WWE RAW Live Coverage - August 12th, 2024
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Sami Zayn challenges Bron Breakker in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
New Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker and Sami Zayn will battle again, this time in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match to determine once and for all who'sthe better man. Breakker dethroned Zayn at SummerSlam in dominant fashion, capturing his first championship as a member of Monday Night Raw. Zayn, meanwhile, lobbied Raw General Manager Adam Pearce for a rematch that was granted, but Pearce upped the ante for a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match. Who will walk out of Monday Night Raw as the Intercontinental Champion?
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– We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping what's happened between Judgment Day, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley over the course of the past couple weeks.
– Michael Cole and Pat McAfee greet audiences at home as Rhea Ripley makes her way down to the ring.
Ripley says she's had a little time to think about what happened at SummerSlam, then says she's felt every emotion possible in a situation like the one she's going through. She says she's felt embarrassment, heartbreak, and above all else, angry. She calls out Dominik Mysterio and says he stabbed her in the back but not as deep as he thought he did. She then calls out Liv Morgan and tells her she can't run forever. She says it's time to remind Morgan and Dominik just who she is.
Morgan and Dominik appear in the crowd, and Morgan greets Ripley. She says Dominik has some things to get off his chest, and Dominik says she left Ripley because he's a man that deserves to be treated like one. He says Ripley tried to change him instead of letting him be himself, and says Morgan lets him be himself unlike Ripley. Dominik says Morgan is finally helping him beat his deadbeat father.
Ripley tells Dominik that she's proud of him and everything he's accomplished the last couple of years. She says he finally did something for himself, but she really wanted him to beat Rey on his own so there was no excuse as to why he couldn't beat him. Morgan says Ripley only said one true thing, and that's that Dominik is his. She says Ripley has nothing, and she has no family. She says her real family is thousands of miles away in Australia, and she took her Judgment Day family from her. She says she took Dominik and the Women's World Championship from her, and everything that's Ripley's is now hers. Ripley says while Morgan has taken a lot from her, she still left her standing. She says as long as she's standing, she will come for Morgan.
Damian Priest sneaks up behind Morgan and Dominik, and attacks Dominik as Morgan runs down the stairs. Dominik and Priest brawl through the Moody Center as Ripley joins them and goes after Morgan. Priest and Dominik brawl through the crowd and into the ringside area, then gets him into the ring and looks to land a South Of Heaven on him. Carlito attacks Priest, but Carlito blindsides him. Priest manages to clothesline Carlito out of the ring.
Damian Priest vs. Carlito
The bell rings and Priest fires off stomps on Carlito in the corner. He lands a strike on him, then sends him crashing into the mat. Carlito rolls out of the ring, but Priest chases him around the ring. CArlito looks to send Priest crashing into the ring post, but Priest stops his momentum and tosses Carlito back into the ring.
Priest sets up for Razor's Edge, but Carlito escapes and responds with a DDT. Carlito delivers a kick to Priest's face, but Priest fires back with a Mongolian Chop and an elevated flatliner. He ascends to the top, but Carlito meets him up there and lands a superplex.
Back from the break, Carlito rocks Priest with a running knee and levels him with a clothesline. He follows it up with a twisting neckbreaker and a strike, but Priest levels Carlito with a kick and a back elbow in the corner. He connects with a Broken Arrow, but Carlito responds with a kick. Priest lands a kick of his own, then turns Carlito inside out with a clothesline. He follows it up with South Of Heaven for the win.
Winner: Damian Priest
– After the match, JD McDonagh attacks Priest, but Priest takes down McDonagh with a right hand. Balor and Dominik then attack him with Liv Morgan not far behind, but Rhea Ripley's music hits and she makes her way down. She delivers a low blow to Carilto on the ramp, then stares down Balor in the ring. McDonagh looks to level her, but Priest levels him with a boot to his midsection and South Of Heaven. Ripley and Priest hug, but Dominik looks to blindside them by flying off the ropes. Priest sees him coming and tosses her over to Ripley, and Ripley looks to level him with Riptide, but Morgan saves him.
– We then head backstage to Alpha Academy. Ivy Nile walks in and pulls Maxxine Dupri aside to ask her about their partnership, but Dupri tells her that she needs to be with her Alpha Academy family right now.
– Back from the break, we head over to another VHS tape from the Wyatt Sicks in which Bo Dallas reflects on the in-ring debut of Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, and Joe Gacy last week.
