WWE Raw results (8/3): Powell’s live review of the Raw after SummerSlam

By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)

WWE Raw (Episode 1,732)
Des Moines, Iowa, at Casey’s Center
Streamed live August 3, 2026, on Netflix

[Hour One] Michael Cole opened the show while a shot aired of the host city. Cole set up a video package of Roman Reigns beating Seth Rollins to retain the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam Sunday. Cole labeled it an instant classic… Cole was joined on commentary by Corey Graves.

Roman Reigns was shown walking backstage. The usual crew member handed Reigns his title belt, and then he made his entrance. Reigns stopped and shook some hands, and then his pyro shot off behind him. Reigns walked to the ring while ring announcer Lilian Garcia introduced him.

Once in the ring, Reigns told Iowa to acknowledge him. The fans chanted OTC. Reigns said he’s a man of his word. He said he called his shot and delivered. He recalled saying he would win the Royal Rumble “and change this place.” Reigns said he went to WrestleMania and beat “the old man.”

Reigns boasted that he beat Seth Rollins the night before, which drew some boos. Reigns said he knows that stings a little bit “in these parts.” Roman said Rollins is their boy and his brother. Roman said they found some peace, but he can only acknowledge so much. “I don’t mind if you guys do,” he said. Reigns played maestro while the fans chanted Rollins’ entrance theme.

LA Knight’s entrance music played, and he headed to the ring to cheers. Knight congratulated Reigns on his win at SummerSlam and still being the champion. Knight said he’d eat crow. He said he and Rollins both said Reigns couldn’t do it by himself, but he did.

“But you’re still a fraud,” Knight said. He told Reigns that he’d called his name for months. He said the last time they met, it wasn’t exactly one-on-one. Knight said he wants the same thing Reigns gave Rollins: a title match without The Bloodline. Knight said they could do it tonight, next week, or next month, but the only right answer was “yeah.”

Reigns took issue with being called a fraud. He said he doesn’t call himself a Mega Star and wear a Walmart watch. Reigns had the camera zoom in on his watch. Reigns said Knight won a six-man tag match and asked what else he’s done.

Reigns turned his back to Knight. He looked into the camera and addressed everyone in the locker room. He said you don’t get a title shot by bitching and moaning. Reigns turned back to Knight and told him to get to the back of the line. Reigns dropped the mic and started to leave, but Knight called for him to wait.

Knight said Reigns looks so much cooler when he’s not standing face-to-face with him. Knight took issue with Reigns asking what he did. He said Reigns is a fraud and the biggest vomit in the business. Knight said he’s everything Reigns wishes he could be. Knight said that when Reigns grows one, he’d smack him back to factory settings. Knight delivered his closing line and exited the ring. Knight stood on the floor without a mic and told Reigns that if he had a tournament for him, he’d do it…

Cole and Graves were shown at the broadcast table. Cole set up a video recap of Oba Femi beating Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match in the main event of SummerSlam Saturday…

Cole narrated backstage/arrival shots of Oba Femi, new Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable, and The Judgment Day’s Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, Raquel Rodriguez, Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh. Cole said Perez would face Sol Ruca during the show…

Je’Von Evans made his entrance for the opening match. Cole said Evans would face Ethan Page after a commercial break… [C]

Powell’s POV: They’re doing their usual good job of making the latest premium live event feel important coming out of the event. I was so sure that Reigns would retain that I never even thought about the SummerSlam fallout show being in Rollins’ home state. I wonder if that gave Rollins fans some hope that he would win on Sunday. Knight is a logical choice for Roman’s next challenger. Knight has been talking smack about Reigns for a while now and has also gotten the better of the other Bloodline members. I guess we’ll find out what hoops Knight has to jump through to earn the title shot.

Cole hyped the September 12 Zuffa Boxing event…

1. Je’Von Evans vs. Ethan Page. Page’s entrance was not televised. Cole said this is the fifth time Evans and Page have met in a singles match dating back to their time in NXT. Evans performed an early dive over the ropes onto Page on the floor. Back in the ring, Evans grazed Page with a crossbody block that he overshot.

A short time later, Evans tried to return to the ring when Page slammed Evans’ head into the top turnbuckle pad. Page threw a kick to Evans’ head, sending Evans to the floor before a picture-in-picture break. [C]

Evans hit a springboard crossbody block. He removed his t-shirt and set up for a springboard move, but Page cut him off by bouncing into the rope. Page performed a move that Graves said he’d never seen before, and it resulted in a near fall. Graves labeled it a cradle side suplex.

The match spilled over to the floor, where Evans ran and dove over the barricade onto Page in the timekeeper’s area. Back in the ring, Evans dropped Page with the Red Dot kick and covered him for a near fall. Evans went to the ropes, but Page tripped him up. Page pinned Evans while using the ropes for leverage, but the referee spotted it at the last moment.

Evans pulled Evans into a powerslam and got another near fall. Page showed frustration when he couldn’t put Evans away. Page dropped Evans to the floor. Evans tried to remove the turnbuckle pad while the referee started to count, but the referee turned around and caught Page. As the referee was scolding Page, Evans returned to the ring and leapfrogged Page and the referee, and then went up top and hit the OG Cutter for the win.

Je’Von Evans defeated Ethan Page in 12:35.

Afterward, Big Cass showed up in the ring and drilled Evans with a big boot. Cole said it had been more than eight years since Cass had been in a WWE ring. Cass clotheslined Evans. Cass pulled Evans to his feet, shoved him into the ropes, and then hit him with the East River Crossing. Cass exited the ring to boos…

Powell’s POV: Evans and Page had a good match that was better than several SummerSlam matches. That was a solid reintroduction of Big Cass. I know some fans hoped that he would go big by targeting Oba Femi or another top star right out of the gate, but I’m fine with the company reestablishing him.

The broadcast team spoke at their desk and narrated footage of LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, and Royce Keys beating Jacob Fatu, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso when Knight pinned Jey…

Backstage, Roman Reigns scolded Jacob Fatu, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso for losing at SummerSlam. He said Solo Sikoa should be at his right hip. He also complained about LA Knight disrespecting him. Reigns asked why he keeps hearing that Royce Keys is Fatu’s family, adding that Keys has a stupid name.

“Jacob, are you my family?” Reigns asked. Fatu nodded. Reigns said Keys isn’t their family. He said this was the only Bloodline they have and warned the others to trust no one. Jimmy told Reigns to say the word, and they’d go get Knight. Reigns said no play. He said they had their chance and should leave Knight to him. Reigns walked away.

LA Knight entered the picture and taunted Fatu and the Usos by getting in their faces and asking if he just heard that they were told to leave him alone. Knight laughed and said he was leaving and would see them around… [C]

Footage aired from earlier in the day of Paul Levesque, Cody Rhodes, Charlotte Flair, Rey Mysterio, Austin Theory, and Maxxine Dupri at a Boys & Girls Club…

Jacob Fatu was seated in a dressing room when Royce Keys entered the room. Keys said they fought each other and fought together. He told Fatu to think about how many times they fought in Oakland, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. He said he could forget all of that because he’s Fatu’s brother and they are family.

Fatu stood up and was intense as he said Keys isn’t his brother, his friend. Fatu said Keys is just one of the boys. Fatu said he’s Bloodline. He told Keys he would see him later tonight in a street fight. Fatu said he would dog walk Keys’ ass later tonight…

Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan, Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez, and Roxanne Perez made their entrance. Cole noted that it was Lilian Garcia’s 27th anniversary with WWE.

Morgan, Rodriguez, and Perez stood in the ring while Morgan told the fans they were in the presence of the greatest Women’s World Champion of all time. Morgan said they already knew that because she defeated one of the best in the world, Iyo Sky.

Morgan gave Sky props for being the only one in the division brave enough to challenge her. Morgan said she didn’t see any challengers, so she would be the longest-reigning Women’s World Champion of all time. Morgan said she was proud to introduce Rodriguez as the new Women’s Intercontinental Champion. Morgan said they couldn’t have done it without Perez, and added that she’d show everyone that Judgment Day rocks.

Sol Ruca made her entrance for her match with Perez… [C]

Powell’s POV: Doh! I wrote earlier that Alicia Taylor was the ring announcer. My mistake. I corrected it above to avoid further confusion. On a side note, why show heels doing charity work or nice things outside the ring? I don’t even mind that they do it. They just don’t need to show it during their weekly television shows.

2. Sol Ruca vs. Roxanne Perez (w/Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez). The match was joined in progress.

[Hour Two] Ruca slapped and dropkicked Perez before covering her for a two count. Ruca put Perez in a surfboard. Perez rolled out of it, but Ruca tripped her and caught her with a kick. Perez rolled to the floor. Ruca ran across the apron and then performed a moonsault off the middle rope onto Perez on the floor.

