Will things get wicked in the City of Angels?

With just days left before Saturday Night’s Main Event and the world title match, CM Punk and Jey Uso meet face to face tonight on Monday Night Raw!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Rusev VS PENTA; No Contest.
• Nikki Bella VS Roxanne Perez w/ Raquel Rodriguez; Roxie wins.
• Bron Breakker w/ Bronson Reed & Paul Heyman VS LA Knight; Bron wins.
• Sheamus VS JD McDonagh w/ Finn Balor; JD wins.
• WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss VS Bayley & Lyra Valkyria; Charlotte & Alexa win and retain the titles.

PLAY BY PLAY

Jey Uso is here!

The fans in Anaheim bounce along as Main Event Jey Uso makes his way through the crowd, the vacant World Heavyweight Championship waiting in the ring. And just as Jey’s shirt says, he’s ready to Run That Ishi Back this Saturday Night’s Main Event. Jey steps into the ring to stand beside the title, even pace around it a couple times, and the fans want the encore. Jey says aight, and we YEET again! The fans “YEET!” as Jey gets the mic, but then the “C M PUNK!” chants start up. Jey still welcomes us to MonJey Night Raw, and he says there are a lot of people in his ear these days, Uce.

He’s got Roman in his ear. “YEET!” He’s got Jimmy in his ear. “YEET!” Got everybody and they mama in his ear. “YEET!” Jey will tell us all this: Right now, he don’t give a damn what they think about him! “YEET!” IT’s just him, Uce! He’s the #1 contender, he’s going Saturday Night, and he’ll be the TWO-TIME WWE World Heavyweight Champion! The fans cheer, and Jey says we all know the lingo: Four letter, one word- C M Punk interrupts! The fans cheer and sing along with Cult of Personality as the Second City Saint makes his entrance. And though he’s a Chicago boy, Anaheim accepts him as he goes to the ring.

Punk high-fives fans along the ramp and in the front row, then goes to the ring to stare down Jey. The two circle around the title belt, then stare down again. The fans are thunderous, and then Punk mocks the call for the encore. And so he gets an encore! The song continues, and then Punk grins as he says okay, alright, that’s fine. He apologizes for stealing Jey’s shtick, but four letters, one word: Uh, uh, PUNK! Punk will do his best not to get in Jey’s personal space, since that’s all he gets on Saturday. But before that, they need to talk tonight, right now. Punk is happy for Jey. Jey is finally listening to Jey, not the noise. Not Jimmy, not Roman.

It is no secret that Punk and Jey are friends. That makes it harder for Punk to lace ’em up against Jey. He does his best to put himself in his opponent’s shoes, but he doesn’t know what it’s like to be in Jey’s position. Because Punk has always listened to himself. He follows his heart, listens to his gut, and believes in himself. That’s easy to do when you’re winning than it is losing, or when you’re about to lose. Punk had a lot of questions, but Jey’s body language answers many of them for him, as does Jey’s actions last week. Punk knows Jey’s got what it takes. Jey threw his own brother over the top rope! The fans boo but Punk congratulates Jey on winning the battle royal.

Punk says it’d be easy to admonish Jey, but that was all within the rules: Every man for himself. So Jey is just showing everyone, including Punk, that he’s got what it takes. Punk knows Jey is listening to Jey, but Punk wants Jey to hear that he’s got what it takes. But how far is Jey willing to go. Punk’s not asking Big Jim’s Brother, and he’s not asking Lil’ Roman. He is asking Main Event Jey Uso how far Jey is willing to go! Because Jey’s not the only one who needs to be champion again. The small amount of time Punk held onto that title after besting Gunther was way too short. He needs that title like he needs air in his lungs.

And Punk knows how far he is willing to go. But Saturday night’s Main Event, Jey VS Punk, when Jey’s face down on the main event after Punk’s knocked his grill out and Jey realizes he’s in a situation that he can’t YEET himself out of… Look at him, Jey. How far are you willing to go?! The fans are torn, but Jey says, “Let’s go, Punk. Let’s go, Uce. I been in deep waters before. I know how to swim. But you gonna do what you always do. You gonna spin the block, have the people thinking you’re the man to get behind, right? That’s what you do, Uce! Soon as I do something right for me, he’ll pain the picture like I’m the bad guy, right?”

Jey knows Punk’s game. But screw you, Punk! Yeah! Saturday, Jey shows us who the best in the world really is! Four letters, one word, UH UH, YEET!! Jey THROWS his mic down, just as he has the challenge! Punk and Jey both want it, but who wants it that much more?

Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.

Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez are upset with Nikki Bella, JD McDonagh & Finn Balor are still upset from losing the tag titles, but then Dominik Mysterio hurries in and says they have a problem. Yeah, they were just talking about Nikki. No, not that! A real problem! Adam Pearce has a vendetta against Dom! Penta and Rusev are having a #1 contenders match to go for his title. Raquel says maybe if Dom wasn’t such a habitual cheater… Um, that’s heinous. He’s never cheated a day in his life. But now he has to face the winner at this Saturday Night’s Main Event! What’re they gonna do? They? Seriously?

JD has Finn calm down, and JD tells Dom they have their own plate full getting the tag titles back. Y’know, the titles Dom cost them. So big boy Dom’s on his own. Finn & JD head out, Roxie is the only one who stays quiet. Dom calls someone on the phone? Roxie wants to talk with Dom but Raquel says let the boys handle their problems while they handle theirs. Will The Prodigy be able to bring down #FearlessNikki?

WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Rusev VS PENTA!

We just saw Dirty Dom quaking in his boots over his two most menacing challengers having it out for one more shot. Will it be the Son of Thunder or the Man with #CeroMiedo that goes after Dom in Salt Lake City?

