The fallout from WWE’s “Biggest Party of the Summer” goes down tonight.
WWE Raw is live this evening at 8/7c on Netflix from Des Moines, Iowa, with the post-SummerSlam 2026 episode of the weekly prime time red brand program.
‘WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.’ airs as always to get this week’s show officially off-and-running.
Looking Back At SummerSlam Sunday Main Event
Michael Cole then welcomes us to a live shot of the capital of Iowa in Des Moines, as we begin by looking back at what he calls an “instant classic” at WWE SummerSlam Sunday. A video package looks at the Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins night two main event.
Roman Reigns & LA Knight Kick Things Off
Inside Casey’s Center we begin the live portion of the show inside the venue for this week. Roman Reigns’ theme hits and out comes “The OTC” to kick off this week’s show. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion takes his time heading to the ring to start off the evening.
He begins as usual by asking the crowd to acknowledge him. He mentions Seth Rollins and calls him his brother. He says they may have found peace last night finally. He says he knows Rollins is Des Moines’ boy, and he doesn’t acknowledge much.
He says that he doesn’t mind if the fans do. He holds the microphone up and walks around waving it like a conductor as fans sing Seth Rollins’ theme acapella. As that is going on, out of nowhere, LA Knight’s theme hits and out comes “The Mega Star” to confront “The OTC” in the ring.
Knight says he mentioned how Reigns couldn’t do it by himself, and Reigns actually did it by himself last night. He says congratulations to him. He says, however, but he’s still a fraud. Knight brings up how he beat his boys in The Bloodline. He says Reigns owes him. It wasn’t one-on-one last time.
He says he gave Rollins one-on-one, and that’s what he wants. He says they can do it tonight, next week, Money in the Bank, or if he wants to wait until WrestleMania, they can do that, too. He says regardless of when, the only right answer is “Yah!”
Reigns takes exception to the fraud label. He says a fraud is someone who calls themselves a “Mega Star” but then comes out wearing a Wal-Mart watch on his wrist. He tells the camera to zoom in on his wrist and says this is what a mega star wears.
He sarcastically congratulates Knight on beating his little cousins in a six-man tag match. He says what else have you done. He says this is to Knight, and as he looks into the camera, he says it’s to everyone in the back, too. The age of bitching your way into opportunities is over.
He tells Knight to get to the back of the line. He goes to walk off but Knight stops him. He says he’s proven himself time and again. He mocks The Shield’s theme and calls Reigns a fraud and “the biggest vomit in the business.”
He tells Reigns not to “get lost in the sauce.” He says Knight is lightning in a bottle, and he’s everything Reigns wishes he could be, but couldn’t. He tells Reigns he’ll smack him back to factory settings. He says he’s the uncrowned champion of this world.
He spells out his name, yells “Yah!” and then walks right past Reigns on the apron talking trash “Stone Cold” Steve Austin-style off-mic as the explosive opening segment comes to a close with Reigns glaring at him and mumbling to himself off-mic.
Je’Von Evans vs. Ethan Page
We see the usual show-starting Superstar arrivals backstage, with various talent scheduled for tonight shown arriving to Casey’s Center earlier today. Back inside the arena soon after, we shift gears and prepare for singles action in our opening contest.
They lock up to start, with Page taking Evans down with a side headlock and shoulder tackle before showing off with a set of jumping jacks. Evans answers with a springboard roll-up for a two-count. Page lands a kick and a punch before trying for a slam, but Evans escapes with a matrix-style dodge.
Evans flips away, catches Page with a boot to the head, follows with a slingshot head scissors and a dropkick that sends Page to the floor, then wipes him out with a plancha. Back inside, Evans connects with a crossbody off the top. He heads up again but hesitates, allowing Page to recover.
Evans escapes to the apron, looks for a suplex, but Page counters by bringing him back into the ring. Evans steals another near fall with a roll-up before landing a dropkick for another two-count. Page cuts him off with a kick and repeatedly drives Evans’ head into the turnbuckles.
