November 24, 2024

WWE Raw Live Coverage (08/22) – Edge Vs. Damian Priest, Trish Stratus To Return, Women’s Tag Team Semi-Finals Match

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The bell rings and the two lock up. Balor hits a kick to Ziggler midsection before Ziggler fires back with a drop kick. He hits a few right hands to Balor’s head before Balor fires back with a few of his own. Balor sends Ziggler face first into the middle turnbuckle before Ziggler fores off right hand. He sends Balor into the corner as we head to a break.

Back from the break, Ziggler fights Balor off with some right hands. Ziggler hits a back elbow, followed by a knee to his face and a running elbow. He fires some right hands to Balor’s head in the corner before delivering a neck breaker and a standing elbow drop. Balor hits a reverse DDT, then goes for a pin. Ziggler kicks out before Balor delivers several stomps to Ziggler’s chest. Ziggler rolls up Balor, but Balor kicks out. Balor hits a powerbomb, then goes for a pin but Ziggler kicks out. Ziggler hits a drop kick, followed by a DDT. He goes for a pin, but Balor kicks out. Ziggler hits the Famouser, then goes for a pin but Balor kicks out. Balor delivers a drop kick to Ziggler and sends him into the corner. He heads to the top, then looks for a Coup De Grace, but Ziggler counters into a Zig Zag. He goes for a pin, bit Balor kicks out.

The two men begin to exchange right hands. Balor delivers a kick to Ziggler’s midsection, but while the referee is distracted, Ripley takes a cheap shot to Ziggler’s head. Balor hits the 1916, followed by the Coup De Grace for the win.

Winner: Finn Balor

We head backstage to Aliyah. She says she is a boujee badass while Raquel Rodriguez is a badass. Bayley, IYO Sky and Dakota Kai walk in and taunt her. Bayley asks where Raquel is and says it’s not smart for her to be alone. Trish Stratus walks in and says she isn’t alone. She challenges Bayley to a match later tonight and Bayley accepts.

Back at ringside, Alpha Academy heads down.

Back from the break, Chad Gable has a mic and tells the crowd to ‘Shoosh’. He says he has an important announcement and says they will be accepting new students. They say they will begin a new search before trashing Toronto. He begins trashing the Toronto Maple Leafs and says he is hosting the first ever Alpha Academy Open Challenge and calls for the best.

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