Everyone wants to fight for the gold!

While three teams battle to become contenders to the WWE World Tag Team Championships, Dominik Mysterio has a former world champion for a mystery opponent! Can Dirty Dom prove he’s worthy of the top level in the WWE?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Sheamus VS Ludwig Kaiser; Sheamus wins.
• Zelina Vega w/ The LWO VS Ivy Nile w/ American Made; Ivy wins.
• WWE World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Triple Threat: The New Day VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee VS The War Raiders; The War Raiders win and will challenge Finn Balor & JD McDonagh for the titles.
• Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest; Dominik wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

The Crown Jewel Championship has arrived.

Another security check and everything is in order. Crown Jewel is this Saturday, who will be the very first to put their name on this title’s legacy?

Jey Uso is here!

The fans in Hershey all “YEET! YEET! YEET!” as Jey goes from concessions to the concourse to the arena! The fans bounce along as Jey makes his way down the stands towards ringside. Jey gets on the corner, everyone bounces along, and Jey blows a kiss. Jey hops into the ring, and he keeps the bouncing going! Jey grabs a mic to tell Hershey, “Main Event Jey Uso is now in your citaaay~!” The fans cheer and “YEET!” Jey says a lot has happened this past week, Uce. He lost the Intercontinental title. “YEET!” He had to handle Bloodline drama. “YEET!” Had to retaliate! “YEET!” He went to SmackDown. “YEET!” And he cost them the WWE Tag Team Championships! “YEET!”

There is only once Uce who Jey wants to talk to now, and he knows who he is. And here comes Jimmy! The fans fire up as #BigJim makes his way out, returning to Raw for the first time in months. The Usos stand in the ring together, and the fans cheer them on. Jimmy tells Jey he is here on Raw, “YEET!” In the middle of this ring. “YEET!” To look Jey face to face. “YEET!” Eye to eye. “YEET!” Jimmy thanks Jey, and the fans cheer again. Jimmy thanks Jey for what he did on Friday Night SmackDown. Because, Uce, they need to be together to take down Solo and The Bloodline. They not The Ones!

But Jey stops Jimmy there. “Guess what: We not the ones either.” Jimmy is a bit taken aback, but Jey says, “You know the last time I seen you? That was half a year ago, Uce. At WrestleMania, fighting each other! But guess what, though? A lot’s happened since then. Guess what though? They know what’s not. They don’t get us confused now. They know you Jimmy now. They know I’m Jey now. They know you as No Yeet now. They know me as Yeet now! Watch this!” “YEET!!” Hey, hey, Jey was Intercontinental Champion, by himself! Just HIM, Uce! The fans cheer that, too! Jimmy nods, and Jey says none of the titles top being Jimmy’s twin brother.

The fans cheer more, and Jimmy smiles. Jimmy offers a hug but Jey holds him at arm’s length. There’s still stuff they gotta fix. But this go around, if they do this, they ain’t nobody’s due boys. They ain’t no side piece. Ain’t no yes men. They GROWN men. So if they do this together, Jimmy is Jimmy, Jey is Jey, and they be the USOS again. The fans fire up for that! Jimmy nods again, and he says, “Alright. OTC will be there Friday Night SmackDown, Uce. How ’bout you come through, and holler at him, Uce? Come through, squash this beef.” Jey is wary again but Jimmy says it’ll be fine, he’ll make sure Roman’s okay with it.

Jey says he’ll be there, Uce. The fans cheer again and Jimmy says good. They good? Wait! The Bloodline attacks! Jey & Jimmy brawl with Tama & Loa! The fans fire up as The Usos take the fight to the Guerrillas of Destiny! But then Solo Sikoa sends Jacob Fatu! Jacob tips the scales, and he SUPERKICKS Jey! Jacob drags Jimmy up, Tama puts Jey in a corner to STINGER SPALSH! Loa holds Jimmy up against ropes, and now Jimmy is trapped! Solo slides a chair in for Jacob! Jacob stomps Jey, puts the chair in Jey’s face, and HEADBUTTS away! The fans boo as Jimmy has to watch Jacob take aim! FULL METAL- CHAI RTO TEH FACE!!

The fans fire up as Jey fights back, and he SUPERKICKS Loa! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Tama! Jey SUPERKICKS Jacob, but Jacob stays up! The Usos dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! The OG Bloodline sends Solo’s group into retreat! Security and Adam Pearce show up, they usher Solo & Bloodline away from ringside. The Usos stand tall tonight, but will they and Roman Reigns be able to end the drama?

