December 20th Monday Night Raw

*Live from Milwaukee, WI.

*Bobby Lashley & MVP to the ring…MVP says Lashley beating KO, Rollins, & Big E. in the same night was unprecedented…Big E. interrupts, says maybe Lashley isn’t so tough if he needed MVP’s help…Lashley says he didn’t need help…Lashley suggests MVP (in his suit) face Big E. right now…before anything happens in the ring, Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens jump Lashley at ringside, run Big E. into the barricade…Lashley & Big E. eventually hold the ring.

*Rollins & Owens are bickering backstage when they run into Pearce & Sonya, who book them to team up against Big E. & Lashley later tonight.

(1)  Bianca Belair defeats Doudrop…after several foiled attempts, Bianca gets Doudrop up for the KOD for the win (11:25).

*Austin Theory backstage with Kevin…he believes Vince McMahon sees him as a future WWE Champion.

(2)  Finn Balor defeats Austin Theory…Theory hits a springboard Spanish Fly but wastes time going for a selfie…Balor regains the upper hand & hits the Coup de Grace for the win (09:10).

*Miz is having a revealing conversation with Omos backstage before AJ Styles approaches…they are the guests moments later on MizTV…AJ says now that he & Omos are back on the same page they should take all the titles in WWE…Miz says Omos thinks AJ is holding him back…before Omos can speak for himself, the Mysterios interrupt for their match…

(3)  Mysterios defeat AJ Styles & Omos…Omos refuses to tag in…Rey rolls up AJ for the win (02:26)…AFTER…AJ tells Omos off…the physicality begins…AJ goes for a Phenomenal Forearm but Omos scoops him off the ropes , gorilla presses him up, & drops AJ on his face…Omos grabs a mic, “Next time you see me it will be a match.”

*Austin Theory hesitates at Mr. McMahon’s office door…decides to walk it off for a bit.

(4)  Randy Orton defeats Chad Gable…RKO for the win (02:57)…AFTER…Otis tries a sneak attack on Randy…Randy sees him coming & goes for the RKO…Otis pushes his way out of 3 RKO attempts before Randy bails.

*Bobby Lashley & MVP in the locker room…MVP asks if Bobby was really going to make him face off with Big E…Lashley avoids the question…he needs to prepare for his tag match.

*Dana & Reggie are checking out Christmas decorations…Tozawa is creeping…Tamina is stalking Dana…R-Truth blows Tamina’s cover & Dana escapes.

(5)  Dolph Ziggler defeats Damian Priest by COUNTOUT…CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER’S MATCH…Robert Roode trips Priest while he’s out on the apron…Priest loses his temper & chases after Roode, leading to the countout (08:57)…AFTER…Dolph bails & Roode suffers a Reckoning on the floor.

*Finn Balor backstage with Kevin…Austin Theory attacks Balor & grabs a couple selfies.

*Austin Theory reports to Vince’s office…apologizes for dropping the ball with Finn Balor…Vince talks about firing him but decides to give him another shot next week.

*The Cutting Edge with special guest, Maryse…she calls her husband the most narcissistic person on earth & she’s exhausted from doing all the work at home…Edge isn’t buying the story & calls out Miz, who tries to attack from behind but Edge cuts him off…Maryse distracts Edge long enough to allow Miz to hit a Skull-Crushing Finale.

*Veer Mahaan…is STILL…coming to Raw.

(6)  Rhea Ripley defeats Queen Zelina…Riptide for the win (02:10).

*Big E. backstage with Sarah…he & Bobby team tonight…Bobby Lashley approaches…can they trust each other?…Big E. says Bobby needs to leave MVP in the locker room.

*Liv Morgan to the ring with a kendo stick…we see footage of Liv visiting Becky at her training facility & attacking the wrong redhead with a kendo stick before a sneak attack from Becky…but Liv eventually gets the upper hand…Becky Lynch out, says Liv got lucky…at Day 1, luck runs out.

(7)  Big E. & Bobby Lashley defeat Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins…Rollins avoids a Lashley spear that winds up taking out Big E. instead…then Lashley hits a spear on Owens for the win (14:00)…AFTER…Rollins & Owens work over Lashley…KO with an apron powerbomb…Rollins with a stomp onto the ring steps…Rollins & KO end the show by raising each other’s hands.

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WWE RAW (Detroit) PREVIEW – December 27, 2021

+ Austin Theory vs. Finn Balor

+ AJ Styles vs. Omos

+ Randy Orton vs. Otis

+ Damian Priest (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler – for the United States Championship

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