– Back at ringside, Odyssey Jones and New Day make their way down to the ring. Vincent Winey is already waiting inside.
Odyssey Jones (w/ New Day) vs. Vincent Winey
The bell rings and Winey wastes no time going after Jones. Jones responds with a splash and tosses Winey across the ring, then fires off clotheslines on him in the corner and follows it up with a bodyslam. Kofi Kingston enthusiastically cheers Jones on and Woods supports him as Jones lands a splash on Winey in the corner. Winey delivers a stomp to Jones' calf, but Jones responds with a spinning sidewalk slam for the win.
Winner: Odyssey Jones
– The Final Testament's music hits, and the group makes their way down to the ring. Karrion Kross asks if this is another day for New Day or another lie. He says while it might seem that Kingston is using Jones to replace Big E, the truth is Kingston is using Jones to replace Woods. Woods tells Kross what he's trying to do won't work, then looks to challenge Final Testament to a tag team match with him and Woods. Kingston grabs the mic from him and challenges Final Testament to a Six Man Tag Team Match between him, Woods, and Jones. Kross accepts Woods' challenge.
– Alpha Academy then makes their way down to the ring as we see Oba Femi in the crowd. American Made follows.
Texas Tornado Tag Team Match: American Made vs. Alpha Academy (w/ Maxxine Dupri)
The bell rings and The Creed Brothers go after Otis and Tozawa. Otis clotheslines Julius out of the ring and delivers a back suplex to Brutus. Tozawa looks to level Julius on the outside, but Julius intercepts him and levels him. The Creed Brothers then double team on Otis and fire off strikes on him before Tozawa delivers a crossbody off the top rope to level The Creed Brothers. Otis then gets Tozawa up on his shoulders and uses him to level The Creed Brothers. Tozawa looks to fly out of the ring, but Otis stops him and dumps him over the top rope and onto The Creed Brothers to level them.
Back from the break, The Creed Brothers clear the announce desk. Brutus sends Otis into the ring post, and Tozawa looks to fly off the apron to level Julius. Julius intercepts him and powerbombs him into the barricade, then gets him back in the ring and goes for a pin. Tozawa kicks out.
The Creed Brothers look to double team on Tozawa, but Tozawa responds with a double DDT. Otis follows it up with a double shoulder tackle on The Creed Brothers, then clocks Julius and delivers a splash to Brutus in the corner. Julius looks to fly, but Otis catches him and hits a powerslam. He follows it up with The Caterpillar on Julius and goes for a pin, but Brutus breaks the fall. Brutus and Julius then each deliver standing moonsaults and goes for a pin, but Tozawa breaks the fall. He sends The Creed Brothers crashing out of the ring and delivers a tope suicida to take down Julius, then dumps him back in the ring and ascends to the top. Brutus clocks him.
Julius gets Otis in an Electric Chair position, and Brutus catches him with a superplex. Tozawa then flies to level Brutus, but Ivy Nile attacks Dupri on the outside and sends her crashing into the announce desk. She dumps her on top of it and locks in a submission on oher as Otis watches on. Julius clocks Otis on the apron, but Tozawa looks to roll him up. Julius hangs on, and Brutus rolls up Tozawa as Julius hold him in place for the win.
Winners: American Made
– We then head over to an interview between Jackie Redmond sitting down with Pete Dunne to chat about Sheamus.
– Back from the break, we head over to a video recapping Bronson Reed's attack on Seth "Freakin" Rollins last week.
– Back at ringside, The Unholy Union make their way down to the ring. The Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, and Sonya Deville) and Damage CTRL follow.
Number One Contenders Match For The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: The Pure Fusion Collective vs. Damage CTRL
Baszler and SKY begin the action. The bell rings and SKY takes down Baszler. Sane tags in and double teams on Baszler with SKY, then delivers a forearm off the ropes. Baszler lands a forearm of her own on Sane from the apron, then tags in Stark. Baszler lands a backbreaker on Sane, and Stark follows it up with a sliding clothesline.
