This week’s episode of WWE Raw emanates from Brooklyn, New York! Seth Rollins defends his World Heavyweight Championship against LA Knight. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss put their tag titles on the line against Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez. Dominik Mysterio takes on Dragon Lee, and more.
We break it all down in this week’s WWE Raw recap!
We Hear From Seth Rollins & Crew
Seth Rollins comes down to the ring with Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, and Paul Heyman. Heyman introduces all of them while also mocking Roman Reigns and CM Punk. Heyman recalls Punk winning the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam, then Rollins ruining the honeymoon and taking the title from him with his Money in the Bank cash in. Rollins says shame on everyone who turned his back on him after he won the main event of WrestleMania 41. Rollins also shames the crowd for chanting “CM Punk” and “OTC” during his outings on television. Rollins tells the crowd to never doubt him again. Rollins points out that neither Reigns nor Punk are champion because he is now.
Rollins shames everyone in the locker room next because they made it their mission0 to stop him from cashing in his MITB contract. Rollins reminds people that he always has a plan B. This plan B was a top secret which he only told Heyman and Becky Lynch about. Rollins says that achieved what they set out to do. Rollins says this is now the way forward and the vision and no one can stop them. LA Knight’s music hits.
Knight congratulates Rollins and his crew. Knight says he’s out here with questions. Knight says he wasn’t faking his injury to cash in his MITB contract. Knight says he wanted to hurt Rollins heading into SNME, and then he faked an injury. Knight says Rollins ate a BFT and Knight won at SNME. Knight claims that Rollins has no vision. Knight then says he saw SummerSlam so he had to come to the show tonight. Knight claims that he will be the next one to beat Rollins again. Knight says he wants to hurt Rollins bad, but next time take the title off of him too. Knight challenges Rollins to a fight tonight. Rollins declines and walks out of the ring.
Adam Pearce comes out and points out that his medical team lied to WWE’s medical team. He also points out that Rollins lied to the WWE Universe. Pearce announces Rollins vs. Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship later tonight. Pearce adds that Breakker and Reed are banned from ringside.
Backstage, Dominik Mysterio asks what the LWO are doing in his hallway. Dragon Lee says if Dominik wants to earn his respect, he can do it in a match tonight. Dominik agrees. AJ Styles approaches Dominik. Styles says what Dominik did last night at SummerSlam was clever, but Styles is still coming after him and the IC Title. Styles says Dominik will run out of tricks and out of time.
Rusev vs. Sheamus
Sheamus runs in and unloads right hands on Rusev. Sheamus then sends Rusev over the top rope and to the floor. Rusev launches Sheamus into the barricade. Sheamus boots Rusev in the face. Rusev responds with a belly-to-belly suplex. Rusev drops an elbow on Sheamus, then stomps on him. Rusev nails Sheamus with an uppercut next. They trade strikes, then meet up top. Sheamus descends with a White Noise.
Back from break, Rusev lays in kicks on Sheamus, who asks Rusev to hit him more. Sheamus responds with a backbreaker. Sheamus looks for his ten beats, but Rusev slingshots him off the top rope. Rusev then ducks a Brogue Kick, sending Sheamus over the top rope. Rusev sends Sheamus into the ring post. Sheamus slams Rusev onto the announce table. Rusev rams Sheamus shoulder first into the steel steps. Rusev lays in some forearm strikes along the barricade. Sheamus the favor with his signature ten beats. The referee calls for the bell due to countout.
Double Countout
After the match. Sheamus shoves away WWE officials. Rusev throws the steel stairs at Sheamus. Sheamus Brogue Kicks Rusev. They continue to brawl until official separate them. They break free and fight once again until officials separate them a third time.00
Backstage, Grayson Waller demands a tag title rematch for the New Day. Pearce says they can have one when they earn it. Pearce then makes a match between Waller and Penta.
Penta vs. Grayson Waller
Waller and Penta lock up. They trade head locks. Penta walks over Waller. Penta sends him flying with a hurricanrana. Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston walk down to ringside, then the commentary table. Penta rocks Waller with an enziguiri. Waller drags Penta to the outside and sends him crashing into the announce table. Waller clotheslines Penta.
Back from break, Penta nails Waller with a backbreaker. Penta then stomps Waller in the corner. Waller rocks Penta with a right hand. Waller lands a sitout powerbomb for a two count. Penta dodges an elbow drop from Waller. Penta and Waller trade kicks. Waller lands a jumping knee. Penta wipes them both out with a clothesline. Penta spikes Waller with a Mexican Destroyer for the win.
Winner: Penta
After the match, Kingston and Woods confront Penta, whom sends them flying through the ropes. Penta tries on Woods’ hat, then throws it back to him. Penta wipes them both out with a dive.
Backstage, Sheamus and Rusev are still fighting. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss make their way to the ring
We Hear From Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
Flair and Bliss come down to the ring with their newly won Women’s Tag Team Championships. Flair says it feels amazing to be champion again. Bliss says “we” are champions again. Flair says it feels nice to do something as a “we” for a change. Bliss says as long as they have the titles, Flair will be stuck with her forever. Flair and Bliss total up the number of titles they have between each other. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez come to the ring.
Roxanne says the only thing that matters is bringing all the gold back to the Judgment Day. Raquel says they want to take the titles back tonight. Flair and Bliss agree to defend their tag titles right now. Adam Pearce comes to the stage and grants the rematch.
Women’s Tag Titles: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez
Raquel and Flair lock up, with the former delivering a back elbow. Flair responds with a shoulder tackle. Raquel hits one of her own. Raquel and Flair rams each other into the turnbuckle. Flair sends Raquel flying with a hurricanrana. Raquel sends Flair into the corner, then tags in Perez. Perez stomps away at Flair. Flair boots Raquel off the apron. Perez dropkicks Flair through the ropes, then dives onto her. Perez stomps Flair again in the corner.
Flair sweeps Raquel and Perez off their feet. Flair and Bliss drop both their opponents with neck breakers. Bliss dropkicks Raquel. Bliss sends Raquel to the floor. Raquel catches her mid-cannonball and drives her into the barricade. Raquel then boots Bliss.
Back from break, Bliss spikes Raquel with a DDT. Flair lands a crossbody on Raquel and Perez. She then fires off chops on Raquel. Flair follows up with a cartwheel clothesline. Flair tosses Perez with a fallaway slam. Flair goes up top and lands a moonsault on Perez and Raquel. She covers Raquel for a near fall. Raquel boots Flair. Perez follows with a side Russian leg sweep. Flair clotheslines Raquel off the apron. Perez slingshots Flair off the top rope, then sends her flying with a hurricanrana. Raquel tags in and hits a corkscrew elbow.
Bliss breaks up Raquel’s pinfall attempt on Flair. Flair boots Raquel off the apron. Perez sends Flair to the outside. Perez bounces off the ropes. Bliss plants her with a Sister Abigail for the win.
Winners (And Still): Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
Backstage, IYO SKY points out that she didn’t get pinned at SummerSlam, so she will get a singles rematch against Naomi. Rhea Ripley encourages SKY to beat Naomi so they can face off and Ripley can beat her. SKY says Ripley will never beat her.
Elsewhere, Lyra Valkyria says she doesn’t care what Bayley was trying to do at SummerSlam, but now she can’t challenge for the Women’s IC Title again. Valkyria says they aren’t good for each other, and wants Bayley to stay away from her.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee
Lee fires off elbows in the corner, then right hands. Lee slaps Dominik in the corner. Dominik slingslots Lee off the top rope. Dominik lands a senton on Lee for a two count. Dominik looks for a 619, but Lee dodges it. Lee rocks Dominik with a jumping knee. Dominik spikes Lee on the apron.
Back from break, Lee hits a sitout powerbomb for a near fall. Lee then hits a double stomp. El Grande Americano runs down to the ring. Lee blasts another masked figure off the apron. A third masked figure kicks Lee in the face as the referee is distracts. Dominik boots Lee for the win.
Winner: Dominik Mysterio
After the match, Dominik prepares to hit Lee with his boot. AJ Styles runs down and takes Dominik’s boot. He then chucks it at Dominik. Styles helps Lee to his feet as Dominik retreats.
Backstage, Sami Zayn says he will be world champion, but he wants to do it right. Zayn says Karrion Kross is now in his rearview mirror. Rusev and Sheamus interrupt, still fighting each other.
We Hear From Becky Lynch
Lynch points out that Lyra Valkyria can no longer challenge for the Women’s IC Title as long as she is champion. Lynch says now it’s time to open the floor for new challengers, but not tonight. Nikki Bella comes out to the ring. Bella says she was listening to Lynch and says she really is one of the greats. Bella remembers when she first met Lynch and says she knew the division would be in great hands when she had to step away. Bella says Lynch turned out to be a disappointment. Bella claims that Lynch has been handcuffing the division now. Bella questions why Lynch came back to WWE, asking if she was jealous of Valkyria or if Hollywood just wasn’t working out for her.
Lynch points out that Bella’s role in Happy Gilmore 2 was cut. Bella says she is not buying Lynch’s BS. Bella calls Lynch a liar, just like Seth Rollins. Bella says she sees right through Lynch and says she is still a scared little girl. Lynch says she and Rollins are the best wrestling couple of all time. Lynch makes reference to Bella’s past relationship to John Cena. Bella says this isn’t Lynch’s era, then challenges Lynch to face her in a title match. Lynch shoves Bella to the mat, then leaves the ring.
Backstage, Naomi says she will defend her title against IYO SKY next week. Stephanie Vaquer says the title will belong to her at Clash in Paris. Naomi vows to take Vaquer’s horns and shove them up Vaquer’s behind.
WWE World Title: Seth Rollins (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. LA Knight
Knight fires off right hands in the corner. Rollins returns the favor with stomps. Knight runs over Rollins with a clothesline. Knight follows up with a suplex and a swinging neckbreaker. Rollins kicks him in the chin. Knight tosses Rollins to the outside. Knight follows him around the ring, then grabs the collar of Heyman’s suit. Rollins rips Knight off of him. Rollins drives Knight into the apron and barricade. Rollins stomps Knight into the floor.
Back from break, Knight drops Rollins on his back. Rollins drives Knight into the turnbuckle. Knight hits a superplex off the top for a near fall. Rollins chops Knight. They then trade strikes. Knight drops Rollins with a clothesline. He follows up with a neackbreaker. Knight slams Rollins to the mat. Rollins responds with a buckle bomb. Knight dodges a stomp and slams Rollins to the mat for a near fall.
Rollins counters a BFT into a roll up. Knight counters a Pedigree with a DDT. Knight goes up top and descends with an elbow. Rollins dodges another BFT. Knight dropkicks Rollins through the ropes. Rollins flies over the announce table. Knight bounces his head off the announce table next. Rollins strikes Knight low, then launches him into the ring post. Rollins unloads right hands on the outside. Rollins peels back the outside floor mats to reveal the concrete. He launches Knight into the ring post again, then sets him up on the concrete for a stomp. Before he can hit it, CM Punk attacks Rollins from behind.
Winner (By DQ): Seth Rollins
Punk continues to beat down Rollins until Bron Breakker levels him with a spear on the outside. Bronson Reed lays in strikes on Knight. Breakker spears Knight. Rollins gets back into the ring and stomps Knight. Rollins stomps Punk next. Rollins and crew head up the ramp to celebrate. Roman Reigns’ music hits. Reigns levels Reed and Breakker with punches. He then launches Breakker into the steel steps. Reigns steps up to the apron. Rollins rolls out of the ring. Reigns takes down Reed and Breakker again. Rollins stomps Reigns. Rollins and Reed hold up Reigns for Breakker to spear. Reed follows up with a trio of Tsunamis to Reigns. Rollins and crew stand tall.