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WWE Raw Results (7/26/21): Nikki Cross vs. Charlotte Flair

   July 27, 2021

WWE Raw
July 26, 2021
T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri

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Transcription by Josh Lopez

Nikki Cross, Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, Adam Pearce, and Sonya Deville

Nikki Cross: Guys, I keep pinching myself just to make sure I’m awake, but this dream is now real.

Charlotte Flair: Oh, Nikki ASH. That’s nice. That’s a nice fairy tale you’re telling, except your fairy tale doesn’t have a happy ending. You as Raw Women’s Champion is a disgrace. You’re supposed to represent this company? You dressed up like this? You know what, I can see you on the NBC Today Show, flying around the set doing an interview with Al Roker, and when he goes to introduce you, he starts laughing in your face because he doesn’t even believe you’re a champion. Wait, maybe all of you believe she’s a champion, but in my books, you have to work for it to be a champion.

Rhea Ripley: We’re all so jealous of you. It’s kind of hard not to be jealous of someone who held the title, for what, what was it, one whole day? I’m pretty sure you got yourself intentionally disqualified because you knew that I was gonna win and walk out with the title. So, it should be me going into this title rematch to beat Nikki at SummerSlam.

Nikki Cross: Hold on, hold on just a minute, who said anything about either one of you beating me at SummerSlam? Each of you when you were champion represented this division wonderfully. But, like my butterfly represents, this women’s division is ready for a metamorphosis and I will be leading that charge as your new Raw Women’s Champion.

Charlotte Flair: Nikki, I’ve had it up to here with your superhero crap. You can win everyone else over with your cheap bargain, rip off super marvel outfit, but at SummerSlam, I’m walking out the Raw Women’s Champion.

Rhea Ripley: That doesn’t belong around your waist, it belongs around mine.

– Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville appeared on the stage and informed us that Nikki Cross will put her Women’s Title on the line at SummerSlam against Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley in a Triple Threat Match. Charlotte got into her feelings and a pier six brawl ensued to close the segment.

First Match: Sheamus vs. Damian Priest In A Championship Contenders Match

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Priest backs Sheamus into the turnbuckles. Sheamus turns Priest over. The referee calls for a clean break. Strong lockup. Sheamus applies a side headlock. Sheamus with a side headlock takeover. Priest whips Sheamus across the ring. Sheamus drops Priest with a shoulder tackle. Priest drops down on the canvas. Priest with a leaping shoulder block. Priest tells Sheamus to bring it. Priest with a deep arm-drag. Priest applies an arm-bar. Sheamus backs Priest into the ropes. Sheamus drives his knee into the midsection of Priest. Sheamus with clubbing blows to Priest back. Priest with heavy bodyshots. Priest follows that with forearm shivers. Sheamus reverses out of the irish whip from Priest. Priest kicks Sheamus in the chest. Priest ducks a clothesline from Sheamus. Priest with a spinning elbow strike. Priest clotheslines Sheamus over the top rope. Priest kicks Sheamus in the face. Sheamus regroups on the outside.

Sheamus catches Priest in mid-air. Sheamus dumps Priest back first on the ring apron. Sheamus with two haymakers. Sheamus applies the cobra clutch. Sheamus drives his knee into Priest back. Sheamus applies The Dublin Smile. Sheamus with forearm shivers across the back of Priest. Priest clotheslines Sheamus. Priest delivers his combination offense. Priest nails Sheamus with The Bell Clap. Priest knocks Sheamus mask off with The Spin Kick. Sheamus with a desperation boot out of the corner. Priest hits The South Of Heaven Chokeslam for a two count. Sheamus denies The Reckoning. Sheamus with The Alabama Slam for a two count. Sheamus kicks Priest in the ribs. Priest denies The Texas Cloverleaf. Priest starts bending Sheamus fingers. Priest with rapid fire up kicks. Priest slings Sheamus across the ring. Priest with clubbing chest kicks. Priest with The Rolling Elbow. Sheamus responds with The Pump Knee Strike for a two count. Priest denies The Ten Beats Of The Bodhran. Priest delivers The RoundHouse Kick. Priest connects with The Reckoning to pickup the victory.

Winner: Damian Priest via Pinfall 

Second Match: AJ Styles & Omos (c) vs. The Viking Raiders For The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

AJ Styles and Erik will start things off. Erik with a ShotGun Knee Strike. Erik tags in Ivar. Styles side steps Ivar into the turnbuckles. Ivar with a Leaping Seated Senton. Ivar tags in Erik. Viking Raiders knocks Omos off the ring apron. Erik lands The Suicide Dive. Omos refuses to go down. Ivar with a Spinning Heel Kick. Ivar tags in Erik. Viking Raiders hits The Viking Experience for a two count. Omos pulls Erik out of the ring. Omos drives his knee into the midsection of Ivar. Omos throws Ivar into Erik. Styles and Omos has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Omos applies The Vice. Omos pulls Erik down to the mat. Omos tags in Styles. Following a snap mare takeover, Styles applies a rear chin lock. Erik with heavy bodyshots. Styles goes for The Phenomenal Blitz, but Erik counters with a right jab. Erik tags in Ivar. Ivar drops Styles with a shoulder tackle. Ivar with a Side Walk Slam. Ivar with a Flying Splash.

Styles side steps Ivar into the turnbuckles. Ivar launches Styles over the top rope. Styles with a leaping forearm smash. Styles goes for The Phenomenal Forearm, but Ivar cartwheels out of the way. Ivar with an Inside Out Lariat. Styles SuperKicks Ivar. Styles hits The Tornado DDT for a two count. Ivar stops Styles in his tracks. Ivar dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Ivar goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Styles lands back on his feet. Ivar with a corner clothesline. Erik tags himself in. Ivar drives his knee into the midsection of Styles. Erik with a knee lift. Ivar is trying to pull Omos off the apron. Erik with a Running Knee Lift for a two count. Omos kicks Ivar into the ringside barricade. Styles denies The German Suplex. Styles drops Erik with The Pele Kick. Styles tags in Omos. Omos with a Delayed Bodyslam. Omos talks smack to Erik. Omos with a Flying Hip Attack. Omos kicks Ivar in the face. Omos launches Ivar over the top rope. Omos with a Running Hip Attack. Omos with The Double Hand Chokeslam. Omos tags in Styles. Styles connects with The SpringBoard 450 Splash to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, AJ Styles & Omos via Pinfall 

Third Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Veer w/Jinder Mahal 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Veer sends McIntyre to the corner. Veer talks smack to McIntyre. Test Of Strength. McIntyre applies a waist lock. Veer rocks McIntyre with a forearm smash. Veer bodyslams McIntyre. Veer kicks McIntyre in the gut. Veer applies a side headlock. McIntyre whips Veer across the ring. McIntyre drops Veer with a running shoulder tackle. McIntyre bodyslams Veer. Veer slaps McIntyre in the face. McIntyre answers with a straight right hand. McIntyre repeatedly stomps on Veer’s chest. McIntyre with a knife edge chop. McIntyre is throwing haymakers at Veer. McIntyre gets distracted by Mahal who’s holding a steel chair.

Veer drops McIntyre with The Big Boot. Veer transitions into a ground and pound attack. Veer whips McIntyre into the turnbuckles. Veer with a leaping back elbow smash. Veer with a Leaping Body Block. Veer follows that with a leaping elbow drop for a one count. Veer applies the cravate. McIntyre with heavy bodyshots. Veer drives his knee into the midsection of McIntyre. Veer sends McIntyre to the corner. McIntyre with two clotheslines. McIntyre whips Veer across the ring. McIntyre scores the elbow knockdown. McIntyre with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. McIntyre ducks a clothesline from Veer. McIntyre with a Leaping NeckBreaker. McIntyre pops back on his feet. Veer nails McIntyre with a throat thrust. Mahal gives Veer the chair. McIntyre Claymore’s the chair into Veer’s face which causes the disqualification. After the match, McIntyre demolishes Mahal’s lawyer.

Winner: Drew McIntyre via Disqualification 

Fourth Match: Natalya & Tamina vs. Eva Marie & Piper Niven In A Championship Contenders Match 

Natalya and Eva Mare will start things off. Marie side steps the collar and elbow tie up. Marie pie faces Natalya. Natalya runs Marie into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Marie tags in Niven. Natalya applies a waist lock. Natalya grabs a side headlock. Niven whips Natalya across the ring. Niven drops Natalya with a shoulder tackle. Natalya drops down on the canvas. Niven lunges over Natalya.

Misfired Hip Tosses. Rollup Exchange. Niven applies a wrist lock. Niven with a shoulder block. Natalya starts favoring her right leg. Natalya tags in Tamina. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Tamina applies a side headlock. Tamina with a side headlock takeover. Niven denies The Samoan Drop. Niven kicks out the legs of Tamina. Niven with a Diving Crossbody Block. Niven tags in Marie. Marie hooks the outside leg for a two count. Marie gets distracted by Alexa Bliss mocking her on the titantron. Tamina SuperKicks Marie to pickup the victory.

Winner: Natalya & Tamina via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Killer Kross vs. Keith Lee

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Kross backs Lee into the turnbuckles. Lee denies The Exploder Suplex. Kross with forearm shivers. Lee with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Lee drops Kross with a shoulder tackle. Lee clotheslines Kross over the top rope. Kross drives Lee back first into the LED Board. Kross sends Lee face first into the steel ring post. Kross hits The Exploder Suplex on the floor. Kross has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Kross with a Running Knee Strike. Kross decks Lee with a back elbow smash.

Kross with two corner clotheslines. Kross is choking Lee with his knee. Kross stomps on the left hand of Lee. Lee with heavy bodyshots. Kross drives his knee into the midsection of Lee. Kross drops Lee with The DDT for a two count. Kross applies The Kross Jacket Choke. Lee slings Kross into the canvas. Lee clotheslines Kross. Lee with forearm shivers. Lee with The Rolling Elbow. Lee HeadButts Kross. Lee levels Kross with The Body Avalanche. Kross delivers The Pounce. Lee plays to the crowd. Kross denies The Spirit Bomb. Kross hits The Doomsday Saito Suplex. Kross connects with Time’s Up. Kross makes Lee tap out to The Kross Jacket Choke.

Winner: Killer Kross via Submission 

Sixth Match: Mustafa Ali & Mansoor vs. T-Bar & Mace 

Mustafa Ali and T-Bar will start things off. Ali with a Running Dropkick. Ali is throwing haymakers at T-Bar. T-Bar shoves Ali. T-Bar drops Ali with The Big Boot for a two count. T-Bar stomps on the left hand of Ali. T-Bar launches Ali to the corner. T-Bar with a running elbow smash. T-Bar tags in Mace. Double Knee Lift. Mace sends Ali face first into the canvas. Mace hits The Ripcord Chokeslam for a two count. Mace tags in T-Bar. T-Bar kicks Mansoor off the ring apron. Mace repeatedly slams Ali’s head against the canvas. T-Bar with a Running Boot for a two count. T-Bar delivers another cheap shot to Mansoor.

T-Bar goes for The Cyclone Boot, but Ali counters with a Spinning Heel Kick. Mansoor and Mace are tagged in. Mansoor with a flying forearm smash. Mansoor with forearm shivers. Short-Arm Reversal by Mansoor. Mansoor with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Mace whips Mansoor across the ring. Mace goes for The Uranage Slam, but Mansoor counters with The Reverse DDT for a two count. T-Bar kicks Mansoor out of the ring. T-Bar talks smack to Mansoor. Ali drops T-Bar with The Tornado DDT. Ali scolds Mansoor. Mansoor unintentionally kicks Ali off the apron. Mace goes for The Chokeslam, but Mansoor rolls him over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Mustafa Ali & Mansoor via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: Bobby Lashley w/MVP vs. Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin In A Two On One Handicap Match 

Lashley ducks a clothesline from Benjamin. Lashley with a Swinging NeckBreaker. Alexander attacks Lashley from behind. Lashley drops Alexander with a Lifting Flatliner. Lashley dumps Alexander out of the ring. Lashley with a running shoulder block. Lashley drives Alexander ribs first into the steel ring post. Lashley rolls Alexander back into the ring. Benjamin punches Lashley in the back. Benjamin with two haymakers.

Lashley answers with a forearm smash. Lashley with the irish whip. Alexander stops Lashley in his tracks. Benjamin with a Leaping Knee Strike. Alexander hits The Satellite DDT. Double Cover for a two count. Lashley denies The Exploder Suplex. Lashley delivers The Almighty SpineBuster. Lashley runs through a clothesline from Benjamin. Lashley Spears Benjamin. Lashley connects with The Jack Hammer. Lashley plants Alexander with The Dominator on top of Benjamin to pickup the victory.

Winner: Bobby Lashley via Pinfall 

Eight Match: Matt Riddle vs. John Morrison w/The Miz 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Riddle with a waist lock go-behind. Morrison grabs the left leg of Riddle. Riddle applies The Triangle Choke. Riddle with a high level takedown. Riddle applies a Knee Bar. Morrison grapples around Riddle. Riddle with the sunset flip for a one count. Riddle applies The Ankle Lock. Morrison avoids a flurry of strikes. Morrison drives his knee into the midsection of Riddle. Riddle ducks a clothesline from Morrison. Standing Switch Exchange. Riddle dives over Morrison. Riddle with The Exploder Suplex for a two count. Riddle with a flurry of mid-kicks. Morrison dropkicks Riddle for a two count. Morrison goes for The Moonlight Drive, but Riddle counters with The Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. Miz sprays Riddle with the drip stick. Morrison rolls Riddle over for a two count. Riddle drops Morrison with a Pump Knee Strike. Riddle blasts Miz with The PK. Riddle mocks Miz.

