The road to WWE Sunday Night's Main Event continued Monday night as Raw emanated live from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.
With major championship implications on the line, the World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament moved closer to its conclusion, while LA Knight and Solo Sikoa attempted to settle their issues with The Usos. Bron Breakker and Oba Femi also came face-to-face ahead of their highly anticipated showdown.
The night ultimately ended in chaos when a shocking new alliance emerged and left several top Superstars laid out.
Raw opened with the familiar Netflix presentation before Michael Cole welcomed viewers from Ottawa.
LA Knight was the first Superstar to make his way to the ring.
Following his trademark "Lemme talk to-ya!" introduction, Knight addressed his ongoing issues with Roman Reigns and the debate surrounding his claim to a championship opportunity.
Knight recalled Reigns telling him that he didn't deserve a title match and should instead win a tournament.
The Ottawa crowd immediately responded with a loud "You deserve it!" chant.
Knight said he was willing to get his hands dirty and handle a little family business if that's what it took to earn his opportunity against Reigns.
That prompted Solo Sikoa to appear in the crowd.
Sikoa hilariously attempted to steal Knight's catchphrases, leading to a back-and-forth exchange between the two.
Before the argument could go any further, Jey and Jimmy Uso interrupted.
The Usos mocked Knight and Sikoa before promising to beat them later in the evening.
A tag team match was officially made for the main event.
The first match of the night featured Stephanie Vaquer against Roxanne Perez as the World Title Tournament continued.
Perez initially used her speed to avoid Vaquer's offense before taking control on the mat.
The match eventually settled into a competitive back-and-forth contest.
After the commercial break, Vaquer began mounting a comeback, connecting with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and Devil's Kiss.
Perez answered with a Shining Wizard and crossface, but Vaquer escaped and hit a package backbreaker.
The match was disrupted when Raquel Rodriguez distracted the referee, allowing Liv Morgan to pull Vaquer off the top rope.
Becky Lynch immediately ran down and attacked Morgan.
At ringside, Vaquer retaliated by superkicking Rodriguez.
Back inside the ring, Perez hit a moonsault for a near fall, but Vaquer answered with a double-underhook facebuster to secure the victory.
After the match, Lynch prevented Morgan from attacking Vaquer again and sent her over the barricade.
Lynch made it clear that Morgan owed her.
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer
Vaquer is now just two weeks away from challenging Liv Morgan for the Women's World Championship.
The World Title Tournament continued with an explosive showdown between Rey Fenix and Dragon Lee.
Lee opened with an impressive handstand counter to a step-up rana before following with a dropkick.
Fenix responded with a superkick, top-rope punt and crossbody.
The action quickly spilled outside, where Fenix delivered a middle-rope moonsault.
Lee regained momentum with a German suplex that sent Fenix toward the floor before following with a tope con hilo.
After another commercial break, the two competitors traded strikes.
Lee connected with a sit-out powerbomb for two.
Fenix answered with another superkick, a top-rope moonsault press and a powerbomb, but still couldn't secure the victory.
Lee later countered a top-rope hurricanrana and trapped Fenix in the ropes before delivering a double stomp.
The fight spilled back to ringside, where Lee hit a cannonball through the ropes that sent Fenix crashing through the announce desk.
Back inside, Lee connected with a tornado DDT for another near fall.
Fenix countered Operation Dragon with a brainbuster.
Lee later escaped a Muscle Buster attempt by countering into a Styles Clash, but Fenix kicked out.
Fenix eventually caught Lee with an enziguri and superkick before hitting the Mexican Muscle Buster.
That was enough to secure the victory.
Winner and ADVANCING: Rey Fenix
WWE aired a vignette announcing that Lola Vice will make her debut on September 14.
Unless plans change, Vice appears destined to join the Raw roster.
Adam Pearce and Paul Heyman were in the ring for the contract signing between Bron Breakker and Oba Femi.
Pearce introduced Femi while Heyman handled Breakker's introduction, calling him the hardest-hitting athlete in WWE.
Breakker paused before signing and questioned Femi's claim that he represents WWE's future.
Bron listed Femi's accomplishments, including defeating Brock Lesnar and winning the King of the Ring tournament.
However, Breakker pointed out that Femi had still not won a championship.
Breakker then reflected on his own run before suffering his injury, claiming that he had WWE in the palm of his hand and that nobody was able to stop him except himself.
According to Breakker, while he was gone, Femi took his spot.
