WWE RAW aired its May 25 episode from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. It was the go-home edition of WWE Clash in Italy, where two mega matches were made official on paper. Furthermore, the night was capped off with four interesting matches. Elsewhere, Logan Paul was revealed to be out of action due to a triceps injury, bringing a major change before
WWE's next PLE.
What happened in the opening segment of WWE RAW?
Paul Heyman came out to say that Oba Femi had awoken The Beast in Brock Lesnar and that he was ready to compete against him at Clash in Italy. Oba Femi came out and said that it was now personal between them, and he would kill Lesnar before signing the contract himself to make their rematch official.
Je'Von Evans vs. Penta
Penta defended his WWE Intercontinental title against Je'Von Evans. The two high-flying stars delivered an enthralling showdown with multiple top rope and other moves executed. In the end, Penta retained the title by hitting a Mexican Destroyer on Evans. He later tried to raise his hand in respect, but Evans shoved it off and walked away.
Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez
This was a tag team match between both sides. A compelling bout saw Dominik Mysterio attempting to interfere by handing his AAA Mega title to Roxanne Perez.
However, she accidentallly it Dominik instead of Bayley, who rolled her up for the pin and won the match for her team.
Seth Rollins vs. Montez Ford
A back-and-forth singles showdown saw Seth Rollins defeat Montez Ford with a thunderous Stomp to seal the win. However, Austin Theory came out and attacked Ford's partner, Angelo Dawkins, with a steel chair. He did the same to Joe Hendry during his in-ring concert segment earlier in the night.
Rey Mysterio vs. Rusev
The match was contested to crown a new No.1 contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Despite the size disadvantage, Rey Mysterio held his own against Rusev. In the end, he managed to win the match with a roll-up. After the match, Ethan Page and Rusev attacked him, only for Dragon Lee to run out and make the save.
WWE Clash in Italy contract signing segment
Roman Reigns came out and told Adam Pearce to take the security and leave the ring. Jacob Fatu came down, and the war of words began between the two Samoans. Fatu claimed he would dogwalk Reigns, and Reigns said he would follow him if he defeated him at Clash in Italy. The show closed with both men signing the contract, doing The Tribal Combat handshake and head-touch, and sharing an embrace.
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