Raw opens with The Judgement Day on their way to the ring, Finn Balor has a mic and talks about how he is going all the way in the World Heavyweight Championship tournament and no injury is taking this one from him, he says he will continue to knock off big names and take home the title. Priest takes the mic from Balor and complains that a fatal four way wasn't fair for his chances to take home gold, but The Judgement Day deserve a chance at the tag team titles tonight.
Adam Pearce comes out and grants Priest's wish, telling the group that they will get their chance at the titles, but first they'll have to win their match that's kicking off the show.
Match 1: The Judgement Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) vs DIY
Priest and Balor made light work of DIY, with Ciampa never getting a chance to tag in Gargano. Balor finished it off with a Coup De Grace to get the win.
The Judgement Day win via pinfall
Match 2: Drew McIntyre vs Kevin Owens
McIntyre was once again strong out of the gates. Owens got in some offense but this match was completely dominated by the Scot. He finishes it off with a Glasgow Kiss and Claymore for the victory.
Drew McIntyre wins via pinfall
After his win Drew wasn’t finished as he would stomp out Owens until security had to seperate them. McIntyre would make his way up the ramp with KO laid out on the mat.
Match 3: Bronson Reed vs JD McDonagh
This was basically a squash match, Bronson threw JD around from the beginning and finished it with a Spinebuster.
Bronson Reed wins via pinfall
After the match Bronson would continue the beatdown before standing over his battered opponent.
Match 4 (WHC Tournament): Shinsuke Nakamura vs Brock Lesnar
Shinsuke started off strong, most likely running off the anger from the attack last week before Brock started to assert his dominance. Shin found the ropes after a first F5 and kicked out after a second, which shocked Lesnar enough for Nakamura to hit a Landslide and Kinshasa to pull off a huge upset.
Shinsuke Nakamura wins via pinfall
Match 5 (WHC Tournament): Cody Rhodes vs Kofi Kingston
Cody makes his post-draft Raw debut and this match of two loveable babyfaces is his first since his loss at WrestleMania. Kofi started hot but once Cody found his feet he didn’t mess around finishing it off with a Vertebreaker and a Cross Rhodes to get the win
Cody Rhodes wins via pinfall
02-09-2024, 03:49 AM
