-American promo from Mahal. But bigger than Rock appearing, the crossover star threw out a line to end the segment that teased a long-awaited match with Roman Reigns in the near future. There were also two world title matches on the card, with both Rhea Ripley and Seth Rollins retaining their titles against the challenges of Ivy Nile and Drew McIntyre, respectively.

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Monday Night Raw Results
  • Nia Jax def. Becky Lynch via pinfall with a Bonzai Drop in the night's opener. Jax hit Lynch with an uppercut before the finish, leaving her with a bloody mouth.
  • A Shinsuke Nakamura video interrupted a Cody Rhodes promo. Rhodes said he entered 2024 stuck on Nakamura after being misted when their rivalry should already be done. Nakamura said he was going to end Rhodes' story and close the book, but would give him one more week to think about it.
  • Jey Uso & Kofi Kingston def. Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser via referee stoppage after Vinci suffered an injury.
  • R-Truth & The Miz def. Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh via pinfall when Miz hit a Skull-Crushing Finale on McDonagh. R-Truth continued to think he was actually in Judgment Day and that the match was an attempt to prove his loyalty before helping Miz win by accident.
  • Women's World Championship -- Rhea Ripley (c) def. Ivy Nile via pinfall with Riptide. A lengthy match came to a close when Ripley countered a crossbody with a headbutt, then delivering a knee and Riptide to retain her championship.
  • Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark def. Natalya & Tegan Nox via pinfall after Stark hit Nox with Z360.
  • World Heavyweight Championship -- Seth Rollins (c) def. Drew McIntyre via pinfall to retain the title. Damian Priest attempted to cash in during the match after coming to ringside with Mysterio and delivering a briefcase shot to Rollins. Before he could complete the cash-in, McIntyre hit him with a Claymore. McIntyre then hit Rollins with a Claymore and seemingly had the match won but wasn't paying attention to ring positioning and placed Rollins' foot on the bottom rope during the pin. Shortly after, Rollins hit McIntyre with a Pedigree on the commentary desk before scoring the win to retain his belt.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: CM Punk and Drew McIntyre get personal, Cody Rhodes wins street fight​


CM Punk has not made many friends since returning to WWE. Punk's latest verbal altercation took place on Monday Night Raw with Drew McIntyre. While Punk makes more enemies, Cody Rhodes personal feud with Shinsuke Nakamura took a violent turn. Headlining WrestleMania XL is on everyone's mind and it's causing a lot of friction. McIntyre and Punk delivered an intense dialogue on Raw with dueling promises of eliminating each other at the Royal Rumble. They will have their hands full with a field that includes Rhodes and Nakamura who left it all on the line in a main event street fight. Monday's episode also featured a WWE women's tag team title defense, plus the prelude to another Seth Rollins world heavyweight title defense next week.

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Rhodes def. Nakamura via pinfall
after hitting Cross Rhodes in a street fight. The match got off to a chaotic start reflecting the nature of their feud. Their fight quickly spilled out of the ring, up the stage and towards the crowd. Lots of plunder was introduced in the middle of the match. Rhodes cracked Nakamura with a kendo stick before Nakamura tipped the balances with nunchucks. A notable spot saw Nakamura spit red mist into the timekeeper's eyes after Rhodes ducked. Nakamura blasted Rhodes with a steel chair while he attended to the injured timekeeper. Late into the match, Nakamura dove off the ropes and drove Rhodes through a table with his knees. A pedigree and Cody cutter nearly sealed the deal but Nakamura endured. Nakamura accidentally ran through a table setting Rhodes up for a Cross Rhodes finish.

  • Tomasso Ciampa def. Finn Balor via flash pinfall.
  • Kofi Kingston def. Ludwig Kaiser via disqualification after Kaiser brutally beat down Kingston outside of the ring, driving Kingston's head into the steel steps with a running dropkick.
  • Nia Jax and Rhea Ripley exchanged words in the ring.
  • WWE women's tag team championship -- Katana Chance and Kayden Carter def. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven via pinfall after hitting After Party on Green.
  • R-Truth starred in a vignette explaining how Judgement Day is his destiny.
  • The Miz def. JD McDonagh via pinfall after hitting a Skull Crushing Finale. Backstage, disheartened members of Judgement Day said something needs to change.
  • Seth Rollins sent Jinder Mahal packing after a war of words. A world title match between the pair will take place next week.
  • Ivar def. Otis via pinfall after landing a top rope moonsault.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Seth Rollins survives challenge from Jinder Mahal to retain world title​

Seth Rollins escaped Monday Night Raw still the world heavyweight champion despite a stiff test from Jinder Mahal in the night's main event. Rollins not only had to overcome Mahal, but a host of personalities at ringside. Mahal was joined by Indus Sher at ringside, in addition to Money in the Bank contract holder Damian Priest. Despite all those factors putting his title reign in jeopardy, Rollins was able to once again retain his title as he continued his march to WrestleMania.

