{"id":129025,"date":"2024-12-21T05:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T10:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=129025"},"modified":"2024-12-21T05:39:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T10:39:01","slug":"preview-wwe-raw-12-23-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/12\/21\/preview-wwe-raw-12-23-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE Raw (12\/23\/24) &#8211; Holiday Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The final first-round match from the Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship and two grudge matches happen on this week&#8217;s WWE Raw Holiday Special. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This show was taped <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">last week<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at the TD Garden in Boston, MA.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> We can expect a main event to be added during the show but that&#8217;s all we&#8217;ll say on this spoiler-free preview. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw will air at 8\/7c on USA<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, here&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> our full preview for WWE Raw.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Match Card WWE Raw (12\/23\/24)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship: Alba Fyre vs. Natalya vs. Kairi Sane <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chad Gable vs. Akira Tozawa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Match Card: Subject To Change<\/h3>\n<p>Alba Fyre and Natalya are set to share the ring with Kairi Sane in a Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship match. But a backstage assault on Sane, last week, makes the chances of her making it as likely as Kevin Owens getting coal from Santa this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sonya Deville has claimed responsibility for the attack and <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SonyaDevilleWWE\/status\/1869104018414616747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">believes she should be placed into the match<\/a>. That&#8217;ll be coal for her too then.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kairi Sane didn\u2019t deserve this! <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\/LIykxiP8sA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LIykxiP8sA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; USA Network (@USANetwork) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USANetwork\/status\/1868852349151879515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thought WWE had forgotten that we never got the payoff match between <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/29\/free-otis-the-wwe-fan-movement-for-otis-to-let-go-of-gable\/\" target=\"_self\">Otis and Chad Gable<\/a>? Think again. Gable is furious at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/12\/10\/join-alpha-academy-wwe\/\" target=\"_self\">Alpha Academy recruitment video<\/a> Otis, Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri put out recently.<\/p>\n<p>Gable has vowed to make each Alpha Academy member pay individually. He starts with Tozawa.<\/p>\n<p>The Miz was happy to just forgive and forget about <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/10\/23\/will-the-miz-help-out-the-final-testament-against-the-wyatt-sicks\/\" target=\"_self\">The Wyatt Sicks kidnapping him.<\/a> But Karrion Kross and The Final Testament still feel he&#8217;s indebted to them.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, because Paul Ellering took a bullet for him during a Wyatt Sicks and The Final Testament brawl. Secondly, Ellering returned a few weeks later and launched powder into Uncle Howdy&#8217;s face to allow The Miz and The Final Testament to beat The Wyatt Sicks.<\/p>\n<p>So, The Miz is being forced to face Dexter Lumis one-on-one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Ellering returns to help Final Testament &amp; Miz beat Wyatt Sicks: Raw highlights, Dec. 9, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j6fzeI9s7N8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Anything Else For WWE Raw Holiday Special?<\/h3>\n<p>Seth Rollins and CM Punk may continue to work towards <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/12\/17\/wwe-raw-netflix-cm-punk-seth-rollins\/\" target=\"_self\">their match when WWE Raw premieres on Netflix<\/a>. Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley will also compete on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/12\/19\/wwe-raw-netflix-everything-we-know-so-far\/\" target=\"_self\">WWE Raw on Netflix<\/a> on January 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This means there&#8217;s little main-event talent available to top WWE Raw, this week.<\/p>\n<p>Drew McIntyre will probably look for revenge on Sami Zayn who attacked him last week.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, The New Day might demand a shot at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/12\/17\/andnew-title-change-wwe-raw\/\" target=\"_self\">new World Tag Team Champions<\/a> if they are allowed in the building.<\/p>\n<p>Gunther will enjoy his last few weeks on WWE Raw without being irritated by Logan Paul. Paul arrives on WWE Raw on Netflix and wants a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sami Zayn incites backstage brawl with Drew Mcintyre: Raw highlights, Dec. 16, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7P2hXvPgqHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/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>The final first-round match from the Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship and two grudge matches happen on this week&#8217;s WWE Raw Holiday Special. This show was taped last week at the TD Garden in Boston, MA. We can expect a main event to be added during the show but that&#8217;s all we&#8217;ll say on this spoiler-free preview. 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