The first day of the year of Monday Night Raw (Wrestling) began negatively on January 1st after a near-fatal action, the match between IMPERIUM (Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser) against Jey Uso and Kofi Kingston at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California , UNITED STATES.
During the second WWE match of the evening, which was played normally, there was a big scare live, the referee had to stop the fight due to the kick that the Italian gladiator received directly in the head. The fighter attempted a jump from the second rope, to which Kofi responded with a dropkick that hit his opponent directly on the neck.
The injury was filmed on live television cameras and the referee immediately stopped the action in the ring to check Vinci's health, who left the mat alone accompanied by the competition doctor.
The victory went to Jey Uso and Kofi Kingston as the crowd at the WWE matches at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California bid farewell to Imperium with applause.
To mark this occasion, Raw opens the so-called “New Year's Knockout Week” with the Day 1 special, which focuses on the brand's two world championships. Seth Rollins will defend his title against Drew McIntyre while Rhea Ripley will do the same against Ivy Nile. Additionally, Becky Lynch and Nia Jax will compete in a singles match for the first time.