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WWE RAW REPORT: GETTING READY FOR THE TRIP ACROSS THE POND, A SUMMIT, A CHAMPION VISITS AND GETS A MATCH, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-06-26 23:00:00

We are back and Sami with punches but Gunther with a chop and Sami is down.  Gunther with a European uppercut.  Gunther charges into the corner and Sami tries for the exploder into the corner but Gunther blocks it twice.  Gunther with a chop to send Sami back ot the mat.  Gunther with more chops.  Kevin has some words for Gunther.  Sami kicks Gunther to block a chop.  Sami kicks Gunther from the turnbuckles and goes for a tornado DDT but Gunther stops Sami and chops im.  Gunther sets for a superplex but Sami blocks it with punches.  Sami sets for a sunset flip power bomb and hits it for a near fall.  Sami with forearms to Gunther but Gunther with an uppercut.  Sami and Gunther exchange strikes with Sami trying for many clotheslines but Gunther stays on his feet.  Sami with a clothesline but Gunther counters a Blue Thunder Bomb into a sleeper and body scissors.

Sami gets back to his feet and he hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.  Sami goes to the turnbuckles and he comes off and is chopped but Sami kicks out.  Gunther with a knee and he goes to the turnbuckles for a frog splash and hits it for a near fall.  Kaiser gets on the apron and Kevin stops him and Kevin with punches.  Gunther with a round kick to Kevin and Sami with a flip dive onto Gunther.  Sami sends Gunther into the ring and Sami with an exploder into the turnbuckles.  Sami sets for the Helluva Kick and Gunther and Kaiser distract the referee long enough for Vinci to hit Sami with the crutch.  Gunther with a power bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Gunther

After the match, Kevin goes after Kaiser and Gunther.  They take care of Kevin.

Riddle's music plays and he attacks Vinci and hits him with his crutch.  Riddle hits Gunther with the crutch.  Kevin with a kick and stunner to Kaiser.

We have a video package for Carmelo Hayes.

We are back with Otis, Maxxine Dupri, and Chad Gable.  

Chad asks if the Viking Raiders question his coaching ability.  

Maxxine says she has not had a match but she continues to take care of Valhalla thanks to her coach.  

Chad asks if it is okay for the Viking Gods to let them show up next week to confront them.

Cathy is with Natalya in the back.  She asks Natalya about how she is doing after last week's attack.

Natalya says she signed up for this life and Rhea is part of it because she is on top.  Her battles are not out there, but in her head.  She is not worried about failure.  She says she has been broken and she has been down.  She has been shaken and she is still here.  Natalya challenges Rhea and she says that there is no one who can erase what she has done.

Match Number Five:  Carmelo Hayes versus Finn Balor in a Non Title Match

Balor with a double leg take down and punches.  Balor with kicks to Hayes and he chokes Hayes in the corner.  Balor with a chop and shoulders in the corner.  Balor with a punch followed by a snap mare and forearms.  Balor with a reverse chin lock.  Balor with a side head lock.  Hayes with a drop kick and he runs into a boot but Hayes blocks it and he puts Finn in the ropes and hits a kick to the back followed by Fadeaway.  Hayes with a pescado.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Finn with shoulders in the corner followed by an Irish whip and chop.  Balor with another Irish whip and chop.  Balor goes for a third one but Hayes with a back elbow but Hayes misses a twisting cross body when Balor moves.  Hayes with punches and a face buster and clothesline.  Hayes with a springboard clothesline for a near fall.  Hayes with a forearm in the corner but Balor with a clothesline.  Balor kicks Hayes many times.  Balor with sling blade.  Balor sets for the running drop kick but Hayes with a super kick.  Hayes with a springboard DDT for a near fall.  Hayes goes to the turnbuckles and leaps over Balor when Finn moves.  Hayes with a rollup for a near fall.  Hayes has a kick blocked and Finn gets Hayes up for a double knee gutbuster.  

Finn drop kicks Hayes into the turnbuckles.  Finn goes up top and he hits Coup de Grace for the three count.

Winner;  Finn Balor

Cathy is with Cody and Pharaoh.  She asks Cody about his match against Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio.

Cody says he hopes there will be a day when he does not have to talk about THE Judgment Day.  Priest has bruises on his body and on his ego.  Cody says he wishes he could sit in the crowd and boo Dominik.  He has gotten to him with these cheap shots.  Dom will not have Rhea, Finn, or Damian with him on Saturday.  We will see what he does have.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at the Bloodline Civil War.

Match Number Six:  Damian Priest versus Cody Rhodes

They lock up and they go around the ring.  Priest with a side head lock.  Priest with a shoulder tackle.  Cody with a shoulder tackle that sends Priest into the ropes and Priest with a shoulder tackle.  Priest blocks a hip toss and Cody does the same.  Priest avoids a back slide but Cody with a drop down uppercut.  Priest with a forearm and Cody with a drop kick.  Cody with a wrist lock and he works on the shoulder.  Cody sets for punches on the turnbuckles but Priest stops him and Priest with a punch of his own.  Priest with forearms and kicks in the corner.  Priest with an Irish whip and elbow into the corner.  Cody with a delayed gourdbuster.  

Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio come to the ring.

Priest with a round kick and he pulls Cody to the corner and tries to pull Cody into the ring post but Cody pulls Priest into the ring post.  Cody with a suicide dive and then Cody sends Priest into the ring.  Cody baccks away from Cody and Rhea gets in the way.  Priest with a leaping flatliner.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Priest with a punch and a Broken Arrow for a near fall.  Priest sends Cody face first into the mat and he kicks Cody.  Priest with a clothesline for a near fall.  Priest goes up top but Cody stops Priest and hits a wrist lock take down from the turnbuckles.  Priest and Cody exchange punches and kicks.  Cody with jabs and then he flips, flops, and flies but he does not hit the elbow because Priest stops him with a punch.  Cody with a punch and power slam.  Cody with Beautiful Disaster.  Cody with more jabs and it is time to hit the Bionic Elbow for a near fall.  Cody goes for a figure four but Priest kicks Cody into the turnbuckles.  Priest avoids a splash and he hits a head lock driver for a near fall.  

Cody sets for CrossRhodes but Priest with a knee and kick.  Cody with a Pedigree and both men are down.  Priest rolls to the floor to avoid being covered by Cody.  Cody goes up top.  Priest gets back in the ring and Cody leaps over Priest.  Priest with a jumping thrust kick for a near fall.  Priest with an uppercut.  Priest misses a splash into the corner when Cody moves.  Cody with a super kick and then Dom stops Cody from hitting Beautiful Disaster while Rhea distracts the referee.  Priest with South of Heaven for a near fall.  Dom gets on the apron while Priest sets for the Razor's Edge.  Cody sends Priest into Dom to knock him off the apron.  Cody with a Cody Cutter and then he hits CrossRhodes for the three count.

Winner:  Cody Rhodes

After the match, Cody celebrates in the ring and Dom hits Cody from behind and then he runs to the floor.

We go to credits.


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