Results, highlights, and key moments from WWE Raw on June 16, 2025

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June 16, 2025, tonight, WWE Raw Airing promises an action-packed nightlife from Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. On the show, “Celtic Warriors” Sheamus, Rusev, “Big” Bronson Reed and “Main Event” Jayuso face each other in the fatal 4-way first round match of the King of the Ring Tournament. Additionally, Asuka, Judgement Day’s WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez, and American Made’s Ivy Nile, “The Dark Angel Stephanie Vaquer will fight each other in the first round of the 4-way ring tournament.

The show begins with 8pm ET on Netflix and is available to international fans on streaming platforms such as Netflix. Ringside News provides live-to-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Please look forward to this page, Update the latest results as the action unfoldsjoin in the conversation in the comments below!

WWE RAW Results (6/16/25): Live Match Updates and Highlights

The show opens with shots outside the Lambeau Field and the host venue. Michael Cole then narrates behind the scenes and arrival shots of new WWE World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” Gunther, Bayley, Stephanie Vaquer and “Main Event” Jey Uso. Cole is attended by Corey Graves, who fills out Pat McAfee, in the commentary.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Liv Morgan on the judge day will head to the ring with Dominic Mysterio while being featured by ring announcer Alicia Taylor. Morgan begins by saying he’s welcome to Morgan on Monday night before introducing Dominic Mysterio as the best Intercontinental champion of all time. Dominique says it wasn’t about him, it was about Morgan. Morgan says she’s there to talk about respect. Morgan says everyone needs to be reminded that it’s her department. Morgan says Nikki Bella had to learn the hard way. Morgan says Nicky Bella is at home, beats and watches her on TV. Morgan ocks Iyo Skye for saying Bella paved the road. Morgan then paves her own path and says she boasts that she is the first four-time female tag team champion. Morgan says she doesn’t want respect, she’s demanding it.

The music from WWE Women’s World Champion Iyo Sky is hit and she moves towards the ring. Skye says everything Morgan does is showing disrespect to both whining and her. Sky says she’s here and Morgan wants to fight the sky for the Women’s World Championship. Sky then tells Morgan that she has to win a title match if she wants it, but Dominique intervenes. Morgan then continues to demand a shot for Skye’s title, saying she can have it. Sky then threw her title to Morgan, dropkicking her and a roundhouse kick to the back of Dominic’s neck. Morgan and Mysterio then retreat from the ring as Skye celebrates.

Commentary hypes the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments held during the show. Stephanie Verker then goes to the ring for the first match of the night.

Next, we see Raquel Rodriguez spreading behind the scenes. Liv Morgan then shows up and tells her to win the match, then they take care of Sky and Kairi Sane. Raquel Rodriguez then went to the ring for the first match of the night, with Ivy Nile already in the ring. The lights then go off, and she goes her way to her ring.

Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-way First Round Match: Asuka vs. The Judgement Day’s WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez vs. American Made’s Ivy Nile vs. “The Dark Angel” Stephanie Vaquer

The match begins with Asuka running the Nile with a shoulder tackle. Vaker then nails Rodriguez with a super kick and stares at Asuka. Rodriguez then causes Nile, Vakea and Asuka to collide with each other, delivering her elbows to Varker, and hitting her foraway slams on the Nile.

Nile then tightens the company with Verker’s side headlock, but Verker supplies a knee to the middle of Nile and chases it with her suppression. Vaker then slaps the only food in Rodriguez and nails the dragon screw to Asuka. Vaker then kisses the Nile as a demon, but Rodriguez stomps with Vaker. Vaker then slams Rodriguez with a demonic kiss, but Asuka is about to tighten her sleeper. Nile then breaks the hold, delivers his right hand to the right, and kicks her. Anuka then makes a hip attack on Rodriguez, but Nile nails Asuka with a German suppression.

Nile then kicks his head and runs through Rodriguez, delivering his shoulder to the middle of Asuka on the corner. Rodriguez then gets a Vaker and the Nile on his shoulder, but Asuka is dropkicking all three women from the rope in the center. Vaquer then hits his knee in the middle of Asuka and then hits a suppression with Asuka. She then crashes Anuka into the mat and sends it to the pin, but Nile breaks autumn and hits a sidewalk slum on an excursion. She then goes to her own pin, but Vaquer breaks autumn.

