WWE Raw After SummerSlam: Returns, Swerves And Highlights

Aug 04, 2026 10:08 AM - 1 hour ago 3

WWE turned immoderate superior pages astatine SummerSlam. It felt for illustration a caller era of sorts and that was confirmed successful Des Moines, Iowa astatine Raw connected Monday. We saw the biggest winners — sans the SmackDown exclusives — returns, flimsy swerves and plentifulness of highlights. Here’s each awesome takeaway from the Raw aft SummerSlam. Let's talk wrestling.

Key Facts At A Glance

Show: WWE Raw, Monday, August 3, 2026, Des Moines, Iowa
Matches: five
Returns: Big Cass, Stephanie Vaquer
Alignment change: Becky Lynch turns face
Opening segment: Roman Reigns and LA Knight promo exchange
Tribute package aired for Brock Lesnar

What Happened When Roman Reigns Opened Raw?

Reigns took the ringing first, showed emotion to Seth Rollins and was interrupted by L.A. Knight. The 2 went toe-to-toe successful a promo and while Knight didn’t stammer, he was still dwarfed by Reigns' aura and his wide power of presentation. Knight looked tense and Reigns didn't. That's the difference.

Who Returned On Raw After SummerSlam?

Big Cass' return was decent. He attacked Je'Von Evans aft the Young O.G. defeated Ethan Page successful a beardown Raw match.

The onslaught wasn’t connected to a story, truthful it felt a small weird. However, Cass made up for it a spot pinch a coagulated and focused promo backstage pinch Jackie Redmond. Yes, everyone was hoping to spot Enzo Amore. Maybe later, but for now, Cass injected a small spot of life into what has go a non-existent elephantine archetype successful WWE.

Why Did Becky Lynch Turn Face?

We saw a double return pursuing the Sol Ruca vs. Roxanne Perez match. The bout ended successful a DQ triumph for Sol, but the Judgment Day started beating the breaks disconnected the erstwhile women’s intercontinental champion. That brought retired Becky Lynch and created her latest turn. The Man is simply a look again, and she continues to beryllium why she is 1 of the champion performers successful the manufacture — sloppy of gender. Lynch tin do thing and you'll consciousness immoderate she wants you to consciousness astir it.

That's why she's the top female wrestler of each clip and 1 of the champion period. And I don't attraction if it's conscionable maine saying it. Moments aft Becky went face-to-face pinch Liv and the 2 traded barbs connected the mic (Liv held her own, but cipher is topping Becky successful that situation), Stephanie Vaquer made her return and she took retired each 3 members of the Judgment Day. Seems for illustration we're headed for a Triple Threat lucifer for the WWE Women's Championship.

I didn't for illustration the measurement they dismissed the women's IC title. Raquel Rodriguez's strap was made to look mini successful the segment. Still, overall, this was a much-needed changeable successful the limb for the women's division.

Is Brock Lesnar Retired For Good?

Brock Lesnar seems to person retired for bully this time. There was a package tally for him pinch tributes from Roman Reigns. Paul Heyman was shown watching the video backstage. Oba Femi approached him and paid his respects arsenic well.

Oba put Brock complete moreover much successful the ringing and arsenic he left, he had a staredown pinch Bron Breakker. That appears to beryllium adjacent arsenic it besides appears the severing of The Vision is coming soon.