WWE RAW Live Coverage - September 2nd, 2024
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Intercontinental Title Tournament Continues
Sheamus, Ludwig Kaiser and "Big" Bronson Reed are set to battle it out in a Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat No. 1 Contenders Tournament Match. Who will emerge victorious in the total free-for-all to join with Jey Uso and Pete Dunne in a the next round of the tournament to challenge Bron Breakker?
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– We are live! Wade Barrett introduces Joe Tessitore to the WWE Universe as the new commentary team of "Raw" greets audiences at home.
– We then head over to a video showcasing some of the events of Bash In Berlin before Rhea Ripley makes her way down to the ring.
Ripley welcomes fans to Monday Night Mami, then says it feels good to be able to say that again. She says it feels even better that she and Damian Priest brutalized Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio at Bash In Berlin, then points out that she was the one who pinned Morgan in the match. She then makes it clear that she's coming for the Women's World Championship and calls Morgan down to the ring.
Dominik Mysterio's music hits, and he makes his way out with a black eye. Ripley tells Dominik to go to the back and get his girlfriend, but Dominik says Morgan is still recovering from what Ripley did to her on Saturday. He says that Ripley and Priest took advantage of him and Morgan, then says they were jet lagged and didn't get much sleep. He accepts Ripley's challenge to a Women's World Championship rematch, then says Morgan has beat Ripley before and will do it again. Ripley then calls Dominik stupid and tells Dominik that since Morgan won't face her right now, she'll face her any time and any place of Morgan's choosing.
Morgan appears out of nowhere and looks to blindside Ripley, but Ripley sees her coming and lands a back elbow on her. Dominik slides out of the ring, but Ripley looks to pull her back in. Ripley gets tangled in the middle rope and Morgan beats her down as an amused Dominik watches on, but Damian Priest runs down to the ring forcing Morgan and Dominik to retreat.
– We then head backstage, where Chad Gable hypes up The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile. The four competitors then make their way down to the ring. We head to a break.
– Back from the break, we head backstage and see Damian Priest calm Rhea Ripley down as medical officals check on her. Priest tells her that he's on his way to talk to Pearce to do something about Judgment Day.
– Back at ringside, Alpha Academy make their way out.
American Made (w/ Chad Gable) vs. Alpha Academy
The bell rings and American Made goes straight after Alpha Academy. Julius Creed and Ivy Nile dump Maxxine Dupri and Otis out of the ring as Brutus Creed beats down Akira Tozawa inside the ring. Julius then tags in and beats down Tozawa, but Otis tags in and runs over Brutus with a clothesline on the outside.
Julius surprises him with a jumping knee and gets him back in the ring, then fires off right hands on his spine. He ascends to the top and looks to land a crossbody, but Otis catches him with delivers a slam. Nile gets in Otis' face, but Dupri executes a Thesz Press on her and fires off right hands. Otis runs over The Creed Brothers with a double clothesline, and Dupri flies off the ropes to take down American Made on the outside.
Back from the break, Tozawa looks to tag out to Dupri or Otis, but Julius and Nile pull them both off the apron. Brutus connects with a slam on Tozawa in the ring, then follows it up with a springboard moonsault and tags in Julius. Julius looks to send Tozawa crashing into the mat, but Tozawa counters into a DDT and tags in Otis.
Brutus tags in on his side, and Otis catches him with aback body drop. He follows it up with The Caterpillar and runs over Brutus, then goes for a pin but Julius breaks the fall. Julius fires off right hands on Otis in the corner, but Tozawa catches him with a German suplex and a tope suicida. He looks to fly, but Julius sees him coming and takes him down.
Dupri and Nile tag in, and Dupri looks to land The Caterpillar on Nile. Gable hops up on the apron and captures her attention, but Dupri levels him with a kick to her head. Dupri turns around into a roundhouse kick from Nile on her head, and Nile then locks in a reverse face lock on her. Dupri taps out.
Winners: American Made
– After the match, Gable grabs a mic and sends a message to the Wyatt Sicks. He complains about the group getting involved in his match against Uncle Howdy last week, then demands an Eight Person Street Fight next between the Wyatt Sicks and American Made. He says American Made will get rid of the Wyatt Sicks for America next week.
The lights go off, and when they come back on, Uncle Howdy is standing on the ramp. He says 375 days ago, his sanity crumbled and his path is in the void now. He says the silence is deafening before accepting Gable's challenge. The rest of the Wyatt Sicks join Howdy on the ramp. We go to another commercial break.
– Back from the break, Zelina Vega makes her way down to the ring. Pure Fusion Collective follows.
Shayna Baszler (w/ Pure Fusion Collective) vs. Zelina Vega
The bell rings and Vega slaps Baszler. She lands a boot across her jaw and connects with a pair of arm drags, then looks to stomp on her arm. Baszler moves out of the way and lands a right hand on Vega, then sits her on the top rope and joins her up there. Vega escapes and dials it up for a 619 on Baszler's leg to trip her, then dropkicks her out of the ring.
Back from the break, Baszler charges at Vega but Vega intercepts her with a back elbow and looks to fly off the middle rope. Baszler catches her and looks to send her crashing into the mat with a vertical suplex, but Vega escapes and delivers a Tornado DDT to Baszler. She ascends to the top rope and hits a moonsault, then goes for a pin but Baszler kicks out. Vega lands a meteora on Deville from the apron, but Baszler catches her with a kick when she gets back in the ring for the win.
Winner: Shayna Baszler
– After the match, Pure Fusion Collective encircles Vega in the ring and beats her down. Lyra Valkyria's music hits and she runs down to the ring. She takes down Deville and Baszler, then fires off right hands on Stark. Pure Fusion Collective outnumbers her and Vega, and the trio take the pair down. Deville then grabs a mic and sends a message to the WWE Universe before putting the locker room on notice.
– We then head backstage and see Damian Priest let Rhea Ripley know that Finn Balor only agreed to face him in a tag team match. Ripley tells Priest that she has a partner in mind for him, and Priest tells her to let him know what he says. We head to a commercial break.
– Back from the break, CM Punk makes his way down to the ring.
Punk says it's great to be alive on a Monday in Colorado, then says before he gets home to celebrate his win against Drew McIntyre in their Strap Match at Bash In Berlin, he had to make a pit stop to celebrate with fans. He says he previously said that he was in WWE to make some money, then addresses GUNTHER and puts him on notice. He says GUNTHER put Randy Orton through hell to retain the World Heavyweight Championship and congratulates him, then says he and the WWE Universe will enjoy dethroning him.
As Punk celebrates with fans, McIntyre blindsides him and fires off right hands on him. He sends his head repeatedly bouncing off the announce desk, but Wade Barrett pulls McIntyre off Punk and attempts to talk him down. McIntyre pushes him aside and lands a Claymore Kick on Punk. He gets Punk back in the ring and lands a second Claymore Kick, then fires off stomps on him as officials run down to the ring. McIntyre clocks one of them, then steals Punk's bracelet back with his wife and dog's name on it. He snaps it in half, then shoves the beads into Punk's mouth and delivers a third Claymore Kick. Medical officials then make their way down to the ring with a stretcher in hand.
– Back from the break, McIntyre continues beating down Punk as he's being loaded onto an ambulance and rips off his neck brace.
– Back at ringside, Dominik Mysterio makes his way out. Ilja Dragunov and Dragon Lee follows.
Triple Threat Semifinals Match For The #1 Contenders Intercontinental Championship Tournament: Dominik Mysterio vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Dragon Lee
The bell rings and both Lee and Dragunov fire off right hands on Dominik. They dump him out of the ring and lock up with one another, but Dominik connects with a dropkick on Dragunov and lands a Michinoku Driver on Lee. He goes for a pin, but Lee kicks out. Dominik then lands a chop on Dragunov, but Dragunov levels him with one of his own and follows it up with a pair of German suplexes. He then delivers a third one to both Lee and Dominik.
Back from the break, Lee and Dominik fire off right hands on one another on the ropes. Dragunov pulls Lee off and delivers a powerbomb, then follows it up with a H-Bomb and goes for a pin. Dominik breaks the fall with a splash, then looks to dial it up for a 619 on Dragunov. Dragunov intercepts it and lands a Death Valley Driver on Dominik on the apron. Lee sends Dragunov crashing to the floor with a hurricanrana to him off the apron and over the top.
Lee ascends to the top, but Carlito appears out of nowhere and blindsides him. He clocks him, but Damian Priest's music hits and he fires off stomps on Carlito. Dominik looks to level him with a dropkick, but Priest stays standing. Dominik then slides out of the ring and Priest chases him through the crowd.
