RAW on Netflix 9/8 Results: New ‘Wrestlepalooza’ Match Announced & Jey Uso Heel Turn?

Becky Lynch came out hot, in a rage from AJ lifting her IC title and brazenly wearing it in the ring, showing the contrast in mental health and clarity. AJ has done the hard work away from the sport, and her disposition is clear because she never needed to come back to ‘the sport,’ and her motivations are instead directly in support of her husband. Becky, meanwhile, was sporting a shiner with a wide circumference and disheveled disposition.

Rollins made his way out, trying to calm his wife down, telling her ‘I’ll handle this’ like a husband telling his Karen wife to get into the car so he can apologize to everyone in the store behind her back. He asked AJ nicely to return the belt to Becky so that they can let bygones be bygones. Lee said Becky decided to risk coming into the ring and receiving another black eye.

However, Lee provided another option (something that you learn as a coping mechanism when you take your mental health seriously, as we all should) and offered to hand the title back as long as Becky agreed to a mixed tag match between them. Seth refused and then, according to Lee (who was on fire all night), mansplained how things would go down next.

CM Punk snuck in the ring, no music (because that would be silly), and managed to push the right button on Seth, who accepted the challenge on behalf of himself and his wife. Becky was not happy; she was irate with Seth, but he insisted that they needed to get their ‘get back.’ Lynch mentioned she will need therapy after this program, but marriage counseling might be a good idea following Wrestlepalooza.

You-So, Me-So, Uso… Reunited And It Yeets So Good

The USO reunion, rumored since the beginning of the Summer, has started to take shape after a couple of singles runs for each to go along with a major push that began after Jey won his first singles title in the form of the IC championship and culminated in a heavyweight title reign. There are still some details to be ironed out, which is understandable considering the difference between the face-painted twins that first set out on the path to becoming 8-time tag team champions and the veteran superstars that exist today as two individual UCEs.

For example, Jey made a separate entrance before his brother joined him to an even louder pop from the sea of Yeets. Jey undoubtedly made a bigger impact as a singles star for the company, so attempting to incorporate the Yeet early in the USO reteaming is smart as they look to eventually fade it out in favor of a more cohesive presentation from the duo—if that is not the plan, then why reunite them in the first place?

Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, still without Heyman or Rollins by their side, came out to confront the brothers’ tag team. There was a moment where Breakker stumbled a bit on the mic, but he brilliantly transitioned the fumble into a bout of frustration exploding from the thought of Heyman being put out of commission by Roman. He tried storming the ring before Reed held him back, but the lack of panic from both shows growth and chemistry.

It was eventually announced that USOs will face off against ‘The Bron-Brons’ at Wrestlepalooza, and then LA Knight decided to get the drop on 2/3s of “The Vision.” The faces stood tall in the ring by maintaining the numbers advantage, but you have to wonder how LA Knight fits into the September 20^th booking.

Later in the evening, Jey Uso was getting ready to head to the airport when Jimmy reminded him that LA Knight was in action against Reed and needed their help. Jey did not seem too eager to help.

LA Knight vs. Bronson Reed

Reed picked up the win in the main event after surviving an elbow drop from LA Knight. The match, of course, was not over because the post-match beatdown was still to come. However, before The Vision could get started, Jimmy Uso came down to make the save sans Jey.

It did not take long before Jey Uso’s music hit, and he came running down the ramp to deliver a couple of superkicks before Breakker speared him in half. Reed was setting up to deliver a Tsunami to Jey, and that is when LA Knight ran into the ring to make the save with a chair in hand. After Jey seemed reluctant to help out Knight, it was Knight who ended up saving Jey.

It seemed like the faces finally ‘got smart’ and joined forces to overcome the constant numbers game, but then Jey Uso hit LA Knight with a Super Kick that sent him to his back. Jimmy Uso watched in disbelief, unable to understand why Jey did what he did. However, we will likely get the promo explaining it next week on RAW.

It was notable that the fans reacted like it was a heel turn, but ended up Yeeting with Jey at the end anyway.

1 Doink, 2 Doink, 3 Doink, 4—What’s Better Than 1 El Grande? One More!

AJ Styles VS El Grande Americano—it is doubtful that anyone in Gorilla expected the El Grande Americano gimmick to get over to the extent it has. The subtle character work, along with the physical comedy aspect of the act, has allowed Ludwin Kaiser to try his hand at the lucha character.

Tonight, the Kaiser version of the character wrestled Styles in “singles” competition despite coming off a AAA show this weekend, and it was a terrific match complete with the typical Americano shenanigans. There was heat between Styles and Americano after the latter cost AJ last week in his IC title match against Dom. Aside from the loaded mask gimmick, a second El Grande Americano attempted to interfere in the match, but Styles managed to pick up the win against the 2-1 odds, thanks to Dragon Lee providing the assist. A brewing partnership appeared to be taking place between Styles and Lee, but time will tell.

Dominik Mysterio And Judgement Day Divisions

El Grande Americano continues to create a divide between the self-described “King of the Luchas”, Dom Mysterio, and his faction, The Judgement Day. The group had a backstage meeting in their ‘Judgment Cave(?)’ where Finn and company questioned Dom’s relationship with Americano. Dom claimed they wouldn’t understand because it is a “Lucha thing,” but that certainly did not settle anything.

Other Tidbits/In-Ring Action

• Raquel Rodriguez defeated Lyra Valkyria in a back-and-forth affair that kept the live crowd’s attention throughout. Lyra worked as the underdog face, but Rodriguez delivered a momentum-crushing chokeslam for the pinfall victory.
• Penta and Rusev were both in the middle of campaigning for a title shot to GM Adam Pearce. Pearce booked a match between the two men, and Rusev picked up the win over Penta.
• Auska tapped Nikki Bella in singles action after a match was set up between the two following Nikki and Iyo Sky having a friendly convo—a consistent storyline over the past several weeks. After the match, Rhea stepped in to aid Nikki, who was being confronted by Auska—a tag match between Rhea and Nikki versus Auska and Kairi Sane.