Raw returns as Rusev makes his entrance. The bell rings and Rusev runs up! Penta dodges to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! The fans “WOO~” but Rusev TOSSES Penta to a corner. Penta BOOTS back, then runs to SLING-DOG! The fans fire up, Rusev gets up, but Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Rusev tumbles out of the ring, but Penta DIVES, into a HAYMAKER! The fans boo but Rusev drags Penta up by his mask. Penta fires a body shots, then GAMANGIRIS! Then GAMANGIRIS Rusev down! Penta builds speed and FLIES! Down goes Rusev and the fans fire up! Penta and Rusev stir, and the fans cheer “CERO MIEDO!”

Penta puts Rusev in the ring, runs and springboards, FLYING DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Penta rises, and he calls his shot. Penta runs up, but Rusev bails out! No Destroyers yet, but Penta goes out after Rusev. Rusev ROCKS Penta, THROWS him into the ring, then CLUBS away on Penta on the apron! Rusev drags Penta up to ROCK him again! Then short arm LARIAT! The fans boo but Rusev snarls, and he goes back to Penta. Rusev puts Penta in, stalks him to a corner, and SPLASHES! The fans boo as Rusev looms over Penta, but Rusev drags Penta up to whip corner to corner. Penta goes up, up, and BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO!

Ruesv survives and Penta is frustrated but the fans rally up. Penta DROPKICKS Rusev outta the ring! Then he slides, but Rusev avoids the dropkick! And FLAPJACK onto the steel steps! The fans boo but Rusev snarls while Raw goees to break.

Raw returns and Rusev grabs at Penta’s mask! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Penta KICKS Rusev away! Penta runs, springboards, but Rusev catches Penta for a BEARHUG! Rusev THRASHES Penta around, but Penta fires elbows! Penta is free, he CHOPS, but Rusev shoves and BOOTS him in return! Penta goes to a corner, Rusev runs in, but Penta dodges! GAMANGIRI! Penta sits Rusev down, and headstands to SWINGING DROPKICK! Cover, ONE?!? Rusev has a lot left in the tank, and he eggs Penta on. The fans fire up for Penta and he runs up to BUZZSAW! Rusev sputters, Penta SUPERKICKS!

Rusev wobbles, Penta SUPERKICKS again! Rusev finally falls over! The fans fire up for Penta as he calls his shot again! Penta goes up the corner, Rusev stands, Penta leaps into a MACHKA KICK! Cover, TWO!! Penta survives and Rusev is furious! Rusev pounds the mat in anger but the fans are all fired up! Rusev shouts, “GAME! OVER~!” He stomps Penta and reels him in, ACCO- NO, Penta slips out, clinches, and pump handles! PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Rusev survives and no one can believe it! That was nanoseconds away from the end and the fans blame the ref! But this is just how important it is to get back to the title!

Rusev and Penta sit up, and Penta fires a forearm! Rusev fires back! Penta SLAPS Rusev, Rusev ROCKS Penta! The fans cheer Penta as he SLAPS, and boo Rusev as he ROCKS Penta! But then THE AMERICANOS ATTACK!

No Contest

The fans boo as Rayo y Bravo beat down Penta & Rusev, then El Grande Americano himself gets in! They all mug Penta and Rusev, TOSS Rusev out of the ring, and then set Penta up for Grande to DECK him! Rayo y Bravo then drag Rusev up and whip him hard into steel steps! Grande kicks Penta out, and Los Americanos stand tall. We all know who ordered the hit, but will Dirty Dom still have to face justice soon enough? WAIT! Rusev rises up! The fans cheer as Rusev shouts “MACHKA! And he TOSSES Bravo! And he CLOBBERS Rayo! And he stares down Grande! But then Penta is back, and he SUPERKICKS Grande!

Penta says “CERO! MIEDO!” But Bravo y Rayo save Grande! They get outta there, and then Penta stares down with Rusev. Their instant classic is already ruined, but will they work together against common enemies?

Backstage interview with LA Knight.

Jackie Redmond is with The Mega Star and says last week, he had a huge opportunity to become #1 contender in the battle royal. Unfortunately, he came up short, so what’s next? Knight smirks and says sometimes, you almost feel like you lose a bit of the drive to keep pushing. And that cuts deep to say he fell short. He appreciates that, though, he did fall short. He didn’t come out with what he needed, but he did come away with something. LEMME TALK TO YA! Here he stands, looking at NOT being World Heavyweight Champion. Do you see that belt around his waist? No, we don’t. But we see Punk, we see Jey, we see Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Now, some might wonder, did Jey Uso mean to throw out his brother, Jimmy? Who cares! None of that matters! The bottom line is that Jey is going on to SNME, not Knight. So what does Knight do? He’ll take off the sunglasses, take off the vest, and do what he has to do, because sometimes he just gets used to doing the hard thing. But the hard thing to do is to continue on this path. He doesn’t know how to quit! So whoever comes outta this, Jey, Punk, any single one of you, whoever is World Heavyweight Champion after this, he will come back to Jackie and ask her, “Do you see this world title around my waist?” She’ll have no choice but to say YEAH!

Why? Because you all know, with or without the title, we must accept the Isness that is the Business of LA Knight. “I am what is, with everybody saying…” “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” Knight heads out, but will it be YEET or CLOBBERIN’ TIME after Saturday Night’s Main Event?

The Vision talks backstage.

Bron Breakker tells Paul Heyman he and Bronson Reed accept why they weren’t in the battle royal last week. They trust Heyman. But Bron still thinks they should’ve still found a way into it. That’s the fastest route to the world title. They should’ve just gone to the ring an destroyed every man in the match! He doesn’t see any other way. So please, explain. The Oracle sighs, and he says he does love Bron’s idea, he really does. But there are consequences to it. It would’ve exacerbated an already tense situation with an angry Adam Pearce. It would’ve given Pearce reason to suspend all three of them indefinitely and/or without pay.

Heyman says Pearce would have made it his life’s mission to keep Bron & Bronson away from the world title. But instead of using that great idea on 20 men, use it on just one man. One man shares their vision right now, and is looking at Saturday as less a title match and more Punk and Jey beating each other half to death. One man will emerge was World Heavyweight Champion, shows up on Monday a victim, looiking to be victimized by a true victimizer. You eliminate the one man that shares their vision, and your path to the World Heayvweight Championship is clear. Bron says Heyman should go to Pearce and get him a match with that man tonight.

