WWE Raw live results: Cody Rhodes appears
Air Date: October 14, 2024 (taped October 7)
Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO
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Show Recap —
(Reminder that this show was taped last week.)
Various wrestlers were shown arriving. Because this was taped last week, the crowd was cut off and there was no crowd reaction, including for Cody Rhodes. Rhea Ripley’s reaction was “live,” so she did get a reaction.
The camera followed Ripley as she entered the ring. She called out Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez but got Smackdown’s Tiffany Stratton instead. Stratton had a message from Nia Jax: stay out of her business or else Ripley would have a big problem. (Morgan is facing Jax at Crown Jewel.)
Ripley told her off and they argued until Morgan and Rodriguez attacked them both from behind. Morgan and Rodriguez stood tall.
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There was a video package for the women’s tag title match.
Ripley approached Adam Pearce demanding a match against Morgan and Rodriguez. Pearce agreed but said Ripley needed a partner. Ripley was annoyed and didn’t have anyone in mind, knowing Damian Priest couldn’t be her partner. Stratton showed up just in time and Pearce offered her as Ripley’s partner. Ripley reluctantly accepted.
Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson were shown in the front row.
Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill defeated IYO SKY & Kairi Sane to retain the Women’s Tag Team Championships (9:45)
Sane wiped out Cargill with a dive ahead of a break and Sky controlled Belair afterward. Belair speared Sky and they each tagged out. Each team seemed to be treated as babyfaces so they didn’t do the usual hot tag sequence. Sane initially had the edge on Cargill until Cargill powerbombed Sane. Sky broke up the cover but Belair chucked her out of the ring.
Cargill tried slamming Belair onto Sane but Sane moved out of the way. Damage CTRL teamed up and Sky hoisted Sane in the air for an elevated elbow drop on Belair. Cargill saved Belair from an Insane elbow and they drove Sane into the barricade.
Belair and Cargill jawed at Legend and Jackson until Sky wiped them out with a dive. Sky jawed at Legend and Jackson so Legend nailed her with a forearm. That allowed Belair to hit Sky with a KOD for the pinfall win.
Belair and Cargill retain, and Belair gets her win back over Sky—thanks to Jackson and Legend. They teased something to come with Damage CTRL and Jackson/Legend at NXT.
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Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh approached Adam Pearce. Bálor wanted a rematch against Damian Priest but Pearce blew him off because they needed to defend the tag titles. Morgan, Dominik Mysterio and Carlito approached. The subtext here was that Bálor seemed more concerned with Priest than defending the tag titles. He left. Morgan introduced McDonagh and Carltio to Rodriguez. Carlito was smitten with her.
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There was an American Made video package.
This was followed immediately by a Bron Breakker video promo on Jey Uso. Bron showed Jey respect but was offended that Jey didn’t return that respect. Bron said they weren’t the same. They weren’t a couple of second- and third-generation wrestlers counting on their family’s legacy.
Bron didn’t need his family. When he surpassed his family one day, they would be there to give their stamp of approval—unlike Jey Uso. Jey has been sucking off his family’s legacy for 14 years. Jey wanted to do things on his own but he’d take this ass-kicking on his own too. Bron was coming for his Intercontinental championship. Jey’s family could not save him.
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There was yet another video, this time a sit-down interview Adam Pearce did with Bronson Reed. Reed wanted to show that he was a top guy in WWE and just wanted a match against Seth Rollins. If it weren’t for Rollins, Reed would be the last man standing over Braun Strowman. Pearce wouldn’t agree to anything until they were on the same page. Reed said all the carnage he caused was to get to the main event. Pearce said he would talk to Rollins.
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The Viking Raiders have returned as The War Raiders. Their entrance video started with the word “Viking” but it disappeared and “War Raiders” appeared in its place. This was probably meant to get a reaction but it didn’t. Ivar has also seemed to replace Erik as the primary name in the team.
The War Raiders defeated Otis & Akira Tozawa (w/Maxxine Dupri) (2:25)
Ivar and Erik won quickly by pinning Tozawa. Otis didn’t even get to do the Caterpillar because he was cut off with a spinning kick.
This was part of the tag title tournament so the War Raiders advanced.
(They did that whole angle to break Otis away from Chad Gable but never really paid it off. It’s mid-October and Otis has not won a televised match all year.)
