The John Report: WWE Raw Deal 06/15/26 Review
It’s WWE Monday Night Raw, featuring Roman Reigns, plus Dominik Mysterio facing Oba Femi, Iyo Sky battling Raquel Rodriguez, and more.
The King and Queen of the Ring Semifinals begin on this week’s Raw, which will lead into Night of Champions on June 28th, when the Finals of those tournaments will take place. I think Raw has been very good in the last two weeks, thanks in part to the strong match quality, so I hope it continues.
This is the Raw Deal for episode #1725 of Monday Night Raw, taking place at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Follow me on Twitter/X @johnreport. Let’s get to it.
A video package aired showing King of the Ring tournament highlights from SmackDown with Jey Uso getting the big win a 4-way to advance in the tournament.
They showed Roman Reigns and The Usos arriving at the arena, and Reigns was handed the World Heavyweight Title. Jacob Fatu was backstage to greet Reigns. They walked toward the ring for the show opening promo.
Let’s Hear from Roman Reigns and The Bloodline
Roman Reigns made his entrance joined by The Usos and Jacob Fatu. There’s actor Eric Andre in the crowd. It took the Original Tribal Chief (Reigns) and crew a few minutes to get into the ring as usual. Reigns told Baltimore to acknowledge him and that led to cheers as usual.
Reigns said that life is good and they had a lot to be grateful. Reigns mentioned the “Right Hand Man” Jey advanced to the next level and he’s going to win King of the Ring, so acknowledge him. That led to cheers and Yeeting. Reigns said that people will try to pick holes and piss him off. Reigns talked about how the Uso Twins are Day 1-ish. Reigns said if it wasn’t for Big Jim, there wouldn’t be a Right Hand Man. Reigns said if it wasn’t Big Jim, there would be no Tribal Chief and no Bloodline. Reigns told Baltimore to acknowledge Jimmy, so they cheered.
There were “Fatu” chants from the crowd. Jey said there’s one person here who hasn’t been acknowledge and needs to be addressed. Jey said one person in here needs to acknowledge them. The fans chanted “Fatu” again. Reigns said it sounds like they have a problem. Reigns spoke to Fatu about acknowledging the twins, so Fatu took the microphone away.
Fatu said when it comes to Jey and Jimmy, he does not listen to them. Fatu told Reigns the only person that he acknowledges is his OTC, Roman Reigns. Fatu handed Reigns the microphone back.
Reigns said that’s good because they don’t need “Yes Men” around here. Reigns called on a ringside attendant, who had a wooden box for him. Reigns pulled out a necklace. Reigns said that everybody in the back is terrified because they think The Bloodline is going to run the business. Reigns said that they have always run the business. Reigns talked about the Wild Samoans, Yokozuna, Rikishi, Umaga, when The Usos became the best tag team ever and when Reigns was born, that is The Bloodline. Reigns told Fatu that when their kids are tagging together in 20 years, that is The Bloodline. Reigns told Fatu he’s not on the outside like he thinks because he’s on the inside now. Reigns welcomed Jacob to The Bloodline and Reigns presented Fatu with an Ula Fala necklace. The Usos were talking behind Reigns and didn’t like Fatu getting a necklace, but The Usos fell in line and acknowledged Reigns as usual.
Analysis: It took a while to get through that, but it was a way for Roman Reigns to make Jacob Fatu happy by giving him the wooden Ula Fala necklace to show that Reigns believes in him and he wants Fatu to be loyal to him. I like how The Usos are conflicted about it because they don’t know if they can trust their cousin Jacob, but they have to do it because Reigns wants it this way.
After the promo, Roman Reigns shook hands with Eric Andre at ringside. Jey Uso didn’t shake hands with Eric and then Jimmy shook hands with Eric. Andre touched Fatu and even touched the Ula Fala, so Fatu pulled Andre over the barricade. Fatu put Andre in the ring. Fatu was hitting Andre with strikes. Fatu went to the top rope, but WWE Officials were there and Reigns had to go on the apron to tell Fatu to calm down. Reigns changed his mind and Fatu hit a Superfly Splash on Andre. Raw GM Adam Pearce was freaking out about it while Reigns was smiling. After Fatu left the ring, Reigns told Fatu to do it one more time. Fatu went up top and Fatu hit a Superfly Splash on Andre again. The fans cheered. Reigns said if you push them, then they are going to do that kind of thing to anybody who gets in their way.
Analysis: It was a vicious attack by Jacob Fatu on an actor like Eric Andre, who got to be part of the show in a unique way. This is a nice way of showing how unstable Fatu is and how Reigns can control him to do what he wants. It’s also about showing how dangerous The Bloodline is with Fatu as part of the group.
The commentary team is Joe Tessitore and Corey Graves. Joe is filling in for Michael Cole, who has the week off. Alicia Taylor is the ring announcer.
They went on a break for some fans as actor/comedian Eric Andre was getting checked on by WWE Officials. The WWE Medical team, who were indy guys, checked on Andre in the ring. That took about three minutes to help Andre to the back.
There was a replay of Jacob Fatu’s attack on Eric Andre. Graves said it was about Reigns establishing dominance and showing that The Bloodline is back and better than ever.