Femi responded by calling Breakker an "angry orange man."
Oba explained that he doesn't underestimate Breakker and acknowledged that if Bron had entered WWE in 2002 during John Cena's rise, he would have been considered the future.
The same would have been true in 2015.
But this is 2026.
And Oba Femi is the man standing across from him.
Breakker promised to drag Femi into deep waters at Sunday Night's Main Event.
He claimed Femi would eventually become exhausted and realize that he wasn't capable of hanging with a legitimate fighter.
Breakker finally signed the contract and handed it to Femi through Heyman.
Bron then mocked Femi by asking whether he needed his "daddy" to sign the contract for him.
Breakker turned his attention toward Heyman and accused him of ignoring him ever since Brock Lesnar returned.
That distraction gave Bron an opening to attack Femi.
Oba immediately fought back, forcing Pearce and Heyman to separate the two men.
Austin Theory then ran down to help Breakker.
Theory held Femi in position for a spear, but Oba moved out of the way.
Bron went crashing to the floor.
Theory wasn't as fortunate.
Femi powerbombed Theory through the contract-signing table.
Oba then told Breakker that he would be running from him at Sunday Night's Main Event just as he was running away tonight.
Femi signed the contract and left Breakker staring at him from the floor.
Backstage, Jacob Fatu joined Jey and Jimmy Uso.
Jimmy told Fatu to stay out of their match against Knight and Sikoa.
Fatu explained that Roman Reigns had ordered him to stand down the previous week, which was why he didn't come out to help them.
Jey then held up the ula fala and declared that he and Jimmy were now the bosses.
Jey told Fatu that he could continue standing in the back and doing nothing.
The tension within the Bloodline continued to grow.
Je'Von Evans battled Big Cass in the next singles contest.
Evans immediately used his speed to frustrate the much larger competitor.
He avoided Cass' early attacks before connecting with punches and kicks.
Cass blocked a rana attempt but eventually found himself sent to the floor.
Evans followed with a crossbody.
Cass caught him, but Evans managed to land on his feet.
Once back inside the ring, Cass finally found an opening and blasted Evans with a clothesline that sent him over the top rope.
Cass took control at ringside, clubbing Evans down before throwing him into the barricade.
A side slam followed inside the ring.
After the commercial break, Evans began fighting back.
He avoided a corner charge and connected with kicks and clotheslines.
Evans then delivered a tope suicida before continuing the assault around ringside.
Back inside, Evans hit the Red Dot and followed with a springboard clothesline.
Evans attempted the OG Cutter, but Cass knocked him off the ropes.
Evans recovered and returned to the ring, only to walk directly into a massive boot.
Cass covered him and secured the three-count.
Winner: Big Cass
Cass left the arena, but Evans wasn't given an opportunity to recover.
Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh attacked Evans from behind.
McDonagh connected with a headbutt before Dominik climbed the ropes and hit a frog splash.
The Judgment Day continued their assault on Evans.
Backstage, Sol Ruca spoke about her upcoming rematch against Women's Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez.
IYO SKY approached Ruca and encouraged her, telling her she believed Sol could win the championship.
Lyra Valkyria then interrupted.
Valkyria claimed to be Sol's friend before suggesting that she could take the championship opportunity herself.
Ruca responded that Lyra should earn her own opportunity.
Valkyria clearly wasn't pleased.
She referenced Bayley once speaking to her in a similar manner before abruptly walking away.
IYO appeared concerned about Lyra's attitude as the segment concluded.
The final semifinal of the World Title Tournament featured Penta against La Parka.
The two exchanged offense early before Parka gained control and sent Penta into the corner.
Parka attempted a head-scissors, but Penta countered and sent him outside before following with a dive.
Penta returned Parka to the ring, only for Parka to answer with a moonsault.
Penta quickly regained control and nearly scored the victory.
Penta delivered a thrust kick and sent Parka into the corner, but Parka responded with a Backstabber for two.
After another commercial break, Parka hammered Penta with chops.
Penta fired back by sending Parka across the ring.
Parka answered with a kick, arm drag and hip toss.
Penta eventually caught Parka with a dropkick in the corner.
Penta attempted the Mexican Destroyer, but Parka blocked the maneuver and connected with a satellite DDT.
Parka attempted to capitalize, but Penta grabbed his mask and used it to pull him into the turnbuckle.
Penta then hit the Penta Driver.
Parka somehow kicked out.
The two competitors continued trading counters until Parka delivered a Spanish Fly.
