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WWE RAW REPORT: THE MEN'S WAR GAMES MATCH IS FINALIZED, WHO GETS THE ADVANTAGE?, THERE ARE A LOT OF TAG TEAMS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO RECYCLE YOUR VIDEO PACKAGES, GUNTHER HAS A NEW FAVORITE IN IMPRERIUM, AND MORE

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.

We begin with a look back at the Tag Title match from last week's Raw and how THE Judgment Day was able to retain.

Drew McIntyre is in the ring.

Drew says he is not Dominik Mysterio and he has earned the right to talk and you will listen.  He says people are feeling a certain way after last week.  Some people are upset about last week.  Drew says the person who is most upset about the reaction last week is him.  People are calling him a coward and want to know why.  He says if you paid attention to the show, you know what has happened.  If you support him, he doesn't have to explain himself, but if you turned your back on him, he does not care.

Drew says he gave Jey what he wasn't given by the Bloodline.  He looked Jey in the face before dropping him on his arse.  Are you expecting an apology for what he did last week?  Jey, you never gave anyone an apology for what you did for your family.  Drew says there was some collateral damage for Cody, but he brought Jey to Raw.  Cody attacked Jimmy and Solo on Smackdown and people are telling him to get over it.  Jey and his family cost him his biggest moment of his life at Clash at the Castle.  Drew says he has been away from them for 16 years and he missed so many moments.  Having his family watch him beat Roman, but you took it from his family.

Drew says this should be the focus, but everyone is focused on whether he has joined THE Judgment Day.  Drew says you have watched him since he was 22 so you should know him by now.  He asks the crowd if they think he has joined THE Judgment Day.

Drew says you don't know him very well.  He has not joined THE Judgment Day.  Drew says he will be on their team for War Games.  Why?  Rhea Ripley gave him something no one else could.  Jey Uso in a cage.  He says he does not know . . . 

Jey's music plays and Drew tells Jey his ass belongs to him.

Jey makes his way to the ring.  

Jey says Drew needs to let it go.  You did cost him the tag titles last week so no more talking.  Why not take this beat down. . . yeet down.  Jey asks the crowd for support.

THE Judgment Day shows up behind Drew on the apron as Jey gets on the apron.

Drew says they will stay on the apron as he invites Jey into the ring.

Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, and Cody Rhodes, all with their music playing make their way to the ring.

Adam Pearce stops them and he says this is not happening because War Games is on Saturday.  Until the advantage match happens tonight, no one is fighting.  Whoever throws the first punch costs their team the advantage on Saturday.

Adam says he has two pieces of business to deal with.  Now that Drew is on the War Games team, the other guys need to pick a fifth member and they need to do it by the end of tonight.  Adam says by 9:00, he needs to know who will be in the advantage match.   He says it will be one-on-one.  No outside interference or shenanigans.  He tells them to pick or he picks for them.

Drew steps up and he looks at Jey.  

Drew leaves the ring and then THE Judgment Day leave the ring.

Cole brings up the advantage match because of the impact on War Games.

We are back and Priest tells Rhea adding Drew to the team was good business, but since he is the leader of the team, Rhea should have brought it up for discussion.  Rhea says Drew is unpredictable and he was surprised at the result.  Rhea says they will be on the same page.  Priest says he should be in the advantage match, but Rhea says since they need to discuss it, they will wait for Drew to show up and they can discuss it.

Match Number One:  NIa Jax versus Raquel Rodriguez

Raquel with a kick as the bell rings followed by shoulders in the corner.  Raquel with an Irish whip and Raquel goes for a clothesline but Nia counters with a uranage and kicks.  Nia slams Raquel's head into the mat a few times.  Nia pie faces Raquel and Raquel with punches.  Nia punches back and they continue the exchange.  Raquel with a shoulder tackle to send Nia to the floor through the ropes.  Raquel with a cross body off the apron.  Raquel is pushed into the ringside barrier by Nia and Nia gets Raquel up and she sends Raquel into the ring post.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Nia stretches Raquel around the ring post.  Nia with a Cobra Clutch but Raquel tries to get back to her feet and she collapses under Nia's weight.  Raquel with clotheslines.  Nia blocks a clothesline and head butts Raquel.  Raquel with a rana out of the corner.  Raquel with a Northern Lariat and a kick.   Raquel with a twisting Vader Bomb elbow drop.  Raquel tries to get Nia up but her back gives out.  Nia with a double sledge to the back followed by a back senton.  Nia pulls Raquel into the corner and she goes to the turnbuckles.  Raquel goes for a power bomb but Nia's weight forces Raquel to the mat with a seated splash.  Nia with a Banzai Drop for the three count.

