WWE Raw Results
June 26, 2023
Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
In-Ring Segment: Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio
Dominik tries to welcome the crowd to Monday Night Raw, but they drown him out with boos. Ripley hypes Dominik up to finish his statement. The WWE Universe ain’t having it. Ripley tells Dominik that she’s got it from here. The crowd boos here, much to Ripley’s chagrin. Ripley says Cody Rhodes’ momentum has been slowing down and will end at Money in the Bank. Rhodes music hits. Rhodes makes his way to the ring with his arm in a black cast. Ripley and Dominik look on as Rhodes does his full entrance.
Rhodes says he knows what Dominik is trying to do, so he’ll do it for him. Rhodes welcomes the crowd to Monday Night Raw to raucous applause. Dominik tries to speak and gets drowned out again. Dominik whispers in Ripley’s ear. She relays that Dominik is going to beat Rhodes at MITB. Rhodes quotes the “Cat in the Hat” to Dominik. Why? Because Dominik is a scared little boy. Dominik gets angry and drops the mic.
Ripley and Dominik walk away. Rhodes screams for Dominik to do something. He’ll even give Dominik a free shot here and now. Dominik stomps back to the ring and hops on the apron. Dominik shrugs and backs away. Rhodes tells Dominik that he wants him to show him something at MITB. He wants to know if Dominik is even half the man his father, Rey Mysterio, is. Or is Dominik just Mommy’s Little Boy
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Ricochet
Bronson Reed is at ringside for the match. Nakamura lands a few strikes, followed by good vibrations. Leaping knee drop by Nakamura. Nakamura counters a kick by Ricochet and lands a spinning elbow. Ricochet tries a backflip head scissors, but Nakamura kicks him square in the face. Ricochet manages to land an ax kick before sending Nakamura out to the apron. Nakamura locks in a rear naked choke using the ropes.
Nakamura pulls Ricochet out to the apron. Ricochet and Nakamura boot each other in the face at the same time. Reed stands up and claps for both men. Ricochet and Nakamura trade strikes. Nakamura gets in Reed’s face. Ricochet kicks Reed in the head. Nakamura does the same. Reed falls into the barricade. Reed gets close to the ring.
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Ricochet baseball slides into Reed. Reed gets upset and tries to get back in the ring. Nakamura kicks Reed in the face. The referee ejects Reed from the ringside area. After the break, Nakamura lands an enziguri. Ricochet counters Nakamura’s sliding German with a head kick. Springboard clothesline by Ricochet. Handspring back elbow by Ricochet. Standing shooting star by Ricochet. Nakamura kicks out at two.
Ricochet tries a lionsault. Nakamura gets his knees up. Gordbuster by Nakamura. Nakamura stomps Ricochet out. Inverted exploder suplex by Nakamura. Ricochet ducks under the Kinshasa and hits the Recoil. Nakamura kicks out! Ricochet goes up top. Nakamura cuts him off. Running knee to the gut by Nakamura. After a series of reversals, Ricochet lands a standing sliced bread. Ricochet hits a shooting star off the top for the win!
Winner- Ricochet
Backstage, Dominik and Ripley burst into Adam Pearce’s office. Dominik is upset because Rhodes embarrassed him. He wants a match tonight. It has to be against someone that’s the same caliber as Dominik. Pearce asks who? Ripley whispers to Dominik and tells Pearce they will get back to him on that.
Ronda Rousey w/Shayna Baszler vs. Rachel Rodriguez w/Liv Morgan
Rodriguez tosses Rousey to the mat. Rousey locks in a guillotine. Rodriguez turns it into a suplex. Rousey retreats to the corner. Rodriguez misses a splash in the corner. Running knee by Rousey. Rousey locks Rodriguez in a rope-hanging armbar. Rousey rolls Rodriguez into an ankle lock. Rodriguez kicks her way out of it.
Rousey tries a rolling armbar, but Rodriguez reverses it into a suplex. Fallaway slam by Rodriguez. Rodriguez tries her spinning Vader Bomb, but Baszler pulls Rousey out of the way. Morgan dives off the ringsteps and attacks Baszler. In the confusion, Rousey rolls Rodriguez into a pinning combination for the three count.