Morrison regains control of the match during the commercial break. Riddle backs Morrison into the turnbuckles. Riddle with a back elbow smash. Riddle delivers his combination offense. Riddle ducks a clothesline from Morrison. Riddle with an Overhead Kick. Riddle with Two Flying Forearm Smashes. Riddle follows that with The Exploder Suplex. Morrison regroups on the outside. Riddle drops Morrison with The PK. Riddle with The SpringBoard Floating BRO. Riddle gets distracted by AJ Styles and Omos. Morrison denies The RKO. Morrison with combo forearms. Morrison with a Mid-Kick. Morrison sends Riddle to the corner. Morrison with a Leg Lariat. Morrison with The Shining Wizard for a two count. Morrison goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Riddle lands back on his feet. Riddle with a Ripcord Knee Strike. Riddle PowerBombs Morrison. Riddle with The Kamigoye for a two count. Riddle drags Morrison to the corner. Riddle prepares for The Floating BRO. Omos snaps Riddle’s scooter in half. Morrison hits Greetings From Driptown. Morrison connects with The Starship Pain to pickup the victory. After the match, Styles repeatedly stomps on Riddle’s chest. Styles transitions into a ground and pound attack. Styles plants Riddle with The Styles Clash.

Winner: John Morrison via Pinfall 

Updated WWE SummerSlam 2021 Match Card 

1.) Nikki Cross (c) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley In A Triple Threat Match For The WWE Raw Women’s Championship

Ninth Match: Nikki Cross vs. Charlotte Flair In A Championship Contenders Match 

Charlotte clotheslines Cross. Charlotte unloads three knife edge chops. Charlotte slaps Cross in the face Charlotte is trying to remove Cross mask. Charlotte with a forearm smash. Charlotte talks smack to Cross. Charlotte dumps Cross out of the ring. Charlotte repeatedly stomps on Cross back. Cross attacks the midsection of Charlotte. Charlotte and Cross are trading back and forth shots. Charlotte whips Cross across the ring. Charlotte scores the elbow knockdown. Charlotte stands on Cross face. Charlotte hooks the outside leg for a one count. Charlotte pie faces Cross. Cross with forearm shivers. Charlotte punches Cross in the back. Charlotte toys around with Cross. Charlotte uses the bottom rope as a weapon. Cross peppers Charlotte with forearms. Charlotte slings Cross across the ring. Cross nails Charlotte with a throat thrust. Forearm Exchange. Quick shoving contest. Charlotte repeatedly stomps on Cross chest. Second Forearm Exchange.

Charlotte goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Cross counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Cross with a quick rollup for a two count. Cross ducks a clothesline from Charlotte. Cross with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Cross poses for the crowd. Cross with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Cross with clubbing blows to Charlotte’s back. Charlotte launches Cross over the announce table. Charlotte has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Charlotte with The Exploder Suplex for a two count. Charlotte applies a rear chin lock. Cross with elbows into the midsection of Charlotte. Charlotte pulls Cross down to the mat. Cross avoids The Baseball Slide Dropkick. Cross kicks Charlotte in the face. Cross with a Flying Crossbody Block off the ring apron.

Cross dodges The Big Boot. Cross hyperextends the right leg of Charlotte against the top rope. Cross rolls Charlotte over for a one count. Cross with a Running Crossbody Block. Cross with a running clothesline. Charlotte denies The Canadian Destroyer. Cross ducks a clothesline from Charlotte. Cross hits The Running Bulldog for a two count. Charlotte is lighting up Cross chest. Charlotte puts Cross on the top turnbuckle. Cross with two haymakers. Cross repeatedly kicks Charlotte in the face. Cross drops Charlotte with The Tornado DDT. Cross goes for The Flying Crossbody Block, but Charlotte rolls her over for a two count. After the match, Charlotte continues to berate Cross. Cross challenges Charlotte to a rematch for next weeks Raw. Charlotte accepts the challenge. Charlotte lays Cross out with Two Big Boots to close the show.

Winner: Charlotte Flair via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez