WWE Raw Results 9/16 - World Tag Team Championship On The Line, CM Punk Appears & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on September 16, 2024, coming to you live from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon!

Having blindsided CM Punk with an attack two weeks ago and sending him a message during last week's edition of "Raw", Drew McIntyre shared his frustrations with Wade Barrett for getting involved in his aforementioned brawl before being informed by "Raw" General Manager Adam Pearce that he would be having Punk in a Hell In A Cell Match at WWE Bad Blood. Following such events, Punk will be appearing on tonight's show with something on his mind to share.

Finn Balor and JD McDonagh will be in action as they put the WWE World Tag Team Championship on the line against Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston of New Day. This will be Balor and McDonagh's first televised defense since dethroning Awesome Truth as titleholders on the June 24 episode of "Raw".

Balor and McDonagh's Judgment Day stablemate Dominik Mysterio is also set for a match of his own tonight as he squares off with Damian Priest. Priest and his Terror Twin teammate Rhea Ripley found themselves involved in a physical altercation with Dominik and the rest of Judgment Day following a verbal confrontation between him and Finn Balor, leading the two to agree to face one another at Bad Blood.

Zoey Stark is set to return to singles competition tonight as she goes one-on-one with Natalya. The two women met one another in the ring last week when Natalya made her return to "Raw" as the mystery partner of Zelina Vega and Lyra Valkyria to defeat Stark and her Pure Fusion Collective stablemates Sonya Deville and Shayna Baszler.

Bronson Reed will be colliding with Braun Strowman in a rematch from the August 26 edition of "Raw". Reed and Strowman's last match ultimately resulted in neither man being crowned the winner, with Reed having landed a Tsunami on Strowman on top of a car in the parking lot of the Amica Mutual Pavilion.

After being unable to become the new Number One Contender for the Intercontinental Championship in a Fatal Four-Way Match and losing a Last Man Standing Match to Trick Williams on "WWE NXT" the following night, Pete Dunne looks to finally score a win tonight as he takes on Sheamus. Tensions between the former Brawling Brutes stables mates have rapidly been on the rise, culminating last week when Sheamus attacked Dunne backstage after the latter had a heated conversation with Bron Breakker.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as CM Punk makes his way down to the ring.

Punk says he's at the point in his career where sometimes he's asked how many matches he has left in him. He says when he came back to WWE, he said he didn't come back to make friends. He says that didn't mean he wanted to make a mortal enemy, but he did in Drew McIntyre and the only way to end their issues is in Hell In A Cell. He says he feels naive to think things with McIntyre were over after their Strap Match at WWE Bash In Berlin. He admits to having zero matches in him and says his sisters, wife, and the angel on his shoulder told him not to compete in Hell In A Cell. He says he told McIntyre if he pushed him hard enough, he would become the Devil and that's what he'll do at Bad Blood. He promises to make McIntyre bleed and says he'll do whatever it takes to beat him. Punk then says he's prepared for this Hell In A Cell match to be the end of him and his career before heading to the back.

Sheamus then makes his way down to the ring. Pete Dunne follows. 

The bell rings and the pair waste no time going after one another. Dunne fires off a few strikes on Sheamus, but Sheamus catches him with an Irish Curse Backbreaker and sets up for The Ten Beats of the Bodhran. Dunne intercepts the first one and snaps Sheamus' fingers before Sheamus sends Dunne crashing into the mat with a slam and fires off boots on him in the corner.

Dunne responds with an enzuigiri, then stomps on Sheamus' tricep and flies over the top to level him with a strike on the outside. He then steps on Sheamus' hand using the ring steps and stomps on it, but Sheamus responds with an Alabama Slam to him on top of the announce desk.

Back from the break, Sheamus and Dunne teeter on the ropes. Sheamus looks to send Dunne crashing into the mat, but Dunne escapes and connects with a sit-out powerbomb on Sheamus. He goes for a pin, but Sheamus kicks out. Dunne then lands a right hand on Sheamus and fires off several more on him. He delivers a stomp to his face, but Sheamus hits three clotheslines on him and follows it up with a slam.

