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August 17, 2026 | Posted by Steve Cook
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Hey kids! Steve Cook here with you for the latest episode of WWE Raw on Netflix! Tonight we’ll see Jey Uso deliver Solo Sikoa to Roman Reigns! I don’t really know what that entails, but the phrasing of it pops me so I’ll keep using it. We’ve also got two matches in the World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament that will give some luchadores a chance to be noticed on a worldwide stage, Sol Ruca taking on Lyra Valkyria & Chad Gable defending the Intercontinental Championship against Rey Mysterio, so tonight should definitely be a good time!

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Then. Now. Forever. Together!

We open with clips from last week where Solo Sikoa took on Jey Uso and lost so he could get served up to Roman Reigns.

Chad Gable POSES FOR PICTURES! Sol Ruca is WALKING! Oba Femi is WALKING! We’re in Buffalo! Michael Cole & Corey Graves are our hosts.

Stephanie Vaquer’s music hits! La Primera makes her way to the ring! Stephanie is here for one reason, her title. She calls Liv Morgan out. Liv comes out with Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez. Liv has a lot on her mind. Liv doesn’t care about the hard work of the women that came before her or after her. She’s a champion for herself. As long as she’s champion, Stephanie & Becky never will be. Her goal is to be the longest reigning women’s champion of all time. Stephanie asks her to get in the ring. The Judgment Day girls get in the ring and attack Stephanie. Roxanne & Raquel get bounced out of the ring. Liv attacks, once Stephanie gets the upper hand R & R come back in the ring to beat Stephanie up.

Becky Lynch appears! Becky & Stephanie clear the ring. They still have some issues with each other! Liv takes Becky out of the ring and sends her into the ringpost. Stephanie gets hit with Pop Rox, the Judgment Day gals stand tall.

Jimmy & Jey Uso have Solo Sikoa with them and he’s coming home! LA Knight is here! He watches Jimmy & Jey take Solo into the Bloodline locker room.

JeVon Evans vs. JD McDonagh (w/Domink Mysterio): We had a random match called for during commercials. JD got sent out of the ring, Dom tripped Je’Von before going outside. Je’Von clotheslines JD into the timekeeper’s area, then runs around ringside and dives onto him. Dom gets kicked, JD evades Evans, then sends his knee into the ringpost. We get the Doordash side by side so we can see JD’s offense continue. JD works Evans’ knee. We go back full screen and missed little, JD wears Evans down. Evans hits the Red Dot kick! Evans limps along, kicks JD in the corner, hits a springboard clothesline for two. Evans misses the OG Cutter, gets headbutted. JD hits a brainbuster for two. After a series of reversals, Je’Von hits the OG Cutter for three!

Winner: Je’Von Evans (9:09 via pinfall)

Here’s Big Cass! He attacks Evans again, does the bearhug gimmick again before hitting his finisher. Cass walks off, but Evans gets handed a microphone and asks Cass if that is all he has. Cass walks back and gets dived onto. Dom decides to send Evans into the ringpost so Cass can have the upper hand again. Cass sends Evans into the barricade. Cass boots Evans in the ring. I guess we’re supposed to be impressed by this, Graves seems to be in the same boat as I as far as not being impressed goes.

We see some recaps of the World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament. El Fiscal tells us about how this is a big opportunity for his career. He isn’t wrong about that. He is the law, and after him comes total darkness.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament Match: Rey Fenix vs. El Fiscal: Fiscal shoulderblocks Fenix, trips him. Fenix with a dropkick. Fiscal hits a crossbody for two. Fenix hits a Lethal Injection for two. Fenix goes up top, Fiscal meets him. Fiscal sent onto the apron, Fenix kicks him, then hits the crossbody on the floor. We go to commercial!

Fenix hits a chinbuster as we return. Fiscal presses Fenix onto the top rope and hits a clothesline for two. Fiscal covers again for two during the replay. Fenix fights back, hits some kicks on Fiscal, hits a springboard moonsault for two. Fiscal looks for the marinate, Fenix rolls through for two. Fenix gets Fiscal up and hits the Mexican Musclebuster for three!