Adam Pearce is on the phone.

The Raw General Manager is arguing with SmackDown General Manager, Nick Aldis. They were supposed to just have Jimmy Uso show up, not the rest of The Bloodline. Pearce doesn’t want excuses from Aldis, he needs Aldis to control his roster. Pearce says they’ll continue this talk another time, because The Judgment Day walks over. He sarcastically asks them what he can do for them tonight. Liv Morgan says they just want to know who “Daddy Dom” is facing tonight. And while he’s willing to take on any former world champion, he’s just curious> Pearce says he has no time for this. The main event sees Dom take on someone he knows very well.

That’s right. Dom is facing DAMIAN PRIEST! Carlito says not cool. Pearce wishes them a happy Monday. Pearce leaves, Dom says he’ll be fine. He knows all of Priest’s “little tricks,” he can handle this. Finn Balor tells Dom that no offense, but no one knows Priest better than Finn. Dom has to be very careful. There’s a reason why they called him The Punishment. Dom knows, but why don’t any of them believe in him? Dom will go out there alone, and prove he can be world champion. Liv & Raquel say they believe in Dom, he does have this. The others agree, but Finn heads out. JD McDonagh follows, is Judgment Day (not) fine?

Sheamus VS Ludwig Kaiser!

We’ve seen banger after banger with The Celtic Warrior and The Impeccable German, so here’s another one! Monday just became Fight Night, will Sheamus put a Brogue in Kaiser’s face to then move on to bigger and better? Or will Kaiser say NEIN to Sheamus going anywhere but into retirement?

The bell rings and the two stare down. They tie up, and Sheamus puts Kaiser in a corner. The ref counts, Sheamus lets off, but Kaiser pie faces him! Sheamus shoves Kaiser, Kaiser ROCKS Sheamus, Sheamus ROCKS back! The fans fire up as the haymakers and forearms keep going! Kaiser gets the edge, but Sheamus fires in return! Sheamus whips, Kaiser reverses, but Sheamus blocks the hip toss. Kaiser CHOPS! And CHOPS! Sheamus CHOPS, then short arm LARIATS! Kaiser staggers up, Sheamus fireman’s carries, ROLLING SENTON! The fans fire up and Sheamus eggs Kaiser on. Sheamus stomps Kaiser to a corner, then has the legs.

Kaiser holds ropes to stay in the corner, and the ref counts. Sheamus lets go at 4, but Kaiser BOOTS him away. Kaiser runs up, DISCUS LARIAT! The fans boo but Kaiser runs to DROPKICK Sheamus to the floor! Kaiser huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes out after Sheamus, to POST him! Sheamus wobbles then drops to his knees. Sheamus grabs his arm to YANK him into the post! And again! And again! Sheamus sputters a bit, but Kaiser pushes him down. Kaiser CLUBS Sheamus on the back, refreshes the ring count, and he drags Sheamus back up. Sheamus resists the pull, and Kaiser panics. Sheamus YANKS Kaiser into the post again and again!

The fans fire up, Sheamus CHOPS Kaiser down, and Kaiser goes into the ring. Sheamus drags Kaiser back out, BODY SHOT and then Sheamus reels Kaiser in! Kaiser fights free to GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Sheamus RAMS Kaiser into steel steps! Both men are down, and Kaiser scrambles away. The ring count is climbing, but both men roll in at 9.5! The fans fire up while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns as Kaiser kicks and SLAPS Sheamus at the ropes. Kaiser whips, Sheamus reverses, and hits an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up, Sheamus LARIATS Kaiser down! And LARAITS again! Sheamus runs in but Kaiser ducks the boot, sending Sheamus tumbling up and out! Kaiser goes out the side, runs around the way, but Sheamus KNEES him first! The fans fire up with Sheamus and high-five him! Sheamus goes back to Kaiser in the ring, and has him against ropes! BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! The fans count along, Sheamus goes to TEN! Kaiser sputters as Sheamus lets him go to climb a corner.

