Full WWE RAW TV Taping SPOILERS (12/28/18): Steel Cage Match, Shane McMahon Appears
Tonight’s WWE show at the ‘Little Caesars Arena’ in Detroit, Michigan was taped and will air on December 31st at 8 PM EST on the USA Network as the New Years Eve edition of RAW. Below are the spoilers from the tapings.
(Results by way of @balorfan23 on Twitter):
* Steel Cage Match
Drew McIntyre def. Dolph Ziggler
– Post-match McIntyre cuts a promo about proving that he’s the king of WWE and that starts with him winning the Royal Rumble match and going on to capture the Universal Championship.
After Drew beat Dolph #RAWSpoilers #RAWDetroit #RAW pic.twitter.com/z3gTlh8ajq
— Zara24 (@balorfan23) December 29, 2018
* Seth Rollins comes out to challenge Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship. Triple H comes out and reminds Rollins that rematch clauses are no longer a thing. Shane McMahon makes an appearance and announces a Battle Royal that does not involve Seth, and the winner of the battle royal will get to face Dean Ambrose later in the night.
* ‘Fresh Start’ WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender Battle Royal
Apollo Crews def. Lucha House Party, Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, B-Team (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel), Titus O’Neil, No Way Jose, Mojo Rawley, The Ascension, Finn Balor and Baron Corbin. The final two were Crews and Corbin.
* Natalya announces that she’ll be in the Women’s Royal Rumble match and then gets attacked by Nia Jax and Tamina backstage.
* Baron Corbin returns to the ring and says he deserves a reward and gets cut off by Elias. They brawl until Corbin runs off.
* Sasha Banks, Bayley & Ember Moon def. The Riott Squad
* Bobby Lashley def. Seth Rollins via DQ after Rollins used a chair. Rollins hit Lio Rush with a “Curb Stomp”.
* Handicap Match
Jinder Mahal & The Singh Brothers def. Rhyno & Heath Slater
– Big pop for Detroit native Rhyno.
* WWE Intercontinental Championship
Dean Ambrose (c) def. Apollo Crews
– “CM Punk” chants broke out during the match.
* “Moment Of Bliss” talk show with Alexa Bliss will premiere the week after New Years and the guest will be RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey.
* Ronda Rousey & Natalya def. Nia Jax & Tamina
* Advertised for the January 7th RAW in Orlando is John Cena, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman, and The Revival taking on Chad Gable and Bobby Roode for the RAW Tag Team Championships.
TRIPLE H and Seth Rollins at #WWE Raw #WWEDetroit pic.twitter.com/Nt9R4cKNLn
— Cam Pepper (@Cam_Pepper) December 29, 2018
#WWEDetroit cage match at the @LCArena_Detroit pic.twitter.com/rvfr9ftQ44
— Cam Pepper (@Cam_Pepper) December 29, 2018
Six woman tag match next.. Bayley, Banks, Ember v Riott Squad.. Also Ruby cut her hair short again..
always loved that look on her #WWEDetroit #RAW pic.twitter.com/pMHZ176a8p— Breaking Down The Ring (@BDRcast) December 29, 2018
Seth was told no to face Ambrose tonight cuz rematches aren’t automatic anymore (great promo segment) but faces Lashley later. Shane comes out and says winner of #FreshStartBattleRoyal faces Dean later. Finn comes out first #RAW #WWEDetroit pic.twitter.com/deeegMQT9g
— Breaking Down The Ring (@BDRcast) December 29, 2018
Dean in the ring now to defend the #ICTitle against Apollo Crews.. #RAW #WWEDetroit.. pic.twitter.com/8uqknk5IK8
— Breaking Down The Ring (@BDRcast) December 29, 2018
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