{"id":140401,"date":"2025-08-18T05:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=140401"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:36:08","slug":"preview-wwe-raw-7-18-25-championship-defended-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/08\/18\/preview-wwe-raw-7-18-25-championship-defended-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE Raw (7\/18\/25) &#8211; Championship Defended in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">WWE Raw returns to the home of WrestleMania XL for a show packed with main events stars. Here\u2019s the full WWE Raw match card.<\/p>\n<p>Naomi will address the recent uncertainty around her Women\u2019s World Championship caused by her current injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">WWE Raw Philadelphia streams live on Netflix at 8pm. Here\u2019s our full WWE Raw preview.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">WWE Raw (7\/18\/25) Match Card<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\">Naomi Promo<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\">Raquel Rodriguez vs. IYO SKY<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\">Women\u2019s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch vs. Natalya<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\">Xavier Woods vs. Penta <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s2\">Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">WWE Raw Match Card <\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Xavier Woods looks to get revenge on Penta for destroying his $18,000 bereavement hat. Taking the Mexican\u2019s mask could be the perfect retaliation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/25\/four-wrestlers-in-netflixs-happy-gilmore-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Becky Lynch<\/a> defends her Intercontinental Championship again. After defeating Maxxine Dupri <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/08\/11\/preview-wwe-raw-7-11-25-multiple-titles-in-montreal\/\" target=\"_self\">last week<\/a> she faces Dupri\u2019s trainer Natalya. Could <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/16\/wwe-raw-star-to-face-tna-champion-during-wwe-summerslam-weekend\/\" target=\"_self\">Natalya\u2019s recent independent excursion<\/a> lead to a major upset?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">IYO SKY lost to Roxanne Perez seven days ago. She faces the other Judgment Day woman Raquel Rodriquez this week. But after \u2018friendly fire\u2019 from Asuka and Kairi Sane cost SKY the win last week, could we see them play a role in this outcome?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Finally, Jey Uso will tangle with Bron Breakker in a mega main event with the future \u201cvision\u201d of WWE at stake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-51\"><\/div>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on WWE and \u00a0from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Vision dominate after huge Fatal 4-Way Match announcement: Raw, Aug. 11, 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OXXVZ5xikrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Raw returns to the home of WrestleMania XL for a show packed with main events stars. 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