Rhea Ripley off WWE Raw for “Protocol”
A planned WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match that was originally scheduled for Monday’s episode of Raw did not happen due to Rhea Ripley being “in protocol.”
The commentary team announced during the show that Rhea Ripley was “in protocol” and would not appear as scheduled. It was not specifically stated on the show what protocol Ripley was under.
Ripley’s tag team partner, Liv Morgan, wrestled Naomi instead. Morgan lost the match.
Two Title Matches and more set for next week’s Raw
A lie detector test, a wedding, and two championship matches are all set for next week’s episode of WWE Raw at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.
Finn Balor will defend the United States Championship against Theory.
Sasha Banks and Naomi will defend the WWE Women’ Tag Team Championships against Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan.
Kevin Owens will put Ezekiel through a lie detector test.
The weddings between Reggie and Dana Brooke and Tamina and Akira Tozawa will take place, with R-Truth to officiate the weddings.
Tommaso Ciampa is officially on the WWE Raw roster
Kevin Patrick introduced former NXT Superstar Tommaso Ciampa as the newest member of the Raw roster. However, Ezekiel interrupted the interview and introduced himself to Ciampa as Elias’ younger brother. Kevin Owens then cut Ezekiel off and insisted he is really Elias. Ciampa backed up Ezekiel’s claim, which in turn made Owens mad.