WWE Raw Results
May 12, 2025
Louisville, Kentucky (KFC Yum! Center)
Commentary: Michael Cole and Pat McAfee
Results by: Alex Kahrs of Wrestleview.com
RIP Sabu
It’s Monday, and you know what that m–wait a minute…
WWE: Then. Now. Forever. Together.
Michael Cole welcomes us to the show as we see a number of stars making their way into the building for tonight. We then cut to to a recap package surrounding Jey Uso and Seth Rollins facing off for the World Heavyweight Championship last week. After seeing the chaos leading to Uso retaining the title, we cut backstage as CM Punk makes his way to Gorilla position and then out to ringside, the crowd singing along to his theme along the way.
CM Punk addresses Seth Rollins and his amazing friends
Punk has a microphone as he hypes up Louisville, saying he’s pissed off but he’s happy to be someplace he can call home (referring to his OVW days) to a pop from the crowd. Punk admits he has a lot of enemies, but #1 with a big, fat bullet is…himself. Punk says they’ve been here before, it’s not the first time Paul Heyman has stabbed him in the back. Fool him once, shame on you…fool him twice, shame on him.
Punk says they’ve grown in this company, or at least he has, saying Jey tried to warn him about Paul when he returned to the company. So yes, he’s mad at Heyman and he’s mad at “Temu CM Punk” Seth Rollins, but he’s mostly just mad at himself…but we know how this ends, and he can’t wait to get his hands on Heyman.
“Ladies and gentlemen…”
Punk interrupts him, telling “Penguin” to come on down. He starts running Heyman some more as he calls out Seth Rollins in the process, and sure enough…
“BURN IT DOWN”
Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker step onto the stage, and Punk is having none of it as he tells Rollins he’s “nothing but a song, kid” saying sooner or later the bell has to ring. The music stops and the crowd, who were singing along with Seth’s music, start chanting for CM Punk instead. Rollins starts to talk about Punk being egotistical as the crowd try to drown him out in boos, but Seth presses on talking about Heyman being Punk’s best friend only to make his life hell on the road to WrestleMania…and now he’s trying to gaslight everyone by saying Paul betrayed Punk?
Punk makes Rollins sick, as Heyman believed in Punk when no one else did. Rollins believes Punk is trash (among other things), and just when he thinks he couldn’t hate Punk any more, the man stands there as the reason Rollins is not the World Heavyweight Champion. Punk tells Seth he’s never going to be champ as long as Punk is standing on his own two feet.
Rollins continues, saying Punk wants to play the victim…and if he wants to die a martyr, Seth believes that can be arranged. He hopes Punk’s prepared his last words, motioning for Breakker to get into the ring. Punk mocks the former Intercontinental Champion as Breakker slides in, and the two immediately go at it until Bron takes Punk down in the corner. He backs away to take his jacket off, and this is the opening Punk has to turn things around…until Rollins intervenes, the two starting to wear Punk down.
Sami Zayn runs down the ramp for the save, but the sheer might of Breakker is too much as he and Rollins take him out before looking to flatten Punk out with a steel chair…but Jey Uso runs into the ring, stopping Rollins with a superkick! Breakker gets the better of Uso, but Zayn is in with a chair as well and the numbers are finally such where Breakker and Rollins escape the ring, regrouping alongside Heyman on the bottom of the ramp.
We get a look back at Backlash and El Grande Americano’s involvement leading to Dominik Mysterio picking up the win to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
Back at ringside, Penta makes his way out for our opening contest as he faces Chad Gable. That match is up next!
-Commercial Break-
Michael Cole talks about Night of Champions and the SmackDown preceding it taking place live from Saudi Arabia June 27-28.
Back at ringside, Pat McAfee is introduced as he has returned after the beating he took at Backlash, and Chad Gable is already in the ring as this match gets underway!
Penta vs. Chad Gable
Penta starts to get the advantage early on until Gable takes him to the mat, wearing him down as the crowd boos. Commentary discusses El Grande Americano’s “tour of Mexico” as Gable continues to go to work on Penta, sending him to the corner before starting to rip off the luchador’s mask. Penta manages to get him away to get back into the match, sending Gable to the outside before going for a dive over the ropes–only to be intercepted with a diving headbutt by Gable! Penta is down and Gable shouts “lucha libre sucks” (editorial note: Gable is wrong) as we go to commerical.