Oh, Heyman’s already gone to Pearce, and he already has a match with that man. If Bron doesn’t mind getting his gear on, that match is coming up very soon. Who is it against? Oh, that’s the best part: L A Knight. Bron grins and Bronson pats him on the shoulder as he says, “YEAH!” Will the Badass break LA in Anaheim?

Asuka: A Decade of Dominance.

Undefeated for 914 DAYS, from NXT to main roster. A Royal Rumble Winner, a former Miss Money in the Bank, an Elimination Chamber winner, a FOUR-TIME Women’s Tag Team Champion, a FIVE-TIME Women’s Champion across NXT, Raw, and SmackDown. Even now, no one is ready for Asuka.

Adam Pearce is on the phone.

He tells whoever it is that he wants to make it all official ASAP. He thanks them, and then excuses himself as Finn & JD step in. Pearce asks The Prince & Irish Ace about where Dirty Dom went, and they ask why it matters. Pearce says he has news for Dom that Pearce would like to give personally. But since he’s not here and they are, what can he do for them? JD wants a tag title rematch, tonight! Finn says hold on, hold on. What JD means is that they’d like to know when they can expect their tag title rematch against #DragonStyles. They hoped it would be tonight. Pearce says they’re already booked tonight.

Uh, no they’re not. Uh, yes they are. Don’t they remember the battle royal last week? Oh, of course, they got eliminated, only to then jump in and eliminate someone else illegally. That person came to talk to Pearce early this morning, very pissed off, and demanded a match against either one of them. So they have to choose who faces SHEAMUS. Finn & JD are upset, but JD says HE will fight Sheamus! And when he rips Sheamus’ head off, they’ll come back here. Pearce says okay then. JD storms off, and Finn says after JD’s done with that, don’t forget: Tag team titles. Oh, Pearce won’t forget. Finn follows JD, but will the Irish Ace not survive a fight with The Fella?

Nikki Bella VS Roxanne Perez w/ Raquel Rodriguez!

#FearlessNikki does not fret stepping up for her amiga, Stephanie Vaquer, especially when it means fighting a common enemy. Will Nikki prove The Prodigy still has a lot to learn? Or will Roxie win this one for Judgment Day?

Raw returns and Roxie makes her entrance, Raquel by her side. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They approach, Roxie dodges, and Roxie grins as she taunts Nikki. Roxie mockingly says “I’m not worthy!” She offers a handshake, the fans boo, but Nikki slaps the hand away. So Roxie SLAPS Nikki! The fans boo but Roxie taunts her again. Nikki runs up, is put on the apron, but she RAMS Roxie! Nikki slingshots to sunset flip, TWO! Nikki SLAPS Roxie now! The fans fire up, Roxie wobbles around, and the ref checks on her. Roxie steadies herself at the ropes, runs back in, but Nikki dodges to DROPKICK!

Roxie flounders, runs up, but Nikki fireman’s carries for the takeover! Nikki has the arm, Roxie headscissors, and the fans rally. Nikki pops free, headlocks back, but Roxie fights around. Fans actually duel, seems there are Judgment Day fans in Anaheim. Roxie THROWS Nikki down by her hair! And then HAMMERS away on Nikki! Roxie fires up, the fans are torn, but then Roxie drags Nikki up. Nikki powers up and pries the hold open. Nikki headlocks back, but Roxie powers up and out. Roxie then blows past, tilt-o-whirls, and RUSSIAN- NO, Nikki blocks to throw elbows! Roxie staggers away, comes back, but Nikki spins her to KNEE SMASH her!

The fans fire up as Roxie bails out and Raquel checks on her. Nikki storms out after Roxie, but Raquel stands in the way. Roxie then runs up, but Nikki blocks the cheap shot to SMACK Roxie! And then THROW her into barriers! Roxie staggers, Nikki SMACKS her off the apron, then puts her in the ring. The fans rally, Raquel shouts at Nikki, but Nikki still bumps Roxie off buckles again and again! Roxie tumbles, Nikki goes up, but Roxie anchors her! Nikki kicks free, Roxie distracts the ref, and Raquel HOTSHOTS Nikki! The fans boo but Ricky Desperado gets away with one! Roxie CHOKES Nikki on the ropes, then ROPE GUILLOTINES her!

The fans are torn as Nikki sputters, and Roxie talks trash while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns, Roxie puts Nikki back on ropes and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Roxie stops, but then Roxie runs to UPPERCUT Nikki in the back! The fans boo, but Roxie LIONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Nikki survives and Raquel is as frustrated as Roxie. Roxie drags Nikki up, clamps on with a chinbar, but Nikki endures the neck wrench. The fans rally, Nikki fights up, but Roxie turns her! Nikki fires elbows, only for Roxie to snapmare and cover, TWO! Roxie CLUBS Nikki, CLUBS her again, and again! The ref reprimands about hair pulling but Roxie just does pushups. The fans boo, Raquel applauds, and Roxie soaks up the heat.

But then Nikki TACKLES Roxie! Nikki rains down fists! Roxie pushes Nikki away, Nikki goes to a corner, and Roxie runs up, but Nikki BOOTS Roxie away! Roxie comes back but Nikki fires forearm after forearm! Nikki whips, Roxie ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Nikki also runs! DOUBLE FACEBUSTERS! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Raquel coaches Roxie as Roxie crawls to the ropes. The fans rally up again, and Nikki runs up to LARIAT Roxie! And LARIAT again! And DROPKICK! Roxie goes to a corner, the fans fire up, and Nikki runs in for a LARIAT! Nikki goes up, FLYING CHUCK! Cover, TWO!

