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The Judgment Day Target Gunther's WWE Intercontinental Title, Zayn Beats Nakamura | Raw Fight Size

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Colin Tessier Feb 27, 2024 1:33AM

Here is your post-Monday Night Raw fight size update for February 26, 2024.

- WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther came to the ring, along with Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci, and celebrated his win over Jey Uso. He looked forward to the future and wondered who he would face at WrestleMania 40. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh interrupted), and Priest made it clear that they had their sights set on Gunther’s title. Dominik said the title belonged to them. The Judgment Day held Priest back from Gunther. Priest repeated that they were coming after the title.

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- Sami Zayn faced Shinsuke Nakamura. Zayn finally got back on track as he emerged victorious.

- Dominik Mysterio opened WWE RAW and introduced Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley. She commented on her win at WWE Elimination Chamber. Becky Lynch interrupted and congratulated Ripley. Lynch noted that Ripley’s family wouldn’t have to see her lose at WrestleMania. “The Man” vowed to beat Ripley. Ripley told her not to disrespect her Latino Heat after Becky called him a dirty kumquat. The champion took some shots at Lynch and said Mami was always on top.

- Nia Jax blindsided Becky Lynch and left her lying with a vicious attack.

- CM Punk and other stars were announced for the WWE 2K24 Season Pass.

- The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) faced Imperium (Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser) in a Street Fight. In the end, Imperium scored the win.

- Drew McIntyre continued to mock CM Punk, and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins refused to back down from The Bloodline.

- Cody Rhodes defeated Grayson Waller. Paul Heyman told him to withdraw his challenge to The Rock, and Rhodes refused. He said he was hunting The Bloodline.

- Dominik Mysterio briefly crossed paths with Andrade backstage.

- Raquel Rodriguez defeated Chelsea Green in her first singles match since her return.

- Sami Zayn discussed his win in an interview backstage. He vowed to find his path to WrestleMania. Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni interrupted before WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther laughed in Zayn’s face.

- Cody Rhodes noted that he looked forward to The Rock’s response to his challenge.

- Chad Gable made it clear that he wanted another shot at Gunther.

- Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark defeated Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell.

- The Miz and DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) told R-Truth that they would get revenge on The Judgment Day.

- Nia Jax faced Liv Morgan. Becky Lynch brought the match to a premature conclusion as she attacked Jax, forcing the referee to call for the bell.

- WWE commented on the passing of Ole Anderson.

- Backstage, Becky Lynch told Adam Pearce she wanted a rematch with Adam Pearce, and he booked the match. Liv Morgan angrily confronted Lynch.

- Jey Uso was asked about his loss to Gunther. He said he would keep being himself and doing his thing. Uso noted that he had fallen short. Drew McIntyre confronted him, and they brawled.

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- Candice LeRae expressed her frustration after she and Indi Hartwell lost again.

- Raquel Rodriguez commented on her win.

- Chad Gable highlighted why beating Gunther was personal to him.

- Liv Morgan made it clear that she still had her sights set on Rhea Ripley.

Click here to catch up on our coverage of the February 26 episode of WWE Raw. For a full review, check out the post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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