WWE RAW Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For October 9, 2023

It’s Monday night, and you know what that means! WWE RAW will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage for the October 9, 2023 episode.

The start time for WWE RAW is 8:00 PM EST. Match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.

Tonight promises another exciting night of action as we get all the fallout from WWE Fastlane. Raquel Rodriguez will get her chance for revenge against Nia Jax. Becky Lynch will also defend her NXT Women’s Championship tonight against Tegan Nox.

WWE RAW Lineup (10/9/2023):

• Raquel Rodriguez vs. Nia Jax
• NXT Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Tegan Nox
• Viking Rules Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Ivar

WWE RAW Results (10/9/2023):

The opening package for the show airs.

Seth Rollin’s music plays and he comes out to the ring. Rollins gets on the mic and says this Saturday at Fastlane, Shinsuke Nakamura took him to his limit. He says there were times he didn’t know if he was going to get back up but he did. He then says there were times he didn’t think he was going to keep Nakamura down, but he did. He says he was on top of the world.

He says when he went to the back he was reminded that his back was still broken. Rollins says it has been a great honor to be the World Heavyweight Champion. He then says he is just getting started and he is going to be a fighting champion.

Rollins says he is wondering if he can go one night without having to fight for his life. Drew McIntyre’s music plays and he walks to the ring. Rollins says Drew wants a World Heavyweight Title match and he agrees. Rollins says he will take on anyone anywhere. Drew asks him to relax. He says he is here to look him in the eye and ask for a title match. Drew also says he wants him close to a 100% and challenges him to a match at Crown Jewel.

Rollins is not sure how to respond. He asks the crowd if he should accept the challenge. The crowd cheers and Rollins accepts. He says Drew used to be in a band and he can party with him. Drew says he has some business to attend to tonight. Damian Priest attacks Rollins from behind as McIntyre walks away. Priest hits the South of Heaven chokeslam. Dominik Mysterio comes out with the briefcase but Drew stops him and headbutts Dominik. Drew throws away the briefcase. Rollins fights back and sends Priest out of the ring.

Kofi Kingston is warming up for his match tonight.

*Commercial break*

Viking Rules Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Ivar

The New Day’s music plays and Kofi Kingston comes down to the ring. Ivar’s theme song plays next and he walks to the ring.

The match begins and Ivar knocks down Kingston who comes back with a crossbody. He sends Ivar over the top rope and dives onto him. Ivar kicks him and sends him into the shields.

Kingston fights back and knocks down Ivar. Kofi removes a table from under the ring. Ivar attacks Kofi and sets him on the apron. Ivar with a splash on Kingston. Kofi throws Ivar off the apron. He dives onto Ivar. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

*Commercial break*

Kofi fights back with multiple kicks. He sends Ivar into the shield and hits the SOS. Cover! 1…..2……kick out. Kofi with a kick to Ivar. Ivar comes back with a spinning slam. Cover! 1….2….kick out. He follows it with a powerbomb. Cover! 1…..2…..kick out. Ivar with a spinning heel kick. He climbs the top rope but is stopped. Kofi throws Ivar off the top rope through a table at ringside. Valhalla attacks Kofi. Xavier Woods comes out to ringside.

Valhalla tries to attack Woods but is sent into the crowd. Ivar hits a crossbody on Woods. Kofi kicks him and sends him into the ring. He goes for the trouble in paradise but is caught and slammed through a table. Ivar climbs the top rope and hits a moonsault for the win.

Winner: Ivar

Byron interviews Nakamura who is interrupted by Ricochet who attacks him and both men brawl.

Raquel Rodriguez vs. Nia Jax

Raquel Rodriguez’s music plays and she comes out to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Priest holds up JD and Judgment Day breaks it up. Balor yells at JD McDonagh. Priest asks about Balor and Ripley’s whereabouts. Rhea says she set up a rematch for him. Priest says he has to deal with Drew McIntyre but Rhea tells him not to worry about him. Rhea tells JD McDonagh to take care of Drew. Priest says he wants JD McDonagh to handle Drew and he asks him to get out.

Nia Jax’s theme song plays and she comes down to the ring.

The match starts and Nia attacks Raquel. She goes for a splash in the corner and misses. Raquel attacks Nia in the corner and goes for a bodyslam but is unable to pick her up. Nia sends Raquel into the post. She sends her into the barricade.

