Becky wants some big time payback on Damage CTRL!

Bayley cost Becky Lynch a chance at the Raw Women’s Championship but then Becky returned the favor! Now they battle 1v1 for the first time in FOUR YEARS! Will The Man be the real role model here tonight?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• The Street Profits w/ Akira Tozawa VS Finn Balor & Damian Priest w/ The Judgment Day; The Profits win.
• Akira Tozawa w/ The Street Profits VS Rhea Ripley w/ The Judgment Day; Rhea wins.
• Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson w/ The OC VS The Alpha Academy; Gallows & Anderson win.
• Winner Takes All the Money Ladder Match: The Miz VS Dexter Lumis; Miz wins and gets all the money.
• AJ Styles VS Sami Zayn; Zayn wins.
• Becky Lynch VS Bayley w/ Damage CTRL; Bayley wins.
• The Usos VS Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins; Kevin & Rollins win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Paul Heyman opens Raw!

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Monday Night Raw. My name is Paul Heyman. And I serve as Special Counsel and the Wise Man to your Tribal Chief, the reigning, defending, Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion… Roman…! Reigns…!” And then we pan over to see Roman sitting in the armchair! Roman says, “Monday Night Raw, the Home of Kevin Owens… The Home that Kevin Owens continues to leave, and continually tries to crash the gates of the Island of Relevancy. And he’s not by himself, oh no no. Who’d he go to get? John Cena. Kev, you gonna need way more than that.

“As a matter of fact, you’re going to need the entire Raw locker room. You’re going to need them all to have your back. Because you’ve interfered in my business a little too much, so now’s the time we returned the favor and showcased the resources we have, the juice that we’ve got. Because we’re not going anywhere. We’re going to torture you, we’re going to make your life a living hell, until you understand the fact, and everyone in that locker room, and everybody in the audience… acknowledges the Bloodline.” Fans sound torn, but then we transition to where The Usos have commandeered a camera!

The Usos are filming as Solo Sikoa & Sami Zayn are mugging Mustafa Ali! The Bloodline is just getting started! They beat up the security guards that try to stop them, and then they drag Ali up! Solo CLOBBERS Ali with a Samoan Spike! The Bloodline is in the building with more work to be done! YEET! Are Sami, Solo & The Usos going to make this a red Christmas?

The Street Profits w/ Akira Tozawa VS Finn Balor & Damian Priest w/ The Judgment Day!

Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins have the Stamina Monster as back-up, but will they be able to overcome how Rhea Ripley & Dominik Mysterio are backing up The Prince & The Punisher? Or will there be nothing but judgment for the holidays?

The teams sort out and Priest starts against Ford. They circle, tie up, and Priest wrenches to a wristlock. Ford endures, rolls, handsprings and wrenches back. Priest knees low, whips Ford to ropes, but Ford leaps over! Fans fire up as Ford avoids the boot to mule kick, front kick and CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! Ford fires off fast hands! Priest shoves Ford away but Ford DROPKICKS back! Ford runs, but Priest DECKS him with a forearm! Priest TOSSES Ford to the corner, throws haymakers and stomps, then he tags Finn. Finn drags Ford up to RAM into Ford again and again!

Raw goes picture in picture to show that the Bloodline have found Elias and NXT’s Andre Chase! They’re beating those two down like they did Ali earlier! As for the match, Finn CHOPS Ford in a corner, whips him corner to corner, and runs corner to corner to CHOP! Finn snapmares Ford and throws down an elbow to wrap on a chinlock! Jey grabs a guitar and hands it to Solo. SMASH HIT on The Drifter with his own guitar! The Bloodline is loving it! Raw returns to single picture as Ford fights up in the headlock. Ford powers Finn to ropes, Dawkins tags in and Ford powers out. They run Finn over!

Dawkins drags Finn up, wrenches, tags in Ford, and Ford climbs up to AX HANDLE the arm! Ford tags Dawkins back in, Dawkins goes up and he AX HANDLES the arm! Dawkins wrenches, tags back to Ford, and the Profits hand off the wrench to double whip. Finn KICKS Dawkins, dodges Ford, hot tag to Priest! Priest CLOBBERS Ford, BELL CLAPS and COMPLETE SHOTS Dawkins! Priest tosses Ford out and then SUPERKICKS Dawkins! Ford gets up, Priest runs in but into a GAMANGIRI! Ford goes up, leaps, but into a BIG forearm! Priest runs to POUNCE Ford up and out! The Punisher roars while fans boo, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and Finn has Ford in a chinlock. Finn grinds Ford down, leaning on the hold with all his weight. Ford endures, fights up, and Ford throws body shots. Finn knees low, whips, but Ford floats around to a DDT! Hot tag to Dawkins! The Curse of Greatness is unleashed as he rallies on Judgment Day! Finn gets around, ROCKS him, whips him, but Dawkins hurdles to FLYING ELBOW! Dawkins dodges Priest’s kick to SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up with Dawkins, CYCLONE SPLASH in the corner, then ENZIGURI! Finn falls out, the Judgment Day gathers! Dawkins builds speed, to tag Ford, but Priest catches Dawkins! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!

FROM THE HEAVENS OUTTA NOWHERE!! But Finn Oklahoma Rolls Ford! TWO!! Ford escapes but Finn stomps him around! Finn throws body shots, CLUBS Ford around, and he soaks up the heat., But Ford ENZIGURIS back! DOm distracts, Finn CLUBS Ford and then Finn back suplexes! Ford lands on his feet, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but so does Finn! SLINGBLADE! Finn snarls and takes aim, SHOTGUN sends Ford into buckles! Ford goes down, Finn climbs, but Tozawa storms over with a red Solo cup! Rhea tells Tozawa to not even try it! But he does! Rhea ducks, and Dom gets splashed with drink! Ford rolls Finn up! PROFITS WIN!

Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall

Two weeks in a row, Dom is blinded! But what really stings is the defeat! Rhea storms up to Tozawa and tells him he’s a piece of crap! Then she DECKS him! Rhea wants a match with Tozawa!? Is that allowed?! Fans want to see it, the Profits say Tozawa can’t let Rhea just hit her like that, so they head back to the ring! Is there going to be a co-ed match here on Raw?!

Raw returns, the Profits give Tozawa a pep talk, and the bell rings! Fans bark with the Profits, Tozawa roars, and he slides in! The match is on!!

Akira Tozawa w/ The Street Profits VS Rhea Ripley w/ The Judgment Day!

Tozawa ducks Rhea’s boot, then her slap! Rhea kicks low, CLUBS Tozawa, then back suplexes! Tozawa lands on his feet, but he hesitates to punch her! Rhea dares him to try, fans want to see it, but then she swings! Tozawa ducks, waistlocks, but Rhea elbows free. Rhea runs and BOOTS Tozawa down! The Judgment Day laughs, Rhea covers, TWO! Tozawa survives and crawls away but Rhea drags him back up. Rhea bumps Tozawa off buckles, stomps a mudhole into him, but lets off as the ref counts. Rhea soaks up the cheers and jeers, then drags Tozawa up again. Rhea whips Tozawa corner to corner hard, and Tozawa bounces off buckles!

Rhea throws down hands, then digs Tozawa’s face into the mat while she throws down forearms! Rhea grinds an armlock but Tozawa endures. Rhea dribbles Tozawa off the mat then SLAPS him back down! Rhea eggs the Profits on, drags Tozawa up, but Tozawa fights the suplex! Rhea throws hands, but Tozawa suplexes Rhea! He can’t get her up and over, she suplexes Tozawa! Cover, TWO! The Profits coach Tozawa but Rhea tells them to shut up. Rhea drags Tozawa into a chinlock and grinds him down. Tozawa endures, fans rally, and Tozawa fights up. Rhea throws Tozawa down by his hair!

Rhea stalks Tozawa to a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Tozawa goes up, over, keeps moving, but Rhea scoops! Rhea pops Tozawa to a fireman’s carry but he sunset flips! TWO, and Tozawa ducks ‘n’ dodges, goes up and over, but Rhea drags him into a lift! Tozawa tries to rana free, Rhea double clutches, but Tozawa RANAS Rhea out of the ring! Ford and Dawkins mock Dom as he checks on “Mami,” but Tozawa builds speed! Finn trips Tozawa! The fans boo but the Judgment Day get away with that one. But then the Profits DOUBLE TOPE onto Finn & Priest! Fans fire up as the Prince and Punisher pay for that!

Rhea hurries back in, she pump handles Tozawa, but Tozawa slips free! Tozawa goes to a corner, Rhea runs in, but Tozawa POSTS her! BOOT for Dom! Tozawa sees Rhea is down in the drop zone! He climbs up the corner! SUPER SENTON FLOPS as Rhea moves! Rhea drags Tozawa up into the RIPTIDE!! Cover, Rhea wins!

Winner: Rhea Ripley, by pinfall

Tee Eradicator avenges her little “Dom Caliente” as well as her team! Will Rhea continue to dominate on her way back to the top?

Adam Pearce is making a phone call.

He just keeps getting Heyman’s voicemail, so he leaves another message. This is the THIRD time! Yes it’s Monday, we all know Heyman knows, and Pearce would like to have a professional conversation. At Heyman’s earliest convenience, call Pearce back! Cathy Kelley is on standby to say that before addressing The Bloodline’s rampage backstage, she wants to get his comment on the latest between him and Bobby Lashley. Pearce says that with all due respect, the issue between him and Lashley is between them. They had a conversation in private and at WWE Headquarters. It isn’t “if” but “when” Lashley comes back to work.

But then MVP storms up. “Speaking of Bobby Lashley, do you have a moment for a word?” Pearce says yes, but then a ref rushes over saying it’s urgent. Of course! Pearce heads off that way, but what business concerning The All Mighty does Montel Vontavius Porter wish to discuss?

Raw returns and there’ve been more victims!

The Bloodline have left Dolph Ziggler, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin down and out! Pearce is yelling at Heyman on his phone, and though Cathy asks what happened, Ziggler says it’s obvious: The Bloodline happened. When will the rampage stop?

Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson w/ The OC VS The Alpha Academy!

The OC is back at 100% with the Machine Gun back! Will he and Doc Gallows, put some nerds in their place? Or will Chad Gable & Otis SHOOOOSH the Good Brothers?

Raw returns as Gable & Otis make their entrance. The teams sort out and Gable starts with Anderson. They circle, tie up, and Gable waistlocks to snapmare Karl down. Gable facelocks, gator rolls, and then floats on Anderson to waistlock and roll. Another facelock gator roll and Gable brings Anderson down to a cover. ONE, but Gable headlocks. Gable hits the takeover, and says “A THANK YEW~!” as he grinds Karl down. Karl fights up, slips out the back and he headlocks back! Gable powers out, Karl runs Gable over, and things speed up. Karl turns hip toss into hip toss! But Gable kangaroo kicks back!

Gable arm-drags, Karl arm-drags, and Karl has the armlock! Fans cheer as Karl grinds the arm. Tag to Gallows, the Good Brothers double whip and double shoulder Gable down! Gallows puts Gable in the corner, fires off heavy hands, and UPPERCUTS Gable down! Gable crawls, Gallows stands him up and ROCKS him! Gallows knees low, whips Gable to the OC corner, then back elbows! Tag to Karl, he wrenches an arm and grinds the shoulder. Gable pulls Anderson back by his waistband, puts him in the Alpha Academy corner, but the ref counts. Gable lets off, Karl avoids the haymaker and arm-drags Gable back into an armlock!

Karl grinds Gable down again but fans chant “We Want Otis!” Karl wrenches Gable to tag Luke. The Good Brothers mug Gable, Gallows ROCKS Gable then whips. Gable holds ropes to avoid the boot! Gable tells everyone to “SHOOOOSH!” but Gallows shouts “NERRRD~!” Gallows ROCKS Gable with a right! Gable staggers away, Otis tags in! Iowa fires up as Otis and Gallows RAM! Gallows runs in, misses, and Otis SPLASHES Gallows in the corner! Gallows BOOTS Otis, runs, and FLYING SHOULDERS! Otis falls down and out of the ring! Karl jumps in as Gable runs in, and Karl TOSSES Gable out onto Otis! Fans fire up while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and Gable has Karl tied up in the ropes! Then he hits a DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Gable drags Karl out of the ropes, to DRAGON SCREW again! Then a stepover TOEHOLD! And then a YANK to the bad leg! Gable has a standing toehold but fans rally up. Karl kicks at Gable with his free leg! Gable lets go, Karl crawls, but Gable keeps Karl from Gallows. Gable whips, Karl reverses, but Gable goes up and over to leap! Karl back drops but Gable sunset flips! Gable doesn’t cover, though! He gets the ANKLE LOCK! Karl endures as Gable leans on the bad leg! Karl turns over, kicks Gable away, then dodges Gable to hot tag Gallows!

The Big LG rallies on the Alphas! UPEPRCUT for Gable, then a BOOT! Gallows roars and whips Gable to ropes. Gable ducks, Otis tags in, Gallows back drops Gable! Otis runs, to DISCUS LARIAT! Fans fire up with Otis and he stalks Gallows. Otis runs in to SPLASH! Tag to Gable, Otis scoops Gallows and positions himself as Gable climbs. Gable LEAPS to add on to the WORLD’S HEAVIEST SLAM! Cover, Karl breaks it in time! Otis drags Karl up to throw him to a corner. Otis runs in, Karl moves and Otis POSTS himself! Gable kicks Karl out, tells everyone to SHOOSH, and then he climbs the corner.

Gable MOONSAULTS, but Gallows moves! YAKUZA KICK! Tag to Karl, and the Good Brothers give Gable MAGIC KILLER! Cover, Good Brothers win!

Winners: Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows, by pinfall

Now that was Too Sweet! Styles & Mia celebrate with Karl & Gallows, will the entire OC be rolling towards big things in the New Year?

Wait! THE BLOODLINE attacks!! Sami TOSSES Styles while the Usos go after Gallows & Anderson! Fans boo but Karl gets hit with the ONE AND DONE! Sami stands Gallows up, and feeds him to a ONE AND DONE!! Fans boo but the Bloodline hold up the fingers. #WeTheOnes wreaking havoc, but Pearce and security rush out! Is the Bloodline’s rampage done here?

Raw returns and Pearce is shouting at the Bloodline.

Pearce wants them all to leave the ring but fans are chanting for “SAMI USO!” The Bloodline have mics, and Jey says, “The Bloodline is now in your city!” Jimmy says, “Check this out, Pearce! And everybody in this building, open up your ears! When it comes to the Bloodline, this family right here, standing in the middle of this ring, we run this business!” Sami asks Pearce something: “What’s your problem? You’re the only one angry here! Guess what? These people don’t have a problem with what we’re doing! These people love to hear Sami Uso!” Fans cheer because that’s true. Sami says the fans love the Uceologist, the Honorary Uce!

And frankly, Sami doesn’t appreciate Pearce rushing his dawgs. They are the longest reigning tag team champions. When they come here with a message, they’re gonna deliver that message. Pearce tells them to wrap it up then. But Sami says it is the same as when Kevin Owens called John Cena. What we’ve seen tonight is just a small example of what happens to Kevin and Cena on December 30th when they take on the Honorary Uce and the Tribal Chief! But it’s fine, they’re done here anyway. “Iowa, we out. Jey, hit ’em with it.” “Everyone in that locker room, they the twos! And WE! THE! ONES!!”

The Bloodline exit the ring and Pearce has everyone else stand down. The Bloodline go to the back, but then AJ STYLES attacks! He gets at Sami, they brawl, security separates them! The Bloodline is furious and Sami calls Styles out for that sucker punch! Will the Phenomenal One and the OC become new problems for The Bloodline after tonight’s rampage?

Styles and Pearce argue backstage!

Pearce understands Styles is upset but he has to think what he’s got to deal with. Does Styles want a match then? Hell yes he does! With any one of them! Pearce will do him one better and make it Sami Zayn! The match is made, will the Phenomenal One personally handle The Honorary Uce?

Byron Saxton sits with Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair.

He starts by congratulating Alexa on winning last week’s #1 contender’s match. But can she explain what happened right after? Bianca has been wondering that herself. Right now, she doesn’t trust Alexa. Alexa isn’t sure how to explain what’s going on right now. But she’ll talk about what’s gotten her to this point. Alexa was abducted by Bray Wyatt, brainwashed into this “dark, evil version,” and then he just left her “broken with abandonment issues.” He took everything from her and she was alone. Everyone said she was crazy, so she went to therapy, but all that did was turn her into this shell of her former self that she doesn’t even recognize.

Alexa will say that her friendship with Asuka and Bianca showed her that she’s stronger than she knew. And if she has nothing to lose, then she has everything to gain. That starts with the title. Bianca says she hears all that, sympathizes with all that, but she can’t honestly believe Alexa doesn’t know what was going on last week. That she has no explanation for that change of character. Bianca knows what Alexa is capable of, what Bray is capable of, but- Alexa stops her there. Bianca’s making this about Bray when this is really about Alexa. Bray isn’t the threat, Alexa is.

And maybe Bianca forgot that Alexa was winning titles way before Bianca walked through the door. Alexa says she can do it again. Then come do it then. Byron says we’re all looking forward to their match. But then the White Rabbit glitches onto the screen behind them! Alexa SMASHES Bianca with a glass vase!! The dark side came back out! What are we to believe with just TWO WEEKS to wait for that title match?

Winner Takes All the Money Ladder Match: The Miz VS Dexter Lumis w/ Johnny Gargano!

The saga of Hollywood A-Lister and Tortured Artist has escalated to this! TWO giant bags of money hang high overhead, and only one man can have them! Will Miz continue to be the villain in this WWE Christmas story? Or will Lumis save the day by hitting the jackpot?

Raw returns as Lumis makes his entrance, Johnny Wrestling by his side. The bell rings and Miz hurries to get a ladder! Lumis slithers out then DECKS Miz! Lumis brings Miz up to whip but Miz reverses! Lumis stops before he hits a ladder, he elbows Miz then RAMS him into the ladder! Lumis stalks Miz, puts him in the ring, then gets a ladder. Lumis puts that ladder in the ring, but Miz DROPKICKS it into Lumis! Miz goes out to drag the ladder into the ring, and he looks up at the money bags. But Lumis SMACKS the ladder into Miz’s hands! Miz staggers away, Lumis slides in, and now they tug-o-war for the ladder!

