WWE Raw Results 2/5 - Bull Rope Match, The Kabuki Warriors Defend Women's Tag Titles
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on February 5, 2024, coming to you live from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri!
The next chapter in the rivalry between Cody Rhodes and Shinsuke Nakamura will be written tonight as they stand across from one another in the ring once again. However, it won't just be any ordinary match as they will be competing in a Bull Rope match.
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance were dethroned as Women's Tag Team Champions by Asuka and Kairi Sane on the January 26 edition of "SmackDown". Tonight, they have a chance to recapture the title as the two teams square off in a rematch. Elsewhere in the women's division, the first participant in the Women's Elimination Chamber match at WWE Elimination Chamber will be revealed as a shot at Rhea Ripley's Women's World Championship hangs in the balance, with Becky Lynch going head-to-head with Shayna Baszler in a Qualifier match.
GUNTHER has held the Intercontinental Championship for a record 606 days and counting, defeating Ricochet on the June 10, 2022, episode of "WWE SmackDown" to capture the title. In light of this, "The Ring General" will be commemorating the occasion with a celebration.
GUNTHER won't be the only member of Imperium making an appearance on tonight's show, as Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser join forces to take on New Day, The Creed Brothers, and #DIY in a Fatal Four-Way Tag Team match. The winners will go on to face Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne (who won a Fatal Four-Way bout of their own last week) on this coming Friday's "SmackDown" to determine who will challenge Damian Priest and Finn Balor for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship on February 24.
Speaking of Judgment Day, JD McDonagh will be going one-on-one with The Miz following an in-ring physical altercation between Judgment Day and Awesome Truth last week. Additionally, Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa will be taking on Valhalla and Ivar in a mixed tag team match as the tensions between Alpha Academy, Ivar, and Valhalla continue to boil over. The aforementioned Ripley, Jey Uso, and Ricochet are also all advertised to be in town tonight, as per WWE's event page.
We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping the confrontation between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes this past Friday on "SmackDown", as well as the surprise return of The Rock.
Michael Cole and Pat McAfee then greet audiences at home as Seth "Freakin" Rollins makes his way down to the ring.
We Hear From Seth Rollins
Rollins welcomes fans to Monday Night Rollins and introduces himself, then says it's been quite the week in WWE. He says after this past Friday on "SmackDown", like the fans, he wants Cody Rhodes. He then calls him out to the ring.
Rhodes' music hits and he makes his way down. He asks Rollins and St. Louis what they want to talk about, and Rollins says he stands by his words last week in saying that the World Heavyweight Championship is the most prestigious in the industry. He says he needs their WrestleMania match as much as Rhodes does and says he needs to know that he's the best. He says the only way to do that is if he tests himself against the best and asks him if he's choosing to face him at WrestleMania 40.
Before Rhodes can answer, Drew McIntyre's music hits, and he makes his way down. He says he thinks he speaks on behalf of everyone in saying what the hell. He says he led them both up perfectly for WrestleMania, but they're about to screw it up. He tells Rollins he knew that he hated CM Punk as much as he did, and he had a t-shirt commissioned making fun of Punk being unable to attend the main event, WrestleMania. He tells Rhodes that he has to finish the story, seeing as he's been talking about it for two years now. He says Rhodes has earned the moment and tells him not to let everyone down. He tells him not to let his father down.
Rollins asks McIntyre what makes him think that he'll be facing him for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania should Rhodes choose not to face him. He reminds him that he's lost twice to him, and McIntyre, in turn, reminds Rollins that he's lost to Rhodes three times. McIntyre gives Rollins credit for making the World Heavyweight Championship the workhorse title and says everyone knows that Roman Reigns' matches for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship will end with help from his family. He says Rollins has done an amazing job taking the title as far as he has, then lands a Glasgow Kiss on Rollins. Rhodes then fights McIntyre off.
Back from the break, #DIY, Imperium, New Day, and The Creed Brothers are all waiting in the ring.
