The road to WWE Bad Blood 2024 begins tonight in “The Centennial State.”
WWE Monday Night Raw takes place from Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado this evening, airing live via the USA Network at 8/7c with the fallout from Saturday’s WWE Bash In Berlin 2024 premium live event and the beginning of the build towards WWE Bad Blood 2024.
On tap for tonight’s three-hour show is Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser vs. TBA and Ilja Dragunov vs. Dragon Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio in a pair of WWE Intercontinental Championship Number One Contenders Tournament bouts, as well as Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) vs. Damage CTRL (IYO SKY & Kairi Sane) in a women’s tag-team title number one contender match.
Also scheduled is Zelina Vega vs. Shayna Baszler in singles action, American Made (Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, & Ivy Nile) vs. Alpha Academy (Otis, Akira Tozawa & Maxxine Dupri), as well as the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Celebration of Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair.
Featured below are complete WWE Raw results from Monday, September 2, 2024. The following report was written by PWMania.com reporter Matt Boone (@MattBoone0709) as the show aired live on the USA Network from 8-11pm EST.
WWE RAW RESULTS – SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
“WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.” starts things off and then Joe Tessitore is in the ring to speak his first words on camera as the new voice of Monday Night Raw. Wade Barrett is next to him and introduces him.
Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio Kicks Off This Week’s Show
A video package looking at highlights from WWE Bash In Berlin airs. We return inside the arena live where Rhea Ripley’s theme hits to bring her out. She talks about The Terror Twins beating down The Judgment Day at Bash In Berlin and says now she’s after what’s rightfully hers, the WWE Women’s World Championship.
She calls out Liv Morgan, but instead, Dominik Mysterio comes out. He has a mic in-hand and a black eye. He tries talking but the fans drown him out, even more than usual, with loud boos. Rhea tells him she’ll give him another black eye. Dom says Liv isn’t here because she’s recovering from what Rhea did to her.
Rhea says she’ll take on Liv anytime, any place. Dom questions if she means that. Rhea says he doesn’t want her to repeat herself. Liv tries jumping Rhea from out of nowhere from behind, but she decks her. Rhea ends up getting tied up in the ropes and Liv kicks the crap out of her left knee.
American Made vs. Alpha Academy
Damian Priest runs out to make the save and does, but Rhea’s knee seems hurt. Backstage, Chad Gable hypes up American Made before their upcoming match. He gives a little extra something on the slap to Julius, which elicits a big reaction from the crowd and commentators.
When we return, we see doctors trying to check on Ripley’s leg, but she is spazzing out and not letting them. Priest walks up and calmly talks to her and gets her to let them help her. He walks off and we head back inside the arena, where the entrances for our opener finish up.
The bell sounds and all six members of this mixed tag-team bout collide. When the dust settles, it is Akira Tozawa and Julius Creed that kick things off for their respective teams. After a good start by Creed, Tozawa finally makes the much-needed tag go Otis. On the floor, Otis is laid out by the Creed Bros.
Back in the ring, Otis starts to shift the momentum in his team’s favor. He and Tozawa hit some double-team spots and then Maxxine Dupri hits a big splash that takes out Ivy Nile, Julius and Brutus Creed. After that, we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.
After we return, we see Ivy Nile slow down Dupri’s momentum and slap on a dragon sleeper for the win. After the match, Chad Gable challenged The Wyatt Sicks to an eight-person street fight on next week’s Raw season premiere. Uncle Howdy and company came out and accepted the challenge.
Winners: American Made
Zelina Vega vs. Shayna Baszler
After the Wyatt Sicks accepts American Made’s challenge, the show heads to another commercial break. When we return, Zelina Vega makes her way out for our next match of the evening. Out next is her opponent, Shayna Baszler of Pure Fusion Collective. The bell sounds and off we go.
As the action gets started, Zelina slaps her injured arm to dare Baszler to bring it on. That’s exactly what she does, taking it to the LWO member and focusing on her injured limb. The match doesn’t last long, and sees Baszler pick up the easy win.