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Rodriguez then runs over the Verker in his big boots, then slams her with a chokeslam and asks for a pin. Rhea Ripley then pulls Rodriguez out of the ring to break the fall, hitting Rodriguez’s rift. Asuka then made a hip attack on Rodriguez for victory.

Queen of the Ring Tournament Winner, the fatal 4-way first round match, Asuka!

After the match, Kathy Kelly enters the ring and interviews kindergarten. Asuka says the fire didn’t die. Asuka says she is still alive and will win the queen of the ring tournament.

Michael Cole then hypes Alexablis vs. Asuka in the queen of Smackdown’s ring tournament semi-finals on Friday.

Gunther then creates a video package that will defeat Jey Uso and regain the World Heavyweight Championship in last week’s Raw. The Gunther is then shown walking behind the scenes in the championship around her waist.

Then Finballorer, J.D. McDonna, WWE Intercontinental champion “Dirty” Dominique Mysterio, Roxanne Perez and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez has an ice pack around his neck. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Liv Morgan wants to come in and talk about strategy with Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane’s Rodriguez. Rodriguez says medical care hasn’t cleared her. Morgan then leaves and says he will handle it himself. Mysterio then goes after her, but McDona stops him and asks why he is facing AJ style. Mysterio says that Stiles has breathing in his neck and wants McDona to treat him. After that, Baller says he will be with him. Mysterio says Baller was supposed to handle AJ style a few weeks ago. Mysterio told him to go back and hold the fort back. Baller is not happy, but Mysterio says he is right. Baller then tells Mysterio to look at McDonna’s back and make sure everything goes smoothly. Mysterio and Macdonna then leave. Baller then tells Rodriguez that he is doing well. Perez then walks to him and Baller says he has an idea for her. Rodriguez then turns skeptical.

The music from WWE World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” Gunther hits and he moves towards the ring. Gunther was a great guy at WWE WrestleMania 41 with Jey Uso in the World Heavyweight Championship match, but that was only one night. Gunther then says he heard rumors and chatter about what’s next for him. Gunther then says he revealed that Rollins is targeting the World Heavyweight Championship.

Goldberg’s music hits and he goes his way. Goldberg tells Gunther not to be confused and tells him that it’s his night. Goldberg then says he is in the ring to celebrate Gunther being the world heavyweight champion, and Gunther started something with him a few months ago in Atlanta, Georgia. Goldberg then says he will make sure to finish things in Atlanta, Georgia at the main event on WWE Saturday night on July 12th. Goldberg then tells Gunther: Gunther is shocked and quickly leaves the ring as the crowd recites Goldberg’s name. Goldberg then poses with the turnbuckle.

Next, get the highlights of Gunther and Goldberg segments. Graves then announced that Gunther vs Goldberg of the World Heavyweight Championship was the official official for the main event on Saturday night July 12th in Atlanta, Georgia. Cole then hypes the evolution on July 13th at the same venue.

AJ Style then heads into the ring for the next match in the evening, but JD McDonna is already in the ring.

Single Match: “Amazing” AJ Style vs. JD McDonna on Judgment Day

The match begins with both men locking up. Both men take turns pinning each other and submitting to lock each other, but McDonna stuffs the boots into corner style. Stiles then cinches with McDonna’s calf crusher, but McDonna raw around the bottom rope and breaks the hold. Style then chases Dominic around the ring, but McDonna jumps around the barricade near the timekeeper’s area to defeat Style.

Both men then return to the ring, with Style jaming his boots into McDonna’s face. McDonna then slams a leg drop into Style, but Styles nails McDonna with the clothesline and follows it with his forearm before jumping to the corner. Stiles then hits the backbreaker with McDonna and seeks a pin, but McDonna kicks out.

McDonna then attacks Brainbuster with Style and pins him, but Styles kicks out and wobbles on the ropes alongside McDonna. Stiles then fights McDonna, causing him to crash into the mat, followed it and chase it with a style conflict for victory.

Singles winner, “Amazing” AJ style!

After the match, Styles hits Dominic’s Perekick and sets up for an incredible forearm, but Finballer becomes Dominic’s aid. Stiles then grabs the InterContinental Championship and holds it. The day of referees then surrounds the ring, but Style slides before attacking him and wins an Intercontinental Championship with him.

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Later, when Natalia, Maxine Dupri and Tozawa Island appear, Sheamus warms up in the behind the scenes area. Sheamus says he’s trying to bully the bully. Tozawa then screams, “Seamus kicks the butt.” Sheamus slams his fist.

