WWE Raw Results 8/18 - Women's Intercontinental Championship On The Line, Naomi Appears & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on August 18, 2025, coming to you live from the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

Coming off a successful defense during last Monday's edition of "Raw", Becky Lynch will be putting her Women's Intercontinental Championship once again as she defends against Natalya. After Lynch retained her title against Natalya's ally and mentee Maxxine Dupri last Monday in relatively quick fashion, she blindsided Natalya with a boot to her in the moments that followed the match.

Reigning Women's World Champion Naomi was set to put her title on the line last week against IYO SKY, but hours before she was set to make her defense, WWE had announced that she had not been medically cleared to take part in the match. Following such, Naomi will be making an appearance on tonight's show as she addresses her future.

Speaking of SKY, she came up short to Judgment Day member Roxanne Perez last Monday after her allies Asuka and Kairi Sane appeared at ringside and inadvertently cost her the match. Tonight, SKY has the chance to score a win when she goes head-to-head with Perez's stablemate Raquel Rodriguez as tensions between SKY, Asuka, and Sane continue to grow.

Not only will Bron Breakker be colliding with Jey Uso in singles competition, but he will also be appearing on tonight's show along with his Vision stablemates Bronson Reed, Paul Heyman, and current World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Breakker and Jey came face-to-face with one another last Monday in a post-match brawl that also involved Rollins, Reed, CM Punk, and LA Knight with the latter two men having emerged victorious against Breakker and Reed via disqualification thanks to interference from Rollins.

Additionally, Penta will be competing in the ring for the first time since defeating Grayson Waller on the August 4 episode of "Raw" as he collides with Xavier Woods of New Day.

We are live! The show begins with a video recapping what went down during last Monday's main event.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves then greet audiences at home as The Vision makes their way to the ring.

Paul Heyman introduces himself and says he's a god in Philadelphia. He says while he doesn't have a statue because he's too humble, he's still the greatest of all time.

Heyman then introduces Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, and Seth Rollins, but Jey Uso's music cuts him off and he appears in the crowd. He says he's tired of hearing The Vision talk and disrespect his family, then reminds Rollins that he made GUNTHER tap out at WrestleMania 41 to win the World Heavyweight Championship ahead of WWE Clash In Paris. He calls Breakker a puppy dog, but Rollins asks Breakker if he just heard what Jey said. He gets Breakker riled up, and Breakker looks to go after Jey in the crowd. Reed and Rollins hold him back, prompting Heyman to challenge Jey to make his match against Breakker a No Disqualification, No Countout Match. Jey accepts Heyman's challenge, telling him that he was thinking the same thing and officially agreeing to an Extreme Rules Match.

IYO SKY then makes her way to the ring, telling Asuka and Kairi Sane to stay backstage just before she does so. Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez follow. 

The bell rings and SKY looks to take down Rodriguez. Rodriguez stays standing and lands a bodyslam on SKY, then sends her crashing into the mat with a spinning Sidewalk Slam and goes for a pin. SKY kicks out, then lands a dropkick on Rodriguez and gallows it up with a second kick. She looks to take flight to level Rodriguez on the outside, but Perez grabs her ankle. This opens the door for Rodriguez to run over SKY with a clothesline.

Rodriguez delivers a Hammer and Anvil elbow to SKY during the break, then wears her down with a submission hold. SKY escapes by landing a jawbreaker on Rodriguez, but Rodriguez runs SKY over. Rodriguez pins SKY, but SKY kicks out and Rodriguez cinches in another submission on her. She delivers a splash to her in the corner, then fires off alternating back elbows on her.

Back from the break, Rodriguez sets up for the Corkscrew Elbow on SKY. SKY rolls out of the way, then sends Rodriguez crashing out of the ring and lands a dropkick on her knee. She lands a second dropkick on Rodriguez's head, then ascends to the top rope and connects with a missile dropkick on her. SKY looks to land a meteora on Rodriguez, but Rodriguez intercepts her and connects with a Fallaway Slam. She goes for a pin, but SKY kicks out.

SKY lands a jawbreaker on Rodriguez, then lands a double stomp on her chest and ascends to the top rope. She sets up for an Over The Moonsault, but Rodriguez rolls out of the way and turns SKY inside out with a clothesline. She goes for a pin, but SKY kicks out. Rodriguez looks to land a boot on SKY, but SKY rolls her up. Rodriguez kicks out, but SKY hits a Tornado DDT on her out of the corner and flies through the middle rope to level her on the outside.

Rodriguez gets SKY up for the Texana Bomb, but SKY escapes with a hurricanrana. She follows it up with a meteora to Rodriguez, then ascends to the top rope and delivers Over The Moonsault to her for the win.

Winner: IYO SKY

After the match, Perez blindsides SKY. She rains down right hands and left hands on her before Rodriguez joins in. She holds SKY in place, but Rhea Ripley's music hits and she runs down to the ring to come to SKY's aid. SKY lands a missile dropkick on Rodriguez off the top rope, and Ripley delivers a big boot to her that sends her crashing over the top rope and out of the ring.

New Day and Grayson Waller then make their way to the ring. Penta follows. 

The bell rings and Woods gets in Penta's face. Penta shoves Woods, but Woods returns the favor and bites Penta's hand and rains down right hands on Penta in the corner. Woods stomps on Penta's face on the outside during the commercial, then sends him crashing into the ring post and the ring steps face first.

Woods lands a leg drop on Penta back in the ring out of the corner, then lands a kick on his chest back from the break and sends his face bouncing off the top rope. Woods then cinches in a crossface on Penta, but Penta lands a crossbody on Woods and Waller on the outside off the top of the ring post.

Penta flies over the top rope to level Waller and Kingston the outside, but Woods rolls him up when he gets back in the ring. Penta kicks out and lands a Mexican Destroyer on Woods for the win.

Winner: Penta

McDonagh and Lee begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Lee fires off stomps on McDonagh in the corner, but McDonagh fires off right hands and left hands on Lee and tags in Balor. Iguana tags in, but Balor fires off a stomp on his chest. Iguana responds with an arm drag and a dropkick to Balor, then takes flight alongside Lee to level Balor and McDonagh on the outside.

During the commercial break, Lee tags back in and whips Balor into the corner. He delivers a clothesline to him, but Balor delivers a shotgun dropkick to him. McDonagh tags back in, then delivers a poisonrana back from the break to Lee. Lee connects with a Liger Bomb on McDonagh, then tags in Iguana. Iguana uses La Yesca to hit McDonagh, but Balor looks to take out Iguana. La Yesca bites Balor as Lee tags in and sets up for Operation Dragon. Balor escapes and levels Lee with his signature elbow drop, then goes for a pin but Iguana breaks the fall.

Lee rolls up Balor, but Balor kicks out and delivers a Sling Blade to Lee. Lee responds with a superkick to Balor, but McDonagh distracts the referee. This opens the door for Balor to dropkick Lee into the corner chest first and follow it up with the Coup De Grace off the top rope for the win.

Winners: Finn Balor and JD McDonagh

After the match, Judgment Day beats down Iguana and Lee as Dominik clears the announce desk. El Hijo del Vikingo comes to Iguana and Lee's aid, but Dominik hits Vikingo with his Intercontinental Championship belt. He connects with a Frog Splash on Vikingo.

Natalya, Maxxine Dupri, and Akira Tozawa then make their way to the ring. Becky Lynch follows.

The bell rings and Natalya rolls up Lynch. Lynch kicks out, but Natalya lands a Dragon Screw on her and sets up for a Discus Lariat. Lynch avoids it and sets up for a Man Handle Slam, but Natalya escapes and delivers a basement dropkick to Lynch under the bottom rope. Lynch then sends Natalya crashing into the ring post on the outside, and Natalya grabs onto her shoulder as we head to a commercial break.

Lynch sends Natalya crashing into the barricade on the outside and sends her shoulder bounicn off the announce desk, then sends her head bouncing off the mat. Lynch cinches in an Arm Bar on Natalya, but Natalya runs over Lynch with a boot to her face and sets up for a Sharpshooter. Lynch escapes, then lands a basement dropkick under the bottom rope on Tozawa to take him down on the outside. Lynch cinches in a Dis-Arm-Her on Natalya, but Natalya taps out.

Winner (and still): Becky Lynch

After the match, Dupri pushes Lynch off Natalya and checks on her. Lynch blindsides Natalya and Dupri from behind, then cinches in a Dis-Arm-Her on Dupri. Nikki Bella's music hits and she runs down to the ring to come to Dupri's aid, landing a Rack Attack 2.0 on Lynch.

Naomi then makes his way to the ring.

Adam Pearce introduces Naomi, and she makes her way to the ring.

Pearce gives Naomi the floor, and Naomi directs the fans' attention to the Titan Tron. A video clip from a special edition of Stephanie McMahon's podcast "What's Your Story?" begins to play featuring Naomi and Jimmy Uso, where Jimmy announces that himself and Naomi are having a baby together.

Pearce congratulates Naomi on her baby, and Naomi says she bets Pearce is happy for her. She informs Pearce that she isn't handing him back the Women's World Championship and demands that he get out of the ring.

Pearce obliges and heads to the back as Naomi tells the women's locker room that they should be thanking Jimmy for ensuring that she won't keep running rough shot around "Raw". She says on the bright side, The Bloodline will continue and lays her custom Women's World Championship belt down in the ring. She says she's going to leave her title in the ring and will give the women's locker room nine months to do what they want with it, but she'll be back to pick up where she left off. She advises whoever the new titleholder is to proceed with caution.

The Vision then makes their way to the ring. Jey Uso follows. 

The bell rings and Breakker fires off right hands on Jey in the corner. Jey clotheslines Breakker out of the ring and on top of a pile of weapons loaded into a shopping cart on the outside, then grabs a table from under the ring and sets it up.

Jey dumps several weapons into the ring, but Breakker clocks Jey with a chair during the commercial break and hits him with a kendo stick. He cracks a garbage can across Jey's spine, then hits him with the lid of it. Jey sends Breakker crashing into a chat set up in between the middle turnbuckle shoulder first back from the commercial break, but Breakker turns Jey inside out with a clothesline.

Breakker sends Jey crashing into the tops of two back-to-back chairs, then lays him on top of the announce desk. He hits Jey with a garbage can, then gets him up on his shoulders during another commercial break. Jey escapes and sends Breakker crashing through the hood of the announce desk with a back body drop.

Breakker sits Jey on the top rope and joins him up there back from the commercial break, then connects with a Frankensteiner. Jey responds with a pair of spears to Breakker, then ascends to the top rope and connects with an Uso Splash. He goes for a pin, but Bronson Reed pulls the referee out of the ring to stop the count.

Reed rains down right hands on Jey, then lands a Death Valley Driver on him. LA Knight's music hits, and he runs down to the ring. He fires off right hands on Reed, then sends his head repeatedly bouncing off the announce desk. Seth Rollins blindsides Knight from behind and sends him crashing into one of the barricades, then connects with a Pedigree on Jey. CM Punk's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring. Knight and Punk double team on Rollins, and Knight sends Reed crashing into the barricade on the outside. Punk sets up for a GTS on Rollins but Rollins escapes and sends Punk colliding with Knight on the apron, with Knight being sent crashing into the table on the outside.

Back in the ring, Breakker gets Jey up on a table but Reed knocks him off. Roman Reigns' music hits and he spears Breakker out of nowhere, surprising him from behind. He delivers a Superman Punch to Breakker, then dumps him back in the ring. Jey lands a superkick on Breakker, then ascends to the top rope and sends Breakker crashing through a table in the ring with an Uso Splash for the win.

Winner: Jey Uso

After the match, Reigns tells Reed that he'll see him in Paris as the show goes off the air.