WWE RAW Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For June 19, 2023

It’s Monday night, and you know what that means! WWE RAW will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage.

WWE RAW will start this week at 8:00 PM EST, as always. match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.

Things are starting to pick up as we get closer to WWE Money in the Bank. Tonight on RAW, Trish Stratus will battle Raquel Rodriguez in a qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match. Logan Paul also returns tonight and Matt Riddle goes one-on-one with Ludwig Kaiser. The updated match card for the show is as follows:

• Qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match: Raquel Rodriguez vs. Trish Stratus
• Matt Riddle vs. Ludwig Kaiser
• Logan Paul returns
• Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bronson Reed
• Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya

WWE RAW Opener:

The opening package for the show airs.

Seth Rollins’ music hit and he walks out to the ring. Rollins is in the ring and Balor attacks him from behind. He sends Seth out of the ring and attacks him. He sends Rollins into the post and continues to attack him. Balor hits the coup de grace on Rollins off the steel steps. He does it again off the announcer’s desk. He hits another coup de grace on Rollins off the steel steps.

*Commercial break*

Rollins is backstage and Balor attacks him from behind again. The Miz is in the ring and he says Rollins promised an open challenge but he didn’t deliver. He says he was going to accept the open challenge and become the new World Champion. He says since that can’t happen, he is going to issue his own open challenge so that he can show the fans what a winner looks like.

Tommaso Ciampa’s music plays and he comes out. He punches The Miz and asks for the bell to ring.

Tommaso Ciampa vs. The Miz

He attacks The Miz in the corner. The Miz rolls outside and Ciampa slams his face on the announce table. He sends Miz into the ring. Ciampa attacks him in the corner and hits him with a clothesline.

Miz evades the kick and hits a DDT. Cover! 1…2….kick out. Miz with the ground and pound on Ciampa. He kicks Ciampa. Ciampa tries to fight back but is kicked in the face. Miz attacks Ciampa in the corner.

Miz goes for a dive but Ciampa counters with the dropkick. He then hits the fairytale ending for the win.

Winner: Tommaso Ciampa

Judgment Day’s music plays and they come out to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Balor says Rollins’ open challenge is canceled because of him. He says he is the only one who is going to take the world title from him. Balor says the fans will be singing Rollins’ song at his funeral. Rhea asks the fans to shut up. She says at Money in the Bank, the fans will bow at their feet because Balor will bring the world title to the Judgment Day while Priest wins the Money in the Bank briefcase and Dominik defeats Cody Rhodes.

Priest says at Money in the Bank, the briefcase comes home to him and the contract inside will have his name written all over it. Priest asks Cody to keep Dominik’s name out of his mouth. Dominik tries to speak but the crowd boo him.

Dominik says Cody is going to see what he will do to him at MITB. He asks Cody to find some partners to face Judgment Day tonight.

Byron Saxton interviews Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Owens asks why he is asking about the Bloodline. He says he doesn’t care. Sami says they need to talk. Sami calls Owens a rageaholic and he says he has an anger problem. Owens disagrees with him. Sami says he will leave this alone with Owens doesn’t get angry till the end of the night but if he blows up, then Owens must admit he has a problem. Owens accepts the bet and walks away.

Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter

Sonya Deville’s music plays and she comes out with Chelsea Green.

*Commercial break*

Kayden Carter and Katana Chance’s theme song plays and they come down to the ring.

The match starts with Chance and Sonya. Deville kicks Chance in the face and tags out. Green knocks her down. Both women tag out. Carter attacks Sonya and Chelsea in the corner.

Carter with a superkick on Deville. She tags out and Chance hits a springboard moonsault. Cover! 1…2…Chelsea makes the save. She tags out. Carter attacks Sonya and tags out and Chance hit the after party for the win.

Winner: Kayden Carter & Katana Chance

Cathy Kelley introduces Cody Rhodes whose music hit and he walks out. Cody says Judgment Day are on fire. Cody says two guys shouldn’t be hard to find and he accepts Dominik’s challenge.

*Commercial break*

Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander vs. Indus Sher

Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander’s music plays and they come out to the ring. Indus Sher’s music plays next and they walk out to the ring.

The match begins and Shelton and Alexander try to attack Veer and Sanga. Veer flattens Shelton and Sanga takes out Cedric. Veer knocks down Benjamin and tags out. They double-team him. Sanga tags out and they hit another double-team move from the top rope.

Winner: Indus Sher

Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens are shown walking backstage. Someone accidentally spills water on Owens. Owens says he has an idiot problem. They run into Riddle who tell them it has been a hell of summer. Owens is about to get angry but he controls it and walks away.

*Commercial break*

Logan Paul is in the ring. He says it is a pleasure to be back in Ohio. Paul says the best people come from Cleveland. He says the moment that made him great was when he left Cleveland as he got to pursue his dreams in Hollywood.

He then insults the crowd. He says Jake Paul lost his last boxing match and he lost his match at WrestleMania and Miz lost tonight. He says he is going to put an end to that. He says he will be competing in the Money in the Bank ladder match and he will take the championship from whoever he wants.

Ricochet’s music plays and he comes out. Ricochet says he came out to congratulate him. He says they understand that Logan has a very big social media presence. He says the only reason he got in this match is because he made him go viral. He says this doesn’t change the match that he is going to win the MITB. Shinsuke Nakamura’s theme song plays and he walks out. He asks if this is done deal. Nakamura says he cares and now he has a reason to win the briefcase.

LA Knight’s theme song plays and he walks out. Knight says he sees two guys who are useless. He says he see Logan Paul who makes videos for 14-year-old girls. He says that MITB briefcase has his name on it. Santos Escobar’s theme song plays and he walks out. He welcomes Logan to the party but at the end of the day, he is going to win the Money in the Bank ladder match. Butch’s music plays and he comes out and attacks Logan Paul and they all start brawling.

Paul sends Butch out of the ring and dives onto Butch and Santos Escobar. He gets back in the ring and climbs the ladder.

Matt Riddle vs. Ludwig Kaiser

Matt Riddle’s music plays and he comes down to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Imperium’s music plays and Kaiser comes out to the ring with Gunther.

The match begins and Riddle kicks Kaiser. Kaiser reverses and attacks Riddle in the corner. Riddle comes back with a gutwrench suplex and a senton. Kaiser rolls out of the ring. Riddle kicks him in the chest. Gunther distracts Riddle and Kaiser hits him with an apron DDT.

*Commercial break*

Riddle hits a superplex on Kaiser. Both men exchange strikes. Riddle attacks Kaiser in the corner and hits an exploder suplex. He goes for a senton and Kaiser gets his knees up. Riddle recovers with a fisherman suplex. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Kaiser plants Riddle. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Kaiser attacks Riddle in the corner. Riddle plants Kaiser for the win.

Winner: Matt Riddle

Gunther attacks Riddle after the match. Kaiser also joins in and attacks Riddle. Gunther attacks the leg of Riddle.

*Commercial break*

Riddle is helped backstage. Sami and Owens argue backstage. They are interrupted by Kaiser and Gunther. Kaiser asks if he has seen what happened to Riddle and warns them to be careful. Owens asks them to get to the point. Sami shows Owens something and they walk away.

Alpha Academy vs. Viking Raiders

Alpha Academy’s music hit and they come out to the ring. A video package shows Chad Gable showing Maxxine how to hit a suplex. Maxxine says she can handle Valhalla. Maxxine does a suplex on a trainee. Viking Raider’s music plays and they come down to the ring.

The match begins with Gable and Erik in the ring. Erik tags out and Gable also does the same. Otis knocks down Ivar. He then attacks him in the corner. Erik distracts Otis and Ivar kicks Otis in the face.

Ivar knocks down Otis. Otis hits a suplex. Both men tag out. Gable hits a neckbreaker. He sends Ivar out of the ring and hits an exploder suplex on Erik. Gable hits a moonsault on Viking Raiders and sends them into the ring. Gable hits a diving headbutt. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Valhalla is on the apron and Maxxine takes her out with a suplex. Erik kicks Gable in the back of his head for the win.

Winner: Viking Raiders

Judgment Day are backstage and Dominik says Cody and his partners are not on the same page as they are. Rhea says she has her own business to handle and walks away.

Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya

Rhea Ripley’s music plays and she walks to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Cathy Kelley interviews Natalya who says tonight is her chance to prove that she belongs. Natalya’s music plays and she comes out to the ring.

Rhea attacks her before she can enter the ring. She sends Natalya into the steel steps. Rhea sends Natalya into the ring and hits the riptide. Rhea leaves the ring.

Winner: No contest

Cathy Kelley interviews Raquel who says it is not ok what Rhea did to Natalya. She says she plans on cashing in on Rhea. Rhea walks in and Raquel tells her that she is not ready for Raquel.

Qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match: Raquel Rodriguez vs. Trish Stratus

Raquel Rodriguez’s music hit and she walks to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Cody Rhodes is warming up backstage and Tozawa offers to be his partner. Cody says he will let him know. Sami and Owens walk in and says they will help him anytime. Cody says he couldn’t ask for better partners than Sami and Owens.

