WWE Raw Results
July 26, 2021
T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO.
Commentary: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and MVP
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
Quick result:
Damian Priest vs. Sheamus
Winner: Damian Priest
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WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Match – AJ Styles and Omos (c’s) vs. The Viking Raiders
The bell rings and Erik with a flying kene onto AJ. Ivar is tagged in and he knocks AJ down. Erik is tagged back in and they double team Omos off the ring apron. Erik with a suicide dive onto Omos. Ivar with a spinning kick onto AJ. He goes for the cover but Omos drags Ivar to the outside and knocks him down.
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Back from commercial, Omos is in the ring with Erik and AJ is tagged in. AJ with a snap mare head lock on Erik in the middle of the ring. Erik gets out of it and a big right hand by Erik as he and AJ fall to the mat. Ivar is tagged in and he knocks AJ down. Iver with a cross body and AJ onto the ring apron. A right hand for AJ, he goes for the Phenomenal Forearm but Ivar moves out of the way and a big clothesline by Ivar knocks AJ down.
Iver runs towards AJ but AJ with a kick to the face. AJ on the second rope with a tornado DDT. He goes for the cover but Ivar kicks out. Both men down, but Ivar with the clothesline and Erik is tagged in. They double team AJ. Ivar to the outside as he grabs the leg of Omos. Erik knocks AJ down and goes for the cover but AJ kicks out. Omos kicks Ivar down. Erik lifts AJ up but AJ with an overhead kick knocks Erik down. Omos is tagged in.
Omos with a body slam. In comes Ivar but Omos knocks him down. Omos throws Ivar to the outside of the ring. Omos with a big splash on Erik knocking him down. AJ is tagged in and AJ with the 450 splash. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Still WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, AJ Styles and Omos
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Back from commercial and Drew McIntyre is in the ring. Out comes Jinder with Veer and someone else. Jinder tells Drew he is disgusted by everyone. They all cheered on while Drew attacked them last week. He tells Drew he will give him the opportunity to apologize. And if Drew doesn’t want to apologize, he has his attorney with him. Jinder tells Drew they will sue him if he doesn’t apologize.
Drew tells him to shut up. Drew asks if he should apologize and the fans chant no. Drew says he has a chant for Jinder and it’s “Drew is going to kill you” and the fans begin to chant it.
Drew McIntyre vs. Veer
Veer gets in the ring as the bell rings. Veer with a right hand and a bodyslam. Drew is sent to the ropes but a shoulder block by McIntyre. He body slams Veer. Both men back up as Jinder has a chair and distract Jinder. Veer knocks Drew down. A big splash by Veer knocks Drew down. Veer with a right hand but Drew with a clothesline. Drew throws Veer across the ring. Jinder slides a chair over to Veer as he grabs it and Drew hits him with the Claymore as the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: By disqualification, Drew McIntyre
Jinder and Veer leave for the back as the lawyer is left at ring side. Drew grabs him and throws him into the ring. Drew hits him with the Claymore.
Eva Marie is backstage with Doudrop. Eva cuts a promo about how they will win the Women’s Tag Team Championships.
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Women’s Tag Team Championship Contender’s Match – Natalya and Tamina vs. Eva Marie and Doudrop
The bell rings and we are under way. Natalya and Marie are in the ring but Doudrop is tagged in. Natalya with a head lock but she gets sent to the ropes and is knocked down. Doudrop goes for the cover but Natalya kicks out. Tamina is tagged in and Natalya looks to have hurt her ankle.
Tamina with a head lock take down. She gets up and goes for the Samoan drop but Doudrop gets out of it and a cross body onto Tamina. Marie is tagged in. She goes for the cover but Tamina kicks out.
Alexa Bliss can be heard throughout the arena as her puppet Lilly is shown on the big screen. It ends with Lilly-Lution on the screen. Natalya knocks Eva Marie down. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Natalya and Tamina
Natalya looks hurt as a WWE official and Tamina help her to the back.
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Keith Lee vs. Karrion Kross
The bell rings and we are under way. Forearms by Kross but Lee grabs him and throws him around the ring. A shoulder block by Keith Lee and he clothesline Kross to the outside. Lee to the outside but Kross throws him into the ring post.
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Back from commercial, Kross with a DDT in the middle of the ring. Kross goes for the cover but Lee kicks out. The Kross Jacket submission on Lee but Lee gets out of it and knocks Kross down. A running shoulder block by Lee knocks Kross down. Lee goes for the Spirit Bomb but Kross out of it and a suplex knocks Lee down. Kross with the Kross Jacket submission and Lee taps out.
Winner: Karrion Kross
Sarah is with Nikki backstage and Nikki says that she believes in herself. Win or lose, no one can take that feeling away from her. She just wants the little boys and girls to know that the hardest of challenges are worth fighting for. And tonight, she is going to go out with her title knowing that she will be defending her title at SummerSlam.
In comes Rhea who says that she respects Nikki’s confidence but she knows that she will win the title at SummerSlam. But tonight, she hopes that she goes out there and gives Charlotte hell.
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Mace and T-Bar vs. Mustafa Ali and Mansoor
Ali with a dropkick onto T-Bar but T-Bar with a big boot. He throws Ali in the corner and Mace is tagged in. They double team Ali in the corner. Mace slams Ali down. He goes for the cover but Mansoor breaks it up. T-Bar is tagged back in. T-Bar with a big boot knocks Mansoor down and they double team Ali.
T-Bar goes for a big kick but Ali knocks him down. Mansoor is tagged in and as is Mace. Mansoor with a right hand followed by a kick to the side of the head. He goes for the cover but T-Bar breaks it up. T-Bar and Mansoor on the outside but Ali with a suicide dive knocks Mace down. Ali on the ring apron as Mace grabs him but Mansoor with a kick breaks it up. Mansoor jumps and rolls T-Bar up and gets the pin.
Winners: Mustafa Ali and Mansoor
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Out comes WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and MVP to the ring. MVP tells everyone to rise to their feet and show the proper respect to Bobby Lashley. MVP says the dominance of Lashley is on par with that of Tom Brady. He says last week, Goldberg came out and disrespected Lashley. He says everyone has been talking about it and he gets it, the champion vs. the iconic Hall of Famer.
MVP asks Lashley if Goldberg is next. Lashley says he won’t even dignify Goldberg’s challenge with a response. But he will say that this is his ring and he won’t be disrespected by anyone. Out comes Cedric Alexander to the ring.
Alexander says if you want to talk about disrespect, to talk about how he got rid of him from the Hurt Business. He wondered for so long why Bobby did that but it’s because he knew that Cedric is better than him. Cedric says he wants his opportunity against the Champion.
Out comes Shelton Benjamin to the ring. He tells Cedric if he has any idea how annoying his voice is. Shelton says he is not here to cry about the Hurt Business, that’s over. He is here because he wants to give Lashley a real challenge. MVP says the champion doesn’t have time to deal with them as Lashley cuts him off and says he will take them both on at the same time. He asks for a referee.
Bobby Lashley vs. Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander
The bell rings and Lashley with a neck breaker on Shelton. Cedric attacks Lashley but Lashley slams him down. Cedric is thrown to the outside of the ring. Lashley with a spear on Shelton in the corner. Lashley to the outside as he lifts Cedric up and throws him into the ring post. Alexander is thrown back into the ring.
Shelton with a right hand and a knee to the face by Shelton. Cedric with a jumping DDT. They both go for the cover but Lashley kicks out.
Shelton goes for a suplex but Lashley pushes him away. Cedric runs towards Lashley but he’s thrown to the mat. Lashley with a spear onto Shelton. Lashley lifts Shelton up and the jackhammer. He lifts Cedric up and hits him with the dominator. He places Cedric on Shelton, goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Bobby Lashley
The Miz is backstage along with John Morrison. Miz asks him if he is ready and in come AJ and Omos. AJ says he needs to talk to them about something. AJ, Miz and Morrison talk while Omos keeps guard.
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John Morrison with The Miz vs. Riddle
The bell rings and we are under way. Riddle trips Morrison up and gets him in the ankle lock but Morrison gets out of it. Riddle with a suplex. He goes for the cover but Morrison kicks out. Riddle runs to the ropes but Morrison with a jumping kick to the face. He goes for the cover but Riddle kicks out.
Morrison goes for a suplex but Riddle reverses it into a sulex of his own. Riddle gets to his feet but Miz sprays him with the water squirter. Riddle knocks Morrison down. Riddle jumps off the second rope and kicks Miz down on the outside.
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Back from commercial, Riddle with a suplex in the ring. He goes for a kick but Morrison rolls out of the ring. Riddle on the ring apron as he jumps off the second rope onto Morrison.
Out come AJ Styles and Omos to the ring. Back in the ring, Riddle is distracted and Morrison with a side heel kick. A running knee to the face. He goes for the cover but Riddle kicks out. Morrison goes for a suplex but Riddle lands on his feet and he powerbombs Morrison. He goes for the cover but Morrison kicks out.
Riddle climbs the second rope as AJ grabs Riddle’s scooter. Omos grabs it from AJ and breaks it, distracting Riddle. Morrison grabs Riddle off the second roep and slams him. Morrison with the Starship Pain. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: John Morrison
AJ attacks Riddle after the match and hits him with the Styles Clash.
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WWE 24/7 Championship – Reginald (c) vs. R-Truth
Winner: Still WWE 24/7 Champion, Reginald
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Non-Title Match: Nikki A.S.H. vs. Charlotte Flair
The ending saw Nikki go for a cross body off the top rope which was reversed by Flair as she got the cover.
Winner: Charlotte Flair
After the match, Nikki challenged Charlotte to a rematch next week on Raw which Charlotte accepted. Charlotte then attacked Nikki.