Sheamus leaps, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Kaiser stays in this but Sheamus stays focused. Sheamus fireman’s carries, and he brings Kaiser up the corner! But Kaiser kicks and flails to sunset flip! Sheamus holds onto ropes, so Kaiser CHOPS Sheamus’ legs! Kaiser gest under Sheamus with a POWERBOMB! And then PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Sheamus survives and Kaiser is beside himself! The fans rally up while Kaiser scowls. Kaiser SLAPS Sheamus, kicks him around, and eggs him on. The fans rally as both men rise, and Kaiser SLAPS again! And SLAPS again! Sheamus just gets pissed as Kaiser fires SLAP after SLAP!

Sheamus shoves Kaiser, eggs him on, and the fans love it! Sheamus CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Sheamus mule kicks, runs, but into a CHOP! Kaiser ENZIGIRIS and Sheamus wobbles, only to KNEE CAP! And BROGUE!! Cover, Sheamus wins!

Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall

That was a certified banger! The Fella puts Kaiser away, will he move on to another championship opportunity?

Rhea Ripley speaks.

“Raquel, I thought a lot about what you had to say last week, and you really tried to paint yourself in a pretty little picture, like you didn’t deserve the beatings I gave you. Weren’t you the one who once said, keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer?” The major difference between these two is that when Raquel betrayed Rhea, it was with malice and ego. What Rhea has done to Raquel & Liv was every bit deserved! Rhea did make mistakes in the past, yeah. But right now, it just seems like Raquel & Liv wanna be part of a Cry About It Squad. All Rhea wants is HER Women’s World Championship. And you’re gonna have to kill Rhea to stop her!

The Usos talk backstage.

Jey teases Jimmy for still being slow, but then they come across Sami Zayn! Jey says, “What’s up, my dawg?” He and Sami shake hands and Sami says hey, can they talk for a minute. Sure, what’s up? No, Sami was thinking… privately. Sami and Jimmy stare down, but Jey has Jimmy give them a minute. Jimmy moves aside, Sami asks what that was about. Is this what it is now? Jimmy & Jey, The Usos, back again? Is everything cool even after everything that happened? Sami is just making sure. Is Jey going to SmackDown to squash the beef? Jey gets what Sami is saying about Roman, but Solo is worse.

Sami says Solo isn’t the one that got in Jey’s head for years. He is not the one that made Jey jump through hoops just to prove his own worth to the family. Jey has Sami calm down. Jey hopes Sami isn’t on Solo’s side now. Sami isn’t on Solo’s side, he isn’t on anyone’s side, other than Jey’s side. This is not a lesser of two evils kind of move, Jey doesn’t have to choose. He doesn’t have to get involved. It is not Jey’s fight anymore. Jey said it himself, he is his own man, he stepped out on his own. Sami doesn’t understand why Jey would go back. Jey says yeah, Sami wouldn’t understand. Because Sami is not family, Uce.

Jey and Sami are out of things to say, and Jey leaves with Jimmy. Is this going to be Bloodline: Civil War, with no room for anyone else?

Gunther speaks.

“Cody Rhodes, the Quarterback of WWE. The golden boy of this generation. The selfless servant of everybody else. Cody Rhodes, the gutless champion! This is a champion VS champion match for the newly established Crown Jewel Championship. And once again, you drag the people closest to you into your business. This time, it’s none other than your mentor, you good friend, Randy Orton. A person whose career you envy so much. This Friday on SmackDown, it’s you and Randy Orton, against myself and Ludwig Kaiser. So let me give you both advice. On Friday, before you both walk out to the ring, pull Randy aside and ask him, ‘How does it feel to get choked out by Der Ring Gneral?

“Because very soon, Cody, the same is going to happen to you., You’re going to wake up, and finally come to the retaliation that you are just a secondary champion to me.” The World Heavyweight Champion is ready for world domination, will that happen this Saturday?

Zelina Vega w/ The LWO VS Ivy Nile w/ American Made!

La Muneca was there as LWO battled The Creed Brothers, and she made sure the Diamond Pitbull was dealt with. Will Zelina set the tone for tonight as Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee go for gold? Or will Raw continue to be American Made?