Roxie survives and Nikki is frustrated but the fans fire up. Raquel frowns as Nikki drags Roxie up. Fireman’s carry, but Roxie fires elbows! Then Roxie shifts to have a SLEEPER! Roxie is a backpack, but Nikki THROWS her off! Nikki storms up, but Roxie YANKS her into the ropes! Roxie runs, but Nikki SPINEBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Roxie survives, Raquel gets on the apron, but Nikki DECKS Her for it! Roxie rolls Nikki up! With feet on ropes! The ref sees the feet and calls it off! The fans fire up, Roxie throws a fit, but Nikki rolls Roxie! TWO!! Roxie SO- NO, Nikki blocks the kick to DECK Roxie! Nikki reels Roxie in for the fireman’s carry!

Roxie fights with more elbows! Roxie then baits Nikki int other corner, and Nikki runs into buckles! Roxie hops on, POP ROX!! Cover, ROXIE WINS!

Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall

Big Mami Cool had Lil’ Roxie’s back, but now they mug Nikki! But here comes Vaquer! Roxie grins as La Primera rushes out here, and Judgment Day slips away! But then when Vaquer stops to check Nikki, Raquel storms back in. Raquel and Vaquer stare down, then Nikki gets up! Roxie is tentative, but Raquel backs down. Will Nikki & Vaquer make sure Judgment Day learns their place soon enough?

WWE shares Bayley’s video message.

The Role Model was at home posting on Twitter as she called out Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss. “WOO~!” The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions have a rocky friendship, not that Bayley will go into that, because they are the tag team champions. Respect to them, but Bayley thinks they need a real challenge! They need to push themselves to the limit and test their friendshi- er, tag team partnership, against two of the best: Bayley and her best tag team partner, Lyra Valkyria! See you idiots there, HAHA~!

Lyra Valkyria runs into Asuka & Kairi Sane.

The Empress of Tomorrow warns The Morrigan, the Kabuki Warriors should be in tonight’s tag title match. Lyra & Bayley are getting in the way! What’s up with that?! Lyra says she had nothing to do with it, but Asuka tells her (in Japanese) to shut up, stupid! Kairi does her best to tell Lyra not to upset Asuka, but then Asuka shouts for Kairi. Kairi impulsively makes a face at Lyra and then leaves. Lyra isn’t sure what to make of that, and then Bayley walks over. Dude, what was that about? Lyra asks Bayley what she thinks this is about! It’s the mess Bayley’s put them in with the tag title match.

Mess? Whatever, forget about Asuka. Look! Matching jackets~! Is she excited? Yeah, but is this the surprise? No, the tag title match was. Oh, well, Lyra hasn’t been in the ring with either Charlotte or Alexa, this is huge! Yeah, Bayley knows, but the tag titles mean a lot to her, and she knows Lyra would love to rewrite some history. This is a big night, Bayley believes in them, they’re in the main event! But yeah, Lyra never facing Charlotte or Alexa… What if they lose? Lyra says y’know what? What if they WIN!? Bayley says now she’s talking! They perfect their secret handshake! Is this a sign of great things soon to come?

Jimmy Uso finds Jey backstage.

#BigJim throws Jey’s words back at him: All about Jey, huh? It’s just Jey, huh? Doesn’t give a damn about anyone else? C’mon, bruh! Jimmy saved Jey’s ass twice in the battle royal! Then soon as he turns his back, Jey throws him out!? Jey was just trying to throw LA Knight. Nah, Jimmy saw the tape! Don’t try and lie! Jey saw the opportunity and saved his own ass. They knew the play, they called it. It was supposed to come down to the two of them, THEN they’d have it out. But Jey just went and thought about himself, just like always. Y’know what Jimmy thinks? That Jey thought if it really came down to Jey VS Jimmy…

Well, if Jey really believed himself, he wouldn’t be so scared to find out the answer. Jimmy leaves, but can Jey keep the what-if out of his head and worry about what will be?

Bron Breakker w/ Bronson Reed & Paul Heyman VS LA Knight!

As much as the Unpredictable Badass wants to bulldoze the entire Raw roster, He is willing to fight smarter, not harder. Will Bron break the one roadblock between him and the future World Heavyweight Champion? Or will the Isness of the Business be more than ready for his own golden opportunity?

Raw returns and Knight makes his entrance. The fans fire up, and Knight points out the sign that says “We Want LA KNIGHT Not Jey.” The bell rings and the fans rally as Knight stares Bron down. They circle, tie up, and they go around. They go along ropes, to a corner, and the ref counts the break. Bron slowly backs off, but then takes a swing! Knight ELBOWS him first, fires hands, but Bron headlocks. Knight powers up and out, ducks and UPPERCUTS Bron goes to a corner, Knight climbs up, and he rains down fists! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” but Bron stops Knight at five! Knight slips free of the atomic drop to LARIAT!

Knight kicks, but Bron blocks! Knight fires hands, “YEAH!” but Bron headlocks again. Knight powers up and out, but now Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges to build up speed and LARIAT Knight down! The fans bark it up for Bron and Knight flounders to a corner. Bron storms up on Knight, RAMS into Knight again and again, then he puts Knight up top. Bron goes up after Knight but Knight throws hands! Bron staggers back, Knight CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Knight fires a hands, Bron KNEES low! Bron whips corner to corner, Knight hits buckles hard, and then BACKDROPS, but Knight sunset flips! TWO, and Bron LARIATS Knight again!

The fans bark more, and Bron talks trash as he stands Knight up. Bron bumps Knight off buckles, then scoops again. Knight slips free, to JAB, JAB, JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight winds up and LARIATS! Bron flounders, Knight stomps a mudhole in, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight goes corner to corner, and KNEES Bron! Bron bails out, Knight builds speed, and Knight WRECKS Bron with a dropkick! The fans fire up, but Bronson stares Knight down, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and Knight is on the ropes. The fans rally, Bron puts Knight in a corner, and then RAMS him! And RAMS him again! The ref counts, Bron backs off, then he runs corner to corner for a JUMP KNEE! Knight sputters along the ropes, Bron watches him, and then he runs in and RAMS Knight in the other corner! Bron brings Knight around, whips him to ropes, but Knight KICKS Bron away! Knight runs up now, but Bron TOSSES Knight up and out! Bron grins while the fans are torn, and then Bron slips out the side. Bron builds speed and FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES Knight down! The fans are torn again as Bron puts Knight in. Bron covers, TWO!

