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WWE Raw Full Show 21 July 2025 | Monday Night Raw 7/21/2025
Get ready for the most unforgettable night of the year as WWE Monday Night Raw goes wild on July 21, 2025! Join us as we bring you all the action, drama, and excitement from the world of professional wrestling. From shocking twists to thrilling matches, we've got you covered with all the highlights and analysis from this epic event. Don't miss out on the most talked-about moments, stunning upsets, and electrifying performances that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Relive the chaos and revel in the glory of WWE Monday Night Raw like never before!
Get ready for the most unforgettable night of the year as WWE Monday Night Raw goes wild on July 21, 2025! Join us as we bring you all the action, drama, and excitement from the world of professional wrestling. From shocking twists to thrilling matches, we've got you covered with all the highlights and analysis from this epic event. Don't miss out on the most talked-about moments, stunning upsets, and electrifying performances that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Relive the chaos and revel in the glory of WWE Monday Night Raw like never before!
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00:00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:00:30It is time for our main event, the Gauntlet Mash, to determine who faces Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam.
00:00:43Tonight, Ron Breaker runs the Gauntlet.
00:00:47Tonight, Ron Breaker goes through everything and everyone in his way.
00:00:54Tonight, Ron Breaker emerges as the number one contender.
00:00:58Tonight, Ron Breaker punches his stamp to SummerSlam.
00:01:06Ron Breaker goes on to SummerSlam.
00:01:09Ron Breaker defeats Gunther at SummerSlam.
00:01:13Made of NJ, making the climb.
00:01:17Oh, no!
00:01:18Big Bronson Reed!
00:01:20There are no disqualifications.
00:01:22Reed can do whatever the hell he wants.
00:01:24Ron Breaker has been in this match for over 35 minutes.
00:01:34Now he's got the best in the world.
00:01:36Go!
00:01:39Anaconda Vice, look at him squeeze the breath out of Ron Breaker.
00:01:43And Reed now with an elbow to Puck.
00:01:47Puck's got some backup.
00:01:49Jey Uso gets hits on the big Bronson.
00:01:53Breaker went for the spear.
00:01:56Puck intercepted him.
00:01:58Going to sleep.
00:02:00Puck into the cover.
00:02:02One, two, three.
00:02:04Let's go to SummerSlam.
00:02:05Oh!
00:02:14Oh!
00:02:14Oh!
00:02:14Yes!
00:02:15Bronson Reed and company looking for the last laugh.
00:02:19Jey Uso trying to come to his aid.
00:02:22And Breaker with a spear.
00:02:25Double-teaming Puck.
00:02:27If it continues to go this way, CM Punk isn't going to make it to SummerSlam.
00:02:33Neither is Jey Uso.
00:02:34The OTC is back!
00:02:52Superman Punch!
00:02:56Look at the power!
00:03:00This place has come unloaded!
00:03:02Flood!
00:03:07Spear!
00:03:12The sins of Paul Heyman are about to haunt him.
00:03:16Well, ladies and gentlemen, we know CM Punk will battle for the world heavyweight title in 12 nights here at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
00:03:32Will Roman Reigns be involved in that event as well?
00:03:35The first ever two-night SummerSlam.
00:03:37The end of the match, CM Punk, is the match going with AEA and habeas.
00:03:43Come on.
00:03:43One, two, three.
00:03:44Now, we'll be on your foot.
00:03:44One, two, three, three.
00:03:45I'm going to call you this.
00:03:46Two, three.
00:03:46One, two, one.
00:03:47Yeah.
00:03:48Yeah.
00:03:48That's some fun.
00:03:49That's one more.
00:03:51Yeah.
00:03:51Super hours.
00:03:52Yeah.
00:03:53Making up.
00:03:54Can you run?
00:03:55Can you call?
00:03:56Got it.
00:03:56The side.
00:03:57Find a rule.
00:03:58Find some fun.
00:03:59Yeah.
00:04:00And itEEWS in the room.
00:04:01sammy zane returns tonight a few weeks removed from injuries sustained at the hands of karrion
00:04:06cross the underdog of the underground vows to make cross pay here tonight and the man is here
00:04:14the women's intercontinental champion becky lynch will defend her title versus lyra valkyria at
00:04:20summer slam becky will join us live
00:04:29and the arrival of the judgment day carrying all the gold here tonight
00:04:43you ready ready why don't you head inside i'll value the car bet see you out there
00:04:47okay sir hey what are you doing this is harassment aj i'm valet i hope you get cleared today
00:05:00yeah we're going to find out if dominic's cleared for the match with aj styles at summer slam
00:05:04that'll happen tonight
00:05:18oh
00:05:32look in my eyes
00:05:35What do you see?
00:05:38The cult of personality
00:05:43I know you're in good
00:05:45I know you're in good
00:05:49I feel everything you want to be
00:05:54The cult of personality
00:05:58What do you see?
00:06:02Are they loud enough too? Are they loud enough?
00:06:05The cult of personality
00:06:07The cult of personality
00:06:09The cult of personality
00:06:16Oh my God!
00:06:19Ladies and gentlemen
00:06:21Please welcome
00:06:23CM Punk!
00:06:30Well ladies and gentlemen last week
00:06:32CM Punk ran the gauntlet
00:06:34And he gets his first opportunity
00:06:36At the World Heavyweight Championship
00:06:40In 15 years
00:06:42A week from this coming Saturday
00:06:44Is the epic two night SummerSlam
00:06:46Where Corey Graves, Punk, will take on the champion
00:06:50And Gunther
00:06:51For all of Punk's success
00:06:52He is about to face the ultimate test
00:06:54At SummerSlam
00:06:56It will be the best in the world
00:06:58CM Punk
00:07:00And to borrow a phrase from the great Harley race
00:07:02Facing the greatest wrestler walking God's green earth
00:07:06God's green earth
00:07:07Today
00:07:08The ring general
00:07:09Gunther
00:07:10It is loud tonight in Houston
00:07:12It will be the best in the world
00:07:15The cult of personality
00:07:16The cult of personality
00:07:17The cult of personality
00:07:18The cult of personality
00:07:20It is loud tonight in Houston.
00:07:27So loud at the Toyota Center.
00:07:50Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Houston, Texas, or what?
00:08:07Houston, I am happy to be here.
00:08:11It's lovely to see you all.
00:08:15When I came back, I had a couple of goals.
00:08:17Main event WrestleMania, become WWE heavyweight champion.
00:08:23One of those things I've done, the other one I've been working on.
00:08:27It's a little hard around here.
00:08:28Sometimes you get sidetracked.
00:08:30Sometimes people take things personally.
00:08:33But all the distractions are now on the back burner.
00:08:36And I can now focus on that goal of being world champion.
00:08:41Last week, I won a gauntlet match.
00:08:45This match made me number one contender to Gunther's World Heavyweight Championship.
00:08:51Now, all nicknames aside, Gunther is one of the best wrestlers in the world.
00:09:07I'm looking very, very forward to lacing him up and locking up with Gunther.
00:09:13And I can't promise a win, ladies and gentlemen, but with you all cheering me like you do.
00:09:24And hand to the screen, anybody sitting at home watching on Netflix, if you're going to
00:09:29be there live in New Jersey for SummerSlam, I can promise you that I will leave it all in
00:09:36the ring, I will not quit.
00:09:39I will give you everything I have.
00:09:47I look at Gunther and I see one of the best wrestlers in the world, intercontinental champion
00:09:52for 666 days on his second run with the world heavyweight title.
00:10:01And I only got two weeks to prepare for this beast.
00:10:06But Houston, then I remembered, oh, wait a second.
00:10:09You've been training for this your entire life.
00:10:12You are prepared.
00:10:13You are CM Punk.
00:10:22So to Gunther and whatever fans he has, understand I am not just any other wrestler.
00:10:28I am not just any other challenger.
00:10:31I am the best in the world.
00:10:43Well, here is a man who could very well prove that is not the case.
00:10:50The man who retired Bill Goldberg a couple of weeks back at Saturday night's main event.
00:10:57One of the most dominant champions we've ever seen, Corey.
00:11:00He's held a title around his waist over 80% of his time here at WWE.
00:11:06His name is Gunther.
00:11:07Gunther, perhaps the best professional wrestler in the world, as indicated by the gold strapped around his waist.
00:11:17Gunther would love to add CM Punk to the growing list of names that he has taken out.
00:11:24Also, for Gunther, success at SummerSlam.
00:11:27Remember last year, Gunther won his first world heavyweight title at SummerSlam.
00:11:33Can he retain the championship this year?
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00:13:07First of all, I'm very excited to hear.
00:13:12First of all, I'm very excited to hear.
00:13:42To throw insults at you.
00:13:45I did not come out here to create any drama.
00:13:50But let me point out some similarities here.
00:13:54We're both here for the same reason.
00:13:56Not to make friends, but to make money and win championships.
00:14:00You consider yourself the best in the world.
00:14:04I consider myself the best in the world.
00:14:09You got a massive ego.
