The wrestling world was buzzing as the road to WWE SummerSlam begins tonight in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The post-Night Of Champions installment of WWE Raw goes down at a special time of 6/5c on tonight's show.
2026 King Of The Ring Oba Femi Kicks Things Off
‘WWE Then. Now — together.’ airs as always to get things kicked off. Forever. Meanwhile, we see a video package recapping WWE Night of Champions and then we shoot inside the building, where Oba Femi’s theme hits. “The Ruler” and the 2026 WWE King of the Ring struts his way out of the spotlight to head to the ring to start off the program.
Femi gets in the ring with his King of the Ring crown and the audience chants for Femi for a bit. He asks for reception a King would get and the crowd goes bananas. As an added layer to this, femi says that is the reception befitting of a Ruler. Femi says he has told Jey Uso that destiny is on his side and destiny is still on his side.
Femi talks about who he will choose to fight at SummerSlam and Brock Lesnar comes with Paul Heyman stopping Femi mid address. Lesnar gets in the ring and introduces Femi as the King of the Ring 2026. On another front, lesnar tells Femi he doesn’t watch the airing although congratulates Femi.
Lesnar says he was the King of the Ring a long time ago and says Heyman told Lesnar that Femi has a sizable decision to make. That Femi called Lesnar some names like a coward, a bitch and that Femi cut a outstanding promo unlike him and that’s why he has Paul Heyman.
Lesnar tells Femi that if he talks sh*t, he’ll get hit and Lesnar low blows Femi and hits him with an F-5. Lesnar and Heyman leave the ring as Femi is laid out.. Meanwhile, Heyman tells Lesnar that he cut a excellent mic work. As Lesnar leaves, Femi gets on the mic.
King Femi pauses and says this is all Lesnar does and tells Lesnar he’s still a bitch. Femi says they should settle the score at SummerSlam instead of playing cat and mouse. Lesnar accepts the bout though is eager to it to be a Hell in a Cell Showdown.
Paul Heyman talks to Adam Pearce behind the scenes. Pearce hopes to Heyman to give him a heads up when Brock Lesnar does things like this and Heyman sells the showdown to Pearce. Austin Theory comes up and says he didn’t know Heyman was here.
He asks if he’ll come to his clash this evening. Heyman tells Theory that he now knows Heyman is here. Femi says he’s sure and he’ll put an end to Lesnar and leaves. It's worth noting that heyman leaves and Pearce walks to Oba Femi and confirms that Femi is looking to the match.
Ethan Page vs. Rey Mysterio Back inside the arena we go, as we head down to ringside for our initial encounter of the evening. Ethan Page and Rey Mysterio make their respective ring entrances, and then the bell sounds to get things officially off-and-running with our opening contest.
Page gets Mysterio in a headlock right away. Notably, mysterio punches out and sends Page into the ropes. Page knocks Mysterio with a knee to the gut. Mysterio takes Page down with a headscissors and then rams his shoulder into Page in the corner.
Page knocks Mysterio to the mat and stomps and punches him. Page slams into Mysterio in the corner and Mysterio trips Page into the ropes. Page counters a 6-1-9 although Mysterio kicks Page and climbs the corner and Page knocks Mysterio down and stomps away at the masked legend.
Page puts Mysterio on the top turnbuckle and tries to unmask Mysterio. Mysterio fights back and gets punched back down on the ropes. Page hits a sideslam on the top turnbuckle and Mysterio crashes onto the turnbuckle and then out on the floor.
On that note, the broadcast shifts gears and settles into a mid-encounter commercial break as the action continues. When the show returns, we see the action still in progress, with things starting to pick up as the Atlantic City audience comes to life in the background.
Page hammers away at Mysterio’s back and then slams Mysterio into the corner. Page counters a headscissors and slams Mysterio down and covers him for a near fall. Mysterio kicks Page and tries for a sunset flip on the flip side Page counters, on the other hand, Mysterio sends Page out of the ring.
Mysterio then slides under the ropes and splashes onto Page outside the ring. Mysterio sends Page back in the ring and then climbs the corner. Mysterio takes Page down with a senton and then takes him down with a crossbody and covers Page, who kicks out at two.
