– Tonight’s WWE Raw opened with The Bloodline – Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos, Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso, plus Solo Sikoa, and Sami Zayn making their way to the ring. We see video from earlier today that shows The Bloodline arriving in their black SUV. Byron Saxton approaches for comments. Matt Riddle comes riding by on his scooter, straight through the group. Jey talks some trash until we see Solo attacking Elias in the background. The Bloodline then beat Elias down and left him laying. 

We go back to the ring now and Jey declares that The Bloodline is in your city. They have some bad news – the title match that was scheduled is now officially canceled. Fans boo. Jey brings up the enforcer, Solo, enforcing Elias in the parking lot. They know everyone came to see The Bloodline compete, but the bright side is Riddle doesn’t have to get his ass beat, and Elias can take his ass home and recover. So The Usos can continue being the best tag team ever, and whoever wants it can run up but they will remain on top because you are the 2s, and they are the 1s. The music interrupts and here comes Riddle on his scooter.

Riddle says it wasn’t cool how they took out Elias on his first night to get WWE gold. Riddle says it’s not like The Bloodline to run from a fight, not very Ucey. Yo, yo, yo, hold up my dawg, interrupts Sami. He’s an expert on what Ucey is, not Riddle. Sami goes on and tells Riddle to turn around and go home unless he wants to feel the same thing Elias did. Riddle says he did find a tag team partner, and there will be a title match tonight. Fans pop. Riddle says he and this guy really don’t get along, aren’t really bros, but they both hate The Bloodline. The music hits and out comes Kevin Owens to a big pop. Sami is shocked. Owens and Riddle march to the ring, and Owens is fired up, ready to get at The Bloodline

– The Usos defeated Riddle and Kevin Owens via pinfall and successfully retained their Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles. After the match, The Bloodline is beating Riddle down in the middle of the ring now. Owens rushes in with a steel chair and he starts decking Bloodline members, forcing them to retreat. Owens chases them. Solo Sikoa destroys Riddle and leaves him laying with the Umaga Spike. 

Sikoa stands tall and yells out, then hits the Umaga Splash in the corner. Sikoa brings a chair in the ring now as Riddle pleads from the corner. Sikoa wraps the chair around Riddle’s neck, then pounds on him some more. Fans boo as Sikoa calls for another Umaga Splash, but this time with the chair around Riddle’s neck. Solo hits it and stands tall in the middle of the ring, looking straight up. Fans boo as referees check on Riddle. Sikoa marches to the back as EMTs come out and load Riddle up on a stretcher.

– Bayley makes her way to the ring for the Triple Threat qualifier match and winner of this match will advance to next week’s Raw to face the winner of the second Triple Threat, with the winner of next week’s singles match being named the new #1 contender to Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. Becky Lynch comes through the crowd with a mic now, distracting Bayley. Fans chant “Becky!” now. Lynch recalls beating up Damage CTRL last week. Lynch enters the ring and talks about her history with Bayley. 

They have words and Bayley pleads to the crowd but fans chant for Lynch instead. Lynch admits Damage CTRL has been successful, or at least WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Dakota Kai and IYO SKY have. She calls Bayley a loser but says she hopes she wins tonight so the can make some more history together, that is… if Bayley is woman enough to face The Man. Lynch drops the mic and exits the ring. 

The music hits and here comes Rhea Ripley now. Lynch stops and stares Ripley down. Ripley smirks at her while slowly walking to the ring. They face off and a referee comes out to try and keep them apart. The staredown goes on for more than a minute with Ripley and Lynch keeping eyes locked on each other. Ripley talks some trash and backs her way to the ring, still staring at Lynch. Ripley hits the ring. Then, Asuka also makes her way to the ring and match starts.

– Bayley defeated Rhea Ripley and Asuka via pinfall and advanced to next round. After the match, Bayley stands tall and makes her exit. Ripley comes right in and pounds on Asuka while she’s down. Ripley with the Riptide in the middle of the ring to put Asuka back down. Ripley stands tall, clutching her arm as fans boo. Ripley exits the ring.

– We see Seth Rollins backstage laughing and strutting. Kevin Patrick announces a #1 contender’s match for next week with Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley. The winner will face WWE United States Champion Austin Theory at a later date.

– Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring. Rollins takes the mic and introduces himself to Washington, DC. He’s fired up about next week’s #1 contender’s match with Bobby Lashley, with the winner going on to challenge WWE United States Champion Austin Theory. Rollins has things to say to Lashley, but he’s not out here tonight and that’s no fun, and Washington, DC sounds like it wants to have some fun tonight. Rollins says it sounded like they had fun singing his song. They start singing again. The music interrupts and out comes Bobby Lashley to a pop.

Fans chant for Lashley as he faces off with Rollins in the middle of the ring. Lashley says he’s here, so what does Rollins want to tell him? Lashley warns Rollins to be careful. Rollins says Lashley isn’t the same since losing to Brock Lesnar at WWE Crown Jewel. Rollins says we’ve all been there, but what is with your obsession with Lesnar. He asks Lashley if he’s scared of Lesnar. Rollins goes on and Lashley knows he’s just trying to get under his skin. Rollins says if not scared, Lashley must be jealous of Lesnar. 

Rollins goes on taunting Lashley, saying Lesnar had the career Lashley wishes he had. Lashley grabs Rollins’ collar and says this isn’t about Lesnar, it’s about Rollins and him, and the WWE United States Title that should be around his waist. Rollins says the title won’t fill the void left by Lashley knowing he’s not Brock. Rollins goes on taunting until Lashley drops him with a right hand. Rollins attacks and they brawl.

Lashley dumps Rollins over the top rope to the floor. Lashley unloads on Rollins against the barrier, then launches him into the barrier. Fans cheer them on as Lashley pounds on Rollins with forearms. Officials rush down to try and keep them apart. Rollins breaks free as order is restored at ringside. Rollins breaks free and leaps onto Lashley as the brawl goes on. The brawl continues in the ring. Lashley charges with a Spear but he accidentally hits WWE Producer Jamie Noble instead. Adam Pearce is furious now, yelling at Lashley.

– Byron Saxton catches up with WWE United States Champion Austin Theory backstage, asking him about what we just saw. Theory says we just saw two former champions fighting over scraps, oblivious to the fact that the business has evolved and forgotten about them. He says we live in the now and they fight on his time, all the cards are in his hand. Theory goes on and declares that The Forever is just beginning. 

Theory turns to leave but Mustafa Ali is standing there. Ali taunts him about writing checks he can’t cash-in, and taunts him over Money In the Bank. Ali laughs. Theory says Ali is so annoying, all he does is cry about opportunities but then he gets beat down. Theory asks Ali why he just doesn’t quit. Ali says because he’s not like Theory. Ali says unlike Theory, he fights for what he has, for the chances he has. Ali says Theory can put him down but he’s going to get back up, get back in his face, and become champion. Theory says fine, if Ali wants his shot, if he wants to shock the world, go get ready.

– JBL’s poker tournament is going on backstage. Chad Gable folds his hand and talks about knowing when to walk away, but Luke Gallows calls him a nerd. They have a shoosh vs. nerd back and forth. Baron Corbin tells them to relax because he’s trying to get a read on Dexter Lumis. Corbin lays his cards down and tells Lumis to show. Lumis has the better hand. Corbin calls him a cheater, saying there’s no way Lumis could beat him. Corbin accuses Lumis of having cards in his sleeve. Corbin goes to physically threaten Lumis but Lumis pulls out a shiny axe, then places it in the middle of the table. 

We go to the other table and Akira Tozawa is about to take all the chips, but Dominik Mysterio talks some trash, threatening him with The Judgment Day. Tozawa laughs and says he doesn’t care, you are the problem. Mysterio and Tozawa stand up and face off now. Dominik says Tozawa is almost as short as his dead-beat dad. JBL gets in between them and tells them they can’t fight back here in this classy establishment, so take it outside. Tozawa says he will see Mysterio in the ring. Mysterio agrees, then snatches some chips before walking off.

