WWE Raw notes: CM Punk-Gunther promo, El Grande Americano, next week
Some news and notes from Monday’s SummerSlam go-home edition of WWE Raw:
CM Punk & Gunther promo —
CM Punk and Gunther engaged in a final war of words prior to their World Heavyweight Championship match set for night one of SummerSlam on Saturday.
Punk declared that he needs to win the title for himself and for the fans that chanted his name while he was away from WWE for nearly a decade:
Another new El Grande Americano —
Two El Grande Americanos interfered in the World Tag Team title bout on Raw.
One Americano (Ludwig Kaiser) jumped on the apron during the Judgment Day vs. LWO match to distract Cruz Del Toro of the LWO, but was dispatched by Dragon Lee.
With one threat neutralized, a second Americano (possibly Pete Dunne) pushed Del Toro off the top rope to allow Finn Balor and JD McDonagh to retain their titles.
Sheamus vs. Rusev 3 —
Sheamus and Rusev will have the third match in their ongoing rivalry on the Monday, August 4 Raw. Rusev won the first bout on the June 30 episode, then Sheamus won the rematch on the July 21 Raw.
On this week’s show, Sheamus defeated Grayson Waller after thwarting an interference attempt by Rusev. After the match, Rusev attacked Sheamus. Later in the show during a commercial break, Rusev issued a challenge for the rubber match on next week’s Raw, with the match being made official later in the program.
Steve Khan’s full Raw report is available here.