This week’s RAW started as we directly went into an action sequence when we see The Miz and Logan Paul fighting inside the ring.Officials had to come out to stop these two individuals. It was a different type of way to start the night.
WWE Universal Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns came out along with the Usos and Paul Heyman. De took their traditional 5 minute long entrance before cutting a promo. It was Paul Heyman who cut a promo, who reminded of the clash between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
WWE RAW 25.07.2022 Results & Ratings
Paul Heyman said that this would be the last clash between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns and on the 700th day of his epic World Championship reign, he will retain his Championship. Theory came out and threatened Roman of cashing in his contract at SummerSlam. Roman made fun of him and left. It was a good segment.
Match 1 – Drew McIntyre defeated Theory by DQ
This match was booked for over six minutes and Drew McIntyre dominated the most part of the match. As he was in a dominant position and was about to deliver the Claymore, The Brawling Brutes came out and attacked him and Theory got disqualified. All four men started to beat down Drew as Bobby Lashley came out to help him.
Match 2 – Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley defeated Theory and Sheamus
This match was booked for over nine minutes and it was a good match. Good to see WWE is finally giving longer booking time to the matches. Once again Dolph Ziggler got involved at the end of this match who distracted Theory as Lashley made him submit with the Hurt Lock.
Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio came out to the ring to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Rey. Rey Mysterio cut an emotional promo where he thank all of his friends he made during his WWE career and of course the fans. The promo must have been a little repetitive but it was of course quite emotional.
Match 3 – The Mysterios defeated The Judgment Day
We were seriously expecting to see Dominik betraying his father and join the Judgement Day. It was the perfect day to start such a storyline. But we totally forgot that WWE is totally about fairy tales these days. The match was booked for 8 minutes, Rey pinned Finn with the Frog Splash. The Judgement Day seems to be well buried right now.
Backstage Rey Mysterio was seen celebrating with his family. Suddenly Rhea Ripley was seen standing behind them. She pulled out Dominik Mysterio out of the room. As Rey attempted to help him, Damian Priest and Finn Balor attacked him and beat him down.
Next up is a segment between Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch. Bianca cut a short promo before she got interrupted by Becky Lynch. The promo segment did not continue for long as Becky decided to attack Bianca and the officials had to come out to stop the duo. Once again a repetitive segment. Didn’t we just see the same thing at the beginning of the night?
Backstage Rey Mysterio got attacked by the Judgment Day. Dominik Mysterio was trying to prevent Damian and Finn from attacking his father, meanwhile Rhea Ripley kicked right into the injured arm of Rey Mysterio and started laughing. She kept on laughing and left slowly.
Match 4 – Alexa Bliss defeated Doudrop
This match was booked for four minutes and it was an average match. Doudrop dominated the most part of the match since she had the size advantage but ultimately it turned out to be a routine win for Alexa who pinned Doudrop with the DDT.
Logan Paul introduced his own version of WWE Talk Show named the Impaulsive TV. He cut a promo on Miz and his SummerSlam match against him. Honestly he sounded really nervous during the promo. Hope he improves in the future. Maryse made an appearance to fight for her husband. Miz also came out. The segment turned violent at the end as Miz and Ciampa beat down Paul.
Match 5 – AJ Styles and Dolph Ziggler defeated The Alpha Academy
This match was booked for almost 4 minutes. This might have been a short match but it was quite entertaining. It would be good to see AJ Styles and Dolph Ziggler as a regular tag team in the near future. Dolph Ziggler pinned Chad Gable with the Zig Zag for the win.
Match 6 – The Bloodline defeated Riddle the Street Profits
This match was booked for almost 14 minutes and it was indeed the best match of the night. It was a pay per view standard match and had been really engaging throughout. No team in particular dominated the match. At the end Roman Reigns pinned Riddle with the Spear.
After the match Seth Rollins appeared. The Bloodline did not wait for anything as they left. Rollins entered the ring and attacked Riddle. He beat down Riddle really bad. Indeed it was a very scary attack. Seth rollins celebrated as this week’s RAW went of air.
Overall it was an episode of RAW with some ups and downs. Roman Reigns having a match at RAW was a big thing and one of the best things about this show. The last six man tag team match was great as well. The 20th anniversary celebration of Rey Mysterio was quite fun too. Apart from that, other segments were weak. We give it 2 stars out of 5.
Sportzwiki Ratings – 2/5