Knight shows some grit but Bron clamps onto him with a chinlock. Bron squeezes tight, Knight endures, and the fans rally harder. Knight fights up, pries at the hold, and he wrenches it open to JAB! JAB! JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight winds up, but Bron kicks low! Bron whips, but Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges, then LEAPING LARIATS! The fans fire up as Knight whips Bron into a corner, then JUMPING ECKBREAKERS! Then scoop and POWERSLAM! The fans fire up with Knight as he runs to ELBOW DROP! Knight then waits on Bron, kick and B F- NO, Bron rolls Knight away! JUMP KNEE! Knight goes to a corner and Bron storms his way over.

Bron puts Knight up top, climbs up after him, and the fans rally up. Knight fires body shots! Knight ROCKS Bron and Bron staggers back But then Bron springs right back up! Knight slips under! Bron falls hard on the mat! Bronson and Heyman are worried for their guy and Anaheim is losing their mind! Knight hurries to get Bron up to the top rope, then climbs up after him. But now Bron fires body shots and shoves Knight away! Knight springs right back up, for the MEGA PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives all those falls and the fans fire up again! “This is Awesome!” as Knight rises again. Heyman stresses out as Knight vows to end this!

Bron is up, Knight kicks, but Bron again denies a BFT! Knight BOOTS back, but Bronson gets up! Knight DECKS him! The ref reprimands, but here comes Bron! Knight dodges, Bron POSTS himself! The fans fire up as Knight then LEAPING LARIATS Bronson down! The fans rally as Knight hurries over to Bron and dribbles him off the desk! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The fans cheer as Knight then winds up and SMACKS Bron off the desk! The ring count is climbing, but Knight puts Bron in the ring. Heyman slithers over but Knight backs him off. Knight hurries into the ring, but Bronson has the gorilla press! Knight slips free, REVERSE DDT!

Both men are down, but then Knight kips up! The fans fire up as Knight goes up the corner! “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” But Bron kips up!? Bron avoids the box jump elbow, and then SPEARS Knight!! Cover, Bron wins!

Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall

The Knight could not overcome Heyman’s Rooks, and now big bad Bron is ready to go after whoever is World Heavyweight Champion next. Is “The Future” more than just words Bron put on his trunk? Or can someone deny the inevitable?

Pearce talks with staff.

He asks around if they’ve seen Dirty Dom, no one has answers. Wait, someone says he spotted Dom over there. Pearce thanks them, and he shouts at Dom. Dom is talking with Los Americanos! Dom fist bumps them before they head out, and Pearce asks what they were talking about. Oh, Dom was just saying it is pretty crazy that they’d go attack Rusev and Penta like that. That was totally something they thought up all on their own. Now Penta and Rusev will go after them, not sure they thought that through. Oh, all on their own? Y-Yeah. Espanol. Pearce asks what is wrong with Dom, and Dom asks what’s wrong with Pearce.

Pearce says Penta and Rusev don’t care about Los Americanos. They are still after Dom. And Saturday Night’s Main Event will now be a TRIPLE THREAT! And it is official. Dom pretends no habla ingles, but too late. Will Dom survive the mess he’s made for himself?

Jimmy encounters Jey again.

Jey says look. He heard what Jimmy had to say. They’re brothers. Jey loves Jimmy. Nothing will ever change that. But Jimmy said it himself: If Jimmy had his chance to throw Jey over the top, he would. But Jimmy didn’t, and that’s not Jey’s fault. So why come to Jey before the biggest match of Jey’s career thinking he betrayed you? Real stuff, Uce, Jey’s got lots of stuff on his plate: Roman, The Vision, CM Punk. If Jey could really rap, Uce, he ain’t got a lot of real estate for anything more. You feel him? Jimmy feels that. They shake hands and hug it out. Will Jimmy still have Jey’s back no matter what happens with Saturday Night’s Main Event?

Sheamus VS JD McDonagh w/ Finn Balor!

As Adam Pearce recapped earlier, The Fella threw both JD and Finn out of the battle royal, but then they dragged him out of the match right after! Will the Celtic Warrior and the Irish Ace have themselves a real banger of a match? And who will have the real luck of the Irish?

Raw returns as Sheamus makes his entrance, and he’s ready to hit Finn! The ref has Sheamus stay back, the shillelagh is put aside, and the bell rings. JD and Sheamus circle, JD does jumping jacks to mock Sheamus, and then Finn takes a swipe! JD CLUBS Sheamus in the distraction, then fires off shots! The ref counts as JD stomps Sheamus in the corner. JD whips, but Sheamus blocks with ease! Sheamus then whips JD into the corner for a BODY BLOW! And then Sheamus HAMMERS away on JD! Sheamus dares Finn to get some, then he whips JD corner to corner. Sheamus runs up, JD BOOST him, and JD runs up! Sheamus BACKDROPS JD!

The fans fire up and Sheamus stomps JD’s hands! Sheamus kicks JD to ropes, stomps and CHOKES him, then stops as the ref counts 4. Sheamus drags JD up, reels him in, and suplexes. FALCON ARROW! Sheamus looms over JD as Finn coaches his guy, but Finn clamps onto JD for a DUBLIN GRIN! The fans cheer, the ref reprimands, but Sheamus stops at 4. Sheamus glares at Finn as he drags JD up and puts him on the ropes. The ref counts. JD ELBOWS Sheamus! JD headlocks, Sheamus powers up and out, but JD ducks ‘n’ dodges then slides, only for Sheamus to catch him! Back suplex, but JD lands out!

