WWE Raw Results 12/30 - Judgment Day Vs. War Raiders & Damian Priest, Women's IC Tournament Semifinals

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on December 30, 2024, coming to you live from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas!

Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, and Dominik Mysterio of Judgment Day will be going head-to-head with reigning WWE World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders and Damian Priest. The six men encountered one another during last week's edition of "Raw" when The War Raiders provided a hand to Priest after Balor, McDonagh, and Carlito inadvertently helped Priest defeat Dominik when they set him up for a trap during his match against Dominik and continued beating him down afterwards.

The two competitors who will be going one-on-one in the finals of the Women's Intercontinental Championship will be determined tonight, as Dakota Kai collides with Zoey Stark and Lyra Valkyria squares off with IYO SKY in a pair of semifinals matches. Kai defeated Shayna Baszler and Katana Chance in a Triple Threat First Round Match while Stark emerged victorious over Raquel Rodriguez and Kayden Carter, Valkyria beat Ivy Nile and Zelina Vega, and SKY defeated Natalya and Alba Fyre.

Additionally, after defeating Alpha Academy's Akira Tozawa in singles competition last week, Chad Gable looks to score another win over another one of his former stablemates as he takes on Otis. Archrivals Seth "Freakin" Rollins and CM Punk will also be meeting with each other just one week before they face one another in the squared circle.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as New Day make their way out to the ring.

Kofi Kingston immediately calls for their music to be cut off and looks to continue to speak, but fans interrupt him by raining down boos on him and Xavier Woods. Kingston and Woods try telling fans that they have a limited amount of time to speak, but fans continue raining down boos on them.

Jey Uso's music hits and he makes his way out. Woods asks fans if they look Jey, and fans cheer. Woods tells Jey that they go way back and looks to continue speaking, but fans continue booing him and Kingston. Jey says Woods is right and he goes way back with him and Kingston, then says he only has one thing to tell them: New Day sucks. Kingston and Woods then step out of the ring as Jey leads fans in a New Day sucks chant. 

Jey then calls Drew McIntyre out of the ring due to their recent animosity, but Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga appear on the Titan Tron instead. Sikoa tells Jey he did what he had to in order to get Roman Reigns' attention, and says he and Jimmy Uso made a mistake siding with Reigns rather than him. He expresses his confidence in winning his Tribal Combat match against Reigns next week before McIntyre runs to the ring through the crowd and clocks Jey from behind. He continues beating down Jey and sets up for a Claymore Kick, but Jey intercepts him with a superkick. McIntyre levels Jey with a Glasgow Kiss and sets up for the Claymore Kick, but officials run down to the ring to check on Jey prevent him from landing the maneuver. He retreats up the ramp, but runs back into the ring to take a few more shots on Jey.

American Made then make their way down to the ring. Alpha Academy follows.

The bell rings and Gable clocks Otis from behind. He follows it up with a few chops, but Otis levels Gable with a shoulder tackle and follows it up with a Gorilla Press. Gable fires off right hands on Otis, but Otis whips Gable into the corner face first and sends him crashing into the opposite one. Otis charges at Gable, but Gable sends him crashing into the ring post shoulder first and follows it up with a Dragon Screw.

Gable sends Otis' knee crashing into the mat, then connects with a dropkick on him. Otis looks to respond with a standing splash, but Gable moves out of the way and ascends to the top. He looks to land a diving headbutt, but Otis moves out of the way to avoid it and levels Gable with a shoulder. He delivers The Caterpillar and goes for a pin, but American Made put Gable's foot on the bottom rope to break the fall. Akira Tozawa confronts Julius Creed and Brutus Creed on the outside, but Otis sends The Creed Brothers crashing into the timekeeper's area as Maxxine Dupri attacks Ivy Nile.

Otis slides back inside the ring, but Gable is waiting for him with an Ankle Lock on Otis. The Creed Brothers look to interfere, but Otis drags them both into the ring and sends Gable crashing into them with a suplex. He follows it up with a bodyslam to Gable and cinches in an Ankle Lock on him. Gable escapes, then sends Otis crashing into the middle rope and hits a German suplex on him. He ascends to the top rope and looks to fly, but Otis levels him. Nile grabs Otis' ankle from the outside, opening the door for Gable to cinch in the Ankle Lock on Otis for the win.

Winner: Chad Gable

R-Truth then makes his way down to the ring. Pete Dunne blindsides Truth on the ramp ahead of their scheduled match and fires off right hands on him. Officials separate the two men and send Dunne to the back.

Zoey Stark then makes her way out to the ring. Dakota Kai follows.

The bell rings and Kai delivers a pump kick to Stark. She levels her, then pulls her out of the ring and delivers another pump kick to the side of her head as Stark is draped on the ring apron. Stark gets Kai on her shoulders, but Kai escapes and rocks her with an enzuigiri.

