Overview
- Raw general manager Adam Pearce opened July 6 by scheduling three title matches in Chicago: Sami Zayn vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship, Sol Ruca vs. Raquel Rodriguez for the Women’s Intercontinental Title, and Street Profits vs. The Vision for the World Tag Team Titles.
- Seth Rollins was confirmed to open the show and remains booked to challenge Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam, a match WWE has kept in its SummerSlam build.
- Multiple outlets report that Cody Rhodes was attacked backstage by GUNTHER and taken for medical evaluation, a post‑show storyline development that prevented Rhodes from competing and has not been independently confirmed by official WWE statements in the material provided.
- Single‑source post‑show coverage claims CM Punk returned to Raw in Chicago and won the world title, and that The Vision regained the tag titles via interference; those outcomes are reported but should be treated as unconfirmed until WWE or multiple independent outlets verify them.
- The Night of Champions results forced quick creative pivots that explain Monday’s heavy booking, and the reported developments, if confirmed, could rapidly reshuffle SummerSlam matchups and faction alignments so watchers should expect further official updates this week.