This week's episode of WWE Raw emanates from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California! Bron Breakker defends the Intercontinental Championship against "Main Event" Jey Uso. Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman continue to brawl. The New Day collide with The Creed Brothers. Sami Zayn goes one-on-one with Ludwig Kaiser. IYO SKY and Kairi Sane battle Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre, and much more!
We break it all down in this week's WWE Raw recap!
As Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio walk into the venue, the camera reveals Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed continuing their brawl from last week.
We Hear From Liv Morgan
Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio enter the ring. Morgan says her revenge tour is going exactly as planned. Morgan brags that the Women's World Championship, the Judgment Day, and Mysterio are all hers.
Rhea Ripley's music hits. Ripley says she has something to tell Morgan. Morgan says maybe Mysterio would have stayed with her if she cared half as much as she cares about Damian Priest. Morgan says she will beat Ripley at WWE Bad Blood because she's smarter than her. Ripley confirms she is fully cleared for WWE Bad Blood. Ripley tells Morgan and Mysterio that Mysterio will be locked in a shark cage during the WWE Women's World Championship match at WWE Bad Blood. Ripley declares she will win back the one thing she never lost. Ripley then headbutts Morgan.
Sami Zayn vs. Ludwig Kaiser
Zayn stomps on the chest of Kaiser. Kaiser retreats to the outside and sends Zayn face first into the ring post. Kaiser taunts Zayn then throws him into the steel steps. Kaiser rolls him back into the ring. Kaiser kicks Zayn and attempts a pinfall but Zayn kicks out. Kaiser whips Zayn into the corner and turns him upside down. Kaiser delivers a dropkick that sends Zayn to the outside. Zayn returns to the ring and lands an axe handle and clotheslines Kaiser out of the ring. Zayn delivers a big chop to Kaiser. Kaiser whips Zayn toward the barricade but Zayn jumps on top of it. Kaiser then pushes Zayn off of it.
Back from break, Kaiser chops Zayn in the corner and looks for a superplex, but Zayn reverses with a powerbomb. Zayn follows up with an exploder into the ropes. Zayn charges toward Kaiser but the latter rolls out of the ring. Kaiser pushes Zayn into the steel steps again then dropkicks his head into them. Zayn barely beats the referee's count and returns to the ring. Kaiser rains down with a series of right hands. Zayn fights back with right hands of his own then clotheslines Kaiser. Kaiser counters a Blue Thunder Bomb and goes for a cover, but the referee catches his leg being on the rope. Zayn lands another exploder. Kaiser connects with an enziguri for a two count. Zayn hits a German suplex and follows up with a Helluva Kick for the win.
Winner: Sami Zayn
Post-match, Gunther marches down to ringside. Gunther says Zayn has been begging him for a world title match for weeks. Gunther says he has seen enough. Gunther teases Zayn and the crowd with a possible title match, before declining Zayn's request once again.
Backstage, Xavier Woods says his emotions were high last week. Kofi Kingston says it's water under the bridge and it is now behind them. Kingston then shows some of The New Day's old memorabilia, including Booty-Os and the trumpet. Woods doesn't want to look toward the past, but rather toward the future and potentially being tag champions again. Kingston tells Woods he can call the shots for New Day the next few weeks. American Made enter the frame laughing. Chad Gable calls The New Day has-beens and asserts that his faction is done with the Wyatt Sicks. Woods calls out The Creed Brothers for a match. Gable accepts for them.
Dragon Lee (w/ Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, & Zelina Vega) vs. Carlito (w/ Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh)
Lee dives onto Carlito to the outside. Back in the ring, Lee kicks Carlito then charges toward him, but Carlito sends him flying with a clothesline. Lee delivers a dropkick to Carlito in the corner. Lee then ascends to the second rope, but McDonagh hops up on the apron to distract him.
McDonagh sends Cru Del Toro crashing into the ring post while Dominik takes out Joaquin Wilde. Out of nowhere, Rey Mysterio levels Dominik with a West Coast Pop. Lee hits Operation Dragon on Carlito to secure the victory.
Winner: Dragon Lee
Backstage, Karrion Kross says it's messed up how no one respects The Miz anymore. Kross says he wants Miz to go out and do whatever it takes to get a win over Bronson Reed tonight. Kross says monsters come in all kinds of shapes and says. Miz agrees and says they indeed do.
The Miz vs. Bronson Reed Turns Into Another Reed-Strowman Brawl
As Reed makes his entrance, Strowman jumps onto him from off the barricade. The Miz gets in Strowman's face as Reed then wipes out both Strowman and Miz with a dive. Back in the ring, Reed lands a Tsunami on a pair of security guards. Strowman delivers a double chokeslam to two more security guards. Strowman then throws another out of the ring. More security rush into the ring as Strowman Reed clothesline each other. Reed goes up top for a Tsunami, but Strowman delivers a right hand to his face. Security tries to separate the two men again but Strowman powerslams three of them instead. Strowman ascends to the second rope, prompting Reed to finally retreat.
Drew McIntyre Prepares For Hell In A Cell
McIntyre says he's been thinking about CM Punk's words from last week. McIntyre says Punk was truthful. McIntyre says he's always been truthful, especially when it comes to Punk. McIntyre admits he doesn't want to go inside Hell in a Cell because that match has broken him before. McIntyre says his own family begged him not to do the match as well. McIntyre says his wife has also begged him to get away from Punk because it's affected him mentally. McIntyre says it doesn't matter what their families or the crowd think; this match is going to happen at WWE Bad Blood. McIntyre promises to make Punk bleed and suffer. McIntyre says their feud has always been good versus evil. McIntyre says Punk has always compared himself to a god-like figure, but he's just a man that McIntyre will permanently break inside Hell in A Cell.
Backstage, General Manager Adam Pearce says Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman have gone too far. Next week, they will battle in a Last Monster Standing match. Pete Dunne is then seen attacking Sheamus with a cricket bat.
Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre vs. IYO SKY & Kairi Sane
Dawn delivers a pair of knees to SKY then lays in an elbow strike. SKY stomps on Dawn then delivers an uppercut. Sane tags in. SKY and Sane deliver a double dropkick to Dawn. Fyre is taken down by a hurricanrana from Sane. Dawn hits Sane's hurt eye, prompting SKY to check on her. Fyre then takes out SKY with a dive.
Back from break, Dawn chokes Sane against the ring rope. As Dawn distracts the referee, so does Fyre. Fyre tags in and holds back Sane. Dawn winds up to punch Sane but Sane escape Fyre's grip. Dawn and Fyre double team Sane but Sane escapes and tags in SKY. SKY takes down Dawn with a dropkick. SKY delivers a double springboard dropkick to Fyre and Dawn. SKY lands a meteora on Fyre for a two count. SKY charges toward Fyre but Fyre counters with a kick. SKY rolls up Fyre, but as Fyre kicks out, Dawn hits SKY in the head. Dawn looks for a backstabber on SKY but SKY clutches the grip of Sane to evade it. Sane hits an Insane Elbow to Fyre on the outside, while SKY nails a moonsault on Dawn for the win inside the ring.
Winners: Kairi Sane & IYO SKY
Backstage, Bron Breakker says it's game day. Breakker says the Intercontinental Championship deserves to have the right person to carry it over their shoulder, and it's not going to be Jey Uso. Breakker promises to be champion for a long time.
WWE replays the cinematic meeting between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes ahead of their tag team match at WWE Bad Blood.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods vs. The Creed Brothers (w/ Chad Gable & Ivy Nile)
Julius and Woods lock up. Julius takes down Woods with a shoulder block. Woods and Julius trade strikes. Woods hits Julius with an elbow strike then tags in Kingston. Kingston puts Julius in an arm submission, but he escapes. Julius tags in Brutus. Julius them slams Brutus into Kingston. Kingston levels Brutus and attempts a pinfall. Brutus kicks out. Kingston tags in Woods and the two send Brutus face first into the mat. Kingston and Woods trade tags as they continue the offense on Brutus. Woods chops Brutus but Brutus counters with some of his own. Woods lays in ten right hands on Brutus. Julius superplexes Kingston in one corner, while Woods superplexes Brutus in another.
Back from break, Chad Gable unloads a flurry of strikes on Woods while the referee argues with Kofi Kingston over an "illegal" tag. Woods chops Brutus but Brutus grounds him. Brutus uppercuts Woods in the corner. Woods fights off Brutus in the corner then delivers a missile dropkick. Kingston and Julius are tagged in. Kingston levels Brutus with a Trouble in Paradise. Kingston takes out both Creeds with a drop to the outside. Kingston drops himself onto Julius, but Julius kicks out of the subsequent pinfall. Kingston lands a Boom Drop then looks for Trouble in Paradise, but Julius evades it. Kington lands an enziguri. Kingston then levels Brutus on the outside. Gable attempts to strike Woods, but Woods instead stomps on him in the corner. Julius lands a big knee on Woods then neutralizes Kingston. The Creeds collaborate for a Brutus Ball on Woods for the win.
Winners: Creed Brothers
In a new vignette, Damian Priest cuts a promo on his former friend Finn Balor ahead of their singles match at WWE Bad Blood. Priest says they previously ran WWE together, but Balor always wanted it to be about himself. Priest says Balor was jealous when Priest won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and also when Rhea Ripley won the WWE Women's World Championship. Priest says he should have seen Balor's betrayal coming because he knows better.
Backstage, a frustrated Xavier Woods argues with the LWO, telling Rey Mysterio to give his unsolicited advice to Dominik Mysterio and not him. Rey then says his beef with Finn Balor can wait, as he'll see Woods next week for a match instead.
Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Jey Uso
Breakker and Uso lock up. Breakker takes him down with a shoulder tackle. Breakker and Uso lock up again, with Uso landing an uppercut. Uso follows up with a suicide dive to the outside.
In the match's closing moments, Uso lands a series of right hands on Breakker. Uso then hip checks Breakker in the corner. Uso goes up top for a splash, but Breakker rolls out of the way. Breakker hits a gutbuster on Uso for a two count. Breakker chargers toward Uso, but Uso connects with a pop-up powerbomb. Uso goes up top again and headbutts Breakker. Breakker sends Uso flying with a Frankensteiner. Uso and Breakker trade strikes. Uso lands a kick, but Breakker responds with a shoulder tackle. Breakker slams Uso to the mat for a two-count. Breakker spears Uso on the outside and looks for another one in the ring, but Uso counters with a spear of his own. Uso follows up with an Uso Splash for another two-count. Breakker pushes Uso to the outside and charges toward Uso for another spear. Uso superkicks him and spears him through the barricade instead. Uso lands another spear in the ring. Uso follows with an Uso Splash for the win to claim his first singles championship in WWE.
Winner (And New): Jey Uso
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