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5/5 WWE RAW REPORT: JEY DEFENDS THE TITLE, IYO IS TOO NICE, PAT AND GUNTHER SPEAK, RUSEV WRESTLES, PENTA VS JD, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2025-05-05 22:32:00

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Pat McAfee.

We take a look back at what happened last week with Seth and his band of merry men.

Jey is in CONCOURSE and he makes his way to the ring.

The crowd wants to put their hands up and down some more and Jey asks them to play the music.

Jey says he is in your city.  Jey says he is here.  He says he knows Logan is here.  Let's stand on business.  He wants to know where Logan is.

Paul Heyman interrupts and he makes his way to the ring.

He introduces himself and he says he came here tonight not to disrespect Jey Uso.  He dragged himself tonight to Omaha because he wanted to say something straight to the face of the World Champion.

Jey says Paul has a lot of balls to step in this ring after what you did to his family.

Paul asks if Jey is going to lecture about betraying Roman Reigns.

Jey says he saw past Paul.  He warned his cousin.  He warned CM Punk.

Paul says no one warned him.  Maybe you should have warned him about his BFF, CM Punk.  Paul says his best friend, put him in a position where it absolutely, positively 100 percent guaranteed it would sabotage him.

The crowd chants for Punk and Paul mocks him.  He says they chant his name because they don't know what is in his heart.  Paul says that would sabotage his relationship with Roman Reigns.  Paul says it is time to talk about Jey's cousin.  Paul says he had a dream with CM Punk while Roman was still playing high school football.  Before he decided to follow in his father's and uncle's footsteps.  Paul asks if Roman thought he would sell his secrets to Punk after building the Bloodline for five years.

Paul says he found a stray big dog on the island of irrelevancy and he turned him into the tribal chief and ruler of the WWE.  They were champions for 1316 days and he didn't blow it by being defeated by Cody Rhodes and distracted by Seth Rollins.  Roman lost the title that Paul built up for five years.  What did Roman do?  He disappears and goes to lick his wounds.  He was left with Solo and Jacob Fatu.  They put him through a table.  Roman didn't come back to avenge Paul, he came back for his ula fala.  .

Paul says he is always considered the liar and the one at fault.  He is not the scumbag this time.  Paul says he is right this time.

Paul tells Jey to screw himself and he tells the crowd to screw themselves.  

Jey hears the crowd serenading Paul and Jey asks Paul if he is okay.  Jey asks Paul if he is done.  Jey asks what does this have to do with him.  

Paul tells Jey that he owes him an apology.  It has nothing to do with Jey, not that part.  He did come out here to talk about Jey and that has everything to do with him.  Paul says you won that title because you want that title.  That title is all about power and control.  Paul says Jey doesn't know how to wield power and control.  You think coming out here and Yeeting with the people is all that it takes.  That title is about more.  You need to be champion in your heart.  Seth Rollins has to be champion.

Paul says Seth has to have that power.  He has to have that control.  Bron Breakker.  That was stage one of their plan.  Stage two is that title.  He is out here tonight to do Jey a favor.  Paul says we know how well those favors go.  He says he will let Jey choose the night he loses the World Championship.  Seth Rollins challenges you to the World Championship.  He says he pinned Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania.  He beat Roman and Punk.  He deserves to be the champion.  You pick the time and place.  Seth will fight him any time and any place.

Jey tells Paul to hold up.  Jey asks if he said any time, any place, anywhere, for the World Championship.  He says it is on tonight.

We take a look at Penta and Judgment Day.

Paul Heyman tells Seth that Jey bought it.

Seth says he would love to say I told you so, so he says he told him so.

Paul asks Bron if he understands everything.  He says that Roman planned for Seth Rollins but Seth beat Roman.  Punk prepared for Seth Rollins.  Seth beat Roman and Punk in the main event of Wrestlemania.  Jey is a great champion.  He tapped out Gunther.  Jey is no easy day in the park.  Jey is not focused on Seth Rollins.  He is focused on Logan Paul and he did not have time to prepare for Seth Rollins.  Seth has been preparing for Jey because there is no one left.  Tonight, we get handed the keys to the kingdom when the referee hands the world title to Seth Rollins.

The match is now official.

Match Number One:  Penta versus JD McDonagh (with Carlito and Finn Balor)

Penta does the hand gesture but JD with a kick.  JD with a side head lock take down but Penta with a head scissors.  JD with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Penta with a head scissors and JD escapes.  JD with a drop toe hold but he misses a drop kick.  Penta misses a drop kick and JD gets a near fall.  JD with a moonsault for a near fall.  JD sends Penta into the corner and chops him.  Penta chops back.  Penta with a kick to the back of the leg.  Penta with another chop and a kick to the back of the leg.  JD sends Penta into the corner but misses a chop.  Penta with a chop.  Penta with another kick to the back of the leg and he gets a near fall.  Penta with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot from JD.  JD with a running back elbow.