Winner: Rey Fenix (6:02 shown via pinfall)

CATHY KELLEY is with Stephanie Vaquer to talk about her match next week. Liv always passes the buck. Becky Lynch comes up to let Stephanie know that she’s her biggest problem, and she’s sure that Judgment Day won’t interfere in her match next week.

Lyra Valkyria will make sure that Sol Ruca crashes & burns, and then get her title back.

Sol Ruca vs. Lyra Valkyria: Lyra with the advantage early, Sol escapes but Lyra maintains the technical advantage. Sol kicks Lyra into the corner and out of the ring. Lyra blocks one PK, Sol cartwheels and hits the second, then hits a moonsault fo the floor. Sol blocks an enziguri, but when she goes to the second rope Lyra kicks her down and takes the advantage as we go to commercial.

Sol fights back as we return, but Lyra immediately cuts it off and bangs Sol’s head off the mat. Lyra comes off the top rope and gets caught with a knee. Sol hits a missile dropkick, kips up and hits a running knee strike for two. Sol German suplexes Lyra, then cartwheels into a neckbreaker by Lyra, Lyra goes up top and hits a Rocker Dropper for two. Sol rolls through for two and get kicked into the turnbuckle. Lyra hits a knee, goes for the Nightwing, Sol kicks her and DDTs her. SOL SNATCHERRRRRRRRRRRR gets three!

Winner: Sol Ruca (7:48 shown via pinfall)

Jey & Jimmy Uso walk up to Jacob Fatu and Jey tells Jacob to sit his punk ass down since they did something he couldn’t do.

The Buffalo Bills are at ringside!

Cathy is with the Vision. Logan Paul tells her that last week was about showing that the Vision runs this place and anybody challenging them will get run down. Maxxine Dupri talks about Tozawa being a cockroach, Theory says some things, then Bron Breakker says that anything he has to say about Oba Femi will be said to his face.

Bron Breakker makes his way to the ring! He knows that Oba is back there! If he wants to be the future he can take it from him right now! Paul Heyman appears! He’s been an advocate, an oracle, a wiseman. He knows it’s wise to figure out who is the future of WWE. Bron wants Paul to tell him who he thinks is the future of WWE.

Oba Femi’s music hits! Oba struts to the ring, Bron stares. The fans chant “Oba” & bark. Oba says Bron is asking stupid questions. They all know who the future is. The fans, Brock, everybody knew the future is Oba Femi. Bron can take it up with him any day, any time. Bron asks for right now. Paul says if he takes one more step towards Oba, he takes a permanent step away from him. They answer to shareholders! Paul explains the future is someone that understands business, so he’s with Adam Pearce. Sunday Night’s Main Event will take place in Bron’s hometown of Atlanta, and that’s where the match will take place and where we’ll find out who the future of WWE is. Bron exits the ring, but he sees Paul shake Oba Femi’s hand afterward.

Dragon Lee explains how lucha libre is part of his legacy and he is the evolution. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. says it’s part of his family, and his mask is his legacy. They basically said the same thing.

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament Match: Dragon Lee vs. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.: Wagner & Lee face off. Lee works the headlock. Lee with a rana. Graves doing his best to put AAA over on commentary, bless him for it. Wagner hits a DVD for two. A couple of backbreakers by Wagner, Lee gets sent to the floor, Wagner hits a senton. Wagner hits a superkick for two. We go to commercial!

Wagner runs into a boot as we return. Lee hits a german suplex, then a palm strike. Tornado DDT by Lee, Wagner rolls outside. Lee hits the tope con hilo! Wagner rolled back in the ring, evades lee, hits a chop. Lee responds! Wagner responds! Wagner drops Lee and hits a pump kick for two. Wagner gets crotched on the top rope, in the Tree of Woe, Lee hits the double stomp for two. Lee goes for the Dragon rana, Wagner tosses him back in the ring, goes up top and hits a frog splash for two! Lee tossed onto the apron, they both go up top, a superplex is hit, a series of reversals leads to Operation Dragon and the end of this match!

Winner: Dragon Lee (8:30 shown via pinfall)

Dragon Lee will face Rey Fenix next week, while Penta will face La Parka in the other semi-final!

Intercontinental Championship Match: Chad Gable (c) vs. Rey Mysterio: Some chain wrestling to start. Some back & forth leads to a stalemate & a pop. We all know Rey still has it. Rana to Gable. Rey with some mounted punches in the corner. Gable plants Rey down. Gable hits an overhead suplex. Chad runs into a kick, they end up on the apron. Gable gets knocked to the floor, Rey hits a senton! We get some extended coverage thanks to pizza! Rey holds the title up! Rey & Chad exchange strikes on the floor, Chad is sent into the ringpost. Rey jumps into a fisherman’s suplex for two! Gable targets Rey’s leg. Rey gets a crucifix for two. Rey gets another near-fall. Back suplex by Gable gets two. You can see the respect these two have simply by how they cover at any chance. They want to end this as soon as possible. Chad gets Rey in a Gory Special! Rey gets out, they go over the top to the floor, Rey gets out and hits a springboard moonsault. Gable misses a charge and hits the ringpost, Rey hits a tornado DDT for two. Gable hits a crucifix DDT and the flying headbutt off the top for two! Rey flips over and favors his ankle, Gable hesitated for a second, which let to him being in 619 position. A series of reversals leads to a Rey tornado DDT for two! Gable hits an Angle Slam for two. Gable hits an Angle Slam off the top rope! Two count! Gable puts his straps down! Gable goes for the anklelock, Rey kicks him into the ropes, goes for the 619, Gable gets the ankle lock, Rey gets out, hits the 619! Splash meets knees! Ankle lock! Rey tries to kick out of it, Gable holds on! Rey rolls into a cover, gets two, Gable reverses and gets the three count!

Winner: Chad Gable (13:17 via pinfall)

Rey insists on placing the title around Gable’s waist. You love to see that! A lot of mutual respect between these two.

Next Week: Raw is in Ottawa at 6:00 PM Eastern! Stephanie vs. Roxanne! Penta vs. La Parka! Fenix vs. Dragon Lee! Oba vs. Bron Contract Signing!

Roman Reigns arrives! Jacob Fatu is with him, his belt is with him. After we return from commercial, Roman gets chants from the crowd. Roman asks for acknowledgement from Buffalo. They could go on all night, but there’s a receipt he needs to collect. He asks for Solo, and the Jey Uso music hits. Jimmy, Jey & Solo walk down to the ring. Solo did dress nice for the occasion. Roman sizes Solo up. The sight of Solo pisses him off. He’s a blessed man, has everything one could imagine. He’s petty, some don’t understand how he can hold receipts so long. But he does, and we see a video package of Roman beating Solo in Tribal Combat, then Solo going off and doing his own thing and being disrespectful. Buffalo might think this is funny, but why does Solo think it’s funny? He mocks Solo’s get-up and stomps on his sunglasses. Why is Solo looking at him, not begging for forgiveness? Jacob hits Solo and locks in the Tongan Death Grip. Roman tells Jacob “Enough” and says Solo isn’t too funny and will have to wait a minute because he has other business to attend to. The Usos are made man, and if you disrespect them you disrespect him. Roman gives Jimmy & Jey black Ula Falas. Now they get back to Solo.

LA Knight’s music hits! The Megastar makes his way to the ring, and deposits Jimmy & Jey over the top rope. LA enters the ring, and Jacob attacks from behind. Roman calls Jacob off so he can handle it. Superman Punch to LA. Roman decides that Solo needs to attack LA while Jimmy & Jey hold him. Roman says he’s here to serve his brothers & family. Solo teases spiking LA, and he spikes Roman! Jimmy & Jey don’t know what to do! Jimmy gets sent over the top, Jey gets a BFT! LA & Jacob face off in the ring! Jacob does nothing, Roman charges up on LA and gets the BFT! LA & Solo fist bump! That delivery didn’t go too well! LA & Solo walk off as our live event comes to an end! So long for now!

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