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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

Your announcers are Wade Barrett and Kevin Patrick.

They run through tonight's card.

Sami Zayn makes his way to the ring.

Sami welcomes everyone to the season premiere of Raw.  He says it feels a little weird coming out by himself.  Sami reminds everyone that Kevin has been moved to Smackdown.  Sami says he has a lot of mixed emotions.  He is very sad that their partnership has come to an end this way.  He is also excited for Kevin because Kevin is going to do huge things on Smackdown.  Sami says he is excited for himself.  He gets to do something he hasn't done in a while.  He gets a chance to stand on his own feet and prove that he is a World Championship level superstar.   Sami says he has to address the elephant in the room, the reason Kevin is no longer on Raw.  It is because of the arrival of Jey Uso.  Sami says nobody was happier that Jey is on Raw, but he has to struggle with that.  Sami says after they fought their entire lives to win the tag titles and main event Wrestlemania.  After all of that work, their title reign was tainted by having to deal with THE Judgment Day.  Now they are getting a tag title match.  

Sami says he does not know what is next, but the last year of his career has been the best year of his career.  The reason that he reached the highs he did is because of each and every one of you . . . 

THE Judgment Day interrupt and they make their way to the ring.  

Finn says nobody should be kicking off the season premiere of Raw but THE Judgment Day.  It looks like Sami is all alone.  

Priest says it feels like they have had these thorns in their sides forever, but one has been removed.  The only thing that would make them feel happier is to remove you and the Undisputed Tag Team Idiots.  Priest says he would be happy to remove Drew McIntyre.

Rhea calms down Priest when he starts to speak in Spanish.  Rhea says to wait to deal with Drew.

Dom says that Rhea will tear Shayna apart and put the women's division on notice.

Rhea says Finn and Priest are going to bring the tag titles back to THE Judgment Day.  Before they do that, Sami looks a little lost.  Rhea says they used to recruit the lost superstars, like they tried with Jey.  They have a different plan and they want to get rid of him permanently.

They circle the ring, but they leave one side of the ring open and Jey Uso comes to the ring with steel chairs and he gives one to Sami.  

Finn says to back down and they start to walk to the back.

Sami drops the chair and leaves the ring and it confuses Jey.

We see what happened last week between Shinsuke Nakamura and Ricochet.

Nakamura asks Ricochet if this match was his idea or Adam's.  He says he will smash Ricochet like a bug.

We are back and Sami is walking in the back and Jey wants to know if Sami is good.

Sami says he needs a minute while Jey asks if they are good.  Sami says he appreciates Jey having his back and he saw the chair and all he could think is that it shouldn't be you having his back.  It should have been Kevin, but he isn't here because of you.  Sami says Jey has everything going for him.  He has Cody and the tag titles.  He has his friend.  Sami says he doesn't have any of that.

Jey says Sami still has him and he didn't know that is how Sami feels.

Sami goes after Jey and he says to forget what Sami just said to him.  He says it is good and he is happy for Jey.  Sami offers his hand to Jey and Jey yeets and hugs Sami.

Match Number One:  Ricochet versus Shinsuke Nakamura in a Falls Count Anywhere Match

Ricochet with a baseball slide when Nakamura makes his entrance.  Ricochet with punches and he chops Nakamura.  Ricochet sends Nakamura into the ring and he runs into a boot.  Nakamura with a kick to Ricochet and he puts Ricochet on the turnbuckles for a running knee to the midsection.  Nakamura with a reverse exploder for a near fall.  Ricochet with Recoil for a near fall.  Ricochet goes for a springboard drop kick and he knocks Nakamura off the apron.  Ricochet sets for a flip dive and he hits a Fosbury Flop and gets a near fall.  Ricochet with forearms as they work their way to the stage.  Nakamura sends Ricochet into the LED and they fight to the back.  Ricochet with punches and Nakamura with a knee.  They fight into Gorilla position and Nakamura with knees.  Ricochet with a punch and Nakamura pushes a referee in the way.  Ricochet rolls over the referee's back and hits a running knee for a near fall.  

