WWE Monday Night RAW September 21, 2026 Results & Recap: Penta Qualifies for Money in the Bank, Oba Femi Returns

WWE Monday Night RAW left San Antonio last night with Penta in a much better position than he entered it. One week after Roman Reigns beat him clean for the World Heavyweight Championship in Mexico City, Penta opened RAW asking for another opportunity and ended it qualifying for the match that could eventually let him choose his own. Roxanne Perez also punched her ticket to Money in the Bank, Je’Von Evans pushed Bron Breakker considerably harder than The Vision expected, and Oba Femi returned like somebody WWE wants nowhere near the middle of the card.

The rest of last night’s show was more uneven. LA Knight finally gave his Roman Reigns title match a sharper argument, Stephanie Vaquer suddenly has Liv Morgan and Becky Lynch lining up around her, and The 946 stopped talking long enough to abduct Solo Sikoa and completely change the main event. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria are still finding new reasons not to finish their feud, while some of the Judgment Day comedy is getting dangerously close to overstaying its welcome. But when RAW stayed focused on Money in the Bank and the people whose futures it could change, the show worked.

Here are the full results

• Roxanne Perez defeated IYO SKY and AAA Reina de Reinas Champion La Catalina (Women’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Triple Threat Match)
• Je’Von Evans defeated WWE World Tag Team Champion Bron Breakker by disqualification.
• Lyra Valkyria defeated Bayley.
• Penta defeated Dominik Mysterio and Dragon Lee (Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Triple Threat Match)

Breakdowns & Reactions

Penta Isn’t Done With Roman Reigns

RAW opened by revisiting Roman Reigns’ victory over Penta in Mexico City before Penta addressed what happened.

He did not make excuses.

Roman was the better man last week.

Penta still wanted another shot.

That distinction mattered. WWE spent the last week presenting Penta’s loss as something that raised him rather than exposed him, and Penta talking like somebody who knew he belonged at that level kept that intact.

Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh interrupted.

Dominik again tried selling himself as WWE’s top luchador. Penta responded by invoking Rey Mysterio and giving Dominik considerably less flattering terminology.

Then Judgment Day attacked him.

Penta fought them both off.

A basic opening segment, but one with an actual purpose once the rest of the night unfolded.

Grade: A-

What worked

• Penta admitted Roman beat him instead of inventing an excuse.
• The loss in Mexico City did not knock him down the card.
• Dominik immediately gave Penta another problem.
• Their confrontation eventually mattered in the main event.

What didn’t work

• Judgment Day interrupting and attempting a numbers beatdown is extremely familiar RAW television.
• Penta asking for another title shot one week after losing clean would have been thin if WWE had not redirected him toward Money in the Bank.

The Bloodline Has an Even Bigger 946 Problem

Jacob Fatu and The Usos still could not agree on how aggressively they should deal with The 946.

Then Solo Sikoa walked in with the solution nobody wanted to hear.

Work together.

Solo understood the situation correctly. Royce Keys, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price had already made everybody around this family a target. Continuing to argue among themselves only made that easier.

Jimmy and Jey were not ready to forget everything Solo had done.

They wanted him to acknowledge Roman Reigns.

Solo refused.

Jacob believed they had just made a mistake.

A few hours later, that looked less like an opinion and more like a warning they should have listened to.

Grade: B+

What worked

• WWE did not erase the Bloodline’s history simply because everybody now shares an enemy.
• Solo’s proposed truce made sense.
• Jacob’s warning gained significance later.
• The segment gave The 946 story something beyond another random attack.

What didn’t work

• The “acknowledge Roman” argument is well-worn territory.
• WWE now needs The 946 to push the family somewhere new instead of recreating old Bloodline conflicts with different attackers.

Roxanne Perez vs. IYO SKY vs. La Catalina — Money in the Bank Qualifier

La Catalina’s RAW debut immediately put her into something meaningful.

WWE briefly established her AAA success before the match, but the wrestling did more for her than the introduction.

Catalina brought size and explosiveness.

