WWE Raw Results 12/2/24

WWE Raw Results 12/2/24
Angel Of The Winds Arena
Everett, Washington

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Commentators: (Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett)

Ring Announcer: Lilian Garcia 

Transcription by Josh Lopez

CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso Segment 

CM Punk: Is it good to be alive in Everett, Washington, on a Monday Night or what? To those of you at home, we’re sold out here tonight in Everett. And the last time you saw me, I stood on that ramp, fresh from a possible career ending Hell In A Cell Match, and I told you all, that I wasn’t sure what the future held for CM Punk. I had a lot of things to consider. And now, on a little bit of deja vu, here I am, live and in living color, fresh off of a potential career ending War Games Match, the difference being, I know exactly where I’m going. I’m a lot less beat up today than I was post Hell In A Cell. I think it’s a little obvious, you can all tell, I put my personal things aside.

I handled my business with Drew McIntyre, and then I came back to take care of a little personal business for my friend, Paul Heyman. I know what the future holds. Can you see it? See, because I can see it. In my entire career, everybody told me that it wasn’t there. They couldn’t see the vision. There might not be a sign hanging right here in Everett, Washington. Oh, ladies and gentlemen, but I see it. I know what the future for CM Punk holds. There’s multiple roads you can take to get there. There’s different ways you can finish your story. The Royal Rumble is right around the corner, maybe that’s the road I take. After that, it’s Elimination Chamber, perhaps that’s the fork in the road that I choose. Any road I take winds up being a dead end, but the good news is, I got a favor or two in my pocket I can call upon to get where I need to go. I invite all of you to come on this journey with me.

Seth Rollins: You know, I’ve been thinking a lot. I really should’ve knocked your ass out the same day you came back to WWE. And I regret that every single day, for the past year. And over that year, a lot has gotten in the way. You got hurt, I had titles to defend. I had a Bloodline to take down. And the last time I saw you, I was this close, I was this close from taking my shot, but I had pity for you. You just come out of Hell In A Cell with Drew McIntyre, you were hanging on by a thread, and I had pity for you, and that was my mistake. After Saturday, seeing you stand there, triumphant, next to Roman Reigns, it became very clear to me that it was time to rectify my mistakes. And as we stand here, right now, there is nothing in my way, nothing in your way, no one holding us back, the only things between us are air and hatred, and I got a feeling in my gut that tonight is the night I knock CM Punk on his ass.

CM Punk: You talk too much, and you don’t listen enough. I just came out here, and I said, I put all the personal stuff aside. I’m long past running races with people that I didn’t even know I was running, alright. Six months ago, you were a champ, you had something that I wanted, now, you got nothing. I know where I’m going. I know what’s in my future, and kid, you ain’t it. You’ve been thinking about me for six months, I don’t think about you at all. I got things to do in this business, so stay out of my business.

Seth Rollins: You talk too much, and you don’t listen enough. This is my business.

Rollins shoves down Punk. Rollins tells Punk to bring it. All hell starts breaking loose. Sami Zayn and Jey Uso are trying to play peacemaker.

Seth Rollins: Come on. Am I your business, now? Come on, yeah.

Rollins repeatedly stomps on Punk’s back. Rollins tells Punk and Jey to run along to Roman Reigns.

Sami Zayn: Hey, I get that you’re angry. You don’t get to talk to Jey Uso that way.

Seth Rollins: You know what, Sami. You’re right, man. You’re right. Jey, Roman, that’s family, I get that. My bad. I shouldn’t have gone there. I’m a little pissed off. But Jey’s family, what’s your excuse? Because you’re not family, man. No Sami Uso. I love Sami Uso. But if you’re family with Roman, then you got to be family with me. You and I, you and I, we’re closer than you and Roman or you and Jey have ever been. We came up in this business together. We’ve been at it up and down these roads, for over 20 years together. We’re family, too. And you stabbed me in the back when you team with CM Punk, man.

Sami Zayn: Hey, let me remind you something, okay. I didn’t ask to team with CM Punk, okay. You think I wanted him to be my tag team partner at War Games? I didn’t. But he was willing to help, and we were down a man, and I was willing to take it. I didn’t want him, I wanted you. I asked you. In fact, let me remind you, I asked you twice, and you said no both times. We wouldn’t have had to team with CM Punk if you teamed with us in the first place, but you couldn’t, because you’re too damn stubborn.

Seth Rollins: Am I just losing my mind here? Maybe you can remind me, Sami. What did you want me to team with you to do, right? What did you want me team with you for? Oh, that’s right, it’s to help Roman Reigns, to help that monster regain his power.

