WWE RAW Live Coverage - August 4th, 2025
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Becky Lynch appears after Women's Intercontinental Title defense at SummerSlam
The Man came around to MetLife Stadium and walked out still Women’s Intercontinental Champion. Becky Lynch defeated her former protege Lyra Valkyria to retain the title thanks to an accidental assist from Bayley, meaning Valkyria can’t challenge for the title for as long as Lynch is champion. After defeating Valkyria, what is next for The Man as she continues her run as champion?
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– We kick off RAW with clips and highlights of SummerSlam from this past weekend.
– At the arena, we see Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, and Naomi arriving backstage. At ringside, Seth Rollins' music hits and RAW officially begins.
Rollins hugs Reed, Breakker, and Heyman before Heyman introduces himself and says he's humbled to stand in the presence of the future of WWE: Breakker and Reed. He says he could be introducing Roman Reigns or CM Punk, then says Punk had one of the greatest matches ever with GUNTHER on Saturday at SummerSlam. He says he celebrated with fans after dethroning GUNTHER as World Heavyweight Champion and thought he'd be married to it forever, but Rollins stole the title from Punk and formally introduces Rollins.
Rollins grabs the microphone and says all the fans who turned their backs on him after he won his WrestleMania 41 match, cheered for Punk, and cheered for Reigns should be ashamed. He tells the fans to never doubt him again, then says he always has a Plan B and says this Plan B was a top secret one. He says the only people he told about his plan were his wife Becky Lynch and Heyman, then says he's achieved what he set out to with Heyman, Breakker, and Reed. He says himself, Heyman, Breakker, and Reed have absolute power and no one can stop him.
LA Knight's music hits, and he makes his way out. He congratulates Rollins, Heyman, Breakker, and Reed, then says he's not in the ring for a fight but rather to answer some questions. He says a lot of people are wondering why Rollins had to fake an injury, then says Rollins was faking the injury to get out of his match with him at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on July 12. He says Rollins is a visionary with no vision, and as he was enjoying his vacation, he realized what Rollins did and had to come to Brooklyn. He says he was the last to beat Rollins and will be the next to beat him, then says Rollins gave him the ammunition to hurt him way worse than he could've by taking the World Heavyweight Championship from him tonight.
Rollins declines Knight's challenge to a title match, but Adam Pearce appears and says he would normally not make a World Heavyweight Championship with no promotion. He says normally a Superstar doesn't lie to the medical staff week after week or to their general manager, then makes a World Heavyweight Championship match between Rollins and Knight official for the main event tonight as Breakker and Reed are barred from being at ringside.
– The Judgement Day walks backstage, and Dominik Mysterio is stoked about his title defense at SummerSlam. Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez are bummed over losing their tag titles and leave. Mysterio talks shit to Dragon Lee and they set up a match tonight. AJ Styles comes by and tells Mysterio that he won due to him being sneaky and that he's still after Mysterio's title.
– The Judgement Day walks backstage, and Dominik Mysterio is stoked about his title defense at SummerSlam. Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez are bummed over losing their tag titles and leave. Mysterio talks shit to Dragon Lee and they set up a match tonight. AJ Styles comes by and tells Mysterio that he won due to him being sneaky and that he's still after Mysterio's title.
– Rusev then makes his way down to the ring. Sheamus follows.
Sheamus vs. Rusev
The bell rings and the two men waste no time brawling with one another. Sheamus clotheslines Rusev out of the ring over the top rope, then looks to fly off the apron. Rusev catches Sheamus with a kick to his midsection, then dumps him back inside the ring and charges at him.
Sheamus gets his boots up, but Rusev lands a sliding forearm on Sheamus' spine and fires off a right hand on him. He lands a headbutt on Sheamus and follows it up with an elbow drop, then lands a double ax handle on him and jams his boot into Sheamus' face.
Sheamus delivers a knee strike to Rusev, then lands a knee strike on the side of his jaw and flies off the middle rope to level Rusev with a clothesline. He follows it up with a backbreaker, but Rusev sends Sheamus crashing into the ring steps on the outside. Sheamus delivers The Ten Beats Of The Bodhran to Rusev using one of the barricades as the action spills out of the ring, but neither man can beat the ten count that the referee has begun.
Winner: N/A (double countout)
– The two men begin to brawl with one another, with Rusev grabbing Sheamus' shillelagh. Sheamus takes out Rusev before he can use the shillelagh as security works to pry apart the two men.
– We cut to The New Day and Grayson Waller. The New Day tell Waller that while Waller is celebrating dropping Austin Theory, they're still mourning. Grayson Waller walks up to Adam Pearce and demands they talk now about The New Day's rematch. Pearce says The New Day needs to earn their title shot but Waller has earned a match against Penta tonight.
