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WWE RAW REPORT: THE JUDGMENT DAY HAS A PLAN, DREW HAS MORE ISSUES, GUNTHER VERSUS REED, SETH HAS FANCY GLASSES, AND MORE

Jackie Redmond is in the back with Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso.

She asks Jey about what happened earlier with Sami.  Jey says Sami has a lot going on and he has his back.  Cody says it is about those who maximize their opportunities.  THE Judgment Day wants to own Raw but there are a lot of bright futures so one faction is not going to run the show.  

Match Number Five:  Gunther versus Bronson Reed for the Intercontinental Championship

They lock up and Reed backs Gunther into the corner but Gunther gets out of the corner and Gunther with a forearm and side head lock.  Gunther with a shoulder tackle but Reed stays on his feet.  Reed goes for a shoulder tackle and Gunther does not move.  Gunther with a forearm to back Reed into the corner.  Gunther with a chop but Reed stays on his feet somehow.  Gunther with another chop.  Reed with a running body block.  Reed with a splash into the corner and Gunther rolls to the floor.  Reed follows and comes off the apron but Gunther with a chop.  Gunther with more chops and he sends Reed back into the ring.  Gunther sets for a power bomb but Reed blocks it.  Gunther gets Reed off his feet but Gunther with a chop and arm bar.  Reed with a forearm.  Gunther with a sleeper but Reed pulls the top arm off and he backs Gunther into the corner.  

Gunther returns to the sleeper and he locks it in.  Reed gets Gunther on his shoulders but Gunther with elbows and he returns to the sleeper.  Reed gets Gunther on his back and he falls back to the mat to escape.  Reed goes to the turnbuckles but Gunther chops Reed to stop him.  Gunther follows Reed to the apron and Gunther with a kick and chop.  Gunther sets for a power bomb on the apron but Reed with a back body drop on the apron and Gunther falls to the floor.  Reed with a shoulder tackle off the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Gunther and Reed alternate chops and forearms.  Gunther has a chop blocked and Reed with a head butt.  Both men go for clotheslines at the same time and they stay on their feet.  Reed with a super kick and slam for a near fall.  Reed sets for a power bomb and Gunther gets to his feet and he chops Reed and then hits a Northern Lariat and then alternates clotheslines to the front and back.  Reed gets Gunther up for a Death Valley Driver and he gets a near fall.  Reed goes for a back senton and Gunther gets his knees up.  Gunther with a clothesline for a near fall.  Gunther goes up top and Reed with a forearm to stop him.  Reed with a head butt and then he goes to the turnbuckles and he slaps Gunther.  Reed with a superplex and both men are down.  Reed gets a near fall.  Reed goes to the turnbuckles and sets for Tsunami but misses.

Gunther with a drop kick to send Reed into the turnbuckles.  Gunther with a clothesline and frog splash for a near fall.  Gunther sets for the power bomb and hits it for the three count.

Winner:  Gunther (retains championship)

Jackie is in the back with Miz.  

Miz asks if it is really great to see him since Adam waited to the third hour to put THE MOST MUST SEE Superstar.  You start off the show with this face, not a Sami Zayn pity party.  Miz mocks Sami talking about Kevin Owens and he points out Kevin turned on his so many times.  Miz says Adam needs to be fired and maybe Nick Aldis needs to be in charge of both shows.

Nia Jax interrupts and she says everyone has hit her with their best shot but she is still standing, and looking pretty.  She hasn't hit anyone with her best shot.  If she hits anyone, they stay down.  She says she does the squashing on Raw.

Miz is given the mic back and Jackie says they are out of time.

Finn Balor and Damian Priest are getting ready for the tag title match.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Adam Pearce is on the phone and he says it is good doing business.

Rhea says that he wants to make sure that he controls her division and not let people in her match.

Adam says Rhea will defend the title against Shayna, Nia, Zoey, and Raquel in a five way match.

Rhea says that is fine and she will have to eradicate them all.

Indus Sher shows up and Jinder says they need to talk.

