WWE RAW: Jey Uso Rejects Judgement Day, Lynch Retains NXT Title
WWE RAW episode of September 18, 2023, was full of action, which featured Jey Uso rejecting The Judgement Day offer, Lynch retaining the NXT women’s title, and Nia Jax again showing her dominance. Here are the major updates from the show.
Tommaso Ciampa Defeated Vinci
During the September 18 episode of RAW, Tommaso Ciampa made it clear backstage that he has his sights set on Gunther and his Intercontinental title. In the same show, Ciampa defeated Giovanni Vinci in a singles match. Gunther was seen watching the match from backstage and looked unhappy with Vinci. This is the second time in two weeks that Ciampa tapped out Vinci.
Nia Jax Attacks Again
During the September 18 episode of RAW, a tag team match was scheduled to feature Piper Niven and Chelsea Green facing off against Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark. However, during the match, Nia Jax launched an attack on Piper Niven and later turned her attention to her former tag team partner, Shayna Baszler, and Chelsea Green. Later, Nia Jax declared her return and her intention to dominate the women’s roster.
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Lynch Retains NXT Women’s Title
The new NXT Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, entered the ring and issued an open challenge for her title during a segment. Natalya answered the challenge, and Becky had to accept the challenge despite her intentions to give the title shot to someone who did not have any opportunities. In the end, Lynch successfully defeated Natalya with a roll-up, retaining her title. Lynch had won the title on the September 12 episode of NXT by defeating Tiffany Stratton.
Cody Beats Dominik Again
Cody Rhodes faced Dominik Mysterio once again on RAW this week after Dominik restarted the rivalry. The match was rather one-sided for Cody, other than a distraction from Finn Balor and Damian Priest to help Dominik mount some offense.
Jey Uso Rejects Judgement Day
Jey Uso was scheduled to go up against Drew McIntyre in the main event. Additionally, he had to decide whether he would join Judgement Day by t. During the match, members of Judgement Day came to the ring to support Jey. However, Jey delivered a superkick to Priest, Balor, and Dominik, rejecting their offer to join the faction. This distraction allowed McIntyre to capitalize and deliver a Claymore kick to secure the victory.
Following the match, members of Judgement Day launched a brutal assault on Jey. In response, Cody Rhodes came to Jey’s aid, and together, Rhodes and Jey managed to clear Judgement Day from the ring.