WWE Raw Results
August 4, 2025
Brooklyn, New York (Barclays Center)
Commentary: Michael Cole and Corey Graves
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever. Together.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
Video: Highlights from SummerSlam Saturday and SummerSlam Sunday are shown. At SummerSlam Saturday, CM Punk defeated Gunther to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Seth Rollins then returned, having successfully faked an injury for nearly a month, and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to immediately beat Punk for the title. At SummerSlam Sunday, Cody Rhodes defeated John Cena to win the Undisputed WWE Championship. After, Brock Lesnar made his return to WWE and attacked Cena with an F5.
Preshow Arrivals
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss are shown arriving together. Women’s World Champion Naomi is shown walking backstage.
The WWE Drone then flies out into the Barclays Center. It is packed.
Seth Rollins celebrates the Ruse of the Century
“BURN IT DOWN!”
World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins comes out in a very celebratory mood. He is joined by WWE Hall of Famer, “The Oracle Paul Heyman, as well as Bron Breakker and “Big” Bronson Reed. Reed still has Roman Reigns’ sneakers tied around his neck.
They get in the ring, and Rollins embraces Heyman in the center of the ring. The crowd is loudly singing Rollins’ song. Rollins poses in the center of the ring as the music ends, and a “CM Punk” chant picks up. Heyman says, “Ladies and gentlemen…,” but the crowd boos him. Heyman continues, “My name is Paul Heyman, and let’s be clear about the evidence that is before you. I am the G.O.A.T. I’m not just the Greatest of All Time; I am your humble Oracle. Humbled by the fact that I stand here tonight in the presence of the future of WWE, the Big Dog who patrols our yard, Bron Breakker.” The crowd barks for Breakker. Heyman says, “Humbled by the fact that I stand here tonight in the same ring as the Tribal Thief, the owner of the Shoe-la Fala, ‘Big’ Bronson Reed.” Reed smiles and poses.
Heyman says, “Now, at this point, I would be introducing you to the champ, ‘The OTC’ Roman Reigns.” An “OTC” chant picks up. Heyman says, “But Roman Reigns hasn’t been champion for a year and a half now, has he? I would be standing here and introducing you to the champion of the world, the Best in the World, CM Punk.” A “CM Punk” chant picks up. “But CM Punk wasn’t champion long enough for them to put his side plates on the title belt. Oh, you all were part of it on Saturday night. Not only did CM Punk have one of the greatest title matches in history with Gunther, but there he was, thanking you for chanting his name, bringing him back to WWE after a decade. And CM Punk thought he would be married to that title forever, but he wasn’t because not only did Seth Rollins crash the wedding, he stole the honeymoon with the title, and she was good.”
Heyman says it’s time to do this properly. “Ladies and gentlemen, the reigning, defending, undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World: Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins!” The crowd loudly boos.
Rollins smiles, and the crowd that was booing moments ago starts to sing his theme. Rollins shouts, “Brooklyn! Shame on you.” The crowd boos. “Shame on every single one of you who turned your back on me after I won the Main Event of WrestleMania. Shame on every single one of you who for months taunted me with chants of ‘CM Punk.’” Another “CM Punk” chant picks up. “Shame on every single one of you who, for months, have taunted me with chants of ‘OTC.’ Here’s a lesson: never, ever doubt Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins again!” Rollins asks if Roman Reigns is the World Heavyweight Champion. No. Is CM Punk the World Heavyweight Champion? No. Rollins is the World Heavyweight Champion.
Rollins says shame on every person who turned their back on him. He’s been a marked man for months. Shame not just on those in the crowd and at home who turned their back on him, but shame on every single person in the locker room who made it their mission to stop him from successfully cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. Everyone back there thinks they’re so smart. They think they’re so clever that they’ll stop him at every single turn. Rollins reminds everyone that he always has a Plan B.
This Plan B was top secret. He told two people in the entire world: one, his beautiful, incredible Intercontinental Champion of a wife. The other is his Oracle. Together, they achieved what they set out to achieve. They have absolute power. Rollins holds up the title. There is nobody who can stop them. This is the past, the present, and the future. This is the way forward. This is The Vision.