-Commercial Break-
Back from break, both men are in the ring again as the crowd chants “We want Penta” while the luchador sends Gable to the ropes, taking him down hard. Gable in the corner now, as Penta hits a double boot to the chest before pulling him in for a cover and a two count. Penta goes to the ropes again, but is caught with a German suplex that gets Gable a nearfall.
Gable goes up top for a diving headbutt…and dives right into a Codebreaker by Penta! Cover and a two count for the luchador, as Gable crawls to the corner…turning things around as he sends Penta into the opposite corner. Slight slip by Penta but he recovers as he looks for a backstabber…but Gable counters, taking the luchador down before hitting a moonsault. Cover by Gable for a two count, and Penta is back up to land a superkick.
With the man totally not El Grande Americano down on the mat, Penta looks for the Sacrifice…only for Gable to counter into an ankle lock! Penta eventually rolls through for a nearfall to break the hold, but Chad responds with a cradle and a two count of his own. The two fight it out toward the corner, going up top before Penta knocks him off for a Mexican Destroyer for the pin and the win!
Winner via pinfall: Penta
Gable escapes to the outside, angrily staring down a celebrating Penta as commentary continues to bang on about Americano.
Video Package: Roxanne Perez and Giulia send a message to the RAW women’s division ahead of their tag match against IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley tonight!
-Commercial Break-
The first-ever two-night SummerSlam comes to MetLife Stadium with special host Cardi B on August 2-3!
Backstage, the Judgment Day have a chat about Dom understanding time zones before the champ talks to Balor about what went down at Backlash. Finn assures Dom everything is fine before leaving to get ready for his match later, and Dom gets a quick education on time zones as we cut away.
Video Package: Looking back at Pat McAfee essentially taking a beating for 14:07 (thanks Cagematch!) by Gunther at Backlash
Back at ringside, the crowd and Cole give their respect to McAfee for taking as much punishment as he did on Saturday night. Pat talks about the extent of the damage, giving respect to Gunther for what he inflicted. The New Day’s music as the World Tag Team Champions make their way out. They’ll be joining commentary as the War Raiders take on American Made, and that match is up next!
-Commercial Break-
Michale Cole hypes the upcoming WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 24, with a tag match now set for CM Punk and Sami Zayn facing Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker. Backstage, Zayn talks to Punk about the match being made with both men expressing their reservations going in. Sami offers the proverbial olive branch to which Punk accepts, as we head back to ringside to get our next match underway!
War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. American Made (Julius Creed and Brutus Creed)
Ivar and Brutus start things off, going at it while New Day has a shouting contest with Pat and Cole on commentary. Ivar makes the tag to Erik as Julius tags in, with American Made getting the upper hand on the War Raiders as Brutus tags back in. Erik sends him out of the ring but Ivar was knocked off the apron by Julius, blocking a tag as Erik goes for a dive…but Brutus catches him for a big suplex to the floor, the New Day applauding the move as we go to a commercial break.
-Commercial Break-
Back in the ring, Ivar is making short work of both Creed brothers before charging into Julius in the corner. He goes up top but is intercepted by Julius for an avalanche suplex into a moonsault by Brutus, who tags in for a nearfall. Ivar manages to fight back before tagging in Erik, who lays in some damage of his own before tagging Ivar in. This continues until things break down, with all four men knocking each other down in the middle of the ring. Brutus is back up and takes Ivar down, before American Made double-team to take him down for a nearfall before Erik breaks up the pin.
The action spills outside where we see Erik arguing with Xavier Woods, while Kofi knocks Ivar off the top allowing American Made to hit the Brutus Ball to pick up the win.
Winners via pinfall: American Made
We cut backstage where Seth Rollins has a few words for Bron Breakker ahead of their tag match at Saturday Night’s Main Event, saying Sami and Punk have no idea what he’s capable of before whispering something in Breakker’s ear to let him leave the room. Elsewhere, Adam Pearce has a quick chat with Jey Uso about something to be announced later in the show, and the champ is set to appear up next.
-Commercial Break-
Tomorrow’s Raw Recap will have Penta as a guest.
