Raw

Raw: January 6th, 2024

Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles compete! Seth Rollins returns and Ronda Rousey meets Charlotte! + Women's Tag Titles Match!

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WRESTLEMANIA BACKLASH IS 4 WEEKS AWAY!

🔴 Cody Rhodes wants the WWE Title from Bobby Lashley: 13min*

Raw opens to the entrance of The Almighty WWE Champion Bobby Lashley, who comes face-to-face with his opponent from WrestleMania, AJ Styles.

While the two trade words on whether AJ Styles still qualifies to challenge for Lashley's WWE Title, The American Nightmare comes out to make an offer of his own!

Cody Rhodes returned to FBW at WrestleMania, facing and defeating Sam Rigleer! However, as he explained last week, the only reason bringing him to FBW is winning the WWE Title in the name of his father Dusty Rhodes!

Tonight, Cody Rhodes made it clear that he wants to face Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania Backlash for the WWE Title!

AJ Styles doesn't like the sight of Cody Rhodes jumping "his line" and strikes him down with a microphone to the face! Officials come in to separate the two as we transition to the backstage area for an exclusive interview with the man of the hour, Theory.

**Still to come: The Undisputed WWE Women's Champion Charlotte Flair is here! Tonight! + The WWE Women's Tag Team Titles are on the line when Banks & Bliss defend against Belair & Morgan!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Mr McMahon is behind Theory's betrayal of Riddle.

During an exclusive interview, Theory shed some light on some focal details in regards to betraying Riddle last week on Raw from out of nowhere during a Tag Team Match!

Theory revealed it was Mr McMahon's idea that he needed to get rid of Riddle who was holding him down, and Theory executed it to heart...

🔴 Veer Mahan vs. Mace: 7min*

Last week on Raw, Veer Mahan debuted and took out The Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor putting him on a stretcher! The Indian native looks to wreak havoc again on Monday Night Raw when he gets unleashed on Mace!

Veer Mahan defeats and destroys Mace.

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Aliyah puts on Carmella's expensive makeup.

While Carmella is having a long phone call with her fiancé Corey Graves, Aliyah is trying out all of the expensive products property of Carmella!

Carmella looked back to find out Aliyah has totally messed up her stuff and slapped her on the face and told her that "you're so dumb that you put make up on your forehead to 'make up' your mind"

🔴 Theory vs. Riddle: 9min*

Theory and Riddle scheduled for action!

After the two stars made their entrances, Theory held a mic to address Riddle even went on to apologize for betraying him last week on Raw!

Just when Riddle started to think Theory was genuine, he was blindsided by Theory again!

How cruel do you need to be to betray someone twice! and How will Riddle seek revenge?

*Still to come: AJ Styles faces Cody Rhodes in Cody's first match on Raw since returning to FBW! + the WWE Women's Tag Titles are on the line TONIGHT!

🔴 Charlotte Flair hurries out of the ring as Ronda Rousey runs in: 10min*

The Undisputed WWE Women's Champion Charlotte Flair says she is the literal mountain top of WWE's women's division and she is truly untouchable! And now that she has all the gold she became truly The Opportunity because everyone desires to get a shot at her titles!

We've seen it this past Friday on SmackDown when Rhea Ripley challenged The Opportunity for the SmackDown Women's Title.

But here on Raw, The Baddest Woman on the Planet is still lurking for Charlotte Flair! When will Ronda Rousey get a rematch against Charlotte Flair?

Well, we're definitely not finding out tonight as Flair makes an exit when confronted by Rousey!

🔴 Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi: 7min*

Ronda Rousey takes out all of her frustrations on SmackDown's Shotzi in singles action!

Ronda Rousey defeats Shotzi!

🔴 Seth Rollins & Mustafa Ali send a message to the WWE Universe: 9min*

Seth Rollins & Mustafa Ali arrive on Raw to address the WWE Universe about their next plan, which remains the same.

Seth Rollins' vision is to take the WWE Title to achieve the locker room leader status and lead Raw into the future!

Just a couple of weeks since losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania, the Visionary redirects his sight to the WWE Championship again!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Seth "Freakin" Rollins assaults Mansoor after a handshake.

While walking backstage on Raw, The Visionary and Mustafa Ali cross Mansoor who says "Hi" and shakes Mustafa Ali's hand which infuriates Seth Rollins and he completely snaps and attacks Mansoor ruthlessly!

Mustafa Ali watches the attack in shock! Is Ali second-guessing his motives to join forces with Rollins?

🔴 Sasha Banks & Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Bianca Belair & Liv Morgan - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: 11min*

The beloved champions Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles against Bianca Belair & Liv Morgan in an instant classic!

Sasha Banks & Alexa Bliss retain after a thrilling match!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Sam Rigleer outs rumors about his future.

Former multi time World Champion Sam Rigleer shuts down rumors that he is leaving WWE after losing to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania. The Paramount is not going anywhere!

🔴 The Miz fails miserably in getting Doudrop & Nikki A.S.H back together on Miz TV: 8min*

The Raw Tag Team Champions AWE-MOS, The Miz & Omos, host a special friendship edition Miz TV with Doudrop & Nikki A.S.H who recently drifted apart and look to fix their issues and join forces again!

They come to The Miz to help them through. And to no one's surprise it ended worse than it started for Doudrop & A.S.H who ended up brawling in the middle of the ring!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Io Shirai & Naomi mock Doudrop & A.S.H for seeking advice from The Miz

Io Shirai and Naomi have an advice of their own to Doudrop & Nikki A.S.H and that is to never take advice from The Miz.

🔴 Happy Corbin vs. Shinsuke Nakamura: 6min*

A WrestleMania rematch for Shinsuke Nakamura! This time, both Madcap Moss and Rick Boogs are barred from ringside!

Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Happy Corbin!

🔴 Ezekiel introduces himself to Kevin Owens: 6min*

Kevin Owens' loss to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin continues to hunt him like a dark black shadow and it goes from bad to worse when "Ezekiel" Elias' alleged younger brother comes in to introduce himself to the Canadian native!

Kevin Owens leaves the ring before he thinks about punching Ezekiel, but why?

⭕ MAIN EVENT: Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles: 13min*

Cody Rhodes enters the squared circle to have a dream match with AJ Styles in the main event of Monday Night Raw!

The Almighty WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and MVP are at ringside watching this highly anticipated match transpire!

Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles reach each other's limits before the selfish Sam Rigleer gets involved to ruin Cody Rhodes' in-ring return like the latter did to him at WrestleMania!

Cody Rhodes defeats AJ Styles via DQ.