WWE Raw Results
August 12, 2024
Austin, Texas (Moody Center ATX)
Commentary: Michael Cole and Pat McAfee
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever. Together.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
WWE Raw starts with a video package of The Judgment Day imploding. Clips of Dominik Mysterio joining Liv Morgan at SummerSlam and Finn Balor costing Damian Priest his Championship against Gunther. We cut to last week’s Raw with Finn Balor attacking Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley coming out.
For the Pre-Show arrivals, we see The Judgment Day, Randy Orton, Sami Zayn and Bron Breakker entering the arena.
Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio, Liv Morgan and Damien Priest
Live in the arena, Rhea Ripley’s music hits and out she comes to a loud pop from the crowd.
The fans chant “Mami” and Rhea smiles and says she has had a lot of time to think about what happened at SummerSlam. She says she has relived it in her head every day since it happened and she felt every single emotion you can feel in this kind of a situation. Embarrassed, heart break but right now she feels pissed the hell off.
Rhea looks at the camera and she tells Dominik that he stabbed her in the back and maybe he has heard it before but it just wasn’t deep enough. And Liv Morgan managed to run away with her Championship but she can’t run forever. She says she is Rhea Ripley and it is time she reminds Liv and Dominik who she is.
As she is talking, we hear Liv’s voice and she is standing in between the crowd with Dominik. Liv tells Rhea that Dominik has something he wants to get off his chest. The fans boo as he begins to speak.
Dominik asks Rhea if she knows why he left her for Liv. The fans boo very loudly and Rhea says she kind of wants to hear what he has to say because she likes to hear excuses. Dominik continues to speak and the fans boo. He says he is a man and he deserves to be treated like one. The fans with a loud “You suck” chant. He says Rhea tried to change him and he says it was embarrassing for Rhea to be bossing him around. A grown man calling her Mami and now he has a girl who calls him daddy.
He says she gives him chicken tenders when he wants, she lets him play video games when he wants. She lets him be him. And she did something Rhea could never do. She finally helped him beat his dead beat dad.
Rhea says she will say something he probably hasn’t heard in a long time. She is proud of him. She is proud of everything that he has accomplished in the last couple of years. Watching him grow into the man he is today is one of her biggest accomplishments. He finally did something for himself and he won gold. But the one thing is that when it comes to his dad, she just wanted him to beat him on his own because she didn’t want any excuses that he was better than Rey. But now since he wants to make his own decisions like a man, she should be proud of him for that too. The thing is that it’s the last decision he is ever going to make.
Liv begins to talk and the fans boo. She tells Rhea there is only one thing Rhea said that was true and that is that Dominik is a man and he is all hers. Liv says Rhea has nothing. No family, her real family is a million miles away and the family she thought she found in The Judgment Day, she took them. She says Dominik is hers. The Women’s World Championship, is hers. She tells Rhea that the Women’s division is hers. Everything Rhea loved is hers.
Rhea laughs and asks her if she is done because she would love for her to shut the hell up. She says Liv has taken a lot from her. A lot of her weak links. But the one thing she did wrong was that she left her standing because she is going to come for her and she is going to have to kill her to stop her. And it’s flattering that she likes the sound of her own voice, because it allows them to find out where they are.
Damian Priest steps in behind Dominik and Liv. Priest grabs Dominik and he throws him into the wall and they fight into the concession stands. Liv jumps onto Damian’s bag and in comes Rhea but Liv runs away. Priest with right hands onto Dominik and they start fighting down the stairs towards the ring.
They fight into the ring and a right hand by Dominik but Priest grabs him. Carlito hits him from behind and Dominik escapes. Priest hits Carlito with a big boot and a clothesline to the outside.
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Damian Priest vs. Carlito
The bell rings and we are under way. Priest with a big boot onto Carlito. Priest with kicks and right hands. A flap jack by Priest and he goes for South of Heaven but Carlito rolls to the outside of the ring. Priest chases him around the ring and he throws Carlito back into the ring. Priest goes for the Razor’s Edge but Carlito flips, lands on his feet and he hits Priest with a DDT. He goes for the cover but Priest kicks out. Carlito goes for a right hand but Priest with a right hand. He hits Carlito with the flatliner. Priest goes for the cover but Carlito kicks out. Priest climbs the top rope but Carlito hits the ropes, tripping Priest on the top rope. Carlito climbs the second rope and he lands a suplex.
