WWE RAW Results: Huge Uncle Howdy announcement; Randy Orton attacked; CM Punk confirms Bash in Berlin stipulation 

Randy Orton kicked off WWE RAW and said that he hit Gunther with the RKO for disrespecting his father and grandfather. The Ring General showed up and said that Randy and the fans needed to shut up and stop celebrating his cheap shot on him from last week.

The World Heavyweight Champ said it was never going to happen again, so he would leave Orton bloody at WWE Bash in Berlin. Gunther called Randy over for a fight before Ludwig Kaiser attacked The Viper from behind.

Orton tried to fight back but took a chop block from Kaiser before Gunther took him down with a clothesline.

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WWE Monday Night RAW Results (August 19, 2024):

• Sheamus def. Pete Dunne
• Ivy Nile vs. Maxxine Dupri ended in No Contest
• The New Day & Odyssey Jones def. The Final Testament
• Bronson Reed def. The Miz
• Unholy Union def. Damage CTRL & Pure Fusion Collective to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
• Randy Orton def. Ludwig Kaiser

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WWE RAW Results: Pete Dunne vs. Sheamus

Pete Dunne dodged a Brogue Kick right away before Sheamus took him down with a big clothesline. Dunne blocked the Beats of the Bodhran before trying for a headlock. Sheamus came back with a powerbomb backbreaker before Dunne was sent outside.

Sheamus was sent into the steel steps with a dropkick before the match returned to the ring. Dunne got some big strikes and a powerslam before The Celtic Warrior failed to get the Beats of the Bodhran once more, only for Dunne to hit the same move on him.

Sheamus came back and hit the Beats of the Bodhran himself before he and Dunne traded some big moves in the middle of the ring. Pete Dunne kicked Sheamus in the injured hand, but The Celtic Warrior came back with the Brogue kick for the win.

Result: Sheamus def. Pete Dunne on RAW

Grade: B

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The New Day was backstage, and Kofi Kingston was checking in on Xavier Woods. Woods said that Kofi should have asked him before bringing Odyssey Jones in. Kofi assured Woods that he wasn't getting replaced, but Xavier didn't look too pleased.

Backstage on RAW, Chad Gable welcomed Ivy Nile to his new stable before saying that they would take care of Alpha Academy tonight before going after The Wyatt Sicks.

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WWE RAW Results: Ivy Nile vs. Maxxine Dupri

Maxxine Dupri started off with a dropkick and sent Nile outside before tossing her into the barricades and hitting a big suplex on the floor. Ivy Nile was tossed over the announce desk before Maxxine sent her back into the ring.

Nile came back with a big roundhouse kick and grounded Dupri before getting some big strikes in. Nikki Cross and The Wyatts showed up after the lights went out and attacked Nile in the ring as the match was called off.

Result: D.N.F

The Wyatt Sicks surrounded Gable, and Uncle Howdy hit Sister Abigail on him before RAW moved on.

Grade: C

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CM Punk was out next on RAW and talked about his hot streak, adding that the fans were responsible for his good fortune. Punk recalled meeting many fans backstage, one of whom was battling cancer, while two others flew from Taiwan and Jordan just to take a picture with him.

He said that he was 'Taylor Swift' for men and that Drew McIntyre stole his bracelet to stay connected to him - his biggest hater was his biggest fan. Punk then showed off the belt he was carrying and said that he got Adam Pearce to sanction a Strap Match for WWE Bash in Berlin.

Drew McIntyre showed up and asked Punk if he had started drinking, insinuating that he was stupid for calling for a Strap Match against him. Drew told Punk that he should lose the strap so that they could fight then and there. Punk said that he would lose the strap if Drew gave his bracelet back.

McIntyre refused to give the bracelet back, and Punk said that at Berlin, he wouldn't be attached to Drew, Drew would be attached to him.

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Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan were backstage, and the Women's World Champion said that she would take revenge on Rhea Ripley for attacking Dom. Dominik told Damian Priest that he wasn't the same Dominik that Priest used to boss around. He was a changed man and would prove so tonight in the ring.

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WWE RAW Results: The Final Testament vs. The New Day & Odyssey Jones

Karrion Kross and Kofi Kingston were in the ring early on, and Scarlett ran a distraction, letting Karrion get the upper hand. AOP was tagged in, and they sent Kofi into the corner before we headed for a break.

