Winners And Grades On July 10, 2023

WWE Raw advertised Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins, Ricochet and Logan Paul face-to-face and Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle vs. IMPERIUM. Raw also advertised a special message from Cody Rhodes to Brock Lesnar.

Last week’s broadcast of WWE Raw garnered 1.828 million viewers.

WWE Raw Results on July 10, 2023

• Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle def. IMPERIUM
• Zoey Stark def. Becky Lynch
• Shayna Baszler def. Emma
• The Miz def. Tommaso Ciampa
• Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green def. Katana Chance and Kayden Carter
• Judgment Day def. Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens

WWE Raw Ratings

• July 3, 2023 | 1.828 million
• June 26, 2023 | 1.973 million
• June 19, 2023 | 1.821 million
• June 12, 2023 | 1.595 million
• June 5, 2023 | 1.830 million

• WWE Raw Venue: KeyBank Center (Buffalo, N.Y.)
• WWE Raw Tickets Distributed: 9,726
• WWE Raw Tickets Available: 389

WWE Raw Winners And Grades

Seth Rollins And Judgment Day Kick Off WWE Raw

The Judgment Day aired out their grievances to kick off Raw, and between their in-ring segment and making amends backstage, it gave me “Bullet Club is Fine” vibes.

Seth Rollins cut his promo with a plate of Buffalo wings in his hand, I guess because they were in Buffalo?

As usual, Dominik Mysterio got the most heat of anybody near the ring. Dom predicted he’d beat Seth Rollins, and though nobody believed him, fans still took exception to this the way they do any words that come out of Dom’s mouth.

Opening Segment Grade: C+

Drew McIntyre And Matt Riddle Def. IMPERIUM

For Matt Riddle, Randy Orton can’t come back soon enough. Having said that, Riddle has chemistry with everybody and I wouldn’t be mad at a Riddle-McIntyre alliance for the time being.

McIntyre picked up the win for his team, but I’d be against McIntyre dethroning GUNTHER, even though he just came back. GUNTHER is just too close to Honky Tonk’s record.

McIntyre and Riddle vs. IMPERIUM Grade: B-

Seth Rollins Brawls With Dominik Mysterio

The bell didn’t even ring before Rollins was ambushed by The Judgment Day in an attempt to soften him up for a cash-in. In a surprise to nobody, Priest was unable to cash-in in Buffalo.

WWE remixed this match to a six-man tag pitting Rollins, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (who made the save) against Judgment Day.

Rollins-Judgment Day Brawl Grade: B-

Ricochet And Logan Paul Face-To-Face

Though Ricochet is getting better on the mic, judging by their promos alone, you’d think Logan Paul was the seasoned veteran.

Fans chanted “Logan sucks” as Ricochet ran down Paul, only for Logan to say “you’re in the middle of your promo, and the chant is still about me.”

Logan Paul criticized Ricochet for being a “replay” wrestler, only for Ricochet to recreate his spot with Velveteen Dream by flipping over the ropes. Ricochet seemed to prove Paul’s point for him, saying “that was cool for a TikTok.”

Logan Paul vs. Ricochet, Face-to-Face Grade: B

Zoey Stark Def. Becky Lynch

The crowd was into Becky Lynch, but not so much Zoey Stark, though Stark did draw “ooh’s” and “aahs” when she hit a springboard Phoenix Splash.

Facemask Trish Stratus is one of the many variations of Trish Stratus that I find to be entertaining.

The announcers talked up Zoey Stark’s ability to hang with Becky Lynch, which is usually a kiss of death for an up-and-comer, but unlike Grayson Waller on Friday against Edge, Stark actually pulled off the upset with help from Trish Stratus.

Becky Lynch vs. Zoey Stark Grade: B

Maxxine Dupri Graduation

Maxxine Graduation rushed right into her speech and Chad Gable had to tell her to “hold on” so the crowd could chant “you deserve it.”

Fans embraced everything about this segment, and really embraced Maxxine as a new member of Alpha Academy. This is not always the case with women wrestlers i.e. Carmella with Enzo and Cass.

Maxxine calling Otis her muse made me laugh out loud.

Maxxine was getting ready to put on her honorary jacket, then the Viking Raiders’ music hit, and for whatever reason, she was too scared to put it on. This led to Valhalla stealing the jacket.

Maxxine Dupri Graduation Grade: B+

Shayna Baszler Def. Emma

This match came about because Emma reminded Shayna Baszler that she faced Ronda Rousey in her return match.

Emma had about as much of a chance in this match as she did an entrance.

Ronda Rousey walked out and was booed initially, but received a babyface reaction for her attack on Shayna Baszler.

Baszler vs. Emma Grade: C

Cody Rhodes Challenges Brock Lesnar

Cody Rhodes apologized to the viewers at home because he turned around to look at the entire arena, which exploded in cheers for him.

Rhodes noted that everybody has a Brock Lesnar in their lives. He went on to compare a fear of heights, crippling anxiety, student debt and a woman at the Georgia Marathon taking a wrong turn to Brock Lesnar.

Rhodes cut another great promo, challenging Brock Lesnar to a rubber match. No stipulation has been announced.

Cody Rhodes Promo Grade: A-

The Miz Def. Tommaso Ciampa

This was an impressive, intense brawl early on, which plays off the personal backstory between Miz and Ciampa.

WWE is developing a habit of beating stars who either just got called up or just returned. If Zoey Stark didn’t win tonight, it would be a red flag.

Bronson Reed cost Ciampa the match, and it wasn’t too long ago thatMiz and Reed seemed like they were going to have an alliance before that storyline was dropped.

The most over stars in this match were as follows: 1. Table. 2. Miz. 3. Ciampa.

Miz’s victory was his first TV win of 2023.

The Miz vs. Tommaso Ciampa Grade: B

Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green Def. Chance And Carter

Backstage, Rhea Ripley once again confronted Raquel Rodriguez, and every time that happens it renders the Women’s Tag Team Titles as secondary.

The way Samantha Irvin announces Chelsea Greene’s name will never get old.

Deville and Green vs. Chance and Carter Grade: C+

Rollins, Zayn And Owens Def. Judgment Day

Damian Priest tagged in Finn Balor, and the camera made sure to zoom in on Priest’s face so we could see how displeased he was to do so.

Balor and Rollins had a few issues during their exchanges as the match briefly slowed to a crawl.

As has been the case post-WrestleMania, Zayn suffered yet another pinfall loss. The Judgment Day is fine (for now).

The Judgment Day will be coming to NXT as WWE continues to goose the ratings during TV negotiation season.

Rollins, Zayn and Owens vs. Judgment Day Grade: B