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This week's Monday Night Raw started with a celebration of Dominik Mysterio's title win and kept a steady pace from the opening segment on. There were a few misses and some lulls in the three hours, but overall, this was a solid episode that did what it could to set up Judgment Day as the dominant force on Raw, and possibly in WWE. Gunther and Drew McIntyre had the best segment of the night. Here are the winners and losers for Raw, on July 24, 2023:

Winner: Dominik Vs. Sami Zayn Challenge

WWE started the night with a celebration of Dirty Dom's NXT North American championship victory, but his celebration was quickly interrupted by the Undisputed WWE tag team champions, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens. Zayn suggested that if Dominik wanted the respect he thought he deserved he should put his title on the line in a singles match later that night. Rhea Ripley accepted on Dom's behalf.

As per the norm, Dom faced a thunderous chorus of boos as he attempted to address the crowd. Conversely, the live crowd broker in an eruption of cheers when Kevin Owens' music hit. The match took place about 45 minutes later and although it wasn't mistake-free, it was a solid bout. As Zayn trying to finish Dirty Dom off, Ripley and Damian Priest were seen attacking KO on the stage. The distraction was enough to allow Dom to get the pin. Keeping Dirty Dom as the titleholder and having him defeat Zayn was the logical choice considering how on fire Dom is as a heel.

Winner: Lynch Defeats Zoey Stark

Becky Lynch secured a future match with Trish Stratus via a victory over Zoey Stark on Monday night. A great match with a ton of back-and-forth action, The Man got a measure of retribution over her opponent who stole a victory last week. Stark has a bright future but this was the right call, setting up the bigger battle between Lynch and Stratus.

Loser: Bronson Reed vs. Tommaso Ciampa

A match seemingly booked out of necessity considering the weeks of interference that led up to it, Adam Pearce was trying to get things settled between Bronson Reed and Ciampa in a singles match. Predictably, Shinsuke Nakamura showed up towards the end of the match, distracting Ciampa long enough to allow Reed to pick up the win. A half-decent contest, this solved very little in terms of furthering the storyline between these three.

We still don't know if Nakamura is a heel, but he wanted to teach Ciampa a lesson. Reed hit a Tsunami splash for the win. As expected, Ciampa didn't kick out of that.

Winner: Rhea Ripley Destroys Liv Morgan's Arm

A singles match was scheduled between Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan; Morgan wanted revenge for the champion taking out Raquel Rodriguez last week and costing her team the tag team titles. Thinking she was going to get her licks in, Morgan was on the receiving end of a sneak attack and a brutal beating. No match actually ever took place as Ripley devastated her scheduled opponent outside and inside the ring, eventually using a chair to target Morgan's arm.

A good portion of Raw was designated to really putting Ripley over. Even backstage, the new tag team champions didn't want to upset her. WWE has decided to make Ripley as dominant as anyone since Chyna and they used this segment to hammer home the fact it was going to take a real threat to stand up to Ripley, and an even more determined opponent who might sink to Ripley's unethical standards. Expect Morgan to be out for some time after this attack.

The only downside here was that Ripley uttered every possible heel catchphrase possible, even doing a crotch chop. It was a bit much, but it certainly got the point across. As she said when walking away from the ring, this is Ripley's division and people are just lucky to be living in it.

Winner/Loser: Logan Paul Accepts Ricochet's Challenge

Following a backstage interview where Ricochet said he was going to save his comments about Logan Paul for his in-ring segment with the YouTube star. Ricochet publicly called out Paul and demanded him to face him. Amidst the trash talk, Paul unexpectedly launched a surprise attack from behind. As Paul was trash-talking the audience and filming himself on his cell phone, Ricochet was back on his feet and hit Paul with a superkick.

While it was fun to see Paul film the entire thing and potentially capture footage that will be shared everywhere on social media tomorrow, this wasn't exactly a thrilling call-out and acceptance. Paul vowed to return next week to attack Ricochet, so we'll see if he finally gets the advantage or if Ricochet gets the better of his SummerSlam opponent three weeks in a row.

Winner: Damian Priest

In what was little more than a squash match with a known commodity, Damian Priest took out Apollo Crews in a singles match. The two bumped into each other earlier in the night and an impromptu match was booked as a result. This was WWE giving Priest a dominant win as the Money in the Bank briefcase holder. The announce team called Priest the most dangerous man in WWE right now and this was just the company's way of making that mean more than just words.

Winner: Drew McIntyre Wipes Out Imperium

Drew McIntyre challenged Gunther to defend his title immediately, but Gunther opted for a SummerSlam match. As an alternative, McIntyre faced Ludwig Kaiser, and despite some interference from the other members of Imperium, won the bout. Gunther and Vinci attacked McIntyre until Matt Riddle made the save. From McIntyre putting over Kaiser, to Corey Graves' impression of Ludwig, to the action from everyone involved, this was a strong segment that did well to set up their SummerSlam match.

Winner: Judgment Day Beats Down Seth Rollins

Raw's contract signing between Seth Rollins and Finn Balor for their SummerSlam World Heavyweight Championship match ended with Judgment Day attacking Rollins and overpowering The Visionary. When it looked like Priest might want to cash in his Money in the Bank contract, Sami Zayn ran down with a chair in an attempt to stop the attack. Zayn got a beating for his troubles.

This ending was predictable but really well done. It was nWo-esque. It hammers home how dominant Judgment Day is and gives Balor an edge going into SummerSlam. Everyone got their stuff in as heels, but Balor stood tall with the final move of the night.