WWE Raw live results: Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch steel cage title match

The Raw fallout from King & Queen of the Ring takes place tonight from Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia.

Gunther defeated Randy Orton to become King of the Ring and earn a World Heavyweight Championship match at SummerSlam. Before that, champion Damian Priest will defend the title at Clash at the Castle against Drew McIntyre. Clash at the Castle takes place from McIntyre’s home country of Scotland in just under three weeks.

At King & Queen of the Ring, Liv Morgan won the Women’s World Championship by beating Becky Lynch thanks to the apparent inadvertent help of Dominik Mysterio. Morgan injured Rhea Ripley and Dom was supposedly trying to prevent her from winning. He threw a chair into the ring for Lynch to use, but Morgan used it instead.

Lynch has challenged Morgan to a rematch and will get that shot tonight. She’s facing Morgan for the title inside of a steel cage.

Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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Show Recap —

There was a video recap of King and Queen of the Ring. The camera shot used for Gunther’s win over Randy Orton made sure not to show the botched pinfall. However, the announcers did acknowledge that Orton’s shoulder was up and that Triple H said the decision was final. 

Liv Morgan and Becky Lynch were shown arriving at the arena. 

Opening segment 

Ludwig Kaiser introduced the new King of the Ring, Gunther. Gunther entered in a blue suit and he held the crowd in his hands. The crowd chanted, “You suck,” and “We want Randy.” 

Gunther said he beat Orton and was the rightful KOTR. He earned the opportunity to wrestle for the World Championship at SummerSlam. 

Gunther admired that Damian Priest stepped up in the absence of Rhea Ripley. Gunther himself stepped up to raise the prestige of the Intercontinental Championship by becoming the greatest champion of all time. He also raised the prestige of KOTR. The world title also lacked prestige because the champion won it by taking a shortcut (MITB). 

Damian Priest interrupted, flanked by Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh. Priest called Gunther’s crown “adorable.” Priest said Gunther proved nothing because we all saw that he did not beat Orton. 

Priest admitted he cashed in to win the title but he was able to do that because he earned the briefcase by winning a ladder match. That’s how that works and has worked for years. Priest offered to teach Gunther a lesson about the business if he was confused. 

Gunther said he’s been waiting for someone to teach him anything in the ring since he debuted. Gunther said Priest could lecture him before SummerSlam while he was the King, or after SummerSlam as the champion. Priest wasn’t sure what Gunther could teach him that he didn’t already know. 

Drew McIntyre interrupted. The crowd chanted for CM Punk. McIntyre told Gunther that he would be the champion in less than three weeks. Gunther smiled and left the ring. 

Priest told McIntyre that he wasn’t looking past him. McIntyre warned him that he was spreading himself too thin. Judgment Day has been screwing up a lot and they’ve gone to hell since Ripley left. 

McIntyre said he would become a four-time champion. Priest was walking into a war zone in Scotland. The fans would break him mentally and McIntyre would take his title. 

Priest laughed at his game plan. He wasn’t worried that the fans would boo him. He made a career of proving people wrong. He asked McIntyre if his wife would be there and asked her name. McIntyre was pissed and Priest laughed because he so easily got under his skin. Priest wondered if McIntyre would do something about it. 

Braun Strowman interrupted. Strowman decided to do us a favour and enter for his match and finally end this segment. (We were past the 20-minute mark when Strowman entered.) McIntyre left.

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Braun Strowman defeated JD McDonagh (w/Finn Bálor) (9:31+)

Strowman dominated for the first few minutes until McDonagh clipped his knee and he fell into the ringpost. McDonagh chop-blocked him ahead of a break and continued to target the knee after the break. Strowman responded with a backbody drop and running shoulder tackle outside the ring. 

Bálor tried to attack Strowman right in front of the referee but Strowman blocked it and yanked Bálor into the ring. As the referee tried getting rid of Bálor, Carlito ran down to interfere but Strowman got rid of him too. 

McDonagh headbutted Strowman but Strowman came right back with a powerslam for the pinfall win. 

— Carlito and Bálor attacked Strowman after the match but he easily disposed of them. McDonagh hit Strowman in the back with a chair but it had no effect. The crowd chanted, “You f**ked up.” McDonagh, Bálor and Carlito bailed before Strowman could kill them. 

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Liv Morgan told Cathy Kelley she had no remorse over how she beat Becky Lynch to win the title and she did not know Dominik would be there. Lynch wanted to remind people that she had never beaten her one-on-one and that was still true thanks to Dom. Morgan said she would beat Lynch straight-up in her first-ever steel cage match. Her revenge tour was just getting started. 

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Priest approached Bálor and Carlito. He told Bálor that Strowman should have been handled tonight. He told them to go find McDonagh so they could regroup. (Carlito and Bálor hesitated to leave because they figured Strowman was chasing him down.) 

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There was a video recap of Bron Breakker’s destruction last week. 

Earlier today, medical staff cleared Ricochet. Adam Pearce wasn’t convinced but acknowledged that Ricochet was cleared. Ricochet wanted Bron in a match tonight. Pearce said Bron was at home suspended and Ricochet would have to be patient. Ricochet wasn’t happy. 

Ilja Dragunov thanked Ricochet for pushing him out of the way last week. Dragunov offered a rematch once Ricochet was ready. Ricochet wanted it tonight. Dragunov said he fights people and breaks them, but he doesn’t fight broken people. Ricochet responded, “Ricochet ain’t nothing but money, I ain’t never been broke.” Ricochet told Pearce to make the match and he did. 

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As Dragunov entered, Cole asked, “Why did Bron Breakker attack Ricochet?” At that moment, a QR Code appeared on the screen with the words “Because We Believed.” Cole acknowledged the QR Code and quickly moved on.

Ricochet defeated Ilja Dragunov via disqualification (10:32) 

Dragunov was all over Ricochet and kneed him out of the ring which led to break two minutes into the match. 

[SECOND HOUR] 

Ricochet came back with a knee strike and suicide dive. Dragunov caught a second dive attempt and drove him into the side of the ring but Ricochet stepped off the turnbuckle moments later and hit a moonsault. 

They traded strikes in the ring until Dragunov dropped Ricochet with a clothesline and a Constantine Special. Dragunov followed with chops and a powerbomb. Dragonuv came off the middle rope with an H-Bomb attempt but Ricochet caught him with a superkick. Ricochet followed with a Recoil for a nearfall. 

Ricochet hit a shooting star press but was too hurt to make a cover. As Ricochet got up, Bron Breakker appeared and speared him to death. Dragunov chopped Bron but he cut down Dragunov with a spear too. 

— Officials checked on the two men in the ring while Pearce admonished Breakker. Bron smiled and walked off without acknowledging him. Pearce followed Bron and continued screaming until Bron shot him a look. 

The crowd really got up for Breakker who certainly comes across as something special. 

After a break, Pearce and Breakker argued backstage as Kelley tried to provide us with an update. Bron left. Kelley wanted to interview Pearce but he was approached by Kiana James. Pearce told James they could speak in his office because he needed a drink. 

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