The road to WWE Sunday Night’s Headline contest continues on the night's program in “The Phenomenal White North.”
WWE Raw is live this evening at 6/5c on Netflix from the Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
LA Knight, Solo Sikoa & The Usos Kick Things Off
The Eminem “Godzilla” theme for Raw hits after the always-present Netflix “kuh-kung!” and then we see the usual Superstar arrivals. As an added layer to this, live inside the arena and Michael Cole welcomes us to the event. LA Knight’s theme hits and out comes “The Megastar” to kick off over the past week’s show.
As he comes to the ring, we see the conclusion of most fresh week’s Raw with Knight and Solo Sikoa fighting off Roman Reigns and The Bloodline. He begins, as always, by saying his catchphrase. “Lemme talk to-ya!” Knight then begins to talk about his ongoing issues with “The OTC.”
Knight talks about how Reigns expressed he didn’t deserve a gold shot. Adding to the story, he mentions how Reigns told him to “go win a tournament.” Before Knight can continue, fans cut him off with a loud “You deserve it!” chant. He then continues as the crowd cheers him on.
He then mentions how he’s fine getting his hands dirty with a little family business to get the championship shot against Reigns he deserves. What's more, he says he’s got one member of the family and then we see Solo Sikoa in the attendees. Sikoa begins, “Let me talk to-ya!” He does Knight’s “Yeah!” and “With everybody sayin!”
Knight cuts him off.. Meanwhile, “Stop, stop, stop! I let you get away with two!” As the two continue to banter, they are cut off by The Usos duo of ‘Marquee battle’ Jey and “Significant” Jimmy Uso. A tag contest is set for later tonight. The two members of The Bloodline come out and talk down Knight and Sikoa, vowing to beat them up during tonight's broadcast.
Roxanne Perez vs.. Meanwhile, Stephanie Vaquer A video package airs promoting the latest action in the ongoing tournament to determine the championship challenger for Roman Reigns at the looming WWE Raw in Mexico. As an added layer to this, we then resurgence live inside the spectacular center, where we gear up for our opening contest of the evening.
The two women in our initial singles bout of the show make their respective ring walks — and then the bell sounds to get things officially off-and-running. Furthermore, we get a slow start, as Perez is quick to get out of harm’s way, escaping to the ring before gaining control of the match.
She takes Perez to the mat when she comes back. Along those lines, on that note, the broadcast shifts gears and settles into a mid-clash commercial break as the action continues. We see things still ongoing between “La Primera” and The Judgment Day member, when the show returns.
Perez remained in control until Vaquer fought back with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and the Devil’s Kiss. Notably, perez cut her off with a Shining Wizard and cross-spectators favorite, on the flip side Vaquer escaped and connected with a package backbreaker. Allowing Liv Morgan to pull Vaquer off the top rope, rodriguez distracted the referee again.
Becky Lynch ran down and went after Morgan while Vaquer superkicked Rodriguez at ringside. Back inside, Perez hit a moonsault for two before Vaquer answered with a double-underhook facebuster to win. What's more, afterwards, Lynch stopped Morgan from attacking Vaquer and threw her over the barricade. “You owe me!”
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer They aired highlights of the most recent issues between Big Cass and Je’Von Evans. Backstage, Rey Mysterio wished Rey Fenix solid luck.
Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh showed up and complained about Dom not being in the tournament. Rey noted Dominik wasn’t a luchador. JD threatened Rey, but Je’Von Evans arrived and laid them out.
World Gold TournamentRey Fenix vs, and on another front, dragon Lee Back inside the premium live event center we go, where Rey Fenix and Dragon Lee make their respective ring walks for tournament action. In a separate but related matter, the bell sounds and off we go. Lee escaped a step-up rana with a handstand and hit a dropkick for an early near fall.
Fenix answered with a superkick, a top-rope punt and a crossbody before taking Lee out on the floor with a middle-rope moonsault. Lee regained control with a German suplex that sent Fenix to the floor, followed by a tope con hilo. When we arrival back, the two traded strikes until Lee connected with a sit-out powerbomb for two. We head to a break.
