WWE Raw results, Aug. 6, 2018: Ronda Rousey dominates in Team Red debut

The Glorious One attempts to take the arrogant Mojo Rawley down a peg.

Locker room fights are all well and good, but as any loyal Raw viewer knows, issues are settled in the ring. Hence, the long-stewing animosity between Bobby Roode and Mojo Rawley finally made its way to the squared circle, where The Glorious One handed Rawley the first roadblock of his recent high-octane run.

It was a victory made all the more impressive because Rawley was firmly in the driver’s seat for the majority of the match and had even managed to aggravate the former United States Champion’s back. After Rawley charged Roode into the turnbuckle, victory seemed a formality, but The Glorious One wriggled free of a fireman’s carry and hit the Glorious DDT before Mojo could adjust.

As a film crew follows Elias for a new documentary, Bobby Lashley has a reality check for The Living Truth.

Elias’ documentary is only one week old, and The Living Truth is already working on his own alternate cut. Bobby Lashley, as it turned out, had a few ideas of his own to contribute to the creative process.

The strummer came to Raw with a film crew he had hired to re-shoot the documentary “the right way,” but their attempt to film his in-ring concert quickly devolved into wild micromanagement and rapid-fire insults at Bobby Lashley. That brought out the big man, who had seemed to reach his limit on the number of times his name came out of Elias’ mouth.

Elias seemed ready to make himself scarce, ushering the crew out of the ring, only to turn around and cheap-shot Lashley. Unfortunately for him, not only did Lashley get the better of their scrap, but he directed the camera crew to film the astounding stalling suplex he administered to The Living Truth. Hopefully, Elias has final cut on this documentary; otherwise, he’ll be stuck with a very different sizzle reel than the one he intended.

Titus Worldwide's rivalry with The Authors of Pain continues to escalate.

Last week, Apollo Crews defeated Akam of The Authors of Pain in a match that suggested the former NXT Tag Team Champions might still have some learning to do. If what Rezar did to Titus O’Neil this week is any indication, the lesson has been learned.

The Big Deal had rallied from an aggressive opening by Rezar to put his massive foe on the ropes — literally, as Rezar was stranded in the corner. Luckily for Rezar, his partner Akam popped up to trash-talk Titus just long enough for Rezar to recover and administer a one-handed spinebuster that shook the ring and put Titus down for three.

Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder take on the Raw Tag Team Champions in a non-title clash.

The Revival’s recent victories would suggest they’re in line for a Raw Tag Team Title opportunity. Unfortunately for them, “Woken” Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt aren’t quite ready to cede their position just yet. In the midst of a match between The Revival and reigning champs The B-Team, Hardy & Wyatt appeared out of thin air on the apron in the thick of the action, pouncing with a Twist of Fate to Scott Dawson and Sister Abigail to Bo Dallas in an unmistakable message that they will not be deleted from contention quite so easily.

The message was well-received: It was announced later in the evening that The B-Team will defend their titles next week in a Triple Threat Match against both The Revival and The Deleters of Worlds.

In a sit-down interview, Paul Heyman reveals the state of his relationship with The Beast Incarnate.

Raw General Manager Kurt Angle spared Paul Heyman’s WWE job despite all the chaos last week, but the ECW mastermind might not have been so lucky when it comes to his job with Brock Lesnar. In a sit-down interview with Renee Young, a haggard, puffy-eyed Heyman was asked to clarify his business relationship with The Beast Incarnate, only to heavily imply that their partnership was done.

According to Heyman, The Conqueror has disconnected his phone and is refusing to take his longtime advocate’s calls; even though Heyman still considers Lesnar his friend, their “inconceivable” rift seems to have thwarted Heyman's dream of riding into the sunset at Lesnar's side with the Universal and UFC Heavyweight Championships in their war chest. As for SummerSlam, Heyman offered this insight: He’s never seen Brock Lesnar so motivated, Roman Reigns “doesn’t stand a chance,” and more than anything, the interview he had just sat for would do little more than make The Beast that much angrier.

It’s been a while since Sasha Banks & Bayley had anything worth squabbling over — they’re undefeated since their cards-on-the-table confab a couple of weeks back — but a surprise intrusion during their rematch with The Riott Squad led to a defeat that provided the former champions with the first misstep of their freshly-renewed friendship.

The surprise, in this case, was the return of Ruby Riott. After weeks on the injured list, Riott made her presence known soon after Banks had entered the contest to save Bayley from an extended isolation and give “The Boss ‘N’ Hug Connection” their biggest advantage of the match. When Bayley threw Liv Morgan to the outside, Riott — disguised in a black hoodie — pulled Liv out of danger and revealed herself in dramatic fashion, distracting The Boss and leaving her vulnerable to a roll-up from Sarah Logan for the 1-2-3. Judging by Bayley and Sasha’s reaction, the loss did little to test their friendship. That said, the fully reunited Riott Squad may prove a serious challenge of their mettle.