The bell rings and the two talk smack. Then Zelina SLAPS Ivy! Ivy RAMS Zelina into a corner, fires off hands, then whips corner to corner. Ivy runs up to DROPKICK! The fans boo but Ivy soaks up the heat. Ivy runs in, but Zelina slips out and Ivy hits buckles! Ivy storms up but Zelina gets her with a KNEE int he ropes! Ivy tumbles out of the ring, Zelina METEORAS to the floor! The fans fire up with Zelina, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and Zelina knocks Ivy down again. The fans fire up as Ivy goes to a corner, and Zelina METEORAS her in the back! Zelina kicks Ivy down, goes up, and gives some Latina Heat! But Ivy YANKS her down! Ivy drags Zelina up to suplex, but into STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE! Ivy falls back, Zelina drags her into the drop zone. Zelina climbs, the fans cheer, and Zelina MOONSAULTS! Not the cleanest hit, but Zelina still covers, TWO! Cruz & Wilde coach Zelina, Julius & Brutus coach Ivy. Zelina runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Ivy turns that into a GERMAN SUPELX! Bridging cover, TWO! The fans rally while Ivy grows frustrated.

Ivy drags Zelina up, fireman’s carries, but Zelina slips free. Zelina CHOP BLOCKS a leg! Zelina runs, to KNEE Ivy down! Zelina won’t cover yet, she wants to add on! But Brutus distracts the ref! Julius saves Ivy from Code Red! LWO storms up, they start showing and brawling with The Creeds! Julius OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Cruz, and Brutus FLAPJACKS Wilde! The ref reprimands The Creeds, but Ivy has Zelina. Ivy scoops, SWINGING URENAGE! Cover, Ivy wins!

Winner: Ivy Nile, by pinfall

The Diamond Pitbull takes a bite out of Zelina, she stands tall with the Creeds. Will Ivy prove this diamond is waiting for gold?

Jey talks with Jimmy again.

Jimmy asks about the talk with Sami, and Jey says he told Sami that Sami wasn’t family. Well, he’s not. Jey says when Jimmy left, Sami stepped up. Jimmy wouldn’t understand, either. Jimmy says he should talk with Sami. Jey says no, something bad will happen if they cross paths. Just chill. Jimmy says no, he’ll just talk with Sami. Jey has his word. Jimmy heads out, will #BigJim be able to get the former Honorary Uce to understand?

Seth Rollins is here!

Hershey fires up and sing along with The Visionary’s song as he makes his way out to the ring. Rollins gets the fans even more fired up, then he grabs the mic. Rollins revels in the “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” a little more, and he tells Hershey, “Welcome to Monday Night Rollins!” The fans cheer, and Rollins says he is a Visionary, he is a Revolutionary, he is SETH! FREAKIN! ROLLINS! And Hershey, Hershey, Hershey… Rollins is on the hunt for a monster! Make no mistake about it, Bronson Reed is a monster. But so is Rollins. That is a side of Rollins that he put to bed a long time ago, he forgot about it even.

But Bronson Reed… He woke something up in Rollins’ soul. Bronson has reminded Rollins of what he is capable of. And to be honest, Rollins kinda likes it. The fans like the sound of that! Rollins likes it, and so this Saturday at Crown Jewel- Bronson interrupts! Bronson tells “Seth Freakin’ Rollins” that they won’t have a repeat of last week. Bronson promised Adam Pearce that he would not to go into the arena and cause chaos. But if Rollins wants to go monster hunting, then Bronson’s here in the parking lot! Rollins thinks about it, the fans cheer him on, so Rollins says, “Don’t move, big man!” Rollins heads back to the back!

The fans cheer, and Rollins takes off his blue leather jacket to reveal a blue leather shirt, that he then takes off as he makes it past gorilla. The hair bun comes undone, Pearce says we don’t need this, the match is already made! Rollins doesn’t care, and as Bronson tosses security aside, Rollins runs up! They brawl in the back near the production trucks! Security runs in, but they’re sent aside! Bronson TOSSES Rollins onto a car! And then Bronson TOSSES Rollins onto road cases! Rollins BOOTS back, and SMACKS Bronson with the tractor trailer door! Bronson staggers to the car, Rollins MEGA STOMPS Bronson on the hood!!

The fans fire up as Rollins says this whole world has forgotten what he is capable of! That was a reminder, just a taste, because- Bronson is back up!? Bronson DECKS guard after guard, but Rollins BOOTS him! And SUPERKICKS him! And SMACKS Bronson with a crate! Bronson staggers, Rollins looks into the trailer, and he climbs in. But Bronson TOSSES a trash can at him!! The producers and Pearce shout that this is enough, but Bronson picks Rollins up. DEATH VALLEY DRIVER DOWN THROUGH SPARE TABLES!! Pearce shouts for medical, but Bronson is rising up on his own! The Colossal Aussie leaves Rollins behind, will Rollins even make it to Crown Jewel now?

