This week’s episode of WWE Raw emanates from Louisville, Kentucky! Penta takes on Chad Gable. Finn Balor faces AJ Styles. IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley team up against Roxanne Perez and Giulia in the main event, and more!
We break it all down in this week’s WWE Raw recap!
We Hear From CM Punk
Punk says he can’t shake being pissed off after WrestleMania. Punk says his number one source of anger is himself because this isn’t the first time Paul Heyman turned on him. Punk says they’ve grown as human beings since their last issue, or at least he did. He calls Heyman a snake. Punk says he’s mad at Seth Rollins too. Punk says we know how this ends, with Punk squeezing Heyman neck. Heyman comes down to the stage with a microphone. Punk tells him to explain himself.
Instead, Seth Rollins’ music hits. He comes out with Bron Breakker. Punk says Rollins is only a song. Rollins calls Punk selfish. Rollins says Heyman was Punk’s best friend and claims Punk made his life a living hell. Rollins calls Punk trash and scum. Rollins says Punk is the reason he is not the World Heavyweight Champion again. Punk says Rollins will never be champion as long as he is standing. Rollins says if Punk wants to be a martyr, that can be arranged. Breakker goes after Punk, laying in right hands in the corner. Rollins follows him to the ring. Punk kicks down Breakker and goes after Rollins. Breakker recovers and stomps away at Punk. Sami Zayn runs into the ring and tries to even the odds, only to get tossed across the ring. Rollins and Punk trade strikes. Heyman hands Rollins a chair as Breakker holds back Punk. Jey Uso comes in and superkicks Rollins. Rollins and Breakker level Jey. Zayn comes back in the ring with a chair as an equalizer. Rollins and Breakker retreat, with Jey, Punk, and Zayn staring at them from the ring.
Penta vs. Chad Gable (w/ Ivy Nile)
Gable lays in punches on Penta. Gable then shoves him down to the mat. Gable drops Penta on his back, then makes a cover. Penta kicks out. Gable positions Penta on the top turnbuckle. Gable tries to unmask Penta. Penta stops him from doing so. Penta sends Gable to the outside with hurricanrana. Gable rocks him with a diving headbutt.
Back from break, Penta superkicks Gable. Gable bridges into a suplex. The referee makes a two-count on Gable’s cover. Gable heads up top and leaps off the top. Penta catches him with a codebreaker on the descent. Penta looks for a backstabber, but Gable blocks it. Gable applies the ankle lock, but Penta breaks out of it. Penta follows up with another superkick for a near fall. Gable applies the ankle lock again. They trade falls. Penta lands a Mexican Destroyer for the win.
Winner: Penta
Backstage, Dominik Mysterio says Finn Balor hesitated with the chair at Backlash and almost cost him his match. Balor says things don’t always go smooth and points out that Mysterio still retained his IC Title.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods come out to the commentary desk for the next match.
War Raiders vs. Creed Brothers
Ivar slams both Julius and Brutus. Erik then slams Ivar on top of Brutus. Julius tags in and wipes out Erik with a clothesline. Brutus and Julius stomp away at Erik. Julius backs Erik up into the corner, then delivers a suplex. Erik sends Julius up and over to the outside. Erik goes to tags Ivar, but was knocked off the apron by Julius. Julius then drops Erik on the outside. Kingston and Woods applaud the Creed Brothers.
Back from break, Ivar goes up top. Julius meets him there and descends with a superplex. Brutus then follows up with a moonsault to Ivar for a near fall. Erik tosses Julius across the ring. Ivar tags in and charges toward Julius in the corner. Erik launches Ivar into him. Ivar and Brutus tag in. Brutus levels Ivar with a side slam. Julius and Brutus plant Ivar into the mat. Erik breaks up the subsequent pinfall. Woods confronts Erik. As the referee is distracted, Kingston knocks Ivar off the ropes. Brutus and Julius double team Ivar for the win.
Winners: Creed Brothers
Backstage, Seth Rollins says CM Punk and Sami Zayn maybe feel like they’re winning this battle, He then says there’s one more thing he wants Bron Breakker to do tonight.
We Hear From Jey Uso
Jey Uso says he has something get off his chest. Jey says at WWE SNME it is just him and Logan Paul. Jey promises says after SNME he still will be champion. Gunther’s music hits. Gunther says the unimaginable came true, and now, they are meeting again. Gunther says he understands there is a lot of pressure on Jey as champion, but it doesn’t change his views on him. Gunther views Jey as an unnatural champion. Gunther announces they the winner of him and Logan Paul will go on to defend it against Gunther next month. Gunther says he would love to shut Jey and all the people up for good. Gunther says he wants to remind Jey of his place.
Jey says he runs the place with the world title. Jey says he will walk out of SNME the same way he walked out of WrestleMania. He holds up the title as Gunther stares him down.
Backstage, Breakker is seen attacking Jey Uso. Sami Zayn and WWE officials run in to check on Jey.
Finn Balor (w/ Judgment Day) vs. AJ Styles
Styles dropkicks Balor to the outside of the ring. JD McDonagh and Carlito check on Balor.
Back from break, Styles slams Balor to the mat. Balor launches Styles into the ropes, then stomps on him. Balor cinches in a submission. Styles elbows Balor to get out of it. Styles then drops Balor with a clothesline and a sliding forearm. Styles slams Balor for a near fall. McDonagh jumps up to the apron, which distracts Styles. Balor rolls up Styles for a two count. Styles fires off kicks. They take each other down with simultaneous clotheslines.
Back from another break, Styles locks in the Calf Crusher. Balor reaches the bottom rope to break the hold. Balor drops Styles with an elbow. Styles runs over Balor with a clothesline. Balor responds with a Slingblade. Balor goes up and misses a Coup De Grace. Styles locks in the Calf Crusher again. Balor rolls through. Styles counters into a Style Clash. Carlito hops up on the apron. Styles knocks McDonagh off the other one. Styles looks for Phenomenal Forearm, but Balor catches him and drives him into the mat. On the outside, Penta takes out McDonagh and Carlito. In the ring, Styles hits the Phenomenal Forearm for the win.
Winners: AJ Styles
We Hear From Becky Lynch
Lynch says even after Lyra Valkyria has done to her, she still gave her the best match of her career. Lynch also says Valkyria has never mattered more than she does not because of her. Lynch says she stepped back for nearly a year because the fans asked her to. Lynch says she and the people used to be in this together. But the people stopped seeing themselves in her when she achieved success. Lynch says she missed being in the ring, but she didn’t miss listening to the people’s lies. Lynch says she is selfish, greedy, and cutthroat, just like the people described. Lynch says her fire is back. She finishes off by saying the locker room will find out what it’s like to be held down by her.
Backstage, Sheamus tells Akira Tozawa to give Rusev hell when he’s cleared. Sheamus then asks Adam Pearce for a match against Grayson Waller next week.
IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley vs. Giulia & Roxanne Perez
SKY and Perez trade strikes. SKY drops her back-first. SKY knocks Giulia off the apron. Perez stomps on SKY in the corner. Giulia and SKY then double-team her. Ripley slams Perez, then delivers a dropkick. SKY dropkicks Giulia. Perez sweeps Ripley off the apron, then slaps her. Ripley chases after her. Ripley catches Giulia. Perez then dropkicks Ripley into the ring post. SKY dives onto Giulia. Giulia responds with a dropkick.
Back from break, SKY tags in Ripley. Ripley suplexes Perez across the ring, then lands a Razor’s Edge. Ripley dropkicks Perez and covers her. Perez kicks out. Ripley bounces Perez off the turnbuckle. Perez rocks Ripley with a hurricanrana. Giulia headbutts Ripley, then hits a snap suplex. Perez follows up with a moonsault. Perez lands a running uppercut in the corner. Ripley tags in SKY. Perez tags in Giulia. SKY goes up top and descends with a missile dropkick to Giulia. Perez spikes Ripley with a DDT. Giulia rolls up SKY for a two count. SKY stomps on Giulia. SKY goes up top and hits a moonsault. Perez breaks up her pin on Giulia.
Ripley uses SKY as a battering ram against Giulia. Perez gets rocked with a dropkick from SKY. Giulia sweeps Ripley off the apron. Giulia and SKY go up top. Giulia drives her to the mat, then hits a powerslam. Ripley breaks up Giulia’s pinfall attempt. Ripley kicks Perez out of the ring. Giulia knees Ripley. SKY hits a backbreaker on Giulia. Perez accidentally hits Giulia with a crossbody. Ripley headbutts Giulia, then follows up with the Riptide for the win.
Winners: IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley
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