Fenix clapped back with a superkick, top-rope moonsault press and powerbomb for another near fall. Lee later countered a top-rope hurricanrana and left Fenix tangled in the ropes before hitting a double stomp for two. Where Lee eventually hit a cannonball through the ropes that drove Fenix through the desk, the action spilled outside.
Back inside, Lee hit a tornado DDT for another near fall. While Lee later countered a muscle buster attempt into a Styles Clash for two, fenix countered Operation Dragon with a brainbuster. Fenix caught Lee with an enziguri and superkick before hitting the Mexican Muscle Buster for the decisive pin.
Winner and ADVANCING: Rey Fenix Lola Vice’s Debut Is Coming
They aired a vignette for Lola Vice and exposed her debut for September 14. So, unless something changes, it looks like she’s headed to Raw.
Bron Breakker & Oba Femi Deal Signing Adam Pearce and Paul Heyman are in the ring for the pact signing between Oba Femi and Bron Breakker. Pearce introduces Oba inaugural, while Heyman handles the introduction for Breakker, calling him the hardest-hitting athlete in all of WWE.
Breakker pauses before signing and questions Oba referring to himself as WWE’s future. Bron runs down Oba’s accomplishments, including beating Brock Lesnar and winning King of the Ring — yet points out that he still hasn’t captured a championship.
Breakker says he had WWE in the palm of his hand eight months ago before getting hurt, claiming nobody was man enough to take him out except himself. Adding to the story, while Bron was gone, Oba took his spot and everything that came with it. Oba responds by calling Breakker an “angry orange man.”
Femi says he doesn’t underestimate Bron and admits that if Breakker had arrived in WWE in 2002 against John Cena, he would have been the future. The same would have been true in 2015 against “whoever the sizable dog was then.” Unfortunately for Bron — it’s 2026, and the man standing across from him is Oba Femi.
Breakker says everyone loves Oba and is already counting him out, although promises to drag Femi into deep waters at Sunday Night’s Main Event. Notably, bron says Oba will eventually get tired and realize he’s just a sorry competitor who thought he could hang with a real dog.
When they get in the ring, Breakker says he will own him and prove that he is the one man Oba Femi cannot bested. In a connected development, bron finally signs the contract and brings it over to Oba — handing it to Heyman and asking Femi if he aims to his “daddy” to sign it for him.
Accusing him of ignoring him ever since Brock Lesnar returned, breakker then turns his attention to Heyman. It's worth noting that on the flip side Femi fights back as Pearce and Heyman quickly clear the ring, bron suddenly decks Oba. Austin Theory runs down to help Breakker.
Theory holds Oba in position for a spear, but Femi moves and sends Bron to the floor. Theory pays the price, as Oba puts him through the deal-signing table. Oba tells Breakker that he’ll be running away from him at Sunday Night’s Main Pay-per-view just like he is on tonight's show before finally signing the contract.
In the back, Jacob Fatu joins Jimmy and Jey Uso. Once the audio issues are sorted out, Jimmy tells Jacob to lay back this evening and let the brothers handle their own business. Fatu explains that Roman Reigns told him to stand down most fresh week.
He declared that is why he didn’t come out to help them. Jey holds up the ula fala and tells Jacob that makes him and Jimmy the bosses now. Interestingly enough, jey says Fatu can continue standing in the back and doing nothing during the past seven days. The broadcast moves on from there.
Je’Von Evans vs.. Meanwhile, In a connected development, big Cass
Back to the ring we go for our next showdown of the evening. To add further context, evans uses his speed to avoid Cass early before connecting with a series of punches and kicks. Cass blocks a rana attempt, though Evans stays with it and eventually sends the big man to the floor with the move.
Evans follows with a crossbody to the outside, while cass catches him, but Evans manages to land on his feet. Back inside the ring, Cass cuts off Evans’ momentum with a clothesline that sends him over the top rope. Cass takes control on the floor.
He clubs Evans down before launching him into the barricade. Back in the ring, Cass connects with a side slam as Raw heads to another commercial break as the action in this one-on-one showdown continues. We reappearance from the commercial with Cass missing a charge into the corner.