JDS CHOP BLOCKS Sheamus! The fans boo but JD runs to BLINDSIDE FOREARM! JD steps all over Sheamus, talks trash, and Finn soaks up heat. But Sheamus LARIATS JD up and out and Finn almost ends up a casualty! Finn coaches JD but has to back off as Sheamus storms out after JD. Sheamus drags JD up to BODY BLOW, then he puts JD in the ring. Sheamus stares Finn down, the ref has them both back off, and Sheamus steps into the ring. But JD trips Sheamus! Slingshot and TORNILLO SPLASH! Cover, ONE!! Sheamus is tougher than all that, but JD keeps his focus. JD stomps Sheamus in the corner but the ref counts.

JD stops to drag Sheamus up, but Sheamus scoops JD to put him on the apron! And he has JD hooked up! But Finn saves JD from the Bodhrain! The fans boo, but then Sheamus FLYING DOUBLE LARIATS! The Fella is all fire dup and so is Anaheim! Sheamus high-fives the LA Galaxy boys as Raw goes to break.

Raw returns as JD grinds Sheamus down with a chinlock. Sheamus endures, the fans rally up, and Sheamus rises! The fans fire up more, and Sheamus has JD as a backpack to RAM into the corner! JD jumps back on for the SLEEPER! Sheamus BACKPACK SENTONS! But JD rises up to SLEEPER again! Sheamus endures, fights his way back up, and the fans rally again. Sheamus rises with JD as a backpack again, and they tumble up and out of the ring! The fans fire up as Sheamus stands, but JD PENALTY KICKS from the apron! Then ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Sheamus, but JD hurries to put him back in the ring!

The fans rally as JD goes up, up, and 450 SPLASHES!! Cover, TWO! Sheamus survives and the fans fire up! Finn is worried as JD drags himself up with the ropes. JD paces, then he scuffs Sheamus. JD KICKS Sheamus, scuffs him, then KICKS! Sheamus just glares at JD and the fans fire up! Sheamus eggs JD on so JD KICKS, KICKS, and SLAPS! Sheamus rises to his feet, dares JD to do that again, so JD SLAPS, SLAPS, and SLAPS! Sheamus blocks a kick, JD fires more SLAPS, but Sheamus keeps JD from ropes! Short arm LARIAT! And another LARIAT! Then a LARIAT in the corner, and an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER!

The fans fire up and Sheamus drags JD up. Sheamus TOSSES JD to the apron, then drags him up for BEATS OF THE- NO, JD HEADBUTTS Sheamus! Roll up, TWO! Sheamus stands to fireman’s carry JD! ROLLING SENTON! Then Sheamus drags JD up, fireman’s carries again, and POPS him up to the ropes! BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!! The fans are thunderous as they count along, PAST TEN to about FIFTEEN! Finn is freaking out as JD sputters on the mat. Sheamus aims from the corner, JD rises up, but JD BUSAIKU KNEES first! JD hurries to get Sheamus in a cradle, TWO! JD stands, into Sheamus’ scoop!

Sheamus pops JD around for the crucifix! CELTIC CROSS!! Cover, Finn gives JD the ROPEBREAK!! The fans boo, the ref didn’t see it, but Sheamus knows what Finn did! Sheamus goes out after Finn, even as Finn asks for mercy. Finn then grabs the shillelagh! Finn feels good with the equalizer, but Sheamus KNEECAPPERS first! The fans fire up again and Sheamus brings Finn up! Sheamus reels Finn in, crucifix, but JD DIVES! But Sheamus catches JD! And TOSSES him over the desk! JD staggers around, Sheamus whips him into barriers! JD sputters, Sheamus brings him around, and back into the ring.

Sheamus goes up, but JD distracts the ref! Finn SHILLELAGH STRIKES Sheamus!! JD goes up, up, and he brings Sheamus into place for a SUPER DUPER SPANISH FLY!! JD flounders but he makes the cover, JD WINS!

Winner: JD McDonagh, by pinfall

The Irish Ace trumps the Celtic Warrior, but with a big assist from The Prince! Either way, between Roxie beating Nikki and JD beating Sheamus, is everything going Judgment Day’s way this Fall?

Adam Pearce talks with Maxxine Dupri.

He wants the Alpha Babe to know that she’s still got two wins over Becky Lynch, who needed another week off after how things went last week. But hey, two wins on the record, third time is the charm, Pearce will make Maxxine’s next rematch official. Maxxine thanks Pearce for this, and is so grateful for the opportunity. She just doesn’t want it to go to waste. What does she mean? No, she wants this match so badly! She needs this more than anything. But after what happened, maybe Maxxine needs a friend to confirm that she’s prepared for anything. When Maxxine is ready, which she will be, she will step back i that ring and take the Women’s Intercontinental Championship off Becky!

Maxxine vows to give Becky and the rest of the world the biggest shock of their lives! So then she’s just planning ahead? Yes. Pearce likes it. It will be official, eventually. Just call when she’s ready, and it’s a done deal. Maxxine says deal. They shake hands and Maxxine heads out. When and where will the Alpha Babe be ready for one more round with The Man?

Backstage interview with Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss.

Jackie Redmond is with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, and she congratulates them on 85 days as champions. They defend these titles nonstop practically, true fighting champions. Then the question is: Why accept this impromptu challenge from Lyra & Bayley? Alexa says they never back down from a challenge, it doesn’t matter if it is Raw, SmackDown or NXT. If someone wants a fight, all they have to do is ask. Charlotte says not that she’s keeping tabs, but she’s about to make history again. Uh, they, Charlotte. They. Yes, Charlotte has to work on that. But this team is about to make history!

They are just two victories away from having the most women’s tag team title defenses in history! But then Asuka & Kairi step in, and Asuka mockingly asks what’s going on here. Asuka says again that Kabuki Warriors should be in tonight’s title match, Bayley & Lyra don’t deserve those titles. And… Neither do Charlotte & Alexa. Asuka laughs, but Charlotte tells her that yes, Charlotte and Asuka have been through a lot, Charlotte’s beaten her a lot, but Charlotte’s changed. So Charlotte would- they would be honored to face the Kabuki Warriors. Asuka says she’s changed, too. But Charlotte is not ready for Asuka.