#DIY vs. Imperium vs. New Day vs. The Creed Brothers
Ciampa and Woods begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Ciampa delivers a shoulder tackle, but Woods responds with a dropkick and tags in Kingston. Kingston delivers a crossbody off the top rope, then tags Woods back in. New Day double teams on Ciampa, and Woods connects with an elbow drop on him. Kingston tags back in and ascends to the top, then delivers a double stomp to Ciampa's arm as Woods holds it extended. Ciampa delivers a boot to Kingston, and Kaiser becomes legal. He and Vinci then deliver a double dropkick to Kingston.
Back from the break, Kaiser delivers an elbow to Kingston, but Kingston flies out of the corner to level him. Woods tags in and levels Vinci with a leg lariat, then delivers a forearm to Ciampa. Julius gets into the ring and Woods takes him out. Gargano levels Woods with a spear through the middle rope, then flies over the top with Ciampa to take down The Creeds on the outside. Kingston lands a double dropkick on #DIY and runs the ropes, but Imperium trips him and pulls him out of the ring. They fire off right hands on him, but Gargano flies over the top to take them down. Julius then ascends to the top and delivers a Swanton Bomb before Woods and Ciampa find themselves teetering on the top. Ciampa gets Woods up on his shoulders and connects with an Air Raid Crash to take out the six other men.
Back from another break, New Day pulls Imperium and Ciampa off the top rope. Brutus then ascends to the top and delivers a moonsault to Kaiser, then goes for a pin. New Day breaks the fall before Vinci tags in and levels Brutus. He lands a stomp on him, but Julius takes him down. Gargano levels Julius, and Kingston takes him down with The Boom Drop. Kaiser lands a clothesline on Kingston, and Woods connects with a gutbuster on him. Ciampa sends Woods crashing to the outside, but Brutus lands a shoulder pounce on him and cinches in an Ankle Lock on Vinci. Ciampa looks to lock in a Sleeper on Brutus, but Julius pulls him off and levels him and Woods with a double suplex. Vinci is about to tap, but everyone else breaks the hold up before he can.
Julius gets Vinci up in an Electric Chair position, and Brutus delivers the Brutus Ball from the top. Gargano delivers a kick to Julius, and #DIY delivers Meeting In The Middle to Vinci for the win.
Winners: #DIY
Becky Lynch then makes her way down to the ring. Shayna Baszler follows.
Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler in a Women's Elimination Chamber Qualifier Match
The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds as we see Zoey Stark watch the action from backstage. Baszler delivers an arm drag and a knee, but Lynch dumps her to the outside and lands a dropkick under the bottom rope. She looks to land a right hand from the apron, but Baszler blocks it and delivers a kick to her head. She then follows it up with a boot as Lynch sits next to the ring steps.
Back from the break, Lynch delivers a flying shoulder tackle, but Baszler catches her with a German suplex and a sliding knee. Lynch sets up for the Manhandle Slam, but Baszler blocks her from hitting it. She then looks to lock in the Dis-Arm-Her, but Baszler blocks it once again and sends Lynch crashing into the bottom rope. Lynch delivers a pair of kicks and ascends to the top, but Baszler pulls her down and delivers a running knee. She goes for a pin, but Lynch kicks out. Liv Morgan watches the action from backstage as Lynch sends Baszler crashing into the mat and looks to land the Manandle Slam. Baszler transitions into an Ankle Lock, but Lynch fights her way out and looks to land a leg drop off the top as Baszler is draped from the middle rope. Baszler avoids it, then ascends to the top. Lynch follows her up there and delivers a superplex. She transitions into the Dis-Arm-Her, but Baszler escapes.
Lynch and Baszler exchange open palm strikes, and Baszler locks in the Kirifuda Clutch. Lynch reverses into a pinfall, but Baszler kicks out. Lynch then delivers the Manhandle Slam for the win.
Winner: Becky Lynch
Back from the break, Rhea Ripley makes her way down to the ring.
Rhea Ripley Calls Out Nia Jax
Ripley says while Lynch may have qualified for the Women's Elimination Chamber match, she's here for Nia Jax and calls her out.
Adam Pearce marches down to the ring and says they won't be doing that right now. He informs Ripley that he's given her Nia Jax for the Women's World Championship at WWE Elimination Chamber and invites her to leave the ring.