Evans takes advantage, flipping over Cass before connecting with a kick and a pair of clotheslines that send the major man tumbling to the floor. On another front, evans picks up the pace with a tope suicida before firing away with punches and sending Cass crashing into the timekeeper’s area.
Evans circles the ringside area and comes flying into Cass again before unloading with another flurry of strikes. Back inside, Evans bounces off the ropes and connects with the Red Dot. He vaults to the top rope and follows with a springboard clothesline.
Evans looks for the OG Cutter, however Cass knocks him off the ropes and sends him crashing to the apron and floor. Evans manages to get back into the ring, only to walk directly into a huge boot from Cass. That’s enough for the three-count and the win.
Winner: Sizable Cass
The Judgment Day Attacks Still the action isn’t over, cass heads up the ramp and tastes the blood in his mouth. Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh hit the ring and attack Evans from behind. McDonagh connects with a headbutt before Dominik heads to the top rope and finishes off Evans with a frog splash.
In the gorilla position area, Jackie Redmond is with Sol Ruca, who will get her rematch against Raquel Rodriguez in the upcoming week. Building on that, telling Ruca that she believes she can get the job done, sol is excited about getting another opportunity when IYO SKY walks in and congratulates her. Lyra Valkyria interrupts and claims to be Sol’s friend.
She then suggests she could take the bout instead. Sol tells Lyra she can earn a crown opportunity of her own. IYO looks noticeably uneasy about Lyra’s behavior as the moment ends. That doesn’t sit well with Valkyria, who says Bayley used to talk to her like that before abruptly walking away.
World Gold TournamentPenta vs.. Meanwhile, La Parka
We head back to ringside as Penta makes his entrance for the final semifinal match in the World Title Tournament. He’ll be going one-on-one with La Parka, but inaugural we head to a quick pre-match commercial break. When we return, we catch the tail end of La Parka’s entrance and his Thriller-inspired theme.
The bell sounds to get things underway. Meanwhile, with Parka eventually getting the better of the exchange and sending Penta into the corner, the two trade offense in the early going. Parka looks for a head-scissors, yet Penta counters and dumps him out to the floor before following with a dive to the outside.
Penta gets Parka back into the ring, only for Parka to cut him off and connect with a moonsault. Back inside, Penta quickly regains control and picks up a near fall. Notably, penta catches Parka with a thrust kick and sends him into the corner, though Parka answers with a Backstabber for a two-count.
With both men looking to secure the final spot in the World Crown Tournament finals, we head to another commercial break as the action continues. We see this one still ongoing, when the program returns. Parka unloads with chops on Penta in the corner, however Penta turns things around and sends him across the ring.
Parka answers with a kick before connecting with an arm drag and hip toss for a two-count. To add further context, though Penta moves out of the way, parka charges into the corner. Parka manages to flip through and land on his feet, only for Penta to catch him with a dropkick into the corner for another near fall.
On the other hand Parka blocks it and responds with a satellite DDT for two, penta looks for a Mexican Destroyer. But Penta grabs the mask and pulls him into the turnbuckle before connecting with the Penta Driver, parka sets Penta up in the corner. Parka somehow kicks out at two.
The two battle on the ropes until Parka brings the previous Intercontinental Reigning champion crashing down with a Spanish Fly for another close two-count. Though Penta counters and hits the Sacrifice, parka looks for the Bonebreaker. It's worth noting that penta follows up with a Mexican Destroyer and that’s enough to put La Parka away.
Winner and ADVANCING: Penta
The Lucha Bros To Do Battle
After the showdown, Rey Fenix makes his way onto the stage to acknowledge his brother. The tournament final that many anticipated is now official, as previous Lucha Bros tag-team partners Penta and Rey Fenix will collide to determine who challenges Roman Reigns for the title on WWE Raw in Mexico City.
In the gorilla position area, Solo Sikoa and LA Knight discuss their looming tag-team battle as they try to remain focused on taking down The Usos. Additionally, that closing match is up next, pending whatever segments, commercials and promotional items for the week ahead WWE will unveil momentarily.
Back from the break, we get a look at the road to NXT Heatwave and AAA Ola de Calor this Sunday, along with the arrival of Zilla Fatu in NXT. Adam Pearce is talking with Chad Gable about what could be next for the Intercontinental Titleholder, we then shoot live backstage. Pearce leaves and Ethan Page walks in.
He accuses Gable of being intimidated by him and claiming he’d rather babyface “washed-up” Hall of Famers than put the title on the line against Page. Gable rapidly reminds Page that he tapped him out during the gauntlet encounter a few weeks ago and says Page is doing a strong job of talking himself out of a crown opportunity. Gable walks off.
Next Monday On WWE Raw (8/31):
* Roman Reigns returns * Women’s Intercontinental Prize: Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. 1 Hopeful’s Tournament Final: Penta vs. Sol Ruca * World Heavyweight Championship No. Rey Fenix
The tournament final will see the Lucha Brothers collide after Fenix and Penta advanced through separate tournament matches over the past two weeks. The winner will move on to challenge for the World Heavyweight Crown.
We get another look at the opening match and what happened afterward before heading backstage to Stephanie Vaquer. Notably, she is two weeks away from challenging Liv Morgan for the Women’s World Prize. Talks about reclaiming the title while moreover taking down Judgment Day in the process.
The Usos vs. Solo Sikoa & LA Knight It’s marquee match time!
The Usos make their entrance through the audience, “YEET”-ing their way down to ringside before we head to another commercial break. To add further context, back from the break, LA Knight makes his entrance and stares down The Usos from the ring. Solo Sikoa follows and the bell sounds.
Knight and Jimmy Uso start things off, with Knight getting the early advantage and connecting with a clothesline. Solo tags in and the two combine for a double-team shoulder tackle before Sikoa follows with a falling headbutt for a two-count.
Solo keeps Jimmy trapped in the corner with stomps before bringing Knight back in. Knight gets his shots in and another quick tag brings Sikoa back into the contest for more double-team offense. Jimmy at the close creates some separation and gets the tag to Jey, who comes in hot against Solo.
Sikoa cuts him off with a headbutt after blocking a suplex attempt, but Jey sends Solo toward the ropes, where Jimmy sneaks in a kick while the referee’s attention is elsewhere. What's more, jey knocks Solo to the floor and The Usos connect with stereo thrust kicks as they take control of the featured contest heading into a mid-clash break.
We return from the break with Jey Uso back in the match, as Solo Sikoa starts fighting his way back into things. Jey cuts him off with an enziguri near the ropes, and Jimmy Uso follows with a blindside kick before tagging in and keeping Solo isolated in the corner.
Jimmy charges in, still Solo sends him over the top rope to the floor and starts crawling toward LA Knight. Meanwhile, jey tags in and knocks Knight off the apron before Solo can make it, keeping his team in control. Solo eventually catches Jey in the corner and at last makes the tag to Knight, while Jimmy comes in for the other side.
Knight comes in hot with punches and a clothesline before dropping Jimmy with a neckbreaker. Although Knight stays on the attack, a distraction from Jey allows Jimmy to roll Knight up for a two-count. On a related note, he looks for the BFT, only for Jimmy to counter, and Knight reverses a Samoan drop attempt into another near fall.
Knight heads to the top rope and connects with the flying elbow drop, yet Jey breaks up the decisive pin just in time. In a connected development, where he manages to stop Jey’s attempted dive, solo gets involved and is sent outside. That’s when everything falls apart.
Jey and Solo continue fighting at ringside until Royce Keys suddenly attacks, laying both men out. Back inside the ring, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price of OTM hit the ring and attack Knight and Jimmy, revealing an apparent latest alliance with Keys.
The trio proceeds to lay waste to everyone in sight, targeting The Usos, Knight and Sikoa alike. Nima and Price set Solo up for Keys to blast him into the steel ring steps, before Knight gets another shot for strong measure.
They aren’t finished there, as Nima and Price grab Jimmy Uso and deliver a Shield-style powerbomb through the announce table. That’s how this week’s WWE Raw comes to an end. Keys, Nima and Price re-emergence to the ring and stand tall over the carnage as the presentation goes off the air. Thanks for joining us!
Winners: No Contest