It’s a double taping of Monday Night RAW tonight. Due to the holidays, WWE won’t be live next week, instead the Sacramento crowd got to see two episodes of the red brand. Confirmed for the show is a tag team match between The Revival and RAW Champions Chad Gable & Bobby Roode, and Ronda Rousey defending her belt against Natalya.
Kicking off the episode is the 34th Street Fight between Elias and Bobby Lashley. Elias is playing a Christmas-themed song that insults Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush, but Bobby interrupts to start the match. Lashley eventually pulls the greatest heel move imaginable by opening a present with LEGO bricks and dumping them on the floor. However, Elias is able to gain the upper hand and then drops Lashley onto them. The crowd chants “ECW!” in response. Finally, Elias gets a violin from a box, and smashes it against Lashley in order to get a win. To add insult to injury, Elias pours egg nog on Lio Rush!
Aftermath of the Miracle On 34th Street match. #RAW pic.twitter.com/FiCGioytPq
— Scoop (@IWillScoop) December 18, 2018
Next up is the RAW Tag Team Championship match between The Revival versus Bobby Roode and Chad Gable. It’s said to be a fast-paced match reminiscent of The Revival’s celebrated NXT matches. It’s a competitive match, but the champions manage to retain via roll-up. Fans in attendance called the bout the best of the night so far.
The third match of the evening is a triple threat between Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, and Finn Bálor. Prior to the match McIntyre is interviewed, and he claims that he will win the Royal Rumble.
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— Scoop (@IWillScoop) December 18, 2018
The opening of the triple threat is dominated by Drew McIntyre. A near-fall happens after Ziggler hits a Zig Zag on Bálor, but Finn kicks out after two. Bálor tries to hit his finisher on McIntyure, but is stopped by Ziggler. Finn finally wins the match after hitting the Coup de Grâce on Ziggler after McIntyre was thrown out of the ring. An angry McIntyre reenters the ring and attacks Ziggler, he then goes towards Finn but receives a Zig Zag from his former partner.
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