WWE RAW Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For September 11, 2023

It’s Monday night, and you know what that means! WWE RAW will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage.

WWE RAW will start this week at 8:00 PM EST, as always. match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.

Tonight promises another exciting night of action as Rhea Ripley defends her Women’s World Championship against Raquel Rodriguez. We will also get the return of Cody Rhodes. The updated match card is as follows:

• The Return of Cody Rhodes
• Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez
• Gunther celebrates his Intercontinental Championship record

WWE RAW Opener:

The opening package for the show airs.

Jey Uso’s music plays and he walks to the ring. He says it feels good to be on his own. Kevin Owens’ theme song plays and he comes out to the ring. Owens says that what Jey meant to say was that Jey Uso was on the Kevin Owens show.

He says he has been where Jey is right now because he also did a lot of bad things to a lot of good people. He says when he tried to make up for the mistakes he committed in the past, it was hard. He says some people in the locker room still don’t trust and respect him.

Owens says people have been saying that Jey doesn’t belong in the locker room. He says Cody and Sami have been willing to give him a second chance but that’s it. Owens say he has a long way to go to earn his respect.

Judgment Day’s music plays and they come out. Balor says nobody speaks to Jey Uso like that. He asks why Jey has to prove himself to Owens. He says Judgment Day respects Jey.

Priest tells Owens that he doesn’t speak for the locker room and the Judgment Day. Priest says the Judgment Day door is always open to him. He says Dominik said no 1000 times but he is now a champion. Dominik says the Judgment Day has always been there for him. He says they can be there for Jey to especially when someone like Owens questions his character.

He asks what happened to Sami Zayn since they were supposed to have a match. Owens says he will fight them all. Jey offers to be Owens’ partner tonight. Owens agrees and Jey superkicks Dominik. They brawl with Priest and Finn and send them out of the ring.

*Commercial break*

Kevin Owens & Jey Uso vs. Judgment Day

Balor offers a handshake to Balor but he pushes his hand away. Balor takes him down. Jey tags out and knocks down Balor while Owens hits a senton. Owens with a DDT. Balor comes back and takes out the knee of Owens. He tags out and Priest attacks Owens in the corner.

Owens with a enzuigiri and he tags out. Jey hits a crossbody. Jey hits a Samoan drop and Priest rolls out of the ring. Balor is also sent out of the ring. Jey dives onto Judgment Day. Dominik takes out the knee of Owens while the referee is distracted.

*Commercial break*

Priest with a clothesline to Owens. He tags out and Balor goes to work on Owens. Balor goes for an elbow drop and misses. Owens tags out and Jey attacks Balor. He hits an enzuigiri on Balor. Jey goes for a hip attack and misses. Balor stomps him. He goes for sling blade but Jey hits a neckbreaker.

Jey with a superkick. He climbs the top rope and goes for a splash but Balor gets his knees up. Both men tag out. Owens attacks Priest in the corner. Owens hits a tornado DDT. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Owens climbs the top rope but is stopped. Priest tags out and Owens hits a brainbuster off the top rope. Cover! 1….2….Priest makes the save.

Jey goes to superkick Priest but he accidentally hits Owens. Priest sends Jey over the top rope. Balor hits the coup de grace for the win.

Winner: Judgment Day

Raquel Rodriguez is talking to Natalya.

*Commercial break*

Jey catches up with Owens backstage and explains what happened in the ring. Owens asks Jey to find his new Bloodline in Judgment Day’s locker room.

A black car pulls up and Imperium gets out of it.

Akira Tozawa vs. The Miz

The Miz’s music plays and he walks to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Akira Tozawa’s music plays and he walks to the ring. The match begins and Miz kicks Tozawa in the face. Miz continues to attack Tozawa. Miz sends Tozawa to the apron. Miz knocks Tozawa down. Miz with a skullcrushing finale. He does it two more times for the win.

Winner: The Miz

Byron interviews Raquel who says Rhea might be the most dominant woman on the roster. She says everyone fears Rhea but she’s not like most people. She says Rhea is going to get a taste of her own medicine.

Imperium’s music plays and Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser walk to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Jackie interviews Shayna Baszler who says Zoey surprised her last week. Chelsea walks in and says the way she beat Zoey was like Ronda Rousey. She offers Shayna the chance to be her partner. Shayna instead challenges her to a match. Piper is behind her and she tells her she is medically cleared now.