We see Alpha Academy and Akira Tozawa doing some working out.  Chad says he is going to win the IC title and then they will go for the tag titles.

Kofi and Woods show up and they say that they heard Tag titles mentioned.

Chad shoooshes everyone and says next week Alpha Academy faces New Day.

Next week, Drew McIntyre faces Sami Zayn, Becky Lynch faces Indi Hartwell for the NXT Women's Title, and Logan Paul will be on Raw.

We are back with footage of Kofi Kingston in Ghana to help open a library and digital center in his name.

Gunther walks in the back and Kaiser and Vinci applaud his performance.  

Gunther says Kaiser beat Gargano and he did his job.

Gunther says Vinci didn't do his job and Vinci points out he helped Kaiser win.

Gunther says he saw Gargano walking after your match.  He better be stretchered out after Gargano's match with Vinci next week.

Match Number Six:  Damian Priest and Finn Balor versus Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso for the WWE Men's Tag Team Championship

Cody and Finn start things off and Finn with a wrist lock and Cody escapes and he gets Finn on his shoulders for a drop down back breaker.  Jey tags in and he goes up top and connects with a forearm to the arm.  Jey with a side head lock and Priest tags in and he pulls down the ropes and Jey goes over the top rope to the floor.  Priest with a punch and they return to the ring.  Priest with a kick to the chest and a punch.  Priest kicks Cody's hand away and then hits an elbow into the corner.  Finn tags in and hits a back breaker followed by a leg drop from Priest for a near fall.  Jey has a kick blocked but Jey with a dragon whip.  Cody tags in and he hits a drop down uppercut and a second one.  Cody floats over when Priest charges into the corner and he hits a power slam on Priest and then Finn.  Cody with Beautiful Disaster for a near fall.

Dom comes out and goes onto the apron to distract Cody but Priest misses a splash into the corner.  Balor goes for a reverse DDT and Jey with super kicks to Finn and Priest.  Cody hits CrossRhodes and Dom puts Priest's foot on the rope to stop the count.  Cody chases Dom around the ring and Finn tags in and hits a clothesline on the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cody with jabs to Priest but Priest with a round kick to the temple.  Priest sets for a a belly-to-back suplex but Cody lands on his feet.  Cody with a Pedigree to Priest but both men are down.  Balor and Jey tag in and Jey with a clothesline and a thrust kick.  Jey with an uppercut and a Samoan drop.  Jey sets for a running hip into the corner but Finn sends Jey to the apron.  Jey with a kick and he goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall.   Jey gets Finn on his shoulders again and Finn with a rake of the eyes and an elevated elbow drop for a near fall.   Finn sets for a running drop kick but Jey with a super kick.  They set for the OneDCutter and hit it. Jey gets a near fall.   Cody sets for a suicide dive onto Priest and he hits it but Priest catches Cody and hits a choke slam onto the apron.  Priest adjusts the announce table and Jey goes up top .  Priest punches Jey and the referee is knocked out of position.  Dom tries to interfere but it does not work.

Jey with a frog splash and Finn gets his feet up and he gets a near fall with a rollup.  Dom gets on the apron and Sami Zayn comes out and pulls Dom off the apron and sends him into the ring post and ring steps.  Priest hits Sami from behind.  Priest is sent into the crowd by Cody.  Jey makes his way across the ring to try to make the tag but Finn knocks Cody off the apron.  Jey with a rollup for a near fall.  Finn with sling blade and both are down.  Priest with a low blow to Cody and Priest with Razor's Edge through the announce table.  Jey with a suicide dive to Priest.  Finn with sling blade.  Balor drop kicks Jey into the turnbuckles and misses Coup de Grace.  Jey with a spear and he goes up top for a frog splash but lands on his feet when Priest tries to interfere.  Jey spears Priest.

Jey goes to the apron and he is hit with a super kick by Jimmy.   Balor goes up top and hits Coup de Grace for the three count.

Winners:  Finn Balor and Damian Priest (new champions)

We go to credits.

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