WWE
RAW
December.Week
4.2017
Uniondale,
NY
CHAMPIONS
WWE
Universal Champion: Brock Lesnar
WWE
Intercontinental Champion: John Cena
WWE
RAW Tag Team Champions: Gallows & Anderson
WWE
RAW Women's Champion: Paige
WWE
RAW POWER RANKINGS
1.
Scott
Dawson
2.
Dash
Wilder
3.
Rhyno
4.
Heath
Slater
5.
Seth Rollins (WWE RAW Tag Team Champion)
LAST
NIGHT AT WWE LIVE HOLIDAY TOUR IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: The WWE
Champion John Cena defeated Roman Reigns to become the NEW WWE
Intercontinental Champion! Also, Gallows and Anderson defeated Seth
Rollins and Dean Ambrose for the RAW Tag Team Titles!
TONIGHT:
The WWE Champion John Cena defends the WWE Intercontinental
Championship against Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe in Triple Threat
action!
LAST
NIGHT AT WWE LIVE HOLIDAY TOUR FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: Braun
Strowman defeated Kane in a match where the winner would receive an
opportunity at the WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at the Royal
Rumble. However, Kane has the match outcome under protest as
Strowman's foot was egregiously under the bottom rope which is
grounds for a reversal of the referee's decision in Kane's view.
SHOW
OPENER PROMO
The
Big Show returns and has news for BOTH Braun Strowman and Kane. Now
that he's been reentered into the rankings, he is currently ranked #1
contender for the Universal Championship so all three of them can
settle it right now or get lost.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
RAW GM Kurt Angle remedies this conundrum with a Fatal 4-Way Match at
the Royal Rumble. Brock Lesnar will defend the Universal Championship
against Big Show, Braun Strowman and Kane!
MATCH
#1
Non-Title
4-Way
Finisher Match
Brock
Lesnar vs Big Show vs Braun Strowman vs Kane
Lesnar
eliminated by Strowman! (Running Powerslam)
Kane
eliminated by Big Show (KO Punch)
Strowman
eliminated by Big Show (KO Punch)
WINNER:
Big Show
MIDDLE
CARD PROMO
Resident
Grinch Elias deems the WWE Universe unworthy of any Xmas songs but
announces that he will be in the Royal Rumble!
IN
THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Heath Slater and Rhyno run into Kurt Angle
who tells them that they need to toughen up as they approach 2018 so
they can have opportunities. Heath hopes they don’t get fired as
he's got kids. Rhyno tells Heath they need to toughen up.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon announces a 30-Woman Royal Rumble
Match!
MATCH
#2
Six-Man
Tag Team Match
Absolution
(Paige, Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville) vs Mickie James, Bayley &
Sasha Banks
WINNERS:
Absolution (Paige, Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville)
Method:
Pinfall from Mandy on Bayley
Finish:
The Bed of Roses
Bray
Wyatt says it's always been about good vs evil, his favorite game.
Matt Hardy says the Great War has perpetuated for eons over space and
time and it continues on the battlefield known as WWE. Bray says Matt
is now woken, the yin to his yang and he's been waiting for him. Matt
says his woken wisdom and broken brilliance will inform the masses
but Bray calls him a golden calf who's words mean nothing. Matt
recalls their paths crossing before where Sister Abigail had an
addiction to evil.
Bray
asks the people why follow a jester when you can walk in the
footsteps of a king. He tells them to choose wisely because only one
can survive. Matt says the Woken Warriors are preparing for battle
against Wyatt and they will DELETE him!
IN
THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Heath Slater says he didn't get any gifts for
his kids because of what Kurt Angle said. Rhyno tries to toughen up
Slater by having him confront Kane. Heath does so and gets clapped so
bad that Rhyno tries to pull “The Big Red Monster” off of him but
gets done in as well.
MIDDLE
CARD PROMO
Alexa
Bliss wishes everyone a Merry Blissmas. She has a special Christmas
gift for everyone, the gift of a goddess. 2017 hasn't exactly been
her year but by the end of 2018 she will be RAW Women’s Champion.
Alexa
watched the Women's Royal Rumble announcement a hundred times and she
still gets chills. She's the gift that keeps on giving because she is
entering the Royal Rumble! At this point, she is interrupted by Asuka
who also announces her Royal Rumble entry before saying that she will
win because “nobody is ready for Asuka!”
Alexa
Bliss vs Asuka
PROMO
BATTLE WINNER: Asuka
INTERVIEW:
Samoa Joe talks about beating Roman Reigns twice in a row before
calling Roman's win over him last week on RAW a fluke. A one out of
ten chance. As far as John Cena interjecting himself into Joe's
business and taking the Intercontinental Title, Joe is about to show
Cena firsthand how Roman felt when Joe handed him defeat after
defeat.
LAST
WEEK ON RAW: “The Empress of Tomorrow” Asuka defeated Alicia
Fox who was then assaulted in the backstage area by Absolution!
INTERVIEW:
Paige “and her fangirls” ruined Alicia Fox's week last week and
blames them for her loss to Asuka (despite the attack taking place
after the match). Alicia plans to use what she learned last week and
win and crash Asuka's momentum. If she loses, she will freak out.
