WWE Monday Night RAW
August 21, 2023
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Quebec City, Canada
Welcome to our coverage of WWE Monday Night RAW. As always, we will have the results up immediately after every match. Refresh this page often to see updated results
Tonight on WWE Monday Night RAW
Gunther defends the Intercontinental Title against Chad Gable
The New Day go head-to-head with Drew McIntyre & Matt Riddle
Shinsuke Nakamura reveals what he told Seth Rollins
Our live coverage begins at 8 PM EST
Sami Zayn came to the ring. Judgment Day came out. Owens returned from his injury. He beat up Dominik Mysterio and Finn Balor and gave Damian Priest a stunner. He then challenged any two members of Judgment Day to fight himself and Zayn.
New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs Drew McIntyre & Matt Riddle
Erik of The Viking Raiders came out and yanked McIntyre from the ring apron as he was ready to make a tag. Kingston gave Riddle the Trouble in Paradise and pinned him. The Viking Raiders attacked New Day after the match. McIntyre came in and threw out the Viking Raiders.
===Winners: The New Day
Backstage, JD McDonagh said he has known Finn Balor his whole life and is like his older brother. Finn Balor said Judgment Day laid out Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes because of JD. Rhea Ripley came in and told Zayn we have to go and figure out who is facing Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. JD started to walk with Finn, but Rhea told him Judgment Day only. Balor told JD that he will talk to him later and left.
A vignette aired with Shayna Baszler. She said she is not here to be anybody’s hero and everybody’s hope is to survive.
In an interview conducted earlier today, Gunther said he will defeat Chad Gable tonight.
In the back, Otis and Maxxine Dupri both told Chad Gable they know he can beat Gunther tonight.
Intercontinental Championship Match:
Chad Gable vs Gunther
Gable went to the top turnbuckle to do a moonsault, but Gunther pushed him off sending Gable to the mat. Gunther went out after him. Gunther missed a chop on Gable and connected with the ring post. Gable pushed Gunther into the ring post and suplexed him over the barricade causing Gunther to be counted out.
===Winner: Chad Gable
Backstage, The Judgment Day were meeting to see which members will face Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn tonight. Balor said it should be him and Dominik. Priest said it should be himself and Dominik. Ripley told Priest and Balor to make their decision before her and Dominik get back, otherwise she is going to make the decision for them.
Cody Rhodes said Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn will defeat Judgment Day
In a pre-taped interview, Shinsuke Nakamura said he knows that Seth Rollin’s back has been broken for years and he is in pain and he will break him once and for all.
Rhea Ripley (w/ Dominik Mysterio) vs Candice LeRae (w/ Indi Hartwell)
LeRae reversed the Riptide and gave Ripley a DDT and a moonsault for a two-count. Ripley gave LeRae a standing Boston Crab and LeRae submitted.
===Winner: Rhea Ripley
After the match, Raquel Rodriguez came out on crutches as Ripley was walking up the entrance ramp. Raquel threw her crutch at Ripley and threw her in the ring. Raquel clotheslined Ripley and gave her a fall-a-way slam sending Ripley out of the ring. Raquel said I have been medically cleared for action. I spoke to Adam Pearce and you will have to face me at Payback where I will take your Women’s Championship.
In a pre-taped interview, Tomasso Ciampa said it’s been 9 weeks since returning to Monday Night RAW and he is here to take over the game.
Miz TV:
Miz said he is not a trend like LA Knight. Adam Pearce allowed him to pick his opponent tonight and he has chosen Akira Tozawa. Whenever the Miz asked Tozawa a question, he said, Yea, like LA Knight. Miz kicked Tozawa before the match started.
The Miz vs Akira Tozawa
LA Knight came down the aisle and joined the commentary team. With Miz distracted with Knight, Miz went for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Tozawa rolled him up and pinned him. While The Miz was arguing with the referee, Knight got in the ring and gave Miz the BFT.
===Winner: Akira Tozawa
Backstage, Drew McIntyre told Riddle his idea for them to team is not working out. New Day showed up and told them they have a good thing going on and said they should be called McRiddle. New Day said they are fighting the Viking Raiders next week and if they want a rematch after that, they will give them one. Riddle asked McIntyre to team with him one more time, but McIntyre walked out without giving him an answer.
Backstage, Priest told Ripley I tried to work it out with Balor but he doesn’t trust me and he has to talk to JD. Ripley said I don’t feel like you trust him either. I gave you a chance to work it out and now we’re going to do it my way.
In the ring, Becky Lynch said she is unstoppable because she always fights. Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark came out. Trish said at Payback, this will be her first steel cage match but since coming to WWE, she has killed it anytime she was asked to do something for the first time. Lynch said next week she has Stark in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.
Piper Niven & Chelsea Green vs Kayden Carter & Katana Chance
Chance came off Carter’s shoulders onto Green. Niven splashed Chance and pinned her.
===Winners: Chelsea Green & Piper Niven
Backstage, Seth Rollins said Shinsuke Nakamura caught him off guard last week. He does have two fractures in his lumbar spine and has been living with that injury for two years, It’s getting worse and he doesn’t know how much longer he can run at the level he’s running at.
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor (w/ Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley)
JD McDonagh came down to ringside. He threw the Money in the Bank briefcase in the ring, but Owens intercepted it and hit Balor with it causing a disqualification.
===Winners by DQ: Damian Priest & Finn Balor
After the match, Priest clubbed Owens from behind and then argued with JD. Zayn hit JD from behind. As Zayn was getting in the ring, Dominik attacked Zayn. The Judgment Day beat down Owens and Zayn until Cody Rhodes came in for the save. Cody challenged Judgment Day to a three on three match. Adam Pearce came down and made it official.
Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, & Cody Rhodes vs Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Finn Balor, & Dominik Mysterio) (w/ Rhea Ripley)
Dominik rolled up Cody for a two-count. Cody gave Dominik the Cross Rhodes. Cody tagged in Zayn who hit Dominik with the Helluva Kick. Owens tagged in and gave Dominik the Stunner and pinned him.
===Winners: Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, & Kevin Owens