We take a look back at last week’s World Heavyweight Championship match, but more specifically what went down between Jey Uso and Logan Paul after Raw went off the air. We get the World Heavyweight Championship match between the two confirmed for the May 24 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event before heading back to ringside for the arrival of the World Heavyweight Champion himself, Jey Uso.
Jey Uso appears in YEETiusville (sorry, couldn’t help it)
I will not elaborate into boring detail the amount of time it takes for the champ to get into the ring, but I will say that the crowd chants for one more YEET and Jey Uso obliges. Uso says the World Heavyweight Champion is now in their city, to a big pop, before saying he’s got a big target on his big back so he wants to get something off his big chest.
He runs down Logan Paul’s previous remarks, promising that after Saturday Night’s Main Event he will still be…but Gunther’s music cuts the champ off as the Ring General makes his way down the ramp. The crowd reminds the former champion that he tapped out at WrestleMania as he steps into the ring, addressing Uso beating him that night.
After Jey mocks him for tapping out that night, Gunther expresses that he understands the pressure the new champion is under…but unlike Gunther, Jey is not a natural champion. Since Jey likes to run his mouth so much, he’s surprised he didn’t share the news…so let him share that news himself, revealing that Gunther will face whoever leaves Saturday Night’s Main Event as World Heavyweight Champion.
That match will be set on June 9, and Gunther hopes it’s Jey so he can take back what’s rightfully his. Jey cuts him off, promising to take down “the YouTuber” before he and the Ring General run it back. Jey’s music hits as Gunther leaves the ring, staring the champ down while we are reminded of the SNME match.
Video Package: IYO SKY addresses her opponents for our main event tag match tonight
Michael Cole then talks about the wrestling world mourning the loss of Sabu, a slideshow highlighting his career before we hear “Thank you Sabu” before heading to commercial.
-Commercial Break-
Backstage, we start to hear from Ludwig Kaiser…but a commotion moves us away, where Jey Uso has been laid out by Bron Breakker. He leaves as officials check on the champ while Sami Zayn checks on him.
Back at ringside, Finn Balor is accompanied by Carlito and JD McDonagh as he heads down the ramp for our next match. Noticeably absent is Dominik Mysterio, and commentary is getting no answers from Judgment Day as AJ Styles makes his way out next. He enters the ring, and this match is underway!
AJ Styles vs. Judgment Day’s Finn Balor
The two lock up as the crowd chants for AJ, but Finn takes him down to the canvas. Styles fights back, taking Balor down instead. Side headlock is countered by Finn, but Styles rolls him onto his shoulders for a second. They fight to their feet and AJ hits the ropes, eventually sending Balor out of the ring with a dropkick. Balor regroups with his compatriots, JD running down Styles who stares them down as we go to a commercial break.
-Commercial Break-
Back from break, Balor is back in the ring and has Styles in the corner before AJ fends him off with a kick. Backbreaker and a snap suplex gets AJ a nearfall, and he follows up with a body slam and a knee drop. Balor tries to recover in the corner before fighting back, only for Styles to land some chops before Finn kicks him away to get a breather.
Balor goes rights back to work on Styles against the ropes, until the ref intervenes. Balors goes to work on stretching Styles out, cinching in an abdominal stretch as AJ tries to fight out of the hold. Hip tops and an elbow strike give AJ an opening, sending Balor into the corner before taking him down for a nearfall.
JD hops onto the apron and this distracts AJ long enough for Finn to get a cradle and a two count. Both men are back up as they hit the ropes…and take each other down to the canvas, as we go to another commercial break.
-Commercial Break-
Back from break, the fight is in the corner before Styles sends Balor down with a superplex. They fight back to their feet, with Balor getting a big forearm to the face but responding with a Pele kick…but Styles counters into a calf crusher! Balor is struggling, but manages to reach the ropes for the break.
Finn gets to his feet, dropping AJ to the canvas for a nearfall. He heads to the corner as AJ crawls away, and Balor charges at him only to take a clothesline instead. Balor responds with a Sling Blade off the ropes, before sending AJ to the corner with a dropkick. Finn goes up top for a Coup D’Gras but he collapses, and this gives AJ the opening to land a Styles Clash for the cover…but Balor manages to get a shoulder up!
Crowd chants “this is awesome” as Styles looks to set Balor up for another Clash, but Judgment Day distract him long enough for Balor to dodge a Phenomenal Forearm. 1916 connects, but it’s only good for a two count as AJ kicks out. At ringside we see Penta pop up through the crowd, taking the fight to Judgment Day to keep them at bay while Styles catches Finn with another Phenomenal Forearm to pick up the win!