– Austin Theory defeated Mustafa Ali via disqualification after Dolph Ziggler attacking Theory and retained US Title. After the bell, Theory is announced as the winner by DQ. Ziggler kicks Theory out of the ring. Ali is furious now. He has words with Ziggler in the middle of the ring. Theory decks Ziggler from behind, dropping him and sending him into Ali. Theory pounds on Ziggler, then launches Ali into the ring post shoulder-first. Ali lands out on the floor. Theory scoops Ziggler for The ATL in the middle of the ring as the boos get louder. Theory raises the title in the air.

– JBL at backstage on the phone with someone, telling them how awesome his poker invitational is because of the people and money everywhere. The Miz walks up and they shake hands. Miz says there was a slight oversight on JBL’s part because Miz wasn’t invited to the tournament. Miz goes to enter the room but JBL reminds him of the buy-in. Miz says due to some of his recent financial improprieties, he doesn’t have liquid cash, but he says JBL knows he’s good for it. JBL says Miz really hasn’t been good in paying off his debts as of late, and everyone else paid cash. Miz offers his Rolex watch. 

JBL looks at it and asks Miz if he knows it’s not real. Miz is shocked as he hurries away. JBL goes back to his phone call and says it looks like Miz won’t be joining us. The poker tournament is going on. Chad Gable has folded again. Baron Corbin goes to clean house but The O.C. accuses him of cheating. AJ Styles and Corbin face off. Corbin shoves him. Alpha Academy stands with Corbin. 

JBL snaps, he stands between the two sides and calls them barbarians, saying they’re ruining his tournament. The two sides have words and we have a match in the works. JBL says you’ve got to be kidding me, calling them all idiots. Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis are alone at the first table. Gargano says it looks like they won. Lumis tosses some cash to the dealer, then he and Gargano gather the rest to end the segment.

– We see what happened with Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka vs. Bayley earlier. Cathy Kelley is backstage with Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair now, asking her about possibly facing Bayley again for the title. Belair admits what Bayley did was impressive tonight, but she’d be glad to face any of the women, including Ripley, who could’ve handled the loss with grace instead of acting like a sore loser against Asuka. 

Kelley asks Belair who she thinks will face Bayley next week. She says Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross and Becky Lynch are all dangerous in their own ways… she’s grown closer with Bliss and sees exactly why she once ran the division as champion, while Cross is an unpredictable wild card who can surprise anyone at any time, and Lynch has challenged her more than any other rival she has, but at the end of the day, no matter who wins they have to be ready for The EST because she stays ready so she doesn’t have to get ready.

– The O.C. defeated Baron Corbin and Alpha Academy via pinfall. After the match, JBL is ranting about The O.C. cheating but he missed Gallows’ tag.

– We see Alexa Bliss backstage warming up, with Lilly right beside her. We see Bray Wyatt-related graphics on the screen in the background.

– Byron Saxton is backstage with Candice LeRae. Saxton brings up what happened last week with Damage CTRL, and reveals that LeRae will face WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion IYO SKY in singles action next week. He asks if she feels like a marked woman, and she says absolutely she does. LeRae says she may be new to Raw but she’s known these women for a long time. She just returned from an injury they were responsible for, and she had to send a message last week. She says she’s a new mom and has so much to fight for now, and won’t let anyone push her around. Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis interrupt with their big earnings from the poker tournament. The trio hurries off to discuss the money.

– Dominik Mysterio defeated Akira Tozawa via pinfall. After the match, Mysterio stands tall as the music hits. The Judgment Day regroups in the middle of the ring to celebrate. Mysterio grabs Tozawa for an attack but the music interrupts and out comes The Street Profits. They rush the ring and The Judgment Day retreats.

– We see what happened earlier with Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley, with WWE Producer Petey Williams getting hit by a Spear. Adam Pearce stops Lashley backstage now. Pearce says they need to talk about what happened. Pearce isn’t saying Lashley did it on purpose, and he doesn’t want to punish him by taking away the #1 contender’s match next week, but if it happens again… Lashley argues. Pearce tells him to look at it from his shoes. Pearce knows it was an accident but he’s asking Lashley to not make it another accident. Lashley nods and walks off, but turns back around and tells Pearce to make sure no one else stands in his way. Lashley walks off.

– Alexa Bliss defeated Nikki Cross and Becky Lynch via pinfall and advanced to next round. She will face Bayley on next week’s Raw and winner of that match will become the #1 contender for the Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Championship.