The Raw Live Report For 10/26/26

The Raw Live Report

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It’s Monday Night so it’s time to get Raw from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA. In tonight’s exciting episode a scheduled WWE Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Match involving Becky Lynch against Stephanie Vaquer is supposed to occur, but there has been some uncertainty regarding Vaquer’s medical status for the match so Raw General Manager Adam Pearce will address the situation tonight. We will also see Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez battle IYO SKY in a non-title match, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria clash in a No Disqualification Match, and Dragon Lee & Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable tag team in the ring against Ethan Page & Big Cass.

We got a ways to go and so much more – So let’s start the SLAM and see what’s in store!

Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are our commentators, Cathy Kelley and Byron Saxton do the backstage interviews, and “Amazing Hair” Alicia Taylor is our ring announcer.

We start the show with a review of what happened at the end of last week’s Raw when Roman Reigns joined The Bloodline to fight off The 946. Then we get the earlier intros into the arena for the folks involved tonight.

WE start things off live with Raw GM Adam Pearce. He announces that he was informed that Stephanie Vaquer is not medically cleared compete. So instead of a #1 contender’s match for Liv Morgan’s Women’s World title, Becky Lynch will instead compete against Morgan herself FOR the title!

Here comes Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn to interrupt. He says he came all the way to Fresno to do promotional content for Crown Jewel but he’s not on the line-up sheet for tonight. He could have gotten Roman Reigns for that. He says he’s invoking his television time and asks Pearce to leave.

He responds to the “Sami Sux~!” chants. Zayn says he can be the champion but still be the most underrated person. He tells the fans they don’t recognize greatness, but they’re spoon fed who is like Trick Williams, CM Punk, and Roman Reigns. He says no one had done more with less than him, come out of the darkness until he struck gold. The bloodline was never as good as it was until he joined them and made millions of rights and merch. He says he should brag, but he doesn’t. He says maybe it’s time he does, and they all acknowledge him. The disrespect everyone gives him is crazy.

Cue Je’Von Evans, still all taped up. He welcomes him to Raw and to shut up. He asks since he said his name he should say whatever he has to say in his face.  

Zayn says there’s no world he should be interrupting him. They argue a bit about respect. Evans says maybe Reigns was right and he would love to go to Crown Jewel to fight Reigns.

Zayn says Evans reminds him of himself, but he isn’t even on his level. And he doesn’t even deserve to look him in the eye.

As Zayn goes to leave, Pearce comes back out and tells Zayn he deserved his time and he deserves all the fans’ respect. He will earn that respect… against Evans tonight. Not only that, but the match is for the WWE Championship. And that match… is next!

Undisputed WWE Championship Match:
Sami Zayn (c) vs Je’Von Evans

We start things of with Zayn and Evans locking up. Zayn goes to the ropes to break things up. They lock up again as Evans goes to the corner and Zayn hits several tackles. HE throws Evans to the ropes, but Evans reverses a hip toss with one of his own on Zayn. Evans back-flips onto Zayn for a two-count. Zayn gets Evans into a corner and kicks him down. Zayn tried to throw Evans to the outside, but Evans bounced off the top rope and hit a Hurricanrana for a two. Evans chops Zayn as he jaws off at him. Zayn sends Evans toi the ropes and hits a Clothesline for a two. Zayn grounds and pounds on Evans. The Bouncy One bounces around avoiding Zayn’s strikes until her gets Zayn thrown to the outside. Ceiling Scraper by Evans as he lands onto Zayn on the outside. Buth Evans and Zayn are back in the ring and both up top now. Evans punches Zayn down, but Zayn trips up Evans and he hits the apron hard. Here comes our first commercial break.

Things go back and forth when we return until Evans goes nuts on Zayn and finally hits the Red Dot for a near fall. Evans almost got a “ROLLUP OF DEATH~!” for a near fall. Then Zayn hits the corner exploder before he gets lined up for the Helluva Kick. But Zayn is intercepted by a Superkick from Evans. Top-rope frog splash by Evans to Zayn but only gets a close call. Zayn decides he’s had enough, so he leaves the ring headed up the ramp.

This cues Penta with the Mr Money in the Bank briefcase and a ref. Zayn gets back in the ring but Evans hits a huge move for a close call. Penta is at ringside just watching until Bron Breakker appears and takes him out. Evans leaps from the ring to take out Breakker. Evans gets back in the ring for another corner exploder from Zayn. Helluva Kick and the WWE Champ retains.

WINNER: Sami Zayn

After the match, Breakker enters the ring staring at Zayn, Zayn just leaves while Breakker beats down on Evans. Penta kicks Breakker’s left leg repeatedly to try to even the odds but, from behind, Bronson Reed clotheslines him. Another clothesline to Penta by Reed. Super spear to Penta. Now a Tsunami from the top by Reed onto Evans. Another super spear to Penta as the whole Vision is at ringside now.