He then sees Bayley walking through another part of the backstage area as he passes the WWE World Tag Team Champion, trying to mediate the battle between Austin Theory and Grayson Waller.

Bailey’s music hits and she moves towards the ring. Bailey begins by saying that it’s amazing to come back, and every time she steps into the ring, she doesn’t take it or the love from her fans for granted. After that, Bailey says she was born to wrestletter, and that’s the most important thing to her. Bailey then says she put her heart and soul in the ring, but she was taken away from the WrestleMania match two months ago when Becky Lynch took her with an attack. Bailey then says he hasn’t put his body on the line for just one moment or one night, and talks to Lynch, who says it’s wrong to think that he attacked her by attacking her just before WrestleMania as she only healed her and made her stronger. Bailey then comes to Lynch and receives everything she has taken from her and calls Lynch into the ring.

Becky Lynch’s music hits and she moves towards the ring. Lynch says she and Bailey were never intended to be at the top of the business, and she would prefer to have inheritance over fake friends. Bailey then says she has built her legacy and is a future WWE Hall of Fame. Therefore, she willingly brings people in. Lynch says that since people have stopped fighting for her, she stops fighting for her, and the same applies to Bailey as it is clear that she will take Bailey with her by bringing her before WrestleMania.

Bailey says Lynch is uneasy and very worried that fans think they have to take her. Lynch says she had to take Lyla Valkyria too, as she didn’t know if the fans would cheer or boo her. Bailey then asks Lynch if he remembers what he feels he has to fight for opportunities like WrestleMania and Title. He then asks Eggs Lynch for a shot from Lynch’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Lynch says that if Bailey wanted a match, she could have played one match, but not Green Bay, not the title. Lynch tells Bailey that he will see her in Columbus on Evolution. Lynch slaps Bailey, and Bailey responds by hitting the lynch with his forearm. Lynch then slides out of the ring and retracts the lamp.

Jey Uso was then interviewed by Cathy Kelley in the backstage area to address his loss to the World Heavyweight Championship. Jay says he beat Gunther at WrestleMania and earned him respect. Jay says Gunther beat him and has his respect. Jay says it’s 1-1 among them as long as he’s concerned. Jay says Gunther can be seen past Seth Rollins and Goldberg, but even if he had to win the King of the Rings tournament, they’ll eventually run it.

Kairi Thane then goes to the ring for the next match in the evening. Michael Cole then hyped Saturday’s Summer Slam kickoff show, saying it’s available on WWE’s social media page.

Referee Day WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Liv Morgan goes to the ring for the next night’s match.

Single Match: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Liv Morgan vs. Kairisane on Judge Day

The match begins and both women waste no time chasing each other. Thane then travels to Morgan, but Morgan slides out of the ring and retreates, as she lands and grabs her by the arm. The referee then cancels the match and declares Sane as the winner.

Kairi Thane is the winner of the singles match!

After the match, you can see Morgan’s video footage being escorted from ringside, clutching his elbow. The commentary then recreates the footage of the takedown. Graves says Thane has been given the victory.

Video footage from last Monday night from Raw of CM Punk will then challenge John Cena to a title match held on Champion’s night. Punk and Cena also had another conflict in Smackdown.

Michael Cole later announced that Liv Morgan suffered from a dislocated shoulder.

Then head backwards. There, we interview Sami Zain about Kathy Kelly being in the semi-final king of the ring. Zayn talks about how the opportunity to win a World Championship is different this time. Karrion Kross says Zayn will lose to Randy Orton in Smackdown. Cross says Orton will win his 15th championship and Zayn will remain in the reign of the Zero World Championship. Zayn calls the cowards who talk big games behind the scenes. Cross appears to tell him that Zayn was listening to him. Zayn says King of the Rings is his priority, but he will go to Adam Pierce and he and Cross will play a match. Cross says “It’s time” before he leaves.

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Jey Uso is then shown on the concourse, and he proceeds towards the ring through the crowd for the evening main event.

The next match will be announced at RAW next week. Becky Lynch vs. Women’s Intercontinental Championship Bailey and Jade Cargill vs. Roxanne Perez are the semi-final queens of the ring tournament, and the winner of the next match in the King of the Ring tournament semi-finals vs.

Rusev then heads to the ring for the night’s main event, followed by Sheamus. Bronson Reed then finally heads towards the ring, accompanied by WWE Hall of Fame Paul Heyman.

