Post by blackHEART on Sept 8, 2023 18:51:05 GMT -5
Monday Night Raw | January 6, 2020
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch starts tonight's New Era of Raw declaring she isn't going anywhere. Becky says SmackDown seemed to get all the gold with the world champions, the tag champions, but she would not leave Raw high and dry for Fox money. "The Man" also declares she wants to continue being a fighting champion in this new era of Raw, seeing as no other champion is on the red brand for USA, she wants to issue an open challenge for the opening contest right now! Becky waits and it's BIANCA BELAIR who answers the call! Bianca is fresh from NXT and has moved to Raw, and for her main roster debut, is stepping up for the Raw Women's Championship.
Becky Lynch(c) vs. Bianca Belair for the Raw Women's Championship
Belair gave the Women's Champion all she could this match, including several near-falls. Vic Joseph and Booker T are going wild over this match. Becky has Belair trapped in the Disarmher, but refusing to tap, makes it to the ropes. Becky has nothing else to do except try for the Bexploder Suplex, but Belair blocks it and begins to display her strength. Realizing this could be a dream come true, Bianca puts Becky up for the KOD but Becky rolls off the back and tries putting the Disarmher, but Belair counters... but counters right into a pinning predicament where Becky gets a quick 3!
Bianca sits devastated in the ring as Becky Lynch clings to her Raw Women's Championship. After some replays, Becky Lynch decides to pick Bianca Belair up and extend a handshake before raising the hand of the rookie in her main roster debut. Despite coming up short, Bianca Belair has ARRIVED on Monday Night Raw! Becky is about to leave the ring when a familiar theme hits... it's BAYLEY! The reigning SmackDown Women's Champion walks down to the ring and Bianca Belair is there to witness Becky and Bayley stare off as it appears Raw's secured both women's champions.
Backstage, Sami Zayn is complaining to Cesaro about the WWE putting them on opposite brands as Shinsuke Nakamura and the Intercontinental Championship. Zayn is upset he won't be able to become the Intercontinental Champion because of this travesty when Kevin Owens overhears this. Owens tells Zayn to shut the hell up and quit whining, but as soon as Zayn says make me, he realizes he made a grave mistake. Zayn instantly proposes Cesaro wrestle Kevin Owens tonight on Raw to shut Kevin Owens up. Cesaro looks at Sami baffled, but Kevin says it doesn't matter to him - he'll beat either of them.
The door of Aleister Black remains closed when Buddy Murphy walks by and knocks... before fading to commercial.
Coming back from commercial, Cathy Kelley asks SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley about being on Mondays now. Bayley says she has heard nothing but hype this last year about how great Becky is. Bayley says it's all hype so she is inserting herself into tonight's main event, understanding she can do anything Becky can, by putting her SmackDown Women's Championship on the line against anyone who steps up to her.
Aleister Black vs. Buddy Murphy
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Big Show takes some time on the microphone to urge everyone to tune into Judgment Day this Sunday. As he raises the Cruiserweight Championship to his face, Big Show announces that he will dispose of the Cruiserweight division once and for all when the championship along with the entire division is thrown away.
Shawn Michaels is asked by The Coach about earlier tonight, and Shawn asks why The Coach isn't congratulating him. HBK admits he had nothing to do with The Rock, not even knowing he was in the building tonight, but it sure backfired on Chris Jericho. The Coach then asked if he would prefer to wrestle Kurt Angle or Triple H this Sunday. Michaels said he would love to get his hands on Angle after attacking him last week, just as much as the dream match to see him face his best friend Triple H. Michaels answers that with no preference, because he's come back to become the World Heavyweight Champion.
As the next match begins, number-one contender Goldust is led out by Trish Stratus to watch this match from the stage.
Rob Van Dam def. D'Lo Brown in a non-title match
As D'Lo Brown went up top for his frog splash, RVD hopped up and hit a hurricanrana, to follow up with his own 5-Star Frog Splash to gain momentum headed into Sunday for his title defense.
When Kurt Angle is interviewed by The Coach, he's asked about his choice to attack Shawn Michaels after last week's quarterfinals matchup. Angle said he doesn't owe The Coach an explanation and was adamant for not giving him one. The Coach changes the question and asks about his thoughts headed into his match against Triple H tonight. Angle bragged about making the Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam tap out and predicted the same result for tonight's main event, and then again for Sunday's pay-per-view event when he becomes the first World Heavyweight Champion.
Hardcore Champion Raven comes with Big Boss Man and Justin Credible. Raven boasts of the assembly he's made and the constant times he's outsmarted both Tommy Dreamer and Sabu. Raven then mentions the tag team match this Sunday when he and Big Boss Man take on Dreamer and Sabu, while Raven suggests it will be no different. Then, Dreamer and Sabu come to the ring as Dreamer accompanies for Sabu's match versus Justin Credible.
Sabu (with Tommy Dreamer) def. Justin Credible (with Big Boss Man and Raven)
Sabu pulls out the Arabian Clutch for Credible to submit to, leaving Raven and Big Boss Man unimpressed in Credible's efforts.
Trish Stratus is talking up Goldust in the hallway about his title opportunity this Sunday at Judgment Day when she leaves him be and enters the women's locker room. There, Trish Stratus is confronted by a skeptical Terri. Terri openly admits she doesn't trust Trish and doesn't believe she's all that sincere towards Goldust. Stratus laughs and tells Terri she's better off forgetting about Goldust, because after this Sunday, she will be the one going home with the Intercontinental Champion. Trish walks away to the lockers, when Terri asks if that's going to be similar how she went home with the Raw General Manager last week. Trish stops in her tracks and laughs it off, before shaking her head and answering that with a no, comparing it more with Terri's tape with Val Venis - a reference to 1998 when Terri cheated on her then-husband with the infamous adult film star.
Back to ringside, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler announce all that Raw will represent at Judgment Day, including The Rock's return versus Chris Jericho and Big Show's promise of disposing the Cruiserweight division "one and for all." They then mention the World Heavyweight Champion for Raw will be crowned this Sunday as the finals take place, prepping for the main event next between Kurt Angle and Triple H.
Kurt Angle def. Triple H in the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semifinals
While the Angle Lock was applied, Triple H countered it and sent Angle's shoulder into the post and then ate a Pedigree, but it was only for 2. It wasn't until they both got to a vertical base and went at it for a few minutes before Triple H swung and got caught in an Angle Slam, where Angle reached over and covered Triple H.
As Kurt Angle slowly got up, advancing to the finals this Sunday, he turned around into a Sweet Chin Music by Shawn Michaels. This could've been redemption from Angle's attack after the main event last week. Shawn Michaels stood tall and signaled that the title would be around his waist this Sunday as he then turned to Triple H. Triple H and Shawn Michaels embraced, with "The Game" clearly heartbroken, as he raises the hand of whom he wishes to be the eventual winner Sunday.