“L.A. Knight.”
LA Knight comes out to a HUGE ovation. Knight heads to the ring. An “LA Knight” chant picks up. Knight congratulates Rollins, Heyman, and the morons. Knight says, “Let me talk to ya.” He’s not here for a fight, but he has a lot of questions. Seth Rollins had the Money in the Bank briefcase, so why would he have to fake the injury? Knight has the answer. Rollins wasn’t faking the injury to get the title. Rollins was faking the injury to get something else. Going into Saturday Night’s Main Event, he said he wanted to take Rollins’ dignity and hurt him. Rollins faked an injury, and Knight didn’t get to hurt him like he wanted to.
Rollins took the BFT, and Knight got the pin, but that’s where things get interesting. Rollins has pulled the wool so far over people’s eyes that he blinded himself. Even the Oracle didn’t see this coming. Knight took some time off and tuned into SummerSlam. Knight said he had to get to Brooklyn. Now, he’s here and wants to remind Rollins that he was the last one to beat him and will be the next one to beat him. The only difference is that Rollins has given him the ammunition. Knight still wants to hurt him, but now he can hurt him worse than he could have. When he beats Rollins, he’ll take the World Heavyweight Championship off him, giving the people another short reign. There’s no better place than here and no better time than now.
Rollins says LA Knight has some guts coming into his ring to challenge him for the World Heavyweight Championship. Rollins asks Knight if he thinks he doesn’t have the guts or the balls. Rollins gets the crowd going for the World Heavyweight Championship match and says, “No.” Rollins and the Vision walk off on him.
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce comes out to the stage. Pearce has a few things to get off his chest. Normally, he would not make a World Heavyweight Championship match with zero promotion, but normally, a WWE Superstar wouldn’t have his medical team lie to his medical team week after week. Normally, a World Heavyweight Champion wouldn’t lie to his General Manager or the WWE Universe. What he’s saying is to hell with normal. It will be Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. LA Knight. It will be for the World Heavyweight Championship. This is Pearce’s favorite part: it will be tonight in Brooklyn. Since Rollins stole a great moment from the people at SummerSlam, it’s only fair that he steals something from Rollins. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed are banned from ringside. All of that is final!
Backstage Segment
WWE Intercontinental Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio is walking with the Judgment Day backstage. After what he did to AJ Styles, it was a great way to celebrate his twenty years. Finn Bálor says they never doubted him. Bálor asks Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez how they’re holding up. They say they’re going to regroup. Mysterio sees the LWO and asks what they’re doing in his hallway. Dragon Lee challenges Mysterio to a match, and Mysterio agrees.
AJ Styles walks up to Mysterio, so Bálor and JD McDonagh get close to him. Styles says he’s not going to slap Mysterio around… yet. What Mysterio did last night was clever, but he’s still coming after the Intercontinental Championship. As long as Mysterio has it, Styles is coming after him. There are only so many tricks he can have. Time’s running out. Mysterio says, “Yeah, time’s running out because you’re getting old.”
In the arena, Rusev makes his entrance. He’ll be facing Sheamus next.
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The cast of “Wednesday” is shown at ringside. We also see Joe Budden enjoying the show.
Rusev vs. Sheamus
Referee: Rod Zapata
Sheamus charges the ring, and Rusev starts immediately punching him. The match starts as Rusev punches away at him in the corner. Sheamus turns him around and lays in some punches to the midsection. Rusev tackles him and punches him in the head. Sheamus rolls him over and punches him. Rusev kicks him away, kicks him, and sends him into the ropes. Sheamus blocks a hip toss and hits a short-arm clothesline. Sheamus walks around and waits for Rusev to get up before hitting a clothesline over the top rope. Sheamus goes to the apron and leaps, but Rusev kicks him in mid-air. Rusev then whips him into the barricade. Rusev rolls Sheamus into the ring and taunts the crowd. Rusev charges, but Sheamus boots him back. Sheamus grabs the arm and goes to the second rope, but Rusev pulls him down and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Sheamus holds his back in pain, so Rusev hits a sliding shoulder tackle to the spine. Rusev kicks Sheamus down and poses. Rusev drops an elbow and clubs the spine before choking him with his boot. Rusev stands him up and hits an uppercut. Sheamus responds with a forearm. They trade strikes before Rusev knees him in the midsection, dropping the Celtic Warrior to his knees. Rusev heads to the top rope, but Sheamus cuts him off with some punches to the midsection. Sheamus powers Rusev up on the second rope and hits an Avalanche White Noise!
