Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 18, 2022

WWE Global Ambassador Titus O'Neil is in the ring to start tonight's show. Titus says that when he accomplished all that he did in WWE, he thought that he had reached the height of his accomplishments, but little did he know that he would become a WWE Global Ambassador. He says that he gets to represent WWE all over the world, and that good will is needed all over the world more than ever. Titus says that WWE does all they can to put smiles on people's faces both in and out of the ring. He says that their community and military outreach brings people together to do good, and that WWE will never talk about divisive subject matter and that regardless of who one is, WWE is a place that everyone deserves to have as a safe haven and as a good time. He says that everyone is about to have a good time tonight, and welcomes everyone to Monday Night Raw.

Becky Lynch heads to the ring. She compares herself and her road back to championship gold to "The Little Engine That Could," then says to call herself "The Big Time Becks Express" and that nothing will stop her. She then says that every journey has its station, and while she has hit Derail Station, she has made it to Legendary Road and that the fans can get off at Appreciation Station when she becomes a champion. Becky then says she has been informed that the winner of tonight's women's championship match will have to defend the title against her, then says she could, will and can become champion. Suddenly, Bianca Belair shows up. Bianca calls Becky's actions from last week "foul" and that she had to distract her just to cost her her match, then says that this is her comeback story, not Becky's. She calls losing the SmackDown Women's Championship to her the lowest part of her career, and ever since then, she saw every opportunity as a chance to redeem her reputation, and one year later, she did just that with the Raw Women's Championship. She then says that after she beats Carmella tonight, she will rewrite the last chapter of her story and kick Becky's caboose all the way back to Ireland. Carmella then appears and tells Bianca she is making a big mistake overlooking her before bragging about last week's win, calling Becky's distraction convenient and saying Bianca was outmatched. She also says that if Becky loses that way again, she will become Raw Women's Champion, and as Bianca says she will remind everyone why she is the "EST of WWE," Becky and Carmella attack Bianca. Bianca fights back, but Becky hits Bianca with a Manhandle Slam.

Becky Lynch guests on commentary for the next match.

Bianca Belair retains the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Carmella. (Had Bianca lost by count-out, Carmella would have become the champion.) After the match, Becky lifts up the Raw Women's Championship, then drops it as she hands it back to Bianca on her way out.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford). Angelo Dawkins say they are going "from Nashville to Cashville," and that The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) will get a guitar shot if they get out of line. Montez Ford says that The Street Profits will become the undisputed tag team champions. Suddenly, MVP and Omos show up and mocks The Street Profits' luck as of late, and Dawkins dares them to step up if they have a problem. MVP says he will get with WWE official Adam Pearce to make a match.

It's time for The Kevin Owens Show. Tonight's guest is Matt Riddle. Owens says that he has had to step away from the last few months after trying to prove that Elias and Ezekiel were the same person and went to a nature retreat to find his inner peace, and he could not help but notice how cool and calm Riddle is. Owens says that he does not care about Elias and Ezekiel anymore and that he called Riddle out to The Kevin Owens Show because of his match against Seth "Freakin'" Rollins at SummerSlam. Owens says Rollins also caused him anguish by pretending to be his best friend and betrayed him as he tried to get on WrestleMania, then says that while RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) was good, "Bro-KO" would be great. Riddle calls Owens the biggest liar he knows, but Owens says he has turned over a new leaf and that he will prove that he will never lie again, after calling Orton the biggest snake in WWE, which Riddle takes offense to. Seth Rollins' music hits not once, but twice, and as Riddle dares Rollins to fight him, Rollins attacks him from behind and hits The Stomp. Rollins then clears the ring to hit The Stomp again.

Backstage, Kevin Patrick interviews Seth "Freakin" Rollins, who says that Matt Riddle is so stupid that he drives him insane and that his stupidity is turning into arrogance. He says that Riddle thinks Randy Orton cares about him and that he can actually beat him at SummerSlam. Ezekiel suddenly confronts Rollins for his actions, but Rollins says he can do whatever we wants and nobody can stop him, and as Rollins says he can stomp Elias, Ezekiel tells Rollins not to mention his family. Rollins tells Ezekiel to stay out of his business, but Ezekiel says business is about to pick up.

Before the next match, Damian Priest says he and Finn Balor chose not to injure Dominik Mysterio because Dominik will make the right decision and join them, even going so far as to guarantee he will drop his father Rey Mysterio and join him. He says that Rey Mysterio is stifling Dominik Mysterio and holding back his true potential, then reminds the fans of what they did to Edge. As Finn Balor says he can watch their attack on Edge over and over again, Rey and Dominik Mysterio show up for the next match.

Damian Priest beats Rey Mysterio after countering the 619 with the Razor's Edge. After the match, Damian Priest and Finn Balor attack Rey and go for the Con-Chair-To. Damian says that Dominik Mysterio will join The Judgment Day (Priest, Balor, Rhea Ripley), or else they will take Rey's head off. Dominik tells them to stop and that he will join The Judgment Day. Priest tells Dominik that it does not work that way, then Finn Balor attacks both Rey and Dominik with a chair.

We see another weird vignette.

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins beats Ezekiel.

Backstage, MVP and Omos are met by The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso), who say that Angelo Dawkins has no chance and that Omos will make it easy to beat The Street Profits (Dawkins and Montez Ford) at SummerSlam.

Backstage, we hear from The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest). Finn Balor says that Dominik Mysterio is not made of the right stuff and failed the test, and Priest says Dominik only joined them to save his father when he should have cracked his skull along with them. He says that next week, Rey and Dominik Mysterio will fall while they will rise.

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) watch the next match from ringside.

Angelo Dawkins beats Omos by disqualification after MVP trips Dawkins from ringside. After the match, WWE official Adam Pearce shows up and makes a tag team match between The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) and the team of MVP and Omos.

The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) beat MVP and Omos by disqualification after Jimmy Uso shoves Montez Ford off the top rope. After the match, The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) and Omos attack The Street Profits.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber is interrupted by Veer Mahaan, who jus says "Boo!" at Sarah and laughs before leaving. Sarah then interviews The Miz, who says that Logan Paul has come to his senses and that they will become tag team champions. He then says that if this is not the case, Logan Paul will find out why he will not like being his opponent.

Before the next match, Austin Theory says that SummerSlam is fast approaching and that he will take the United States title back from Bobby Lashley before cashing in his Money In The Bank contract to become Undisputed WWE Champion. He says that Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns are going to absolutely destroy each other, and after some footage of Brock Lesnar beating up Alpha Academy from last week plays, he says SummerSlam is the perfect opportunity to cash in. Theory says that he always comes through in the clutch and that the locker room not only does not like him because of it, but is also jealous of him. He also says that Dolph Ziggler attacked him because he is jealous. After footage from last week of Dolph Ziggler attacking him, Theory brags that nobody is on his level before "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles shows up. Styles says that Theory is making promises, then promises that regardless of what Theory gets done at SummerSlam, he will be the first to take championship gold from him. He also tells Theory that the locker room is not jealous of him and actually think he is "a big jackass." Theory says he has become the youngest United States Champion and the youngest Money In The Bank winner after less than a year on Raw, then mockingly asks Styles what he was doing at his age and that the fans should be calling him phenomenal. As Theory explains why Styles does not like him, Styles says that there is not enough time on the show for him to explain why, then says he is proud of where he came from and that he will be the man to knock respect into him before punching Theory. Suddenly, Dolph Ziggler shows up.

We see yet another weird vignette.

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles beats Austin Theory by count-out after Dolph Ziggler superkicks Theory as soon as the referee checks on Styles. After the match, Styles hits Theory with the Styles Clash.

We see a video package detailing the history between Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch.

We see a video package about the 5th Annual Back to School Bash, hosted by Titus O'Neil's Bullard Family Foundation, which stuffed 30,000 backpacks with essential school supplies for children in need.

Alexa Bliss, Asuka and Dana Brooke beat Tamina, Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H. in a six-woman tag match. During the match, Akira Tozawa shows up and pinned Dana Brooke for the WWE 24/7 Championship, then Nikki A.S.H. pins him for it. Alexa Bliss hits Nikki with a DDT to win the title, then Doudrop hits her with a cross body to take the title from Alexa. Tamina then superkicks Doudrop to win the title, then Dana Brooke rolls Tamina up with a schoolkid pin to take the title back and run away, with Tamina giving chase. Asuka then puts Nikki A.S.H. in the Asuka Lock, and Nikki submits.

We hear from Rey and Dominik Mysterio. Dominik says he may have failed The Judgment Day's (Damian Priest and Finn Balor) test, but he lived up to the Mysterio family name and The Judgment Day do not know them. Rey says The Judgment Day are not the first to tear the family apart, and that next week, he will cap off his 20th anniversary celebration by showing them what it means to be a Mysterio.

We see footage of The Miz at the MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game.

It's time for Miz TV. Tonight's guest is Logan Paul. Logan Paul shows up and immediately asks Miz if he accepts his SummerSlam challenge. Miz tries to reason with him with footage from WrestleMania 38. but Miz's attack on Logan is not shown until Logan demands that footage be shown. Miz says he was teaching him, but Logan tells Miz that all it taught him was to come back to beat his ass. Miz says that he nurtured his talent and that Logan Paul has loads of potential, but he has been doing this for years while Logan is a rookie. , but Miz's attack on Logan is not shown until Logan demands that footage be shown. Miz says that Logan is not ready and has to earn a match with him, and denies his challenge. Logan says he has been told he cannot do a lot of things, but he is in his prime and that he is more motivated to beat him at SummerSlam. Logan then promises to come back next week and host his own segment, but Miz still says no. Logan then says he expects that answer from someone with "blueberries in his pants" and starts a "tiny balls" chant. An angry Miz then accepts the challenge, then goes for a cheap shot only to overpowered by Logan Paul. Logan Paul is then attacked from behind by Tommaso Ciampa, but Logan Paul is able to escape. Afterwards, Sarah Schreiber interviews The Miz, who says there is only one Miz and only one Miz TV and that WWE is his house.

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!