Penta advances past Laredo Kid in WWE Raw title tournament

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When AAA General Manager Rey Mysterio pulled World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns to the side on Monday Night Raw recently, we later learned he did so to pitch the OTC on an idea. A tournament would be held to find a challenger for the world heavyweight championship when WWE comes rolling through Mexico City on Sept. 14. That’s a full month to work their way through a series of matches to find a worthy challenger, with wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, and AAA all included in the bracket. The action got started on this week’s episode of Raw, with former Intercontinental Champion Penta taking on Laredo Kid. Predictably enough, the two were given plenty of time to put together a fun match and they delivered the goods in that regard. Penta, considering his stature and name value, is an early favorite to win the whole damn thing, and he got the job done in his opening bout: Penta ADVANCES 👉@PENTAELZEROM pic.twitter.com/RLauz4WOl0 — WWE (@WWE) August 11, 2026 Penta now awaits the winner of the Psycho Clown vs. La Parka match scheduled for AAA this coming Friday night. That semifinal will take place in two weeks while the rest of the tournament catches up. One down, six matches to go. Get complete Raw results and coverage of this week’s entire episode by clicking here.

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Penta defeated Laredo Kid during "WWE Raw" to continue in the Number One Contender's tournament for Roman Reigns' World Heavyweight Championship.