Mysterio punches Page against the turnbuckles and hits Page with a back elbow. Page counters Mysterio and hits a sit out faceplant and covers Mysterio for a near fall. Mysterio kicks Page onto the middle rope and goes for a 6-1-9 still Page counters with a superkick. Page slams down Mysterio and covers him and Mysterio kicks out at two.
Page puts Mysterio on his shoulders and climbs the ropes. As an added layer to this, mysterio elbows out of the hold and hits a hurricanrana off the top rope and then trips up Page and then hits 6-1-9. Mysterio comes off the top rope with a Frog Splash and gets the win.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh look for Danhausen. Adding to the story, they walk into his lab and he’s not there. Mysterio decides to steal a picture The Knicks gave Danhausen. McDonagh suggests they wreck the place and Mysterio agrees — from there, the episode moves to a break.
Joe Hendry Concert
We come back from a commercial break and Joe Hendry is in the ring for his concert. Hendry says he has special guests for tonight’s concert and calls out The Street Profits. Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford come out to the ring with their novel Tag Titles.
Ford gets on the mic and says they’re overwhelmed by the support and love they’re getting. Beyond that, ford hopes to to thank the WWE Universe for always rocking with The Street Profits, Ford also wants to thank Seth Rollins. Dawkins says it’s thanks to Rollins they’re champs.
Ford then thanks Joe Hendry for having their back and how beautiful of a song it was. Dawkins gets Hendry to play a song. Hendry croons about how they dismantled The Vision and Hendry targets Austin Theory and sings a song making fun of him. Austin Theory comes out and interrupts Hendry and tells The Profits he is eager to his titles back.
Theory says they have a rematch for the tag titles the week ahead. Dawkins asks if Bron Breakker is healthy enough to fight and Theory says he’ll be ready and off his leash. Theory tells Hendry he’ll destroy him in the ring during tonight's broadcast. Joe says no and says they can have the bout right now.
Austin Theory vs. Joe Hendry We head to a commercial break with Theory-Hendry waiting in the wings. It's worth noting that theory has Hendry on the mat and punches him out. We see the bout is already underway, when the event returns. Theory goes for a cover and Hendry kicks out at two — it's worth noting that theory locks Hendry in a headlock.
Hendry breaks free with a stunner and then slams down Theory and covers him for a near fall. Hendry collides with Theory hitting him with an elbow and Hendry sends Theory into the ropes and then tosses him down with a Fallaway Slam. Hendry hits The Hit Single and covers Theory for a near fall.
Theory reverses a slam and knocks down Hendry with a left hook and covers Hendry for a near fall. Theory hits a neck breaker and tries for another pinfall and Hendry kicks out. Theory connects with an elbow and Hendry then hits Theory with Standing Ovation for the victory. Theory gets Hendry on his feet and the two trade punches.
Winner: Joe Hendry
Raquel Rodriguez talks to Adam Pearce behind the scenes and asks for an Intercontinental Gold opportunity. Pearce tells Rodriguez that Maxxine Dupri is eager to a shot too, and Pearce tells Rodriguez she’ll fight Dupri during tonight's broadcast.
Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez come by and Morgan flips out about Iyo Sky and Danhausen. Rodriguez tells Morgan to not worry about them as she has her back. Iyo Sky is shown walking behind the scenes with her Queen of the Ring Crown. We head to a break.
2026 Queen Of The Ring Iyo Sky Stood up to By Liv Morgan
We see 2026 Queen of the Ring Iyo Sky makes her way out to the ring with her crown, when the event returns. Sky says she’s grateful to be back and to be the Queen. Sky then thanks the viewers in Japanese. Sky says she beat Morgan at Night of Champions and she will beat Morgan at SummerSlam and be the champion again.
Liv Morgan interrupts Sky and comes out with a mic. Morgan asks Sky if she’s proud of herself because Sky is bragging like she won fair and square. Morgan promises things will be different at SummerSlam. Morgan says she lost because she was cursed by Danhausen.
She says because Morgan doesn’t respect Sky anymore and Morgan is pissed off and Sky is on her bad side. Morgan talks about how Stephanie Vaquer cross her and she hasn’t been seen since. What's more, morgan talks about what happened to Finn Balor when he crossed her and brings up that the same happened to Rhea Ripley.
