The wait is officially over and it was time to hear what Rhea Ripley had to say on WWE RAW about the shambles she’s returning to. Liv Morgan and her Revenge Tour has been as masterful as Bobby Fischer going against a grade schooler — having landed a checkmate on “Dirty” Dom Mysterio, aka her “Papacito”, and The Judgment Day as a faction.
Ripley returned at the last second to stop Dom and Liv from making an … ahem … adult moment in the middle of the ring, only to see the two in Mexico over the weekend looking every bit the actual couple.
Yikes.
WATCH: LIV AND DOM IN MEXICO TOGETHER
Having his own set of problems to attend to, Drew McIntyre was set to sit down with general manager Adam Pearce with the hopes of having his indefinite suspension lifted, but considering it was at the request of CM Punk, you can imagine how awkward it must feel to equally loathe and want to destroy Punk while also owing the man your active roster status.
How’s that for chess?
Sami Zayn put his title on the line against Ilja Dragunov only nine days after defeating Bron Breakker at Money in the Bank to keep the Intercontinental Championship around his waist.
But nobody told Breakker he’s supposed to give a damn about the integrity of a match between two people he would love to break in two with a spear, and he’s done exactly that to both prior to this episode of RAW.
He did it again on Monday, by the way, guaranteeing Zayn retained the title in the process.
Business is definitely picking up on the road to Summerslam, including Gunther confronting WWE Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest to set the stage for their match on Aug. 3 in Cleveland, and his face turn was on full display as he and Gunther exchanged haymakers that went from Gunther labeling him “street trash” to Priest firing back by calling the Ring General “a boring, conceited, privileged scumbag”.
The complete and utter face turn of Priest is nearly complete, folks.
That and a hell of a lot more poured out of RAW this week, and here are three of the biggest hits that stole the show.
‘Mami’s Home’
It’s been three months since Ripley has spoken on a microphone in a WWE arena, and she had plenty to say on Monday night, making it clear “Mami’s home” before expectedly calling out Liv Morgan to the ring.
“She’s been running around with something of mine and, no it’s not Dominik Mysterio, because I’m going to handle him later,” said Ripley. “She’s walking around with something I never lost: the Women’s World Championship.”
But instead of Morgan, she got Dominik Mysterio coming to the ring to try and plead his case — his words falling on deaf ears and to a turned back.
Morgan then appeared, but not in-person.
The current WWE Women’s Champion was present via video, where she taunted Ripley with a hoarse voice, not ashamed to hint at where it stemmed from.
“I had a very, very long weekend in Mexico and always been known to be quite the screamer — hi Daddy Dom,” smirked Morgan, innuendo rooted in how the two spent their weekend at the SuperShow Summer Tour together. “... Though Mami might finally be home, Liv is finally on top.”
Ripley said she knew Morgan wouldn’t face her on July 15, so she had something bigger and better in mind, giving the WWE Universe what it’s been craving for more than 12 weeks now. She challenged Morgan to a Summerslam match on Aug. 3 in Cleveland for “my” championship belt, to which Morgan gleefully accepted.
Although, all things considered, she may not be gleeful for long.
“Summerslam, I not only end your Revenge Tour,” said Ripley. “I not only end your title reign. I’m gonna end your career. Watch me.”
Whew, those last two words hit like a scorpion sting.
The fight is ON.
Oh, and Dom, flowers aren't gonna save you, brother. Neither is challenging Jey Uso to a fight for wanting to date her, and then possibly canceling the match.
And neither is then telling Ripley you want “everyone to know you still belong to me”.
The look on Ripley's face after he said that, well, let's just say we almost witnessed a murder on live television.
Things only got worse for Dom when Morgan actually appeared to try and save him from being pinned by Jey Uso, again ending up in a compromising situation until Ripley ran out to try and get her hands on Morgan after thinking she wasn’t in the building. Liv Morgan high-tailed it out of there as if her life depended on it.
That’s because it sorta did.
