WWE Raw Highlights: After a successful Australian tour, WWE Raw returned to the United States, and this week’s episode of Raw took place from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. The scheme of this episode of Monday Night Raw was entirely based on Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed’s attack on Seth Rollins in last week’s episode of Raw.
This episode of Monday Night Raw saw many great matches, shocking moments. It was already advertised that the team of AJ Styles and Dragon Lee will be facing Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the WWE World Tag Team Championships, and we also saw an Intercontinental Championship match between Rusev and Dirty Dominik Mysterio. The main event of this Raw was a 30-man Number One Contendership Battle Royal for the World Heavyweight Championship.
WWE Raw Highlights: Adam Pearce announces Seth Rollins is injured
This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw was kicked off by Adam Pearce, and as he was about to deliver an update about Seth Rollins, he was interrupted by the Vision. Pearce said that because of what Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed did to Seth Rollins last week, Rollins had to go through a major surgery and will be out of action for several months. As a result, Pearce announced that the World Heavyweight Championship is now vacant and tonight there will be a 30-man Number One Contendership Battle Royal. The winner of this Battle Royal will face CM Punk at the Saturday Night’s Main Event for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
WWE Raw Highlights: AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs Finn Balor and JD McDonagh
As it was already advertised, we saw AJ Styles and Dragon Lee facing Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the World Tag Team Championship. This match was highly praised by the fans in attendance and online as well, with some calling it the Tag Team match of the year. This match went on for 20+ minutes and received multiple “This is Awesome” chants from the audience. At the end of the match, AJ Styles delivered a Styles Clash to Finn Balor to secure the win and became the new WWE World Tag Team Champions via pinfall.
WWE Raw Highlights: Dirty Dominik Mysterio vs Rusev
In a rematch, Dirty Dominik Mysterio defended his Intercontinental Championship in a one-on-one match against Rusev. During the middle of the match, we saw Penta distracting Rusev, which allowed Dominik to hit a low-blow followed by 619 to retain his Championship via pinfall.
WWE Raw Highlights: Becky Lynch vs Maxxine Dupri
After defeating Becky Lynch a few weeks ago on Monday Night Raw, Maxxine Dupri faced Becky Lynch once again, but this time it was for Becky Lynch’s Intercontinental Championship. During this match, once again, Maxxine Dupri impressed everyone with her improved wrestling. At the end of the match, Becky Lynch attacked Dupri with her title, resulting in a disqualification. After the match ended in a disqualification, Lynch continued her attack on Dupri, and this segment ended with Becky Lynch standing tall over a knocked-out Maxxine Dupri.
WWE Raw Highlights: Stephanie Vaquer vs Rxanne Perez
In a non-title one-on-one match, Roxanne Perez faced Stephaine Vaquer in a 15+ minutes match on this episode of Raw. At the end of the match, Vaquer delivered Angel Wings to Perez to secure the victory via pinfall. After the match, we saw Raquel Rodriguez and Raxxane Perez attacking Vaquer. As they were attacking, we saw the return of Nikki Bella, who came out to save Vaquer and took out both Perez and Rodriguez.
WWE Raw Highlights: 30-man Number One Contendership Battle Royal
As announced, a 30-man Number One Contendership Battle Royal took place as the main event of this Raw to determine who CM Punk will face at Saturday Night’s Main Event for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight championship. Before the match started, it was announced that Adam Pearce had removed Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed from this match, and they were replaced by AJ Styles and Dominik Mysterio.
This match went on for 35+ minutes, and at the end of the match, we saw Jey Uso eliminating his brother, Jimmy Uso, and LA Knight, and then eliminating Dominik to win this match. With this win, Jey Uso became the Number One Contender and will face CM Punk at Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 2, 2025.
FAQs.
Q. Who is the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
A. After Seth Rollins’s injury, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship is currently vacant.
Q. Is Seth Rollins really injured?
A. Seth Rollins got injured during his match against Cody Rhodes at the 2025 Crown Jewel. Rollins has reportedly gone through shoulder surgery, which will result in him being out of the action for several months.
Q. Who will CM Punk face for the WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
A. CM Punk was supposed to face Seth Rollins, but as Rollins is now injured, Punk will face Jey Uso for the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at SNME.
Q. How can I watch Saturday Night’s Main Event in India?
A. In India, Saturday Night’s Main Event can be watched live via Netflix on November 2, 2025.
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