We’re reminded that next week’s Raw is at a special start time of 6pm ET due to the crew getting ready for Crown Jewel in Saudi.

Next we’re shown a replay from last week’s main event segment of the full Bloodline vs the 946, this time with Reigns. We’ll hear from the 946 later.

After the break, we’re shown what happened last Friday’s SmackDown Women’s Championship match between Chelsea Green and Roxanne Perez. Green retained but was attacked by WWE Women’s World Champ Liv Morgan. SKY ran down as Ms MitB Tiffany Stratton. Tiffy was about to cash in on the World Champ, but the Judgment Day ran in to bail her out.

Now backstage with the entire Judgment Day, Morgan complains she has to defend her title tonight. They say they’ll take care of her.

We now get a video package of the frienemies Lyra Valkyria and Bayley rivalry and how lately Bayley has been interfering with Valkyria’s matches. Valkyria says she dis’t go far enough to end her the last time she beat her. Bayley says she’ll show Valkyria why she’s the standard of women’s wrestling.

Now live, Bayley comes out for her no DQ match. After a break we see both Evans and Penta moaning in pain in the DOCTOR/TRAINER room. Pearce walks in to congratulate Evans on a great match. Evans says it isn’t over. Penta says they want the World Tag Team titles from the Vision. Pearce says consider the title match official at Crown Jewel.

Back in the arena, a very spooky-looking Valkyria makes her entrance carefully.  

No Disqualification Match:
Bayley vs Lyra Valkyria

Right off the bell Bayley attacks Valkyria. She sends Valkyria onto the ring apron between the ropes for a springboard DDT. This quickly becomes a brawl at ringside, with tables and steel steps. Both Superstars take turns in control as the match unfolds at a slower, more deliberate pace, emphasizing powerful Irish Whips into metal objects and heavy strikes. Bayley sets up the steel steps, followed by a chair, eventually seating Valkyria in it. Bayley charges up the steps and dives off, taking Valkyria out of the chair. Bayley seats Valkyria in the chair once again and looks to run along the barricade only to be taken down by a recovering Valkyria.

Valkyria takes her turn in control, connecting with a running Shotgun Dropkick that sends Bayley crashing into the steel steps. The action finally returns to the ring where Valkyria looks for an early pin attempt. She heads outside and positions a table leaning it against the commentary desk. Before she can capitalize on the setup Bayley comes diving onto Valkyria, sending both women crashing through the table. Let’s recover with a mid-match-‘mercial.

We return from break to find both Superstars continuing their brutal, methodical battle. Neither woman can maintain control for long, with the action unfolding in several extended stretches of offense as the pace remains relatively slow. At one point, Valkyria sets up two steel chairs in the ring facing one another. She drapes Bayley across the chairs and begins pounding her with repeated elbow strikes before climbing to the middle rope. Valkyria looks for a Moonsault, but Bayley moves out of the way sending Valkyria crashing onto the chairs. Bayley follows up with a Running Knee, but Valkyria manages to rake her eyes to create some separation. The pace finally begins to pick up as Bayley fires back with a Bayley-to-Belly Suplex with Valkyria landing awkwardly on the hardened upper rim of one of the steel chairs, the left side of her pelvis and hip taking the brunt of the impact. Ouch. That got only a two-count.

The finish begins when a garbage can is introduced. Valkyria positions Bayley bent over the garbage can and climbs onto the apron, looking for a diving attack. But Bayley catches her in midair turning the maneuver into a devastating Powerbomb that sends Valkyria crashing into the garbage can. Bayley then sets up another table at ringside and lays Valkyria across it before climbing back into the ring. Bayley ascends to the middle turnbuckle and launches herself to the outside, connecting with a massive Diving Elbow Drop that drives Valkyria right through the table. The action finally returns to the ring where Bayley grabs a kendo stick and uses it to apply additional pressure as she locks Valkyria into a Crippler Crossface submission. Valkyria has nowhere to go and finally taps out.

WINNER: Bayley

Next up, IYO SKY makes her entrance ahead of a commercial break, with The Women’s IC Champ Raquel Rodriguez making hers afterward. This match is non-title.

Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez vs IYO SKY:

Rodriguez immediately shows her powerhouse status by catching SKY and tossing her aside before flexing. SKY jumps onto Rodriguez, looking for a reverse headlock, but the champion simply dumps her off. SKY tries again, this time leaping onto Rodriguez’s back in search of a sleeper hold, only for the powerhouse to toss the high-flyer aside once more. SKY kicks things up a notch, using her speed and agility to keep the champion off balance, eventually sending Rodriguez out of the ring before following up with a Suicide Dive. SKY then approaches a young fan in the front row, getting the little one to help her climb onto the barricade. SKY dives off, taking Rodriguez down with a Crossbody before high-fiving her young assistant. Ya get what’cha pay for in those front-row seats. Rodriguez begins to take control as we head to a breakity-break.

We return to find Rodriguez attempting to lock SKY into a Lex Luger-style Torture Rack, Unfortunately, SKY escapes before Rodriguez can fully apply the hold and hits some running strikes and kicks. The two battle near the corner, with SKY on the apron and Rodriguez inside the ring. SKY uses an Arm Breaker over the ropes to force Rodriguez backward, then heads up top and dives off, only for Rodriguez to catch her by the throat! Rodriguez tries a Chokeslam, but SKY counters with a DDT that leaves both women down for several moments.

SKY climbs to the top rope and connects with an aerial takedown before setting up the Bullet Train attack. Rodriguez catches her with a Big Boot instead. Rodriguez covers only for a two. Rodriguez looks for a Powerbomb, but SKY counters by sending the champion face-first into the turnbuckles. SKY heads up top and connects with a Missile Dropkick, firing up the crowd before charging in with another Bullet Train attack, this time connecting. SKY positions Rodriguez in the drop zone and climbs to the top rope, looking for Over the Moonsault, but Rodriguez gets her knees up. Rodriguez deadlifts SKY off the mat, but SKY suddenly counters with a “ROLLUP OF DEATH~!” stealing the victory.

WINNER: IYO SKY

After the match, Roxanne Perez attacks SKY from behind. Perez takes SKY back into the ring, where she and Rodriguez double-team SKY, leaving her laid out as they stand over the fallen opponent.

It’s vignette time, first with the Bloodline reiterating that no one is safe and they’re expected to respond to last week’s Raw. Royce Keys also made a point of addressing Solo Sikoa directly, promising that when they fight in Brooklyn in two weeks he’ll do to Sikoa exactly what he did to both twins. We then get a promo from The Bloodline featuring Sikoa, in which Solo responds back.

Back in the arena, the IC Champ Chad Gable and Dragon Lee make their way out together ahead of our next match. We return from break, Big Cass and Ethan Page finish their entrances for our next tag team match.

Dragon Lee & Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable vs Ethan Page & Big Cass

Page and Cass immediately use frequent tags to isolate Dragon Lee. The two spend the opening minute and a half keeping Lee trapped in their corner before he finally escapes and tags in Gable, who comes flying into the ring with a Flying Lariat. Gable sidesteps a charging big boot attempt from Cass and clears the ring. One spot sees Lee charging toward Gable, who launches his own partner over the top rope with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex, sending Lee crashing down onto both Cass and Page at ringside. Both men are wiped out as we head to another break.

After a lot of fast-paced action, Lee catches Cass with a Running Elbow Strike and covers for a two-count. Gable, who was previously down on the outside, finally recovers enough to return to the apron, but before Lee can make the tag Page yanks Gable off the apron and connects with a Suplex on the outside. Lee catches Page with a Baseball Slide Kick, creating some separation for his partner. Lee checks on Gable and calls for the ref, who exits the ring to assess Gable’s condition for some reason. With the official distracted, Cass grabs Lee by his mask from inside the ring and pulls him onto the apron. Lee catches Cass with a kick to create some distance before climbing to the top rope. Lee dives off, only to be caught in a Chokeslam by Cass. Before Cass can deliver the Chokeslam, Lee spins out for a “ROOLUP OF DEATH~!” Meanwhile, it appears Gable may be injured, folks. The cameras are noticeably keeping Gable out of the picture as medical officials rush down to ringside. It’s unclear whether this is part of the match or could be a legitimate injury.

In the ring, Lee continues fighting off both Page and Cass inside the ring, with the ref allowing a lot of latitude as this effectively has now become a two-on-one Handicap Match. Could be stalling because of Gable’s injury, but unknown. The ref finally Cass and forces him out of the ring. Page catches Lee with an Ego Plex and picks up the victory.

WINNERS: Ethan Page & Big Cass

We go again backstage where Cathy Kelley asks The Vision about their just announced upcoming World Tag Team Championship defense against Penta and Je’Von Evans at Crown Jewel. Logan Paul answers on behalf of the group, stating that he doesn’t know what Penta looks like underneath his mask but he’s somehow even dumber than he looks. Bronson Reed chimes in, warning that Evans and Penta have just invited themselves to a Tsunami after Spear after Tsunami. Bron Breakker brings things to a close with a simple “Gentlemen? We accept.”

It’s then announced that next week’s Raw comes from Brooklyn, NY, with a special start time of 6pm EST because WWE will be taping SmackDown afterwards due to next week’s travel schedule to Saudi for Crown Jewel. As previously announced, Solo Sikoa will take on Royce Keys. Also advertised for next week, for the first time since retiring, John Cena returns to Raw (will he announce some info about his John Cena Classic?).

And now, Becky Lynch begins her entrance ahead of tonight’s main event. While The Man soaks up the love from the Fresno crowd we’re reminded that this match is taking place because Stephanie Vaquer was deemed medically unable to compete tonight, so this is FOR the Women’s World Championship instead of BECOMING the #1 contender. Out next is the champ Liv Morgan, who makes her entrance by herself.

Women’s World Championship Match:
Liv Morgan (c) vs Becky Lynch

The opening moments feature plenty of fast-paced technical wrestling, with both Superstars exchanging holds, counters, and reversals as they attempt to establish control. Lynch makes a point of targeting Morgan’s arm early, looking to weaken the champion’s limb and potentially set her up for the Dis-Arm-Her later in the match. Morgan refuses to let Lynch dictate the pace for long, however, using her own quickness and counter-wrestling to keep The Man from settling in. The champion eventually gains the upper hand, taking control as we head to our first championship break.

We return from break to find Morgan firmly in control. After a while, Lynch begins coming back to life with strikes, once again focusing on Morgan’s arm as she looks to soften the champion up for her finisher. Morgan fires back with strikes of her own. Morgan charges Lynch in the corner but eats a Backhand Strike for her troubles. Lynch attempts to climb the turnbuckles, only for Morgan to rush in and engage her in another exchange atop the ropes. Lynch eventually fires off an Avalanche Back Drop that leaves both Superstars down as we head to a final commercial break, now with added picture-in-picture.

Eventually things still top the outside as Morgan slowly rolls outside the ring as Lynch gets to her feet and rebounds off the opposite ropes, hitting a Baseball Slide that catches Morgan. Lynch follows her opponent outside and clears the top of the commentary table, but the delay gives Morgan enough time to recover and attack from behind. Morgan repeatedly slams Lynch’s face into the announce table before climbing onto it and pulling Lynch up with her. Lynch suddenly counters, planting Morgan with a Manhandle Slam directly onto the table. Somehow, the table doesn’t break (ouch) with Wade Barrett saying it’s specially reinforced (nice recovery, Wade). Lynch rolls Morgan back into the ring, but the champion immediately escapes to the outside again. Morgan grabs Lynch and sends her tumbling over the steel steps before climbing onto them herself and launching into a Sunset Flip Powerbomb that drives Lynch onto the unforgiving ringside floor. Both women are down as the referee begins his count, the ref reaching the count of nine before both women get back into the ring. Both women are on all fours, yelling at one another off-mic before beginning to exchange punches. They slowly rise to their knees and eventually to a vertical base, having a back-and-forth slugfest of words and strikes.

Both Morgan and Lynch attempt their finishers, but both only get a near fall. Lynch looks for a Spear, but the champion sidesteps and attempts a “ROLLUP OF DEATH~!” (That move seems to be popular tonight) Lynch reverses and immediately transitions into the Dis-Arm-Her. Morgan desperately heads toward the ropes, but Lynch drags her back into the middle of the ring and keeps the submission locked in.

This cues the finish as Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez rush down to ringside, distracting Lynch. Lynch charges at Morgan but the champion dumps her to the outside. As the ref is distracted, Perez and Rodriguez attempt to attack her Lynch only for her to wipe them both out with a Cannonball. Lynch returns to the ring where Morgan immediately looks for another Ob-LIV-ion. But Lynch counters and connects with the Manhandle Slam. Lynch goes for the potential winning cover, but Perez and Rodriguez dive into the ring at the very last second and attack Lynch, forcing the ref to call for the DQ bell.

WINNER by DQ: Becky Lynch

After the match, The Judgment Day immediately launch into a three-on-one beatdown of Lynch. Suddenly, Chelsea Green hits the ring attempting to fight off The Judgment Day herself! Green puts up a fight but the numbers quickly catch up with her as well until IYO SKY rushes down to even the odds. It’s all chaos until Ms Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton suddenly appears with briefcase and a ref in tow.

Stratton has her sights set on the fallen Women’s World Champion and she’s apparently ready to cash in! With Morgan down, Stratton heads up top and connects with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever. Just before the ref can make the cash-in official, Dominik Mysterio hits the ring, scoops Morgan onto his shoulders, and flees up the ramp with the champ in tow. No cash-in today, but Lynch and her friends are standing tall as the credits roll.

Fin.