Lumis RAMS Miz into the corner, then sets the ladder down on its side. Miz crawls, Lumis drags Miz up, and Lumis UPPERCUTS! Miz staggers to ropes, Gargano gives thumbs up. Lumis sets the ladder in the ropes, then he clinches Miz. Lumis whips Miz into the ladder! Miz falls and ends up under the ladder. Miz drags himself up, he’s in the gap! Lumis RAMS the ladder in! And again! And again! Lumis then climbs up onto the ladder, drags Miz up from the gap, and he SUPERPLEXES Miz off the ladder! Fans fire up while Miz writhes! Miz crawls away to a corner, Lumis brings the ladder out of the corner and stands it up.

Lumis positions the ladder under the bags, but then he sees Miz down in the corner. Miz shakes his head, but Lumis tips the ladder over! The ladder falls safely between Miz’s legs. But then fans chant “TINY BALLS! TINY BALLS!” and Lumis DROPKICKS the ladder in! If they weren’t tiny before, they are now! Miz flops out of the ring, Lumis moves that ladder aside, and Lumis goes to fetch a new ladder. Lumis puts that ladder in the ring, stands that ladder up, and he climbs up. Fans cheer as Lumis reaches the top, but Miz climbs up the other end! Miz throws hands to stop Lumis! Miz grabs at the bags! Lumis throws body shots!

Lumis ROCKS Miz, sends him down the rungs, and grabs the money! But Miz throws body shots! Fans fire up as Lumis stares into Miz’s eyes! Miz throws more hands but Lumis catches Miz in a clinch! Miz fights free, but they’re both falling! They HOTSHOT off the top rope!! Both men are down and fans rally up while Raw goes to break!

Raw returns, the ladder is back up, and Miz is back up at the top! Miz grabs at the money bags! But Lumis returns to throw body shots! Lumis SMACKS Miz off the top of the ladder, then grinds his face into it! Lumis grabs at the money but Miz throws body shots! Miz climbs up to grab at the whole thing! Lumis throws shot after shot and Miz loses his grip! Miz goes down the rungs, Lumis throws more haymakers! Lumis punches Miz right off the ladder! Lumis grabs at the money again, but Miz tips the ladder over! Lumis HOTSHOTS off ropes again! Miz hurries to stand the ladder back up!

Miz climbs again, grabs the clip, but Lumis shakes the ladder! Miz loses grip and Lumis drags him back down! Into the SILENCE!! Miz flails, grabs ropes, slips through ropes, and he pries free to then DRAPING APRON NECKBREAKER!! Lumis flops to the floor and fans boo Miz! Gargano coaches Lumis up but Miz staggers back over. Miz grabs another ladder, and he drags it over just to SLAM it down on Lumis! Miz SLAMS the ladder down again, and again! Miz then opens the ladder to put Lumis inside! LADDER NUTCRACKER! Miz does it again and again! And then he tips another ladder onto it! And then he throws chair after chair down!

Miz pushes the timekeeper aside to toss an ARMCHAIR down on Lumis! Miz isn’t done, he grabs chairs from under the ring to bury Lumis with! Miz and Gargano glare at each other, and Iowa says, “We Want Tables!” Miz goes looking, and he finds a TABLE! Fans cheer, but then Miz puts it back to troll them all. Miz shoves Gargano aside but Gargano grins. Gargano runs in but the ref is used as a shield! Miz BOOTS Gargano, then rains down fists! Miz moves a ladder out of the way, almost hitting a ref! Miz drags Gargano up to RAM into the LED barriers! Miz then aims a ladder to BATTERING RAM Gargano over the barriers!

Miz soaks up the heat from the fans, but Lumis is free!! URENAGE on a ladder!! Miz writhes while fans chant for “TABLE! TABLE!” Lumis sees the announce desk, Corey Graves begs him not to, but he clears it off! Lumis drags Miz over, puts him on the desk, and then goes to a nearby ladder! Fans fire up as Lumiz positions the ladder. Lumis climbs to the top of the ladder, fans fire up more, and Lumis SUPER LEG DROPS!! But Miz moves! Lumis crash lands all alone and fans lose their minds! Miz clutches his ankle but he’s okay to continue. Miz drags himself up and into the ring, then goes for the ladder!

Miz stands the ladder up! Miz hobbles and climbs! Fans boo but Miz reaches the top! But LUMIS rises?!? Lumis climbs the ladder and fires off body shots! He SMACKS Miz off the top again, then SHOVES Miz down! Lumiz grabs the money, but BRONSON REED is here?!? Auszilla returns to the WWE and he drags Lumis down! Bronson RAMS Lumis into the ladder, then CLOBBERS him with a full body press! The Top Dog, the Colossal One, drags Lumis to a drop zone! For the TSUNAMI SPLASH!! Reed sets the ladder back up, then goes to fetch Miz! Miz has himself a mighty mercenary! Reed helps Miz get up the ladder! Miz climbs, he unhooks the bags, and wins!

Winner: The Miz

The rich stay rich as Miz has a huge ace up his sleeve! Reed screws Lumis and helps Miz, will this be a very Mercy Christmas at the Mizanin home?

Seth Rollins looks at his new merch shirt.

“Iowa’s Own,” with “Sing My Song” on the back, Rollins is impressed. But will he be even happier when his wife, Becky Lynch, humbles Bayley in tonight’s main event?

AJ Styles VS Sami Zayn!

The Phenomenal One is looking to add revenge to his wish list! Will he get even with the Honorary Uce and make the holidays Too Sweet? Or will Sam have everyone feeling Ucey for Christmas?

Raw returns and Sami makes his entrance. Fittingly, it seems Solo & The Usos are banned from ringside so this can be a fair fight. The bell rings and Styles ties right up with Sami! They end up in a corner, Sami turns it around on Styles but Styles turns it back to CHOP! Styles fires off haymakers, he stalks Sami to another corner to then bump him off buckles. Styles throws more hands, whips Sami to ropes, and he scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Sami writhes and fans are torn as Sami goes to ropes. Styles storms up but into a kick! Sami throws haymakers in return, then a knee and an elbow. Sami whips, but Styles reverses to elbow!

Styles throws more elbows, he pump handles, and hits a GUTBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Styles drags Sami up, reels him in, but Sami gets away from The Clash! Sami bails out, the ref starts a count, but Styles SLINGSHOT FOREARMS Sami down! Styles puts Sami back in the ring, aims from the apron, but Sami goes to the ropes on the far side. Styles sighs, storms over to Sami, but Sami FLAPJACK HOTSHOTS him down! Sami suckers Styles in, then rains down fists! Styles does his best to guard but Sami lets off to pace around. Sami drags Styles up, fans rally and duel, but Sami bumps Styles off buckles.

Sami climbs up the corner, waits on Styles to stand, and he drops a BIG elbow! Cover, ONE!! Sami is annoyed but the ref defends his count. Sami puts Styles on the ropes to CHOKE! The ref counts, Sami lets off to do a dance, and fans rally for “SAMI USO!” Sami throws hands on Styles again, then he stands Styles up. Sami DECKS Styles, goes to the corner, and leaps, into an STO BACKBREAKER! Sami flounders, Styles fires off the Phenomenal Blitz! LARIAT, then SLIDING FOREARM! Sami goes to a corner, Styles runs in to clothesline! And then a fireman’s carry, but Sami slips off! Sami kicks low, to suplex, only for Styles to counter!

Styles suplexes, lets Sami land on his feet, so he can hit a NECKBREAKER! Sami crawls away to the outside, but Styles slingshots out! Sami avoids Styles, but the SLIDING KNEE takes him down! Fans rally and duel as Sami stands, and Styles MOONSAULTS off the apron, to get a REVERSE DDT to the floor! Styles drags Sami back into the ring, takes aim from the apron, and fans fire up as Styles springboards, only for Sami to hit the ropes! Styles gets tripped up and he falls to the floor! Sami catches his breath while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Sami staggers. Styles climbs a corner, but Sami ROCKS Styles first! Sami climbs up, CLUBS Styles down, then drags him back up. Sami throws more hands, stands Styles up, but Styles slips out of the suplex to torture rack! TOWER HACKER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Sami survives but he is dazed as he flops over. Styles drags Sami up, reels him in and calls his shot! But Sami fights the Clash! Sami heel kicks Styles away, but Styles elbows in return! Styles goes up, reels Sami in, but Sami denies the tornado to BOOT and BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives and shocks Sami!

Fans rally up and Sami gets to ropes. Sami staggers back over to Styles, fans duel, and Sami says Styles is messing with the Bloodline! Sami throws haymakers, but Styles still stands up! Sami fires off more shots, Styles fires off another Phenomenal Blitz! Sami BOOTS Styles, Styles PELES Sami! Both men go down and Iowa fires up! Styles crawls to a corner, Sami sits up and heads that way. Sami runs in but Styles elbows him away again. Styles goes up the corner, MOONSAULT, but no DDT this time! CORNER EXPLODER! Sami goes to the far corner, fans fire up as he takes aim, and Sami runs in! HELLUVA- NO! Styles rolls Sami! CALF CRUSHER!!

Sami flails and reaches out as Styles pulls back on the leg! Sami crawls over, ROPEBREAK! Styles lets go at 4, but then someone is coming out from the crowd! It’s SOLO! The Enforcer doesn’t care about management’s orders! But the distraction allows Sami to roll up Styles! TWO! Styles reels Sami in but Sami hits a JAWBREAKER! Sami runs in, but into BOOTS! Styles goes to the apron, he ROCKS Sami, but he intercepts Solo at the barriers! Sami runs in to CLOBBER Styles! But Styles SMACKS Sami off the steps! And off the desk! Styles puts Sami in but Solo CLOBBERS Styles! Solo feeds Styles to Sami, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, Sami wins!

Winner: Sami Zayn, by pinfall

There’s always a plan for The Bloodline! But Pearce is pissed! He tells Sami and Solo to get the hell out of here! The damage is done, will The Bloodline continue to do what they want for the holidays?

Seth Rollins heads to the ring!

Iowa’s Own is here and the fans are loving it! They sing “OH~ OHH~ OHHH~!” as Rollins swaggers to the ring in a maroon sequined suit. Rollins has a mic to say, “DES MOINES, IOWAAA~! Welcome to Monday Night Rollins~!” Fans chant, “Welcome Home! Welcome Home!” Rollins says he’s back and better than ever! “And what a night it has been! The Bloodline is in the house, in case you didn’t know. And they’ve been jumping everybody, except for me. HAHAHAHA! I’m not saying The Bloodline are scared at all, but uh… If they don’t wanna find me, I’ve got a message for them little Ucey boys to deliver to the Tribal Chief.

“Roman. Mondays don’t belong to you. They belong to the Visionary! They belong to the Revolutionary! They belong to Seth!” “FREAKIN’ ROLLINS!” But then Austin Theory makes his way out! The United States Champion says he’s The Now of the WWE, and he’s here now to go to the ring. Theory gets a mic of his own, but fans boo as he steps to Rollins. Fans also chant, “You Suck!” at him. Theory shrugs that off, Rollins makes sure who sucks. Theory sucks, right? “YES~!” Theory tells Rollins that nothing belongs to him! And Rollins was the one who said that the US Championship was THE title on Monday Night Raw.

So then putting that in perspective, that can only mean one thing: The Champ is Here! And deep down, whether we like it or not, the Theory Era is forever, and this is just the beginning. And whether Rollins likes it or not, he will pass the torch to Theory. And if he doesn’t, Theory will just take it from Rollins’ cold, legendary fingers. Rollins says “Merry Christmas to you, too, kid.” Just keep your cool. We don’t want Theory ending up like Lashley, AHAHAHA! Funny. Because the only reason Rollins is standing here is cuz Lashley took his frustrations out on referees and officials and not Rollins.

But it makes sense the way Rollins got out of that. It’s like Rollins’ entire career: he’s been lucky! Oh, is that so? Theory just doesn’t understand. Why is he so angry? He has it all and is everything he says he is: he’s young, in great shape, looks phenomenal, and honestly, while he does suck… Fans chant “You Suck!” again but Theory just holds up the title. Rollins says here’s the thing: Theory has grown up. He isn’t Mr. Selfie, he isn’t Daddy’s Little Boy. He is the United States Champion. The problem is, as much as that title means, there is one thing that means more, and it is something Theory knows deep down in his soul!

When Theory goes to bed or wakes up in the morning, he knows he will never be or ever have so long as Rollins is around, Theory will never be Rollins. Theory is NOT on Rollins’ level. The fans sing and Rollins says that eats Theory up inside. But Theory says he sees through Rollins. How many times has the WWE given Rollins the ball and he fumbled it? Kinda like the Bears. But the thing is, Seth Freakin’ Rollins has seen the mountaintop. But what he fails to realize, that is just a peak. Theory is coming for Everest! When Rollins falls off the peak, he’ll go home and realize he was just the third most successful member of The Shield.

Fans boo but Rollins says he has been to the mountaintop. He’s seen it. But Theory has it wrong! Rollins IS the mountain! He IS Everest! The title doesn’t make the man, the man makes the title! Let’s find out what kind of man Theory is, and what kind of champion he is, HERE AND NOW!! Fans fire up as Rollins wants Theory to take his shot! The jackets come off, but then the Bloodline returns! Rollins says he and Theory can worry about their beef later. Rollins and Theory wait on the Usos, and the Usos get right on the apron. But then Theory bails! Guess this answers Rollins’ question: Theory is still just a kid.

But Rollins doesn’t go anywhere, he fires off on the Usos! He holds off the 2v1 but only for so long! Fans boo as the Usos stomp away, but here comes KEVIN! The Prizefighter finally makes his presence known, and he storms up to the ring! Jimmy runs out but into haymakers! Kevin RAMS Jimmy into barriers, then he goes after Jey! Jey CLUBS away but Rollins turns things around! Rollins fires off hands, and he DECKS Jey! Then Rollins and Kevin DECK Jimmy together! Pearce and security rush out and Rollins says it’s nice to see Kevin again. Rollins & Kevin wait on the Usos, fans want to “Let Them Fight!” but Rollins asks Kevin if he’s thinking what Rollins is thinking.

Kevin says he is! Des Moines wants to see Rollins & Kevin kick some Usos ass!! Let’s do it! Kevin Owens & Iowa’s Favorite Son VS Jimmy & Jey, here tonight!! Pearce says it’s official! Will Kevin and his other frenemy make it work against the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions?

Becky Lynch speaks.

“Bayley. We’ve been playing a cat ‘n’ mouse game ever since I came back. But it hasn’t been that simple, has it? You send your lackeys, they beat me up, I beat them up, repeat.” But Becky’s bored of that. She wants to face the best version of Bayley. And the best version of that is a solo act. Becky and Bayley are alike: they’ve been underestimated, underappreciated, but they’ve risen up to change the game. When it’s all said and done, they’ll both have careers they’re very proud of, but also have done things they’re not so proud of. But the difference between them is that Becky did all of it by herself.

She understands the game, and she understands that what you do is you take out the ones that pose a threat. So what upset Becky the most about Bayley taking her out for four months was that Bayley didn’t have the decency to do it by herself. If you stab someone in the back, have the decency to be the one holding the knife. Tonight, Becky asks what it’ll be? 1v1 or 1v3? Either way, Becky will be ready, because she’ll die on her own sword. Bayley can’t say the same, can she? The battle of The Man and the Role Model happens NOW!

Becky Lynch VS Bayley w/ Damage CTRL!

Raw returns and Becky makes her entrance. Kai & Sky are ringside, so Bayley clearly ignored Becky’s challenge. The bell rings and Becky circles with Bayley. Fans rally for Becky and she does a bit of a Bernie lean. They tie up, Becky waistlocks but Bayley headlocks to escape. Bayley wrenches to a wristlock but Becky slips through to wrench back. Becky has the wristlock, fans rally behind her, but Bayley steps through the ropes to wrap Becky’s arm on ropes. The ref counts, Bayley lets off but she CLUBS Becky on the back. Fans boo, Bayley headlocks, but Becky powers out. Bayley runs Becky over, but Becky gets to a corner.

Bayley and Becky reset, circle and tie up again. Bayley kicks low, whips Becky to a corner, but Becky goes up, under, around, knuckle locks and steps over to hook an arm. Becky baits Bayley, hops over her then slides under. Bayley goes for a leg but Becky steps over to roll her up! TWO, and Becky SLAPS Bayley! Fans fire up as Becky taunts Bayley. Bayley is upset, she runs in but Becky dodges to arm-drag! Becky flexes, grinds the arm, and steps over. Bayley throws Becky into the ropes! Bayley distracts the ref, Sky takes a swipe! But Becky blocks the slap! The ref notices, Bayley throws Becky by her hair!

The ref reprimands Sky & Kai but Bayley stomps Becky in the corner. Becky throws body shots, Bayley shoves her away but Becky kicks her! Becky CLOBBERS Bayley, clotheslines her, then whips her to ropes. Bayley reverses but Becky wrenches to whip. Becky redirects to BOOT Bayley out! Becky goes to the apron, FLYING FOREARM! Fans fire up with Becky while she taunts Kai & Sky. Becky puts Bayley in but Bayley rolls out the other side. Becky pursues, Bayley swings but Becky clinches! Bayley throws elbows to get free, then she BUCKLE SHOTS Becky! Both women hit the floor but DMG CTRL cheers Bayley on while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Bayley has Becky down with a chinlock. Fans rally, Becky fights her way up, and Becky throws body shots. Bayley kicks low, whips Becky to a corner, then snap suplexes on the rebound! Cover, TWO! Bayley stomps Becky, Becky throws body shots! Bayley CLUBS, Becky throws body shots! They throw shots, Bayley gets the edge then runs, but into a CALF KICK from Becky! Kai & Sky are worried but fans rally up for Becky! Becky and Bayley slowly sit up, and Bayley storms up to throw forearms! Becky throws haymakers in return! They go back and forth, shot for shot, but then Becky gets the edge!

Fans fire up as Becky UPPERCUTS, SOBATS and runs! But Bayley swings! Becky dodges to JUMP KICK! Down goes Bayley and fans fire up! Bayley staggers, into a BECKSPLODER! Bayley flounders to a corner, Becky runs in to whip her into buckles! KICK and LARIAT! Becky then drags Bayley into a drop zone, goes up and up and LEG DROPS! Cover, TWO! It wasn’t a top rope leg drop, and Becky keeps her cool. Fans rally up and Becky goes after an arm! Bayley whips Becky away, runs in, but only gets buckles! Bayley blocks one kick but not the next kick! But Bayley trips Becky to jackknife! ONE and Becky sunset flips! TWO!!

Bayley gets around, SAIDO! Cover, TWO!! Bayley grows frustrated, as does Kai & Sky! Bayley and Becky hook arms, they stand, Becky backslides, TWO! Bayley tries now, but Becky resists! Bayley mule kicks a leg out then BLINDSIDE LARIATS! Bayley clinches, but Becky slips out! Becky waistlocks, Bayley switches, but Becky switches back to dragon sleeper! REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! Bayley survives, Kai & Sky are relieved, but Iowa rallies for Becky! Becky puts Bayley in the ropes to UPPERCUT, SOBAT, and then bring to the corner. Becky goes up the corner, GUILLOTINE- NO, Bayley moves! Bayley brings Becky into the ropes but Becky slips away!

Becky drags Bayley out along the ropes, but Bayley gets in to BAYLEY2BELLY!! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives and Bayley is furious! Fans rally behind Becky but Bayley pushes her around. Bayley dares Becky to get up and fight! Becky SLAPS Bayley! Bayley hooks Becky up, but Becky fires off hands! ANGLE SLAM! Both women are down and fans rally up again! Becky crawls to a corner, Bayley storms over, but Becky elbows her away! Becky goes up but Bayley ROCKS her! Bayley climbs up, Becky throws body shots! Becky shoves Bayley away, BOOTS her, and reels her in, DIAMOND DUST!! Cover, TWO!!

Kai & Sky are stressing out as Bayley survives Becky pulling out something deep in the moveset. Becky runs at Bayley, but Bayley trips her! High stack, but with feet on the ropes! The ref notices and cancels the count! Bayley is furious, but she swings into a clinch! Kai & Sky drag Bayley out of the Manhandle Slam! But Becky runs to WRECK Bayley with a dropkick! Becky watches each of them, and she grabs a monitor from the announce desk! Kai & Sky stay back, but the ref EJECTS them! Kai & Sky are stunned! Iowa says “Nana na na, hey hey hey, good bye~!” Kai argues with the ref on the apron, so Becky BLASTS her!

Becky stomps away on Kai, the ref backs her off, but Bayley CLOBBERS Becky with the monitor!! ROSE PLANT!! Cover, Bayley wins!!

Winner: Bayley, by pinfall

Becky should’ve known better! Bayley used Damage CTRL as the pawns to defeat her! Will Becky make sure to be more careful the next time she goes after The Role Model?

Next week’s Raw will review the ABSOLUTE BEST of 2022!

That’s right! Next week is WWE’s year in review special! Relive the matches and moments dating from January 1st to, well, maybe even tonight!

Kevin Owens talks with Seth Rollins backstage.

To think these two would be back at it, teaming together. It has been a long time, hasn’t it? They were really good, but why’d they stop? Oh, that was cuz Rollins tried to steal Kevin’s WrestleMania moment, remember? What? Yeah, Kevin wanted to have a WrestleMania KO Show with Stone Cold and Rollins tried to do some kind of show of his own. Really? That doesn’t ring a bell for Rollins. No, Kevin is pretty sure it was Rollins. He was wearing a really bright suit. A bright suit? Since when does Rollins do that? Kevin is 98% sure it was Rollins. So there’s a 2% chance it wasn’t? No, Kevin was 100% sure, he just said 98 to be nice.

Kevin says Rollins looked marvelous back then, but still. Yeah, Rollins did look good them, huh? GOT YOU! AW…!! But Kevin says it’s fine. That’s all moot. And y’know why? Tonight is about one thing: beating the hell out of the Bloodline. And these two can do that very well together. Rollins likes where Kevin’s head is at. Rollins heads out, and Kevin is still unsettled by the laugh.

The Usos VS Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins!

The Bloodline has been running roughshod all over Raw tonight, but they might’ve picked the wrong fight! Will the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions be the ones getting beat down? Or will they be the ones to solve all the Bloodline’s problems?

Raw returns and Kevin makes his entrance, followed by Rollins’ entrance. The teams sort out and Rollins throws his jacket at Jey! The brawl is on and fans fire up! Kevin fires off haymakers on Jimmy, Rollins fires off on Jey, then Kevin throws Jimmy out! Rollins ROCKS Jey, Kevin ROCKS Jimmy, and then Rollins bumps Jey off buckles! And off more buckles! The bell rings and this is official as Rollins climbs up to rain down fists on Jey! Fans count all the way to nine, but Rollins winds it up for TEN! Rollins brings Jey around but Jey headlocks. Rollins powers out, things speed up, and Rollins CLOBBERS Jey!

Fans sing “OH~ OHH~ OHHH~!” Rollins drags Jey up, tags Kevin, and they mug Jey. Kevin wrenches Jey, reels him in and atomic drops to then LARIAT! Kevin taunts Jimmy, goes back to Jey, and he ROCKS Jey with a haymaker! Jey checks his jaw, Kevin DECKS him! Kevin asks where Sami went, “Where’s your dawg?” Kevin whips, Jey reverses, but Kevin holds ropes. Kevin BOOTS Jey but Jimmy KICKS Kevin in the back! Jey BOOTS Rollins down and fans boo as Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and Jimmy RAMS into Kevin at the corner. Jimmy RAMS again and again, then holds up the finger #WeTheOnes. Jimmy goes to the far corner, runs in, but Kevin avoids the splash! Jimmy hits off the post, Kevin hits a DDT! Fans fire up while both men are down! Kevin and Jimmy crawl for their corners, hot tags to Jey and Rollins! Iowa is fired up as Rollins rallies on Jey! Rollins redirects to SLINGBLADE! Jey goes to a corner, Rollins runs corner to corner to forearm smash! Rollins whips again but Jey reverses, only for Rollins to reverse into a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Rollins is a bit surprised but the fans sing “OH~ OHH~ OHHH~!”

