WWE Raw Results 12/16/24

WWE Raw Results 12/16/24
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts

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Commentators: (Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett)

Ring Announcer: Lilian Garcia

Transcription by Josh Lopez

CM Punk & Seth Rollins Segment 

CM Punk: Careful, some people might get mad when you chant my name. Not to call attention to people that don’t matter, but somebody that might get mad is some brave guy in the New York Jersey, over here. It takes a lot of balls to show up in Boston wearing New York anything. But hey, getting ahead of myself, is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Boston or what? I got to be honest with you, Boston, I’m feeling a little low. I’m in a bit of a bad mood. It’s because, two weeks ago, in this ring, face-to-face, I told Seth Rollins, after he told me that spends a lot of time thinking about me, I told him that I don’t about him at all. And over the course of the last two weeks, while every waking hour wasn’t spent thinking about Seth Rollins, my mind wanders back to him from time to time. It’s put me in a bad mood. I’m mad because Seth is right.

Whatever this thing is between me and him, as much as I want to sidestep it, put it in the past, maybe completely avoid it, it’s only a matter of time before we lock up here in this ring. I’m also upset, because something that I very much enjoy doing, which is coming to this ring, holding a microphone in my hand, and talking to all of my people, I feel that it’s always going to be overshadowed by the fact that, every time I do it, I know that at some point that stupid music is going to hit, that’s the one, yeah. And he’s going to tip toe out here, and clogs like the purple pie man from Porcupine Peak, dressed like Liberace, and no, for all of the sensitive people, calling him Liberace is not an insult, I happen to think that Liberace is cool as hell. The point I’m trying to make, Seth, if you want to interrupt me before I make it. Just because you wear Elton John sunglasses, it doesn’t make you Elton John. And just because you grew up idolizing me, putting on a pair of wrestling boots does not make you CM Punk. Seth came out here, and with a straight face he told the world that I ghosted him. It’s true. But I’m not here to litigate the past, alright. I’m looking forward to the future.

And little brother, Seth, I would love to say that’s not you, but it seems like you and me are on a bit of a collision course. But he wants to paint this picture that I’m bad. I’ll go ahead; I’ll say that I’m the bad guy. Boston, show a hand’s, you ever been a bad guy in your life? Come on, Boston, Bad Boys, Bean Town, what are we talking about? I’m the bad guy in this situation, 100%, and that’s because there’s no such thing as a bad student, just bad teachers, okay. Seth Rollins is CM Punk’s failure. So, that 16-year-old kid who came to CM Punk, and said, please, train me, I’m absolutely ready to do it all over again, I’m ready to try, again. So, Seth, if you want to interrupt me, I’m willing to give you the wrestling lesson that you asked years ago, for free. Hold on, we’re going to get there, ladies and gentlemen. Seth Rollins, you want to give me shoes to fill, I will gladly fill them. The bad news for you is, the last guy that did that, Drew McIntyre. So, ask yourself the question, Seth. Are you tougher than Drew McIntyre? You might think that you are. Boston knows that you’re not. And one thing I know, beyond a shadow of doubt, there’s not enough staples in the world to put you back together after I’m done with you. That doesn’t piss him off enough to come out here and interrupt me. I know something that will. It’s the same thing that has pissed him off for the seven years that I was gone from this company, and that’s hearing during his scheduled television time, the entire world chanting my name.

Seth Rollins: CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk. Come on, Boston. CM Punk, CM Punk. Life is about perspective, and I thought maybe if I came out here, I saw you the way these people see you, it might give me a new perspective, it might make me feel differently about who you are. So, if you don’t mind, let me take a good hard look here, let me see. No, no, even from way out here, you’re still an asshole.

CM Punk: While I’m overjoyed you didn’t come out here with that stupid song of yours, for the first time in your life, you’re actually coming out from the right spot, because you belong in the audience with the rest of the CM Punk fans.

Seth Rollins: Oh, you think that embarrasses me? It doesn’t embarrass me to be out here with these people. I’m a fan, and I always will be. I love this place. When you abandoned this place, and you hoped it died without you, I put it on my back, I made it stronger than it’s ever been. If anyone should be embarrassed, it’s you, because this fan, he’s got more WrestleMania main events than you ever will. That’s a fact, Phil.

Punk and Rollins got into a massive pull apart brawl to close this segment.

– Finn Balor wants to know why The Judgment Day left him high and dry at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Liv says that they believed in Finn, so he didn’t need their help. Finn should be focusing on the main event tonight, because The Judgment Day are banned from ringside. Liv continues to passive aggressively mock Finn.