Ricochet with a punch and they go back to the stage.  Ricochet with a chop and Nakamura with a knee.  Nakamura tries to Irish whip Ricochet into the Tron but Ricochet flips off.  Nakamura with knees to Ricochet.  Ricochet blocks a GTS and kicks Nakamura and hits a shooting star press.

We go to commercial.

We are back and they fight into the seats.  Ricochet goes to the railing over the section entrance and he hits a shooting star press onto Nakamura and security.  Nakamura falls down the aisle and Ricochet follows.  Ricochet punches Nakamura.  Nakamura uses popcorn and then Irish whips Ricochet into the ringside barrier.  Nakamura puts Ricochet on the ringside barrier and hits a running kick to Ricochet.  Nakamura Irish whips Ricochet into the ringside barrier.  Nakamura goes under the ring to get a table.  Nakamura gets a few nunchuks and he strikes Ricochet with them a few times.  Nakamura sets up the table on the floor.  Nakamura pulls off the hood on the announce table, but Ricochet with a knee to Nakamura and Ricochet with forearms to send Nakamura onto the table.  Ricochet goes to the turnbuckles and he goes up top.  Nakamura gets off the table and then he drops Ricochet on the top rope.  Nakamura tries to suplex Ricochet through the table but Ricochet gets Nakamura back into the ring.  Nakamura lands on his feet and hits a GTS for a near fall.  Ricochet counters Kinshasa with a kick.  Ricochet is sent to the apron.

Ricochet with a kick to Nakamura and Ricochet with a springboard 450 splash for a near fall.  Ricochet goes up top and he sets for a 630 but Nakamura with a forearm to stop him.  Ricochet knocks Nakamura off the turnbuckles and then sends him to the floor.  Ricochet kicks Nakamura on the apron and then he sets for a superplex through the table.  Nakamura grabs Ricochet's hand and pushes him off the turnbuckles through the table.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and hits it for the three count.

Winner:  Shinsuke Nakamura

We see Tegan Nox with Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, and Nikki Cross in the back and Chelsea Green and Piper Niven show up.  Chelsea asks where is Natalya.  Chelsea says she invited Piper to be a champ and Tegan asks if it was Piper who made herself champion.

Tegan has had enough of Chelsea and threatens her.

We are back with an Imperium video package.  Gunther says the general knows the ends don't justify the means.  There are no ends, only means.  You have forgotten the fear of suffering.  Gunther says there is no one like him.

Match Number Two: Piper Niven (with Chelsea Green) versus Natayla

They lock up and Natalya with a side head lock but Piper with a shoulder tackle.  They lock up and Piper backs Natalya into the corner and Piper with a clean break.  Piper pushes Natalya and Natayla punches back.  Piper catches Natayla on a cross body but Natalya escapes.  Natalya sends Piper into the corner with a head scissors.  Piper blocks a Sharpshooter and gets a near fall with a rollup.  Natalya with a drop kick for a near fall.  Natalya misses a shoulder from the apron and Piper with a knee.  She tries to send Natalya into the ring post but Natalya stops it and sends Piper into the turnbuckles many times.  Piper with a head butt and a knee to knock Natalya off the apron.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Piper blocks a clothesline and she trips Natalya.  Piper misses a back senton and Natalya with a rollup for a near fall.  Natalya with a drop kick.  Piper misses a cross body when Natalya moves.  Natalya goes for a La Magistral for a near fall.  Natalya with a discus clothesline for a near fall.  Natalya sets for the Sharpshooter and Green gets on the apron.  Piper kicks Natalya away and she bumps into Green.  Niven sends Natalya to the mat and hits a cross body for the three count.

Winner:  Piper Niven

After the match, Natalya pushes Green when Green has some words for Natalya.  Piper attacks Natalya. 

Tegan Nox comes to the ring and she goes after Piper and Natalya joins in.  Piper goes to the floor before they can cause any more damage.

We go to THE Judgment Day clubhouse and Priest says he was hoping that JD would have beaten Drew but he was not disappointed at what Drew did to JD.  He says they need to take out Drew.

Priest asks Rhea where she was and Rhea says she was handling business and they have taken care of Drew.  Finn says they are prepared for the tag titles.  Finn asks Rhea if she is ready and then Dom asks if she needs him at ringside but she says she has it taken care of.

We go to commercial.

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