WWE Monday Night Raw 8/31/2026

WWE Monday Night Raw 8/31/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-monday-night-raw-8242026.html

We are in Cleveland, Ohio. Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore are on commentary.

The Uso's arrive in the parking lot. Royce Key's new crew jumps them and busts their car up with a pipe. Jey is pulled out of the driver's seat and hit Jimmy is banged off the car trunk. His mouth is busted open. Fatu then comes in with a pipe but Keys' crew escapes. They blurred out The Uso's faces at times here for some reason.

Adam Pearce and officials check on them.

Jacob Fatu gets on the commentary table before the next match. He yells at Keys' crew and says he's got war with The Bloodline if he wants it. He says he has war on them. Fatu then knocks stuff around.

WWE Women's Intercontinental Title Match - Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs Sol Ruca

RR lariats Sol down. RR hits back elbows on Sol then arm whips her down. Sol cartwheels out of an arm whip. She handstand walks and backflips into a headscissors on RR. She then lariats RR over the top. Sol flying space tigers outside onto RR. RR pounces her and hits mounted shots. 

Sol goes up and over and dropkicks her in the corner. Sol's crossbody is caught. RR springboard twisting crossbodies her for 2. Sol tarantula's her on the ropes and boots her out of the ring. RR crossbodies her outside. 

We go to break and return. Sol hits shots to the gut. Sol hits flying shoulders and backcrackers her with her feet. Sol dropkicks her off the buckles. Sol tries a sunset bomb on her on the floor but RR blocks it. Sol tries another and hits it on her on the floor.

Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan run down. Sol hits them and bottom rope springboard tornillos RR and Perez. Sol goes for a sol snatcher but Lyra Valkyria comes out and blocks grabs her. RR hits a one arm powerbomb on Sol and pins her.

Thoughts: It didn't get a ton of time. What we got was acceptable but the finish was all shenanigans. Sol had a good night here without any botches. 

We get the same video we got on Penta vs Fenix from last week. We see Penta and Fenix walk in the back. 

Chad Gable comes out to talk. Chad says he wanted to feel satisfied, like he achieved everything when he won the IC Title. He says he realized the real work starts now. He says he starts carving his legacy now. He says he would not be IC champ if it weren't for the Mexican people. He says Raw returns to Mexico in 15 years and he will defend his title there. He then brings out Dragon Lee.

Chad says Lee's match last week with Fenix was awe inspiring and he's one of his favorite talents on the roster. Lee says it's an honor to step in the ring in front of him. Chad says he can decide who he faces in Mexico. 

Ethan Page comes out. He says Chad is giving another title opportunity to an undeserving and talentless luchador. Page says to face him if you want a real challenger. Chad says he's on the list of people who deserve a shot and says his name is under Honky Tonk Man. Page tells him to stop being a charity case or he will be a paper champ. 

Dragon Lee interrupts. He says Page has a big mouth and he talks too much but says nothing. Lee says to show him right now if Page thinks he's better. Page asks if he's sure that's what he wants. Chad says it's good match to do right here and right now. Chad says the winner can wrestle him in Mexico City for the IC Title. 

Winner gets an IC Title shot in Mexico City - Ethan Page vs Dragon Lee

Page waistlock takedowns him. Lee armdrags and flying headscissors him. Lee dropkicks him. Lee side headlocks him. Page shoulders him over. Lee jumps up and is powerslammed down. Page bangs Lee's head off the buckles. Page facekicks him. 

Page tries pins on him. Lee hits chops and Page hits corner spears. Lee hits combinacion cabron. Lee corner dropkicks him for 2. Lee tope con hilos outside. We go to break and return. Lee throws him out. Page sweeps him on the apron and Lee takes a hard ride down as he gets stuck in the ring apron. Lee bridging backbreakers him. 

Page does like a cobra clutch backdrop in the ring for 2. Lee cradles him for 2. Lee hits punches. Lee facekicks him and superkicks him in the gut. Lee rebound germans him then superkicks him. Lee shotei's him and tornado ddt's him for 2.