Parka attempted to set up the Bonebreaker, but Penta escaped.
Penta hit the Sacrifice before following with a Mexican Destroyer.
The move was enough to end the match.
Winner and ADVANCING: Penta
Following Penta's victory, Rey Fenix appeared on the stage to acknowledge his brother.
With both men advancing through the tournament, the final is now officially set.
Penta vs. Rey Fenix will determine the next challenger for Roman Reigns' championship on WWE Raw in Mexico City.
The former Lucha Brothers will now meet on opposite sides of the ring with a major championship opportunity at stake.
Backstage, Adam Pearce was speaking with Chad Gable about the future of the Intercontinental Championship.
Ethan Page interrupted and accused Gable of being afraid to defend his title against him.
Page claimed Gable would rather face "washed-up" Hall of Famers than put the championship on the line against him.
Gable quickly reminded Page that he had already defeated him by submission during the gauntlet match several weeks earlier.
Gable then told Page that he was doing an excellent job talking himself out of a championship opportunity.
Gable walked away, leaving Page visibly frustrated.
WWE announced a major lineup for next week's Raw.
Roman Reigns will return to television.
Additionally, Raquel Rodriguez will defend the Women's Intercontinental Championship against Sol Ruca.
The World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament will also conclude when Penta faces Rey Fenix.
The winner will earn the right to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Another backstage segment featured Stephanie Vaquer discussing her upcoming Women's World Championship match against Liv Morgan.
Vaquer stated that her goal isn't simply to reclaim championship gold.
She also wants to dismantle Judgment Day along the way.
With her title match only two weeks away, Vaquer is clearly preparing for a major confrontation with Morgan.
The main event featured The Usos against Solo Sikoa and LA Knight.
Jey and Jimmy made their entrance through the crowd before the show went to another commercial break.
Following the break, Knight entered the arena and stared down the Usos.
Sikoa then joined his partner, and the match officially began.
Knight and Jimmy started things off, with Knight quickly gaining control.
Solo tagged in and the two combined for a double-team shoulder tackle before Sikoa hit a falling headbutt.
Solo continued working over Jimmy before tagging Knight back into the match.
The temporary alliance between Knight and Sikoa continued to function effectively as they kept Jimmy isolated.
Jimmy eventually created enough separation to make the tag.
Jey entered and immediately attacked Solo.
Sikoa stopped Jey's momentum with a headbutt after blocking a suplex attempt.
The Usos used their trademark teamwork to regain control, with Jimmy sneaking in a kick while the referee was distracted.
Jey knocked Solo to the floor before The Usos delivered stereo thrust kicks.
The action continued after the commercial break, with Solo desperately trying to fight his way back into the match.
Jey cut him off with an enziguri.
Jimmy followed with a blindside kick and kept Sikoa trapped in the corner.
Jimmy eventually attempted another attack, but Solo sent him over the top rope.
Sikoa crawled toward LA Knight looking to make the tag.
Jey prevented the tag and knocked Knight from the apron.
Eventually, Solo finally reached Knight and made the tag.
Jimmy entered as well, leading to a wild exchange.
Knight exploded into the ring with punches and a clothesline before delivering a neckbreaker to Jimmy.
The Usos nearly stole the match with a roll-up.
Knight answered and attempted the BFT, but Jimmy countered.
Knight reversed a Samoan Drop attempt into another near fall.
Knight climbed to the top rope and connected with a flying elbow drop.
Jey broke up the pin.
Solo entered the fight and was sent to the floor.
Jey attempted to follow, but Sikoa stopped him.
The match was already breaking down.
Then everything changed.
Royce Keys suddenly appeared and attacked both Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa at ringside.
Back inside the ring, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price of OTM stormed the ring.
The two men immediately attacked LA Knight and Jimmy Uso.
The three-man assault revealed an apparent new alliance between Keys and OTM.
Nobody was safe.
Nima, Price and Keys proceeded to attack everyone in sight, including The Usos, Knight and Sikoa.
The trio set up Solo for an attack that sent him crashing into the steel ring steps.
Knight was then targeted.
The destruction continued as Nima and Price grabbed Jimmy Uso.
The two OTM members delivered a Shield-style powerbomb that sent Jimmy through the announce table.
Keys, Nima and Price returned to the ring and stood tall over the wreckage.
The show ended with the newly formed alliance dominating the arena and leaving four major Superstars laid out.
Result: No Contest
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