7/31 WWE RAW Results – We are live from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, as Logan Paul makes his way to the ring to start the show. We see what happened with him and Ricochet last week.
Logan welcomes everyone to Raw. He says he doesn’t like talking in front of brain dead people for too long so he will make it quick. He is not here for y’all, he is here for Ricochet. He says he attempted to introduce Ricochet to his audience, which is nothing like this horrible crowd in Texas. He wanted to talk about Ricochet’s athleticism and talk about their match. Then he was sneak attacked, victimized, and abused. He says when he was down, Ricochet decided to make a spectacle about the whole thing. This Saturday, you can forget about a fight. He says he is going to beat Ricochet in the most viral match in WWE history.
Ricochet interrupts and makes his way to the stage.
Ricochet wants to know what is going on. Last week, he was in Logan’s LiveStream but now he is in Logan’s head. You are spinning things to look like the good guy, but you aren’t the good guy. You can fool the people who pay to follow you online, but you are not fooling Houston. He says Logan is right. Their match will be box office, but before that happens, he needs to say something.
Ricochet says while he might not like anything about Logan and thinks that he is a horrible human being, Logan is an athlete and showman. Ricochet says he can respect that.
Logan says he appreciates that. He says Ricochet is one of the greatest ever, until he showed up. Logan says they are not so different. They think alike at times. This didn’t start at Money in the Bank, it started at the Royal Rumble, and we see what happened. Logan says he’s got it. They are going to put on a hell of a match. Logan wants a fist bump.
Ricochet does a brief fist bump.
Logan tells Ricochet after the match, he will be announced as the winner, but Ricochet’s fiance. He says he hopes there are no hard feelings when your girl says that he is the winner of the match.
Ricochet with a double leg take down and he punches Logan. Logan with a belly-to-belly suplex. Ricochet with kicks and he avoids a punch and hits a flip kick and an enzuigiri. Ricochet is sent to the apron and he connects with a shoulder. Logan punches Ricochet as Ricochet comes off the ropes for a springboard move. Ricochets is knocked out.
– We take a look at what happened last week between Drew McIntyre and Gunther.
Backstage:
Jackie Redmond is in the back with Imperium. She asks about Gunther’s match against Drew. Gunther says he does not live in the past, he lives in the here and now. He is disappointed with Kaiser because he could have prevented all of this. He says he does not want to get started with Gio. He expects more from Kaiser. He was going to take care of Drew but Drew is not here. He says Kaiser will prove himself against that maggot Matt Riddle. Gunther says he will end Drew, once and for all.
We go to commercial.
Matt Riddle vs. Ludwig Kaiser
Riddle with a waist lock and take down. Kaiser backs Riddle into the corner and connects with a back elbow. Kaiser with a punch and forearm to the back. Kaiser with a side head lock. Kaiser stops Riddle’s Irish whip attempt and takes Riddle to the mat. Riddle with a side head lock take down. Kaiser with a head scissors and he escapes. Riddle misses a kick and Kaiser with a rollup for a near fall. Riddle with two gutwrench suplexes. Riddle with a chop and Kaiser chops back. They continue the exchange. Riddle with a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Kaiser with a punch and Riddle gets Kaiser on his shoulders. Kaiser sends Riddle into the ring post shoulder first and then he hits a running drop kick that sends Riddle to the floor. Kaiser with a running European uppercut.
Gunther tells Kaiser to finish Riddle and Riddle with punches. Riddle with a body scissors to send Kaiser to the floor. Riddle with a kick from the apron followed by a twisting Asai Moonsault. Gunther yells at Kaiser as we go to commercial.
We are back and Kaiser with a bear hug. Kaiser with a kick in the corner. Riddle with forearms and strikes followed by a kick to the chest and a Pele kick. Riddle with running forearms into the corner followed by an exploder and back senton. Riddle with a kick to the chest. Riddle with a deadlift German suplex for a near fall. Riddle with a back senton and then he goes for another one but Kaiser gets his knees up. Kaiser with an elbow and clothesline. Kaiser gets Riddle up but Riddle escapes. Riddle with a round kick and Kaiser with a rolling Death Valley Driver and a kick for a near fall. Kaiser blocks a boot in the corner and he chops Riddle.
Riddle with a fisherman’s suplex and Vinci gets on the apron and Riddle collides with him. Riddle with a power bomb and a kick for a near fall. Riddle sets for Bro Derek but Kaiser counters into a rollup for a near fall. Riddle with a knee and Kaiser with a forearm. Riddle with a knee and Riddle goes up top. Riddle goes for a moonsault and he lands on his feet and rolls through. Kaiser wtih a running kick followed by a twisting DDT for the three count.
Winner: Ludwig Kaiser
After the match, Gunther shakes Kaiser’s hand.
– We see Maxxine Dupri ‘Thea Hailing’ before her match with Chad and Otis, while Valhalla is summoning the gods with Erik and Ivar.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back and Logan Paul is ‘walking’ in the back and Byron stops him. Logan says he gave Ricochet a small taste of what is going to happen at SummerSlam. He says this will be one of the most viral matches in WWE history. He says he thought Ricochet was always a step ahead of him.
– We have a video package for the Brock Lesnar/Cody Rhodes feud.
We go to commercial.
Maxxine Dupri vs. Valhalla
Valhalla with a running double knee strike and punches. The referee holds Valhalla back and Maxxine with arm drags. Dupri is sent under the bottom rope and she lands on the apron. Valhalla with a running knee for a near fall. Valhalla pulls Dupri by the hair and applies a cobra clutch. Dupri with an arm drag to escape. Valhalla with an arm drag and a kick to the temple. Dupri with a fisherman’s suplex followed by a splash into the corner. Otis gets on the apron and he rips off his shirt. Dupri sets for a caterpillar and hits the elbow drop. Chad tells Dupri to go up top. Dupri with a cross body but Erik gets on the apron and the referee forgot his job.
Otis fights with Erik and Ivar until Chad hits a moonsault off the turnbuckles.
Valhalla with shoulders in the corner and a punch with Dupri on the turnbuckles. Valhalla goes for a superplex but Dupri goes under and hits a Japanese Ocean Cyclone suplex for the three count.
Winner: Maxxine Dupri
– The Judgment Day makes its way to the ring as we go to commercial.
Backstage:
Shinsuke Nakamura is in the back and Tommaso Ciampa enters. CIampa says they could have gone their separate ways but Nakamura still has a problem. CIampa says he is going to settle that problem. After tonight, I am going to win the SummerSlam Battle Royal. Nakamura says he will see Ciampa in the ring, but he will be winning the Battle Royal on Saturday. Problem solved.
In the Arena:
The Judgment Day are still in the ring and Priest wants everyone to rise for THE Judgment Day. Rhea says Raw doesn’t start until they say it does. Rhea says if you don’t want to fall in line, they have no problem putting them on the shelf. Who is going to stop them?
Priest wants to run through the heroes on Raw. Kevin Owens? No. We took him out. Sami Zayn? No. We left him laying. Seth Rollins? Impossible after the epic beating they gave him on Raw. We know what Mami did to Liv Morgan. Nobody can stop THE Judgment Day.
If Sami and Seth decide to show up tonight, Dom and him will make sure they don’t leave the arena whole.
Finn tells Seth he comes out week after week and you act insane. Your idea of insanity is coming out dressed in stupid clothes, singing and dancing, and laughing like a clown. Insanity is looking in the mirror every day for seven years and looking at the scars in the mirror. Looking at the career that you have ruined. I cannot erase those scars, but I will inflict those scars. It will make him feel a little better that you will look in the mirror and remember the night Finn Balor beat you for the World Championship.
Dominik says at SummerSlam, all of The Judgment Day will have the goodies. He says he is bringing back the Mysterio name.
Rhea says Dom will bring some pride to the Mysterio name. As for any idiot who tries to get in their way, she advises to take a page out of Raquel Rodriguez’ book. That is run and hide. They will have to enjoy their time in rehab like Liv Morgan and Kevin Owens.
Raquel Rodriguez’ music plays and she makes her way to the ring.
Raquel and Rhea exchange punches and Raquel sends Rhea into the corner. Raquel tosses Rhea by the hair and she punches Rhea and clotheslines her over the top rope to the floor. Raquel sends Rhea into the ringside barrier. Raquel runs Rhea into the ring post. Raquel sends Rhea into the ringside barrier and then she goes after Dom. That distraction allows Rhea to clip Raquel and she goes down.
Officials finally make their way to ringside and that does not stop Rhea.
– We have a video package for the feud between Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler.
Ronda says she learned about Shayna from Strikeforce. She acted like she belonged there. When they were on the Ultimate Fighter together, she knew that Shayna was her first pick. Shayna says she had a chip on her shoulder coming into The Ultimate Fighter. She did not hate on Ronda right away. Ronda says she didn’t know if Shayna is her protege but they got to the final minute and Shayna said that Ronda never put her in an arm bar.
