WWE Raw 4th of March 2024

In-Ring Segment: 2023 and 2024 Royal Rumble Winner Cody Rhodes
Rhodes asks San Antonio what they want to talk about. Rhodes notes that at WrestleMania 40, he will be standing face-to-face with the greatest WWE Champion of all time, Roman Reigns. Well, he’d like to talk about that, but he’s faced with a distraction on his road to WrestleMania: The Rock. Last week, The Rock posted a 16 minutes video, then deleted that and posted a 21 minute directors cut. The Rock calls the crowd meth heads and he talked about Rhodes’ dog. Rhodes turns to the camera and emphatically tells The Rock never to talk about his dog. The Rock said a lot on SmackDown, but the one thing he downplayed is the fact that he declined Rhodes’ challenge.
Rhodes confirms what The Rock said to him before trying to steal his main event. The Rock told Rhodes that no one wants to see him face Roman Reigns; the people want to see The Rock vs. Roman Reigns. The fans felt otherwise, when the people started chanting, “we want Cody!” Rhodes notes that The Rock proposed an alternative that also includes… his friend… Rhodes pauses and says he thinks he can call this man his friend, Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Rollins’ music hits and he shimmys his way to the ring. The crowd roars as Rollins joins Rhodes in the ring.
Rollins welcomes the crowd to Monday Night Rollins. Rollins asks Rhodes what he’s thinking. Rhodes tells Rollins he understands if Rollins wants to focus on his title defense against Drew McIntyre and not have his back. Rollins says he’ll take care of McIntyre. Rollins exclaims that he said it last week: some things are bigger than them. WrestleMania isn’t just about finishing Rhodes story, its about Rollins story, too. With The Rock in The Bloodline, Reigns is inches away from having absolute power. Rollins is over The Rock at this point. A “Rocky sucks” chant breaks out.
The Rock hasn’t been The Rock or the People’s Champion in a long time. Rollins isn’t going to bother calling The Rock any of those names again. From here on out, Rollins is going to refer to The Rock as “Diarriah Dwayne.” Rollins notes that Diarriah Dwayne promised to take make sure Rollins loses his title if he sticks his nose in Bloodline business. Rollins turns to the camera and tells The Rock he would like to see him try. Rhodes pops for that. Rollins announces that as of today he is 100% medically cleared and asks Rhodes if he has HIS back. Rhodes nods. Rhodes says they are going to go to SmackDown this week and give The Rock his obvious answer face-to-face.

Gunther vs. Dominik Mysterio w/JD McDonagh
Gunther drops Dominik and traps him in a knee bar. Dominik chops Gunther, which has no effect. Gunther misses a chop. Dominik slaps Gunther in the face. Dominik hides in the ropes. While the referee tries to hold Gunther back, Dominik slaps Gunther in the face again. Gunther chases Dominik outside the ring. Dominik puts McDonagh in Gunther’s path. Gunther pushes McDonagh into the ring post. Gunther loads up a chop. Dominik pulls McDonagh out of the way. Gunther’s hand smashes into the ring post. As Gunther writhes in pain, clutching his wrist, Dominik grabs Gunther’s hand and slams it into the ring post. Gunther rolls into the ring.
Dominik slingshots back into the ring and stomps Gunther’s hand. Dominik is feeling himself a bit and tries a rope walk arm drag. Gunther puts on the brakes and it was at this point, Dominik realized he messed up. Gunther unleashes a chop that nearly cuts Dominik in half. After the break, Gunther obliterates Domink with another chop. Dominik ends up in the corner. Gunther rips Domink’s shirt and chops him again. The crowd is loving every minute of Domink getting destroyed. Boston crab by Gunther. McDonagh gets on the apron. Gunther knocks McDonagh off the apron.
Dominik dropkicks Gunther out of the ring. Dive by Dominik. Dominik trips Gunther into the ropes for a 619. Gunther counters with a nasty lariat. Gunther goes for the pin, but he picks Dominik off the mat to break the count. Dominik counters a powerbomb with a sunset flip. Gunther kicks out. 619 by Dominik. Dominik misses a splash but lands on his feet. Shotgun dropkick by Gunther. Gunther hits a powerbomb and immediately transitions into a Boston crab. Dominik taps out.
Winner- Gunther

Backstage, Adam Pearce runs into Damage CTRL and asks Dakota Kai why they are there. Kai says they are here to scout Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler. Pearce says the last time Damage CRTL was on Raw, they caused havoc. Shinsuke Nakamura interrupts and says he needs to talk to Pearce. Pearce says he knows this is about Gunther, WrestleMania, and the Intercontinental Championship match. Pearce says he has an announcement to make about this, but they can talk in his office.

Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler vs. Kayden Carter and Kitana Chance
Damage CTRL is out to watch the match. Stark superkicks Carter and hangs her up on the top rope. Baszler charges in and lands a knee. After the break, Carter and Chance land a double Spanish fly on Stark. Stark kicks out. Chance and Carter hit the After Party on Stark. Baszler pulls Chance out of the ring before the pin and traps her in the Kirifuda Clutch. Stark rolls up Cater for the win.
Winners- Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler
After the match, Damage CTRL hits the ring, and Kai has a mic. Kai says after The Kabuki Warriors retain their titles at NXT Roadblock, they will return to Raw next week and give Stark and Baszler their title shot. Kai promises they are going to do them worse than they did Bayley. Baszler snatches the mic from Kai and says it’s about time, and storms off.

The Judgment Day is backstage in the trainer’s room while Dominik is checked on. Rhea Ripley asks Dominik what he thought was going to happen. Priest says that he and Bálor will make things right with IMPERIUM… and McDonagh will make things right with Gunther. McDonagh is confused. Andrade walks in and says hello to Dominik. Dominik tells the group that Andrade could be important for them. Priest and Dominik have a convo in Spanish about Andrade.

Becky Lynch vs. Nia Jax
Jax forces Lynch into the corner. Lynch fires back and almost eats a Samoan drop. Lynch tries a crossbody, but Jax catches Lynch. Front slam by Jax. Lynch crawls to the corner. Jax crushes Lynch with a body block. Jax works over Lynch. Lynch traps Jax in a sleeper. Jax tosses Lynch to the mat. Jax tries a slam. Lynch slips behind and chop blocks Jax. Lynch lands a glancing blow with a missile dropkick. Jax falls out of the ring. Lynch tries a dive but gets caught on Jax’s shoulders. Jax flattens Lynch with a Samoan drop.
After the break, Lynch sets Jax up for a superplex. Jax sends Lynch flying off the top and lands a leg drop. Lynch somehow kicks out. Jax kisses her fist and calls for a knockout punch. Lynch ducks and tries the Manhandle Slam. Jax fights out of it. Lynch lands a rana and a Molly-Go-Round. Jax kicks out with authority. Lynch tries the Disarmher, Jax counters and sends Lynch into the ropes and hits a Samoan drop.
Jax misses the Annihilator. Lynch locks in the Disarmher. Jax almost escapes, but Lynch transition into a cross armbreaker. Jax rolls out of the ring and slams Lynch into the barricade. Liv Morgan appears out of nowhere and lands a diving elbow off the barricade that sends Jax into the ring post. The referee disqualifies Lynch.
Winner- Nia Jax
After the match, Morgan mocks Lynch. Lynch gets in Morgan’s face, Jax takes both women out.

Backstage, Pearce is in his office with Ricochet. Ricochet wants a shot at the IC title, and he’s tired of not getting his shot. Pearce tells Ricochet he hears him. Pearce is about to make his announcement, and he thinks everyone will be happy with it. Priest, Bálor, and McDonagh walk in. Priest tells Pearce McDonagh wants a shot at Gunther. Pearce tells McDonagh to make his pitch because Pearce is on his way to make his IC title contender announcement.

Adam Pearce announces that Sami Zayn, Ricochet, Shinsuke Nakamura, JD McDonagh, Chad Gable, and Bronson Reed will face off in a gauntlet match next week. The winner will face Gunther at WrestleMania.

Andrade vs. Apollo Crews
Crews and Andrade trade shoulder blocks. Andrade boots Crews in the face. Crews responds with a high dropkick. Andrade and Crews trade strikes. Superplex by Crews. The Judgement Day are watching the match from backstage. Crews tries to transition into another suplex, but Andrade counters with the three amigos. Andrade destroys Crews with his feint elbow strike. Crews kicks out. Double running knees by Andrade. Andrade hits La Sombra (hammerlock DDT) for the win.
Winner- Andrade

Backstage, Sami Zayn says he is going to win the gauntlet match next week and go on to make history at WrestleMania against Gunther. Ivar and Valhalla interrupt. Valhalla says Zayn doesn’t deserve a spot in the gauntlet match. Ivar says Zayn can’t beat Gunther, but he can. Zayn says he’s going to beat Ivar tonight.

Undisputed Tag Team Champions The Judgement Day vs. IMPERIUM
Kaiser and Vinci work over Bálor. After the break, Bálor tags in Priest. Priest clears the ring. After a series of reversals and both teams trying to cheat, Bálor lands a shotgun dropkick and the Coup de Grace. Kaiser breaks up the pin. Priest drags Kaiser over the top rope. Priest tells Bálor it’s time to fly. Bálor lands a dive while Priest holds down the ropes. Vinci tries to roll up Priest. Priest kicks out. Priest lands a sickening lariat. The crowd goes wild. Priest hits South of Heaven and pins Vinci.
Winners- The Judgement Day

Backstage, Damage CTRL runs into Rhea Ripley. Ripley and WWE Women’s Champion Iyo Sky get in each other’s faces. Ripley tells Sky to stay out of her territory. Sky scoffs and walks away.

Sami Zayn vs. Ivar w/Valhalla
After a series of reversals, Ivar lands a spinning powerslam. Zayn springboard, leapfrog over Ivar, and clotheslines him over the top. Tope by Zayn. Zayn brings Ivar back into the ring. Zayn tries a tornado DDT, but Ivar puts on the brakes and sends Zayn flying over the top. Ivar lands a senton off the apron. After the break, Ivar sets up an avalanche back suplex. Zayn counters in midair and lands on Ivar. Ivar kicks out. Zayn lands a tornado DDT.
Ivar counters the Helluva Kick with a spin kick. Powerbomb by Ivar. Zayn kicks out. Ivar sets Zayn on the top rope. Zayn lands a few strikes and counters with a sunset flip bomb. Ivar kicks out at two. Ivar blocks Zayn’s exploder suplex. Zayn lands a few strikes and suplexes Ivar into the corner. Zayn tries the Hellvua Kick again, but Ivar counters with a seated senton. Ivar misses the Doomsault. Zayn finally lands the Helluva Kick for the win.
Winner- Sami Zayn
After the match, Bronson Reed runs over Zayn. Reed crushes Zayn with the Tsunami.

Backstage, Chad Gable interrupts Gunther’s interview to tell him that Gable will win the gauntlet match. This is more than a match to Gable. Gable has to avenge the fact that Gunther made his daughter cry.

Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre
McIntyre and Jey trade strike. Jey sends McIntyre out of the ring. Jey and McIntyre fight outside the ring. McIntyre… heh… yeets Jey clear across the commentary desk. After the break, McIntyre and Jey are trading strikes. Jey lands a big kick, followed by a crossbody off the top. McIntyre kicks out. Jey tries a leapfrog and gets kicked in the face by McIntyre. Jey kicks out. McIntyre works over Jey. Jey surprised McIntyre with a powerbomb out of the corner. Jey tries a splash. McIntyre gets his knees up. Spinebuster by McIntyre. Jey kicks out. McIntyre and Jey trade strikes. McIntyre sends Jey over the top.
The fight continues out on the floor. McIntyre lands a suplex on the floor. After the break. Jey takes control and lands a dive. Jey sends McIntyre back into the ring and goes up top. Solo Sikoa hops the barricade. McIntyre lands the Future Shock DDT after a distraction for Sikoa. Cody Rhodes runs down to the ring and attacks Sikoa. McIntyre calls for the Claymore. Jey counters with three superkicks. Spear by Jey. Jey starts to go up top, but he gets distracted by his brother Jimmy appearing at ringside. In the confusion, McIntyre drops Jey with the Claymore for the win.
Winner- Drew McIntyre
After the match, Jimmy grabs a chair and rolls into the ring. Seth Rollins runs to the ring (right past McIntyre) and superkicks Jimmy. Rollins turns around, and McIntyre drops Rollins with the Claymore.