He sends Evans to the floor, follows him outside, and bounces his head off the apron before rolling him back into the ring for a back elbow and a near fall. Page stays in control with a backbreaker, forearms, another trip into the turnbuckles, a hard Irish whip, punches, kicks, and a belly-to-back suplex for two.
He cinches in a reverse chin-lock, cranks back on the hold, then clubs Evans across the lower back with a pair of forearms. Page continues to taunt Evans with pie faces and kicks while talking trash. Evans fires back with punches and kicks before sending Page into the corner. Evans lands a kick to the back and a springboard clothesline.
Evans goes for another springboard attack, but Page shakes the ropes and catches him with a Regal-plex for a near fall. Evans counters a belly-to-back suplex with an inside cradle for two, then follows with another quick cover. Page charges, but Evans sends him tumbling to the floor.
Page drags Evans out with him and throws him into the announce table. Evans escapes a slam attempt, sends Page into the announce table and ring post, then tosses him into the timekeeper’s area before taking him out with a Wacky Plancha.
Back inside, Evans lands a rebound roundhouse kick for another near fall. He looks for the double-jump cutter, but Page blocks it and nearly steals the win by using the ropes for leverage on the cover. Evans responds with a boot to the head.
Page answers with the Confidence Breaker for a close two-count. Page follows with a powerslam for another near fall before sending Evans back to the floor. Page attempts to expose the turnbuckle, but the referee catches him and stops him. Evans leaps over both Page and the referee before connecting with the double-jump cutter to win.
Winner: Je’Von Evans
Big Cass Has Arrived
Big Cass suddenly appears in the ring and blasts Evans with a big boot to the head. He follows with a clothesline, drags Evans around the ring, and finishes him off with a bear hug into East River Crossing. The explosive return of Big Cass wraps up there. For now at least.
Backstage With The Bloodline & LA Knight
A video package recaps what happened in the earlier six-man tag team match. Backstage live, Roman Reigns says he wants to keep the respect, but says this is exactly what everyone wanted. He tells Jacob Fatu that you don’t lose, especially not to your little brother.
He adds that he should be getting coffee instead. Ronan references LA Knight calling him a fraud and questions why people keep saying Royce Keys is Jacob’s family. He says Royce isn’t family, maybe just “one of the boys,” and warns Jacob not to let the “circus freaks” confuse him because this is the only Bloodline. “Trust no one.”
Jey says they’ll take care of LA Knight. Roman immediately responds by saying to leave Knight for him. LA Knight walks past The Usos and Jacob Fatu, asking if he just heard someone say to leave him alone. Knight smirks and says he’ll see everyone next week.
Liv Morgan Promo
Liv Morgan makes her way to the ring alongside Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez. Liv says everyone is in the presence of the greatest Women’s Champion of all time. She reminds the crowd that on Saturday she defeated one of the best in the world, IYO SKY.
Liv gives Iyo credit, saying she’s the only woman in the division who has truly challenged her, but after looking around, she doesn’t see anyone else worthy of stepping up. Liv says that means she’ll become the longest-reigning Women’s Champion of all time.
She then turns her attention to another member of the group, congratulating her best friend and “sister” Raquel Rodriguez on becoming the new Women’s Intercontinental Champion. Liv also puts over Roxanne Perez, saying she’ll embarrass Sol Ruca tonight and prove that the group runs Monday Night Raw.
Sol Ruca vs. Roxanne Perez
Before the opening bell, Sol charges in with a clothesline, catching Perez by surprise. The referee checks on Roxanne, who rolls to the floor before signaling she’s ready to continue. The match officially gets underway and Perez immediately bails to the outside.
Sol gives chase around the ring, forcing Roxanne back inside. Perez catches Sol coming in with a kick and follows with forearms before grabbing a side headlock. Sol tries to shoot her off the ropes, but Perez hangs on. Sol blocks a headlock takeover, but Perez uses the turnbuckles to complete it anyway.
