The Raw Rewind: WWE Monday Night Raw – 10.12.26

After Saturday night’s Money in the Bank, some would say the landscape has changed in WWE. And by “some,” I mean Triple H in his post-show interview. Let’s see how the landscaping is changing on Raw. There is a big fight feel in the air tonight as we have a big six-man match with 946 against The Usos and Solo Sikoa on deck, even to the doubt of General Manager Adam Pearce. Why would he let the match happen on his show if he is hesitant, you ask? Don’t ask questions. We’re on the road to Survivor Series and maybe Crown Jewel.

The last week in the WWE Expanded Universe: Raw / NXT / Evolve / Main Event / Impact / SmackDown / Money in the Bank / Lucha Libre AAA / Bound for Glory

Then, Now, Forever, Together.

THIS is the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. Previously the site of a Nitro main evented by Scott Steiner vs Sgt. A-Wall, Bryan Danielson vs Yuji Nagata happening on Collision, and a SmackDown with Great Khali vs David Otunga, the BGA is ready for a big Raw. Tonight, Monday Night Raw is live on Netflix and presented by Wendy’s. Here’s a look at Money in the Bank!

Joe Tessitore and Corey Graves greet us from ringside. Arrivals! The Usos, Solo Sikoa, The Judgment Day, Chad Gable, Oba Femi, and Rey Fenix have all arrived to their job.

Lilian Garcia, in tonight for Alicia Taylor, introduces Senor Dinero en el Banco Penta and his custom Money in the Bank briefcase. And yes, his BRIEFCASE HAS PYRO THAT SHOOTS OUT FROM IT. I’m impressed that he found someone to customize it and install pyro cannons in it over the holiday weekend, really. Good luck getting through the airport though. He thanks the crowd for their “you deserve it” chant and thanks his MITB opponents as well. “This briefcase means everything to me because now I have the power in my hands, so champs watch your back because you don’t know when, you don’t know where but when Penta decides to cash in, I will become a world champion!”

Je’Von Evans limps out with an arm sling, Penta helping him in the ring. This man fell into the SLAMBULANCE just two nights ago, friends, and has been upgraded to alive. You too can buy the Mattel Slambulance for only $39.99! Je’Von reveals his ribs are also taped up and he refused to let them send him home because he’s not missing an episode of Raw. I don’t recommend showing up at work injured and refusing to go home. He’s proud of Penta and tells him that he deserves it. They hug and Bron Breakker has materialized, spearing Je’Von. I kinda hope Je’Von limps out more and more bandaged every week.

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WWE Hall of Famer and AAA General Manager Rey Mysterio vs Big Cass

On the Nitro I mentioned that happened in this arena, Rey pinned Jeff Jarrett to help the Filthy Animals defeat Jarrett and the Harris Brothers in an elimination match where the Harris Brothers weren’t there because thy ate sandwiches loaded with laxatives. No, really. Rey slaps Cass who chases him before losing sight of Rey who is just hiding behind the steel steps. Cass can’t find Rey who appears on the ring apron as Cass searches under the ring. Rey leaps onto Cass and ranas him into the barricade before Cass finally scoops Rey up and press slams him into the ring to send us to a break. We just had a break, yes. This three minutes of ads includes one for the SLAMBULANCE, where a wrestler is thrown through the roof of the ambulance? Impossible.

We return to Cass working over Rey, attempting a pinfall and getting a two count. Cass slams Rey into the corner as we note Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia graphics on the tron. Rey rallies back briefly before Cass boots him. Cass catches Rey outside but Rey is able to turn it into a tornado DDT before diving back in the ring. Referee Jessika Carr makes the count and Cass trips Rey, coming back in before Rey 619s Cass’s ankle and then runs into an elbow on a full 619 attempt. Cass chokes Rey in the corner and Carr yells at him, telling him to break it up or she’ll disqualify him. As Carr checks on Rey, Dragon Lee appears on the apron and boots Cass in the head. He falls right into the 619 position and Rey nails it before leaping onto Cass with a victory roll for a three.

Rey Mysterio pins Big Cass. They’re painting a picture of Cass being very dumb here which is certainly one way to swing things. This was mostly not good and too long.

Here’s a look at the beef between 946 and the Bloodline. Tonight, a collision!

946 send in their weekly cell phone video. Nobody is safe and etc, etc. You know the drill.

Chad Patton joins Raw General Manager Adam Pearce. Pearce says he needs a senior official in there tonight and he needs Patton to keep order, get a pin or submission and get out in one piece. Queen Reba McIntyre is on the wall behind Adam. She’s a survivor.

The Judgment Day are walking. They’re next! Then we take another ad break tonight as tonight’s episode is more ads than show. Maybe they’re front-loading things. Maybe they had to sell extra ads to pay the city of New Orleans for the damaged ambulance.

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The Judgment Day (WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan, WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez, Roxanne Perez, Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh) join us to Liv’s “Trouble” theme. Liv reminds us that she is the greatest Women’s World Champion of alllllllllllllllllllll time. Now she can focus on becoming the two-time Crown Jewel winner as the music of WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green hits. Finally, I get some Chelsea. And yes, Crown Jewel is still a thing. The fans give Chelsea a huge chant. She wanted to stand toe-to-toe with her Crown Jewel opponent and may the best woman win. She offers a hand, Liv laughs. “Handshakes are for equals and you and I? We are not equal.” Liv makes fun of Chelsea for not being a fighting champion. She calls Chelsea a placeholder champion and mocks her friend Tiffany Stratton hurting herself at MITB. Chelsea welcomes Liv underestimating her and says Liv will be looking up at the lights at Crown Jewel. She promises to make Liv respect her. She calls Liv “Dominik Mysterio’s placeholder girlfriend” and Roxanne Perez steps up to say Chelsea can’t even beat her. And they’re both in gear so here’s a referee to make it official.

WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green vs Roxanne Perez (with WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan, WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez)

Non-title. Chelsea last competed on Raw back in June, when she, Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch all lost a Queen of the Ring first round match to Liv. Chelsea and Rox have one singles match in their history, with Perez successfully defending the NXT Women’s Title against Chelsea back on a May 2024 episode of NXT. We return from a break to the match having started, the men disappearing into the locker room and the crowd loudly behind Chelsea. Chelsea pulls Rox to the outside and slaps the shit out of her and blows a kiss at Liv. Chelsea whips Rox into the corner and takes a second to look at Liv, Rox dodging out of the way and beating down Chelsea as the fans taunt Liv.

Chelsea nails Rox with a missile dropkick to send us to break. Speaking of missiles, Crown Jewel is coming up! We return to Chelsea landing a Rough Ryder for a two count. Chelsea runs into a roll-up for at two before Rox tries for a crossface, Chelsea rolling that into a two as well. Perez hits a facebuster and a shining wizard for a very, very near fall. Chelsea tries for the Unprettier and turns it into a German suplex instead. Liv grabs Chelsea’s foot and Liv grabs Liv’s hair, giving Rox the chance to hit a running uppercut. Rox springboards into Chelsea’s knees and Chelsea tries for the Unprettier again. Raquel hops onto the apron and Green sends Rox into Raquel before diving onto both of them on the outside. Liv charges at Chelsea who sends her flying over the announce desk. Rox hits a Pop Rox on the champ and gets the win.

Roxanne Perez pins Chelsea Green. This started a bit slow but really got going good after the ad break. The story here was Chelsea finally not able to withstand the full-on assault of all of the Judgment Day women.

Liv comes in to taunt Green. Green slaps Liv and the Judgment Day beatdown is on, Liv nailing Chelsea with Oblivion.

Jimmy and Jey Uso discuss strategy when Solo Sikoa joins them. Jey says they are the captains and Solo needs to run their play. Solo says they aren’t his captains and Roman isn’t his Tribal Chief. Solo says his relationship with Roman is between him and the OTC and the Usos should follow his lead. Jimmy tells them both to put this aside and stick together.

And now, the Wendy’s Made to Order Moment: the international announce teams call Je’Von Evans crashing through the Slambulance.

King of the Ring Oba Femi struts out to the chants of the crowd, even getting a sustained Oba chant before his music hits. They are very loud for this man. “The Ruler is in a very good mood tonight.” He heard about Tsunami after Tsunami after Tsunami but then all he saw in Louisiana was still waters and calm skies. Oba says he gave Bronson Reed a crash course on what the hype was all about, the same lesson he has taught every man that stepped up to him. Now that he’s leaving the Vision in the rear view mirror, he’s on the way to fulfill destiny.

“Ladies and gentlemen!” WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman is here. “This, my god Oba Femi, is your destiny.” He tells Oba that he was the first man to kick out of Bronson’s Tsunami and encourages the fans to chant for Oba. “I agree with you 100%.” Paul says Oba is the future of WWE and that Oba was even better than he was at WrestleMania and SummerSlam against Brock Lesnar. Oba tells Paul to slow it down. He tosses Paul’s mic. “Paul, with all due respect I’m not Brock Lesnar, I am definitely not Roman Reigns. Those are Paul Heyman guys. I am an Oba Femi guy.” He drops the mic and leaves Paul, stunned, in the ring. Oba continues to be the star of all star, being effortlessly cool on the mic and keeping the crowd in the palm of his hand.

Pearce is talking to Iyo Sky who is asking for her next challenger. Lyra Valkyria interrupts and says this is two straight years of Pearce being too busy to talk to her. Lyra sees Bayley in the distance and asks for security. Pearce: “She works here!” Lyra runs off and Rox and Raquel step up instead. Rox thinks she deserves a shot at the Women’s Championship and he suggests going to talk to Nick Aldis. Iyo smiles, saying she has found her next challenger.

Jackie Redmond is backstage with L.A. Knight. He doesn’t want flowers and Solo Sikoa comes in. He tells Knight to be proud of the beating he took. Knight questions the Bloodline and tells Knight he doesn’t have to explain it. Knight says the two of them are good and walks off. This two minute segment felt like a lot of nothing for the guy who just had a world title shot last night, but maybe he’ll have more to say next week.

WWE Intercontinental Championship: WWE Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable vs AAA World Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix

After being given clearance to defend the Cruiserweight Championship across shows, Fenix has done everything on Raw but defend his title. Gable, meanwhile, is on his never-evening quest to show his respect to lucha libre. After a commercial break including one with our good friend John Cena, we return to Fenix and Gable tussling. Chad catches Fenix into a two-count bridge. Gable scrambles up and lands a moonsault for a two. Fenix springs over and Gable picks the ankle, hooking the ankle lock. Fenix kicks out and spinkicks Gable. Fenix tries for Rolling Thunder but is snatched into an Angle Slam for at two count.

The two men battle outside where Fenix punts Gable in the head and dropkicks him into the barricade. Fenix runs and Gable tosses him into the barricade. Back in, Gable walks into Rolling Thunder and Fenix can only get a two. “This is awesome” chants lead us to another break. We return to Gable catching Fenix again and landing three consecutive German suplexes, bridging for the near fall after the third. Gable heads up and Fenix rolls in with an uppercut, following Gable to the top. Fenix hits a super rana and springs in with a moonsault for two count. As the fans agree, this is awesome. Fenix hits a flying kick and a frog splash, still unable to get the three. Fenix lifts Gable to the top turnbuckle and lays in a chop before trying for the Mexican Musclebuster, Gable sliding out and hooking the ankle. Fenix rolls through into his own ankle lock before Gable rolls it back into his own. Fenix tries to kick out but Gable rolls him back into it before Fenix reaches the ropes. Gable suplexes Fenix hard into the turnbuckle and Gable heads up top. Fenix stumbles into the rope due to his ankle and knocks Gable to a seated position. Fenix tries for the MMB again but Gable rolls him into the ankle lock again, Fenix unable to escape and tapping.

Chad Gable defeats Rey Fenix by submission to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. A hell of a match here. A showcase for the skills of both men, but especially Fenix who looked like a million bucks here. Watch this one as soon as you can do it.

Here’s a look at Agent of Shadows, WWE’s micro drama series exclusively on ReelShort. This is how Michael Hayes wins an Emmy.

Byron Saxton is outside of the trainer’s room where Stephanie Vaquer is being treated for an ankle injury from Money in the Bank. She limps out on crutches and Byron asks for her reaction to losing the title. She’s disappointed and Becky Lynch walks up to get in her face and set up their battle that’ll happen eventually.

We hype Crown Jewel Riyadh including Roman Reigns vs Sami Zayn. Roman will join us next week in San Diego (in German, “a whale’s vagina,” I’m told) as well as Joe Hendry vs JD McDonagh.

Jackie is with Fenix backstage. He’s interrupted by Ethan Page. Page tells Fenix to stay in his lane and away from his opportunities. He leaves and comes back to attack, tossing Fenix into all sorts of carrying cases before Gable comes in for the save and calls for a doctor.

