CM Punk shocked his hometown of Chicago by capturing the Undisputed WWE Championship on an action-packed edition of WWE Raw. The show also featured new WWE World Tag Team Champions, successful title defences for Sol Ruca, and several major developments ahead of SummerSlam.
Last night’s WWE Raw opened with the fallout from Night of Champions as new Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn confronted Cody Rhodes outside the Allstate Arena. Before tensions could escalate, Gunther attacked Rhodes from behind, powerbombing him through a table before warning Zayn that his championship victory had been a fluke. Gunther then slammed a car door into Rhodes’ head, leaving the Number One Contender laid out.
Seth Rollins later addressed his upcoming World Heavyweight Championship match against Roman Reigns at SummerSlam, reflecting on their shared history and insisting he needed to defeat Reigns to fulfil the dreams he had as a child. LA Knight interrupted to stake his own claim to the title picture before Jimmy Uso attacked Knight with a superkick from behind.
The first championship match of the evening saw The Vision challenge The Street Profits for the WWE World Tag Team Championship. After Paul Heyman became involved at ringside and Maxxine Dupri delivered a low blow to Angelo Dawkins behind the referee’s back, Austin Theory pinned Dawkins to secure the victory and crown The Vision as the new WWE World Tag Team Champions.
Sol Ruca successfully retained the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Raquel Rodriguez later in the night. Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan attempted to interfere on Rodriguez’s behalf, but Iyo Sky evened the odds by attacking both women at ringside. The distraction allowed Ruca to connect with the Sol Snatcher and retain her title.
Paul Heyman then hyped Brock Lesnar‘s upcoming Hell in a Cell match against Oba Femi at SummerSlam, describing the structure as “the Brock-tagon”. Femi interrupted and promised to end his rivalry with Lesnar inside the cell, declaring that Lesnar stood between him and his destiny.
Elsewhere, Ethan Page and Rusev defeated Chad Gable and Dragon Lee after Rusev forced Lee to submit to The Accolade. Joe Hendry attempted to make the save after the match, but he too was left laid out by Page and Rusev before officials restored order.
Earlier in the evening, Adam Pearce informed Sami Zayn that he would defend the Undisputed WWE Championship before Nick Aldis later revealed he had secured a replacement for the injured Cody Rhodes.
That replacement proved to be CM Punk.
In the main event, Punk challenged Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Championship in front of his hometown crowd. The two delivered a hard-fought contest that saw both men use each other’s signature moves before Punk connected with a Helluva Kick, then followed up with the Go To Sleep to secure the pinfall.
The victory crowned CM Punk the new Undisputed WWE Champion as WWE Raw went off the air with Punk celebrating in Chicago after one of the biggest title changes of the year.
WWE Raw Results For July 6, 2026
The results for last night’s episode of WWE Raw are as follows:
- WWE World Tag Team Title Match: The Vision (Austin Theory & Bron Breakker) defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c) – NEW CHAMPIONS
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title Match: Sol Ruca (c) defeated Raquel Rodriguez
- Ethan Page & Rusev defeated Chad Gable & Dragon Lee
- Undisputed WWE Title Match: CM Punk defeated Sami Zayn (c) – NEW CHAMPION
Next week’s episode of WWE Raw is set to take place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