Back on RAW, Odyssey Jones came in and cleared the ring before Kross took him down with a clothesline. Kofi got the Trouble in Paradise on Kross before Jones got back up and hit the Boss Man Slam on Akam for the win.

Result: The New Day & Odyssey Jones def. The Final Testament on RAW

Grade: B

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WWE RAW Results: The Miz vs. Bronson Reed

The Miz ran into the ring as the bell was rung and was immediately tossed outside by Bronson Reed. The Miz came back with a steel chair, but Reed knocked it out of his hand. Miz got the takedown and brought out more chairs, trash cans, kendo sticks, and a table before attacking Bronson with a Kendo Stick.

Reed took the Kendo Stick from The Miz and snapped it in half before dropping him on the trash can. Bronson sat down on a steel chair in the ring before stepping on Miz's head. Back after a break on RAW, Miz got a Tornado DDT on a chair before hitting Bron with a Kendo Stick and using it to get a lariat in the corner.

Reed caught him off a dive before hitting a big Lariat. Miz missed the Skull Crushing Finale before Reed hit a Death Valley Driver through a table. Reed followed up with the Tsunami before getting the win.

Result: Bronson Reed def. The Miz on RAW

Reed was about to hit another Tsunami after the match, but Braun Strowman showed up and stopped him.

Grade: B+

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Sheamus was in a backstage interview when Ludwig Kaiser interrupted him. Bron Breakker was in an interview shortly after and threatened whoever would face him at WWE Bash in Berlin.

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Damian Priest was making his entrance for the match with Dominik Mysterio when Carlito and the rest of Judgment Day attacked him. Priest saw it coming and took them out before trying to hit Finn Balor with a steel chair. Carlito and JD McDonagh saved Balor from the chair shot and the chokeslam before Rhea Ripley and Priest cornered Dom in the ring and took him down.

Rhea cleared the announce desk before trying for the Riptide before Liv Morgan took The Eradicator out with a chair to the back. Judgment Day took down Preist in the ring and made him watch as Liv sent Rhea into the ring post, and the ring steps. The Archer of Infamy was being mauled before Balor hit him with a Coup De Grace.

Liv brought Ripley into the ring for the ObLivion before Dominik hit the splash on Damian. Judgment Day posed in the ring over Priest and Ripley as RAW moved on.

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Backstage, The Judgment Day said that this was just a taste of what will happen to Priest and Rhea at WWE Bash in Berlin.

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WWE RAW Results: Unholy Union (c) vs. Damage CTRL vs. Pure Fusion Collective - WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match

Damage CTRL was in control early on and Kairi Sane got some big moves on Shayna Baszler and sent her outside before she and IYO SKY took both teams out with dives to the outside. Back after a break on RAW, Sonya Deville got a cheap shot on Kairi before she was isolated by the PFC.

Tags were made and IYO was attacking the champs before getting a big missile dropkick to clear the ring. Both champs took the Bullet Train knees in the corner before Damage CTRL hit a big double-team superplex on Alba Fyre. Sane got a spear before taking Deville off the apron.

PFC came back and got some big moves before Kairi took them out with a top rope crossbody. Kairi was caught in the Kirifuda Clutch but broke out of it before Isla Dawn snuck in a tag. The champs got a backstabber and top rope combo before getting the win.

Result: Unholy Union def. Damage CTRL & Pure Fusion Collective to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship

Grade: A

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We learned that Pat McAfee would be leaving the following week for the football season and will return in January when RAW heads to Netflix. Also, next week, Uncle Howdy will make his in-ring debut on RAW against Chad Gable.

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WWE RAW Results: Randy Orton vs. Ludwig Kaiser

Randy Orton got the takedown with the side headlock early on before Ludwig Kaiser came back with some chops. Randy got the fallaway slam before the match headed outside, and Gunther distracted him before he could get the slam on the announce desk. Kaiser got a chop block off the distraction before dropping The Viper on the announce desk.

Back after a break on RAW, Randy sent Kaiser outside and hit a clothesline before dropping him on the announce desk four times in a row. Back in the ring, Orton hit a powerslam and the draping DDT but missed the RKO.

Randy got the RKO on the second try before picking up the win in his first singles match since the King of the Ring tournament in May.

Result: Randy Orton def. Ludwig Kaiser on RAW

Grade: B+

After the match, Gunther got in the ring and attacked Randy, starting a brawl as RAW went off the air.