Ruca sent Perez back inside the ring. Ruca went up top and tried to do something on the ropes, but Perez cut her off. [C] Late in the match, Ruca hoisted Perez up, who rolled her into a pin for a two count. Ruca reversed it and got a two count of her own. Perez blocked an X Factor, and then Ruca ducked a kick. Ruca hit the X Factor. Ruca knocked Rodriguez off the apron. Ruca wanted to perform her Sol Snatcher finisher, but Morgan interfered. The referee caught her and called for the bell.

Sol Ruca defeated Roxanne Perez by DQ.

After the match, Rodriguez hit Ruca with a Tejana Bomb, and Perez followed up with Pop Rox.

Becky Lynch made her entrance and entered the ring while the fans chanted her name. “The Man has come around to Des Moines,” Lynch said. Rodriguez held her title up. Lynch said she already made the Women’s Intercontinental Championship famous, and her work there was done.

“I came for you, sweet cheeks,” Lynch said to Morgan. She asked if it would be another hundred days before she defends her title again. Lynch said Morgan has become a glorified valet. She said a Women’s World Champion should be fighting, not just flirting. Lynch mocked Morgan by impersonating her while saying she’s been the worst Women’s World Champion of all time. She said things were only going to get worse for Morgan.

Morgan said Lynch should be at home being a mom to her daughter. Morgan said she’s the greatest Women’s World Champion of all time and then exited the ring. Lynch said Morgan isn’t even the greatest Women’s World Champion in her own group. Lynch added that Morgan wasn’t even the greatest Women’s World Champion to sleep with Dominik Mysterio. Nice.

Stephanie Vaquer made her entrance. Morgan rushed back to the ring. Vaquer followed and worked her over with punches on the mat while Lynch sat on the top rope and watched. Rodriguez and Perez tried to help, but Vaquer knocked them both off the apron. Morgan charged Vaquer, who took her down. Morgan scurried out of the ring. Lynch dropped from the ropes and went face-to-face with Vaquer. They bickered…

Powell’s POV: So Lynch is back as The Man. I’m okay with not getting an explanation for her personality change tonight, but there should be one soon. That said, it’s good to see her and Vaquer back and making the title picture a lot more interesting.

Graves hyped Jacob Fatu vs. Royce Keys in a street fight for later in the show…

Cole set up a Brock Lesnar video package…

Paul Heyman was shown watching the video on a backstage monitor. Oba Femi, who was dressed in white, approached Heyman. Oba said he never got to thank Brock for the things he said about him. Oba told Heyman to tell him he said thank you. Heyman said it would be a pleasure. Heyman congratulated Oba and offered a handshake, which Oba accepted before walking away. Cole said Oba would appear after the break… [C]

A video package recapped Chelsea Green winning the ladder match to become the Interim WWE Women’s Champion at SummerSlam…

Oba Femi made his entrance while the fans chanted his name. Oba said words can’t even describe the things that transpired on night one of SummerSlam. He said he and Brock Lesnar went to war, but they came out with newfound respect for one another.

Oba said he thought Brock knew he was the one when he beat him at WrestleMania. He said that when Lesnar made his life miserable for weeks, he thought it was born out of envy or jealousy. Oba said with wisdom and hindsight, he knew it was a test to determine whether Lesnar made the right choice. Oba said that question was answered quickly. Oba said Lesnar took him to the deepest depths of the ocean, but he swam up and passed the test. Oba said The Beast can finally rest.

Oba said there is no correct path and we forge our own destiny. He said that with the torch that has been passed to him, he will forge his own way and lead a new generation, a new crop of talent. He said the old guard will fall. He said if any man has a problem with him being the one who holds the torch, they will answer to The Ruler, The Destroyer, and the Bringer of War. Oba’s music played, and he struck his pose under the spotlight before leaving the ring…

Cole and Graves spoke at their desk and questioned whether Oba goes for the title next. Graves noted that Oba has a title match and could choose to face CM Punk or Roman Reigns. He said only Oba Femi knows for sure. Oba made it to the stage and turned back toward the fans.

The Vision’s theme played, and then Bron Breakker, Austin Theory, and Maxxine Dupri came out. Breakker went face-to-face with Oba. Theory tried to get Breakker to go to the ring with him and Dupri, but Breakker continued to stare at Oba. Theory returned and got Breakker to head to the ring, but Breakker walked backwards and locked eyes with Oba… [C]

Cole hyped season three of WWE Unreal on Netflix…

3. Bron Breakker (w/Austin Theory, Maxxine Dupri) vs. Joe Hendry. Breakker was still staring at the stage with his back to Hendry, whose entrance was not televised. Theory and Dupri sat on the broadcast table. Breakker finally turned around and dropped Hendry with a clothesline. Breakker looked back at the stage while Hendry rolled to the floor, where Theory taunted him. Hendry got up and shoved Theory into the ring post before clotheslining him.

