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WWE RAW TV REPORT
APRIL 15, 2024
MONTREAL, QUEBEC AT BELL CENTRE
AIRED LIVE ON USA
REPORT BY MAURICIO POMARES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR

Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee

Ring Announcer: Samantha Irvin

Attendance: WrestleTix reported earlier in the present day that 11,480 tickets had been distributed; area arrange for 12,189.

Tonight after WWE Uncooked, be a part of Wade Keller stay with visitor co-host Mauricio Pomares to interrupt down the present with stay callers and emails.

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[HOUR ONE]

– The present opened with Rhea Ripley making her approach to the ring carrying an arm sling. Ripley introduced that after final week’s assault from Liv Morgan, she was caught on the bench for fairly some time. Ripley angrily confirmed that she was informed to vacate the Ladies’s World championship. She mentioned that the championship meant essentially the most to her and that’s why it felt painful.

– Ripley laid her title on the mat earlier than calling Liv out for blindsiding her from behind. Ripley warned whoever received her title that she would return for blood. She mentioned that she would go to the again and deal with Liv, even when they took her to jail. Liv confirmed as much as taunt Ripley, as safety guards arrived to cease a confrontation from happening. As Liv walked to the again, Ripley knocked one of many guards out with a headbutt.

(Pomares’s Evaluation: An extremely unlucky harm for Rhea Ripley who appeared to be getting into right into a model new chapter after defeating Becky Lynch at Mania. Ripley lower an awesome promo and already arrange her first main feud as soon as she returns. Primarily based on the way in which they dealt with Liv Morgan right here, it looks as if she has an actual shot of turning into champion whereas Ripley is out.)

[Commercial Break]

– A recap of Rhea Ripley vacating the Ladies’s World championship was proven.

– Backstage, Judgment Day cheered Rhea Ripley up, as she left the world.

(1) SHEAMUS vs. IVAR (w/Valhalla)

They began the match shoving one another away with shoulder tackles, till Sheamus knocked Ivar off his ft. Ivar pulled Sheamus’ head into the highest rope and climbed the highest turnbuckle. Sheamus stopped Ivar atop the turnbuckle, setting him up for an avalanche White Noise, as WWE Uncooked went to commercials.

[Commercial Break]

Again from break, Sheamus dropped Ivar with a powerslam, adopted by the Beats of Bodhran. Ivar blocked an influence transfer and nailed Sheamus with a leg lariat, setting him up for a diving splash and a two depend. Ivar caught Sheamus with a knee to the stomach, just for Sheamus to dam his springboard crossbody with a pump knee. Sheamus put Ivar down with one other pump knee earlier than ending him with a Brogue Kick.

WINNER: Sheamus at 8:21

(Pomares’s Evaluation: A stable match to reintroduce Sheamus to the combination in a victorious method. It’s good to see Sheamus again after so lengthy and I’m to see what his close to future seems to be like with Gunther not holding the IC title and the Draft coming quickly.)

– A recap of Chad Gable coaching Sami Zayn for his victory over Gunther at WrestleMania was proven.

[Commercial Break]

– Triple H made his approach to the ring to place over their latest success over the previous few weeks whereas a podium with a coated title belt stood in the course of the ring. Adam Pearce recapped how at WrestleMania they entered with one set of tag champions and got here out with two new ones. Pearce launched Superior Fact to the ring and Triple H congratulated them for his or her win.

– Triple H introduced that the Superior Fact can be often called the World Tag Staff Champions and offered them with a brand new set of belts based mostly on the World Heavyweight championship. Fact put over Triple H’s magic trick, till Miz informed him that he wasn’t a magician. Fact confused Triple H with Tommaso Ciampa, till Miz defined Fact what simply occurred in French. Triple H walked away whereas Pearce introduced {that a} triple risk match to find out new contenders would happen now.

(Pomares’s Evaluation: An okay phase to introduce a a lot wanted replace to the tag belts design. It positively went on for for much longer than it wanted to and Fact’s comedy doesn’t do something for me more often than not. As for the brand new design, I’m not the largest fan of reusing the World Heavyweight one, but it surely’s nonetheless an enchancment over the previous design.)

– DIY made their approach to the ring, forward of the tag staff triple risk to find out new title contenders.

[Commercial Break]

– Through the New Day’s entrance a QR code was briefly seen on-screen. The code led to a secret message: “WWE.COM/UEDNJ51A.”

(2) DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. NEW DAY (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. CREED BROTHERS (Julius Creed & Brutus Creed) – World Tag Staff Championship Contender’s Match

Woods and Gargano pummeled Brutus down, just for Brutus to close them down with forearm strikes. They exchanged quite a few roll-ups, till Brutus laid Gargano and Woods out with a double clothesline. Kofi and Ciampa saved Woods and Gargano from stereo suplexes and took the Creeds out with a double dropkick. DIY despatched New Day and the Creeds out of the ring earlier than the Creeds caught their stereo Pescados. New Day crashed into everybody with stereo Topes con Hilo, as WWE Uncooked went to an advert break.

