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We are back and Drew McIntyre is with Charly Caruso.  He is asked about his match against Keith Lee for next week.  

Drew says he is excited.  It will be Legend's night.  He is going to give them a title match they will never forget.  Keith got the chance to step up like everyone has wanted to see.  Keith had the spark in his eye to get him to the top.  We are going to battle next week.  Drew says he is happy for Keith to show the world that he can do it.  When you are motivated, you can beat any superstar in the WWE, except for Drew McIntyre.

Match Number Six:  Charlotte Flair (with her friend Asuka) versus Nia Jax (with Shayna Baszler)

They lock up and go to a stalemate.  They lock up again and Charlotte with a wrist lock.  Nia with a forearm to the shoulder to escape.  Charlotte with a side head lock.  Nia tries to send Charlotte off the ropes but Charlotte holds on to the side head lock.  Nia with shoulders in the corner.  Nia with shoulders to the arm and an arm wringer.  Charlotte with a shoulder from the apron and a running boot.  Charlotte with a drop kick that sends Nia to the floor.  

Nia takes her time getting back into the ring.  Charlotte with a rolling elbow and more forearms to Nia.  Charlotte with a front face lock and drop kick that sends Nia to the floor again.  Charlotte with a baseball slide that sends Nia into the announce table.  Asuka with a spinning back fist to Shayna and Nia tries to hit Charlotte from behind but misses and hits the ring post.  Charlotte goes for a figure four leg lock but Nia sends Charlotte into the turnbuckles.  Nia with a splash.  Nia gets a near fall.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Nia with a cobra clutch.  Charlotte with an elbow and neck breaker.  Charlotte with chops.  Nia gets Charlotte up but Charlotte with a reverse DDT and she pulls Nia into the corner.  Charlotte goes up tpo for a moonsault but Nia pulls Charlotte off the turnbuckles.  Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall.  Nia blocks a running boot and hits a power bomb for a near fall.   Nia misses a leg drop.  Shayna sends Asuka over the announce table.

Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall.  Charlotte with the figure four and Shayna with a Kirifuda Clutch on Charlotte and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Charlotte Flair (by disqualification)

After the match, Asuka returns to the ring and Shayna and Nia flee.

We take a look at the Hurt Business from earlier today.  They see someone in the back and MVP asks him to move.  They force him to fall down and they walk past.

We are back and Angel Garza walks in the back with a rose.  Charly Caruso ambushes him and asks him to describe his first year on Raw.

Angel says his year had ups and downs.  He has loved.  He has swiped left and right.  The new year is almost here and it means new beginnings.  Maybe he will introduce himself to one of the legendary female superstars next week.  

Charly asks who the rose if for.

R Truth runs into Garza and then he flees as the 24/7 Peloton chase after Truth. 

Garza says the rose destroyed and gives it to Charly.

We take a look back at the end of the Intercontinental Title Match from Friday night when Big E became the new champion.

The New Day and Riddle are in Gorilla Position and Jeff Hardy enters and he congratulates Kofi and Woods for Big E's victory.  Woods talks about them getting their tag titles back.  Matt Riddle says they need a sweet name for their team.  They are Bros and Stallions so they should be My Little Bronies.  Riddle suggests the Positively Hardy Bros.

We are back and MVP says that before they finish off their opponents, Bobby Lashley has a statement for 2021.  Bobby Lashley says he is going to be in the Royal Rumble so he will be main eventing this year's Wrestlemania.

Match Number Seven:  Matt Riddle, Jeff Hardy, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods versus Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, and Bobby Lashley

Alexander and Riddle start things off and Alexander with a kick.  Riddle goes for the Pele Kick but Alexander blocks it.  Riddle with a gutwrench suplex and Lashley tags in.  Riddle with a side head lock and Lashley with a shoulder tackle.  Lashley with a delayed vertical suplex.  Lashley kicks Riddle in the corner and Porter tags in and kicks Riddle.  Benjamin tags in and he kicks Riddle and hits a suplex for a near fall.  Lashley with shoulders in the corner.  Riddle with punches and forearms.  Benjamin with forearms to Riddle .  Riddle escapes a slam and Riddle with kicks and forearms.  Hardy tags in and hits a drop kick off Riddle's back.  Woods tags in and he kicks Benjamin.