Breakker ran around the ring and tried to spear Hendry, who leapfrogged him, causing Breakker to crash into the ring steps. Hendry returned to the ring and was immediately speared by Breakker, who covered him for the three count.

Bron Breakker beat Joe Hendry in 1:40.

Afterward, Breakker shoved Hendry toward the ropes and then went back to looking at the stage momentarily. Breakker looked back at Hendry, who was down on the mat. Breakker left the ring and walked to the back. Graves wondered where Breakker’s head was at.

Theory entered the ring and attacked Hendry while Dupri watched from the apron. Akira Tozawa ran out and went after Theory. Tozawa jumped from the middle rope and took Theory down with a hurcanrana. Tozawa kicked Theory out of the ring. Dupri tried to talk Theory down. “You’re lucky she’s holding me back,” Theory said…

Powell’s POV: The tease of Oba Femi vs. Bron Breakker is huge. I don’t know if they’re actually going to it now or if they’re just whetting our appetites for somewhere down the road, but it should be a big deal whenever it happens.

The broadcast team recapped footage of Big Cass attacking Je’Von Evans after the opening match…

Jackie Redmond interviewed Big Cass in the backstage area and asked why he chose to attack Je’Von Evans. “May I?” Cass asked. Redmond handed him the microphone. “Eight years,” Cass started. He said he was left for dead in the dirt. He said it took him eight years to get back in WWE from the dirt. Cass said what he did to Evans was nothing personal. Cass said Evans was the first, but he won’t be the last…

Jacob Fatu was shown warming up backstage… [C] Graves hyped AAA Triplemania… Cole set up a video package that recapped Chad Gable beating Penta to win the Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam…

Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable made his entrance to his corny entrance theme. More fans than usual did the clap with Gable. A “you deserve it” chant broke out. Gable told the fans he loved that energy. He said SummerSlam Sunday was the biggest night of his career. Gable said the fans chanted he deserved it, but he’s tried to earn everything he gets.

Gable thanked Penta for being the epitome of a fighting champion and continuing to cement his legacy as potentially the greatest luchador in the history of the business. Most importantly, Gable came to thank the fans. He thanked them for sticking with him for ten years. He thanked them for sticking with him when he came close, but it didn’t happen.

Gable thanked the fans for sticking with him when he was Shorty G. He said he promised to overcome it and become a singles champion. Gable said he tells his kids that when they make a promise to themselves, they better bust their ass until they deliver on that promise. Gable said he went through a river of crap, but he delivered on his promise.

Penta made his entrance and joined Gable inside the ring. Penta said Gable deserved the title. He said he was giving him his flowers tonight. Penta said Gable earned his respect and is one of the best in the world.

Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh walked out and delivered a heel promo from the entrance aisle, which led to the two sides agreeing to a tag team match… [C]

[Hour Three] The match was in progress after the break…

4. Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable and Penta vs. Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh. Penta whipped Dom toward Gable, who performed an overhead suplex into the corner. Penta covered Dom for a two count. Later, Penta hit both opponents with a tope con hilo. Penta tossed Dom back inside the ring. Gable performed an Angle Slam on Dom and covered him for a near fall. Gable chased Dom to the floor, where McDonagh caught Gable with a headbutt. [C]

Gable hit a top rope headbutt on McDonagh (he had a big target). Both wrestlers tagged out. Penta performed a running head-scissors takedown and a backbreaker. Penta put Dom down with the Penta Driver and had him pinned, but McDonagh broke it up. Gable tagged in and went for a top rope moonsault, but Dom had his foot up. Gable landed on his feet and hooked in the ankle lock until McDonagh broke it up. Penta sent McDonagh to the floor, where he hit him with a Mexican Destroyer.

Dom grabbed the ring bell hammer and slipped it inside one of his boots. Dom tried to hit Gable with a 619, but Gable broke it up. Gable pulled the hammer out of Dom’s boot and handed it to the referee. Dom clotheslined Gable using the top rope. Penta hit Dom with the title belt. Gable hit Dom with the Chaos Theory and scored the pin…

Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable and Penta defeated Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh.

