WWE RAW Live Coverage - March 9th, 2026
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Penta defends Intercontinental Title against “Original” El Grande Americano
Newly crowned Intercontinental Champion Penta looks to establish himself as a fighting champion when he puts the workhorse title on the line against "Original” El Grande Americano.
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— Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video of the events that occurred between The Vision and Seth Rollins last Monday.
— Adam Pearce is then waiting in the ring.
Pearce says he has some unfortunate business to attend to, then says it's time for him to have a conversation with someone who has made himself well known to him: Seth Rollins. He says he knows that Rollins is in Climate Pledge Arena because The Vision is there too, but a masked person appears and stands up on the announce desk.
Numerous masked men appear and surround the ring before one unmasks himself to reveal himself as Rollins. Pearce then tells Rollins that he's known him for a long time and doesn't like The Vision, but he's still the "Raw" General Manager and what Rollins has done with his masked men is unacceptable. He says Rollins had surgery less than five months ago, then says there's going to come a time where Rollins won't escape The Vision. He asks Rollins if he's thought about that because he's not medically cleared, then says the worst case scenario for Rollins is that The Vision gets their hands on him and it's the end of Seth Rollins.
Logan Paul's music hits and he makes his way out along with Austin Theory. Theory tells Rollins that his masks can't protect him and tells him to consider this worst case scenario.
Paul and Theory look to attack Rollins, but Rollins' masks come to his aid and confuse The Vision as to which one is Rollins.
LA Knight's music hits and he makes his way out. Paul and Theory outnumber Knight, but Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso make their way out to outnumber Paul and Theory. Paul and Theory then retreat out of the ring.
— The Usos walk backstage. Jackie Redmond stops them, Jey tells Redmond that The Vision and Seth Rollins are all the same. Jimmy says they have receipts to hand out. Redmond asks them about the things Punk said about their family. Jey says they have nothing to say and Jimmy says they do and they walk back inside the arena.
— Lyra Valkyria makes her way to the ring. IYO SKY follows.
Women's Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contender's Gauntlet Match: Lyra Valkyria vs. Iyo Sky vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Ivy Nile vs. Bayley
The bell rings and the two lock up. SKY lands a missile dropkick on Valkyria, then connects with a dive on Valkyria and dumps her back in the ring. Valkyria knocks SKY off the ropes and delivers a dropkick to her through the ropes.
Valkyria dumps SKY back in the ring and pins her during the commercial break, but SKY kicks out and Valkyria rains down elbow drops on her. She begins targeting SKY's leg, but SKY catches Valkyria with a flap jack. SKY and Valkyria then exchange right hands with one another back from the break, but SKY delivers a backbreaker to Valkyria and connects with Bullet Train on her.
SKY ascends to the middle rope, but Valkyria trips her before both women teeter on the ropes. Valkyria delivers an enzuigiri to SKY and connects with a DDT on her, follows it up with a Fisherman's suplex to her and goes for a pin. SKY kicks out and delivers Over The Moonsault to Valkyria to eliminate her.
Eliminated: Lyra Valkyria
Rodriguez is the next entrant in the match, but SKY looks to land a suicide dive on her. Rodriguez catches SKY, but SKY escapes her grasp and levels SKY with a clothesline. Rodriguez then dumps SKY back in the ring and delivers a Corkscrew Elbow to her, then goes for a pin but SKY kicks out.
During another commercial break, Rodriguez sends SKY crashing into the announce desk face first. She dumps her back in the ring, then sends her crashing into the corner and fires off back elbows on her. She sends SKY crashing into the mat with a suplex and pins her, but SKY kicks out and lands a hurricanrana on Rodriguez off the top rope. SKY lands a missile dropkick on Rodriguez off the top rope back from the break, then delivers Bullet Train to Rodriguez and sets up for Oever The Moonsault.
Liv Morgan appears and distracts SKY, opening the door for Rodriguez to trip her. Stephanie Vaquer runs out to the ring and attacks Morgan, then brawls with her up the entrance ramp and to the back. This opens the door for SKY to land a crossbody on Rodriguez and roll her up to send her to the back.
Eliminated: Raquel Rodriguez
A frustrated Rodriguez sends SKY crashing into the ring post on the outside face first and delivers a Texana Bomb to her on the apron. Nile enters the gauntlet match next and takes advantage, pinning SKY to eliminate her.
