Another WWE departure has been confirmed with Valhalla (the former Sarah Logan) revealing that her contract is not being renewed.
After R-Truth and Carlito announced their exits over the weekend, Valhalla revealed today that she was also informed by WWE that her contract will not be renewed when it expires. She announced the news in a social media post where she indicated that she’ll be making a “clean break” from wrestling to focus on other pursuits.
“I come to you with tears in my eyes cause our time has come to a sudden end. WWE informed me yesterday that they are letting my contract expire,” she wrote. “To be completely honest my ego can’t help but be damaged. You always assume that when you end a lifelong career there is going to be a grand exit. But here I am, using the notes app on my phone typing up a goodbye letter to an entity that will forget I was even there. I truly take no offense to this, my career as it was is getting usurped by my vocation and it’s all on a Divine timeline that I trust deeply.
“I’ll definitely miss you but know I’ll be taken care of by my wonderful husband, by the land you provided for me and alongside the children I’ve made along the way. I’m going to take off the weight of being a superstar and let myself soar being just Sarah. She’s been growing on me and it’s time I let her fully cultivate. I love all the people you’ve brought into my life but my social media page won’t be about you anymore. It will share only the parts of me that I wish and none of that will be wrestling. I’m more of a clean break kinda girl and the other calls to me will be taking my full attention. With all my love, Sarah.”
Valhalla had been away from WWE television since she and her husband Erik (Ray Rowe) welcomed their second child into the world last year. The married couple worked together on-screen with Valhalla managing The War Raiders, and Erik said last month that he thought it wouldn’t be too long until his wife was back on TV.
This was Valhalla’s second run with WWE. She was released by the company in 2020 but then returned in 2022. Her most recent match took place on Raw in February 2024.
Outside of wrestling, Valhalla’s interests include self-sufficient farming — a subject she’s written a children’s book about.
Ivar and Erik made their return on Monday’s Raw, quickly defeating American Alpha (Akira Tozawa and Otis). It was quickly made clear that the duo have now reverted to the names they used in NXT, the War Raiders. As a result of their win, they have now advanced in a new tournament to crown number one contenders for the World Tag Team titles.
Earlier in the show, Finn Balor confronted Adam Pearce, asking when he’d get his rematch against Damian Priest. Pearce told him that things were over between the two, and now it’s time to focus on defending the World Tag Team titles with JD McDonagh.
The War Raiders had been out of action as a team since last year when Erik announced he was recovering from neck fusion surgery. Ivar continued to wrestle as a single until this past May when he announced that he was dealing with a “very serious injury”. Valhalla is currently pregnant with her and Erik’s second child.
The Undisputed Tag Team and Women’s Tag Team titles will be defended on next week’s WWE Raw episode.
It was revealed during Monday’s Raw that both sets of Tag Team Championships will be on the line next week, as The Judgment Day defend the Undisputed WWE Tag titles against The Creed Brothers, while Chelsea Green & Piper Niven will defend the WWE Women’s Tag titles against Katana Chance & Kayden Carter.
The Creed Brothers won a Tag Team Turmoil match on the November 27 Raw to earn the number one contendership to Damian Priest & Finn Balor’s Undisputed Tag titles, while Chance & Carter defeated former top contenders Natalya & Tegan Nox on the December 4 Raw to stake their claim as number one contenders to the Women’s Tag Team titles.
A future Intercontinental Championship match was also agreed to during Monday’s Raw, as Gunther accepted a challenge from The Miz with the stipulation that Miz will never again challenge Gunther for the title should he lose. No date has been announced for that title bout.
The announced lineup for the Monday, December 18 Raw:
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Damian Priest & Finn Balor defend against Julius Creed & Brutus Creed
Women’s Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green & Piper Niven defend against Katana Chance & Kayden Carter
A two-out-of-three falls tag team match has been made official for Monday’s episode of Raw.
WWE has announced that The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) and The Viking Raiders (Ivar & Erik) will clash in a two-out-of-three falls match on Raw this Monday night. The teams have a 1-1 record against each other in recent weeks.
New Day defeated The Viking Raiders on the August 7 episode of Raw. Ivar & Erik then evened things up with a win three weeks later. In the latter match, New Day lost after Drew McIntyre accidentally hit Woods with a chair.
