5/26 WWE RAW Live Results – Welcome to WrestlingAttitude’s live coverage of WWE RAW for May 26, live from the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.
We are live from the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida, as Seth Rollins’ music hits in the arena and the new faction make its way to the ring, including the returning Bronson Reed.
Paul Heyman introduces himself and he introduces the members of the Seth Rollins Experience. He calls Bron Breakker an attack dog, a badass in a bloodline of bad asses. Not just a bad ass, but a key to the future. Like a Terminator sent to this planet and he would be asked who will main event future Wrestlemanias? That Terminator would say the answer is Bron Breakker.
The crowd chants for CM Punk and Paul asks Seth if the people know that CM Punk is not here tonight.
That is due to Bronson Reed. WWE wouldn’t put him in the ring with top talent because they were afraid. Not just management, but the wrestlers. He is a violent man in a PG era. What did Bronson do? He took the initiative and he went after the top talent in WWE. Reed targeted Seth Rollins. In one night, Reed put a beating on Seth worse than Roman Reigns did in 10 years. He put a beating on Seth worse than anything Punk could do. Seth fought a handicap match against Punk and Roman and they couldn’t inflict as much damage on him as Reed did.
Paul talks about the sacrifice that Seth Rollins will make for each of you so the trajectory of this industry is bigger than ever before. Paul says Seth is the most generous man he has ever met.
Paul tells everyone to acknowledge Seth Rollins.
Seth eventually puts the mic to his face and he thinks about maybe saying something.
He says make no mistake about it, this is the vision, this is his vision, this is the way forward to secure the future. We do it through total control and total domination. We do it through complete power.
Seth asks the people who did he sell out to? He says he hasn’t changed a beat. He said what he would do at Wrestlemania, and he did it.
The crowd shows their love for Seth and Pat tries to translate what is not being aired.
Seth says you are questioning his integrity. Need I remind you, less than five mintues ago everyone was singing his song. Now, you want to chant that profanity at him? You want to question his integrity? Seth calls the people ‘morons’ and he says you don’t know right from left or what is good for you. You tell him he is the bad guy here. You say I don’t deserve the power? Seth says he is the only one who does. He is the only person capable of leading this company into the future and yielding this power. Power comes through championships. He says he would be World Champion if it wasn’t for Sami Zayn and CM Punk.
CM Punk found out on Saturday what happens when you underestimate him. Seth says Sami will figure that out tonight because he has found something more powerful than championships. He found an object that allows him to control the fates of those championships. Seth looks up at the briefcases. He will qualify for Money in the Bank. He will win the contract. He will cash in the contract. The beauty is that he can do it whenever he wants, however he wants, on whomever he wants. There is nobody who can stop him. That is complete domination. That is total power. That is why he is who he is.
Men’s MITB Qualifier: Chad Gable vs. Penta vs. Dragon Lee
Penta and Lee with super kicks to Chad and then they kick Chad in the corner but want to be the one to do it. Penta and Lee argue and they chop each other. They send Gable over the top rope to the floor. Penta with a rollup on Lee for a near fall. Lee avoids Penta and Penta sends Lee to the apron. Lee with a kick and a slingshot head scissors into the turnbuckles. Lee wit a leg sweep to Penta and a slingshot kick. Lee with an Irish whip and drop kick to Gable. Lee with a hesitation drop kick to Penta. Chad catches Lee and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Chad with a dead lift German suplex on Penta. Chad catches Lee when he slingshots into the ring for a Northern Lights suplex and a near fall. Lee is sent to the floor. Penta with a kick and a back heel kick to the back of the leg. Penta with a wraparound bulldog to Gable. Penta with a kick to Lee in the corner. Chad with a neck breaker. Penta with a piledriver to Gable while hitting a Gory Bomb on Lee. Penta with a flip dive onto Lee and Gable.
Penta chops Lee on the floor while Gable is in the ring. Gable with a dragon scew to Penta but Gable pties Penta’s mask in the ropes. Gable with a dragon screw to Lee and then he ties both of them in the ropes. Gable with kicks to both men. Gable does the Penta strut and kicks him. Gable with chops to Lee followed by a forearm for a near fall. Gable sends Lee to the floor. Gable with a punch and chops. Gable chokes Penta in the ropes. Gable with a snap mare and a double wrist lock. Penta sends Chad over the top rope to the floor. Penta goes for a springboard move but Chad grabs the ankle and sends Penta into the announce table.
Vikingo gets up in the conveniently placed front row.
Gable punche Penta and Lee with a suicide dive that knocks him and Penta over the announce table. Gable attacks Vikingo. Gable sends Penta into the ring. Gable with a chop. Penta chops Gable. They go back and forth. Lee gets in the ring and Lee kicks Gable. Penta kicks Lee and Lee kicks Penta followed by a poisonrana. Lee with a sit out power bomb to Gable for a near fall. Lee gets Penta on his shoulders but Penta gets to his feet. Penta sets for a Penta Driver but Gable grabs Penta and hits a double German suplex. Chad goes up top and hits a moonsault on Penta for a near fall. Chad sends Lee into the turnbuckles with an overhead belly-to-belly throw. Vikingo kicks Chad on the turnbuckles and Chad is caught in the tree of woe.
Lee with a double stomp and Penta with a destroyer to Lee. Penta with a Penta Driver to Gable for the three count.
Winner: Penta
Backstage:
We go to Judgment Day and Finn says he needs to focus on MOney in the bank. Carlito and Dom are playng the video game and Roxanne shows up with chicken nuggets and she wants to massage Dom just as Liv Morgan arrives. Liv wants to know what is going on. She tells Dom not to explain because Raquel has been keeping her up to date. Liv says she will deal with it, but first she is going to get a qualifying match. Dom asks if it is great that Liv is back and Finn laighs and says it is great. Carlito tells Dom not to eat her nuggets.
– Tozawa and Maxxine walk in the back.
– Rusev walks in the back.
– We have the annual Memorial Day video package.
Rusev vs. Akira Tozawa
Tozawa with punches but Rusev pushes Tozawa down. Rusev misses a splash and he sends Tozawa to the apron. Tozawa with a kick and a missile drop kick. Rusev with a clothesline. Rusev with a jumping thrust kick and then he stomps on the back and applies Accolade. Tozawa taps out.
Winner: Rusev
After the match, Rusev refuses to release the hold and he applies a body scissors. Sheamus’ music plays and he comes to the ring. Sheamus and Rusev go face to face and they have some words for each other. Rusev walks past Sheamus but Sheamus knows not to turn his back on Rusev. Rusev goes to the apron and he leaves the ring.
Backstage:
Cathy Kelley is with Tom Segura and Bert Kreisher. Tom talks about having Cody on his podcast and Bert told him about the time he had. Bert mentions the special and he leaves. Cathy asks Tom about his Netflix show. Bert calls for Tom and he is with the War Raiders and they chop Bert.
Backstage:
Sami Zayn is in LOCKER ROOM and he says he can’t listen to them. He should have gone out there. Jey says Sami has to be smarter. He can’t go out there one on three. You need to win the Qualifying Match and get the briefcase. Jey tells Sami he has his back.
World Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs. The War Raiders vs. American Made (Julius & Brutus Creed)
Erik and Ivar go after Woods and Kofi. Erik and Ivar with slams to the Creeds and then they slam Woods and Kofi is tossed onto everyone on the floor. Erik and Ivar go to the apron and Erik slams Ivar onto everyone on the floor.
Ivar sends Kofi into the ring and the match starts. Kofi grabs Ivar’s leg and Julius with a drop kick to send Ivar to the floor. Brutus and Woods send Erik into the ringside barrier. Julius and Kofi do the same to Erik. All four Irish whip Erik into the ring steps. The other four celebrate in the ring. Kofi gets on the apron and he kicks Erik. Kofi sends Erik back into the ring. Kofi kicks Erik in the ribs. Julius tags in and he kicks Erik. Erik with punches but Julius runs Erik into the corner. Brutus tags in and Brutus with a cannonball into the corner. Julius tags in and he clotheslines Erik. Brutus tags in and he connects with a forearm. Brutus with a suplex to Erik and he tags in Kofi. Kofi with a kick to Erik’s back and he applies a front face lock to prevent the tag.
Kofi chokes Erik in the ropes. Woods tags in and he kicks Erik. Erik with forearms but Woods fires back. Woods with a super kick to Erik followed by a kick to the chest and a clothesline. Kofi tags in and he kicks Erik in the head. Erik with punches but Kofi with a knee and front face lock. Kofi sends Erik to the apron and he kicks Erik in the ropes. Woods goes to the turnbuckles and hits a double stomp to the back. Woods with a fist drop to Erik. Erik with a forearm and Woods goes down and so does Erik. Ivar tags in and he gives Julius a back body drop and he kicks Woods and hits a side slam on Brutus. Ivar with a side slam to Kofi onto Brutus. Ivar with a cross body to Brutus and Kofi. Ivar with a seated splash to Julius. Woods and Brutus are sent to the floor. Ivar back drops Kofi to the floor. Ivar goes up top and Kofi stops him with a kick. Erik punches Kofi off the turnbuckles. Brutus puts Erik on the turnbuckles and Erik with a slap. Brutus with a punch.
Erik punches Brutus off the turnbuckles but Julius leaps up with a superplex. Woods with an elbow drop. Ivar with a frog splash to Woods for a near fall. Kfoi misess Troubl in Paradise and Erik iwth a forearm. Julis and Brutus with a double forearm to Erik. Ivar with a handspring double back elbow to the Creeds. Ivar with a Spin Kick of Doom to Woods. They sets for a Machine but Julius makes the tag. Woods sends Erik to the mat. Kofi kicks Ivar and sends him to the floor. Brutus with a springboard cannonball onto Erik. Ivar catches Kofi on a suicide dive and sends him into the apron. Ivar with a cross body against the apron. Julius drop kicks Ivar off the turnbuckles. Kofi with a rollup for the three count.
Winners: Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
Backstage:
Liv and Raquel walk in the back and they see Iyo and Kair. Liv says when she wins the briefcase, she will cash in on Iyo. Kairi challenges Liv to a match tonight and Liv says they are on.
In the Arena:
Jey Uso makes his way to the ring through the crowd.
Jey says says he is in your city. He says it was a busy week for the champ. Everyone after the champ. Logan got yeeted on. Cena about to get yeeted on. At Money in the Bank…
Gunther interrupts and he makes his way to the ring.
Gunther says he came out to congratulate Jey. He says this comes from a personal place. He congratulates him on the 15 year jubilee of the Usos in WWE. He congratulates Jey on his first successful defense against Logan Paul. You are holding on to this title longer than he expected. He says he can appreciate Jey doing everything to met his potential and be the captain on Raw. He says Jey’s friends are in trouble and you are there. Gunther says those are great qualities for a human being, but horrible for a great champion.
Gunther says he doesn’t blame Jey because he doesn’t know any better. Being the champion doesn’t come natural to you. Being a great champion doesn’t mean you are there for everyone and you don’t handle everyone’s questions. Gunther says the only person he cared about was himself. If he is fully honest, he says Jey doesn’t have the intellect to carry himself as a great champion. In two weeks, I will relieve you from your position and I will make things right. He says he will choke out Jey and the title will go back where it belongs, around his waist.
Jey asks Gunther if he is done. He says he’s done. He’s done with everybody saying his days as champ are numbered. He’s done with everybody using an excuse for this title to turn his back on the people who brought him up. He has friends. He has family. He fights for them and they fight for him. Run your mouth and judge him? Go ahead. Jey says what you are fighting for is less than what he is fighting for. He is not looking past Gunther. He knows about him. He says he will see him in Phoenix. At the end of the day, he’s fighting for their support. He will make Gunther tap out again.
Liv Morgan vs. Kairi Sane
They lock up and go around the ring. Liv pushes Sane on the break. Liv sends Sane to the mat by the hair. Liv kicks Sane in the corner. Liv sends Sane into the turnbuckles and punches her. Sane with chops and punches. Sane with an Irish whip and Liv sends Sane to the apron and Sane with a forearm. Sane goes up top and leaps over Liv and rolls through. Sane with a head scissors take down. Sane with a flying forearm against the ropes and they go to the apron. Sane with a back fist and a goes for a boot but hits the ring post when Liv moves. Liv with a sunset flip power bomb off the apron. Liv sends Sane into the ringside barrier and back into the ring. Liv gets a near fall. Liv with a curb stomp and she stretches Sane in the ropes. Liv with a rear chin lock in the ropes.
Liv with a drop kick to the back for a near fall. Liv with a punch but Sane with a kick. Liv with a codebreaker for a near fall. Liv with a reverse chin lock. Liv pulls Sane down by the hair and holds on to the reverse chin lock. Liv with knees to the midsection and she gets a near fall. Liv with a suplex and she holds on for a second one. Liv holds on and goes for the third Amiga but Sane escapes. Liv with a back elbow to escape a waist lock. Sane with a spear and both women are down. Sane with a double sledge and a second one. Sane with a cross body. Liv with an Irish whip and Sane with a blockbuster. Sane sets for the running forearm into the corner and hits it. Sane goes up top and she hits a forearm. Sane gets a near fall.
Liv misses an enzuigiri and Sane with a Cloverleaf and she leans back. Sane with a forearm and Sane charges into the corner but she runs into boots. Liv goes to the turnbuckles and hits a codebreaker. Liv gets a near fall. Liv sets for obLIVion but Sane holds on to the ropes. Sane with a back fist and a running forearm for a near fall. Sane gets Liv up and Liv counters into a sunset flip for a naer fall. Liv with a lungblower. Sane blocks a knee in the corner and gets a near fall. Sane with an Alabama Slam and she goes up top for the elbow drop but Raquel distracts the referee and Perez pushes Sane off the turnbuckles.
Raquel has some words for Perez.
Sane escapes obLIVion and Sane with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Kairi Sane
We Hear from Rhea Ripley
Rhea Ripley says Mami is always on top. It wasn’t just a saying, it was a way of life. At Money in the Bank it changes. No one will be ready for the amount of brutality she unleashes. She will do what it takes to climb that ladder to secure her spot at the top of the women’s division. Iyo, Tiffany, you better hold your titles tightly because no one is safe from Mami in the Bank.
Backstage:
Chad asks the Creeds how can they let the New Day control them like that. He says he has a message to give Pearce from El Grande Americano. Chad walks into Vikingo. He says he gets his revenge at World’s Collide. It will be as easy as taking candy from a baby. Vikingo says he will see Chad soon.
AJ Styles punches Chad out of nowhere. AJ says if you interfere in a match of his again, he will put him through the concrete.
– Vic Joseph is in the crowd and he mentions that Trick Williams will be on NXT.
– Raquel tells Liv that if Perez didn’t interfere, she would have won. Liv tells Raquel that she was the veteran out there and she walks away.
In the Arena:
Lyra Valkyria makes her way to the ring.
We are told that Becky Lynch faces Lyra Valkyria for the US Title in a ‘return match’.
Lyra says she wishes she was out here to talk about new competition and new challenger but news broke that Becky did what she does best. She groveled and begged and twisted the arms of the right people to get a rematch at Money in the Bank. Why would she accept? She has beaten her twice. Lyra says every opponent she has ever had, she didn’t care what they said about her or did to her. Once she beat them, she felt like the ultimate winner. She didn’t feel any satisfaction when she beat Becky. Becky came out here after Backlash with no embarrassment or sense of shame despite being outwrestled. She talked like she won the match. She was that delusional. She went on to steal the next opportunity. She couldn’t let her do it.
At Backlash, all she wanted to do was pin her shoulders to the mat for three seconds. She got in her fiancee’s face and she tried to take out her eye and break her arm. Now it is personal. At Money in the Bank, she says she is going to hurt her. She will break her ego and if it means bashing Becky’s head, she will do it.
Becky Lynch’s music plays and she comes to the ring.
Becky says she was on to bigger and better things. You won the match but she won the night. She got to go home with her hot husband while you went to the hospital with your fiancee.
Lyra says your husband is the only talented thing in your family.
Becky says now you have to make it personal. She is the best thing to happen to Lyra and the best thing to happen to that title.
Lyra says people are talking about her because she beat Becky.
Becky says Lyra says she steals her opportunities. How about if you beat her at Money in the Bank, she will never challenge Lyra for the title again.
Lyra says that is okay. She beat her twice already, and the last time with her eyes closed.
Becky says you didn’t let her finish. She keeps remembering when you took the title from her at NXT, it was a rollup and not a decisive win. Do you remember that I raised your hand after you beat me for the NXT Title. When I win at Money at the Bank, you have to look her in the eyes and raise her hand.
Lyra tells Becky she has never had an issue raising the hand of a person if they are better than her, but that has never been the case with you.
Backstage:
Sami walks in the back and Karrion Kross stops Sami and talks about crawling to the top but you could have taken the deal to go to Smackdown. He tells Sami he is never going to win the title. Sami tells Kross he will.
Men’s MITB Qualifier: Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor
Sami punches Seth and then he clotheslines him over the top rope. Finn sends Sami into the turnbuckles and punches Sami. Finn with a chop and Sami with a suicide dive onto Seth. Finn goes after Sami and Seth in the aisle and Finn hits Sami with a forearm and sends him back into the ring. Finn with punches and chops to Sami. Sami punches Finn from the turnbuckles. Seth with a short arm clothesline to Sami and he punches Sami. Finn chops Sami after doing something to Seth that the cameras missed. Finn punches Seth in the corner. Seth punches Finn and he misses a clothesline. Finn kicks Sami and hits a DDT on Sami and a reverse DDT on Seth and he gets near falls. Finn kicks Seth and Sami.
Finn with many boots to Seth and he poses. Sami punches Finn. Sami with a sunset flip but Finn rolls through and hits a drop kick because you don’t sunset flip Finn Balor unless your name is Rey Mysterio. Finn chokes Sami in the ropes. Seth rakes Finn’s back. Seth kicks Finn in the corner. Seth chokes Finn in he corner and then he chokes Sami and connects with crossfaces. Seth with a chop to Finn. Finn with a satellite side Russian leg sweep on Seth for a near fall. Finn with punches to Sami. Finn with punches and Sami chops Finn. Finn chops and punches Sami. Finn sets for a suplex but Sami counters with a suplex. Sami punches Seth and he goes to the turnbuckles for more punches. Sami sends Finn and Seth to the floor. Sami goes to the apron and he kicks Seth and Fiin away. Sami with an Arabian Press onto both men.
Sami sends Seth back into the ring. Sami goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb and Seth blocks it and hits a Falcon Arrow for a near fall. Seth with forearms across the bridge of the nose. Seth puts Sami on the turnbuckles and he chops Sami. Sami with elbows and he knocks Seth off the turnbuckles. Finn with a forearm. Sami pushes Finn to the floor. Seth leaps to the turnbuckles to try for the superplex but Sami blocks it and he goes for a sunset flip power bomb and he hits it for a near fall. Finn sends Sami to the floor and Finn sets for a GTR but Seth escapes. Seth sets for a Pedigree but Finn escapes. Sami with a forearm. Finn with sling blade to Seth and a drop kick to Sami. Sami stops Finn on the turnbuckles. Sami with a superplex to Finn but Seth with a frog splash to Sami.
Seth with a rear chin lock on Sami. Sami with forearms to Seth but Seth with kicks and shoulders. Seth puts Sami on the turnbuckles. Sami punches Seth off. Seth with a super kick to Finn and a super kick to Sami off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Everyone exchange punches and chops. Seth kicks Sami in the back and chest in the corner. Seth wants to work with Finn and they put Sami on the turnbuckles. Sami fights off the double superplex with punches. Sami leaps over Finn and Seth goes for a Pedigree but Sami sends Seth to the floor with a back body drop. Finn with a victory roll on Sami for a near fall. Finn with GTR for a near fall.
Seth wtih a kick to Finn and he sets for a Pedigree. Finn with a rollup on Seth and Seth with a Pedigree for a near fall and Sami with a crucifix for a near fall. Seth with a Pedigree to Sami and Seth gets a near fall. Seth sets for Black Out on Sami but Sami moves. Seth escapes a Blue Thunder Bomb. Sami with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Sami punches Seth and Seth punches back. They continue the exchange. Seth rakes the eyes and he punches Sami in the corner. Sami with an exploder to Seth into the turnbuckles and he sets for a Helluva Kick bu Finn with sling blade to Sami. Finn drop kicks Sami into Seth and they both go into the corner. Finn goes up top and misses Coup de Grace. Seth with Black Out to Finn. Sami with a Helluva Kick to Seth and Bron pulls Sami out of the ring. Reed and Bron attack Sami.
Jey attacks Bron and Reed and he gives both super kicks. Jey punches Seth but Bron with a spear to Jey. Reed sends Sami into the post. Dom puts a chair in the ring and Seth with Black Out onto the chair for the three count.
Winner: Seth Rollins
Seth wants Bron and Reed to attack Sami and Jey. CM Punk’s music plays and Bron and Reed wait in the aisle. Punk comes from the other side and hits GTS on Seth. Punk escapes before Bron can get into the ring.
We go to credits.
–– Here is what’s in store for 5/26 WWE RAW ––
- World Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs. The War Raiders vs. American Made (Julius & Brutus Creed)
- Men’s MITB Qualifier: Chad Gable vs. Penta vs. Dragon Lee
- Men’s MITB Qualifier: Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor
- Rusev vs. Akira Tozawa
- Jey Uso Segment
- Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria Segment
5/26 WWE RAW Preview
After weeks of dodging title defenses, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston of The New Day will finally put the World Tag Team Championship on the line tonight at Saturday Night’s Main Event. It marks their first defense since capturing the gold during Night One of WrestleMania 41, and the odds are stacked against them as they defend in a Triple Threat Tag Match against former champions The War Raiders and the surging Creed Brothers of American Made.
Woods and Kingston dethroned Erik and Ivar at WrestleMania, but the War Raiders have remained in pursuit ever since. Julius and Brutus Creed, meanwhile, picked up a key victory over the Raiders on the May 12 edition of RAW, positioning themselves as serious contenders in tonight’s high-stakes title clash.
American Made’s momentum could continue elsewhere on the card, as Chad Gable enters a Triple Threat Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifier against Penta and Dragon Lee. A second qualifier will feature Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, and Judgment Day’s Finn Balor. Both matches will determine who joins Solo Sikoa and LA Knight in the 2025 Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, with only two spots claimed so far.
Rusev will also step into the ring for his second match since returning to WWE. He’ll face Alpha Academy’s Akira Tozawa, who requested the bout after Rusev defeated Otis on the May 5 episode of RAW. Tozawa is seeking revenge on behalf of his teammate, but Rusev will look to continue his reemergence as a force on Monday nights.
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5/26 WWE RAW Live Results
