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WWE RAW REPORT: CODY AND PUNK CHANGE ROLES, VISITORS FROM SMACKDOWN, GUNTHER ADMIRES SETH, KOFI CHALLENGES GUNTHER, AND MORE

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.

We see footage of CM Punk arriving at the building earlier tonight.

We also see Cody Rhodes arriving a few minutes later.

World Champion Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring and he is wearing a knee brace.

Seth takes in the serenading from the crowd and he starts to tear up when the crowd chants 'Thank You Seth'.

Seth welcomes everyone to Raw.  He says it has been a long week and he appreciates what the crowd did.  Seven days ago, he was in this ring, defending the title against Jinder Mahal.  He reminds the crowd that he beat Jinder.  He says he hit a moonsault, like he does in most of his matches, but he felt his knee go in in a way it does not.  He says he finished the match.  He went to the back and sat down.  That was when he realized he might be out for a while.  Seth says he talked about how he gets better and stronger during the show, he felt a bit of a liar.  He says he thought for the first time that he might miss Wrestlemania.  He says he had to take an MRI.  He says he got the results back and they aren't great.  He says he has a grade 2 tear of his MCL and another tear.  He says if he undergoes surgery, he is out for three or four months.

Seth says if it was up to him, he would be out here next week stomping heads, but it isn't just up to him.  He says we don't know what the future holds.  He says he is taking it day by day. . . 

Imperium's music interrupts and they make their way to the ring.

Gunther enters the ring while Kaiser and Vinci wait outside.

Seth says he doesn't have time for this.  If you are going to make an example of him, go ahead and do it.

Gunther says Kaiser and Vinci have a match later so don't worry about them.  You should be worrying about him.  Gunther says they have been avoiding each other for a long time.  He felt today was a great opportunity for him to come out and tell Seth what he thinks about him.

Seth tells Gunther to have at it.

Gunther says from the beginning, you were in a tough spot.  You were the workhorse champion who had to fight for every victory.  A champion to bring honor and respect to the title.  A champion everyone can be proud of.  Just like him.  Gunther says that now it pulls on his heartstrings to see Seth like this and realize he might not make it to Wrestlemania.  Gunther says it makes him sad.

Seth says you and your boys should have let him finish.  Seth says he was going to say that he doesn't give a damn about what the doctors say to him and he does not care how hard he has to rehab this injury, he will take this title into Wrestlemania.  He says he will do everything to walk out of Wrestlemania as the World Champion.

Gunther says that is great.  Last week, he says he thought he would see a big champion fall.  Gunther says he admires what Seth said about being champion coming out of Wrestlemania.  Gunther says he would do the same in Seth's position.  He says he sees a lot of Seth in him.  He says he will win the Royal Rumble on Sunday [sic] and he is going to choose Seth as his opponent at Wrestlemania.  He will target Seth's knee, back, and everything that is not 100%.  He will beat Seth and become the World Champion.

Seth says he appreciates Gunther's honesty.  You can challenge him at Wrestlemania, but remember who you are coming after.

Seth offers his hand.

Gunther tells Seth to remember who is coming after him.

They shake hands.

Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston attack Kaiser and Vinci and they go into the ring to continue the brawl.

Match Number One:  Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods versus Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci

The match is joined in progress and Vinci with a running cross body to Kofi.  Vinci with a chop and kicks.  Kofi with punches.  Vinci with an Irish whip and Kofi with a missile drop kick.  Kofi with kicks and Woods tags in.  They kick Vinci in the corner.  Woods with a forearm and chops.  Vinci with a hot shot and a Northern Lariat.  Kaiser tags in and he punches Woods.  Kaiser with a kick to the chest and then he punches Woods in the corner.  Kaiser with a chop and kicks.  Woods with chops but Kaiser with forearms in the corner.  Woods blocks a kick and he chops Kaiser a few times followed by an enzuigiri.  Kaiser goes to the floor.  Woods sends Vinci to the floor with a back body drop.  Kaiser pulls Woods out of the ring and then Vinci with a back drop driver onto the apron.  Kaiser sends Woods into the ringside barrier while Kofi distracts the referee.

Kofi checks on Woods.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Woods and Vinci exchange chops.  Vinci with a kick to the knee and an Irish whip but he runs into a thrust kick.  Kaiser tags in and so does Kofi.  Kofi with a springboard chop to Kaiser and he knocks Vinci off the apron.  Kofi with punches and then he punches Vinci.  Kofi clotheslines Kaiser over the top rope and hits suicide dives on Vinci and Kaiser.  Kofi punches Kaiser.  Vinci with a drop kick through the ropes and he kicks Kofi.  Woods with a drop kick through the ropes into Kaiser and Vinci.  Woods and Kofi with punches to Kaiser and Vinci.  Kofi sends Kaiser into the ringside barrier and the referee calls for the bell.

Double Count Out

Kofi and Vinci fight into the crowd while Woods and Kaiser fight by the timekeeper's area.  Kofi and Vinci continue to go into the crowd.  Woods with a knee but Vinci punches Kofi.  VInci sends Woods into the ring post and over the ringside barrier.  Kaiser kicks Woods and Vinci with a forearm to Kofi.  Kaiser gets a steel chair while Vinci punches Kofi.  Vinci holds Kaiser and Woods stops Kaiser from hitting Kofi with the chair.  Woods goes after Vinci with punches.  Woods and Kaiser fight on the production case.

Woods looks around and he gets Kaiser up on his shoulders.  Vinci makes the save and they punch Woods.  Kaiser and Vinci set for a double suplex through a table but Kofi blocks it and all four men go through the tables.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at what we just saw from The New Day and Imperium.

We take a look at Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest with a video package.

THE Judgment Day are in their clubhouse watching MONITOR.

Rhea says she talked to Adam Pearce and she found out him and Finn are defending the tag titles against DIY.  Priest says he isn't looking to fight everyone.  He doesn't have a big head being on the cover of a video game.  He tells Rhea not to go into Pearce's office.  Priest says he will take care of Drew.

Rhea tells Dom and JD they should have taken care of DIY.  Rhea asks Finn what is so funny.  He tells Finn that he will be ringside with JD for Dom's match.

Jackie Redmond is with Ivy Nile and Maxxine Dupri.  Maxxine says that Valhalla isn't ready for Ivy.

Julius and Brutus show up and Ivy says he has this.

Match Number Two:  Ivy Nile (with Maxxine Dupri) versus Valhalla

Ivy gets Valhalla up and Valhalla gets back to her feet and rakes the eyes.  Ivy with a snap mare but Valhalla with a knee and punches in the ropes.

We see Nikki Cross pacing at the stage.  

Valhalla with a running forearm on the floor.  Valhalla sends Ivy back into the ring and Ivy with a forearm.  Valhalla with a head butt and Ivy misses a few kicks but Ivy with a round kick.  Ivy with an uppercut and European uppercut.  Ivy with a head scissors take down.  Valhalla with a pop up head butt and Valhalla uses the ropes and the referee stops the count.  Valhalla gestures to Maxxine for narcing her out.  Valhalla misses a knee but she sends Ivy to the apron.  Valhalla with an elbow and she sets for a superplex.  Ivy sends Valhalla into the ring post.  Ivy with a super bulldog for the three count.

Winner:  Ivy Nile

We go to Kofi and Xavier in the hallway and Jey Uso shows up with ice bags.  He says he is proud of them.

Jackie interrupts and asks about Imperium and where does it end.

Woods says they are sick of people walking into WWE that they don't do this.  They are twelve time champions for a reason.  Kofi says people have this confused.  They see all of the other stuff so they think they can't do it when necessary.  Kofi says Jey is not the only one thinking of winning titles.  They want the big boss.  Kofi says he is challenging Gunther for the IC TItle next week.

We see KAIenFiVE walking in the background.

We go to commercial.

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