WWE taped an entire episode of Raw in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday. These are full, actual spoilers for next week's New Years Eve edition of Raw.
WWE Raw Results:
1. Steel Cage Match: Drew McIntyre defeated Dolph Ziggler. McIntyre won after two Claymore kicks. After the match, McIntyre hit two more Claymore kicks, including one with an assist from a steel chair, and declared himself for the Royal Rumble.
- Seth Rollins called out Dean Ambrose for an Intercontinental Championship rematch. Triple H interrupted, explaining that there are no longer automatic rematches, and making Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley for later in the night. Shane McMahon also announced a battle royal to name a new #1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship.
2. Apollo Crews won the Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender Battle Royal. The match came down to Crews, Curt Hawkins, and Baron Corbin. Corbin eliminated Hawkins, and Crews eliminated Corbin to win the match.
- Natalya declared herself for the women's Royal Rumble, and was attacked by Nia Jax and Tamina.
- Baron Corbin came out to cut a promo, angry about losing the battle royal earlier. Elias then came out and sang a song about him, then they fought through the crowd, with Elias getting the upper hand and sending Corbin retreating backstage.
3. Bayley, Sasha Banks and Ember Moon defeated The Riott Squad. Bayley won the match for her team with a flying elbow drop.
4. Bobby Lashley defeated Seth Rollins by disqualification when Rollins attacked him with a steel chair. Rollins also attacked Lio Rush with the chair, and hit Rush with a curb stomp. This was in response to Triple H saying he wants the old Seth Rollins back.
5. Handicap Match: Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers defeated Rhyno and Heath Slater. Rhyno got pinned in his hometown of Detroit. He apparently got the biggest pop of the night from the hometown crowd.
6. Intercontinental Championship Match: Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Apollo Crews. Ambrose won the match with Dirty Deeds.
- Alexa Bliss announced that next week, she'll be debuting her own talk show called "A Moment of Bliss" and the first guest will be Ronda Rousey.
- Also announced for next week:
» The return John Cena
» Appearances by Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar
» Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. The Revival for the Raw Tag Team titles
7. Ronda Rousey and Natalya defeated Nia Jax and Tamina. Rousey won the match by submission with an Armbar on Tamina.
