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WWE Raw Results (7/21/25): CM Punk Confronts Gunther, Roman And Jey Team Up, Sheamus Beats Rusev

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After his dramatic return to WWE on last week's episode of Raw on Netflix, Roman Reigns will be on the show this week and will have a war of words with his former wiseman, Paul Heyman.

Reigns aided Jey Uso and CM Punk last week when the Heyman faction attacked them and cleared the ring of Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. What will Reigns have to say to Heyman about the turn at WrestleMania and the ensuing attack on the Raw after WrestleMania? Wil the encounter on Raw lead to a match at SummerSam?

Speaking of SummerSlam, CM Punk punched his ticket to a world championship by running the gauntlet last week on the show. Punk defeated Breakker in the end to earn a shot at Gunther and the world title at SummerSlam.

Punk is slated to start the show this week. What words will the Best in the World have for the Ring General? We'll find out tonight on Raw.

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Roman Reigns has commented on his Raw return. | WWE.com

Finally, Raw this week will feature a women's tag team title match between The Judgment Day and the team of Lyra Valkyria and Bayley. Will former friends turned frustrated foes be able to win the belts off Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez?

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-Various stars of the show were shown entering the building for Raw. Sami Zayn ahead of his match with Karrion Kross, Becky Lynch, and The Judgment Day all rolled up to the show with a Michael Cole intro.

-AJ Styles was the valet for Dominik Mysterio and told him he hoped he would get cleared in time for Summerslam.

-CM Punk made his entrance to start the show and got a huge pop and singalong for his music.

-Punk said it was great to be in Houston and then turned his attention to Gunther. He called Gunther one of the best in the world. He said he couldn't guarantee he would win the title from Gunther, but that he would put it all on the line. He said that Gunther was dealing with the Best in the World. Gunther then walked out to confront Punk.

-Gunther told Punk that he had a big ego, but that his ego was rooted in what the fans thought. Gunther said that he had a big ego himself, but that it was rooted in results. He said that the true best in the world is the person who wears the world heavyweight title. Gunther said the bell would ring at Summerslam and that he would beat Punk. Gunther then left the ring as his music played.

-Stephanie Vaquer and Naomi had a backstage encounter. Naomi said that when she retains her title at Summerslam, she'd beat Stephanie Vaquer at Clash in Paris.

-Sheamus defeated Rusev with a Brogue Kick. Rusev almost had a submission win over Sheamus, but Sheamus refused to tap out. The match was excellent and featured lots of hard-hitting action.

-El Grande Americano was interviewed backstage. Dragon Lee called him out for a being a fake and disrespecting luchadores and the two men brawled.

-The LWO defeated The New Day and American Made to become the new number one contenders for the WWE World Tag Team Championships. El Grande Americano and Dragon Lee got into another fight, but the LWO were able to get a rollup pin for the victory.

-A recap video showed highlights of Paul Heyman turning on Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas.

-The New Day were show backstage after Dominik Mysterio ran into AJ Syltes -- who was dressed as a janitor. The New Day said Raw was losing it's mind and then they were approached by Grayson Waller. Waller said that he was no longer teaming with Austin Theory because Theory was injured. He then said he was a free agent and offered to get New Day's car while they showered.

-Becky Lynch made her way to the ring. Lynch cut a promo in the ring and said that she wished she wasn't in Houston. She said leaders lead, though, and that she had important business to take care of. Lynch then called Lyra Valkyria to the ring.

-Valkyria walked out and grabbed a microphone along with Lynch. Lynch said that she made Lyra a star, but that the ride ends at Summerslam. Lynch challenged Lyra and said that at Summerslam if she doesn't win the Women's Intercontinental Championship at Summerslam, she could no longer challenge for it. Lyra accepted, but then said it would have to be a no DQ match. Lynch accepted as well.

-Lynch offered to shake Lyra's hand. Lyra went for it, but Lynch tried to hit her with a punch. Lyra countered it into Becky's own Manhandle Slam. Lyra then held up the IC title as her upcoming tag partner, Bayley, made her walk to the ring.

The Judgment Day defeated Bayley and Lyra Valkyria to retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships. The rest of the Judgment Day -- including Dominik Mysterio.

-Sami Zayn was interviewed backstage. He said he may be coming back to the ring a little too soon, but that Karrion Kross took something away from him and he needed to pay for it. Zayn then made his entrance to the ring.

-Karrion Kross defeated Sami Zayn. Zayn was distracted by Scarlett who then handed Kross a steel pipe. Kross used the pipe and then got the win.

-Dominik Mysterio attacked AJ Styles from behind. He told Styles that he was cleared for action and that they'd see each other again at Summerslam.

-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Iyo Sky ended in a no. contest when Chelsea Green interfered in the match. The interference caused a brawl with Sky and Vaquer teaming up against The Secret Hervice.

-Once Sky and Vaquer battled The Secret Hervice away, they were attacked from behind by Naomi. Naomi got the better of Sky and Green the better of Vaquer. This brought out Rhea Ripley. Ripley cleared the ring and crushed Green with a Riptide.

-Paul Heyman walked to the ring with Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker. He started cutting a promo on Roman Reigns, but then Reigns walked to the ring.

-Reigns called Heyman a dumbass and said that he wasn't the one that made The Bloodline. Reigns said that was gods work. Bron Breakker stepped up and told Reigns that his time had passed. Reigns told him to say it again and use his microphone and then nailed him with a Superman Punch.

-The brawl was on from that point on. Eventually, Breakker and Reed got the upper hand on Reigns, but Jey Uso ran out and made the save. Reigns and Uso cleared the ring as the show ended.

WWE Raw Results (7/21/25)

Sheamus defeated Rusev

LWO defeated American Made and The New Day to become the number one contender for the WWE World Tag Team Championships.

The Judgment Day defeated Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch

Karrion Kross defeated Sami Zayn

Iyo Sky vs. Stephanie Vaquer ended in a no contest

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