Kofi tags in and kicks Benjamin.  Riddle tags in and kicks Benjamin.  Hardy tags in and kicks Benjamin and hits a hesitation drop kick in the corner.  Riddle stops Porter.  Kofi drop kicks Alexander.  Everyone takes care of Lashley and Hardy clotheslines Lashley over the top rope to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Porter slams the leg into the mat and stomps on the ankle.  Porter gets a near fall.  Porter with shoulders in the corner.  Lashley tags in and hits a flatliner for a near fall.  Benjamin tags in and he stomps on Riddle's foot.  Benjamin with a kick to the hamstring and a single leg crab on Riddle.  Riddle gets to the ropes to force a break.  Benjamin sends Riddle to the floor and Porter lays down next to Riddle to chat.  Riddle gets back into the ring and Alexander tags in and he punches Riddle in the ribs.  Alexander with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall.  Alexander with a rear chin lock.  Benjamin tags in and he puts Riddle in the ropes.  Lashley tags in and hits a series of cross faces.

Alexander tags in and Riddle with punches.  Riddle with a round kick to the temple and Kofi tags in and hits a springboard chop to the head followed by a clothesline and chop.  Kofi with a flying clothesline and Boom Drop.  Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise and Benjamin grabs Kofi and Kofi stops Benjamin and Porter.  Kofi lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt.  Woods tags in and he hits a slingshot elbow drop after Kofi goes to the floor.  Woods with a drop toe hold that sends Alexander into the ropes.  Woods with a splash through the ropes.  Woods with a catapult into the ropes and Hardy with a swanton onto Porter.  Woods with a clothesline and Hardy with a swanton but Lashley breaks it up.

Lashley goes into the turnbuckles and Porter with a clothesline to Woods.  Porter with a boot to Kofi.  Riddle kicks Porter and Riddle is sent to the floor.  Benjamin with a jumping knee.  Hardy with a Twist of Fate to Benajmin.  Lashley tags in and Hardy blocks a spear and hits a mule kick.  Lashley with the full nelson and Hardy taps out.

Winners:  Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, and Cedric Alexander

After the match, Benjamin and Alexander attack Kofi and Woods but Kofi sends Benjamin into the ring post.  Riddle with a jumping knee to Lashley and he leaves the ring.\

Miz and John Morrison are sitting on the steps and Morrison tries to pep up Miz.  

Adam Pearce stops by and he says you look as miserable as the Browns.  Pearce holds the briefcase and he gives it back to Miz because only the briefcase holder can cash it in.  Pearce tells Miz the briefcase is in his grubby little hands again.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Alexa Bliss makes her way to the ring.

Alexa gestures to the entrance and Randy Orton comes out.

Randy asks Alexa where is he. 

Alexa says this is not about him.  It is about her.  Alexa goes to the floor and she gets a present that was next to the announce table and brings it into the ring.

She opens the box and it is a gas can and matches.  She puts them at Randy's feet and then kicks the box.  

Alexa says she challenges Randy to do to her what Randy did to HIM.

Randy does not look interested in doing it.

Alexa gets up and she takes the gas can and pours it from the center of the ring to Randy and then she stands on the end of the gasoline trail.  She says she did the job for him.  Go ahead and light the match and do to me what you did to HIM.

Randy refuses to do it and she takes the gas can again.  She pours a circle of gasoline around her.  

Alexa says that Randy doesn't have the guts.  You say you are sick, twisted, and demented, but you are not.  If you were, you would light that match.  You are nothing but a little bitch.  

Alexa pours the gasoline on her and stands in a puddle.

Randy says you think that I won't do it.  Orton reaches for the matches.  You think I am not capable?  I want to do it, but I know it is what you want me to do.  I am trying to process this whole thing.  I enjoy watching people in pain and watching people suffer.  You want to see the Fiend, maybe I will set you on fire . . . right now.  Or maybe . . . 

The lights go down and then they go out.

Orton lights a match and the lights go out again as we go to credits.

 

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