Eliminated: IYO SKY
Bayley is up next in the match, but Nile blindsides her and SKY from behind. Nile whips Bayley into the mat during another commercial break, then sends Bayley crashing into the corner face first and fires off forearm strikes on her. Nile whips Bayley into the opposite corner spine first before she levels her with a clothesline and goes for a pin. Bayley kicks out.
Back from the break, Bayley lands an elbow drop on Nile's spine off the ropes and pins her. Nile kicks out and lands a delayed vertical suplex on Bayley, then goes for a pin but Bayley kicks out.
Bayley lands an elbow drop on Nile off the ring steps as Nile is hanging off the ring apron. She follows it up with a Bayley-to-Belly to eliminate Nile.
Eliminated: Ivy Nile
Asuka is the final entrant in the match, and she makes her way out with Kairi Sane. Bayley delivers a tope suicida to Asuka, but Asuka levels Bayely with a roundhouse kick to her head. Sane fires off right hands on Bayley from the outside during the commercial break as Asuka distracts the referee, but Bayley fires off shoulders on Asuka and rains down right hands and left hands on Asuka in the corner.
Bayley pins Asuka back from the break, but Asuka kicks out and cinches in an Ankle Lock on Bayley. She transitions into a pinfall when Bayley looks to escape, but Bayley kicks out and lands a kick on Asuka under the bottom rope on the outside. Asuka rocks Bayley with a knee to her head back inside the ring and pins her, but Asuka kicks out.
Bayley then rolls up Asuka, but Asuka kicks out and Bayley lands a Bayley-to-Belly on Asuka. She goes for a pin, but Asuka kicks out and Sane scoops up Bayley on the outside of the ring. Valkyria comes to Bayley's aid and delivers a shotgun dropkick on Sane. Bayley then looks to land an elbow drop on Asua off the middle rope, but Asuka cinches in an Asuka Lock on Bayley. Bayley manages to escape and connects with Rose Plant on Asuka for the win.
Eliminated: Asuka
Winner and NEW #1 Contender: Bayley
— After the match, Bayley and Valkyria celebrate in the ring as Asuka yells at Sane outside the ring.
— Penta walks backstage and we cut to a break.
— We see a clip of Byron Saxton who talked to Nattie earlier and we see Maxxine Dupri attack her.
— OG El Grande Americano - the original talks to Danhausen backstage. Danhausen wants to try Americanos mask. He tells Danhausen to leave so he can focus on his match. Danhausen curses Americano and leaves.
— Before the next match, Penta gets on the mic and thanks everyone for believing in him as he always believes in himself. Penta says he represents everyone and this title is for everyone and says this title is the representation of his ambition and sacrifices. The OG El Grande Americano is scheduled for the match, but the other, aka Imposter, El Grande Americano comes out instead.
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WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Penta (c) vs. El Grande Americano
The bell rings during the commercial break, and Penta rocks Grande with an enzuigiri. He delivers a chop to Grande in the corner, but Grande delivers a hurricanrana to Penta back from the break. Penta levels Grande with a kick, but Grande rains down right hands on Penta.
Penta fires off right hands on Grande in the corner, then delivers a backstabber to Grande and follows it up with a clothesline to him on the apron.
The bell rings during the commercial break, and Penta rocks Grande with an enzuigiri. He delivers a chop to Grande in the corner, but Grande delivers a hurricanrana to Penta back from the break. Penta levels Grande with a kick, but Grande rains down right hands on Penta.
Penta fires off right hands on Grande in the corner, then delivers a backstabber to Grande and follows it up with a clothesline to him on the apron. Grande ties Penta to the ropes using his mask during the commercial break and delivers a shotgun dropkick to him, then goes for a pin but Penta kicks out.
Penta looks to land a springboard DDT on Grande, but Grande avoids it and Penta delivers a modified Bronco Buster on Grande. He flies over the top rope to take out Grande with a Tope Con Hilo on the outside, then ascends to the top rope and lands a right hands on Grande.
Penta pins Grande, but Grande kicks out and Penta levels him with a superkick. He sets up for a Mexican Destroyer, but Grande catches Penta with a Death Valley Driver and pins him. Penta kicks out and catches Grande with a variation of a DDT as Grande looks to fly off the ropes. He then lands a springboard Canadian Destroyer on Grande for the win.