Before she can, Jax's music hits and she makes her way down. She pushes past Pearce and clocks her with a right hand. Ripley sends Jax crashing into Pearce and fires off shoulders on Jax in the corner. She fires off right hands as security runs down to separate the two women. Jax fights off security and ascends to the middle rope. She connects with the A-Nia-Lator and heads to the back with a giant smile on her face.
We then head over to a video recapping what happened between Bayley and Damage CTRL last Friday.
Back at ringside, Alpha Academy makes their way down. Ivar and Valhalla follow.
Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa (w/ Alpha Academy) vs. Valhalla and Ivar in a Mixed Tag Team Match
The bell rings and Valhalla levels Dupri as Tozawa lands a tope suicida on Ivar outside the ring. Dupri rolls up Valhalla, but Valhalla kicks out. Dupri lands an enzuigiri and a handspring back elbow. Tozawa and Ivar tag in, and Tozawa looks to fly off the top. Ivar catches him, but Dupri levels him with a crossbody off the top. Valhalla delivers a clothesline to Dupri, but Dupri responds with one of her own on the outside. Back in the ring, Ivar lands a back heel kick and climbs up to the middle. Dupri captures his attention, but Valhalla takes her down with a headbutt. Tozawa tries taking advantage, but Ivar catches home with a slam from the middle rope for the win.
Winners: Valhalla and Ivar
JD McDonagh and Dominik Mysterio then make their way down to the ring. The Miz follows.
JD McDonagh (w/ Dominik Mysterio) vs. The Miz
The bell rings and McDonagh wastes no time. He fires off, stomps on Miz, then sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and fires off kicks. He hits a back elbow, but Miz catapults him into the corner and turns him inside out with a clothesline. He fires off knees on his midsection and lands a back body drop, then clotheslines him out of the ring and sends him over the barricade near the timekeeper's area. He brings him back into ringside with a vertical suplex, then gets him back inside. Dominik grabs Miz's ankle while the referee is distracted, allowing McDonagh to send him crashing into the announce desk face first.
Back from the break, McDonagh delivers a uranage and a moonsault to Miz. He drags him into the corner, then ascends to the top. Before he can fly, R-Truth makes his way down to the ring with his bootleg Judgment Day merch in hand. He tosses several shirts out into the crowd, capturing McDonagh's attention.
McDonagh looks for a moonsault, but Miz gets his boots up and follows it up with a pair of left hands. He then delivers the Miz Kicks and a crossbody off the top rope. Miz sets up for the Skull Crushing Finale, but McDonagh escapes. Miz sends him crashing out of the ring, then delivers a dropkick to Dominik through the middle rope and lands a hurricanrana on McDonagh. He tosses him back in the ring before Truth puts one of his shirts on Dominik. Dominik then walks into a kick from Miz, but McDonagh waits in the ring with a headbutt when he gets back inside. McDonagh then delivers a moonsault off the top and goes for a pin, but Miz kicks out. Truth hops up on the apron and hands McDonagh his cut of the merch profits. This opens the door for Miz to hit a Skull Crushing Finale for the win as money goes flying over the ring.
Winner: The Miz
After the match, Truth collects the money scattered around the ring as Dominik yells at him for messing things up.
We then head over to Adam Pearce's office, where Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci are making sure that everything is ready for GUNTHER's Intercontinental Championship celebration. Pearce tells them to leave, seeing as he has a meeting before Bron Breakker walks in and the pair discuss a potential "Raw" contract for him to sign following his meeting with Nick Aldis last Friday.
Back from the break, we head over to a video of CM Punk undergoing successful surgery for his torn triceps.
Back at ringside, Kaiser and Vinci are waiting inside.
GUNTHER Celebrates Over 600 Days As Intercontinental Champion
Kaiser demands the fans give their gratitude for GUNTHER and introduces him. He then makes his way down to the ring.
GUNTHER says he is celebrating over 600 days as Intercontinental Champion to the surprise of no one, and thanks Kaiser for setting up his celebration. He tells him he doesn't want him to go through the trouble as it's a given that he will always be the greatest and longest titleholder in history. He says he is running out of competition, and no one is worthy of challenging him.
Jey Uso's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Jey tells fans he's in their city, and GUNTHER says he understands his simple gestures for a simple audience. He says the last time they saw each other, GUNTHER eliminated him from the Royal Rumble. He says he senses disrespect in Jey, and Jey says he sees the work GUNTHER has put in. He acknowledges GUNTHER being the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion, and GUNTHER says he appreciates it. He says Jey holds the record for being the longest reigning tag team champion of all time, and he only had to put in 50% of the work. He says he's confused because he achieved becoming the longest reigning titleholder on his own, and Jey rattles off all his accomplishments. He tells fans to say "yeet" if they want to see him become the new Intercontinental Champion, and fans do so.
GUNTHER says Jey is finally achieving something for himself and says he isn't the first or the last to ride on his coattails. He says he'll beat him worse than his own family ever did when he defeats him and says he'll beat him into the good old days when people couldn't tell him and Jimmy apart.
Jey and GUNTHER then begin to brawl, but Kaiser and Vinci overpower him. New Day then runs down to the ring, and Imperium retreats.
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance then make their way down to the ring. The Kabuki Warriors follow.
The Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance for the Women's Tag Team Championship
Chance and Asuka begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Chance fires off strikes on Asuka, but Asuka levels her with a shoulder tackle as the rest of the women's tag team division watches the action from backstage. She then fires off kicks on Chance's face, but Chance manages to roll her up. Asuka kicks out before Carter makes the blind tag in. She pulls Asuka out of the ring, but Sane starts to beat her down. Carter sends Asuka crashing into Sane, then helps Chance fly to level them both.
Back from the break, Asuka delivers a bulldog to Carter and Sane follows it up with a dropkick. Sane tags in and ascends to the top, then delivers a stomp. Chance tags in and trips Sane, then delivers a bulldog and a dropkick. She whips Sane into the corner, then fires off stomps and delivers a splash. She ascends to the middle rope and delivers a stomp to Sane's spine, but Asuka tags in and connects with a codebreaker. Sane and Asuka then deliver a clothesline-running knee combination.
Carter tags back in and launches Chance into Asuka. Chance ascends to the top and lands the After Party with Carter, then goes for a pin. Sane breaks the fall before Chance tags in and the pair look to land the Kegstand on Asuka. Sane pulls Carter out of the ring, and Asuka connects with a kick to Chance's head. Sane tags in, then ascends to the top and delivers the In-Sane Elbow as Asuka holds Chance in place for the win.
Winners (and still): The Kabuki Warriors
Cody Rhodes then makes his way down to the ring. Shinsuke Nakamura follows.
Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Bull Rope Match
The bell rings and Nakamura goes after Rhodes with a kick to his head and several knees to his midsection. The pair fire off right hands on one another, and Rhodes looks to use the cowbell. Nakamura slides out of the ring and looks to retreat through the crowd, but Rhodes pulls him back into the ringside area with the rope.
Back from the break, Rhodes uses the rope to send Nakamura crashing into the ring post shoulder first three times. The pair get back inside the ring, and Rhodes looks to land the Cody Cutter. Nakamura trips him up with the rope and delivers a pair of kicks to his chest. He places Rhodes' hand under the cowbell and stomps on top of it, then fires off kicks across his chest. Rhodes catches one, then delivers a dropkick to Nakamura's knee and cinches in a Figure Four Leg Lock.
Back from another break, Rhodes levels Nakamura and whips him into the corner. He delivers a powerslam and a Disaster Kick, but Nakamura responds with a German suplex and more knees to Rhodes' midsection. Rhodes connects with a Cody Cutter and a right hand. Nakamura responds with one of his own, and the pair go back and forth. Nakamura delivers a kick to Rhodes' head, then delivers a suplex. Rhodes hits a Pedigree and looks to hit Nakamura with the cowbell. Nakamura prevents him from doing so by spitting the red mist in his face, but Rhodes still manages to land Cross-Rhodes and go for a pin. Nakamura kicks out and hits Rhodes with the cowbell and rope, but Rhodes then uses the rope to low blow Nakamura twice and land Cross-Rhodes for the win.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
After the match, Drew McIntyre blindsides Rhodes and fires off right hands on him. He follows it up with a Claymore Kick and kips up, standing tall as the show goes off the air.