One of the big storylines surrounding this week’s Monday Night Raw was Riddle still suffering the effects of injuring his foot in last week’s main event. The former United States Champion arrived in the opening segment for a promo with the other Money in the Bank Ladder Match competitors from Raw and promptly reaggravated his injury when Omos pushed him off a ladder and AJ Styles kicked and his foot while he was down. This led to Riddle and Styles have a singles match later in the night where Styles repeatedly went after Riddle’s injury.
At one point the former UFC star tried a new tactic by getting into the iconic Crane Kick pose from Karate Kid. Styles was flabbergasted at first, only for Riddle to successfully land the move anyway.
Sweep the leg, @SuperKingofBros!
An injured Riddle channels his inner @ralphmacchio to fight back against @AJStylesOrg. #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/DQ4HPApjYY
— WWE (@WWE) July 6, 2021
Riddle later went on to win thanks to a distraction from The Viking Raiders.
THAT ONE’S FOR @RandyOrton!@SuperKingOfBros gets a little help from @Erik_WWE & @Ivar_WWE to get the win over @AJStylesOrg on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/TY3vsnxHjK
— WWE (@WWE) July 6, 2021
This week’s episode reportedly marked the final live episode of Raw to take place inside the WWE ThunderDome, as next week’s show will be taped ahead of time. WWE officially returns to its touring schedule with the July 16 episode of Friday Night SmackDown in Houston, Texas.
NEXT WEEK on #WWERaw:
🔴 @TheGiantOmos makes his singles match debut against @Erik_WWE
🔴 @AJStylesOrg vs. @Ivar_WWE
🔴 @KingRicochet vs. @TheRealMorrison #FallsCountAnywhere
🔴 @WWESheamus vs. @humberto_wwe for the #USTitle pic.twitter.com/uoSBvcUj5b
— WWE (@WWE) July 6, 2021
WWE returns to pay-per-view with Money in the Bank on July 18. Check out the updated card below:
- WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns vs. Edge
- WWE Championship: Bobby Lashley vs. Kofi Kingston
- Raw Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
- SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair vs. Bayley (I Quit Match)
- Men’s Money in the Bank: Ricochet vs. John Morrison vs. Riddle vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Big E vs. Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro/Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura/Baron Corbin
- Women’s Money in the Bank: Asuka vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Cross vs. Carmella vs. Zelina Vega vs. TBA
