Monday Night Raw on July 12 delivered a packed show featuring major faction developments, a SummerSlam match announcement, and an eventful gauntlet match — here is a full rundown of what went down.
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman opened the night in an elaborate security stunt. Heyman, surrounded by what he claimed were police officers, accused Oba Femi of stalking Lesnar after supposedly turning down a title opportunity just to keep hunting “The Beast.” The theatrics fell apart quickly when Femi marched to the ring, dismantled every one of the hired guards, and delivered a clear warning: their next meeting would be the last, and Lesnar had nowhere left to run. Adam Pearce confirmed backstage that there was never any real restraining order — Heyman had simply hired security to pose as law enforcement.
Iyo Sky opened the in-ring action against Roxanne Perez, who had Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez in her corner. Despite repeated outside interference from that pair, Sky showed resilience throughout — weathering a sustained attack on her knee — before rolling through a Perez pin attempt and stealing the three-count. The celebration was short-lived: Morgan, Rodriguez, and Perez swarmed Sky after the bell, with Sol Ruca rushing out to help but getting taken out by Rodriguez. Morgan finished the beatdown by hitting Oblivion and then cracking Sky with the Women’s Championship.
The Vision segment was one of the night’s talking points. Logan Paul formally introduced Bron Breakker and Austin Theory as the new WWE Tag Team Champions and unveiled Maxxine Dupri as the group’s newest member. Otis and Akira Tozawa interrupted to plead with Dupri, but after Theory mocked Otis relentlessly, the brawl was on. Dupri appeared to offer Otis an olive branch before distracting him so Theory could land a loaded brass-knuckle punch, and Breakker followed with a Spear to leave both Otis and Tozawa laid out. Backstage, Paul Heyman praised Dupri’s performance before walking away from The Vision, leaving the group puzzled.
In the Bloodline corner of the show, Jimmy Uso’s match against Royce Keys ended in a disqualification when Jacob Fatu interfered. Solo Sikoa then appeared claiming to want family reconciliation, only to attack Jimmy from behind. Fatu and Sikoa brawled until LA Knight charged the ring with a chair and laid out Fatu. Knight then challenged Jimmy Uso, Jacob Fatu, and Jey Uso to a six-man tag match at SummerSlam, standing alongside Sikoa and Keys.
Bayley invited Lyra Valkyria to the ring hoping to clear the air, but Valkyria instead cut a sharp promo, blaming Bayley for holding her back and calling her the weakest of WWE’s Four Horsewomen. Bayley responded by citing her career accomplishments and promising a win when the two meet at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Valkyria punctuated the segment by planting Bayley with a Bayley-to-Belly and standing over her.
The gauntlet match saw Dominik Mysterio open by eliminating Joe Hendry before Je’Von Evans ousted Mysterio with the OG Cutter. Evans also advanced past Dragon Lee via roll-up before eventually passing out in Rusev’s Accolade. Chad Gable entered fresh and, after surviving an Accolade of his own, eliminated Rusev with a roll-up before the broadcast cut off with Ethan Page set to enter.
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