With WWE SummerSlam less than three weeks away, the July 14th, 2025 edition of Monday Night RAW live from Birmingham, Alabama, brought a thunderous follow-up to an electric weekend that saw the fallout of Saturday Night’s Main Event and Evolution. Fresh off ending Goldberg’s career, World Heavyweight Champion Gunther watched from the shadows as a blockbuster Gauntlet Match—announced by Michael Cole at Evolution—determined his challenger for SummerSlam. The returning CM Punk overcame Penta, LA Knight, Jey Uso, and the rampaging Bron Breakker (who had assistance from Bronson Reed) to secure his long-awaited title opportunity. But chaos didn’t end at the final bell, as the assault on Punk and Jey sparked the shocking return of Roman Reigns, who sent a seismic jolt through the RAW brand by clearing house and standing tall beside two of the men most closely linked to his legacy—Uso and Punk.
Before any of that unfolded, it was the women of WWE who owned the spotlight. In a powerful and intentional showcase, the entire first hour of RAW was dominated by the women’s division—wrestlers, backstage interviewers, and even referees commanding the flow of the show with authority and presence. Newly crowned Women’s World Champion Naomi opened the broadcast with the title she captured the night before in a stunning cash-in at Evolution, turning the scheduled main event between Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley into a triple threat and pinning Sky to win it all. Her celebration was short-lived as both Sky and Ripley interrupted, leading to Adam Pearce making the SummerSlam rematch official. Later, Lyra Valkyria earned the right to challenge Becky Lynch for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship by defeating Bayley in a grueling 2-out-of-3 Falls Match, a win that pushed her further toward her destiny. Elsewhere, Judgment Day’s Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez dispatched the Kabuki Warriors, asserting dominance and sending a warning to the rest of the tag division. And in her first singles match in years, Nikki Bella returned to RAW with a win over Chelsea Green, only to be saved from a post-match attack by the enigmatic Stephanie Vaquer—teasing a new alliance or future confrontation.
In the aftermath of the Gauntlet main event, next week’s RAW is already shaping up to be just as explosive: CM Punk and Jey Uso will team up to face Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed in tag team action, as Roman Reigns’ stunning return continues to raise questions. With matches now locked in for SummerSlam—including Gunther vs. Punk, Naomi vs. Ripley vs. Iyo Sky, and Lynch vs. Valkyria—the road to the biggest party of the summer is paved with momentum, mystery, and a roster brimming with purpose.
Here are the full results:
The man. The myth. The legend.
The RAW Women’s Division better proceed with caution
Naomi may be new to RAW again but Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky aren’t raggedy heifers
Huge match set for next month’s SummerSlam
WWE got themselves a new belt collector in town
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez defeated The Kabuki Warriors
The update on Seth is that his MITB expires in June end of speculation
Lyra Valkyria defeated Bayley in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match to earned another shot at Becky Lynch’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam
Bayley got the first fall
Lyra got the second
Two in a row and the win for the bird lady
Karrion Kross continued to preach and label the underdog from the underground is a big fat phony
WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella defeated Chelsea Green
Nikki might’ve also found herself a running mate against The Green Regime
What do with think of Adam Pearce’s dome?
The Oracle bestowed all of his former clients monikers onto Bron Breakker?!
Is Gunther ever impressed by anything in life?
People in mourning have to stick together
CM Punk won the Gauntlet Match and will challenge Gunther for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam
Our Tribal Chief has returned home
Current WWE SummerSlam Card:
John Cena (c) vs Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Championship)
Gunther (c) vs CM Punk (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)
Naomi (c) vs Rhea Ripley vs Iyo Sky (WWE Women’s World Championship)
Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Jade Cargill (WWE Women’s Championship)
Becky Lynch (c) vs Lyra Valkyria (WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship)
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