Raw Deal - Raw recap for November 11, 2024

Gunther heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Gunther says that he does not look to the past and instead looks at what is in front of him, and in front of him is Damian Priest as his next championship challenger. As Gunther states that he has quite a bit to say about Priest, Priest heads to the ring. Priest tells Gunther to say what he has to say about him to his face, then predicts that Gunther will call him "street trash" and a bum who was not raised right by his parents and also had to scratch and claw while Gunther just waited for a phone call. He says that he understood why Gunther was seen as a killer and that he did not think he would be able to beat him, and had it not been for Finn Balor betraying him, Gunther would not be World Heavyweight Champion right now. He then says that Gunther's "killer" vibe started to fade when he won the title because he started to doubt himself, especially after he was pinned by Cody Rhodes. Gunther gets angry, and Priest says Gunther cannot speak due to his self-doubt and knowing he cannot beat him.Priest says "the killer is dead" because Gunther would have taken a swing at him by now, then says that if Gunther wants to take his shot, he can do it right now. He then says that if Gunther did take his shot right now, he would drop him in the ring right now. All of a sudden, Ludwig Kaiser shows up wanting to know what is going on, and says that it is Priest who is doubting Gunther and that Gunther has beaten Priest once already. Kaiser then tells Priest to get out of the ring right now and save himself, because the outcome of their their second match will be the same. Gunther interrupts by grabbing the microphone, but Kaiser says he will not let Priest trash talk him. Priest punches Kaiser and clotheslines him out of the ring, and Gunther leaves when Priest focuses on him again.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane). Iyo says she is ready, and she hopes that Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill are, too. Kairi then says that they have other business tonight, then Dakota Kai suddenly returns after three months and says nobody will stop them, including Pure Fusion Collective (Sonya Deville, Zoey Stark, "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler), who injured her. Dakota then says that Damage CTRL will show what they are truly made of.

WWE acknowledges Veteran's Day.

Backstage, Kofi Kingston is met by R-Truth, and Kofi thanks them for a few weeks and apologizes for not having his back afterwards due to Xavier Woods not letting him get involved. Xavier Woods, who has overheard, makes his way into the conversation. Pete Dunne shows up and confronts R-Truth for calling him Butch, and Kofi tells Pete Dunne to take a chill pill, much to Woods' frustration. This leads to a match between Kofi and Dunne, and R-Truth wishes Kofi good luck against Dunne, as "it's Butch you gotta worry about."

Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, Kairi Sane) beat Pure Fusion Collective (Sonya Deville, Zoey Stark, "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler) in a six-woman tag match.

Backstage, Jimmy Uso meets with "Main Event" Jey Uso and Sami Zayn. Jimmy says they need a fifth member for WarGames, but Jey says they have no friends. Sami says he knows someone, and tells Jey he will text him.

Pete Dunne beats Kofi Kingston when Xavier Woods clotheslines Pete Dunne on the outside behind the referee's back and Kofi confronts him for it. After the match, Woods helps Kofi to the back, but Kofi shoves Woods away as Woods says that Kofi is focused on everyone else but himself.

Backstage, Finn Balor confronts Dominik Mysterio for not getting the World title shot that Damian Priest now has. Dominik mentions what happened in last week's Fatal 4-Way Match and asks where Finn was, then says he has beaten Damian Priest and has gotten closer to the World Heavyweight Championship than Finn has gone in a long time. Dominik and Finn almost come to blows before Finn tells him and Carlito to take care of The War Raiders (Ivar and Erik).

We hear from Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill. Jade says they will take Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez down like all their other opponents before daring them to shoot their shot.

UFC Light Heavyweight fighter Jamahal Hill is in the front row.