Rollins goes to the corner, he conducts the Iowa choir, but Jey avoids the curb stomp! UPPERCUT! Hot tag to Jimmy but Rollins dodges to SUPERKICK! Rollins runs at Jey but is put on the apron! Rollins DECKS Jey, goes up top, and CROSSBODIES them both! Tag to Kevin! Kevin climbs up now, Jimmy is in a drop zone, but Rollins and Jey go after each other on the outside! Jey SUPERKICKS Rollins down! Kevin still FROR SPLASHES Jimmy! Cover, TWO!! Kevin hurries back up top, to SWANTON BOMB onto knees! Jimmy saves himself at the last moment! The fans fire up as all four men are down all around the arena!

Kevin crawls to a corner and drags himself up with ropes. Jimmy goes to the other corner, but here comes Solo! Kevin staggers and brings Jimmy up but Jimmy UPPERCUTS! Wait, the Good Brothers intercept Solo! They’re getting payback for Styles! Solo ROCKS Karl, fires off hands on Gallows, but Gallows ROCKS Solo back! Jey FLIES onto the Good Brothers! But Rollins FLIES out onto Jey & Solo!! Fans are thunderous as Rollins roars! Solo stands up, runs in, but Rollins POSTS him! CURB STOMP for Jey to the floor!! Jimmy brings Kevin around to ROCK him with forearms! Jimmy puts Kevin up top!

Kevin resists, throws body shots, but Theory CLOBBERS Rollins from the crowd!! The “kid” continues to be a chicken! Kevin HEADBUTTS Jimmy but Jimmy rains down fists! Kevin still resists the superplex, he throws more body shots, and another headbutt! Jimmy staggers back, Kevin runs in, but into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Kevin survives and the team is still in this! Jimmy snarls but “This is Awesome!” Jimmy says he’s gonna finish this and he climbs up the corner. USO SPLASH but Kevin moves! STUN- NO, Jimmy powers out! Kevin blocks a superkick to give a SUPERKICK! And then a whip for the POP- NO, Jimmy slips free!

Jimmy swings, Kevin dodges, now the POP-UP BOMB!! Cover, Kevin & Rollins win!!!

Winners: Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins, by pinfall

Everything from tonight came to a head, but in the end, it is the Prizefighter standing tall! Kevin is telling Roman Reigns he better beware because he isn’t going away! But wait, Sami gets in the ring! Kevin sees him, and the two former friends stare down. Kevin takes off his wrist tape, but Sami then takes his leave. Is the Honorary Uce just playing mind games with the man he knows so well? Or will the man who knows him so well be the one standing tall to end 2022?

My Thoughts:

A great Raw here as a somewhat go-home to all the holiday “festivities” happening the next couple weeks. For one, next week is just a highlight show. But with three hours, you can bet there will be some big time PPV matches played mostly in full to fill time. I already bet we get SummerSlam’s Roman VS Lesnar Last Man Standing match because of that tractor moment. Anyway, great threat throughout the night of The Bloodline just beating up people. They might even be setting up future feuds with going after The OC and the OC going after them. Great match out of Styles VS Sami, but of course Solo was a distraction to help Sami win.

For that matter, I think HHH needs to change things up. I know we have a lot of factions, especially Heel ones, but between all three brands of the WWE, we need to stop Heels getting help from their teams. At least, letting them win that way. We got an awesome tag main event tonight with Kevin and Rollins reuniting, and things were overbooked, but the fact Kevin still came out on top through it is great. Kevin and Sami having a stare down to end the show was also good. The story is building, we’re going to have an awesome moment between them on the New Year’s Eve edition of SmackDown, this is still going very well.

Good promo from Rollins and Theory to get at each other, and of course Theory chickens out facing the Usos to then go after Rollins later. Makes me think Rollins wins the title on January 8th. We only got a little bit on the Bobby Lashley story since Pearce was logically distracted by the Bloodline’s path of destruction. MVP asking about Lashley was an interesting move, too. Maybe MVP will let bygones be bygones and he’ll be Lashley’s manager again? Maybe the Hurt Business will be revived once again? We did see Cedric and Shelton again, and they could keep Omos around as the midcard guy so Lashley can go up to the top of the card again.

Great stuff from Profits VS Judgment Day, and I do appreciate that Dom ended up a distraction that cost his team. Rhea then going after Tozawa and them actually having a coed match was wild. I figured Rhea was going to win, though, more because of the push she’s got going for her. Though at the same time, part for part, Rhea’s done more in the Women’s Division than Tozawa’s gotten to do in the Men’s Division, so she probably does have a higher power level. And this is all pushing things towards Bianca eventually feuding with Rhea so that she can even things between the factions.

Speaking of Bianca, good promo from her and Alexa. I really liked how Alexa related what happened to her in normal terms, not just in the supernatural. But I just knew that with a TV screen behind everyone, something White Rabbit was gonna happen. A glass vase isn’t, though, that was pretty wild. I hope that they use the footage from this very scene to pick apart why Alexa did that. Byron should really use that “WWE Investigates” idea for this, it just makes sense to me. And we got a pretty good ladder match out of Lumis and Miz, but I feel like the fans didn’t care about it until the end when Miz really went nuts. To be fair, that was when the match got good, since Miz isn’t one to go “extreme.”

But what a wild surprise that Bronson Reed is back! He was in NJPW as Jonah Rock and doing great stuff, but I guess when HHH called with that WWE money, Bronson couldn’t give that up. This was quite the way to return, too, helping Miz. I just hope this means Gargano gets wrestling again. Miz & Reed VS The Way could make for some great stuff. And with HHH behind him, Reed really could get going on Raw on a level similar to what he was doing in NJPW. The Miz might even end up with a faction of his own if you count Maryse, and who knows, a call-up from NXT might latch onto Miz to get started on Raw.

Becky had a very good promo calling Bayley out on the very thing the Heels are doing in using back-up to help her. Ironically, that is what happens in the match and that is why Bayley won. I feel like Becky might need some back-up, but then that’s just copy-paste from when Bianca recruited Asuka and Alexa. Becky is kinda stuck, but if anyone can fight back against a 3v1, it’s The Man.

My Score: 8.6/10