The Alpha Academy talk backstage.

But then R-Truth walks in and says what’s up! They shake hands, fist bump, and Truth says they all look so much better ever since they got rid of that “short ugly guy” who yelled at them all the time. Otis asks if Truth is talking about “Master Gable.” Truth isn’t sure you can say that on TV. But then The Miz walks over. He wants Truth to hear him out. Miz apologizes. He is so sorry. He doesn’t know what he was thinking. Clearly Kross and Final Testament got in his head, but he sees the error of his ways. This isn’t about Miz but about them, The Awesome Truth. WrestleMania, they won the tag titles, they’re family! And Miz needs his family more than ever.

Maxxine says don’t listen to Miz, but Miz says oh, sure, don’t listen to a former World Champion, listen to Snow White & The Two Dorks. Otis gets heated but Truth says Miz has a point. This is about them. Let him handle this. The Alpha Academy leaves and Miz says he knew Truth would get it. They shake hands and they’re back! Truth is glad Miz found him, Truth has something for him. Truth reaches into his pocket, and then SMACK! Miz falls over and Truth says good luck with the Wyatts. Y’all gon’ die! Truth leaves with a big smile on his face. Then he says, “What’s up, Butch? You seen Pete?”

Butch- Er, Pete Dunne scowls, but The Bruiserweight leaves it at that. As for The Miz, he made his bed, will he have to sleep in it?

WWE World Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders Triple Threat: The New Day VS Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee VS The War Raiders!

Each team battled through and won different 2v2 matches, but now it will be 2v2v2 to win it all! Will Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods return to those W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, Championships~? Will the King of Lucha & Boy Wonder get to go another round with The Judgment Day? Or will Erik & Ivar bring the raid to Finn Balor & JD McDonagh?

In this form of Triple Threat, every team has a man legal, so Kofi, Dragon Lee and The War Beard start. The bell rings, Ivar runs up, but Kofi dodges. Lee BOOTS Ivar, Kofi mule kicks, and Lee DROPKICKS! Kofi DROPKICKS, Ivar falls into a corner, Kofi & Lee coordinate to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Kofi then rolls Lee up! TWO, but Kofi whips Lee. Lee reverses, Kofi goes up and over, but Ivar is back to HEEL KICK! Ivar SPLASHES Lee, then runs to BRONCO BUSTER! Ivar covers, Woods breaks it! Kofi is in a bad way, but Erik THROWS Woods! Rey runs in, Ivar KNEES him, then Erik KNEES him!

Rey tumbles out, The War Raiders pick up The New Day, to LAWN DART them into each other! Then they haul Lee up! They DOUBLE LAWN DART Lee onto everyone else on the outside! The fans fire up for Erik & Ivar while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and Erik ROCKS Woods! Rey SOBATS Erik! Woods ROCKS Rey! Erik ROCKS Woods! Rey ROCKS Erik! The fans rally as Woods ROCKS Rey again, but then Erik shoves Woods aside to HEADBUTT Rey! Everyone wobbles, Woods mule kicks Erik! Erik ROCKS Woods! Woods drops to a knee, Erik snarls, but Rey fires hands! Rey runs, leaps, but Erik catches him, to SLAM him onto Woods! Erik hurries to his corner, tag to Ivar. Erik drags Rey up, the Raiders beat Rey up against ropes, and the fans are torn as Rey slumps down. Ivar tags Erik back in, and they haul Woods up. Ivar scoop SLAMS Woods, Erik scoop SLAMS Ivar onto Woods!

Erik covers, TWO! Woods stays in this but Erik stays on him. Erik sends Woods into Rey at the corner! They both fall over, and Erik looms over them. Erik brings Rey up, ROCKS him, then tags Ivar. They whip Rey, POP-UP, and POWER- DDT!! Rey turns things around and the fans fire up! Rey RANAS Erik out of the ring! The fans rally as Rey hurries for his corner, but Woods BLASTS Lee first! Then he LEG LARIATS Rey! Woods looks to Kofi, but is confused by the booing? Woods says he’s just doing what he needs to win! Ivar runs up to HEEL KICK Woods! The fans rally up, and Ivar drags Woods up.

