WWE RAW Results: Huge announcement for CM Punk's return match; brutal injury stops match; top champ in tears

Gunther kicked off WWE RAW and said he wanted to explain himself after his exchange with Damian Priest last week. But then he reconsidered and called everyone in the arena, including Priest, a bum.

Gunther wanted the prestige and reputation that came with the World Heavyweight Championship, and no one could stop him from getting it.

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WWE Monday Night RAW Results (July 22, 2024):

• Bron Breakker def. Ilja Dragunov by referee stoppage
• Sonya Deville def. Lyra Valkyria
• The Final Testament def. The Alpha Academy & Xavier Woods
• Zelina Vega def. Zoey Stark
• Sami Zayn & Jey Uso def. Judgment Day

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Gunther bashed Damian Priest as the opening segment continued and said that the champ was a wannabe and that he needed Judgment Day's help to win every match. He offered Priest the chance to 'hand him the title and go back to the trailer park' before the World Heavyweight Champion walked out.

Priest ran into the ring and hit Gunther in the face, starting a brawl. Referees came out to stop them, and they fought their way to the entrance ramp and headed backstage.

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After a break, we saw Gunther and Damian still brawling backstage and ran into some road cases, one of which fell on the champ's head. Adam Pearce came out and sent both men home before we headed for the first match on RAW.

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WWE RAW Results: Bron Breakker vs. Ilja Dragunov

Bron Breakker was in control early on and sent Ilja Dragunov outside before bouncing him off the apron. The latter got a running knee back in the ring before Bron sent him into the ring post. Breakker tried for a bear hug before Dragunov slipped out and got a gutbuster and a DDT.

Bron kicked out of a powerbomb before getting the Frankensteiner. Dragunov responded with a superplex and the H Bomb but failed to get the pin. Bron got a massive Death Valley Driver on the apron before hitting Dragunov with a huge spear on the outside.

Ilja seemed to have hit his head badly and was not moving as officials came in to check on him before ending the match.

Result: Bron Breakker def. Ilja Dragunov by referee stoppage on RAW

Grade: B+

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The Judgment Day was backstage in the clubhouse, and Dominik wanted to talk to Rhea Ripley. He asked about Jey Uso, and Rhea told him not to worry and not to start any fights with Uso. After Rhea left, Finn Balor and JD McDonagh egged Dom on about Jey Uso, and they headed out to find him.

We saw Adam Pearce saying something to Drew McIntyre backstage, and the latter nodded, shook his hand, and left.

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WWE RAW Results: Sonya Deville vs. Lyra Valkyria

The match headed outside early on, and Lyra Valkyria was sent into the barricades. Back in the ring, Sonya Deville managed to dodge the Nightwing, but Valkyria got a near fall off a hip toss and bridging pin.

Sonya tried for Deville's Advocate, but it was countered before she took a Michinoku Driver from Lyra. Valkyria headed up top, but Zoey Stark got on the apron and dropped her before a brawl broke out. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance attacked Stark and Baszler at the ringside. Deville used the distraction to hit Deville's Advocate and got the win.

Result: Sonya Deville def. Lyra Valkyria on RAW

Grade: B

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We got another Wyatt Sicks video tape, this time featuring the 'young witch' Nikki Cross. Howdy said that 'she was being lied to' and that 'no one cared about her' before she let out a deafening screech that gave us all tinnitus.

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CM Punk was out next and got a big reaction from the crowd as he ran around shaking hands and giving high fives to the crowd. Punk said he was cleared to compete and called Drew McIntyre out, promising to give him 'the beating he deserved.'

McIntyre made his entrance and said that he had been waiting to face him for a long time, but he didn't want to. Punk ran after McIntyre, and officials came out to stop them from fighting. Drew said Punk vs. McIntyre was too big for a random Monday night.

Adam Pearce came out and said that the match was official for SummerSlam, but he would call off the match if they laid hands on each other before that.

Seth Rollins came out and said that he had a solution to the problem. He was there to put both Drew and Punk 'in their places' and would be the special guest referee for the match at SummerSlam!

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The Judgment Day was backstage and split up to search for Jey Uso when Liv Morgan ran into Dominik. Dom said things were okay between him and Rhea before Balor showed up and Morgan ran off.

Sami Zayn was in a backstage interview when he noticed Jey Uso being attacked by Carlito and JD McDonagh. Zayn ran in to help, and he and Uso beat the Judgment Day down, making them retreat.

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WWE RAW Results: The Alpha Academy & Xavier Woods vs. The Final Testament

Xavier Woods was in control early on and tagged Akira Tozawa in, who was overpowered by the AOP. Kross tagged in and got a big spinning slam on Tozawa before knocking Woods off the apron. Tozawa came back with a kick and sent Kross into the corner before tagging Otis in.

