WWE Monday Night Raw 8/11/2025

WWE Monday Night Raw 8/11/2025

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We are in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We are told Naomi is not cleared to compete tonight. 

CM Punk comes out to talk. He says he should have gold around his waist and should be representing the fans as champ. He says he has a Seth Rollins problem. He says Seth is trying his best to be CM Punk and failing miserably.

He says he gained the title briefly and is more possessed to win the title. He says he will get his title back and when he gets his hands on Seth, he won't have to pretend to be injured as he will break his legs.

LA Knight comes out. They shake hands. He says Punk was robbed. He says he deserves to have his rematch. He says he fought Seth last week and Punk came down and got him DQ'd. He says they don't have a problem and he wants to keep it that way. He says get Seth if you want him but do it on his time or after the bell rings. He says he deserves his rematch but he's getting his rematch after LA gets his.

Punk says LA should be thanking him for saving his career when Seth tried to curbstomp him. Punk says he's a former champ, something LA can't claim to be. He says LA can get in the back of the line behind him. He says he doesn't want to thank him. LA says there's levels to this and Punk isn't on his. LA says they don't have a problem and to keep it that way he will forget last week happened as long as he doesn't do it again. And he says he will go beat Seth to become champ then Punk can be his first successful title defense. Punk says he's the best in the world.

Paul Heyman comes out with Bron and Reed. Reed has both of Roman's shoes with him. Paul rips the French language.  Paul tells LA not to get into the favor business with Punk. He says it will cost you everything in life. Punk says someone's getting their face punched and asks if it'll be him or "The Bron-Bron's". Paul says that's a good idea and let's do it tonight. 

LA says they aren't looking for those two goofs. Punk then accepts for both of them. LA says Punk doesn't talk for him but he says he will accept it. LA says they can get a stompin' tonight.

Breakker wants to go to the ring and his buddies stomp him. Bron says Punk is 47 what's he gonna do? He then says LA is 40 and he'll kick his @ss.

The Judgment Day are in their hangout. Finn asks what's going on with the women's title. Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano come in. Finn says the group doesn't want Dom in here in private. Dom says he's using him for the Triplemania title. Finn says he can help him bring back the AAA Mega Title to the clubhouse. Finn says Raquel and Perez should talk to Pearce about the titles.

AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs El Grande Americano and Dominik Mysterio

Lee topes Grande before he gets in and pounds on him. AJ knees Dom from the apron. AJ bangs Dom's head off the buckles then hits corner spears. AJ backbreakers Dom. Lee top rope double axe handles Dom's arm. Grande boots Lee in the gut.

They chop each other. Lee top rope crossbodies Grande for 2. Grande is kicked by both opponents. Lee powerbombs Dom in a sloppy spot. We go to break and return. AJ pele kicks Dom. Lee flying headscissors Grande then lariats him.

Lee blocks a sunset flip and double stomps Grande. Lee hits combinacion cabron in the corner. Lee flying back elbows Grande. Grande step up enzugiri's Lee. Dom throws Lee into the steps outside. Grande ties Lee's mask to the rope connector.

Dom puts his on Rey Mysterio mask for some reason. Dom hits Lee in the gut then chinlocks him.
Dom rips at Lee's mask on the buckles. Dom corner basement dropkicks Lee. We go to break and return. Grande gets stuck in tree of woe and Lee top rope double stomps him. AJ sends dom over the timekeeper rail. Lee rebound germans Grande then superkicks him in the head.

AJ hits a strike combo on Grande, lariats him and sliding forearms him. AJ corner flying lariats Grande then ushigoroshi's him for 2. Lee superkicks Dom. Lee monkey flips Dom into an AJ styles clash. Grande pushes Lee off the top. AJ hits a nasty looking reverse ddt on Grande.

AJ is stunnered over the top rope by Grande. Grande takes an enzugiri while trying to load his mask. Dom ends up grabbing the metal plate Grande had. Dom headbutts AJ in the face and Grande pins AJ to win.

Thoughts: It was an entertaining tag. The monkey flip into the styles clash spot was cool and the finish was neat.

We see Sami Zayn and Adam Pearce talk earlier in the back. Sami says he's trying to become world champ and wants a chance. Adam says he can't make promises. He says let's make it through tonight and have a convo on the other side. Sheamus comes in. Adam says he can't have a repeat of Sheamus and Rusev. Sami asks not to get involved in his match tonight as a friend. Sheamus says okay but as soon as the match is over, Rusev is his.

Adam Pearce talks to Iyo Sky. She wants a title match. Adam says Naomi isn't cleared and it can't happen. Perez and Raquel walk in. They say it's good she doesn't have a title match as she can't lose it again. Iyo offers to fight Perez since she's looking for someone to fight and Adam makes it official. Iyo says she will see her tonight and smiles in her face.

Sami Zayn vs Rusev

Rusev punches Sami down then stomps on him. Rusev knees him in the gut and hits corner spears. Sami hits mounted corner punches on him. Rusev back elbows him for 2.

Sami boots Rusev off the ropes and throws him out. Sami seated moonsaults him outside. Rusev swinging side slams him. We go to break and return. Rusev misses a corner splash. Sami walks up the buckles and tornado ddt's him.

Sami runs into a kick from Rusev. Sami rolls up Rusev for 2. Rusev hits shots on Sami Rusev does Sheamus' chest clubs. Sami exploders him into the buckles. Solo Sikoa's MFT's then come out and beat up Sami for the DQ (Sami beat them on SD).

Thoughts: What we got was okay here prior to the finish. They weren't going to job Sami out here and Rusev has lost enough lately. Rusev could have been a bit more protected though.

Talla facekick Sami after and officials come to break it up.

Sheamus comes out and pump kicks Rusev. Sheamus fights off security. Rusev throws Sheamus over the rail and they fight in the aisle in the crowd.

The MFt's are being escorted out in the back. Adam Pearce yells at Nick Aldis on the phone. The ref says they seperated Rusev and Sheamus and Adam asks them to make sure.

The New Day and Grayson Waller come in. Woods wants Penta banned. Adam says Woods can take Penta on next week.

We get a video on Bronson Reed. He said he attacked Seth Rollins and earned his respect doing it. He says he doesn't want Roman Reigns' respect. He says he will keep adding to his collection with Roman until Roman acknowledges his tribal thief.

Asuka, Sane and Iyo talk in the back. Sane says Iyo can beat Roxanne. Asuka says maybe they can be in her corner to keep it fair. Iyo says she beat Roxanne before and says thanks but no thanks.

Iyo Sky vs Roxanne Perez

They lock up. Iyo is backed up on the ropes. RP wristlocks her. Iyo reverses it. RP twists Iyo's arm. Iyo trips her. RP bodyscissors her. RP side headlock takeovers her. RP headflips out of a headscissors. RP then piefaces her.

Iyo side headlocks her then takes her over. RP headscissors her and Iyo handstands out. Iyo then shotei's her. Iyo's head is banged off the buckles. RP knees Iyo in the gut.

RP cartwheels over Iyo and slaps her. RP backrolls into a spinning headscissors but Iyo headflips out. Iyo shotei's RP. Iyo cartwheels and backflips then dropkicks RP out. Iyo then topes RP and Raquel together. RP then hits Iyo from behind outside. Iyo is then sent into the steps.

We go to break and return. RP euros her against the ropes. RP asai moonsaults her for 2. RP bangs Iyo's head off the buckles. RP hits corner euros. RP comes off the 2nd rope and Iyo dropkicks her. Iyo shotei's and dropkicks her. Iyo top rope dropkicks her. Iyo corner meteora's her for 2. Iyo is pulled down gut first on the top rope. RP hurricanrana's her off the buckles. RP cartwheel double knee drops her for 2. Iyo flips out of a sunset flip and buzzsaw kicks her.

RP hits a shining wizard on Iyo for 2 after she rakes her eyes. RP la mistica drops her and crossfaces her. Iyo double underhook backbreakers him. Iyo kicks Raquel from the apron then asai moonsaults both of them outside.

Iyo misses a top rope moonsault kind of and ends up kicking RP in the ribs. Raquel gets on the apron. RP tries to take off a turnbuckle pad. Asuka and Sane come down and grab RP. Iyo is pushed into her friends then RP pins Iyo while holding the tights to win.

Thoughts: They had a good match here. Iyo was really feeling it and was finally getting over as a face. I liked this one and was surprised by how good this ended up being. They should run this back as I think it would get RP over if they repeated it a few times.

Jey Uso is interviewed. He wasn't here last week and said he had family business. He says Seth is on notice and he didn't get his title rematch. LA Knight comes in. He says the line to get the title back starts behind him. Jey welcomes him to Mon-Jey Night Raw.

Iyo, Asuka and Sane talk in the back. They argue in Japanese. Iyo says she lost because they helped her. Asuka ends up pushing her and walks off.

WWE Women's Intercontinental Title - Becky Lynch (c) vs Maxxine Dupri

BL shoves her in the corner then gets her back and hits her in the back of the head. BL trips her and walks on her. Max side headlocks her. BL shoulders her over and tells her to get out of her ring. She then holds the ropes open for her.

Max teases leaving and armdrags her. BL running chest kicks her then bangs her head off the buckles. BL boots her in the corner.  

BL corner forearms her then exploders her 3 times. Max counters her with a stunner. Max misses a corner splash then she ankle locks her. Max hits a lariat then hits bad punches in the corner. BL slides out and Max baseball slides her.

Max top rope crossbodies her for 2. Max spinning high kicks her. Max backrolls her for 2. BL tries to pin her using the ropes. Max then rolls her up for 2. BL armbars her and Max taps out.

Thoughts: It was what it should have been with Max getting a few chances and a little offense in before going down. I was fine with this.

BL talks trash to Max after. Natalya stops her and BL boots Nat.

Seth Rollins' crew is in the back. Seth says it has been an incredible week and they are on top of the world. Seth said he expected to have to deal with a CM Punk problem but LA and Punk are each other's problems. Seth says tonight is about Bron and Reed. He says to stack some bodies as he is out of this dump.

Bayley does a video. She says she doesn't know how she got her. She says she's been doing this for almost 13 years and never felt the way she feels. She says she wants more and feels nothing. She says it's her fault. She talks about being a role model and says she can be an asset to the division. She says now she's here by herself. She says everything she did got her nowhere. She says she has nothing to show and no titles or wins in the last year. She says she can't remember the last time she felt proud of herself. She says it's her fault. The screen then blacks out and we get some spooky music.

Jackie Redmond interviews Lyra Valkyria, who is wearing different eye shadow than usual. She says she hopes Bayley is okay. She says it has nothing to do with her. She says she stands by what she said last week - she can't challenge to the IC Title because of her. She says they need to go their separate ways and she's on her own.

Stephanie Vaquer goes up to Iyo Sky. She says she's not the only one who was promised a title match. Rhea Ripley goes up to Iyo. She says she's sorry and she was looking forward to facing Naomi too. Rhea says Roxanne couldn't have beaten her. She says she knows Asuka and Sane are Iyo's friends. She asks if she can trust Sane and Asuka. Iyo says she doesn't appreciate what she's trying to say and says to stay out of it. 

LA Knight and CM Punk vs The Vision (Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed)

The heels attack before the bell. LA's head is banged off the buckles and Reed hits corner spears. Bron boots LA, who still hash is jacket on. LA back elbows him and hits him with his jacket. LA yanks on the arm. LA short arm clotheslines him.

Punk yanks on the arm of Bron then LA hits Bron in the gut. LA lariats Bron over the top then lariats Reed on the ropes. LA then does the same to Reed. They double clothesline Reed over the top.

We go to break and return. Bron hits corner spears on Punk. Bron backbreakers Punk for 2. Bron tazzmission's Punk. Punk stunners him. Reed cranks Punk's head. Reed misses a corner splash and LA is tagged in. LA hits punches on Reed and lariats him. LA running lariats him then flying lariats him. LA jumping neckbreakers him.

LA reverse ddt's Reed. Reed splashes LA from behind in the corner. LA is on the commentary table and Bron flying lariats him off the apron. We go to break and return. Bron and LA are down. Bron exploders LA. Reed stomps LA then back elbows him. Reed blocks a sunset flip and misses a butt drop. Bron goes after Punk outside and Punk misses the tag because of it. Reed sentons LA.

LA takes a top rope electric chair bulldog for 2. Reed misses a senton on LA. Punk and Bron are tagged in. Punk facekicks and lariats Bron. Punk leg lariats Bron. Punk suplexes Bron then step up knees him in the corner. Punk lariats Bron. LA dropkicks Reed through the ropes. Punk top rope elbow drops Bron. Seth Rollins then comes in for the DQ and beats up Punk.

Thoughts: It was a lame finish to an okay match that wasn't anything particularly special. I didn't like the idea of The Bron's losing here and this was the way to get around that.

LA and Punk get beaten up after. Jey Uso slowly comes out with a chair and hits Bron with it. Reed swats a chair away then takes punches from Jey. Jey then chairs Reed and Reed goes out. 

Adam Pearce gets on the mic after when he comes out. He says it would be easy to come out and be mad at Seth. He says he won't be mad at it. He says he will see this as an opportunity. He says Seth just earned an opportunity to defend the title at Clash in Paris against Jey Uso, LA Knight and CM Punk. Seth isn't happy and says Adam can't do that.

LA argues with Jey. Punk and LA shove each other then they beat up on each other. Jey tries to stop them and  takes an elbow from LA. Bron spears Punk and The Vision attacks. Bron spears LA outside the ring. Reed death valley drivers Jey. Reed top rope splashes Jey. Seth curbstomps LA then Jey. Punk is held and Seth talks trash to Punk. Seth then curbstomps Punk. Seth's crew poses to close the show.

Overall thoughts: Iyo/Perez was the only thing really worthwhile here. There weren't any real big angles, no real shocking moments or anything else that would make this a must see show. Everything was fine and all but not much else. I'd recommend Iyo/Perez and would say to skip the rest. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall and just thought it was about average.