WWE will broadcast the Christmas Eve edition of Monday Night Raw in a taped format. It’s very rare that WWE comes up with a non-live format for the flagship show unless it is necessary. The Holiday week has forced the company to film the show, one week early. It took place at the Golden One Center in Sacramento, California. (The original episode will air on December 24th on USA Network)
Thanks to wrestlingINC.com, we are bringing the spoilers from next week’s WWE Raw. Elias opened the taping of Christmas Eve edition of RAW with a Christmas song dedicated to Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush. The heel duo soon interrupted with a verbal exchange that set up the Miracle on 34th Street Fight.
This match took place between Bobby Lashley and Elias that was quite entertaining. Elias busted open a gift box that had Legos in it. He hit a back-drop on Lashley to send him into the toys. To pick up the win, Elias smashed a violin on Lashley’s back. Lio Rush received a good old-fashioned Egg Nog bath after the match.
WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Chad Gable and Bobby Roode defended their championship against The Revival. They were able to retain after Gable rolled up Scott Dawson for the win.
Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Ember Moon featured in a six-woman tag team action against Mickie James, Dana Brooke, and Alicia Fox. The babyface team picked up the win. After the match, the Riott Squad beat the hell out of Bayley, Banks, and Moon.
Taping #RAW on Xmas eve. Empty seats. @CorruptedPOD @CountdownEnded pic.twitter.com/ZoY1n2ck85
— Sleepless31 (@ScottyStyles29) December 18, 2018
Drew McIntyre cut a promo about his entry into the Royal Rumble 2019 match. Following that, we received the triple threat match among Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler. Balor won the match by pinning Ziggler. A frustrated McIntyre came back to the ring for a post-match assault but Ziggler put him down with a Zig-zag.
Paul Heyman showed up on WWE Raw for “Celebrating the Holidays with Paul Heyman” segment. He declared that WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will defeat Braun Strowman at the Royal Rumble. Strowman eventually came out without the sling in his hand. He taunted Heyman putting a Santa hat on him before cutting a strong promo and leave.
What a beautiful voice. The boos eventually got louder. #RAW pic.twitter.com/q4jKcSWVGR
— Scooper (@IWillScoop) December 18, 2018
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey defended his title against Natalya. She retained after locking in the arm-bar to which Nattie tapped out.
Heath Slater went back to being an in-ring performer by competing in a match against Jinder Mahal. The Singh Brothers interfered to disqualify the match. They went for a post-match attack but Rhyno returned to make the save. He was dressed as Santa Claus who ended the segment hitting a Gore on Mahal.
To no surprise, it’s Rhyno! #RAW #WWESacramento pic.twitter.com/lRPTZtrMST
— Zach™ (@ZachBrowne19) December 18, 2018
Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin was the main event of the night. Rollins won the match via a stomp on the Lone Wolf. He celebrated the victory with the crowd to end the show on a light note.