*Commercial break*

Nia goes to work on Raquel. Raquel comes back with a big boot. She tries to pick her up again but is unable to and Nia hits the Samoan drop. Nia on the second rope but Raquel hits the powerbomb. Rhea comes out to the ring and sends Raquel out of the ring. She then attacks Nia. Raquel comes back and attacks Rhea who hits her with a headbutt.

Winner: No Contest

Shayna Baszler attacks Nia. Rhea confronts Shayna. Shayna hits Rhea with a German suplex and follows it with a running knee.

Drew McIntyre is joined by Rollins backstage who informs him their match is official. He asks what is Drew’s problem for not helping him. Drew says he won’t get involved unless it affects him. Rollins says he doesn’t have to worry about the Judgment Day because they couldn’t take the title from him and neither can Drew.

Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso are walking backstage.

*Commercial break*

Jackie interviews Shayna who says she doesn’t care who it is because she is the baddest woman in the ring and no one sneak attacks her and gets away with it.

Michael Cole introduces Jey Uso. Jey Uso’s music hits and he walks to the ring. Cody Rhodes’s music plays next and he comes down to the ring. Cole asks how it feels to be the champs. Jey says he is a two-time Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion and his partner is Cody Rhodes. Cole says they are tag champs less than two months after he brought Jey to RAW. He asks Cody about his original goal of finishing the story. He asks if Cody is afraid to go after the World Title because he will fail again.

Cody says Cole is right about him bringing Jey Uso back and he is excited to be an Undisputed Tag Team Champion. Cole says Cody had an incredible year and came close to winning the WWE Championship just like Dustin. He asks if that is going to be his story.

Sami Zayn’s music plays and he comes out with Kevin Owens. Sami says there is a story he wants to talk about and that is the story of Jimmy and Jey Uso who held the tag titles for a long time and then they came along and won the tag titles. He says Cody and Jey beating Judgment Day is the story they should be talking about. He congratulates Cody and Jey.

Sami says there is some mixed emotions because he can’t help but feel like it should be them holding those titles. Owens says he is not happy to see them with the titles and he wants them back. He says he wants to challenge to a tag team title match tonight. He says they won’t accept because Jey can handle the thought of losing the titles to them twice. Cody says they do accept and he says they can do it tonight on RAW.

Alpha Academy is backstage and Chad is training to win his match tonight. He asks Otis to chop him. Bronson interrupts and says he is not going to win tonight because he beat both of them.

Number one contender match for the Intercontinental Championship: Ricochet vs. Bronson Reed vs. Chad Gable

Ricochet music plays and he comes out but is attacked by Nakamura.

*Commercial break*

Update coming soon……

Bronson Reed’s theme song plays and he walks out to the ring. Chad Gable’s music plays and he comes out with Maxxine.

Ricochet and Chad Gable gang up on Reed but he fights them off. Ricochet and Gable attack Reed in the corner. Reed sends them both outside the ring. Ricochet with a knee to the face of Reed. Gable suplexes Ricochet onto Reed.

*Commercial break*

Reed with a splash on Ricochet and Gable. He picks them both up and hits a Samoan drop. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Ricochet fights back against Reed and hits a missile dropkick. Gable takes him down. Ricochet hits a hurricanrana on Gable and a crossbody followed by the shooting star. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Ricochet superkicks Reed and Gable hits a German suplex. Ricochet dives onto Reed. He goes for a crossbody but Gable locks in the ankle lock. Gable with the chaos theory. Reed comes in and hits a senton on both men. He then hits a tsunami on Ricochet for the win.

Winner: Bronson Reed

Jackie interviews Becky Lynch who says she is not a 100 percent but a fighting champion is never a 100 percent. She then plugs her upcoming book. She says tonight is the biggest opportunity of Tegan Nox’s career. Xia comes in and asks her a chance. Lynch says she is not a hard woman to find.

Drew McIntyre vs. JD McDonagh

Drew McIntyre’s music plays and he walks to the ring.

*Commercial break*

JD McDonagh’s music plays and he walks to the ring.

The match begins and JD slaps Drew. It only pissed him off and Drew chases after him. Drew with a backdrop on JD McDonagh. He hits a belly-to-belly suplex. He does it again and follows it with a neckbreaker. Dominik distracts Drew and McDonagh takes advantage. He goes to work on the left leg of McIntyre.

Dominik sends McIntyre into the post and McDonagh kicks him before hitting a moonsault. McDonagh sends Drew into the ring. Drew hits the future shock DDT. He hits the Claymore kick for the win.

