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Your announcers are Michael Cole and Pat McAfee.
Pat and Michael are in the ring and they welcome everyone to Raw.
Cole reminds us of Rhea surrendering the title last week and that a new champion will be crowned in a Battle Royal.
We take a look back at last week's Raw.
We see Liv Morgan arriving at the building earlier today.
We see Becky Lynch arriving at the building.
Jey Uso makes his way to the ring and he has something to say.
Jey says that he is in your city. He says Backlash is in two weeks so he has a lot to prove. He needs to prove to the world who he says he is . . . Main Event Jey Uso. Jey says he has to beat Damian Priest to make sure everything is worth it. He needs to prove . . .
Raw Champion Damian Priest makes his way to the ring.
Priest tells Jey to take it easy. He is not out here for what Jey thinks he is out here for. He says the presentation, Yeet, and Main Event Jey Uso vibe suits you. Priest says they went to war last year. He says he wants to talk about one night. He says there was one night when you whooped his ass so bad that he went up to him in the locker room and he told Jey that he earned all his respect. That is why he wanted Jey in THE Judgment Day. Then he told Jey they were going out and drinks were on him. He says he didn't remember that much but he did pay the bill. Jey told him that they were next.
Priest says he stands in front of him proud to stand with him. He says that Jey was right. He was half right. Priest says he was next. This shows why he was next as he holds the title belt. That is why he is now. You are just the first on a list of people the machine is going to feed him to make sure the title looks good on him. You will be the first to fall. Then you will be the first to lead these people around the world to make sure that they ALL RISE for el Campeon.
Jey tells Priest to take it easy.
Priest tells Jey to go ahead.
Jey asks if Priest sees him as another tag team guy. He says that is tough talk from the leader of THE Judgment Day. You are the leader only because Rhea got hurt. He tells Priest to tell Rhea that he says hi. Jey says Priest is Dom's bitch. You cashed in at Wrestlemania to become champ. Jey says Priest is being fed to him. Jey says he will be the next champion.
They get face to face and . . .
JD tries to attack Jey from behind. Jey hits Priest with a super kick.
We see footage of Chad Gable's attack on Sami Zayn last week.
We see Chad Gable at the arena earlier today.
Gunther walks in the back.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa versus R Truth and Miz for the Raw Tag Team Championship
Johnny and Truth start things off and they do a fist bump before locking up. Truth with a wrist lock and Johnny with a reversal. Truth rolls through to escape. Truth with an arm drag into an arm bar. Johnny with an arm drag but Truth with a leg sweep. Truth with a split to avoid a leg sweep and Johnny is impressed. They lock up and Johnny with a side head lock. Miz tags in and they hit a double hip toss. MIz and Truth with a double elbow drop and Miz gets a near fall. Miz with an Irish whip and Johnny floats over and rolls up Miz but misses a round kick. Ciampa tags in and Ciampa with an elbow to avoid a Skull Crushing Finale. Ciampa avoids a kick and he chops Miz. Ciampa goes for a reverse DDT but Miz blocks it. Ciampa with a back slide and Miz with a double leg take down and he locks in a figure four leg lock. Gargano with a drop kick to break up the hold.
Johnny sends Truth to the floor. Miz sends Johnny to the apron and Ciampa with a rollup for a near fall. Johnny tags in and hits a slingshot spear. Ciampa with a knee to Truth and Johnny with a pescado to Miz.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Truth sends Ciampa to the mat. Miz tags in and he clotheslines Ciampa a few times and then he kicks Ciampa into the corner. Miz with an Awesome Clothesline and then he drops Johnny onto the apron. Miz with a shoulder and a springboard move but Ciampa with a jumping boot for a near fall. Ciampa sets for Fairy Tale Ending but Miz escapes. Miz kicks Ciampa away and Truth tags in. Truth with a clothelsine to Ciampa and a punch to Gargano. Truth with two flying shoulder tackles and a Blue Thunder Bomb. Truth goes for the Five Kncukel Shuffle but Johnny with a super kick. Ciampa with a Pedigree and he gets a near fall.
Ciampa with a knee to Miz to knock him to the floor. Johnny with a suicide dive. Truth with an inside cradle for a near fall. Truth misses the scissors kick and Ciampa with a knee. Johnny tags in and they hit the running knee and super kick combination but Miz pulls Johnny off Truth on the cover and pulls Johnny to the floor. Miz sends Ciampa over the ringside barrier. Miz tags in. Johnny goes for La Mistica but Miz blocks it. Miz with a victory roll for a near fall. Truth and Miz hit the Truth Crushing Finale on Johnny for the three count.
Winners: Miz and R Truth (retain championship)
After the match, Johnny shakes hands and hugs Miz and Truth. Ciampa refuses the handshake.
JD is trying to talk to Priest and Priest says he never asked JD for help. Priest says he got kicked in the face.
Dom walks over with his arm in a sling and Santos Escobar. He says that he asked Santos to take his place in the tag match tonight and he talked to Pearce. Priest asks Dom if he talked to him.
Santos says he will take care of it.
Priest tells Dom to take care of business and stay out of his.
Priest tells JD to handle his business and they walk away.
Gunther walks to the ring with Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci behind him.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the announcement of NXT Battleground for Las Vegas on June 9th.
Gunther makes his way to the ring and he is joined by Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser.
Kaiser hands Gunther the mic.
Gunther says he knows what you expect to hear from him. He is not going ot talk about Wrestlemania and his loss to Sami Zayn. Gunther says he took some time to digest it and he says for 666 days, he elevated the Intercontinental Title to heights it has never seen before. He became the greatest champion in its history. His name will be forever embedded in the Intercontinental Championship. However, that also means for two years he was walking with a big target on his back to live up to his and everyone else's high expectations for him. That weight has been lifted off his shoulders. Gunther thanks Sami. Now he is not a target. He has gone from being the hunted to being the hunter. It is a new era. He will ensure that his name will be embedded into this new era.
Gunther says he is going to be part of the King of the Ring Tournament. After that, it is up to him to decide which championship to take next. Will it be Sami and his Intercontinental Championship or one of the other titles. He says that you will be hunted and targeted by a challenger who is able to win titles and hold them longer than anyone else. He says he is the general of the ring, soon to be the king of the ring.
The New Day's music plays and Woods wants them to sound the alarm. Kofi says Gunther is correct. It is a new era. What better way to usher in that new era than The New Day. Woods says you are looking at the current King of the Ring. They enter the ring. Woods says that makes Gunther a usurper for his throne and a pretender to the throne. Woods says he will cement his legacy by becoming a two time King of the Ring.
Gunther says he will re-establish the King of the Ring tournament while you are remembered a man who won by accident and then acted like a champion.
Woods points out that Gunther is no longer a champion and they ask where is Gunther's gold.
Gunther says this is beneath him. He tells Gio and Kaiser to finish this.
Woods says they have fought they so many times. If your boys want a match right here and right now. . . they will beat them.
We go to commercial.
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