[Commercial Break]

Again from break, Ciampa and Julius bought right into a strike trade, till Julius cracked Ciampa with a leaping knee. Julius blocked Bother in Paradise with an Ankle Lock earlier than receiving a pump knee from Ciampa. Brutus put Ciampa down with a lariat, however Woods took him out with a missile dropkick. Gargano caught Woods with a slingshot Spear, just for Kofi to crack him with a knee to the face. Kofi blocked a standing moonsault from Julius together with his knees, just for Gargano to blast him with a thrust kick. Gargano crashed into Woods and Julius with a cannonball whereas Ciampa bought a nearfall on Kofi with Mission Ciampa. Woods caught Ciampa off-guard with a Twister DDT and Gargano with a flipping clothesline.

Woods took care of Brutus with a discus clothesline earlier than receiving a giant boot from Ciampa. Kofi caught Ciampa with a leaping kick, setting him up for a tag staff leg drop alongside Woods. Julius took care of Kofi, Woods, Gargano and Ciampa with a sequence of belly-to-belly suplexes and a German suplex. The Creeds pinned DIY and New Day on the identical time, however everybody kicked out at two. Kofi shoved Brutus right into a thrust thick from Woods. Julius put Kofi down with a superplex, just for Woods to interrupt the pinfall with a diving elbow drop. DIY broke Woods’ pinfall with Meet within the Center for the win.

WINNER: DIY at 10:32

(Pomares’s Evaluation: A very enjoyable match with a bunch of nearfalls on the finish to start out the brand new tag division on a robust word. I would love DIY to take the tag titles, however I feel it’s fairly unlikely.)

– A recap of C.M. Punk costing Drew McIntyre his match final week was proven.

– Backstage, Jackie Redmond tried to interview Drew McIntyre about final week, however Drew merely kicked a TV set into the ground.

[Commercial Break]

[HOUR TWO]

(3) IVY NILE & MAXXINE DUPRI vs. CANDICE LERAE & INDI HARTWELL

Nile took Hartwell down with a sundown flip, adopted by a dropkick and a strike to the knees. Dupri crashed into Hartwell with a excessive crossbody, adopted by a fisherman suplex for a two depend. LeRae distracted Dupri, permitting Hartwell to knock her down with a lariat. LeRae and Hartwell beat Dupri down, till she was capable of kick Hartwell away. Dupri missed an enzuigiri, however was capable of take LeRae out with a DDT. Dupri reached Nile for the tag, however Hartwell distracted the referee. Because the referee took Nile again to her nook, Hartwell blasted Dupri with a giant boot, permitting LeRae to get the pinfall.

WINNERS: Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell at 3:35

(Pomares’s Evaluation: This was an okay subsequent step into turning LeRae & Hartwell absolutely heel, however there’s solely a lot to speak about with solely 3 minutes of motion.)

– A video package deal recapping Damian Priest’s rise over the previous 5 years was proven.

– Backstage, Damian Priest fired Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh up, forward of Dominik’s match towards Andrade. Finn Bálor informed Priest that they need to deal with regaining the tag titles, just for Priest to inform him to deal with his match with Jey Uso tonight.

– Andrade made his approach to the ring, forward of his match towards Dominik Mysterio.

[Commercial Break]

– Earlier in the present day, Jackie Redmond interviewed Chad Gable whereas he skilled with the Creed Brothers. Gable mentioned that he discovered Sami’s weaknesses whereas coaching with him and would reap the benefits of them tonight.

(4) ANDRADE vs. DOMINIK MYSTERIO (w/JD McDonagh)

Dominik nailed Andrade with a chop earlier than hiding from his assaults within the nook. Andrade knocked Dominik down with a shoulder sort out, adopted by a excessive crossbody for a two depend. They each tried to hit one another with Three Amigos, till Andrade was capable of end the transfer. JD distracted Andrade, permitting Dominik to journey him off the highest turnbuckle, as WWE Uncooked went to a business break.

[Commercial Break]

Again from break, Andrade put Dominik down with a sequence of dragon screws and a flying clothesline. Andrade crushed Dominik with a double knee strike into the nook for a two depend. Dominik averted the split-legged moonsault and spiked Andrade with a Destroyer on the apron for a nearfall. Dominik knocked Andrade into the ropes with a dropkick, just for Andrade to close him down with the fake-out again elbow. Andrade knocked JD off the apron and beat Dominik with the Message.

WINNER: Andrade at 8:40

– After the match, Judgment Day assaulted Andrade, till Ricochet chased them away.

(Pomares’s Evaluation: An honest match to proceed the feud between Andrade and Judgment Day with a genuinely good spot in Dominik’s Canadian Destroyer that weirdly didn’t get a lot of a response from the group.)

