WWE Raw airs live tonight on the USA Network, from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT.
- Two-out-of-three-falls match: The New Day vs. Viking Raiders
- Cody Rhodes vs Dominik Mysterio
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Ricochet
- Jey Uso vs Drew McIntyre
Category: RAW
Nia Jax Returns To WWE Last Night On RAW
Nia Jax is back with WWE after making her return to programming during last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW.
This week’s edition of RAW saw WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley put her title on the line against Raquel Rodriguez, who was pulled off of the ring apron by the returning Jax.
This allowed Ripley to get the win, but the Women’s World Champion was attacked by Jax after the match, with the Irresistible Force standing over Ripley to end the show.
Jax was released from WWE in 2021 and made a one-off appearance for WWE during this year’s Women’s Royal Rumble match.
Fightful Select is reporting that Jax signed with WWE over a month ago after the company’s hiring freeze concluded in the summer.
Jax is WWE’s first main roster signing since Vince McMahon’s return to the company earlier in January.
Endeavor’s acquisition of WWE is unrelated to Nia’s return, and several people in the company expected to see her sooner.
WWE RAW Preview 9/11/2023
WWE RAW Preview 8/21/2023
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec Canada.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Gunther (c) vs. Chad Gable
- Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
- Shinsuke Nakamura will reveal what he whispered in the ear of Seth Rollins
- WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus is scheduled to appear
Piper Niven Declares Herself Chelsea Green’s New Partner, Claims Title Belt On WWE Raw
Chelsea Green didn’t have to look too hard to find a new tag team partner to help her defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship after Sonya Deville suffered a torn ACL, leaving her out of action indefinitely. On Monday’s episode of “WWE Raw,” Piper Niven declared herself Green’s new partner and took one of the title belts off of Green’s shoulder, seemingly getting her first taste of championship gold (outside of the defunct 24/7 title) in WWE.
In a backstage segment, it looked as though Adam Pearce was going to strip Green of the championships due to Deville’s inability to compete. Green argued with Pearce, saying she had worked too hard for the titles to see them vacated. Pearce asked Green what she would do in his situation, and she said she would “hold auditions,” which she had been doing on social media throughout the day leading up to the show, calling the video segments “Chelsea’s Got Talent.” Green was confronted by Kayden Carter and Katana Chance who said they wanted a shot at the titles when Green received a new partner.
Auditions never got underway on “Raw,” however, as Niven burst in attacks Carter and Chance and declared herself Green’s new partner. Green said Niven should submit her name, number, and Instagram handle to be considered, but Niven simply grabbed the title belt and reiterated that she was Green’s new partner. It seems Green and Niven will now be partnering as Women’s Tag Team Champions moving forward on WWE programming — their first match together has not yet been set up, but Niven did attack Katana Chance and Kayden Carter during the segment.
Green and Deville won the championships from Liz Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez on an episode of “Raw” last month.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE RAW Preview 8/14/2023
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Canada Life Centre from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus
- Shinsuke Nakamura will explain his actions for attacking World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins last week
WWE RAW Preview 8/7/2023
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fallout from SummerSlam
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett officially join the show as the new commentary team going forward.
PWInsider reports that former Impact and NWA World Champion Nick Aldis is in Minneapolis for tonight’s episode of WWE RAW. According to the report, Aldis is being brought in for a producer role, which was what the company was rumored to be interested in him for. He will be at several TV tapings going forward.
As of this writing, WWE has not advertised matches or segments for tonight’s Raw. However, it is expected the company will also begin to build to Payback, which takes place at the PPG Paints Arena on September 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WWE Shakes Up Commentary Teams, Michael Cole To Call Both Raw And SmackDown
WWE has played host to many iconic commentators in its long history, but at this point there may be no announcer more closely tied to WWE than Michael Cole. That’s despite Cole’s work often being divisive among WWE fans over the course of his now 25-plus-year tenure with the company. No matter how one feels about Cole, audiences should get ready to hear a lot more of him as a result of WWE’s latest commentary team shake-up.
As reported by Variety, Cole and current “WWE SmackDown” broadcast partner Wade Barrett are set to make the jump to “WWE Raw,” while current “Raw” announce team Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves are swapped over to “SmackDown.” However, rather than a straight-up trade, Cole will also remain part of the “SmackDown” team, working alongside Graves and Patrick.
The commentary team changes take effect this coming Monday, August 7. For now, it does not appear any changes have been made to the planned announcers for tonight’s SummerSlam premium live event. Most PLEs have been called by Cole and Graves since Triple H became Chief Creative Officer, with few exceptions. According to Variety’s sources, this move is not a sign WWE has lost confidence in Patrick, and they feel working with Cole will be to his benefit.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE RAW Preview 7/31/2023
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
- World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins & Sami Zayn vs. Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio
- Valhallah vs. Maxxine Dupri
- What will happen with Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar under one roof?
- Logan Paul back on RAW tonight.
Kevin Owens Reportedly Dealing With Legitimate Injury
The hard knocks for Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Kevin Owens during Monday night’s “Raw” are reportedly more than just a storyline.
Owens was in the corner of his tag team partner Sami Zayn as Zayn challenged Dominik Mysterio for the “NXT” North American Championship. Various shenanigans eventually led to Owens being ejected from ringside by the referee. Moments later, Mysterio’s Judgment Day cohorts Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest were also ordered backstage. However, all three reappeared at the end of the match as Owens was taken out by Ripley and Priest on the entrance stage. That was the distraction that led to Mysterio’s pinfall victory over Zayn.
Later in the show, Owens was seen backstage being tended to by medical personnel. It appeared to be nothing more than another chapter in the story leading to a future tag title defense for Owens and Zayn against some combination of The Judgment Day. However, there’s reportedly more at play.
Later in the night, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that Owens is legitimately injured. Sapp added that he did not have any details on the severity of the injury or when Owens will be able to return to action.
Owen’s most recent match took place on the July 17 episode of “Raw,” where he and Zayn retained the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against The Judgment Day’s Priest and Mysterio.
UPDATE:
Dave Meltzer provided further details about the setback while speaking on the “Wrestling Observer Radio” show.
“It’s a fractured rib,” Meltzer said. “So the story, he’s actually been working on it for a while and it was just one of those things where they were waiting for a time to finish up with everything he’d finish up….He’s gonna get rest. I don’t know how long, and I don’t know what the status of the Tag Team Titles are. I’m sure that that will probably all be addressed in the next couple of days, but it was legit, he’s been working on a legit injury. So that’s the basic gist of the story there.”
Source: Wrestling Inc.
