WWE RAW Results May 25th, 2020: Winners, Grades, Video Highlights for latest Monday Night RAW
This week's edition of WWE RAW was a packed show. The WWE United States title was on the line as Andrade defended his title against Apollo Crews. We also had a big Triple Threat No.1 Contender's match with Charlotte Flair, Natalya and Nia Jax battling it out to see who will challenge Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship at WWE Backlash.
Edge also made a brief appearance on tonight's show, sending a message to Randy Orton. The main event saw MVP and Bobby Lashley team up to take on Street Profits in tag-team action.
WWE also announced a major announcement regarding Rey Mysterio's future as well.
The Kevin Owens Show kicks off WWE RAW
WWE RAW kicked off with Kevin Owens coming down to the ring to host another edition of the Kevin Owens Show. Owens hyped up the triple threat match later in the night between Natalya, Nia Jax and NXT Women's Champion Charlotte to determine who'd challenge Asuka for the RAW Women's title at Backlash.
KO then introduced his first guest - Asuka. Asuka went to speak about how Nia Jax interrupted her celebrations last week but was interrupted by Charlotte. The NXT Women's Champion started to remind Asuka how she had never beaten her and went on to say that the title should have been handed to her. Both Natalya and Nia Jax came out after this and headed down to the ring.
Jax got into Asuka's face and told her she would destroy her and take the title at Backlash. Asuka didn't take this lightly and took Jax down with a strike to the face that also made Natalya and Charlotte back off a little.
Andrade (C) vs Apollo Crews (for the WWE US Championship)
The first match of the night on RAW saw Apollo Crews get another shot at Andrade's United States Championship. Crews started strong and showed off his power and he pushed Andrade into the corner. As Crews pounded Andrade in the corner, the camera cut to Angel Garza watching backstage. Crews followed up with his patented stalling suplex to take firm control in the early stages of the match.
Andrade soon hit back with a nasty back elbow, leaving Crews stunned. Andrade went to finish things off early but Crews replied with a perfect Press Slam. He followed it up with an enzguiri that made Andrade run into Zelina Vega who was on the apron, and sent crashing to the floor subsequently on RAW.
Andrade briefly took control of the match after this. He hit a double stomp for a 2-count. We then got footage of Garza talking backstage and Crews took out Andrade while this was happening. Andrade hit back with the double knees for a near fall. Crews hit back with a standing moonsault and a standing Shooting Star Press to pin Andrade on RAW and win his first title in WWE.
Apollo Crews def. Andrade
Grade: A
The IIconics send a message
The IIconics - Billie Kay and Peyton Royce - were out next on RAW. Billie Kay first apologized to Peyton Royce for losing her cool last week and slapping her. They then called out the WWE Women's Tag-Team Champions Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss. Kay said that when she and Royce were the Women's Tag-Team Champions they were constantly overlooked.
The IIconics ended up blindsiding Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross after they came down to the ring on RAW. It looks like we'll get a WWE Women's Tag Team title match between these two teams soon.
MVP's VIP lounge with Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre came out ad destroyed the set as soon as he got in the ring. He asked MVP where Lashley was but was told that they weren't planning on a sneak attack. MVP spoke about the time he had some friendly advice for McIntyre.
Lashley's music hit after this and McIntyre immediately floored MVP with a Claymore Kick. Lashley rescued MVP and pulled him out and backed away instead of getting into it with McIntyre on RAW.
Kevin Owens vs Angel Garza
Kevin Owens was out next to face Angel Garza in singles action on RAW. Garza was taking no chances and he attacked KO from behind as he made his way down to the ring, taking his knee out with a chop block. This injury turned out to be the difference in the match on RAW.
Garza continued to work on the leg as the match started and it was clear that KO was having issues standing. KO still fought on as best he could though, refusing to throw in the towel on RAW.
Garza kept hitting back with strikes and kicks to KO's knee, keeping him one step ahead of the former WWE Universal Champion. Owens found an opening for himself after taking Garza down with a DDT and capitalized as best he could with the injured knee. Owens tried a cannonball but it was impossible in the state his kee was in. Garza replied with a superkick to floor KO again.
Owens hit back and went to finish Garza with the Pop-Up Powerbomb but his knee gave way again. Garza took advantage to hit the Wing Clipper to leave with the win.
Angel Garza def. Kevin Owens
Grade: A
Street Profits and Viking Raiders meet in a golf game
Next, Street Profits and Viking Raiders continued their challenges on RAW and this time it was golf. The challenge started in a regular golf course but soon they were kicked out of the golf course and moved to a miniature course. The Raiders got the higher score which they found out was not how you win at golf. it's now 2-1 to the Street Profits.
Austin Theory and Buddy Murphy vs Aleister Black and Humberto Carrillo
Great tag team work from the heels to start the match as they worked on Humberto Carrillo but Black soon changed the tide of the match for his team on RAW. Carrillo headed to the top rope and wiped out both Murphy and Theory at ringside.
Black and Theory were the legal men after this. Black and Carrillo traded tags to work on Austin Theory. Murphy soon tagged in and Carrillo greeted him with an enzguiri. Theory came in and accidentally booted Murphy in the head by mistake.
Carrillo came off the top rope and caught Murphy with an enzguiri. Theory hit him with an ATL and that was enough to win the match on RAW.
Austin Theory and Buddy Murphy def. Aleister Black and Humberto Carrillo
Grade: B
After the match, The Disciples continued their attack on Carrillo while Rollins told Black to back down else he will inflict the same punishment on Carrillo and injure him like Rey Mysterio.
Edge has a message for Randy Orton
Edge was backstage on RAW after this. He told Randy Orton that he had gone toe-to-toe with greats like Undertaker, Davey Boy Smith and Rey Mysterio. Edge then said that he brought his opponents up to his level and although he wasn't sure he could live up to that level at this time, he was ready to face Randy Orton at Backlash.
Charlotte Flair vs Nia Jax vs Natalya (No.1 contenders match for the RAW Women's Championship)
Nia Jax started the match on top, dominating both Charlotte and Natalya on RAW. Jax slammed Natalya right on to Charlotte Flair. Jax's dominance briefly forced Natalya and Charlotte to work together. The action spilled out to ringside on RAW as Charlotte went face-first into the apron. Jax took apart the table at ringside before sending Natalya face-first into the apron.
Jax and Flair then brawled at ringside as Charlotte caught Jax in the face with a big boot. Natalya and Charlotte then hit a massive powerbomb to Jax through the table at ringside. Asuka, who was on commentary, was loving what was going on.
Back in the ring, Flair and Natalya went at each other before Jax came back in. Natalya tried to lock in a cross arm breaker on Jax but she countered with a powerbomb and went for the pin. Flair broke it up.
Charlotte hit a knee drop to Jax's leg and went for the Figure 8 only for Natalya to break it up on RAW.
Natalya had the Sharpshooter locked in on Charlotte after this but Nia Jax broke it up. This led to a big spot in the corner as all three women went crashing down. Nia Jax found an opening and hit Natalya with a Samoan Drop to win the match. Nia Jax will challenge Asuka at Backlash.
Nia Jax def. Charlotte and Natalya
Grade: A+
Before the main event kicked off on RAW, we got two major announcements for next week as Rollins and Black will square-off and in a shocker we got to know that Rey Mysterio will be retiring and there will be a ceremony for it. It was later revealed in an update by WWE that the ceremony will be conducted by Rollins himself.
Street Profits vs MVP and Bobby Lashley
MVP and Bobby Lashley dominated the opening stages of the match with Lashley running through Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins. MVP and Lashley traded tags as they isolated Montez Ford in their corner and continued to deal out damage. Lashley continued with some clubbing blows as he taunted Ford before blindsiding Dawkins and knocking him off the apron on RAW.
Lashley followed it up with a sidewalk slam and tossed Ford out of the ring. MVP tagged back in and Ford caught him with a right hand before making the tag. Angelo Dawkins came in and unloaded on MVP and tossed him around the ring.
Ford hit MVP with the Frog Splash and went for the cover but Lashley broke it up. Lashley then locked in his Full Nelson lock and did not let go. Since he was not the legal man and refused to let go of the lock, the referee called off the match on RAW.
Match Result: DNF
Drew McIntyre's music hit after the match and he charged into the ring, hitting Lashley with the Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre continued to pound Lashley as the WWE PC trainees in the audience were called into the ring to control the situation. McIntyre and Lashley cleared the ring and continued hammering at each other before more trainees finally pulled them apart to close this week's RAW.
Episode Rating: A
The No.1 Contender's match exceeded expectations on RAW while it was a feel good moment to see Apollo Crews win his first title on the main roster.
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