Jordan Huie of the Overtimer here to give you the live recap and results from tonight’s edition of Monday Night Raw! The January 6th, 2020 edition of the show is now about 45 minutes old as I type this. And we only just now saw the first match of the night come to a close, a WWE United States title bout between Andrade and the legendary Rey Mysterio.
It was a great match in many ways, but greatly overthought in it’s booking in my estimation. The match included a restart after Rey pinned Andrade only for the ref to then realize his foot was on the bottom rope. Then, we had a spot where Rey accidentally got sent flying into Zelina Vega. Shortly after they teased Rey was seriously injured just long enough for him to slip to the outside and check on Zelina, which then led into Andrade surprising him with the Hammerlock DDT when he came back in. Ultimately, Andrade retained his title and, afterwards, even went so far as to rip the famous mask off of Rey’s head, giving it to Zelina as a bit of a peace offering.
You can see an excerpt of my recap of this match below:
Rey evades, springboard rana takes Andrade to the second rope, 619 nailed! But Andrade bails before the splash, Zelina helps him walk… Rey off the apron with a west coast pop, but Andrade throws him backwards – right into Vega, wiping her out! Rey is shocked, Andrade throws Rey into the steps! Back into the ring Andrade wants the Hammerlock DDT… but the ref stops him, apparently Rey’s shoulder is hurt here. Rey slips outside to check on Zelina. Rey seems to be talking to Andrade about why he isn’t doing the same, crawls back into the ring and Andrade gets him quick, Hammerlock DDT for the win!
Winner: Andrade