McIntyre defeated Woods in a singles match on Raw last Monday.
McIntyre is facing Jey Uso on this Monday’s Raw. McIntyre’s tag team partner Matt Riddle is expected to be back for the show. It’s taking place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Here’s the updated card:
Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Ricochet
Cody Rhodes vs. Dominik Mysterio
Two-out-of-three falls match: The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. The Viking Raiders (Ivar & Erik)
New Day returned to action by defeating The Viking Raiders on the August 7 episode of Raw. Kingston had been out of action since undergoing ankle surgery this March.
This past Monday, The Viking Raiders got involved in a match between New Day and Drew McIntyre & Matt Riddle. New Day won the match but were then attacked by Ivar & Erik.
New Day told McIntyre & Riddle later in the show that they’d be happy to give them a rematch in the future. Woods & Kingston encouraged McIntyre & Riddle to keep their team going.
The announcement of Reed vs. Ciampa comes after Reed issued a challenge to Ciampa on Raw Talk. Reed, who defeated Ciampa in their first meeting, vowed to beat him again.
Monday is Raw’s go-home show for Payback. The updated card for the episode is listed below:
Falls count anywhere match: Becky Lynch vs. Zoey Stark
Chad Gable vs. Ludwig Kaiser
New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. The Viking Raiders
During Friday’s SmackDown main event, announcer Michael Cole mentioned that Erik of The Viking Raiders suffered an injured foot stemming from the Viking Rules match that took place last month in Detroit, Michigan. As a result, Cole announced that Erik would be out of action “for an indefinite period of time”.
The Viking Raiders won the Viking Rules match on the episode of SmackDown that aired on September 2, defeating The New Day. The two teams had been feuding in the weeks prior to their match, with the Raiders at one time putting Xavier Woods out of action in storyline.
After several months off television, The Viking Raiders were reintroduced on SmackDown as heels back in June, now being referred to the new, vicious Viking Raiders. The team began feuding with The New Day, which culminated with the Viking Rules match, a falls count anywhere match with viking props. Ivar scored the win for his team after putting Woods through a stack of tables.
The Viking Raiders appeared on tonight’s NXT, and will be taking part in next week’s NXT Spring Breakin’ event.
In a backstage segment, Roderick Strong confronted the rest of Diamond Mine, specifically pointing out The Creed Brothers’ recent losses. Strong told the Creed Brothers that he lined up a match for them at next week’s Spring Breakin’. The Viking Raiders then emerged, with the two teams coming face-to-face. The Viking Raiders later wrestled on the show, defeating Edris Enofe and Malik Blade.
Under the name War Raiders, The Viking Raiders appeared on NXT in 2018 and won the NXT Tag Team Championship on one occasion. The duo were called up the following year under the name The Viking Experience, which was later modified to The Viking Raiders.
Since being called to the main roster, they have won the Raw Tag Team titles once. As part of the 2021 WWE Draft, they were moved to SmackDown. However, their most recent high-profile match was on the March 28 episode of Raw where they lost to Omos in a handicap match.
The road to WrestleMania continues on tonight’s SmackDown from the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida.
Ronda Rousey makes her SmackDown in-ring debut when she goes one-on-one with Sonya Deville tonight. Last week, Charlotte Flair and Deville attacked Rousey by injuring her knee, but she fought them off.
Two title matches are also set for tonight. Sami Zayn will put his Intercontinental Championship on the line against Ricochet, while The Viking Raiders will challenge The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team titles.
Last week, Zayn claimed he’d face all challengers. Johnny Knoxville interrupted and accepted his challenge, but Zayn turned him down. Zayn pretended to leave but then viciously attacked Knoxville.
Ricochet approached Zayn backstage later that night and issued his challenge, which Zayn accepted.
The Usos vs. Viking Raiders was originally supposed to happen at Elimination Chamber last month, but The Usos injured The Viking Raiders before they got to the ring.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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They started with a series of short promos similar to the old Saturday Night’s Main Event opening. They’ve done this type of opening once or twice before. It’s a nice change from the predictable opening with the long-talking segment.
