WWE RAW Live Coverage - August 10th, 2026

[Kemo]

Penta battles Laredo Kid in tournament to determine who challenges Roman Reigns

A tournament to determine who will challenge World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns at the first Monday Night Raw in Mexico City in 15 years begins tonight, featuring the best luchadores from Raw, SmackDown and AAA battling to become No. 1 Contender to The OTC. Don't miss when Penta and Laredo Kid kick off the high-stakes tournament with a first-round showdown, tonight on Raw!

— Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home, but Solo Sikoa cuts them off from the crowd.

Sikoa mocks The Usos by saying he's in Norfolk, but Jey Uso's music hits and he makes his way out. He asks Sikoa if he wants to do this and says he needs Sikoa to fall in line with The Bloodline. Sikoa asks Jey how falling in line worked for him and says it looks like he fell off instead, then says Jey was World Heavyweight Champion, a former Men's Royal Rumble winner, and beat GUNTHER at WWE WrestleMania. He says he's not coming back to their family and says everyone in Virginia loves where he's at.

Jey tells Sikoa to be quiet and says he's forgetting who he's talking to, then says he raised and fed Sikoa. He says Sikoa is where he is now because of himself and Jimmy Uso, then challenges him to a match and issues a warning shot to Sikoa.

Sikoa ducks the warning shot and asks the fans behind him if they're okay, then accepts Jey's challenge to a match and says when he beats Jey, The Bloodline can leave him alone and issues his own warning shot to Jey.

— Back from a break, Jey Uso is walking backstage when he finds Jimmy Uso and Jacob Fatu. Fatu asks what he’s doing. Jey says he’s trying to handle the Solo problem. Fatu says it sounds like Jey is running the play by himself and forgetting about them.

Jey says he’ll personally bring Sikoa back to the family, something Fatu couldn’t do. Fatu warns Jey to bring Sikoa back. Jey Uso battles Solo Sikoa tonight on Raw. If Jey Uso wins, he’ll deliver Solo Sikoa to Roman Reigns. The show moves on from there.

— Penta makes his way to the ring. Laredo Kid follows.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament Match: Penta vs. Laredo Kid

The bell rings and Penta extends his hand to Laredo Kid. Laredo Kid opts not to shake it, but Penta catches him in a side headlock and delivers a kick to his chest. Laredo Kid rocks Penta with an enzuigiri from the ring apron and follows it up with a dropkick to him off the top rope, then looks to fly out of the ring. Penta catches Laredo Kid with a kick to his head and delivers a crossbody to him off the top rope, then connects with a hurricanrana on him.

Laredo Kid pulls Penta out of the ring under the bottom rope and sends him crashing into the ring apron face first, then ascends to the top rope and lands a moonsault on Penta. He dumps Penta back inside the ring and follows him in, then flies off the ropes twice and pins Penta. Penta kicks out.

Back from the break, Penta delivers a Sling Blade to Laredo Kid. Laredo Kid responds with a reverse hurricanrana to Penta and ascends back up to the top rope, then charges at him in the corner. Penta intercepts Laredo Kid with a superkick and a backstabber, then goes for a pin but Laredo Kid kicks out.

Laredo Kid delivers an open palm strike to Penta, but Penta levels Laredo Kid with a thrust kick and flies over the top rope with a tope con hilo to take out Laredo Kid on the outside. He dumps Laredo Kid back inside the ring and delivers the Penta Driver to him, then goes for a pin but Laredo Kid manages to kick out. Laredo Kid then looks to land a Tornillo on Penta off the top rope, but Penta rolls out of the way and delivers a Mexican Destroyer to him for the win.

Winner: Penta

— We head backstage where Byron Saxton is with The Vision. Saxton asks about the bad blood between The Vision and the Alpha Academy. Logan Paul says the Alpha Academy are losers.

Maxxine Dupri puts over her boyfriend, Austin Theory. Theory says he’s going to give Akira Tozawa the ass-kicking he deserves. Theory says he deserves Dupri. Paul, Theory, and Dupri walk off, but a focused Bron Breakker stays behind.

Saxton asks if he wants to say something. Breakker asks Saxton what he thinks of Oba Femi. Saxton cautiously says he likes him. Breakker asks if Saxton thinks Femi is the future. Saxton says, “That’s what Brock Lesnar said.” Breakker says Saxton sounds like Paul Heyman, and he walks off.

— The Vision make their way to the ring. Alpha Academy follows.

Austin Theory (w/ The Vision) vs. Akira Tozawa

The bell rings and Tozawa looks to take the fight to Theory. Theory levels Tozawa, but Tozawa delivers a hurricanrana to Theory and Theory responds with a clothesline to him. Theory fires off right hands on Tozawa and delivers a stomp to his spine, then jams his boot into the back of Tozawa's neck.

Back from the break, Tozawa pins Theory and Theory kicks out. Tozawa rips off his shirt and tosses it out of the ring, then fires off kicks on Theory's chest. Theory responds with a forearm strike to Tozawa for the win.

Winner: Austin Theory

— After the match, Theory rains down right hands on Tozawa and sends his face bouncing off the mat. Maxxine Dupri hands Theory a chair and Bron Breakker looks to join in, but Oba Femi's music hits and he makes his way out. Femi catches Theory with a boot at the bottom of the entrance ramp when Theory charges at him, then stares down Breakker. Officials jump into the ring to break things up between the two men.

— Backstage, Cathy Kelly asks AAA General Manager Rey Mysterio about the match between Penta and Laredo Kid. Mysterio says Roman Reigns will have his hands full when they get to Mexico City. Dragon Lee comes up and thanks Mysterio for the opportunity. AAA Mega Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio is furious that he wasn’t added to the tournament.

Rey says he didn’t think Dominik needed another handout, which is how he got here in the first place. Lee tells Dominik to have some respect. Lee will ask Adam Pearce for a match against Dominik. Dominik says he’ll show him who the real King of the Luchadores is.

— Stephanie Vaquer is walking backstage. We’ll hear from her next. But first, we head to another commercial break. The show returns to some Survivor Series promotion. A video package airs showing Vaquer and Becky Lynch returning on last week's show.

— Back live inside the arena, Vaquer's theme hits and "La Primera" makes her way to the ring.

Vaquer says she's happy to be in the ring and says she really missed it. She says she enjoys seeing Liv Morgan and the rest of Judgment Day get scared when they see her coming and says she plans on taking them out one by one, then says she's beaten up Raquel Rodriguez one thousand times and will do it again and again. She calls Roxanne Perez a dead woman and tells Liv Morgan that the Women's World Championship belongs to her.

Becky Lynch's music hits and she makes her way out. She says "The Man" has come around to Norfolk and Vaquer asks Lynch what she wants. Lynch says she wants a lot and says she probably wants the same thing as Vaquer: to beat down Liv Morgan. She calls Vaquer an enigma and says she knows what Vaquer has done in her short time on "Raw" is impressive considering her short time on the brand despite being off the show more than she is on. She says she doesn't consider herself to be particularly lucky, but she knows she's good. Vaquer responds by telling Lynch she'll show her what "La Primera" is all about.

Morgan blindsides Lynch from behind in the ring and rains down right hands on her, but Lynch catches Morgan with a Bexpolder. She stares down Vaquer inside the ring and the two women begin arguing.

— WWE congratulates Biana Belair and Montez Ford on the birth of their son, Romeo Leonardo Allen Crawford. We then head backstage where Cathy Kelley asks LA Knight where he stands after last week. Knight says Roman Reigns said his same old boring stuff. Knight says all his watches say it’s his time.

Knight mentions that he wants a tournament to win a shot. Kelley says it’s a AAA Luchador tournament. Solo Sikoa walks up and says he has an issue, but Knight says it was one night only. Sikoa says it’s Knight versus The Bloodline. Sikoa wanted to at least warn him.

— Dominik Mysterio makes his way to the ring. Dragon Lee follows.

Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee

The bell rings and Lee fires off stomps on Dominik in the corner. Dominik delivers an overhand chop to Lee and levels him, then dumps him onto the ring apron and flies over the top rope with a crossbody to level Lee on the outside.

Back from the break, Lee levels Dominik with a pair of strikes and delivers a Tornado DDT to him. He goes for a pin, but Dominik kicks out and Lee flies over the top rope with a tope con hilo to level him. Dominik then dumps Lee back inside the ring, but Lee delivers a German suplex and a superkick to Dominik. Dominik catches Lee with a Michinoku Driver and goes for a pin, but Lee kicks out and Dominik sits him on the top rope. Lee delivers a double stomp to Dominik's chest as Dominik is draped off the top rope by his knees, then delivers Operation Dragon to Dominik for the win.

Winner: Dragon Lee

— After the match, Big Cass sneaks up behind Lee and lands a big boot on him. He follows it up with East River Crossing, but Je'Von Evans' music hits and he runs out to the ring. Cass quickly takes him out and runs him over with a big boot.

— Backstage, we see Byron Saxton is standing by with Sol Ruca. She says she’s sick of being in The Judgment Day’s vortex. Tonight is all about revenge. After she beats Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez, she’s going after what’s hers.

Saxton asks if she has a partner. Danhausen appears and offers his services, but Ruca says it’s covered. We see Solo Sikoa is warming up for his match against Jey Uso later tonight before we head to another commercial break as the show moves on.

— Elsewhere backstage, we see LA Knight arguing with WWE Raw General Manager Adam Pearce about not being included in the No. 1 Contender’s Tournament. Pearce says they’ll find a spot for him.

Jacob Fatu confronts him, but he is under orders from Roman Reigns not to touch Knight. Fatu warns Knight to stop running his mouth, or he will take matters into his own hands. Fatu is fired up.

— Back inside the arena, Judgment Day make their way to the ring. Sol Ruca and her mystery tag team partner IYO SKY follow.

Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Sol Ruca and IYO SKY

Ruca and Rodriguez begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Perez tags in and Rodriguez whips her into the corner to land an uppercut on Ruca. Perez fires off stomps on Ruca, but Perez rakes Ruca's eyes and tags in Rodriguez.

Rodriguez pulls SKY into the ring from the ring apron, but Ruca and SKY land double shotgun dropkicks on Perez and Rodriguez. SKY flies through the middle rope looking to level Rodriguez, but Rodriguez catches her. Ruca delivers a moonsault to Rodriguez off the middle rope, but Perez delivers a double crossbody to Ruca and SKY off the ring apron.

Back from the break, Ruca sends Rodriguez crashing into the mat and tags out to SKY as Perez tags in on her side. SKY delivers a pair of arm drag to Perez and delivers an uppercut to her, but Rodriguez looks to land a big boot on SKY. SKY pushes Rodriguez's boot away from her to level Perez and delivers a Bullet Train to Rodriguez on the ring apron before delivering a missile dropkick to Perez off the top rope.

SKY delivers a backbreaker to Perez and goes for a pin, but Perez kicks out and SKY charges at her. Perez sends SKY crashing into the top turnbuckle face first, but SKY delivers a Tornado DDT to Rodriguez and goes for a pin. Perez kicks out, but Ruca takes her out with a Shining Wizard. Perez pulls Ruca out of the ring with her legs, but SKY goes after Perez until Rodriguez levels SKY with an inverted vertical suplex.

Ruca clotheslines Rodriguez out of the ring, but Perez takes out Ruca and sets up for a Shining Wizard on SKY. SKY sees Perez coming and delivers a German suplex to her, then delivers a Bullet Train to her in the corner. Ruca tags in and delivers a German suplex to Perez, then catches her with a Sol Snatcher for the win.

Winners: Sol Ruca and IYO SKY

— We then head backstage, where Bron Breakker asks Paul Heyman if he thinks Oba Femi is the future of WWE. Heyman answers honestly by saying he respects Femi as much as he loves Breakker. Breakker asks his question once again unsatisfied with Heyman's answer, and Heyman responds by telling Breakker that he thinks Breakker believes Femi is the future of WWE. He says he plans on respecting Femi still until Breakker shows him why Femi is not worthy of his respect.

— We see Jey Uso warming up ahead of the main event.

— We see Ethan Page and he is out on the stage. Page says he is out here tonight to give the WWE Universe an opportunity to do something important. Page says he fears that fans will miss the boat. Page says he’s going to assume that fans have noticed that he has carried the entire brand on his back since debuting on Monday Night RAW. Page says he gave classic matches week after week. Page says he wants the WWE Universe to thank him. He receives a chorus of boos. Page says he doesn’t do anything for fans. Page says he will have gold around his waist soon and fans can appreciate him.

— Penta is talking to Rey Mysterio backstage. Chad Gable walks up to them and gives props to Penta for his incredible performance tonight. Penta walks off. Chad Gable puts Rey Mysterio over for his work in AAA. He says the tournament is one of the coolest things he has seen in a long time. He says it would be his honor to defend his Intercontinental Title against the greatest luchador of all time – Rey Mysterio. Rey says he still has a lot left in the tank and he accepts.

— We then see Sol Ruca and IYO SKY walking in the back and Lyra Valkyria applauds their victory. Lyra says she sees why Sol needed IYO as a partner. Lyra asks why does Sol think she deserves a title match before her. Sol says she doesn’t jump ahead of anyone. Lyra says if Sol gets in the way of the title she created, she will regret it.

— Solo Sikoa makes his way to the ring. Jey Uso follows.

Jey Uso vs. Solo Sikoa

The bell rings and the two lock up. Jey reminds Sikoa he wouldn't be where he is without him and locks up with him, but Sikoa levels Jey with a shoulder tackle. Jey rocks Sikoa with an enzuigiri from the ring apron, but Sikoa dumps Jey out of the ring.

Back from the break, Sikoa flips Jey inside out with a clothesline and fires off right hands on him. He delivers a Samoan Drop to him before Jey sets up for a spear. Sikoa catches Jey with a spinning heel kick and Spinning Solo, then goes for a pin but Jey kicks out.

Jimmy Uso appears and hops up on the apron, allowing Jey to deliver a spear to Sikoa and pin him. Jey kicks out, but Jimmy distracts Sikoa. This opens the door for Jey to deliver an Uso Splash off the top rope on Sikoa for the win, forcing Sikoa to be delivered to Roman Reigns once again.

Winner: Jey Uso

— After the match, Jey and Jimmy celebrate and dance as the show comes to a close.

[LionDen]

Scheduled so far:
- World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament: Penta vs. Laredo Kid.
A tournament to determine who will challenge World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns at the first RAW in Mexico City in 15 years on Sep 14.

- Women's Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez vs. Sol Ruca and Mystery Partner.

- Austin Theory (w/ Logan Paul and Maxxine) vs. Akira Tozawa.

- Stephanie Vaquer addresses her return last week.

- Becky Lynch to appear after returning last week.

- Women's World Champion Liv Morgan to appear.

Advertised to appear:
- Seth Rollins.

- Oba Femi.