Kaiser and Vinci are in the ring. Kaiser introduces Gunther. Imperium’s music plays and Gunther walks to the ring. Gunther gets on the mic and says he has rewritten history. He says he is now the greatest Intercontinental Champion in history. He says he wants to share some words about all the legends before and says they contributed nothing while he elevated the title to new heights.

He says he is running out of competition. Alpha Academy’s music plays and Chad Gable comes out. He says they had a main event that the world won’t stop talking about. He says that Gunther is the one that walked his way into the history books. He congratulates Gunther. Gunther invites him into the ring.

Gable says the look on Gunther’s face during their match said that no one came as close to beating him as Gable did. He says he saw the look on his family’s face who were in the front row. He says that has lightened a fire under him and it won’t burn out until he makes it right. He says he beat Gunther once and he will do it again. Gable says he is getting another opportunity and he will win the Intercontinental Championship.

Gunther asks if Gable wants another opportunity to have his family witness him getting beat. He says Gable is a disgusting and terrible father. Gable attacks him but Kaiser and Vinci hold him down and Gunther chops him. Otis comes out and sends Kaiser and Vinci out of the ring. He brawls with Gunther but is knocked down.

Gables tries to attack Gunther but is stopped. Imperium attacks Otis and Gable. Ciampa comes down with a steel chair and chases away Imperium.

Drew McIntyre is backstage and Xavier walks in. He asks about last week. Drew says he has a lot on his mind and asks Kofi to talk to him. Woods says Drew is going to disrespect him. He says Drew is jealous of Kofi’s accomplishment. Drew says he doesn’t want to hurt Woods. He then challenges Woods to a match tonight.

Drew McIntyre vs. Xavier Woods

New Day’s song plays and Xavier Woods comes out to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Jackie interviews Alpha Academy and Ciampa who says Pearce asked him to seize his opportunity. Otis suggests they take on Imperium tonight.

Xavier Woods is in the ring. Drew McIntyre’s music plays and he walks to the ring.

The match begins and Drew hits Woods with a Glasgow kiss. He throws Woods across the ring. Drew with a clothesline to Woods. Woods sends McIntyre out of the ring. Woods with a dropkick. He dives onto Drew but is caught and thrown over the announcer’s desk.

*Commercial break*

Woods with a sunset flip powerbomb on Drew. Woods hits a leg drop on Drew. Cover! 1….2…kick out. Drew hits a belly-to-belly suplex. He does it again and follows it with a neckbreaker. Woods comes back with a superkick. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Drew returns with a chop. Woods with a superkick and he follows it with a senton and a shining wizard. Cover! 1….2…..kick out. Drew recovers and hits the Claymore out of nowhere for the win.

Winner: Drew McIntyre

Rhea Ripley is shown getting ready for her match.

*Commercial break*

Cody Rhodes’ theme song plays and he comes down to the ring. Cody gets on the mic and says they can talk about Jey Uso. Dominik’s music plays and he comes out. He says he wants to talk about how happy he is that Cody brought Jey to RAW. He says Jey is going to join the Judgment Day and it will make Cody look like a fool.

He plays with Cody’s tie and tells him there is nothing he can do about it. Cody punches Dominik. JD gets involved but Cody sends him out of the ring and hits the Cody cutter on Dominik. Cody then hits the Cross Rhodes on Dominik and JD.

Jey Uso is walking backstage. Drew stops him and says he does not trust him one bit. He says Jey can’t stand on his own two feet. Jey challenges Drew to a match next week and Drew accepts.

Chelsea Green vs. Shayna Baszler

Chelsea Green’s music plays and she walks to the ring with Piper Niven.

*Commercial break*

Shayna Baszler’s music hits and she comes out to the ring.

The bell rings and Baszler hits a back suplex. She stomps the arm of Baszler. Shayna goes for the armbar but Chelsea escapes and rolls out of the ring. Piper Niven distracts Shayna who shoves her out of the way. Shayna hits the exterminatus on Green for the win.

Winner: Shayna Baszler

Piper Niven and Shayna brawl after the match. Zoey Stark comes to her aid and attacks Piper Niven. Piper rolls out of the ring and walks away.

A video of Shinsuke Nakamura plays and he calls Rollins a liar and tells him he will expose his lies. He says he will challenge Rollins when he feels like it.

Seth Rollins’ music plays and he walks to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Seth Rollins is in the ring. He says he is all the things that Nakamura claims he is but he is also a father, a fighter, and the World Heavyweight Champion. He says he didn’t know who he was for a long time. He says he tried many things that didn’t work. Rollins says he figured out that he’s meant to be himself and that’s why the fans love him.

He says the fans didn’t come here to see him talk. He says he came here to fight. He says management wants him to slow down but he’s not built that way. Rollins says he needs to run free. He says he called Nakamura out and challenged him to a match but he said no.

He says he has a feel their match took a little more out of Nakamura than he is letting on. Rollins puts his title on the mat and asks him to come get the title he craves. Shinsuke Nakamura’s theme song plays but he doesn’t come out.

Nakamura is on the titantron beating up Ricochet. He says he thought Rollins was not medically cleared so he fought already. He says he will take Rollins’ title but not tonight.

Jey Uso is walking backstage and he is stopped by Balor who tells him what happens in the ring stays in the ring. Balor says he is a fan unlike Drew McIntyre. He says Judgment Day is a fan. He then says Judgment Day’s doors are always open.

Alpha Academy & Tommaso Ciampa vs. Imperium

Alpha Academy’s music plays and they walk to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Tommaso Ciampa’s music plays and he walks to the ring. Imperium’s theme song plays and they walk to the ring.

The match starts with Ciampa and Vinci in the ring. Ciampa takes down Vinci. He hits him with a forearm strike and tags out. Vinci brings Gable back to his corner and Kaiser tags in.

Gable takes down Kaiser and goes to work on him. Vinci tags in and attacks Gable. Gable is sent over the top rope. Kaiser tags in and continues the assault on Gable. Kaiser hits Gable with a clothesline and sends him into the post.

*Commercial break*

Gunther chops down Gable. He does it again. Gable takes down Gunther and he tags out. Ciampa attacks Vinci and knocks him down. He hits reverse DDT on Vinci. Ciampa tags out and Otis attacks Kaiser and knocks him down. He hits him with a bodyslam. He then hits the caterpiller.

Otis runs into the post. Gunther and Gable tag in. Gable with a flurry of strikes but Gunther hits a German suplex. Gable comes back with an ankle lock. Vinci tags in btu Gable goes for the ankle lock. Vinci escapes and Gable hits the chaos theory. Cover! 1….2…Gunther makes the save. Ciampa takes out Gunther. Kaiser takes out Ciampa.

Gable with the ankle and Ciampa also locks Gunther in a submission hold. Vinci taps out.

Winner: Alpha Academy & Tommaso Ciampa

Judgment Day is backstage discussing Jey Uso. Rhea says they always come around to the Judgment Day. She says she will handle her Raquel business tonight.

*Commercial break*

Tiffany Stratton is backstage and asks where is Becky Lynch who enters the room. Pearce says he and Shawn Michaels thought they should sign a contract for their match. Tiffany says she has been respectful and asks why is Lynch coming after her. Lynch says she had no other option than to pay attention to her after she showed up to her matches.

She says Tiffany could be great but she is more concerned about being famous. Lynch signs the contract. Tiffany says she has no problem making a name at Lynch’s expense. She then signs the contract.

Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez

Raquel Rodriguez’s music hits and she walks to the ring. Rhea Ripley’s music plays and she comes down to the ring.

*Commercial break*

The match starts and Raquel hits a clothesline. She drives Rhea into the corner. Raquel with a powerslam on Rhea. Rhea comes back with a headbutt. She then hits a missile dropkick on Raquel.

Rhea sends Raquel into the ring and knees her in the face. Cover! 1….2…kick out. Rhea with a dropkick on Raquel. Raquel sends Rhea out of the ring. She dropkicks Rhea.

*Commercial break*

Rhea goes to work on Raquel. Rhea slams her onto the turnbuckle. Raquel fights back and slams Rhea onto the turnbuckle. Both women knock each other down. Both women exchange strikes. Rhea with a Northern Lights Suplex. Cover! 1….2…kick out. Raquel with a back body drop and follows it with the big boot. Cover! 1….2…..kick out. She goes for the corkscrew elbow but Rhea blocks her.

Rhea hits the frog splash. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Rhea with a baseball slide sending Raquel outof the ring. She goes for a cannon ball but Raquel catches her and slams her into the announcer’s table. She then hist the Tahana bomb on the apron and sends her into the ring.

Nia Jax comes out from behind and hits a Samoan drop. Rhea hit the Riptide for the win.

Winner: Rhea Ripley (c)

Nia attacks Rhea with a headbutt. She hits a leg drop on Ripley.

This ends our live coverage of WWE RAW!