Paul Heyman announced that Universal Champion Roman Reigns makes an appearance tonight so the fans can acknowledge him later.
Ronda Rousey discussed her first match on SmackDown tonight and promised to defeat Deville. Deville responded that she would give Rousey her first-ever loss on SmackDown.
The Viking Raiders pledged to win the tag team titles. The Usos pretended to be afraid but then vowed to defeat the Raiders.
Ricochet praised Sami Zayn, but he’s still going to beat him for the title. Zayn mocked Ricochet’s high flying and guaranteed he’d retain his title. Zayn then made his way to the ring.
They recapped Sami Zayn attacking Johnny Knoxville last week.
Ricochet defeated Sami Zayn to win the Intercontinental Championship (9:25)
Ricochet and Zayn had a great match and hot opener. The fans popped big for the title change.
Ricochet rolled up Zayn at the bell for a near fall. He followed up with a standing dropkick. He attempted a springboard clothesline, but Zayn avoided it. He rocked Ricochet with a clothesline to take over.
Zayn then slowed the pace down, but Ricochet fought back. They ended up fighting on the apron. Ricochet went for a superkick, but Zayn caught his leg and hit a half-nelson suplex.
Back from the break, Ricochet did a slingshot flip into a hurricanrana, but Zayn countered into a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall.
Ricochet fought back and hit a moonsault for another close near fall. He followed up with a space-flying tiger drop to a huge reaction from the fans.
Ricochet climbed to the top, but Zayn cut him off. Zayn was firmly in control when Johnny Knoxville’s music started to play. Knoxville walked out and distracted Zayn. Ricochet took advantage and caught Zayn with an hurricanrana for the win.
Michael Cole and Pat McAfee discussed the line-up tonight. Cole turned his attention to McAfee’s interview with Vince McMahon.
They showed highlights from the Pat McAfee Show, including McMahon’s announcement that he’s inducting Undertaker into the Hall of Fame and offering McAfee a WrestleMania match.
They showed Mr. McMahon’s office backstage. Cole speculated that they might find out McAfee’s WrestleMania opponent next.
Austin Theory-Pat McAfee Segment
This was a good segment setting up McAfee’s WrestleMania match. McAfee was good in his role and got a good reaction from the fans.
Austin Theory made his way to the ring and claimed McMahon tricked McAfee yesterday. He said that McMahon wants to see someone shut McAfee’s mouth at WrestleMania.
Theory and McAfee went face-to-face at the commentary table. Theory announced that he’s McAfee’s WrestleMania opponent. He then slapped McAfee in the face and knocked off his headset.
Theory walked off and took a selfie. McAfee was furious and jumped on the table. He acted like he didn’t know Theory and blamed Cole. McAfee got a big reaction from the crowd.
The bell rang and Carmella jumped out of the ring to put on her mask. Naomi kicked Carmella in the side of the head when she tried re-enter. Naomi climbed to the top rope, but Carmella recovered and cut her off.
Carmella slowed the pace down, but Naomi fought back. She rocked Carmella with a kick to head for a near fall. Carmella briefly gained control but Naomi recovered.
Vega jumped on the apron, but Banks pulled her off and hit the Meteora against the stairs. Naomi regained control and hit the split-legged moonsault for the win.
In the back, Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss played poker with a bunch of their friends. Corbin mocked Moss for having a weak hand. He bragged about his accomplishments at WrestleMania.
Corbin made fun of Drew McIntyre, and Moss did a bad impression. They watched McIntyre make his entrance on a nearby TV.
McIntyre and Mahal had a fine match that was kept short.
Mahal scored an early near fall and slowed the pace down with a chin lock. McIntyre fought back and hit a belly-to-belly suplex to take over. He followed up with a second suplex and a neck breaker.
Shanky jumped on the apron, but McIntyre knocked him off. Mahal tried to take advantage and went for the Khallas. McIntyre broke free with the Glasgow kiss. He then hit the Claymore for the win.
After the match, Kayla Braxton interviewed McIntyre in the ring. He’s not worried about Corbin and Moss. He promised to end Happy Corbin’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania.
Corbin, Moss, and his friends watched McIntyre’s match and interview. Moss tried to make a joke, but Cobin was worried about McIntyre.
They recapped the Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar contract signing from last week.
Rick Boogs and Shinsuke Nakamura started to make their entrance when The Usos suddenly attacked them. They beat down Nakamura and Boogs and posed. Cole and McAfee were confused and didn’t understand The Usos’ motivation.
Roman Reigns music started to play and Cole and McAfee understood that Reigns was ready to talk. The Universal Champion, Paul Heyman, and The Usos slowly made their way to the ring.
Roman Reigns Segment
This was a good segment. Reigns gave another firey promo.
Reigns got a mixed reaction at first, but then the fans broke into a loud “Roman” chant. Reigns took the mic and demanded that Miami acknowledge him.
Reigns noted he defends his title tomorrow night in Madison Square Garden, as does Lesnar. Reigns promised to defeat whoever stands in his way tomorrow.
Reigns claimed some people don’t even want Lesnar to make it to WrestleMania. He added that he wants Lesnar to make it to Dallas to hand him the WWE title. Reigns wondered if they should give the fans a spoiler tonight.
Reigns then promised to beat Lesnar at WrestleMania 38 and hold the Universal and WWE titles over his head as $5 million worth of fireworks goes off. He guaranteed that Lesnar would acknowledge him.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defeated The Viking Raiders (8:21)
The Usos and Viking Raiders had a good hard-hitting and fast-paced match.
Erik threw The Usos out of the ring, and Ivar hit a cannonball off the apron. Ivar then hit a flying splash on Jimmy for a close near fall. The Viking Raiders went for the Viking Experience, but Jey made the save.
The heels took over and isolated Erik on their side of the ring. The Usos beat Erik around ringside and threw him over the barricade.
Back from the break, Ivar threw Jey and Erik caught him. They then hit a springboard kick/German suplex combo. Jey fought back and tagged in Jimmy. He went for the splash, but Erik got his knees up. The Viking Raiders hit the Viking Experience on Jimmy, but Jey broke up the pin attempt.
The Viking Raiders went for the springboard/German suplex combo again, but Jimmy pulled Ivar out of the ring. Jey and Erik then traded pin attempts. The finish came when The Usos hit the 1D on Erik to retain the titles.
Big E (w/Kofi Kingston) vs. Sheamus (w/Ridge Holland)
The match didn’t end up happening and turned into an angle instead.
They showed New Day driving around on Big E’s ATV backstage. New Day drove the ATV to the ring as well.
They recapped Sheamus and Holland confronting New Day last week.
Big E and Sheamus faced off in the ring. Kofi Kingston jumped on the ATV and started playing “New Day Rocks” on the horn. Holland grabbed a chair and hit Kingston from behind. He then attacked the ATV with the chair as well.
Sheamus jumped Big E in the ring, and the heels drove off on the ATV to end the segment.
During the commercial break, Sheamus and Holland destroyed the ATV with sledgehammers in the parking lot. Cole stressed that Kingston bought the ATV for Big E as a birthday gift last week.
They recapped Ricochet beating Sami Zayn and Johnny Knoxville’s appearance.
In the back, Kayla Braxton interviewed Knoxville. Knoxville noted he put his body through crazy situations and isn’t afraid of Zayn. He accepted Zayn’s WrestleMania challenge.
Happy Corbin and his friends were playing poker still when Drew McIntyre entered and put his sword through the dartboard.
Ronda Rousey defeated Sonya Deville (3:15)
They kept the match short, but it was more about showcasing Rousey. Rousey looked good, and the fans were solidly behind her.
Before the match, Deville yelled at referee Charles Robinson and reminded him that she’s his boss.
Rousey got an epic introduction running down her accomplishments. She came out wearing a knee brace.
SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair joined McAfee and Cole on commentary. However, she distracted Rousey before sitting down. Deville took advantage and hit a chop block on Rousey’s injured knee.
Deville followed up with a jumping knee and slowed the pace down with a chin lock. The fans broke into a loud “Ronda” chant.
Rousey fought back and choked Deville on the ropes. She rocked Deville with a running knee on the apron. She followed up with a jumping knee in the ring.
