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'WWE Raw' Results: Who Advances to King and Queen of the Ring Finals at 'Night of Champions 2025?' originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's time for the go-home edition of "WWE Raw" ahead of "Night of Champions 2025." Advertisement Monday's episode of the red brand will feature two semifinal matches in the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. Randy Orton punched his ticket to the finals by defeating Sami Zayn on "SmackDown." Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso will share the ring to determine who faces "The Viper" in the finals at Saturday's PLE. As for the Queen of the Ring, Asuka secured a spot in the finals with a win over Alexa Bliss this past Friday. Jade Cargill and Roxanne Perez will meet for a chance to clash with "The Empress of Tomorrow" in the finals. "Raw" general manager Adam Pearce will be back on duty, and he figures to have his hands full. Paul Heyman's faction will be in full force on the red brand. MITB briefcase holder Seth Rollins is expected to speak, while Bron Breakker goes one-on-one with Penta. Bronson Reed will also make his presence felt on the show. Advertisement There is also a title match scheduled for "Monday Night Raw." WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch will be looking for her first successful title defense when she collides with Bayley. There is bad blood between the two, as Lynch cost Bayley a spot on the "WrestleMania 41" card by injuring her. Also, The Judgment Day has lost Liv Morgan after one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champion suffered a dislocated shoulder. What's next for the faction and the tag gold in the women's division? "WWE Raw" goes on the air at 8 p.m. ET, and it will air live on Netflix. Athlon Sports will be bringing you live coverage throughout the show. 'WWE Raw' Live Results Seth Rollins got the show started, and he was accompanied by Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed. Rollins questioned what the fans want after they cheered for him. Some CM Punk chants broke out, which led to Rollins scolding the fans for being fickle. He said the fans have no idea what they want, so he doesn't care. Advertisement Rollins took credit for Roman Reigns' rise to stardom. He also said Punk returned to WWE because of him, given their heated rivalry. Rollins even took credit for the second coming of Cody Rhodes. Penta vs. Bron Breakker w/Paul Heyman Penta ducked a clothesline and landed a hurricanrana. He then landed a springboard crossbody. With Breakker seated in the corner, Penta landed a stalling basement dropkick. He went for a dive outside of the ring, but Breakker caught him in a slam. Penta was then taken down with a backbreaker for a two-count. Breakker ran the ropes at high speed and took out his opponent with a clothesline. Breakker then looked at the camera and claimed that Penta has been trying to catch up to him since he entered WWE. Advertisement With Penta on the apron and Breakker perched on the top turnbuckle, the Mexican star landed a hurricanrana. Breakker was sent to the outside. Penta was caught on a dive attempt, but he shoved his opponent into the ring post. Penta then hit a tope con hilo on Breakker. Breakker gained the advantage during the commercial break. He then lifted his opponent up for a gorilla press slam and sent his midsection crashing onto the knees. Penta rebounded with a reverse slingblade. Penta went high-risk, but Breakker rolled through and hit a flying knee. He then delivered a frakensteiner for a near fall. Penta countered the spear with a superkick and landed a DDT before hitting the Mexican Destroyer. Advertisement Penta went for a springboard, but Breakker caught him in midair for a spear. Breakker secured the three-count. Winner: Bron Breakker Seth Rollins then warned Penta and told him to stay out of his way. Penta didn't look too receptive to that warning. Dominik Mysterio Not Ready for 'Night of Champions' Adam Pearce was speaking to Nick Aldis on the phone before AJ Styles entered his office. Pearce revealed to Styles that Dominik Mysterio is injured and the match at "Night of Champions" is off. The New Day and Grayson Waller then entered, and Pearce booked them in a match against Finn Balor and JD McDonagh next week. Goldberg Interviewed by Michael Cole Goldberg had a sit-down interview with Michael Cole. The WCW legend said he couldn't let Gunther get away with disrespecting him in front of his family last year. Finn Balor Fires Up The Judgment Day Backstage, members of The Judgment Day were down due to Liv Morgan's absence. Finn Balor encouraged everyone to stop moping around. He got Raquel Rodriguez fired up and told her to take her aggression out on Rhea Ripley. Mysterio then reluctantly wished Roxanne Perez good luck in her Queen of the Ring semifinal match. Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Jade Cargill vs. Roxanne Perez Perez avoided the action early on. She had Cargill chase her outside of the ring. Perez then delivered a dropkick to the knee of Cargill against the steel steps. Perez went high-risk, but she got caught in a fallaway slam. Cargill then planted her opponent with a spinebuster. Perez regained the advantage and went for Pop Rocks, but Cargill countered with a pump kick. She then landed a powerbomb into Jaded for the win. Winner: Jade Cargill Advertisement After the match, Asuka met Cargill at the ramp. The two had a staredown in front of the queen's crown. Sheamus and Rusev on Collision Course Backstage, Sheamus was with Alpha Academy and Natalya. Rusev walked in and had some words with his old friend. Sheamus told Rusev it's time to put up or shut up. Rusev said he'll make Sheamus remember their conversation. Gunther Responds to Goldberg Challenge Gunther marched down to the ring, and he wasn't happy with his championship celebration being interrupted by Goldberg last week. Gunther said it's no longer the late 90s, and he is the new destructive force in wrestling. Advertisement The WWE World Heavyweight Champion called Goldberg a one-trick pony who can't lace his boots. He then apologized to Goldberg's wife and son for what he's about to do to him on July 12. He vowed to put an end to Goldberg at "Saturday Night's Main Event." Becky Lynch Thinks Bayley and Lyra Valkyria Are Working Together Becky Lynch was interviewed by Jackie Redmond. She claimed Bayley and Lyra Valkyria are conspiring against her. Sami Zayn Interrupted by Karrion Kross Redmond then tried getting a word with Sami Zayn before Karrion Kross and Scarlett intervened. Kross told Zayn he's never going to be a world champion. Zayn dropped him with a punch. He said their match is official. Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bayley - for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Things got testy between the rivals right away. Bayley went for a sliding clothesline, but Lynch reversed into a Dis-Arm-Her attempt. Bayley escaped and hit a jawbreaker on the champion. Outside of the ring, the challenger leaped off the steel steps for an elbow drop. Advertisement Both women fought near the top turnbuckle. Lynch yanked Bayley's arm over the top rope, which knocked the challenger to the floor. Bayley hit a side slam for a near fall, which was a tribute to former WWE superstar Victoria. The challenger then caught Lynch in a Bayley to Belly, but the champion kicked out. Lynch took Bayley down with a superplex. She locked in an armbar, but Bayley turned it into a pin attempt. Bayley locked in a half Boston crab, but the champion grabbed the bottom rope. The two then traded strikes before Bayley stole Lynch's Manhandle Slam. Lynch sent Bayley flying over the announce table. The champion then buried Bayley under chairs in hopes of securing a count-out win. Valkyria pulled the chairs off Bayley, but she was hit by Lynch. Valkyria prevented herself from hitting Lynch. Advertisement Back in the ring, Bayley went for an elbow drop. Valkyria then cost Bayley the title match by attacking Lynch. Bayley lost the match via disqualification. Winner via DQ: Becky Lynch Penta Teaches Gable A Lesson Chad Gable told Ivy Nile that Stephanie Vaquer has been in her way. He told Nile to wipe Vaquer out no matter the cost. Gable then approached Penta, who gave him a superkick. Penta then injured Gable's arm with The Sacrifice. Raquel Rodriguez entered the ring, and she wanted payback against Rhea Ripley. She demanded "The Eradicator" make her way out. Ripley obliged, and the two brawled. Rodriguez looked under the ring and grabbed a table. Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez Take Out Rhea Ripley Ripley slammed Rodriguez into the steps. Ripley put the table in the ring and looked to put Rodriguez through it. Roxanne Perez made the save, allowing Rodriguez to put Ripley through the table with the Tejana Bomb. Rhea Ripley Gets Match With Raquel Rodriguez Ripley stormed into Adam Pearce's office and demanded a match with Raquel Rodriguez next week. Pearce had no problem obliging. King of the Ring Semifinals: Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso Rhodes and Uso shook hands before tying up. Rhodes went for the Cross Rhodes, but Uso countered and nearly landed a superkick. Both men were at a stalemate. "The American Nightmare" sunk in a figure-four leglock. Uso reached the bottom rope before catching Rhodes with a kick to the midsection followed by an uppercut. He then landed a running hip attack. Advertisement Rhodes got his knees up when his opponent went for an Uso Splash. He then applied a kimura, but Uso countered with a sleeper hold. Rhodes ended up escaping the hold by tossing Uso over the top rope. Uso and Rhodes fought on the top turnbuckle. Uso shoved his opponent down, but Rhodes scaled the top rope and delivered a superplex. Rhodes went for the bionic elbow, but Uso caught him with an uppercut. Uso then landed a snap powerslam. He attempted to steal Cross Rhodes, but "The American Nightmare" hit him with a Cody Cutter for a two-count. Uso avoided a Disaster Kick and countered with a spear. Rhodes rebounded and hit a super Cody Cutter, but he still couldn't put Uso away. Uso reversed Cross Rhodes and hit one of his own for a close two-count. With Uso on the top turnbuckle, Rhodes met him there and delivered a third version of the Cody Cutter. Rhodes followed up with the Cross Rhodes for the victory. Winner: Cody Rhodes Advertisement After the match, Rhodes and Uso embraced. Uso raised his friend's hand as "Raw" went off the air. Related: Major Concern Over 'WWE Night of Champions 2025' Status in Riyadh This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.

