Replays are shown of Finn Bálor defeating Damian Priest to win the WWE United States Championship last week on Raw. After the match, Priest beat Bálor and blamed the crowd.

WWE United States Champion Finn Bálor makes his way to the ring. He’ll face Austin Theory next.

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Non-Title Match WWE United States Champion Finn Bálor vs. Austin Theory
Replays are shown of Vince McMahon appearing on The Pat McAfee Show and offering him a match on WrestleMania. Austin Theory came out on SmackDown and said that he’s McAfee’s WrestleMania opponent and will beat him to a pulp.

Bálor sidesteps Theory and punches him down. Theory fights back and takes him down before attacking him in the corner. Theory takes Bálor down and stomps away at him for a two-count. Theory knees Bálor in the midsection as he fights up. Theory forearms him in the lower back and rips at the face. Theory talks some trash before elbowing Bálor in the back of the head. Bálor reverses a whip, but Theory goes for a sunset flip. Bálor rolls through and hits a low dropkick. Theory rolls out of the ring and bounces Bálor off the apron. Bálor gets out of an ATL and hits a Sling Blade on the floor.

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We come back from the break to see Theory hit a rolling dropkick for a near fall. Bálor fights up from a rest hold and boots him back. Bálor hits a running forearm before having a whip reversed. Bálor hits a diving forearm before sweeping the feet and hitting a double stomp. Bálor viciously chops him in the corner before taking him down and wildly stomping away at him. Theory rolls to the apron to recover. Bálor grabs him and tries to suplex him into the ring, but Theory blocks it. Theory takes him down and hits a slingshot stomp. Theory connects with a suplex for a two-count.

Bálor twists out of a hold, but Theory connects with a fisherman’s neckbreaker over his knee for a near fall. Theory punches the mat in frustration. Theory points at the WrestleMania sign. Theory goes for the ATL, but Bálor counters into a falling elbow drop. Bálor hits a Woo dropkick and goes to the top rope. Bálor goes for a Coup de Grâce, but Priest grabs him by the throat and throws him off the top rope. The referee calls for the bell.

Winner by Disqualification: Finn Bálor

Priest grabs Bálor in the ring and hits a Crucifix Powerbomb before leaving. Theory gets in the ring and takes a selfie. Theory picks Bálor up and hits an ATL before doing a selfie with the fallen United States Champion.

Finn Bálor makes his entrance. The WWE United States Championship match is next.

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WWE United States Championship Finn Bálor vs. Damian Priest (c)
They lock up, and Priest powers him to the corner. Priest goes for a scoop slam, but Bálor slides off and applies a side headlock. Priest quickly lifts Bálor and backs him into the ropes before whipping him off for a shoulder tackle. Priest chops the chest, sends him to the ropes, and hits a jumping back elbow. Bálor reverses a whip and twists at the arm. Priest fights him off and takes him down for a one-count. Priest applies a chin lock. Bálor powers up and dropkicks him before stomping away at him. Bálor stomps Priest out of the ring and hits a somersault senton.

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We come back from the break to see Priest slam Bálor for a two-count. Priest kicks away at Bálor, but Bálor starts to chop and kick him. Priest quickly claps the ears and smacks him. Bálor rocks Priest with an overhead kick. Bálor fights at Priest and takes him down for a double stomp. Bálor chops him in the corner and shoulders away at him. Priest powers out and lifts him. Bálor slides off and hits a Sling Blade. Bálor sizes Priest up and connects with a Woo Dropkick. Bálor goes for a Coup de Gras, but Priest moves. Priest attacks and goes for a slam, but Bálor rolls him up for a near fall. Priest responds with a pair of spin kicks and connects with South of Heaven for a near fall.

Priest gets to his feet and goes for the Reckoning, but Bálor counters into a falling elbow. Bálor immediately follows up with a Woo Dropkick and goes to the top rope for the Coup de Gras! It connects and Bálor covers for the win!

Winner by Pinfall and NEW WWE United States Champion: Finn Bálor

Finn Bálor celebrates with the WWE United States Championship.

Priest gets in the ring with a microphone. Priest says these people carried Bálor to win his United States Championship. The crowd boos Priest. Priest asks Bálor if he hears the motivation and respect. Priest says he never got that throughout his reign and was successful in spite of them. Priest says he’ll win that championship back. All the love and motivation won’t mean a damn thing.

Bálor gets in his face, so Priest turns away. Priest then clotheslines Bálor down. Priest throws Bálor out of the ring and follows him out. Priest then hits a Crucifix Bomb onto the commentary table! Priest walks off to boos from the crowd.