Back from the break, Stark levels Kai with a clothesline. Kai rocks Stark with a forearm and fires off several more on her, then trips her and delivers a pair of boots to her head in the corner. Kai rolls up Stark, but Stark kicks out and gets Kai up on her shoulders. She connects with a rolling Death Valley Driver and follows it up with a kick, then goes for a pin but Kai kicks out. Stark flies off the top rope, but Kai intercepts her with a superkick and gets her up on her shoulders. She then sends her crashing into the mat with a Pele Kick for the win.

Winner: Dakota Kai

Judgment Day then makes their way down to the ring. The War Raiders and Damian Priest follow.

Finn Balor and Priest begin the action. The bell rings and Balor immediately tags out to JD McDonagh. Priest wears down McDonagh, then tags in Erik. Erik sends McDonagh crashing into the mat and levels an interfering Balor and Dominik Mysterio. Ivar then tags in, and Erik bodyslams him into McDonagh. Ivar fires off right and left hands on McDonagh in the corner, then tags Erik back in.

Erik whips McDonagh into the corner, then tags in Ivar. Ivar immediately tags back out to Erik, and Erik tosses McDonagh over to Ivar. Balor saves McDonagh, but The War Raiders then sent McDonagh and Balor crashing into the announce desk face first.

Back from the break, Balor sends Erik crashing into the mat with his signature elbow drop, then takes a cheap shot at Priest on the apron. Ivar tags in and sends an interfering McDonagh crashing into the mat with a back body drop, then delivers a splash to Balor and follows it up with a variation on a senton. He looks to land a Bronco Buster, but Balor moves out of the way.

Priest and Dominik tag in, and Priest drags Dominik into the ring. He sends him crashing into the mat with an elevated flatliner and follows it up with a clothesline, then looks to land South of Heaven. Carlito hops up on the apron to distract Priest, and Dominik delivers a chop block to him. Erik levels Carlito as Ivar takes down McDonagh with a crossbody into the barricade. Dominik sends Priest crashing into the mat with a hurricanrana, but Priest responds with South of Heaven for the win.

Winners: The War Raiders and Damian Priest

After the match, Judgment Day gets in a few extra shots on Priest before The War Raiders come to his aid.

Back from the break, Ludwig Kaiser is waiting inside the ring.

Kaiser demands that fans give their gratitude for himself, then says that he knows that everyone knows he belongs at the top of the food chain. He calls Bron Breakker out to the ring, but Sheamus' music instead hits and he begins brawling with Kaiser. Kaiser rakes Sheamus' eyes, but Sheamus levels Kaiser with a knee to his midsection and follows it up with a Brogue Kick.

IYO SKY then makes her way out to the ring. Lyra Valkyria follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with one another before Valkyria rolls up SKY. SKY kicks out as we see Dakota Kai watching the action from a box. Valkyria locks in a full body submission on SKY, then sends both of SKY's knees crashing into the mat and follows it up with a dropkick through the middle rope. Valkyria dumps SKY back inside the ring, but SKY catches her with a boot. She lands a Dragon Screw on her off the middle rope, then continues wearing down her knee.

Back from the break, SKY connects with a missile dropkick on Valkyria off the top rope. Valkyria sends SKY crashing into the mat with a suplex, but SKY responds with a German suplex to her and goes for a pin. Valkyria kicks out, and the two teeter on the top rope before SKY connects with a Canadian Destroyer on Valkyria and goes for a pin. Valkyria kicks out.

SKY delivers a moonsault off the top rope to Valkyria on the outside, then dumps her back in the ring and hits a meteora on Valkyria. She sets up for the Over The Moonsault, but Valkyria avoids it and SKY rolls her up. Valkyria counters into a pinfall of her own for the win.

Winner: Lyra Valkyria

Seth "Freakin" Rollins then makes his way out to the ring.

Rollins welcomes fans to Monday Night Rollins and introduces himself, then addresses his match against CM Punk next week. He says Punk turned his back on fans and took his ball home, but Punk's music hits and he makes his way out.

Punk clarifies to Rollins that he left WWE because he was sick and tired, and Rollins is only upset because he abandoned him rather than the fan. He says if Rollins wants to talk about the last ten years, then they can talk about all the injuries Rollins has sustained within that time. He says he came back to WWE in order to make money, but Rollins reminds Punk of everything he publicly said after he left WWE and the fact that he went to work for the competition in AEW. Rollins says Punk can't pick and choose sides as he pleases and come back to WWE when they're on the winning side of things.

Punk says the guy who was in charge of AEW hated Rollins, then says he's trying to play the victim in a situation that he created. He warns Rollins that he'll bring the beating to him next week, but Rollins calls Punk a cancer to the locker room and the professional wrestling business. He says the only way to defeat cancer is to cut it out and warns Punk that he'll burn him to the ground. The two then stare each other down as the show goes off the air.