Winner:  Nia Jax

We take a look at Xia Li's training regimen for Becky Lynch in a video package.

We are back with the discussion about THE Judgment Day representative and Drew has not arrived, until now.

Drew says he heard Priest wants to be in the match and Rhea says Priest is the leader of the team.

Drew says maybe instead of Priest, Drew should be in the match.  He says he doesn't like them, but he despises Jey.

Priest says he doesn't like Drew because Drew cost him the championship.  

They tell each other to take it easy.

Priest tells Drew if he wants the match, it is his.  He tells Drew to get them the advantage.

We are told that more tickets have been released for Smackdown and Survivor Series.

We look at how we got the Smackdown brand Women's War Games match for Survivor Series.

There will be a fan vote to determine which team gets the advantage through Ruffles.

Cody and gang are in the back and they talk about who will face Drew. 

Seth says he will beat Drew again.  Jey says he wants to be in the ring with Drew.  Seth says they need him.  Jey says Drew talked about his family so he is his.  He wants Drew.  Seth lets Jey have the match.

Sami talks about the fifth member.  He asks Cody about his discussion with Nick Aldis that Smackdown people are not off limits.  Cody says he has someone to call.

Lyra Valkyria is in the crowd to watch her opponent tomorrow night on NXT (and see her face the woman that she beat for the title)

Match Number Two: Becky Lynch versus Xia Li

They lock up and Xia backs Becky into the corner.  Xia pushes Becky and Becky pushes back.  Xia with a kick and a side head lock.  Xia with a shoulder tackle.  Xia rolls over Becky and she chops Becky.  Xia misses a round kick and Becky with a leg sweep and La Magistral for a near fall.  Xia with a near fall and Becky bridges out of the cover.  Becky with a chop and arm drags.   Becky misses a forearm into the corner and Xia with a chop to the top of the head.  Becky blocks an exploder and Xia blocks a uranage.  Becky sends Xia to the floor and Becky with a baseball slide.  Becky with a forearm off the apron.  Becky sends Xia into the ring and Xia goes back to the floor.  Xia misses a kick and Becky with a punch.  Becky sends Xia into the apron and then back into the ring.  Xia misses a shoulder and Becky with a kick.  Xia kicks Becky off the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Xia with a ear chin lock and Becky escapes with a snap mare.  Becky with a jaw breaker and Xia misses a knee in the corner.  Becky with punches and Xia punches back.  They go back and forth until Becky gets the advantage and connects with a European uppercut and back heel kick.  Becky with a flying shoulder tackle. Becky with a kick in the corner and an exploder for a near fall.   Xia sends Becky into the ropes and kicks Becky in the back and pulls her to the mat.  Xia with a spinning kick to the back for a near fall.   Becky goes for a uranage and Xia escapes.  Becky with a kick and hip toss into a Cross Arm Breaker.  

Xia rolls up Becky and she gets a near fall.  Xia with a knee and she gets Becky on her shoulders for an airplane spin TKO for a near fall.  Xia is sent to the apron by Becky and Xia sends Becky into the turnbuckles and she chokes Becky in the ropes.  Xia goes up top and Becky with a forearm to stop her.   Becky sets for a superplex but Xia blocks it.  Becky with forearms to the back.  Becky with a superplex for a near fall.  Becky goes for the uranage but Xia with a snap mare and a spinning heel kick to the head.  Becky falls to the floor.  The referee checks on Becky.  Xia goes to the floor and she misses a round kick.  Becky sends Xia into the ring post.  Both women are down as the referee makes his count.

Both power up to get back in at nine.  Becky and Xia exchange forearms and then it turns intio punches.  Xia misses the spinning heel kick and Becky with a uranage for the three count.

Winner:  Becky Lynch

After the match, Bayley, Iyo Sky, and Asuka, and Kairi Sane make their way through the crowd.

They are attacked from behind by Shotzi, Bianca Belair, and Charlotte Flair.

Security has to hold everyone back.

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