Winners & Losers From Last Night’s Monday Night Raw (December 23rd, 2024)

WWE aired its penultimate Monday Night Raw on cable television, as the company begins to make its way towards its Netflix Debut. Drew McIntyre defeated Sami Zayn in a Main Event that included the Bloodline invading Raw to take out Sami and Jey Uso. Damian Priest and the War Raiders started a new partnership, the former World Champion defeated Dominik Mysterio via DQ. Dexter Lumis also defeated Miz by DQ, as The Final Testament and The Wyatt Sicks continued their intense feud.

Elsewhere, Seth Rollins and Jackie Redmond had an intense interview about his upcoming match with CM Punk, Chad gable defeated Akira Tozawa and will face Otis on Raw next week, and Iyo Sky is now in the Intercontinental Championship tournament, replacing Kairi Sane and defeating Natalya and Isla Dawn to reach the semi-final stage.

• Drew McIntyre is interrupted by Sami Zayn while opening Raw
• Iyo Sky defeated Natalya and Isla Dawn to qualify for
• Chad Gable defeated Akira Tozawa, Otis then made the save.
• Damian Priest beats Dirty Dom via DQ. Judgment Day are chased off by Priest and The War Raiders.
• Seth Rollins sit-down interview hypes “the biggest fight in wrestling”
• Dexter Lumis beat The Miz by DQ, as The Final Testament and The Wyatt Sicks continue feuding.
• The New Day are booed by Boston’s TD Garden and Kofi Kingston’s Mum.
• Drew McIntyre defeats Sami Zayn in the night’s Main Event.

1

Drew McIntyre and Sami Zayn Open Raw

In an uncharacteristically emotional opening from Drew McIntyre, he addressed the crowd that his recent absence was due to the passing of a family member. His continued bitterness is captivating viewing. Drew accuses the world of forgetting about him in an instant, and is interrupted by Sami Zayn. It’s a fascinating dynamic between Sami and Drew, as Sami shares the struggles that people are going through all over the world and makes Drew’s selfishness seem small, especially two days before Xmas. The pair would meet in the Main Event, where Drew would beat Sami for the second time this month.

2

Enter Iyo Sky

After Kairi Sane was attacked on last week’s episode of Raw, Pure Fusion Collective approached Adam Pearce about Sonya DeVille taking her place. The always forward Raw GM said he would be out of his mind to replace Kairi with one of the people responsible for her injury, and had already replaced her with Iyo Sky. Sky then defeated Natalya and Isla Dawn in a triple threat to qualify for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship semi-final, in a tournament she is now the favorite for.

3

Chad Gable Shows He Is The Alpha

Chad Gable absolutely rag-dolled Akira Tozawa, putting through a series of canvas-shattering suplexes and a devastating ankle lock. As American Made looked set to make further example of Tozawa, Otis got an enormous pop as he hit the ring to shimmy-and-shake the advancing bullies out of the ring. It’s a long-term rivalry, but Otis and Gable are set to finally settle their score on Raw, next week.

4

Damian Priest Finds New Allies

Damian Priest earned a DQ victory over Dominik Mysterio, as he fended off JD McDonagh (dressed as Santa) and Carlito under the ring, but Finn Balor’s arrival caused the bell to ring. As The Judgment Day went about their usual business of swarming Damian, The War Raiders came to Priest’s aid. They then cut a great backstage promo together, and will take part in a 6-man tag team match against Finn, JD, and Carlito on next week’s Raw.

5

Seth’s Sit-Down

Seth Rollins and Jackie Redmond engaged in a sincere sit-down interview in which the usually charged and adrenaline-fueled Rollins was in a somber-yet-spiteful mood. Following the brash physicality and sheer nihilism of last week’s encounter between him and CM Punk, Seth this week simply promised that their match would be “a fight”. That Netflix debut can’t come quickly enough.

6

The Final Testament And The Wyatts Continue To War

Dexter Lumis vs the Miz was in full swing before the Authors Of Pain arrived to cause a distraction, and Karrion Kross would cause a DQ finish. The Wyatts would arrive, including throwing Nikki Kross at Miz and The Final Testament from inside the ring, to keep the fires of this feud still burning. This felt like filler, but the rivalry’s resolution is surely on the horizon.

7

The New Day Are Public Enemy Number 1

Nobody is currently getting booed more in the WWE than The New Day. With even Dirty Dom (!) telling them they were cold earlier in the evening, The New Day took offense to more biased journalism from Raw’s commentary team. When taking to the ring to protest their innocence, they then announced Kofi Kingston’s mom had flown to be there tonight. He then went to hug her, before she asked him what the hell was wrong with him and left the arena. New Day truly does suck.

8

Drew And The Bloodline’s Union Begins

After the seeds of their unholy union were sown on SmackDown, The Bloodline and Drew McIntyre began hatching their plans to dominate The OG Bloodline. Drew would hammer Sami with a vicious ground and pound after defeating him with a thunderous Claymore, before Jey Uso would rush into the ring to fight The Scottish Warrior. The Bloodline would then arrive unannounced and tear Jey and Sami apart as Raw went off the air.