Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 5, 2024

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins heads to the ring to start tonight's show. As soon as Rollins makes a reference to The Rock, the crowd immediately boos and chants for "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes. Rollins says he wants Cody as much as the fans do and calls Cody Rhodes to the ring. Cody Rhodes heads to the ring, and the crowd soon chants "Rocky sucks!" and "We want Cody!" Rollins says he has been where Cody is now, but he want answers, and he needs their match as much as Cody does. Rollins states that he wants to know that he is better than when they clashed a few years ago, and wants to know he is the best by facing Cody again, for Cody is the best. Before Cody can give Rollins as to whether he wants to face Rollins at WrestleMania, Drew McIntyre suddenly shows up. Drew says he speaks for everyone when he says "What the hell?" after setting both men up perfectly for WrestleMania only for them to screw it all up, and says it should be him and Rollins talking about a championship match. After showing off his new T-shirt where he brags about dashing CM Punk's WrestleMania main event chances, he tells Rollins his "extra-small" shirt is in the back, then tells Cody to finish the story and to not let everyone down, including his father. Rollins tells McIntyre he does not have to be a prick, then tells him that they both went at it twice and that he lost, but McIntyre says there were outside reasons and that Rollins lost to Cody three times. McIntyre says Rollins has done an amazing World Heavyweight Championship and has made it into the true workhouse championship while nobody wants to challenge for the Undisputed WWE World Heavyweight Championship because Roman Reigns' family will interfere every time. He says that Rollins has done a great job, then says it is time for him to take it from here. McIntyre hits Rollins with a Glasgow Kiss, but Cody gets the upper hand and knocks McIntyre out of the ring.

#DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) beat Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) and The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) to qualify for the #1 contender's match against Tyler Bate and Butch this friday on SmackDown.

We hear from "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler, who says that the last time she was in an Elimination Chamber Match, she beat everyone to get to Becky, which did not work out like she wanted. Tonight, she gets Becky right away, and she can take care of her and tear her apart limb by limb.

We hear from Becky Lynch. The last time she beat "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler, her title was on the line, but now, she has to beat her again because her future is on the line.

Becky Lynch beats "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler to qualify for the women's Elimination Chamber Match.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Liv Morgan. Liv says the rest of the women's division has nothing to do with her business, and her business has nothing to do with them. She says she has had a year of her career taken away from here, and next week, it is about revenge and Rhea Ripley.

In backstage footage from a live event this past weekend, we see Shinsuke Nakamura spit red mist into the face of "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes.

Backstage, General Manager Adam Pearce chews out Drew McIntyre for attacking Seth Rollins and fines him for doing so. All of a sudden, Rhea Ripley shows up heading to the ring unscheduled, much to Pearce's chagrin. General Manager Adam Pearce shows up and says they are not doing this right now, then tells Rhea that she has Nia Jax with the Women's World Championship on the line at Elimination Chamber. Nia Jax soon shows up and fights Rhea Ripley, and Adam Pearce calls out security to restore order. Nia Jax flattens all four security guards to get to Rhea Ripley, then hits Rhea with the A-Nia-Lator.

The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Valhalla) quickly beat Alpha Academy (Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri) in a mixed tag match.

Backstage, Finn Balor and Damian Priest talk about their upcoming tag team title match when "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio shows up and says Rhea Ripley is not happy and needs some space. JD McDonagh says Nia Jax will have her work cut out on her. Damian Priest says they will keep their titles on lock as he tells JD McDonagh to take care of The Miz, and R-Truth shows up, still thinking he is a member of The Judgment Day (Finn, Priest, Rhaea, Dominik, McDonagh). Finn Balor is amazed that R-Truth thinks he is still a part of the group, and Damian Priest just gives up and tells R-Truth to make himself at home in the clubhouse. R-Truth finds a box of Judgment Day shirts with his name on them.

Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews The Miz. The Miz says he does not know if R-Truth is crazy or a genius, but he is able to straddle the line between them. He calls The Judgment Day's (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh) attack on R-Truth a declaration of war and that The Judgment Day has no idea what they are in for.

The Miz beats JD McDonagh. During the match, R-Truth shows up and gives away Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh) shirts with his name on them, distracting McDonagh. Miz gets the win with the Skull Crushing Finale after R-Truth gives McDonagh a bunch of $100 bills as his part of the merchandise cut.

We hear from Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. Kayden says they may be the life of the party, but Katana says that they will bring the fight tonight. They say that when they beat The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) tonight for the women's tag titles tonight, the party will be over for them.

Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) meets with General Manager Adam Pearce, who ensures that Gunther will have an amazing celebration and will be more than happy. Bron Breakker then shows up and meets with Adam Pearce, who is willing to beat what SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis has offered.

We see footage of CM Punk getting successful surgery for his right triceps.

Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci are in the ring for Gunther's Intercontinental Championship celebration. Kaiser introduces Gunther, who heads to the ring. Gunther says that to the surprise of absolutely nobody, he is celebrating the jubilee of 600 days as Intercontinental Champion. He says that while he appreciates the gesture, he does not need any preparations like the ones in the ring, as his future records are already a given and he is the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time. Gunther says he is running out of competition and that there is no man worthy of challenging him for the title when "Main Event" Jey Uso shows up. Gunther says that the last time he saw him, he eliminated him in the Royal Rumble. Jey Uso acknowledges the work Gunther has put in, and Gunther acknowledges Jey's accomplishments as a tag team wrestler. Gunther then says Jey Uso put in 50% of the work for his accomplishments while he achieved everything he did on his own, and Jey Uso says Gunther will get 100% of "this work" before challenging Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship. Gunther tells Jey Uso he is neither the first or the last to ride his coattails, but when he beats him, he will beat him worse than his family ever did and he will send him back to the good old days when people could not tell him or his brother apart. Imperium (Gunther, Kaiser, Vinci) then attack Jey Uso, but they retreat when The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) run into the ring.

We hear from Shinsuke Nakamura, who has no problems with "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes wanting to fight him so badly, then says Cody only thinks he has an advantage picking a Bullrope Match when it will bring embarrassment to his family name when he beats him. He says that Cody will get nothing but pain, loss and shame, and says that he wants Cody, not the fans.

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The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships against Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Jackie Redmond interviews Sami Zayn. Sami Zayn has he has had a good year, and while he has come up short, he still went the distance, with Triple H comparing him to Rocky Balboa in that he did not beat the champion at first but eventually will and become world champion. Sami says he will fight like an underdog, even though he is a contender who will become a champion. Sami says there is a part of him with something to prove, and that it is he wants to prove the people who believed in him right.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beats Shinsuke Nakamura in a Bullrope Match. After the amtch, Cody is attacked from behind by Drew McIntyre, who hits him with the Claymore Kick.

This week on Raw Talk: The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth)! "Main Event" Jey Uso and The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)! Zoey Stark!

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