Back in the ring, Dragunov and Lee trade forearms and boots with one another before Lee connects with a German suplex and a kick on Dragunov. Dragunov sets up for the Constantine Special, but Lee sees him coming and lands a sit-out powerbomb. He goes for a pin, but Dragunov kicks out.
Lee Dragunov catches him with a right hand and a Death Valley Driver into the corner. He sits Lee on the top rope and joins him up there, but Lee drapes Dragunov off it by his knees and hits a double stomp. He then connects with a dropkick on him in the corner, but Dragunov rolls him up. Lee kicks out and rocks Dragunov with a jumping knee, but Dragunov responds with a H-Bomb to him for the win.
Winner: Ilja Dragunov
– After the match, Dragunov helps Lee up and Lee raises his hand.
– We then head backstage to Cathy Kelley and Adam Pearce to talk about who will be the third man in the Triple Threat Semifinals Match for the #1 Contenders Intercontinental Championship Tournament. Braun Strowman approaches Pearce and asks to replace Bronson Reed given that medical said he could compete as long as he felt ready, and Pearce gives him the go ahead.
– Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair then make their way down to the ring. The Unholy Union and Damage CTRL follow.
#1 Contenders Match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: The Unholy Union vs. Damage CTRL
Sane and Fyre begin the action. The bell rings and Fyre fires off stomps on Sane in the corner. Dawn tags in and connects with a hurricanrana on Dawn, then follows it up with a fight hand off the apron. Sane lands a back fist on Fyre, and SKY flies to level her.
Back from the break, Dawn delivers a Hip Attack to Sane in the corner. She looks to land a second one, but Sane moves out of the way before she can. Fyre tags in and looks to level Sane with a vertical suplex, but Sane escapes and tags in SKY.
SKY delivers a double dropkick to both Fyre and Dawn, then connects with a meteora on Fyre in the corner and goes for a pin. Fyre kicks out and gets SKY up for the Gory Bomb, but SKY lands a dropkick on an interfering Dawn and delivers a Butterfly Backbreaker to Fyre. She follows it up with a Northern Lights suplex.
Sane sends Dawn crashing out of the ring and looks to fly off the top, but Dawn moves out of the way and Sane accidentally takes down Belair. Jade Cargill lands a forearm on Sane, and Fyre looks to take advantage by rolling up SKY in the ring. SKY sees her coming, but Dawn sends her face bouncing off the bottom rope. Dawn then tags in and delivers the Gory Bomb-flatliner combination with Fyre for the win.
Winners and new Number One Contenders: The Unholy Union
– After the match, Cargill and Belair get in Damage CTRL's face.
– We then head backstage and see Kofi Kingston try and convince Adam Pearce to get Judgment Day to defend the WWE World Tag Team Championship given that it's been over two months since their last defense.
– Back from the break, we see Rhea Ripley inform Damian Priest that the guy she went to see about being Priest's tag team partner later tonight said "yeet".
– Back at ringside, GUNTHER makes his way down.
GUNTHER says that Bash In Berlin saw the highest grossing arena gate in WWE history, and that was all thanks to him. He then brags about retaining the World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton and says he can stand in front of the WWE Universe and claim that he beat the greatest version of Orton.
Sami Zayn's music hits, and he makes his way out. He says it's funny that GUNTHER keeps talking about legacy because he keeps thinking about the Intercontinental Championship. He says while people always consider the Intercontinental Championship to be a workhorse title, many who have held it won that first and used it as a stepping stone to get to a World Championship. Zayn says GUNTHER did the same thing, and says he intends to follow suit. He says he's coming after the one title that's eluded him for his entire career: the World Heavyweight Championship.
GUNTHER tells Zayn that he stepped down after holding the Intercontinental Championship, but says his name is not on the list of names Zayn has mentioned who used the title as a stepping stone. He compliments Zayn for being able to brush off whatever it is and return to the ring, then says while it's impressive that he's standing before him asking for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship he ultimately won't be giving him one.
GUNTHER leaves the ring and heads to the back, but stops when Zayn asks him why he's backing down for a fight for the first time when he never has and reminds GUNTHER that he's the only man to beat him. GUNTHER slowly turns around as Zayn warns him that he's coming for him.
– We then head backstage and see a verbal confrontation take place between Jey Uso and Bron Breakker.
– Back at ringside, Braun Strowman makes his way down to the ring. Ludwig Kaiser and Sheamus follow.
Triple Threat Semifinals Match For The #1 Contenders Intercontinental Championship Tournament: Braun Strowman vs. Ludwig Kaiser vs. Sheamus
The bell rings and Kaiser slides out of the ring. Sheamus follows him out there and fires off right hands on him, then gets him up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the mat. Strowman runs Kaiser and Sheamus over with a double clothesline, then sends Sheamus crashing into the ring post and grabs onto his injured ribs from last week. He then charges at Kaiser, but Kaiser sends him crashing through the barricade near the timekeeper's area.
Back from the break, Kaiser charges at Strowman but Strowman tosses an office chair at him to take him down. He runs Sheamus over with a pair of clotheslines in the ring and levels him with a uranage, then goes for a pin but Sheamus kicks out. Strowman then charges at Sheamus in the corner, but Sheamus responds with a knee to his spine that sends him onto the apron and connects with The Ten Beats of the Bodhran. He follows it up with a jumping knee that sends Strowman onto the floor, but turns around into the Kaiser Roll from Kaiser.
Kaiser lands an enzuigiri on Sheamus, but Sheamus hits him with the Brogue Kick and goes for a pin. Pete Dunne pulls Sheamus out of the ring to break the fall and hits him with a shillelagh. Back in the ring, Strowman lands a splash on Kaiser in the corner and follows it up with a running powerslam for the win.
Winner: Braun Strowman
– Back from the break, we see Jackie Redmond catch up with Pete Dunne but when she calls him Butch, Dunne becomes angered and warns her against calling him that.
– Back at ringside, Damian Priest and Jey Uso make their way out. Judgment Day follows.
Judgment Day vs. Damian Priest and Jey Uso
Balor gets in Priest's face, but ultimately decides to let McDonagh start the match against him. The bell rings and Priest takes down McDonagh. He drags Balor into the ring, but Balor escapes and sends McDonagh crashing into the mat. He throws McDonagh into the corner and tags in Jey, who continues wearing him down.
Balor tags in and fires off right hands on Jey in the corner. He lands a series of stomps, then tags in McDonagh. McDonagh connects with a leg drop on Jey, then tags Balor back in. Balor jams Jey's throat into the middle rope, and McDonagh takes a cheap shot at him as Balor distracts the referee. Jey dumps Balor out of the ring and sends an interfering McDonagh out to join him, then flies to level the pair as Priest pulls the top rope down for him.
Back from the break, Balor fires off shoulders on Jey's midsection and tags in McDonagh. Balor and McDonagh then make quick tag out to each other before McDonagh wears Jey down with an arm submission. Jey escapes and responds with an enzuigiri, then tags in Priest as McDonagh tags in Balor.
Priest levels Balor with a pair of clotheslines, then lands a pair of right hands on him. He lands a series of back elbows on McDonagh and Balor in the corner, then dumps McDonagh out of the ring. Balor looks to take advantage and roll up Priest, but Priest kicks out. Balor rocks him with a Sling Blade, but Priest catches him with a superkick and turns him inside out with a clothesline. He sets up for South of Heaven, but Balor counters into a roll up.
Priest kicks out, and McDonagh sends his head bouncing off the top rope. McDonagh then tags in, but Jey tags in and delivers a crossbody to him and Balor. He then catches them with a superkick each and connects with a spear on McDonagh before dragging him into the corner and setting up for the Uso Splash. Liv Morgan appears at ringside and pull Jey off the top. This opens the door for Balor to tag in and hit a Sling Blade, then dropkick him into the corner and tag McDonagh in. Balor lands a Coup De Grace and McDonagh follows it up with a moonsault, then goes for a pin but Priest breaks the fall.
Morgan jumps onto the ring apron and distracts the referee, but Rhea Ripley's music hits and she makes her way down to the ring on a crutch to confront Morgan. Morgan mocks Ripley's injury, but Ripley straightens up and smiles. She uses the crutch to hit Morgan repeatedly, but Morgan retreats through the crowd. Back in the ring, Jey tags in Priest unbeknownst to Balor and McDonagh. Priest sends McDonagh crashing out of the ring and sets up for Razor's Edge on Balor, but McDonagh saves him. Jey then catches Balor with a spear and tags in before landing the Uso Splash for the win.
Winners: Damian Priest and Jey Uso
– After the match, Ripley leads the crowd in a chant for Jey as Priest holds up both their hands and the show goes off the air.
