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a day ago
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WWE Raw Results, Winners And Grades On July 21, 2025
Roman Reigns confronts Paul Heyman on WWE Raw WWE Raw advertised Roman Reigns confronting Paul Heyman, Lyra valkyria and Bayley vs. the Judgment Day for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, CM Punk confronting Gunther and Becky Lynch calling out Lyra Valkyria. WWE Raw Results On July 21, 2025 WWE Raw Ticket Sales WWE Raw Highlights, Winners And Grades CM Punk Faces Off With Gunther CM Punk basked in the cheers from the Toyota Center. He put Gunther over as 'One of the best in the world,' and admitted he didn't know if he could beat Gunther. Gunther interrupted and basked in the heat of the Toyota Center, which chanted 'You tapped out!' and 'CM Punk!' before he said a word. Gunther cut a short-but-sweet promo, calling Punk's fans degenerates and vowing to retain at SummerSlam. Sheamus Def. Rusev The announce team really played up how Sheamus has never beaten Rusev in singles action. Given the fact that these two were running it back, there's almost no way Sheamus won't win. Fans still aren't into Rusev as much as they once were, but this match was well received by a red-hot, sold-out crowd in Houston. Rusev tried to use a Shillelagh, but it backfired and Sheamus hit a Brogue Kick for his first win over Rusev. LWO Def. The New Day And American Alpha Xavier Woods debuted a change in gear as he is now wearing trunks. Still mourning from their Tag Team Title loss, Corey Graves noted the New Day deserved bereavement leave. LWO immediately dazzled upon tagging in with a double-team springboard move. Fans chanted 'New Day Sucks' as soon as they doused LWO's flame. Joaquin Wilde went…crazy during his comeback, including a unique double-pin on the New Day for a nearfall. The LWO aren't the most popular tag team (not even close, unfortunately), but whenever given the chance they get over like crazy. After outside interference from Ivy Nile and Dragon Lee, El Grande Americano got involved and attacked Dragon Lee. Wilde fought out of New Day's finisher and rolled up Kingston for the win. Backstage, Grayson Waller gleefully broke the news to the New Day about Austin Theory's injury. This is the blowoff to almost a year-long tease that the two were going to split. Becky Lynch Calls Out Lyra Valkyria; Judgment Day Def. Bayley And Lyra Valkyria Backstage, Lyra Valkyria was furious that Bayley sandbagged her by forcing her into a Tag Team Title match behind her back. Lyra was focused on her IC Title match against Becky Lynch at SummerSlam, and Lyra doesn't trust Bayley. Bayley was acting heelish, but when Lyra told Bayley 'I beat your ass last week,' fans turned on Valkyria. Becky Lynch did a much better job getting heat from this crowd from the moment she spoke. Lynch was once again dressed in red and yellow, further leaning into the internet Hulk Hogan comparisons. Becky Lynch proposed that if she beats Lyra Valkyria, Lyra will never be able to challenge Lynch for the women's IC Title again. I have a feeling Bayley will cost Lyra the women's IC Title. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez's new entrance is very similar to the Gunns. Fans decided they liked Dirty Dom Mysterio, chanting 'Dirty Dom!' at the beginning of the match. Bayley went for an aggressive tag on Lyra before taking the gas off and lightly tagging her in. Bayley quickly tagged herself back in as fans chanted 'Dirty Dom!' Raquel Rodriguez accidentally kicked Dirty Dom and took a basement kick from Valkyria for her troubles. Medical personnel checked on Dirty Dom, but one of the doctors turned out to be Dr. AJ. Enter Becky Lynch, who dragged Lyra off the apron. With nobody to tag, Bayley took a Tejana Bomb after Raquel made a blind tag. Karrion Kross Def. Sami Zayn There were dueling chants of 'Let's go Sami/Let's go Kross!' Sami Zayn hit an Arabian Press to the outside, but that's when he really started selling his ribs. Scarlett created a diversion, and Karrion Kross used a steel pipe on Sami's ribs. A bloodied Kross picked up his biggest win of 2025. Backstage, Dirty Dom announced he was cleared after attacking AJ Styles from behind. Iyo Sky Vs. Stephanie Vaquer Ends In A DQ Fans went crazy during a backstage segment between Iyo Sky and Stephanie Vaquer where this match was made official. They went even crazier for Houston legend Mattress Mack. Vaquer and Sky exchanged high-risk moves in the first half before Raw went to break. Just when it seemed Iyo was breaking away with her offense, Stephanie Vaquer answered with a flurry of her own. This was a true back-and-forth match. Iyo went for a sunset flip out of the ring, but Vaquer stopped it, kneed her in the throat and hit back-to-back pairs of the Devil's Kiss. Fans still chanted 'One more time!' There was a 'Holy s—t!' chant after a reverse superplex. Just in time for Chelsea Green and the Secret Hervice to interfere, causing another non=finish between Stephanie Vaquer and Iyo Sky. As Vaquer and Sky stood tall, Naomi shoved Iyo into Vaquer, then Rhea Ripley hit the ring and cleaned house. Roman Reigns Calls Out Paul Heyman Paul Heyman (flanked by Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker) said that before Roman Reigns comes out, he had a lot to get off his chest. This brought out Roman Reigns immediately. Paul Heyman said Seth Rollins is going to be out of action for 'A long, long time.' I don't buy it. Heyman offered Reigns a spot in his new stable. Fans chanted 'You sold out!' and 'Shut the F up!' as Heyman tried to make his case. Roman Reigns told Breakker and Reed to 'Sit under the learning tree,' before warning them that Heyman was going to inevitably turn on them. Reigns called the Bloodline 'God's work,' and gave credit to the Usos, Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn for creating the Bloodline. Reigns derided Heyman for betraying him and his family for his 'Best friend' CM Punk. After calling Heyman a 'dumbass time and again," Houston serenaded Heyman with chants of 'You're a dumbass.' Born Breakker said Reigns was worthless, he was the Old Dog and Bron is the Big Dog now. Reigns attacked Heyman's new family before taking a Spear from Breakker. Jey Uso made the savae to a huge pop as Roman and Jey ended the night with a double Spear.
