This week’s episode of Monday Night Raw is set to air live from the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA and it’s shaping up to be a big show. WWE has confirmed that Oba Femi will be facing off against Rusev, and IYO SKY, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, Ivy Nile, Asuka, and Raquel Rodriguez in a Women’s Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contenders Gauntlet Match.
Ahead of the big show Adam Pearce has announced that Penta will be defending the Intercontinental Championship against Original El Grande Americano. This will be Penta’s first title defense as he won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time in his career when he defeated Dominik Mysterio last week on Raw.
We are LIVE tomorrow night from beautiful Seattle and three HUGE matches are OFFICIAL for #WWERaw!
📺 8 ET/5 PT and LIVE around the globe on @netflix. pic.twitter.com/uAy6Kj76Tb
— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) March 8, 2026
Other names being advertised for WWE Monday Night Raw this week in Seattle, WA include World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, Jey Uso, Rhea Ripley and Becky Lynch.
We’re currently on the road to WrestleMania and Raw is expected to focus on the build up for the Show of Shows. Recently Cody Rhodes punched his ticket to WrestleMania when he defeated Drew McIntyre to win the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown, and you can get more details on Cody’s win here.