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Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, and Dominik Mysterio make their way to the ring.
Rhea welcomes everyone to Raw, the place THE Judgment Day runs. She says things haven't been going their way lately. Priest says at SummerSlam, Finn should have walked out as the World Champion. Priest says they should have won their match last week. Communication has been an issue, but as long as he is Senor Money in the Bank, they will dictate what happens here. Tonight, Finn will take care of Cody Rhodes because Finn is one of the most dominant people in WWE. He says Finn should be out here saying this. He says they are not going to break up, but Finn should be here.
Rhea tries to stop Priest but Priest says everyone sees that there are problems with THE Judgment Day. Where is Finn Balor?
JD McDonagh's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Priest says that JD has something to say, but be careful what comes out of your mouth.
JD says he does not want to insult the strongest faction in all of WWE. He asks to enter the ring and he says he has a message for them from Finn. He says Finn told him to say that they shouldn't worry about his friendship with Finn but to worry about Cody and Sami.
Rhea says she does not take orders from anyone, especially someone not part of THE Judgment Day.
Dom tells JD they have it locked down. He says that Priest is a future World Champion while he is the North American Champion. Dom says he just found out that Canada is part of North America so he is champion of this dump. He tells JD to go to the back so they can handle their business.
JD says he was just giving a message.
Rhea says they have a message for JD to give to Finn. She says that they need to talk.
Sami Zayn interrupts.
Sami and JD exchange punches in the aisle and Sami with punches against the apron. JD tries to get in the ring and seek help from THE Judgment Day but they stand there and do nothing. Sami with more punches and then Sami gets on the apron. Sami goes back to the floor and he keeps JD from getting in the ring.
JD pulls Sami's arm into the ring post. JD sends Sami shoulder first into the ring post while THE Judgment Day walk away.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Sami Zayn versus JD McDonagh
Sami with punches and he goes to the turnbuckles and connects with an elbow to the top of the head. Sami with a punch and Irish whip followed by a back body drop. Sami chases JD around the ring and then when they return to the ring, Sami gives JD a monkey flip. JD hits Sami in the elbow and the referee checks on him. JD with kicks to the arm. JD with a wrist lock and he leaps over the top rope to the floor and drops the arm on the top rope. JD removes the tape on the elbow and he hyper-extends the arm. JD slams Sami's elbow into the mat. Sami with chips and punches. JD is sent over the top rope to the floor. Sami goes to the floor after JD and connects with a clothesline.
JD with a wrist lock and he goes over the ringside barrier and drops the arm on the ringside barrier. JD with a knee drop to the arm on the announce table.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Sami is on the turnbuckles and he connects with forearms. Sami head butts JD off the turnbuckles and he comes off the turnbuckles into a drop kick and JD gets a near fall. Sami leaps over JD and connects with a clothesline. Sami with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. JD with elbows to Sami and hits a Spanish Fly for a near fall. JD with a crossface. Sami rolls to the ropes to force a break. JD with kicks to the shoulder and Sami with an exploder into the turnbuckles.
Finn Balor makes his way down the aisle.
FInn charges to the ring but stops short of the apron.
JD with an O'Connor Roll for a near fall. JD with a head butt and he goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault but Sami gets his boots up. Sami knocks Finn off the apron and Sami with a Helluva Kick for the three count.
Winner: Sami Zayn
After the match, Sami gets out of the ring before Finn can get to him.
Adam Pearce is with Chelsea Green.
Adam reminds Chelsea that Sonya is injured and is out of action. He says as much as it pains him, he . . .
Chelsea tells Adam not to say it and she says he is predictable. She says she is not going to throw this away. Chelsea says she is going to call her manager, no she is going to call Human Resources.
Adam asks Chelsea for her idea.
Chelsea says she would hold auditions for her tag team partner and then they will defend the titles.
Katana Chance and Kayden Carter enter and they say as soon as Chelsea finds a new partner . . .
Piper Niven attacks Kayden and Katana and then tells Chelsea she is her new partner.