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Back from commercial, Carlito with a running knee followed by a clothesline. A swinging neck breaker by Carlito. He goes for the cover but Priest kicks out. Carlito runs to the ropes but Priest with a spinning heel kick. A forearm to the face by Priest followed by a right hand. Priest with a running flying elbow in the corner. A broken arrow by Priest followed by a kick to the side of the head. Priest with the South of Heaven. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Damian Priest
JD McDonagh attacks Priest from behind but Priest with a right hand. Balor, Dominik and Liv run to the ring. Finn and Dominik with kicks onto Priest. Out comes Rhea Ripley. Carlito runs to the outside but Rhea with a right hand. Balor is stuck between Priest and Rhea in the middle of the ring. Priest goes for a super kick but JD pushes Balor out of the way and Priest kicks JD down. Balor to the outside of the ring and Priest with a South of Heaven onto JD in the ring. Priest and Rhea hug in the ring and Dominik jumps off the top rope but Priest catches him. He throws Dominik onto Rhea and she goes for the Rip Tide but Liv pulls Dominik down to the outside. The Judgment Day head to the back with Priest and Rhea standing in the ring.
The Alpha Academy are backstage and in comes Ivy Nile. She tells Maxxine Dupri that maybe she should not be ringside for the tag team match tonight. Maxxine tells Ivy that the Alpha Academy are her family. Ivy tells her she understands and she walks away.
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Another Uncle Howdy video airs. This time Bo Dallas says there have been a lot of emotions, especially last week. He says the work isn’t done and repeatedly says “my life for you” and the screen goes blue.
We see clips of Odyssey Jones attacking The Final Testament last week.
Back in the arena, Odyssey Jones is with Kofi Kingston. In comes Xavier Woods and Kofi is excited, telling Woods that Jones will have his debut tonight. Kofi and Jones walk away with Xavier Woods looking on.
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Odyssey Jones vs. Vincent Winey
The bell rings and we are under way. Winey with right hands onto Jones but Jones throws him across the ring. Jones with clotheslines in the corner. He powerslams Winey and does a cannonball onto Winey. He picks Winey up but Winey lands on his feet. Kicks by Winey and he runs to the ropes but Jones with a spinning sidewalk slam. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Odyssey Jones
The Final Testament come out and Kross asks if this is another day for The New Day. Kross says we can see Kofi is using Jones to replace Big E and he tells Woods that he sees the truth and the truth is that Kofi is using Jones to replace Woods. The fans chant “New Day Rocks”. Woods tells Kroos that he does his best to try and drive a wedge between them but it won’t work. Woods says to cut to the chase and to know which two of them will fight them next week. Kofi interrupts him and says if they do that, the one who is not in the match will get involved. And to make it a six man tag team match. Kross says the devil’s work is never done and he accepts the challenge.
Drew McIntyre and Adam Pearce
We cut to Adam Pearce who is backstage and in comes Drew McIntyre. Adam Pearce tells him that CM Punk is not there tonight due to travel issues. Drew says he doesn’t care about Punk, he is looking at the present. And he is wondering by Randy Orton from SmackDown is fighting for the Championship. He says Orton is a snake in the grass and he won’t strike on his turf. Drew says he will do Pearce’s job tonight and take care of it. Drew tells him to trust him and that he will be on his best behavior, scouts honor.
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American Made (Julius and Brutus Creed) vs. Alpha Academy (Akira Tozawa and Otis)
The bell rings and we are under way. Otis with a back drop onto Brutus and Julius slams Tozawa on the outside of the ring. American Made double team Otis in the corner. Julius goes for the cover on Otis but he kicks out. They throw Otis in the corner, Tozawa climbs on top of the shoulders of Otis and jumps onto American Made and they fall to the outside of the ring. Otis lifts Tozawa up and he gorilla presses him onto American Made on the outside of the ring.
