WWE Raw 12th of August 2024

In-Ring Segment: Rhea Ripley
Ripley says she’s had a little time to think about exactly what happened at SummerSlam. She’s relived it in her head every day and felt every emotion you can feel in a situation like this. Embarrassment, Heartbreak… the feeling she is feeling right now is pissed the hell off. Dominik Mysterio stabbed her in the back. This is probably something he’s heard before, but it just wasn’t deep enough. Liv Morgan managed to run away with Ripley’s championship, but Morgan can’t run forever. She’s Rhea Bloody Ripley, and it’s time she reminded them exactly who she is. Liv Morgan interrupts. Morgan and Dominik are in a sky box, and Morgan has a mic.
Morgan notes that “Daddy” Dom has some things he wants to get off his chest. The crowd boos. As Dominik tries to speak, he’s drowned out by boos. Ripley tells the crowd she wants to hear Dominik’s excuses. Dominik says he left Ripley because he’s a man and deserves to be treated like one. Ripley tried to change him instead of letting Dominik be Dominik. Instead of a woman who bosses him around and forces him to call her Mami, he has a woman who calls him Daddy. Dominik can have tendies whenever he wants AND play video games whenever he wants.
Lastly, Morgan helped Dominik finally beat his deadbeat dad. Ripley tells Dominik that she’s actually proud of him and the man he’s become over the last few years. When it comes to Dominik’s dad, Ripley wanted him to do it on his own. Morgan says Dominik is a man, and he’s all her’s. Morgan notes that Ripley has no one. The crowd boos while Morgan tells Ripley everything she has Morgan has taken. Ripley says the mistake Morgan made is she left her standing. Ripley exclaims that Morgan will have to kill her to stop her.
With a smirk on her face, Ripley states it’s a good thing that Morgan likes the sound of her own voice because “we” now know where. Morgan and Dominik look confused. Damian Priest appears behind Dominik and Morgan in the stands. Priest attacks Dominik. they fight down to the ring. The fight spills into the ring. Carlito runs down to ringside to save Dominink. Priest fights them both off.

Damian Priest vs. Carlito
The match started during the break, Priest drops Carlito face first with a flapjack. Priest calls for South of Heaven. Carlito rolls out of the ring. Priest gives chase. Priest sends Carlito back into the ring and sets up a Razor’s Edge. Carlito reverses it into a DDT. Leaping facebuster by Priest. Carlito kicks out. Priest goes up top. Carlito cuts him off, and both men trade strikes. Priest knocks Carlito away.
Carlito runs into the ropes, which forces Priest to lose his balance. Superplex by Carlito. After the break, Carlito is working over Priest. Priest fires up and lands a spinning heel kick. After a flurry of strikes, Priest lands a running elbow in the corner, followed by the broken arrow. Carlito ducks a clothesline and lands a superkick. Priest lands a kick of his own. Lariat by Priest. Priest hits South of Heaven for the win.
Winner- Damian Priest
After the match, The Judgement Day hits the ring and attacks Priest. Rhea Ripley’s music hits. Ripley runs down the ramp. Carlito cuts her off, but Ripley kicks Carlito below the belt. Bálor ends up standing face-to-face with Ripley. Priest tries a superkick, but JD McDonagh pushes Bálor out of the way, eating the kick. Bálor runs away. Ripley and Priest hug. Dominik tries a sneak attack with a dive off the top. Priest catches Dominik by the throat. Ripley says she wants him. Priest tosses Dominik to Ripley. Ripley sets up the Riptide, but Morgan pulls Dominik out of the ring by his leg.

Backstage, Ivy Nile asks Maxxine Dupri to join her with The Creed Brother and Chad Gable. Dupri tells Nile she is staying with her family, the Alpha Academy. Nile says she knew Dupri would say that. Nile walks off.

Odyssey Jones w/The New Day vs. Vincent Whiny
Whiny charges in and attacks as soon as the bell rings. The referee pulls Whiny away. Jones fires up and tosses Whiny clear across the ring. Body slam by Jones. Jones lands two rolling sentons. Whiny stumbles into the corner. Running body block by Jones. Whiny lands a few strikes. Whiny hits the ropes and runs right into a Bossman Slam by Jones. Jones pins Whiny.
Winner- Odyssey Jones
After the match, Woods looks less enthusiastic about Jones’ victory than Kingston. The Final Testament inturupts. Kross accuses Kingston of trying to use Jones to replace Big E. The crowd boos as Kross tells Woods Kingston is using Jones to replace him as well. Woods asks Kross if he isn’t tired of trying to drive a wedge between them. It’s not going to work. Woods tries to challenge Kross to a tag match, but Kingston grabs the mic and says they should make it a six-man tag match instead. Kross accepts. Woods is visibly annoyed.