00:14:12And you've been away 10 years.
00:14:15Every week, they chanted your name.
00:14:17So don't blame you for it.
00:14:18I got a massive ego.
00:14:22But punk, the thing is, my ego is justified.
00:14:28Because unlike yours, it's not based on what they think.
00:14:33That's worthless.
00:14:34My ego is based on results.
00:14:42And you just listed all my accolades.
00:14:45It's very simple.
00:14:48The best in the world is the man that holds the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:14:54I only focus on what happens after the bell rings, punk.
00:15:03And at SummerSlam, that bell will ring.
00:15:06And when it does, I'm going to make you regret that you ever stepped foot into a professional wrestling ring.
00:15:13I'm going to maul you.
00:15:16I'm going to push you around.
00:15:18I'm going to choke you out.
00:15:20I'm going to drop you like a wet towel.
00:15:23And you're going to wake up, staring at the lights and realizing I was right.
00:15:30You will never be a World Heavyweight Champion.
00:15:33You will never be the best in the world.
00:15:42But you know what?
00:15:44Seems to mean a lot of you.
00:15:47At least you got those degenerates chanting for you for the rest of your life.
00:15:58Short and sweet from the World Heavyweight Champion.
00:16:04In a week from Saturday, it all begins.
00:16:07An epic two-night SummerSlam.
00:16:10Punk Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:16:19Right now, I'm standing by with La Primera, Stephanie Vaquer.
00:16:23Stephanie, recently you've had some issues with Chelsea Green and her secret Herbis.
00:16:28What's your take on the situation?
00:16:31Chelsea Green is not my problem.
00:16:34I am her problem.
00:16:35Why does she know who she is playing with me?
00:16:37Stephanie Vaqueror.
00:16:38Well, how have you said it?
00:16:41We haven't met yet, but I am the women's world champion.
00:16:46I know who you are.
00:16:49Good, newbie.
00:16:50I just want to let you know that after I win the triple threat match at SummerSlam, it's
00:16:55going to be me and you at Clash in Paris.
00:16:58If you survive.
00:17:01Oh, I'm going to survive.
00:17:02I'm going to be real, and I'm also going to do what you couldn't do, and that's be EO.
00:17:08And since you want to be so smart, since you want to be smart, EO was walking you like
00:17:16a dog before that match got interrupted.
00:17:20Unfinished business like that?
00:17:22Baby girl, I wouldn't let that slide, but that's just me.
00:17:26Anyway, see you in party.
00:17:28Oui, oui.
00:17:29Insufferable.
00:17:59The following contest is scheduled 4-1-4.
00:18:12Introducing first, weighing in at 270 pounds, from Bulgaria, Rusev.
00:18:22The menacing, barbaric Rusev.
00:18:28To you Seamus' words, this is going to be a banger.
00:18:32Seamus and Rusev run it back, live on Netflix.
00:18:35Seamus and Rusev run it back, live on Netflix.
00:18:52Rusev shot you a nasty look as he walked by the announce table.
00:18:57What did you do to him?
00:18:58I couldn't tell you to be perfectly honest, but it's not going to make me look any harder
00:19:02to try to figure it out.
00:19:03This man is absolutely terrifying.
00:19:05A lion of a human being, as fierce as the day is long.
00:19:09Ready to run back, as you said, another banger with Seamus.
00:19:13I want to remind everyone that this coming Saturday and Sunday, WWE takes over Mexico, Mexico City
00:19:20on Saturday, beautiful Monterey on Sunday.
00:19:23Tickets are on sale now via WWE.com slash events.
00:19:28Rusev had taken aback that Seamus won another match against him after Rusev won a controversial
00:19:36manner last month.
00:19:38Perhaps the means Rusev employed were controversial, but at the end of the day, that was one of the
00:19:42hardest-hitting fights we've seen in WWE in quite some time.
00:19:46And we know that Seamus has a weird fascination for physicality.
00:19:51Yeah.
00:19:53Fetish?
00:19:54I was not going to use that word.
00:19:56That was the first thing that came to mind, but I tried to shy away from it.
00:19:59I know we're on Netflix.
00:20:14It's fight night, baby!
00:20:26And his opponent, from Dublin, Ireland, weighing in for 267 pounds, Seamus!
00:20:42Seamus has this massive smile on his face, and he's about to go into one of the most physical
00:20:46battles of his career here tonight.
00:20:49The Celtic Warrior wouldn't want it any other way.
00:20:57Interesting relationship with these two men over the years.
00:21:01We'll get into all that in just a moment.
00:21:03The Celtic Warrior, fourth-time world champion, surefire Hall of Famer, gets set for action
00:21:10here tonight against Rusev.
00:21:12Seamus never ages, does he?
00:21:23Not at all.
00:21:25White presses.
00:21:31The scowl from Rusev.
00:21:35Dark contrast to the way Seamus looks tonight.
00:21:37Two about to bring the juice tonight, Seamus and Rusev.
00:21:58Friends-turned-bitter rivals met for the first time in a long while last month.
00:22:02These are the closing moments of their previous encounter.
00:22:05As you see, three weeks ago, battling on the turnbuckle, Rusev with a thumb to the eye
00:22:09and then would expose the turnbuckle strut.
00:22:12Watch what happens next.
00:22:14Ooh!
00:22:16Driving Seamus sternum first into the steel, which opened the door for Rusev to deliver a
00:22:22thunderous match-cut kick on the temple of the Celtic Warrior.
00:22:26And the W belongs to Rusev.
00:22:33So tonight in Houston, Texas, on Monday Night Raw, for the fourth time in their career,
00:22:38these two go one-on-one as Seamus look for the brogue kick out of the box.
00:22:42Seamus understands he isn't going to get paid by the hour, looking to end this one early
00:22:46with a brogue kick.
00:22:47Here we go!
00:22:48Buckle up, grit your teeth!
00:22:51Seamus has never defeated Rusev in a one-on-one match-up.
00:22:54Looking to do that here tonight for the very first time in his career.
00:22:58And these two already wearing each other out.
00:23:02Seamus with a big right hand in the face of Rusev, driving Rusev into the barricade.
00:23:08And now sending Rusev back into the ring.
00:23:11And Rusev went for an elbow.
00:23:13Seamus rolling out of harm's way.
00:23:16And a big kick!
00:23:17That's the tie-turner Rusev was waiting for.
00:23:20Perfectly timed, perfectly placed.
00:23:22And now Rusev in control.
00:23:25A simplex by Rusev.
00:23:26And Seamus stunned off that kick.
00:23:30By the former three-time United States champion.
00:23:33And another one delivered by Rusev.
00:23:35And there's the power.
00:23:36Cover now!
00:23:37And a kick out by Seamus at one.
00:23:40You talked a lot, Corey, about the relationship between these two men.
00:23:43And what Seamus, I should say Rusev, felt about Seamus when Rusev left the company a number of years ago.
00:23:48And Rusev believed that the one man he could count on, his best friend Seamus, turned his back on him.
00:23:54Left Rusev out to dry.
00:23:55Left Rusev to fend against the Wolves alone.
00:23:59And Rusev resents that.
00:24:01He said he never heard from Seamus once he left WWE.
00:24:04These two weren't only rivals, but they were friends for a long time.
00:24:08Two teammates, of course, part of the League of Nations with Del Rio and Barrett back in the day.
00:24:12And now Seamus with Rusev up on his shoulders.
00:24:16Incredible power!
00:24:17And rolling senton by Seamus puts him in control.
00:24:22And a Celtic warrior.
00:24:23The knee right to the chest of Rusev.
00:24:26Cover now!
00:24:27Is it enough and a kick out again?
00:24:29These two know that these early pinfall attempts are not going to put the opponent away.
00:24:35Most likely not, but what it does do is force your opponent to exert extra energy.
00:24:39You have to kick out a three, four, five pinfall attempt.
00:24:42You're going to find yourself running out of wind.
00:24:46I think we tend to forget sometimes, Corey, what Rusev accomplished here in WWE in his first run.
00:24:51His first 14 months here.
00:24:53He was never pinned or submitted.
00:24:55One of the most dominant superstars at that time.
00:24:57Rusev eager to reestablish his dominance here on Monday Night Raw.
00:25:02Rusev bounced into the corner.
00:25:04There's a reversal, Irish.
00:25:06Whip it to Seamus and follows it up with a closed line.
00:25:14Rusev just looks down on everyone.
00:25:17In Rusev's opinion, he returned to WWE to teach the roster,
00:25:21to teach the rest of the locker room to learn from his mistakes.
00:25:24So that they don't follow him down the wrong path.
00:25:26Yeah, but who's to say that Rusev needs to be preaching to everybody?
00:25:32Are you going to tell him to shut up?
00:25:33Oh, no, not at all.
00:25:34Great power by Rusev that driving Seamus to the canvas.
00:25:39Rusev in no hurry, taking his sweet time, using a methodical pace to launch these attacks on the Celtic Warrior.