WWE Raw results, highlights (June 23): Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton in the King of the Ring finals

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The "go-home" edition of "WWE Raw" before WWE Night of Champions stopped through Columbus, Ohio, determining the finals matches in the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. A few additional matches were added to the show, and from top to bottom, it was a pretty solid night. Finalized The King and Queen of the Ring finals were set at "WWE Raw," starting with the women's side as Jade Cargill got past Roxanne Perez to align with Asuka for the (literal) crown. Advertisement Cargill and Perez's match was weird. It was a slow burn that started with a lot of running around from Perez before it got somewhat sloppy, as Perez targeted the leg. It was fine in the end, and another clean finish will continue to get celebrated by me, so props for that. Cargill ultimately hit Jaded after a big powerbomb, and that was that. Asuka came out afterward to have their staredown, and my god, she just exudes swagger. How missed she's been. In the main event, Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso were determined to put on a show, and did exactly that, with Rhodes coming out on top. The match was somewhat of another slow-burn, but once they started to near the finish line, some awesome spots were delivered. Uso, in particular, actually looked strong with the number of big moves he was pulling off in succession. On Rhodes' end, it was a cutter-fest, teasing the impending Randy Orton match, but his patented Cross Rhodes finish got it done, seriously spiking Uso into the mat. I'm happy my prediction was wrong about Uso going on to win this and eventually capture the World Heavyweight title. That will probably still happen in some roundabout way because I don't know where else he could be taken now. However, after Orton won his match on "WWE SmackDown," it always had to be him and Rhodes. This one has been brewing for a long time. 🙄 DQ of the Night Things were going so smoothly on this "WWE Raw." It looked like we might actually make it through an entire episode without a DQ or interference. But nope. Lyra Valkyria ruined what was an excellent Women's Intercontinental title defense for the champion Becky Lynch against Bayley. Advertisement These finishes get more and more frustrating by the week. It looked like the match was setting up for a very creative finish, unlike the typical B.S. interference that we got when Valkyria attacked Lynch to give her the win. The action wound up outside the ring after some great exchanges that ended with Bayley using the Manhandle Slam on Lynch. The champion then got the upper hand by throwing Bayley into the announce table and starting to bury her under a bunch of chairs to secure a countout. Realistically, more heel champions should try and score countout wins — or losses — because they retain no matter what. That's exactly what Lynch pursued until Valkyria came out to uncover Bayley. Lynch then wanted Valkyria to attack her, so that she did get DQ'd. Again, a smart thing that she should want in her position. In the end, there was a big old three-way confusion scuffle, and Valkyria caved in to attack Lynch right when Bayley appeared to have the match won. Everything before Valkyria appeared was great. The only good thing that looks like it will come from this is another excellent trio to compete in a triple-threat match. We could have gotten there without another ruined match. Advertisement Before all of this, we were, thankfully, treated to the... 👑 Uncrowned Gem of the Night 👑 The first match of the night kicked off with Bron Breakker beating Penta, and it was awesome. Is that a surprise? Not at all. Was it a surprise to see how it played out? Yep. Seeing Breakker hit with a Mexican Destroyer was something I didn't know I needed, but it ruled — almost as much as the Breakker's Spear counter to a springboard attack from Penta to get the pin. Good, clean, epic action. More matches like this one on the weekly shows, Triple H. Please and thank you. Gone missing Women's World Champion Iyo Sky is just nowhere to be seen after the Morgan injury on the last "WWE Raw." How the hell WWE has lost a creative direction for a champion who is (was) so red hot is an absolute travesty. Advertisement OK. Sky did approach Asuka backstage during the Netflix commercial. But those are just filler spots, so it barely counts. GIVE SKY ANYTHING TO DO. Stephanie Vaquer was also absent from "WWE Raw." Her presence should also be mandatory at this juncture. Overall, it definitely felt like WWE is still scrambling to readjust storylines after Morgan's injury. 