Backstage, Drew McIntyre walks into Adam Pearce’s office. Pearce tells McIntyre that CM Punk isn’t here tonight. Punk had travel issues. McIntyre says he doesn’t care about Punk, he’s already beaten him. McIntyre wants to know why Randy Orton is getting a title shot before him.

Texas Tornado Match: The Alpha Academy vs. American Made
Otis has a staredown with NXT North American Champion Oba Femi, who is standing in the crowd to watch the match. Once the match starts, Otis suplexes by Creeds at the same time. Tozawa tries a dive but is caught by Julius, who suplexes Tozawa out on the floor. The Creeds double-team Otis since all four men are legal simultaneously. Tozawa surprises the Creeds with a crossbody off the top. Otis picks up Tozawa and uses him as a battering ram. Brutus and Julius rolls out of the ring. Otis press slams Tozawa over the top onto Julius and Brutus.
After the break, Tozawa tries to save Otis from getting powerbombed through the commentary desk, but Julius powerbombs him into the barricade. Tozawa kicks out. The Creeds try a double team, but Tozawa counters with a double DDT. Otis hits the ring and clears it. Julius dives off the top. Otis catches Julius and hits the World’s Strongest Slam. Caterpillar by Otis. Brutus breaks up the pin. Brutus flattens Otis with a standing moonsault. Standing Shooting Star by Julius. Tozawa breaks up the pin. Tozawa counters a top rope powerbomb into a rana.
Tozawa tries a dive, but his foot gets caught in the rope. After a quick recovery, Tozawa goes up top, only to be cut off by the Creeds. Brutus lifts Otis on his shoulders. Otis suplexes Julius off the top while on Brutus’ shoulders. Tozawa follows that with a senton off the top onto Julius. Brutus breaks up the pin. Ivy Nile hops the barricade and attacks Dupri. Nile puts Dupri in the Dragon Tamer on the commentary desk. In the confusion, Otis gets knocked off the apron, and both Creeds roll up Tozawa for the win.
Winners- American Made

During an interview earlier today, Pete Dunne says he never wants to hear the name Butch again. Dunne didn’t need Sheamus. Sheamus needed him.

Backstage, Bronson Reed tells Pearce to give him a challenge tonight, or he’ll find himself another victim instead.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn make their way to ringside to watch the next match.
Number One Contender’s Match: Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark vs. Damage CTRL
Sky does a few flips to avoid Baszler. Sane and Sky land a simultaneous dropkick to Baszler. Baszler crawls into the corner. Sane lands the sliding D. Diving elbow smash by Sane. Baszler rolls out of the ring and in Stark. Baszler hits a backbreaker and holds Sane in place. Running Clothesline by Stark. After the break, Sky takes out Baszler and Stark with a springboard double dropkick. Bullet train attack by Sky. Stark kicks out.
Stark and Baszler double-team Sky. Sane breaks up the pin. Sane gets sent out of the ring. Sky lands a butterfly backbreaker. Sky goes up top for her finish. Deville hops on the apron to distract the referee. Baszler pushes Sky off the top. The fight spills out of the ring. Stark accidentally superkicks Alba Fyre at ringside. Sky lands the Over the Moonsault. Dawn hits the ring and attacks Sky, causing a disqualification.
No contest
Fyre and Dawn leave everyone laid out.

In-Ring Segment: Randy Orton
Orton notes that he won his first world title 20 years ago. At Bash in Berlin, history will repeat itself. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther interrupts. Orton tells the crowd to remember this moment. This is the last time they will see Gunther with the championship. Gunther says Orton is one of the greatest of all time. Gunther notes that Orton should be the greatest of all time but he wasted all of his natural talent.
This is a new era. In the era of the Ring General, there is no place for someone who wastes their potential. Orton notes that he has made more mistakes than anyone else in the locker room, but he’s learned from his mistake and is winning at life. Gunther says he has some predictions for Orton. Orton is going get the beating of his life at Bash at Berlin. Gunther adds that when it matters most, Orton will screw it up. Gunther tells Orton that his grandfather and father were both screw-ups. Orton fires up.
Gunther exclaims that Orton is the biggest screwup of them all. Orton and Gunther go face-to-face. Drew McIntyre’s music hits. McIntyre walks down to the ring. Orton drops Gunther with an RKO out of nowhere. McIntyre motions toward the ring. CM Punk hops the barricade and attacks McIntyre. McIntyre pulls off his belt and tries to whip Punk with it. Punk takes the belt and whips McIntyre into the crowd. McIntyre escapes.

Backstage, Sheamus says he has no idea why Pete Dunne is so upset with him. All Sheamus has done is try to help Dunne. Ludvig Kaiser walks in and tells Sheamys their beef isn’t over. Pete Dunne attacks Sheamus from behind with a walking stick. As referees and officials try to break it up, Dunne smashes Sheamus’ hand with the stick.

Backstage, CM Punk admits he lied about having travel issues. This issue isn’t about the bracelet; it’s about the meaning behind it. McIntyre can keep it, but he had better keep his wife’s and dog’s names out of his mouth. Punk is happy he came to Raw tonight. He thinks he has found a way to make everyone happy. Punk stares down at the belt McIntyre tried to attack him with.

The Miz w/R-Truth vs. Bronson Reed
Reed charges in and eats a boot from Miz. Miz tries to stick and move, landing multiple strikes. Reed runs over Miz. Leaping elbow by Reed. Senton by Reed. Miz rolls out of the ring and Truth helps him up. Reed dives off the apron and floors Miz with a shoulder block. After the break, Miz manages a bit of offense, including reversing a sidewalk slam into a DDT for a near fall. Reed eats the It kicks, and they have no effect. Miz tries a springboard. Reed catches Miz and hits a DVD. Tsunami by Reed. Reed pins Miz.
Winner- Bronson Reed
After the match, Reed goes up top for another Tsunami. Truth rolls Miz out of the way. Reed leaps off the top anyway and lands on Truth. In a repeat of last week, Reed hits multiple Tsunamis on Truth. Referees and officials roll Truth to the other side of the ring. Pearce gets in Reed’s face and yells at him to get down. Reed does. As everyone checks on Truth, Reed goes to the other corner and hits another Tsunami. Reed finally leaves. Pearce follows Reed up the ramp, yelling at him. Reed goes back to the ring and flattens Truth with yet another Tsunami.

Backstage, Jey Uso hypes up Sami Zayn for his title match against Bron Breakker. When Zayn is done, they can focus on the tag titles, and Zayn can become a double champion. They beat The Judgement Day once, and they can do it again. Zayn and Jey dap each other up.

Intercontinental Championship 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Sami Zayn
Breakker and Zayn trade strikes. Zayn sends Breakker over the top. Zayn lands a dive. After the break, Breakker is working over Zayn. Zayn lands an elbow. Zayn hits the ropes and tries a leapfrog. Breakker plucks Zayn out of the air and hits a Steiner slam for a near fall. Breakker tries a powerbomb. Zayn escapes and lands a tornado DDT. Breakker fights out of the blue thunder bomb. Zayn tries his reverse leapfrog but gets caught with a German suplex. Zayn kicks out. Breakker runs to the corner. Zayn surprises him with a Helluva Kick out of nowhere. Zayn pins Breakker.
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Breakker rolls out of the ring. Zayn follows. Breakker sends Zayn into the barricade. Zayn hops p and attempts a barricade moonsault. Breakker catches Zayn and sends him into the timekeeper’s area with a running powerslam. After the break, Breakker lands a BreakinSteiner. Gorilla Press Powerslam by Breakker. Breakker lands a Spear. Breakker pulls down the straps and hits a High Octane Spear for the pinfall.
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Breakker goes for a lazy pin that Zayn reverses into a pin of his own. Breakker kicks out. Zayn rolls out of the ring and lays against the commentary desk. Breakker destroys Zayn with a diving clothesline on the desk. Breakker rolls back in and waits for the count out. Zayn breaks the count at 9.5. Breakker sets up a superplex. Zayn reverses it into a sunsetflip powerbomb.
Breakker kicks at two. Both men struggle to their feet. Breakker counters an exploder with a belly-to-belly. Zayn leaps over Breakker’s Spear and hits and Helluva Kick in the middle of the ring. Breakker kicks out. Zayn goes up top. Breakker tries to cut Zayn off. Zayn pushes Breakker back to the mat. Zayn dives off the top into a Spear from Breakker. Breakker pins Zayn.
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Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion, Bron Breakker!