Cody Rhodes at WWE Monday Night Raw at the MVP Arena, in Albany, NY, on December 4, 2023. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com MORE PHOTOS IN OUR RAW GALLERY
“The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes now made his way to the ring and he was not in his usual suit, he was dressed for a fight. Last week, Shinsuke Nakamura revealed that it was Rhodes he was after and sprayed red mist into his eyes. Rhodes said the first time he laid eyes on the poison mist he was a little boy and he was terrified by The Great Muta spraying it. He said last week his fears were justified and he should’ve been paying closer attention to the clues Nakamura was dropping for weeks.
Has @ShinsukeN set the trap for @CodyRhodes?#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/wzgHOZa3CS
— WWE (@WWE) December 5, 2023
However, Rhodes said he is ready for Nakamura and wanted him to come out and fight right now! Instead, the lights went out except for a spotlight on Rhodes and Nakamura appeared on the screen. He said they had both won the Royal Rumble, but they both came up short and fell into a pit of humiliation. The Devil always reminds you that you will never make it back there, but Cody has inspired him and he wants to unburden him by taking the story off his hands and finishing his.
Rhodes said they may have had a similar path, but he does not respect Nakamura and it has never been his story to run from a fight. If Nakamura believes they are the same, Rhodes wants him to prove it.
Jey Uso entered Adam Pearce’s office to check on Sami Zayn, but there were no updates and Pearce told Uso to focus on his World Title match in the main event. However, Uso said if the Drew McIntyre problem doesn’t get solved he has no problem stepping in.
After Uso left the office, Gunther entered and said he has some ideas for Pearce…I wonder what these ideas are.
The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus) Vs. The Judgement Day (JD McDonagh & Dominik Mysterio) at WWE Monday Night Raw at the MVP Arena, in Albany, NY, on December 4, 2023. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com MORE PHOTOS IN OUR RAW GALLERY
The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus) vs. The Judgement Day (JD McDonagh & Dominik Mysterio)
Last week, The Creed Brothers became number one contenders for Damian Priest and Finn Bálor’s Undisputed Tag Team Titles, so this week McDonagh and Mysterio wanted to see if they have what it takes. Brutus began the match by holding Dom over his head in a suplex position before passing him to Julius who finally dropped him. Dom ran to tag in McDonagh and he was quickly being outworked by both Creed Brothers. However, after a few cheap shots from J-Day, McDonagh dove onto both brothers with a springboard moonsault.
Dom then tried to give Brutus the Three Amigos, but Brutus reversed the final suplex into a suplex of his own. Julius was tagged in and he gave both McDonagh and Dom three belly-to-belly suplexes each, but McDonagh then reversed a Brutus Ball into a poisonrana and he dove onto Brutus on the outside. Dom then hit Julius with a 619 and J-Day went for a double team, but they ended up getting caught in a double-Northern Lights suplex from Julius. Brutus now ran to the outside and pounced Dom over the announce table before hitting McDonagh with the Brutus Ball to get the win.
Winners: The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus)
Following the loss, Priest asked JD and Dom what happened, and they simply responded by saying that The Creed Brothers are the real deal and they need to watch out.
The funny part of this segment was seeing Gunther rip Kaiser and Vinci to shreds in the background fore their loss earlier.
Seth Rollins was preparing for his title defence backstage when he was approached by Adam Pearce who had some news for him. Pearce told Rollins he invited CM Punk to Raw next week and intends to sign him to a full-time Raw contract. Rollins didn’t care to hear about Punk and wished Pearce luck with that because Punk will eventually show his true colours. He instead wants to focus on his match with Jey Uso.
Uso then approached Rollins and said tonight is his night and he’s going to be the World Champ. We now got some friendly banter between the two, but they showed respect for each other with a fist bump before heading to the ring.
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Seth Rollins (C) Vs. Jey Uso at WWE Monday Night Raw at the MVP Arena, in Albany, NY, on December 4, 2023. Photo by George Tahinos, georgetahinos.smugmug.com MORE PHOTOS IN OUR RAW GALLERY
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Jey Uso
Uso and Rollins got things started by both trying to get an early pin, but Rollins put a stop to that and caught Uso with a knee to the head. He followed that with a springboard swanton and springboard moonsault. It seemed like the champ was rolling, but Uso then caught him with a pop-up neckbreaker followed by a backbreaker.
Uso then went to the top rope and Rollins hit him with an enzigiri to knock him down, both men now ended up on the floor where Uso spiked him with a DDT. As the match rolled on, both men were exchanging forearms until Rollins knocked Uso to the floor. He then dove through the ropes with a suicide dive, but when he went for a second, Uso knocked him to the floor and dove with a suicide dive of his own.
Both men were down and as they got up they both took turns hitting a flurry of strikes, but they both had reversals for each other. Uso finally got some momentum going with a big kick and he then paid homage to Umaga with a running hip toss in the corner. He now went for the Uso Splash, but Rollins rolled out of the way and hit a sling blade followed by a frog splash. They then traded superkicks and it was Uso’s kick that knocked Rollins down, he then ran to the top rope and hit the Uso Splash, but Rollins kicked out at two!
Uso went back to the top rope, but Rollins popped up and joined him on the top to deliver a superplex, roll through and hit a falcon’s arrow. Rollins then hit a Pedigree and went for the Stomp, Uso moved out of the way and speared Rollins. Uso went for a second spear and ran into a kick from Rollins, he then hit a Buckle Bomb, but Uso popped out of the corner with another Spear. He then went to the top rope again and hit a second Uso Splash, I really thought that was it, however, Rollins kicked out again.
Uso attempted a third Spear only to be caught in mid-air with a Pedigree from Rollins. He then backed into the corner and finally landed the Stomp to retain his championship. What a fantastic main event!
Winner: Still World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins
ANOTHER AMBUSH!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/es3U9lLHQE
— WWE (@WWE) December 5, 2023
Uso was standing at ringside following this match and he was knocked to the floor with a Claymore from Drew McIntyre! Rollins tried to dive onto McIntyre, but he was caught in mid-air and sent flying with a belly-to-belly suplex. McIntyre then put Uso through the announce table with a suplex before screaming at him, “The Truth will set you free!” The Scottish Psychopath has gone psycho.
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