Jaida Parker exits the side of a box truck. 946 head out of the back of said box truck. We’ll see them next.

946 (Royce Keys, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price with Jaida Parker) vs The Usos (Main Event Jey Uso and Big Jim Uso) and Solo Sikoa

946 enter through the crowd and with no music which continues to be a nice touch for them. On the plus side, Def Rebel can’t make them a bad theme if they don’t have one. They post up on the announce table as Jimmy and Jey enter through the entrance ramp followed by Solo Dolo. Jaida climbs into the ring to taunt them, yelling that they’re going to whoop all their asses. They stand off on the aprons as the fans yeet. Big-time feel here, a lot like it felt when we had The Shield and The Wyatt Family doing this face off years ago. Jey heads in first and the others follow. Royce leads his trio in and Chad Patton calls for the bell. Good luck, Chad.

The brawl is on. Solo and Keys immediately battle to the announce table as Keys tosses Solo into the timekeeper’s area. 946 lay waste to Jimmy and Jey in the ring. Nima boots Jey to the mat while Price headbutts Jimmy down. Solo tosses a chair at Keys and Jey dives onto Nima. Big Jim dives onto all of them and we head picture-in-picture so that we can be reminded that one Roman Reigns is a movie star while his underlings are brawling on television.

When we return to full screen, Patton has gained a little control and the men are on the aprons like we’re in a regular match. Nima stomps down Jimmy and knocks Jey off the apron. It is nice that these men in a blood feud have decided to be decent and have a regular match with tags for a few minutes. Price clotheslines Jimmy in the corner and does the finger of acknowledgement to the crowd’s booing. Keys knocks Solo off the apron to stop the hot tag and crushes Jimmy in the corner. Jey saves his brother and Chad slowly loses control again, Jey hitting a big spear and giving Jimmy the chance to get the hot tag at last to Solo Dolo.

Solo and Keys both come in, Solo taking a boot to the head with no effect. Solo is big time over with this crowd. Solo nails Keys with a warning shot and the corner hip attack before launching him with a Solo spinning slam for a two before Parker pulls Patton out of the ring. She tosses Patton over the barricade. Bronco and Solo rumble outside before Big Jim leaps off the steps onto Bronco. Nimo chokeslams Jimmy onto the apron, Jey superkicks him. They toss him over the barricade and Bronco dumps them with him, the four brawling into the crowd. Meanwhile back at ringside, Keys cleans off the announce desk and lays out Solo with the steel steps. As OTM choke Jimmy, we see Jey above them and leaping onto them all. Jaida Parker climbs up onto the railing and leaps onto the Usos as Keys climbs the steel steps and sets up a chokeslam.

Solo elbows him and scoops him into a Samoan Drop through the table. Solo rolls Keys in, heads up top and dives with the splash, calling for the spike. A man with a crowbar jumps in and takes out Solo before dropping his bandana, revealing himself to be Carmelo Hayes. Hayes helps up Keys and and they two men flatten Solo. The Usos try to save, all of 946 beat them down. After an extended beat down with the crowbar, Keys yells at Jey to “tell him that ain’t nobody safe.” 946 stand tall as Keys taps his imaginary watch and the credits roll. We exit with the credits and the graphic telling us we’ll be on next week in a city named “San Deigo.” Y’all don’t pick on me for MY typos because the Raw crew are making them too.

946 and The Usos & Solo Sikoa wrestle to a no contest. A hell of a brawl. The middle “wrestling” portion slowed it down a bit, but the hot start and the brawl from the time they hit the crowd to the end was hot. They’re continuing to hit a home run with 946. They all looked good here and Jaida is continuing to look like a badass, confronting the boys and then leaping onto them from above. After Melo being in some rough spots, this puts him in a prime position as well. Watch this one.

This show felt a bit slow to me at first, but Chelsea-Rox got things going. Gable and Fenix put on a great TV match and then things exploded as expected with the big 946 vs Usos/Solo brawl. As we continue our way towards War Games, the sides are shaping up and they’re doing a good job shaping Jaida up as a threat before someone appears to neutralize her. Perhaps she should be proceeding with caution but that doesn’t seem to be in her plans.

Recommended viewing: the second half of Chelsea-Perez, all of Gable-Fenix and 946-Usos/Solo