Raw Deal - Raw recap for November 13, 2023

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Cody says that he has many memories in tonight's arena and that he plans to make a new one with "Main Event" Jey Uso when they win back the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships tonight. Cody also focuses his attention on his upcoming WarGames Match before introducing his team of Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. Cody then says they are all in the ring for one reason - The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh) - regardless of whether or not he has gotten along with the members of his team. Suddenly, The Judgment Day show up. Finn Balor says Cody's team cannot look each other in the eye and have no hope at WarGames, and Damian Priest says The Judgment Day is a family while Cody's team is "a bunch of randoms" who have no idea what they are in for. He then says The Judgment Day will be done with each and every one of them at Survivor Series WarGames, then Finn mocks Rollins for standing near Cody while Priest mocks Cody for not being a champion. Finn calls Sami "nothing but a loser" who claims to be world championship material, then Priest asks Sami, Seth and Cody if they can trust Jey after he screwed each and every one of them. Dominik tries to speak only to get booed out of the building, but Sami says nobody wants to hear Dominik talk and that his team can put their personal issues to the side as this is all about power. He says The Judgment Day has gotten a lot of power from cheating and helping each other out, and that they have no idea what they are in for, which is the most brutal match of their lives. Sami then says the real power lies within his team, not The Judgment Day, then Cody admits that he is shocked that The Judgment Day made it to the ring without Rhea Ripley, whom he calls "their leader." Cody then mockingly asks who the leader is when Rhea is not around, and Priest declares himself the leader. Rollins then says he is tired of the talk and that they are dressed for a fight, then challenges McDonagh and Dominik to a fight. Priest accepts, and this makes a tag team match official.

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins and Sami Zayn vs. The Judgment Day ("Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh) ends with Finn Balor and Damian Priest coming out of the crowd alongside Rhea Ripley to jump Seth Rollins at ringside. After the match, Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso jump into the brawl, and officials and security have to stop the brawl. General Manager Adam Pearce says he is sick of another ruined match and more games and that the championship match is too important. He not only bans everyone involved in the WarGames Match from tonight's main event, but also from the arena. After the commercial break, Rhea Ripley becomes furious with General Manager Adam Pearce, who says that he does not give a damn and that he is the one who runs the show before Zoey Stark shows up. Zoey says that she is inside Rhea's head and that Rhea is spread too thin, then says that she earned her title shot and that Rhea is overlooking her. Rhea says she has not overlooked her and has watched her since NXT, and knew it was a matter of time before they were both in the same ring after everything she accomplished in her first year in WWE. Rhea then says that Zoey reminds her of herself and is a future champion, but the only way she will be champion is if she is on the brand opposite her, for she is always on top. She then says she can handle everything on her plate right now because she is "Rhea bloody Ripley," and now that Zoey has said her peace, she can leave the ring so she can handle her business. Zoey says she nearly took her title from her at Crown Jewel, and that she will become champion at Survivor Series before tossing her microphone at her. Rhea tries to attack Zoey, but Zoey gets the upper hand.

We hear from Shinsuke Nakamura, who says that he is frustrated and that the opportunity is now his, and that win or less the next battle, his next target will only be less than. He then says that is not his problem and that he will wait for now, for he knows it all ends by his hands.

Backstage, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes have a word. Cody tells Seth that he needs him for one night, and that they can refuse to stand each other for the rest of the year. Seth admits he does not know if he will ever like Cody, but he respects him, and promises that they are good for WarGames.

Shinsuke Nakamura beats Otis with three Kinshasas. After the match, Nakamura taunts Chad Gable.

We see a video package about the WarGames Match.

Backstage, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins is met by Drew McIntyre. McIntyre tells Rollins that he was right, then offers to shake his hand. Rollins shakes McIntyre's hand, and McIntyre tells Rollins to keep being a champion while he works his way back to a rematch.

We see a video package for Tegan Nox, who says the last year of her career has been the craziest of her life after stepping into the ring some of the best in the ring right now and knowing she can handle the best of them.

Tegan Nox beats Piper Niven with a backslide pin after avoiding being squashed in a match that also Natalya shoves Chelsea Green on the ring apron.

Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews The Miz. The Miz says that respect is what drives him to face Gunther, who keeps calling him a clown, and win the Intercontinental Championship for a ninth time. Ivar and Valhalla shows up, and Ivar says that The Miz is not only a clown, but is not making it to Survivor Series. "Big" Bronson Reed tells Miz and Ivar that they are both lucky they are standing, and that Gunther is lucky to escape him. Ivar says he does not see the Intercontinental Championship around his shoulder, and Bronson Reed threatens to send Ivar back to Viking times. Miz and Jackie Redmond high tail it before both men shove each other, which stops when Valhalla steps in.

Ludwig Kaiser beats Tommaso Ciampa after Giovanni Vinci - who was ejected from ringside earlier in the match - blasts Gargano with a boot to the face from out of nowhere at ringside.

Backstage, The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominic Mysterio) meet. Rhea says the focus needs to be on the tag team titles. Priest admits he got hot and did not mean what he said, but Rhea admits that Priest is "the man for the job" at WarGames, and puts him in charge of it. JD McDonagh is then addressed, and it is agreed upon that JD McDonagh will be made a member of The Judgment Day. Priest states that he will handle that himself, as McDonagh has earned that.

Xia Li beats Indi Hartwell by referee stoppage following a kick to the head. After the match, Becky Lynch thanks Xia Li for hitting her in the head last week, then says they will do this on her time and not Xia's and that she has come around for a fight. Becky almost hits the Manhandle Slam on Xia Li, but Xia Li is able to escape it and retreat. Becky then says that if Xia wants to run, she only has seven more days, for next week, they will be in the ring.

Backstage, The Miz is met by Gunther, who congratulates Miz for winning last week before saying the fun and games are over. Miz tells Gunther to watch his match tonight, as he has no idea who he is dealing with and that he does whatever it takes to win. He then says that at Survivor Series, Gunther will learn the difference between longest-reigning and greatest ever. Gunther says he knows who he is dealing with, then wishes him luck for tonight because it will not compared to the beating of a lifetime he will give him.

Backstage, Zoey Stark chats with "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler with last week's match and the match at Crown Jewel, then says she looks forward to seeing Zoey beat Rhea for the Women's World title. Raquel Rodriguez shows up to also wish Zoey luck, saying Rhea will have her hands full. Nia Jax then shows up and calls everyone pathetic for wishing Zoey the best of luck, then says she has squashed Zoey and that she should be facing Rhea. Raquel says nobody has tested or pushed Nia and that she is not scared of her, and that she knows she will beat her. Nia tells Raquel to keep thinking that and leaves.

The Miz beats Ivar. During the match, "Big" Bronson Reed shows up, grabs a metal folding chair and decides to watch the match from ringside. Later in the match, Bronson Reed distracts Ivar as Ivar is on the top rope, and The Miz brings Ivar down and stacks him up while putting his feet on the top rope for leverage to win. After the match, Bronson Reed attacks Ivar and hits him with the Tsunami.

Backstage, Damian Priest meets with JD McDonagh, and while he admits he does not feel ready and that he is annoyed by him, he is someone he can stand with and go to war with. He then gives McDonagh a spiked leather kutte and welcomes him to The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio). Finn Balor then shows up and says the celebration will have to wait, and that he needs to find Dominik Mysterio and get out before General Manager Adam Pearce goes nuts.

Backstage, Gunther congratulates Giovanni Vinci on a job well done and "for winning the match for Imperium," (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci) much to the irritation of Ludwig Kaiser, whom Gunther briefly stares at disappointingly. Kaiser soon runs into Indus Sher (Jinder Mahal, Veer, Sanga) as they are on their way to see General Manager Adam Pearce, and Jinder Mahal tells Kaiser to choose his next move wisely.

Backstage, Chad Gable thanks Otis for doing his best. As The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) offer to help Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) out and Brutus Creed mentions the tag team titles, The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xiaver Woods) show up. Ivy Nile and Maxxine Dupri, watching from nearby, realize they did well in last week's battle royal and talk business. Akira Tozawa then dances.

The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) retains the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championships against "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and "Main Event" Jey Uso after Drew McIntyre hits Jey Uso with a Claymore on the outside. Everyone involved in the WarGames Match that are not part of this match are banned from the building for the match. After the match, Rhea Ripley shows up and shakes hands with Drew McIntyre on the stage to end the show.

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