This past Monday’s RAW took place at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD. Seth Rollins kicked off the show after retaining the World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank this past Saturday. However, Rollins was interrupted by The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes. Before Cody began his promo, Brock Lesnar made his return and the two got into a brawl. The Judgement Day then interrupted Rollins and Mr. Money in the Bank Damian Priest warned The Visionary.
Damian Priest defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a singles match on RAW. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler got into a brawl after Baszler interrupted Rousey’s promo. The Queen of Spades got the upper hand.
Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green became the No.1 contenders for the Women’s Tag Team Championship by winning the Tag Team Turmoil match.
Becky Lynch challenged Trish Stratus to a match on RAW. Stratus said that she’s not medically cleared to compete. Lynch vs. Stark match was made official for next week.
Rhea Ripley defeated Natalya to retain the Women’s World Championship. Ripley attacked Natalya after the match. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez made the save. Ripley vs. Rodriguez match was teased during the segment.
In the main event, Seth Rollins defeated Dominik Mysterio by disqualification. Damian Priest attempted to cash in his MITB contract on Rollins. However, Finn Balor interfered and attacked Rollins. RAW broadcast ended with teasing Judgement Day’s breakup.
According to Nielsen via PW Torch, the July 3rd episode of WWE RAW drew an average of 1.828 million viewers on USA Network and did a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
This week’s RAW had 1.854 million viewers in the first hour, 1.843 million viewers in the second hour, and 1.787 million viewers in the third hour.
The previous episode (June 26) did an average of 1.973 million viewers on USA Network and a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
The previous episode (June 26) did 2.074 million viewers in the first hour, 2.043 million viewers in the second hour, and 1.803 million viewers in the third hour.
| Episode of WWE RAW | Viewership | 18-49 demographic |
| July 3rd | 1.828 million | 0.49 |
| June 26th | 1.973 million | 0.61 |
| June 19th | 1.821 million | 0.56 |
| June 12th | 1.595 million | 0.46 |
| June 5th | 1.828 million | 0.56 |
| May 22nd | 1.638 million | 0.54 |
| May 15th | 1.716 million | 0.58 |
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