King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-way First Round Match: “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus vs. Rusev vs. “Big” Bronson Reed vs. “Main Event” Jey Uso

The match begins with Bronson Reed chasing after Sheamus. Rusev defeats Jey Uso. Reed then knocks Sheamus out of the ring, but Sheamus punches him in his legs as he leaves the ring. The lead then sends the Seamus to the ring post and the LED barricade. Rusev takes it to the USO of the ring. Rusev punches USO’s tape-equipped rib bone. Lie then pulls down the top rope and gets out of the ring. Rusev pops up and punches him. Reed then pulls Rusev down. Both men then exchange punches at ringside. Rusev reverses the whip to the stairs. USO then hits Rusev with suicide diving.

Reed is currently attacking USO. USO then runs away and punches him several times. Lies then kicks the lead and uppercut before hitting him with an Enzigili of step-ups that knocks him out of the ring. Sheamus enters the ring, but the lie superkicks him. Lie then nails two superkicks with Rusev before hitting the rope, but Rusev speaks to him. Reed and Sheamus are currently going to it in the ringside area. Sheamus then sends him to the ring post before charging, but Reid bumps into him by dropping his back into the crowd. Sheamus then grabs up re-up on the barricade for 10 beats of the barricade, but he maintains 20. Reed then accuses him at the USO, but USO avoids him and sends him to the barricade. USO then accuses him, but Rusev defeats him at ringside and screams.

The Rusev then enters the ring and becomes a square with Sheamus. Rusev and Sheamus trade hard blows in the ring. Sheamus then knocks Rusev back and sends him onto the ropes. Rusev covers the clothesline and hits a spin kick. Rusev then accuses him, but Sheamus attacks him with his boots. Rusev then accuses him again, but Sheamus attacks him with a tilt A-Whirl Powerslam. Sheamus and Rusev trade blows at the knees. The lead then runs both. Rusev and Sheamus continue with it, and the lead crushes them with an avalanche on the corner. USO then attacks the boots with Reed and flies to a crossbody block, but Reed catches him. Reid then lifts USO and attacks him with the strongest slam in the world.

Reed then hit Jay with an elbow drop and two more elbow drops on Seamus. Reed then attacks the suppressx with Rusev and indicts Jey’s horns, but Jey first causes him to crash into the shoulder. Seamus jumps out of the top rope, nails the rade with the clothesline and sets up for Jay’s Bodrun’s 10 beats.

Jay then escapes Sheamus at Enz-Egiri and nails the nail, but Rusev closes Jay’s praise. Reed then hits the tsunami on Seamus and seeks a pin, but Jay breaks it. Jay hits a spear with the lead, climbs onto the top rope and sets up for the USO splash. Bron Breakker then pushes Jay away from the top rope, but Samizain appears out of nowhere and begins to brawl with Breakker. Breakker sends Zayn to the announcement desk, and Reed hits Scoop Powerslam with Jey. He then sets up for the tsunami, but Lanite pushes the lead off the top rope. Jay hits the lead with a super kick and some USO splashes for the victory.

The King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way First Round Match, “Main Event” Jey Uso winner!

After the match, Seth Rollins’ music hits. Rollins then proceeds towards the ring, as fans sing his music. Rollins then removes his jacket, rolls up the sleeves of his shirt before entering the ring. There, Jay is still on the mat. Cody Rhodes’ music hits and he rushes into the ring and meets Rollins. The crowd sings Cody’s song after it stops playing as Cody and Rollins stare nervously. Rollins then leaves the ring and gets booed by the fans. Fans then sing Cody’s name, looking down before dropping out of Rollins, Reed, Blakeker and Heyman. Cody then turns around and sees Jay selling his ribs. The graphics list Jey Uso vs. Cody Rhodes in next week’s KOTR semi-finals on Raw. Cody then offers his hand. Jay accepts to be credited to the executive producer. Cody then raises Jay’s hand as the show approaches the end.

Matches and key moments scheduled for WWE RAW on June 16th, 2025

  • Single Match: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Liv Morgan vs. Kairisane on Judge Day
  • Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-way First Round Match: Asuka vs. The Judgement Day’s WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez vs. American Made’s Ivy Nile vs. “The Dark Angel” Stephanie Vaquer
  • King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-way First Round Match: “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus vs. Rusev vs. “Big” Bronson Reed vs. “Main Event” Jey Uso
  • Bailey deals with WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch
  • WWE World Heavyweight Champion “Ring General” Gunther appears
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