Shayna says there is an image of Ronda outside the cage. It is for people to live with Ronda so she can take control of them. Shayna says she was Ronda’s sparring partner to prepare Ronda for her opponents. How many times did Ronda appear at her fight camps? This has been set up since Day One for Ronda to be elevated to this position despite what everyone has done before her. It happened in MMA and won’t happen now.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back and Chad praises Maxxine for her win and says she represented Alpha Academy well and they will do the same on Sunday.
Imperium show up and he wants to know why they are not talking about Ludwig’s performance. Maxxine says that her men are former tag team champions. Ludwig says that Chad would not last five minutes with the Ring General. Gunther says he has been dealing with some issues and he is okay facing Chad. Gable says he is up for that but he tells Gunther to leave his crew in the back and he will do the same with his.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tommaso Ciampa
They lock up and go to a stalemate. Nakamura avoids Ciampa and he tells Ciampa to COME ON. Ciampa misses a kick and Nakamura with a shoulder tackle but he misses a series of kicks.
We see Bronson Reed in BACK looking at MONITOR.
Nakamura chokes CIampa in the corner but Ciampa with a chop and back breaker. Ciampa with a drop kick and more kicks to Nakamura. Ciampa with a punch and chop. Ciampa punches Nakamura in the ribs. Nakamura with an Irish whip and Ciampa tries to float over but Nakamura catches Ciampa and hits Ciampa in the ribs. Both men go to the apron and Ciampa with a chop but Nakamura with kicks to the chest. Nakamura sends Ciampa back into the ring and Ciampa with a running knee to knock Nakamura off the apron. Ciampa hangs Nakamura over the ringside barrier and he connects with another knee.
Ciampa pats himself on the shoulder and we go to commercial.
Ciampa with a punch but Nakamura with forearms and kicks. Ciampa blocks a kick and Nakamura with an enzuigiri. Nakamura puts Ciampa in the ropes and chops Ciampa before hitting a sliding German suplex for a near fall. Ciampa witha back elbow and Nakamura goes to the apron. Nakamura with a kick and Ciampa with a kick and Willow’s Bell for a near fall. Ciampa with a chop and he puts Nakamura on the turnbuckles. Ciampa with another chop and Nakamura with forearms to send Ciampa to the mat.
Nakamura misses a jumping side kick but Ciampa misses a splash into the corner. Nakamura with a knee and he puts Ciampa on the turnbuckles and hits a running knee for a near fall. Nakamura runs into a jumping knee. Ciampa goes for Fairy Tale Ending but Nakamura blocks it. Nakamura with knees and a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
– We see Bronson Reed in the back and he is smiling at what he just saw.
We take a look at what happened between Roman and Jey on Smackdown.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back with a look at the confrontation between Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez. Raquel is in the back to get her knee checked out. Adam tells Raquel she is not cleared to wrestle right now, but when she is ready, Raquel will get her match.
In the Arena:
Brock Lesnar makes his way to the ring.
Brock introduces himself as if he was Paul Heyman. He says he is an NCAA Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, a UFC Heavyweight Champion, WWE Heavyweight Champion. If there is one thing I know about championships, this is fight week. The hype is over. This Saturday, at SummerSlam, in Detroit, he gets paid, to fight, to kick ass, against Cody Rhodes. This Saturday at SummerSlam, Cody Rhodes, gets paid, to get his ass kicked, by Brock Lesnar.
Let’s cut the crap because he has been here too long. If you want to come out to tell him otherwise, be his guest. Come out, shake my hand, and I will see you on Saturday. If you don’t shake my hand, I will see you on Saturday. You have five seconds before I leave this town.
Brock gets to two and Cody’s music plays.
Cody walks up to Brock and Brock removes his hat. Cody offers his hand to Brock and Brock shakes it. Cody says something to Brock and Brock pushes Cody’s hand away and Brock leaves the ring.
Cody with a suicide dive on Brock. Cody with punches and Brock runs Cody into the ring post and then hits Cody with the ring steps. Brock hits Cody with the steps again. Brock hits Cody a third time with the steps. Brock with a knee to Cody and then he rolls Cody into the ring.
Brock gets Cody up for an F5 and hits it.
We go to commercial.
Gunther vs. Chad Gable – Five Minute Challenge
They lock up and Gunther tosses Gable to the mat. They lock up and Gunther with a hip lock take down. Gunther with a knee bar and Gable gets to the ropes. They go to a Greco Roman knuckle lock and Gunther tries to get Gable to the mat but Gable with a bridge. Gunther with a trip and he gets a series of near falls. Gable bridges and Gunther drives Gable to the mat but Gable bridges with Gunther on top. Gunther with a stomp to the midsection. Gunther with a snap mare and a neck snap. Gunther gets more near falls. Gable with a chop but Gunther with an uppercut. Gunther with another European uppercut. Gunther pie faces Gable and Gable with forearms. Gunther misses a chop and Gable goes for a German suplex but Gunther blocks it. Gunther with a chop and Gable goes down. Gunther sets for a power bomb but Gable counters into an ankle pick and ankle lock.
Gunther with a kick and chop. Gunther with a sleeper followed by forearms to the chest and then he reapplies the sleeper. Gunther looks at the clock and he goes for the power bomb but Gable punches Gunther and he sends Gunther over the top rope to the floor as time runs out.
Winner: Chad Gable
Gunther demands that more time be added to the clock. The match will restart.
Gable drop kicks Gunther on the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Gable with chops. Gunther chops back. We see footage of Gable hitting a moonsault on Gunther. Back to live action and Gunther chops Gable to the mat. Gunther pie faces Gable on the turnbuckles and Gable with an arm bar in the ropes. Gable with a boot to the arm off the turnbuckles followed by a drop kick to the arm. Gable with a Fujiwara arm bar but Gunther gets to his feet and he hits a German suplex for a near fall. Gunther goes up top but Gable stops Gunther and hits a superplex. Gable with forearms and a rolling elbow. Gunther with a chop and Gable goes down. Gable kicks Gunther away and hits a dead lift German suplex for a near fall.
Gable goes for Chaos Theory but Gunther holds on to the turnbuckles. Gunther with a chop and clothesline for a near fall. Gunther gets Gable up and Gable gets to his feet. Gable tries for Chaos Theory but Gunther blocks the German suplex. Gunther wtih chops to Gable. Gunther with a power bomb for the three count.
Winner: Gunther
After the match, Gunther gets on the announce table and he says to get used to him celebrating like this. He says he will not lose on Saturday. Take a close look at what I did to that man. It is what I am going to do to you. I will end Drew McIntyre at SummerSlam.
– Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins are in the back and Seth is acting like Sami Zayn.
– Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring as we go to commercial.
– We are back and Roman Reigns will be on First Take tomorrow morning.
Backstage:
Cody Rhodes is with Byron in the back. Byron asks if Cody will be able to compete on Saturday. Cody says Brock could break his arm again, break his ribs, or his jaw. Cody says he brings the brutality to Brock at SummerSlam. The image of the Beast gets shattered.
In the Arena:
Becky is still in the ring. She says there ain’t nothing else to do than do it. There is no better place than here and no better time than now. She tells Patricia to come out in Houston.
Trish’s music plays and she comes to the ring with Zoey Stark.
Trish says she thought she is going to do this match right here and right now, but then she thought, Becky does not get to tell Trish when she has this match. No one tells her when to fight. By some fluke, you beat Zoey Stark. You will get your rematch and Trish will tell Becky when. She says she won’t cheat Becky out of her rematch. She says she is not a cheater, unlike the Astros.
Trish tells Becky that she is dealing with a little situation here so this rematch…
Adam Pearce comes out and he says that Becky did beat Zoey last week. Per the agreement, this match is going to happen and it will happen tonight. Adam calls for a referee.
Match Number Five: Trish Stratus (with Zoey Stark) versus Becky Lynch
Becky with a flying forearm and Zoey attacks Becky and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner by DQ: Becky Lynch
After the match, Becky attacks Trish and they fight to the floor. Becky sends Trish into the announce table and Zoey attacks Becky from behind. Becky sends Trish over the ringside barrier and then she punches Zoey and Trish. Zoey grabs Becky to stop the attack on Trish. Zoey with a punch but Becky blocks a super kick. Zoey with a forearm and Becky sends Zoey into the ring post.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
We are back with Zoey and Trish in the back. Adam says that was totally unacceptable. Trish says they delivered the rematch. Trish says Adam didn’t give her time to prepare. Adam says he will give Trish time to prepare. She will face Becky in two weeks in Winnipeg and Zoey is banned from ringside.
– It is time for Part 2 of Ronda and Shayna.
Ronda says she thought she knew how Shayna thought and what her motivations are. She doesn’t know why Shayna jumped her. Shayna says being friends with Ronda is being part of a toxic relationship. Live with me and you spar with me and you have no money. Shayna says Ronda came to her to be a tag team, acting like she was stringing her along. Ronda pissed off everyone. Shayna says Ronda needed her because everyone was ready to step to Ronda, but no one was going to step to her. She needed someone in front of her.
Ronda says Shayna never jumped on the hate bandwagon. She was with Ronda through her roughest times. Ronda talks about doing everything for someone loyal to her. Eventually, the stable boy felt entitled and killed the king. She says she wanted Shayna to be her friend and she gave Shayna everything to the point where Shayna hated her.
Shayna says she has given everything to Ronda and Ronda never gave it back. She is tired of sitting in the back seat. This won’t be a match. This is going to be a fight. She will take what means the most to Ronda. She says she is going to take Ronda’s reputation. Ronda has never been the baddest, it was Shayna.
Ronda says if someone gets the best of her for a second, it drives her insane. That is the difference between her and Shayna.
Shayna says the worst part about this whole thing is that outside of her husband and mother, she was the first person to hold Ronda’a baby. She loves that kid. She is her goddaughter. She will grow up and never forgive her for what she does to her mother.
We go to commercial.
Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest
Seth and Sami attack THE Judgment Day in the aisle. Priest with a forearm to Seth but Sami with a forearm to Priest. Sami punches Dom but Priest punches Sami and sends him into the ring. Sami with a suicide dive to Priest. Finn attacks Sami and Seth hits a suicide dive on Finn and chases him to the back. Sami and Seth get in the ring.
We are back and Dom goes to the floor when the bell rings and Seth follows. Dom punches Seth and goes to the turnbuckles to punch Seth. Seth gets Dom on his shoulders and he hits Snake Eyes followed by snap mare and kick to the chest. Seth with a wrist lock and Sami tags in. Sami with a double sledge from the turnbuckles. Sami with a front face lock and Dom backs Priest into the turnbuckles. Priest tags in and punches Sami and tosses him into the turnbuckles. Sami with a chop and punches. Sami sends Priest into the turnbuckles and hits a forearm off the turnbuckles. Seth tags in and misses a double stomp off the turnbuckles. Seth with a boot to Priest and he goes to the turnbuckles. Priest with an uppercut.
Dom tags in and he punches Seth. Seth with chops and an Irish whip followed by a forearm into the corner. Seth with an Irish whip but Rhea pulls Dom out of the corner and Seth misses a splash. Priest tags in and he knocks Sami off the apron. Dom tags in and he punches Seth. Priest tags in and punches Seth. Seth with a kick and he is sent to the apron by Priest. Priest sets for a choke slam on the apron. The referee is distracted by Priest and Finn pulls Seth off the apron and sends him into the ring post.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Dom sets for the Three Amigos but Rollins escapes and hits a rolling elbow. Priest tags in and he goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Seth lands on his feet and Sami tags in. Sami springboards over Priest and hits a clothesline. Sami kicks Dom off the apron to the floor. Sami sends Priest over the top rope to the floor. Sami with a flip dive onto Priest. Sami with a wrist lock and he goes to the turnbuckles for a tornado DDT and he gets a near fall. Dom punches Sami and then he pulls Priest into the corner to make the tag. Dom with a drop toe hold and he sends Sami into the ropes. Sami gets free and hits a clothesline. Seth and Priest tag in.
Seth with sling blade and he hits a suicide dive that sends Priest into the announce table followed by a second one. Seth with a third and Priest goes over the announce table. Seth says something to Balor and then he sends Priest back into the ring. Seth is caught coming off the ropes. Seth flips out of South of Heaven and Seth with a super kick. Dom drops Seth on the top rope and Sami pulls Dom off the apron and hits a clothesline on Dom. Rhea has some words for Sami and Balor drop kicks Sami into the ringside barrier. Seth goes up top and Priest with a forearm to the back followed by a Razor’s Edge. Priest looks at the briefcase and he asks Finn for the case.
Balor gives it to Priest and Seth with a Van Freakinator. Seth hits Dom with the briefcase and then Balor rakes the eyes. Sami with a Helluva Kick to Balor. Seth wtih Black Out to Priest for the three count.
Winners: Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins
The show goes off the air as an animated Corey Graves questions on commentary what Damian Priest is thinking after what just transpired with Finn Balor and his near-miss of a MITB briefcase cash-in.
–– WWE has announced the following for tonight’s RAW ––
- Valhalla vs. Maxxine Dupri
- Logan Paul will be on RAW to address Ricochet ahead of SummerSlam
- Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes will be on RAW to promote their SummerSlam match
- WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Sami Zayn vs. WWE NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest
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