WWE Raw featured Rhea Ripley facing Raquel Rodriguez in an “Anything Goes Match” main event.
It’s WWE Raw from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas with Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett on commentary. The first 30 minutes were commercial-free.
The World Heavyweight Champion Gunther said that Finn Balor has his undivided attention. That led to Finn Balor interrupting the champion. Balor was joined by The Judgment Day’s JD McDonagh, Carlito & Dominik Mysterio. Finn & JD are World Tag Team Champions. Balor said that you could have given Balor the title shot that he deserved and instead he wanted to give a title shot to Dominik. Balor said that he’s the only reason why Gunther is World Champion right now. Gunther told Balor that he didn’t earn the World Title match. Gunther gets it that Balor is frustrated because eight years ago, Finn became the first WWE Universal Champion and at that point in his career, Gunther looked up to Balor. Gunther said that over time, that respect faded away because Balor chose to cut corners and take shortcuts. Gunther said that Balor chose to hang out with a bunch of weirdos in the clubhouse. Gunther told Balor that he chose to pay second fiddle to Damian Priest. Gunther told Balor he wouldn’t leave as World Champion on Saturday because Finn is not on his level and he never will be.
Finn Balor and The Judgment Day were about to go into the ring, but Damian Priest showed up with a brace on his right hand. Priest beat up the J-Day guys with punches and he threw them into the barricade. Priest punched Balor in the gut and sent Balor into the ring. Gunther chopped Balor down. Priest knocked Balor out of the ring. Gunther clotheslined Priest and Gunther tossed Priest out of the ring. Gunther cleared off the commentary table and Balor nailed Gunther with a Slingblade and a dropkick into the steel steps. Balor jumped onto Gunther on the floor with the Coup de Grace double foot stomp on the floor. Priest beat up JD, Carlito & Dominik in the ring. Balor saved his buddies by hitting Priest in the lower back. Balor hit a reverse DDT on Priest. Balor dropkicked Priest into the turnbuckle. Balor went up top and hit a Coup de Grace on Priest. Balor went up top and hit Coup de Grace a second time. Balor went up top for a third time and hit Coup de Grace on Priest again. Balor held up the World Heavyweight Title and World Tag Team Title together. The fans booed.
It was mentioned that Jesse Ventura will be part of the Saturday Night’s Main Event commentary team. We learned that last week.