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Back from the break, we see Rusev kicking away at Sheamus’ chest. Sheamus smiles as he absorbs the blows and asks for more. Rusev cannot believe it. Rusev continues to kick him. Sheamus feeds off the pain. Sheamus blocks a kick and punches away at Rusev before hitting an Irish Curse Backbreaker. Sheamus sends Rusev to the apron and sets up for the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán, but Rusev snaps him off the top rope. Sheamus tries to surprise him with a Brogue Kick, but he gets hung up on the top rope when Rusev moves. Sheamus still grabs him for the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán, but Rusev slings him into the ring post.
Sheamus falls to the ground. Rusev goes outside to attack, but Sheamus lifts him and slams him onto the commentary table. Sheamus rolls into the ring to break the referee’s count. Sheamus goes outside to grab Rusev, but Rusev drives him into the steel ring steps. Sheamus leans against the barricade and drops Rusev into the crowd. Rusev pops up and grabs him, starting the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán, but he stops when the crowd starts counting. Sheamus then grabs him to a HUGE ovation and beats him down with the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán, but he goes way further than that. They are counted out.
Double Countout
WWE officials and referees run down to separate them as they continue to brawl. Rusev is furious and kicks over the steps before cracking Sheamus with them. Rusev grabs the shillelagh, but Sheamus floors him with a Brogue Kick. They continue to brawl at ringside before being pulled apart. They fight through and go back to brawling at ringside to a huge ovation. Rusev and Sheamus have a crazy look in their eyes.
Video: Earlier today, the New Day, still in mourning, was approached by Grayson Waller. Waller asks where they were last week before realizing they were letting him learn a lesson. Waller says that’s what family does. Kofi Kingston says they’re still in mourning. Xavier Woods says they look like perfect chocolate decadence, but they can’t get themselves in the right state of mind, especially against Sheamus. They need their titles back and get emotional. It’s all Adam Pearce’s fault.
Waller sees General Manager Adam Pearce, and Waller angrily approaches him. Pearce was talking with Penta. Waller demands that the New Day get a Tag Team Title Match. Pearce says they’ll get a title shot when they earn it. Meanwhile, he and Penta were just talking about a match, so Waller has earned that. Pearce and Penta walk off. The New Day asks how it went, and Waller says Pearce didn’t give him a date for them.
In the arena, Penta makes his entrance. He’ll battle Grayson Waller next.
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(During the commercial break on Netflix, the late Hulk Hogan was shown doing his Real American Beer commercial. I’m surprised they didn’t pull that from the rotation. It kind of made me sad.)
This past weekend, 113,722 people attended SummerSlam over the two nights.
Penta vs. Grayson Waller
Referee: Eddie Orengo
The bell rings, and they circle the ring before locking up. Waller shoves Penta aside and taunts him. They lock up, and Penta hooks a waistlock. Waller sidesteps a side headlock and taunts him more. Waller hooks a side headlock and cinches it in. Waller pushes him off, drops down, and does a leapfrog. Waller drops down again, but Penta puts the brakes on and casually walks on him. Penta ducks a clothesline and hits a hurricanrana that sends Waller out of the ring.
The New Day’s music hits, and Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods walk out to the ringside area. Woods’ mourning hat is ridiculously huge. Waller is excited and goes for a high five, but they walk by him. Waller gets in the ring and knocks Waller back. Waller avoids a slingshot dropkick, pulls Penta out of the ring, and bounces him off the commentary table. Waller gets in the ring, hits the ropes, slides out of the ring, and clotheslines Penta at ringside.
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The New Day joins the commentary team. They are depressed.
