Logan Paul heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Logan says he is here for Ricochet after he attempted last week to introduce Ricochet to his audience, who is nothing like the fans at tonight's venue, and says that all he wanted to do was highlight Ricochet's athleticism and hype up their match. He then says he was "sneak attacked, traumatized and abused" and that Ricochet tried to make a spectacle out of the whole thing, then says that at SummerSlam, he will beat Ricochet in the most viral fashion. Ricochet shows up and says Logan keeps spinning the story to make himself look like the good guy when he is not the good guy in this situation, and while he can fool his fans, he cannot fool the WWE fans. He states that the only correct thing Logan Paul spouted is that their match will be "box office," and admits that while he likes nothing about Logan and considers him "a horrible human being," he can respect his athleticism. Logan tells Ricochet that he appreciates that, then tells him that he is one of the greatest to ever do it until he showed up, and that the two of them have even thought alike ever since they leapt into each other at Royal Rumble. He then goes for a fist bump after telling Ricochet that they will "kill it" in their SummerSlam match, and Ricochet fist bumps. As Ricochet leaves, Logan brings up the fact that ring announcer Samantha Irvin is Ricochet's fiancée before saying that Samantha will announce him as the winner. Ricochet attacks Logan, but Logan hits him out of the air during a springboard move with a knockout punch.
Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci). On the subject of his SummerSlam match, Gunther says he lives in the here and now, not in the past, and all he is concerned about is his disappointment in Ludwig Kaiser, whom he says could have prevented all of this, and whom he expected more from. After mentioning that Drew McIntyre is away on business, Ludwig Kaiser will have a chance to redeem himself against Matt Riddle tonight, and at SummerSlam, he will end Drew McIntyre once and for all.
Ludwig Kaiser beats Matt Riddle.
Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Logan Paul, who says that he gave Ricochet a taste of what will happen at SummerSlam and that their match will be one of the most viral matches in the history of WWE.
It is announced that "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes has made his first post on TikTok.
We see a video package chronicling the history between "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar leading up to their match at SummerSlam.
Maxxine Dupri beats Valhalla following a brawl between The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) and Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) caused by Erik getting in the ring.
We see a video package chronicling the events between Seth "Freakin'" Rollins and Finn Balor leading up to their match at SummerSlam.
Backstage, Shinsuke Nakamura is met by Tommaso Ciampa. Ciampa says they could have went their separate ways, but Nakamura has a problem, and he is planning to fix it tonight, pick up some momentum and win the SummerSlam Battle Royal. Nakamura says he will see him in the ring, and that he will be the one who wins the battle royal.
The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio) head to the ring. Rhea Ripley says Raw is their world now and that the show does not start until they say so, and that they have no problem putting anyone in their way on the shelf. Damian Priest then lists off a who's who of who they have recently laid out. Priest states that if Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins show up tonight, Dominik will make sure they will not leave the arena whole. Finn says Rollins is supposedly insane with his clothing, his dancing and his laughing while the true insanity is what Rollins took from him. He says that while he cannot take scars, he will inflict them on Rollins, and Rollins will remember the day that he beat him for the World Heavyweight Championship. Dominik says The Judgment Day will have all the goodies at the end of the night while he is booed out of the building. He then gets booed again as he says he will bring pride tot he Mysterio name before Rhea Ripley states that anyone who gets in their way should take a page from Raquel Rodriguez's book and run and hide, or else they will be enjoying time in rehab. Raquel shows up and brawls with Rhea despite having an injured knee, but Rhea soons hits Raquel with a chop block when Raquel is blocked by the rest of The Judgment Day. Officials show up, but Rhea continues to target Raquel's knee.
We see a video package chronicling the history between "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler leading up to SummerSlam, which will now be contested under "MMA Rules."
Backstage, Chad Gable and Otis congratulate Maxxine Dupri on winning and state that one of them will win the SummerSlam Battle Royal when Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci) show up. Gunther states that Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Maxxine Dupri) are jokes and are not worth their time and that he can beat Gable in five minutes, as he has been on a roll in the last two weeks. Gable accepts Gunther's challenge on the provision that the rest of their respective groups stay in the back, to which Gunther agrees to.
Shinsuke Nakamura beats Tommaso Ciampa while grabbing the tights on the stack-up pinfall attempt.
Backstage in the trainer's room, WWE official Adam Pearce tells Raquel Rodriguez that he will give her a match with Rhea Ripley when she is medically cleared to compete again.
Brock Lesnar heads to the ring. Lesnar introduces himself and lists off his accolades in amateur and professional wrestling, and says that if there is one thing he knows about championships, it is that this is "fight week" and the hype is over. He says that at SummerSlam, he will get paid to fight and kick ass against "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, and Cody Rhodes will get paid to get his ass kicked. Lesnar then says it is time to cut the crap, for he has been here way too long tonight, and tells Cody to come to the ring to come in the ring and shake his hand before their match before he leaves town. Cody heads to the ring and has a staredown with Lesnar, then Lesnar takes his hat off before Cody extends his hand. Lesnar shakes his hand, then pushes at Cody before leaving the ring. Cody then takes Lesnar out with a dive out of the ring. This leads to a brawl between Cody and Lesnar, and Lesnar soon gets the upper hand and smacks Cody with the ring steps. Lesnar's music hits, but Brock goes back on the attack one more time before heading to the back. Lesnar's music hits again, but Cody refuses to stay down and Lesnar attacks him once again before hitting him with an F-5 in the middle of the ring.
Chad Gable survives five minutes in the ring with Gunther. After the match, Gunther declares that the match is not over, and it is announced that the match will continue as a regular match.
Gunther beats Chad Gable. After the match, Gunther tells the fans to get used to seeing him celebrating his success on top of the announce table, because he will not lose the Intercontinental Championship and because what happened to Chad Gable will happen to Drew McIntyre.
Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes. Cody says Brock Lesnar could break his arm again, break his ribs or break his jaw, because he will bring the brutality to him at SummerSlam.
Becky Lynch heads to the ring. Becky says that she has done everything she needed to do to get her rematch with Trish Stratus, and there is nothing else left to do but do it and there is no better time and place than here and now. She calls out Trish, who shows up with Zoey Stark. Trish says she considered doing this match right here and right now, but then she realized that nobody tells her when and where to fight. Trish calls Becky beating Zoey a fluke and tells Becky that she will get her rematch, but she will dictate when the rematch happens. All of a sudden, WWE official Adam Pearce shows up and says the match will happen right now. The bell rings, but Zoey Starks gets involved as soon as the match starts, and the bell is rung again. After the match, Becky fights both Trish and Zoey. Zoey grabs Becky by the hair as she goes for a Manhandle Slam on Trish, and Trish then hits Becky with a chair.
Backstage, WWE official Adam Pearce confronts Trish Stratus and Zoey Starks for getting out of their match, then states that Trish will face Becky Lynch again in two weeks and that Zoey Stark will be barred from ringside. Trish and Zoey are furious.
We see Part 2 of a video package chronicling the history between "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler leading up to SummerSlam.
Seth "Freakin'" Rollins and Sami Zayn beat The Judgment Day (Damian Priest and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio). During the match, Damian Priest considers cashing in his Money In The Bank contract on Seth Rollins, and Finn Balor takes the briefcase before handing it to Priest to cash in. Priest superkicks Rollins, and hijinx ensues with Finn Balor getting physically involved in the match as he grabs at Rollins from the ring apron. Sami hits Finn Balor with a Helluva Kick, and Rollins hits The Stomp on Priest to get the win.
This week on Raw Talk: Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci)! Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Maxxine Dupri)! Shinsuke Nakamura!
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