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Pearce approached Seth Rollins. Rollins wanted to know if he’d make the match. Pearce was concerned because Rollins has had six matches this year and has been injured for all of them. Rollins said injuries were part of the game. Young guys tried to take advantage of the injuries and Reed was no different. Rollins needed this fight and Pearce needed the fight if Pearce wanted the best version of Rollins for his show. Rollins told him to think about it.
[SECOND HOUR]
Cody Rhodes and Gunther segment
Rhodes entered. He considered himself a “wrestling and sports entertainment traditionalist,” so he was proud to stand in a city with such a rich pro wrestling history. This was also the city that changed his life for the better because it was the first city to start the “We want Cody” chants. He thanked them very, very, very much.
Gunther interrupted. Gunther admitted he would normally enter and dress down his opponent’s uncomfortable truths but the truth was that the business was booming thanks to Rhodes. Rhodes made every town in every continent and he was their quarterback. There weren’t many that Gunther respected but he did respect Rhodes.
However, Gunther did have one thing to say. Rhodes loved being everyone’s darling. Rhodes was even at odds with his own friend Kevin. (Gunther was purposely vague because this show was taped before the footage aired but shown after the footage was aired on Smackdown.)
Rhodes respected Gunther but saw at WrestleMania that he could be broken. Rhodes warned that Gunther has never been in the ring with him. Gunther called Rhodes a true secondary champion. Rhodes thought that was funny considering he beat the most dominating champion in history—and he beat another frightening beast (Brock Lesnar).
Rhodes offered his hand and Gunther shook it. Gunther said, “Good luck to me—the champ.”
(This segment was just ok. It felt odd knowing there was nothing real on the line and, because this was taped, there were a bunch of fake crowd reactions.)
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There was a Dragon Lee video package.
Bron Breakker defeated Kofi Kingston (8:25)
Bron controlled through a break but Kingston made a comeback and hit an SOS for two. Bron caught him off the ropes with a suplex and followed with a spear for the pinfall win.
— Bron went to attack Kingston post-match but Xavier Woods ran in to chase him away. Bron attacked Woods as soon as his back was turned but before he could go for a spear, Jey Uso entered and speared Bron. Jey checked on New Day and superkicked Bron off the apron before he could get back in.
(Jey got a good reaction here even though this was the second time they would have seen him on his taped show, and really, this was the most alive the crowd has seemed so far tonight.)
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Priest approached Ripley and asked if she wanted him out there for her tag match. She said she was good on her own. Ripley said it was Tiffy’s time to stand on the apron and look pretty. (They piped in fake crowd laughter but they piped it in before the punchline.)
Ripley moved on to Judgment Day. She basically advised him to move on from them but he had a beef with them as long as she did. He did agree it was time for him to be champion again. They hugged.
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R-Truth defeated The Miz (1:04)
Karrion Kross and Final Testament walked down during the match and the distraction allowed Truth to roll up Miz for the quick win. Truth, an idiot, hugged Miz in celebration before leaving the ring. Kross had AOP send Truth back into the ring where Miz gave him a Skull Crushing Finale. (The Wyatt Sicks graphics appeared during this match.)
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Jimmy Uso found Jey backstage. He pleaded with Jey but Jey wanted nothing to do with him.
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Next week on Raw in Philadelphia, PA:
- Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker for the IC title
- New Day vs. AOP – tag title tournament
- Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee vs. Creed Brothers – tag title tournament
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Rhea Ripley & Tiffany Stratton defeated Raquel Rodriguez & Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan via disqualification (8:34)
Ripley and Stratton argued outside the ring so Rodriguez powerbombed Morgan onto them. Again, they went to break two minutes into the match as they did for every match that was longer than two minutes.
Morgan and Rodriguez worked over Stratton until she made a tag to Ripley who hit Morgan with a Rip-tide but Rodriguez broke up the cover. Ripley tagged in Stratton while Ripley went after Rodriguez. Stratton went for the PME but Morgan moved.
Nia Jax attacked Ripley and the referee called for the bell. (Another thing that has continued from the Vince McMahon era is that they do not announce the match result when there’s a stupid DQ finish.)
— Jax checked on Stratton after the match. Ripley went after Jax but Morgan attacked Ripley from behind. Jax laid out Morgan (her opponent at Crown Jewel) and hit an Annihilator.
Jax encouraged Stratton to cash in her MITB briefcase on Morgan but Dom ran out and pulled Morgan to safety. The show ended.
(This was a taped show and boy, did it ever feel like one.)