WWE Raw Live Coverage 6/23 - Last KOTR & QOTR Semifinals, Women's IC Title On The Line

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of "WWE Raw" on June 23, 2025, coming to you from the Nationwide Arena from Columbus, Ohio.

The Queen and King of the Ring tournaments continue with the semi-finals. Cody Rhodes will face his good friend, Jey Uso in the semi-finals. Rhodes defeated Shinsuke Nakamura, Damien Priest, and Andrade to advance last week. Uso overcame Bronson Reed, Rusev, and Sheamus to advance.

On the women's side, Jade Cargill looks to defeat Roxanne Perez to advance in the tournament. Cargill defeated Michin, Nia Jax, and Piper Niven to move to the next round while Perez stole a victory from Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, and Kairi Sane.

Last week, Becky Lynch agreed to a match against her former friend-turned-rival, Bayley but refused to put her Intercontiental title on the line. General Manager Nick Aldis thought Bayley deserved a title shot after being forced to miss her tag team title match at "WrestleMania" and made it official for tonight.

Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring, accompanied by Paul Heyman, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker. Rollins is getting mixed signals from the fans, so he doesn't care what they think. Rollins says he put CM Punk on the map. He was the first NXT Champion and Heavyweight Champion. LA Knight stuck his nose in their business and took three Tsunamis for his troubles. "My dawg, Bron Breakker, is about to do the same to another thorn in our side...Penta." He lists the finalists of the King of the Ring tournament and said "they are all running a race for second place. This is the finish line (pointing at the MITB briefcase). This is the end game. It has and always will be Seth Freakin' Rollins."

Penta comes to the ring.

After the break, Penta sends Breakker to the corner and then takes him down with a springboard crossbody. He follows with the feet to the midsection. Breaker intercepts him and does a back body drop. He kicks him a few times before going for the pin. Breaker follows with a suplex. They exchange offense before Breakker connects with a backbreaker and cover for two.

In the corner, Breaker drives a shoulder into him repeatedly. He runs the ropes and takes Penta down with a clothesline. Breaker sits Penta on the turnbuckle, but Penta gets in a few blows before Breakker punched him off the apron. Penta hits a hurricanrana while Breakker on the turnbuckle. Penta sends Breakker face first into the apron and follows with a tope con hilo.

During the break, Breaker dropped Penta on his gut on the turnbuckle. Penta was sitting on the announce table when Breakker leapt on him. In the ring, Penta kicked him in the face. Breaker stopped a Destroyer and hit double knees on his midsection. Breakker put Penta in a side headlock on the mat. Penta fought out of it and kicked him in the face and hamstring and followed with a slingblade. Penta suplexed Breakker, but he kicked out. 

Penta was intercepted during another Destroyer attempt. He hit Penta with a high knee while he was on the turnbuckle and a Breakkensteiner. Penta intercepted a spear with a kick. Penta finally connected with a Destroyer, but Breakker kicked out at two. Breakker stops the Penta Driver. Penta bounced off the ropes and Breakker speared him out of the air.

Winner: Bron Breakker

After the match, Rollins celebrated with Breakker. He tells Penta "this is your one warning, stay out of my way!"

Michael Cole had a sit down interview with Bill Goldberg earlier in the day. Goldberg said there was no way he'd let GUNTHER's actions towards his family slide. He was going to seek revenge somewhere for embarrassing him in front of his family and fans.

Cargill makes her way to the ring, followed by Perez.

Perez rolls out of the ring after the bell rings. She then gets between the ropes. She rolled through and slapped Cargill. She makes Cargill chase her before putting her in a side headlock. Cargill had her in the air, but she escaped and got slammed in the corner. She slapped Cargill again and made her chase her around the ring. Cargill pops her up and drops her before slapping her. Perez guillotined her over the middle rope. Cargill follows with a backbreaker. She then tossed Perez to the mat before doing push ups. Perez rolled out of the ring and sent her into the turnbuckle. Cargill climbed on the steps with Perez in a Fireman's Carry, but she got down and kicked Cargill's leg into the steps.

After the break, Perez uppercuts her in the corner. Cargill catches her and tries to toss her, but Perez escapes and hit her injured leg and connected with a double jump springboard. Perez continues to work the leg. Cargill tried to slam her again, but Perez reverses into a sleeper until Cargill backs into the corner. Perez went for a corssobdy, but is caught and takes a fallaway slam. Cargill follows with a spinebuster. Cargill licked her face before chokeslamming her. Cargill connected with a pumpkick and goes for Jaded, but Perez rolls through and covers her. Perez with a big boot and reverses into a bulldog. Perez can't connect with Pop Rox. Cargill connected with a powerbomb, but Perez got out before Cargill finally connected with Jaded for the win.

