WWE RAW Live Coverage - September 9th, 2024
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Jey Uso, Braun Strowman, Ilja Dragunov and Pete Dunne collide for Intercontinental No. 1 Contendership
The grueling Intercontinental Title No. 1 Contender’s Tournament comes to a close next week, as Jey Uso, Braun Strowman, Ilja Dragunov and Pete Dunne duke it out in a Fatal Four-Way Match. Jey Uso took out Kofi Kingston and Karrion Kross, while Pete Dunne took down Xavier Woods and The Miz two weeks ago. Last week, Ilja Dragunov and Braun Strowman booked their tickets as they defeated Dragon Lee and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, and Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser, respectively. Who will become the No. 1 Contender to Bron Breakker’s Intercontinental Title?
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– We kick off the "Season Premiere" of RAW with superstars like Drew MacIntyre, Bron Breakker, Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn entering the arena discussing the program ahead. Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitori welcome us to RAW and pump us up for our upcoming first match.
– A video package highlighting parts of the feud between The Wyatt Sicks and American Made.
8 Person Tag Team Street Fight: Wyatt Sicks vs. American Made
The bell rings and Nikki Cross wastes no time going after Ivy Nile as everyone else begins brawling with each other. Cross sends Nile's head bouncing off the ring apron, and Chad Gable sends Dexter Lumis crashing into the ring steps. Cross places a garbage can over Nile's head and hits it with a kendo stick repeatedly, then sends her crashing into the barricade and connects with a dropkick as Joe Gacy and Brutus Creed brawl on the ring apron and Erick Rowan sends Julius Creed's face bouncing off the ring apron.
Gacy lands a suplex on Brutus, and Lumis sends Gable crashing into the mat in the center of the ring. Nile sends Cross crashing into the announce desk face first, then sends her crashing over it as Gacy fires off stomps on Brutus in the corner and Lumis looks to fly off the ring steps to level Gable. Gable hits him in the midsection with a kendo stick mid-air, then hits Gacy with it. He looks to do the same to Rowan, but Rowan stays standing and lands a headbutt on him. The Creed Brothers fire off right hands on Rowan's spine, but Rowan catches them both with a double suplex and runs over Gable.
Uncle Howdy watches from his rocking chair on the ramp as Rowan sets up a table on the outside. Gable sprays a fire extinguisher on Rowan's face, and American Made sends him crashing through the table he set up. American Made then piles up chairs on top of Rowan as Gable sends Lumis crashing into one he set up in the ring. Julius and Gable then hit him with kendo sticks and Gable looks to use a chair on him, but Lumis catches him with a suplex and a leg drop.
Lumis sets a table up on the outside as Gacy levels The Creed Brothers with The Upside Down. Lumis sets Gable up on the table, and Julius hits Gacy with a kendo stick. He lands a back elbow on Lumis, then joins Gable and Brutus in hitting Gacy with kendo sticks as a trash can has been put on his head. Nile slides a chair in the ring and goes under it to retrieve more weapons, but Cross slides out from under it to surprise her. She hits Nile repeatedly with a kendo stick, then lands a crossbody on her that sends her crashing over the announce desk.
Julius sends Gacy crashing into the corner still with the trash can on his head, and grabs another table from under the ring. He slides it inside, and Brutus sets it up for him. Rowan breaks free from the pile of chairs on the outside and levels The Creed Brothers, then kicks down one of the barricades near the timekeeper's area and uses it to level the Creed Brothers and Gable.
Rowan sends Brutus crashing into the mat with a uranage and goes for a pin, but American Made breaks the fall and Gable sets up a chair in the corner. He looks to jump Rowan, but Rowan sees him coming and charges at him. Gable sends Rowan crashing into the chair, and The Creed Brothers clothesline him out of the ring where Gable is waiting with a German suplex. Brutus then lands a Brutus Ball on him off the ropes, but Gacy flies out of nowhere to level Gable and Lumis connects with a Swanton Bomb off the apron to take down The Creed Brothers.
Gacy and Lumis land a double chokeslam on The Creed Brothers back in the ring, and Gacy powerbombs Lumis on top of Julius. Gacy then sets Brutus up on a table on the outside, and Lumis flies off the ropes to send him crashing through it. Back in the ring, Gacy runs over Gable with a clothesline and lays him on a table that's been set up. He ascends to the top, but Gable joins him up there and sends him crashing through it with an Angle Slam.
Gable cinches in an Ankle Lock on Gacy as Nile repeatedly hits him with a kendo stick. Cross pulls her out of the ring and lands a German suplex on Gable, then delivers a hanging twisting neckbreaker to Nile on top of the pile of chairs on the outside. On the other side of the ring, Gable notices Uncle Howdy. Rowan runs him over and sends him crashing on top of the ring steps, then dumps him back in the ring. Uncle Howdy delivers a Sister Abigail to him, and Lumis follows it up with an assisted Frog Splash with Rowan's aid. He then pins Gable for the win.