00:25:47Because disdain aside, Rusev knows what Seamus is capable of.
00:25:51Case in point.
00:25:51You can't take your time.
00:25:53You've got to stay on the attack with Seamus.
00:25:56That brief interlude with the WWE fans may have cost Rusev.
00:26:01Watch this impact.
00:26:02Oh, goodness.
00:26:03That might have caught Rusev on the bottom of his chin.
00:26:06Rocking the jaw of the Bulgarian.
00:26:09These two men so evenly matched in the ring.
00:26:12As tough as they come.
00:26:16Both enjoy a good fight.
00:26:18Good Donnybrook.
00:26:20This is exactly what Houston's own Booker T would refer to as no bread, no water, just meat.
00:26:26Oh!
00:26:27And Rusev hanging up Seamus on the top rope.
00:26:31Oh, my goodness.
00:26:32What a knee lift.
00:26:33And another one.
00:26:34Rusev falls to the floor.
00:26:36And Seamus, what the heck is Seamus thinking?
00:26:41The Celtic Warrior.
00:26:43This is nuts.
00:26:44Oh, I think Seamus thought better of it.
00:26:47Yeah, Seamus said, well, maybe not.
00:26:49Wait a minute.
00:26:49He's going to try it again.
00:26:50Seamus back to the top rope a second time.
00:26:54Feeding off the sellout crowd here tonight.
00:26:56Seamus takes out Rusev.
00:27:00Are you not entertained?
00:27:06You've got to give Seamus credit.
00:27:10Corrected himself and then still was able to come off the top rope.
00:27:14There's still work to be done.
00:27:16And now Rusev with a reversal.
00:27:17Wait a minute.
00:27:18Wait a minute.
00:27:18Seamus now.
00:27:19And Rusev.
00:27:19Whoa!
00:27:20Look out!
00:27:21All the way slam on top of the announce table to the floor.
00:27:24Seamus hit the back of his head hard.
00:27:27Rusev has taken control.
00:27:28Go, go, go!
00:27:29Go, go, go, go!
00:27:30Go, go, go, go, go!
00:28:00Go any further than Seamus either.
00:28:02Seamus trying to drag himself through his feet.
00:28:05The official now at a count of four.
00:28:09I just kind of glance inside Seamus' eyes.
00:28:12And they are glazed over, to say the least.
00:28:15Yeah, I'm not quite sure Seamus knows where he's at right now as he collapses.
00:28:19A count of eight now by the official.
00:28:22Seamus at nine beats the count back into the ring.
00:28:25Just barely.
00:28:26The intensity etched on the face of the Bulgarian brute.
00:28:33Rusev now delivering vicious stomps to a fallen Celtic warrior.
00:28:39And now Rusev in complete control as he continues to punish Seamus.
00:28:49Here's the problem.
00:28:49You give Rusev an opening like this and it is dangerous as hell.
00:28:53No doubt about it.
00:28:55Incredible quickness and agility being displayed for a man the size of Rusev.
00:29:00And now he keeps up the pressure.
00:29:01Constant movement.
00:29:02And a kick out by Seamus.
00:29:04Rusev again back on the attack.
00:29:08Seamus just not, hasn't been right since he suffered that fall away slam door on Outs table moments ago.
00:29:17Trying to fight back into this.
00:29:19Seamus in a world of trouble right now.
00:29:21Needs to find a way to rally as the WWE Universe comes to life behind the Celtic warrior.
00:29:26Does Seamus have enough left?
00:29:27Seamus misses wildly with a clothesline.
00:29:33Went for the back elbow that time.
00:29:35And Rusev now with that spinning heel kick.
00:29:37Caught Seamus in the face.
00:29:38Cover for the win here.
00:29:40And a kick out by the Celtic warrior at two.
00:29:42And perhaps some frustration starting to set in now for Rusev.
00:29:46Well this shouldn't come as any surprise to Rusev who's engaged in battle with Seamus on more than one occasion.
00:29:52Rusev knew when he signed the contract for this fight.
00:29:54It could be a long night.
00:29:57And Rusev now mocking Seamus as Seamus loves to play off the WWE fans.
00:30:07Not quite the response for Rusev as he nails Seamus in the spine.
00:30:13How much longer can Seamus keep this up?
00:30:15This punishment he suffers each and every week and still keeps going.
00:30:20I honestly think it's what keeps Seamus going.
00:30:25Seamus lives for this.
00:30:26The brutality.
00:30:28The pain.
00:30:37Toyota Center and Houston's jam-packed tonight.
00:30:39Sold out nearly 14,000 on hand.
00:30:42The penultimate Monday Night Raw before the epic two-night Summer Slam begins a week from Saturday.
00:30:48And Rusev and Seamus now in a physical battle.
00:30:51Seamus trying to rally Corey after that fall-away slam through the announce table before the break.
00:30:55Credit to Seamus for still hanging in this fight and now connecting with a series of heavy right hands between the eyes of Rusev.
00:31:03Seamus whipped across the ring and follows it up.
00:31:05And now the Celtic Warrior starting to gain some momentum.
00:31:10Bringing together a series of offensive maneuvers is Seamus.
00:31:13This could spell trouble for Rusev.
00:31:14Oh, and a nice Irish curse backbreaker by Seamus.
00:31:19It's amazing the amount of punishment this man can take and still climb back into the match.
00:31:25And again, ladies and gentlemen, tonight, the return of Roman Reigns to Monday Night Raw after his surprise last week.
00:31:37Seamus now planning Rusev.
00:31:39Cover now.
00:31:40Hook of the leg.
00:31:41And a kick out.
00:31:42Many scores to be settled by Roman Reigns.
00:31:46And it all begins tonight, live on Monday Night Raw.
00:31:50Right now it is all about Seamus and Rusev.
00:31:54A true heavyweight fight in every sense of the word.
00:32:03And the Toyota Center letting their appreciation for Seamus be known.
00:32:09Can the Celtic Warrior finish the job?
00:32:11And now he's got Rusev where he wants him, on the apron.
00:32:14Looked like he was trying to go for 10 beats to the bowderin.
00:32:17And Rusev was able to hang on momentarily, but perhaps not now.
00:32:3210 beats to the bowderin.
00:32:35By Seamus to Rusev.
00:32:36Like being hit in the sternum by a sledgehammer over and over and over again.
00:32:44Seamus now feeding off the energy of the WWE Universe in Houston.
00:32:49Calling for the brogue.
00:32:52It only takes one.
00:32:57Here it comes.
00:32:58Got Rusev in his sights.
00:33:00Oh, and Rusev caught him.
00:33:02And a bat.
00:33:02Man.
00:33:03Slamming Seamus to the canvas cover now.
00:33:06By Rusev.
00:33:07Hooks the leg.
00:33:07And a kick out.
00:33:08That was incredible.
00:33:09Seamus went for the brogue.
00:33:11Rusev picked him out of midair.
00:33:12It's obvious Rusev has done his homework and learned from past experiences with the Celtic Warrior.
00:33:18Catching Seamus before powerbombing the life out of him.
00:33:23And during the replay, Rusev went into another cover, forcing Seamus to kick out again.
00:33:30And now Rusev looks like he's ticked off.
00:33:32We touched on it briefly, forcing your opponent to kick out over and over and over again.
00:33:37Will wear you down throughout the duration of the match.
00:33:39This could be exactly what Rusev wants.
00:33:42And oh!
00:33:45Connecting.
00:33:46Seamus with the cover.
00:33:47Kick out by Rusev at two.
00:33:49The impact of the knee by Seamus to Rusev.
00:33:51Watch this.
00:33:52Watch it.
00:33:54You could practically fail at that kneecapper.
00:33:57Catching Rusev right under the chin.
00:34:00It's almost miraculous that Rusev survived.
00:34:04And there, of course, the situation.
00:34:09Two men physically abusing one another here tonight.
00:34:13Seamus, Rusev, critical part of this matchup.
00:34:16Two modern-day gladiators doing battle, trying to summon the will to continue.
00:34:25I don't know how these guys do this in and out.
00:34:28Are you kidding me?
00:34:30And Seamus still has an up-left to do that, but Rusev met him with a right.
00:34:35And now the chops by Rusev.
00:34:37Rusev now joining Seamus.
00:34:44High-risk scenario for both athletes.
00:34:48Seamus trying to counter.
00:34:49With a couple of right hands to the ribs.
00:34:51Now to the back.
00:34:52Back to the midsection.
00:34:54Seamus pounding away.
00:34:55It's a barrage of strikes from the Celtic Warrior,
00:34:58who's now got a little more sure footing on the top turnbuckle.
00:35:02Seamus runs into a kick by Rusev.
00:35:05Cover!
00:35:06One, two, three, four.
00:35:08Somehow Seamus kicked out at two.
00:35:12Rusev caught him flushing out.
00:35:13Looking for the accolade.
00:35:15Looking for the accolade on Seamus.
00:35:17Submission maneuver by Rusev.
00:35:19That's top many superstars out over the years.
