{"id":127038,"date":"2024-09-19T09:50:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=127038"},"modified":"2024-09-19T09:50:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:50:55","slug":"preview-wwe-raw-9-23-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/09\/19\/preview-wwe-raw-9-23-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE Raw (9\/23\/24) &#8211; Intercontinental Championship: Breakker vs. Uso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw <\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">rolls into the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California as it continues down the road to <\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bad Blood. <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drive on for our preview of this week&#8217;s <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw Match Card (9\/23\/24)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Intercontinental Championship<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Bron Breakker vs. Jey Uso<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sami Zayn vs. Ludwig Kaiser <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drew McIntyre Promo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Can Uso Win WWE Intercontinental Championship<\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw<\/span><\/em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">continues to benefit from the strategy of slimmed-down cards on Premium Live Events. The meaty offering of <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bron Breakker<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jey Uso<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, hungry for his first singles WWE title, is good enough for any PLE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Besides Uso winning an excellent three-week No.1 contenders tournament, there&#8217;s a lovely backstory behind this match that will surely headline <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">29 years ago, Uso and Breakker&#8217;s fathers met at <\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania IX. <\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/03\/28\/the-steiner-brothers-wwe-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rick <\/span><\/a><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Scott Steiner<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> defeated <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Samu <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Fatu<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in Las Vegas. Rick Steiner went on to father Breakker who in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/02\/drafted-to-wwe-raw-what-to-expect-from-new-raw-talent\/\" target=\"_self\">just six months on <\/a><\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw <\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has claimed the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/08\/27\/bron-breakker-next-challengers-wwe-intercontinental-title\/\" target=\"_self\">Intercontinental Championship.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fatu became Rikishi who became papa to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/03\/21\/wwe-wrestlemania-40-the-usos-sibling-rivalry-will-be-a-show-stealer\/\" target=\"_self\">Jey Uso<\/a>. Uso has been with WWE for 14 years but <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">never<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> held a single title. An intense promo between the two, last week, whetted the appetite for the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fun fact. <\/p>\n<p>Their dads battled each other in tag team action at WrestleMania IX. <\/p>\n<p>The more you know. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWE<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WUVz0gu7aO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WUVz0gu7aO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; USA Network (@USANetwork) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USANetwork\/status\/1835848502628229576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Zayn vs. Kaiser<\/h3>\n<p>Some things are made to go together and last. Milk and cookies, Barbie and Ken, peanut butter and jelly, and <strong>Gunther <\/strong>and<strong> Ludwig Kaiser.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bitter that his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/04\/02\/zayn-and-owens-wrestlemania\/\" target=\"_self\">friendships<\/a> are more Batman and The Joker, <strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong> tried to drive a wedge between Gunther and Kaiser. But much like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/04\/10\/whats-next-for-sami-zayn-and-kevin-owens\/\" target=\"_self\">Zayn and <strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong><\/a>, or Zayn and <strong>The Bloodline<\/strong>, it didn&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<p>Zayn&#8217;s attempt to talk his way into a World Heavyweight Championship match against Gunther also hasn&#8217;t worked. This week, he battles Kaiser one on one.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The answer is and will remain NO.&quot;<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YMs2RYWCdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YMs2RYWCdr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1835862966064869706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Is McIntyre Prepared To Die?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM Punk <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">confirmed a hunch that he <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">doesn&#8217;t<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> engage with his former employer AEW&#8217;s content when he copied a quote directly from one of its biggest stars. Inadvertently borrowing a line from <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Toni Storm, <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Punk asked <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drew McIntyre <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">if he was &#8216;prepared to die?&#8217; when they meet in Hell in a Cell at <\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bad Blood.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This week, expect McIntyre&#8217;s response. Perhaps he&#8217;ll attack Punk with a high-heeled shoe in the style of Storm&#8217;s nemesis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/07\/26\/who-is-the-glamour-mariah-may\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mariah May.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anything Else?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw <\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is still three hours long so we&#8217;ll get a lot more than the advertised above. <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Natalya <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has been on a winning streak for the past two weeks at the expense of the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pure Fusion Collective. Zoey Stark <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lost last week, so one of the other two in the Collective might step up this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kofi Kingston <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Xavier Woods <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">will continue their journey towards an eventual explosion. <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Judgement Day <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Terror Twins <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">will continue building towards their <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bad Blood <\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Raw rolls into the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California as it continues down the road to Bad Blood. 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