WWE Raw advertised a contract signing between Seth Rollins and Finn Balor, Logan Paul coming face-to-face with Ricochet and Drew McIntyre coming face-to-face with GUNTHER. Raw also advertised a one-on-one match between Becky Lynch and Zoey Stark. If Lynch wins, she gets her rematch against Trish Stratus at SummerSlam. If Lynch loses, not only does she have to publicly get down on her knees and thank Trish, she also has to get a “Thank You Trish” tattoo.
Last week’s broadcast of WWE Raw garnered 1.881 million viewers.
WWE Raw Results on July 24, 2023
- Becky Lynch def. Zoey Stark
- Dominik Mysterio def. Sami Zayn | North American Championship
- Bronson Reed def. Tommaso Ciampa
- Damian Preist def. Apollo Crews
- Drew McIntyre def. Ludwig Kaiser
WWE Raw Ratings
- July 17, 2023 | 1.881 million
- July 10, 2023 | 1.809 million
- July 3, 2023 | 1.828 million
- June 26, 2023 | 1.973 million
- June 19, 2023 | 1.821 million
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The Judgment Day Opens WWE Raw
Kevin Owens told Dominik Mysterio to shut his mouth forever in his latest tirade.
Dominik Mysterio’s North American Championship just might be above Austin Theory’s United States Championship in the pecking order.
Sami Zayn challenged Dominik Mysterio for the North American Championship, which would make him Sami 3 Belts. Not a chance.
Becky Lynch Def. Zoey Stark
WWE could have had Samantha Irvin explain the stakes of this match to the audience. If Becky Lynch wins, not only does she get a rematch against Trish Stratus, but she has to get down her knees, thank Trish and even get a “Thank You Trish” tattoo.
When there was no tattoo artist in sight, it telegraphed the finish.
Given what was at stake, WWE made the most out of false finishes and nearfalls to make it seem like Becky Lynch might actually have to get that tattoo.
Cody Rhodes Appears Live
Cody Rhodes continues to apologize to viewers at home so he can see the entire arena. It always gets a huge babyface pop.
Cody Rhodes name-dropped Terry Funk, Gordon Solie and his legendary father Dusty Rhodes while cutting a babyface promo in the Florida territory.
Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar is going to be a great match. This was an awesome go-home promo from Cody, but the problem is there’s still another week before the actual match.
Dominik Mysterio Def. Sami Zayn
In a surprising turn of events, Kevin Owens was yeeted from ringside by the referee. Shortly after, this was followed by The Judgment Day being yeeted from ringside. Give the fact that Dominik is likely to retain, this match will either end via DQ or Judgment Day will find a way to interfere all over again.
Despite how unlikely it was for Sami Zayn to win the North American title (non-kayfabe), a hot crowd in Tampa got into every nearfall and was chanting for Sami coming out of break.
The Judgment Day returned at the top of the stage and distracted Sami Zayn by laying Kevin Owens at their feet, leading to Dirty Dom’s win.
Backstage, Apollo Crews resurfaced alongside Akira Tozawa. Crews challenged Damian Priest. When Rhea asked Tozawa if he had a problem, Tozawa said “nope!” and walked off.
Bronson Reed Def. Tommaso Ciampa
The crowd wasn’t terribly excited about his match, but it was still a good crowd to where they were chanting “let’s go Ciampa!”
This was an awesome match as these two worked hard enough to overcome initial apathy and whip these fans into a frenzy.
Backstage, Ciampa old Shinsuke Nakamura not to interfere, but that’s exactly what he did and it cost Ciampa the match.
Rhea Ripley Destroys Liv Morgan
Rhea Ripley pounced on Liv Morgan before the match even began and pillmanized her arm. Rhea still got a 50-50 reaction.
Rhea Ripley screamed “have fun in rehab,” suggesting it may be a while before we see Liv Morgan again. This would be in line with rumors of Morgan being injured.
While Rhea Ripley was attacking Liv Morgan, Corey Graves had a very timely reference when he said this is what it’s like if Oppenheimer took place inside Barbieland.
Ricochet Calls Out Logan Paul
Ricochet was on his way to cutting a pretty damn good promo, but he was eventually interrupted by Logan Paul out of nowhere.
Logan Paul’s brief heel promo was perfect, and got him a ton of heat. Paul even took a selfie video with fans, telling one particular fan with a mustache “you need to get laid you stupid virgin!”
Ricochet once again got the better of Logan Paul, with a super kick and a shooting star, all but guaranteeing Paul will get his first singles PPV win since SummerSlam last year.
Damian Preist Def. Apollo Crews
Corey Graves continued to recite the same Apollo Crews rhetoric of how much “potential” he has.
The sole purpose of this match seemed to be to get the term “señor Money in the Bank” over.
Drew McIntyre Def. Ludwig Kaiser
GUNTHER was thrown off by “what” chants during the pre-match promo.
Drew McIntyre aptly pointed out that the more charismatic Ludwig Kaiser needs more mic time.
Corey Graves had a killer Ludwig Kaiser impression during this match.
This match panned a commercial break and was surprisingly competitive, so maybe WWE is finally rewarding Kaiser for his charisma.
Drew McIntyre pulled an Uno Reverse on GUNTHER by power bombing him through the announce table.
Backstage, Ronda Rousey accepted Shayna Baszler’s challenge to a fight.
Finn Balor Vs. Seth Rollins Contract Signing
Fans continued to sing Seth Rollins’ theme through Finn Balor’s promo, and to add insult to injury, they peppered him with “what” chants.
Finn Balor’s big line was to rhyme “seven-year itch” with “seven-year bitch.”
Damian Priest teased yet another cash-in, however Sami Zayn hit the ring with a steel chair and put an end to that.