– A recap of Solo Sikoa and the debuting Tama Tonga assaulting Jimmy Uso was proven.

– Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviewed Jey Uso about Jimmy Uso being attacked. Jey mentioned that he informed Jimmy to come back with him earlier than specializing in his match towards Finn Bálor.

[Commercial Break]

(5) KAYDEN CARTER & KATANA CHANCE vs. CHELSEA GREEN & PIPER NIVEN

Niven shoved Carter down earlier than receiving a sequence of kicks and forearms. Niven nailed Probability and Carter with a double clothesline, setting her up for an elbow strike and a lariat alongside Inexperienced. Probability tripped Inexperienced into the nook, setting her up for a double strike within the nook for a two depend. Carter hit Inexperienced with a load of chops to the chest, adopted by a modified flatliner. Niven took care of Probability with a Fallaway Slam whereas Carter took Inexperienced down with a Demise Valley Driver. Niven crushed Carter with a working crossbody, permitting Inexperienced to get the win.

WINNERS: Chelsea Inexperienced & Piper Niven at 2:16

(Pomares’s Evaluation: This was okay for the time given, however as soon as once more far too quick to essentially enable anybody on this division to essentially stand out.)

[Commercial Break]

[HOUR THREE]

– A recap of Rhea Ripley vacating the Ladies’s World Championship at first of the present was proven.

– Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviewed Liv Morgan about Rhea Ripley being compelled to vacate the world title. Liv complained concerning the crowd turning on her after Ripley injured her final 12 months. Liv mentioned that this was karma for Ripley and that it wasn’t the tip of her revenge tour.

– Cody Rhodes made his approach to the ring to speak about his doable challengers in LA Knight and AJ Types. Cody thanked Seth Rollins for delivering on his declare that he can be his defend. He talked about Rock’s coaching regime and mentioned that Rock would possibly make him bleed once more, but when that have been to occur, they’d each bleed. Cody briefly recapped the debut of Tama Tonga earlier than introducing Jey Uso to the ring. Cody thanked Jey for being by his aspect all around the previous few months and informed him that he want to have his again tonight. Jey refused the supply as a result of he needed to do that on his personal.

(Pomares’s Evaluation: A well-delivered promo from Cody that in the end felt like an excuse to have him on the present. He doesn’t have a challenger but, so he can’t actually do a lot to construct his first program till subsequent week.)

[Commercial Break]

– Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviewed Nia Jax about Rhea Ripley vacating the Ladies’s World title. Jax claimed that nobody would take the title away from her as a result of it was hers.

(6) JEY USO vs. FINN BÁLOR

Finn attacked Jey from behind and pressed his head into the ropes. Finn countered a sundown flip with a basement dropkick earlier than trapping Jey in a headlock and blasting him with a chop to the chest. Jey caught Finn with a few jabs, just for Finn to knock him off the highest turnbuckle. Finn despatched Jey out of the ring with a dropkick, as WWE Uncooked went to commercials.

[Commercial Break]

Again from break, Jey kicked Finn away and knocked him off his ft with an enzuigiri. Jey hit Finn with a thrust kick to the stomach and a Samoan drop whereas Damian Priest left the Judgment Den. Finn evaded the hip assault and dropped Jey with a reverse DDT for a two depend. Finn laid Jey out with a sling blade, just for Jey to close him down with a superkick. Jey missed the Uso Splash, permitting Finn to knock him away with a shotgun dropkick. Finn missed the Coup de Grace earlier than receiving a Spear and an Uso Splash for the three depend.

WINNER: Jey Uso at 9:14

– After the match, Damian Priest confirmed as much as have a face-off with Jey Uso, just for the remainder of Judgment Day to assault Jey from behind. Jey caught Dominik and JD with superkicks earlier than efficiently working into the group. Jey gave quite a few individuals high-fives whereas he handed by the followers within the concession space earlier than reaching Sami Zayn on the area entrance. Sami put over how a lot it meant to be strolling into his metropolis as champion earlier than making his entrance for his match via the bleachers.

(Pomares’s Evaluation: An alright match to take care of Jey Uso sturdy as he heads to Backlash. The post-match angle was simply first rate, however the arrange for the Sami Zayn entrance was brilliantly executed and shot.)

[Commercial Break]

Tonight after WWE Uncooked, be a part of Wade Keller stay with visitor co-host Mauricio Pomares to interrupt down the present with stay callers and emails.

•STREAM LIVE HERE ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE SHOW CONCLUDES
•CALL: (347) 215-8558
•EMAIL COMMENTS/QUESTIONS: wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com
•IF YOU DON’T LISTEN LIVE, SEARCH “WADE KELLER” ON YOUR PODCAST APP TO SUBSCRIBE AND THEN DOWNLOAD OR STREAM THE FULL SHOW TWO HOURS OR SO AFTER THE TV SHOW ENDS.