WWE Raw Review – November 6, 2023
Kicking off this week’s Raw with a recap of Crown Jewel.
World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins welcomes fans to Monday Night Rollins then introduces himself and adds that he is still the World Heavyweight Champion. He says normally he would come out to the ring to talk about himself but he wants to talk about two other people tonight. He thanks Drew McIntyre for pushing him to his limits at Crown Jewel and gives credit to Judgment Day for not getting involved in their match with the exception of Damian Priest attempting to cash in his Money In The Bank briefcase. He then calls Sami Zayn out to the ring and Zayn makes his way down.
Rollins tells Zayn he expected him to show up with the Money In The Bank briefcase and asks him if Adam Pearce forced him to return it to Priest. Zayn confirms such was the case and Rollins says given that he was in bad shape after his match he might not have been able to fend him off. He thanks Zayn for what he did and Zayn says he didn’t do it for Rollins but because of the fact he’s been at odds for months with them. He points out the ramifications of Priest winning the World Heavyweight Title and Judgment Day running the show and Rollins says he’s always admired that Zayn stands up for what he thinks is right. He says Judgment Day doesn’t run Raw because he does and the Money In The Bank briefcase isn’t the only way to get a shot at his title. He informs Zayn that he got him just that and all Zayn has to do is name the time and place. Zayn says he’s caught a little bit off guard then says he will be world champion but only when Rollins is at 100%. Rollins says that guys like them are never at 100% but they still keep pushing and tells him there’s a World Heavyweight Title match with his name on it at any time of his choosing. Zayn says there’s no better time than tonight and offers his hand to Rollins. Rollins shakes it and heads to the back.
We then head backstage to Judgment Day’s locker room and see an enraged Damian Priest walk in after retrieving his Money In The Bank briefcase from Adam Pearce. He takes note of JD McDonagh wearing one of his shirts then tells Finn Balor that they’ll make things right with Judgment Day.
Non Title Match
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Judgement Day (Mr Money In The Bank Damian Priest & Finn Balor) vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
Kofi Kingston lands a kick on Finn Balor before Balor fires back with a codebreaker but Kingston lands a single leg dropkick and tags in Xavier Woods & lands a sliding clothesline before Kingston lands a splash and Woods hits an elbow.
Damian Priest tags in as Balor is sent to the outside by Woods then New Day clotheslines Priest over the top rope to join Balor and go flying to take out Judgement Day.
Woods then lands a kick on Priest’s chest and gets him back inside the ring then he fires off right hands on his head and follows it up with a kick to his midsection then delivers a chop and a forearm as we go to a break.
After the break Woods lands a dropkick off the ropes on Balor and tags in Kingston as Priest tags in and Kingston lands a dropkick on him before following it up with a kick to his face and a crossbody off the top rope.
He hits Boom Drop and sets up for Trouble In Paradise but Priest avoids it and lands a right hand. Balor tags in and ascends to the top. Kingston trips him and tags in Woods.
Kingston sends Priest crashing out of the ring and delivers a superplex to Balor then Woods follows it up with an elbow drop off the top and connects with a superkick.
He rolls up Balor but Balor kicks out. Priest lands a kick from the outside opening the door for Balor to deliver a Sling Blade. Priest becomes legal and quickly tags back out to Balor.
He hits Woods with South Of Heaven and Balor follows it up with Coup De Grace for the win.
Winners: Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Judgement Day
Footage aired from earlier tonight of Jackie Redmond approaching Drew McIntyre in the parking lot as he exited his SUV. Redmond said she knew things didn’t go McIntyre’s way at Crown Jewel and asked him what was next. McIntyre didn’t respond before he got back in his car and drove away.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Akira Tozawa
Shinsuke Nakamura wastes no time going after Akira Tozawa before Tozawa lands a kick and a German suplex before Nakamura rolls out of the ring. Tozawa goes flying to level him then gets him back inside the ring and ascends to the top rope.
Nakamura trips him and lands a knee on his midsection but Tozawa lands a hurricanrana off the top rope and climbs back up & looks for a senton but Nakamura gets his knees up.
Tozawa lands a hurricanrana but Nakamura fires back with a boot then Kinshasa for the win.
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
After the match Otis gets into the ring and stares down Nakamura.
A Natalya video package aired. It acknowledged her Guinness records and she spoke about carrying the weight of her family’s legacy. She boasted that she is the most accomplished woman in the history of WWE.
After the break we head to a video from Adam Pearce hyping up the Fatal 4 Way #1 Contenders Match for the Intercontinental Title later tonight.
Backstage Pearce asked Rollins if he was sure he wanted to defend his World Heavyweight Title. Rollins said he appreciated the concern but he is born to run.
Intercontinental Title #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Match
Bronson Reed vs. The Miz vs. Ricochet vs. Ivar
Ricochet & The Miz go after Bronson Reed & Ivar with kicks then Ricochet delivers a hurricanrana and a dropkick to Miz then lands a single leg dropkick on Reed. Ivar catches him with a spinning back heel kick and follows it up with a sit out.
Ivar sends Ricochet crashing into the top turnbuckle face first then drapes Ricochet across the top rope, but gets caught with a kick from Reed. Ricochet uses the momentum of Reed being sent into the top rope to execute a hurricanrana on Ivar before he rolls up Miz.
Miz counters into a fall of his own but Ricochet kicks out and they level one another. Miz lands a dropkick on Ivar through the middle rope but Reed clocks him with a right hand.
Ricochet looks to fly to level Reed & Ivar but they catch him and send him crashing into Miz before they take out Miz & Ricochet with crossbodies and level each another with them as we go to a break.
After the break Reed delivers a slam to Ricochet and a splash to Miz in the corner then Ivar ascends to the top rope but Reed meets him up there. Ricochet & Miz pull them off before Miz lands a crossbody on Reed and executes a tornado DDT on Ivar.
Miz then hits a Codebreaker on Ricochet and follows it up with a DDT before going for a pin but Ricochet kicks out and Miz sets up for Skull Crushing Finale but Ricochet escapes and goes for a pin but Ivar breaks up the fall.
Ricochet gets flattened with a clothesline from Ivar then delivers a flying clothesline to Reed. He delivers a senton in the corner to Miz but Ricochet catches him with a thrust kick and looks to get Miz up on his shoulders.
Miz escapes and delivers a kick to his midsection but Ricochet lands one on his head then they hit each other with boots. Ivar lands a moonsault on Ricochet & Reed looks for a Tsunami on Miz.
Miz counters into a roll up on Reed as Ivar pins Ricochet but Ricochet kicks out & Miz gets the 3 count.
Winner #1 Contender To The Intercontinental Title: The Miz
After the match Ivar attacks Miz and delivers a moonsault to him off the top rope.
Backstage Chad Gable gave Akira Tozawa a pep talk and said he needed to refocus for the Heritage Cup match on NXT. Gable said Alpha Academy would appear on NXT to support Tozawa then made his exit. Maxxine Durpri arrived and spoke about winning the Battle Royal. Gable suggested that she take on people her own size.
Michael Cole & Wade Barrett recaps highlights of The Miz winning the Fatal 4 Way #1 Contenders Match only to be attacked by Ivar.
Highlights aired of Creed Brothers beating Alpha Academy last week.
Footage aired from earlier in the day of Creed Brothers & Ivy Nile signing Raw contracts. Adam Pearce said he’s exited to have them on Raw and didn’t know what they would be doing with my buddy on Friday nights. Nile spoke about being in the battle royal.
#DIY shows up and had a friendly conversation about facing Creed Brothers & they were receptive so Adam Pearce books the match.
Tag Team Match
Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus) vs. #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano)
Julius Creed & Tommaso Ciampa lock up to get this match started then they go back & forth locking one another in submission holds before Johnny Gargano tags in and #DIY double teams on Julius.
Julius gets Gargano into a vertical suplex position and tags in Brutus Creed but Gargano escapes then #DIY ends up on the outside and Creed Brothers look for simultaneous moonsaults but #DIY manages to move out of the way and Gargano looks to fly.
Julius catches him with a forearm and Ciampa levels him by flying off the ring steps then Brutus goes flying off the ring apron to take down Ciampa as we go to a break.
After the break Ciampa & Brutus tag in & Ciampa fires off right hands and delivers a clothesline then catches an Julius with one then levels Creed Brothers with a flying clothesline and hits Brutus with a reverse DDT.
Gargano tags in and #DIY double teams on Brutus but Brutus tags out to Julius then plants Gargano off his shoulders. Julius follows it up with a standing moonsault before Ciampa tags in and lands a knee across Julius’ jaw.
He plants him face first then tags in Gargano but Ludwig Kaiser appears out of nowhere and hits Gargano with an enzuigiri opening the door for Creed Brothers to hit Doomsday/Brutus Ball combination for the win.
Winners: Creed Brothers
We see footage of Sami Zayn challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title at Elimination Chamber in Montreal.
Zayn was shown watching the video in his locker room then Jey Uso enters the room and hugs Zayn. Jey told Zayn that he felt bad about how the match in Montreal went down. Zayn told Jey to forget about that. Jey fired up Zayn about winning the World Heavyweight Title and wished him luck. Jey also said that he & Cody Rhodes will get their Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title rematch next week.
Backstage Becky Lynch was interviewed by Jackie Redmond. Lynch spoke about winning the battle royal and how her challenging Rhea Ripley would be the most anticipated match at Survivor Series.
Nia Jax shows up behind Lynch and said no one could throw her over the top rope to eliminate her so she would win the battle royal. She said that would make her the happiest she’s been since she broke Lynch’s face.
Lynch said the funny thing is that she went on to win the main event at WrestleMania, while Jax went on to get fired. Lynch said it was good to have Jax back then walks away.
Byron Saxton spoke with Women’s Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green & Piper Niven about being in the battle royal. Green said Tegan Nox being in the match gives off charity vibes. Green also laughed about the women who were just beaten by Rhea Ripley in the Fatal 5 Way at Crown Jewel.
Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark shows up. Baszler said she would tear apart the 1st person she sees in the battle royal and she might make sure that person is Green. Niven said it’s every woman for herself and walks away. Green offers a nervous laugh and said that was just a joke. Stark said it is every woman for herself. Baszler said she’d have her hand raised.
Becky Lynch makes her entrance but she was attacked from behind by Xia Li as Adam Pearce and a group of referees ran out. Pearce scolded Li and kicks her out of the Battle Royal and orders her to go backstage.
After the break Becky Lynch was shown seated on a trainer’s table and being informed that she would not be medically cleared.
Women’s World Title #1 Contenders 16 Woman Battle Royal
Women’s Tag Team Champion Chelsea Green vs. Women’s Tag Team Champion Piper Niven vs. Becky Lynch vs. Ivy Nile vs. Natalya vs. Kayden Carter vs. Nia Jax vs. Indi Hartwell vs. Katana Chance vs. Nikki Cross vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Tegan Nox vs. Xia Li vs. Zoey Stark vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Maxxine Dupri
Nikki Cross stands in the center of the ring as everyone else begins brawling with one another. Nia Jax & Raquel Rodriguez begin yelling at one another before taking note of Cross and dumping her out of the ring.
Zoey Stark brawls with Chelsea Green as Maxxine Dupri goes after Indi Hartwell in the corner. Rodriguez beats down Jax as Green & Piper Niven double team on Tegan Nox.
Niven levels her with a clothesline and begins beating up Dupri but Dupri sends her crashing out of the ring but Jax then knocks her off the apron and eliminates her.
Jax plants Kayden Carter on the mat as Ivy Nile & Jax look to dump Stark over the top rope. Stark hangs on and Kayden Carter sits her on the top rope.
She assists Katana Chance in delivering a hurricanrana to her on top of Rodriguez before dumping Rodriguez on the apron.
Chance then pulls Nile onto the apron but Nile sends Carter crashing into the ring post and eliminates her.
She gets Chance above her head and hits a Military Press on top of Carter as we go to a break.
After the break Rodriguez beats down Natalya but Green dumps her onto the apron to join Natalya and delivers a boot to her midsection then gets dumped onto the apron after Natalya gets back in the ring before Rodriguez sends Green crashing onto the floor.
Natalya low bridges Indi Hartwell onto the apron then ends up on the apron and Hartwell looks for a big boot.
She ends up crashing for the ring post and being pushed onto the floor then Nile dropkicks Natalya onto the floor.
Jax lands a boot on Baszler but Nox catches her with an uppercut then Jax dumps her over the top and out of the ring.
Nile delivers a series of kicks to Jax’s head but Jax gets her up on her shoulders. Rodriguez forces Jax to release Nile and she ends up on the apron.
Baszler, Stark, Rodriguez & Nile then work together to eliminate Jax but Jax pulls Nile off the apron to eliminate her.
We are down to 3 Rodriguez, Baszler & Stark. Rodriguez gets Stark & Baszler up and looks to dump them out of the ring but they work together to pull her out of the ring and take her out.
Baszler looks to hit a German suplex to Stark onto the floor but Stark fights her way out. Baszler looks to lock in the Kirifuda Clutch but Baszler escapes and Stark hits her with a pair of superkicks then delivers a DDT to her onto the apron to get the win.
Winner #1 Contender To The Women’s World Title: Zoey Stark
Backstage Jackie Redmond interviewed Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley. Ripley was dismissive of her match with Stark and tried to turn the focus to next week’s Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title match. Stark shows up and said she would have won the Women’s World Title at Crown Jewel had it not been for Jax. Ripley points out that she beat 4 women including Stark and gave her an Avalanche Riptide. Stark said Ripley would remember her as the woman who took the Women’s World Title from her at Survivor Series.
Footage aired of Solo Sikoa beating John Cena at Crown Jewel.
World Heavyweight Title Match
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Sami Zayn
Match starts off with a lock up then they go back & forth exchanging submission holds before Sami Zayn sends Seth Rollins crashing out of the ring then Rollins rolls back in and stares down Zayn as we go to a break.
After the break Rollins lands a chop on Zayn on the outside before Zayn fires back with a couple of his own then delivers a moonsault off the barricade and gets him back inside the ring.
He lands a series of chops but Rollins reverses into several of his own and fires off forearms then lands an elbow drop and sends Zayn crashing into the top turnbuckle face first but Zayn responds with a back elbow and an elbow drop off the middle rope.
He follows it up with more chops but Rollins fires off right hands on his spine before Zayn levels him with a clothesline but Rollins delivers a boot to his midsection and a clothesline of his own.
He delivers a tope suicida through the middle rope and tosses Zayn back in the ring but Zayn goes flying over the top to take him down.
Zayn gets Rollins back inside the ring but Rollins catches him with a Sling Blade and a pair of running forearms in the corner.
Zayn looks for a kick but is sent crashing into the ring post then Rollins lands a moonsault but they end up on the apron and Zayn sends him crashing into it spine first as we go to a another break.
After the 2nd break Zayn & Rollins go back & forth with right hands before Rollins hits a Buckle Bomb but Zayn fires back with a Blue Thunder Bomb.
Rollins lands a right hand but Zayn hits an exploder then locks in a Boston Crab but Rollins counters into a rollup for the win.
Winner & Still World Heavyweight Champion: Seth Rollins (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
After the match Zayn shakes Rollins hand and raises his hand before exiting the ring then Judgment Day then attacks Zayn but Rollins hits them with a tope suicida. Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio overpower him but Jey Uso’s music hits and he runs down to the ring to provide Rollins & Zayn with a helping hand. Judgment Day overpowers him but Cody Rhodes’ music hits and he makes his way down to the ring to make the save and even the odds. Officials then appear to separate all 8 men and Adam Pearce grabs a mic to make a War Games match between them official then both sides continue to brawl with one another and Rhodes goes flying over the top rope to take everyone out to close out Raw.
Next Week’s Raw
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Otis
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles Match
Judgement Day (Mr Money In The Bank Damian Priest & Finn Balor) (c) vs. Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso
The Miz vs. Ivar
Women’s Tag Team Champion Piper Niven vs. Tegan Nox
Survivor Series Card So Far (Nov 25th)
War Games Match
Judgement Day (Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Mr Money In The Bank Damian Priest & Finn Balor, NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh) vs. World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso & Sami Zayn
Intercontienetal Title Match
Gunther (c) vs. The Miz
Women’s World Title Match
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Zoey Stark
