Tonight on RAW, Stephanie Vaquer and Gunther are to appear live, AJ Styles & Dragon Lee defend their World Tag Team Championships against The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar), Rey Mysterio battles Finn Balor, Roxanne Perez takes on Lyra Valkyria and more.
Check back for live results when the show airs at 8/7 C on NETFLIX.
Gunther opens RAW and makes his way out to the ring. “We want Cena” chants fill the arena and Gunther says John Cena won’t be here tonight because tonight is his night. He talks about submitting LA Knight and how in five days he will be Cena’s last opponent and will end Cena’s career. Gunther says Cena will be up against the best professional wrestler of all time. Gunther displays a countdown to his match against Cena – a hero that apparently never gives up. Gunther says not only will he beat Cena, he will break Cena’s spirit and he will bully Cena. He vows to squeeze hustle, loyalty and respect out of his body and he will force Cena to give up.
Rey Mysterio, Lyra Valkyria & Bayley, AJ Styles & Dragon Lee, Stephanie Vaquer, Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky are all shown arriving to RAW.
Match 1: Iyo Sky w/Rhea Ripley -vs- Kairi Sane w/Asuka
Sky and Sane run at each other at the bell and grapple on the ropes. The hold is broken and Sane runs at Sky and kicks her. Sane hits a headscissor off the turnbuckle and Sky lands on her feet. Sky punches Sane and Sane rolls Sky up and Sky rolls Sane up. They trade pinning attempts and Sane jumps off the top rope and Sky moves. Sane rolls through and takes Sky down with a headscissors. Sky trips Sane and dropkicks her. Sane rolls out of the ring and Sky goes to run the ropes and Asuka distracts her and sends her out of the ring. Ripley chases off Asuka and Sane comes off the apron and punches out Sky and we cut to a commercial.
Back to RAW, Sane puts a Sky in a Boston Crab in the middle of the ring. Sky flips out of the hold and tries to pin Sane who kicks out. Sane runs at Sky and Sky kicks Sane in the face knocking her down. Sky uppercuts Sane and slams her down with a flapjack. Sky kicks Sane between the ropes and hits a springboard missile dropkick sending Sane to the corner. Sky hits the Bullet Train Meteora and covers Sane who kicks out at two. Sky climbs the ropes and Sane gets up and attacks Sky who gets hung up in the corner. Sane hits a top rope double stomp and covers Sky for a near fall. Sky kicks down Sane. Sane takes down Sky countering a double underhook slam and both women end up on the apron. Sky counters back body drop and then hits a German Suplex on Sane on the apron. Sane rolls out to the ground and Sky hits a middle rope springboard moonsault to the outside onto Sane. Back in the ring, Sane is knocked down from a kick and Sky goes for a moonsault and Asuka knocks Sky down as Sane distracts the ref. Ripley takes out Asuka and tosses her into the time keepers area. Back in the ring, Sky hits her Over the Moonsault and gets the win.
Winner: Iyo Sky
Paul Heyman talks with Logan Paul, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed backstage. Paul is wondering who all say Rey Mysterio slapping him last week and says something has to be done about this. Breakker says they’ll handle it and asks to speak to Heyman. He tells Heyman this needs to be dealt with tonight. Heyman says Paul has back-up now with Breakker and Reed. Paul says he’s Breakker and Reed’s backup too and gives Paul his brass knuckles back.
Rey Mysterio is seen walking to his upcoming match.
As Rey Mysterio comes out to the ring for his match, Logan Paul runs out and attacks him. Paul tosses Mysterio into the ring and punches him out some more and then puts on his brass knuckles. Paul goes to punch Mysterio and Mysterio kicks him. Paul elbows Mysterio down after getting punched a bit. Paul goes to attack Mysterio and gets tripped up. Mysterio goes for 6-1-9 but the masked man from WarGames runs in the ring and attacks Mysterio and stomps him. Security and officials chase off the masked man. Back in the ring, Paul punches Mysterio with the knuckles. LA Knight runs out to the ring, Paul scurries out of the ring as Knight asks for a mic. Knight tells Paul to not go anywhere and says if the masked man is Seth Rollins, he’ll bash his head in. He yells at Paul for disrespecting a legend like Mysterio and tells Paul it’s time for him to pay. He wants Paul tonight and Paul says no. Knight demands a match and we will have to wait and see if it’ll be official.
Match 1 – WWE World Tag Team Championship Match: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee(c) -vs- The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
Styles kicks down Erik at the bell and tags in Lee. Lee kicks Erik and knocks Ivar off the apron. Erik is covered for a near fall, The New Day is at ringside. Erik is double teamed in the ring as Styles is tagged back in. Erik punches Styles and tags in Ivar. Erik and Ivar are sent out of the ring. Lee crossbody’s onto Erik and Ivar and gets caught. Lee is launched into Styles and both teams are outside the ring. Ivar slams into Styles against the ring and we cut a commercial.
We come back to Erik and Styles battling in the ring. Ivar is tagged in and Styles is double teamed and taken down. Ivar covers Styles who kicks out at two. Ivar attacks Styles in the corner and Styles fights back. Erik is tagged in and Styles is double teamed and covered. Styles kicks out at two and Ivar is tagged back in. Ivar knees Styles, Styles punches back and hits a Pele Kick and both Ivar and Styles are laid out. Lee and Erik are tagged in. Lee takes out Ivar and Erik and sends Erik out of the ring. Lee kicks Ivar in the corner. Erik comes in and places Lee on the top rope and climbs the ropes with him. Erik gets caught up on the ropes and Lee hits a double stomp on Erik. Lee tries to slam Ivar a couple times and almost does it. Lee knocks down Ivar and covers him for a two count. Ivar sits on Lee in the corner and tags in Erik. Lee counters a double team move and tries to headscissor Erik but is caught. Erik tosses Lee off the apron onto Ivar’s shoulders who powerslams Lee outside the ring. Back in the ring, Ivar moonsaults onto Lee and covers him and Styles breaks the pin. Styles and Erik are tagged in, Styles punches out Erik and Erik kicks back. Erik kicks Styles in the face and covers him for a near fall. Ivar is tagged in, Styles hurricanranas Ivar into Erik. Lee takes care of Erik outside the ring and Styles hits Ivar with the Phenomenal Forearm and gets the win.
Winners and STILL the World Tag Team Champions: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee
After the match, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, & Grayson Waller) get in the ring. Before anything can happen, Jimmy and Jey come through the crowds, Yeeting. Lee, Styles, Waller, Kingston and Woods stand in the ring and observe this Yeeting spectacle and Uso runs it back for some encore Yeeting. Jimmy and Jey say they have a big announcement and announce they’re a tag team again. Jimmy says they’ve been taking losses like mad and he figured he’d ask his brother what they’re going to do. Jey says what they’re going to do is block the noise and get back to being the best tag team and they’re coming for the Tag Titles. The Usos say they’ll run through The New Day and they get attacked. The Usos kick The New Day out of the ring and stand face to face with Styles and Lee.
Stephanie Vaquer walks backstage and she’s up live after a commercial break.
We come back from a commercial break and Jackie Redmond is in the ring and introduces Stephanie Vaquer. Redmond congratulates Vaquer on destroying Nikki Bella at Survivor Series. Redmond asks Vaquer who is next, and Vaquer says she wants to face everyone. Vaquer says she speaks through actions and she is the best and says it’s not because of the Devil’s Kiss. She talks about the calibre of talent in the Women’s Division in the WWE – and she says she’s on top of that list. Nikki Bella interrupts Vaquer. Bella says she’s a legend and Kansas City doesn’t deserve to have her here. Bella tells Vaquer that they’re not done and she demands a rematch. Raquel Rodriguez runs out and launches Bella into the ring post. Rodriguez gets in the ring and tells Vaquer to name the time and place and she’ll kick Vaquer’s ass and take her title. Rodriguez drops the mic and leaves the ring.
LA Knight is seen warming up backstage as we find out his match against Logan Paul has been made official.
The Judgement Day is talking backstage. Raquel Rodriguez comes in and Liv Morgan asks Rodriguez what’s up. Rodriguez tells Morgan she didn’t know she needs to run things by her. Morgan tells Roxanne Perez that they’re a team now since Rodriguez is vying for the world title. Perez and Morgan leave Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio and Mysterio is happy for Morgan and Perez and hopes they bond.
Match 2: Lyra Valkyria w/Bayley -vs- Roxanne Perez w/Liv Morgan
Valkyria and Perez go to lock up but Perez flips away from Valkyria. Valkyria gets Perez in the corner and Valkyria suplexes Perez and covers her for a two count. Valkyria stretches out Perez and rolls her up for a near fall. Perez slaps Valkyria and Valkyria trips Perez and slams her down and covers her for another near fall. Perez rolls out of the ring and Valkyria tries to kick Perez through the ropes but Perez catches her. Valkyria is sent shoulder first into the steel steps and Perez continues to slam Valkyria into the steps and we cut to a break.