Monday Night RAW - 5/12/25
- Turnbuckle World

- Jun 9
- 2 min read
CM Punk returned with a passionate promo. He blasted Paul Heyman, branding him a “fat little snake,” and expressed regret at trusting him post-WrestleMania 41 youtube.com+12cagesideseats.com+12indiatimes.com+12.
Heyman arrived flanked by Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker, leading to a brawl. Handicap style, CM Punk was outmatched until Sami Zayn and Jey Uso came to his aid youtube.com+6cagesideseats.com+6411mania.com+6.
The confrontation set up a tag match for Saturday Night’s Main Event: CM Punk & Sami Zayn vs. Rollins & Breakker timesofindia.indiatimes.com+15411mania.com+15indiatimes.com+15.
In-Ring Matches
Penta vs. Chad Gable
A high-energy match with Gable targeting Penta’s mask. Penta ultimately hit a top-rope Mexican Destroyer (“Sacrifice”) for the win youtube.com+15wwe.com+15timesofindia.indiatimes.com+15.
The Creed Brothers vs. War Raiders
AJ Styles vs. Finn Bálor
A technical showcase where Styles scored the win with help from Penta indiatimes.com+7wwe.com+7youtube.com+7sports.yahoo.com+3en.wikipedia.org+3indiatimes.com+3.
Promo Highlights & Feuds
GUNTHER came out to challenge the upcoming SNME winner—either Jey Uso or Logan Paul—for the World Heavyweight Championship on June 9 Raw wwe.com+4wwe.com+4youtube.com+4.
Jey Uso cut a promo, calling out Logan Paul, and confirmed their match for this coming SNME .
Women’s Tag: Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley teamed up to face Roxanne Perez & Giulia. (Although the result wasn't in the Yahoo recap, Times of India noted this match as part of the lineup.) sports.yahoo.com+15cagesideseats.com+15wrestleview.com+15.
Emotional Tribute
WWE paid homage to Sabu, the legendary ECW figure who passed away at age 60. CM Punk led a respectful moment honoring his memory youtube.com+3cagesideseats.com+3timesofindia.indiatimes.com+3.
Overall Impressions
Strong storyline progression: Punk vs. Heyman & Rollins, setup tag matches, title challengers being announced.
Solid in-ring work in the spotlight matches: Penta vs. Gable, Creed Brothers vs. War Raiders, and Styles vs. Bálor.
Momentum built for Saturday Night’s Main Event (May 24) and the clash between Uso and Logan Paul, plus the World Heavyweight title showdown set for June 9.








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