Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for December 4, 2017. The show featured the Bar defending their tag team championships against Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, plus Paige’s first match since June 2016. Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of Raw column.
WWE Raw results:— The show began with Kurt Angle preparing to announce who Roman Reigns will defend his Intercontinental Championship against tonight. He was interrupted by Jason Jordan, who demanded the shot for himself. Roman Reigns asked to fight Samoa Joe instead. Joe accepted Reigns’ challenge, but Jordan issued his own challenge to Joe and suplexed Reigns. Reigns said he would fight Jordan instead.
1. Intercontinental Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Jason Jordan. Reigns pinned Jordan after a spear. After the match, Samoa Joe came down to the ring and began to beat down Reigns, only to get run off by Jordan. Reigns then hit another Superman punch on Jordan.
— Backstage, Jason Jordan went to Kurt Angle and demanded a rematch against Roman Reigns next week, as well as a second match against Samoa Joe tonight. Angle said he would take it under advisement. Joe blindsided Jordan and accepted his challenge.
2. Paige defeated Sasha Banks. Alexa Bliss sat in on commentary for this match. Sasha Banks came out with Mickie James and Bayley to even the odds against Absolution. Paige took advantage of an outside brawl between the faction and hit RamPaige for the victory. After the match, Absolution continued to assault Banks.
— Enzo Amore gave the Zo Train a pep talk to prepare them for the next match. Nia Jax then approached him and flirted with him.
3. Fatal Four-Way Match: Drew Gulak defeated Mustafa Ali, Cedric Alexander and Tony Nese. Alexander hit the Lumbar Check on Mustafa Ali but before he was able to make the cover, Drew Gulak intervened, kneeing Alexander out of the ring and stealing the pinfall. He will face Rich Swann next week to determine a new No. 1 contender for the Cruiserweight Championship.
Elias and Braun Strowman were scheduled to have a match. Elias’ song was interrupted by Braun Strowman, who beat him down before the bell could ring. As Strowman’s attack was interrupted by Kane, who appeared on the TitanTron and challenged him to a match next week.
4. Asuka defeated Alicia Fox. Fox tapped out to Asuka’s armbar submission.
— After the match, Absolution came out and surrounded the ring, but for the second straight week, they did not attack Asuka. Paige teased a friendship with Fox, but instead had Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville attack her.
5. Finn Bálor defeated Bo Dallas. Bálor won after hitting a Coup De Grace.
— Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy had dueling promos on the TitanTron. Hardy announced he has been Woken and sentenced Wyatt to deletion. The two then laughed at each other.
6. Tag Team Championship Match: The Bar (c) defeated Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. Cesaro attempted a Neutralizer, but Rollins reversed it into a high knee. He went for the cover but it was broken up by Sheamus, who continued to beat down Rollins to the point where the referee had to disqualify him, giving Rollins and Ambrose the victory but allowing the Bar to retain the titles. Kurt Angle then came out and announced the match would restart under no disqualification rules. Samoa Joe appeared to attack Rollins and Ambrose, which brought out Roman Reigns. Sheamus hit a Brogue Kick on Ambrose, allowing Cesaro to score the pin and retain the tag titles.
