RAW: Are Ripley and Sky the new couple? Vaquer heads to Crown Jewel

The first Raw after Wrestlepalooza marked the beginning of a new stage, leaving the event behind and focusing on the construction of the Crown Jewel event in Perth, Australia, scheduled for October 11.

Rhodes and Rollins Face to Face

Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins faced off in front of the Evansville, Indiana, audience in an intense verbal battle that anticipates their championship match at Crown Jewel.

Vaquer Celebrates its Championship

The brand new women’s world champion, Stephanie Vaquer, the first South American woman to hold a WWE title, delivered an emotional promo. It was announced that Vaquer will face the winner of Friday’s triple threat match between Tiffany Stratton, Jade Cargill, and Nia Jax at Crown Jewel.

Asuka Betrays Ripley

The main event of Raw was headlined by Rhea Ripley and Asuka, who hadn’t faced each other individually since December 2022. The match, full of competitiveness and excitement, could mark the beginning of a powerful alliance in the future.

Raw Results (September 22)

• Penta and War Raiders defeated Grayson Waller and The New Day
• Bayley defeated Roxanne Perez
• Rusev defeated JD McDonagh
• Jey Uso defeated LA Knight
• Rhea Ripley defeated Asuka

Asuka’s betrayal, the beginning of a new super team? The Evansville audience was enjoying the match between Ripley and Asuka until Kairi Sane, Asuka’s teammate in The Kabuki Warriors, tried to influence the outcome by distracting Ripley. Asuka clashed with Sane, which allowed Ripley to achieve victory. After the match, Asuka reacted with fury, spitting blue mist at Ripley. Iyo Sky, an ally of The Kabuki Warriors, tried to stop the attack, but received a blow from Asuka. Asuka not only betrayed Sky, but also forced Sane to do the same. Everything indicates that we will see a confrontation between Ripley and Iyo Sky against Asuka and Sane, especially after the announcement that the winner of the triple threat match between Stratton, Cargill and Jax on SmackDown will face Stephanie Vaquer at Crown Jewel.

Other Raw Highlights

• Rhodes and Rollins: The in-ring interaction between Rhodes and Rollins was intense and revealing. Rollins proclaimed himself the future of WWE, declaring: “You can be the quarterback, Cody, but you are my quarterback.” They will face each other at Crown Jewel for the championship.
• Vaquer and her father: Vaquer delivered an emotional promo after becoming champion. Her father, Héctor, was present, witnessing his daughter compete live for the first time at Wrestlepalooza.
• LA Knight: LA Knight may be going through a period of bad luck, as he hasn’t achieved a televised singles victory in almost two months.
• Rusev and Mysterio: Rusev showed himself to be a strong opponent for Dominik Mysterio, while The Judgment Day continues to show cracks. Rusev defeated JD McDonagh, who did not support his The Judgment Day teammate. Rusev will have his opportunity for the intercontinental title against Mysterio on next week’s Raw.
• Bayley: Bayley continues to show a duality of personalities, going from joy to violence. Lyra Valkyria tried to hug Bayley after her victory, but was pushed away.
• Grayson Waller: Grayson Waller suffered a defeat after an Avalanche Mexican Destroyer.