2023-08-07 23:26:24
By Antonio Rubio Ato On 08/07/2023
USA Network will broadcast the episode number 1,576 of WWE Monday Night Raw live tonight from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the first show of the red brand following WWE SummerSlam, and will be attended by superstars such as Becky Lynch, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Rhea Ripley y Sami Zayn.
Live Reporting WWE Monday Night Raw August 7, 2023
We start with a summary video of WWE SummerSlam. After the same, Michael Cole and Wade Barrett welcome us to the show before Cody Rhodes makes his entrance.
Dressed in pants, a jacket and a tie, The American Nightmare makes his traditional entrance, receiving a standing ovation and welcome from the Minneapolis fans. Already on the ring, Rhodes picks up a microphone. “Okay, Minneapolis, what do you want to talk regarding?” asks a smiling Cody. Rhodes believes that he should talk regarding Brock Lesnar, a beast who managed to be champion in the state of Minnesota. Cody acknowledges having had the honor of facing The Beast, and surviving it.
Rhodes shows an image on the screen where Brock and himself can be seen shaking hands following their match at SummerSlam. Cody points out that his mother told him that that gesture was Lesnar’s way of recognizing him.. Now, Cody claims to feel capable of beating anyone.
Seth Rollins interrupts the segment. Dressed in an outrageous way, Seth heads towards the ring while the public chants his entrance theme. After standing in front of Cody and watching him for a few seconds, Rollins goes to one end of the ring to get a microphone. After that, he welcomes the public to Monday Night Rollins. Seth remembers that Cody interrupted him on his first night on Raw following winning his World Heavyweight Championship. So he can take this as his response to that day’s interruption.
Seth wants to know if Cody is really capable of beating anyone, so he proposes to put his words to the test, at which point The Judgment Day interrupts the segment. Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest head to the ring, pointing out that they are the ones who run this place. Priest reminds them of the achievements that members of his faction have achieved. Suddenly, Finn Bálor appears out of nowhere and attacks Rollins, starting an altercation.
Sami Zayn comes to the rescue, joining the fray. Sami expels Priest from the ring with a clothesline. Rhodes applies a Cody Cutter to Dominik, while Rollins executes a big boot on Finn. With The Judgment Day withdrawn at the entrance ramp, an energetic Cody proposes a team fight tonight, where The American Nightmare and Sami Zayn will face two of the members of the heel faction.
Backstage, a furious Ricochet try to explain to Adam Pearce who lost their SummerSlam match due to outside interference. Pearce asks for patience and shows Matt Riddle, Chad Gable y Thomas Ciampa. With everyone there gathered, the WWE official says he understands the upset of the four, so he has scheduled a fatal four-way match in which the winner will get a title shot at the Intercontinental Championship. Gable is confident of victory for being in his homeland.
matt riddle vs. Chad Gable vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ricochet – Fatal 4 Way for a shot at the Intercontinental Championship
The four try to get a quick win. Gable receives the unanimous support of the fans. Matt and Gable try to apply a double Angle Lock on Ciampa and Ricochet respectively. They manage to escape to ringside. Gable and Matt are left alone in the ring and start a fight, but Ciampa soon returns to attack them both. Ricochet launches with a crossbody, followed by a standing shooting star press. 1..2..NO.
Riddle intervenes and executes a suplex on Ricochet. Gable is the next to intervene, but receives a neckbreaker from Ciampa. Turn for Ricochet, who manages to knock down Tommaso. The action moves to the top corner, where Gable executes a tremendous superplex on his three rivals at the same time! Meanwhile, Gunther watches the match from backstage.
Chad applies an Ankle lock on Tommaso, but he reaches the ropes. Riddle intervenes and executes a superplex on Ciampa. Ricochet runs a 450 splash on Chad. Both cover their rivals at the same time. 1..2..NO. The four fighters fight in the center of the ring. Ciampa hits Matt’s toes, who launches with a floating bro on Gable.
Tommaso knocks Matt down with a DDT with the help of the ropes. Ricochet lunges with a butt on Gable and returns to the ring, where he takes a brutal backbreaker from Ciampa. 1..2..NO. Gable returns to the ring and begins a fight with Riddle, who receives a Recoil from Ricochet while Chad tries to execute a German suplex on Riddle.
Gable tries to execute a German suplex on Ricochet, but this time Ciampa intervenes. Finally, Chad manages to apply a German suplex with a bridge on Tommaso. 1..2..3.
Vencedor: Chad Gable
Gable celebrates his victory with the fans before going down to ringside, where his wife and son are. Chad picks up the boy to continue his celebration.
A summary of the match between Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar at WWE SummerSlam is shown. After it, Michael Cole and Wade Barrett point out that Lesnar had never shown respect for a rival.
A backstage, Sami Zayn tries to keep Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins together. An upset Cody points out that his challenge involves teaming up with Sami and not Seth. Zayn, for his part, reminds them that The Judgment Day injured Kevin Owens, so he asks them to work together to end the faction. heel. Seth and Rhodes agree with a straight face before going their separate ways. Zayn watches them with concern.
A summary of the tribal match for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship at SummerSlam is shown.
We see The Miz talking on the phone while heading to a photo shoot. However, once there, they tell him that he should wait, since there is someone else on the set. Miz asks who that person is, until discovering that it is LA Knight. Upset, Miz leaves.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bronson Reed
Both watch each other carefully before starting the fight. Bronson catches Shinsuke in a headlock before taking him down. Reed taunts the Japanese with his classic “C’mon!”. Nakamura launches several attacks on Bronson, but he knocks him down once more. Reed executes a header before leading the Japanese towards one of the cornerbacks, where he makes several charges.
Reed continues to hit Shinsuke and taunt him. Nakamura manages to escape from his rival before executing several kicks directly to the Australian’s face. Shinsuke returns his “C’mon!” before hitting him with a new kick. The action moves to ringside, where Bronson ends up hitting the commentators table. Back in the ring, Bronson regains the lead, dropping Nakamura before executing an elbow drop. In this way, we arrive at the first commercial break of the night.
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