{"id":201433,"date":"2025-07-21T19:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T00:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=201433"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T21:20:56","slug":"wwe-raw-results-7-21-pomaress-report-on-promos-from-reigns-cm-punk-becky-plus-karrion-kross-vs-sami-zayn-three-way-tag-rusev-vs-sheamus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/07\/21\/wwe-raw-results-7-21-pomaress-report-on-promos-from-reigns-cm-punk-becky-plus-karrion-kross-vs-sami-zayn-three-way-tag-rusev-vs-sheamus\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW RESULTS (7\/21): Pomares\u2019s report on promos from Reigns, CM Punk, Becky, plus Karrion Kross vs. Sami Zayn, Three-way tag, Rusev vs. Sheamus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2499485422\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE RAW REPORT<br \/>\nJULY 21, 2025<br \/>\nHOUSTON, TEX. AT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toyotacenter.com\/\">TOYOTA CENTER<\/a><br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON NETFLIX (WORLDWIDE)<br \/>\nREPORT BY MAURICO POMARES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ring Announcer: Alicia Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Attendance: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wrestletix\/posts\">WrestleTix<\/a> reported earlier today that 13,406 tickets were distributed; arena set up for 13,406. The arena has a capacity of 19,000 spectators when configured for concerts.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wwe-raw-post-show-7-21-keller-cadet-react-to-roman-heyman-exchange-has-punk-lost-any-edge-dom-styles-becky-bayley-lyra-more--67066583\">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO OUR POST-SHOW PODCAST<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE RAW POST-SHOW (7\/21): Keller &amp; Cadet react to Roman-Heyman exchange, has Punk lost any edge, Dom-Styles, Becky-Bayley-Lyra, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=67066583&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>JOIN US LIVE ON YOUTUBE TONIGHT FOR THE VIDEO-FORMAT OF OUR LIVE POST-SHOWS\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Javier Machado to review WWE Raw LIVE tonight right after the show ends. Join us and let us know your thoughts on Raw during the show.<\/p>\n<h3>Email our post-show at <a href=\"mailto:wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com\">wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com<\/a> with your comments and questions about Raw. We\u2019ll read your emails live during the post-show.<\/h3>\n<h3>VIP MEMBER EXCLUSIVE VIDEO CALLER CODE: <a href=\"https:\/\/streamyard.com\/2weaiq8rix\">CLCK HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/streamyard.com\/2weaiq8rix<\/p>\n<p>Click that link during the post-show to enter the waiting room as \u201clive video caller\u201d (or just audio if you turn off your cam, which is fine). This is a private link, so don\u2019t share. It\u2019s just for VIP members at this time.<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t join us live on YouTube, stream the show on demand later at YouTube or listen or stream later on a podcast app. Subscribe to all of our free podcasts by searching \u201cwade keller\u201d and \u201cpwtorch\u201d in your podcast app of choice including Spotify and Apple Podcasts and most other iOS and Android apps.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1523002327\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>LIVE ON YOUTUBE RIGHT AFTER WWE RAW TONIGHT: LIVE ON YOUTUBE RIGHT AFTER WWE RAW TONIGHT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dUUyfU7dyQg\">CLICK HERE TO WATCH<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (7\/21) - WWE Raw w\/cohost Kurt Cadet\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dUUyfU7dyQg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR ONE]<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The show opened with a recap of CM Punk winning the gauntlet match and Roman Reigns making his return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; As Judgment Day arrived at the arena, AJ Styles took Dominik Mysterio\u2019s car keys while dressed as a valet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; CM Punk made his way to the ring and said that he could finally focus on his goal to win a world title. Punk said that Gunther was one of the best wrestlers in the world. Punk promised everyone watching that he would leave it all in the wrong and give everything he had. He said that he had only 2 weeks to prepare for a beast, but he had been preparing all his life for this moment. Punk said that he was the best in the world before Gunther interrupted him. Gunther said that both he and Punk came to WWE to win championships and both had massive egos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Gunther said that his ego wasn\u2019t based on what the people thought of him, but on his accolades. He said that the best wrestler in the world is the one that holds the world championship. Gunther said that he would make Punk regret ever stepping back in a professional wrestling ring. Gunther said that Punk would wake up realizing that he would never be the best wrestler in the world. He said that Punk at least would get the degenerates in the crowd to chant his name for the rest of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: A solid opening segment with a simple yet effective set up for Gunther and Punk\u2019s rivalry. Focusing on the world title itself was a good decision and makes the belt feel important for once. Unfortunately, the crowd took away from Gunther\u2019s promo with their chants and undermined what was a good promo.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Backstage, Byron Saxton interviewed Stephanie Vaquer about her issues with Chelsea Green. Vaquer said that Green wasn\u2019t her problem, but she was Green\u2019s problem. Naomi interrupted to warn Vaquer that they would face each other at Clash in Paris. Naomi said that she would do what Vaquer couldn\u2019t and beat Iyo Sky. She said that Sky was gonna beat her before their match was interrupted and walked away laughing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Rusev made his way to the ring, ahead of his match against Sheamus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-534898283\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; A recap of Rusev pulling Sheamus\u2019 sternum into the turnbuckle to win their last match was shown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(1) SHEAMUS vs. RUSEV<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rusev avoided a Brogue Kick and started brawling with Sheamus at ringside. Rusev rammed Sheamus into the barricade, but missed an elbow drop attempt. Sheamus tried to get in the ring, only for Rusev to crack him with a roundhouse kick. Rusev put Sheamus down with a couple of suplexes before Sheamus flattened him with a rolling senton. Sheamus crushed Rusev with a jumping knee drop for a one count. Rusev Irish-whipped Rusev into the corner and took him down with a clothesline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rusev laid Sheamus out with a back suplex, but Sheamus was able to shut him down with a clothesline. Sheamus tried to go for the Beats of Bodhran, only for Rusev to pull his head into the ropes. Sheamus knocked Rusev off the apron with a knee strike and blasted him with a diving clothesline at ringside. Rusev caught Sheamus off-guard with a Fallaway Slam over the announce table, as WWE Raw went to commercials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back from break, Sheamus nailed Rusev with a corner clothesline and an Irish Curse. Sheamus planted Rusev with a tilt-a-whirl bodyslam for a two count. Sheamus pummeled Rusev with the Beats of Bodhran, but Rusev countered the follow-up Brogue Kick with a powerbomb. Rusev went for a Machka kick, only for Sheamus to shock him with a pump knee for a nearfall. Rusev stopped Sheamus atop the turnbuckle with chops to the chest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheamus blocked a superplex and knocked Rusev down, but Rusev blocked a diving move with the Machka Kick. Rusev trapped Sheamus in The Accolade, but he was barely able to grab the ropes. Rusev exposed the turnbuckle and tried to pull Sheamus\u2019 chest into it, only for Sheamus to smash his head into the turnbuckle. Sheamus blocked a shot with a shillelagh with a Brogue Kick to pick up the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Sheamus at 14:50\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Another strong and hard-hitting match from these two. I was slightly surprised that Sheamus won the match since I kind of expected a non-finish to build to a third match. I don\u2019t mind Rusev taking his first pinfall loss, as long as this leads to a decisive rubber match.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Backstage, Byron Saxton interviewed El Grande Americano about his goals in WWE. Americano said that he didn\u2019t understand, but the people should expect the unexpected. Dragon Lee interrupted to tell Americano that he disrespected all luchadores. Americano called Lee trash and they started brawling, until numerous agents and referees separated them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; A trailer for WWE Unreal, rapping iShowSpeed\u2019s appearance in the Royal Rumble match was shown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The New Day made his way to the ring, ahead of their match against LWO and the Creed Brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Backstage, Lyra Valkyria confronted Bayley about the tag match they have tonight. Bayley said that they are getting the title match they were supposed to get at WrestleMania. Lyra said that she was supposed to focus on her title match at SummerSlam. Bayley ignored and focused on their match tonight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(2) NEW DAY (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) vs. LWO (Joaquin Wilde &amp; Cruz Del Toro w\/Dragon Lee) vs. CREED BROTHERS (Julius Creed &amp; Brutus Creed w\/Ivy Nile) &#8211; World