Winner- Ronda Rousey
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In-Ring Segment: WWE World Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Seth Rollins poses in the ring while the crowd sings his song. Rollins welcomes the crowd to Monday Night Rollins. Rollins says they have a special guest in the crowd, NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes. A loud NXT chant breaks out. Rollins says he doesn’t do this very often, but Hayes had his back last week on NXT. Rollins thanks Hayes. Hayes nods from the crowd. Rollins tells Hayes to whip up on that bum-ass Corbin tomorrow night. Last week, Rollins asked which Finn Bálor he would get at Money in the Bank.
He got his answer when Bálor jumped him on Raw and NXT. Here’s the thing: he’s still standing and tired of talking. Rollins screams for Bálor to come to the ring and finish the job. Bálor never comes to the ring. Rollins says he has to hand it to Bálor. Bálor is the most dangerous he’s ever been. He thinks it’s his fate to take everything from Rollins, the same way Rollins did it to him seven years ago. Rollins admits he isn’t 100% and won’t be by MITB.
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As good as Bálor is, there is one thing he hasn’t accounted for. That’s Rollins. The best version of Bálor isn’t better than Rollins. Bálor hits the ring with a chair. Rollins fights Bálor off and sends him over the top rope. Bálor drives Rollins into the ring steps, ribs first. Bálor sends Rollins into the commentary desk. Rollins is clutching at his ribs. Bálor tries to grab another chair, but Hayes snatches it away from the crowd. Before Bálor can react, Rollins clotheslines him over the barricade.
Tomasso Ciampa vs. The Miz
Miz attacks Ciampa on the way to the ring. Miz slams Ciampa’s previously injured hip into the LED board attached to the apron. Ciampa writhes in pain. Miz suplexes Ciampa’s legs into the barricade. Ciampa gets to his feet. Miz drops Ciampa with the Skull Crushing Finale. Miz walks away while the referee checks on Ciampa.
Backstage, Gunther and Kaiser argue with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Zayn challenges Gunther to a match tonight.
Dominik Mysterio w/Rhea Ripley vs. Akira Tozawa
As soon as the bell rings, Dominik attacks Tozawa. Tozawa fires up and lands a few strikes. Dominik pops Tozawa in the air, but Tozawa counters with a rana. Shining Wizard by Tozawa. Diving bomb by Tozawa. Dominik rolls out of the ring. Suicide bullet by Tozawa. Tozawa goes up top. Ripley distracts Tozawa. Dominik knocks Tozawa off the top. Dominik lands a frog splash for the win.
Winner- Dominik Mysterio
Women’s Money in the Bank Summit
Trish Stratus, Zoey Stark, Becky Lynch, Iyo Sky, Zelina Vega, and Bayley are in the ring with Corey Graves. Ladders as set up in the ring. Bayley interrupts Graves as he tries to explain how MITB works. Bayley reminds everyone that she’s the only person in the ring who has won one of these matches. She has the best chance to win… well, her and Sky. Sky says let the best woman win. Vega says she is tired of Damage CTRL dismissing the other women in this match.
They’ve got: Becky Lynch, who has done everything… except win a MITB match. Zoey Stark, who is just a groupie. Trish Stratus, who is a legend but has never been in a ladder match. Vega is holding a flip-flop. She’s going to win MITB. Bayley laughs. Everyone argues. Stark tells everyone to calm down. Stratus says all she sees is a bunch of little girls. It’s obvious to Stratus why they needed her to come save the women’s division.
After Stratus wins, they can all say, “Thank you, Trish,” for letting them be part of such a historic moment. Stratus asks Lynch if, when the time comes, Lynch will be man enough to say, “Thank you, Trish?” Lynch decks Stratus. A huge brawl breaks out. Vega slaps Sky in the face with the flip-flop. Sky dropkicks Vega. Sky lands a moonsault on everyone outside the ring. Lynch climbs a ladder in the ring and pulls down the women’s briefcase.
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Gunther w/Ludwig Kaiser vs. Sami Zayn w/Kevin Owens
Gunther takes Zayn over with a headlock. Zayn tries to fight out of it but gets taken down again. Zayn sends Gunther into the ropes. Gunther runs over Zayn with a shoulder block. Gunther goes back to the headlock. Zayn sends Gunther into the ropes again. Deep arm drag by Zayn. Gunther responds with a European uppercut. Zayn ducks a chop in the corner and lands one of his own. Gunther runs into an elbow from Zayn. Zayn tries the corner ten punches. Giovanni Vinci walks to the ring on crutches.
