CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Gunther To Appear, Multiple Matches Added To 8/5 WWE Raw

New additions to Monday's WWE Raw.

WWE announced that new WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther will appear on the August 5th episode of WWE Raw. Gunther defeated Damian Priest at WWE SummerSlam to capture the title.

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Plus, Drew McIntyre and CM Punk will appear after their clash at WWE SummerSlam, which saw McIntyre come out victorious.

In the ring, Ludwig Kaiser will return from injury to face Sheamus. Kofi Kingston is also back from injury as he teams with Xavier Woods to battle AOP (Rezaw & Akam), and Awesome Truth (R-Truth & The Miz) will face A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller & Austin Theory).

Here is the current lineup from Monday's WWE Raw:

WWE Raw (8/5)

  • Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, & Erick Rowan) vs. Chad Gable & The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed & Brutus Creed)
  • Dakota Kai vs. Sonya Deville
  • New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) vs. AOP (Akam & Rezar)
  • Awesome Truth (Miz & R-Truth) vs. A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller & Austin Theory)
  • CM Punk to appear
  • Drew McIntyre to appear
  • WWE World Champion Gunther to appear
  • Ludwig Kaiser vs. Sheamus

WWE Raw will air on SyFy due to the Olympics airing on USA Network.

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