Morgan tells Sky she will destroy her at SummerSlam and gets on the ring apron. Sky takes out Perez and Rodriguez. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez surround Sky in the ring. Morgan gets in the ring and Perez goes to attack Sky and Sky gets to her inaugural and then counters Oblivion and slams Morgan to the mat.
Sky kicks Morgan and goes to hit Over the Moonsault still she’s assaulted by Rodriguez and Perez. To add further context, they hang Sky up in a Tree of Woe and beat her up. Morgan then attacks Sky’s leg with a half crab. As an added layer to this, they get her off and Morgan hits Oblivion on Sky.
We see Sky scream and taps out but Morgan holds her in the crab as Rodriguez and Perez mock Sky. The trio pose above Sky as officials tend to Sky. The violent in-ring moment wraps up shortly after this and the episode moves on from there.
LA Knight vs, while adding to the story, jimmy Uso
We reappearance to see commentary address what just went down. They what's more promote Liv Morgan appearing at an forthcoming Zuffa Boxing show. We then return inside the event center, where “The Megastar” himself comes to the ring. An LA Knight and The Usos video package airs.
On that note, we shift gears and head into a quick pre-showdown commercial break. When the show returns, Jimmy Uso makes his way to the ring. The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with our next match of the evening here on the post-Night of Champions airing of Raw.
Jey joins the commentary team for this bout and we get the bell. Knight locks eyes with Jey and then comes out to the announce desk and tells Jey to keep to himself and then gets back in the ring. Along those lines, uso and Knight lock up and roll around the ropes and are at long last separated.
Knight slams down Uso with an snapmare and locks Uso in a headlock. In a connected development, knight works on Uso’s parted ways with arm and Uso fights back and slams Knight to the mat and locks him in an arm bar. Knight catches Uso with an elbow to the babyface and Uso crashes to the mat. Knight stomps on Uso and kicks Uso in the corner.
Knight slams into Uso with a running hip attack and Uso is covered for a near fall. Additionally, uso kicks Knight and knocks him down with a chop and strikes Knight in the hero. Uso kicks Knight into the corner and then runs at him and hits a running hip attack.
Uso climbs the ropes and flies onto Knight with a crossbody and covers Knight for a two count. Building on that, knight is clotheslined over the ropes and Uso flies through the middle ropes and takes out Knight and we cut to a commercial as the action continues.
When the show returns, we see Uso chop Knight and Knight chops back. The two trade shots for a bit and Knight then delivers a series of punches. Uso hits a Samoan Drop on Knight and then runs at Knight for a Running Hip Attack yet Knight moves and Uso misses.
Knight punches Uso and takes him down with a clothesline. Along those lines, knight slams Uso down and hits a neckbreaker on Uso. Uso superkicks Knight and then spears him, and knight is covered and he kicks out at two. Uso climbs the ropes and Knight runs up and punches him and climbs up with Uso.
Knight is knocked down and he runs back up and superplexes Uso. Uso is covered for a near fall. Jey talks smack to Knight and Knight kicks Jey down and gets back in the ring. Uso rolls out of the ring and Knight slides through the middle ropes and takes out Uso.
Knight hits an inverted DDT on Uso and climbs the ropes. Knight connects with an elbow and Jey distracts Knight and Uso rolls him up and gets the win. After the clash, Knight attacks Jimmy. To add further context, jey runs in and takes out Knight. Solo Sikoa comes out of nowhere and hits a Samoan Spike on Jimmy. Jey gets distracted and Knight hits Jey with a BFT.
Winner: Jimmy Uso
Chad Gable warms up in the back. Meanwhile, penta comes up to him and they chat for a bit and we cut to a break. When we return, we see The Usos approach Jacob Fatu backstage. Jimmy asks Fatu where he was to help them.
Fatu says he doesn’t follow their orders and says Roman Reigns has told Fatu to go to SmackDown to take care of Solo Sikoa. Jey says he’s going to SmackDown to challenge Sami Zayn. Fatu tells Jey that he’ll see him on SmackDown and leaves.
Lyra Valkyria Explains Heel Turn A video package for Lyra Valkyria plays where she explains her actions. Valkyria is all dishevelled and talks like she’s crazy. She says she’s been sacrificing her success to bring Bayley to the top with her. Valkyria says she put her trust in the wrong person and it created a gap between who she is and who she can be.
