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<p>The January 1, 2024, episode of WWE Raw kicked off with Becky Lynch vs Nia Jax, a grudge match that had been built up for several weeks. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Nia Jax def. Becky Lynch</h2>



<p>Lynch attempted to catch Jax in her Manhandle Slam finisher early in the match, but Jax was powerful enough to overcome it and caught her from a crossbody, turning it into a fireman&#8217;s carry, but Lynch got out and hit an Enziguiri. </p>



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<p>Jax was then able to hit an Avalanche Samoan Drop from the top rope, but surprisingly only got a near fall. Lynch was then dropped with a right hand, which allowed her to hit her Banzai Drop finisher for the victory. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Cody Rhodes Promo</h2>



<p>Cody Rhodes headed to the ring to bring up his issues with Shinsuke Nakamura, and after being hit with the Poison Mist a few weeks ago, he pushed for the feud to end tonight and called out Nakamura. </p>



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<p>Nakamura appeared on the titantron, he had a lot to say to The American Nightmare, making it clear that he was going to be the author of his final chapter in WWE. Nakamura refused to face him this week on Raw, leaving Cody disappointed. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Jey Uso &amp; Kofi Kingston def. Imperium via Stoppage</h2>



<p>It was a slow start to the match and the doctor was forced to enter the ring to attend to Giovanni Vinci following a high-angle drop kick from Kofi Kingston. The match was then stopped a few seconds later and Vinci was helped to the back. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Miz TV With The Judgment Day</h2>



<p>The Miz welcomed The Judgment Day, but it was R-Truth who came out instead. This led to Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh coming out to claim Truth wasn&#8217;t part of Judgment Day before it was brought up that McDonagh lost the match that should have been him kicked out of the group. </p>



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<p>After an intense back and forth, a match was made between the four men, which took Truth a while to understand. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">R-Truth &amp; The Miz def. JD McDonagh &amp; Dominik Mysterio</h2>



<p>McDonagh and Dominik were in control of the match from the opening stages before Truth got confused as to which side he was on and it led to McDonagh telling Truth to hit his own partner. </p>



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<p>Truth apologized to Miz before going to punch him, but instead hit McDonagh before Miz was able to hit the Skull Crushing Finale for the win. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage: </strong>Chelsea Green approached Nick Aldis for a rematch for her Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championships.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Women&#8217;s World Championship<br>Rhea Ripley (c) def. Ivy Nile</h2>



<p>Ivy Nile was dominated before she was able to show off her incredible strength and gut-wrenched Ripley over for a near fall. Ripley was then able to take back control and show why she had held that Championship for almost a year when she headbutted her from the top rope and delivered a RipTide to retain the title.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Former Champion Returns</h2>



<p>Jinder Mahal was the former WWE Champion who made his return on Raw, but after he insulted the WWE Universe and The Iron Sheik, it was The Rock who made his return to shut him down. </p>



<p>The Rock made it clear that Mahal was being booed for the right reason and didn&#8217;t take it well that he had insulted his friend. The Rock belittled Mahal before giving him the new nickname of &#8220;Day 1 Douchebag&#8221;. Mahal looked to attack The Rock, which led to him receiving a People&#8217;s Elbow. </p>



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<p>The Rock then teased going after Roman Reigns, mentioning The Head of The Table, before leaving the ring. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Zoey Stark &amp; Shayna Baszler def. Natalya &amp; Tegan Nox</h2>



<p>It was a short match between the four women and showed Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae watching on from the back. It was obvious that the pairing of Baszler and Stark was about to receive a push and it was Stark who secured the win for her team following a Z360. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">World Heavyweight Championship<br>Seth Rollins (c) def. Drew McIntyre</h2>



<p>Seth Rollins and Drew Mcintyre stole the show in their main event match which was seemingly set to be won by McIntyre before Damian Priest attempted to cash in his Money in the Bank contract. </p>



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<p>McIntyre delivered a Claymore to Priest to prevent a cash-in before returning to the ring and delivering a Claymore, but Rollins was able to get his foot on the ropes. The two men continued to fight it out until Rollins delivered a Pedigree on the announce table followed by a Stomp in the ring to retain his title. </p>


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