The following are the major developments from this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW:
- Drew McIntyre confronted Seth Rollins in the opening segment and demanded a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Rollins accepted and the match was set up for Crown Jewel. Later on, Drew McIntyre picked up a comfortable win over JD McDonagh. At one point, McIntyre was seen engaging in a conversation with Rhea Ripley backstage. In another backstage segment, Sami Zayn prevented Jey Uso from getting into a brawl with Drew McIntyre. (Read more here)
- Michael Cole had some questions for The American Nightmare during an in-ring interview segment. Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso were then confronted by Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. With definite tension, a Tag Team Championship bout was set up as the main event. Rhodes and Uso retained, before all four men shook hands and KO finally accepted Jey Uso. Notably, Sami & KO came out to new music. Cody & Jey will put the titles on the line against Judgement Day next week. (Read more here).
- Nia Jax vs. Raquel Rodriguez ended in essentially a no-contest as Rhea Ripley and Shayna Baszler interfered.
- Wade Barrett interviewed DIY in a pre-tape, only for Ciampa and Gargano to be ambushed by Imperium.
- Becky Lynch retained her NXT Women’s Championship over Tegan Nox on this week’s episode of Raw. The two shared a handshake after the match.
- Ivar picked up a win over Kofi Kingston in a ‘Viking Rules’ match.
- Bronson Reed defeated Ricochet, who was attacked by Shinsuke Nakamura prior to the match, and Chad Gable in a Triple Threat match to earn a shot at GUNTHER’s IC Title next week. Nakamura and Ricochet engaged in multiple fights throughout the night and will face each other in a ‘Last Man Standing’ match on next week’s episode. (Read more here).
You can check out the lineup for next week’s Monday Night Raw here.
You can check out the full results from this week’s Monday Night Raw here.