WWE RAW Live Coverage - July 14th, 2025

[Kemo]

CM Punk, Penta, Jey Uso, LA Knight, and Bron Breakker - World Heavyweight Title No. 1 Contender Gauntlet Match for SummerSlam

CM Punk, Penta, Jey Uso, LA Knight, and Bron Breakker are set to battle it out in the Gauntlet Match to see who will earn the right to challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam.

– RAW opens with highlights from Saturday Night's Main Event and Evolution 2.

– We cut to the arena and we see Gunther, Jey Uso, CM Punk, and the trio of Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed & Paul Heyman all arriving.

– Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video from the events of Evolution.

– Naomi makes her way to the ring.

Naomi says she doesn't want to hear the cheers of the fans now, then says everyone thought she would cash in her Women's Money In The Bank briefcase on Tiffany Stratton. She says she warned everyone that she wouldn't do the expected, then says she's done with the foolishness on "SmackDown". She invites Bianca Belair to take a cold, hard look at her and says she outgrew Belair, then says she wanted her as a third wheel and partner as long as it was convenient for her. She says she has the upperhand on Belair now, and advises all the women in the "Raw" locker room to proceed with caution.

Rhea Ripley's music hits, and she makes her way out to the ring visibly angered. She tells Naomi that she's not cautious, but rather reckless and irate. She says he walked into Evolution with two goals: beat IYO SKY and become Women's World Championship once again. She says because of Naomi, she still has those two goals to accomplish and tells Noami she's made it onto her list.

SKY's music hits and she makes her way out. She echoes Ripley's sentiments towards Naomi, but begins arguing with Ripley and Naomi. Adam Pearce appears and officially welcomes Naomi to "Raw", then tells Ripley and SKY that their Evolution match was magic. He then informs Naomi, Ripley, and SKY that they will be taking each other on in a Triple Threat Match for the Women's World Championship at SummerSlam.

– The Judgement Day is backstage with all their belts. Dominik Mysterio expresses his concern about being stalked by AJ Styles. Balor tells Mysterio not to worry and then gives props to Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez winning their match. Finn Balor suggests Mysterio accompany Rodriguez & Perez to their match against Asuka & Kairi Sane. Mysterio says he'll do it for Liv Morgan.

Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez (w/ Dominik Mysterio) vs. Kairi Sane and Asuka

Sane and Rodriguez begin the action. The bell rings and Rodriguez scoops up Sane. Sane escapes, but Asuka tags in and cinches in a Sleeper on Rodriguez. Perez tags in and connects with a Russian Leg Sweep on Asuka, but Asuka fires off strikes on Perez and tags out to Sane.

Sane and Asuka double team on Perez, and Sane fires off chops on Perez in the corner. Sane cinches in a submission on Rodriguez as Asuka locks in a Fujiwara Arm Bar on Perez but Rodriguez powers up to her feet and powerbombs Sane on top of Asuka to break both holds.

Rodriguez tags in and wears down Sane with a submission hold, then tags Perez back in. Perez delivers a moonsault to Sane off the ropes and goes for a pin, but Sane kicks out and Rodriguez tags in. Rodriguez rains down Hammer and Anvil elbows on Sane, then sends Sane crashing into the mat with a mat return.

Sane rocks Rodriguez with a Stunner, but Perez tags in. Sane levels Perez with an enzuigiri, then tags in Asuka. Asuka lands a knee on Perez and follows it up with a Shining Wizard, then tags in Sane. Sane delivers a right hand to Perez off the top as Asuka holds her in place and goes for a pin, but Rodriguez breaks the fall.

Asuka low bridges Rodriguez out of the ring over the top rope, then tags in Sane. Sane lands an In-Sane Elbow on Perez as Asuka holds her in place, but the referee misses Sane pinning Perez after being distracted by Dominik and begins the count late. Asuka then sends Rodriguez crashing into the ring post face first and tags in before delivering a missile dropkick to Perez off the top rope and firing off more kicks on her. She lands a German suplex, but Dominik hops up onto the apron. Asuka levels Dominik with a spinning backfist, opening the door for Perez to roll her up for the win as Rodriguez uses her boots to hold Perez in place.