IYO SKY had San Antonio firmly behind her.

Roxanne Perez waited for somebody else to create an opening.

That became the entire finish.

SKY connected with Over the Moonsault on Catalina while Perez escaped the damage. Before IYO could capitalize, Roxanne caught her with Pop Rox.

One.

Two.

Three.

Roxanne Perez qualified for Money in the Bank.

She did not dominate the match.

She did not need to.

Money in the Bank rewards exactly what Perez showed here: recognizing when everybody else has done enough damage for you.

Grade: A-

What worked

• IYO remained massively over.
• Catalina looked comfortable in her RAW debut.
• Perez winning through timing fit her character perfectly.
• SKY took the fall without being made to look weak.
• Roxanne adds another natural opportunist to the ladder match.

What didn’t work

• Catalina could have used a stronger introduction before the bell.
• The match occasionally felt more focused on SKY and Perez than on making Catalina feel equally important.

LA Knight Puts Solo Sikoa on Notice

LA Knight found Solo backstage and immediately noticed he had been talking to his family.

Solo told him not to read too much into it.

Knight had something else on his mind anyway.

If Knight beats Roman Reigns at Money in the Bank and Solo wins the briefcase, Solo better not cash in on him.

Solo promised he would not.

Good luck with that promise if both things actually happen.

WWE did not hammer the point into the ground.

It simply put the possibility on television and moved on.

Grade: B

What worked

• The segment planted a scenario that could matter later.
• Knight thinking about the MITB winner before he is even champion made sense.
• Solo’s promise gives WWE something to revisit.

What didn’t work

• Nothing actually changed yet.
• The segment only becomes important if WWE eventually pays attention to what Solo promised.

LA Knight Finally Has the Right Argument Against Roman Reigns

LA Knight’s promo was one of the strongest parts of last night’s RAW because he acknowledged all of the reasons people doubt him.

Roman Reigns has beaten him.

Knight has had major opportunities before.

He has not won the World Heavyweight Championship.

He even admitted watching Roman beat Penta without Bloodline interference made him wonder whether anybody could beat Reigns.

Then Knight found the part that matters.

Roman wants this championship reign remembered differently.

No Bloodline saving him.

No family running down.

No excuses.

Knight’s answer is that Roman has still never beaten him that way.

That is a much better foundation for October 10 than pretending Roman Reigns suddenly is not great.

Knight openly called Roman one of the greatest champions of his generation.

Fine.

Now beat LA Knight alone.

Grade: A

What worked

• Knight addressed his own failures instead of dodging them.
• He gave Roman credit.
• The promo finally gave their MITB match a specific argument.
• Knight connected Roman’s current title reign to their previous history.
• San Antonio stayed firmly behind him.

What didn’t work

• Roman not being there meant Knight had to carry the entire escalation himself.
• WWE still needs another major face-to-face before Money in the Bank.

Je’Von Evans Picks the Wrong Fight — Then Proves He Belongs in It

Je’Von Evans was celebrating becoming the youngest wrestler ever to qualify for Money in the Bank when The Vision decided to remind him who else was in the match.

Bron Breakker treated the briefcase like it already belonged to him.

Evans counted the numbers surrounding him.

Then slapped Bron anyway.

That is either confidence or terrible decision-making.

With Je’Von, it is probably both.

The impromptu match that followed was considerably more important than the setup.

Breakker had the obvious power advantage and The Vision had the obvious numbers advantage.

Evans kept surviving both.

Austin Theory kicked him behind the referee’s back.

Bron hit the Spear.

Evans kicked out.

That was the first moment where this stopped feeling like a showcase designed to teach the young guy a lesson.

Evans then started taking The Vision apart around ringside before Theory finally knocked him from the top rope directly in front of the referee.

Disqualification.

Je’Von technically won.

More importantly, Bron Breakker and the entire group could not shut him down cleanly.

Grade: A-

What worked

• Evans looked like he belonged against Breakker.
• The Spear kickout gave him a major credibility boost.
• He never wrestled scared despite being badly outnumbered.
• Breakker remained protected from a pinfall.
• The DQ directly created the next major angle.

What didn’t work

• The Vision relying on outside interference is becoming predictable.
• Too many similar finishes will eventually make the faction look dependent rather than dominant.

Oba Femi Returns — The Vision Finally Backs Up

The Vision was about to finish what it started with Je’Von.

Then the lights went out.

Oba Femi returned.

San Antonio exploded.

That was all WWE needed.

Oba attacked Austin Theory and Bronson Reed. Logan Paul entered with a chair and quickly decided he wanted no part of what was happening once Oba confronted him. Breakker charged in and got hit with the chair.

Then Je’Von got back to his feet.

Oba looked at him.

And launched him over the top rope onto The Vision.

No long speech.

No mystery about what Oba wanted.

The Vision had numbers.

Oba Femi did not care.

Grade: A

What worked

• The return received one of the loudest reactions of the night.
• Oba immediately felt like a major problem rather than somebody returning for another midcard program.
• The physical presentation was exactly right.
• Throwing Je’Von onto The Vision was a great final visual.
• The angle gave Breakker another issue before Money in the Bank.

What didn’t work

• Nothing significant.
• WWE simply has to follow it with something worthy of the return.

The 946 Stops Sending Warnings

Royce Keys appeared with Bronco Nima and Lucien Price and repeated the message that nobody was safe.

Normally, another threat video would have been easy to dismiss.

Last night was different because they actually did something afterward.

That saved the segment.

Grade: B

What worked

• The message was short.
• WWE paid it off before the show ended.
• The 946 finally felt like it was moving toward something bigger than intimidation.

What didn’t work

• Without the Solo angle later, this would have been another interchangeable warning.
• The group has repeated the same basic threat enough times already.

Judgment Day Comedy Gives Way to the Women’s World Championship

Joe Hendry kept the running joke about JD McDonagh’s head alive before Judgment Day came to the ring.

JD was furious.

His insistence that he has a perfectly normal-sized head did not exactly help his argument.

Funny enough.

The problem was how long RAW stayed there before reaching the part that mattered.

Liv Morgan wants Stephanie Vaquer.

Liv still believes what happened in Chile was a screwjob and wants her Women’s World Championship rematch.

Then Becky Lynch appeared and argued she should be first.

Vaquer finally walked out and made the best point of the segment.

She did not care which one came first.

She would fight Liv.

She would fight Becky.

Talk to Adam Pearce.

That was the champion sounding like the champion.

Grade: B+

What worked

• JD’s frustration gave the comedy some life.
• Liv has a clear reason to want Vaquer again.
• Becky complicates the title picture without needing another separate feud.
• Vaquer refused to sound intimidated by either challenger.
• WWE now has multiple directions for the Women’s World Championship.

What didn’t work

• The comedy ran longer than it needed to.
• The championship story was considerably more interesting than the joke WWE used to get there.
• Liv, Becky and Vaquer can become overcrowded quickly if WWE adds more moving pieces.

Lyra Valkyria vs. Bayley

Lyra Valkyria entered last night still furious that Bayley cost her a Money in the Bank opportunity.

Bayley did not bother waiting for the opening bell.

She attacked Lyra at ringside and immediately turned this into another fight.

That was the right tone.

The rivalry has gone too far for them to wrestle like this is just another television match.

Bayley eventually threw Lyra over the announce desk and cleared it before attempting something worse.

Lyra escaped.

Back inside, Bayley kept attacking until Lyra finally sent her throat-first into the middle rope and rolled her up.

With a handful of tights.

Three-count.

Lyra won again.

Technically.

Bayley now has one more reason to claim this is not finished.

That is also the problem.

Grade: B+

What worked

• The match felt appropriately hostile.
• Bayley attacking before the bell matched the story.
• Lyra showing a willingness to cheat gave her more edge.
• The questionable finish gives Bayley a legitimate complaint.