Tommaso Ciampa is backstage. Kevin Patrick asks him about facing The Dirty Dawgz tonight and if there is any added pressure being an NXT Superstar on Raw. Ciampa says he has some great backup tonight. Finn Bálor walks up. While Raw may be his new home, Bálor will never forget where he came from.

Finn Bálor makes his entrance. He’ll team with Tommaso Ciampa to face the Dirty Dawgz next.

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Tag Team Match
Finn Bálor and Tommaso Ciampa vs. The Dirty Dawgz (Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode)
Tommaso Ciampa starts against Robert Roode. Ciampa takes Roode down and applies a side headlock. Roode fights up and powers Ciampa to his corner. Dolph Ziggler tags in and punches Ciampa before raking the eyes. Ziggler talks trash, but Ciampa fights back and connects with a knife-edge chop. Ciampa floors him with a big clothesline. Bálor tags himself in, and Ciampa knees Ziggler out of the ring. Roode is also knocked to ringside. Bálor hits The Dirty Dawgz with a somersault senton.

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We come back from the break to see Ziggler dancing around Ciampa and peppering him with kicks. Ciampa gets to his feet and chops Ziggler. Ziggler quickly kicks him in the knee and tags Roode in. Roode and Ziggler take Ciampa down. Roode digs his boot into Ciampa’s face and tags Ziggler back in. Roode chokes Ciampa on the ropes and backs away. Ziggler applies a front facelock to Ciampa. Ziggler kicks him in the midsection as Ciampa tries to fight up. Ciampa gets out of a neckbreaker and clotheslines Ziggler down.

Bálor and Roode tag in. Bálor hits a back elbow but has a whip reversed. Bálor takes Roode down and hits a double stomp to the midsection. Bálor chops the chest, but Roode comes back with a kick to the midsection. Bálor connects with a falling elbow and covers, but Ziggler breaks it up. Ciampa grabs Ziggler, but Ziggler sends him out of the ring. Bálor clothesline Ziggler out of the ring and turns into a Double-R Spinebuster. Roode covers, but only picks up a near fall. Roode is looking frustrated. Roode goes for a fisherman’s suplex, but Bálor gets out and hits a Sling Blade. Ciampa tags in, but Roode elbows him back. Roode comes off the second rope, but Ciampa knees him in the face. Ciampa goes for the Fairy Tale Ending, but Roode counters with a back body drop. Ciampa follows through and hits a sunset flip for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: Finn Bálor and Tommaso Ciampa

-Later on during Damian Priest vs. Shelton Benjamin-

Finn Bálor’s music hits, and he comes out to the stage. If Priest wants to face a serious athlete, a serious fighter, and a World Champion opponent, then he’s talking about him. Bálor tells Priest to be careful what he wishes for. Bálor will see him next week.

Next week on Raw, it’ll be Damian Priest taking on Finn Balor for the WWE United States Championship.

Footage is shown of Finn Bálor beating Austin Theory last month. Mr. McMahon is watching the match backstage. Austin Theory walks in and thanks him for the rematch. Theory says he beat Bálor and almost ended his career after the match, which is almost like a half-victory. McMahon says Theory better beat Bálor or he’ll beat Theory up. He’ll have Theory dragged back to his office and leave him in a pool of blood, sweat, and snot. Then McMahon will take a selfie with him. Theory looks worried.

Finn Bálor makes his way to the ring. He’ll face Austin Theory next.

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Footage is shown of Austin Theory viciously attacking Finn Bálor last month.

Finn Bálor vs. Austin Theory
They lock up, and Bálor blocks a kick from Theory. Bálor applies a side headlock to Theory, but Theory whips him off. Theory wipes him out with a nasty back elbow that knocks Bálor out of the ring. Theory bounces Bálor’s face off the apron and sends him ribs-first into the barricade. Theory shouts for the cameraman to get out of the way, but Bálor reverses a whip into the barricade. Bálor then wipes out Theory with a Sling Blade on the floor.

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We come back from the break to see Bálor taking it to Theory. Bálor chops the chest and hits a falling elbow drop for a two count. Theory tries to fight back, but Bálor flattens him with a Sling Blade. Theory quickly fights back and snaps him off the ropes. Theory tries for an ATL, but Bálor counters into a roll-up for a near fall. Bálor hits a snap kick that takes Theory down. Bálor goes to the top rope and tries for a Coup de Gras, but Theory moves. Theory connects with the ATL for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Austin Theory

Austin Theory takes a selfie with the fallen Finn Bálor after the match.

Footage is shown of Finn Bálor beating T-Bar two weeks ago before being attacked by Austin Theory. Last week, Theory cost Bálor a match against Dolph Ziggler.

Austin Theory is walking backstage when Kevin Patrick asks about him hanging out with Mr. McMahon. Theory says he feels so lucky and thinks McMahon thinks of him as a future WWE Champion. Theory walks off, and Patrick says he better not lose.

Finn Bálor makes his entrance. He’ll face Austin Theory, next.

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Finn Bálor vs. Austin Theory

The bell rings, and Bálor immediately attacks Theory. Bálor sends him into the ropes and hits a back elbow that knocks Theory out of the ring. Bálor goes outside to get him, but Theory kicks him and bounces him off the apron. Theory backs him into the apron and puts him back into the ring. Bálor takes him down and punches away at him. Theory escapes and goes to the apron. Theory quickly snaps him off the top rope and tackles him with punches. Theory stomps the midsection for a two count. Theory clubs away at Bálor in the corner and hits a snapmare before applying a chin lock. Theory cinches it in, but Bálor eventually fights up. Theory fights back and goes for a sunset flip, but Bálor rolls through and dropkicks him. Bálor clotheslines him out of the ring and goes for a running kick, but Theory blocks it. Theory sweeps the feet and hangs him off the apron for a neckbreaker.

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We come back from the break to see Theory applying another chin lock. Bálor fights up and hits a jawbreaker. Theory quickly sends him to the corner, but Bálor boots him back. Bálor clotheslines him down and hits a running forearm followed by a double stomp to the chest. Bálor kicks him in the ribs and stomps away at him. Theory fights back and hits a dropkick for a two count. Theory misses an avalanche in the corner, and Bálor snap kicks him down. Bálor goes to the top rope, but Theory sweeps the feet. Theory hits a wild springboard Spanish Fly. Theory grabs his phone and goes for a selfie while pinning him, but Bálor counters into a crucifix pin. Theory kicks out and lifts Bálor, but Bálor counters into a falling elbow. Bálor dropkicks him into the corner and connects with the Coup de Grâce for the win!

Winner by Pinfall: Finn Bálor

Backstage, Austin Theory is viciously attacking Finn Bálor. Theory slams him onto a crate and shouts at him.

Mr. McMahon is working backstage when Austin Theory comes into his office. McMahon says he liked Theory beating up Finn Bálor, but he still lost his match. McMahon should fire him. McMahon loves firing people around the holidays. McMahon will give him another chance against Finn Bálor next week. McMahon erases something and blows the shavings onto Theory before doing a Santa laugh.

Finn Bálor makes his way to the ring. He’ll team with Damian Priest to face Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, next.

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WWE 24/7 Champion Dana Brooke is walking around St. Paul with Reginald. R-Truth and Akira Tozawa are dressed up as a snowman and a tree, but Reginald catches them. Tamina catches Brooke, but Brooke and Reginald escape. Tamina tells R-Truth and Tozawa to stay out of her way.

Tag Team Match
Finn Bálor and WWE United States Champion Damian Priest vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
Damian Priest starts against Robert Roode. Roode kicks him in the midsection and punches away at him in the corner. Priest punches him back, but Roode applies a front facelock. Roode knocks Bálor off the apron, so Priest kicks him down. Dolph Ziggler runs in, but Priest flapjacks him. Priest hits running elbows on Roode and Ziggler in the corner before big booting Roode off the apron. Ziggler charges, but Priest gives him a back body drop over the top rope. Priest goes outside the ring and jumps off the steps with a double clothesline on Roode and Ziggler.

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We come back from the break to see Priest and Roode take each other out. Bálor and Ziggler tag in. Bálor hits Ziggler with a back elbow. Ziggler reverses a whip, but Bálor clotheslines him down. Bálor knocks Roode off the apron, takes Ziggler down, and double stomps the chest. Bálor chops the chest and hits a falling elbow drop. Roode breaks up the pin. Priest pulls Roode out of the ring and goes for a chokeslam on the floor. Roode gets out of it and kills Priest with a Double R Spinebuster! Bálor then wipes out Roode and Ziggler with a somersault senton that barely touches them. Bálor hits Ziggler in the ring and hits a Woo Dropkick. Bálor goes to the top rope, but Austin Theory gets on the apron and takes a selfie. Bálor scares him away. Ziggler hits Bálor with the Zig-Zag for the win!

Winners by Pinfall: Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode

Theory takes more photos with a fallen Bálor before running away. Theory is very proud of his work.