Rousey fired up and backed Deville in the corner with rights and lefts. She then hit Piper’s Pit and locked on the armbar for the win.
After the match, Rousey challenged Flair to get in the ring. Flair got in the ring, but Rousey locked on the ankle lock, and Flair tapped out. Throughout the match, Flair claimed that Rousey’s a one-trick pony because she only has the armbar submission. Cole noted the ankle lock proves Rousey’s not a one-trick pony.
Next Week: Big E & Kofi Kingston take on Sheamus & Ridge Holland. Plus, Sasha Banks goes one-on-one with Zelina Vega.
The Viking Raiders are next in line for a shot at the SmackDown Tag Team titles.
Erik & Ivar became the number one contenders to The Usos’ titles by winning a fatal four-way match on tonight’s SmackDown. Los Lotharios, Cesaro & Mansoor, and Jinder Mahal & Shanky were the other teams in the match.
Erik pinned Humberto after The Viking Raiders gave him The Viking Experience.
The Usos were on commentary for the number one contender’s match. After The Viking Raiders won, The Usos got on the microphone and taunted them. They said the Vikings would raid, pillage, and steal throughout history, but they never came to Samoa.
WWE hasn’t announced when The Viking Raiders will be getting their title shot. It was said that the title match will happen at some point in the future.
The Usos have been SmackDown Tag Team Champions since winning the titles from Rey & Dominik Mysterio at Money in the Bank last July.
In the main event of last week’s SmackDown, The Usos retained their titles in a street fight against New Day’s Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston. The Usos also retained against Woods & Kingston at WWE’s Day 1 pay-per-view earlier this month.
A title match that was originally announced for next week’s Raw has instead been moved to Money in the Bank.
WWE has announced that AJ Styles & Omos will defend their Raw Tag Team titles against The Viking Raiders (Ivar & Erik) at Money in the Bank. The pay-per-view is taking place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas this Sunday (July 18).
The Raw Tag Team title match being moved to Money in the Bank comes after the PPV lost one of its other championship matches. Bianca Belair was set to defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Bayley in an I Quit match at Money in the Bank, but that won’t be happening due to Bayley’s knee injury. Belair defending her title against Carmella is set for this Friday’s SmackDown, which will mark the start of WWE’s return to touring.
The Viking Raiders became the number one contenders to Styles & Omos’ titles by winning a battle royal on Raw last month.
Ivar defeated Styles in a singles match on tonight’s Raw, while Omos defeated Erik. This was Omos’ first televised singles match in WWE.
Styles & Omos won the Raw Tag Team titles by defeating The New Day’s Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods at WrestleMania 37 this April.
Here’s the updated card for Money in the Bank:
Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Edge
WWE Champion Bobby Lashley defends against Kofi Kingston
Raw Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Charlotte Flair
Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Asuka, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Zelina Vega, Liv Morgan, Natalya, and one more wrestler to be announced)
Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match (Ricochet, John Morrison, Riddle, Drew McIntyre, Big E, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, and Shinsuke Nakamura)
Raw Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Omos defend against The Viking Raiders
WWE has set a date for AJ Styles & Omos’ Raw Tag Team title defense against The Viking Raiders (Ivar & Erik).
Styles & Omos will put their Raw Tag Team titles on the line against The Viking Raiders on the Monday, July 19 episode of Raw. The episode is the post-Money in the Bank edition of Raw. It’s taking place at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas and will be the first Raw in WWE’s return to touring.
The Viking Raiders became the number one contenders to Styles & Omos’ titles by winning a tag team battle royal on Raw last month.
On tonight’s Raw, a distraction by The Viking Raiders led to Styles losing a match against Riddle.
WWE has also announced that The Viking Raiders will face Styles & Omos in singles matches on next week’s Raw. It will be Ivar vs. Styles and Erik vs. Omos. The latter will be the first televised singles match Omos has ever had.
Styles & Omos defeated The New Day’s Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods at WrestleMania 37 this April to win the Raw Tag Team titles.
WWE will be back on the road starting with the Friday, July 16 episode of SmackDown at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Money in the Bank will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, July 18.
The Viking Raiders are next in line for a shot at AJ Styles & Omos’ Raw Tag Team titles.
