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WWE Raw airs Monday, July 20, 2026 from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, live on Netflix starting at 8 PM ET. WWE returns to Monday nights with its first Raw since Saturday Night’s Main Event at Madison Square Garden, and the road to SummerSlam 2026 now runs through Detroit. Jacob Fatu meets LA Knight, Seth Rollins opens the show, and new Intercontinental Championship number one contender Chad Gable appears.

WWE NXT developmental talent Meghan Walker has once again updated her ring name, this time to Alix Brooks. Walker, a former University of Nebraska track and field athlete who signed with WWE through the Next In Line (NIL) program in 2025 before transitioning to a full Performance Center contract later that year, had been set to debut under the name Kylee Quinn. She confirmed the Kylee Quinn moniker in June 2026 by updating her social media handles following WWE trademark filings.

Chilean cosplayer Fabiola Morales, better known online as Fabibi World Cosplay or@Fabinui, is going viral for her striking tribute to WWE superstar Stephanie Vaquer during Fanatics Fest 2026 in New York City. Morales, a pharmacist by training and one of Chile’s most prominent cosplayers with hundreds of thousands of followers across social media, appeared in a highly detailed Stephanie Vaquer costume at the four-day sports and collectibles event at the Javits Center (July 16–19).

AJ Styles built one of the most decorated resumes in modern wrestling, and he still spent years bracing to lose it all. On The Phenomenally Retro Podcast with Tony Giles, Styles opened up about the insecurity that shadowed his career. “My biggest fear was that I would be released in some way. People think, ‘You’re AJ Styles, why would you even think that way?’ Because I don’t see myself the way you see me.

AJ Styles reached for his phone when he saw CM Punk’s new look. On The Phenomenally Retro Podcast with Tony Giles, Styles said Punk’s physique stopped him in his tracks and prompted a personal message. “Punk looks amazing, man. Whatever he is doing. It is crazy how sometimes when you get the opportunity to focus on yourself and not be on the road, it does wonders for you. He looks amazing. Amazing.

AJ Styles can boil the entire wrestling business down to one sentence, and he borrowed it from a former Brood stablemate. On The Phenomenally Retro Podcast with Tony Giles, Styles pointed to advice from Gangrel that has stuck with him for years. “Gangrel said this: meaningful moves make moments, moments make memories, memories make money. That is the wrestling business. People don’t remember the matches, they remember the moments. That moment could be played for years.

AJ Styles thinks WWE mishandled Gunther, and he didn’t soften it. Speaking on The Phenomenally Retro Podcast with Tony Giles, the WWE veteran backed the criticism that the company built toward the Ring General and then steered him into the wrong story. “I truly do believe WWE have dropped the ball when it comes to: you retire three legends and then your next big storyline is with a general manager. It’s fair to say that. The more I think about it, I’m like, ‘Oh, freak. Okay.

Sheamus is on his way out of WWE, but he isn’t a free agent yet. Fightful Select recently reported that the former WWE Champion was set to leave the company after rejecting a restructured deal and choosing to walk away. Per the report, the offer wasn’t framed as an ultimatum, unlike some other deals. Since then, Fightful has clarified the timeline. Sheamus remains under contract and is set to become a free agent on October 1.

CM Punk’s attempt to make peace with Cody Rhodes on WWE’s SummerSlam Kickoff show ended with a deliberate shove to the face. What started as an apology collapsed into a personal shouting match about ego, paranoia, and trust, and by the time security pulled them apart, whatever was left between the two had evaporated. The confrontation came one night after a heated exchange the two had following Saturday Night’s Main Event.

The long-simmering personal feud between “The Ring General” Gunther and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis has been made official for SummerSlam. The match was announced live during the SummerSlam Kickoff Show at Fanatics Fest in New York City. Gunther attacked Aldis at the event, prompting WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H to step in and set the match on the spot.