Winners: Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez

– Jackie Redmond talks to Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed. Redmond asks about Seth Rollins. Heyman says Rollins has till next June to cash in his briefcase so his injury is irrelevant. What's relevant is Bron Breakker going through the gauntlet and tonight we see the rise of Breakker.

– Lyra Valkyria is backstage and she's asked about Bayley. Valkyria says she's sick of Bayley and tonight she's going to put this baby to bed. Bayley comes by and tells Valkyria that she needs to win tonight.

– Bayley makes her way to the ring. Lyra Valkyria follows.

Two out of Three Falls Intercontinental Championship No 1 Contenders Match: Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth, but Bayley slaps Valkyria and manages to roll her up to score a fall.

Winner Of Fall One: Bayley

Valkyria rolls up Bayley, but Bayley kicks out and sends Valkyria's face repeatedly bouncing off the top turnbuckle. Valkyria fires off kicks on Bayley's midsection and dropkicks her into the corner, then follows it up with a Tornado DDT and a suplex to her. She goes for a pin, but Bayley kicks out. Valkyria fires off stomps on Bayley in the corner, but Bayley whips her into the corner and whips her into the adjacent corner. Valkyria sends Bayley crashing out of the ring and lands a dropkick on her through the middle rope, but Bayley delivers a back suplex to her on the ring apron. Bayley then looks to pin Valkyria, bt Valkyria counters into a fall of her own for the win.

Winner Of Fall Two: Lyra Valkyria

Valkyria sends Bayley's knee bouncing off the ring apron and the ring post, but Bayley sends Valkyria's face bouncing off the middle rope. Valkyria looks to roll up Bayley, but Bayley rocks Valkyria with a knee and catches her with a Bayley-To-Belly as Valkyria looks to fly off the top rope. Valkyria pulls Bayley off the ropes and connects with a gut wrench powerbomb, then goes for a pin but Bayley kicks out.

Valkyria lands a Fisherman's Suplex on Bayley on the apron, but Bayley rolls up Valkyria. Valkyria kicks out, but Bayley sends her crashing into the ring steps spine first on the outside and dumps her back into the ring. She ascends to the top rope, then connects with an elbow drop to Valkyria's spine. She goes for a pin, but Valkyria kicks out.

Bayley cinches in a crossface on Valkyria, then looks to keep Valkyria from reaching the ropes to break the fall. As Bayley does so, Valkyria manages to escape and delivers Night Wing to Bayley for the win.

Winner Of Fall Three and new Number One Contender: Lyra Valkyria

– After the match, Becky Lynch's music hits and she makes her way out. She stares down Valkyria and holds up her Women's Intercontinental Championship.

– Backstage, Jackie Redmond takes to Stephanie Vaquer. Vaquer says she's here to be champion and in Paris she will be champion. Chelsea Green, Piper Niven & Alba Fyre interrupt Vaquer. Green says she should be fighting for the title in Paris. Green calls La Primera, "La Primavera" and says she doesn't know what it means.

– A video promo with Karrion Kross & Scarlett plays. They call out Sami Zayn and they call him a coward.

Nikki Bella vs. Chelsea Green (w/ Piper Niven and Alba Fyre)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Green delivers a right hand to Nikki, but Green rains down right hands on Nikki's spine. Nikki responds with a hurricanrana to Green and slaps her, then connects with a suplex on her. Green rolls out of the ring and calls for a time out, but Nikki follows Green out of the ring. Niven and Fyre insert themselves between Nikki and Green.

Green connects with a backstabber on Nikki off the middle rope when the pair return to the ring. Green sends Nikki crashing into the mat face first, but Nikki gets Green up on her shoulders. Green escapes and delivers a neckbreaker to Nikki, then sets up for the Unprettier. Nikki escapes and lands the Bella Buster on Green.

Fyre sends Nikki crashing into the ring post as Niven distracts the referee. Nikki clocks Niven and sends her crashing off the apron, but Green looks to roll up Nikki. Nikki sees Green coming and lands the Rack Attack 2.0 on Green for the win.

Winner: Nikki Bella

– After the match, Niven clocks Nikki from behind. Fyre clocks Nikki and tosses her over to Niven, who then delivers a Sidewalk Slam to Nikki. Stephanie Vaquer's music hits, and she runs down to the ring to level Niven and Fyre. She helps Nikki up and hugs up, then holds up her hand.

– The New Day and Grayson Waller are backstage with Adam Pearce. The New Day wants their rematch and Pearce tells them they have to earn that spot. As Pearce is leaving, he comes by The Judgement Day. Pearce asks Mysterio if he's been cleared to wrestle yet. Pearce says he called WWE medical, and they're going to check up on Mysterio to see if he can wrestle now. We see AJ Styles praying for Mysterio to be cleared.

– Penta stretches backstage and Gunther walks by him and we cut to commercial.

– Jackie Redmond talks to Rusev backstage and asks him what's next for him. Rusev says the world now knows he's more superior than Sheamus. Sheamus comes up to him and tells Rusev he's a cheater and says they have a rematch. Rusev says he's here to dominate gold, not gingers.

– GUNTHER makes his way to the ring.

GUNTHER says despite the boos of the live crowd, he's in a great mood after defeating Goldberg at Saturday Night's Main Event. He says he bullied, humiliated, and pushed Goldberg around, then says he'll be watching the upcoming Number One Contenders Gauntlet Match from a suite.

Bron Breakker's music hits and he makes his way out alongside Paul Heyman. Heyman looks to introduce himself, but GUNTHER cuts him off. He says he's made his points and has no interest in what Heyman has to say. He looks to head to his suite, but Breakker blocks his path and Heyman warns GUNTHER about how dangerous Breakker is. He continues talking up Breakker and says that Breakker will be a new World Heavyweight Champion at SummerSlam. Breakker then invites GUNTHER to leave, and GUNTHER does so to head to his suite.

Penta then makes his way to the ring.

Number One Contenders Gauntlet Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Bron Breakker (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Penta vs. LA Knight vs. Jey Uso vs. CM Punk

Gauntlet 1: Bron Breakker vs. Penta

Penta attacks Breakker from the start. Breakker is punched in the corner and Breakker then tosses Penta across the ring. Breakker is taken down with a headscissor by Penta and then Penta kicks Breakker on the side of his head. Penta splashes onto Breakker and then chops him. Breakker hits a running clothesline on Penta knocking him to the mat. Penta rolls out to the apron and Breakker attacks but is sent out of the ring. Penta comes off over the top rope and swanton's onto Breakker and we cut to commercial.

Back to our Main Event, both men fight outside the ring and Penta is driven into the steel steps. Breakker military presses Penta and slams him down on the steps. In the ring, Breakker stomps on Penta and then suplexes Penta. Penta guillotines Breakker and Breakker suplexes Penta and covers him for a near fall. Breakker gets Penta in a chin lock and Penta punches his way out of it but Breakker just throws Penta across the ring. He throws Penta again and runs at Penta who superkicks Breakker. Penta hits a Slingblade on Breakker and then kicks Breakker with an enzuigiri and then hits his handstand kick. Penta slams down Breakker with a backstabber and covers for a near fall. Breakker knees Penta and Penta kicks Breakker. Penta goes for a springboard splash and Breakker spears him and pins him.

Penta has been eliminated

Gauntlet 2: Bron Breakker vs. LA Knight

Knight starts with punches on Breakker and knocks him down with a neck breaker and covers Breakker for a two count. Knight works on Breakker's arm and then both men end up outside the ring. Knight drives Breakker into the ring post and back in the ring, Breakker tries to press Knight but his arm gives out. Knight kicks Breakker out of the ring, and then kicks him through the ropes and then slams Breakker's head into the announce desk. Knight throws Breakker onto the announce desk and then Breakker slams Knight into the announce desk and then lifts Knight and drops him on the announce desk. Back in the ring, Knight gets knocked off the top turnbuckle and we cut to a break.

Back to the Gauntlet Match, Breakker knocks Knight around on the mat and then chokes him out on the ropes. Breakker knees Knight and covers him for a two count. Knight and Breakker clothesline each other and they're both laid out. Knight punches Breakker and hits a neck breaker on Breakker. Breakker is DDT'd and Knight hits a top rope elbow and covers Breakker who kicks out at two. Knight goes for BFT and Breakker counters and Knight then counters Breakkers move and slams him down and covers Breakker for a near fall. Breakker slams Knight with a Gutbuster and then spears Knight and gets the win.