Winner and STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion: Penta
— A video package for Stephanie Vaquer plays and she calls out Liv Morgan.
— Liv Morgan is backstage and she is annoyed with Stephanie Vaquer's promo. Dominik Mysterio comes in and asks where Finn Balor is. JD McDonagh says he'll go look for Balor. Mysterio says he has to go to the ring and do something and Morgan and Rodriguez say they'll go out with him.
— Dominik Mysterio, Liv Morgan, and Raquel Rodriguez make their way to the ring.
Dominik Mysterio says he wanted to handle Judgment Day matters privately, but Finn Balor made him deal with things publicly.
Balor and JD McDonagh make their way out, and Dominik says he hopes Balor that he got him an Intercontinental Championship rematch as he questions where Balor has been. Balor admits that he cost Dominik the Intercontinental Championship and apologizes to him, but insists that he was trying to help and says that Judgment Day will always have one another's back as a family.
Balor says that Rey Mysterio may have been right about Dominik and his entitled ways, but Dominik clocks Balor. Balor responds with an up kick on Dominik, but McDonagh tries reasoning with Balor in the corner as Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez hold back Dominik. Dominik breaks free and attacks Balor, but McDonagh clotheslines Balor.
Morgan, Rodriguez, McDonagh, and Dominik fire off stomps on Balor. Dominik grabs a chair and the ring bell hammer from the timekeeper's area, then dials it up for a 619 on Balor as McDonagh holds Balor in place using the ring bell hammer. Dominik connects with a Frog Splash on Balor off the top rope, and McDonagh holds a chair over Balor's chest as Dominik delivers a second Frog Splash to him.
— Adam Pearce talks to Je'Von Evans backstage and they talk about how his 2026 will be great and leaves. Grayson Waller and Kofi Kingston come by and Waller gets in Evans' face and Kingston tells Waller to leave. Kingston tells Evans he reminds him of a young him and he apologizes to Evans for getting off on the wrong foot. He tells Evans that Evans needs to be surrounded by the right team and that Evans has dreams and he doesn't have to get there alone. Evans is unsure and behind them Kairi Sane is being yelled at by Asuka.
— Jackie Redmond talks to Bayley and Lyra Valkyria. Bayley thanks Valkyria for helping her win. Valkyria says Bayley needs to be the next Women's IC Champ. Bayley says it's an honour to fight AJ Lee and once she wins the championship that maybe she and Valkyria can run it back.
— Back at ringside, Oba Femi makes his way to the ring. Rusev follows.
Oba Femi vs. Rusev
The bell rings and both men try clotheslining one another but stay standing. They exchange right hands, but Femi clotheslines Rusev out of the ring. Rusev fires off strikes on Femi's throat, then sends him crashing into the ring post and sends him crashing on top of the announce desk.
The two men get back in the ring, and Rusev fires off kicks on Femi. Femi sends Rusev crashing into the mat spine first, then connects with Fall From Grace for the win.
Winner: Oba Femi
— CM Punk then makes his way to the ring.
Punk says it's great to be alive on a Monday night in Seattle, then says some people were upset with what he said in his verbal confrontation with Roman Reigns last Monday. He says championships are made to find out who the best is in sports, then says the best defend their title and says Reigns refused to defend his Undisputed WWE Championship. He says he levels up the competition.
Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso make their way to the ring, and Jey demands that Punk apologize to himself and Jimmy for what he said to Reigns last week. Punk says The Usos are doing Reigns' bidding, but Jimmy says that it's about respect. He says he has lots of respect for Punk because he speaks his mind and goes through obstacles, but Punk says that Reigns' father Sika doesn't have a voice and asks Jimmy if he can hear him. Jimmy says yes, and Punk says that he goes a long way back with the Anoa'i family. He says he knew Reigns' uncle Afa better than Sika, then says Afa always gave him food and a roof over his head. He says he babysat Lance Anoa'i, then says that Sika would see how corrupted and selfish Reigns has become.
Jey becomes enraged and demands that Punk say he's sorry, and Punk says he's sorry that Reigns treated The Usos and the rest of their family like garbage. He says Reigns has never pointed out how he treated his family and disrespected Dusty Rhodes, then says Reigns would be standing in the ring with him if he respected him.
The Usos shove Punk and hop out the ring, and all three men stare one another down as the show goes off the air.
