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8/4 WWE RAW REPORT: A TITLE MATCH . . . OR TWO, CHAMPIONS SPEAK (EVEN DURING COMMERCIALS), RUSEV AND SHEAMUS LIKE FIGHTING, WOODS SHOWS HIS RESPECT FOR BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2025-08-04 22:37:00

Byron Saxton is joined on the Kaiser Koncourse by JD McDonagh and Finn Balor.  

He asks about the group's performance tonight. 

Finn says Byron is right.  There are some ups and some down.  On the upside, Dom is still champion.  On the downside, the girls lost and Liv is still hurt.  Finn says Liv is rehabbing and she is getting stronger every day and she will be back . . . in six to eight months.  Roxy and Raquel are a new team and they are growing and learning.  They are learning from the best tag team in the world.

JD runs through all of the tag teams and Finn says they beat them.  JD says if there is another tag team who can step to them, he tells them to be their guests.  Finn says they will beat them.

Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring.

Becky says ding dong, Lyra is gone.  She will have no more opportunities at the opportunity title as long as she is champion and that will be a very very very long time.  It is time to open the floor to new competitors.  People who understand what it means to step into the ring with the greatest female wrestler of all time.  That will not be tonight.  Physically she is fine . . . 

Nikki Bella's music plays and that young whippersnapper makes her way to the ring.

Nikki says she was listening to Becky and she is so right.  Becky is one of the greatest of all time.  Becky corrects her.  Nikki says she is impressed with her accomplishments.  Nikki says it is people like Becky who allowed Nikki to take a step away because of what they could do.   Nikki says Becky is a disappointment.  She says Becky has stabbed everyone in the back and is handcuffing them.  Nikki says she came back to test herself.  Nikki wants to know why did Becky come back.  You could have stayed away?  Could you not take seeing Lyra succeed or was Hollywood not what you expected.

Becky mentions she is in the hottest movie on Netflix.  She says she saw Nikki on the set and she wasn't in the movie.  She got Nikki cut from the movie.

Nikki says she is sick of this.  She says Becky is a liar like her husband.  The difference is that we all bought Seth's lies.  No one buys your BS.  She says she sees right through Becky.  You are that same insecure little girl who came into this division.

Becky says not to talk about her husband.  She says they are the greatest wrestling couple of all time.  Becky says at one time that would have been you and . . . 

Becky says you can't see him any more.  She says when she came up, she came up to combat her era.

Nikki says it isn't Becky's era.  She says Becky was too damn scared to face Nikki.  Nikki tells Becky to put her title on the line against her.

Becky says they never went one on one because . . . Becky punches Nikki and leaves the ring.

Byron is with Naomi and he points out that she called her shot and she pulled it off.

Naomi says she feels great.  She said she warned everyone.  Everyone looks stupid and she says it is not her fault.  She mentions some rumors.  Naomi says she will be defending the title against Iyo Sky.

Stephanie Vaquer shows up and she says it does not matter who she faces, she will become champion at Clash in Paris.

Naomi says she will shove those horns so far up her butt that she will have a limp.

Naomi cackles.

Cole mentions taht Gunther suffered facial injuries and he will be out indefinitely.

On Smackdown, Cody Rhodes will be on the show.  

Next week on Raw,, Rusev will face Sami Zayn.  Iyo Sky faces Naomi for the World Title.

Becky walks in the back and Nattie tells Becky she is wrong.

Becky says that Nattie is coming at her three on one.

Nattie challenges Becky to a match.

Becky accepts but she says against Maxxine.

Match Number Five:  LA Knight versus Seth Rollins for the Men's World Championship

Knight with punches in the corner followed by kicks.  Seth with punches and kicks.  Knight with a clothesline and he follows with a suplex for a near fall.  Seth escapes a slam and Knight with a neck breaker for a near fall.  Knight sends Seth into the turnbuckles and follows with an Irish whip and clothesline in the corner.  Seth with a kick but Knight with a back body drop over the top rope to the floor.  Knight goes to the floor and Seth puts Paul in the way.  Seth tries to punch Knight but Knight blocks it.  Knight with punches and he sends Seth into the announce table.  Seth sends Knight into the apron and ringside barrier.  Seth drops Knight on the ringside barrier and Seth with a double stomp to the back.  Seth returns to the ring.

Seth kicks Knight when Knight returns to the ring.  Paul hands Seth the title belt so he can pose DURING THE MATCH.  Knight with punches but Seth with a hard Irish whip.  Knight goes to the apron and Seth sends him into the ring post.  Seth catapults Knight into the middle rope.  Seth punches Knight and he gets back into the ring.  Seth with a chop but Knight with chops and punches of his own.  Seth with a kick and he sets for a Pedigree but Knight with a back body drop.  Rollins with a flatliner into the turnbuckles.  Seth goes up top and Knight leaps to the turnbuckles for a superplex.  Knight gets a near fall.  Seth with a chop and Knight chops back.  They move on to punches.  Knight with a clothesline and a side Russian leg sweep.  Knight with an Irish whip and neck breaker for a near fall.  

Seth with a jaw breaker but Knight with a power slam and a leaping elbow drop attempt but Seth gets his knees up.  Seth with a buckle bomb and Seth misses Black Out.  Knight with a Burning Hammer for a near fall.  Knight sets for BFT and Seth with a rollup for a near fall.  Seth misses Black Out.  Seth goes for a Pedigree but Knight with a kick and DDT.  Knight goes to the turnbuckles for the catchphrase double jump elbow drop and he hits it.  Seth escapes a BFT and Seth goes to the floor.  Knight with a drop kick through the ropes and Seth goes over the announce table.  Knight slams Seth's head into the announce table.  

Knight sends Seth over the announce table and he breaks the count.  Seth with a shot to the nether region.  Seth sends Knight into the ring post.  Seth punches Knight on the floor.  Seth breaks the count again.  Seth pulls up the mats at ringside to expose the floor.  Seth sends Knight into the ring post and then he punches Knight.  Seth sets for Black Out and CM Punk with a double sledge off the ringside barrier.

Winner:  Seth Rollins (by disqualification) [retains championship]

After the match, Punk punches Seth in the ring and Knight pulls Punk off Seth and Knight yells at Punk.  

Bron spears Punk and then Bron runs Knight to the floor.  Reed joins in the attack and Reed sends Knight into the ring .  Bron sends Punk into the ring.  Reed holds Knight for a WARP spear.  Seth returns to the ring and he wants to hit Knight with Black Out and he does.  Seth hs Reed hold Punk and Seth with Black Out to Punk.

While they stand on the ramp, Roman Reigns' music plays and he comes out and he hits Reed with a Superman PUnch.  Roman punches Bron and sends him into the ring steps.  Seth stands in the ring and Roman stares at him while Punk and Knight continue their naps.

Seth goes to the floor when Roman hits the ring.

Roman with a double leg take down on Bron and he punches Bron.  Roman with a double leg take down to Reed followed by punches.  Seth gets the guts to sneak attack Roman and he hits Black Out on Roman.  Seth and Reed hold Roman for a Bron WARP spear.  Reed goes up top and hits a Tsunami on Roman and he goes up for a second one and hits it.  Reed goes up top while officials come to the ring and fill the other half of the ring.  Reed hits the third Tsunami.

Reed has a new pair of shoes.

We go to credits.

 


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