– Joe Tessitore plugs the upcoming Raw Netflix Kickoff event at WWE HQ this Wednesday.

– Seth Rollins tells Adam Pearce that he wants this fight with CM Punk. Pearce says that if Punk and Rollins would stop trying to pull each other’s eyes out, he would be able to make that match official and do his job. Rollins turns around and sees Drew McIntyre. Drew didn’t forget that Seth told him to move on from Roman Reigns and The Bloodline. It’s not easy when it’s staring in your face, right? Seth is not buying that him and McIntyre are on the same wavelength just because they have mutual enemies. He stripped Roman Reigns out of his power at WrestleMania, plus, Jey Uso and Sami Zayn were by his side. Him and Drew are not friends. The jury is out on McIntyre. Seth says that he’s going to do what Drew couldn’t, and that’s take out CM Punk.

First Match: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Ludwig Kaiser For The WWE Intercontinental Championship 

Breakker drives Kaiser back first into the turnbuckles. Breakker with clubbing shoulder blocks. Breakker with a Northern Lights Suplex. Kaiser is throwing haymakers at Breakker. Breakker with heavy bodyshots. Breakker applies a wrist lock. Breakker is smothering Kaiser in the corner. Kaiser reverses out of the irish whip from Breakker. Kaiser blocks a boot from Breakker. Kaiser slaps Breakker in the face. Breakker with a double leg takedown. Breakker transitions into a ground and pound attack. Kaiser reverses out of the irish whip from Breakker. Breakker ducks under two clotheslines from Kaiser. Breakker with a Running Lariat. Kaiser regroups on the outside. Breakker has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Breakker whips Kaiser across the ring. Kaiser kicks Breakker in the chest. Breakker clotheslines Kaiser. Breakker transitions into a corner mount. Breakker ducks a clothesline from Kaiser. Breakker Powerslams Kaiser for a two count. Kaiser kicks the left shoulder of Breakker. Kaiser applies an arm-bar. Breakker bodyslams Kaiser.

Kaiser rakes the eyes of Breaker. Kaiser uses the middle rope from Breakker. Kaiser continues to kick the left shoulder of Breakker. Breakker with a Counter Vertical Suplex. Kaiser heads to the outside. Breakker with a Flying Lariat over the announce table. Breakker rolls Kaiser back into the ring. Breakker is favoring his left shoulder. Breakker puts Kaiser on the top turnbuckle. Kaiser rakes the eyes of Breakker. Kaiser with The Swinging Arm-Ringer. Kaiser repeatedly stomps on the left shoulder of Breakker. Kaiser applies a top wrist lock. Kaiser with a running shoulder kick. Kaiser repeatedly stomps on Breakker’s chest. Kaiser drops his weight on the left shoulder of Breakker. Kaiser wraps the left shoulder of Breakker around the top rope. Kaiser with a Running Dropkick. Kaiser applies a double wrist lock. Breakker with rapid fire haymakers.

Kaiser dumps Breakker shoulder first on the top rope. Kaiser with a Running Double Foot Stomp. Kaiser with another shoulder kick. Breakker is displaying his fighting spirit. Kaiser drops Breakker with The Divorce Court for a two count. Kaiser goes back to the top wrist lock. Chop/Haymaker Exchange. Breakker with a Jumping Knee Strike. Breakker with two haymakers. Breakker ducks under two clotheslines from Kaiser. Breakker with a Leaping Back Elbow Smash. Breakker puts Kaiser on the top turnbuckle. Breakker and Kaiser are trading back and forth shots. Breakker hits The Top Rope FrankenSteiner for a two count. Breakker goes for The Spear, but Kaiser counters with The Rolling Death Valley Driver for a two count. Kaiser reapplies the top wrist lock. Breakker runs Kaiser into the turnbuckles. Kaiser sends Breakker shoulder first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Kaiser kicks Breakker out of the ring. Breakker avoids The Wrap Around Dropkick. Breakker blasts Kaiser with The Wrap Around Pounce. Breakker rolls Kaiser back into the ring. Kaiser uppercuts Breakker. Breakker with The Double Knee Gutbuster. Breakker connects with The Super Spear to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still WWE Intercontinental Champion, Bron Breakker via Pinfall 

– On behalf of the Raw Roster, Rey Mysterio is kicking The New Day out of the locker room for how they treated Big E.

– We got a video recap of the vicious attack Kevin Owens gave Cody Rhodes at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event.

– The War Raiders Vignette.

