WWE Raw on August 3, 2026, took place at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines, Iowa. After SummerSlam, anything was on the table, including a couple of big returns.
Liv Morgan successfully defended her WWE Women’s World Title at SummerSlam. She showed up on RAW this week to make a point that since she’s beaten all challengers, she doesn’t have anyone to beat. After that, Rol Ruca and Roxanne Perez had a match that Morgan ended early via DQ.
Sol Ruca took a beating from the Judgment Day members after that, but as Liv Morgan posed with her title, Becky Lynch’s music hit, and The Man returned as a babyface. Lynch made it clear that she’s not coming back for the Women’s IC Title, because she already made it famous. She was out there to make sure that Liv Morgan doesn’t go another 100 days without defending her title. She called Liv Morgan a “glorified valet,” and that a women’s champion should be fighting and not flirting.
Then Becky Lynch said that things are going to get a whole lot worse. Liv Morgan said that Becky Lynch needs to be a mommy for her daughter, but she’s in her face because of jealousy. Then, Morgan went to leave as Becky Lynch said that Morgan isn’t even the greatest women’s champion in her own group, or who slept with Dominik Mysterio.
Suddenly, as the Judgment Day started to leave, Stephanie Vaquer’s music hit, and she came out to take Raquel Rodriguez out. Liv Morgan was chased down to the ring as Vaquer beat Morgan down, and Becky Lynch looked on. After Liv ran away, Becky and Stephanie had a little stand-off as they decided who would get a shot at Morgan first.
Becky Lynch had been away from WWE television for roughly two months after her last appearance in early June 2026. That all changed on this week’s episode of Raw, as “The Man” made her long-awaited return to WWE programming.
Stephanie Vaquer has been off WWE TV for about four months after being written out following a storyline attack on the April 27 episode of Raw. Her absence was due to a legitimate second-degree AC joint shoulder sprain, along with taking a well-earned physical and mental break after wrestling nonstop for the past decade.
What’s your take on these two big returns after SummerSlam? Do you think this was needed for the women’s division? Let us know what you think in the comments section!