Back from the break, Waller knees Penta in the face. Penta soon kicks him in the face and knee. Penta hits the ropes and hits a reverse sling blade, followed by a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Penta kicks him down in the corner and hits a handspring slingshot dropkick. Penta picks up a two-count. Waller soon fights back and hits a sit-out powerbomb for a two-count. Waller stands on the second rope and hits a springboard elbow drop. Penta avoids it and rolls him up for a two-count. Penta goes for a Penta Driver, but Waller gets out. Penta lights him up with a superkick, so Waller responds with a superkick. They trade knees before hitting a double clothesline.
Both men are down. Waller rolls to the apron and snaps Penta off the top rope. Waller goes for a rolling thunder move, but Penta kicks him. Penta charges in the corner, but Waller tries to dump him onto the apron. Penta does a handspring and snaps down for a Mexican Destroyer to pick up the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Penta
Penta celebrates in the ring before being confronted by Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Kingston checks on Waller. Woods gets in Penta’s face, so he shoves him into Kingston. They all retreat from the ring as Penta puts Woods’ ridiculous hat on. Penta throws it like a frisbee at them before hitting them with a somersault senton.
Backstage Segment
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss are walking backstage. All of a sudden, Sheamus and Rusev drive each other into some road crates. They’re still brawling! WWE officials run over to break them up. Flair and Bliss basically ignore it and keep walking.
Video: Charlotte Flair talks about her love of the business on WWE Unreal.
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Video: Last night at SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar made his shocking return to WWE. Lesnar came out after John Cena wrestled a nearly 40-minute main event match against Cody Rhodes and hit him with an F5.
Brock Lesnar’s return received 75 million social media views within 12 hours.
Michael Cole says he sat down with WWE President Nick Khan and WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. Cole asked when it was decided that Brock Lesnar would return. They said they reached out to Lesnar a month ago and said they felt it was time for him to come home. Lesnar agreed.
John Cena will be on SmackDown from Montreal this Friday to address Brock Lesnar’s attack.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss address their victory at SummerSlam
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss make their way to the ring. They both grab microphones. A light, “You deserve it” chant picks up. Flair says that might be her first “You deserve it” chant of her career. After SummerSlam, it feels amazing to be the champ again. Bliss says, “WE are the champions, again.” Flair says it does feel nice to do something as “we” instead of “me.” If Bliss stops hitting her in the head, maybe they can be… whatever. Flair doesn’t want to put a label on it. Bliss asks what she was going to say. The crowd starts to buzz. Bliss says she was going to say the “f-word.” Flair says Bliss is a pain in her “a-word.” Bliss says Flair is stuck with her. They start to go over their career achievements.
Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanner Perez of the Judgment Day interrupt them. Rodriguez wonders who would want to be friends with Flair. Perez says no one cares about them being friends. All that matters is bringing all the gold back to the Judgment Day. They get in the ring. Rodriguez says they understand they may not get a rematch, but they’re here to take the titles back anyway. Bliss says that was quick. She asks Flair if she’s thinking what they’re thinking. Flair says they’ll put the Tag Titles on the line and kick their “a-words” right here and now in Brooklyn.
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce comes out to boos. Pearce tells them to take a breath. They are in Brooklyn, New York. As he said earlier, normally, a title match takes some time to put together. Tonight isn’t normal. The match is official and starts right now!
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WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
“The Queen” Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss (c’s) vs. The Judgment Day (Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez)
Referee: Jessika Carr
We join this match in progress. Raquel Rodriguez knocks Alexa Bliss down a few times before tagging Roxanne Perez in. Perez stomps Bliss and puts her on the ropes. Perez chokes Bliss on the ropes before bouncing her off the top turnbuckle. Perez taunts the crowd. Bliss bounces Perez off the turnbuckles and hits a head-scissor takeover. Bliss knees her in the midsection and tags Charlotte Flair in. Perez sends Bliss into Flair and punches away at her. Perez hits the ropes, and Flair clotheslines her down.