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Monday Night Raw Results
World Heavyweight Championship – Seth Rollins (c) def. Jinder Mahal via pinfall to retain the title.
  • Drew McIntyre confronted Cody Rhodes after Rhodes came to the ring for a show-opening promo. McIntyre vowed to finish his story before Rhodes finished his own, but Rhodes called McIntyre a complainer and offered up a reminder that he defeated the Scot on the independent scene in their last meeting.
  • DIY def. Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh via pinfall when Johnny Gargano pinned McDonagh after DIY hit Meet in the Middle.
  • Ludwig Kaiser def. Xavier Woods via disqualification after Woods threw a chair at Kaiser. The match came about when Woods challenged Kaiser as Gunther heaped praise on his Imperium teammate for taking out Kofi Kingston. After the match, Woods attempted to continue his attack before Kaiser escaped. Kaiser attacked Woods backstage later in the show before Jey Uso stepped in to stop the assault.
  • Akira Tozawa def. Ivar via pinfall with a sunset flip powerbomb off the middle rope. Ivar and Valhalla beat down Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri after the match. Later on, Ivy Nile and Chad Gable promised to make Valhalla and Ivar pay.
  • Becky Lynch told Rhea Ripley she was coming for her, and said she'd get the match she wanted by winning the Royal Rumble.
  • Damian Priest & Finn Balor def. The Miz & R-Truth via pinfall when Priest hit Truth with South of Heaven. Early in the show, Truth gave Priest a stack of money, saying it was from merchandise sales for Judgment Day shirts that also had Truth's name on them. Priest told Truth to not tag in during the match later, though Truth thought he was sending a signal and winked and wrestled the match as normal, though he was upset any time he forgot and attacked his "teammates" in Judgment Day.
  • Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark def. Natalya & Tegan Nox via submission when Baszler put Natalya in the Kirafuda Clutch.
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WWE Raw results, recap, grades: CM Punk and Cody Rhodes exchange words ahead of the Royal Rumble​


With the 2024 Royal Rumble less than a week away, WWE used Raw on Monday night to put the focus on their second-biggest event of the year. That included putting CM Punk and Cody Rhodes in the ring and giving both men microphones. Punk and Rhodes came face-to-face on Raw, cutting promos that both complimented and took shots at the other man. The tension nearly built to the two coming to blows, but cooler heads eventually prevailed. The other big news coming out of Raw featured world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins confirming recent reports that he'd suffered a knee injury against Jinder Mahal. Despite the injury, which will require surgery, Rollins vowed that he would carry his title into WrestleMania.

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  • The New Day vs. Imperium ended in a double countout. New Day jumped Imperium after the opening segment featuring Rollins and Gunther, getting the match going immediately. Things eventually broke down with the action spilling from the ring and all four men brawling until the referee's count reached 10. The brawl continued around ringside and in the crowd before all four men crashed from equipment cases through a table. Kofi Kingston later announced that he would challenge for Gunther's intercontinental championship next Monday.
  • Ivy Nile def. Valhalla via pinfall with a Pitbull. Nikki Cross was shown pacing at the top of the entrance ramp during the match, though it was not acknowledged by the commentary team.
  • Becky Lynch, Nia Jax and Bayley brawled after each woman cut a promo about winning the Royal Rumble. This ended with Jax throwing Lynch over the top rope and dropping a leg on Bayley.
  • Dominik Mysterio def. The Miz via pinfall. After the match, Mysterio, JD McDonagh and Finn Balor continued the attack on Miz until DIY ran in to make the save.
  • Drew McIntyre def. Damian Priest via pinfall with a Claymore. The main event ended when R-Truth came to ringside in another misguided attempt to help Judgment Day, leading to enough distraction to allow McIntyre to hit the Claymore and win the match.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Royal Rumble winners Cody Rhodes and Bayley face tough WrestleMania choices​


Two days after Cody Rhodes and Bayley won their Royal Rumble matches, both were faced with difficult decisions on Raw. In addition to those compelling segments, CM Punk confirmed earlier reports of an injury that would force him out of WrestleMania 40. Rhodes was confronted by world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins, who made a strong case for Rhodes to choose him over undisputed WWE universal champion Roman Reigns. Meanwhile, Bayley was backed into a corner by Nia Jax, a move that may force Bayley to challenger her own teammate in a championship match at WrestleMania.