– It’s official, Roman Reigns will battle Solo Sikoa In A Tribal Combat Match at the Raw Netflix Premiere on January 6th.

– Cathy Kelley had a backstage interview with Adam Pearce. After the melee that took place at the beginning of the show, at the Raw Netflix Premiere on January 6th, CM Punk will take on Seth Rollins.

Liv Morgan & Rhea Ripley Segment 

Dominik Mysterio: Everyone, please, put your hands together in welcoming the greatest Women’s World Champion of all-time.

Liv Morgan: I don’t think you guys really heard what Daddy Dom is trying to say. He’s trying to say that I’m the greatest Women’s World Champion of all-time. Thank you, Daddy Dom, because without a shadow of doubt, 2024 was the year of Monday Night Morgan. Aww, be bad, because we’re just getting started. There are a lot of historic changes happening in WWE next year. And there’s no one better, hotter, more iconic, and more dominant to lead this company to the future than me. So, if you guys think I’ve been so great this year, just wait until next year.

Rhea Ripley: Liv, Liv, you are going to want to stick around and hear what I have to say.

Liv Morgan: Well, guess what, Rhea? Nobody in this arena cares about you.

Rhea Ripley: Liv, shut the hell up. This has gone on, long enough. So, it’s time that we settle this, once and for all. Adam Pearce, he’s made it official. You’re looking at the number one contender for your Women’s World Championship. And Liv, I can see into the future, too. And the only real thing you can get excited about, it’s the end of your title reign, because I will be the new Women’s World Champion. And all you will be left with is your little Chicken Tender Slut.

– Cathy Kelley was trying to conduct backstage interview with Seth Rollins while Sami Zayn got into a massive pull apart brawl with Drew McIntyre.

– The Miz is trying to convince Paul Ellering and AOP to let him leave The Final Testament. Karrion Kross doesn’t want Miz to say another word. This thing with The Wyatt Sicks is not over until Kross says it’s over. Kross says that Miz is going to fight Dexter Lumis next week on Raw. The way Paul Ellering sees it, he saved Miz on two separate occasions. Miz owes them one. Kross believes in Miz to make this match official. Miz is going to learn a really valuable lesson, when you make a deal with the devil, you don’t run out on it.

Second Match: Raquel Rodriguez vs. Kayden Carter vs. Zoey Stark In A First Round Match In The WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament 

Carter with forearm shivers to Stark after the bell rings. Rodriguez pulls Carter off Stark. Rodriguez with a Big Biel Throw. Rodriguez with a Double Body Avalanche. Carter fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Carter repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Rodriguez. Rodriguez clotheslines Carter for a two count. Stark with forearm shivers. Carter side steps Stark into the turnbuckles. Carter goes for a Monkey Flip, but Stark lands back on her feet. Stark SuperKicks Carter. Stark drops Rodriguez with The Float Over DDT. Carter kicks Stark in the ribs. Carter slaps Stark in the chest. Carter with The Assisted Hurricanrana to Rodriguez. Stark responds with The Rolling Death Valley Driver. Stark SuperKicks Carter for a two count. Stark SuperKicks Rodriguez. Carter rocks Stark with a forearm smash. Rodriguez with The Big Boot. Carter knocks Rodriguez off the ring apron. Carter delivers The Tornillo through the ropes. Carter has complete control of the match during the commercial break.

Carter with a Dropkick/Splash Combination for a one count. Carter kicks Rodriguez in the face. Carter with a shot to the midsection of Stark. Carter with a Vertical Suplex/Indian Death Lock Combination. Carter nails Stark with a Running Boot. Carter with a Springboard Leg Drop for a two count. Rodriguez pulls Carter out of the ring. Carter sends Rodriguez ribs first into the LED Apron. Stark with The Springboard Crossbody Block to the outside. Stark rolls Rodriguez back into the ring. Stark ducks a clothesline from Rodriguez. Rodriguez delivers The Pounce to the outside. Carter rolls Rodriguez over for a one count. Carter with The Springboard Basement Dropkick for a two count. Carter levels Rodriguez with The Body Avalanche. Stark with The Avalanche German Suplex. Rodriguez responds with The Western Lariat for a two count. Rodriguez yells at the referee. Rodriguez tugs on Stark’s hair. Rodriguez stops Carter in her tracks. Rodriguez with The Fallaway Slam. Rodriguez with a Twisting Elbow Drop. Rodriguez goes for The Tejana Bomb, but Stark counters with The Springboard Missile Dropkick. Stark SuperKicks Carter. Stark connects with The Z360 to pickup the victory.