Rodriguez tags in. They lock up, and Rodriguez elbows her. Rodriguez absorbs a shoulder tackle and connects with a shoulder tackle. Flair fights back, but Rodriguez elbows her. Flair quickly knees her in the face and goes to the second rope for a flying hurricanrana. Flair takes Rodriguez down with a shoulder tackle. Rodriguez blocks a vertical suplex and drives her headfirst into the turnbuckle. Perez tags in and kicks away at Flair’s ribs. Perez sends her to the corner, but Flair rolls up the turnbuckles a la her father. Flair kicks Rodriguez away and knocks Perez back. Rodriguez grabs the ankles, so Perez kicks Flair down to the floor. Perez hits a suicide dive and gets Flair back in the ring. Perez drives Flair into the corner and stomps her down. Rodriguez tags in… and there’s a big delay. Flair takes Perez and Rodriguez down with chop blocks. Bliss tags in, and they hit stereo basement blockbusters for a two-count. Bliss strikes away at Rodriguez and dropkicks her out of the ring. Bliss goes to the apron for a cannonball, but Rodriguez catches her. Rodriguez drives her into the timekeeper’s area ribs-first and boots her back. The Judgment Day poses.
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We return from the break to see Rodriguez stop Bliss from making a tag. Bliss sidesteps an attack and hits a satellite DDT.
Flair tags in and hits Rodriguez and Perez with a cross-body block. Flair starts chopping them down to loud “WOOs.” Flair ducks a clothesline and does a front walkover into a clothesline. Flair big boots Rodriguez before hitting Perez with a fallaway slam. Flair kips up and steps on them before heading to the top rope. Flair hits them with a moonsault and covers Rodriguez for a two-count. Rodriguez soon fights back and tags Perez. Flair attacks Rodriguez, and Perez attacks. Perez and Rodriguez hit a big boot/side leg sweep combo for a two-count. Perez angrily punches away at Flair and taunts the crowd. The crowd is silent. Perez kicks Flair and goes for Pop Rox, but Flair gets out. Perez punches her and hits an STO into the turnbuckles. Flair then clotheslines Rodriguez off the apron. Flair goes to the second rope and grabs Perez, but Perez snaps her off the ropes. Perez hits a super hurricanrana and tags Rodriguez in. Rodriguez hits a slingshot corkscrew elbow. 1… 2… Bliss breaks it up. Perez tags back in, but Flair kicks her back. Flair puts Perez on the apron and knocks Rodriguez out of the ring. Referee Jessika Carr gets an instruction from the back and tells Flair to tag Bliss. Carr was pretty emphatic, so they must be really short on time. Bliss is tagged in. Perez knocks them out of the ring and charges, but Bliss intercepts and hits Sister Abigail for the win.
Winners by Pinfall and still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: “The Queen” Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss
Backstage Segment
IYO SKY is talking with the Kabuki Warriors. They’re speaking in Japanese before Sky says, “Thanks, but no thanks.” Rhea Ripley walks over and asks to talk to Sky for a moment. Asuka tells Sky to talk to her “friend.” Ripley said she heard Sky asked for a Women’s World Title match. Sky says she didn’t get pinned at SummerSlam. Ripley says she respects Sky as a former champion, so she needs to beat Naomi. Nothing would make Ripley happier than to beat her for the title. Sky says, “Rhea, you are never going to beat me.” Sky walks off, and Ripley smirks.
WWE Raw is presented by Snickers. We see Snickers branding throughout the arena.
WWE Intercontinental Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio heads to the ring. He’ll battle Dragon Lee next.
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WWE SummerSlam is coming to Minneapolis, Minnesota, next year on August 1 and 2. They’re accepting package donations now.
Video: Headlines and photos coming out of SummerSlam weekend.
Video: Last night at SummerSlam, Bayley stopped Becky Lynch from using a crowbar on Lyra Valkyria. Bayley then accidentally hit Valkyria with a chain-wrapped fist to give the win to Lynch.
Backstage Segment
Bayley is walking backstage. Lyra Valkyria finds her and is furious with her. Valkyria says she can never challenge for the Intercontinental Championship as long as Becky Lynch is champion. Valkyria says she needs to get out of this vortex. Neither of them is a champion. They’ve screwed it up for each other, so they need to stay away from each other.
AAA TripleMania XXXIII is coming next week.
