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Ryan Garcia used his Zuffa Boxing connections to appear on WWE Monday Night Raw, aligning himself with heel faction, The Judgement Day.
Garcia, who is set to face Conor Benn on September 12th, made his presence known in a ring again – but not the ring many fans were expecting.
The controversial WBC Welterweight Champion appeared alongside WWE stars Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh as they attacked Danhausen and Joe Hendry.
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Ryan Garcia makes WWE Raw debut alongside Dominik Mysterio
The initial segment was a concert where Joe Hendry, whose signature trait is his use of his guitar and playing songs that mock his opponents, and Danhausen.
It’s hard to explain exactly what Danhausen is, but even fans outside of the wrestling bubble are familiar with him, given his antics with the New York Knicks during their 2026 NBA championship run.
During the duo’s performance, Ryan Garcia made his way into the ring. Initially, he seemed friendly with Hendry and Danhausen, but Garcia would grab the guitar and hit Hendry in the back.
This gave Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh of the Judgement Day the opening they needed to take out Danhausen ahead of his match with Mysterio at this weekend’s SummerSlam event.
After the beatdown, Garcia posed with Mysterio and McDonagh, aligning himself with the heel faction ahead of the biggest party of the summer.
Ryan Garcia’s appearance on RAW likely to promote Conor Benn fight
As mentioned before, Garcia is set to take on Conor Benn on September 12th for the WBC Welterweight championship, marking one of the biggest fights of the year.
The event is a collaboration between the fighters’ promotions – Garcia’s Golden Boy promotion led by Oscar de la Hoya, and Benn’s Zuffa Boxing, headed up by Dana White and Nick Khan.
It should be noted that Khan and White are also TKO higher-ups, the parent company of WWE. In fact, Khan is the President of the WWE.
So Garcia’s appearance on RAW could have been a call from Nick Khan to help bring more eyes to Garcia and his upcoming fight with Benn.
Benn was Zuffa Boxing’s star signing, having poached him away from Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing earlier this year.
Given how big a signing he is for Zuffa Boxing’s future, it makes sense that Khan wants as many eyes on his upcoming fight as possible.
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