"Big" Bronson Reed heads to the ring. Bronson says he is out here to say that Seth "Freakin'" Rollins was "one hell of a competitor" at Crown Jewel, then says he is not a competitor; he is a monster, and last week, he took him, Sheamus, and Damian Priest out and will do the same to anyone else who gets in the way of putting Rollins down for good. Bronson then says that if Rollins wants his revenge, all he has to do is get in the ring. Rollins shows up as if on cue, then rushes to the ring and brawls with Bronson. The brawl soon makes its way to the outside and into the timekeeper's area as Rollins dives onto Bronson and security has to hold both men back, and Bronson fights off security just to get back at Rollins. Security eventually gets both men apart in the ring, but Rollins slips out of the ring and gets to Bronson at the ring apron. Bronson fights his way out of security's grasp, then levels security with a tope suicida before he and Rollins brawl again. General Manager Adam Pearce shows up with more officials to hold both men back.

Backstage, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins tells General Manager Adam Pearce that he must have a match with "Big" Bronson Reed, and Pearce says he has it next week and that everything needs to end. Sami Zayn shows up after Pearce leaves, and asks Rollins to be the original Bloodline's fifth man and mentions his family bond with the original Bloodline (Roman Reigns, "Main Event" Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso) and how Roman and Rollins are still brothers. Rollins tells Sami that he is out of his mind, especially after all he did to take Roman down, and says he knows better than to bring Roman back up and that he is shocked that he, much less anyone else, is standing with him. He says that Roman is using him again, and while he appreciates the gesture, he declines.

Damian Priest beats Ludwig Kaiser. After the match, Gunther shows up, and he and Priest briefly stare each other down from across the ramp.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Bron Breakker, who says that he is in an interesting point in his career and looking to expand his trophy case. He says that the Speed Championship would be around his waist if it were not for Sheamus. Sheamus shows up and says he has been in WWE for fifteen years while Breakker has been in WWE for fifteen minute, and that Breakker has a lot of momentum and the arrogance that he had when he had his foot on John Cena's chest. He then wants to know if Breakker has the guts to put the Intercontinental Championship on the line against him next week, and Breakker says he would love nothing more than to kick his old ass. Sheamus says his old ass is still going and stronger than ever, then tells him to shine the belt up real nice because he is taking it home. Sheamus leaves, then Jimmy Uso meets with Bron Breakker.

Backstage, The Miz is met by The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Akam, Rezar). The Miz says he is done and that what is going on with The Wyatt Sicks (Uncle Howdy, Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, Nikki Cross) is bigger than all of them and that he is a better man who has changed his ways. He says that both he and Wyatt Sicks have moved on, and so should Karrion Kross. Kross says that Paul Ellering was taken out by them and blames The Miz for it before they force The Miz into the ring. Karrion says The Miz is lying to him and that his story is not adding up, then wants to know where The Wyatt Sicks is. The Wyatt Sicks soon teleport onto the ring apron and confront The Final Testament, then The Miz hits Erick Rowan in the back with a chair. Uncle Howdy laughs, and The Miz and The Final Testament brawl with The Wyatt Sicks and come out on top. The Miz and Karrion Kross the celebrate in the ring.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Seth "Freakin'" Rollins as he leaves the building. Suddenly, he encounters Solo Sikoa's Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Jacob Fatu). Solo says they both cannot stand Roman Reigns and that they should team up and take him out, but Rollins tells Solo something he did not tell Sami, which is that he will stomp Roman's head into the ground when they are in the ring again, as he will never team with Roman. Rollins then states that he will also never team with "a wanna-be Roman Reigns." Solo holds Jacob Fatu back as Rollins leaves.

Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships against Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez after Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton go after Bianca and Jade only to have their efforts thwarted by Naomi, which leads to Bianca, Jade and Naomi having to deal with Liv, Raquel, Nia and Tiffany all at once until Jade is able to kick Liv out of the air so that Bianca can hit Liv with the K.O.D. to retain. After the match, Nia Jax attacks Jade and Bianca, then Iyo Sky shows up and fights Nia and Tiffany. Raquel gets in the ring, and Iyo ducks as Jade and Bianca send her out of the ring. Iyo, Naomi, Jade and Bianca then take down Nia to end the show.

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