👍 MONDAY NIGHT MONEY 👍 1. OK, I thought the pre-recorded Michael Cole interview with Goldberg was pretty solid and his explanations were reasonable — plus, the "I'm going to be at the [expletive] out of Gunther" line received a big laugh. However, the match doesn't at all need the title on line, and his promo reinforced that by not even mentioning it. It appears to be nothing more than a crutch to hold the unpredictability on whether or not it's actually Goldberg's retirement match, especially because Cole noted afterward that Goldberg said that would change things if he won. Gunther followed this up later in the night with a promo of his own, classically digging into Goldberg like he does to all his rivals. It was quick and to the point, and truthful as ever. Advertisement 2. Sheamus and Rusev had a brief confrontation backstage that resulted in Rusev getting brutally burned when Sheamus called him "the most embarrassing member" of their old League of Nations stable. That is a freaking wild insult, considering Wade Barrett and Alberto Del Rio were the other two in that group. Sheesh. Let's get this feud going properly in the ring, shall we? 3. Karrion Kross and Sami Zayn are officially going to have their match at WWE Night of Champions after Zayn's loss to Randy Orton on "WWE SmackDown." Kross boasted about how correctly he predicted that Orton would win, and Zayn would never be a world champion. So, Zayn socked him in the mouth, and Kross, alongside his wife, Scarlett Bordeaux, laughed, as Kross muttered, "Got 'em." This has all been great, so hopefully, it's the actual start of that much-desired Kross push. 4. Raquel Rodriguez stood tall over Rhea Ripley, getting some revenge after last week's Fatal-4-Way loss. She had some help from Perez, setting up the eventual Liv Morgan split. It was a quick scuffle of a scene, resulting in Ripley going through a table. As I've been saying for months, I'm all for Rodriguez looking strong on her own again. Hopefully, the Morgan injury can be turned into a positive to lead her into the best booking of her career. Advertisement The pair is now set to have a match at an undetermined date. 🤷 IT HAPPENED 🤷 1. Seth Rollins opened the show with a relatively "nothing promo," running down his status from past to present, ending with "the future." Those of whom were his henchmen Breakker and Bronson Reed, in his mind. Rollins' mic work was good, as per usual, but he and the boys feel like they've fallen into somewhat stagnant waters with the Money in the Bank briefcase in possession. 👎 RAW DEAL 👎 1. "WWE Raw" general manager Adam Pearce announced that the Intercontinental title match between the champion Dominick Mysterio and challenger AJ Styles at Night of Champions is off. Pearce claimed that Mysterio has an injury, and Styles will be first in line when the champion is ready. Whether it's kayfabe or not is unknown, but either way, it's a bummer. 👑 I give this show a Crown score of: 8.5/10. 👑

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WWE Raw results, highlights (June 23): Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton in the King of the Ring finals

The "go-home" edition of "WWE Raw" before WWE Night of Champions stopped through Columbus, Ohio, determining the finals matches in the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. A few additional matches were added to the show, and from top to bottom, it was a pretty solid night. Finalized The King and Queen of the Ring finals were set at "WWE Raw," starting with the women's side as Jade Cargill got past Roxanne Perez to align with Asuka for the (literal) crown. Advertisement Cargill and Perez's match was weird. It was a slow burn that started with a lot of running around from Perez before it got somewhat sloppy, as Perez targeted the leg. It was fine in the end, and another clean finish will continue to get celebrated by me, so props for that. Cargill ultimately hit Jaded after a big powerbomb, and that was that. Asuka came out afterward to have their staredown, and my god, she just exudes swagger. How missed she's been. In the main event, Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso were determined to put on a show, and did exactly that, with Rhodes coming out on top. The match was somewhat of another slow-burn, but once they started to near the finish line, some awesome spots were delivered. Uso, in particular, actually looked strong with the number of big moves he was pulling off in succession. On Rhodes' end, it was a cutter-fest, teasing the impending Randy Orton match, but his patented Cross Rhodes finish got it done, seriously spiking Uso into the mat. I'm happy my prediction was wrong about Uso going on to win this and eventually capture the World Heavyweight title. That will probably still happen in some roundabout way because I don't know where else he could be taken now. However, after Orton won his match on "WWE SmackDown," it always had to be him and Rhodes. This one has been brewing for a long time. 