Chelsea says she was going to do auditions but . . .
Piper tells Chelsea she is her new partner and they walk out of the office.
Imperium make their way to the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Byron Saxton is with Cody Rhodes.
Byron asks Cody about his match against Finn Balor and if he thinks Finn is a loose cannon.
Cody says he admires Finn. He was a leader in Ireland, Japan, and here. THE Judgment Day is looking for supremacy in the WWE, but he is not the only leader. You have Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley. Then you have Dom, and he is the submissive but a champion. Cody says he will be ready for Finn Balor. He says he hasn't wrestled in Winnipeg in years and he will be ready for Finn and THE Judgment Day.
Gunther is on the announce table while Vinci and Kaiser stand on the floor next to the table.
Gunther says on the journey of building the legacy of being the greatest Intercontinental Champion, he has arrived in Winnipeg. As a European, he always looks forward coming to Canada. Walking around the streets today, he understands why it is called the armpit of Canada. He says he is here to address the next Number One Contender for his title, Chad Gable. He says he has to be honest. He was impressed with Chad's victory last week. He has been working hard for years. He is a former Olympian and one of the best athletes in the company. Gunther says he has accomplished more in a year than Chad has in his career. You think Chad is a threat to take his title. That is ridiculous.
Chad Gable SHOOOOOSHES his way down the aisle with Otis and Maxxine.
Chad says two weeks ago, you put time on the clock and said you couldn't last five minutes with you but I did and beat you at your own game. It is funny because now you are on the clock. You are weeks away from setting the record for longest reigning Intercontinental Champion. There is one thing standing in your way. It is a guy who has been waiting for an opportunity for ten years. That is Chad Gable nipping at your heels and chasing you for that Intercontinental Championship. You will get to hold on to that for another 24 hours because tonight it is him and Giovanni.
Chad tells Giovanni to get his beautiful bald head in the ring to get a few lessons from Chad Gable.
Kaiser tells Chad no. He says first of all, Giovanni belongs to the creme de la creme of what WWE has to offer. He will prove exactly that tonight when he is going to embarrass you. Just like, he embarrassed your freak friend last week. Kaiser says eventually you, Maxxine will have to understand that you should surround yourself with some European elegance. Took at look each of us. That is exactly what he likes to call A Plus Aesthetics. The Alpha Academy is a sinking ship. Don't worry Maxxine, he says he is here to reach out his hand to her. You can take it and let him save you or you are going to let that 360 pound anchor drag you all the way down until you become what they already are . . . an absolute embarrassment.
Maxxine slaps Kaiser.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Giovanni Vinci (with Ludwig Kaiser and Gunther) versus Chad Gable (with Otis and Maxxine Dupri)
They lock up and Vinci backs Gable into the corner and he pushes Chad. They lock up and Vinci with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Vinci with a wrist lock. Gable with an escape and drop toe hold into an arm bar. Vinci with a slam. Vinci with forearms to the back followed by a chop. Vinci with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Chad with chops but Vinci with an Irish whip that sends Gable sternum first into the turnbuckles followed by a Northern Lariat for a near fall. Vinci with a back breaker for a near fall. Vinci with punches and kicks but Chad punches back. Vinci with a chop and Chad goes down. Vinci puts Chad on the turnbuckles but Chad with an arm bar in the ropes. Vinci gets Gable on his shoulders but Gable escapes. Vinci avoids a German suplex and Chaos Theory but Gable with a German suplex and Vinci lands on his chest.
Vinci with chops. Vinci misses a chop and Gable with forearms and knees. Chad with a running neck breaker but he misses a moonsault but lands on his fet. Vinci with a Finlay Slam and a moonsault for a near fall. Vinci goes for a power bomb and Gable lands on his feet and hits Chaos Theory for the three count.
Winner: Chad Gable
After the match, Gunther says this is not how it ends tonight. If this is the armpit of Canada, you are the armpit of humanity. Gunther challenges Otis to a match right now.
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