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Back from commercial, American Made throw Tozawa to the ropes and lift him up but Tozawa with a double DDT. Otis gets in the ring and he shoulder tackles them both down. Brutus is down in the corner, Julius jumps off the second rope and Otis catches him and slams him. Otis with the caterpillar onto Julius. He goes for the cover but Brutus breaks it up. Otis with a clothesline. He lifts Brutus onto his shoulders but Julius with a knee to the face. American Made with standing moon saults. Julius goes for the cover but Tozawa breaks it up. Tozawa with a hurricanrana onto Brutus and he throws Julius to the outside. Tozawa goes for a suicide dive onto Julius but he gets tripped up between the ropes and falls to the outside. He gets back up and throws American Made into the ring. Tozawa on the top rope. Brutus lifts Otis onto his shoulders and Julius jumps off the second rope, clotheslining him down. Tozawa with a splash onto Brutus and Alpha Academy on their feet.
Ivy Nile on the outside attacks Maxxine. She slams Maxxine face first onto the announce table. Ivy tells her that she chose this. That distracts Otis and Tozawa. Julius throws Otis to the outside. Brutus rolls Tozawa up from behind and gets the win.
Winners: American Made
Jackie Redmond with Pete Dunne
A pre-recorded interview airs between Jackie Redmond and Pete Dunn. He says he was never under the wing of Sheamus. It was Sheamus who was under his wing. And that got Pete a terrible nick name and a front row seat to the Sheamus show. He asks her what happened to Ridge. He says he never wants to hear the name of Butch ever again. He tells her if he has to shut Sheamus up to never have to hear that name again, he will do it.
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Adam Pearce is backstage with Bronson Reed. He tells Reed that Seth has cracked ribs and internal bruising. Bronson Reed says Pearce did not give him an opportunity, he had to take it himself. And what better way than to impale everyone’s favorite superstar, Seth Rollins. He tells Pearce he can find him an opponent tonight or he can go find him his next victim.
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A video graphic in memory of Kevin Sullivan is shown.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Kairi Sane and IYO SKY vs. The Pure Fusion Collective (Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler with Sonya Deville)
Candice Michelle is in attendance and Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre are at ringside.
The bell rings and we are under way. Shayna and IYO start the match and IYO with a hurricanrana. Kairi Sane is tagged in and they double team Shayna. A sliding forearm by Kairi in the corner. She climbs the top rope and lands a forearm onto Shayna. She goes for the cover but Shayna kicks out and rolls to the outside of the ring. She gets back onto the ring apron and hits Kairi with a right hand. Stark is tagged in and they double team Sane.
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Back from commercial, SKY with right hands and a drop kick onto Stark. IYO on the ring apron and she kicks Stark. In comes Shayna and IYO with a double missile dropkick onto Stark and Shayna. IYO with the bullet train attack onto Stark in the corner. She goes for the cover but Stark kicks out. She goes for a double underhook but Stark reverses it into a German suplex. Shayna is tagged in and they double team IYO. Stark goes for the cover but Sane breaks it up. Sane is thrown to the outside. Stark is tagged in and a modified back breaker by IYO onto Stark. IYO climbs the top rope, Sonya gets on the ring apron and that distracts the referee. Shayna trips Sane up and IYO throws Stark to the outside. IYO goes for a super kick onto Stark but Stark moves and IYO kicks Dawn. IYO throws Stark into the ring and she hits her with the moon sault. She goes for the cover but Dawn breaks it up. In comes Alba Fyre and the referee calls for the bell.
Winners: No Contest
The Miz is sitting backstage and in comes R-Truth. He asks Miz if he is down because he didn’t get a match at SummerSlam or if it’s because he lost to the Rock N Roll Express. Miz tells him him it was against A Town Down Under.
R-Truth says he will cheer him up and he got him an Intercontinental Title match against Bron Breakker. Miz tells him that Breakker is facing Zayn tonight. R-Truth points to a nearby television and it’s a graphic of Miz vs. Bronson Reed tonight. Miz tells him that’s Bronson Reed and R-Truth asks him if that’s the guy that killed Seth last week.
In comes Randy Orton who runs down The Miz’s accomplishments. Miz tells him he is facing Bronson Reed tonight and Orton asks if that’s the guy who killed Seth last week. Orton says he believes in The Miz and that he will win. The Miz walks away and R-Truth asks Orton if he really believes that The Miz can win and Orton looks at him and walks away.