🙄 DQ of the Night Things were going so smoothly on this "WWE Raw." It looked like we might actually make it through an entire episode without a DQ or interference. But nope. Lyra Valkyria ruined what was an excellent Women's Intercontinental title defense for the champion Becky Lynch against Bayley. Advertisement These finishes get more and more frustrating by the week. It looked like the match was setting up for a very creative finish, unlike the typical B.S. interference that we got when Valkyria attacked Lynch to give her the win. The action wound up outside the ring after some great exchanges that ended with Bayley using the Manhandle Slam on Lynch. The champion then got the upper hand by throwing Bayley into the announce table and starting to bury her under a bunch of chairs to secure a countout. Realistically, more heel champions should try and score countout wins — or losses — because they retain no matter what. That's exactly what Lynch pursued until Valkyria came out to uncover Bayley. Lynch then wanted Valkyria to attack her, so that she did get DQ'd. Again, a smart thing that she should want in her position. In the end, there was a big old three-way confusion scuffle, and Valkyria caved in to attack Lynch right when Bayley appeared to have the match won. Everything before Valkyria appeared was great. The only good thing that looks like it will come from this is another excellent trio to compete in a triple-threat match. We could have gotten there without another ruined match. Advertisement Before all of this, we were, thankfully, treated to the... 👑 Uncrowned Gem of the Night 👑 The first match of the night kicked off with Bron Breakker beating Penta, and it was awesome. Is that a surprise? Not at all. Was it a surprise to see how it played out? Yep. Seeing Breakker hit with a Mexican Destroyer was something I didn't know I needed, but it ruled — almost as much as the Breakker's Spear counter to a springboard attack from Penta to get the pin. Good, clean, epic action. More matches like this one on the weekly shows, Triple H. Please and thank you. Gone missing Women's World Champion Iyo Sky is just nowhere to be seen after the Morgan injury on the last "WWE Raw." How the hell WWE has lost a creative direction for a champion who is (was) so red hot is an absolute travesty. Advertisement OK. Sky did approach Asuka backstage during the Netflix commercial. But those are just filler spots, so it barely counts. GIVE SKY ANYTHING TO DO. Stephanie Vaquer was also absent from "WWE Raw." Her presence should also be mandatory at this juncture. Overall, it definitely felt like WWE is still scrambling to readjust storylines after Morgan's injury. 👍 MONDAY NIGHT MONEY 👍 1. OK, I thought the pre-recorded Michael Cole interview with Goldberg was pretty solid and his explanations were reasonable — plus, the "I'm going to be at the [expletive] out of Gunther" line received a big laugh. However, the match doesn't at all need the title on line, and his promo reinforced that by not even mentioning it. It appears to be nothing more than a crutch to hold the unpredictability on whether or not it's actually Goldberg's retirement match, especially because Cole noted afterward that Goldberg said that would change things if he won. Gunther followed this up later in the night with a promo of his own, classically digging into Goldberg like he does to all his rivals. It was quick and to the point, and truthful as ever. Advertisement 2. Sheamus and Rusev had a brief confrontation backstage that resulted in Rusev getting brutally burned when Sheamus called him "the most embarrassing member" of their old League of Nations stable. That is a freaking wild insult, considering Wade Barrett and Alberto Del Rio were the other two in that group. Sheesh. Let's get this feud going properly in the ring, shall we? 3. Karrion Kross and Sami Zayn are officially going to have their match at WWE Night of Champions after Zayn's loss to Randy Orton on "WWE SmackDown." Kross boasted about how correctly he predicted that Orton would win, and Zayn would never be a world champion. So, Zayn socked him in the mouth, and Kross, alongside his wife, Scarlett Bordeaux, laughed, as Kross muttered, "Got 'em." This has all been great, so hopefully, it's the actual start of that much-desired Kross push. 4. Raquel Rodriguez stood tall over Rhea Ripley, getting some revenge after last week's Fatal-4-Way loss. She had some help from Perez, setting up the eventual Liv Morgan split. It was a quick scuffle of a scene, resulting in Ripley going through a table. As I've been saying for months, I'm all for Rodriguez looking strong on her own again. Hopefully, the Morgan injury can be turned into a positive to lead her into the best booking of her career. Advertisement The pair is now set to have a match at an undetermined date. 🤷 IT HAPPENED 🤷 1. Seth Rollins opened the show with a relatively "nothing promo," running down his status from past to present, ending with "the future." Those of whom were his henchmen Breakker and Bronson Reed, in his mind. Rollins' mic work was good, as per usual, but he and the boys feel like they've fallen into somewhat stagnant waters with the Money in the Bank briefcase in possession. 👎 RAW DEAL 👎 1. "WWE Raw" general manager Adam Pearce announced that the Intercontinental title match between the champion Dominick Mysterio and challenger AJ Styles at Night of Champions is off. Pearce claimed that Mysterio has an injury, and Styles will be first in line when the champion is ready. Whether it's kayfabe or not is unknown, but either way, it's a bummer. 👑 I give this show a Crown score of: 8.5/10. 👑

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