Otis came in and cleared the ring before hitting the caterpillar, but Kross came back and took him down. Woods tagged in and went after Kross in the ring as Tozawa hit a Dive on AOP on the outside. Kross hit Woods with the Final Prayer before getting the win.

Result: The Final Testament def. The Alpha Academy & Xavier Woods on RAW

Grade: B+

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After the match, Chad Gable came out with The Creed Brothers and made fun of Otis, the new leader of the Alpha Academy. He called Otis stupid for teaming up with Woods and losing the match. He said that he hired The Creed Brothers, who were real athletes, and asked the Alpha Academy to join them.

Otis called Chad out for leaving The Creed Brothers alone in the ring after Wyatt Sicks attacked them and said that he was selfish, refusing the offer. Chad told Creed to go ahead and attack them and they took out Tozawa before attacking Otis in the corner.

Otis fought back and took the Creeds out before going after Chad. The Creeds came back, and the trio sent Otis into the ringpost before sending them into the LED boards on the apron. The Creeds took out chairs before the lights went out, and smoke filled the arena.

The Wyatt Sicks showed up, and Uncle Howdy caught Gable from behind, hitting him with Sister Abigail as the feed cut out, and we headed for a break.

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Pete Dunne was on his way to the ring for a match with Bronson Reed when Sheamus came out and laid them both out with knee strikes. Dunne took the Beats of the Bodhran before Sheamus went for the Brogue Kick on both Reed and Dunne. The latter managed to dodge the move and rolled out of the ring before RAW moved on.

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Backstage in the Judgment Day clubhouse, Rhea Ripley was quite upset about the fight with Sami and Jey and told them to keep their hands off Uso. Balor proposed a tag match with Jey and Sami, but Rhea shut them up and dragged Dominik to the ring.

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Sheamus challenged Dunne to a match backstage as Rhea brought Dominik to the ring. Mami yelled out to Liv Morgan and said that if she wanted Dominik, she should come and get him. Morgan showed up in the stands and said she could wait until SummerSlam to face Rhea.

Liv said that she and Dominik had feelings for each other and said that men like Dom don't go for girls like Rhea. Ripley ran after Liv, but Dominik held her back before Rhea got in his face. Dom said 'I Hate You' before saying that Liv ruined his life.

Liv started crying and ran off. Rhea and Dominik smiled at each other before heading backstage.

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Zelina Vega was out next with a bandaged arm and said that she was still going to face Zoey Stark.

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WWE RAW Results: Zelina Vega vs. Zoey Stark

Zoey Stark was in control early on and got some big strikes before dropping Zelina Vega on the injured arm from the top rope. Vega came back with a DDT before getting a near fall off a top rope move.

Stark dodged the Code Red, but Vega set up the 619 before Shayna Baszler interfered and dropped Zelina from the apron. Carter, Chance, and Valkyria ran out and attacked Deville and Baszler at ringside before Zelina dodged the powerbomb in the ring. Vega hit the Code Red using her arm brace and got the win.

Result: Zelina Vega def. Zoey Stark on RAW

Grade: B

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Xavier Woods wanted to face Karrion Kross in a singles match and Adam Pearce agreed to it. Drew McIntyre showed up and said that having Seth Rollins as the guest referee was not fair. Adam told him that next week on RAW, Punk and Drew would be in the ring with Seth for Rollins to give him the official referee instructions.

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WWE RAW Results: Sami Zayn & Jey Uso vs. Judgment Day

Jey Uso and Finn Balor kicked off the match, and Sami Zayn was tagged in early on before being isolated by the Judgment Day. JD McDonagh tagged in and took a big clothesline from Sami before JD took him down and got a big shot to the neck. Sami sent Balor and JD outside before getting a big moonsault over the ropes.

Dominik tried to interfere and as the ref was distracted, Carlito sent Sami into the ringpost. Back after a break, Sami got the Blue Thunder Bomb on Balor before Uso came back and got some big kicks on both Finn and JD. Uso got a big top rope crossbody on Balor before McDonagh tagged back in.

Balor took a big superkick, and Sami came back with an exploder suplex. Dominik and Carlito interfered again and stopped the helluva kick before JD took big double-team kicks into the 1D! Balor broke up the pin before taking a Superkick from Jey.

Carlito and Dom were taken down by Jey before Sami saved Uso from a big double-team attack. Balor was sent outside before Sami got the Helluva Kick on JD and then hit a dive on Balor to the floor. Jey came in with the splash and got the win!

Result: Sami Zayn & Jey Uso def. Judgment Day on RAW

Grade: A

After the match, Bron Breakker came in and hit the spear on Sami before running away.