Winner: Jade Cargill

After the match, Asuka comes out to stare down Cargill in front of the crown.

GUNTHER says last week was supposed to be a celebration, but Goldberg told him he is next. He said next usually means getting speared and jackhammered, but it's not 1999 anymore. He heard what Goldberg had to say and he said he sees a "58-year-old one-trick pony that can't lace my boots!" It's his personal responsibility to see that Goldberg's legacy dies.

Bayley comes to the ring, Becky follows.

They lock up and Bayley backs Lynch into the corner. Lynch slaps her and they exchange blows in the corner and then in the opposite corner. Bayley takes her down with a clothesline and follows with a sliding elbow and clothesline. Bayley reversed out of a Dis-Arm-Her. Lynch shoulder tackles her through the rope and Bayley guillotined her over the rope. She slams her face into the barricade before sending her into the ring. Lynch catches Bayley, who forearms her after. Lynch pulls Bayley's arm and makes her fall across the turnbuckle.

After the break, Bayley clotheslined Lynch and follows with a Bayley to Belly suplex and a leg drop. Bayley hits a side slam and can only pin her for two. Lynch reversed another Bayley to Belly. Lynch suplexed Bayley and Bayley hit another Bayley to Belly. Bayley shoved Lynch into the turnbuckle and followed with a Sunset Flip. Bayley goes up top, but Lynch shoved her and climbed up with her and hit her repeatedly in the back. Lynch with a Superplex and an armbar, but Bayley rolls her up. Bayley counters Dis-Arm-Her. Bayley puts her in a half Boston Crab, but Lynch gets to the rope.

They exchange blows. Bayley counters the Manhandle Slam and hits one of own, so Lynch rolls out of the ring. Lynch sends her over the announce table and laid chairs over top of Bayley. Lynch goes back to the ring, but Lyra Valkyria takes the chairs off her. Lynch hits Valkyria. They argue and Lynch sends Valkyria off the apron. Bayley moves Valkyria out of the way, but gets hit by Lynch. Bayley sends her face first into a ringpost and then into the barricade. Bayley went up top, but Valkyria got in the ring and pummeled Lynch, so the bell rang. Bayley yelled at Valkyria that this isn't about them, this was about the title.

Winner (by DQ): Becky Lynch

Raquel Rodriguez calls out Rhea Ripley because she won't get away with costing her the Queen of the Ring match. Ripley runs to the ring and they exchange blows. Ripley sends her to the mat and Rodriguez rolls out of the ring. Ripley follows and gets thrown into the apron and into the time keeper's area. Rodriguez gets a table. Ripley jumps off the announce table and punches her before sending her into the steps. Ripley gets in the ring and sets up the table. Ripley drags her into the ring and sets up the Riptide when Perez jumps on her back. Ripley sends her into the turnbuckle. Rodriguez delivers a Tejana Bomb on Ripley through the table.

Jey Uso comes to the ring. Cody Rhodes follows. They speak to each other and shake hands. They lock up and Rhodes grabs Uso by the waist and backs into the ropes. They take turns taking the other to the mat. They touch hands and Rhodes works Uso's arm. Uso responds with an armdrag. Rhodes with a side headlock. Uso reverses into one of his own. Rhodes looks for CrossRhodes, but Uso gets out and tries to hit him with a Superkick, but Rhodes dodges it.

After the break, Rhodes has Uso in the Figure Four. Uso gets in kicks and an uppercut before hitting a Samoan Drop. Rhodes laid in the corner and Uso hit him with a hip attack before going up top. He went for a splash, but Rhodes got his knees up. Rhodes reverses into an armlock. Uso put him in a sleeper, but Rhodes fought out briefly. Uso put him in a body lock. Rhodes eventually gets out of it and makes it to the ropes, dumping Uso to the floor.

Rhodes went for a dive, but Uso hit him with a right hand through the ropes. Uso went up top, but Rhodes punches him and then they battle on the top rope. Uso shoves Rhodes down, but he comes right back for a Superplex.

Following another break, they exchanged blows. Uso hits him with a right hand before Rhodes can hit him with one. Rhodes sends Uso down to the mat. Uso with a powerslam. Uso set up for CrossRhodes, but Rhodes kneed him in the face and planted him with a Cody Cutter. Rhodes looked for a disaster kick and ate a spear.

Uso looks for a spear, but gets kicked. Rhodes hits a Cody Cutter from the top rope. Rhodes got back to his feet and went for CrossRhodes, but Uso reverses into one of his own. Uso kicked Rhodes in the face and yelled for him to get up and nails him with another one. He took him down with a spear and went up top for a splash. Rhodes with a Cody Cutter from the top followed by CrossRhodes for the win.

Winner: Cody Rhodes

After the match, Rhodes and Uso embrace before Uso puts Rhodes' arm in the air. They embrace again.