The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) won a tag team battle royal on tonight’s episode of Raw to become the number one contenders to Styles & Omos’ titles. WWE hasn’t announced when The Viking Raiders will be getting their title shot.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods), RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle), Mace & T-Bar, Lince Dorado, and John Morrison also took part in tonight’s battle royal. Dorado and Morrison were representing their teams on their own. Morrison’s tag team partner The Miz is out of action due to injury, and it was said tonight that Dorado’s partner Gran Metalik is injured as well.
Both members of The Viking Raiders, Orton, and Kingston were the final four wrestlers in the battle royal. Riddle, who had already been eliminated by Woods, came back into the ring and stepped in the way when Kingston went to hit Trouble in Paradise on Orton. Kingston hit the move on Riddle instead — and Orton capitalized on that by eliminating Kingston. But The Viking Raiders then threw Orton out of the ring to win the battle royal.
Styles & Omos defeated Kingston & Woods at WrestleMania 37 this April to win the Raw Tag Team titles.
The Viking Raiders returned to tag team action on the post-WrestleMania 37 episode of Raw, teaming together for the first time since Ivar had to undergo neck surgery last September.
A battle royal on Monday night will determine the next challengers for AJ Styles & Omos’ Raw Tag Team titles.
WWE has announced that RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle), The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods), Mace & T-Bar, Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado), and The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) will take part in a five-team battle royal on Monday’s episode of Raw. The winning team will become the number one contenders to Styles & Omos’ Raw Tag Team titles, but WWE hasn’t revealed when they’ll be getting their title shot.
Styles & Omos won the Raw Tag Team titles from Kingston & Woods at WrestleMania 37 this April. On Raw earlier this week, Styles & Omos retained against Elias & Jaxson Ryker after Elias abandoned Ryker during the match.
Two segments have also been announced for Monday’s Raw. WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre will take part in a contract signing ahead of their title match at this month’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Plus, Shayna Baszler will come to Alexa’s Playground.
Raw’s tag team division got a boost with The Viking Raiders (Ivar & Erik) making their return on the Raw after WrestleMania 37.
In their return match, The Viking Raiders defeated Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander tonight. The Viking Raiders got the win after hitting their double-team Viking Experience finisher on Alexander.
This was the first time Ivar has wrestled since September of last year. On the September 7 episode of Raw, Ivar suffered a cervical injury during an eight-man tag match where The Viking Raiders, Ricochet & Apollo Crews faced Benjamin, Alexander, MVP & Bobby Lashley. Ivar was injured when hitting a suicide dive to the outside during the match.
After suffering the cervical injury, Ivar underwent neck surgery later that month.
Erik was one of the entrants in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the WrestleMania edition of SmackDown last Friday.
During their WWE careers, The Viking Raiders have held the Raw Tag Team titles and the NXT Tag Team titles one time each. AJ Styles & Omos are the current Raw Tag Team Champions. They won the titles from The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) at WrestleMania 37 night one on Saturday. Omos was making his televised WWE in-ring debut in that match.
WWE has announced a few additions to the lineup for tonight’s episode of Raw.
WWE Champion Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre will face off in six-man tag team action tonight. Orton will team with The Miz & John Morrison against McIntyre & Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods).
McIntyre, The Miz, and “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt have recently been positioned as potential challengers for Orton’s title. Miz holds the Money in the Bank briefcase and tried to cash in after McIntyre laid out Orton last week, but McIntyre stopped Miz. McIntyre said he’s going to be the person to take the WWE Championship from Orton. Later in the night, Orton dropped McIntyre with an RKO after McIntyre defeated Miz & Morrison in a handicap match. The Fiend’s laugh then played to close the show.
Kingston & Woods appearing on Miz TV with Miz & Morrison, Raw Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Nia Jax in a non-title match, and Ricochet vs. Mustafa Ali have also been added to tonight’s show. Plus, Jeff Hardy, Riddle, and Elias will face off in a triple threat second chance qualifying match to determine the final member of Raw’s Survivor Series men’s team.
A Moment of Bliss segment with McIntyre as the guest was originally announced for tonight’s show but is no longer listed on WWE’s preview.
