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Colin Tessier Jul 25, 2023 12:07AM

Here is your post-Monday Night Raw fight size update for July 24, 2023.

- Cody Rhodes came to the ring and stated that his mom was not impressed with the Brock Lesnar attcked him on the July 14 episode. He stated that Lesnar made a mistake by leaving him breathing. Rhodes then vowed to embarrass Lesnar at WWE SummerSlam and end the chapter of that story.

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- Becky Lynch faced Zoey Stark. Trish Stratus interfered during the bout, but Lynch fought her off. Lynch ultimately pinned Stark to earn a rematch with Stratus.

- Sami Zayn challenged "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio for the NXT North American Championship. The two stars went back and forth. In the end, Zayn was distracted by the sight of Kevin Owens emerging on the stage in the aftermath of an apparent beat-down. Dominik capitalized and pinned Zayn while pulling his tights for leverage. Officials checked on Owens after the bell.

- Tommaso Ciampa confronted Shinsuke Nakamura and told him they would have a problem if he got involved in Ciampa’s match.Ciampa then faced Bronson Reed. Nakamura came out, and Reed took advantage of the distraction. He pinned Ciampa with the Tsunami.

- Trish Stratus was seen arguing with Zoey Stark backstage.

- The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Rhea Ripley, and Damian Priest) kicked off WWE Raw. They hyped up NXT North American Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, and he came out. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn interrupted. Owens said no one cared what Mysterio had to say. Zayn challenged Dominik to defend the NXT North American Championship against him.

- Byron Saxton announced that Raquel Rodriguez suffered an injury. Rhea Ripley noted that she warned Rodriguez to stay out of her way.

- Liv Morgan faced WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley. The champion attacked Morgan before the bell rang. Ripley grabbed a chair and continued her assault. She put Morgan’s arm in the chair and stomped on it. Officials checked on Morgan, and Ripley stood tall. Riley put Morgan’s arm in the chair and stomped on it again.

- Ricochet shared his thoughts on Logan Paul and said he didn’t belong there. He called Paul an arrogant little prick. He highlighted the sacrifices WWE stars make and stated that Paul would never understand that. He challenged Paul to face him at WWE SummerSlam. Paul attacked Ricochet and accepted the challenge. Ricochet then gained the upper hand and hit Paul with a Shooting Star Press.

- Ronda Rousey agreed to fight Shayna Baszler at WWE SummerSlam.

- The Judgment Day (Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, Finn Balor, and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio" bumped into Apollo Crews and Akira Tozawa. Crews challenged Priest to a match. Priest later defeated Crews and gained more momentum.

- In a interview, Becky Lynch said her feud with Trish Stratus wouldn’t be over until she won.

- Finn Balor vowed to make Seth Rollins his "seven-year bitch" when they clash at WWE SummerSlam. The Judgment Day then attacked Rollins and Sami Zayn when the latter tried to make the save.

- WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther agreed to face Drew McIntyre at WWE SummerSlam.

- Drew McIntyre defeated Ludwig Kaiser. Though Gunther and Giovanni Vinci attacked him after the bell, McIntyre persevered and powerbombed Gunther through the broadcast table.

- Rhea Ripley accepted Lyra Valkyria's challenge to a match on the July 25 episode of WWE NXT.

- Vo Williams was in attendance.

- Check out the card for the July 31 episode of WWE Raw here.

Click here to catch up on our coverage of the July 24 episode of WWE Raw. For a full review, check out the post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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