WWE Raw Free Live Stream Results: Sheamus is Back, What's the Status of Rhea Ripley?
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We are on the road to WWE Backlash 2024, and one previously injured superstar will be making his highly anticipated return this evening. "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus will be present inside the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. What's on Sheamus' mind now that he's riding solo once again?
There will be other juicy appearances and matches to sink your teeth into tonight.
BREAKING: MAJOR WWE CHAMPION INJURED, TITLE MIGHT BE VACATED ON MONDAY NIGHT RAW
The Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes awaits to see whether it'll be AJ Styles or LA Knight who will be his first title challenger. That number one contender match doesn't take place until Friday Night SmackDown, but "The American Nightmare" will be featured on tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw. What will Rhodes have to say to the WWE Universe?
We may also find out the status of Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley. PWInsider reported earlier today that Ripley suffered an injury during last week's episode of Raw and there have been talks about potentially having to vacate her gold as early as tonight. We'll see how that shakes out.
We've also got singles action on tap between Jey Uso and Finn Balor. Last week, Jey punched his ticket for a shot at Damian Priest's World Heavyweight Championship. Can Balor halt Jey's momentum on behalf of The Judgment Day?
Other matches on tap for tonight's show include Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable for the Intercontinental Championship, Andrade vs. Dominik Mysterio, and the team of Chelsea Green and Piper Niven facing off against Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.
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WWE Raw Results (April 15h, 2024)
Sami Zayn was shown entering the building as were Damian Priest, Cody Rhodes, and Jey Uso.
Rhea Ripley made her way out in a sling. She revealed she is injured and will be on the sidelines for quite a few months. As a result, she has to vacate the Women's World Championship. Liv Morgan made her way out and the two were separated. Rhea took out a security guard.
The Judgment Day shared words of encouragement for Rhea before she left the building.
Sheamus vs. Ivar
Sheamus hit White Noise on Ivar ahead of the first commercial break.
Sheamus hit 10 beats of the Bodhran. Ivar eventually hit a splash from the turnbuckle, but Sheamus kicked out.
Ivar went for a springboard splash but ate a knee. Sheamus hit what he calls "The Kneecap" before nailing Brogue Kick for the win.
Winner: Sheamus
Chad Gable was shown entering the building before another commercial break.
Paul "Triple H" Levesque made his way out to a big ovation.
Pearce and "Triple H" welcomed the Raw Tag Team Champions Awesome Truth. Levesque revealed that R-Truth and The Miz will now be known as the World Tag Team Champions. Levesque then unveiled new tag team title designs.
Truth called "Triple H" a magician and Tommaso Ciampa. The Miz explained to Truth in French that those titles are now theirs.
Pearce announced a triple threat tag team title match to determine the number one contenders for the World Tag Team Championship.
DIY vs. The New Day vs. Creed Brothers - Number one contender match for WWE World Tag Team Championship
Woods, Brutus, and Gargano got things started. Brutus hit a double clothesline on Gargano and Woods.
The Creed Brothers caught DIY on the outside off dive attempts, but Kofi Kingston and Woods dove to the outside to take out everyone.
All teams exchanged offense. Gargano took out Brutus and Woods on the outside. Project Ciampa landed on Kofi, but Kingston got the shoulder up.
Ciampa went for Fairytale Ending, but Kofi escaped and tagged Woods, who hit a Tornado DDT.
Julius delivered a variety of suplexes to just about everybody. Julius leaped on the top rope to superplex Kofi, but Woods made the tag and hit an elbow on Julius as he landed. DIY hit Meet in the Middle on Woods for the win.
Winners: DIY
A recap of CM Punk costing Drew McIntyre a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship last week played.
McIntyre was backstage with Jackie Redmond. Drew was laughing before he kicked the monitor down and stormed off.
Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell vs. Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri
Dupri was tagged in and landed a crossbody on Hartwell. She then hit a fisherman suplex. Indi took advantage of a distraction from Candice by hitting a clothesline. Candice was tagged in and took advange of Dupri being down.
Dupri hit a DDT on Candice. Indi distracted the referee, who didn't see Ivy Nile get tagged in. Indi kicked Dupri when the official wasn't looking and put her partner on Maxxine.
Indi has finally moved over to the dark side.
Winners: Candice LeRae and Maxxine Dupri
A vignette for the World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest played. The camera cut to Priest telling Dominik Mysterio to handle Andrade, and Balor to handle Jey Uso later tonight.
Andrade vs. Dominik Mysterio
Andrade went up the top rope, but he was distracted by JD McDonagh. This allowed Dominik to crotch him on the turnbuckle.