Asuka leads the way, Kairi tries to intimidate #Charlexa with the umbrella, but then Asuka calls her and Kairi follows. Charlotte & Alexa are a bit confused but also a bit amused. Will the “Twisted Queens” hold onto the gold to then face the Empress & Pirate Princess? Or will the tides change with tonight’s main event?

AJ Styles & Dragon Lee talk with Adam Pearce.

Speaking of tag titles, the NEW WWE World Tag Team Champions are here, and The Phenomenal One says that make no mistake, 2026 is his last year as a wrestler. But as of right now, he and Dragon are THE tag champions of the world. So then, whatever worthy opponents Pearce has for them, bring them up, they wanna keep this ball rolling by facing someone and soon. Pearce loves that, and- JD & Finn storm up. JD asks if Pearce is too busy to see JD handling Sheamus. Oh, c’mon… JD says Judgment Day handled business, and they don’t hide from anybody. So now that they’re done jumping through hoops, they’d like their tag team rematch, please.

Pearce say they have a lot of nerve, acting like we didn’t all see them cheat! Styles says whoa, hold on, hear him out. This isn’t a bad idea. Styles may have said “deserving opponents,” which JD & Finn are NOT… But Styles likes keeping it hot. Dragon likes that, he’s caliente. And if they wanna keep it hot, he is the heat! He is the fire! And next week, he and Styles will show them that together, they are unstoppable. Pearce double checks, they’re giving JD & Finn the rematch next Monday? Yes. Then for Styles, it is official. Best of luck, Judgment Day. You’ll need it. See you next week. Finn says guess so. JD promises this will be the shortest reign in Styles’ career, and Dragon’s only reign!

But while JD & Finn are feeling good after screwing over Sheamus, will they be able to do that to The Phenomenal & The Boy Wonder? Or will they fail to slay #DragonStyles?

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss VS Bayley & Lyra Valkyria!

The champions have gone from a team of convenience to championship material, even though there is the occasional dysfunction and disagreement. Though it’s not like The Role Model hasn’t had her own confusing and even scary behavior at times. But The Morrigan has managed to help Bayley manage those mood swings, and that’s why they’re feeling great about their chances. Will Lyra & Bayley make up for the WrestleMania Moment they were denied? Or will #BayLyra be no match for #Charlexa?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which odd couple defies the odds!

The teams sort out and Bayley starts against Alexa. These two circle, tie up, and Alexa rolls Bayley, ONE! Alexa headlocks, Bayley powers up and out, but Charlotte tag sin. Alexa ducks, Charlotte LARIATS, and the fans “WOO~” already. Charlotte tags Alexa back in, she dodges a haymaker, and then Alexa tilt-o-whirls to RANA! And DROPKICK! Bayley flounders, the fans cheer, and Alexa looks to Charlotte. They tag, and then Bayley tags Lyra. The fans “WOO~” and Charlotte circles with Lyra. They tie up, go around, and Charlotte wrenches to wristlock. Lyra spins, bridges, and then rolls to handspring.

Lyra wrenches back, WRINGS Charlotte’s arm, but Charlotte gets up to cartwheel around. Charlotte waistlocks, then SLAMS Lyra down! Charlotte holds on, but Lyra fights around. Lyra spins Charlotte, wrenches, and whips, but Charlotte reverses. Lyra goes up and over, cartwheels away, then gets the fans to join in her “WHOO~!” The fans cheer, Charlotte nods, then runs up. Lyra sweeps the legs and basement DROPKICKS Charlotte! Lyra runs corner to corner, Charlotte dodges, but Lyra ELBOWS her away! Charlotte GAMANGIRIS in return! The fireflies are out for this one as Charlotte CHOPS Lyra down! “WOO~!”

The fans cheer as Charlotte brings Lyra up and whips her to the corner. Lyra reverses, and Bayley moves aside as Charlotte tumbles up and out. Charlotte BOOTS Lyra, then BOOTS Bayley for good measure! She RAMS Lyra, slingshots in, but Lyra rolls through to SOBAT, KICK, RAM, and ENZIGIRI! Charlotte tumbles out, the fans rally up, and Lyra gets them to “WHOO~! WHOO~!” Lyra WRECKS Charlotte with the dropkick! Bayley fires up with Lyra, they high-five, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns once more as Lyra drags Alexa up, scoops her, but Alexa slips free! Alexa kicks, Lyra blocks, and she trips Alexa to have the legs! REVERSE BOSTON CRAB, into the MEXICAN SURFBOARD! Lyra rocks Alexa like baby in a cradle, then drops her to turn her over, ghost pin! TWO, but Lyra drags Alexa up and over. Alexa fights out of the #BayLyra corner, and she DECKS Lyra! The fans fire up as Alexa crawls, but Lyra anchors a foot! Bayley tags in, and she drags Alexa up for a fireman’s carry! Lyra adds on, ROLLING NECKBREAKER SAMOAN DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Alexa survives but Bayley keeps on her.

Bayley tags Lyra back in, they double whip Alexa to ropes, but Alexa reels them both in! But they lift her up! Only for Alexa to still DOUBLE DDT! The fans fire up and Alexa crawls, hot tag to Charlotte! Charlotte goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES Lyra & Bayley! The fans fire up with Charlotte and she CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! “WOO~! WOO~!” Charlotte CHOPS Bayley down, then dodges Lyra to HANDSPRING LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Charlotte scoops Lyra! FALL AWAY SLAM! Kip up, kick on Bayley, and then a FALL AWAY SLAM! Bayley ends up next to Lyra and Charlotte kips up! Charlotte flexes and the fans cheer.

Charlotte makes sure Bayley and Lyra are lined up just right, then she steps on them both to go to the corner. Charlotte goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS on them both! Cover, TWO!! Lyra survives and Charlotte is a bit surprised. The fans rally up and Charlotte has a leg! Bayley gets up but Charlotte BOOTS her down! Charlotte goes back to Lyra again, but Lyra WHEEL KICKS her down! Bayley calls to Lyra, “Get your ass over here!” Lyra sputters, crawls, and hot tags Bayley! Ding Dong, HELLO KNEE! Then she TOSSES Charlotte through ropes to HOTSHOT STUNNER! And another KNEE! Then a MACHO ELBOW!

Berserk Bayley then BLASTS Bliss! Charlotte flounders, Bayley runs up, but Charlotte BOOTS her away! Bayley just shakes it off! BAYLEY2BELLY!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up while Bayley is shocked! The fans rally back up as Bayley rises again. Charlotte BOOTS her again! Alexa tags in, Bayley dodges Charlotte and she BLASTS Bliss! Bayley has Charlotte’s legs, but Charlotte BOOTS her away! Lyra tags in, Charlotte trips Bayley, and now Charlotte steps through on the legs! But Lyra gives her PERIPETEIA!! The fans fire up for that change of luck, and Lyra runs, but into TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL!! Cover, BAYLEY BREAKS IT!!

The fans are going nuts, but then Charlotte KNEES Bayley down! Bayley drags Charlotte out of the ring, and “This is Awesome!” as Alexa goes up the corner. Alexa reaches the top, but Lyra runs up! Alexa BOOTS Lyra, then CROSSBODIES, but Lyra catches her! Pop up, and NIGHTWING DRIVER!! Cover, CHARLOTTE BREAKS IT! The fans are thunderous as Charlotte is there just in time! “WOO~” and “WHOO~” echo out, and Charlotte calls to Alexa. Alexa crawls, Bayley helps Lyra back into the ring, and we get hot tags to Bayley and Charlotte! The Queen runs in, but the THESZ PRESS hits first! Bayley rains down fists, but Charlotte gives those back!

These old rivals fire forearm for forearm and the fans are loving it! Bayley CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Bayley fires up, runs up, but Charlotte BOOTS her down! Charlotte is all fired up, and she grabs the legs, FIGURE FOUR! Then the bridge! FIGURE EIGHT!!! Bayley flails, claws at Charlotte, but Lyra keeps her from tapping?! But then TWISTED BLISS hits Lyra!! The whole thing falls apart, but Charlotte calls to Alexa! They coordinate, they run the ropes, NATURAL BLISS!! Cover, CHARLEXA WINS!!

Winners: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)

These two unlikely duos gave us an instant classic on a Monday night! But then Asuka & Kairi attack! The fans boo as the celebration is over! They even beat up Bayley and Lyra for good measure! Kairi POSTS Alexa, Asuka BUZZSAWS Charlotte, then they set Charlotte up for the IN-SANE DDT!! Asuka & Kairi then mug Lyra, but Bayley rushes in! The Kabuki Warriors back off as another former friend steps to them. They spare Bayley, if only for now. Will the Empress & the Princess soon take the throne from The Twisted Queens? Or will #Charlexa be more than ready for Asuka & Kairi next time?

My Thoughts:

A great Raw as go home to Saturday Night’s Main Event, but also just in building all the stories on Raw from top to bottom. Very good promo segment from Jey and Punk to open the night, I really like the contract of Punk saying quite a lot and Jey saying only a little, but both getting their point across that this is to be a friendly yet very serious match. Jey and Jimmy also had a good pair of promo segments, though I don’t know if we needed them as separate segments. Maybe it’s meant to communicate that Jey needed a moment to organize this thoughts so he could properly counter what Jimmy said.

Very good promo from LA Knight to also address Punk VS Jey, and equally good promo from The Vision. I do like that Bron had the same thought I had about just wrecking the battle royal, but Heyman also had a good counter point that it’s better to focus on one man. Great match from Bron VS Knight, and therefore a great win for Bron, though maybe a shame that Knight is losing out on stuff. I suppose with the world champion being Face whether it is Punk or Jey, Bron as a Heel will work going against them in a feud. But Knight still needs something, hopefully he can be a contender before 2025 is over.

Great stuff with Judgment Day all over the show, with Dom so obviously using Los Americanos to screw Penta and Rusev over. But I just knew the Intercontinental Championship was going to end up a Triple Threat, that’s going to be an awesome match, and it will protect all three guys no matter how that goes. I feel like Dom will be opportunistic, though, letting someone take the other out and then snipe the win. Great tension between the faction, though, as Dom is clearly grinding on everyone’s last nerves. Well, everyone but Roxie, she’s still stealthily trying to charm Dom away from Liv Morgan.

Great match of JD VS Sheamus, that Finn of course helps JD win, and good promo with AJ Styles & Dragon Lee to set up their tag title match. I feel like Styles & Dragon retain, it’d be a shame if they lost those titles so soon, and we need to keep the tag division fresh. Very good stuff with Nikki VS Roxie, though Roxie looked legit stunned from that first slap. She pulled through, and great to see her get the win. Vaquer of course saved Nikki in return, and that’s obviously a tag match waiting to happen before we determine a challenger to the Women’s World Championship. And chances are, it’ll be Nikki with how her promo last week came off a little two-faced.

Pearce’s promo with Maxxine was interesting, I wonder if they’re stalling for time while we wait on whatever it is keeping AJ Lee away. There was that recent controversy where someone impersonated AJ Lee on Facebook when she confirmed she only has a Twitter and Instagram account. But Becky VS Maxxine will surely then lead us to Becky VS AJ Lee and hopefully in time for Survivor Series, there’s no way Becky and AJ Lee are getting in on WarGames. Great video package to honor Asuka’s ten years in WWE, and holy crap, I totally lost track of time, it has been ten years… And of course, great promos from Asuka talking down to Lyra and #Charlexa.

Awesome main event tag match, great teamwork from everyone, but I figured Charlexa would retain. Kabuki Warriors attacking everyone but Bayley is really wild. There is the DMG CTRL history there, they could be teasing Berserk/Heel Bayley being on Asuka’s side, or it shows that even Asuka & Kairi are intimidated by Berserk Bayley. I wonder if we can get a Triple Threat tag match from these teams, too. Though I feel like they could also get in on a Women’s WarGames where it is Faces VS Heels, not brand and brand, just as I was feeling on Friday.

My Score: 8.9/10