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  • CM Punk confirmed that he suffered a torn tricep in the Royal Rumble. Punk said he would miss WrestleMania, struggling with the idea that his lifelong dream of main eventing WrestleMania may never happen. At the conclusion of the promo, Punk was interrupted by Drew McIntyre, who said he was not a spiritual man but that he prayed for Punk's injury and it happened. McIntyre attacked Punk before Sami Zayn ran in for the save. You can. The segment led to Zayn vs. McIntyre in the night's main event.
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship -- The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) (c) def. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa via pinfall when Balor hit Gargano with a Coup de Grace. After the match, Judgment Day called R-Truth to the ring before running Truth down and making it clear he is not in the group before the four men attacked. The Miz tried to make a save but was also beat down.
  • Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler def. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven via pinfall when Stark hit Green with Z360.
  • Jey Uso def. Bronson Reed via pinfall with an Uso Splash.
  • Andrade signed a contract cementing him as a member of the Raw roster after his return to WWE at the Royal Rumble.
  • Intercontinental Championship -- Gunther (c) def. Kofi Kingston via pinfall with a powerbomb. Xavier Woods came to the ring to check on Kingston after the match only to be attacked by Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser. Woods nearly fought both off only for the Imperium members to beat him down and run him into the ring post.
  • Drew McIntyre def. Sami Zayn via pinfall with a Claymore. McIntyre delivered an inadvertent low blow as Zayn tried to hit a Helluva kick but felt no remorse as he followed up with the Claymore to score the win.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Cody Rhodes fails to confirm his WrestleMania plans as Drew McIntyre attacks​


Aside from the ongoing lawsuit and federal investigation into allegations of sexual assault and trafficking against longtime WWE CEO Vince McMahon, the dominant story over the past weekend in the professional wrestling bubble has been that of Cody Rhodes seemingly giving up a shot to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. Rhodes appeared to give up that opportunity on SmackDown this past Friday when he introduced Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for a staredown with Reigns. Rhodes' WrestleMania picture didn't become much clearer on Monday night's episode of Raw. Before Rhodes could officially accept world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins' pleas for a match at the biggest show in wrestling, Drew McIntyre involved himself in things. McIntyre would do the same at the close of the show, attacking Rhodes following Rhodes' victory over Shinsuke Nakamura in a Bull Rope Match.

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Monday Night Raw Results
Cody Rhodes def. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Bull Rope Match via pinfall.
  • DIY def. Imperium, The New Day & The Creed Brothers via pinfall with Meet in the Middle on Giovanni Vinci. With the win, DIY faces Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate in a match on SmackDown to determine the No. 1 contenders to the WWE tag team championship.
  • Becky Lynch def. Shayna Baszler via pinfall with a Manhandle Slam. With the win, Lynch advances to the women's Elimination Chamber match.
  • Nia Jax attacked Rhea Ripley after Ripley came to the ring demanding a match with Jax. Before the attack, Adam Pearce confirmed he had booked Ripley vs. Jax for Elimination Chamber.
  • The Miz def. JD McDonagh via pinfall after a Skull-Crushing Finale. Once again, R-Truth believed he was in Judgment Day and his attempts to help McDonagh and Dominik Mysterio backfired and led to Miz getting the win. This time, it may have been a trick as Truth celebrated with Miz on the ramp after the match.
  • Jey Uso interrupted Guther's celebration for holding the intercontinental championship for more than 600 days. This all led to Gunther promising to beat Uso before throwing a few insults in. Uso attacked Gunther before Imperium intervened only to be ran off by The New Day.
  • WWE Tag Team Championship – Asuka & Kairi Sane (c) def. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter via pinfall with a combination diving elbow and reverse DDT to retain the titles.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Cody Rhodes has Seth Rollins in his corner but trouble in every direction​