Sol quickly pops up and levels Perez with a shoulder tackle. Sol misses a knee strike but connects with a back senton for a two-count before transitioning into a wristlock and arm wringer. Perez reaches the ropes to force the break, then rolls back out to the floor.
Sol follows her outside once again, chasing Perez around ringside before dragging her back. Perez answers with a forearm and a kick. She looks for a side Russian leg sweep, but Sol blocks it. Perez counters with a bridged roll-up for two, and Sol immediately answers with a near fall of her own.
Perez slaps Sol across the face, then clubs her in the back and backs her into the corner with kicks and choking. Perez continues stomping away until Sol catches a kick, sweeps out the leg, and fires back with a flurry of forearms. Sol sends Perez into the corner with an Irish whip and follows with more strikes.
Perez avoids a charging hip attack, but Sol catches her on the rebound, plants her face-first, and lands a dropkick for another near fall. Sol locks in a surfboard stretch, but Perez slips free. Sol flips over her opponent and nails a back heel kick, sending Perez to the floor.
Sol follows with a moonsault off the ring post to the outside. Back inside, Sol looks for the Rainbow DDT, but Perez blocks it and Sol lands awkwardly, injuring her arm. Perez immediately goes after the damage with a knee drop to the arm before planting Sol with a hammerlock DDT for a near fall.
Perez stomps on the injured arm while it’s draped over the ropes, then keeps control with a hammerlock before driving Sol shoulder-first into the ring post. Perez adds a kick to the ribs for another two-count, then cinches in a seated abdominal stretch.
Sol fights back to her feet, but Perez halts the rally with a suplex for another near fall and goes right back to working over the injured arm with an armbar. Strikes exchanged. Sol wins, hits some kicks and an elbowblock. Sol elbows Roxanne in the corner, then Germans her across the ring. Kip up.
Running knee strike gets two for Ruca. Sol lifts Roxanne, Roxanne gets a rana for two, Sol rolls Roxanne up for two, Roxanne blocks the X-Factor and goes for Pop Rox, but the X-Factor hits this time. Sol knocks Raquel off the apron, then goes for the Sol Snatcher. Liv blocks that and the referee calls for the bell. Ruca wins via DQ.
Winner via DQ: Sol Ruca
Becky Lynch & Stephanie Vaquer Return
Once the match wraps up, things continue to unfold. Roxanne hits Pop Rox & Raquel hits the Tejana Bomb on Sol. Then, Becky Lynch’s music hits. Sure enough, the Man is in Iowa. Becky says she already made the IC title famous, and her work there is done.
She came for Liv to make sure it’s not another 100 days before defending the title again. All Liv has done is become a glorified valet. A women’s champion should be fighting, not just flirting. Liv has had the worst title reign of all time. It’s not just Becky, it’s everybody saying it.
Things are about to get a whole lot worse for Liv. Liv suggests that Becky should be at home being a mommy to her daughter. Becky is in Liv’s face because she’s jealous of her. Becky’s time is over and Liv’s is now. She hits her catchphrase again and leaves the ring.
Liv isn’t even the best women’s champion in her group, or the best women’s champion that’s slept with Dominik Mysterio. Stephanie Vaquer’s music hits. Stephanie is back and dressed in black. Liv tries to run away, but Stephanie mounts and punches her.
Raquel & Roxanne gets punched down. Liv gets put down and leaves the ring. Becky walks up to Stephanie, Stephanie tells Becky to stay out of her way. Becky asks “or what”, they stare and then exchange some words. The wild scene wraps up shortly afterwards.
Oba Femi Addresses Brock Lesnar Rivalry, Confronted By Bron Breakker
We get a video package recapping Brock Lesnar’s rivalry with Oba Femi and their brutal Hell in a Cell clash at SummerSlam. Backstage, Paul Heyman is watching the footage when Oba Femi approaches him. Oba says he wants to thank Brock for everything he said to him and about him, asking Paul to pass the message along.
Heyman tells Oba it would be his pleasure and congratulates him on the victory before Oba walks off. During the commercial break, Danhausen comes out to the stage. He celebrates getting his money back, says he’s officially rich again, and tosses cash into the crowd.
Oba Femi then makes his way to the ring, sporting gear that resembles Count Iblis.Oba says there are no words that can truly describe what happened at SummerSlam. He and Brock Lesnar went to war inside Hell in a Cell, leaving with scars and bruises.
There was a winner, there was a loser, and most importantly, there was newfound respect. Oba says he thought Brock realized he was “the one” after WrestleMania. When Brock returned, Oba initially believed it was jealousy, but now he understands it was simply a test.
Oba recalls Brock asking whether he could swim, saying that question was answered quickly. He says by SummerSlam, the question had changed to, “How long can you hold your breath?” Oba says he stepped into the cage with the most decorated combat sports athlete of all time.
He says he survived the challenge, emerged victorious, and passed Brock’s test. “The Beast can now rest,” Oba declares. Oba says his destiny has never been clearer. There is no predetermined path because they forge their own destiny. He vows to lead a new generation while the old guard falls.
He adds that anyone who has a problem with the man carrying the torch will have to answer to him. Bron Breakker’s music interrupts. Bron walks onto the stage alongside Austin Theory and Maxxine Dupri as Oba turns toward the entrance. The two powerhouse stars lock eyes in an intense staredown for several moments.
Bron Breakker vs. Joe Hendry
Now it’s time for our next advertised match of the evening, which features Breakker going one-on-one against Joe Hendry, Bron Breakker has not moved since making his way to the ring. The referee calls for the bell, but Joe Hendry doesn’t move either.
Joe yells at Bron, who immediately levels him with a clothesline that sends him to the floor. Joe shoves Austin Theory into the ring post. From there, he takes him down with a clothesline. Bron charges for a spear, but Joe leapfrogs him and Breakker crashes into the ring steps.
Joe sends Theory over the announce table, but Bron recovers and drills Joe with a spear to score the quick victory. Bron heads to the back after the match while Austin Theory jumps Joe Hendry from behind.
Theory unloads with punches and a knee strike until Akira Tozawa runs out. Theory snapmares Tozawa, but Tozawa answers with a boot, follows with a head-scissors takeover and a kick that sends Theory to the floor.
Winner: Bron Breakker
Backstage With Big Cass
Jackie Redmond is backstage with Big Cass. She welcomes him back to Raw and says nobody expected what happened earlier tonight. She asks why he targeted Je’Von Evans.
Cass says it has been eight years since he was left for dead. It took him eight years to get back to WWE. He says nothing about what happened was personal because Evans was simply in the way. Cass says he’s here to stack bodies, and Evans was just the first.
Backstage With Ethan Page
Byron Saxton catches up with Ethan Page backstage. Byron asks what went wrong in Page’s match tonight. Page says maybe Byron should be asking Je’Von Evans instead. He says Evans may have won the battle, but he won the war because karma caught up with Evans—and karma’s name is Big Cass. Byron asks why Page lost.
Page refuses to reveal his game plan, saying he isn’t going to give the rest of the locker room—or the Intercontinental Champion—any advantage. He says he isn’t done chasing championship gold and promises he’ll become the WWE Intercontinental Champion.
Chad Gable Intercontinental Championship Celebration
Back inside the arena, Chad Gable makes his way to the ring. Gable says he loves the energy from the crowd. He calls last night the greatest moment of his career and says everyone has told him he deserved it. While he has never believed he deserved anything, he appreciates the support.
He thanks Penta for being the definition of a fighting champion and for cementing his legacy as one of the greatest luchadors ever. Gable also thanks the fans for standing by him over the last ten years—through near misses, through the Shorty G days, and through his promise to become a singles champion. He says when you make a promise, you work until you fulfill it.
Penta’s music interrupts and he joins Gable in the ring. Penta tells Gable he deserves the championship. He says they stole the show last night and wants to give Gable his flowers. Penta admits Gable made mistakes in the past, but says he has changed and earned everyone’s respect. Penta calls Gable a true luchador and one of the best wrestlers in the world.
Dominik Mysterio’s music hits and he walks onto the stage alongside JD McDonagh. JD says he’s had enough of the emotional speeches. Dominik questions everyone calling Gable a real luchador, while JD says the fans shouldn’t be cheering either man. JD says Gable’s greatest match wasn’t last night—it was the one he lost. Gable quickly fires back, pointing out JD just lost to him.
Dominik says Gable is only keeping the Intercontinental Title warm because Judgment Day is collecting all the gold. He warns they can end Gable’s title reign whenever they want. Gable asks why not do it right here and right now. Dominik accepts.
Chad Gable & Penta vs. Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh
Dominik and Gable start things off with a series of reversals before Gable takes control with a pair of waist-lock takedowns. Gable traps Dom in a front facelock before connecting with a bridging butterfly suplex for two. Dominik answers with punches, but Gable launches him with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and follows with a dragon screw in the ropes.
Penta tags in and unloads with kicks before landing his hesitation headstand dropkick. Gable adds another overhead belly-to-belly into the turnbuckles, allowing Penta to score a near fall. Penta targets Dom’s leg until JD distracts him with a cheap shot from the apron. Dom capitalizes, and JD tags in.
McDonagh sends Penta into the corner and takes over with punches, choking him against the ropes before hitting a short-arm clothesline and a suplex for two. JD stomps on Penta’s hands, but Penta fights back with kicks and a wraparound bulldog. JD cuts him off in the corner and Dom tags in to continue the assault.
Judgment Day isolates Penta with quick tags. JD and Dom attempt a double belly-to-back suplex, but Penta escapes and reaches Gable for the hot tag. Gable explodes into the ring with a pair of clotheslines. He and Penta hit stereo superkicks to send both opponents to the floor.
Penta wipes them out with a flip dive. Gable follows with an Olympic Slam for a near fall. JD sneaks in a tag while Dominik rolls outside. McDonagh catches Gable with a headbutt, launches him with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex, sends him crashing into the announce table.
He then connects with a diving headbutt back inside the ring for another near fall. JD continues to wear Gable down with a belly-to-back suplex. Gable fires back with chops, but JD answers with another headbutt. Dominik tags in and chokes Gable on the ropes before preventing him from making the tag.
JD returns, lands another suplex, then follows with a uranage and standing moonsault for two. JD puts Gable on the top turnbuckle, but Gable wins the exchange with punches and headbutts before diving off with a flying headbutt.
Penta and Dominik both tag in. Penta unloads with a head-scissors takeover, a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and a Penta Driver for a close near fall. Dom counters by placing Penta on the top rope, but Penta responds with a superkick before Gable tags in.
Gable goes for a moonsault, but Dominik gets his knees up. Gable immediately transitions into an ankle lock. JD breaks it up with a headbutt, but Penta dumps JD to the floor and spikes him with a Destroyer on the outside of the ring.
Dominik slips the loaded hammer into his boot and charges for the 619, but Gable blocks it and removes the weapon. Dom counters by dropping Gable throat-first across the top rope. Penta blasts Dominik with the Intercontinental Title belt, and Gable follows with Chaos Theory for the victory in a great match.
Winners: Chad Gable & Penta
Backstage With Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker
Now we shoot backstage, where we see Paul Heyman remains standing in front of the monitor when Bron Breakker walks up. Bron asks Paul if he saw what happened. He asks Paul if he plans to do anything about it.
Bron then asks where Oba Femi is. Paul says he has no idea where Oba is. Bron sarcastically says that’s right—he thought Oba was Paul’s new best friend. The show moves on from there, as we gear up for our Street Fight main event of the evening.
Des Moines Street Fight
Royce Keys vs. Jacob Fatu
It’s main event time!
We see the two big men, Royce Keys, and “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu make their respective ring entrances, and then the bell sounds to get things officially off-and-running with our final match of the evening here on the post-SummerSlam episode of Raw.
They jaw at each other before trading forearms in the center of the ring. Keys backs Fatu into the turnbuckles and drives a series of shoulders into his midsection. Fatu fires back with a kick and sends Keys into the corner before unloading with punches.
Fatu whips Keys across the ring, but charges into the corner and misses a splash. Keys responds with a clothesline and follows with a flurry of punches. Fatu cuts him off with a running back elbow before clotheslining Keys over the top rope and to the floor.
Fatu immediately follows with a suicide dive that drives Keys into the announce table. Fatu slams Keys into the apron and lands more right hands. Keys reverses an Irish whip and sends Fatu crashing into the ring steps. Keys starts to pull a table out from under the ring, but Fatu stops him.
Fatu sends Keys into the announce table and then into the ring post. Fatu charges at Keys on the floor, but Keys catches him with a clothesline. Keys powers Fatu up and drills him with a running powerslam through the ringside barricade.
Keys pulls a table out from under the ring and slides it inside. Fatu recovers and drives Keys into the ring post before landing more punches. Fatu sends Keys over the announce table and starts tossing chairs into the ring one after another.
Fatu headbutts Keys while he’s draped across the announce table and follows with an eye rake. Fatu throws even more chairs into the ring, but Keys answers with a flying clothesline on the floor. Keys unloads with punches, sends Fatu into the ring steps once again.
He then adds even more chairs to the growing pile inside the ring as the action continues, Keys sends Fatu back into the ring, but Fatu catches him with a punch that knocks Keys off the apron. Fatu grabs a chair, but Keys cracks him with a kendo stick. Keys unloads with several more shots before setting up a table in the ring.
Fatu fires back with a punch and takes the kendo stick away before blasting Keys with it. Fatu jams the kendo stick into Keys’ mouth and sets up for a suplex onto the pile of chairs, but Keys reverses and delivers the suplex instead for a near fall.
Fatu answers with an implant DDT onto the chairs for a near fall. He tosses more chairs onto Keys and presses one down across his chest. Fatu heads to the top rope, but Keys cuts him off by throwing a chair into him. Keys climbs up and hits a twisting powerslam off the turnbuckles onto the chairs for a near fall.
Fatu responds with a super kick, but Keys comes right back with a spine-buster. Keys pulls the straps down and the crowd comes to life. Keys charges, but Fatu catches him with a pop-up Samoan Drop through the table. Fatu immediately follows with a double-jump moonsault and then locks in the Tongan Death Grip.
The referee checks on Keys and has seen enough, calling for the bell. The referee struggles to pry Fatu off Keys after the match. Fatu isn’t finished. He attacks Keys again and reapplies the Tongan Death Grip. Keys is bleeding from the mouth as Fatu tells him this is “family business.”
Fatu follows with two crushing running hip attacks in the corner. Fatu places a chair around Keys’ neck as officials rush to the ring, trying to calm him down. Fatu teases leaving, but it was a fake-out. He turns around and crushes Keys with the chair wrapped around his neck.
Fatu lines up for a second chair shot but suddenly stops…Roman Reigns’ music hits. Roman walks onto the stage and stares at the destruction. He says he likes what he sees and, on a scale of one to one, gives Fatu a one.
Roman looks at Rey in Gorilla and he shakes his hand. Rey says he wants to talk to Roman about something for AAA. The credits begin to roll there. That’s how this week’s show wraps up. Thanks for joining us!
Winner: Jacob Fatu