Penta avoids being sent into the corner and Penta with a round kick.  Penta chops JD on the turnbuckles and Penta climbs up.  JD sends Penta to the apron and Penta blocks a kick and Penta with a kick to the head.  Penta warns Finn about getting involved.  JD with a Death Valley Driver onto the apron.  JD sends Penta into the ring post and then back into the ring.  JD with a suplex and he gets a near fall.  JD with a reverse chin lock on Penta.  Penta with punches and an elbow to the back.  Penta with a head scissors take down.  JD with Spanish Fly for a near fall.  JD with punches to Penta and he gets a near fall.  JD chokes Penta in the ropes and the referee warns him.

Carlito punches Penta while the referee was not looking.  JD puts Penta on the turnbuckles and he connects with forearms to the back.  Penta with an elbow and JD with a forearm.  JD puts Penta in the tree of woe.  JD goes for a baseball slide but Penta pulls himself up and JD goes into the ring post in an uncomfortable manner.  Penta with a hesitation kick that sends JD further into the ring post.  Penta punches and chops JD.  Penta avoids punches from JD and connects with punches and kicks.  Penta with a wraparound bulldog for a near fall.    Penta with a chop and a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall.  Penta signals for a destroyer but Finn gets on the apron and Carlito grabs Penta by the mask.  Penta kicks Carlito to the floor and Penta sends JD to the floor.  Penta goes up top and he hits a cross body onto JD and Carlito.

Penta sends JD into the ring and Finn pulls Penta off the apron and sends him back into the ring.  The referee sends Finn and Carlito to the back.  Penta goes up top and Chad Gable grabs Penta's leg.  Penta kicks Chad off the apron.  Penta leaps over JD and hits a plancha on Chad.  JD with a sit out jaw breaker and he goes up top but misses a moonsault.  Penta with a destroyer for the three count.

Winner:  Penta

After the match, Waller is in the back with Pearce and Austin shows up.  Waller says he was selfish to ask for a singles match and he offers the match to Austin.  Austin accepts the match.

Pearce says if that is what you want to do.  Austin has his singles match.

Austin asks Waller who the match is against and Waller tells him it is better that it is a surprise.

Cathy Kelley is with Karrion Kross and Scarlett.  She asks him about what happened with Sami Zayn.  She asks if Sami made the right or wrong decision.  Kross says it sounds like there are some fellow bad guys in the crowd tonight.  He says if you want to talk about Sami, let's talk about him.  He has a guilty conscience being part of the Bloodline.  He asks if Sami made the right decision turning down Seth?  He says that is a mixed reaction.  He says he cannot judge.  He says he is no saint.  Some call him a Killer.  He says he is nobody special.  He is the devil you know versus the devils you don't  He asks if Cathy would join Seth.

Cathy avoids answering and Kross says that is a cop out.

As Sheamus makes his way to the ring, Theory looks at Waller like he has no friends (which might be the case).

Match Number Two:  Austin Theory (witih Grayson Waller) versus Sheamus

They lock up and Sheamus sends Theory to the mat.  Theory with a kick and punches.  Sheamus with a forearm and European uppercut.  Sheamus with more punches and European uppercuts.  Sheamus with an Irish whip and Theory with a drop kick.  Sheamus with a clothesline and Theory with a back elbow.  Sheamus with a uranage back breaker followed by a second one.  Sheamus sets for a Cloverleaf but Theory fights Sheamus off.  Sheamus with boots to the midsection.  Sheamus with the Cloverleaf and Waller stands on the floor while Theory gets to the ropes.  Theory rolls to the floor in front of Waller.  Sheamus goes up top and hits a forearm on Theory while Waller gets out of the way.

Sheamus sends Theory back into the ring and Theory rolls back to the floor.  Theory with a punch and he trips Sheamus on the apron.  Theory with a hanging neck breaker to the floor.  Theory sends Sheamus back in the ring and he punches Sheamus.  Theory gets a near fall.  Theory with an arm bar and chin bar.  Theory pulls Sheamus back to the mat.  Theory returns to the arm bar.  Sheamus with punches and a clothesline or two.  Theory escapes a slam and Theory with a spinning Three Seconds Around the World for a near fall.  Theory punches Sheamus and Sheamus wants more.  Theory with a boot to the head and Sheamus wants more.  Sheamus with a power slam.  Theory goes to the apron and Sheamus sets for the forearms but Theory drops Sheamus on the top rope.  Theory goes for a rolling slingshot move but Sheamus with a knee for a near fall.

Sheamus goes up top and he stares down Waller.  Sheamus misses a clothesline and Sheamus is sent shoulder first into the post.  Theory with a rolling blockbuster for a near fall.  Theory goes up top.  Sheamus punches Theory on the turnbuckles and Sheamus goes up top for a Super Air Raid Crash and he hits it.  Theory tries to get Waller to apologize for what he did.  Sheamus with many forearms to Theory on the apron.  Sheamus looks around and sets for the Brogue Kick and he connects for the three count.

Winner:  Sheamus

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