WWE RAW Live Results (January 1, 2024): The Rock addresses Roman Reigns; Massive announcement teased

Check out the results for WWE RAW right here.

Injury stoppage to major match on WWE RAW: Day 1 after 33-year-old star possibly seriously injured - What exactly happened?

The Rock finally addresses Roman Reigns upon WWE RAW: Day 1 return

Major CM Punk announcement made on WWE RAW: Day 1

Iconic WWE tag team picks up first win in 4438 days on RAW: Day 1

That will wrap things up for Sportskeeda's coverage of WWE RAW Day 1. Be sure to return for our coverage of NXT New Year's Evil tomorrow and Friday Night SmackDown New Year's Revolution on Friday.

Outside of the ring, Drew lifts Seth up to slam him through a table, but Rollins slides down and hits a pedigree on the announcer's table! They get in the ring and Seth hits the stomp to retain! Wow, that was an intense ending.

Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio look furious as Seth retains.

Seth gets a near fall and climbs to the top for the Phoenix Splash. Drew moves, but Seth lands on his feet. They trade move attempts before Seth hits a pedigree for another near fall. The crowd thought it was over. Then suddenly Damian Priest's music hits! He comes out with Dirty Dom and looks to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase.

Dominik distracts the referees, and Priest smashes Seth! Before Priest can cash in, Drew hits a Claymore. He then hits a Claymore on Seth. 1-2-3- NO! Seth's foot was on the bottom rope! Drew can't believe it. This one isn't over. In a fit of rage, Drew throws Seth into the ropes. He then snaps and clears out the ringside table.

Back from break, Drew and Seth are fighting on the ropes. McIntyre then hits the White Noise off of the second rope, and this one was almost over, wow! They trade several blows, and Seth goes for the stomp, but Drew avoids it and hits the Futureshock DDT! He kips up and prepares for the Claymore, but Seth turns it into a sit out powerbomb!

Back in the ring, both men attempt to suplex the other. Seth then hits a beautiful DDT-neck breaker variation followed by a frog splash for the near fall! The two men continue to go back and forth, and Seth even hits a lionsault. He then scales the top rope and hits a superplex to Seth, but Drew reverses a suplex right after into the Falcon Arrow!

Wow, that was a great nearfall. We go to break after that, likely the final one of the show.

Back from break, the two men are exchanging chops, but Drew's power is too much, and Seth falls to the mat. McIntyre then clubs Seth repeatedly. The Scottish Warrior starts taunting Seth, and The Visionary begins fighting back with big punches. He runs at Drew but ends up being hit with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, targeting Seth's notoriously bad back.

Drew goes for a move off of the top, but Seth counters! Drew then tries to powerbomb Seth, but Rollins counters with a rana, sending Drew to the floor. Seth, selling his back, dives over the top rope and floors Drew but further sells his back in the process.

This one starts off hot almost immediately, with Drew getting the upper hand thanks to his power. Seth has been champion since Night of Champions. Could he finally lose the gold tonight?

Drew continues to dominate early on. He is showing a lot of intensity and even suplexes Seth Rollins onto the floor! We go to break, but Drew is dominating in the picture in picture.

Michael Cole and Wade Barrett reveal Sami Zayn returned to action from Drew's attack at the holiday tour but needed 15 stitches in his head. It isn't yet clear when Sami will return to RAW.

Seth Rollins is out next, and it is main event time.

Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre

Will 2024 kick off with a title change?

Back from break, the WWE 2024 Preview Special is shown with CM Punk, Triple H, Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Ilja Dragunov, and Montez Ford being promoted. Triple H is also set to make a major announcement.

Next week on RAW:

- Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura.
- Kayden Carter and Katana Chance vs. Piper Niven and Chelsea Green.
- CM Punk returns.

A video package airs for Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins. The Scottish Warrior then makes his way out to the ring as he looks to win the World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of the night. This one will begin after the break.

Back from break, Tegan Nox tags in. She knocks Zoey off of the apron and hits several big clotheslines on Shayna. She then hits a running European uppercut on Zoey. Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae are shown watching from backstage! Tegan climbs to the top and hits the Molly-Go-Round for a near fall.

Tegan goes for a kick but misses. Shayna goes for one, but Tegan ducks. Baszler then hits one, and Natalya interrupts the pin. From there, Shayna hits a brutal knee on Nox, and Zoey hits the Z360 for the win. Natalya is shown looking annoyed with Tegan.

Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler defeat Tegan Nox and Natalya by pinfall

The match starts with frequent tags from both teams. Shayna gets the upper hand with a big knee, and we go to the commercial almost immediately after. Between The Rock's promo and Giovanni Vinci's injury earlier, the timing seems slightly off tonight.

Back from break, the commentary team recaps The Rock's return and emphasizes the head of the table comment.
Next, Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark make their way out to the ring. This match will decide the number one contenders for the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles.

Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler vs. Natalya and Tegan Nox

Commentary notes Chelsea and Piper will get their rematch next week and that "perhaps" the winners here will get a title shot. That's odd since this has been presented as a number one contenders match. The stipulation has seemingly been changed.

The Rock teasing a match with Roman Reigns wasn't a throwaway line either, as Cole and Barrett referenced it afterward and suggested Paul Heyman call The Tribal Chief.

From there, we see Drew McIntyre warming up backstage ahead of the main event later. We then go to break with an ad for the 2024 Royal Rumble.

The Rock continues to mock Jinder and has the crowd participate. He then does a parody of the national anthem, mocking Jinder further in singing form. He threatens the former champion, and Jinder snaps and begins to attack The Rock!

He takes off his jacket, and The Rock starts throwing punches. The Rock hits a spinebuster, and then The People's Elbow! Jinder leaves the ring as The Rock whips him with a belt.
The crowd loudly chants, "Rocky". The People's Champion then picks up a microphone and says he loves them, Happy New Year, and asks if when he goes out to eat, he should eat at a booth, at a bar, or at The Head Of The Table, a clear reference to Roman Reigns.

Jinder insults The Rock and the people. The Rock says he's not ashamed, and he's proud to be The People's Champion and to be American. The Rock says he's especially proud to say "Finally.." and he proceeds to do his usual spiel.
The Rock says the fans don't boo him because of how he looks, talks, or the language he speaks. He then cusses at Jinder for the third time in the segment, all unbleeped.

The Rock says Jinder is unfunny, then takes a crack at himself, saying if Jinder was one of The Rock's movies, he'd be Baywatch. Mahal says he's never seen it, and The Rock says nobody else has either. He then says it doesn't matter what he's seen. From there, The Rock hurls more insults at Jinder and pro-USA rhetoric.

Loud "Rocky" chants for The People's Champion. He takes the mic and tells Jinder he's in trouble tonight. He says Jinder is right about one thing: Jinder is not The Iron Sheik; he loved The Iron Sheik, and all of the fans did. The Rock then does an Iron Sheik impression insulting Jinder, which is hilarious.

Jinder says the fans boo him because he looks different or speaks different. Jinder says he's different from Iron Sheik and others because he's intelligent. He again speaks in Punjabi when The Rock's music hits!! The Rock is the WWE Champion who returned!

Jinder Mahal complains about the crowd being disappointed by his return. He says thousands of superstars have competed in the ring, but of the 50 WWE Champions, his name is at the top of the list. He says the only thing disappointing is what has become of the once great nation of the United States of America. He says, "United? Look around." The crowd keeps hitting him with "what" chants and says the US has never been so divided.

He says the United States was once a superpower, but now it is a joke, but he'll unify everybody. He says if you don't believe him, shut up and listen. He then speaks in his native language. Jinder then says the audience is finally united by booing the national anthem in Punjabi.

Back from break, the former WWE Champion is revealed to be.. Jinder Mahal. The crowd is instantly disappointed, but something tells me this won't be the only person we see.

https://twitter.com/LuigiWrestling/status/1742012995784294434 Here is what happened with Rhea uncensored.

Rhea celebrates over Ivy before we cut to Seth Rollins preparing himself for the main event later tonight. The commentators hype up McIntyre vs. Rollins later tonight.

Next is the former WWE Champion appearing, whoever that is. We'll find out next.

The fans chant, "This is awesome," and Ivy dives off of the top with a crossbody but eats a headbutt. Rhea then hits a big knee and finishes Ivy off with The Riptide. This was a good one, but it is all over!

Rhea Ripley defeats Ivy Nile by pinfall

Rhea gets another near fall and throws Ivy into the buckle. She then hits a shoulder thrust and puts Ivy on the top rope. "Let's go Rhea" and "Let's go Ivy" chants in the arena, even though most are for Rhea. Ripley then goes for a huge superplex, but Ivy fights out. She then hits a German off the ropes!