Winner via pinfall: AJ Styles
Replay of Penta taking down Judgment Day and Styles getting the win. Commentary hypes Money in the Bank before looking back at Lyra Valkyria beating Becky Lynch to retain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship.
Backstage we see Becky Lynch, as it turns out she has some things to say up next!
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We head to ringside to hear from Becky Lynch.
The Man comes to Louisville
Mixed reaction for Becky as she insists she was not beaten on Saturday. The boos start to trickle in as Lynch explains that one of them was taken to the hospital and the other got to celebrate. Even after everything Lyra has done week after week, Becky stands tall. She then goes into running down the fans as they continue booing. Eventually, she reaches the end by declaring that every woman in the locker room is going to understand what it means to be held down by The Man. Her music hits as Becky leaves the ring.
Video Package: Rusev promises to continue his path of dominance
Backstage, Akira Tozawa tells Adam Pearce he wants to face Rusev as revenge for what he did to Otis. Sheamus interrupts asking for a match against Grayson Waller, and we get a rundown for next week confirming that and other matches including a non-title match between Jey Uso and Bron Breakker.
Back at ringside, Giulia and Roxanne Perez make their way out for our main event up next!
-Commercial Break-
Back at ringside, IYO SKY makes her way to the ring followed by Rhea Ripley, each getting a big pop before this main event gets underway!
WWE Women’s World Champion IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley vs. Roxanne Perez and Giulia
We start off with SKY and Perez, the latter being taken down to the mat by the champ before getting to the ropes to force a break. IYO continues to lay into her before getting a nearfall. Side headlock by IYO now as Roxanne tries to break out, but is pulled down by her hair before SKY goes after Giulia. This leads to Perez blindsiding her and making the tag to Giulia, double-team and then Giulia continues to wear IYO down.
Perez joins in for a cheap shot before Ripley intervenes, and chaos ensues before she and Perez are forced to leave the ring. IYO takes the fight back to Giulia, but is unable to make a tag to Rhea thanks to Roxanne. They turn their attention to Ripley, double-teaming her to great effect as we go to commercial break.
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Back from break, Roxanne and IYO are in the ring and SKY sends Perez to the mat before looking for the tag to Ripley. She makes it, and Perez is taken for a ride as Rhea lays into her for a Razor’s Edge and a nearfall. Roxanne starts to fight back in the corner, before Ripley drops her face first into the turnbuckle. Perez manages to fight back however, taking Rhea down with a hurricanrana for a cover and a two count. Tag to Giulia, who hits a headbutt on Ripley before the pair double-team.
Quick tag gets Perez back in, but a moonsault only gets a two count. Roxanne sends her into the corner but is quickly taken down by Ripley instead, as IYO looks for a tag. We get Giulia and SKY both into the match now, each unleashing a flurry of offense on the other in the corner before SKY connects with a missile dropkick!
Roxanne goes after IYO before taking Ripley down with a DDT, allowing Giulia to get a nearfall on the champion. SKY fights back for a double stomp on Giulia, heading up top for the Over The Moonsault…but Roxanne breaks the pin!
Chaos ensues before Perez goes for Pop Rox on Ripley, but to no avail. Rhea takes Perez down as Giulia drops SKY to the mat twice over for a cover…but Rhea breaks it up. All four women go at it now, with Giulia taking a backbreaker from IYO who charges at her in the corner. Giulia blocks it as IYO climbs up, with Rhea sneaking a blind tag before sending her into the path of Perez. IYO takes Roxanne down as Rhea hits Riptide on Giulia, with IYO keeping Perez away as Ripley gets the pin and the win!
Winners via pinfall: IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley
We get a replay of the chaos leading into the finish as Ripley and IYO celebrate in the ring. Rhea gets a look at the Women’s World Championship in the hand of IYO SKY, leading to a staredown between them as Raw comes to a close.
Quick Results:
- Penta def. Chad Gable
- American Made (Julius Creed and Brutus Creed) def. War Raiders (Erik and Ivar)
- AJ Styles def. Finn Balor
- WWE Women’s World Champion IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley def. Roxanne Perez and Giulia
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