Tag Team Championship Contender\u2019s Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wilde clotheslined Kofi out of the ring before Brutus dropped him with a pop-up facebuster. Julius took Wild down with a vertical suplex and launched Kofi away with a belly-to-belly suplex. Julius laid Kofi and Woods out with a double Northern Lights suplex before laying Wile out with a clothesline. Wilde caught Julius with a jawbreaker, setting him up for an assisted splash. Cruz crushed Julius with a Lionsault, only for Kofi to take him down with a thrust kick. Woods hit Cruz with a Tornado DDT and knocked Julius down with a thrust kick. New Day stomped Julius down and nailed him with a sliding dropkick, as WWE Raw went to an ad break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back from break, Cruz caught Kofi with an enzuigiri and spiked Brutus with a poison rana. Wilde took Julius down with forearm strikes and a Satellite DDT. Wilde dropped Brutus with a DDT and planted Kofi with a reverse DDT before pinning him and Woods with a backslide. Woods missed a clothesline, allowing Wilde to take him and Julius down with a neckbreaker and DDT combination. Nile shoved Wilde off the top turnbuckle and Julius shoved Lee into the barricade. Lee blasted Julius and Brutus with thrust kicks, only for El Grande Americano to show up and pull him off the apron. The Creeds argued with Americano, allowing Wilde to crush them with a diving Tornillo. Wilde tossed Woods out of the ring and beat Kofi with a roll-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNERS: LWO at 9:19<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: A pretty fun match to give the tag division a much needed showcase and give LWO a very unexpected win. I highly doubt LWO will win the titles, but I\u2019m all for seeing them in the title picture.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; A recap of the Judgment Day defeating the Kabuki Warriors last week was shown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Backstage, Iyo Sky and the Kabuki Warriors said that they would all win back their gold. Stephanie Vaquer showed up to tell Sky that she hoped to see her win, so they could have a proper ending to their match. Vaquer said that they didn\u2019t need to wait and Sky challenged her to a match tonight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; A recap of Paul Heyman turning on CM Punk and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania was shown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[HOUR TWO]<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Backstage, Adam Pearce told Dominik Mysterio to go to his examination, but Dominik kept on stalling. AJ Styles showed up to tease Dominik while dressed as a janitor. The New Day walked by and complained about Pearce and losing their shot. Grayson Waller showed up to tell them that Austin Theory got injured and that A-Town Down Under was officially over. Waller said that the New Day had him at their service, but they weren\u2019t very enthused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Becky Lynch made her way to the ring and said that she shouldn\u2019t even be here tonight and should be at the premiere of Happy Gilmore 2. Lynch said that she was honest about what she would do, unlike Lyra Valkyria who is stealing opportunities for the division. Lynch said that nobody needed two titles while ignoring that she was once Becky Two Belts. Lyra showed up and Lynch told her that after she lost at SummerSlam, she could never challenge for the title again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Lyra said that maybe her problem was that she didn\u2019t take things far enough and challenged Lynch to a No Count Out and No Disqualification match. Lynch agreed to the match and told Lyra to respect the match and herself. Lynch asked to shake Lyra\u2019s hands and tried to take a cheap shot, only for Lyra to lay her out with a Manhandle Slam. Bayley and Judgment Day made their way to the ring, ahead of their title match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Another good follow-up in the story between Lyra and Becky and finally the escalation I\u2019ve been waiting for in the announcement of a stipulation. Nothing that major here, just a cool addition to what should be the end of one of the better feuds currently going in WWE.