The closing Monday Night Raw earlier than WWE‘s Bash In Berlin PLE included the in-ring debut of The Wyatt Sicks’ chief Uncle Howdy, a sequence of wins for Dirty Dominik Mysterio, and Zelina Vega returning to wreak havoc on Pure Fusion Collective. Jey Uso and Pete Dunne booked their place within the Fatal Four Way to find out the following contender for the Intercontinental Championship, and Randy Orton minimize an impassioned promo forward of his World Heavyweight Championship towards Gunther.

The second of the night time undoubtedly got here from Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman, the previous placing the latter by the roof of a automobile together with his devastating ending maneuver. It merely must be seen to be believed. Winners & Losers recaps the night time’s motion with information, context, and opinions in regards to the present state of WWE, throughout one of many hottest eras within the firm’s historical past. This week’s Raw episode aired from the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island

Dirty Dominik Mysterio

The most hated man in WWE has a hell of a Monday night time

The section could have ended with JD McDonagh and Carlito taking a beating from The Terror Twins however this was Dirty Dominik Mysterio’s night time. As effectively as receiving his weekly bout of nuclear warmth from the Providence, RI viewers, Dirty Dom pinned his Deadbeat Dad, Rey Mysterio, for the second time this 12 months throughout The Judgment Day’s entertaining win over LWO.

Liv Morgan was concerned within the end, displaying the WWE Women’s Champion and her boyfriend are on the identical web page forward of their conflict with Damien Priest and Rhea Ripley at Bash In Berlin this Saturday. Best of all, Dirty Dom is coming into the Intercontinental Championship event. Whether he’s profitable or not, it’s nice to see his trajectory and standing being mirrored in his reserving, and his North American Championship run on NXT exhibits that he can add consideration and status to a title.

Main Event Jey Uso

One step nearer to his first singles championship

Competing in his first match because the July twenty ninth episode of Monday Night Raw, Main Event Jey Uso grew to become the primary individual to qualify for the Number One Contender match for the Intercontinental Championship. Winning the primary of 4 triple menace qualifiers by beating Karrion Kross and Kofi Kingston, Uso and the night time’s second qualifier, Pete Dunne, will participate in a Fatal Four Way in two weeks on Raw to find out who will get the Championship match.

Jey’s lack of matches on TV has accomplished completely nothing to dim the electrical response he receives wherever he goes. It is totally a case of when and never if he will get his hand on gold. The massive query is will Jey Uso be the following Intercontinental Champion? It could also be untimely, on condition that we do not know the match’s full line-up but, however Jey Uso seems like the favourite to face Bron Breakker. Whoever it’s, there is not anyone questioning the place of the IC title anymore.

Randy Orton

Just a microphone and a message from the 14-time world champion

This is an attention-grabbing time for the Viper. Randy Orton’s potential to inform a narrative within the ring has been masterful for 12 months, however Orton’s present presentation has him adopting themes which might be nearly totally new for The Viper. Gratitude for with the ability to return to the ring in any respect, embracing belief and friendship with Kevin Owens, and proclaiming to be a greater man than the Randy Orton of yesteryear.

It is to Orton’s benefit that the WWE has improved exponentially at embracing a wrestler’s long-term historical past with the corporate. It’s throughout promos like Randy’s that the post-Vince McMahon panorama actually stands out. Even the merest point out of Legacy is trigger for pleasure. That John Cena Retirement Tour is edging nearer with each passing week. It’s time to be Randy Orton.

Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman

An all-time nice Monday Night Raw second that HAS to be seen

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Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman’s death-defying spot on the finish of their match is one thing we’re going to be seeing on replays for years to return. In the most recent chapter in his present reign of terror, Reed left a defenseless Strowman on prime of a automobile earlier than scaling a wall and placing Strowman by the roof together with his Tsunami Frog Splash. As his physique impacted Strowman’s, the home windows of the automobile exploded like one thing out of an motion film. It’s the form of spot that will get you off your couch and is arguably the spotlight of Reed’s unimaginable summer time.

A phrase for Braun Strowman too. After being an ample distraction for The Judgment Day for just a few months, this One Big S.O.B. was in improbable kind all through this match. Taking out a number of WWE Security Guards in an overblown, comedic trend was enjoyable as typical. Braun could have ended the night time at a neighborhood medical facility nevertheless it was not in useless. This effort is not going to be forgotten. Safe to say, this scene will keep viral for at the very least the whole week.

Uncle Howdy

A primary win on his long-awaited in-ring debut

After months of dry ice, menacing habits, and normal spooky shenanigans, Uncle Howdy gained his first match in a WWE ring by defeating Chad Gable within the Main Event of Monday Night Raw. Bo Dallas wrestles as Uncle Howdy with an aura that is in alignment with the rugged, highly effective type of Bray Wyatt, and distinctly totally different from the savagery employed by his Wyatt Sicks cohorts. By any metric, this was a passable begin to Howdy’s in-ring journey and the brawling from American Made and Howdy’s males felt superb.

It is now time so as to add to Uncle Howdy and The Wyatt Sicks’ method. The video vignettes that sit someplace between the supernatural and the Saw franchise are efficient however in want of a little bit extra range. It is time to journey additional down the rabbit gap of who Howdy is, what makes him tick and what are his motives for his future within the WWE. It’s a narrative that has delivered a strong sufficient begin.

Chad Gable

American Made’s chief wants some numbers within the win column

No matter what manner it’s sliced, one singles win since February will not be ok for Chad Gable. It’s very simple to take a look at the Olympian with a half-full glass. The American Made secure has a wealth of expertise, a cohesive aesthetic, and a zeitgeist-capturing gimmick that is tailored to rattle cages. His ring work is flawless, his TV time has improved. What’s the person obtained to do to get a few wins round right here?

Defeat to Uncle Howdy feels just like the logical place for each events to go their separate methods. Perhaps Gable goes again for revenge on his former teammates in The Alpha Academy, however ideally, there shall be one thing contemporary for Chad and his new household to sink their enamel into.

WWE Security Guards

Two beatdowns in a single night time for WWE’s boys in black

It seems like CM Punk and Drew McIntyre have stated all of the phrases that might probably be stated to at least one one other since their feud started in January of this 12 months. This made preserving issues largely bodily really feel like a clever determination, with Punk rising from underneath the ring (following a viral Instagram dwell stream in pitch darkness) to interrupt McIntyre’s goading with a leather-based strap forward of their Strap Match at Bash In Berlin this weekend.

Punk would then activate the WWE Security Team despatched to calm the scenario, whipping them like authorities mules, as Corey Graves gleefully mentions the high-quality he’ll incur for his actions. Because a safety guard’s work isn’t completed, Braun Strowman would throw one guard by a flight case, one other by a guard rail, and a closing one by a catering desk. It was nice enjoyable to look at nevertheless it was not a enjoyable night to be a WWE Security Guard.

THE FINAL WORD

• RIP Sid Eudy, aka Psycho Sid, Sid Vicious, and Sid Justice, 1960-2024.
• Corey Graves shall be changing Pat MacAfee on Raw till he returns within the new 12 months. Graves and Michael Cole may also be calling Friday Night Smackdown.
• Bron Breakker arriving with an precise canine. This might result in a canine feud with Cody’s devoted companion, Pharaoh.
• That springboard excessive wire doesn’t get any much less spectacular. A spherical of applause for Juaquin Wilde.
• Rey Mysterio’s masks actually stated “Mask” on it, huh?
• Dragon Lee’s involvement within the LWO vs Judgement Day match is his first match again on Monday Night Raw since shedding to Carlito on June seventeenth. Welcome again!
• Miz chasing his record-equalling ninth IC Championship win. Sheamus wants it for his Grand Slam crown. Veterans having a legit cause to chase the Intercontinental title is nice.
• It shouldn’t be that humorous to look at a person be hit with a trash can however it’s.
• Xavier Woods doing the Psycho Sid fist bumps on the way in which to the ring. Respect.
• Zelina Vega returned to Monday Night Raw for the primary time since July twenty second, in search of revenge on Pure Fusion Collective.