WWE Raw
Summary
The finalMonday Night RawbeforeWWE ’s Bash In Berlin PLE include the in - ring debut of The Wyatt Sicks ' leader Uncle Howdy , a series of wins for Dirty Dominik Mysterio , and Zelina Vega returning to play mayhem on virgin Fusion Collective . Jey Uso and Pete Dunne hold their place in the Fatal Four Way to determine the next contender for the Intercontinental Championship , and Randy Orton cut an impassioned promo ahead of his World Heavyweight Championship against Gunther .
The moment of the night undoubtedly come from Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman , the former putting the latter through the roof of a machine with his devastating finishing maneuver . It just has to be seen to be believed . Winners & Losers recaps the night ’s military action with fact , context , and public opinion about the current state of WWE , during one of the hottest eras in the company ’s history . This week ’s Raw episode air from the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence , Rhode Island
Dirty Dominik Mysterio
The most hated man in WWE has a hell of a Monday night
The segment may have ended with JD McDonagh and Carlito look at a beating from The Terror Twins butthis was Dirty Dominik Mysterio ’s Nox . As well as receiving his weekly bust of nuclear heat energy from the Providence , RI hearing , Dirty Dom pinned his Deadbeat Dad , Rey Mysterio , for the second time this class during The Judgment Day ’s entertaining winnings over LWO .
Liv Morgan was involved in the finish , show the WWE Women ’s Champion and her boyfriend are on the same Sir Frederick Handley Page forwards of their clash with Damien Priest and Rhea Ripley at Bash In Berlin this Saturday . estimable of all , filthy Dom is accede the Intercontinental Championship tourney . Whether he ’s successful or not , it ’s great to see his trajectory and position being reflected in his booking , and his North American Championship run on NXT show that he can add attention and prestige to a title .
Main Event Jey Uso
One step closer to his first singles championship
Competing in his first match since the July 29th episode of Monday Night Raw , Main Event Jey Uso became the first soul to qualify for the Number One Contender equal for the Intercontinental Championship . Winning the first of four triple terror modifier by beat Karrion Kross and Kofi Kingston , Uso and the Nox ’s 2nd modifier , Pete Dunne , will take part in a Fatal Four mode in two hebdomad on Raw to mold who gets the Championship match .
Jey ’s lack of matches on television receiver has done utterly nothing to dim the galvanic reaction he receives wherever he goes . It is utterly a shell of when and not if he gets his hired hand on atomic number 79 . The big question iswill Jey Uso be the next Intercontinental Champion?It may be premature , given that we do n’t know the match ’s full line - up yet , but Jey Uso feels like the favorite to face Bron Breakker . Whoever it is , there is n’t anybody questioning the position of the IC title any longer .
Randy Orton
Just a microphone and a message from the 14-time world champion
This is an interesting time for the Viper . Randy Orton ’s ability to tell a story in the ringhas been masterful for year , butOrton ’s current presentation has him embrace topic that are almost entirely novel for The Viper . Gratitude for being able-bodied to give to the pack at all , embracing trust and friendly relationship with Kevin Owens , and proclaiming to be a better man than the Randy Orton of yesteryear .
It is to Orton ’s reward that theWWE has meliorate exponentially at embrace a grappler ’s long - term historywith the company . It ’s during promos like Randy ’s that the post - Vince McMahon landscape really stand out . Even the merest mention of Legacy is drive for excitement . That John Cena Retirement Touris butt closer with every pass along workweek . It ’s a good sentence to be Randy Orton .
Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman
An all-time great Monday Night Raw moment that HAS to be seen
Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman ’s death - defying spotat the end of their match is something we are going to be see on replays for years to come . In the latest chapter in his current reign of terror , Reed left a defenseless Strowman on top of a car before scaling a paries and putting Strowman through the ceiling with his Tsunami Frog Splash . As his body impacted Strowman ’s , the windows of the motorcar exploded like something out of an activeness moving picture . It ’s the sort of spot that get you off your sofaand is arguably the highlight of Reed ’s incredible summer .
A word for Braun Strowman too . After being an adequate distraction for The Judgment Day for a few months , this One Big S.O.B. was in fantastic soma throughout this peer . Taking out multiple WWE Security Guards in an overblown , comedic fashion was fun as usual . Braun may have end the night at a local aesculapian readiness but it was not in vain . This effort will not be forgotten . dependable to say , this scene will stay viral for at least the entire week .
Uncle Howdy
A first win on his long-awaited in-ring debut
After month of dry Methedrine , menacing behavior , and cosmopolitan spooky shenanigans , Uncle Howdy won his first match in a WWE ring by defeating Chad Gable in the Main Event of Monday Night Raw . Bo Dallas wriggle as Uncle Howdy with an air that ’s in alliance with the furrowed , powerful stylus of Bray Wyatt , and clearly different from the savagery engage by his Wyatt Sicks cohorts . By any metric , this was a satisfactory start to Howdy ’s in - tintinnabulation journey and the brawling from American Made and Howdy ’s mankind feel glorious .
It is now prison term to add to Uncle Howdy and The Wyatt Sicks ' access . The video recording vignettes that posture somewhere between the supernatural and the Saw franchise are effective but in need of a piddling more diversity . It is clip to travel further down the rabbit holeof who Howdy is , what make him tick and what are his motives for his hereafter in the WWE . It ’s a floor that has delivered a satisfying enough first .
Chad Gable
American Made’s leader needs some numbers in the win column
No matter what way it is sliced , one singles win since February is not good enough for Chad Gable . It ’s very easy to look at the Olympian with a half - full glass . The American Made stable has a wealthiness of talent , a cohesive aesthetic , and a zeitgeist - capturing doohickey that ’s sartor - made to rattle batting cage . His ring workplace is unflawed , his TV meter has improve . What ’s the military man commence to do to get a duo of wins around here ?
licking to Uncle Howdyfeels like the consistent place for both company to go their freestanding ways . Perhaps Gable go back for revenge on his former teammates in The Alpha Academy , but ideally , there will be something fresh for Chad and his unexampled household to sink their tooth into .
WWE Security Guards
Two beatdowns in one night for WWE’s boys in black
It feels like CM Punk and Drew McIntyre have say all the words that could perhaps be saidto one another since their feud begin in January of this year . This made keeping thing mostly strong-arm feel like a wise decision , with Punk emerge from under the ring ( following a viral Instagram bouncy stream in pitch dark ) to break up McIntyre ’s prod with a leather shoulder strap ahead of their Strap Match at Bash In Berlin this weekend .
Punk would then turn on the WWE Security Team commit to calm down the place , slash them like governing mules , as Corey Graves gleefully mentions the mulct he ’ll incur for his actions . Because a security sentry duty ’s workplace is never land up , Braun Strowman would give one safety equipment through a flight of stairs case , another through a guard duty rail , and a net one through a catering table . It was great playfulness to watch but it was not a fun evening to be a WWE Security Guard .
THE FINAL WORD