– Penta makes his way to the ring. Grayson Waller follows.
Penta vs. Grayson Waller
The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with one another, but Penta steps over Waller and delivers an hurricanrana to him that sends him crashing out of the ring. New Day's music then hits and they make their way out to the ring as Waller sends Penta crashing over the announce desk face first and levels him with a clothesline under the bottom rope and on the outside.
Penta lands a chop on Waller, but Waller wears down Penta with a submission hold. Penta responds with a backbreaker to Waller and lands an enzuigiri on him, then connects with a modified Bronco Buster. Waller responds with a sit-out powerbomb to Penta and the two men level one another before Penta sends Waller crashing into the mat off the ropes with a Mexican Destroyer for the win.
Winner: Penta
– After the match, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods get in Penta's face. Penta shoves woods and sends Kingston crashing out of the ring over the rope rope, then dumps Woods out of the ring to join him and flies to level both men.
– We then head backstage, where Sheamus and Rusev are still brawling with one another.
– Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss make their way to the ring.
Flair says it feels amazing to be champion again, and Bliss corrects Flair by saying that they're both champions again as the Women's Tag Team Champions. Flair says if Bliss stopped hitting her in the head, then maybe they could be "whatever". Bliss tries to get Flair to admit that they're friends, then tells Flair that she's stuck with her as long as they're still Women's Tag Team Champion.
Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez's music hits, and they make their way to the ring. Perez says the only thing that matters is bringing all the gold back to Judgment Day, and Rodriguez says herself and Perez are looking to take back the Women's Tag Team Championship. Bliss and Flair agree to defend against Perez and Rodriguez. Adam Pearce then makes his way to the ring and makes the match official.
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WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match: Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair (c) vs. The Judgement Day (Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez)
Bliss and Rodriguez begin the action. The bell rings and Rodriguez mocks Bliss' height. Bliss stomps on Rodriguez's foot, then tags in Perez. Flair tags in, but Perez sends Bliss crashing into Flair. Rodriguez tags back in, but Flair lands a hurricanrana on her off the middle rope. Flair levels Rodriguez with a shoulder tackle, but Rodriguez sends Flair crashing into the ring post shoulder first and tags in Perez.
Perez delivers a dive to Flair to level her on the outside, then sends Flair's head bouncing off the ring apron and dumps her back in the ring.
Rodriguez and Bliss tag in, and Flair and Bliss deliver a Natural Selection to Rodriguez and Perez. Rodriguez continues wearing down Bliss on the outside and gets her back in the ring before Perez tags back in and continues wearing down Bliss. She fires off strikes on her and tags Rodriguez back in, but Bliss sends Rodriguez crashing into the corner and connects with a Tornado DDT on her. Flair tags in and delivers a Fallaway Slam to Perez that sends her crashing on top of Rodriguez. She ascends to the top rope and lands a moonsault on both women, then pins Rodriguez but Rodriguez kicks out.
Rodriguez and Perez deliver a Russian Leg Sweep-big boot combination to Flair, and Perez rains down right hands and left hands on Flair. She sets up for Pop Rox, but Flair escapes and sends Perez crashing into the middle turnbuckle face first. Perez lands a hurricanrana on Flair, then tags in Rodriguez. Rodriguez delivers the Corkscrew Elbow to Flair and goes for a pin, but Bliss breaks the fall.
Perez tags in and Flair dumps her out of the ring. Bliss tags in, but Perez pulls Bliss off the ring apron. Perez looks to fly to level Flair on the outside, but Bliss delivers a Sister Abigail to Perez for the win.
Winners and STILL WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair
– Iyo Sky, Asuka and Kairi Sane talk backstage. Rhea Ripley comes by and asks Sky if she can talk to her. Ripley says she's heard that Sky has asked Pearce for a one on one match against Naomi. Ripley tells Sky to beat Naomi so she can finally beat Sky. Sky tells Ripley that Ripley will never beat Sky.
– Lyra Valkyria and Bayley argue backstage. They talk about how they both are screwing the other over and Valkyria tells Bayley to stay out her life.
– Dominik Mysterio makes his way to the ring. Dragon Lee follows.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee
The bell rings and Lee clotheslines Dominik out of the ring. He flies over the top rope to level Dominik on the outside and rains down right hands on him.
The two men brawl on the apron, but Dominik spikes Lee with a DDT on the apron. Dominik lands a Michinoku Driver on Lee, but Lee sends Dominik crashing into the mat face first. Lee lands a boot on Dominik's midsection and sends him crashing into the mat with a sit-out powerbomb, then lands a double stomp on Dominik's midsection as Dominik is draped off the ropes by his knees.
Two El Grande Americano's appear at ringside, but Lee clocks them both. A third El Grande Americano appears and lands an enzuigiri on Dominik, opening the door for Dominik to hit Lee with his boot and pin him for the win as he holds onto the bottom rope.
Winner: Dominik Mysterio
– After the match, AJ Styles runs out and tries to beat up Mysterio who is able to run away.
– Jackie Redmond talks to Sami Zayn backstage about his win over Karrion Kross. Zayn says the only part of the match that stands out to him is when he was thinking about using the steel pipe against Kross. He says that's not how he works and wants to do things right and he wants to be champ. Rusev and Sheamus break up his interview and Zayn gets involved in the brawl.
– Becky Lynch is show walking backstage and she's up next.
Lynch says Lyra Valkyria is now gone, then says she's the gatekeeper of opportunities and it's time to open the floor with new competitors.
Nikki Bella's music hits, and she makes her way out. She says she was listening to Lynch in the back and says Lynch is one of the greatest of all time. She recalls meeting Lynch for the first time and says she had potential, then says she knew she could take a step away because the women's division was in great hands. Bella says Lynch turned out to be a disappointment becuase she's stabbed everyone in the back, then says Lynch has been handcuffing those that she should be helping.
Lynch tells Nikki that she got her cut from Happy Gilmore 2, but Nikki tells Lynch that she's a liar just like her husband. She says everyone bought Seth Rollins' lies, but no one buys Lynch's lies and says she's still just as insecure as ever.
Lynch warns Bella against talking about her and her husband, then says that herself and Rollins are the greatest wrestling couple at all time even though that honor went to Nikki and John Cena at one point in time. Nikki challenges Lynch to put her Women's Intercontinental Championship on the line against her, but Lynch clocks Nikki and makes her way to the back.
– Byron Saxton talks to Naomi backstage and asks her how she's doing after her win. Naomi says she feels great and next week on RAW she fights Iyo Sky. Stephanie Vaquer comes by and tells Naomi whether it's her or Sky she will come out victorious at Clash in Paris. Naomi says she'll stick Vaquer's horns in Vaquer's ass.
– Becky Lynch walks backstage. Natalya, Maxxine Dupri and Akira Tozawa come up to her. Natalya asks for a match against Lynch because she has an issue with Lynch's treatment against Nikki Bella. Lynch says she'll fight Maxxine Dupri and leaves.
– LA Knight then makes his way to the ring. Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman follow.
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WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Seth Rollins (w/ Paul Heyman) (c) vs. LA Knight
The bell rings and the two waste no time going after one another. Knight delivers a suplex to Rollins, but Rollins lands a kick on Knight's face. Knight dumps Rollins out of the ring over the top rope, but Rollins sends Knight crashing into the ring apron and one of the barricades on the outside before he drapes him across another barricade midsection first and delivers a double stomp to his spine off the adjacent barricade.
Rollins catapults Knight into the middle rope face first, but Knight fires off chops and right hands on Rollins. He follows it up with a back body drop and connects with a superplex on him, then whips him into the top turnbuckle chest first and lands a neckbreaker on him. He goes for a pin, but Rollins kicks out.
Rollins delivers a jawbreaker to Knight, but Knight responds with a powerslam to Rollins before landing a Burning Hammer on him and delivering an elbow drop off the top rope. He sets up for BFT, but Rollins avoids it and rolls out of the ring. Knight sends him crashing over the announce desk with a kick to him, then sends his head repeatedly bouncing off the announce desk.
Rollins exposes the concrete on the outside of the ring, then sends Knight crashing into the ring post and berates him. He sets up for a Curb Stomp on Knight on top of the exposed concrete, but an irate CM Punk appears and begins attacking Rollins to cause the disqualification.
Winner by DQ and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Seth Rollins
– After the match, Punk continues beating down Rollins, but Knight pulls him off as he processes that Punk just cost him the title shot. Bron Breakker then runs down to the ring and lands a spear as Knight looks to beat down Reed. Reed gains the upperhand on Knight and holds him in place for Breakker to land a spear on him. Rollins, Breakker, and Reed then stand tall and look to head to the back, but Roman Reigns' music hits and he makes his way out. He lands a Superman Punch on Reed and fires off right hands on Breakker, then sends him crashing into the ring steps and stares down Rollins.
Rollins dares Reigns to get into the ring with him, and Reigns does so. Rollins rolls out of the ring as soon as Reigns gets inside, but Breakker and Reed look to blindside him. Reigns gains the upper hand on the two men, but Rollins blindsides him with a Curb Stomp. Breakker delivers a spear to Reigns, and Rollins holds him in place with Breakker as Reed lands two Tsunamis on him. Officials run dwon to the ring to try and gain control of things, but Reed lands a Tsunami on Reed. Rollins gets in Adam Pearce's face and holds up the World Heavyweight Championship as Reed takes Reigns' shoes for his growing collection and the show goes off the air.