Sami Zayn: Hey, let me remind you something else, that monster, Roman Reigns, you created that monster. You created that monster, when you put a chair in his back, ten years ago. So, don’t act like your hands are totally clean in all of this.

Seth Rollins: I am in no way acting like I’m completely innocent in all of this. I understand what I’ve done. I understand the sins that I’ve done. I understand putting that chair in Roman Reigns back was motivation for The Tribal Chief. I get all of that. And I’ve apologized for that, and I’ve atoned for that. But if you’re going to point fingers at me, for putting the chair in Roman Reigns back, you need to look in the mirror, because you did the same damn thing. And I don’t fault you for it. You did it for the right reasons, because he was the scum of the earth, he treated you like crap, he treated Jey like crap, every single person on the planet, he wanted them to bow down to Roman Reigns. So, I understand why you did what you did, why we all did what we did at WrestleMania, all the sacrifice to take down The Bloodline. Do you not remember this? Get it through your head, man, Roman Reigns has not changed. He has apologized to you? Has he apologized to Jey? Has he apologized to anybody, even a little shred of remorse? No, he hasn’t changed. That snake, CM Punk, sure as hell hasn’t changed. So, stubbornness is not the issue, alright. Your naivety is the issue. You’re gullible, that’s the issue. And if I’m being honest, Sami, right now, you’re being really stupid.

Sami Zayn: You know, it seems to me like you’re very angry, and you got a lot of frustration in you, so I’ll tell you what. You want to blow some steam off, I have no problem meeting you in the middle of this ring, tonight. You want to get that frustration of your system, I have no problem doing it, tonight, if that’s how you want it.

Seth Rollins: If that’s how you want it, fine by me.

– We got a video recap of Finn Balor’s parking lot brawl with Damian Priest after Survivor Series went off the air. Since Dom Dom couldn’t get the job done, Finn had to take issues into his own hands. Now, Priest has his arm in a sling. Finn says that if Liv Morgan listened to him, she wouldn’t have loss at War Games. Now she has to deal with Iyo Sky at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Liv says that her and Raquel Rodriguez are going to handle business with Damage CTRL. She just hopes that Finn knows what he’s doing. Whenever they listen to Finn Balor, The Judgment Day wins. Liv tells Dom to keep an eye on Finn.

First Match: Damage CTRL vs. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez 

Kairi Sane and Raquel Rodriguez will start things off. Rodriguez with The Big Boot. Rodriguez knocks Sky off the ring apron. Rodriguez sends Sane to the corner. Rodriguez tags in Morgan. Rodriguez bodyslams Sane. Rodriguez PowerBombs Morgan into Sane for a two count. Rodriguez dumps Sky out of the ring. Sane kicks Morgan in the gut. Sane drops Morgan with The Running BlockBuster. Morgan stops Sane in her tracks. Sane with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Sane tags in Sky. Sky with Two Shotei’s. Sky dropkicks Morgan. Sky pops back on her feet. Sky with a running back elbow smash. Standing Switch Exchange. Sky kicks Morgan in the face. Sky with a Shotei to Rodriguez. Sky decks Rodriguez with a JawBreaker. Sky kicks Rodriguez in the chest. Standing Switch Exchange. Sky with The Release German Suplex. Sky with The Shotgun Meteora. Morgan denies Over The MoonSault.

Morgan gets Sky tied up in the tree of woe. Morgan tags in Rodriguez. Rodriguez goes for The Tejana Bomb, but Sky counters with a Headscissors Takeover. Sky tags in Sane. Sky sends Rodriguez shoulder first into the steel ring post. Sky with The Missile Dropkick. Sane lands The Insane Elbow for a two count. Sky dumps Morgan out of the ring. Sky with The Suicide Dive. Sane ducks a clothesline from Rodriguez. Sane delivers her combination offense. Sane with Two Spinning Back Fists. Rodriguez responds with The Big Boot. Rodriguez connects with The Tejana Bomb to pickup the victory. After the match, The Judgment Day gangs up on Sky. Rhea Ripley gets into a big brawl with Rodriguez. Ripley goes for The Rip Tide, but Rodriguez lands back on her feet. Ripley kicks Rodriguez in the face. Ripley clotheslines Rodriguez over the top rope. Ripley dribbles Rodriguez’s head on the announce table. Morgan jumps on Ripley’s back. Ripley drives Morgan back first into the ring post. Rodriguez attacks Ripley from behind. Rodriguez sends Ripley face first into the edge of the announce table.

Winner: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez via Pinfall 

– Finn Balor & Dominik Mysterio interrupted GUNTHER’s interview with Cathy Kelley. Finn believes that he deserves a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. He should’ve shaken his hand at Survivor Series instead of kicking him in the face. GUNTHER doesn’t owe Finn anything. He needed this victory for himself, by himself, that’s what Finn took away from him. GUNTHER knows why Dominik has been so cocky lately, it’s because he defeated Damian Priest unlike Finn Balor. GUNTHER is feeling really good tonight. He’s going to have a chat with Adam Pearce and Dom can meet him in the ring.

Second Match: Shayna Baszler vs. Dakota Kai vs. Katana Chance In A First Round Match In The WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Chance jumps on Baszler’s back. Baszler sends Chance back first into the canvas. Kai dropkicks Baszler. Kai with The Pump Kick. Kai kicks Baszler off the ring apron. Kai goes for The Suicide Dive, but Baszler counters with a forearm smash. Baszler drives Kai face first into the announce table. Chance with The Corkscrew Plancha. Chance is fired up. Chance rolls Baszler back into the ring. Chance rolls Baszler over for a two count. Baszler reverses out of the irish whip from Chance. Baszler catches Chance in mid-air. Baszler with The Delayed TTD for a two count. Baszler works on her joint manipulation game. Baszler punches Chance in the back. Baszler with The GutWrench Suplex for a two count. Baszler blocks The Vertical Suplex. Kai with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Kai nails Baszler with The Face Wash. Chance rolls Kai over for a two count. Kai kicks Chance in the gut. Kai dumps Chance out of the ring. Baszler avoids The Face Wash.

Baszler with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Chance delivers her combination offense. Chance runs around Baszler. Baszler dumps Chance face first on the top rope. Baszler applies a top wrist lock. Baszler brings Kai down to the mat. Bazler stomps on the left elbow of Chance. Kai with forearm shivers. Kai with a flying mare takeover. Kai follows that with another Face Wash. Kai with a Leaping Foot Stomp in the ropes for a two count. Baszler has Kai perched on the top turnbuckle. Kai HeadButts Baszler. Baszler transitions into a corner mount. Kai blocks The SuperPlex. Kai kicks Baszler in the face. Chance with a straight right hand. Chance with The FrankenSteiner into Baszler for a two count. Chance hooks both legs of Kai for a two count. Kai reverses out of the irish whip from Chance. Kai decks Baszler with a JawBreaker. Baszler blocks The Flying Hurricanrana. Baszler with a Running Knee Lift to Kai for a two count. Baszler with another Knee Strike to Chance. Kai rolls Baszler over for a two count. Kai delivers The Scorpion Kick. Kai goes for The GTK, but Baszler counters with The Kirifuda Clutch. Chance hits The 450 Splash. Kai connects with The GTK to pickup the victory.

Winner: Dakota Kai via Pinfall 

The New Day’s Ten-Year Anniversary 

Adam Pearce: Ladies and gentlemen, we are here tonight in celebration of the incredible 10 Year Anniversary of the most decorated tag team in WWE history. Without any further ado, please join me in welcoming, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston, The New Day. Gentlemen, congratulations. This ring, in this moment, this night, it’s yours. But if I may be so bold, to speak on behalf of the entire WWE Universe, I think we all would love to let you know how much thank, New-Day-Rocks.

Xavier Woods: It’s your boys, The New Day. We want to come out here and say, being part of WWE, and being successful in WWE for 10 years, getting to this point is so much more than we could’ve ever dream when we started this. So, I wanted to come out here and say thank you to each and every single one of you here.

Kofi Kingston: Hey, it’s been one hell of a ride, hasn’t it. Never in my wildest dreams I would imagine that we would achieve so many accomplishments and accolades and have so much fun doing it. And we couldn’t have done it all without each other. But you know who else we couldn’t have done it all with? That’s right, we couldn’t have done it all without each and every one of you, so, thank you.

Xavier Woods: We miss him, too. But with all that being said, we wanted to come out here, face-to-face, with all of you, and let you know that what we’re about to tell you, it’s not your fault. We have nothing but love for each and every one of you.

Kofi Kingston: Woods and myself, we’ve talked. And especially in light of what we went down between us, last week, we both feel that, when it comes to The New Day going forward.