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World Heavyweight Champion Gunther and Randy Orton
Randy Orton’s music hits and out he comes to the ring. A loud “Randy” chant and he says 20 years ago this month, he won the World title for the very first time. He became the youngest World Champion in history on that night 20 years ago. And in a few short weeks, at Bash in Berlin, history will repeat itself. He says he will become a 15 time World Heavyweight Champion.
Gunther’s music hits and out comes the World Heavyweight Champion.
Gunther gets in the ring and Orton tells everyone to take a picture because in a few short weeks, he is going to beat him and his Friday night’s will not be free anymore and Monday will be his new home. Gunther says he is right and to take a picture. Because this is Randy Orton, one of the greatest of all time. Gunther tells him but Orton should be the greatest of all time. The most natural and physically gifted talent the industry has ever seen. Unlimited potential and Randy wasted it.
He tells Orton that this is a new era. This is the era of the ring general. And in his era, there is no room for people that waste their potential. In the future of his era, Orton will not play a role anymore. Orton says he never claimed to be perfect, he made mistakes. He has made a lot of mistakes, he made more mistakes than just about everyone in the locker room. But he owned up to them, he changed course.
Orton says Gunther forgot who he is talking to. Orton says he is Randy Orton, the most unpredictable, violent, controversial yet successful WWE superstar in the history of the game. Gunther says this is a curse, Orton looks at it as a gift. He has done it his way and he always will. The American way. He has five beautiful kids at home, a hot ass smoke show of a wife waiting for him in St. Louis and he is a 14, soon to be 15 time WWE World Champion. He appreciates Gunther’s opinion but he thinks he has done pretty damn good for himself.
Both men are face to face and the fans chant “USA”. Gunther says that is good with Orton but he got stuck when he said he is unpredictable. It is the opposite, he is predictable. The first prediction is he is going to give him the beating of a life time in Berlin. Prediction two is because of that, Orton will never be World Heavyweight Champion again.
Gunther says when it really matters, Orton always screws it up. He doesn’t want to throw it as an insult because it comes naturally to Orton. Gunther says Orton’s grandfather was a screw up. Orton drops the microphone. Gunther says Orton’s father was a screw up and Orton is the biggest screw up of them all. Both men are face to face and Drew’s music hits.
The fans chant “CM Punk” and Drew is at ringside. Gunther looks at Drew, Orton turns Gunther and hits him with an RKO. CM Punk jumps the barricade and he hits Drew with right hands. Punk tries to take the bracelet from Drew but Drew with a headbutt. Drew takes his belt off and he goes to hit Punk but Punk moves out of the way. Punk with right hands and he grabs the belt from Drew and he hits Drew with it. Drew gets in the ring and Punk continues to hit Drew with the belt and Drew to the outside of the ring and he jumps the barricade.
Jackie Redmond is backstage with Sheamus. He tells her he can’t understand why Dunne has a lot of anger towards him. He says Dunne blames him for falling off the WWE radar. But now Dunne is trying to make himself relevant off his name.
In comes Kaiser who tells Sheamus that this is not over between them. He will put an end to Sheamus once and for all. Pete Dunne hits Sheamus from behind with a shillelagh and WWE officials break it up.
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CM Punk is walking backstage and in comes Cathey Kelley. She tells him that they were on the same flight from Boston and there was no delay. Punk says that was him on her flight, they sat next to each other. He told a little white lie because he knew that if he was going to show, Drew was not going to be there tonight.
He says Drew is running around with the bracelet. He says Drew can keep it but it’s the names on the bracelet. He said he went to Glasgow to watch Drew embarrass himself. he says Drew hates his guts but wants to stay attached to him through the bracelet. And he is glad he came to Austin because he thinks he figured out a way to make everyone happy. Punk looks at the belt and walks away.
Mark Henry and his son Jacob are at ringside in attendance.
The Miz with R-Truth vs. Bronson Reed
The bell rings and we are under way. Miz with right hands but Reed pushes him away and an elbow followed by a cannonball by Reed. Miz falls to the outside of the ring and Reed with a shoulder tackle off the ring apron.