Cody Rhodes has issues everywhere he looks, but he's building a healthy network of allies. World heavyweight champion Seth Rollins lent his support to Rhodes ahead of WrestleMania 40, plus Sami Zayn needed his aid against Drew McIntyre and Shinsuke Nakamura. It all went down on Monday's episode of WWE Raw. The 2024 Royal Rumble winner officially challenged undisputed WWE universal champion Roman Reigns for a WrestleMania match last week. It was a sigh of relief for fans who thought The Rock's return would impede Rhodes' plans. At the same time, WWE appears to be building to a blockbuster tag team match pitting Rhodes and Rollins against Reigns and Rock. Monday's show followed up on that story while giving Rhodes plenty to worry about elsewhere. SmackDown was well represented on the red brand this week as three qualifiers took place for Elimination Chamber matches. LA Knight and Bobby Lashley both attempted to qualify for an Elimination Chamber match to crown a No. 1 contender for Rollins' title. CBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Nakamura def. Zayn via pinfall after hitting Kinshasa. The pair had a back-and-forth match that surprisingly went Nakamura's way. Zayn's best moments had him twice landing his signature Blue Thunder Bomb. The finish saw Nakamura hit a diving Kinshasa followed by a standard Kinshasha for the victory while McIntyre watched from the entrance ramp.

  • Jey Uso and New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) def. Imperium (Gunther, Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser) via pinfall after Uso hit a diving splash on Vinci.
  • Andrade starred in a vignette.
  • Lashley def. Bronson Reed via pinfall after hitting a spear. Lashley qualifies for the men's Elimination Chamber match.
  • Liv Morgan def. Zoey Stark via pinfall after hitting Oblivion. Morgan qualifies for the women's Elimination Chamber match.
  • JD McDonagh def. R-Truth via pinfall after hitting Devil Inside. DIY saved R-Truth from a post-match beatdown by Judgement Day.
  • A brawl broke out between Rhea Ripley, Nia Jax and Becky Lynch after an in-ring promo.
  • LA Knight def. Ivar via pinfall after hitting BFT. Knight qualifies for the men's Elimination Chamber match.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Jimmy Uso costs Jey Uso the intercontinental title against Gunther​


As WWE continues to build toward WrestleMania 40, the promotion appeared to use Raw on Monday night to plant the final seeds for one of the year's biggest matches. As Jey Uso was on the verge of ending Gunther's record-breaking run as intercontinental champion in the show's main event, Jimmy Uso intervened to cost his twin brother the title. Jimmy's interference came as Jey seemingly had the title won. Jimmy then added insult to injury by continuing to assault his brother after the match ended. This will almost certainly lead to the Usos facing off in singles action at WrestleMania, which takes place on April 6 and 7 from Philadelphia.

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Monday Night Raw Results
Intercontinental Championship -- Gunther (c) def. Jey Uso via pinfall to retain the title after reversing an Uso Splash into a pin. The main event saw Uso ready to end Gunther's record-setting reign as champion after hitting an Uso Splash late in the match.
  • Drew McIntyre def. Cody Rhodes via pinfall with a Claymore. Rhodes seemingly had the lengthy show-opening match in hand when Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa ran in for a distraction. Rhodes handled Uso but was blindsided by a Samoan Spike while the referee was distracted. This all allowed McIntyre to hit a Claymore to score a big pinfall victory heading into the Elimination Chamber. Later on, Rhodes told Adam Pearce he didn't need anything and was "fine" after the attack. Seth Rollins then appeared, saying nothing to Rhodes but patting him on the leg before walking away.
  • Raquel Rodriguez won a "Last Chance Battle Royal" to earn a spot in the upcoming Elimination Chamber match. The "final four" came down to Michin, Zoey Stark, Rodriguez and Shayna Baszler. Stark and Baszler had worked together throughout the match, including teaming up to eliminate Michin. Rodriguez survived the double-team, eliminating Baszler and then Stark to punch her ticket to the Elimination Chamber. Chelsea Green snuck into the ring, having not been eliminated earlier, to try and steal the win but was tossed by Rodriguez.
  • Nia Jax and Rhea Ripley were interviewed remotely ahead of their upcoming match at Elimination Chamber.
  • UFC lightweight Michael Chandler was introduced at ringside before cutting a brief promo demanding Conor McGregor get back in the Octagon for their long-anticipated fight.
  • Nia Jax took out the six women scheduled for the Elimination Chamber match. The women had come face-to-face in a series of promos and interruptions before brawling. During the brawl, Jax made her way to the ring before laying waste to everyone in sight.
  • Chad Gable def. Ivar via submission with an ankle lock.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes head to SmackDown to answer The Rock's challenge​


With WrestleMania rapidly approaching, Drew McIntyre is not content to be lost in the shuffle after earning his shot at the world heavyweight championship. The Elimination Chamber winner ended Raw with a bang on Monday night, delivering a Claymore to Seth Rollins after a night that saw Rollins agree to have Cody Rhodes' back in answering a recent WrestleMania challenge from The Rock. Rhodes and Rollins agreed to have one another's back when the duo head to SmackDown on Friday night to answer Rock's challenge in person. But when Rollins ignored McIntyre to save Jey Uso later in the night, an enraged McIntyre delivered a violent message as the show went off the air.

