WWE Raw (August 31) pre-taped in Cleveland — Roman Reigns returns, Penta vs Rey Fenix set for No.1 Contender final

The August 31 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw was pre-taped on Friday, August 28 at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, and will air as scheduled on Monday, August 31. The show will feature the return of World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, the finals of the World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament and a Women’s Intercontinental Championship defence.

WWE conducted a double taping of Raw and SmackDown on August 28 at the Rocket Arena following last week’s show in Ottawa, Ontario. The Cleveland taping produced a full set of spoilers that Khel Now has published in a dedicated WWE Raw spoilers report. Broadcast details available from the taping confirm the Raw telecast begins at 8 PM ET on Monday.

Social posts from the promotion listed the next-week lineup precisely: "Announced for #WWERaw next week! • Roman Reigns returns• Penta vs Rey Fenix – World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament final• Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs Sol Ruca – Women’s Intercontinental Title match." A separate tweet from the event showed Roman Reigns and Penta face to face on the Raw set with the caption "Roman Reigns and Penta face to face on #wweraw #wwe."

The World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament will conclude with Penta facing Rey Fenix in the final that took place at the Cleveland taping. That match was promoted as determining the next challenger for the World Heavyweight Championship, and its result appears in the spoiler report published by Khel Now.

Raquel Rodriguez is listed as defending the Women’s Intercontinental Title against Sol Ruca on the August 31 show, with the bout appearing on the Cleveland card. The listing identifies Rodriguez as the current champion (c) for that scheduled title defence.

The episode was recorded during the double taping format used on August 28 in Cleveland and will be broadcast in its pre-taped form at 8 PM ET on Monday. Khel Now’s coverage of the night includes complete spoilers from the Cleveland taping and other details from the event.

Full spoilers from the Cleveland taping are already out — you can check out our complete WWE Raw spoilers report for every detail from the night. For more updates, follow Khel Now Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Telegram & Whatsapp.