WWE RAW Live Coverage - November 25th, 2024

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Bianca Belair and Nia Jax battle to see who will have the advantage at WarGames

The advantage at WarGames will be decided when WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Bianca Belair takes on WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax. The Tag Team Champions allied themselves with Rhea Ripley and Damage CTRL against Jax, Ms. Money in The Bank Tiffany Stratton, Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez and Candice LeRae for a matchup for the ages. Belair and Jax have been tapped to compete to see which team will have the advantage in the match on Monday Night Raw

– The show opens with Naomi and Bianca Belair entering the arena. We also see Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax walking together backstage, Ludwig Kaiser and Bron Breakker are shown entering the arena separately. We see The War Raiders and The Judgement Day walking backstage at different times.

– The show goes to ringside and Gunther makes his way out. Jackie Redmond is in the ring and she asks Gunther about his match with Damian Priest on Saturday, but before she gets her answers she brings up how Gunther tried to attack Damian Priest backstage last week. Redmond says Gunther's WWE run has been dominant, but since he lost to Cody Rhodes he's changed and that people are saying Gunther has lost his confidence. Damian Priest makes his way to the ring and confronts Gunther. Priest says everyone knows the old Gunther is gone and his old killer vibe is gone. Priest says the reason Gunther is like this is because he's never had to deal with a problem like Damian Priest and at Survivor Series he will win back his title. But what happens to The Ring General when he loses to a guy from the streets. Gunther cheap shots Damian Priest with the mic and mounts him and delivers some punches and kicks Priest in the face. Gunther sends Priest outside the ring and starts clearing the announce table. Priest slams Gunther against the post and hits a Razor's Edge on Gunther smashing him through the table. Priest poses with the belt over a fallen Gunther.

– Backstage, Bianca Belair is stretching. Naomi comes by and asks about Jade Cargill and talks about who will be Cargill's replacement. Iyo Sky comes by and suggests Kairi Sane and Naomi suggests Bayley. They start to argue and Rhea Ripley walks up to them and says whoever the fifth member is better stay out of her way. Belair leaves saying she has a match to worry about.

Tornado Tag Team Match: American Made vs. LWO

The bell rings and Brutus Creed begins brawling with Dragon Lee as Julius Creed goes at it with Rey Mysterio. Julius whips Rey into the corner, then jams his boot into the side of Lee's neck. The Creed Brothers then whip Lee into the adjacent corner, then send him crashing into Rey. Lee lands a hurricanrana on Brutus and assists Rey in connecting with a senton on Julius. Rey follows it up with a springboard moonsault and goes for a pin, but Julius kicks out.

Brutus levels Lee with a right hand and dumps Rey out of the ring, then sits Lee on the top rope and joins him up there. He fires off more right hands on him, but Lee lands a headbutt on him and drapes him off the top by his knees. Julius then levels Lee with a superplex and kips up before rocking Lee with a jumping knee and going for a pin. Lee kicks out.

Rey looks to roll up Julius, but Julius stays standing. Lee levels Brutus with a hurricanrana off the apron on the outside as Rey sends Julius crashing into the ropes with one of his own and dials it up for a 619. Julius sees Rey coming and levels him with a clothesline.

Back from the break, Julius sends Rey crashing into the mat and lands a right hand on Lee that sends him crashing off the apron and onto the floor. Julius then ascends to the top and delivers a 450 Splash to Rey. He goes for a pin, but Lee breaks the fall. Lee lands a dropkick on Brutus in the corner and a kick over the top from the apron, then hits a Tornado DDT on Julius and goes for a pin. Brutus breaks the fall, then looks to deliver a double superplex to Lee with Julius.

Rey dials it up for a double 619 on Brutus and Julius that causes the two men to hang off the top by their knees, and Lee connects with a double stomp. Rey and Lee then deliver a sliding splash and tope suicida to Brutus and Julius respectively on opposite sides of the ring, and Rey sends Julius crashing into the ropes. Rey accidentally sends Brutus crashing into the referee, opening the door for Chad Gable to appear and flip Rey's mask around as a distraction. Brutus then rolls up Rey for the win.