00:35:21And Rusev's got it cinched in.
00:35:23I don't think there's any way out for Seamus.
00:35:27Seamus has nowhere to go.
00:35:29The official's right there, seeing if Seamus will give up.
00:35:32And Seamus now trying to make it back to his knees.
00:35:34And somehow drag himself to the bottom rope.
00:35:37Oh, look at Rusev covering Seamus' nose and mouth.
00:35:42Seamus desperately trying to reach for the rope to force a break.
00:35:45How much does Seamus have left?
00:35:47Rusev trying to drag him back.
00:35:49Trying to drag him back.
00:35:50Those last few inches have got to feel like a mile for Seamus.
00:35:54And Rusev back in control.
00:35:56Seamus, though, has the other hand loose now.
00:35:59Using his left hand to try to make it to the ropes.
00:36:01Rusev covering the eyes and the nose.
00:36:03But Seamus going to force the break.
00:36:05And for Rusev, how deflating must that be?
00:36:09I think there's your answer, Cole.
00:36:17Rusev is irate.
00:36:19I do agree with one assessment that Seamus is stubborn.
00:36:22There's no doubt about that.
00:36:23But he's still in this fight.
00:36:26And now Seamus saying, bring it!
00:36:30Seamus is as nuts as Rusev is.
00:36:35Seamus out here like some kind of masochist.
00:36:37It's like Seamus enjoys this pain, this physicality.
00:36:41He's made a career of it.
00:36:43But makes the Celtic warrior feel alive.
00:36:46And look at just like their first time around,
00:36:48Rusev exposes the turnbuckle once again.
00:36:51Looking to win in controversial manner for the second straight time.
00:36:56Seamus, though, able to block.
00:37:03Heavy body shot.
00:37:04Oh, no!
00:37:05Oh, Rusev bounced off the exposed turnbuckle.
00:37:08That backfired spectacularly.
00:37:13And now is the...
00:37:14What's Rusev doing?
00:37:15Oh, he's got...
00:37:15That's Seamus' Shalali.
00:37:17The official doesn't see Rusev with a Shalali.
00:37:20A road kick by Seamus.
00:37:22Turn around, Ron.
00:37:23Here's the cover.
00:37:24The referee back in position.
00:37:27Seamus beats Rusev for the first time.
00:37:30Here is your winner...
00:37:33Seamus!
00:37:36Well, Corey Rusev tried to go to that exposed turnbuckle once again, but it backfired.
00:37:44Well, it's one thing to slip past Seamus on one occasion.
00:37:49It's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to do it on more than one occasion.
00:37:54As Rusev learned first-hand tonight.
00:37:57What a win.
00:37:59What a battle.
00:38:00What a display of grit and toughness by Seamus.
00:38:05Here we see Rusev once again exposing the turnbuckle strut in the corner, but it backfired as Rusev this time.
00:38:12Driven face first.
00:38:15Oh!
00:38:15And a pro kick right on the ear of the Bulgarian.
00:38:20Good night, Rusev.
00:38:21What a win for Seamus.
00:38:24And that had to feel great for Seamus, finally knocking off Rusev.
00:38:28Let's head back to the locker room area and Byron Saxton.
00:38:33Michael Corey, thank you so much.
00:38:35I'm currently standing by with El Grande Americano.
00:38:38And El Grande, it's not often that we actually get to hear from you, so now that I have you here, what are your goals in WWE?
00:38:45I don't understand.
00:38:49But with El Grande Americano, people have to wait for the unexpected.
00:38:57Bitchy mentiroso!
00:38:58What happened?
00:38:59You're fake!
00:39:01What do you want?
00:39:01Yeah, you understand what I'm saying.
00:39:03You disrespect me, and you disrespect all the luchadors everywhere.
00:39:08But you know what?
00:39:09You don't have this fire!
00:39:11I'm a lucha dora, but you?
00:39:16You don't have to wait for me.
00:39:20Juice brother!
00:39:21What happened?
00:39:21And get out of here!
00:39:23mieszies!
00:39:23What do you want to do?
00:39:25What noise?
00:39:25What do you want to do?
00:39:26What do you want to do?
00:39:28What do you want to do?
00:39:29I don't know!
00:39:31I don't know if you canY sauce!
00:39:33Let's eat it!
00:39:34Come on!
00:39:35Oh, I know you need to brush up on your Spanish, but that basura means trash.
00:39:39Well, nonetheless, Dragolay standing up for what he thinks is right,
00:39:42that Arlande Americano is, well, disrespecting Lucha Libre.
00:39:46I bet you agree with him, don't you?
00:39:47Well, ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever,
00:39:50step into the WWE writers' room,
00:39:53go outside the ring with your favorite WWE superstars.
00:39:56It all premieres next Tuesday right here on Netflix.
00:39:59It's WWE Unreal.
00:40:01It's the new documentary series.
00:40:02What happens behind the scenes is as dramatic as it plays out in the ring.
00:40:06Here's a sneak peek.
00:40:10What's going on?
00:40:11What happened?
00:40:12I don't think he can go, man.
00:40:13He's out on his feet.
00:40:14Come on, bud.
00:40:15Nah, he's not going to be able to go.
00:40:16He can't go?
00:40:17Somebody's got to replace him.
00:40:19He can't go.
00:40:20Somebody's got to replace him.
00:40:22Speed.
00:40:24What?
00:40:24Speed.
00:40:25What?
00:40:26You're in the rumble.
00:40:26Go.
00:40:27Are you serious?
00:40:28Speed.
00:40:30You're in the rumble.
00:40:31Hell no.
00:40:32Go.
00:40:32No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:40:33I'm all ready.
00:40:34Go.
00:40:34Go, go, go, go, go, go.
00:40:35What do you mean?
00:40:35Go, go, go, go, go.
00:40:36Throw people over the top, bro.
00:40:37It's a big turn.
00:40:41Ice Show Speed is in the rumble.
00:40:46Somebody get the man some knee pads, some elbow pads.
00:40:51A crash helmet.
00:40:54This man is built for the moment.
00:40:56Had no idea he was going to be in the rumble.
00:40:59Now he's sprinting his way to the ring.
00:41:01It's your boy's, the new day.
00:41:06It's your boy's, the new day.
00:41:12Hey.
00:41:13Hey.
00:41:14Hey.
00:41:15When new day dropped.
00:41:17And new day came.
00:41:19And new day built.
00:41:21The new day named.
00:41:22It's new day's time.
00:41:24The new day stopped.
00:41:26It's new day's world.
00:41:27New day's still fire.
00:41:29Come on.
00:41:35Yeah.
00:41:36Yeah.
00:41:38Legendary of the team.
00:41:40The following triple triple match will determine the number one contender for the world tag team championship.
00:41:49Yeah.
00:41:50Introducing first.
00:41:51And a combined weight of 417 pounds.
00:41:55It's Jair Biu-Wood and Kofi Kingston.
00:42:00The new day.
00:42:01Finally.
00:42:04Finally won.
00:42:05The new day have to work for something in their career.
00:42:08They have to try to earn a number one contendership for the world tag team title.
00:42:12How dare you, Michael Cole.
00:42:14These men are in mourning.
00:42:15It's a very somber situation.
00:42:17I hope Woods and Kofi are up to the task.
00:42:31The point I'm making, and we'll get into this in a little bit, but new day won the world tag titles at Wrestlemania.
00:42:42They actually only defended them once.
00:42:44And then they lost.
00:42:46So maybe they're actually going to have to have some matches now to earn themselves an opportunity to get those titles back.
00:42:51It's not the new day's fault, but there's a decided lack of worthy challengers when they were the tag team champions.
00:42:58Well, you don't think that Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston have earned the right?
00:43:03That these two know enough about WWE?
00:43:05They have seen and done it all.
00:43:07Some of the...
00:43:08What is Kofi wearing?
00:43:17Is all the rage in the funeral fashion world, Cole?
00:43:20Oh, got it. That's right, because they're grieving the Jets of the tag team division.
00:43:23That's right.
00:43:24You guys are finally going to have a match, huh?
00:43:29You know how hard it is to compete in WWE when you're mourning, when you're grieving the way these two men are?
00:43:34Viva la raza!
00:43:35Viva la raza!
00:43:39Viva la raza!
00:43:43Viva la raza!
00:43:48Viva la raza!
00:43:52770 pounds, the LWO!
00:43:58Cruz del Toro, Joaquin Wilde have never held the World Tag Team titles,
00:44:03but they have an opportunity to take another step toward that ultimate goal here tonight.
00:44:08Of course, accompanied by Dragon Lee, who got into it with El Grande Americano a bit earlier on.
00:44:15By the way, Dragon Lee is a true luchador.
00:44:19What define true luchador?
00:44:21He was called the future of Lucha Libre by none other than Rey Mysterio.
00:44:25Sure, but do you know what it means to be a luchador?
00:44:28You just have to compete in the sport of Lucha Libre.
00:44:32So why don't you enlighten us, Mr. Voice of AAA?