Back in the ring, Ivy hits a flurry of offense, including a beautiful tilt-a-whirl DDT. It only gets a near fall, however. Rhea eventually regains momentum thanks to a leg trapped headbutt and follows it up with a gorgeous missile dropkick off of the top rope. Wow, that looks great.

Rhea goes for the Riptide, but Ivy gets out of it and hits a big kick, followed by a cool suplex for the near fall. Ivy is getting a lot of offense here. She lifts Rhea onto her shoulders, but Ripley slides down and hits a strike combo that ends with a big clothesline. She then lifts Ivy up and slams the pitbull to the mat.

Back from break, Rhea Ripley is in control, but Ivy is starting to fight out of a hold. She reverses and hits a big forearm, but a dropkick from Rhea levels Ivy and sends her to the floor.
Rhea lifts Ivy up and tries to drop Nile on the apron, but Ivy slides out and suplexes Rhea on the floor! Rhea cussed loudly and had to be censored.

Ivy Nile surprises Rhea by picking her up, but Ripley kicks out Ivy's leg and hits a dropkick. From there, Rhea gets hit by a big strike in the corner and a kick. Ivy gets thrown over the top but lands on the apron and hits a crossbody off of the top for a pin attempt. Ivy gets up and charges, but Rhea hits a big boot to level Ivy. "Let's go, Mami," chants from the crowd.

Rhea hits Ivy with several clubs to the back, but Nile is angry. She hits a Rana and then a unique throw, sending Rhea to the floor as we go to break.

Back from break and Rhea Ripley makes her way out to the ring after a video package airs hyping her up and the bout tonight.

Rhea Ripley vs. Ivy Nile

This should be interesting. We have special championship introductions and everything. Commentary puts over Ivy Nile's MMA and Crossfit background as the bell sounds. The two immediately lock up and despite Rhea's size advantage, Ivy hangs in before being dropped to the ground.

Next up, we get a recap of Kayden Carter and Katana Chance winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles last week. A vignette then airs of them partying with the titles.
Chelsea Green and Piper Niven show up at the party. Chelsea claims they're bypassing Adam Pearce for a rematch and will go to Nick Aldis instead. Kayden and Katana say they'll be happy to defend their titles, then throw their drinks in Chelsea's face. That was silly but fun.

Next, Ivy Nile's music hits! She comes out to the ring alongside The Creed Brothers. The Women's World Championship match is next!

Back from break, The Miz is in the ring and fired up! He hits the corner clothesline on JD McDonagh and knocks Dirty Dom off of the apron. He then hits a springboard crossbody. R-Truth is now in Judgment Day's corner, and everybody is hilariously confused. Dom sneaks in to distract The Miz, which allows JD McDonagh to headbutt The Miz.

Truth tries to "tag in" for Judgment Day. JD holds Miz up and says, "okay, hit him!" Truth winds up, and Miz ducks, so Truth hits JD. The Miz then knocks Dirty Dom off of the apron and hits the Skull Crushing Finale on JD for the win!

Awesome Truth defeats Judgment Day by pinfall

JD finally gets the upper hand and uses the ropes to choke R-Truth. He tags Dirty Dom in, who hits a 619 to a lot of boos. R-Truth falls out of the ring as Dominik and JD mock their "Judgment Day stablemate" as we go to commercial again. Dominik mocking Rey with the 619 in San Diego is funny.

JD McDonagh and Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz and R-Truth

Back from break, and this one is underway. JD McDonagh is working over The Miz, but The A-Lister hits a rana! He then tags in his Awesome Truth teammate, and the two hit a stomp and leg drop. JD keeps trying to get the upper hand, but Truth regularly avoids it. He hits his spinning forearm and then a corner attack for a near fall.

Miz mocks Dirty Dom for being booed and says while Miz didn't have a great 2023, he's more relevant than ever. The Miz then says the only relevant moment of Dominik is getting spanked by his daddy, dragged around by Mami, and being whooped by CM Punk on a holiday tour.

Dominik says he's done talking, and they're going to continue the losing streak in 2024 and challenge them to a tag team match. Miz asks if the crowd wants to see it, and they loudly cheer.
The Miz says 2024 is full of comebacks with the reunited Awesome Truth! Truth seems confused, asking if he's tagging with Dirty Dom.

R-Truth tries befriending Dominik as this match will begin after the break.

