By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE Raw (Episode 1,733)
Norfolk, Virginia, at Scope Arena
Streamed live August 10, 2026, on Netflix
[Hour One] Michael Cole opened the show and said it was the first time in over three years that the Scope Arena was playing host to Raw. Cole narrated arrival shots of Stephanie Vaquer, Becky Lynch, The Judgment Day’s Dominik Mysterio, WWE Women’s Champion Liv Morgan, Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez, and Roxanne Perez…
Cole set up a video package that recapped last week’s Roman Reigns promo, and the main event with Jacob Fatu beating Royce Keys in a Street Fight, followed by Fatu attacking Keys after the bell…
Cole and Corey Graves checked in from their ringside broadcast table. Cole said Royce Keys suffered a bruised larynx and a cervical strain during Fatu’s attack. Cole said Keys would be out indefinitely…
Solo Sikoa interrupted the broadcast team while delivering a mocking impersonation of the Usos while standing in the section they would normally enter from. Jey Uso’s entrance theme played, and he headed to the ring via the stage. Jey Uso asked Solo Sikoa if he really wanted to do this.
Solo took jabs at Jey and then said he’s not coming back to the family. He said everybody in Virginia loves where he’s at. The fans popped, and some chanted Solo’s name. Solo said he had a message for Roman Reigns, but Jey cut him off and told him to shut his “cocky, spoiled, disrespectful ass up.”
Jey said Solo was there because of the family. He said he would take care of Solo tonight and challenged him to a match. Jey said when he wins, Solo has to return to The Bloodline. Jey delivered his “warning shot.” Solo ducked and then asked if everyone was okay and if anyone got shot. Solo accepted the match and said that when he beats Jey, he and “the messed up family” can leave him alone…
Powell’s POV: The fans are having fun with Solo’s new babyface persona. I get a kick out of it, but I hope he can flip the switch from the comedic approach he’s taking now to being serious when the situation calls for it.
The broadcast team spoke briefly about the No. 1 contenders tournament for a shot at Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship on the September 14 Raw in Mexico City…
A promo video featured Penta and Laredo Kid. Penta said Kid is an old rival. Kid spoke briefly. Penta said he would win the tournament and face Reigns with all of Mexico behind him…
Penta made his entrance as ring announcer Alicia Taylor introduced him before the first commercial break… [C]
Jey Uso was shown walking backstage and encountered Jacob Fatu and Jimmy Uso. Fatu said it seemed like Jey was trying to run his own play. Fatu said Jey better win the match to bring Solo back to the family…
1. Penta vs. Laredo Kid in a first-round tournament match for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Graves ran through some of Kid’s history. Cole recalled Kid facing Trick Williams on the Saturday Night’s Main Event kickoff show at Madison Square Garden last month. Graves said Kid has been more aggressive lately after years of being af an favorite. Graves said the new approach has served Kid well so far. Graves added it’s only the third singles match meeting between Penta and Kid.
Kid performed a top rope moonsault onto Penta on the floor. Back in the ring, Kid played to the crowd and was booed. Kid performed a senton from the bottom rope and another from the second rope before covering Penta for an early two count. [C]
Penta hit a tope con hilo (flip dive) onto Kid on the floor. Back in the ring, Penta hit the Penta Driver for a near fall. Penta charged Kid, who performed what Cole labeled “a driver.” Kid went up top and attempted a corkscrew dive, but Penta moved. Penta hit the Mexican Destroyer and scored the pin…
Penta beat Laredo Kid in 10:40 to advance to the semifinals of the tournament for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.
The updated bracket showed that the winner of Psycho Clown vs. La Parka will face Penta in the semifinals…
Powell’s POV: The live crowd reacted favorably to the match. It was entertaining despite the heavy favorite going over. Barring a twist that leads to a tournament replacement, Penta seems like the heavy favorite to win and challenge Roman Reigns.
Cole hyped the “Road to the Royal Rumble” European tour that was announced earlier today…
Byron Saxton interviewed Logan Paul, Raw Tag Team Champions Bron Breakker and Austin Theory, and Maxxine Dupri. Theory and Dupri were kissing, and Breakker looked like his mind was elsewhere. Logan spoke briefly. Dupri said Akira Tozawa doesn’t stand a chance against Theory, who also spoke briefly.
Breakker stared ahead and didn’t move after the other Vision members walked away. Breakker asked Saxton what he thought of Oba Femi. Saxton said he likes him. Breakker asked if Saxton thinks Oba is the future. “That’s what Brock Lesnar said,” Saxton replied. Breakker told Saxton that he sounded like Paul Heyman and then walked away…
Austin Theory made his entrance with Maxxine Dupri and Logan Paul. Bron Breakker came out behind the others while Logan motioned for him… [C] Cole hyped tickets for Sunday Night’s Main Event on September 6 in Atlanta…
2. Austin Theory (w/Maxxine Dupri, Logan Paul, Bron Breakker) vs. Akira Tozawa. The end of Tozawa’s entrance was televised. Breakker was still obsessing over Oba Femi while standing at ringside. Theory was in offensive control before a break. [C]
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