MATCH
#3
REMATCH
Normal
Match
Asuka
vs Alicia Fox
WINNER:
Asuka
Method:
Submission
Finish:
Asuka Lock
PROMO:
Bray Wyatt asks draws us to Woken Matt Hardy. His voice or his words?
His childish laugh? His funny faces? It's all fun and games until
someone gets hurt. That's where he comes in. He will make sure the
right people get hurt. That person is Matt Hardy. If Matt wants to
continue this little chess match, he's ready. He will play by the
rules. The Great War must end and Matt should run.
LAST
WEEK ON RAW: Jeff Hardy defeated Big Cass and Finn Bálor
in a Triple Threat Match!
TONIGHT:
With a Christmas present on-hand for the WWE Universe, Finn Bálor
challenges Jeff Hardy and Jason Jordan to a tag team match! Jordan
looks forward to seeing how it's like to team up with one of The
Hardy Boyz.
MATCH
#4
Tag
Team Match
Jeff
Hardy & Jason Jordan vs Finn Bálor
& Hideo Itami
WINNERS:
Jeff Hardy & Jason Jordan
Method:
Pinfall from Jordan on Itami
Finish:
Back Suplex Neckbreaker
PROMO:
Bray Wyatt implies that Sister Abigail hated this time of year and
hated the people who promulgated the pagan rituals. It reminded her
of someone like Matt Hardy who's words only perpetuate the sickness.
He give these people something to believe in but he's using them for
his personal gain. He tells the “Woken Warriors” to look around
because they're surrounded by the darkness and his fireflies. They
are surrounded by her.
MIDDLE
CARD PROMO
Bray
Wyatt stands in the center of the ring and calls out Matt Hardy.
Bray
Wyatt vs Matt Hardy
PROMO
BATTLE WINNER: Matt Hardy
IN
THE LOCKER ROOM AREA:
The new RAW Tag Team Champions Gallows and Anderson exchange Xmas
cards and a gift in the form of a steel cage playset with a Dean
Ambrose action figure confined within as a metaphor for their victory
last night.
LAST
WEEK: Akira Tozawa defeated Cedric Alexander on 205 Live to win
the WWE Cruiserweight Championship but Cedric would regain the title
last night at WWE Live Holiday Tour from Madison Square Garden in
NYC!
INTERVIEW:
Cedric Alexander wants to beat Akira Tozawa in the title rematch
tonight and go on to represent 205 Live as champion where he'll do
great things such as shut Enzo Amore up.
MATCH
#5
WWE
CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP
REMATCH
Normal
Match
Cedric
Alexander (c) vs Akira Tozawa
Pre-Match:
Both shake hands.
WINNER
and NEW WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION: Akira Tozawa
Method:
Pinfall
Finish:
Diving Senton
MIDDLE
CARD PROMO
Enzo
Amore is here to spread Christmas joy to all the people having a
terrible Xmas. He presents Drew Gulak a Xmas gift in the form of news
that Rich Swann's opportunity to compete for the Cruiserweight
Championship has been revoked and “Gabba Gulak” will now directly
move on to challenge the Cruiserweight Champion next week! Enzo
promises that the Cruiserweight Title is en route to board The Zo
Train! They will give the champ a very merry beatdown and not even
the biggest Christmas miracle can save him!
IN
THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Enzo Amore can't wait for 2018. He runs into
Nia Jax and they both get tongue tied. They wish each other a Merry
Christmas when they notice that there is mistletoe above them. Alexa
Bliss suddenly interjects (stopping a possible kiss), wanting to talk
to Nia about the women’s Royal Rumble Match.
INTERVIEW:
Roman Reigns couldn't care less what Samoa Joe has to say. He's
leaving RAW tonight with the Intercontinental Championship!
MATCH
#6
WWE
RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP
REMATCH
Tag
Team Miracle on 34th Street Fight
Gallows
& Anderson (c) vs Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose
WINNERS
and NEW WWE RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose
Method:
Pinfall from Rollins on Anderson
Finish:
Sole Kick
IN
THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil are excited
about Dana Brooke joining Titus Worldwide as Statistician/Head of
Research and Development. The Bar walk up, mock them and call anyone
who works at Titus Worldwide a loser.
INTERVIEW:
The WWE Champion and NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion John Cena
talks about what the Intercontinental Championship means to him. If
Samoa Joe or Roman Reigns have any problems with it then they should
stop pointing fingers and come get some because the Intercontinental
Championship is right here waiting.
MAIN
EVENT
WWE
INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Triple
Threat Match
John
Cena (c) vs Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe
WINNER
and NEW WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Samoa Joe
Method:
Pinfall on Cena!
Finish:
Chimera-Plex
NEWS
Samoa
Joe has won the WWE Intercontinental Championship!
Samoa
Joe has suffered a minor injury during his match. Although still
cleared to compete, the threat of further injury should be a concern
on this Superstar's mind.
Seth
Rollins & Dean Ambrose have won the WWE RAW Tag Team
Championship!