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Back from commercial, Miz with a tornado DDT. He goes for the cover but Reed kicks out. Miz climbs the top rope and goes for a cross body but Reed catches him and hits him with a death valley driver. Reed climbs the top rope and he hits him with the Tsunami. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Bronson Reed
He goes for another Tsunami but R-Truth gets in the ring. Reed jumps and lands on R-Truth. He climbs the top rope and out come WWE officials. Reed with another Tsunami onto R-Truth. Out comes Adam Pearce and Reed climbs the top rope once more. Reed with another Tsunami. Reed climbs the top rope and WWE officials move R-Truth out of the way. Pearce stands in front of Reed and he tells him to get off the top rope. Reed climbs down and walks to the opposite side of the ring where R-Truth is and he gives him another Tsunami. Pearce is yelling at Reed and Reed sits on the ring apron. Adam Pearce gets out of the ring and he tells Reed to leave. Reed climbs back onto the top rope and he lands another Tsunami onto R-Truth.
Sami Zayn is backstage and in comes Jey Uso. He tells Zayn all he has to do is be Sami Zayn. He tells him to go get the title back. Zayn says it’s not easy. Jey says Zayn will beat Breakker and after that they will go after The Judgment Day and they will get their Tag Team Titles back.
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A mixed tag team match at Bash in Berlin is announced where it will be Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley vs. Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan.
A video airs of The Judgment Day talking about how they are The Judgment Day. There are no leaders, no egos.
Two-Out-Of-Three Falls Match for WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Sami Zayn
Bron Breakker cuts a promo as he is backstage about to walk out. He says he is a bad ass and he is going to do what bad basses do. His music hits and he walks down to the ring.
The bell rings and we are under way. Breakker with a knee and shoulder tackles. Breakker throws Zayn to the ropes but Zayn reverses it and Breakker to the outside. Zayn jumps over the top rope and a swanton onto Breakker on the outside.
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Back from commercial, Bron with a powerslam. He goes for the cover but Zayn kicks out. Bron goes for a powerbomb but Zayn lands on his feet. Zayn with a tornado DDT. He goes for the cover but Bron kicks out. Zayn goes for the Blue Thunder Bomb but Bron lands on his feet. Zayn jumps off the second rope but Bron catches him and hits him with a German suplex. Bron backs up into the corner but Zayn hits him with a Helluva Kick. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Sami Zayn gets the first fall
Bron to the outside and Zayn with right hands. Zayn goes for a moon sault off the barricade but Breakker catches him. Bron runs from one side of the ring to the other and he throws Zayn into the time keeper area.
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Back from commercial, Zayn is sitting on the turnbuckle, Bron runs up and hits him with a frankensteiner. Breakker goes for the cover but Zayn kicks out. Breakker lifts Zayn up and he gorilla press powerslams him. A spear by Breakker. Breakker runs to the ropes and he hits Zayn with another spear. He goes for the spear and gets the pin.
Bron Breakker gets the second fall
Breakker goes for a nonchalant cover but Zayn with a crucifix cover but Breakker kicks out. Zayn rolls to the outside and Breakker slams him into the announce tabkle. Zayn leaning on the announce table. Breakker stands on the ring apron and he lands a clothesline onto Zayn who is down on the announce table. Breakker gets back into the ring and the referee starts his 10 count. The referee makes it to nine but Zayn gets in the ring. Breakker places Zayn on the top rope but Zayn blocks it. Right hands by Zayn and he lands a sunset flip powerbomb onto Breakker. He goes for the cover but Breakker kicks out. Zayn goes for the exploder suplex but Breakker reverses it into a belly to belly. Breakker goes for the spear, Zayn jumps over him, he rolls Breakker up but BReakker kicks out. A knee to the face by Breakker onto Zayn. BReakker runs to the ropes and Zayn with a modified Helluva Kick. He goes for the cover but Breakker kicks out. Zayn climbs the top rope and jumps but Breakker hits him with the spear in mid air. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Still Intercontinental Champion, Bron Breakker
Bron Breakker lifts the Intercontinental Championship and Raw goes off the air.