Raw Live Raw discussion thread, August 11th 2025: Naomi defends the Womens World Championship

[Dale]

Naomi defends Women's World Title against IYO SKY

IYO SKY will get a chance to reclaim the Women's World Title as she battles Naomi.

SKY lost the title during a classic against Rhea Ripley when Ms. Money in the Bank Naomi cashed in to become the new champion.

At SummerSlam, Naomi retained the title against SKY and Ripley in a Triple Threat Match.

This time, however, the Women's World Champion is one-on-one with SKY, a Superstar that Naomi has never beaten.

The winner of the match won't be able to rest easy, as Stephanie Vaquer will challenge the victor at WWE Clash in Paris.

Who will walk out of Quebec City the Women's World Champion?

Sami Zayn takes on Rusev

Sami Zayn was caught in the crossfire of a backstage brawl between Sheamus and Rusev on the Aug. 4 edition of Raw.

This week, Zayn will battle Rusev for the first time since 2017.

Zayn has gone 3-0 against The Bulgarian Brute in singles combat, though their last encounter was almost 10 years ago.

Can Zayn maintain his winning streak against Rusev, or will Rusev defeat Zayn for the first time?
Don't miss this clash on Monday​

 

[Dale]

CM Punk kicks off Raw​

CM Punk will be live on Monday Night Raw and is set to kick off the show.

The Second City Saint is still reeling from his beatdown at the hands of World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed and will have much to say.

Punk also fell victim to Rollins when The Visionary pulled off the ruse of the century at SummerSlam and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to win the World Heavyweight Title from Punk, who had just defeated Gunther to capture the championship.

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Becky Lynch vs. Maxxine Dupri | Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match​

During a backstage confrontation last week, Natalya stood up to Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch, but Lynch wanted a match against Maxxine Dupri, Natalya's Dungeon Dolls counterpart.

Tonight, Lynch will take on Dupri for the first time ever with the Women's Intercontinental Championship on the line.​

 

[Jimmy King]

 

[R-Troop]

Time to do it RAW!

 

[R-Troop]

Bron Breakker doing the spear running from the ramp is so awesome. GOAT spearer

 

[R-Troop]

Well what a way to start the show. No Womens Title Match as Naomi is not Medically Cleared.

 

[Jacob Fox]

Being the narrator tonight it looks like?

 

[R-Troop]

Being the narrator tonight it looks like?

Welcome to the chat. Glad to have someone here

 

[Jacob Fox]

Thank you

 

[Skyefire]

So, now Punk knows what it feels like when he screwed Drew McIntyre out of the World Championship.

 

[R-Troop]

Definitely looking forward to the chase to get the title back. They might get to run it all the way to Mania.

 

[R-Troop]

oh shit we got a real chat going. 3 users! Much better than the Troop chats with himself from Friday

 

[Jacob Fox]

I love how they keep overlooking the fact that before Punk interferred, Knight was about to get stomped onto concrete and the match would have been over anyway

 

[Skyefire]

Possibly the two most popular stars in the company right now.

 

[R-Troop]

I love how they keep overlooking the fact that before Punk interferred, Knight was about to get stomped onto concrete and the match would have been over anyway

but Knight could have countered that into a BFT and won the title..... lol