WWE Raw Results
October 23, 2023
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
In-Ring Segment: The Undisputed Tag Team Champions Finn Bálor and Damian Priest
Bálor says he’s feeling good tonight. So much so that he’s going to do something special. Priest gives Bálor permission to say, “All rise for The Judgement Day.” Priest says the rest of the crew is backstage handling Judgement Day business. Cody Rhodes interrupts. Rhodes asks them how it feels to get interrupted. He has some choice words for the leader of The Judgement Day, but he he can see Rhea Ripley isn’t out here. It’s not just little Dom Dom; Ripley is Priest and Bálor’s Mami. Ripley makes all the deals and she made one with The Bloodline.
Rhodes is going to speak directly to Priest instead. If Priest thinks that was the final shot, he’s wrong. Priest reminds Rhodes he put him through a table to. Priest adds that Rhodes story has ended, he’s failed. Rhodes starts to take his suit off. He want’s a fight now. Priest reminds Rhodes that he has a match tonight. Their is a big event coming up soon. Priest challenges Rhodes to a match at WWE Crown Jewel. Rhodes quickly accepts.
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Rhodes wants to give everyone a preview of WWE Crown Jewel right now. Priest agrees. Ripley and Dirty Dominik walk down the ramp. Jey Uso runs down and takes out Dominik. Rhodes sends Priest into the commentary desk, JD McDonagh chop blocks Rhodes. Priest and McDonagh beatdown Rhodes. McDonagh holds Rhodes in place while Priest hits Rhodes’ leg with a chair. Referees and officials run to ringside to break it up.
The New Day vs. The Alpha Academy w/Maxxine and Akira Tozawa
Both team trade the advantage, until Otis eats the post after missing a spear on Woods. Woods tries a backward Caterpilar. Gable grabs his leg and traps him in the ankle lock. Woods turns it into a pin. Gable escapes. Otis tags back in. Gable gets dumped out of the ring. Woods superkicks Otis. Kingston dives over the top onto Gable. Woods drops the Limit Breaker Elbow for the win.
Winners- The New Day
Backstage, Natalya wishes Indi Hartwell luck against Becky Lynch tonight.
NXT Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Indi Hartwell
Number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship Lyra Valkyria is in the crowd. Lynch tries a Manhandle Slam as soon as the bell rings. Hartwell avoids it. Lynch rolls out of the ring. Hartwell and Lynch trade strikes and pin falls. Lynch misses a baseballs slide and gets slammed into the barricade by Hartwell. After the break, Hartwell lands a flurry of offense, but can’t hold Lynch down after multiple pin attempts.
Candice LeRae is watching the match backstage. Back in the ring, Hartwell goes up top. Lynch cuts her off and lands a superplex. Hartwell kicks out. Lynch transitions into an armbar. Hartwell reverses that into a powerbomb for a near fall. Spinebuster by Hartwell. Lynch kicks out. Lynch rolls Hartwell into the Disarmher. Hartwell taps out.
Winner and STILL NXT Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch!
After the match, Hartwell and Lynch shake hands. Backstage, Xi Li attack LeRae.
Backstage Adam Pearce is talking to security. SmackDown GM Nick Aldis walks in and apologizes for kicking Pearce out of SmackDown last week. Pearce says in the interest of professional courtesy, he won’t kick Aldis out. He want’s Aldis to stay. Aldis walks out. Pearce tells a referee to double security.
WWE World Women’s Championship Match Contract Signing
Adam Pearce is in the ring. Pearce ask for the challengers to join him in the ring. Raquel Rodriguez, Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, and nia Jax all walks to the ring and sign the contract. Pearce says he is going to have Ripley sign it later to avoid an issues. Ripley’s music hits and she walks to the ring and accuses Pearce of conspiring against her. Mami promises to end all four of her challengers at WWE Crown Jewel.
Why? Because Mami is always on top. Jax takes the mic from Pearce and tells Ripley she’s smart. Ripley obviously wants Jax to squash everyone one in the ring for her. Rodriguez decks Jax. A huge brawk breaks out. Security breaks up the fight in the ring. Ripley watches and laughs from outside the ring. Jax and Rodriguez are the only ones left standing. Jax drops Rodriguez with a Samoan drop. Ripley and Jax have a staredown.
Backstage, Bronson Reed tells Ludwig Kaiser that he wants another go with his boss, Gunther. Kaiser tells Reed to go tell Gunther himself. Kaiser and Vinci walk off. Tozawa walks in and challenges Reed to a match. Reed says no. Tozawa chops Reed. Reed agrees.
Johnny Gargano vs. Giovanni Vinci w/Ludwig Kaiser
Vinci tosses Gargano all over the ring. Gargano ends up on the apron. Gargano surprises Vinci with a slingshot spear. After a distraction from Kaiser, Vinci takes control. Gargano escpaes a powerbomb and lands a superkick. Kaiser hops on the apron. Tommaso Ciampa hops the barricade and attacks Kaiser. Back in the ring, Gargano hits One Final Beat for the win.
Winner- Johnny Gargano
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In-Ring Segment: Logan Paul
Paul notes that the “fool” that he boxed last week made such a fool of himself that he got dropped from his fight league. Paul gloats about making that dude lose his job. The crowd boos. Paul says that guy is a free agent now and technically so is he. Paul promises to beat Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship. He may even come back to Raw and defend it here too. Dominik Mysterio’s music hits. Dominik gets drowned out with boos from the crowd. Paul tells the crowd to respect Dominik and let him speak. The crowd boos louder.
Paul and Dominik dump on Rey Mysterio for being past his prime and a deadbeat dad. Paul says since he’s back on Raw, his favorite ring announcer is here. Samantha Irvine (ring announcer and Ricochet’s significant other) is at ringside. Paul asks her to join them in the ring. Irvine hesitates. Paul puts Irvine over. Irvine gets in the ring. Paul demands Irvine announce him as the new United States Champion. Ricochet hits the ring and attacks both men. Paul pulls Dominik out of the way of a shooting star press from Ricochet.
Natalya and Nikki Cross vs. WWE Undisputed Women’s Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green and Piper Niven
Nikki Cross slowly walks to the ring and eventually gets on the apron. Cross stares into space as Natalya gets beat down in the ring. Cross hops off the apron and walks up the ramp. Niven and Green eventually hit an Unprettier/low crossbody combo for the win.
Winners- Chelsea Green and Piper Niven
Backstage, The Miz yells at Adam Pearce about not having anything significant to do. Miz threatens to start talking to Nick Aldis. Rhea Ripley barges in and signs the contract for her title match. Miz is incredulous because he was interrupted.
Sami Zayn vs. Drew McIntyre
Zayn and McIntyre trade headlocks and shoulder blocks. McIntyre floors Zayn, and lays in a series of chops. The fight spills out of the ring. McIntyre sends Zayn into the barricade, but Zayn hops on the barricade and lands a moonsault. Back in the ring, McIntyre catches Zayn and hits a suplex. Zayn and McIntyre trade strikes. The fight spills out of the ring again. McIntyre chucks Zayn over the commentary desk.
After the break, Zayn fires up and lands a suplex. Zayn lands a dive. Zayn counters an avalanche air raid crash with a sunset flip bomb out of the corner. McIntyre kicks out at 2.9. Zayn counters the Claymore with the blue thunder bomb. McIntyre kicks out again. Rhea Ripley’s music hits and she walks to the ring. Zayn sends McIntyre into the corner with an exploder. Zayn calls for the Helluva Kick. Ripley hops on the apron. In the confusion, McIntyre drops Zayn with the Claymore for the win.
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Winner- Drew McIntyre
Backstage, Nick Aldis is talking to Kaden Carter and Kitana Chance. Adam Pearce walks in and takes exception to Aldis talking to his talent. Aldis says he can see where this is going, so he’ll leave. A barely conscious Nikki Cross zombies her way across the screen. Pearce says he needs a drink.
Bronson Reed vs. Akria Tozawa w/Maxxine Dupri
Reed runs over Tozawa. Reed tosses Tozawa all over the ring. Tozawa fires up and lands a flurry of strikes. Tozawa tries a German suplex, but he can’t get Reed up. Reed plucks Tozawa out of the air as he tries a diving crossbody. Reed flattens Tozawa with a senton followed by the Tsunami for the win.
Winner- Bronso Reed
Backstage, Seth Rollins accused Drew Mcintyre of being with The Judgement Day. McIntyre accuses Rollins of the same thing.
Damian Priest vs. Jey Uso
Priest works over Jey, landing strike after strike. The fight spills out of the ring. Jey lands a dive. After the break, Priest lands a broken arrow. Jey kicks out. Priest continues his assault. Jey fires up and lands a crossbody off the top. Priest kicks out. Samoan drop by Jey. Priest kicks out again. Jey tries a dive. Priest catches Jey and hits a flatliner on the commentary desk. Priesr sets up a Razor’s Edge. Jey escapes and hits a Spear followed by the Uso Splash. Finn Bálor runs down to the ring and distracts the referee. Priest hits South of Heaven on Jey for the win.
Winner- Damian Priest
After the match, Bálor hits a double stomp off the top. Bálor and Priest grab chairs. Before they can attack Jey. Rhodes limps his way to the ring and makes the save. Bálor pulls Priest out of the ring.
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