Off-camera, we see Maxxine Dupri. Dupri turns around and tells Gable she meant every word she meant concluding week although she’s sorry for how she shared it. She walks by Chad Gable stops and then keeps walking. Gable says he appreciates her apology but she should focus on her encounter.
Raquel Rodriguez vs, while maxxine Dupri
Back to the ring we go for said-match, as Maxxine Dupri makes her way out for one-on-one action against Raquel Rodriguez of The Judgment Day. Dupri dodges a kick off the bell and then kicks Rodriguez.. Meanwhile, Rodriguez is sent out of the ring with a headscissors.
Dupri goes out to get Rodriguez although gets slammed down. Rodriguez sends Dupri back in the ring and hits a springboard slam and covers Dupri for a near fall. Rodriguez kicks Dupri and then beats on Dupri in the corner with some elbows.
Rodriguez puts Dupri in a torture rack and Dupri tries to fight out of it. Dupri elbows Rodriguez and tries to roll her up still Rodriguez clotheslines Dupri down to the mat and covers her for a two count. Dupri counters a slam and DDTs Rodriguez to the mat, and dupri kicks Rodriguez and elbows her.
Dupri clotheslines Rodriguez twice and then kicks Rodriguez knocking Rodriguez to the mat. Dupri hits a jumping legdrop and covers Rodriguez for a near fall. Dupri goes for a fishermans suplex however Rodriguez counters it. On another front, rodriguez hits a Tejana Bomb and gets the win.
Winner: Raquel Rodriguez Danhausen’s Lab Is Destroyed
Danhausen comes into is lab and sees his Knicks gift is done and his lab is trashed. Liv Morgan comes in laughing and says they trashed his lab for everything he’s done to The Judgement Day. Morgan tells Danhausen to reverse everything he’s done to her and her friends and leaves.
Chad Gable vs. JD McDonagh As Chad Gable squares off against JD McDonagh of The Judgment Day, out to the ring we go for our next clash of the evening. Equally important, the two lock up at the bell and Gable slams McDonagh to the mat and McDonagh crawls to the ropes. The two lock up again.
McDonagh slams down Gable and locks him in an armbar, and mcDonagh chops Gable and Gable slams down McDonagh. Gable flips around and reverses the hold and gets McDonagh on the mat and rolls him up for a two count. Gable chops McDonagh in the corner.
He then the two trade pinning attempts. Building on that, mysterio pulls the apron up so McDonagh can grab it breaking the hold. Gable kicks McDonagh and locks him an ankle lock. McDonagh rolls out of the ring and Gable comes out and gets in Mysterio’s babyface.
This allows McDonagh to throw Gable into the steel steps. McDonagh slams Gable’s knee into the steel steps with violent authority. On that note, the broadcast shifts gears and settles into a mid-showdown advertising time out as the bout continues.
The program returns and we see the action still in progress, after a couple of minutes. The two lock up at the bell and Gable slams McDonagh to the mat and McDonagh crawls to the ropes. The two lock up again and McDonagh slams down Gable and locks him in an armbar.
Gable flips around and reverses the hold and gets McDonagh on the mat and rolls him up for a two count. McDonagh chops Gable and Gable slams down McDonagh. Gable kicks McDonagh and locks him an ankle lock. Interestingly enough, gable chops McDonagh in the corner and then the two trade pinning attempts.
Mysterio pulls the apron up so McDonagh can grab it breaking the hold. McDonagh rolls out of the ring and Gable comes out and gets in Mysterio’s fan favorite allowing McDonagh to throw Gable into the steel steps. McDonagh slams Gable’s knee into the steel steps and we cut to a commercial.
The broadcast returns and we see McDonagh is tossed out of the ring and he comes back in and Gable suplexes him. After three suplexes, Gable slams McDonagh down hero debut. Gable covers McDonagh and McDonagh kicks out at two. McDonagh kicks Gable down and Gable hits McDonagh with two rolling kicks.