Powell’s POV: A good tag match. I’d say that Gable’s clap and entrance theme are getting over, but Iowans are weird. I’m kidding (kinda). Why does the Mississippi River flow south? Because Iowa sucks. That was my favorite joke in grade school.

Highlights aired of CM Punk beating Cody Rhodes to retain the WWE Championship after Randy Orton interfered at SummerSlam…

Bron Breakker approached Paul Heyman in the backstage area. Adam Pearce was talking with Iyo Sky (maybe) in the background. Breakker asked Heyman where Oba Femi was. Heyman asked how he would know. “Oh, I’m sorry, I thought he was your new best friend.” Heyman laughed as Breakker walked away…

Jacob Fatu made his entrance for the main event… [C]

Highlights aired of Gunther beating Nick Aldis at SummerSlam…

5. Jacob Fatu vs. Royce Keys in a Street Fight. Keys’ entrance was not televised. Fatu sent Keys to the floor and hit him with a suicide dive. Fatu charged Keys, who clotheslined him. “You were supposed to be my brother,” Keys said. He scooped up Fatu and then ran him through the barricade and into the timekeeper’s area.

The cardboard pizza company’s logo appeared while the match continued. A graphic noted that Raw coverage was continuing thanks to the pizza company.

Eventually, several chairs and a table were tossed inside the ring. Keys stood on the floor and hit Fatu with a kendo stick and then joined him in the ring. A sponsored table was set up in a corner of the ring. Fatu ended up with the kendo stick and beat Keys with it. Fatu barked that Keys should have stayed out of it. Cole said Keys was forced into it.

Fatu set up for a suplex onto a couple of chairs that were set up, but Keys reversed it and suplexed Fatu onto the chairs. Keys covered Fatu for a near fall. Fatu came back with a DDT for a near fall of his own. Fatu tossed chairs onto Keys and then jabbed one into his chest. Fatu went up top, but Keys threw a chair at his head (ugh).

Keys went to the middle rope and powerslammed Fatu onto chairs that were on the mat. Keys cleared some of the chairs from the ring. Keys put Fatu down with a spinebuster. Keys lowered the straps on his singlet before charging Fatu, who popped him up and hit a Samoan Drop through the table. Fatu followed with the Mighty Moonsault and then locked in the Tongan Death Grip until the referee called for the bell.

Jacob Fatu beat Royce Keys in a Street Fight in 13:20.

The referee motioned for help. Several referees ran out. Fatu eventually released the hold. Cole questioned how it came to this for Fatu and Keys. Fatu reapplied the Tongan Death Grip. Keys bled from the mouth. “I told you, it’s family business,” Fatu said.

Fatu released the hold and then hit Keys with two hip attacks in the corner. Fatu grabbed a chair and wrapped it around Keys’ head. Adam Pearce ran out with producers Jason Jordan, Shane Helms, and Jamie Noble. Pearce thought he talked Fatu down, but he darted past him and hit the hip attack on Keys.

Roman Reigns’ entrance theme played. The World Heavyweight Champion walked onto the stage and nodded approvingly at Fatu. Reigns held up his index finger, and then Fatu did the same.

Reigns headed backstage. Rey Mysterio was waiting for Roman on the Gorilla Position set, where they shook hands. Rey asked if Reigns knew he was the general manager of AAA. “I do now,” Reigns said. Rey said he wanted to run something by Roman, who walked away with him to close the show around 38 minutes past the top of the hour…

Powell’s POV: The broadcast team did their best to play up the history between Fatu and Keys. But fans outside of California, where they worked on the independent scene, didn’t see it with their own eyes. Furthermore, Keys hasn’t connected with the fans yet either. So while the crowd was into the brawling, there was no emotional connection, even once Keys started bleeding from the mouth. Fatu looked vicious, so that’s a positive. I thought Roman was in total heel mode at the end when he endorsed Fatu’s behavior, but then he went backstage, where he and Rey Mysterio were friendly as if nothing had happened. Apparently, that means the choose-your-own heels and babyfaces booking is still in play. I hoped the slow ticket sales for SummerSlam might change that, but no such luck.

Overall, though, this was a strong episode. It felt like a Raw after WrestleMania, minus the red-hot crowd (the Iowa fans were a good standard Raw crowd, but they were nowhere near as vocal as we’ve seen some of the post-WrestleMania crowds). There was good wrestling and some fun returns. I was ready to move on from most of the SummerSlam programs, so it was good to see them turn the page. I will be back with my weekly same-night audio review of Raw for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons). Let me know what you thought of the show by grading it below.