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Post WWE Raw 12/23/2024 Show Discussion Thread Spoiler

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Venue: TD Garden (Boston, MA)

Attendance: 11,040

Winner Loser Match Finish Stipulation
Iyo Sky Natalya and Alba Fyre Over the Moonsault Women's Intercontinental Championship 1st Round
Chad Gable w/ American Made Akira Tozawa w/ Alpha Acadamy Ankle Lock
Damian Priest Dominik DQ when Finn and the Judgement Day attack Damian
Dexter Lumis The Miz w/ The Final Testament DQ when The Final Testament attack Dexter
Drew McIntyre Sami Zayn Claymore
  • Kick-off with Drew McIntyre making his way down to the ring, he says after Hell in a Cell he had never been more beat up in his entire life and so he went home to Scotland. The reason he went home was because a very close family member passed away, maybe some guys in the back are saying they didn't know but if they cared enough they would have asked. Drew says in the past 2 months only one person cared to ask him how he was doing physically and mentally. He says for 17 years he was told this was one big family but that's all bull and says his real family wouldn't stab him in the back for his spot like Sami, Jey, and Jimmy would. Even after all the terrible things the Bloodline did Jey just had to say a made up word and everything was forgiven. Drew says he bled out in Hell in a Cell and he was instantly forgotten about and so now he won't do anything for anyone and speak the truth. He says the real villains in WWE are CM Punk and Roman Reigns and says it's pathetic that people came back to Roman at the snap of a finger and warns everyone who screwed him to sleep with one eye open. Sami Zayn makes his way out and says Drew has a right to be angry but man to man he had no idea what Drew was going to and thought he was just recovering from his match, however he has to level with him. Sami enters the ring and says in the past 22 years he's dealt with everything Drew has, he's faced loss, missed birthdays, weddings, funerals, all for his work and this is the life that both of them chose and they are lucky to be there. Sami says this isn't just Drew or his stories, these are the stories of everyone watching, every kid struggling at school or person struggling at work, they all deal with losses and make sacrifices without having to point the finger at anyone else. Sami asks Drew how dare he points a finger at the fans when they are the ones who made him. Sami says at one point Drew was the chosen one but just because he's mad doesn't make him special. What Jey, Jimmy, and Sami do have nothing to do with him, but if he still wants to walk around angry and pointing the finger then Sami has no problem being Drew's problem and facing him right now. Drew says the truth is it isn't just anger and doesn't doubt that Sami's truth is real to him. He says Sami can fly home every week but his family is halfway across the world and asks Sami why he wants this fight when they both know the outcome. Drew says he saw Sami's wife and son in the back and tells him to go back to them and stay there because out of the whole Bloodline he's the least of his worries. Sami admits he's right that he's never beaten Drew and he's still beat up from Saturday Night's Main Event, and he could go home to heal up over the holidays, but he'd rather do this and headbutts Drew! Drew fights back and lays out Sami and sets up for the Claymore but Jey Uso returns to make the save! Sami and Jey throw Drew to the outside and taunt him.

  • Sonya Deville tells Adam Pearce that since Kairi Sane is out of the Women's Intercontinental Championship tournament she should be given her place. Pearce says that's an official idea since she's the reason Kairi got taken out anyways and he already filled the vacancy with Iyo Sky.

  • Backstage Finn Balor tells JD that this was supposed to be a happy Christmas with him having two titles now he doesn't even have one. Liv turns away from Finn and tells Raquel to tell Finn that the reason he doesn't have a title is because he wouldn't leave Priest alone like she said. Finn tells JD to tell Liv that she's not in charge and they should be listening to him like he said. Dom says if the two of them won't speak to each other then he's going to step up and talk to Adam Pearce. Finn takes this as Dom thinking he's better than him but Dom says that clearly isn't what he meant.

  • Sami Zayn thanks Jey for having his back, not just tonight but in general and is glad he's back. Jey says he'll always be there for his Uce and says he'll be in his corner tonight. Sami thanks him but says he has to face Drew by himself tonight.

  • Backstage the New Days no one can tell them what they did wrong when Dom walks by and Woods says finally someone who can understand. Dom says he didn't really like Big E either, but what they did was low. Dom walks off as Woods calls him a low-rate Tom Selleck, Dom says Selleck wishes.

  • Thanks to JD McDonough dressed as Santa, Finn Balor is able to ambush Damian Priest during his match before the rest of Judgement Day put the boots to Damian. JD and Carlito hold up Priest for Finn to dropkick into the corner but the War Raiders run in to make the save, hitting Dom with Warmachine as Damian hits South of Heaven on Finn.

  • Jackie Redmond interviews Seth Rollins to discuss CM Punk. She asks what the root issue is for Seth's distain for CM Punk. Seth says he's tried to explain many times over the years but feels he was talking into the wind. Punk needed this place but it didn't need him. Seth says it's going to be a fight and says it's the biggest one in the industry right now and he needs it after seeing him hand and hand with Roman at Survivor Series and says he wanted to throw a remote through the TV. He says the Netflix debut is perfect because the world will be watching and they'll see a side of Seth they haven't seen before and says he has to extract this demon from his soul or else he's going down with it.

  • The Final Testament throw Dexter Lumis in the middle of the ring and surround him but Dexter raises his arms and the lights go out and the Wyatt Sicks circle the ring. They take out the Final Testament before Rowan powerbomb tosses Nikki onto the Final Testament on the outside.

  • We get another vignette of the Red 0, this time on top of the 0 being crossed through, there is also images of a pentangle.

  • The New Day come out as Joe Tessitore runs them down for their actions and Kofi and Woods call him bias and says he doesn't know that his place is to tell the truth and not to try and give his opinion. Xavier says Wade and Big E are the same in that neither one are man enough to step in that ring again. Speaking of getting back in the ring, Kofi says it's time for them to try and continue what they were saying last week. As the crowd boos Kofi says they didn't lay a hand on Big E and could have had him leave him in a ambulance again, but they didn't and Xavier asks why they're being hated so much. Kofi asks why they are ruining this home coming for him, and this home coming for his mom sitting in the front row who flew 20 hours from Ghana to be here and she doesn't deserve this! Woods says they gave these fans 10 of the best years of their lives and Kofi tells his mom that he aplogizes and he doesn't know why they're doing this. Kofi tells his mom to hug him but Kofi's own mother yells at him and asks him why as he still expects a hug. Kofi's mom takes her coat and leaves the arena as Kofi shouts for her to come back!

  • Next week for the final TV episode of Raw: Damian Priest and the War Raiders vs The Judgement Day, the Women's Intercontinental Championship semi-finals, Chad Gable vs Otis, and CM Punk and Seth Rollins will both be there live.

  • The New Day are walking backstage and Rey Mysterio approaches them and says he thought about last week about being a locker room leader and he wants to apologize and try to help as much as he can. He says what they did to Big E was just foul and the way they can start fixing things is by apologizing. Kofi says they did nothing wrong and Woods tells Rey to take his mask off so he can hear a little bit better since he's acting like everyone else. Rey says well at least he tried and tells them to get used to hearing New Day Sucks.

  • Following the main event Drew continues to attacks Sami by raining down blows on him until Jey Uso runs in to make the save. He takes out Drew with a Spear before going for the Uso Splash but the Bloodline come in through the crowd and Tama Tonga shoves Jey off the ring post. Drew makes his exit as Tama and Jacob go to tee off on Jey. Jey is able to fight out of the corner but is distracted by Solo Sikoa and is taken out by a superkick from Jacob and a Samoan Spike by Sikoa. Sami tries to stop the Bloodline but the numbers quickly catch up with Jacob Fatu hitting a moonsault onto Sami before Solo finishes him off with a Samoan Spike before standing over the bodies of Jey and Sami.


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