They get on the apron. Lee pumping knees him there. Lee jumps over the top and flying headscissors him outside into the commentary table. Lee goes for a tope and is hit. Page throws Lee into Gable, who is in a chair at ringside. Chad goes after Page and the ref stops him. Page pulls the top buckle off. Lee superkicks him. Lee splashes the exposed buckle when Page moves. Page goes for a pin but the ref sees the exposed buckle and won't count.

Page argues with Chad. Lee hits destino and pins Page.

Thoughts: Lee winning was a given since his title match will be in Mexico. It was okay enough and Lee did his usual flying spots. The exposed top buckle spot was not one we usually see here.

Roman Reigns arrives in a car. Roman stares down Fatu. Fatu says it's not looking good for The Uso's. Fatu says if they thought he was a problem, Royce is a problem. Roman says Royce is Fatu's problem and to handle him. Roman says everything else is his problem. 

Roman Reigns comes out to talk. He says being the only true champ and the tribal chief is a burden. He says everyone wants what he has. He says he should be celebrating the tournament and talking Rey Fenix and Penta. He says they are earning the title shot unlike everyone else who complains for a title shot. He says we aren't dealing with the disrespect anymore. He says Solo will acknowledge him and he blew his opportunity for LA Knight. He says he's not  our family but he reminds Solo of The Rock.

LA Knight comes out. He says Roman is recycling material from 3 years ago. He says he thought he was the champ that matters. He says Roman is doing things the wrong way but putting his family between them and setting up tournaments he can't compete in. He says he didn't know OTC stood for One Tremendous Coward and says he should say he's scared if he's scared. He says once you whip the horse, you gotta take the ride and the ride starts now. 

We then see Solo Sikoa is down and blooded in the back with Pearce and officials checking on him. Fatu is standing nearby. LA Knight goes to check on him. LA blames Fatu and Fatu says it's not him. Roman Reigns then superman punches LA. Roman tells Fatu to handle Royce as he has LA under control.

We get another Lola Vice 9.14 video with her swimming and doing boxing training.

Dominik Mysterio vs Je'Von Evans

Dom knocks him off the apron to tart and throws him in. Evans seated springboard headscissors him then dropkicks him. Evans flying corner forearms him. JD McDonaugh trips Evans. Dom hits Evans from behind and stomps him. Dom running back elbows him. Dom is thrown out. Evans suicide dives him. 

We go to break and return. Dom dropkicks him hard for 2. JD punches Evans while he's on the ropes. Evans hits punches then stomp flurries him in the corner. Dom's head is banged off the buckles and he is corkscrew kicked in the back of the head. Evans springboard diving lariats him. Evans lariats Dom over the timekeeper's rail. Evans runs around the ring and JD nails him hard for the DQ.

Thoughts: It was short and we didn't get too much of it. Evans did take some hard shots here though before it ended. 

JD and Dom beat up Evans after. Joe Hendry comes out to save Evans. Joe double lariats the heels and throws them out. Adam Pearce comes out and says he's tired of this. He says he's restarting this as a tag match.

Joe Hendry and Je'Von Evans vs Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonaugh)

The faces hit the heels outside. JD is thrown over the timekeepers rail then Dom is thrown over it too. Evans runs then dives over the rail onto the heels. We go to break and return. Joe neckbreakers JD for 2. Joe spinning suplexes JD. 

Evans hits a viralplex on JD. Evans chases him and JD boots him. Dom stomps Evans. Dom suplexes Evans for 2. JD suplexes Evans. JD is knocked off the buckles. Evans top rope twisting swantons him. Joe is tagged in. He lariats the heels down and fallaway slams Dom and JD. Joe fallaway slams both at the same time. Joe then dives over the top.

Joe spinning lariats Dom. Evans is sent into the post by JD. JD headbutts Joe down. Dom top rope frogsplashes Joe and pins him.

