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WWE Raw Preview 9/23/2024

WWE Raw airs live tonight on the USA Network from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

  • WWE Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Jey Uso
  • Sami Zayn vs Ludwig Kaiser
  • We will hear from Drew McIntyre

Is Alexa Bliss Returning Shortly To Join The Wyatt Sicks’ Faction?

A new QR code aired on this week’s episode of WWE RAW.

During the show, a QR code was shown that teased that The Wyatt Sicks are waiting for a new “HER” to arrive.

One of the entries was titled “SHE” and read as follows,

“When SHE speaks,
mountains should tremble.
It’s waiting for HER.
I can only open the door.
SHE must choose to walk through.”

Another entry was titled “Frater” and read,

“The bond of a family is a cat of nine tails.
Bound through suffering.
We see you, brother.
When you need us, we will be there.”

As of this writing, there is no word on who this new QR code is referring to. But it’s worth noting that Alexa Bliss has been ready to return for quite some time now.

Source: eWn

WWE Raw Preview 9/16/2024

WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

  • WWE World Tag Team Championship: The Judgment Day’s Finn Balor and JD McDonagh (c) vs. The New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
  • CM Punk to appear
  • Braun Strowman vs. Bronson Reed
  • Dominik Mysterio vs. Damian Priest
  • Natalya vs. Zoey Stark

WWE Raw Returning To Two-Hour Format For Last Three Months Of 2024 Before Netflix Move

For over a decade, “WWE Raw” has been a three-hour affair. As the red brand’s time with USA Network draws to a close, however, it has been announced that WWE’s flagship show will be temporarily reverting to a two-hour weekly schedule. WWE took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to make the announcement during the season premiere of “Raw” on Monday night. The reason for the format change was not disclosed.

The change is expected to begin on the October 7 episode of “Raw,” immediately after WWE’s upcoming Bad Blood premium live event, and last through the December 30 episode of “Raw,” which will be the show’s final episode on USA Network before it moves to Netflix in January. During this period, the show will air from 8pm to 10pm EST; as pointed out by Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, this means the Monday night 10pm EST television block will be free of wrestling programming for the first time in decades, as the previous two-hour format started at 9pm EST for much of its run.

Whether Netflix will maintain the two-hour run time, return the show to three hours, or implement some other plan is currently unknown. Despite USA Network’s recent acquisition of “WWE SmackDown,” there are no known plans to change the blue brand’s run time or that of “WWE NXT,” which is preparing its own move to The CW Network.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE RAW Preview 9/9/2024

The season premiere of WWE RAW tonight live on USA Network from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

  • WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart to appear
  • We will hear from Drew McIntyre
  • Judgment Day’s Dominik Mysterio vs. LWO’s Dragon Lee
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill (c) vs. The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn)
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Match: Jey Uso vs. Braun Strowman vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Pete Dunne
  • Street Fight: Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, Erick Rowan and Nikki Cross) vs. American Made (Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, Chad Gable and Ivy Nile)
  • Lyra Valkyria, Zelina Vega, and TBA vs. Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark and Sonya Deville)

Backstage Report Details Odyssey Jones’ Removal From WWE TV

Odyssey Jones (real name Omari Palmer) has been absent from the last several tapings of “WWE Raw,” with a flurry of discussion emerging around his status in the last few days. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful has posted an update on social media regarding the situation, alleging that Jones was taken off TV after the company learned about domestic violence claims against the wrestler.

There don’t appear to be any charges filed against Palmer right now, and Sapp noted that talent had not been informed about the situation. Wrestling Inc. has reached out to WWE for comment.

Palmer had begun making regular appearances on “WWE Raw” last month, joining forces with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of the New Day. The trio defeated The Final Testament on the August 19 episode of “Raw,” which marks Palmer’s last in-ring appearance with the company as of now.

WWE signed Palmer in 2019, with his first televised match taking place two years later, on an episode of “205 Live.” He then spent the next several years in WWE’s NXT developmental system before getting called up in the WWE Draft earlier this year and eventually winning his debut “Raw” match last month.

Earlier yesterday, Fightful Select posted a brief report on Palmer’s status before Sapp’s more recent update. The wrestler was reportedly removed from the company’s creative plans for the foreseeable future, despite being in the midst of a storyline with prominent performers, including a former WWE Champion in Kingston.

Additionally, a report from PWInsider Elite backs up the claim that there are no longer creative plans for Palmer. However, he is still currently listed on the company’s internal roster, leaving some wiggle room as to his current status.

Bryan Alvarez reported on Wrestling Observer Live that Palmer had, indeed, been released by WWE, though it’s yet to be confirmed. “There has not been a press release or anything like that. But I’ve been told Odyssey Jones is fired. There are rumors online, also from Fightful, that it was a domestic violence allegation. Apparently no arrests at this point but I was told fired.”

If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic abuse, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233. You can also find more information, resources, and support at their website.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Raw Preview 9/2/2024

WWE Raw airs live tonight on the USA Network from the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

  • Fallout from Bash In Berlin
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament Match: Sheamus vs. Bronson Reed vs. Ludwig Kaiser
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament Match: Ilja Dragunov vs. Dragon Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles No. 1 Contenders Match: Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) vs. Damage CTRL (IYO SKY and Kairi Sane)
  • Zelina Vega vs. Shayna Baszler
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Celebration with new champs Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair
  • American Made (Julius Creed, Brutus Creed and Ivy Nile) vs. Alpha Academy (Otis, Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri)

WWE Raw Preview 8/26/2024

WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

  • “Big” Bronson Reed vs. Braun Strowman
  • Chad Gable vs. Uncle Howdy
  • Randy Orton to appear
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament begins
  • Update on the condition of The Terror Twins (Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest) after they were attacked by the new Judgment Day on last week’s show.

WWE Raw Preview 8/19/2024

WWE Raw airs live tonight on USA Network from the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

CM Punk will have a “can’t miss message” for Drew McIntyre

  • WWE Women’s Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match: Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn (c) vs. Damage CTRL (Kairi Sane and IYO SKY) vs. Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark)
  • New Day (Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston) and Odyssey Jones vs. Karrion Kross and AOP (Rezar and Akam)
  • Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne
  • Randy Orton to appear
  • Maxxine Dupri vs. Ivy Nile

Dakota Kai Out 8-10 Weeks With A Torn Meniscus

Dakota Kai is unfortunately no stranger to knee surgery in her career, and it appears she’s headed for another one, as per “WWE Raw” commentary. Kai, who was attacked last week by Shayna Baszler, Sonya Deville, and Zoey Stark — a group now known as The Pure Fusion Collective — needs surgery for a torn meniscus in her right knee and is expected to be out of action for 8-10 weeks.

It’s unclear when the injury actually took place, but Kai hasn’t wrestled a match since July 27 at the WWE SuperShow live event in Tokyo, Japan, where she and IYO SKY defeated former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill. She was slated to take on Deville on last week’s “Raw,” having laid down the challenge the week prior, but was seemingly written out of that match by the backstage attack and replaced by her Damage CTRL ally SKY, who emerged victorious. On Monday’s episode, Kai was nowhere to be found while SKY and Io Shirai competed against Baszler and Stark in a No. 1 Contenders’ match for The Unholy Union’s women’s tag titles, a match that ended in a no contest when the champions attacked both sides.

Kai suffered a torn ACL in the same knee last year and only returned to action in February. Damage CTRL has been plagued by knee problems in 2024, with Asuka still recovering from her own injury with no timeline for her return having been announced.

Source: Wrestling Inc.