Ivar back suplexes, but Woods lands out! Woods dodges Ivar, hot tag to Kofi! Kofi springboards to AX HANDLE Ivar! Kofi CHOSP Rey, CHOPS Ivar, DROPKICKS Rey, then dodges Ivar. Kofi LEPAING LARIATS Ivar, then he scoop SLAMS Rey down next to him! The fans fire up as Kofi runs, “NEW~ DAY~” BOOM DROP, DOUBLE! The fans fire up as Kofi aims from a corner. “NEW! DAY ROCKS!” Kofi aims, spins, TROUBLE IN- NO, Ivar ducks! Rey is there, but Kofi has him first, SOS! Cover, Lee runs up! Kofi ditches Rey to TOSS Lee! Erik runs in, Kofi DUMPS him, too! Woods WRECKS Lee & Erik with a dropkick!

Kofi avoids Ivar and HEEL KICKS him! Ivar falls out, Kofi climbs a corner! Woods organizes the cluster, for Kofi to SUPER TRUST FALL! The fans are all fired up again and Raw goes back to break!

Raw returns again and Ivar runs in, but Rey moves, the bronco buster hits buckles! Rey storms up on Kofi but Kofi kicks first! Kofi runs, sunset flips, but Rey rolls through to BUZZSAW! All three men look to their corners, hot tags to Erik and Lee! Lee dodges Erik, CLBOBERS Kofi, then dodges Erik again. Lee runs up but Erik puts him on the apron., Lee RAMS into Erik, GAMANGIRIS, then climbs. But Kofi is up after Lee in an instant! Lee trips Kofi, HEADBUTTS him into a Tree of Woe, then WOE STOMPS! Lee keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges Erik, rolls and DDT! Woods storms in to swing on Lee, but Lee dodges to BOOT!

Lee DROPKCISK Ivar before Ivar gets in, and the fans fire up with Lee! “L! W! O!” Lee hits BULL’S HORNS on Kofi! Cover, but Erik breaks it! The fans continue to rally as Erik drags Lee up. Erik puts Lee in a corner, ROCKS him, then puts him up top. Erik CHOPS and Lee wobbles. Erik climbs, brings Lee up, but Kofi CLUBS them both! The fans fire up as Kofi climbs to fire hands! Kofi has Erik, but Lee CLUBS Kofi! Lee SUNSET FLIPS, but Kofi fights him off! Rey sneaks up to CLUB Kofi! Erik adds on, but Rey hits Erik, too! Rey climbs, Lee tries again, and Lee brings Kofi from the corner,. Rey SUPER STEINERS Erik while Lee POWERBOMBS Kofi! Cover on Kofi, but Woods breaks it!

The fans rally up again with everyone down around ringside! “This is Awesome!” as Woods brings Lee up. Woods fires hands, and a CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Woods fires up, the fans boo, but Woods reels Lee in. Woods scoops, Lee slips free, V-TRIGGER! Ivar hits a SEATED SENTON on Lee, but Rey hits a SEATED SENTON on Ivar! Erik CLOBBERS Rey! Kofi springboards to AX HANDLE Erik! Lee tilt-o-whirls, but Kofi stops that to hit a BACKBREAKER! Woods goes up, but he sees Rey first! Woods runs at Rey, Rey DUMPS Woods out! Kofi is confused, but then Lee runs up to waistlock!

Kofi switches, but Rey tags in before the O’Conner! Dragon RANAS Kofi onto ropes, and he gets to FLY onto Woods! Rey then dials it up, but GABLE trips Rey!? Gable has an ANKLE LOCK Rey, this is where “Master” Gable went! The Raiders have Kofi but he fights them off! Only to get the pop-up, into the SPRINGBOARD LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO!! Cover, War Raiders win!

Winners: The War Raiders, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the WWE World Tag Team Championships)

American Made really wasn’t done with LWO because Gable screwed them over here! Woods also screwed himself, though, what is going on in his head? But one way or another, Erik & Ivar are aimed right at Finn & JD. Will Judgment Day be the ones facing Ragnarök?

The Miz complains to Adam Pearce.

He is a former WWE Champion! The ONLY TWO-TIME Grand Slam Champion! Where is his security!? He has Truth sucker punching him while Bo Dallas & The Wyatt Sick6 are stalking him! Pearce chuckles and Miz asks why. Miz turns around and The Final Testament is there. Miz says hi, guys. What’s going on? Not much. Kross asks what’s the plan. Plan? Uh, yeah, well, if they see or hear The Wyatts, just run. Kross says he knew this would happen so he has a plan. The plan is Miz will help them find Bo Dallas and- Miz isn’t so sure- HEY!! Kross says Miz is going to ask Bo why Bo is getting in Kross’ business, or… Kross breaks Miz’s legs.