00:44:35Listen, there's not enough time to educate you in one broadcast, Michael Cole.
00:44:39I'll text you later this week and fill you in.
00:44:41But the fact is, both Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde have extensive experience in Mexico in traditional Lucha Libre,
00:44:47and they bring those skills to the WWE ring every time they compete.
00:44:53Every time they compete.
00:44:55Accompanied by Ivy Nile, representing American-made Julius and Brutus, the Creed Brothers!
00:45:14When Chad gave a left to have shoulder surgery, he left Ivy in charge.
00:45:18He said, get the Creed Brothers a tag title opportunity.
00:45:22Could happen tonight.
00:45:34Bailey!
00:45:36There you are!
00:45:37What's up, Parker?
00:45:38I just spoke to Pierce.
00:45:39You asked for this title shot today?
00:45:41Yeah.
00:45:41The tag team title shot.
00:45:42You asked to partner with me.
00:45:43Yes, I did.
00:45:45I mean, why would you do that?
00:45:46Because we didn't get to do that at WrestleMania, dude.
00:45:49I'm getting our match that we were supposed to have at WrestleMania.
00:45:51Tag team champions.
00:45:52It could be us.
00:45:53Hang on, hang on.
00:45:54Remember I beat your ass last week?
00:45:56Whoa.
00:45:57And I'm going to SummerSlam?
00:45:58That's what's next for me, okay?
00:45:59What game are you playing here?
00:46:00Look, look, look.
00:46:01That's water under the bridge, okay?
00:46:02The game that we are playing is winning, okay?
00:46:06Get ready.
00:46:07I'm glad you got the memo, matching gear.
00:46:08I'll see you out there.
00:46:17Well, WWE Late Night featuring Tony Hinchcliffe will take place at the Bergen Performing Arts
00:46:22Center in Englewood, New Jersey on Saturday, August 2nd at 11 p.m.
00:46:26Eastern as a part of SummerSlam weekend.
00:46:29Cody Rhodes will be a featured guest for WWE Late Night.
00:46:32Tickets for this closed-door, non-televised event are on sale now via
00:46:35Ticketmaster.
00:46:37Triple threat tag team action, American-made, the Latino World Order, and the New Day battling
00:46:42it out to see who will face the Judgment Day.
00:46:45Finn Balor and J.D.
00:46:46McDonough for a future world tag team title opportunity.
00:46:51Corey and I were debating a few moments ago over the fact that the New Day is grieving what
00:46:56they call the death of the tag team division.
00:46:59I'm just saying it's about time they put in some work, actually had a match to try to prove
00:47:03they're worthy.
00:47:06So the rules in this triple threat tag team matchup, three men will be in the ring at
00:47:10one time.
00:47:11First team to gain pinfall or submission will become the number one contenders and
00:47:15we're underway.
00:47:15I find it rather insulting what you're saying about New Day.
00:47:17These two gentlemen should be on bereavement leave right now.
00:47:20Oh my goodness.
00:47:21It's a very sad state of affairs, Cole.
00:47:23I spoke at length with Xavier Woods earlier today about.
00:47:26Look at this!
00:47:27Wow!
00:47:28As Brutus Creed dropping Joaquin Wilde.
00:47:31Brutus goes 5'11", 282.
00:47:34He doesn't have both oars in the water, but the guy is strong as the day is long.
00:47:37And makes a tag to his brother Julius Creed.
00:47:40Remember, the Creed brothers were NXT tag team champions at one point in their career.
00:47:45Kofi Kingston runs into a boot by Julius.
00:47:48He offers the delayed vertical suplex and now a great throw to Kofi.
00:47:53And a kip-up.
00:47:54Because Creed is an incredible athlete.
00:47:56No doubt about it.
00:47:57And if we're talking raw potential, I don't know if it gets any bigger than Julius Creed.
00:48:01Look at this!
00:48:02Wow!
00:48:03The double suplex into a kip-up!
00:48:05Julius Creed on fire!
00:48:08Mentioned earlier, Chad Gable recovering from shoulder surgery.
00:48:12Cover now!
00:48:13Hook of the leg and a kick out.
00:48:14He put Ivy Nile in charge.
00:48:16He said, hey, get the Creed brothers a tag title opportunity.
00:48:19But now if you understand, you don't want to disappoint Master Gable while he's recovering.
00:48:22Tag made.
00:48:23Cruz del Toro now legal for the LWO.
00:48:25Double team incoming.
00:48:27And this is what the LWO has to do to have an opportunity to win this match tonight.
00:48:31Frequent double teams use their quickness, their speed, their agility.
00:48:35It moves like that!
00:48:38About halfway across the ring.
00:48:41Hang time!
00:48:42There goes del Toro!
00:48:43And Kofi with a kick back into the action.
00:48:45Cover now.
00:48:46Trying to take advantage of the LWO's damage.
00:48:50And Kingston cover on the other side to del Toro.
00:48:53And a kick out by Cruz.
00:48:58Julius Creed sent to the outside courtesy of Kofi Kingston.
00:49:02New Day, of course.
00:49:0312-time tag team champions.
00:49:06One-time NXT tag champs.
00:49:07And now the double team by Kofi and Woods.
00:49:12This is the first match for the New Day since they lost their tag team titles to the Judgment Day a few weeks back.
00:49:20Oh!
00:49:21Sorry, Cole.
00:49:21Can you repeat that?
00:49:22I was watching Woods shake his thigh meat.
00:49:23Yeah.
00:49:24And then, of course, delivering a great DDT.
00:49:26And now a long way from Nate's.
00:49:29But some knucklehead online trying to tell me it was some guy called Fargo that invented walking like that.
00:49:35I don't believe it.
00:49:36It's an Xavier Woods strut as far as I'm concerned.
00:49:39Not a Cullen Brothers.
00:49:41It is.
00:49:42Turn up, cowboy!
00:49:44I know what you're talking about, Jackie.
00:49:46And here we go now.
00:49:48Tag in.
00:49:48Here comes Kofi Kingston.
00:49:50And they used to call this the Unicorn Stop back in the days where they had a lot of fun.
00:49:54Big E was involved.
00:49:55Now I don't know what they call this.
00:49:57Call it bad news for Julius Creed.
00:49:59That's what you can call it.
00:50:02Now Kofi Kingston of expert-level teamwork.
00:50:06No one does it better.
00:50:07And Kingston now!
00:50:08Oh, baby!
00:50:08A basement dropkick on the New Day have taken over.
00:50:11Who are going to be the number one contenders for the World Tag Team title?
00:50:15So inspiring.
00:50:20New Day in cruise control at the moment.
00:50:31Savoring the advantage of the upper hand in this triple threat tag team matchup.
00:50:35Oh, wow!
00:50:37Blindsiding Julius Creed on the outside is Kofi Kingston.
00:50:42New Day saying the day the tag team division died,
00:50:45the night that they lost the tag titles to the judgment day,
00:50:47they didn't blame it themselves.
00:50:49And Kofi now with a snapmare takedown to Cruz Del Toro.
00:50:53Tag made.
00:50:54And now the New Day looking for a double team.
00:50:57Kick right to the face.
00:50:58Xavier Woods going to follow it up with that sliding clothesline.
00:51:01Now Kingston!
00:51:04And Woods!
00:51:06And when they're cooking, they're cooking, aren't they?
00:51:08Here's the hook of the leg and a kick out.
00:51:10Michelin star chefs inside the ring.
00:51:12And I talked to Woods earlier today.
00:51:14He actually expressed his displeasure that the War Raiders were not invited to compete in this matchup.
00:51:19He said it wasn't fair.
00:51:20And that's why the state of the division is the way it is.
00:51:24Unbelievable they would say that.
00:51:25I think maybe you're making things...
00:51:26Oh, Higston now!
00:51:28Dropped right on Del Toro by Woods!
00:51:30And a kick out by Del Toro!
00:51:32I'm not making anything up.
00:51:33I'm perhaps relaying misinformation, but that's not my fault.
00:51:38You're just the conduit, right?
00:51:39That's right.
00:51:40They're now sent outside the ring.
00:51:42And who could blame the New Day with the mental state they're in dealing with all this grief?
00:51:46What grief?
00:51:47They lost the titles.
00:51:48They'd lost them, what, 12 other times before?
00:51:50They did!
00:51:5613 times they've been champions when you count NXT.
00:51:59And here we go now.
00:52:00Oh, and a kick right to the midsection!
00:52:02And I've never known you to not have a response to something.
00:52:05I'm sort of in shock.
00:52:06I wasn't given the proper response by the New Day.
00:52:09As you said, I'm just a conduit.
00:52:12Can't answer all of your insults and questions.
00:52:15And now Julius Creed with Del Toro back on his feet, which cruised into the corner.
00:52:20And drops to an E.
00:52:22Tag made, and here comes Brutus.
00:52:23This guy is so strong, Corey, as a kid.
00:52:26He used to show off his feet to strength.
00:52:28Here's the cover.
00:52:29Is it enough to win this matchup here?