Winners: Wyatt Sicks
– After the match we are taken to last week when Liv and Dom injured Rhea Ripley and The Judgement Day losing to Uso and Priest. We are also told at Bad Blood Liv Morgan defends her title against Rhea Ripley.
– Back at ringside, Finn Balor comes out solo, flashing his tag title on the way to the ring.
Balor tells Damian Priest that it didn't have to be this way. He says that Priest screwed Judgment Day, and says he tried helping Priest up when he joined the group. He says Priest held him down the more he tried doing so, then says he was his friend, brother, the guy who had his back, and the guy who made sure he stayed World Heavyweight Championship. He says he would've become World Heavyweight Championship if Priest hadn't held the Men's Money In The Bank briefcase, then calls him down to the ring to say some things to his face.
Priest's music hits, and he storms down to the ring. He tells Balor that he's run every time Priest has wanted to get his hands on him since breaking up the real Judgment Day. He warns Balor that he'll beat him down as soon as he says what he needs to say, and Balor tells Priest that he's no longer his sidekick. He says Priest and Ripley will fall on the same night as he wants a match against him at WWE Bad Blood, and Priest accepts.
Priest clocks Balor, but Carlito and JD McDonagh look to blindside him. Priest sees them coming, and Dominik Mysterio looks to fly off the top rope. Priest intercepts him, but Priest, McDonagh, and Carlito save him and the four men beat him down. Rhea Ripley's music hits and she makes her way out with her crutch still in hand. Liv Morgan looks to blindside Ripley, but Ripley sees her coming and uses her crutch. Dominik grabs it, but Ripley beats him down with it. Morgan connects with a chop block on Ripley and uses her crutch to continue attacking her knee as the rest of Judgment Day continues beating down Priest. Dominik then uses the crutch to hit Priest with it and Balor sets up for a Coup De Grace to him, but Jey Uso runs down to the ring with a chair in hand to even the odds and checks on Ripley and Priest.
– We then head backstage and see a verbal confrontation take place between Bron Breakker and Braun Strowman.
– Back at ringside, Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn make their way out. Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill follow.
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WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c) vs. Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn
Belair and Fyre begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Belair runs over Fyre with a shoulder tackle, then whips her into the corner and connects with a bodyslam. Cargill tags in and lands a double shoulder tackle on Fyre with Belair. Belair and Cargill then send Fyre and Dawn crashing out of the ring, but Fyre and Dawn quickly recover.
Cargill tags in and lands a back elbow on Fyre in the corner. She looks to land one on Dawn, but Dawn avoids it and Cargill is sent crashing into teh corner. Dawn looks to rain down right hands on Cargill in the corner, but Cargill pulls her off and sends her crashing into the mat. Unbeknownst to her, Fyre has tagged in and he pins Cargill. Cargill kicks out.
Dawn and Belair tag in, and Belair runs over Dawn with a pair of shoulder tackles. She follows it up with a dropkick to Dawn and a delayed vertical suplex to Fyre, then lands a shoulder on Dawn's midsection and rains down right hands on her in the corner. She then hits a crossbody on Dawn and Fyre off the middle rope before landing a springboard moonsault on Dawn and going for a pin. Dawn kicks out.
Fyre makes the blind tag in, and Dawn lands a forearm on Belair. Fyre ascends to the top, but Belair sends Dawn crashing into Fyre and joins Fyre on the top. Dawn tags in and delivers a double powerbomb to Belair with Fyre. Fyre then tags back in and looks to land a double suplex on Belair with Dawn, but Cargill saves Belair.
Belair rolls up Fyre, but Fyre kicks out. Dawn tags back in and The Unholy Union connects with the Gory Bomb-facebuster combination. Dawn goes for a pin, but Cargill breaks the fall. Cargill and Fyre then tag in, and Cargill runs over Fyre with a pump kick. Belair and Cargill then deliver the DDT-assisted German suplex combination for the win.
Winners and still WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill
– Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore then introduce Bret Hart, and he makes his way down to the ring.
Barrett asks Hart how good it feels to be back at home on "Raw", and Hart says it's the place to be. He says no one took more pride than him in being a Canadian champion, then says Canadian champions will take on anybody to prove themselves. He says he did that to prove that he was the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
GUNTHER's music hits, and he makes his way out. He says he's about to pour his heart out to one of his childhood heroes, and says everyone watched Hart growing up. He says Hart will always be a close second to his all time favorite, Bill Goldberg.
Sami Zayn's music hits, and he makes his way down in a Calgary Flames jersey. Zayn tells GUNTHER he has a lot of nerve standing in Calgary talking to Hart in the manner he just did. He asks if GUNTHER thinks this is a joke, then says Hart is a Canadian hero. a hero to everyone in Calgary, a hero to an entire generation in the back, and a hero to him. He says while GUNTHER may be World Heavyweight Champion, Hart set the tone for what it means to be a champion. He say GUNTHER ran away as soon as he challenged him for a title match last week, then tells him to prove that he's the best he is. He challenges GUNTHER to a World Heavyweight Championship match once again, and GUNTHER tells Zayn that he's far from being in the same league as Hart after telling Hart that he's not in his league. He denies giving Zayn a shot at his title.
Hart calls GUNTHER a coward as he leaves, and Zayn stares him down on the ramp. GUNTHER looks to land a right hand on Zayn, but Zayn sees it coming and fires off several of his own. He sends him crashing into the ring post and rains down more right hands before a couple officials appear to break the two men apart. Hart then shakes Zayn's hand and holds it up before Zayn hugs Hart.
– We then head backstage to see a verbal confrontation between Bron Breakker and Pete Dunne before Sheamus blindsides Dunne with an attack.
– Judgment Day then makes their way down to the ring. LWO follows.
Dragon Lee (w/ LWO) vs. Dominik Mysterio (w/ Judgment Day)
The bell rings and the two lock up. Lee tackles Dominik and rains down right hands on him, then looks to lock in a Half Boston Crab. Dominik makes it to the bottom rope before he can, but Lee connects with a rolling Death Valley Driver and ascends to the top. He looks to fly, but Dominik intercepts him with a dropkick. He then dumps Lee out of the ring and gloats.
Back from the break, Lee connects with a hurricanrana on Dominik and lands a boot on him in the corner over the top rope and from the apron, then hits a dropkick on him and goes for a pin. Dominik kicks out and delivers a Michinoku Driver, then goes for a pin but Lee kicks out. Lee lands a sit-out powerbomb and goes for a pin of his own, but Dominik kicks out.
Lee ascends to the top, but Dominik catches him with a right hand and joins him up there. He drapes Dominik by his knee and connects with a double stomp, then goes for a pin. JD McDonagh places Dominik's foot on the bottom rope, and Rey Mysterio confronts him. LWO and Judgment Day then begin brawling with one another to the back, opening the door for Morgan to connect with a chop block on Lee while the referee is distracted. Dominik then dials it up for a 619 on Lee and follows it up with a Frog Splash for the win.
Winner: Dominik Mysteiro
– We then head backstage and see a verbal confrontation between Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, and Damage CTRL with the former team putting the latter team on notice for their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
– Back at ringside, Pure Fusion Collective makes their way down. Lyra Valkyria, Zelina Vega, and their mystery tag team partner, Natalya, follow.
Lyra Valkyria, Zelina Vega, and Natalya vs. Pure Fusion Collective
Vega and Stark begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Baszler delivers a kick to Vega's chest off the top, and Stark delivers a crossbody over the top to level her.
Back from the break, Stark hits a suplex on Vega and dumps her out of the ring. Baszler tags in and gets Vega up on her shoulders, but Vega escapes and sends her crashing into the ring skirt. Stark and Natalya tagin, and Natalya delivers a series of right hands to Stark. Stark looks to land a splash on her in the corner, but Natalya sees her coming and takes her down. Stark looks to respond with a kick, but Natalya escapes and looks to lock in a Sharpshooter. Deville and Baszler save her, but Vega and Valkyria take her down.
Natalya and Stark pin each other, but kick out. Natalya then looks to cinch in the Sharpshooter on Stark once again, but Deville and Baszler looks to prevent her from doing so again. Valkyria and Vega intercept them with Sharpshooters of their own as Natalya locks one in on Stark, and Stark taps out.
Winners: Lyra Valkyria, Zelina Vega, and Natalya
– Drew McIntyre then makes his way down to the ring.
McIntyre encourages fans to chant for CM Punk, and says every time they do so, it's in memory of him. He recalls Punk discussing beating him in their Strap Match last week, then complains about Punk screwing him out of the World Heavyweight Championship three times. He gloats about pinning him at SummerSlam, then says they aren't done just because Punk touched four corners. He says he made Punk a bigger star, and says he can live with that given that he ended Punk's career.
McIntyre says it's now to talk about the future, then says he's looking ahead to the World Heavyweight Championship and his new movie coming out. He says he's afraid he's got some bad news with the business he has to cover, then addresses Wade Barrett at ringside. He tells him he doesn't have many friends left in the wrestling business, and recalls their long history with one another including defending his actions on commentary. He questions why Barrett did what he did last week and says he's disappointed, then exits the ring towards Barrett and warns him against doing something like that again. He says he'll be angry and do something about it if Barrett intervenes again in his business.
Adam Pearce marches down to ringside and asks McIntyre if he really wants to fight with Barrett, and McIntyre tells Pearce to get to the point. Pearce reveals that he spoke to Punk earlier today, and says Punk isn't done with McIntyre. McIntyre tells Pearce that he doesn't believe him after what he did to Punk last week, and Pearce informs McIntyre that he will be facing Punk one more time at Bad Blood at Hell In A Cell.
– Rey Mysterio then makes his way down to the ring. Finn Balor follows.
Finn Balor vs. Rey Mysterio
The bell rings and the two go back and forth with one another. Balor jams his elbow into the back of Rey's neck using the middle rope for leverage, then connects with a series of stomps on his chest and rains down right hands on him in the corner. Rey trips Balor, then connects with a hurricanrana and dropkicks him out of the ring before flying over the top rope to level him.
Back from the break, Balor has a sleeper locked in on Rey. Rey responds with a kick to Balor's face, then sends him crashing out of the ring and lands a splash on him under the bottom rope. He dumps Balor back in the ring and ascends to the top, then delivers a senton and a springboard crossbody. He looks to dial it up for a 619, but Balor intercepts Rey and catapults him into the top rope. Balor uses the middle rope to wear down Rey's knee with a Half Boston Crab, and the referee calls for the bell after Balor refuses to release the hold.
Winner: Rey Mysterio (via disqualification)
– After the match, Balor sends Rey crashing into the ring post. He heads to the back, but runs back down the ramp and dropkicks Rey into one of the ring skirts with the screen featuring the "Raw" logo on it.
– We then head backstage and see a verbal confrontation between Bron Breakker, Ilja Dragunov, and Jey Uso. Jey then makes his way out to the ring, with Dragunov, Pete Dunne, and Braun Strowman following.
Fatal Four-Way Number One Contenders Match for the Intercontinental Championship: Pete Dunne vs. Jey Uso vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Braun Strowman
The bell rings and Strowman begins brawling with Dragunov as Jey goes after Dunne. Dunne connects with a kick on Strowman, but Dtrowman dumps him out of the ring and charges at him. Dunne moves out of the way and inadvertently low bridges the top rope for Jey to fly over it and level Strowman on the outside.
Back inside the ring, Dragunov lands a German suplex on Dunne and lands a jumping knee. He follows it up with a running boot, but turns around into an enzuigiri from Jey. Strowman looks to send Dunne crashing into the mat, but Dunne snaps his fingers to escape. Strowman then dumps Dunne on top of Jey and Dragunov on the outside to take them down.
Back from the break, Strowman has the upper hand on Jey, Dragunov, and Dunne. Jey low bridges Dragunov out of the ring, then lands an open palm strike on Dunne before following it up with an enzuigiri. Dunne, Dragunov, and Jey work together to take down Strowman by sending him crashing into the ring steps, but Dunne then sends Jey crashing into the ring steps and sends Dragunov crashing into the mat back in the ring with a Pump Handle Slam.
Dragunov hits a chop on Dunne, but Dunne responds with an enzuigiri. Dunne returns the favor, but Dragunov ascends to the top and looks to fly. Jey catches him with a superkick mid-air and goes for a pin, but Dragunov kicks out.
Back from another break, Dragunov and Jey fire off right hands on one another. Dragunov connects with a series of strikes and the Constantine Special on Jey, then goes for a pin but Dunne breaks the fall. Dunne snaps Dragunov's fingers, then ascends to the top. Strowman pushes him off and sends him crashing to the floor, then runs Jey over with a shoulder tackle and levels Dragunov with a boot. He hits a pair of splashes on Jey and Dragunov, then delivers a clothesline to Dragunov's midsection.
Strowman delivers The Strowman Express to Dragunov, Dunne, and Jey on the outside. He sends Dunne crashing into the barricade near the timekeeper's area, then clears the announce desk. A returning Bronson Reed then appears and sends Strowman crashing through it with a splash off the barricade near the timekeeper's area.
Back in the ring, Jey and Dragunov exchange right hands with one another before Jey runs the ropes and delivers a spear to Dragunov. He looks to pin him, but Dunne dumps Jey out of the ring and pins Dragunov himself. Dragunov kicks out, and a frustrated Dunne rains down right hands on Dragunov. He sets up for The Bitter End, but Dragunov escapes and lands a powerbomb on him. He follows it up with the H-Bomb and goes for a pin, but Jey breaks the fall. Jey then ascends to the top and delivers an Uso Splash to Dunne for the win.
Winner and new #1 Contender: Jey Uso
– After the match, Jey celebrates his win with the Calgary crowd. Bron Breakker appears and stares down Jey, holding up his Intercontinental Championship as the show goes off the air.
