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Raw After Mania: December 30th, 2023

Cody Rhodes returns! + What's next for the Undisputed Women's Champion! + Multiple returns on the fallout of WrestleMania!

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LAST WEEKEND WAS WRESTLEMANIA 17!

🔴 Undisputed Women's Champion Charlotte Flair is on top of the world: 10min*

The Opportunity, the Raw and SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair opens Monday Night Raw just two nights after she won the Winner Take All Championship Unification match at WrestleMania against Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.

Charlotte Flair feels unstoppable and there's no end to her Omni-Champion reign as a new season begins!

🔴 David Hart Smith returns to confront Kevin Owens: 8min*

At WrestleMania, Kevin Owens was defeated by Stone Cold Steve Austin after the latter accepted Owens' challenge on the KO Show. Tonight, Kevin Owens made his entrance on Raw to claim that what happened with that "bold texan" this past weekend, would never happen with a real man, a Canadian!

And in the middle of his tirade, former WWE Superstar and multi-time tag team champion David "Hart" Smith made his return to FBW. However, even when Smith is Canadian, Kevin Owens' deep rooted hypocrisy was on display when he blindsided Smith with an attack and lured him to a match!

Kevin Owens defeats David Hart Smith.

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Vince McMahon tells Theory to choose the right company.

Vince McMahon returns to FBW Raw and is in his office with Theory!

The chairman tells Theory to pick the right company and watch out from people dragging you down.

Is McMahon insinuating Riddle as bad company for Theory?

🔴 Bobby Lashley and AJ Styles have new challenges in the form of Happy Corbin and The Miz: 14min*

The Almighty WWE Champion Bobby Lashley's win at WrestleMania only opened the door to more challengers!

AJ Styles wants one more match with Bobby Lashley but the latter told him to go back to the end of the line!

Happy Corbin came out to say it was now time for him to lead Raw as the new WWE Champion and then 1/2 of the Raw Tag Team Champions The Miz revealed that he may have lost to The Demon at WrestleMania but becoming the WWE Champion will make him better than everyone and not just Finn Balor!

Bobby Lashley leaves the ring for the three superstars as they trade words!

Who should challenge Bobby Lashley for the WWE Title?

🔴 Finn Balor's Open Challenge is answered by a debuting Veer Mahan: 8min*

The new Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor comes to Raw and hosts an open challenge to anyone that wants to face him!

Who was it?

A new superstar with the name of "Veer Mahan" who came out with a terrorizing look on his face and went right after Finn Balor!

Finn Balor defeated Veer Mahan by DQ when Veer Mahan wouldn't let Balor out of his submission hold.

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Mustafa Ali's news is interrupted by Ezekiel.

The winner of the Andre The Giant Battle Royal Mustafa Ali and The Enforcer of Seth Rollins reveals that The Visionary will return to Raw next week to address his loss to The Undertaker at WrestleMania.

However, during this backstage announcement, a new WWE Superstar "Ezekiel" the younger brother of Elias, made his debut on Raw to congratulate Mustafa Ali on winning the trophy but Ali smirks and walks out on him.

🔴 Bianca Belair & Liv Morgan challenge Alexa Bliss & Sasha Banks: 9min*

The new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss & Sasha Banks are interrupted by Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan during "A Moment of Bliss - Championship Edition"

Belair & Morgan want to be the first challengers against Banks and Bliss and the latter accept!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Ronda Rousey wants the world to hear her later tonight.

Ronda Rousey says that WWE Officials sent out a notice to everyone not to interrupt Charlotte Flair's celebration in the opening segment of Monday Night Raw. Therefore Ronda Rousey will address the world and Charlotte tonight!

🔴 Doudrop vs. Nikki A.S.H.: 5min*

The former tag team champions Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H got into an argument in the middle of the ring last night on WrestleMania Sunday during the huge Title Match Battle Royal.

Tonight, Doudrop & Nikki A.S.H look to end their friendship in one on one action!

Doudrop defeats Nikki A.S.H

🔴 New Day vs. Riddle & Theory: 7min*

It's time for tag team action on Raw as The New Day battle the team of Riddle & Theory on Raw!

Riddle & Theory defeat The New Day with great tag team chemistry!

But the newsworthy part was after the match as Theory turned his back on Riddle and left him laying on the mat! Is this a new side of Theory?

🔴 Carmella w/ Aliyah vs. Io Shirai w/ Naomi: 6min*

The animosity between Carmella and Io Shirai continues in a one on one match!

Io Shirai defeats Carmella!

🔴 Ronda Rousey wants a rematch at WrestleMania Backlash no matter what: 9min*

Ronda Rousey won the Royal Rumble match and the Elimination Chamber match to earn a spot at The Winner Take All match at WrestleMania, where she was the most favorite to win the match!

However, things didn't go as planned for Rousey as Charlotte Flair ended up winning the championships.

Ronda Rousey vowed to not sit in the back of the line and said she will get her rematch for the titles, "no matter what" it takes.

🔴 The Miz vs. AJ Styles vs. Happy Corbin: 13min*

AWE-MOS (Omos & The Miz) want to add the WWE Title to their title collection! Can they get one step closer?

With title implications in mind, these three superstars go to war in an edge-of-the-seat action before AJ Styles hits the Phenomenal forearm from the top of Omos' shoulders onto The Miz for the win!

AJ Styles wins!

⭕ MAIN EVENT: Cody Rhodes returns to FBW and comes face-to-face with Sam Rigleer: 16min*

Cody Rhodes made the most of his return to Raw with a heartfelt tribute to his late father Dusty Rhodes and stating his title aspirations. Sam Rigleer seemed to be ready to crash the party as he stood on the ramp and gave a death stare to Cody Rhodes before walking out of the arena, leaving the FBW Universe with many unanswered questions.