00:52:31And a kick out.
00:52:32Brutus used to tear handles off of microwaves, showing off to the kids.
00:52:37Their families were very upset when that happened.
00:52:39That explains a lot.
00:52:40He spent a lot of time in front of microwaves as a kid.
00:52:41That explains pretty much everything.
00:52:44And a splash in the corner.
00:52:46Brushing impact.
00:52:47Butterfly position.
00:52:48And again, the power!
00:52:50Brutus of Brutus Creed.
00:52:52Cover again.
00:52:54And it's time to kick out by Del Toro.
00:52:57Referee Jessica Carr with her hands full in this match.
00:53:00Look at this Brutus smash!
00:53:03All Del Toro can do is cover up.
00:53:05Triple Thet action to determine the next contenders for the Judgment Day's World Tag Team titles.
00:53:25New Day, American Made, and LWO going at it.
00:53:29First team to gain pinfall or submission will become the number one contenders.
00:53:35Now Cruz Del Toro trying to build some momentum.
00:53:38And he caught Kofi with the enziguri.
00:53:40And now the power of Brutus.
00:53:42Cruz will land on his feet.
00:53:43Oh, goodness!
00:53:45Poison Rana takes down Brutus Creed!
00:53:50Del Toro now with an opportunity to make a tag to the fresher Joaquin Wilde.
00:53:56Dragging Lee in the LWO corner.
00:53:59Urging Del Toro to drag himself to the corner.
00:54:03Brutus trying to make it to Julius.
00:54:04He does.
00:54:06Julius Creed.
00:54:06No tag made.
00:54:07Joaquin Wilde is legal.
00:54:09And Joaquin Wilde now!
00:54:14Ooh, what a kick!
00:54:16Joaquin Wilde starting to cook in this Triple Threat Tag Match DDT!
00:54:21Satellite-style, fantastic athleticism!
00:54:24It just spiked Brutus on his dome.
00:54:26Now Kofi Kingston going to try his fare.
00:54:29And down goes Kingston.
00:54:32Joaquin Wilde on fire right now looking for the backslide.
00:54:35Woods able to counter.
00:54:36Great move by Wilde.
00:54:37Double up!
00:54:38Oh my God!
00:54:38Oh, he almost pit both members of the New Day!
00:54:40Can you imagine if that had happened?
00:54:42Talk about grieving!
00:54:43How was that for innovation by Joaquin Wilde?
00:54:49You can never count Joaquin Wilde out.
00:54:51The man suffered a not only career but life-threatening injury back in 2017.
00:54:56And he's still back in the mix.
00:54:58No doubt about it.
00:55:01Wilde understands the assignment.
00:55:02This is a potentially golden opportunity for the L.W.O.
00:55:07L.W.O.
00:55:11Joaquin Wilde out to the apron.
00:55:15The man not afraid to fly.
00:55:16No, not at all.
00:55:17Top rope now.
00:55:18I mean, now gets involved.
00:55:20Remember, triple threat rules.
00:55:21There are no disqualifications, so the official can't do anything about that.
00:55:25Dragon Lee now.
00:55:27And now, oh, just blasted by Julius.
00:55:30What's going on over here, huh?
00:55:31Why don't you spread any conspiracy theories about Dragon Lee, Michael Cole?
00:55:35You know for a fact it's the same Dragon Lee it's always been?
00:55:38It is.
00:55:38Of course it is.
00:55:39We know it is.
00:55:40We're the same Dragon Lee forever.
00:55:42Oh, and a big kick to the face by Dragon Lee.
00:55:45Brutus goes down.
00:55:50There comes El Grande Americano!
00:55:53Oh, Americano, and Dragon Lee got into it back in the locker room area.
00:55:57And now assaulting Dragon Lee at ringside once again.
00:56:00And now American-Made, who...
00:56:02Well, of course, they're upset.
00:56:06Oh!
00:56:07Corkstrew Poncha!
00:56:08And, of course, American-Made's upset because El Grande Americano, this one,
00:56:12stole Chad Gable's gimmick.
00:56:14But, nonetheless, tag-made.
00:56:16Kingston top rope.
00:56:19Arcade Wilde!
00:56:23Kofi caught!
00:56:25Roll up!
00:56:25LWO number one contenders!
00:56:30Here are your winners!
00:56:33The LWO!
00:56:36This has got to be considered an upset.
00:56:39What a win for the LWO!
00:56:43Incredible!
00:56:43Well, everything started to fall apart when Dragon Lee got involved.
00:56:54And then El Grande Americano would attack Dragon Lee.
00:56:57Cruz del Toro delivers a breathtaking torneo to the outside, taking care of the Green Brothers.
00:57:08And then Joaquin Wilde shocking the WWE Universe and Kofi Kingston.
00:57:13The LWO are your number one contenders for the World Tag Team Championship.
00:57:20And down the road, they will take on the Judgment Day.
00:57:24Congratulations to the LWO.
00:57:27Well, tomorrow, of course, in the podcast, here at Raw Recap, hosted by Sam Roberts and Megan Morant, their guests.
00:57:34None other than the New Day.
00:57:36Going to be interesting to see what Kofi and Xavier have to say about this.
00:57:38Tread lightly, Megan.
00:57:39Tread lightly.
00:57:40These guys are dealing with a lot.
00:57:42First, they're grieving the tag team division.
00:57:43And then we just saw what happened.
00:57:45And please be kind.
00:57:46Well, the story we're following tonight is whether or not medical personnel will clear Dominic Mysterio for his Intercontinental Championship match against AJ Styles at SummerSlam.
00:57:55Last week, in my opinion, Dominic looked fine when he tried to get involved in the tag team match.
00:58:01Raquel and Roxanne against the Kabuki Warriors.
00:58:02I'd like to start by asking where you got your PhD from, Michael Cole.
00:58:06Because I saw Dirty Dom simply trying to prevent an injustice from taking place.
00:58:10And was met with a spinning backfist by the Empress of Tomorrow, which opened the door for Roxanne with a little insurance from Raquel on the outside to pick up the win.
00:58:24The Kabuki Warriors will be tag team champions!
00:58:30And Eosuke will be women's world champion again.
00:58:36Good luck at SummerSlam against your friend, Ria Ripley.
00:58:43Ria Ripley, yeah!
00:58:47Eosuke, if you win at SummerSlam, it's me versus you in Paris.
00:58:57Then we can see who would have won in Las Vegas.
00:59:02Looking forward to it, because the way I remember, I had you beat.
00:59:11Oh, really?
00:59:12Well, we don't need to wait until Paris to find out.
00:59:18Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
00:59:23なるほど, wakatta!
00:59:25Why don't we find out in Houston?
00:59:29So, let's see.
00:59:31Versus Stephanie Vakkel.
00:59:34Tonight!
00:59:35Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight!
00:59:37Challenge is settled.
00:59:39the three horses of a generation will battle tonight in a triple threat match for pride
00:59:54and glory paul hayman is here in punk's corner the question guys though is where does his
01:00:02allegiance really lie no surrender in any of these three great warriors
01:00:09broken bodies everywhere you look who can summon something special
01:00:14gts the island spared out by ray stopped by seth everybody is down paul what the hell are you doing
01:00:24oh my god paul hayman has aligned himself with seth freaking rollins roman reigns live tonight
01:00:54that's right live here tonight will be roman reigns here in houston
01:01:17but right now please welcome my guest at this time the tna world champion trick williams
01:01:29well we can hear houston here tonight but i want to know have you silenced your doubters
01:01:49after last night retaining this tna world you know to be real vic i ain't worried about no doubters
01:01:57i ain't worried about no fans i'm worried about me i'm worried about this gold you talking to your
01:02:04former iron survivor winner your one-time north american champ your two-time nxc champ your tna
01:02:11excuse me your trick and a champion let's talk about it
01:02:15look i like your confidence i've known you for a long time since the first day you stepped into
01:02:22the performance center i know how confident you are i know that you want to silence all those i know
01:02:27you want everyone to believe in you but there's still one man who questions you and you're going
01:02:32to confront that individual tomorrow right here in houston at the 713 music hall live on nxt that man
01:02:40that phenom i should say that you're going to confront is none other than the undertaker
01:02:47you know the truth is i ain't got no problem with the undertaker
01:02:55the undertaker got a problem with me it was his lfg boy sitting in the way after i had a match
01:03:02so i stood on business and i told him to move but undertaker since you want to talk
01:03:09let's talk then because you out here popping off like your knees ain't got no expiration date
01:03:15matter of fact i'm glad you like to roll your eyes to the back your head
01:03:21because i might just knock your ass out tomorrow huh
01:03:23come on come on and you can keep tweeting if you want to you can keep tweeting if you want to
01:03:30tomorrow might be your last ride let's talk about that
01:03:33strong words from trick williams it's trick williams confronting the undertaker tomorrow here in houston
01:03:40also on nxt a triple threat match for the nxt championship and let's not forget blake munro's
01:03:48in ring debut it's all going down to the 713 music hall live here in houston tomorrow but right
01:03:55now it's time for more monday night raw
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01:04:26your spot
01:04:27you know i'm not a patient man okay it's real simple you go to medical it takes five minutes you get the
01:04:38evaluation we all go on with our lives i'll go with you right now let's go but i told you i can't right
01:04:42now roxanne and raquel texted me that they said i gotta i gotta go help dumb i've asked you twice if
01:04:47i come back and ask again the tone is gonna be a little different but why quit stalling i'm not
01:04:52stalling i already told you they texted me they need my help what are you doing i'm not cleared aj
01:05:00not yet you will be no by the time i'm done you better be cleared i just don't understand what's
01:05:05even going on with the hey hey yes the floor is wet i don't want you to slip
01:05:11what is he even doing what the hell is going on in this place man well man nothing makes sense
01:05:17anymore bro adam pierce killed his own tag team division there's another grande americano the only
01:05:23thing that makes sense is that eight is a janitor like he should have been from the start oh man the
01:05:27simulation is broken help tag support come on you know we're the greatest tag team of all time kofi
01:05:34and that's the greatest tag team of all time we gotta do something to restore some order restore
01:05:39some power man we need like we need an advantage we need some level hey xavier kofi i know we're
01:05:46mourning right now but i have some great news austin theory is a town down that idiot went and got
01:05:51himself injured a town down under is finally done 240 pounds of dead weight off my back and you know
01:05:58what that means what's that you're looking for an ace i'm a free agent look no further than big g oh
01:06:05uh yeah uh we we love that yeah for you i thought so yeah we'll look into that we will hey what i'm
01:06:11gonna get the car all right i'll see you in the park alone have a shout out boys
01:06:14toyota center houston texas
01:06:32ladies and gentlemen please welcome
01:07:01well becky knows her opponent for summer slam last week lyra versus bailey best two out of three
01:07:18falls matchup at this point it was tied one fall apiece as bailey was looking for the submission
01:07:23and as she attempted to readjust valkyria would reverse into nightwing and punch her ticket
01:07:31to an intercontinental championship opportunity at summer slam yeah the epic two-night event the first
01:07:38two-night summer slam in history live from metlife stadium in new jersey
01:07:44will feature these two women the inaugural intercontinental champion lyra valkyria the current
01:07:52intercontinental champion becky lynch on the stage at summer slam
01:07:58and i'll see you in the next two-night
01:08:05and i'll see you in the next two-night
01:08:28No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:08:32Don't you do that.
01:08:33Don't you do that.
01:08:34No, no, no.
01:08:35Hey, no, no, no.
01:08:37Hey.
01:08:39No.
01:08:41You put some appreciation on my name.
01:08:49I shouldn't even be here tonight.
01:08:52I should be in New York at the premiere of my new movie,
01:08:57Happy Gilmore 2.
01:09:02Streaming on Netflix July 25th.
01:09:07But instead, I'm in Houston, Texas.
01:09:15But that's what leaders do.
01:09:17We don't always do what we want to do.
01:09:20We do what we have to do.
01:09:21And I have to address some important business.
01:09:27At Evolution, I had the slickest victory of all time.
01:09:31People are calling it the slickest victory of all time.
01:09:34It's not just me calling it that.
01:09:35Other people are calling it that.
01:09:37But I did what I said I was going to do.
01:09:39I did I won and I held everybody down.
01:09:45But at least I was honest about it.
01:09:49Unlike Lyra Valkyria, who spent months, months, she spent crying about how I was a thief of opportunities.
01:09:58And yet, what is she doing right now?
01:10:00She is bogarting all the opportunities to this title.
01:10:04And not, not, not, not only that, but she has an opportunity to win the tag team titles tonight.
01:10:13Like, how greedy can you be?
01:10:16Who needs two titles?
01:10:21I mean, I mean, I mean, of course, when I walked out of MetLife Stadium, the home of SummerSlam, as Becky Tubels, that was different.
01:10:29That was revolutionary.
01:10:31That was groundbreaking.
01:10:33Her intentions are purely selfish.
01:10:36But as, as the leader of the division, that all ends now.
01:10:44So, Lyra, come on out here.
01:10:46Come on out here.
01:11:06Lyra, we are one for one.
01:11:36In singles competition, I have brought out the best of you.
01:11:39I have made you a star.
01:11:42But that free ride ends.
01:11:45The trilogy ends at SummerSlam.
01:11:49Now, the last time we went one-on-one, I said that if I lost to you, I would never challenge you for this title ever again.
01:11:58Well, we know how that ended.
01:12:00But now I extend that same challenge to you.
01:12:03When you lose at SummerSlam, you can never challenge for this title ever again.
01:12:09You know what I'm learning, Becky?
01:12:20Every time I think I've dealt with a problem, it seems to come back to haunt me.
01:12:25Maybe, maybe, my problem is I never take it quite far enough.
01:12:31So, I accept your terms.
01:12:36Here's mine.
01:12:38No countouts.
01:12:40No disqualification.
01:12:42There must be a winner.
01:12:44Fine.
01:12:55Fine.
01:13:00See you at SummerSlam.
01:13:02Okay.
01:13:04Okay.
01:13:05Okay.
01:13:05Hey, hey.
01:13:06Hey.
01:13:06Before you go, you have done nothing but disrespect me for months.
01:13:11You will not disrespect the gravitas of this match.
01:13:16This is the most important match that this title will ever have because it will determine the future of this championship.
01:13:24So, you will respect this match and you will respect me.
01:13:32Once again, I will be the bigger person and ask you to shake my hand.
01:13:38Oh, look at Lyra.
01:13:52Man-handle slam.
01:13:53Becky's move delivered by Valkyria.
01:13:57Lyra wasn't about to fall for it again.
01:13:59Lyra wants the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam.
01:14:09But tonight, Corey, an opportunity to win the tag team titles.
01:14:16I've got to be honest, Cole.
01:14:17I am baffled by this decision.
01:14:20You mean the Becky decision?
01:14:22No, the Bayley and Lyra decision.
01:14:24Well, I was going back to the Becky decision.
01:14:26The fact that she gave up all her champion's advantage at SummerSlam, accepting the no-countout status qualification.
01:14:33Let's not put the cart before the horse, Cole.
01:14:34We're talking about the man, Becky Lynch.
01:14:36She can use those rules to her advantage, just the same as Lyra Valkyria can.
01:14:41Well, again, Bayley and Lyra were going to team together for the tag titles at WrestleMania.
01:14:45That was before Becky took out Bayley, putting her on the injured list.
01:14:50Becky would team up with Lyra.
01:14:52They'd win the tag titles.
01:14:53Then the next night on Monday Night Raw, they'd lose them back to Raquel and Lib of the Judgment Day.
01:14:57And then Becky would turn on Lyra and beat the heck out of her, showing her true colors.
01:15:01Like sands through the hourglass.
01:15:03So are the days of our lives.
01:15:05A lot to cover there.
01:15:06Thank you for covering all that.
01:15:07But it still doesn't provide me any clarification as to why in the hell Lyra and Bayley are expected to team up against the tag team champion.
01:15:15Well, Lyra, I don't think, trusts Bayley at all.
01:15:19And can you blame her?
01:15:19Well, good thing Dominic didn't head to the doctor yet to get medically cleared because he had to be out here in the corner of Raquel and Roxanne Perez.
01:15:42Are you implying that the moral support of Dirty Dom is not important?
01:15:46Hey, I wonder what Liv Morgan thought about the tweet that Finn Balor sent out.
01:15:52The playoff, the cold play of their situation with Roxanne's face and Dominic's face.
01:15:57It was pretty hilarious, Finn trolling them.
01:16:00That's what friends do.
01:16:01Sometimes you send your friend a joke when you know it's not possible.
01:16:05That guy you think Dom is?
01:16:08I know what kind of guy Dom is.
01:16:10Tag titles on the line, live on Netflix.
01:16:31Dom, I hope that you get cleared tonight.
01:16:32Have you seen the doctor yet?
01:16:35Have you seen the doctor yet?
01:16:38The doctor's waiting for you.
01:16:41Well, it's probably going to be a smart idea to bring back the coal mine sooner than later.
01:16:46Because one of these days when Dirty Dom gets cleared, he might take you out.
01:16:49The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the Women's Tag Team Championship.
01:17:14Introducing first, the challengers, the team of Lyra Valkyria and Bailey.
01:17:32And their opponents, representing the Judgment Day, they are the Women's Tag Team Champions.
01:17:52Ryra Valkyria, I don't think is buying this buddy-buddy from Bailey at all.
01:18:11I mean, they were at each other's throats the past couple of weeks and now Bailey wants to be her best friend.
01:18:15I'm with you, Cole.
01:18:18I don't believe Bailey's necessarily, I don't know what to believe.
01:18:23Well, you think Bailey's playing games, maybe getting Lyra's head.
01:18:26Why?
01:18:27Caused her to get off her game plan, heading into the Intercontinental Championship match.
01:18:30Because Bailey's jealous she's not involved in the Becky match.
01:18:32What does that accomplish at this juncture?
01:18:34Bailey had her opportunity and it went up in smoke.
01:18:37Well, Bailey's extremely frustrated.
01:18:38Talked about last week how she hasn't won a match in many months here in WWE.
01:18:42And she'll start things off against Roxanne Perez.
01:18:46Roxanne, of course, from Texas.
01:18:48Down in Laredo.
01:18:50A five-hour drive from Houston.
01:18:51Made that drive as a high school kid.
01:18:54Trained at Booker T School right here in Houston.
01:18:57Now the Sassy Perez dropped on her backside by Bailey.
01:19:03I've personally been very impressed by how quickly Roxanne and Raquel have gelled as a team.
01:19:10I agree.
01:19:11Oftentimes it takes months, if not years, to get on the exact same page as your partner.
01:19:15Here comes Bailey.
01:19:25For the first time ever, Bailey and Lyra Valkyria take on Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez of the Judgment Day.
01:19:36For the women's tag team titles here tonight.
01:19:39Crucial matchup, Corey.
01:19:40The winner not only wins the tag team gold, but they have a date at SummerSlam with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss from Friday Night SmackDown.
01:19:48So is Bailey...
01:19:49Covered out by Bailey and a kick out.
01:19:52Did Bailey get this match made expecting Lyra to have to compete twice at SummerSlam?
01:19:56Well, perhaps.
01:19:57And now Raquel Rodriguez.
01:20:00Big cheer for the crowd here in Houston.
01:20:01I think they were cheering for Dom's Guns.
01:20:03No, Raquel, born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, about four to five hours south of Houston here.
01:20:10I don't understand the geography sometimes.
01:20:12It's like when we go to Canada.
01:20:13Somebody can be from Calgary and they call Toronto home.
01:20:16Texas is like practically as big as Canada.
01:20:17Yeah, but Texas is a state, Corey.
01:20:23You want a geography lesson as Raquel looks to overpower Bailey here.
01:20:31Back on SmackDown Friday, Charlotte Flair knocked off Roxanne Perez in a one-on-one matchup.
01:20:36Raquel was at the inside.
01:20:37The power of Raquel Rodriguez just shrugging Bailey off with ease.
01:20:41And honestly, part of me sort of feels bad for Bailey, Cole.
01:20:45As long as we've known her, I don't know that I've ever seen Bailey sort of spiral as she has lately.
01:20:49Yeah, but she's got to win.
01:20:50I mean, that's the name of the game, right?
01:20:52There's nobody to blame but herself.
01:20:53And Bailey, that was odd.
01:20:56That was a rather aggressive tag attempt, Bailey.
01:20:58And then Bailey backed off and made the tag.
01:21:02Again, later on tonight, the return of the OTC, Roman Reigns,
01:21:07who came back to Raw last week with a vengeance.
01:21:10Reigns has a lot of scores to settle.
01:21:11We'll hear from Reigns tonight.
01:21:13Let's just talk for a minute about how impressive the Judgment Day as a whole have been lately.
01:21:17The clubhouse has turned into the penthouse, laden in gold.
01:21:21Oh, so look who's stirring everything up.
01:21:23Liv Morgan leaves with an injury, and all of a sudden, Judgment Day has all the gold.
01:21:26So you agree with that assessment as well.
01:21:29It's just an observation.
01:21:31It's an unbiased observation.
01:21:32And Bailey now kicked to the midsection.
01:21:34Of course, the women's and men's tag team titles with the Judgment Day.
01:21:38Dominic to be current Intercontinental Champion.
01:21:40Double team now from...
01:21:42Whoa!
01:21:42No dice.
01:21:43Raquel Rodriguez turns it around on Bailey and Lyra Valkyria, the power of Rodriguez.
01:21:50And again, Dominic's here at ringside, continuing to avoid the doctor who is supposed to attempt
01:21:57to clear Dominic tonight for his SummerSlam match with AJ Styles.
01:22:00Dominic is here to provide moral support for the women's tag team champions.
01:22:04Oh, for perhaps physical support like last week.
01:22:06Cover now by Roxanne off the double team, and a kick out by Bailey.
01:22:15This is just excellent, classic tag team strategy.
01:22:19They have been a very successful team so far.
01:22:21They defended the tag titles in a fatal four-way at Evolution.
01:22:24Last week, knocked off the Kabuki Warriors, thanks to some help from Dom.
01:22:28Tagged to Lyra, and here comes Valkyria, the inaugural Intercontinental Champion.
01:22:32Ooh, looking to win her title back in her first SummerSlam.
01:22:36Her appearance a week from Saturday.
01:22:39Great display of strikes from Valkyria, and that's just raw power from Rodriguez.
01:22:44Rodriguez, a tag team technician, Corey.
01:22:46Nobody's heard, has held more women's tag team titles than Raquel in her career.
01:22:51She's at five.
01:22:54There's a reason.
01:22:55Raquel, this is her wheelhouse tag team competition.
01:22:58And Lyra, trying to figure out what the hell Bailey's doing playing cheerleader.
01:23:03Can't quite believe it.
01:23:05And Lyra took her eye off the ball momentarily, and Raquel Rodriguez takes over.
01:23:10And now Roxanne Perez with a cheap shot.
01:23:14Oh, what a close line.
01:23:16Obviously, Bailey's thinking, I don't know what the hell she's thinking.
01:23:20I don't either.
01:23:21Again, Corey, I don't get any of the strategy from Bailey.
01:23:31I mean, is she trying to be a good teammate?
01:23:33Is she trying to distract Lyra?
01:23:35Are there other motives?
01:23:36None of it makes any sense to me, Cole.
01:23:38I'm sure Bailey has her reasons.
01:23:40But objectively speaking, why would you get a tag team title opportunity for yourself
01:23:46and someone you can't stand and have spent the last several weeks competing against?
01:23:51Well, Becky was out here moments ago talking about Lyra bogarting everything in WWE,
01:23:59not respecting the match, wanting every single championship.
01:24:02It seems to me Bailey's doing that.
01:24:03Now Lyra whipped into the corner, and Roxanne Perez, double team now coming from the Judgment Day.
01:24:12We saw Dominic at the ringside waiting to be medically cleared tonight, perhaps, is Roxanne.
01:24:18Oh, and again, holding Lyra for the big boot by Raquel.
01:24:21Cover to retain.
01:24:23And a kick out by Valkyrie.
01:24:25Did you see Dom online celebrating 20 years in WWE?
01:24:30How delusional is he?
01:24:32He's not wrong.
01:24:33He was a kid.
01:24:34He wasn't under contract.
01:24:35He's, again, riding the cocktails of his legendary father, Rey Mysterio.
01:24:39That's what his deadbeat dad told you, that he wasn't under contract.
01:24:42Meanwhile, Rey just blew it on a car for somebody.
01:24:45And now Roxanne in control.
01:24:47Roxanne Perez, so young, the reason she's called the prodigy, Corey, I mean, she's incredible.
01:24:53Wise beyond her years, an in-ring IQ through the roof.
01:24:58And the proof is in the pudding, as they say.
01:25:00In a short period of time here on Monday Night Raw,
01:25:03she's already holding tag team gold, now having a great time at the expense of Lyra Valkyrie.
01:25:08Look at the way that Dominic was looking at Roxanne.
01:25:10You think there's something going on there?
01:25:13What are you implying, Cole?
01:25:15I was asking.
01:25:17Uh-oh.
01:25:18And now Lyra scoop up.
01:25:19Trying to win the tag team titles.
01:25:21Roxanne counterpinned.
01:25:23Oh!
01:25:24Lyra again.
01:25:26Roxanne kicks out again.
01:25:27I think it's unfair of you to cast aspersions on the motivations of Dirty Dominic Mysterio.
01:25:35Corey, I asked a simple question.
01:25:36Cover.
01:25:37Hook of the leg.
01:25:38Kick out by Lyra.
01:25:40You asked a very leading question.
01:25:42It was an implication, even.
01:25:44Tag.
01:25:45Here comes Raquel Rodriguez.
01:25:46And you've got to feel bad for Dom.
01:25:47I mean, he's had AJ Styles hunting him down every step of the way, waiting for him to get medically cleared.
01:25:52Well, maybe he should be a fighting champion and actually defend his championship against AJ.
01:25:56And AJ wouldn't have to be stalking him everywhere.
01:25:59Well, yeah, I'm talking about you.
01:26:01Go to the doctor and get cleared.
01:26:03Go.
01:26:03You talk about Dirty Dom.
01:26:05I'm going to talk about the power of Raquel Rodriguez.
01:26:08Cover.
01:26:09To retain.
01:26:11Lyra kicks out.
01:26:13I'm not talking about you.
01:26:14I'm calling a tag title match.
01:26:16Hey, do you have something for Roxanne?
01:26:18What?
01:26:19For who?
01:26:22I'm calling a tag title match.
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