In the end, it looked as if Ripley at least began to somewhat move toward forgiveness, giving "Dom Dom" a black rose and telling him "I don't belong to you, but you belong to me."
Expect Liv Morgan to ratchet things up after hearing this, and we can only imagine what that would look like at this point.
Mac Attack
Drew McIntyre was wearing a smile the size of Scotland as he strolled into the arena on Monday evening, confident he’d be back in action soon after a conversation with Pearce, who luckily still has all 32 teeth in his mouth after catching an elbow from McIntyre in this post-Money in the Bank rampage.
Pearce never guaranteed CM Punk the suspension on his most bitter rival would be rescinded though, instead simply agreeing to have a sit down with the Scottish warrior.
Or, rather, a standup.
Pearce was on a mission to make McIntyre crawl on his knees in front of the world as his penance though, and McIntyre, to his credit, took a lot of it on the chin as a consequence for his action(s); and with the hopes of getting his hands, officially, on Punk.
“Adam, you know I want this match more than anything in the world,” said McIntyre in response to making the fight at Summerslam against CM Punk official.
Things went left when Pearce not only told Drew to “look at me when I’m talking to you”, but to also apologize to the WWE officials for his behavior as well, but McIntyre felt that was a bridge too far when looking at everything that’s occurred over the past several months.
“No,” he said instead.
All hell broke loose after that, with McIntyre shoving both officials to the mat and then getting in Pearce’s face, ready to punch him in it, before Seth Rollins ran out to save the day — forcing Drew out of the ring and then he was escorted out of the building, still suspended, per Pearce.
At least for now.
There are reports swirling that a triple threat match between McIntyre, Punk and Seth isn't on the table for Summerslam, but it's looking more and more that it's not on the table because it is the table.
The Sicks Sense
Chad Gable must have a death wish, and it’s one the Wyatt Sicks 6 would love nothing more than to grant. Uncle Howdy and the terrorizing faction have haunted WWE RAW and specifically Gable for weeks now, a campaign that began with Gable being the victim of an assault backstage that left him unconscious and with a fairly nasty head wound.
But after weeks of running for his life, the former leader of the Alpha Academy has decided to stand his ground, and that’s at least admirable, even if that’s what his tombstone will read.
Gable called out Bo Dallas (aka Uncle Howdy) after the Wyatt Sicks’ latest VHS video showed they’re ready for in-ring action in a segment followed by Adam Pearce walking into his office to find Dallas waiting to have a conversation.
As delusional as ever, Gable approached Otis and the Alpha Academy assuming they’d help him against Bo Dallas, but they instead opted to help Xavier Woods take on The Final Testament on next week’s RAW due to the injury to Kofi Kingston.
Ouchhhhh.
Another VHS, delivered to The Pat McAfee Show revealed another layer of the Wyatt Sicks 6, an interview between Uncle Howdy and Eric Rowan aka Ramblin’ Rabbit — brother of the late Brodie Lee (AEW) aka Luke Harper (WWE) and former member of the Wyatt Family as well.
With so much pain and anguish being worked through, Gable has become a focal point for channeling it and that’s bad news for the former Olympian. That was until the WWE finally unveiled the union of Gable with the Creed Brothers, and to an explosive debut.
Gable headed to the ring after Jey Uso’s win over Dom Mysterio and called out Bo Dallas, who obliged, only to be attacked from behind by the Creeds. But despite the continued hammering by the tag team duo and Gable inside the ring, Dallas continually flashed his demented smile and laughed — scaring Gable that much more — before whispering in his ear as he lay beaten in a corner.
“There you are,” he said.
The lights then went black. The fireflies appeared. The piano chord struck continuously.
And there were the Wyatt Sicks 6 walking ever so intentionally to the ring to inflict damage upon those who would dare attack one of their family members. Gable ran and left the Creed Brothers behind, joined by them in the escape a few seconds later, and the message was sent.
Not only is the Wyatt Sicks 6 ready for action, but they now officially have their first blood feud.
And how glorious it shall be.
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