Non-Title Match
WWE Intercontinental Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee
Referee: Danilo Anfibio
The bell rings, and Mysterio slaps him. Lee fights back with some punches and clotheslines him over the top rope. Lee hits the ropes and hits a suicide dive. Lee stands on the barricade and poses. Lee punches him and sends him into the ring. Mysterio stumbles to the corner, so Lee punches him there. Lee hits the ten punches, and Mysterio is out on his feet. Lee blocks a boot and chops the chest. Lee punches him down and hits a running kick. Mysterio quickly snaps him off the top rope, and Lee falls to the floor. Mysterio goes outside and chops the chest before rolling him into the ring. Mysterio hits a slingshot senton bomb for a two-count. Mysterio chokes Lee on the middle rope and goes for a 619, but Lee moves. Lee and Mysterio exchange strikes before Lee knocks him to the apron. Lee goes to the apron and blocks an attack from Mysterio. Lee lifts him, but Mysterio slides off and hits a DDT on the apron.
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Back from the break, Lee elbows and kicks Mysterio back. Lee hits a running kick, sweeps the feet, and hits a slingshot basement corner dropkick. Lee hits the ropes and hits a flying forearm for a two-count. Lee goes for a powerbomb, but Mysterio fights out. Mysterio clutches the wrist and springboards off the top rope, but Lee kicks him out of mid-air before hitting a sit-out powerbomb. 1… 2… Mysterio kicks out. Lee sizes Mysterio up and heads to the top rope. Mysterio cuts him off and climbs to the top rope. Lee sweeps the feet. Mysterio tries to hold himself up, so Lee crushes him with a double stomp to the chest.
El Grande Americano runs down to ringside to taunt Lee. Another El Grande Americano runs over and gets on the apron. Lee knocks the second one off the apron… and a third El Grande Americano gets on the apron! Americano III punches Lee back. Mysterio boots Lee in the back of the head and picks up the win.
Winner by Pinfall: WWE Intercontinental Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio
AJ Styles runs down to the ring. Mysterio tries to hit him with his boot like he did last night at SummerSlam, but Styles ducks. Mysterio retreats from the ring and trips as Styles throws his boot at him. Mysterio backs up the ramp as Styles checks on Lee.
Backstage Interview
Jackie Redmond is backstage with Sami Zayn and asks how good it felt to prove Karrion Kross wrong. Zayn says it’s not about proving people wrong. People would have liked to have seen him use the pipe, but he chose not to. It would have felt good to use that pipe, but that’s not who he is. This is about who he wants to be. Zayn wants to be a World Champion. He will do it, but he wants to do it the right way. Karrion Kross is in his rearview mirror.
All of a sudden, Sheamus and Rusev bump into him as they continue to brawl. Zayn catches a stray shot. WWE officials pull everyone apart.
Backstage Segment
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch is walking backstage. We’ll hear from her next.
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Method Man is shown at ringside. We also see rapper Dave East. Da’Vinchi and Adam Blackstone are also shown.
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch addresses what’s next for her
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch comes out to her new theme song. Lynch says, “Ding-dong, Lyra is gone.” Lynch says Lyra Valkyria will get no more opportunities at the opportunity title as long as Lynch is the gatekeeper of opportunities, while holding the title for a very long time.
Now, it’s time to open the floor to new competitors. These competitors must understand that they’re stepping into the ring with the greatest female wrestler of all time. That will not be tonight. Physically, she’s fine…
Nikki Bella comes out to interrupt her. The WWE Hall of Famer gets in the ring as Lynch looks exacerbated. Bella greets the crowd before agreeing with Lynch. Lynch is one of the greatest. Lynch says she is THE greatest. Bella says she remembers thinking Lynch had great potential when she met her. It was superstars like Lynch that made her want to step away because the Women’s Division was in great hands. Lynch thanks her and says she always respected Bella. Bella says Lynch turned out to be such a disappointment. Lynch is confused. Bella says the same hands that left the division have stabbed everyone in the back. Lynch was supposed to raise a generation, but she instead handcuffed them.
