After an incredible Saturday Night’s Main Event, WWE Raw has now headed to Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL, as we continue the qualifying matches for the 2025 Money in the Bank PLE taking place on June 7th in Inglewood, California.
Announced in advance of Monday’s show:
- Akira Tozawa vs. Rusev
- Penta vs. Dragon Lee vs. Chad Gable – Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying match
- Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Bálor – Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying match
- The War Raiders vs. New Day (c) vs. The Creed Brothers – Triple Threat Match for the World Tag Team Championship
Seth Rollins Kicked Off WWE Raw
After walking out victorious in the tag team match against CM Punk and Sami Zayn at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Seth Rollins arrived on WWE Raw alongside his newest member, Bronson Reed. Paul Heyman introduced Reed as the prodigy to take over WWE in the coming years.
Rollins then laid out his vision of taking over WWE by complete control, dominance, and power. He then mentioned that he now plans to win the Money in the Bank, saying that it is more powerful than any World Championship since he can control the future on his terms with that.
Ratings: 8 /10
Penta vs. Dragon Lee vs. Chad Gable
Penta, Dragon Lee, and Chad Gable then collided in a triple threat match to earn a chance to enter the 2025 Men’s Money in the Bank match.
Gable got himself involved with Vikingo on the ringside as the match continued to roll on. He then came close to winning the match before Vikingo returned the favor and allowed Penta to take the advantage and win the match.
Result: Penta defeated Dragon Lee and Chad Gable
Ratings: 8 /10
Akira Tozawa vs. Rusev
Akira Tozawa collided in a singles match against the returning Rusev, who once again dominated him to pick up the win.
Rusev then continued to attack Akira Tozawa after the match before Sheamus came out to the ring. The two then had a faceoff before Rusev left the ring.
Result: Rusev defeated Akira Tozawa
Ratings: 6 /10
Key Notes and Observations:
- WWE Raw also went backstage where Liv Morgan made her return to the Judgment Day clubhouse, saying that she has been getting all the updates about Dominik Mysterio and Roxanne Perez.
The New Day (c) vs. The Creed Brothers vs. The War Raiders
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods then defended their World Tag Team Championship against “Brutus Creed and Julius Creed” & “Erik and Ivar” in a triple threat tag match.
All six men involved in the match delivered an impressive performance, with Kingston and Woods finding a way to steal the win and retain their Championship.
Result: The New Day (c) defeated The Creed Brothers and The War Raiders
Ratings: 6 /10
Jey Uso meets Gunther
After retaining his World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, Jey Uso arrived on WWE Raw but got interrupted by Gunther before he could say anything.
Gunther told Jey that he will free him from his new position as the World Heavyweight Champion at WWE Raw on June 9 in Phoenix. Jey then responded, saying he fights for the WWE Universe and that he will make him tap again.
Ratings: 7 /10
Kairi Sane vs. Liv Morgan
The returning Liv Morgan then took on Kairi Sane in a singles match for the first time in both of their careers.
Kairi had the match in control until Roxanne Perez attacked her from behind the referee’s back to allow Morgan to take the advantage before Raquel Rodriguez also appeared on the scene.
This distraction then allowed Kairi to take advantage and win the match.
Result: Kairi Sane defeated Liv Morgan
Ratings: 6 /10
Lyra Valkyria arrives on WWE Raw
Ahead of her Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Becky Lynch at Money In The Bank PLE, Lyra Valkyria arrived on WWE Raw, saying it is now personal between them.
Lynch then arrived on WWE Raw saying if Valkyria beats her at Money in the Bank, she would never challenge her again. She then also told Valkyria that she would have to raise her hand if she beat her at Money in the Bank.
Ratings: 7 /10
Key Notes and Observations:
- WWE Raw then went backstage, where Karrion Kross told Sami Zayn that he would never win a World Championship.
Sami Zayn vs. Finn Bálor vs. Seth Rollins
WWE Raw then featured another triple threat match between Sami Zayn, Finn Bálor, and Seth Rollins to determine the next entrant in the 2025 Men’s Money in the Bank match.
All three men took the fight to each other until it all started to turn into chaos when Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker came out to attack Zayn. Jey Uso then also arrived on the scene to help his friend, before he got crushed by Reed and Breakker.
Dominik Mysterio then also came to help Balor, but instead cost him the match, allowing Rollins to pick up the win.
CM Punk then attempted a hit-and-run attack on Seth Rollins with GTS, while Reed and Breakker tried to chase him.
Result: Seth Rollins defeated Sami Zayn and Finn Bálor
Ratings: 10 /10
WWE Raw, May 26: Results Highlights
Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying match:
Penta defeated Dragon Lee and Chad Gable
Singles match:
Rusev defeated Akira Tozawa
World Tag Team Championship:
The New Day (c) defeated The Creed Brothers and The War Raiders
Singles match:
Kairi Sane defeated Liv Morgan
Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying match:
Seth Rollins defeated Sami Zayn and Finn Bálor
My thoughts on this week’s edition of WWE Raw:
With 2025 Money in the Bank just days away, WWE Raw featured an action-packed episode featuring two Money in the Bank Qualifying matches. Seth Rollins being in the match is what I think makes it interesting for a lot of fans. Rollins with the Money in the Bank in this all-new persona would make things so much interesting.
The overall show was pretty good, but I really liked the chaotic ending to this week’s show. I think as the time we get closer to Money in the Bank, the storylines will be much hotter.
My Ratings for the show: 7 /10