Winners: American Made

– We get a recap of the Bloodline storyline and the return of Paul Heyman and CM Punk.

– Backstage, The Judgement is discussing the Nia/Bianca match tonight. R-Truth gets in with the group and says he's hiding out from Butch. Finn Balor makes him leaves and discusses how The Judgement has been failing getting the job done. Balor pep talks The Judgement and says there are no leaders in The Judgement Day but when they listen to Balor they're one big happy family.

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match : Bron Breakker (c) vs. Ludwig Kaiser

The bell rings and Breakker sends Kaiser crashing into the corner. He connects with a belly-to-belly suplex, then sits him on the top rope. Kaiser escapes and trips Breakker, but Breakker gets him up on his shoulders and connects with a gutbuster. He charges at him outside the ring, but Kaiser moves out of the way and Breakker is sent crashing into the corner of the announce desk midsection first.

Back from the break, Kaiser wears down Breakker with an Abdominal Stretch. He fires off elbows on Breakker's oblique, then connects with a kick on his chest and fires off right hands on his head. Breakker returns the favor, then follows it up with a powerslam and a hurricanrana off the top rope. He charges at Kaiser, but Kaiser intercepts him with a kick and slides out of the ring. Sheamus then runs down the ramp and clocks Kaiser from behind, causing the disqualification.

Winner: N/A (double disqualification due to outside interference)

– Sheamus beats on Kaiser and Breakker comes by and confronts Sheamus for costing him the match. All three men start fighting and officials come down to break them up and we get another commercial break.

– We come back from commercial and all three men are still fighting. Adam Pearce comes out and says since they all want to fight there will be a Triple Threat Match with the three for the IC Title.

– We get another recap of The Bloodline Saga and the return of Paul Heyman and the OG Bloodline's fifth member - CM Punk.

– Cathy Kelley is backstage with Jey and Jimmy Uso and Sami Zayn. Zayn says he never imagined their fifth member being CM Punk and that Punk and Reigns will sit down and chat on Friday. Zayn says he doesn't know if they can trust Punk, and Jimmy says they can because The Wiseman says they can.

WWE World Tag Team Championship Match: Finn Balor & JD McDonagh (c) vs The War Raiders

Erik and Finn Balor begin the action. The bell rings and Erik levels Balor. He drags JD McDonagh into the ring, then levels both him and Balor with a double clothesline and tags in Ivar. Erik bodyslams Ivar on top of Balor, and Ivar lands a senton on him and McDonagh off the apron.

Back from the break, Balor has a front face lock cinched in on Erik and follows it up with a dropkick. He goes for a pin, but Erik kicks out. McDonagh tags in and continues wearing down Erik, then tags Balor back in. Balor connects with a stomp on Erik over the top rope and tags McDonagh back in. McDonagh delivers a springboard moonsault on Erik and pins him, but Erik kicks out.

Balor tags back in and delivers his signature elbow to Erik, but Erik levels Balor with a right hand and tags in Ivar. McDonagh tags in on his side, and Ivar delivers a Sidewalk Slam to McDonagh. He charges at him in the corner, but McDonagh sees him coming. Ivar then delivers a senton and tags in Erik. Erik roses McDonagh over to Ivar, and Ivar hits a powerslam on him. He goes for a pin, but Balor breaks the fall.

Carlito and Dominik Mysterio appear at ringside, but War Raiders level them and double team on McDonagh. Ivar goes for a pin, but Dominik gets McDonagh's foot on the bottom rope and ascends up the ropes, but Balor trips him and McDonagh pins him for the win.

