“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio will battle a former World Champion
After The Judgment Day's Carlito made a case for Dominik Mysterio to receive a title opportunity, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce decided that "Dirty" Dom will battle a former World Champion of his choosing to see if he deserves a chance at the gold.
– We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video of what happened during the Intercontinental Championship match between Jey Uso and Bron Breakker last week. Jey then makes his way out to the ring through the crowd.
Jey says he's now in Hershey, and says a lot has happened over the last couple weeks including losing the Intercontinental Championship and his ongoing issues with The Bloodline. He says there's only one person that he wants to talk to after the events of "WWE SmackDown" this past Friday during the main event WWE Tag Team Championship match between The Bloodline and Motor City Machine Guns wherein he cost the former team the titles and reunited with Jimmy Uso.
Jimmy's music then hits and he makes his way out. He says he came out to look Jey in the eye and thanks him for what he did on "SmackDown". He says he and Jey need to be together to take down Solo Sikoa and the rest of The Bloodline, but Jey cuts him off and stares down Jimmy. He tells him that they aren't the ones, then says the last time he saw him was in April when they were facing each other at WrestleMania 40. He says a lot has happened since then, then says fans no longer get confused between who is who. He says he became Intercontinental Champion by himself, then says if they join forces, they aren't going to be anyone's yes men. Jimmy agrees and invites Jey to squash his beef with Roman Reigns on "SmackDown" this Friday. Jey agrees to show up, and Jimmy asks if they're good.
Before Jey can answer, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa look to blindside The Usos. Jimmy sees them coming, and The Usos gain the upperhand over them. Solo Sikoa then orders Jacob Fatu to take down The Usos, and Fatu does so. The Bloodline ties Jimmy up on the ropes and holds him in place as Fatu places a chair on Jey in the corner and looks to connect with a Hip Attack. Jey tosses the chair at Fatu, and The Usos send The Bloodline crashing out of the ring with a series of superkicks. Adam Pearce and other security guards then run down to the ring to keep The Usos and The Bloodline apart.
– Back from the break, we see Adam Pearce yelling at Nick Aldis over the phone for not getting control of his roster and allowing The Bloodline to come to "Raw" when they only agreed on Jimmy. Judgment Day then approaches him, and Pearce informs Dominik Mysterio that he will be taking on Damian Priest later tonight.
– Back at ringside, Ludwig Kaiser makes his way out. Sheamus follows.
Ludwig Kaiser vs. Sheamus
The bell rings and the two lock up. They fire off right hands on one another, but Kaiser fires off chops on Sheamus. Sheamus responds with a clothesline and a rolling Fireman's Carry, then delivers a knee to Kaiser's neck. Kaiser levels Sheamus with a clothesline and dropkicks him out of the ring under the bottom rope, then sends him crashing into the ring post face first and uses it to wear down Sheamus' arm. Sheamus returns the favor, then sends him crashing into the ring post spine first. The referee then begins a ten count, but both men beat it.
Back from the break, Sheamus runs over Kaiser with a pair of clotheslines and sets up for the Brogue Kick. Kaiser low bridges him over the top rope and out of the ring, but Sheamus responds with The Ten Beats of the Bodhran, then follows it up with a clothesline off the top and goes for a pin. Kaiser kicks out.
Sheamus gets Kaiser on his back and ascends up the ropes, but Kaiser escapes and powerbombs Sheamus into the mat. He follows it up with a kick to his chest and pins him, but Sheamus kicks out. Kaiser fires off right hands on Sheamus, but Sheamus responds with a kick to his midsection and follows it up with an enzuigiri. Sheamus responds with a jumping knee and a Brogue Kick for the win.
Winner: Sheamus
– A video package for Rhea Ripley plays where she calls out Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan.
– We then head backstage and see The Usos run into Sami Zayn. Zayn asks to talk to Jey alone, and Jimmy stares him down before Jey tells him to give him and Zayn a minute. Zayn questions if Jey is sure about reuniting with Jimmy and squashing his beef with Roman Reigns, but Jey says he thinks that Solo Sikoa is worse than Reigns. Zayn says Sikoa didn't play mental games with Jey for a couple years, then reminds him that he doesn't need to get involved because it's no longer his fight. Jey tells Zayn he wouldn't understand his decision because he isn't family, then walks away.