Back from the break, Stark and SKY tag in. SKY delivers a jawbreaker to an interfering Baszler and lands a dropkick on her and Stark off the top rope, then connects with a meteora on Stark in the corner and goes for a pin. Stark kicks out and delivers a German suplex to SKY. Baszler tags in and double teams on SKY with Stark, but SKY connects with a shoulderbreaker on SKY. SKY ascends to the top, but Deville hops up on the apron. Baszler trips SKY, but Sane takes her down with a spinning backfist. Stark delivers a kick to Sane from the apron, then looks to land a kick on SKY. She accidentally hits Fyre before the pair get back in the ring and SKY delivers the Over The Moonsault to Stark. She goes for a pin, but Dawn breaks the fall and causes a disqualification.
Double Disqualification
– After the match, Dawn and Fyre beat down Pure Fusion Collective and Damage CTRL.
– Back from the break, Randy Orton makes his way down to the ring.
Orton recalls winning his first World Championship to become the youngest titleholder twenty years ago. He says history will repeat itself at Bash In Berlin, and he will become a 15 time World Champion.
GUNTHER's music hits and he makes his way out. Orton tells fans to remember this moment before he dethrones GUNTHER and ruins his Friday nights. GUNTHER tells Orton that he took all his potential as a physical and gifted athlete and wasted it. Orton reminds GUNTHER of who he's talking to and reintroduces himself to GUNTHER, then reiterates that he will dethrone GUNTHER. He says he appreciates GUNTHER's opinion, but he has a handle on things.
GUNTHER says he has two predictions for Orton: giving him a beating of a lifetime and never being World Heavyweight Champion again. He calls Orton's father and grandfather screw-ups, then compares Orton to the both of them.
Drew McIntyre's music hits, and he makes his way down. Orton hits an RKO on GUNTHER as CM Punk blindsides McIntyre on the ramp and the pair begin to brawl. Punk then lashes McIntyre with his belt.
– We then head backstage and see Sheamus chatting with Ludwig Kaiser. Pete Dunne blindsides Sheamus and attacks him with a shillelagh.
– Back at ringside, Awesome Truth makes their way down to the ring. Bronson Reed follows.
Bronson Reed vs. The Miz (w/ R-Truth)
The bell rings and Reed charges at Miz. Miz intercepts him with a boot, but Reed tosses him into the corner and fires off strikes on him. Reed runs over Miz with a splash and a rolling senton. He follows it up with a flying shoulder tackle on Miz off the apron.
Back from the break, Miz delivers a dropkick to Reed through the middle rope and flies over the top rope. Reed intercepts him with a right hand, but Miz catches him with a Tornado DDT when the pair get back inside the ring. Miz fires off the It Kicks on Reed's chest before Reed lands a Death Valley Driver on Miz. He ascends to the top and delivers the Tsunami for the win.
Winner: Bronson Reed
– After the match, Reed ascends back to the top and looks to land a Tsunami on Miz. Truth tries to stop him, but Reed catches him with a Tsunami. He follows it up with four more as officials try and stop him. Reed descends down the ropes, but climbs up the opposite corner and lands another Tsunami on Reed. He looks to head to the back, but decides against it and delivers another Tsunami.
– Back from the break, Sami Zayn makes his way down to the ring. Bron Breakker follows.
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2-out-of-3 Falls Match For The Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Sami Zayn
The bell rings and Breakker goes straight after Zayn. He fires off shoulders on his midsection, but Zayn flies out of the ring to level Breakker on the outside.
Back from the break, Zayn fires off a few overhand chops on Breakker and follows it up with a Tornado DDT out of the corner. He goes for a pin, but Breakker kicks out. Breakker then connects with a German suplex on Zayn and follows it up with a clothesline. Zayn then catches Breakker with a Helluva Kick to score a fall.
Breakker 0-1 Zayn
Zayn looks to land a moonsault on Breakker on the outside off the barricade, but Breakker catches him and sends him over the barricade near the timekeeper's area.
Back from another break, Breakker hits a powerslam on Zayn and follows it up with a spear to score a fall.
Breakker 1-1 Zayn
Breakker flies off the apron and sends Zayn crashing on top of the announce desk with a clothesline. Breakker slides back in the ring and the referee begins a ten count, but Zayn beats it. Breakker then gets Zayn on the ropes, but Zayn counters into a Sunset Flip powerbomb and goes for a pin. Breakker kicks out and sets up for the Helluva Kick, but Breakker avoids it and sets up for a spear. Zayn intercepts Breakker with a Helluva Kick and goes for a pin, but Breakker kicks out. Zayn then looks to fly off the top, but Breakker catches him with a spear mid-air for the win.
Breakker 2-1 Zayn
Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion: Bron Breakker