Winners and STILL WWE World Tag Team Champions: Judgment Day

– Backstage, The New Day is talking about their 10yr celebration next week and how it'll be the best day of their lives. The get amped up and head out to their match

New Day vs. Alpha Academy (w/ Maxxine Dupri)

The bell rings and Kingston looks to begin the action with Kingston. Woods tags himself in, but Otis levels him and Kingston with clotheslines and delivers The Caterpillar to Kingston. Tozawa tags in and ascends to the top, then delivers a senton to Woods for the win

Winners: Alpha Academy

– The New Day argue as they leave the ring. They walk backstage and continue to argue. Woods says Kingston was garbage - Kingston says he's done everything for Woods. He gave Woods and IC title shot, and win King of the Ring and that there is a reason Woods doesn't call the shots. Woods says he's the reason Kingston was a champion. Kingston tells Woods that there is a reason Woods has never held singles gold and that the reason he hasn't is because Woods isn't good enough. The stare each other down and say they'll see each other at the anniversary.

– The Final Testament and The Miz are backstage and The Miz tells them he says the Wyatt Sicks. Karrion Kross asks if they saw him, Miz says they didn't. Kross tells Scarlet to stay behind because of what Bo Dallas said last week and AOP, Miz and Kross leave to find The Wyatts. Scarlet stays behind and in the mirror she sees Nikki Cross and we get a commercial break.

– We come back break and The Final Testament is walking backstage and Pete Dunne asks The Miz if he's seen Truth. He says he hasn't and they head back to their locker area. When they enter their room, Scarlet is sitting on the ground and she loses her mind and starts beating Karrion Kross fighting him off. He tells her it's him and asks who did this... and she says Nikki Cross.

– Earlier tonight, Adam Pearce announces there is now a Women's Intercontinental Championship and that there will be a tournament to determine who will be crowned the first ever Women's Intercontinental Champion.

– Backstage, Tiffany Stratton, Candice LeRae, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez and Nia Jax are talking backstage and they discuss how they'll win because it's 5 on 4 at War Games. Jax says her match tonight isn't about beating Bianca Belair, but its about squashing Belair.

War Games Advantage Match: Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax

The bell rings and Jax whips Belair into the corner. Belair sends Jax crashing into the top turnbuckle face first, then rains down right hands on her in the corner and connects with a dropkick that sends Jax crashing out of the ring. She then looks to fly off the apron, but Jax catches her before she sends her crashing into the ring post twice and the barricade spine first.

Back from the break, Jax connects with a bodyslam on Belair and hits a senton. She goes for a pin, but Belair kicks out. Jax looks to land a second senton on Belair in the corner, but Belair avoids it and looks to land a German suplex on Jax. Belair moves out of the way and sends Jax crashing into the ring post shoulder first, then delivers a crossbody to her over the top and on the outside.

Belair gets Jax back inside the ring and looks to land a springboard moonsault on her, but Jax avoids it and connects with a leg drop. Jax then delivers a second leg drop off the top and goes for a pin, but Belair kicks out. She ascends back up the ropes, but Belair pulls her off and sends her crashing into the mat. She follows it up with a springboard moonsault and goes for a pin, but Jax kicks out.

Jax lands a Samoan Drop on Belair and sets up for the An-Nia-Lator, but Belair sees Jax coming and pulls her off the ropes with a German suplex exposing the top turnbuckle in the process. Belair then pins Jax, but Jax kicks out and Belair looks to get her up on her shoulders. Jax escapes and delivers a splash to Belair in the corner with the exposed turnbuckle, then lands one on her in the opposite corner and clears the announce desk. Jax delivers a Samoan Drop to Belair on top of the announce desk as the referee begins a ten count, then sends her crashing into the ring steps.

Bayley appears and trips Jax, sending her crashing into the top turnbuckle in the process. Belair takes advantage and follows it up with a 450 Splash on Jax off the top rope for the win.

Winner: Bianca Belair

– Bayley looks on and smiles as the show goes off the air.

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Opening

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Backstage

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BREAKING: Adam Pearce officially unveiled the IC Women’s Championship before RAW tonight. The segment was filmed before RAW and took place in front of those in attendance and imay air later on at some point.

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Ludwig Kaiser defeated Bron Breakker by DQ then chaos broke loose.

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Backstage

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Judgment Day defeated The War Raiders

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Backstage

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Akira Tozawa and Otis defeated Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods