Roman Reigns returns before battling LA Knight at WWE Money in the Bank
Last week, a brawl between The Bloodline and The 946 ended with Jaida Parker running down Jacob Fatu with her SUV and presumably joining the dangerous faction. The vehicular assault occurred just one week after Solo Sikoa was attacked and kidnapped by Royce Keys and his crew. As his family continues to battle the anarchy, World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns must focus on his title showdown against LA Knight this Saturday at WWE Money in the Bank. See what happens when The OTC steps into the chaos of Monday Night Raw, tonight!
— The show opens up with Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett welcoming us.
— We get a video package recapping the brawl from last week’s episode of WWE RAW between The Bloodline and 946.
— A black SUV rolls into the arena and out comes WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns. Reigns runs into The Usos. Jey Uso tries to explain a family crisis, but LA Knight’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Roman Reigns is on his way down to the ring as well.
LA Knight says they are five days away from Money in the Bank. Knight recalls Bloodline members being taken out. Knight hypes up his World Heavyweight Championship Match. Knight says he sees Roman Reigns as development and wants him crumbling down. LA Knight tells Roman Reigns to quit crying because 946 might be something to him. Knight says he is used to living in chaos. Knight says he is done with the establishment and with the same old trash that is Roman Reigns. Reigns makes his way down to the ring. Reigns comes face-to-face with LA Knight.
Reigns asks Knight if he heard the reaction. Reigns says he doesn’t care about 946. Reigns says Knight thinks he’s got a shot at him because he is distracted. Reigns says Knight has been disrespecting his family. Reigns calls Knight a giant hypocrite. Reigns recalls Knight taking a low road and attacking him from behind after his match against Penta in Mexico. Reigns says Knight has got his attention. Reigns says he doesn’t think Knight is on his level. Reigns says Knight is just another egg in the omelet. Reigns vows to beat LA Knight this weekend.
Reigns asks St. Louis to acknowledge him and they do. Knight calls Reigns the most manufactured corporate puppet he has ever seen in his life. LA Knight promises to walk out of Money in the Bank as the World Heavyweight Champion.
— We see the pre-show arrivals of Ethan Page, Rey Fenix and Becky Lynch.
— Je’Von Evans makes his way down to the ring for the first match of the night. Penta follows.
The Vision (w/ Bronson Reed and Maxxine Dupri) vs. Penta and Je'Von Evans
Before the bell can ring, Bron Breakker rains down right hands on Penta. Breakker sends Penta's head bouncing off the ring apron, but Penta sends Breakker bouncing off the ring post face first. Austin Theory and Evans brawl on the adjacent side of the ring as Penta delivers a kick to Breakker's knee and sends Breakker crashing into one of the barricades shoulder first. Breakker runs over Penta with a shoulder tackle, but Evans blindsides Breakker from behind. Theory dumps Evans inside the ring, and the bell sounds.
Theory rains down right hands on Evans' head, but Breakker tags in and fires off knees on Evans' face in the corner of the ring. Penta yells at Breakker from the ring apron to get in his face, but Evans looks to tag out to him. Theory pulls Penta off the ring apron to prevent Evans from tagging him in, but Breakker dumps Evans out of the ring and poses in the ring.
Back from the commercial break, Penta tags in and lands a Sling Blade on Theory. He rocks Theory with an enzuigiri in the corner and connects with a modified Bronco Buster on him, but Dupri hops up onto the apron as Logan Paul tries to slide a pair of brass knuckles to Theory.
Evans catches the brass knuckles and hits Theory with them as the referee is still distracted by Durpi. Evans then pins Theory for the win.
Winners: Penta and Je'Von Evans
— After the match, Penta looks to level Bronson Reed with a superkick when Reed gets involved. Reed catches Penta with a Samoan Drop and a Tsunami off the top rope, but Oba Femi's music hits and he makes his way out. Femi beats down The Vision, but Reed and Breakker overpower him and hold him in place. Breakker lines up for a spear on Reed, but Femi ducks out of the way and lands uppercuts on Reed and Breakker in opposite corners. Femi then grabs a microphone and tells Reed that every while other man is climbing a ladder in the 2026 Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match, but Reed has a mountain to climb. He says he'll send Reed to waters he cannot swim in and says Reed will belong to him at Money In The Bank.
— We head over to a video from Liv Morgan, who sends a message to "selfish" Becky Lynch ahead of their Number One Contenders Match for the Women's World Championship later tonight. She then sends a message to Stephanie Vaquer warning her that she plans to win back the Women's World Championship at Money In The Bank.
— Joe Hendry shows up in front of the WWE Universe. Hendry says today is the day he drops his album, Beyond Belief. He sings "We Should Give Joe Hendry Every Single Belt". He then sings “Can we fire Logan Paul?” Joe Hendry says he wants to play all the hits, but he’s distracted by the Judgment Day. He pokes fun at JD McDonagh, igniting Funko Pop chants.
— We take a look back at the main event of WWE x AAA World’s Collide.
— Jackie Redmond catches up with Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee in a backstage interview, where Lee compliments Rey on still being young in the ring. He compares Big Cass to Dominik Mysterio for being big babies, but Dominik and JD McDonagh confront Rey and Lee. Dominik calls Rey a deadbeat father, but Lee tells Dominik to remember the word respect.
— We get a look at the latest from 946. They say that they are going to conquer one by one. They say there are two left. They say when they are done, it is the grand prize. They say there ain’t nobody safe.
— We head to the Bloodline locker room. Roman Reigns walks up to The Usos and asks if Jacob Fatu is okay. He says Fatu was supposed to take care of this. He says he can’t believe the Usos were taking orders from Jacob Fatu when he made them the captains. Roman Reigns promises to handle the situation.
— Back at ringside, Lola Vice and Sol Ruca make their way out. Judgment Day follows.
Judgment Day vs. Sol Ruca and Lola Vice
The bell rings and Ruca and Vice blindside Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez from behind. Ruca sends Perez crashing into the mat face first with a spinning slam, then surfs on her spine and tags out to Vice. Vice and Ruca level Perez with a double back elbow and a double Hip Attack, but Rodriguez tags in and sends Vice crashing into the ropes head first. She follows it up with an elbow drop and looks to land a second one on her, but Vice rolls out of the way.
Ruca tags in and dumps Perez out of the ring to join Rodriguez, but Vice lands a senton off the ring apron to level Perez and Rodriguez. Ruca then lands a springboard Tornillo to take out Perez and Rodriguez on the outside.
Back from the commercial break, Vice fires off kicks on Perez's thighs and Ruca rocks Rodriguez with a superkick. Vice lands a suplex on Perez and pins her, but Perez kicks out and Vice cinches in a sleeper on her. Ruca delivers a cannonball to Rodriguez's spine on the ring apron to prevent her from breaking the hold.
Ruca and Vice look to land a double suplex on Perez, but Perez escapes and tags in Rodriguez. Ruca levels Rodriguez with a dropkick, but Perez pulls Vice off the ring apron and Ruca sets up for a Sol Snatcher on Rodriguez. She stops to take out Perez on the apron, but Rodriguez pulls her off the ropes with a powerbomb.
Vice tags in and pins Perez, but Rodriguez breaks the fall and Perez rolls up Vice for the win.
Winners: Judgment Day
— We head over to The Bloodline's locker room. Adam Pearce informs The Bloodline that they'll be having a Six Man Tag Team Match against The 946 next week. The Usos voice excitement for teaming up with Reigns, but Reigns clarfies that he won't be tagging wtih The Usos. Solo Sikoa walks in, revealing himself as The Usos mystery tag team partner.
— Back at ringside, Ethan Page makes his way out. Rey Fenix follows.
Rey Fenix vs. Ethan Page
The bell rings and Page shoves Fenix into the mat. Page wears down Fenix with a headlock, then sends his face bouncing off the middle turnbuckle face first. Fenix delivers a kick to Page's face off the top rope and lands a Tornillo on Page to take him out on the outside. Fenix and Page teeter on the ropes, but Fenix fights off Page. Page sends Fenix crashing into the middle turnbuckle face first using his mask, but Page runs over Fenix with a big boot.
Back from the break, Fenix fires off right hands on Page. Page responds by sending Fenix crashing into the mat spine first, but Fenix delivers a springboard cutter to Page and goes for a pin. Page kicks out, but Fenix sends Page crashing into the mat chest first.
Fenix pins Page, but Page kicks out and Fenix ascends to the top rope. Page scoops up Fenix onto one shoulder, but Fenix breaks free and sets up for the Mexican Muscle Buster on Page. Page escapes, but Fenix rolls him up for the win.
Winner: Rey Fenix
— We head over to Judgment Day's club house, where Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan ponder Judgment Day's future success in their upcoming matches. Morgan accidentally insults McDonagh by saying he has a big head, but an unexpected package arrives for McDonagh from Joe Hendry containing a Funko Pop of McDonagh's big headed figure.
— Back at ringside, Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee make their way out. Judgment Day follows.
Judgment Day vs. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee
Rey and McDonagh begin the action. The bell rings and Lee tags in. McDonagh rocks Lee with a forearm, but Lee lands a kick on McDonagh's face from the ring apron. Lee delivers a dropkick to McDonagh in the corner of the ring and clotheslines him out of it.
Back from the commercial break, Dominik tags in and lands a pair of standing elbow drops on Rey. McDonagh tags back in on his side, but Rey delivers a kick to his face and looks to fly off the ropes. McDonagh catches Rey on one shoulder and drapes him off the top rope by his knees, then charges at him.
Rey sits up out of the way to send McDonagh crashing into the corner, but Dominik knocks Lee off the ring apron to prevent Rey from tagging out. Dominik then tags in on his side, but Big Cass appears at ringside and gets Rey up on his shoulder. Rey escapes and sends Cass crashing into the ring post, but looks to dial it up for a 619 on Dominik. McDonagh catches Rey with a Glasgow Kiss and pins him for the win.
Winners: Judgment Day
— After the match, Cass looks to beat down Rey. Lee charges back into the ring, but Cass catches him with East River Crossing. Cass looks to leave as Rey helps up Lee, but decides to get back in the ring and run over both Rey and Lee with a big boot.
— Backstage, Becky Lynch cuts a promo and says Liv Morgan complains about losing the title when she had her goofs help her to keep the title. Lynch says you break the rules and take everything, but claim corruption when it happens to you. Lynch says she will make sure the title means something while you treat it like a participation trophy. Lynch says she will face Stephanie Vaquer at Money in the Bank. Lynch says it is not about her winning, but Liv not winning.
— Chad Gable make his way out. Gable says he was going to make his run as champion mean something and make the title matter. Gable says he defended it against the future of Lucha Libre Dragon Lee. Gable says he faced the Legend of Lucha Libre Rey Mysterio. Gable mentions Rey Fenix, who has been defending his title all over the continent. Gable says Rey is a true fighting champion. Gable says after beating Ethan Page let’s give Rey a week off from defending his title, but give him a chance to win another one. Gable says the match is official. Gable then says he will defend the Intercontinental title against Rey Fenix. Gable promises to walk in and out as the Intercontinental Champion.
— Byron Saxton interviews Lyra Valkyria backstage, where Valkyria asks what more she has to do to get on top. She says she destroyed her tag team with Bayley and beat her twice, but Bayley cost her a spot in the 2026 Women's Money In The Bank Ladder Match. Bayley sneaks up behind Valkyria and says it'll be the end when she says it's over between them.
— 946 is in the backstage area. Jaida Parker calls Solo Sikoa stupid, saying he couldn’t even take his own advice. Parker promises to take them out one by one. Royce Keys asks The Bloodline to line them up. He then delivers a warning shot.
— We head elsewhere backstage, where Paul Heyman gives Bronson Reed some encouragement about his upcoming match against Oba Femi at Money In The Bank. He says Reed will hit Femi with Tsunami after Tsunami and says Femi showed him that Brock Lesnar was human which was something he didn't believe before then. He tells Reed that Femi will humble him as a clip of Femi delivering a Fall From Grace to Lesnar in their WWE SummerSlam Hell In A Cell Match replays.
— Back at ringside, Becky Lynch makes her way out. Liv Morgan follows.
WWE Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch
The bell rings and Lynch fires off stomps on Morgan. Lynch gets Morgan onto the ring apron and fires off an uppercut on her, then sends her crashing off the apron with a big boot and lands a dropkick on her under the bottom rope.
Morgan sends Lynch crashing into the ring post and one of the barricades on the outside, then dumps her back in the ring and goes for a pin. Lynch kicks out, but Morgan rains down right hands and fires off stomps on Lynch. Morgan connects with a step-up knee on Lynch in the corner, then delivers a kick to Lynch's midsection. Lynch rolls up Morgan and fires off a few forearms on her, then levels Morgan with a forearm and follows it up with a Bexploder to her.
Lynch levels Morgan with a back elbow and pins her, but Morgan kicks out and Lynch ascends to the top rope. Lynch looks to fly, but Morgan moves out of the way and catches Lynch with a codebreaker. Lynch responds with a flying shoulder tackle to Morgan.
Back from the break, Morgan drags Lynch into the corner and ascends to the top rope. Lynch meets Morgan up there and delivers a superplex to her, then rolls through and lands a DDT on Morgan. She goes for a pin, but Morgan kicks out and Lynch then cinches in an armbar on her. Morgan escapes and reverses into a Half Boston Crab, but Lynch counters into a roll up. Morgan kicks out.
Lynch levels Morgan with a boot to her chest, but Raquel Rodriguez appears on the entrance ramp. Lynch lands a kick on Morgan's chest and levels her with a back elbow, then ascends up the ropes. Roxanne Perez trips her as Rodriguez distracts the referee, opening the door for Morgan to pull Lynch off the ropes with a powerbomb and pin her. Lynch kicks out.
Lynch knocks Perez and Rodriguez off the ring apron and delivers a Man Handle Slam to Morgan. She goes for a pin, but Rodriguez places Morgan's foot on the bottom rope to break the fall. Lynch lands a dropkick on Rodriguez under the bottom rope and rocks her with a forearm off the ring apron, then ascends to the top rope.
Perez distracts the referee for Rodriguez to trip up Morgan, but Stephanie Vaquer pulls Perez off the ring apron and fires off right hands on her, and the referee decides to eject Rodriguez and Perez from the ringside area when she sees Rodriguez holding the Women's Intercontinental Championship belt.
Lynch looks to take down Morgan, but Morgan ducks out of the way and Lynch is sent crashing into Vaquer. Morgan then knocks Vaquer off the ring apron, but Vaquer fires off headbutts on Morgan to cause the disqualification.
Winner: No Contest
— After the match, Vaquer lands meteoras on Morgan and Lynch in opposite corners. She grabs a microphone and says that's enough, then demands that Adam Pearce come to the ring.
Pearce appears, and Vaquer says she wants to defend her Women's World Championship against Morgan and Lynch at Money In The Bank. Pearce makes it official for Saturday's Premium Live Event show, and Vaquer lands a spiral top corkscrew moonsault both women moments before the show goes off the air.



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