Zayn tries a springboard. Gunther catches Zayn in the air and hits a German suplex. After the break, Gunther destroys Zayn with a chop. Zayn almost surprises Gunther with an exploder suplex. Gunther puts on the break and lands a monstrous clubbing chop. Gunther continues his assault. Zayn manages to hit a sunset bomb off the second rope. Gunther kicks out. Zayn lands a flurry of strikes. Zayn slingshots over Gunther and lands a clothesline. Gunther reverses the Blue Thunder Bomb into a sleeper.
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Zayn counters that with the Blue Thunder Bomb. Gunther kicks out! Zayn leaps off the top into a vicious chop by Gunther. Gunther lands a splash off the top. Zayn kicks out! Kaiser gets up on the apron. Owens attacks Kaiser. Gunther boots Owens in the face. Zayn surprises Gunther with a dive. Zayn sends Gunther into the corner with an exploder. Kaiser gets on the apron. The referee gets distracted. Vinci hits Zayn with one of his crutches. Gunther immediately Powerbombs Zayn for the win.
Winner- Gunther
After the match, Owens attacks Gunther and Kaiser. IMPERIUM takes control. Riddle runs down to the ring and makes the save.
Finn Bálor vs. NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes
Bálor takes Hayes down and lands a few strikes. Bálor works over Hayes in the corner. Hayes struggles to get out of a headlock from Bálor. Hayes sends Bálor into the ropes. Dropkick by Hayes. Hayes ties Bálor up in the ropes and lands the fadeaway. Bálor rolls out of the ring. Pluncha by Hayes. After the break, Bálor lands multiple chops. Hayes misses a splash off the second rope. Hayes lands a flurry of strikes.
Springboard clothesline by Hayes. Bálor kicks out. Hayes hits the ropes and gets turned inside out by a lariat from Bálor. Bálor stomps Hayes. Slingblade by Bálor. Bálor sets up the Woo dropkick. Hayes counters with a superkick. Slingshot DDT by Hayes. Bálor kicks out! Bálor lands a gut buster. Hayes stumbles into the corner. Woo dropkick by Bálor. Bálor goes up top and hits the Coup de Grace for the win.
Winner- Finn Bálor
Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest
Priest and Rhodes lock up. Priest eventually grabs a side headlock. Rhodes sends Priest into the ropes. Priest floors Rhodes with a shoulder block. Rhodes lands a shoulder block that sends Priest into the ropes. Priest lands another shoulder block that takes Rhodes down. Uppercut by Rhodes. Rhodes lands a dropkick. Rhodes works over Priest’s arm. Priest counters the corner ten punches with a right hand of his own. Priest stomps Rhodes in the corner. Stage dive by Priest. Rhodes reverses Priest’s suplex into a delayed vertical gourd buster.
Ripley and Dominik walk to the ring. Priest tries to crotch Rhodes on the ring post, but Rhodes pulls Priest into the ring post. Rhodes bows up at Dominik. Dominik steps behind Ripley. Rhodes rolls back in the ring and eats a leaping flatliner from Priest. After the break, Priest is working over Rhodes. Priest lands a nasty lariat. Rhodes kicks out. Priest goes up top. Rhodes leaps up top and arm drags Priest off the top. Priest and Rhodes trade strikes.
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Rhodes sets up the Bionic Elbow. Priest stops it with a boot to the gut. Snap powerslam by Rhodes. Disaster Kick by Rhodes. Priest kicks out. Priest kicks his way out of a figure four attempt from Rhodes. Headlock driver by Priest. Rhodes kicks out. Priest fights out of Cross Roads. Pedigree by Rhodes. Priest rolls out of the ring to avoid getting pinned. Leaping sidekick by Priest. Rhodes kicks out.
Priest dives off the second rope into a superkick from Rhodes. Ripley distracts the referee while Dominik breaks up the Cody Cutter. Rhodes walks right into the South of Heaven. Rhodes kicks out. Priest sets up the Razor’s Edge. Dominik is up on the apron, distracting the referee. Rhodes escapes and hits a Cody Cutter. Rhodes hits Cross Roads for the win.
Winner- Cody Rhodes
After the match, Dominik gets a cheapshot in before running away.
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