Queen of the Ring Tournament Semifinals: IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez
Iyo Sky was aggressive early on with strikes. Raquel caught Sky attempting a move, and then Raquel hit a cross body block to knock Sky down. Raquel sent Sky into the barricade. Back in the ring, Raquel countered a Sky move into a suplex. Sky sent Raquel out of the ring and Sky tried a suicide dive, but Raquel caught Sky and sent Sky into the ring post. They went on a break for some fans there and I’ll take a break too with Raquel in control.
Raquel was dominating the action for a few minutes until Sky countered Raquel and sat on top for two. Sky hit Raquel with a roundhouse kick. Sky connected with a double stomp to the ribs. Sky hit a Bullet Train double knee attack against the turnbuckle. Sky went up top and hit a missile dropkick. Raquel got a hold of Sky by the apron, but Sky kicked Raquel when she was on the apron. Sky tried a sunset flip on the floor, but Raquel stomped on Sky to stop that. Sky slammed Raquel’s head into the commentary table a few times. Sky tried a leaping attack, but Raquel tripped up Sky onto the table. Raquel went for a twisting elbow drop off the turnbuckle, but Sky got out of that. Sky sent Raquel into the ring post. Sky hit a Powerbomb out of the corner. Sky went up top and hit Over The Moonsault on Raquel for the pinfall win. It went about 12 minutes.
Winner by pinfall: Iyo Sky
Analysis: ***1/4 A competitive match that was pretty good the whole way. It followed a predictable story with Raquel dominating most of the match, but Sky found a way to make the comeback and get the clean win. I thought maybe somebody from The Judgment Day would help Raquel try to cheat to win, but there was no sign of Liv Morgan or Roxanne Perez at ringside. It didn’t reach the point where I’d call it a great match, but I still enjoyed it, and I’m glad that Sky won.
The win means that Iyo Sky has advanced to the Queen of the Ring Finals at Night of Champions on June 27th. Sky will face Liv Morgan or Charlotte Flair in the finals.
Analysis: I thought WWE might go with a Morgan-Rodriguez finals. I’d love to see Sky-Flair in the finals, but they might do Sky-Morgan, which would be a Sky win, and then that sets up Sky for a title shot against Morgan.
Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan were chatting backstage, so Perez said she’ll take care of Flair tonight. Morgan chatted with Danhausen (while wearing a Danhausen shirt) and wanted him to curse Dominik Mysterio’s opponent, Oba Femi. Danhausen said it would take a lot of human monies and kept on rambling, so Liv left.
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss were interviewed by Byron Saxton. This was during a break for some fans. Flair called themselves the Twisted Queens. Flair said there’s nothing The Judgment Day can do to her that she hasn’t seen before. Flair talked about how she had to come to Raw since she was called out online. Flair put over her buddy Bliss, and Bliss said that everybody bows down to the Queen. Flair said everybody bows down to Allies of Convenience. They did their heart hand gesture to end it.
A “New” Danhausen documentary aired about how Danhausen cursed Stephen A. Smith of ESPN, then he received human monies and Danhausen uncursed the Knicks. That led to The Knicks going on to win the NBA Title on Saturday.
There was a video package about the Seth Rollins-Bron Breakker rivalry. Rollins talked about six months of his career he’ll never get back, he was forced to give up the World Heavyweight Championship, and Bron cost him the King of the Ring. Rollins said that at Night of Champions, they need to settle this in a Steel Cage Match.
Analysis: It was obvious there would be another Rollins-Breakker match because of how they traded wins, so doing it in a Steel Cage Match makes sense.
Raw GM Adam Pearce was in his office talking to Lyra Valkyria, and Pearce said it’s going to happen. Lyra said she’s going to tell Bayley and left.
LA Knight approached Raw GM, Adam Pearce. Knight said everything happened the way he said it. Knight complained about Solo Sikoa getting involved to cost him the match and Jey Uso got the win in the King of the Ring tournament. Knight said the only way he can get things done is to do things his way.
They showed last week’s Raw when Chad Gable helped Rey Mysterio and Penta after Rusev and Ethan Page attacked them.
Chad Gable was interviewed by Jackie Redmond, who noted it was his first match as Chad Gable in over a year. Gable said that after losing the mask and gaining respect for the mask, he’s gone through a lot. Gable said that Rey made him realize that after he’s done with Rusev, he has other people to make amends to. Gable walked down a hallway where he saw Austin Theory talking to Maxxine Dupri, who used to be an ally of Gable.
Chad Gable made his entrance and it sounds like a new theme song for him as a babyface. Rusev made his entrance, joined by Ethan Page. That was during a break for some fans.
Rusev (w/Ethan Page) vs. Chad Gable
The babyface Gable took down Rusev with suplexes. Gable hit an arm drag, but Rusev came back with a kick to the ribs. Rusev sent Gable hard into the turnbuckle. Gable got a hold of Rusev and hit a belly-to-belly suplex. Gable hit a dragon screw leg whip, followed by an Ankle Lock attempt, but Rusev got out of that. They left the ring as Rusev sent Gable into the steel steps. Rusev suplexed Gable on the floor. Rusev sent Gable into the commentary table, but Gable came back with a belly-to-back suplex on the table, which didn’t break. Page distracted Gable, so Rusev knocked Gable off the apron into the commentary table. Rusev gave Gable a fallaway slam on the commentary table. They went on a break for some fans as Rusev remained in control. Rusev had Gable trapped in a headlock. Rusev sent Gable sternum-first into the turnbuckle and Rusev hit a headbutt. After Gable was sent out of the ring, Page punched Gable in the head.