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WWE RAW REPORT: THREE TITLE MATCHES, A LOT OF THINGS SET FOR DAY ONE, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE JUDGMENT DAY, AND MORE

We are back and Gunther with a sleeper.  Miz tries to power out of the hold and Miz drops the arm over his shoulder.  Miz with kicks to the side and Gunther blocks a kick and goes for a Boston Crab but Miz grabs the injured wrist.  Gunther with an STF and elbows to the head.  Gunther with a cravate stretch.  Miz is able to escape and he hits a DDT.  Miz blocks a chop and hits a DDT.  Miz with a tornado DDT for a near fall.  Miz stomps on the hand a few times.  Miz with punches.  Miz wraps Gunther's wrist in the ropes and pulls at the hand.  Gunther with a drop kick and a power bomb for a near fall.  Gunther with a Boston Crab.  Miz gets to the ropes to force a break.  Gunther with kicks to the head and then he chops Miz.  Miz tells Gunther to bring it.  Miz with a slap to the head and Gunther with a sleeper.  Miz falls back and rolls over for a near fall.  

Miz escapes a power bomb and hits a Skull Crushing Finale for a near fall.   Miz with a kick to the chest.  Miz with more kicks.  Gunther with a clothesline but he holds his injured wrist.  Gunther goes up top and Miz crotches Gunther.  Miz sets for a superplex but Gunther chops Miz off the turnbuckles.  Miz with a kick to Gunther and Miz goes for a Skull Crushing Finale off the ropes.  Gunther rolls to the floor to avoid the cover by Miz.  Miz goes to the floor.  Gunther with a power bomb and a short arm clothesline.  Gunther with another power bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Gunther (retains championship)

We take a look at the Creeds.  Julius says they have been champions everywhere because they train like champions.  Brutus says now they are going to win the tag titles.  Julius says THE Judgment Day say they are a family, but they are a family.  They will bring home the titles.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Gunther walks in the back and he is applauded by Kaiser and Vinci.

Kaiser says it was a stellar performance and a pleasure to watch.

Gunther says they have no reason to celebrate and be jolly.  The whole last year for you two was a write off.  Gunther says that he deserves everything and he will take a few weeks off and recharge.  He tells Kaiser and Vinci to grind and work hard so they can finally impress him.

Kofi Kingston shows up and Kaiser tells him to pack up his presents and get out of here.

Kofi says he got them a gift.   

Kaiser opens the box and it is a lump of coal.  

Kaiser and Vinci walk away.

Shinsuke Nakamura reads us The American Nightmare Before Christmas.

Twas the week before Christmas, and out from my mouth, came a warning to Cody that Shinsuke would pounce.  While your daughter is nettled in her bed. and visions of championships run through your head.  Shinsuke is plotting to ruin your plans.  The nightmare is over the nightmare is true.  The mist burns its eyes, the nightmare is you.  You bastard, you cancer, you prancer, you nitwit.  You're vomit, you're stupid, you're father was inbred.

My goal is to see that you're living in fright.  Merry Christmas to you, I will be your last fight.

Nakamura is attacked by Cody, who found where Nakamura was reading his tale.

They fight in the back and Cody sends Nakamura into the production cases.  They fight into the arena.  They fight through the crowd and security holds Cody back.  Cody with forearms and Nakamura falls into the ringside area.  Cody attacks security and he hits a double sledge off the ringside barrier to the back.  Cody adjusts the announce table.  Cody attacks more security and he slams Nakamura's head into the announce table.  Cody pulls Nakamura up and sets for CrossRhodes on the table.  

Security pulls Nakamura away from Cody and Nakamura gets into the ring.

Nakamura walks to the back.

Adam Pearce is with Akira Tozawa and Pearce asks Tozawa if this is the match he wants.

Chelsea and Piper show up and ask Adam if he is really giving Kayden and Katana a title match.  She tells Adam to cancel the match in the holiday spirit.  Pearce says no.

Bronson Reed shows up and he says he wants to talk to Adam about Gunther's next opponent.