Bella says this is the best the division has ever been. Why did Lynch come back? She could have stayed away. Was Lynch really that jealous, or was Hollywood not what she thought it would be? Lynch says she’s a featured performer in Happy Gilmore 2, streaming on Netflix, the hottest movie of the summer. Lynch says Bella was on set, but her role got cut. Lynch’s reach extends far beyond the ropes. Lynch got Bella cut. Bella says she’s sick of this. Lynch is a liar just like her husband. The difference is that they all bought Seth Rollins’ lies. No one buys Lynch’s BS. Lynch is the same insecure girl who came into this division.
Lynch tells Bella not to talk about her and her hot husband. They are the greatest wrestling couple of all time. At one point, that would’ve been Bella and… Lynch stops and says, “You can’t see him anymore.” That got a HUGE reaction! A “Holy s–t” chant picks up. Lynch says when she came up, she came up to combat Bella’s era. Bella shouldn’t talk about how Lynch handles her era. Bella says Lynch was too scared to face her in her era. In this era, Bella challenges Lynch to put her Women’s Intercontinental Championship on the line against her. Bella gets a “YES” chant going. Lynch says they never went one-on-one because… Lynch punches her down and leaves the ring. Lynch is furious.
Backstage Interview
Byron Saxton is backstage with Women’s World Champion Naomi. Saxton says she called her shot and beat IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley. How does she feel about her win? Naomi says she feels great. She warned everyone not to be shocked when she leaves SummerSlam with her title. Next week on Raw, she will defend her title against IYO SKY. Stephanie Vaquer walks up and says that, regardless of whether it’s Naomi and Sky, the title will belong to her at Clash in Paris. Naomi says it will be her. At Clash in Paris, she’ll take Vaquer’s horns and shove them so far up her behind that she’ll walk with a limp. Naomi cackles and leaves.
Photos: Shots of Gunther being busted open at SummerSlam are shown. Gunther badly broke his nose and will be out of action indefinitely.
Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes will be live on SmackDown this Friday.
Next Monday, WWE Raw comes to Quebec City, Quebec.
— Sami Zayn vs. Rusev
— Women’s World Championship: Naomi (c) vs. IYO SKY
Backstage Segment
LA Knight is shown walking backstage. He’ll battle Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship next.
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WWE Clash in Paris is coming on Sunday, August 31.
Replay: Nikki Bella challenged Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Lynch punched Bella down and didn’t give a further answer.
Backstage Segment
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch is walking backstage before she’s confronted by Natalya, Maxxine Dupri, and Akira Tozawa. Natalya is upset with what Lynch did. Natalya challenges her to a match next week. Lynch agrees… but with Dupri. Dupri is confused.
World Heavyweight Championship
LA Knight vs. Seth Rollins (c) w/ Paul Heyman
Referee: Chad Patton
Bron Breakker and “Big” Bronson Reed of The Vision are banned from ringside.
The bell rings, and Knight punches Rollins down before punching and stomping him down in the corner. Rollins fights back and stomps Knight down against the ropes. Rollins wrenches the arm, but Knight reverses a whip and hits a clothesline. Knight connects with a vertical suplex for a one-count. Knight pulls Rollins up and attacks. Rollins slides out of a slam and goes for a roll-up, but Knight holds the ropes. Knight hits a swinging neckbreaker for another one-count. Knight boots Rollins in the face and bounces him off the top turnbuckle. Knight whips him to the opposite corner and hits a corner clothesline. Knight sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Rollins charges, but Knight hits him with a back body drop over the top rope. Knight goes outside as Rollins stumbles around ringside. Rollins uses Paul Heyman as a human shield. Rollins goes for a cheap shot, but Knight blocks it. Knight bounces Rollins off the commentary table. Rollins fights back and drives him into the apron before sending him into the barricade. Rollins hits a front suplex onto the barricade. Rollins goes to the top of the barricade and hits a double stomp to the spine.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break, a “CM Punk” chant breaks out. Rollins gets in the ring and mocks Punk’s “GTS” taunt. Rollins chops Knight. Knight fires back with a trio of chops. Knight punches Rollins around the ring, but Rollins kicks him and goes for a Pedigree. Knight counters with a back drop. Rollins ducks a right hand and hits a flatliner into the middle turnbuckle. Rollins goes to the top rope, but Knight scales the ropes and hits a superplex. Knight rolls over and covers with one arm. 1… 2… Rollins kicks out.