Winner: Zoey Stark via Pinfall 

– R-Truth loved The Alpha Academy’s Commercial, got him motivated to beat Butch easily. Pete Dunne is sick and tired of Truth calling him Butch. The next time that happens, he’s going to break Truth’s jaw. Truth says Butch, please as he walks away. Chad Gable calls The Alpha Academy a clown show. He called their commercial pathetic. Otis tells Gable to shut up. Gable says that it’s time to take out his creation, and it starts with Akira Tozawa.

– Jackie Redmond tried to conduct a backstage interview with The New Day. Xavier Woods claims that they’re dealing with biased journalism. We heard a loud commotion in the background as Pure Fusion Collective jammed the right hand of Kairi Sane in between two production crates.

Third Match: The Judgment Day (c) vs. The War Raiders For The World Tag Team Championship 

JD McDonagh and Ivar will start things off. Test Of Strength. McDonagh with repeated toe kicks. McDonagh applies a side headlock. Ivar whips McDonagh across the ring. Ivar drops McDonagh with a shoulder tackle. Ivar throws Balor into the ring. Ivar with Two Bodyslams. Ivar tags in Erik. Ivar bodyslams McDonagh. Erik bodyslams Ivar on top of McDonagh. War Raiders are fired up. War Raiders with a pair of assisted knee lifts. Ivar whips McDonagh across the ring. McDonagh with a knee lift. McDonagh tags in Balor. Ivar goes for a Bodyslam, but Balor lands back on his feet. Ivar blocks The O’Connor Roll. McDonagh slams Ivar’s head on the top rope. Balor with The Spin Out Elbow Drop for a two count. Balor applies a nerve hold. Balor poses for the crowd. Balor uses the middle and bottom ropes to choke Ivar. McDonagh with a Leg Drop behind the referee’s back. Balor repeatedly stomps on Ivar’s chest. Balor with a falling sledge. Balor with a straight right hand. Balor tags in McDonagh. Double Irish Whip. Ivar runs through the double clothesline. Ivar with a Handspring Double Back Elbow Smash. McDonagh stops Ivar in his tracks. Ivar tags in Erik.

Erik ducks a clothesline from McDonagh. Erik with The Northern Lights Suplex. Erik rocks McDonagh with a forearm smash. Erik with a Belly to Back Suplex. Erik runs around Balor. Erik with The Uranage Slam. McDonagh reverses out of the irish whip from Erik. Erik dives over McDonagh. Erik scores the forearm knockdown. Erik launches McDonagh over the top rope. Balor trips Erik from the outside. McDonagh attacks Erik from behind. McDonagh tags in Balor. Judgment Day repeatedly throws Erik into the steel ring steps. Judgment Day has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Balor is putting the boots to Erik. Balor tags in McDonagh. McDonagh with The Slingshot Senton for a two count. McDonagh argues with the referee. McDonagh cranks on Erik’s neck. McDonagh with a falling sledge.

Erik avoids The Diving Elbow Drop. Ivar and Balor are tagged in. Ivar with a shoulder tackle. Ivar with a Sidewalk Slam. Ivar follows that with a Running Crossbody Splash. Balor side steps Ivar into the turnbuckles. Ivar with a Leaping Seated Senton. Ivar cartwheels around McDonagh. Ivar drops McDonagh with The Spinning Heel Kick. Ivar with The Bronco Buster. Ivar ascends to the top turnbuckle. Balor gets Ivar crotched on the top turnbuckle. Balor tags in McDonagh. Ivar with The Avalanche World’s Strongest Slam for a two count. Ivar tags in Erik. War Raiders delivers The Viking Experience for a two count. Ivar tags in Erik. War Raiders goes for The War Machine, but Balor pulls Ivar out of the ring. McDonagh rolls Erik over for a two count. McDonagh HeadButts Erik. McDonagh tags in Balor. Erik delivers his combination offense. Erik with a Full Nelson Knee Lift. Balor responds with The SlingBlade. Balor blasts Erik with The Shotgun Dropkick. McDonagh with The MoonSault. Balor connects with The Coupe De Grace for a two count. McDonagh dumps Ivar out of the ring. McDonagh grabs a steel chair. Damian Priest prevents Balor from grabbing a chair for himself. Ivar punches McDonagh from the ring apron. Erik tags in Ivar. War Raiders plants Balor with The War Machine to pickup the victory.

Winner: New World Tag Team Champions, The War Raiders via Pinfall 

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