After the match, Sonya Deville and Zoey Stark join Baszler in the ring for a post-match beatdown of Vega. Lyra Valkyria runs out to make the save, but she gets beaten down, too. Deville gets on the mic and tells anyone in the back to take their shot if they want to try them.
Winner: Shayna Baszler
Drew McIntyre Attacks CM Punk, Ruins The Bracelet
We see CM Punk backstage before we head to another break. When we return, we see Zelina Vega and Lyra Valkyria backstage talking about wanting revenge on the Pure Fusion Collective next week. We return inside the arena where Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality” hits.
Punk makes his way to the ring to a rock star reaction, per usual. He settles in the ring with his bracelet back on. “Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Denver, Colorado or what?!” he begins. He says they’re celebrating and he can’t wait to get home to finish the celebration with his wife and dog, Larry.
He goes on to talk about how GUNTHER is the champion and says nothing can replace the chip on his shoulder except “that belt.” Not that championship! That belt! He tells GUNTHER to get used to hearing “Cult of Personality” and says “hit my music!”
His theme plays and off he goes to continue his celebration and good mood around in the ring and on the floor at ringside. He celebrates on the commentary desk but then a mystery attacker arrives and takes him out. The mystery attacker removes his hoodie and reveals himself to be Drew McIntyre.
Wade Barrett gets up from the commentary desk and tries to hold McIntyre back. McIntyre pushes past him and knocks out Punk with a Claymore Kick. In the ring, he hits another one. With Punk laid out, McIntyre leans down and once again takes the bracelet off of Punk’s arm.
He’s got it in his possession now once again and he breaks it. He shoves the beads in Punk’s mouth and hits another Claymore Kick. The show heads to a break. When we return, we see Punk being stretchered out during the commercials. He is attacked again by McIntyre before being loaded into the ambulance.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender Tournament
Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee vs. Ilja Dragunov
When we return inside Ball Arena, the theme for Dominik Mysterio hits and out he comes as the first of three competitors in our first of two scheduled matches tonight as part of the ongoing WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender Tournament.
The other two competitors, Dragon Lee and Ilja Dragunov, each make their way out as well, and then the bell sounds to get this one started. After some high spots from Dragon Lee in the early goings, we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.
As the show returns, Carlito runs out and gets involved on behalf of Dom-Dom. This brings out Damian Priest to run him off. Dom-Dom is taken out of the picture moments later and Dragunov finishes things off with a win to fill one of the two remaining spots in next week’s four-way I-C title eliminator.
Winner and ADVANCING: Ilja Dragunov
WWE Women’s Tag-Team Championship Eliminator
Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) vs. Damage CTRL (IYO SKY & Kairi Sane)
Backstage, Braun Strowman shows up with his body heavily taped up after footage of the Tsunami he suffered on a car from Bronson Reed is shown. Back live, we are told about Reed being pulled from the other I-C title three-way bout later tonight. Strowman convinces Adam Pearce to let him take the spot.
Inside the arena, Jade Cargill and then Bianca Belair make their way out. The new WWE Women’s Tag-Team Champions head down to the ringside area, where they will remain seated for the next match of the evening. In the next match, we learn who will be their next challengers for their newly regained tag titles.
On that note, we shift gears and head into a quick pre-match commercial break. When we return, we see Belair get taken out during a high spot to the floor. This leads to Fyre and Dawn picking up the win to earn the next title shot at Cargill and Belair. We head to another commercial break.
Winners and NEW No. 1 Contenders: Unholy Union
WWE World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER Confronted By Sami Zayn
Backstage, Kofi Kingston is seen talking to Raw General Manager Adam Pearce about the tag-team titles not being defended enough. GUNTHER is shown walking and the camera follows him.
“The Ring General” makes his way out to the ring. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion boasts beating a WWE legend in Randy Orton at WWE Bash In Berlin in Germany over the weekend.
As he continues to talk, he is cut off by the familiar sounds of Sami Zayn. Zayn comes to the ring as the last man to defeat GUNTHER and end his legendary record-setting reign as WWE Intercontinental Champion. Zayn mentions a long list of legends who won the I-C title before moving on to the world title.
Zayn says that is what GUNTHER did. He says that’s what he’s gonna do, too. He tells GUNTHER he’s coming after the one title that has alluded him throughout his career, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. GUNTHER says his answer is simple — no.
GUNTHER drops the mic and walks off as his theme plays. Zayn gets on the mic and calls out GUNTHER for backing down from a fight for the first time ever. GUNTHER’s music cuts off. Zayn says GUNTHER knows full well, he is the only guy to beat him in the middle of the ring.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Contender Tournament
Braun Strowman vs. Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser
Backstage, Jackie Redmond is talking to an always-fired-up “Main Event” Jey Uso. He talks in hyper fashion as always, getting his “YEET!” on, until Bron Breakker mocks him. Breakker then gets serious and reminds him that no one from his family ever beat anyone from his.
He tells Uso to keep chasing after “Mami” Rhea Ripley and Mysterio’s sloppy-seconds. He tells him to steer clear of his I-C title. Uso sarcastically thanks Breakker, who he calls a rookie, for his advice. He then tells him he’s gonna win the tournament and beat his ass to take his title. “YEET!” he says before walking off.
Inside the arena, Braun Strowman comes out taped up and selling his injuries from the Tsunami splash on the car from Bronson Reed last week. He settles in the ring for our final I-C title tourney three-way, which is up next. We head to another commercial break.
When we return, we see Strowman work his way to victory. He will join Jey Uso, Ilja Dragunov and Pete Dunne in the bout next week to determine Breakker’s next challenger. Dunne attacks Sheamus. We head to a break. When we return, Dunne talks to Jackie Redmond, who mistakenly calls him Butch. He warns her.
Winner and ADVANCING: Braun Strowman
“Main Event” Jey Uso & Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor & JD McDonagh
It’s main event time!
With that in mind, “Main Event” Jey Uso makes his main event-friendly ring entrance, complete with the arena full of fireflies and YEET-crazed members of the WWE Universe doing the waive in unison. Damian Priest of The Terror Twins joins him.
Their opponents from The Judgment Day, Finn Balor and JD McDonagh, make their way out next. The bell sounds and Balor immediately avoids the onslaught from Priest, tagging in McDonagh and running out of the ring to the floor. Priest pulls Balor back into the ring, but again Balor runs away.
Priest and McDonagh begin mixing it up as the legal two men in the ring to start this match off. Uso tags in and Priest pulls the top-rope down as he builds up a full head of steam and momentum, launching himself onto Balor and McDonagh on the floor. Back in the ring, Uso and Priest stand tall as we head into a mid-match break.
We return to Joe Tessitore very comfortably referring to McDonagh as “bobble head” while he works over Uso. Uso fights back and finally makes the much-needed tag to Priest. Priest comes in and begins cleaning house, beating down McDonagh and Balor by himself as the crowd goes bonkers in the background.
The Judgment Day duo end up slowing Priest down. Uso hits a double cross-body off the top-rope and follows up with a pair of super kicks. He hits a big spear and tears his shirt off. He heads back to the top-rope, but Liv Morgan trips him up and he gets crotched in the corner.
This nearly leads to the finish, but Priest breaks up the subsequent pin attempt. Rhea Ripley’s theme hits as Liv jumps on the apron again. Rhea comes out limping with a crutch. Liv, feeling comfortable after seeing this, gets in Rhea’s face and taunts her. Rhea takes her crutch and beats Liv down with it while limping around.
Liv runs and Rhea limps after her. Liv leaves through the crowd. Back in the ring, Priest goes for South of Heaven on Balor, but McDonagh makes the save. Uso hits a spear on Balor. Priest hoists McDonagh up for a Razor’s Edge. Uso calls for the tag. Priest obliges. Uso hits an Uso Splash off the top for the win. The show goes off the with with Uso and The Terror Twins standing tall in the ring. Thanks for joining us!
Winners: “Main Event” Jey Uso & Damian Priest