Big E: I can’t thank you all enough, sincerely. But I wish I was here under different circumstances, because to see the two of you argue, and bicker, and say some of the most hurtful things that you can imagine to each other, man, that troubled my soul, something deep. When we started this, ten years ago, we were all that we had, all we had was each other. Kofi, ten years ago, you were mulling over retirement, because you had your passion for this beaten out of you. Woods, ten years ago, you and I, we were this close to getting fired. And on one of the worst days of my life, and the scariest moment of my career, the two of you were at my hospital bedside for hours, making sure that I was good. Kofi, I was in a neck brace a few months after your daughter was born, and you, your wife, and Lotus were in my home, and I held her for the first time. Woods, when you came back from winning King Of The Ring, a childhood dream, I was the first person to greet you after you shed tears on my shoulder. What we built means something to a lot of people. And it damn sure means a lot to me. So, until I’m medically cleared to return to this ring, I’m going to remind the two of you exactly who you are. I’m going to be here to cheer for you, to root for you, to uplift you. I’m going to be here every single week to serve as your managers. Do you hear them? This doesn’t have to end.

Xavier Woods: Now? Now you want to come back? After you watched us fight for months, after you watched us argue to the edge of the cliff, and the last thing left to do was jump. Now you want to come back? E, you left us.

Big E: Hey, I broke my neck. What do you mean, I’ve been trying to do my best to get back?

Kofi Kingston: You left us, E. Yeah, you broke your neck, so what? Stone Cold Steve Austin broke his neck, and he came back. Kurt Angle broke his neck, and he came back. Edge broke his neck, and he came back.

Xavier Woods: They didn’t even have people here waiting for them. You had two family members who had the light on for you, so you can have something familiar to walk back into. And what did you do with that, E? Nothing. We didn’t change. We didn’t evolve for you.

Kofi Kingston: No, E, you mean to tell me, that as big as you are, as strong as you are, plus with the fact you didn’t have surgery on your neck, you mean to tell me that you couldn’t have been back here a long time ago if you wanted to?

Big E: Kofi, I’ve been meeting with doctors, I’ve been doing scans, X-Rays, MRI’s.

Xavier Woods: Yes, we’ve heard it all before. You know what happened with me, E? I tore my Achillies tendon off the bone, and I actually had to have surgery. I was back in nine months for you.

Kofi Kingston: If you really truly cared about us, you would have been back a long time ago. You would have been by our side. Clapping by our side, cheering us on, encouraging us, galvanizing us, but no, you chose your new life over us. You chose your new project over us. You chose your new girlfriend over us. You chose your new desk job over us.

Xavier Woods: Matter of fact, E, listen up. Do you even realize the burden that you’ve become? No matter where we go, every single city, no matter who we meet, they all say the same thing, we miss E, as if we don’t miss E. But obviously, E doesn’t miss us.

Kofi Kingston: Our philosophy, since day one, since the jump, has always been about the brotherhood before anything else. The New Day before anything else. We before me, that’s what the philosophy has been. But you, broken neck or not, you chose yourself over us.

Xavier Woods: And matter of fact, E, let’s stop teasing all these people. Let’s tell them the truth, E. You’re never going to be medically cleared. And since that’s the case, why don’t you get the hell out of the ring, and get back to your desk, where you belong. And we’ll call you if we need you.

Big E asks for a hug. He’s not ready to throw 10 years away like this. Big E is visibly distraught as he exits the ring. Kofi and Woods shake hands to close this segment.

– Karrion Kross Vignette.

Third Match: GUNTHER vs. Dominik Mysterio w/The Judgment Day 

Mysterio shoves Gunther after the bell rings. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Mysterio applies a front face lock. Gunther muscles Mysterio over the top rope. Gunther pats Mysterio on the forehead. Mysterio slaps Gunther in the face. Gunther kicks Mysterio off the ring apron. Gunther goes for a PowerBomb, but Mysterio counters with a Hurricanrana into the steel ring post. Mysterio dropkicks Gunther off the apron. Mysterio lands The Suicide Dive. Gunther backs Mysterio into the turnbuckles. Mysterio slaps Gunther in the chest. Gunther is pissed. Gunther launches Mysterio to the corner. Mysterio avoids the running chop. Mysterio with an overhand chop. Mysterio slides under Gunther’s legs. Gunther kicks Mysterio in the gut. Gunther whips Mysterio across the ring. Mysterio ducks a clothesline from Gunther. Gunther bodyslams Mysterio. Gunther drops Mysterio with a knife edge chop. Gunther tells Mysterio to bring it.

Chop Exchange. Following a snap mare takeover, Gunther cranks on Mysterio’s neck. Mysterio begs for mercy. Mysterio is displaying his fighting spirit. Gunther slaps Mysterio in the chest. Gunther applies The Boston Crab. Mysterio grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Gunther toys around with Mysterio. Second Chop Exchange. Mysterio with forearm shivers. Third Chop Exchange. Gunther applies The Sleeper Hold. Mysterio delivers the low blow behind the referee’s back. Mysterio with The 619 into Gunther’s ribs. Mysterio dropkicks Gunther into the middle rope. Mysterio hits The 619. Mysterio with The Frog Splash for a two count. Gunther blocks The Three Amigos. Gunther fires off another chop. Gunther with The Big Boot. Gunther connects with The Delayed PowerBomb to pickup the victory. After the match, Finn Balor drops Gunther with The Slingblade. Balor blasts Gunther with The Shotgun Dropkick. Balor tells Mysterio to watch and learn. Balor plants Gunther with Three Coupe De Graces. Balor dumps the World Heavyweight Title on Gunther’s back.

Winner: GUNTHER via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Pete Dunne vs. R-Truth 

Truth splits under a clothesline from Dunne. Dunne with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Dunne transitions into a ground and pound attack. Dunne stomps on Truth’s face. Dunne attacks the left hand of Truth. Dunne stomps on the back of Truth’s neck. Dunne fish hooks Truth. Dunne with a Running Boot. The referee admonishes Dunne. Dunne toys around with Truth. Dunne with clubbing hammerfists. Dunne is getting frustrated by the endless Butch chants from the Everett crowd. Truth rolls Dunne over to pickup the victory.

Winner: R-Truth via Pinfall 

– Cathy Kelley had a backstage interview with Bron Breakker. Ludwig Kaiser joins the conversation. Ludwig feels like he’s accomplished what he set out to do, and that’s putting an end to The Celtic Warrior. A rib for a rib. There’s nothing that’s going to stop Ludwig from bringing the Intercontinental Championship back to Imperium. Bron says that he would love nothing to more to defend his title against Ludwig. He gives Ludwig his props, but maybe Ludwig should consider stepping outside of GUNTHER’s shadow since his stock is falling down.

– Next week on Raw, Rhea Ripley will battle Raquel Rodriguez. The Wyatt Sicks collides with The Final Testament & The Miz. Plus, the Women’s IC Title Tournament Continues as Lyra Valkyria takes on Zelina Vega and Ivy Nile

– Sami Zayn believes that Seth Rollins attacked Jey Uso in the backstage area. Adam Pearce tells Finn Balor that he’ll get his shot against GUNTHER at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Fifth Match: Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Rollins backs Zayn into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. That leads us to a quick shoving contest. Rollins applies a side headlock. Zayn whips Rollins across the ring. Rollins drops Zayn with a shoulder tackle. Zayn drops down on the canvas. Zayn launches Rollins over the top rope. Zayn is playing mind games with Rollins. Zayn tells Rollins to bring it. Strong lockup. Rollins applies a hammerlock. Zayn decks Rollins with a back elbow smash. Zayn slams Rollins head on the top turnbuckle pad. Forearm Exchange. Rollins slams Zayn’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Chop Exchange. Rollins whips Zayn across the ring. Rollins with a Pendulum BackBreaker. Rollins applies a wrist lock. Rollins whips Zayn back first into the turnbuckles. Rollins applies a waist lock. Rollins with a blistering chop. Rollins talks smack to Zayn. Second Chop Exchange. Second Forearm Exchange.

Rollins whips Zayn across the ring. Zayn springboards off the ropes. Zayn side steps Rollins into the turnbuckles. Zayn transitions into a corner mount. Zayn with a flying elbow smash. Rollins answers with a toe kick in mid-air. Zayn blocks The Pedigree. Zayn hits The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Rollins drives his elbow into the midsection of Zayn. Rollins with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Zayn responds with The Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckles. Zayn goes for The Helluva Kick, but Rollins counters with The SuperKick. Zayn avoids The Curb Stomp. Zayn regroups on the outside. Zayn slaps Rollins in the face. Rollins drives Zayn ribs first into the steel ring steps. Rollins sends Zayn face first into the steel ring post. Rollins launches Zayn into the timekeeper’s area. Zayn kicks Rollins in the face. Zayn drives Rollins face first into the ring post. Zayn grabs a steel chair. Rollins says that he didn’t do anything. Rollins tells Zayn to use his head. Zayn throws the chair out of the ring. Rollins connects with The Inside Cradle to pickup the victory. After the match, Rollins tells Zayn that he loves him, but he needs to start using his head. Drew McIntyre clocks Zayn with The Claymore as the show goes off the air.

Winner: Seth Rollins via Pinfall 

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