– We get a video promo from Gunther - he calls Rhodes a gutless champion and talks about how he and Kaiser take on Orton and Rhodes and will defeat them.
– Back from the break, LWO makes their way out to the ring. American Made follows.
Ivy Nile (w/ American Made) vs. Zelina Vega (w/ LWO)
The bell rings and Vega slaps Nile. Nile sends Vega crashing into the corner and fires off right and left hands on her, then sends her crashing into the opposite corner and lands a kick on her face. Vega knocks Nile out of the ring and connects with a meteora off the ring apron.
Back from the break, Vega ascends to the top and connects with a moonsault. She goes for a pin, but Nile kicks out and delivers a German suplex to Vega. She goes for a pin of her own, but Vega kicks out. Vega then lands a chop block and a running knee on Nile, but Brutus Creed distracts the referee and Julius Creed keeps Vega from landing a Code Red. Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde get in their faces, but The Creed Brothers level them, opening the door for Nile to connect with a swinging uranage for the win.
Winner: Ivy Nile
– Jimmy Uso is packing up his stuff and Jey comes in and asks how the chat with Zayn went. Jey says he told him he's not family and Jimmy wants to talk to Zayn and leaves.
– Seth Rollins struts around backstage.
Rollins welcomes fans to Monday Night Rollins, then introduces himself and says that Bronson Reed is a monster. He says he's one too, and while he put that side of him to bed a long time ago, Reed has woken something up in him and reminded him what he's capable of, which is something that he admits that he isn't mad about.
Reed interrupts Rollins on the Titan Tron and says he promised Pearce that he wouldn't go into the arena tonight in order to prevent what happened last week. He invites Rollins to come and meet him outside, and Rollins storms up the ramp looking to find Reed. The two then begin brawling in the parking lot, and Rollins sends the door of one of the trucks outside the area into Reed's face. He then delivers a Curb Stomp to him on top of a car. Reed hits Rollins with a garbage can and the two brawl in the truck, but Reed delivers a Death Valley Driver to Rollins through a pair of table's nearby.
– Back from the break, we see The Miz approach R-Truth as the latter chats with Alpha Academy looking to apologize for betraying him. Alpha Academy tells Truth not to accept Miz's apology, but Truth does. He then immediately levels him with an open palm strike and wishes him luck in dealing with The Wyatt Sicks.
– Back at ringside, LWO make their way down. The War Raiders and New Day follow.
No 1 Contenders Match: LWO vs War Raiders vs The New Day
Kofi Kingston, Ivar, and Dragon Lee begin the action. The bell rings and Kingston and Lee each land a pair of dropkicks on Ivar. Xavier Woods gets in the ring, but Erik levels him and takes down Rey Mysterio alongside Ivar. Ivar and Erik then send Kingston and Woods crashing into each other, then dump Lee over the top and out of the ring onto New Day and Rey on the outside.
Back from the break, Woods, Erik, and Rey exchange right hands with one another. Rey fires off several on Erik, but Erik sends him crashing on top of Woods and tags in Ivar. Ivar tags out to Erik and lands a bodyslam on Woods. Erik then bodyslams Ivar on top of Woods and goes for a pin, but Woods kicks out and Erik sends him crashing into Rey in the corner. Erik rocks Rey with a right hand, then tags Ivar back in. Erik tosses Rey over to Ivar, but Rey levels Ivar with a Tornado DDT and sends both him and Erik crashing out of the ring.
Rey looks to tag in Lee, but Woods clocks Lee and connects with a leg lariat on Rey. Ivar then levels Woods with a roundhouse kick, but Kingston tags in and takes down both Ivar and Rey. He sends Rey crashing on top of Ivar and lands a Boom Drop on both of them, then sets up for Trouble in Paradise on Ivar. Ivar avoids it, but Kingston sends him crashing into the mat. Kingston levels Ivar with a roundhouse kick that sends him crashing out of the ring, then ascends to the top and flies to level everyone on the outside.
Back from break, Ivar goes for a move in the corner but Mysterio avoids it. Mysterio and Kingston get to their feet, Kingston kicks Mysterio and comes off the ropes for a sunset flip, but Rey rolls through and kicks him in the head. Lee and Erik tag in and Lee cleans house, nailing Kofi before dodging a charging Erik and delivering an enzuigiri. Lee climb to the top rope, Kofi jumps up after him and goes for a superplex but Lee knocks him down into the Tree of Woe and hits a double stomp off the top. Lee dodges Erik again, does for a rana but Eric stays up, Erik goes for the powerbomb but Lee counters that into a DDT.
Lee stands up and roars. Xavier Woods tries to attack him from behind but eats a boot. Ivar tries to climb back in the ring but Lee dropkicks him off the apron, then dropkicks Kofi in the corner. Lee goes for the pinfall but Erik breaks it up. Erik drags Lee to the corner and forearms him, then sets him on the top rope and chops his chest. Eric goes for a slam off the top but Kofi jumps up to stop him. Kofi tries to get Eric up for a superplex, Lee flips over them and goes for a sunset flip powerbomb, but Kofi fights out of it with punchs. Rey is back and punching Kofi now, Rey climbs to the top, he hits a rana off the top rope as Lee hits Kingston with a powerbomb. Woods breaks up the pin.
Woods hits Lee with aggressive punches and chops but Lee floats out of a slam attempt and hits a big knee to the face. Lee attacks Ivar in the corner but Ivar drops him, then gets dropped himself by a flying Mysterio with a West Coast Pop. Rey gets punched by Erik, who takes a flying chop to the head from Kofi. Kofi hits Lee with a backbreaker, then directs Woods to go up for Daylight. Woods is about to but then sees Rey on the outside and runs at him instead, only for Rey to move, sending Woods flying to the outside. Lee fights out of Kofi's grip and hits a rana that gets Kofi draped over the second rope. Lee with a running dive to the outside onto Woods and Rey goes for the 619, but Chad Gable appears out of nowhere and drags Rey out of the ring, applying a grapevined ankle lock on the outside. The War Raiders are back in the ring, Kofi tries to fight them off but they hit a springboard clothesline/German suplex combination and get the pin
Winners and new No. 1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship: War Raiders
– Backstage, Miz is looking for protection from Adam Pearce, but Karrion Kross and the Final Testament demand that Miz find Bo Dallas and tell him to mind his own business, or Kross will break his legs. In another backstage segment, Jimmy and Jey meet up backstage again, where Jimmy takes Jey to a place where they can see Sami Zayn speaking to Solo Sikoa. Jimmy reiterates that family is family and they have to do it themselves with Roman. Jey replies "Yeet."
– Damian Priest then makes his way out to the ring.
– Back from the break, we head outside the arena and see The Usos catch Sami Zayn talking to Solo Sikoa.
– Back at ringside, Dominik Mysterio makes his way down.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Damian Priest
The bell rings and Dominik clocks Priest from behind. He fires off right hands and stomps on him, but Priest returns the favor and sends Dominik crashing into the corner. Dominik sends Priest crashing into the middle rope, but Priest levels him and dumps him out of the ring over the top rope. He sends him crashing into the barricade spine first, then looks to send him crashing into the ring post. Dominik escapes and sends Priest crashing into the ring post, then delivers a tope suicida to him.
Back from the break, Dominik delivers the Three Amigos to Priest. Priest counters one of the suplexes into a Broken Arrow, then follows it up with a right hand and a clothesline. He lands a back elbow on Dominik in the corner and lands an elevated flatliner, then goes for a pin but Dominik kicks out. Priest then runs over Dominik with a clothesline and calls for South of Heaven, but Dominik rolls out of the ring before Priest can land the maneuver. Priest follows Dominik out of the ring and sends him crashing over the announce desk. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez appear at ringside and distract the referee, and Carlito and JD McDonagh attack Priest. Priest quickly recovers and clocks them both in the spine with chairs, but Dominik takes advantage and rolls up Priest for the win.
Winner: Dominik Mysterio
– After the match, Priest repeatedly clocks Dominik with the chair and delivers a South of Heaven to Carlito. He lands one on Dominik and stands tall in the ring staring down Judgment Day on the entrance ramp as the show goes off the air.