Winner: Drew McIntyre

Judgment Day are backstage and Rhea tells Damian Priest she has an idea.

*Commercial break*

A video plays of Wade Barrett;s interview with Gargano and Ciampa. Ciampa says this has been seven years in the making. He says the fans made them what they are. Gargano says he has been ready to come back for a while. He says everything happens for a reason. They are attacked by Imperium and laid out.

Jackie interviews Tegan Nox who says she has been waiting for this match for the longest time. She says this match is to show the world who she is. Natalya interrupts her and says she is proud of her and wishes her luck.

NXT Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Tegan Nox

Tegan Nox’s music plays and she comes out to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Ricochet is backstage looking for Nakamura. Pearce tells him he removed Nakamura from the building but he can face him next week in a falls count anywhere match.

Becky Lynch’s music plays and she comes down to the ring.

The match begins and Tegan knocks Lynch down. Lynch comes back and knocks down Nox. Lynch kicks Nox and slams her into the turnbuckle. Tegan comes back with a kick to Lynch’s arm. She attacks Lynch in the corner. Tegan hits a snapmare and an elbow to the back of the neck.

Tegan climbs the top rope but is shoved off. Lynch with a baseball slide. She goes for an axe handle and misses. Nox dives onto Lynch. She sends her into the ring. Cover! 1…..2…..kick out.

*Commercial break*

Becky knocks down Tegan and attacks her in the corner. Becky with the Becksploder suplex on Nox. Cover! 1…..2….kick out. Tegan dives onto Lynch. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Becky comes back and goes for the disarm her. Tegan fights out of it. She hits the senton in the corner. Cover! 1……2…..kick out.

Lynch is set in the tree of woe. Tegan attacks her in the corner. Cover! 1….2…..kick out. Nox goes for the disarm her but Lynch fights out of it. Lynch with a couple of kicks. She hits a missile dropkick. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Tegan comes back with a fallaway slam. Cover! 1…..2….kick out. Tegan goes for a roll up but Becky locks in the disarm her and Nox taps out.

Winner: Becky Lynch (c)

Candace LeRae and Indi are backstage. Pearce says Gargano is a bit hut but they haven’t heard from Ciampa. Rhea comes in and asks them to leave. Rhea says she wants Shayna Baszler next week.

*Commercial break*

Nox is backstage and she is joined by Natalya who tells her she was amazing. Tegan says she lost. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance also congratulate her. Green comes in and mocks her for losing. Green warns Natalya not to interfere with her again or else she will have to deal with Piper Niven. Natalya tells her to name a time and place. Niven suggests they face off next week on RAW.

Jey is warming up backstage when he is joined by Drew who tells him Jey is going to show his true colors and he will take care of him. Sami gets in between them to cool the situation. Drew walks away. Jey says tonight is go time. Sami agrees and walks away.

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso (c) vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens’ music plays and he comes out. Sami Zayn’s music plays and he comes out and they walk to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Jey Uso’s music plays and he comes down to the ring. Cody Rhodes’ theme song plays and he walks to the ring.

The match begins with Cody and Sami in the ring. Both men exchange strikes.

*Commercial break*

Sami knocks down Jey. He then chops him. Sami tags out. Both men exchange strikes. They roll out of the ring and continue brawling. Cody and Sami also brawl outside the ring.

*Commercial break*

Owens goes to work on Jey Uso. He hits a senton on Jey. Owens climbs the top rope but is stopped. Owens hits the Swanton on Jey. Cover! 1…..2…..kick out. Jey and Owens exchange superkicks. Owens with a clothesline.

Both men tag out and Cody knocks down Sami. He hits a powerslam on Sami and follows it with the Cody cutter. Cover! 1….2…..kick out. Cody goes for Cross Rhodes but he reverses and hits the blue thunder bomb. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Cody with an uppercut to Sami. Sami comes back with an exploder suplex. He goes for a Helluva kick but Rhodes hits the Cross Rhodes. Cover! 1…..2….Owens makes the save. Both men exchange strikes. Both men tag out.

Jey and Owens exchange superkicks. Jey goes for a splash and misses. Owens hits the stunner. Cover! 1……2…….Cody makes the save. Sami dives onto Cody and Jey. Owens sends Jey into the ring. Owens goes for a splash but Jey gets his knees up. Jey superkicks him and Sami. Cody hits the Cross Rhodes on Sami. They superkick Owens and hit the Cody 1D for the win.

Winner: Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso (c)

This ends our live coverage of WWE RAW!