Match Number Three:  Kayden Carter and Katana Chance versus Chelsea Green and Piper Niven for the Women's Tag Team Championship

Carter and Green start things off and Green with a side head lock take down and Carter with a head scissors.  Carter with a side head lock take down and Green with a head scissors and forearms to the back.  Green slaps Carter and Carter with a wist lock and take down.  Carter walks on Green's back and she dances.  Carter with a drop kick and Chance tags in.  Chance with a trip and Carter with a drop kick.  Chance with a slingshot senton for a near fall.  Piper tags in and she knocks Carter off the apron.  Piper sends Chance into the turnbuckles but misses an elbow.  Chance comes back in and runs into a shoulder tackle.  Piper gets Chance up but Chance capes an Carter tags in.  Chance with a bulldog and Carter with a drop kick.  They go for After Party but Green stops Chance.  Piper with a double Vader Bomb for a near fall on Chance.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Green tags in after Niven misses a cannonball in the corner.  Chance avoids Green and tags in Carter.  Carter with running forearms to Green and a splash to Piper.  Carter with thrust kicks and a jumping side kick to Piper and a splash on Green for a near fall.  Niven lands on Green to break up the cover when Carter moves.  Carter with a leg drop to Green for a near fall.  Carter puts Green on the turnbuckles and sets for a superplex.  Green blocks it and she head butts Carter to the mat.  Green misses a move off the turnbuckles but lands on her feet and hits a leg lariat for a near fall.  Green gets another near fall.  Piper tags in and they go for a double suplex but Carter lands on her feet.  Green with a codebreaker and Niven with a back senton for a near fall.  Green is sent to the floor. Niven gets Carter up but Carter with a super kick.  Chance tags in and Chance gets on Carter's shoulders for a keg stand and Green makes the save.

Green takes care of Carter and she tags in.  Green goes for UnprettiHER but Chance escapes and hits a lungblower.  They hit After Party for the three count.

Winners:  Katana Chance and Kayden Carter (new champions)

Ivy is in the back with Alpha Academy doing dips.  She says after hearing what Rhea had to say about Maxxine and her, she went to Adam for a match against Rhea.

Tozawa shows up and says he has a match tonight.  They ask who he is facing and Tozawa says HIM.  Ivar and Valhalla enter the room.

Chad tells Tozawa that when he said go big in the new year, he didn't mean that big.

We go to commercial.

We are back with Katana and Kayden in the back and Kofi stops them to celebrate with them.  He asks them what do they want for Christmas and Kayden says they got what they want for Christmas already.

Indi and Candice show up and Kayden and Katana are ready to party.

Shayna, Zoey, Tegan, and Natalya remain and Natalya says it looks like they need new challengers and Shayna agrees.

Match Number Four:  Ivar (with Valhalla) versus Akira Tozawa (with Maxxine Dupri)

Tozawa with a forearm but Ivar pushes him back into the corner.  Ivar sends Tozawa to the floor but Tozawa gets back into the ring.  Tozawa with a back heel kick but he misses a spin kick.  Tozawa with a spinning heel kick and Ivar blocks an Irish whip.  Tozawa goes to the turnbuckles and Ivar catches Tozawa.  Tozawa with a head scissors to send Ivar into the turnbuckles.  Ivar catches Tozawa again and Tozawa goes for an O'Connor Roll but Tozawa holds on to the ropes.  Tozawa with a DDT.  Tozawa runs into a seated splash in the corner from Ivar.  Ivar goes up top and he misses a diving head butt.  Tozawa rips off the shirt and he goes up top.  Valhalla gets on the apron but Maxxine pulls Valhalla off the turnbuckles.  Valhalla charges at Dupri and Dupri moves and Valhalla goes into the ringside barrier.  Tozawa with a back senton off the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Ivar with a Spin Kick of Doom and then Ivar goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault but Tozawa crotches Ivar on the turnbuckle.    Tozawa goes up top  and sets for a rana but Ivar blocks it and Ivar with a World Strongest Slam from the turnbuckles for the three count.

Winner:  Ivar

We take a look back at CM Punk and Seth Rollins from last week's Raw.

Seth Rollins walks through the back as we go to commercial.

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