McDonagh hits a Spanish Fly and tries for a three count.. Meanwhile, Gable kicks out and tries to roll up McDonagh. Gable punches out McDonagh and McDonagh powerbombs Gable and tries for a pin. Gable slams down McDonagh and then climbs the ropes. What's more, mcDonagh hits a BrainBuster and Gable kicks out of the pin again.
McDonagh tries to block a moonsault still Gable is a step ahead and lands on his feet and locks McDonagh in an ankle lock. McDonagh tries to break the hold and does. Gable climbs the ropes, Mysterio distracts Gable.. Meanwhile, McDonagh climbs the ropes and hits a top rope Spanish Fly.
McDonagh covers Gable for a near fall. Danhausen shows up in the crowd and Mysterio chases Danhausen away. McDonagh is distracted and Gable tries to suplex him although McDonagh counters and tries for a pin. Gable locks McDonagh in an ankle lock for the submission victory.
After the match, McDonagh and Mysterio go to the briefcase Danhausen departed behind. They open the case and a puff of smoke hits then and blinds them. Danhausen uses this opportunity to take the jersey back that Mysterio stole from him. As Danhausen is leaving, Raquel Rodriguez attacks him. She takes the jersey back and Danhausen disappears.
Winner: Chad Gable
Backstage, we see Austin Theory approach Maxxine Dupri. On a related note, theory asks why Dupri talked to Gable and was nice to him. She says she doesn’t know and leaves them, akira Tozawa and Otis come in to ask Dupri if she’s ok. Theory says if Dupri is eager to to go down that road maybe what they have isn’t working out.
Roman Reigns Stood up to By Seth Rollins
It’s main special event (section) time!
The familiar sounds of the theme song for “The OTC” hits as we settle back inside the arena. The 1s go up in the air among the sea of thousands of fans in attendance. Accompanied by Jacob Fatu, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns emerges.
We shift gears and settle into a quick pre-segment commercial break, as the two head to the ring for the final portion of the episode. The show returns and we see Reigns in the ring. He soaks in the atmosphere and then, as usual, demands that the local audience acknowledge him.
Before they can, be that as it may, we hear the theme for Seth Rollins. “Burn it down!” As “The Visionary” and “The Revolutionary” of WWE makes his way out to confront his ex fellow member of The Shield, the live crowd intensity noticeably picks up.
Rollins takes his time getting to the ring. Interestingly enough, once in the ring, he takes his time sizing up Reigns and keeping his eyes locked on him at all times. On another front, the audience begin loudly chanting. Meanwhile, they go back to singing Rollins’ theme acapella. Rollins gets on the microphone.
He begins by saying ‘hello brother.’ He tells Reigns that their wrestling lives have been tied together for 14 years from when they were in The Shield. Rollins says Reigns is in possession of a belt that belongs to him and it’s time for Rollins to collect.
Reigns says Rollins is confused as Rollins is in the back of the line and he has done nothing to earn this gold shot. Rollins says when it comes to Reigns he is always at the front of the line because Reigns owes Rollins and says he owns Reigns.
Rollins says he owns Reigns in every facet and he has for 14 years. Rollins talks about pinning Reigns and taking Paul Heyman at The Grandest Stage of Them All 41. He talks about helping Cody Rhodes overcame Reigns at WrestleMania 40. On a related note, rollins reminds Reigns that he’s always been one step ahead of Reigns.
Rollins says he’s not here to ask Reigns for anything but he’s here to give Reigns something. Rollins says Reigns has done it all and he is as phenomenal as he says but there is one thing he hasn’t done and that’s prevailed over Rollins. He’s here to give Reigns that opportunity.
He says it may be Reigns’ most recent chance to close that loop. Rollins says they kicked off this together and knocked down doors. Kicked the veteran generations to the curb and created the best generation in the history of the WWE – they did that together.
Rollins says their careers are closer to the end than in the beginning and there is a within the past few days introduced generation that’s looking to kick them to the curb. Rollins tells Reigns it’s his time to cement legacy and if he doesn’t accept this challenge Reigns will never escape the ghost of Seth Rollins.
Reigns says it’s been a long time since he’s heard the truth come out of Rollins’ mouth and calls him little brother and says he needs to outperformed Rollins and accepts the showdown. To add further context, reigns leaves with Fatu. Thanks for joining us! On a related note, that’s how this week’s show wraps up.