Spoilers: WWE RAW Results For New Year’s Eve (12/31)

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WWE taped the New Year’s Eve edition of Monday Night RAW on Friday night (December 28, 2018) from Detroit, MI at the Little Caesars Arena that will air on the USA Network. Here are the spoiler results:

– The show starts with the cage being lowered to the ring and leading to the opening contest.

– Drew McIntyre defeated Dolph Ziggler in a steel cage match. The finish of the match saw McIntyre win after two Claymore Kicks in a row. After the match, McIntyre climbed back in the cage with a steel chair where he attacked Ziggler and put his head between the chair and the cage then delivered a Claymore. McIntyre cut a promo to announce he would be competing in the Royal Rumble Match.

– Triple H and Shane McMahon step out of a limousine in the backstage area.

– Seth Rollins walks out to the ring in order to cut a promo about wanting a rematch against WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose. Triple H walks out to cut a promo about how there are no more automatic rematches for titles and how maybe Rollins doesn’t deserve it. Instead, he wants the old Seth Rollins back, which is why he booked Rollins in a match against Bobby Lashley for later in the night. Shane McMahon follows by announcing a Battle Royal with the winner facing Ambrose for the title at a later date

– Apollo Crews won a Battle Royal to become the new #1 contender to WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose. Finn Balor, Zack Ryder, Titus O’Neil, Curt Hawkins, Kalisto, Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, Mojo Rawley, Konnor, Viktor, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, No Way Jose, and Baron Corbin were also featured in this contest. The finish saw it come down to Corbin, Hawkins, and Crews with Corbin eliminating Hawkins and Crews eliminated Corbin to win.

–Natalya cuts a promo backstage about losing to RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey last week and her future. This is when she announced that she would be competing in the women’s Royal Rumble match. Tamina Snuka and Nia Jax interrupt then beat Natalya down.

– Baron Corbin walks out to the ring in order to cut a promo about the Battle Royal being unfair, which led to Elias appearing on the stage in order to sing a song about Corbin losing his General Manager job. This led to them brawling until Corbin retreats.

– Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Ember Moon defeated The Riott Squad in a six-woman tag team match.

– Bobby Lashley defeated Seth Rollins by DQ once Rollins then hit Lashley with multiple chair shots. Rush also got hit with the chair before Rollins hit the Stomp on him.

– Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers defeated Rhyno and Heath Slater in a 3-on-2 handicap match.

– Dean Ambrose cuts a promo backstage about how doesn’t need a fresh start and will beat Crews tonight.

– WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose retained over Apollo Crews with Dirty Deeds.

– Alexa Bliss appeared on the big screen where she announces a “Moment of Bliss” talk show segment for next week with Ronda Rousey being her first guest. She also noted that John Cena, Braun Strowman and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar would all appear on next week’s show plus The Revival vs. RAW Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode and Chad Gable.

– RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and Natalya defeated Tamina Snuka and Nia Jax in the main event once Rousey put Snuka into the armbar for the submission win.