| Monday Night RAW | |
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| Promotion | WWE |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 2017 |
| Venue | Allstate Arena |
| City | Rosemont, Illinois |
| Previous episode | December 18, 2017 |
| Next episode | January 1, 2018 |
The December 25, 2017 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE's RAW brand, which took place on December 25, 2017 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
Episode summary[]
Sasha Banks, Bayley & Mickie James vs Absolution[]
The announcement of the Women’s Royal Rumble Match was momentous enough to momentarily cool hostilities within the Raw Women’s division and unite everyone in the shared spirit of making history. But that was last week, and now, Absolution had some beatings to dish out: Paige and her recruits formally dispatched Sasha Banks, Bayley & Mickie James in a victory several weeks in the making.
Banks, Bayley & Mickie wisely focused their efforts on Paige’s backup, but Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville turned out to be the difference-makers. It was a breakout effort for both young Superstars, as Deville and Rose isolated Banks with clotheslines and submissions. A quick recovery by The Boss brought Paige into the fray against Bayley, but Absolution saved her from a Bayley-to-Belly pinfall, and the former Divas Champion made good on the bailout by kicking Bayley off the turnbuckle and planting her with the devastating Ram-Paige.
Asuka declared for the Women's Royal Rumble Match[]
Alexa Bliss has had a historically good year by anybody’s standards, starting 2017 as SmackDown Women’s Champion and ending it as Raw Women’s Champion. Even if she may have been overly charitable to herself when she took credit for the development of a Women’s Royal Rumble Match, it’s easy to see why Five Feet of Fury saw herself as the baddest woman on the Team Red roster.
That is, until Asuka came calling. The Empress of Tomorrow officially became the first female Raw Superstar to declare for the Women’s Royal Rumble Match, with a declaration within the declaration that she was going to win. Given her spotless record, it’s fair to take Asuka at her word when she says she’s going to win a match, but just to show she really meant business, The Empress of Tomorrow dropped a frozen Bliss with a lightning-fast kick to the head anyway.
Results[]
- 6-Women Tag Team Match: Absolution (Paige, Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville) defeated Sasha Banks, Bayley & Mickie James
Other on-screen talent[]
- Ring announcer: JoJo
- Interviewers: Charly Caruso & Renee Young
Media[]
Sasha Banks, Bayley, & Mickie James vs. Absolution - Six-Woman Tag Team Match- Raw, Dec. 25, 2017
Asuka sets her sights on Alexa Bliss by entering the Royal Rumble Match- Raw, Dec. 25, 2017