Trish Stratus’ music hit and she walks down to the ring with Zoey Stark.

The match begins and Raquel with a bear hug on Stratus. Raquel with a bodyslam on Stratus. Stratus fights back and slaps Raquel who drives her into the corner and attacks her. Raquel is sent into the ring post.

Stratus hits a tornado DDT. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Trish goes to work on Raquel. Trish attacks Raquel in the corner. Stratus locks in the camel clutch. Raquel powers out and hits a side slam. She headbutts Trish and attacks her in the corner. Raquel hits a powerful clothesline. She then hits a fallaway slam sending Trish out of the ring. She sends Trish into the ring. Zoey sweeps the legs of Raquel and Trish sends her into the post. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Becky Lynch attacks Zoey Stark and sends her into the barricade. Trish tries to stop her but Lynch sends Trish into the barricade and the referee disqualifies Raquel.

Winner: Trish Stratus via DQ

Cathy Kelley interviews Bron Breakker who says Seth isn’t going to use what happened tonight as some sort of excuse to avoid facing him. He says he is going to hurt Seth Rollins worse than Balor and he says he is going to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bronson Reed

Shinsuke Nakamura’s music plays and he walks to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Byron Saxton interviews Becky Lynch who says she now gets Trish in a match with ladders. She says she has multiple enemies in the match. She says either she overcomes this huge mountain or she goes down and she takes Trish and Stark with her.

Bronson Reed’s music plays and he comes out to the ring.

The match begins and Shinsuke attacks Bronson in the corner. Reed flattens Nakamura. Reed headbutts Nakamura. Nakamura fights back and hits a sliding German suplex. Ricochet comes out to ringside.

*Commercial break*

Nakamura knocks down Reed. Reed hits a powerslam. Cover! 1…2….kick out. Reed slams Nakamura. Cover! 1…2….kick out. Reed with a shoulder tackle on Nakamura. Reed tries to send Nakamura into Ricochet but he pushes Nakamura into Reed.

Reed attacks Nakamura from behind and sends him into the ring. Reed attacks Ricochet. Nakamura accidentally hits Ricochet who climbs onto the apron and this allows Reed to hit the Tsunami for the win.

Winner: Bronson Reed

Judgment Day are backstage and they are discussing their match.

*Commercial break*

Rollins is backstage and he says he doesn’t care what the doctors tell him so he will be at NXT tomorrow to defend his title. He says there’s the Balor that beat him seven years ago.

Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owen, & Sami Zayn vs. Judgment Day

Kevin Owens’ music plays and he comes out. Sami Zayn’s music plays and he joins him and they both walk to the ring. Cody Rhodes’ theme song plays and he walks to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Judgment Day’s music plays and they come down to the ring. The match starts with Cody Rhodes and Dominik. Dominik tags out and Balor enters the ring. Balor knocks down Rhodes.

Balor drives Cody into the corner and tags out. Dominik chops the back of Rhodes and runs out of the ring. Dominik tags out and Cody also tags out. Priest attacks Sami in the corner. Sami fights back with an elbow. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Priest drives Sami in the corner and tags out. Dominik attacks Sami. Zayn fights back with a suplex. The referee is distracted and Rhea hits a clothesline on Zayn.

*Commercial break*

Priest goes for a splash and misses. He tags out and Dominik drags Sami back to his corner and tags out. Balor attacks Sami in the corner but he comes back with a clothesline. Sami tags out and Owens attacks Dominik. He then hits a clothesline on Dominik and sends him into the ring. He superkicks Dominik.

Owens with a cannonball on Dominik. Cover! 1…2….kick out. Balor tags in and hits a reverse DDT. Cover! 1….2…..kick out. Balor stomps Owens. He then hits the sling blade. Owens recovers and hits a superkick. Both men tag out and Rhodes knocks down Priest and hits an uppercut. He then hits a powerslam and a disaster kick. Cover! 1…2…kick out.

Rhea distracts Cody and Priest hits a South of Heaven. Cover! 1…2..Sami makes the save. Dominik attacks Sami but he is sent over the top rope. Rhea distracts Sami but he dives onto Dominik. Cody hits the Cody cutter on Priest. Cover! 1….2…..kick out.

Owens and Balor brawl on the outside. Priest goes for a springboard dive but is stopped. Dominik attacks Cody Rhodes. He goes for the 619 but Sami stops him and hits the Helluva kick and Owens hits the stunner. Rhodes hits the Cross Rhodes for the win.

Winner: Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, & Kevin Owens

This ends our live coverage of WWE RAW!