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We got another big episode of WWE RAW tonight with Rhea Ripley having to relinquish the Women's World Championship and some great matches.
- Sheamus def. Ivar
- DIY def. The New Day & The Creed Brothers
- Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae def. Maxxine Dupri & Ivy Nile
- Andrade def. Dominik Mysterio
- Chelsea Green & Piper Niven def. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance
- Jey Uso def. Finn Balor
- Sami Zayn def. Chad Gable to retain the Intercontinental Championship
Rhea Ripley kicked off RAW and her arm was in a sling as she explained that after the attack from Liv Morgan last week, she was injured and would be away from the ring for a while.
Ripley added that she had to vacate the title as well and laid it down on the ring. She said it was a warning to whoever wins the championship: when she's back, she will hunt them down and get the title back.
Liv Morgan came out, and Ripley ran out to attack her, but officials came in and dragged Morgan away. One of the officials was taken out with a headbutt from Rhea before we headed for the first match of the night.
WWE RAW Results (April 15, 2024): Sheamus vs. Ivar
Sheamus was back on RAW and faced off with Ivar in the opening match. The latter got some big moves in early on before the two headed up to the top rope, and Sheamus hit a White Noise from the top rope on the big guy!
The Celtic Warrior hit the Ten Beats of the Bodhran before getting a massive knee strike on Ivar. Sheamus followed up with the Brogue kick before picking up the win on his return match.
Result: Sheamus def. Ivar on RAW
Grade: B
Triple H was out next, and Adam Pearce was in the ring as well. They welcomed the new RAW Tag Team Champs, Awesome Truth. The Game said that in the new era, the tag champs should hold belts that reflect it.
Triple H revealed the new gold titles and said that Awesome Truth are now the World Tag Team Champions. R-Truth mistook Triple H for a magician and then as Tommaso Ciampa before The Miz finally explained it in French.
The Game handed the titles and left before Adam Pearce announced a triple threat tag team match to decide the No.1 contenders for the new World Tag Team Titles.
DIY vs. The New Day vs. The Creed Brothers on WWE RAW
Xavier Woods and Johnny Gargano isolated Brutus Creed early on before the latter took them out with double clotheslines and got the tag. The New Day and DIY teamed up and beat The Creeds out of the ring before DIY sent The New Day out as well.
The Creeds caught DIY as they hit dives from the ring, and The New Day hit dives of their own to take them all out. Back in the ring, Tommaso Ciampa got a near fall on Kofi Kingston with his new finisher before Julius Creed hit a big series of suplexes on both teams.
The New Day interfered with the Creeds' finisher before DIY came in with Meet in the Middle before picking up the win.
Result: DIY def. The New Day & The Creed Brothers on RAW
Grade: B+
Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae vs. Maxxine Dupri & Ivy Nile on WWE RAW
Candice LeRae was in early on and hit Maxxine Dupri with some boots in the corner before tagging Indi back in.
Maxxine missed a kick but got a big DDT before the ref missed a tag. The distraction allowed Indi Hartwell to take Maxxine down with a big boot. While Ivy Nile was sent back to the apron, Candice came in with the pin and picked up the win.
Result: Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae def. Maxxine Dupri & Ivy Nile
Grade: C
Andrade vs. Dominik Mysterio on WWE RAW
Andrade had the early advantage and hit a big crossbody before Dominik came back with some suplexes. JD McDonagh blocked the frog splash before Dom sent Andrade to the outside.
Back on RAW, Dom got a destroyer, and Andrade dodged the 619 before getting a big elbow. Andrade knocked JD off the apron and hit the Message on Dom before picking up the win.
Result: Andrade def. Dominik Mysterio on RAW
JD McDonagh attacked Andrade after the match and got Dominik to help him with the beatdown before Ricochet came out to make the save.
Grade: B
Chelsea Green & Piper Niven vs. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance on WWE RAW
Kayden Carter and Piper Niven kicked off the match and the latter took down both Kayden and Katana Chance with double clotheslines early on.
Chelsea Green came in with a cover off a clothesline before Carter and Chance took her down with double knees in the corner. Niven hit Chance with a fallaway slam, sending her outside before getting a crossbody on Carter, letting Green pick up the win.
Result: Chelsea Green & Piper Niven def. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance
Grade: B
Liv Morgan was backstage and said she got her revenge on Rhea and that the former champ deserved it. Morgan wanted to end her revenge tour by winning the world title.
Cody Rhodes was out next, and thanked Adam Pearce for letting him hang out on RAW even though he was a SmackDown star. He brought up the upcoming Backlash title match before he thanked Seth Rollins for the assistance at WrestleMania.
He then brought up The Rock and said that he thought Dwayne had many more matches left in him. Cody then brought up The Bloodline and Tama Tonga before calling Jey Uso to the ring.
Cody told Jey that Judgment Day was surely around for Finn Balor's match and offered to be at ringside for Jey. Uso refused the offer and said he wanted to win the match himself before The American Nightmare walked out with: until we 'yeet' again.
Nia Jax was backstage and said that she didn't care about Rhea Ripley, and no one would be able to stop her from winning the women's world title.
Jey Uso vs. Finn Balor on WWE RAW
Finn Balor attacked Jey from behind before the match started and delivered a beatdown before the bell was rung. Early in the match, Balor was in control and dropped Jey Uso in the corner before sending him outside with a big dropkick.
Jey got a Samoan drop before Balor jabbed him in the eye and set up for the Coupe de Grace but missed. Jey got a spear and the splash before picking up the big win.
Result: Jey Uso def. Finn Balor
Damian Priest came out and stared Jey down in the ring before the rest of Judgment Day attacked Uso from behind. Jey managed to take JD McDonagh and the others out before escaping into the crowd and running into Sami Zayn.
Grade: B+
Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable - Intercontinental Championship match on WWE RAW
Sami Zayn was in control early on and hit a big elbow drop from the top rope before Gable rolled him up for a near fall. Chad Gable went for an ankle lock, but Sami sent him outside before getting a big springboard dive to the outside.
Gable got a big Olympic Slam for the ropes before the champ came back with a series of German Suplexes. Gable took an exploder in the corner before locking in the Ankle Lock, but it was broken.
Sami tried for a sharpshooter but his knee gave out. Gable went for the moonsault but Sami got his knees up before Gable caught him in another ankle lock. Sami got another exploder suplex and the Helluva kick before picking up the win.
Result: Sami Zayn def. Chad Gable to retain the Intercontinental Championship
Grade: A
Gable was in tears after the match, and Sami went out to greet his family, Chad attacked him from behind. Sami took a big German Suplex before being sent to the announce desk as RAW went off the air.
