WWE Raw live results: Two tag title matches, King & Queen of the Ring finalists appear
WWE Raw is live tonight from the O2 Arena in London, England.
It will be the final Raw before Night of Champions and the finals of the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. All four finalists are advertised to appear on today’s Raw.
Three matches are also scheduled for Raw, including two tag team title bouts. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Paige and Brie Bella will defend against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, while The Vision’s Bron Breakker and Austin Theory defend the World Tag Team titles against The Street Profits. Dragon Lee vs. Ethan Page has also been announced.
The full lineup is below:
- King of the Ring finalists Oba Femi and Jey Uso appear
- Queen of the Ring finalists Liv Morgan and Iyo Sky appear
- Chad Gable appears
- Dragon Lee vs. Ethan Page
- World Tag Team Champions The Vision defend against The Street Profits
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Paige & Brie Bella defend against Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
Our live coverage kicks off at 2 p.m. Eastern.
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Live! from the O2 in London, England, it’s Monday Afternoon Night Raw.
Michael Cole & Corey Graves were on commentary.
Oba Femi and Jey Uso Opened the Show
Oba Femi came out to address the live crowd ahead of his King of the Ring final match against Jey Uso. The split-screen showing Femi doing his march while the crowd chants feels unnecessary. The chants for Oba continued for too long, and when Oba tried to settle the crowd down, they started back up again!
When the crowd finally settled down long enough for Femi to talk, he said that it was his destiny to become the new King of the Ring. But then, whose championship will he go after? Does he go after the WWE Championship, or the World Heavyweight Championship? Before he could answer, it’s Day One, Eh?
Jey Uso’s music played, and he entered through the crowd, mocking Femi’s march a little bit of the way down the ring. Michael Cole used one of his favorite overused terms, “instant classic,” to describe Uso’s match against Je’Von Evans on Smackdown last Friday. Uso’s entrance ate up another few minutes of the show. And of course, the crowd wanted him to run it back. Femi objected, but Uso ran it back anyway.
Uso recounted all the times that he’s been counted out — when he won the Royal Rumble, when he won the world title, when he shook arenas, and they’re counting him out in the King of the Ring Finals. But, Uso is going to win anyway, and he’s going to take it to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam. That was Jey’s warning shot!
Femi, “I assume you’re shooting for real.” Femi advised him that when he’s shooting, he better not miss, or he will destroy him. But also, if Uso hits, Femi will destroy him anyway. So Uso should save his bullets and let his cousin (Roman) know he’s coming for him.
— Adam Pearce started arguing with LA Knight in the back. Jimmy Uso showed up to argue with Knight. Then Pearce got in Knight’s face and made Jimmy Uso versus LA Knight for tonight. Knight thought that was stupid idea, and instead made Jimmy Uso versus LA Knight for tonight.
Brie Bella & Paige v. Lyra Valkyria & Bayley for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
Bayley and Valkyria cut a pre-match promo in the back and couldn’t have foreshadowed Bayley turning on Valkyria any harder unless Bayley held up a sign that said “I’m Turning on Her.” (But things wound up in a different direction.)
This is Paige’s first match back in England since her return to WWE earlier this year. Valkyria started off fast by dropkicking Paige. Bayley got a near fall with a small package. Brie got the tag and she and Paige hit Bayley with a double bulldog for a near fall. The champs clumsily got into the spot where Paige knees her opponent in the ropes while Brie hit the “Yes!” kicks. Bayley came back and hit Brie with the belly-to-belly suplex, but Paige yanked Brie out of the ring to break up the cover.
The challengers got the heat on Brie Bella during the commercial. Bella came off the middle rope to hit a dropkick on Bayley. Tags were made on both sides, and Paige ran wild on her opponents. Paige went for the Paige Turner, but Valkyria countered into the Nightwing for a near fall. Bayley went for the belly-to-belly on Brie, but she sent her out to the floor. Valkyria hit a fisherman’s buster on Paige. It looked like she was trying for a second one, but Paige countered into the Rampage and got the pinfall.
Match Result: Brie Bella & Paige retained the Women’s Tag Team Championship when Paige pinned Valkyria (8:05).
After the match, Bayley helped Valkyria up to her feet, and then in kind of a shocker, Valkyria turned on Bayley! She sent her throat first into the middle ropes and pounded her until a gaggle of geeks came out to break it up. The geeks didn’t do a good job, and Valkyria got to Bayley again and gave her a Nightwing.
— In the back, Jackie Redmond demanded answers from Lyra Valkyria, who just walked off.
The Chad Gable Apology Tour Continued
Gable came out dressed to fight, and then led the crowd in a big overhead clapping gesture. You know, the kind of thing you find at a corporate retreat as a day one icebreaker. Gable invited Otis and the rest of Alpha Academy to the ring for a chat.
Otis, Maxxine Dupri and Tozawa came out, looking suspicious and pensive. Gable proceeded to put everybody over and apologized for how he treated them. He complimented Dupri for winning a singles championship, something Gable hasn’t managed to do. He tried to hold down Tozawa, who has the heart of a lion! And Gable treated him poorly and he apologized. He finally got to Otis, who he said couldn’t be a better friend. Gable and Otis have been friends for 20 years, but Gable threw it all away because he wanted a singles championship. The three of them do not owe Chad Gable anything, but Gable apologized to all of them and said “I’m Sorry.”
Gable put his hand out and after some hesitation, Otis went to accept… but Dupri cut him off. Dupri wasn’t willing to forgive Gable, recounting the times she had to get in the way of Gable stomping Tozawa and whipping Otis. Dupri won a singles title without Gable, and that’s when she realized they didn’t need Gable. Dupri said “they” were going to leave Gable. Dupri and Tozawa did, and eventually Otis did as well.
— Penta and Rey Mysterio hype up Dragon Lee ahead of his match.
Dragon Lee v. Ethan Page
Lee hit a dive to the floor on Page early on in the match. It will never not be awkward to me to hear Cole refer to someone as a “former TNA World Champion.” In the ring, Lee hit a diving dropkick on Page in the corner for a near fall. Lee set up Page for a top rope hurricanrana, but Page twisted Lee’s mask around his face to disorient him, then shoved Lee to the mat.
After a commercial, Page laid into Lee with a forearm. Lee caught Page with a rebound German suplex. Lee hit a tornado DDT for a near fall. Lee charged at Page, and ran right into a boot. That led to a near fall for Page.
Lee caught Page with a kick and went to the top, but Page caught him. He tried to climb up, but Lee knocked him down. Page then pulled himself up by the top rope so Lee could stomp him.
Lee caught Page with a knee on the apron. Lee then sent Page to the floor with a hurricanrana. Lee went for a tope con hilo that kinda hit Page but mostly hit the announcer’s desk.
Back in the ring, Lee hit a back elbow for a near fall. Page was sporting a mouse under his eye. Lee was setting up a powerbomb, but Page hit Lee low, then delivered the EgoPlex to get the pinfall.
Match Result: Ethan Page pinned Dragon Lee (10:00).
— Cole plugged “WWE Unreal: Season 3” as the biggest one yet.
— Jackie Redmond interviewed the Vision. Austin Theory took the lead on the interview, which was a choice. Logan Paul is putting all his money on The Vision tonight. Bron Breakker said he’d rip Seth’s head off in their cage match at Night of Champions on Saturday.
— A little hype package for Sol Ruca aired. I actually think showing her win some quick squashes would help mroe than a video package.
— There were some boxing stars in the crowd, as well as a UFC fighter and Jason Statham.
The Queen of the Ring Finalists
Jackie Redmond brought out Io Sky for an interview in the ring. Sky is extremely grateful to have gotten to the finals and said she’d beat Liv Morgan to win the Queen of the Ring.
Liv Morgan, the greatest women’s world champion of all time, came out to retort. She ran down Io and said she’d win the crown, then go on to beat Rhea Ripley at SummerSlam. Io asked Liv if the crown would fit on Morgan’s big head. She continued shouting her clapback to Morgan in Japanese, who cut her off with a punch. Sky came back with a gamengiri, then hit a springboard dropkick to dump the champ to the floor.
— The Usos and Jacob Fatu argued in the back about Solo Sikoa. Jey demanded to know why Fatu from Sikoa, but Fatu doesn’t answer to either of the Usos. Jey was worried that Sikoa was on his way to Raw, but Fatu said if Sikoa crossed that line, Sikoa isn’t going to like what he finds.
— In the back, Danhausen was examining his human monies. Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonough wanted the $100,000 they paid him last week to curse Oba Femi. But Danhausen spent that money on his experiments. McDonough tried to grab one of the experiments and “electrocuted” himself.
LA Knight v. Jimmy Uso
Knight and Uso started the match brawling to the floor and around ringside. Jimmy tried to remind Knight that he is the only one on Knight’s team, and Knight responded by ramming his head into the announcer’s desk a half-dozen times.
Back in the ring, Knight hit a swinging neckbreaker for two. Jimmy Uso came back and hit a Whisper in the Wind for a near fall. Uso hit an enzigiri to knock Knight to the floor. On the floor, Uso whipped Knight into the crowd barricades.
Uso suplexed Knight on the apron, which is the hardest part of the ring (as Corey Graves pointed out). Back in the ring, Uso went for a hip attack, but Knight got out of the way. Knight delivered a DDT and both guys were down on the mat.
Knight recovered first and hit a series of jabs. Knight hit a flying clothesline and a Russian Leg Sweep. Knight caught Uso with a back elbow, but ran into a Samoan Drop.
Uso hit a gamengiri, but Knight came back with a powerslam and an elbow drop for two. Uso caught Knight with a superkick for a near fall. Uso went to the top, but Knight cut him off as the crowd reacted to someone in the crowd. Knight set up a superplex as Solo Sikoa came through the crowd. While Knight had the referee’s attention, Sikoa took out Jimmy Uso with the Samoan Spike. Confused, Knight hit the BFT to get the pinfall.
Match Result: LA Knight pinned Jimmy Uso (12:24).
— Jackie Redmond interviewed The Street Profits, who have the opportunity to become 5-time tag team champions.
— Jackie Redmond tried to interview Bayley in the medical area, but Bayley had nothing to say.
— The Judgment Day is in shambles! Sure, Liv is in the Queen of the Ring finals, but everyone else in the faction has problems. Liv wanted to complain about Io Sky, but Rodriquez wanted Liv to recognize the struggles of everyone else in her stable. So Liv sent Raquel Rodriguez after Sol Ruca, and Dominik Mysterio needs to get the Intercontinental Title back from Penta. “What about me?” asked Roxanne Perez. Morgan didn’t have time for that, they have to get JD McDonough to medical! He’s been electrocuted, after all!
Corey Graves Interviewed Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins and Corey Graves taped a sit-down interview earlier in the day. Rollins doesn’t think he’d be where he is in his feud against the Vision if the Street Profits weren’t on his side. Corey Graves was skeptical that Rollins could survive the steel cage match at Night of Champions, but Rollins think he’ll get past Breakker and get his World Championship back.
Oba Femi, LA Knight and Seth Rollins all focusing on the World Title and Roman Reigns is a good bit of storytelling.
— Chad Gable was looking for an Intercontinental title shot from Adam Pearce, but Judgment Day want a title shot for Dominik Mysterio first. JD is doing a terrible job selling his “electrocution,” by the way. Mysterio also wanted an apology from Gable, since Mysterio is the “King of Luchadors” and Gable was insulting Lucha Libre. Gable offered Mysterio a match instead, but Mysterio offered up JD McDonough, pending he’s cleared by the doctors.
The Street Profits v. The Vision (w/ Logan Paul) for the WWE World Tag Team Championship
The Vision were represented by Bron Breakker and Austin Theory, who are the only two guys in the faction not injured. I feel like Breakker defending the tag belts with Theory drags Breakker down instead of elevating Theory.
Theory jumped Ford to start. Ford came back with a knee, and Dawkins came in with a high dropkick. Ford got the tag and got an assist from Dawkins to moonsault Theory for a near fall. Breakker got the tag and ran through Ford with a clothesline, then tossed Dawkins with an overhead throw.
After a commercial, The Vision team mauled Ford in the corner. Theory worked over Ford’s arm. Theory drew Dawkins to distract the ref so he and Breakker could maul Ford some more. Theory stomped Ford and locked in a chinlock. Ford escaped with a suplex. Theory tried to suplex Ford, who escaped and got the tag to Dawkins.
Dawkins caught Breakker with a clothesline and pancaked Theory. Dawkins hit Theory with a spinning double-underhook suplex. The Street Profits combined to give Theory a Blockbuster. Ford went for the cover, but Logan Paul put Theory’s foot on the ropes. The ref saw Paul’s interference though, and ejected Paul to the back.
The Street Profits tried for a second Blockbuster, but Breakker crotched Ford and worked over Dawkins. The Vision sent Dawkins to the floor. There, Breakker came off the apron with a clothesline that sent Dawkins into the announcer’s desk.
After a second commercial break, Breakker buried shoulders into Dawkins’ midsection. The champs hit a double back elbow for a near fall. Theory taunted Ford then went back to the chinlock. When they make Austin Theory in the video games, they must start with the basic template and take moves away from it. The crowd was so into the match they were randomly (and loudly) chanting for “CM Punk!”
Breakker tagged in and he and Theory gave Dawkins a “wishbone,” and Breakker mocked Dawkins by selling his pain. Dawkins tried to fire back. Breakker ran the ropes for a clothesline, and Breakker and Dawkins clotheslined each other.
Both teams got tags, and Ford just destroyed Theory. Ford hit a superkick and another back suplex, then a standing moonsault for a near fall. Theory hit a rolling clothesline on Ford while Breakker German suplexed Ford for a near fall.
Breakker measured Ford for a spear but Breakker ate a kick. Breakker came back with a powerslam, and then Breakker and Theory hit the top rope bulldog out of an electric chair for another near fall.
Breakker dumped Dawkins to the floor and sent him into the steps. Breakker then tossed the top half of the ring steps in the ring. Dawkins sent Breakker into the ringpost.
Logan Paul snuck back in through the crowd to give Theory the brass knuckles, but Joe Hendry appeared out of nowhere to run him off. But Paul did leave the knuckles behind. Seth Rollins’ music played, and Breakker stood in the aisleway to cut him off. So naturally, Rollins came out through the other side of the crowd, got the knuckles and KO’d Theory.
From there, Dawkins gave Theory a Sky High which set up a top rope splash from Ford to get the pinfall.
Match Result: The Street Profits are the new world tag team champions, winning the belts when Ford pinned Theory (19:35)
This victory made the Street Profits five-time WWE Tag Team Champions (1 NXT, 2 Raw/World, 2 Smackdown/WWE).
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The first hour of WWE Night of Champions will be on ESPN, and next week Raw will start at 6pm EST from Atlantic City.
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