Tonight’s WWE RAW airing May 18, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The WWE Saturday Night Main Event go-home show sees WWE World Heavyweight Champion “The OTC” Roman Reigns address “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu’s attack. Plus, “The Ruler” Oba Femi will have an open challenge.
The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on Netflix and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!
Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for WWE RAW on May 18, 2026
- Trios Tornado Tag Team Match: El Grande Americano and Los Americanos (Bravo Americano and Rayo Americano) vs. The Original El Grande Americano and Los Hermanos Americanos (Bruto Credo and Julio Credo)
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Paige and WWE Hall of Famer Brie Bella (c) vs. The Judgment Day (“Big Sexy” Raquel Rodriguez and “The Prodigy” Roxanne Perez)
- Singles Match: “The Ruler” Oba Femi vs. TBD
- WWE World Heavyweight Champion “The OTC” Roman Reigns will address “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu’s attack
WWE RAW Results (5/18/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show opens up with a video package looking at what happened last week with Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu.
Michael Cole and Corey Graves then welcomes us to the show as we see a black SUV roll into the arena and out comes Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns is then handed his World Heavyweight Title and Adam Pearce says Jacob Fatu would have been fired if The OTC had listened to him last week. Roman Reigns then says he needs a few minutes because he is calling his a** out right now. Roman then says he needs to handle his business first. Pearce then says Jacob should be fired.
Jacob Fatu’s music then hits and Roman and Pearce have incredulous looks on their faces as Fatu makes his way out. Fatu says Roman wanted to call him out. Fatu then says he is telling Roman to bring out his punk a**. Roman does not make his way out, but he sends Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso out instead with a chair. Jimmy says he wants to talk first while Jey says he wants to use the chair. He then says he wants to know what is going on. He then says you sat here and told everyone he would do what it takes to help his family. He then says part of that was acknowledging Roman. He then says you lost at Backlash so you were supposed to acknowledge Roman.
He then says you don’t mess around and put your hands on management. He then says they want to fire your a**. He then says are we back in prison. Jey then sneaks around Jimmy, but Fatu punches Jey and he puts Jimmy in the Tongan Death Grip. Jey then hits Fatu in the back with the chair. Fatu then puts Jey in the Tongan Death Grip.
Roman’s music then hits and he makes his way out. Fatu then holds out his fingers for the Tongan Death Grip and Roman throws the first punch. They then go back and forth and Roman kicks Fatu. Roman then sets up for a Superman punch and Fatu puts Roman in the Tongan Death Grip. Jey then hits a super kick and a second one followed by a spear to get Fatu to release the hold. Jimmy then hits a frog splash. They then hit a 1D on Fatu. Fatu is then tied up in the ropes by Jimmy and Jey. Roman then hits a Superman punch to Fatu. Jimmy and Jey then hits a double super kick.
Roman then hits another Superman punch. Jimmy and Jey then hits a double super kick and they let Fatu out of the ropes so Roman can hit a spear. Roman, Jimmy and Jey then go up the aisle and Pearce is standing there. Roman tells Pearce he can do what he wants. Pearce then says Fatu’s name and Fatu gets the mic and he tells Roman Tribal Combat. Pearce then tells Roman something and Roman stops Pearce from speaking. Roman then tells Fatu he accepts.
We are then shown pre-show arrivals of Seth Rollins, Oba Femi and The Judgment Day.
We then see Finn Bálor and he says when he needed someone to have his back, it was going to be JD. He then says the moment of truth. JD then says people have asked how could he do that to Finn. JD then says Finn has changed so much. JD then says he is going to step out of Finn’s shadow. Finn then says he brought JD into things and now he is going to take him out.
Finn Bálor then makes his way down to the ring for the first match of the night and JD McDonagh follows.
Street Fight: Finn Bálor vs. The Judgment Day’s JD McDonagh
The match starts off with JD McDonagh pounding away at Finn Bálor. Finn then sends JD over the top rope and to the floor. The fight then spills to the outside. Finn then sends JD into the barricade and the steel steps. Finn is now looking for weapons. Finn then targets JD with a steel chair. JD then uses a kendo stick to fight back. Finn then fights back with a kendo stick, but JD slams his heads down. JD is then sent face-first into the steel chair. JD then hits a suicide dive. The fight then spills into the crowd. Finn then sends JD into the equipment case. JD then sends Finn into the same equipment case. JD then hits a moonsault to wipe out Finn.
JD then drags Finn back into the ringside area. JD then slams Finn’s face-first into the announce desk. JD then clears the announce desk. Finn then sweeps JD’s leg and he nails JD with a kendo stick. JD then wraps a cable around the leg of Finn, causing him to land on the back of his neck on the apron. JD then introduces a table in the corner. Finn then tries to fight back and he drops JD on his head. Finn then hits a chair to the midsection and the spine of JD. JD then places Finn onto the chair and he hits a standing moonsault for a near fall.
Finn then hits a slingblade to JD. Finn then sends JD through a table. Finn then heads to the top rope, but he misses a Coup De Grace. JD then hits a Busaiku knee and he follows it up with another top rope moonsault for a near fall. JD then drags out another table. JD then places Finn on the table. JD then heads to the top rope, but Finn trips him up. Finn then pounds away at JD. Dominik then gets on the apron, allowing JD to hit a superplex and both men are down. JD then crawls into a cover, but Finn gets his shoulders up. Dominik and JD then launch a two-on-one assault on Finn with trash cans. Dominik then accidentally hits a 619 on JD. Finn then hits a dropkick to JD. Finn then heads to the top rope and hits a Coup De Grace on the trash can for the win.
The winner of the Street Fight, Finn Bálor!
We then take a look back at the 6-Man Tag Team Match with The Street Profits and Joe Hendry taking on The Vision and Seth Rollins’ attempt to get involved.
