Following a busy weekend for WWE, a noteworthy episode of Monday Night Raw saw three title matches made official for next month's SummerSlam premium live event.
In a five-man Gauntlet Match which featured Bron Breakker, CM Punk, Jey Uso, LA Knight and Penta, it was Punk who survived in the end and gets a title shot against Gunther at SummerSlam. Breakker went through Penta, Knight and Uso before facing off against Punk in the final match. Overcoming interference from Bronson Reed with help from Uso, Punk hit the GTS to pick up the victory. In another big moment following the match when Reed and Breakker were beating up on Uso and Punk, Roman Reigns made his return to WWE TV for the first time since the night after WrestleMania 41.
In another match, Lyra Valkyria beat Bayley in a two-out-of-three falls match to earn a title shot against WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch while Raw GM Adam Pearce made a triple threat match between new Women's World Champion Naomi, former champ IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley official for SummerSlam as well. Below is the current card:
- WWE Undisputed Title Match: John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes
- World Heavyweight Title Match: Gunther vs. CM Punk
- WWE Women’s Title Match Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill
- Women’s World Title Match: Naomi vs. IYO SKY vs. Rhea Ripley
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title Match: Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria
- Tag Team Match: Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul
