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WWE RAW REPORT: WWE FANS CAN CHEER FOR SOMEONE NAMED GABLE, CODY AND BROCK, SHAYNA AND RONDA TALK ABOUT THEIR MATCH, DID ZOEY AND TRISH OUTSMART BECKY?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-07-31 23:00:00

Your announcers are Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves.

We begin with a graphic In Memory of Adrian Street.

Logan Paul makes his way to the ring.

Logan welcomes everyone to Raw.  He says he doesn't like talking in front of brain dead people for too long so he will make it quick.  He is not here for y'all, he is here for Ricochet.  He says he attempted to introduce Ricochet to his audience, which is nothing like this horrible crowd in Texas.  He wanted to talk about Ricochet's athleticism and talk about their match.  Then he was sneak attacked, victimized, and abused.  He says when he was down, Ricochet decided to make a spectacle about the whole thing.  This Saturday, you can forget about a fight.  He says he is going to beat Ricochet in the most viral match in WWE history.

Ricochet interrupts and makes his way to the stage.

Ricochet wants to know what is going on.  Last week, he was in Logan's LiveStream but now he is in Logan's head.  You are spinning things to look like the good guy, but you aren't the good guy.  You can fool the people who pay to follow you online, but you are not fooling Houston.  He says Logan is right.  Their match will be box office, but before that happens, he needs to say something.

Ricochet says while he might not like anything about Logan and thinks that he is a horrible human being, Logan is an athlete and showman.  Ricochet says he can respect that.

Logan says he appreciates that.  He says Ricochet is one of the greatest ever, until he showed up.  Logan says they are not so different.  They think alike at times.  This didn't start at Money in the Bank, it started at the Royal Rumble, and we see what happened.  Logan says he's got it.  They are going to put on a hell of a match.  Logan wants a fist bump.

Ricochet does a brief fist bump.

Logan tells Ricochet after the match, he will be announced as the winner, but Ricochet's fiance.  He says he hopes there are no hard feelings when your girl says that he is the winner of the match.

Ricochet with a double leg take down and he punches Logan.  Logan with a belly-to-belly suplex.  Ricochet with kicks and he avoids a punch and hits a flip kick and an enzuigiri.  Ricochet is sent to the apron and he connects with a shoulder.  Logan punches Ricochet as Ricochet comes off the ropes for a springboard move.

We take a look at what happened last week between Drew McIntyre and Gunther.

Jackie Redmond is in the back with Imperium.

She asks about Gunther's match against Drew.  

Gunther says he does not live in the past, he lives in the here and now.  He is disappointed with Kaiser because he could have prevented all of this.  He says he does not want to get started with Gio.  He expects more from Kaiser.  He was going to take care of Drew but Drew is not here.  He says Kaiser will prove himself against that maggot Matt Riddle.  Gunther says he will end Drew, once and for all.

Match Number One:  Matt Riddle versus Ludwig Kaiser (with Giovanni Vinci and Gunther)

Riddle with a waist lock and take down.  Kaiser backs Riddle into the corner and connects with a back elbow.  Kaiser with a punch and forearm to the back.  Kaiser with a side head lock.  Kaiser stops Riddle's Irish whip attempt and takes Riddle to the mat.  Riddle with a side head lock take down.  Kaiser with a head scissors and he escapes.  Riddle misses a kick and Kaiser with a rollup for a near fall.  Riddle with two gutwrench suplexes.  Riddle with a chop and Kaiser chops back.  They continue the exchange.  Riddle with a fisherman's suplex for a near fall.  Kaiser with a punch and Riddle gets Kaiser on his shoulders.  Kaiser sends Riddle into the ring post shoulder first and then he hits a running drop kick that sends Riddle to the floor.  Kaiser with a running European uppercut.

Gunther tells Kaiser to finish Riddle and Riddle with punches.  Riddle with a body scissors to send Kaiser to the floor.  Riddle with a kick from the apron followed by a twisting Asai Moonsault.  Gunther yells at Kaiser as we go to commercial.

We are back and Kaiser with a bear hug.  Kaiser with a kick in the corner.  Riddle with forearms and strikes followed by a kick to the chest and a Pele kick.  Riddle with running forearms into the corner followed by an exploder and back senton.  Riddle with a kick to the chest.  Riddle with a deadlift German suplex for a near fall.  Riddle with a back senton and then he goes for another one but Kaiser gets his knees up.  Kaiser with an elbow and clothesline.  Kaiser gets Riddle up but Riddle escapes.  Riddle with a round kick and Kaiser with a rolling Death Valley Driver and a kick for a near fall.  Kaiser blocks a boot in the corner and he chops Riddle.

Riddle with a fisherman's suplex and Vinci gets on the apron and Riddle collides with him.  Riddle with a power bomb and a kick for a near fall.  Riddle sets for Bro Derek but Kaiser counters into a rollup for a near fall.  Riddle with a knee and Kaiser with a forearm.  Riddle with a knee and Riddle goes up top.  Riddle goes for a moonsault and he lands on his feet and rolls through.  Kaiser with a running kick followed by a twisting DDT for the three count.

Winner:  Ludwig Kaiser

After the match, Gunther shakes Kaiser's hand.

We see Maxxine Dupri 'Thea Hailing' before her match with Chad and Otis.

We see Valhalla summoning the gods with Erik and Ivar.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Logan Paul is 'walking' in the back and Byron stops him.

Logan says he gave Ricochet a small taste of what is going to happen at SummerSlam.  He says this will be one of the most viral matches in WWE history.  He says he thought Ricochet was always a step ahead of him.

We have a video package for the Brock Lesnar/Cody Rhodes feud.

Match Number Two:  Maxxine Dupri (with Chad Gable and Otis) versus Valhalla (with Erik and Ivar)

Valhalla with a running double knee strike and punches.  The referee holds Valhalla back and Maxxine with arm drags.  Dupri is sent under the bottom rope and she lands on the apron.  Valhalla with a running knee for a near fall.  Valhalla pulls Dupri by the hair and applies a cobra clutch.  Dupri with an arm drag to escape.  Valhalla with an arm drag and a kick to the temple.  Dupri with a fisherman's suplex followed by a splash into the corner.  Otis gets on the apron and he rips off his shirt.  Dupri sets for a caterpillar and hits the elbow drop.  Chad tells Dupri to go up top.  Dupri with a cross body but Erik gets on the apron and the referee forgot his job.  

Otis fights with Erik and Ivar until Chad hits a moonsault off the turnbuckles.  

Valhalla with shoulders in the corner and a punch with Dupri on the turnbuckles.  Valhalla goes for a superplex but Dupri goes under and hits a Japanese Ocean Cyclone suplex for the three count.

Winner:  Maxxine Dupri

We take a look at THE Judgment Day and what they did last week.

THE Judgment Day makes its way to the ring.

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