Ready? Break. The Final Testament leave it up to Miz, will the Hollywood A-Lister find a way to get through to his former Miztourage member?

Jimmy looks around for Sami.

But when he gets outside, Jey is there. Jey asks if Jimmy’s found Sami, but then Jimmy points out Sami talking to Solo! The Usos cannot believe it. Jimmy says family is all they got. They and Roman have to be the ones. Jey says yeet. But is what we just saw what it looks like?

Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest!

Dirty Dom wants everyone to start believing in his potential, but it’s not like he’s really been living up to it… Will he show everyone, especially Adam Pearce, that he is ready to be World Heavyweight Champion? Or will he only be facing The Punishment that’s been a long time coming?

Raw returns and Dom makes his entrance, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez seeing him to the ramp. But as Dom said, he’s gonna do this on his own. Liv & Raquel return to the back, and the fans boo #LatinoCheat as he continues to the ring. Then Dom goes right after Priest! The bell rings, fans boo even more but the ref backs Dom off. Dom soaks up the heat, but Priest grabs Dom by the neck! Priest TOSSES Dom to the corner to then fire off hands! The ref counts, Priest lets off, to then UPPERCUT! Dom staggers to another corner, he asks for mercy, but Priest whips him corner to corner instead. Dom hits buckles hard, then drops to the mat.

Priest taunts Dom, pushes him around, then ROCKS him at the ropes. Priest drags Dom up by his mullet to bump him off buckles. Dom sputters, Priest whips Dom to ropes, but Dom holds ropes to stop. Domo dropkicks the legs and Priest ends up on ropes! Dom dials it up, but Priest CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up while Dom is seeing stars! Priest drags Dom up again, and TOSSES him up and out! Priest then pursues Dom, and Hershey fires up as Priest whips Dom hard into barriers! The fans cheer as Priest storms over to stand Dom up. Priest scoops Dom, carries him around, and then aims. But Dom slips free to POST Priest!

Priest staggers, Dom slides into the ring then DIVES! Direct hit and Priest hits desk! The fans boo as Dom flexes, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Dom has Priest for a snap suplex! That’s Uno Amigo! The fans boo, but Dom brings Priest up for Dos Amigos! Dom gives some Latino Heat, but the fans still boo. Priest suplexes Dom for a BROKEN ARROW! The fans fire up while both men are down! Priest grits his teeth as he rises, and the fans rally behind him. Priest waits on Dom, then DECKS him! And DECKS him again! And kicks, kicks, and ROLLING ELBOWS! Then a HAYMAKER! The fans fire up with Priest while Dom goes to a corner. Priest runs in, BIG back elbow! Priest clinches, for the FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!

Priest is annoyed but the fans rally up. Priest powers up, Dom rises, and Priest runs up, to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Dom survives being turned inside-out, but Priest grins. Priest raises his hand and the fans fire up. Dom stirs, crawls to ropes, and Priest lines up the shot. But Dom bails out! The fans boo while the ref has Priest hold on. Dom crawls, but Priest goes out the side! Priest runs in to POUNCE Dom over the desk! The fans fire up and Priest drags Dom back up. Priest drags Dom but Liv & Raquel are back! They complain to the ref, but it’s all a distraction! Carlito & JD mug Priest from the crowd side!

Dom gets away, JD & Carlito TOSS Priest into the timekeeper’s area! So much for Dom doing this on his own. But then Priest rises up and he CLOBBERS JD! And DECKS Carlito! Priest has a chair to JAM JD! And JAM Carlito! Priest tosses Carlito into the ring, SMACKS JD on the back, and then SMACKS JD again! JD falls in a heap, Priest goes into the ring, but the ref wants Priest to let the chair go. Priest says hold on, and he JAMS Carlito! And SMACKS him with it! The fans fire up as Priest SMACKS Carlito again! Raquel saves Carlito, but Dom rolls Priest up! WITH TIGHTS! DOM WINS!!!

