Raw: Jan. 1, 2024 - WWE Day 1

Published Jan. 1, 2024 10:14 p.m. ET

The People’s Champion made his earth-shattering return to Raw to lay the smack down on Jinder Mahal and hint that he wants a spot at The Head of the Table. Plus, Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley defeated Ivy Nile while World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins took down Drew McIntyre to retain their titles. Raw WWE Day 1 results: Jan. 1, 2024 Nia Jax def. Becky Lynch  After catching Becky Lynch with an earth-shattering right hand as The Man attacked from the second rope, Nia Jax, competing in her hometown of San Diego, followed up with the Annihilator to score a huge victory over the highly decorated former Women's Champion. Shinsuke Nakamura looked to get inside Cody Rhodes’ head with a haunting diatribe as he accepted The American Nightmare's challenge for a match next week  Jey Uso & Kofi Kingston vs. Imperium was stopped by the referee due to Giovanni Vinci injury   On “Miz TV,” The Miz and the self-proclaimed member of The Judgment Day, R-Truth, found themselves in a confrontation with “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh   The Miz & R-Truth def. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh In the final moments of an explosive tag team matchup, a very confused R-Truth still insisted he was part of The Judgment Day. JD McDonagh attempted to capitalize by holding up Miz and demanding Truth hit The A-Lister. Miz moved at the last second, however, and Truth clobbered JD. This paved the way for The Miz to defeat him with the Skull-Crushing Finale. Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley def. Ivy Nile to retain the Women's World Heavyweight Championship Despite a hard-fought effort by Ivy Nile, Rhea Ripley retained the Women’s World Championship with the Riptide.  The Rock made a surprise return to Raw to lay the smack down on Jinder Mahal and hint that he wants a spot at The Head of the Table Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark def. Tegan Nox & Natalya Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark overcame Tegan Nox and Natalya when they hit Nox with a German Suplex/Z-360 combination for the victory, which perhaps put them into strong contention for a WWE Women’s Tag Team Title opportunity. Seth “Freakin” Rollins def. Drew McIntyre to retain the World Heavyweight Championship In an incredible World Heavyweight Championship Match pitting Seth "Freakin" Rollins against Drew McIntye, Señor Money in the Bank Damian Priest suddenly emerged to hit Rollins with the briefcase and set the wheels in motion to cash in his contract. Before he could, however, an incensed McIntyre took out Priest and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio. He then returned to ring and hit a Claymore on Rollins, but when he went for the pin, Rollins' foot ended up on the rope. The unhinged McIntyre then attempted to finish Rollins by driving him through the announce table. Before he could execute, though, Rollins hit him with a Pedigree onto the table followed by a Stomp in the ring for the three-count!

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