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Monday Night Raw Results
  • Gunther def. Dominik Mysterio via submission with a Boston crab.
  • Nia Jax def. Becky Lynch via disqualification after interference from Alexa Bliss. Bliss was seeking payback for the same result in her match with Jax last Monday. After the match, Jax took out both Bliss and Lynch. Bliss and Lynch agreed to face each other in a match next Monday.
  • Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark def. Katana Chance & Kayden Carder via pinfall when Stark caught Chance with a roll-up. Damage CTRL were at Raw and came out after the match saying they'd be giving Baszler and Stark a title shot and send them running away crying, just like they did to Bayley.
  • Adam Pearce announced that next Monday would feature a gauntlet match to determine who will challenge Gunther for the intercontinental championship at WrestleMania. The match will feature Sami Zayn, Ricochet, Shinsuke Nakamura, "Big" Bronson Reed, JD McDonagh and Chad Gable.
  • Andrade def. Apollo Crews via pinfall with a hammerlock DDT.
  • Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) def. Imperium (Giovani Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) via pinfall when Priest hit Kaiser with South of Heaven.
  • Sami Zayn def. Ivar via pinfall after a Helluva Kick. After Zayn's win, Bronson Reed ran in and attacked, laying out Zayn before hitting a splash to end the assault.
 

WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Sami Zayn punches ticket to face Gunther at WrestleMania 40​


Gunther has held the intercontinental championship for a record 640 days. On Monday, the champion learned who he will defend the title against at WrestleMania 40 when six competitors entered a No. 1 contender gauntlet match in the main event of Raw. At the end of the night, Sami Zayn had his hand raised, outlasting Chad Gable to score the final pinfall of the gauntlet. Zayn will now look to win gold for a second consecutive WrestleMania, having won the undisputed WWE tag team titles alongside Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 39.

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Monday Night Raw Results
Sami Zayn won a gauntlet match to earn a shot at Gunther and the intercontinental championship at WrestleMania.
  • Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre came face-to-face to open the show. McIntyre talked about his need to defeat Rollins not only for himself but for all of Raw. Rollins attempted to goad McIntyre into a fight by telling McIntyre he pays no attention to him because he's at the bottom of his list of priorities. McIntyre did not bite and left before the two could come to blows.
  • Becky Lynch def. Liv Morgan via pinfall with a Manhandle Slam. Nia Jax put Lynch through a table backstage later in the show.
  • Cody Rhodes was interviewed in the ring by Michael Cole. Rhodes addressed his two WrestleMania matches -- teaming with Seth Rollins against Roman Reigns and The Rock and against Reigns for the undisputed WWE universal championship -- eventually being reduced to tears about how finishing the story had moved far beyond himself and to everyone who has supported him, including his wife and mother.
  • The Kabuki Warriors def. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark via pinfall when Kairi Sane hit Baszler with the Insane Elbow.
  • Damian Priest def. R-Truth via pinfall with South of Heaven. Priest was out for revenge after Truth and The Miz pitched the idea of the six-pack ladder match at WrestleMania. After the match, Finn Balor and JD McDonagh joined in on an attack on Truth, Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa.
  • Jey Uso called out Jimmy Uso for a match at WrestleMania. Jey demanded that Jimmy answer his challenge, though Jimmy was not at the show.
 

WWE Raw results: Live recap, grades as Becky Lynch and Nia Jax collide in a Last Woman Standing Match​


Becky Lynch heads to the ring on Raw this Monday night looking to finally put an end to a yearslong issue with Nia Jax. Lynch and Jax will battle in a Last Woman Standing match in one of the featured matches of the night. Lynch's issues with Jax go back to November 2018, when a brawl between SmackDown and Raw wrestlers ahead of Survivor Series saw Jax break Lynch's nose. That was a key moment in Lynch's rise as one of the top stars in WWE. After Jax was released from WWE and eventually returned, their feud was rekindled, with Jax's bone-breaking blow kept front and center in the storyline. Jax and Lynch have only had two televised singles matches in their WWE careers, with Jax coming out on the winning side of both. The second meeting came earlier this month, with Jax winning by disqualification after interference from Liv Morgan.

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