Dom hit a Canadian Destroyer to Andrade on the ring apron. Andrade kicked out at two.
Dom went for the 619, but got nailed with a back elbow. Andrade knocked JD off the ring apron and hit his finisher for the victory.
Winner: Andrade
After the match, JD attacked Andrade. Dom joined in, but Ricochet chased The Judgment Day members out of the ring.
A video recap of Solo Sikoa turning on Jey Uso in favor of the debuting Tama Tonga on Friday Night SmackDown aired.
Jey Uso was interviewed by Cathy Kelley. He was asked about Tama Tonga attacking Jimmy Uso. He said dealing with The Bloodline is going down a dark road. He said he warned Jimmy, but he needs to focus on Finn Balor.
Chelsea Green & Piper Niven vs. Katana Chance and Keyden Carter
Chelsea slapped Carter and immediately regretted it. Carter landed multiple strikes on her chest before planting her.
Chance climbed on her Chelsea and went for a dive on Niven, but she was caught in a fallaway slam. As Carter was pinning Chelsea, Niven landed a splash. Chelsea took advantage by pinning Kayden.
Winners: Chelsea Green & Piper Niven
Cody Rhodes was shown walking backstage and he will be making his way out soon.
Liv Morgan was interviewed by Cathy Kelley. Liv said she never got sympathy for Ripley injuring her. She said it's karma and the best part is this isn't the end of the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour. She vowed to win the Women's World Championship.
Cody Rhodes made his way out to a big reaction from the Montreal crowd. Rhodes paid his respects to Seth Rollins and he let the fans sing his song.
Cody also mentioned The Rock and he shared his belief that "The Great One" has a lot more matches left in him. He didn't deny The Rock's claim that he'll make Cody bleed again. Rhodes vowed to make The Rock bleed with him next time.
Rhodes responded to Tama Tonga's debut in WWE and The Bloodline. He said there's more questions than answers. Cody brought out Jey Uso.
Cody thanked Jey for helping him at WrestleMania 40. He offered his assistance in his match with Finn Balor tonight. Jey wanted to handle things on his own, but the two embraced.
Nia Jax was interviewed by Cathy Kelley. Nia said she doesn't care about Rhea. She says she can't see anyone stopping her from getting the Women's World Championship.
Jey Uso vs. Finn Balor
Balor attacked Jey from behind as his theme song was playing.
A step-up enzuigiri landed for Jey. A Samoan Drop connected for Jey. As Uso was ready for his hip attack, Damian Priest was shown backstage getting ready to get a closer look at the action.
Balor avoided the hip attack and raked Jey's eyes. Jey hit a superkick and went for the Splash, but Finn rolled out of the way. Balor went for Coup de Grace, but missed. Jey hit the Spear and attempted another Splash for the win.
Winner: Jey Uso
Damian Priest had a staredown with Jey inside the ring. Priest raised his title up. JD and Dom attacked Jey from behind. Dom got popped with a superkick. Jey threw JD into Finn and escaped through the crowd.
Jey went outside the arena and ran into Sami Zayn. Sami relished in returning to Montreal as a champion.
Zayn was with the crowd before making his way out through the crowd.
Before Zayn vs. Gable began, Bronson Reed confronted Gable, who simply nodded at him intensely before making his entrance.
Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable - for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Gable used his mat wrestling early in the match. The two exchanged arm drags. The two met face-to-face before an ad break.
Sami was selling a knee injury and Gable took advantage by diving onto him on the outside. He landed a diving headbutt in the ring for a two-count. Gable then targeted the injured leg of Zayn.
Gable had a slick reversal to Sami's exploder suplex attempt for a near fall. Sami hit a springboard moonsault on Gable, but may have done more damage to his knee.
Gable hit a Super Angle Slam from the top turnbuckle. Gable then hit two German Suplexes. Sami hit two German Suplexes of his own.
The reverse German Suplex fest continued with both men getting their moments. On the last German Suplex, Gable landed right on the back of his head.
Sami finally hit the Exploder Suplex. He couldn't run for the Helluva Kick, and Gable reversed for an Ankle Lock.
Zayn went for a Sharpshooter, but his leg gave out. Gable hit a German Suplex on Sami into the corner. Sami got his boot up for Chad's moonsault, but he landed on his feet and sunk in the Ankle Lock again.
Sami got out of it and hit the Helluva Kick for the three.
Winner and STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion: Sami Zayn
After the match, Gable hit Sami with a German Suplex on the outside. He then locked in the Ankle Lock as officials intervened to end the show.
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