What didn’t work

• This feud is still refusing to reach a clean conclusion.
• Another disputed finish means WWE is asking the audience to stay invested through another chapter.
• Eventually Bayley and Lyra simply need to settle it.

Chad Gable Has Another Dragon Lee Problem — Ethan Page Wants In

Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable admitted Dragon Lee nearly had him in Mexico City.

He offered Lee another opportunity.

Then Ethan Page walked in wondering why opportunities keep going everywhere except toward him.

Gable reminded him he already had his chances.

Earn another one.

There was not much more to it.

There did not need to be.

Grade: B

What worked

• Dragon Lee’s performance last week still mattered.
• Gable offering another match fit the respect he showed Lee in Mexico City.
• Ethan Page remains attached to the Intercontinental Championship picture.

What didn’t work

• This was primarily setup.
• Page needs to do something rather than keep asking for another opportunity.

Lola Vice Signs With RAW — Roxanne Perez Immediately Makes It Personal

Adam Pearce officially offered Lola Vice her RAW contract.

Vice talked about her family, her Cuban roots and the combination of dance and martial arts that shaped her.

Then Roxanne Perez came out and ruined the celebration.

Good.

A standard contract-signing ceremony would have done nothing for Lola.

Perez shoved her.

Lola knocked Perez down.

Pearce separated them.

Both women are already headed to Money in the Bank.

Now the ladder match has another personal issue inside it.

Grade: B+

What worked

• Lola officially joining RAW received its own moment.
• The segment did not become a boring ceremonial signing.
• Roxanne immediately gave Vice an established RAW rival.
• Their MITB interaction now has a reason to become personal.

What didn’t work

• Roxanne appeared repeatedly throughout the night.
• WWE has to avoid making every women’s MITB entrant feud with somebody before the match just because they share the same ladder graphic.

Bron Breakker’s Warning Wasn’t Really About Oba Femi

Paul Heyman looked understandably concerned after Oba Femi returned.

He told Bron Breakker that Oba was still breathing.

Bad news for The Vision.

Bron agreed.

Then he pointed out that Bron Breakker was still breathing too.

Bad news for everyone.

Heyman immediately caught the wording.

Everyone?

Bron looked directly at him.

Everyone.

That was it.

Perfect length.

Grade: A-

What worked

• The implication was stronger than another long promo.
• Breakker sounded dangerous without yelling.
• Heyman’s reaction told viewers they were supposed to notice the wording.
• WWE quietly added another crack inside The Vision.

What didn’t work

• Nothing substantial.
• The next step determines whether the line actually meant something.

The 946 Abducts Solo Sikoa

The threats finally became action.

Solo Sikoa never made it to his scheduled Money in the Bank qualifier.

The 946 attacked him in the parking area, threw him into the back of their SUV and drove away.

Jacob Fatu and The Usos chased after them.

Too late.

Everything from earlier immediately came back.

Solo asked them to unite.

The Usos refused.

Jacob warned them.

Now Solo was gone.

Yes, wrestling kidnapping angles can become ridiculous very quickly.

This one at least changed something.

Solo’s disappearance directly altered the main event.

Grade: A-

What worked

• The earlier Bloodline segment paid off.
• The 946 finally escalated beyond another beatdown.
• Solo being removed had an immediate consequence.
• Jacob’s warning suddenly mattered.

What didn’t work

• WWE is very close to the line where threatening becomes cartoonish.
• The follow-up cannot be somebody casually showing up next week as though nothing happened.

Penta vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee — Money in the Bank Qualifier

Solo was gone.

Adam Pearce still promised a Triple Threat.

Penta replaced him.

That was the correct choice.

RAW opened with Penta asking for another chance at Roman Reigns.

Now he had another way to get there.

The match treated that opportunity seriously.

Dragon Lee supplied the speed.

Dominik searched for shortcuts.

Penta wrestled like somebody who knew exactly what was sitting in front of him.

The closing stretch kept changing hands.

Lee hit Dominik with a Styles Clash.

Penta broke the fall.

Penta dropped Lee with a Mexican Destroyer on the apron.

Dominik hit Penta with the Frog Splash.

Two.

Then Dominik made the mistake that eventually cost him everything.

He exposed the turnbuckle.

Penta reversed Dominik into the exposed metal and followed with the Mexican Destroyer.

One.

Two.

Three.

Penta qualified for Money in the Bank.

One week ago, Roman Reigns beat him.

Last night, Penta found another route back.

Grade: A

What worked

• Penta replacing Solo connected directly to the opening segment.
• The closing stretch was the best wrestling sequence of the night.
• Dragon Lee remained dangerous without taking the fall.
• Dominik’s own cheating cost him.
• Penta winning was the right decision.
• WWE kept Penta moving forward after the Roman loss instead of cooling him off immediately.

What didn’t work

• The advertised Solo Sikoa qualifier never happened.
• Penta becoming the replacement was fairly obvious once Solo was taken, but obvious is not automatically bad when the booking makes sense.

Best Match & Segment of the Night

Best Match: Penta vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee — Money in the Bank Qualifier

The women’s qualifier was good.

The main event had more.

It had the better closing stretch, the stronger episode-long story and a result that directly continued something RAW established in its opening minutes.

Penta did not get another match with Roman Reigns.

He got another path to him.

That was better.

Best Segment: Oba Femi Returns

Nothing else on last night’s show received that immediate reaction.

The Vision had Je’Von Evans surrounded.

Oba appeared.

The entire balance changed.

WWE did not need him to explain himself.

He destroyed people.

Sometimes that is enough.

The Road to Money in the Bank

Last night’s RAW made Money in the Bank more interesting because the qualifiers are starting to affect stories beyond simply filling six spots.

Penta now has a potential route back toward Roman Reigns.

Bron Breakker and Je’Von Evans already have unfinished business before the ladder match starts.

Roxanne Perez and Lola Vice already want to fight each other.

LA Knight could defeat Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship on the same night another man earns a contract allowing him to come after it whenever he wants.

That is where Money in the Bank works.

The developing card now includes:

• Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)
• WWE World Tag Team Champion Bron Breakker, Je’Von Evans, WWE United States Champion Trick Williams and Penta have qualified, with two spots remaining (Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match)
• Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, Women’s United States Champion Jacy Jayne and Roxanne Perez have qualified, with two spots remaining (Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match)

WWE Money in the Bank takes place Saturday, October 10 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

What Was Announced for Next Week’s WWE Monday Night RAW?

RAW continues the Road to Money in the Bank next Monday from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Final Thoughts

WWE Monday Night RAW September 21, 2026 was better when it stopped talking around Money in the Bank and let the concept actually disrupt people’s lives.

Penta was the biggest beneficiary.

Roman Reigns beat him clean in Mexico City.

WWE could have easily sent him back into the middle of RAW and treated the championship match like a nice one-week detour.

It did not.

Penta opened last night still obsessed with getting another opportunity and closed it one step closer to earning the most dangerous opportunity WWE offers.

That was smart.

Je’Von Evans also came out stronger despite technically winning by disqualification. Bron Breakker hit him with serious offense, The Vision interfered, and Evans still refused to disappear. Then Oba Femi returned and made everybody else in the ring look considerably less comfortable.

That was the loudest moment of the night.

LA Knight’s promo was probably the best talking segment because he finally acknowledged the obvious: Roman Reigns is great, Knight has failed before and beating him will be difficult.

Good.

That gives the match stakes.

The weaker material was familiar.

Judgment Day’s comedy ran long. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria still cannot reach a real ending. The 946 abducting Solo Sikoa could either become the escalation that storyline needed or look completely ridiculous depending on what happens next.

But last night moved the important people forward.

Roxanne Perez qualified.

Penta qualified.

Oba Femi returned.

Je’Von Evans survived Bron Breakker.

The 946 finally acted.

And Money in the Bank stopped feeling like a collection of qualifying matches and started feeling like something capable of wrecking everybody’s plans.

That is where RAW needed to get.

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