WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE.
- Fallout from Fastlane
- NXT Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Tegan Nox
- Viking Rules Match: Ivar vs. Kofi Kingston
- Nia Jax vs. Raquel Rodriguez
Category: RAW
Johnny Gargano Returns, Reunites With Tommaso Ciampa Against Imperium On WWE Raw
At long last, Tommaso Ciampa has found Johnny Gargano — and all he had to do was catch a group beating from Imperium to make it happen.
After searching high and low for Gargano for months on end to no avail, Ciampa was reunited with his former DIY tag team partner/arch nemesis at the end of Monday’s “WWE Raw.” Gargano hit the ring to fend off Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci from beating Ciampa to a pulp following his unsuccessful Intercontinental Championship challenge against GUNTHER, as the champion casually waltzed away while his minions put the boots to the challenger.
But then Gargano’s music hit, and the former “NXT” Champion saved the day, warding off Kaiser and setting up for Meeting In the Middle, and the reunion was finally complete (though, in a matter of unfortunate timing, “Raw” faded to black before they could hit their finishing move).
Ciampa and Gargano, as DIY, won the “NXT” Tag Team Championships together at “NXT” TakeOver: Toronto in 2016, defeating The Revival (now known as reigning AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR) in a two-out-of-three-falls match. The pair would split less than a year later, when Ciampa attacked Gargano following a loss to The Authors of Pain, and they’d go on to feud for the better part of the next year. They’d reunite to make their debuts on both “Raw” and “Smackdown,” but that was short-lived. It wasn’t until Monday night that the two seemed back together, full time, and ready to shake up the tag team division on the main roster.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE RAW Preview 10/2/2023
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
- NXT Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch defends against Tegan Nox
- Jey Uso vs. Damian Priest
- Shayna Baszler vs. Nia Jax
- Xavier Woods vs. Ivar
- Drew McIntyre to appear again on Miz TV
- Contract signing between Gunther and Tomasso Ciampa for a future Intercontinental Title Match
WWE RAW Preview 9/25/2023
WWE RAW will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Toyota Center in Ontario, California.
- Cody Rhodes to kick off RAW
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) (c) vs. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens
- NXT North American Championship: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. Dragon Lee
- Bronson Reed vs. Otis
- Shinsuke Nakamura will respond to Seth Rollins’ challenge
- Drew McInytre on MizTV
Reported Reason Behind Late Changes To Monday Night’s WWE Raw
Some late changes were made to the lineup for tonight’s episode of “WWE Raw.”
According to PWInsider, Tegan Nox was originally set to answer the open challenge issued by the new “NXT” Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch. However, at some point before the show, Nox was pulled from the title match and replaced by Natalya, who has reportedly earned plenty of praise backstage following her involvement in the Superstar Spectacle in India.
The segment started with Lynch coming out and cutting a promo about how important the belt is to her and revealing that she would also be live on “NXT” tomorrow night with the belt. Natalya eventually came out, calling Lynch a “hypocritical ginger witch” and answering the challenge. The 15-year veteran ended up losing the match to Lynch, getting rolled up by the new champion following a back-and-forth match.
Getting back to Nox, she was relegated to a match against Xia Li that was recorded for “WWE Main Event.”
Another key change to tonight’s episode, according to PWInsider, was to push the match between Shinsuke Nakamura and Ricochet deeper into the show. The reported reasoning behind this was a desire by WWE officials to position more star power later in the episode, namely WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who was involved in segments before and after the Nakamura-Ricocet match.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE RAW Preview 9/18/2023
WWE Raw airs live tonight on the USA Network, from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT.
- Two-out-of-three-falls match: The New Day vs. Viking Raiders
- Cody Rhodes vs Dominik Mysterio
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Ricochet
- Jey Uso vs Drew McIntyre
Nia Jax Returns To WWE Last Night On RAW
Nia Jax is back with WWE after making her return to programming during last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW.
This week’s edition of RAW saw WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley put her title on the line against Raquel Rodriguez, who was pulled off of the ring apron by the returning Jax.
This allowed Ripley to get the win, but the Women’s World Champion was attacked by Jax after the match, with the Irresistible Force standing over Ripley to end the show.
Jax was released from WWE in 2021 and made a one-off appearance for WWE during this year’s Women’s Royal Rumble match.
Fightful Select is reporting that Jax signed with WWE over a month ago after the company’s hiring freeze concluded in the summer.
Jax is WWE’s first main roster signing since Vince McMahon’s return to the company earlier in January.
Endeavor’s acquisition of WWE is unrelated to Nia’s return, and several people in the company expected to see her sooner.
WWE RAW Preview 9/11/2023
WWE RAW Preview 8/21/2023
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec Canada.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Gunther (c) vs. Chad Gable
- Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
- Shinsuke Nakamura will reveal what he whispered in the ear of Seth Rollins
- WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus is scheduled to appear
Piper Niven Declares Herself Chelsea Green’s New Partner, Claims Title Belt On WWE Raw
Chelsea Green didn’t have to look too hard to find a new tag team partner to help her defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship after Sonya Deville suffered a torn ACL, leaving her out of action indefinitely. On Monday’s episode of “WWE Raw,” Piper Niven declared herself Green’s new partner and took one of the title belts off of Green’s shoulder, seemingly getting her first taste of championship gold (outside of the defunct 24/7 title) in WWE.
In a backstage segment, it looked as though Adam Pearce was going to strip Green of the championships due to Deville’s inability to compete. Green argued with Pearce, saying she had worked too hard for the titles to see them vacated. Pearce asked Green what she would do in his situation, and she said she would “hold auditions,” which she had been doing on social media throughout the day leading up to the show, calling the video segments “Chelsea’s Got Talent.” Green was confronted by Kayden Carter and Katana Chance who said they wanted a shot at the titles when Green received a new partner.
Auditions never got underway on “Raw,” however, as Niven burst in attacks Carter and Chance and declared herself Green’s new partner. Green said Niven should submit her name, number, and Instagram handle to be considered, but Niven simply grabbed the title belt and reiterated that she was Green’s new partner. It seems Green and Niven will now be partnering as Women’s Tag Team Champions moving forward on WWE programming — their first match together has not yet been set up, but Niven did attack Katana Chance and Kayden Carter during the segment.
Green and Deville won the championships from Liz Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez on an episode of “Raw” last month.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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