— Before David Otunga could hit the ring to face King Sheamus, Mark Henry’s music hit as “The World’s Strongest Man” stormed the ring. Otunga’s scheduled bout with Otunga was ruled a No Contest. Otunga was not injured as creative plans called for him to not actually wrestle.
— A number of people backstage were cracking up at R-Truth saying the wrong city by his mistake prior to his match with Mason Ryan.
— John Cena and CM Punk had a “battle rap” during one of the show’s commercial breaks.
— On last night’s Late Show with David Letterman, Letterman gave Aaron Rogers a “spinner-style” WWE Title belt.
Backstage Update on New Day & Ilja Dragunov Potentially Joining AEW
WWE RAW Notes: Rey Fenix vs. Penta Set For Finals of WWE World Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Tournament, Lola Vice Vignette Airs & 9/14 Debut Date Revealed, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan for WWE Women’s World Title Set for 9/7 Show, Royce Keys Returns & Forms New Group with OTM, 8/31 Show Card
Backstage Update on Ilja Dragunov’s Departure From WWE