JD McDonagh and Dominik Mysterio then come out without music and shuts down R-Truth's claims. JD says no member of the group would be on Miz TV. Dirty Dom tries to talk and receives crazy boos even in California. Michael Cole jokes "They don't even like him in his own hometown." Truth brings it up and they boo again.

R-Truth then tells JD he's not even in Judgment Day. Miz says Truth makes a valid point and backs Truth up. Dominik tries to talk again and receives massive boos.

Miz asked where Judgment Day is and Truth jokes they were right behind him. Miz asks if Truth has been seeing invisible people again and R-Truth mentions Little Jimmy. The former champion then says "All rise for the Judgment Day" and claims he's doing PR work for the group. He says nobody likes Judgment Day and he's trying to make them likable to everybody. Truth is hilarious.

The Miz welcomes everybody to Miz TV. He says a lot of people are talking about the former WWE Champion set to appear, but he has to focus on his guests tonight: The Judgment Day. The stable's music hits but instead of them coming out, R-Truth's music interrupts and he comes out instead!

Back from the break and we get a video package for Ivy Nile and Rhea Ripley taking place later. It did a good job hyping Ivy up as an underdog. She said everybody will see that "this pitbull is a different breed". She's then shown working out backstage with Alpha Academy and The Creed Brothers.

After that video package ends, The Miz makes his way out. He'll be hosting a special episode of Miz TV with The Judgment Day after the break. An ad then promotes New Year's Evil tomorrow.

A few moments of awkwardness continued and then it was revealed Jey Uso and Kofi Kingston won via referee stoppage.

Kofi Kingston and Jey Uso defeated Imperium via referee stoppage

From there, we go to a video package highlighting the holiday tour.

As we return from break, Imperium is in control. Vinci is beating down Kofi, but Kingston begins to fight back! He hits a few strikes and then a dropkick. The crowd is ready for a tag but something happened. The official called for the bell and the doctors check on Giovanni Vinci. It isn't quite clear what happened yet.

The match starts with Giovanni Vinci and Kofi Kingston. They go back and forth, and Vinci hits a very impressive crossbody. Even Kaiser seems impressed despite their ongoing issues.
Vinci tags in Ludwig, who clubs Kofi, but the former WWE Champion tries fighting back only to get a knee to the gut. Ludwig whips Kofi in the corner, but Kingston knocks Giovanni down. Ludwig keeps control, though, with a big strike. He then repeatedly kicks Kofi in the corner.

Ludwig whips Kofi to the corner again, but this time, Kofi jumps to the second rope and jumps back with a dropkick. He goes for a dive, but Vinci stops things, and the two hit their awesome apron dropkick combo as we go to break.

Back from break, "CM Punk returns next week!" is being promoted by commentary. Jey Uso still has the crowd going wild before Imperium's music interrupts things.
Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser are not with Gunther. The commentary notes he's celebrating his 570+ day reign, and Wade Barrett congratulates Gunther and Jinny on having a child.

Next, we are shown a replay of Jey Uso and Kofi Kingston working together against Imperium two weeks ago. Now, Kofi Kingston is on his way out! Woods is seemingly still not here so he'll be teaming up with Main Event Jey Uso. Jey gets a crazy reaction, the crowd loves him and his entrance.

Kofi Kingston and Jey Uso vs. Imperium

This should be fun, it'll begin after the break.

Rhodes says he's going to give Nakamura the opportunity to finish it tonight. Nakamura interrupts and says he's the author of Cody's final chapter.
Shinsuke says he has blinded Cody so he can't see the end. He then emphasized that Cody's story does not end tonight. He wants to give Cody one more week to dream.
Next week he "becomes what Cody could never be". He will finish Cody's story and close his boo. Nakamura then spits mist into the camera. That segment was really cool.

Back from break, Cody Rhodes' music immediately hits! The crowd erupts as he makes his way out and he's in gear, ready to fight. The fans definitely love him, which is unsurprising. He is beloved everywhere he goes since coming to WWE.

Cody welcomed the fans to RAW and talked about goals for 2024. He said he's a little stuck on Shinsuke Nakamura. Cody says Shinsuke is a force to be reckoned with, but he thought Nakamura would be more sophisticated. He said he's not stuck because of what Nakamura has said about his family or because of the mist. He's stuck because "this should be over." Loud "Cody" chants.

After that, we see the video package of Shinsuke Nakamura taunting Cody Rhodes from a few weeks ago. Rhodes will be here after the break! This show has been hitting so far.