Overview
- The World Heavyweight Championship was defended Monday when Roman Reigns defeated Penta at Arena CDMX in Mexico City after hitting a Superman Punch and a Spear to score the pinfall.
- The Mexico City crowd loudly backed Penta throughout the match, and Raw’s Sept. 14 episode marked WWE’s return to the city for the first time in 15 years.
- Penta earned the title opportunity by winning an eight-man WWE/AAA luchador tournament organized with AAA GM Rey Mysterio, beating Laredo Kid, La Parka and Rey Fenix to become the No. 1 contender.
- After the match WWE posted footage of LA Knight attacking Reigns, an angle that immediately set Knight up as a challenger for Reigns’ next defense at Money in the Bank on Oct. 10 in New Orleans.
- Raw also advanced the Money in the Bank fields and midcard picture as Je’Von Evans and Lola Vice qualified for their respective ladder matches and Chad Gable retained the Intercontinental Championship versus Dragon Lee.