LA Knight has been eliminated

Gauntlet 3: Bron Breakker vs. Jey Uso

Uso goes right after Breakker and punches him and then sends him out of the ring. Uso flies through the ropes with a suicide dive on Breakker and then gets back in the ring and gets the crowd to Yeet with him and we get a commercial break.

We come back to the show and see Breakker and Uso on the top rope. Uso cross body's onto Breakker and covers him for a near fall. Uso slams and enzuigiris Breakker in the corner. Uso slams into Breakker and covers Breakker for a two count. Breakker gets Uso on the top rope in the corner. Breakker is knocked down and he comes running back and hits his Frankensteiner and covers Uso for a near fall. Uso superkicks Breakker two times and then spears Breakker and covers him for a near fall. Uso then goes for an Uso Splash and Bronson Reed runs down and knocks him off the ropes. Breakker spears Uso and gets the win.

Jey Uso has been eliminated

Gauntlet 4: Bron Breakker vs. CM Punk

Punk goes after Breakker right away and hits a running bulldog on Breakker and then knocks him out of the ring and we cut to a commercial.

Back to our main event, Punk chops Breakker outside the ring and sends him back in the ring. Punk works on Breakkers arm and slams him down and covers Breakker for a two count. Punk hits an atomic drop and climbs the ropes. Breakker catches Punk and throws him across the ring. Breakker knees Punk in the corner and then punches Punk in the corner. Breakker catapults Punk into the bottom rope and then Punk is slammed down to the mat and covered again. Breakker puts Punk in a headlock and Punk breaks free and goes for GTS but Breakker counters and slams down Punk and covers for another near fall. Punk boots Breakker and Breakker hits a Frankensteiner on Punk but Punk rolls through and tries to get a pin but Breakker kicks out. Punk kicks Breakker to the mat and then hits him with some punches. Punk takes down Breakker with a neck breaker and then knees Breakker in the corner. Breakker is clotheslined down and Punk climbs the ropes and Bronson Reed gets involved and Punk punches him off the apron. Punk hits a flying elbow and covers Breakker for a near all. Punk then gets Breakker in an Anaconda Vice and Reed runs in the ring and starts beating on Punk. Jey Uso runs out to even the odds. Uso kicks Reed out of the ring and back in the ring, Punk kicks Breakker and hits GTS and gets the win.

Winner: CM Punk

– After the match, Bronson Reed ambushes Punk and Jey Uso runs in to help Punk. Uso beats on Reed and is met with a spear by Breakker. Breakker then spears Punk and Reed then places both Uso and Punk beside each other goes to Tsunami them when Roman Reigns' music hits and he makes his way out to the ring. Breakker and Reed go to attack Reigns but Reigns beats on Breakker and then hits a Samoan Drop on Reed and Superman Punches Breakker. Reed then gets speared by Reigns. Reigns helps up Jey Uso and then Reigns locks eyes with Punk and they just stare at each other. Reigns, Punk and Uso stand in the ring as Breakker, Reed and Heyman regroup at the entry way and then end credits start to roll.

[LionDen]

I wonder if Rhea Ripley or IYO SKY will turn up tonight. Scheduled for tonight:

-- Gauntlet Match (Winner earning a shot at Gunther's World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam): Bron Breakker vs. LA Knight vs. Penta vs. CM Punk vs. Jey Uso:

-- WWE World Champion GUNTHER will be in attendance for the Gauntlet Match.

-- Nikki Bella vs. Chelsea Green.

-- Women's World Champion Naomi to make her first appearance as the new champion.

[LionDen]

Naomi, Ripley and SKY get huge news from RAW GM Adam Pearce.

[LionDen]

Well done to the Judgement Day. A good match.

[LionDen]

Well done to Lyra Valkyria. A good match.

[LionDen]

Well done to Nikki Bella. Good ending.

[LionDen]

I'd like Penta to win the Gauntlet match.

[LionDen]

HaHa AJ Styles praying Dom is cleared.

[LionDen]

GUNTHER has his say and waits.

[LionDen]

Bron Breakker takes out first three.