Thoughts: Just LOL at Joe losing again. I don't know what this company has against him but it sucks and he's better than this. What we got was fine here. Evans tried to interact with a crowd a bit more than usual. 

Becky Lynch is being interviewed. Stephanie Vaquer interrupts. Becky says he wasn't helping her, she was just taking free shots on Judgment Day. She says maybe she'd rather take the title off of her than Liv Morgan. Steph says she doesn't need her help. Becky says she owes her one. Steph says no and Becky says she does. Becky says she wants the first shot if Steph wins the title. Steph tells her to stay away from her and says she doesn't deserve the title. Steph says the title deserves herself.

Rey Mysterio shakes hands with Rey Fenix in the back.

Paul Heyman is interviewed about Oba/Brock on Sunday. He picks neither guy. He says it's a match both men must win and neither man can afford to lose. He says it's easy for the winner but asks what happens to the loser. Paul puts over both guys and says Bron is a hard worker. He says we will find out who wins in real time this Sunday.

The Judgment Day talk in the back. Dom says Evans won't be a real problem anymore. Liv laughs at Steph thinking she can beat her next week. Perez says she will have Liv's back if Becky gets involved. Liv says she's not worried and says those girls forget who runs the division. She says she will remind the world that she is the greatest women's champ of all-time.

The announcers say The Uso's and Solo are being evaluated for multiple injuries. 

#1 Contender's Tournament Finals - Penta vs Rey Fenix

They shake hands and chop each other. Penta spin kicks him and buzzsaw kicks him. Rey rolls him up for 1. Penta rolls him up for 2. They sweep each other and headflip up together. They then stare down. Rey flying headscissors him and chops him. Rey walks up the buckles, does rope tricks and diving headscissors him. 

Rey handsprings and is dropkicked. Penta tope con hilos him outside. We go to break and return. Penta kicks him in the leg for 2. Rey corner enzugiri's him. Rey rope walk kicks him. Rey 2nd rope tornillo's him.

Rey totally misses a handspring cutter. Penta spin kicks him and springboard bulldogs him. Rey swing kicks him, Penta superkicks him and Rey spin kicks him in the head. Both go down. Rey tries to handstand in the corner and is superkicked down.

Penta superkicks him down for 2. Penta tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. We go to break and return. Penta does an up and over backcracker on Rey for 2. Rey kicks Penta over the 2nd rope. Rey double jump moonsaults him for 2. 

Rey hits kicks. Penta pops him up and flips him into a powerbomb. They fight on the buckles. Rey flips out of a 2nd rope canadian destroyer. Rey enzugiri's him in the corner. Penta hits a made in Japan for 2. 

Penta gets on the commentary table and Rey joins him. Penta hits a made in Japan on him through the commentary table. 

Penta hits a made in Japan for 2. Penta cranks back on Rey's arm. Rey rolls into a hurricanrana on him for 2. Penta canadian destroyers him and pins him.

Thoughts: I hated it. It was all flippy indy crap as expected with little selling. These guys are brothers. They shouldn't be putting each other through tables and dropping each other on their heads. They should have been doing technical wrestling with no strikes or dangerous moves. They did the opposite. Awful stuff.

Roman Reigns then walks out with his title. He gets in the ring and holds it up in Penta's face. Penta does his "zero miedo" taunt at him and they end the show.

Overall thoughts: It wasn't a show with heavy starpower. The stars were not in action here and it might as well have been 205 Live with all of the junior heavyweight wrestlers hanging around. The opener was acceptable. Page/Lee was okay. Evans/Dom was short but the tag that followed was fine. I don't like Hendry taking all these L's though. I knew I would hate Penta/Fenix and I did. It was indy crap with horrible logic. The main was one of the weakest main events in Raw history starpower wise. This show was also taped so WWE took it real easy here. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 for the total lack of effort. I thought this was below average.