WWE Raw on Sept. 7, 2026, took place at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., and featured a Women's World Championship match between Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer.
The first show following Sunday Night’s Main Event quickly turned the page to Money in the Bank with a pair of triple-threat qualifying matches. Every match outcome was very predictable, but there were still some good moments to make it a solid show.
Here’s the top takeaways from this week’s Raw:
The Vision is whole again. What's next?
The new-look Bronson Reed's return at Sunday Night's Main Event meant The Vision is back at full strength. The group opened the show with a gloating promo segment before they were joined by Otis and Tozawa. The former took on Austin Theory in the opening match of the show.
Bronson Reed delivered
4 TSUNAMI'S to Oba Femi at #SNME! 🌊@BRONSONISHERE pic.twitter.com/ge4r7sHnPn
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2026
Just when Otis was getting big momentum in the match with his signature worm, Reed ended it with a big elbow drop, prompting a Vision beatdown on Alpha Academy until Oba Femi rushed out to make the save. Femi, who was announced as not medically cleared, showed up and cleaned out the ring, and showed off a lot of tape on his midsection. However, the numbers game soon caught up, and Femi was left lying flat on the canvas after multiple Bron Breakker spears and Tsunamis from Reed.
NUMBERS GAME 😬
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2026
The Vision take Oba Femi down...for now! pic.twitter.com/fZeAuBu9oe
So we have The Vision back in full force, but what does that mean for Breakker, who was supposedly competing for "the future of WWE" against Femi? It was supposed to be his big moment to prove he was the guy, but he appears very happy to have Reed ruin that moment in favor of the group's overall power. It makes about as much sense as Femi completely ignoring the title shot he earned at King of the Ring. The writing has been all over the place with those two, and it continues with Reed's return. The only way this can get back on track is if Breakker turns on The Vision and finally sees his own path clearly.
Money In the Bank qualifiers begin
There were two triple threat qualifying matches on this week's show. Both were decent matches, even if the winners were predictable, but the women's side had a nice wrinkle with Bayley's return to distract Lyra Valkyria, costing her the win.
- Bron Breakker def. Rey Mysterio, Ethan Page via pinfall
BRON BREAKKER QUALIFIES! 💪@bronbreakkerwwe pic.twitter.com/j06IFml4IP
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2026
- Sol Ruca def. Lyra Valkyria, Maxxine Dupri via pinfall
SOL SNATCHED!!! 🌊
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2026
Sol Ruca has punched her ticket into the Women's MITB Ladder Match! pic.twitter.com/WBHAr00DzV
After the women's match, a deadly serious Bayley continued the beatdown on Valkyria. Just before Bayley could put her through the commentary table, Valkyria managed to escape, clearly in fear of what her mentor was capable of doing.
BAYLEY TIME 🤌@itsBayleyWWE with PAYBACK on her mind but Lyra Valkyria BARELY escapes!!! pic.twitter.com/jBuDYgsuoP
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2026
Liv Morgan cheats to retain title vs. Stephanie Vaquer
The final match of this week's show was for the Women's World Championship between Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer.
DEVIL'S KISS ON THE TABLE 👏@Steph_Vaquer pic.twitter.com/xzkE62EpvM
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2026
The predictable outcomes continued here, as Judgment Day intervened late in the match. Becky Lynch rushed out to provide assistance to Vaquer, which was teed up during a backstage segment earlier in the show. However, Lynch didn't prevent Morgan from using the belt to hit Vaquer, followed by Oblivion to get the win.
WOW 🤯@YaOnlyLivvOnce takes advantage of the chaos at ringside and RETAINS the Women's World Title! pic.twitter.com/Q2AakLqnRI
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2026
This was an otherwise very solid match that was enjoyed by the audience, but Raquel Rodriguez, Roxanne Perez, and Lynch's involvement could be seen coming from miles away. At some point, this thing will end up in a triple-threat match for the title between Morgan, Lynch, and Vaquer – likely at Money in the Bank. If that happens, an immediate cash-in on the winner wouldn't be a bad thing.
Royce Keys, OTM play with fire
Throughout the whole show, The Usos wanted to get their hands on Royce Keys and OTM, aka 946, for their bloody attack. Jacob Fatu spent his time telling the duo to calm down and not fall into another trap.
In the closing segment of the show, The Usos had enough, and went to the ring to call their foes out. Keys and OTM appeared on the video tron instead. They were in the parking lot, by The Usos' SUV. Keys gave the word, and OTM smashed up the vehicle and then poured gasoline on top. After a few menacing words, Keys opened a lighter and tossed it into the vehicle, setting it ablaze. The Usos and Fatu were disgusted, but couldn't do anything about it.
946 just set The Bloodline's car on FIRE 🔥
— WWE (@WWE) September 8, 2026
This is FAR from over!!! pic.twitter.com/ZEzIQLVDXW
The big takeaway here is how well Keys has fit into this new role. It's truly doing wonders for him because he's a natural fit for this type of heel role, and he comes off as very believable. This was a strong moment to end the show with a rare parking lot vehicle destruction to really drive home the severity of the rivalry.
This article originally appeared on Wrestling Junkie: WWE Raw takeaways: Liv Morgan retains, MITB qualifiers, and a car fire