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(3) JUDGMENT DAY (Roxanne Perez &amp; Raquel Rodriguez w\/Dominik Mysterio) vs. BAYLEY &amp; LYRA VALKYRIA &#8211; WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back from break, Bayley hit Perez with sliding uppercuts, forcing her to tag Raquel in. Bayley slapped Raquel\u2019s back of the head and tagged Lyra in. Lyra attacked Raquel with shoulder tackles and blocked a suplex attempt. Raquel planted Bayley and Lyra with a double suplex and dropped Bayley head-first onto the turnbuckle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raquel dropped Perez on top of Bayley with a Fallaway Slam for a two count. Lyra attacked Raquel with a series of strikes and a boot to the face, followed by an enzuigiri. Bayley led the crowd into cheering for Lyra, but Lyra got distracted, allowing Raquel to drop her onto the ropes. Perez pulled Lyra\u2019s head into the ropes and Raquel laid her out with a clothesline, as WWE Raw went to a commercial break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back from break, Raquel dropped Lyra with a slingshot suplex, setting her up for Perez\u2019s springboard moonsault and a two count. Perez crushed Lyra\u2019s arm with a knee drop, but missed a corkscrew Vader Bomb. Lyra kicked Perez away, reaching Bayley for the hot tag. Bayley knocked Perez down with clotheslines and a back suplex, followed by corner clotheslines and a sunset flip into the turnbuckle for a two count. Raquel took Bayley down with a clothesline behind the referee\u2019s back and put her down with a slingshot suplex. Bayley blocked a springboard moonsault from Perez and tossed Raquel out of the ring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyra crushed Perez with a diving leg drop while Bayley and Raquel brawled at ringside. Bayley drove Raquel into the ring post while Perez rammed Lyra into the corner. Lyra planted Perez with a sitout powerbomb and Bayley crushed her with a diving elbow drop, but Raquel broke the pinfall. Lyra took Raquel out with an assisted springboard crossbody. Dominik distracted the referee, but Bayley and Perez took each other down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raquel accidentally hit Dominik with a big boot before receiving a dropkick through the ropes. Bayley and Perez crashed into each other with running crossbodies while AJ Styles showed up as a medic to check on Dominik and chase him away. Lynch pulled Lyra off the apron and threw her into the steps. Bayley and Perez traded quick pinning combinations, until Raquel got the blind tag. Bayley laid Perez out with Bayley-to-Belly, only for Raquel to beat her with the Tejana Bomb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNERS: Judgment Day at 15:18 (Still WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Decent match with some points where the action got somewhat disjointed and clunky. Half of it looked like it was by design and a product of Bayley and Lyra not being on the same page while the other half just looked like genuine miscommunication in the match. On a different note, I\u2019m interested to see where Bayley goes after these past two losses. She has no clear path to SummerSlam, but she doesn\u2019t feel like she is done with either Becky or Lyra, so I could see her getting involved in the match at SummerSlam.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviewed Sami Zayn about his health ahead of his match tonight. Sami said that he wanted to be done with him because he was getting involved in his business. Sami said that he could have taken part in the gauntlet match last week, but Kross cost him that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; A recap of Bron Breakker and Seth Rollins taking Roman Reigns out on the Raw after WrestleMania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Backstage, Adam Pearce ordered Dominik Mysterio to go to medical or he would strip him of his title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(4) SAMI ZAYN vs. KARRION KROSS (w\/Scarlett)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sami managed to take Kross down with a suplex, but Kross shut him down with a back elbow. Kross Irish-whipped Sami into the corner before Sami pummeled him with chops and right hands. Sami clotheslined Kross out of the ring and crashed into him with an Arabian moonsault. Scarlett kicked Sami\u2019s damaged ribs behind the referee\u2019s back, as WWE Raw went to commercials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back from break, Kross hit Sami with a corner clothesline and a forearm strike, followed by a Xploder. Sami nailed Kross with a chop and a Tornado DDT for a two count. Sami blocked a superplex and put Kross down with a sunset flip powerbomb. Scarlett tried to give Sami a steel pipe, but hid it away briefly. Sami planted Kross with a Xploder into the turnbuckle, only for Scarlett to grab his boot. Kross clobbered Sami with the steel pipe behind the referee\u2019s back for the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Karrion Kross at 10:04<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Just another average match with nothing we hadn\u2019t seen during their match at Night of Champions. Kross is a good promo and character, but I struggle to really care for his in-ring work. Really hope this story is paid off at SummerSlam and Sami can move on to other things.