The John Report: WWE Raw Deal 07/27/26 Review
It’s WWE Monday Night Raw, featuring Roman Reigns-Seth Rollins face-to-face, an Oba Femi-Brock Lesnar weigh-in, and some matches too.
Happy SummerSlam week. SummerSlam takes place this Saturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 2nd. Earlier on Monday, WWE announced what matches are on what night, so I’ll share that at the bottom of the review.
I think there’s a nice balance between the two nights. The Sunday card seems like it will have the better matches.
This is the Raw Deal for episode #1731 of Monday Night Raw, taking place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. Follow me on Twitter/X @johnreport. Let’s get to it.
The show began with WWE CCO Triple H in the ring along with Raw GM Adam Pearce to host the Hell in a Cell weigh-in. The Hell in a Cell structure surrounded the ring as well.
Oba Femi-Brock Lesnar Hell in a Cell Weigh-In
Oba Femi made his entrance as the King of the Ring and The Ruler as the fans chanted his name and did the Oba walk on the way to the ring. When Femi got into the ring, he was joined by Triple H and Pearce, along with some fake cops.
Oba Femi went on the scale and Pearce said he weighed 302 pounds. I don’t know how much the shoes weigh, but I would have guessed Oba is around 300 pounds anyway.
Brock Lesnar arrived wearing his “Talk Sh*t, Get Hit” shirt and he was joined by his advocate, Paul Heyman. Lesnar had a slow walk down to the ring to join Femi as Cole noted Lesnar was 2-0 in Hell in a Cell matches, with both of those matches against The Undertaker. I remember both well.
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There are 12 matches total at SummerSlam. The Saturday, August 1st matches are:
- Undisputed WWE Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
- Hell in a Cell Match: Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
- Women’s World Championship: Liv Morgan (c) vs. Iyo Sky
- Gunther vs. Nick Aldis
- LA Knight, Royce Keys & Solo Sikoa vs. The Usos – Jimmy & Jey Uso and Jacob Fatu
- The Bella Twins – Nikki & Brie Bella and Paige vs. Fatal Influence – Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid
The Sunday, August 2nd matches are:
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Seth Rollins
- WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor
- Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Chad Gable
- Interim WWE Women’s Championship Ladder Match: Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill vs. Chelsea Green vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Lash Legend/Giulia Winner
- United States Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Baron Corbin
- Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio