The first WWE RAW of 2018 had a little bit of everything, but mostly stuff which worked before. Roman Reigns successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship against Samoa Joe.

#ICChampion @WWERomanReigns and @SamoaJoe have brought out vicious sides of one another tonight on #RAW! #ICTitle pic.twitter.com/MQ42yqdPnn

— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2018

Brock Lesnar also made his appearance to address his upcoming triple threat match against Kane and Braun Stowman at Royal Rumble but his return was cut short after Kane intervened and both were involved in a brawl, with Kane landing a chokeslam.

The #BigRedMachine @KaneWWE kicked off 2018 in emphatic fashion with a CHOKESLAM to #UniversalChampion @BrockLesnar! #RAW @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/onowaxUG83

— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2018

While in women category, RAW women’s champ Alexa Bliss was defeated by Asuka and extended her unbeaten run.

WWE Raw Results:

Bray Wyatt def. Apollo Crews

Raw Tag Team Champion Jason Jordan def. Cesaro

Asuka def. Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss

Braun Strowman def. Heath Slater & Rhyno

Intercontinental Champion Roman Reigns def. Samoa Joe

Cedric Alexander & Goldust def. Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari

Finn Bálor, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def. Elias & The Miztourage

Kane attacked Universal Champion Brock Lesnar