Rollins and Knight exchange punches and chops before Knight clotheslines him. Knight hits a side leg sweep before sending him sternum-first into the corner. Knight follows up with a neckbreaker for a two-count. Heyman looks a little nervous. Knight tries to pull Rollins up, but Rollins hits him with a jawbreaker. Rollins charges, but Knight counters with a powerslam. Knight goes for an elbow drop, but Rollins gets the knees up. Rollins connects with a Buckle Bomb. Knight avoids a Stomp and hits an inverted Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Knight sizes Rollins up for Blunt Force Trauma, but Rollins counters with a roll-up for a two-count. Knight avoids a Stomp, so Rollins goes for a Pedigree. Knight gets out of it and hits a DDT.
Both men are down before Knight pops up to his feet. Knight goes to the second rope and springs up to the top rope for a diving elbow drop. Knight grabs him for BFT, but Rollins gets out and leaves the ring. Knight connects with a baseball slide that sends Rollins over the commentary table. Knight goes behind the table and grabs Rollins before bouncing his head off the commentary table several times. Knight rolls into the ring to break the referee’s count. Knight grabs Rollins. Rollins headbutts him in the groin as he gets up. The crowd is quiet. Rollins sends Knight headfirst into the ring post before punching away at him. Rollins has slowed the pace down. Rollins gets in the ring to break the referee’s count again.
Rollins starts to pull the ringside pads back, exposing the concrete floor of the Barclays Center. Rollins drives him headfirst into the ring post. Rollins grabs his face and says he’s going to hurt Knight. Knight will never walk again. Rollins sets up for a Stomp on the concrete floor… but CM Punk comes through the crowd and attacks him!
Winner by Disqualification and still World Heavyweight Champion: Seth Rollins
Punk punches Rollins at ringside before chasing him into the ring. Punk punches away at Rollins until Knight pulls him off. Rollins escapes the ring. Knight is furious with Punk. Punk goes after Rollins until Bron Breakker crushes him with a Spear! “Big” Bronson Reed attacks Knight before Breakker hits a Spear on the floor. They get Knight in the ring. Reed drops an elbow before holding Knight up for a Spear from Breakker.
Rollins gets in the ring and hits Knight with a Stomp. Rollins then sizes Punk up and hits him with a Stomp. Rollins grabs the World Heavyweight Championship and poses in the center of the ring. Paul Heyman stands behind them. The Vision is in control. The Vision leaves the ring as Raw goes off the air.
OH WAIT!
Roman Reigns’ music hits! Heyman looks terrified. Reigns calmly walks out to the stage and hits Reed with a Superman Punch. Reigns punches Breakker down and drives him into the steel steps. Rollins stands in the ring with the title and challenges Reigns. For the first time since WrestleMania, Rollins and Reigns are going to go at it. Reigns gets in the ring… and Rollins rolls out.
Breakker goes after Reigns, but Reigns takes him down. Reed tries to join in, but Reigns turns him over, mounts him, and punches away at him. Rollins then crushes Reigns with a Stomp! Rollins and Reed hold Reigns up, and Breakker hits the ropes at a wild speed for a Spear. Reed then goes to the top rope and hits the OTC with a Tsunami! Reed immediately goes back to the top rope and hits another Tsunami! Reed heads to the top rope a third time as WWE officials run down to the ring. Reed hits Reigns with a third Tsunami!
Rollins and Raw General Manager Adam Pearce go face-to-face. Rollins holds his title up. Reed steals Reigns’ sneakers again! The Tribal Thief is at it again! The Vision happily poses in the ring.
Quick Match Results
— Sheamus vs. Rusev went to a DCO
— Penta def. Grayson Waller
— “The Queen” Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss (c’s) def. The Judgment Day (Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez) to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
— WWE Intercontinental Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio def. Dragon Lee in a Non-Title Match
— Seth Rollins (c) def. LA Knight via DQ in a World Heavyweight Championship Match
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