Winner: Dominik Mysterio, by pinfall

The fans boo, and Priest is pissed! Priest has Dom’s legs! Priest won’t let Dom run away, and he drags him back in! Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE!! Dom may have won like he wanted, but he also gets what he deserves! Because Priest storms back in, with the chair, and he aims at Dom! Priest SMACKS Dom! And SMACKS him! And SMACKS him again!! Liv panics, but Priest just wears the chair out on Dom’s back! Dom writhes and Priest walks away, but then Priest thinks of something more. Priest brings down the straps, and he heads back to the ring! The ref wants Priest to stop, Liv wants Priest to stop, but Priest looms over Dom.

The fans chant “ONE MORE TIME! ONE MORE TIME!” Carlito crawls in, so Priest grabs him! SOUTH OF HEAVEN! Then Priest deadlifts Dom, roars, and sends him SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Liv has all but fainted as she leans on Raquel for literal support. The record books will still say Dom won, but was it a pyrrhic victory given how he has to be helped to the back?

My Thoughts:

A really good Raw as the go-home to Crown Jewel, mostly because they had no time to Go-Home Syndrome this with constant hype packages and recaps. Good promo from Gunther, but he just repeated a lot of what he said to Cody before. The only thing new was announcing the tag match for this Friday. And you can bet Kaiser takes the loss in that like he did to Sheamus tonight. The tag match will be good, but as I said on Friday, it’ll just be an opening for Kevin Owens to go after Randy Orton. Sheamus VS Kaiser was great stuff to open the night, and great win for Sheamus. As I said last week, maybe Sheamus and Bron Breakker fight for the Intercontinental Championship.

Very good stuff with Rollins and Bronson to hype up their match. Rollins hinting at bringing out his past savage attitude is good stuff, and that brawl was really good. Just something about how they framed it all so that you could see all the wild destruction Bronson was doing in the background. And Rollins taking that slam through tables, that is definitely to make him an underdog for the Crown Jewel match. And in this case, it would take that damage to make Rollins the underdog because we’ve all seen him overcome big, mean monster men before. Granted, I personally was hoping Bronson was set to win so that he could go for a title after this, but I guess it isn’t the right time if Gunther is Heel and Bron Breakker is Heel.

And we got great story integration all over the rest of the card. This feud of LWO VS American Made is building into something really fun. Zelina VS Ivy was really good, but I should’ve figured The Creeds would brawl with Cruz & Wilde. Ivy winning is good, she hasn’t had a lot of matches so she needs something like this. And while we got an awesome Triple Threat, I should’ve seen Gable get involved. At the same time, War Raiders were of course winning, so this was also a good way to protect LWO in missing out. And also good addition to the New Day dysfunction, Woods completely losing sight of the goal is definitely going to come back around in a promo.

Alpha Academy and Truth had a good segment with Miz, especially Truth not falling for Miz’s apology. Miz of course only wants Truth back on his side because he’d rather not deal with The Wyatt Sick6 nor The Final Testament. But too bad, Miz, you’re stuck in a scary movie now. It’s also good continuity with Miz and Bo having their past team-up with The Miztourage. The promos will be great stuff, and the eventual 8 Man Tag will be fun, too. Truth’s comment to Pete Dunne might come back to bite him, though, and Dunne needs something to do anyway, so that might be a fun feud.

Rhea had a good promo to call out Liv & Raquel, but we just need to get to Rhea VS Raquel already. Maybe that’ll be in the next couple of weeks as we move past Crown Jewel and on to Survivor Series. And of course it was Dom VS Priest for tonight, it just made sense on several levels. Finn being annoyed by how the group is trying to get behind Dom as a world title contender was a good detail, because yeah, duh, Dom is nowhere near that yet. But Judgment Day cheating so Dom could win was of course how this went. Priest getting to beat Dom up after was a good touch, though. I would think Pearce tells Dom that hell no, he’s not facing Gunther with a weak win like that. Priest and Dom might even have a rematch where the Judgment Day is banned at threat of being stripped of belts.

And who knew The Bloodline story was going to hit so hard tonight on Raw. Solo & Bloodline showing up to try and take out The Usos without Roman around was a good touch, and you know they had to get Honorary Uce in on this. Sami being conflicted about Jey & Jimmy making good is a good detail, an understandable perspective, as is Jey telling Sami that of course he wouldn’t understand, he isn’t family and doesn’t have a brother. But then Solo talking with Sami, that is pretty wild. It most certainly has to be a misunderstanding, but I enjoy we’re taking this twist.

My Score: 8.7/10