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2 days ago
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Seth Rollins Teases Being At SummerSlam, Doubles Down On CM Punk Hate
Nothing is certain but death, taxes and Seth Rollins' hate for CM Punk. Rollins has been such a thorn in Punk's side—he flew thousands of miles just to cost the Straight Edge Superstar his Undisputed WWE Championship opportunity against John Cena at Night of Champions. The heated rivalry seems to have been put on hold after Seth Rollins suffered a knee injury in his match against LA Knight at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. Rollins provided an update on his knee injury during a recent appearance on The Rich Eisen Show. Rollins' knee injury has been a hot topic this week, especially now that the validity of that injury has come into question. Elsewhere in the interview, a caller asked Rollins for his thoughts on CM Punk versus Gunther at WWE SummerSlam as well as his plans for the World Heavyweight Championship after he comes back from injury. 'Great questions, Rollins said. 'I think CM Punk, you know, he won the [gauntlet] match fair and square on [RAW] Monday. So, he's entitled to a championship match versus Gunther at SummerSlam—so good for him. I fully expect Gunther to turn his chest into ground beef, and I'm very excited to watch that from the confines of my living room. 'To be fair, I might be there. My wife is wrestling Lyra Valkyria for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam. So we'll see, depending on how (rehab) goes, if traveling is easy enough, I might make my way out to… We're at MetLife. We're outside New York, for two nights… SummerSlam in August. So we'll see.' Seth Rollins on what he thinks about CM Punk 'You know, I mean, my feelings on CM Punk are not hard to find. I don't like the guy, never liked the guy, haven't liked the guy, probably never going to like the guy. You know what? I often wonder if is there any world where CM Punk and I could be friends? Is there any world where I could not hate this dude? And so far the answer is no.' 'And I'm not a guy that likes to hold grudges. I find that grudges, they take a lot of energy, (it) takes a lot to hold grudges. You know what I mean? It takes time, it takes effort, and I don't like that. I like to put my effort into good things, positive things… people I like, I love, not people I hate. I think he's the one that I mean, there's some other guys who I've had bad experiences with, but you know, water's under the bridge… not with him, not with old Phil Brooks.' RELATED: CM Punk Had 'Handshake Agreement' For 2019 WWE Return, Reveals Why It Didn't Happen The post Seth Rollins Teases Being At SummerSlam, Doubles Down On CM Punk Hate appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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5 days ago
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Goldberg speaks out on retirement match: 'I'm pissed with the way I went out'
Legendary wrestler Bill Goldberg joins to reflect on his final WWE bout and reveals his feelings on fighting for the heavyweight title, his disappointments in the delivery, competing on three-weeks notice, working with Gunther, his relationship with Triple H, and more.
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5 days ago
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Goldberg speaks out on retirement match: 'I'm pissed with the way I went out'
Legendary wrestler Bill Goldberg joins to reflect on his final WWE bout and reveals his feelings on fighting for the heavyweight title, his disappointments in the delivery, competing on three-weeks notice, working with Gunther, his relationship with Triple H, and more.
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7 days ago
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Paul Heyman Reacts To Roman Reigns' Return on WWE Raw
At Saturday Night's Main Event, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther successfully retained his title against WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg. Following that, on Monday Night Raw, a number one contender's Gauntlet match took place to determine the Ring General's challenger for SummerSlam. One of the contestants in the gauntlet match was Bron Breakker. He also had his Oracle Paul Heyman and Bronson Reed in his corner to make things a lot more easier for him. Breakker was the one who kicked off the Gauntlet. He lasted up until the end thanks to some help from his faction member Bronson Reed. But the person who won the Gauntlet match was none other than CM Punk. He hit the GTS and pinned Bron Breakker. As a result, punched his ticket to SummerSlam. The Best in the World will wrestle Gunther for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Advertisement But unfortunately, the Empire's plans did not come to fruition and things got from bad to worse as former WWE Undisputed Champion, the Original Tribal Chief Roman Reigns, made his return to WWE. The Tribal Chief was last seen on the Raw after WrestleMania 41. Reigns showed up and took out both Breakker and Bronson Reed. Following the night, the Oracle, Paul Heyman, took to Twitter to send a message to the Tribal Chief and the WWE Universe. Heyman claimed that the Gauntlet was Bron Breakker's to win. But since Reigns cost him the match and an opportunity at the WWE World Title, the Empire is going to nuke the OTC's Island of Relevancy. 'Just landed home in New York. This was supposed to be @BronBreakkerWWE's night. We are going to nuke the Island of Relevancy!' Paul Heyman tweeted. After the show, Roman Reigns also broke his silence about his return. Advertisement Check out what else happened on WWE RAW here. What was your reaction when you saw the OTC make his return on Raw? The post Paul Heyman Reacts To Roman Reigns' Return on WWE Raw appeared first on Wrestlezone.