Sheamus ascends up the ropes and delivers a knee to Dunne, then goes for a pin but Dunne kicks out. Sheamus sets up for the Celtic Cross, but Dunne escapes and rocks him with an enzuigiri. He fires off a couple stomps on him, then ascends to the top. Sheamus catches him with an uppercut and joins him up there, but Dunne bites him. Sheamus then gets Dunne on his shoulders and hits a powerslam off the middle. He goes for a pin, but Dunne manages to kick out.

Sheamus connects with The Ten Beats of the Bodhran on Butch, but Butch grabs a shillelagh from ringside. Sheamus rocks him with a knee and takes the shillelagh from him, then considers using it. The referee grabs the shillelagh from Sheamus before he disposes of it. As he's doing so, Butch hits Sheamus with a cricket bat he grabbed from under the ring and follows it up with a big boot to him for the win.

Winner: Pete Dunne

We then head backstage and see the Terror Twins walking around. Jey Uso runs into them and tells Damian Priest he'll be watching when he faces Dominik Mysterio later tonight. Xavier Woods then walks in and asks Priest, Rhea Ripley, and Jey to stay in the back when he and Kofi Kingston challenge Judgment Day for the WWE World Tag Team Championship later tonight in light of their recent issues with the group, and the trio agree.

Back from the break, we head over and see a conversation between Braun Strowman and The Miz about Bronson Reed as Strowman prepares for his match against Reed later tonight.

Back at ringside, Natalya, Zelina Vega, and Lyra Valkyria make their way out. Pure Fusion Collective follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Natalya rolls up Stark, but Stark kicks out. The two then lock up again and continue going back and forth before Stark lands a jawbreaker on Natalya off the top rope and follows it up with a dropkick off it.

Back from the break, Stark delivers another dropkick off the top rope but Natalya responds with a German suplex and a discus lariat. She fires off right hands on Stark in the corner, but Stark responds with a kick to Natalya's face and goes for a pin. Natalya kicks out and pins Stark, but Stark reverses the fall. Natalya reverses it again, but Stark kicks out. Stark pins Natalya once again, but Natalya rolls her up for the win.

Winner: Natalya

We then head backstage and see Finn Balor approach Rhea Ripley as she's giving an interview. Balor tells Ripley that he thinks she's just as bad as Damian Priest and blames her for doing the same thing to him that Priest did. Ripley becomes angered and says all she did was try to make opportunities for Judgment Day and keep the boys from fighting. Jey Uso walks in to make sure everything is okay and makes his way out to the ring.

Jey says he's now in Portland, then addresses his upcoming match against Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship next week. He says he's excited and has been looking forward to it since he arrived on "Raw".

Breakker's music hits and he makes his way out. He says he told Jey to stay away, but he's still pursuing the Intercontinental Championship in order to prove he can do it all by himself without his family's help. He says there's no doubt that Jey is one of the biggest stars in WWE, then says unlike Jey, he didn't need his family's name to become a big star of his own. He says that the Intercontinental Championship is his family because it's what he fights for, then promises to expose Jey next week for being nothing without his family.

Jey says they'll fight next week, but the match will be shorter than Breakker's career in the NFL. The pair then stare one another down, but Breakker lands a right hand on Jey's head. He runs the ropes looking to land a spear, but Jey intercepts him with one of his own.

New Day then makes their way down to the ring. Judgment Day follows.

Kofi Kingston and JD McDonagh begin the action. The bell rings and Kingston delivers a hurricanrana to McDonagh off the ropes. Xavier Woods tags in and double teams on McDonagh with Kingston, then goes for a pin but McDonagh kicks out. Woods hits a bodyslam on McDonagh, then tags in Kingston. Kingston delivers an assisted moonsault on McDonagh, then delivers a double Bulldog with Woods to take down an interfering Finn Balor. New Day then superkicks Judgment Day out of the ring.

Back from the break, Kingston sends Balor crashing into the mat. McDonagh and Woods tag in, and Woods runs over McDonagh with a pair of clotheslines. He then runs the ropes and connects with a back elbow on McDonagh before landing a splash on him in the corner and firing off right hands. Woods then levels Balor on the apron and lands a Russian Leg Sweep on McDonagh. McDonagh looks to deliver a sit-out powerbomb to Woods, but Woods avoids it and lands one of his own. He goes for a pin, but McDonagh kicks out.

Liv Morgan, Dominik Mysterio, and Carlito march down to the ring, but LWO meets them on the ramp and begins brawling with them. McDonagh looks to take advantage and rolls up Woods, but Woods kicks out. Kingston flies off the top to level everyone, and Woods lands an elbow drop on McDonagh off the top. He pins McDonagh, but the referee is distracted by everyone on the outside and misses the three count.

Woods gets in the referee's face and pins McDonagh, but the referee misses the count again. McDonagh takes advantage and locks in a Sleeper on Woods. Balor ascends to the top and connects with a Coup De Grace on Woods for the win.

Winners (and still): Judgment Day

After the match, an irate Woods chews out Kingston for what just happened.

Back from the break, we see Woods chewing out LWO for what just happened and blames them for costing him and Kingston the WWE World Tag Team Championship. Kingston calms down Woods and reveals he asked LWO to have their backs. Kingston says things are different between them without Big E, and Woods questions why Kingston told LWO what the plan was without mentioning it to him at all.

Bronson Reed then makes his way down to the ring. Braun Strowman follows. 

Reed charges at Strowman as soon as he enters the ring, but Strowman sends him crashing into the corner, snapping the top rope in the process. Strowman then looks to land the Strowman Express on Reed, but Reed throws a fan from the crowd at Strowman. Strowman then sends Reed crashing through the barricade near the timekeeper's area before officials appear to separate the two men and give them medical aid. Strowman slides back in the ring to celebrate, but storms up the ramp and sends Reed crashing into a road case. He sends him crashing into a second one and shoves several of the security guards trying to separate them. reed then delivers a Tsunami to Strowman off the road case and through the table, then sends him crashing through a piece of drywall.

Back from the break, Sami Zayn makes his way down to the ring.

Zayn says he knows he's standing in the middle of the ring right now, but he's been thinking about standing in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with Bret Hart last week. He says last week was motivation for him, and recalls hearing Hart talk about what it meant to be a true Canadian champion. He says he wants to become that and be the World Heavyweight Champion defending the title week in and week out.

Zayn says every time he's challenged GUNTHER to a World Heavyweight Championship match, GUNTHER has declined to give him one. He says he doesn't believe GUNTHER when he says that he's not on his level and neither does GUNTHER, then says he thinks that he's in his head and is scared.

Ludwig Kaiser's music hits and he makes his way out. He asks Zayn what he's doing, then questions why Zayn is asking for a World Heavyweight Championship. He reiterates that GUNTHER isn't scared of Zayn given that he's the most dominant person in WWE, then says GUNTHER is trying to protect him and save him from embarrassment. Kaiser says that WrestleMania 40 was the highlight of Zayn's career, then says that's the only time he's seen his family look up to him rather than looking down on him and says it won't happen again.

Zayn questions why Kaiser is in the ring speaking for GUNTHER rather than GUNTHER coming to the ring himself, then says GUNTHER doesn't need Kaiser nor does Kaiser need GUNTHER. He says he sees that Kaiser has a desire to show the world what he's capable of, then tells him that if he's going to come to the ring, he should be able to speak for himself.

GUNTHER's music hits and he makes his way out. He says he'll answer Zayn's challenge in a bit, then asks Kaiser if he has anything to tell him. Kaiser, looking ashamed, tells GUNTHER that there's something he's been wanting to get off his chest, then clocks Zayn and delivers a variation of a DDT to him. He then holds Zayn in place for GUNTHER to look at him, then says he still won't give Zayn a shot at the World Heavyweight Champion. GUNTHER leaves the ring and Kaiser looks to follow, but Zayn grabs his ankle in an effort to stop him. Kaiser looks to send Zayn crashing into the mat, but Zayn reverses into a German suplex and follows it up with a Helluva Kick.

We then head backstage to Damian Priest and Cathy Kelley. Liv Morgan interrupts them and tells Priest she wishes that he could hear what the rest of Judgment Day says about him and Rhea Ripley. Priest tells Morgan to protect her Women's World Championship with Ripley coming for it at Bad Blood, then tells her that he will put Dominik down when he gets his hands on her.

Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill then make their way down to the ring. Damage CTRL follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They level each other with dropkicks before Belair looks to powerbomb SKY. SKY looks to escape with a hurricanrana, but Belair blocks her. Belair then delivers a delayed vertical suplex to SKY and looks to land a springboard moonsault, but SKY sees her coming and looks to deliver an arm drag but Belair lands on her feet.

Back from the break, Belair rolls up SKY. SKY kicks out and Belair delivers a pair of shoulder tackles. She follows it up with a dropkick and a shoulder on her midsection, then rains down right hands on her in the corner. SKY delivers a pair of clotheslines to Belair and dropkicks her into the corner, then connects with a meteora.

Belair lands a variation of a gutbuster on SKY, but SKY responds with a missile dropkick off the top and goes for a pin. Belair kicks out and exchanges right hands with SKY, then sends her crashing into the corner and lands a spinebuster. She follows it up with a springboard moonsault and goes for a pin, but SKY kicks out.

Belair gets SKY above her head, but SKY escapes and catches her with a Northern Lights suplex. She flies out of the ring with a tope suicida to level Belair on the outside, but Belair gets her up in a delayed vertical suplex position and dumps SKY back in the ring. Belair then ascends to the top and looks to connect with a 450 Splash, but SKY gets her knees up and ascends to the top. Belair pulls her down and looks to deliver the KOD, but SKY escapes and rolls up Belair for the win.

Winner: IYO SKY

Back from the break, we head over to a heated verbal confrontation backstage between Ilja Dragunov and Judgment Day. The latter party then makes their way down to the ring. The Terror Twins follow.

The bell rings and Priest fires off right hands on Dominik in the corner. He whips him into the opposite one, then sends him crashing into the mat and connects with a back elbow. Dominik dropkicks Priest's knee, then fires off right hands on him. Priest catches him with a flapjack and fires off stomps on his midsection.

Priest gets Dominik up on one shoulder and sends him crashing into the ring apron face first on the outside, then sends his face bouncing off the announce desk and delivers a right hand to him before landing one on Carlito and dumping Dominik back in the ring. Balor catches Priest with a kick while the referee is distracted by Dominik, and Dominik sends Priest crashing over the announce desk with a tope suicida.

Back from the break, Dominik lands a Tornado DDT on Priest and goes for a pin. Priest kicks out and Dominik lands a right hand on him, then connects with an overhand chop. Priest gets fired up and levels Dominik with a pair of right hands, then fires off kicks on Dominik's thighs and hits a back elbow on him in the corner. He follows it up with a flatliner and goes for a pin, but Dominik kicks out.

Balor hops up on the apron, opening the door for Dominik to roll up Priest. Priest kicks out and lands a roundhouse kick on Dominik's head, then delivers a Broken Arrow and goes for a pin. Liv Morgan puts Dominik's foot on the bottom rope to break the hold, but Ripley tackles her over the announce desk. Priest then delivers a right hand to Carlito off the ring steps, but Dominik is waiting with a superkick when he gets back in the ring. He dropkicks Priest into the ropes and dials it up for a 619, then ascends to the top and looks to hit a Frog Splash. Priest levels him and lands South of Heaven for the win.

Winner: Damian Priest

After the match, Judgment Day attacks Priest. Ripley hops up on the apron and grabs hold of Dominik, but Morgan pulls her down and sends her crashing into the ring steps. Jey Uso's music hits and he makes his way out, but Bron Breakker surprises him with a spear on the outside. Finn Balor then ascends to the top rope, and Morgan delivers Oblivion to Ripley. Balor then lands a trio of Coup De Graces on Priest and stands tall with the rest of Judgment Day as the show goes off the air.