WWE Raw results, grades: Fans ‘hijack’ Finn Balor’s Money In The Bank challenge for Seth Rollins
Posted by  badge Boss on Jun 13, 2023 - 09:07AM
Finn Balor and Seth Rollins will face off at Money In The Bank (Picture: WWE)

Finn Balor laid down a challenge for Seth Rollins on Raw but he kept getting interrupted by fans.

The Judgment Day star will challenge the WWE World Heavyweight Champion for the gold at in as part of the , but he was fighting against a raucous crowd.

It was a heated exchange between the pair, with Balor calling out The Visionary after they stared each other down on Raw last week.

On Monday, he reflected on their SummerSlam 2016 match which saw Balor become the first ever Universal Champion only to have to relinquish the gold due to an injury suffered in the match.

He insisted he wanted to take everything from Rollins and plans to do so at Money In The Bank, although his passionate performance kept getting interrupting by fans singing the latter’s theme music whenever Balor tried to speak.

Rollins claimed he became ‘better’ after their match whereas Balor became ‘bitter’, accepting the challenge.

There was more tension between members of The Judgment Day throughout the night too, with Damian Priest telling the group to let him go out alone for his Money In The Bank qualifier against Matt Riddle.

The Archer of Infamy got the job done too, beating the Original Bro in a fantastic match before he passed Imperium in the aisle and told them to pick the bones of Riddle, leading to a devastating attack.

Cody Rhodes and Dominik Mysterio set for Money In The Bank, Rhea Ripley presented with new Women’s World Championship

The show started with Adam Pearce presenting Rhea Ripley with a brand new Women’s World Championship to replace her SmackDown Women’s Title, with the design mirroring that of .

Dominik Mysterio came out to join his Mami, but Cody Rhodes interrupted as the two rivals traded verbal jabs to a great response from the crowd.

The Miz tried to sneak attack the American Nightmare from behind, with Dom using the distraction to once again take a cheap shot against Cody before making a swift exit, leading to Rhea accepting a challenge for Money In The Bank on Dom’s behalf.

Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley have Cody Rhodes in their crosshairs (Picture: WWE)

Cody then beat The Miz in an entertaining bout, with both men working well together in a good effort.

Becky Lynch cut a passionate promo hyping up Money In The Bank before Zoey Stark fired back with some great digs – although both women were a little shaky on the mic – before Chelsea Green came out with Sonya Deville for the former’s match with The Man, with Becky winning with the Dis-ArmHer.

Ricochet and Bronson Reed looked to settle their issues in the ring with a great match between two men who work well together despite a clash of styles.

Bronson Reed and Ricochet took the fight to each other on Raw (Picture: WWE)

In the end, Shinsuke Nakamura came down and attacked Reed after Mr. Nice Guy threw Ricochet into him, leading to a DQ and sparking a brawl after the bell which saw Reed hit with an epic double superplex.

Shayna Baszler capitalised on a distraction from her tag team partner Ronda Rousey to score a roll-up win over Raquel Rodriguez, while Maxxine Dupri has continued her wrestling training with Alpha Academy.

She even attacked Valhalla at ringside as she and Otis accompanied Chad Gable for his win over The Viking Raiders star Erik.

In the main event, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn successfully defended their Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles against Imperium duo GUNTHER and Ludwig Kaiser, with all four men working together brilliantly to deliver the match of the night.

WWE Raw airs Monday nights at 1am on BT Sport 1.

WWE Raw results and grades - June 12, 2023

  • Cody Rhodes pinned The Miz (B)
  • Becky Lynch beat Chelsea Green by submission (C+)
  • Money In The Bank Qualifier: Damian Priest defeated Matt Riddle (B+)
  • Bronson Reed beat Ricochet via DQ (B)
  • Shayna Baszler pinned Raquel Rodriguez (C+)
  • Chad Gable beat Erik (C)
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeated Imperium (A-)