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Backstage, Adam Pearce and AJ Styles talked with the doctor that checked Dominik Mysterio, only for Dominik to attack AJ from behind with his belt. Dominik said that he was cleared and that he would see AJ at SummerSlam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Iyo Sky made her way to the ring, ahead of her match against Stephanie Vaquer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[HOUR THREE]<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>(5) IYO SKY vs. STEPHANIE VAQUER<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sky knocked Vaquer down with a headlock takeover, only for Vaquer to respond with a headscissors lock. Vaquer put Sky in a Straight Jacket lock, but Sky turned the hold around. Sky launched Vaquer away with a monkey flip before Vaquer put her in the Straight Jacket lock again. Vaquer knocked Sky down with a roll-through, only for Sky to stomp her hand and take her down with a pinning combination. Vaquer planted Sky with a back suplex and surprised her with a roll-up for a two count. Sky sent Vaquer out of the ring with a dropkick and crashed into her with a suicide dive. Vaquer evaded an Asai moonsault and blasted Sky with a thrust kick. Vaquer crushed Sky with a springboard crossbody, as WWE Raw went to an ad break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back from break, Vaquer took Sky down with a dropkick and a double underhook Lung Blower for a two count. Sky blocked the Devil\u2019s Kiss and hit Vaquer with a Tiger Feint kick, setting her up for an Asai moonault. Back in the ring, Sky hit Vaquer with a missile dropkick, followed by a roll-through into a double stomp. Vaquer evaded a double knee strike and laid Sky out with a German suplex. Sky took Vaquer down with a German suplex, but Vaquer blocked a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaquer crushed Sky with a knee drop to the throat, setting her up for the Devil\u2019s Kiss. Vaquer hit Sky with a dragon screw and crushed her with a double knee strike. Sky blocked the SVB and planted Vaquer with a double underhook backbreaker. Sky cracked Vaquer with a roundhouse kick and crushed her with a double knee strike. Vaquer tripped Sky atop the turnbuckle and planted her with an inverted superplex. The Secret Hervice showed up, but Vaquer knocked them off the apron. Chelsea Green showed up to attack Vaquer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Iyo Sky at 15:05 via DQ<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; After the match, Stephanie Vaquer and Iyo Sky sent Chelsea Green and the Secret Hervice out of the ring with dropkicks. Naomi showed up to attack Vaquer and Sky from behind. Rhea Ripley ran down to make the save and hit Green with the Riptide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: This was really good, but I could never get fully invested, knowing that it wouldn\u2019t have a proper ending. At least, we got another showcase of what a great match Sky and Vaquer will have at some point when they are allowed to do their thing with no shenanigans.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The commentary team ran down the match card for SummerSlam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Commercial Break]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Paul Heyman made his way to the ring, alongside Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. Heyman said that he had a lot to get out of his chest, only for Roman Reigns to immediately interrupt. Heyman said that he never wanted to come off as disrespectful or rude as the people from Texas. He claimed that Seth Rollins would be out of action for a long time and that there was a leadership void. Heyman told Roman that they could fix this and that they were far better together. Roman said that he would have listened to Heyman before, but now Heyman wasn\u2019t a wiseman and instead was a dumbass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Roman told Breakker that Heyman would do the same to him and try to take responsibility for his success. He said that he was the Tribal Chief because the crowd still acknowledged him. Roman said that Heyman had no part in helping him keep his title, it was the Usos, Solo and Sami. Roman said that after losing his title he went home to continue raising the future bloodline. He said that the Bloodline was more than just another faction and that it was God&#8217;s work. Roman said that Heyman was just a friend to his family, but Heyman threw it all away for his best friend. Roman claimed that Heyman was the one that ruined the Bloodline. Breakker grabbed the mic and told Roman that they didn\u2019t want him here anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Breakker said that Roman was yesterday\u2019s news and that he was now the future of WWE. He told Roman to turn around and leave, only for Roman to tell him that he didn\u2019t hear any of what he said. Roman tossed mic at him and hit him with a Superman Punch. Roman pummeled Reed down, until Breakker shut him down with a Spear. Jey Uso ran down to make the save with numerous right hands. Roman and Jey took Breakker and Reed out with stereo Spears to stand tall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Pomares\u2019 Analysis: Not the biggest fan of the content in Roman\u2019s promo, but at least it\u2019s cool to actually have something different to say for once. Unlike a good chunk of this show, the crowd was fully into this which helped it stand out. 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