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Finn Balor Talks To JD McDonagh, Owens And Zayn Retain | Raw Fight Size

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Colin Tessier Jun 13, 2023 1:49AM

Here is your post-Monday Night Raw fight size update for June 12, 2023.

- Finn Balor chatted with JD McDonagh backstage. Damian Priest showed up, and tensions rose between the Judgment Day members when Balor asked Priest if he’d cash in Money in the Bank on him if he beat Seth Rollins. Priest told Balor to “end this” with Rollins at WWE Money in the Bank.

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- Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defended the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser. Some late interference from Matt Riddle helped the champions clinch the win.

- Damian Priest took on Matt Riddle in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match. Priest scored a hard-fought win.

- Adam Pearce presented Rhea Ripley with the new Women's World Championship.

- Cody Rhodes challenged Dominik Mysterio to a match at WWE Money in the Bank, and Rhea Ripley accepted.

- Cody Rhodes defeated former WWE Champion The Miz.

- There was a hint of some tension within The Judgment Day, as Finn Balor seemed distant, and he told his stablemates that he had a lot on his mind. Damian Priest told the rest of the group that he would be going out for his match alone.

- Imperium (Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser) approached him after the match. Priest encouraged Gunther and Kaiser to have the bones, and the duo attacked Riddle.

- Ricochet battled Bronson Reed. Shinsuke Nakamura came out to scout the bout. Reed threw Ricochet into Nakamura, who then attacked Reed to force the disqualification. Nakamura took the fight to Reed, and he joined forces with Ricochet to superplex the big man.

- daBackstage, Ricochet told Adam Pearce he wanted another match with Bronson Reed. Shinsuke Nakamura was revealed as Reed's opponent on the June 19 episode of WWE Raw. Ricochet then teased a rematch with Nakamura.

- Becky Lynch shared her thoughts on qualifying for the Women’s Money in the Bank match. Zoey Stark interrupted and told Lynch she would never beat Trish Stratus. She also said Lynch would fail to win the Money in the Bank match. They traded insults until Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville interrupted.

- Becky Lynch defeated Chelsea Green and gained more momentum ahead of WWE Money in the Bank.

- Chad Gable and Otis trained Maxxine Dupri backstage.

- Jinder Mahal hyped up Indus Sher (Veer Mahaan and Sanga).

- Finn Balor came to the ring and called out Seth Rollins. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion came out, and Balor said he had been waiting seven years to say something to him. Balor recalled how he got hurt during his SummerSlam match with Rollins. Balor said Rollins took his momentum, his title, and a year from his career. He told Rollins it was his turn, and he challenged the champion to a match at WWE Money in the Bank. Rollins said that was the Finn Balor he had been waiting to see for seven years. He told Balor he got bitter over the injury, and they went on two different career paths. Rollins accepted the challenge.

- Raquel Rodriguez faced Shayna Baszler. Ronda Rousey interfered and helped Baszler score the tainted win.

- Chad Gable, who was accompanied by Otis and Maxxine Dupri, faced Erik of the Viking Raiders. Maxxine Dupri got physical, as she took Valhalla down with an arm drag. Gable then pinned Erik with a sunset flip.

- A video package highlighted Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley.

- On Raw Talk, Becky Lynch started training for the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

- In a Raw Exclusive, Matt Riddle teased that he had an idea as to how to book his ticket to WWE Money in the Bank.

- Bronson Reed commented on feuding with Shinsuke Nakamura and Ricochet in a Raw Exclusive.

- In a Raw Exclusive, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter annoyed Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville with their partying.

- WWE teased that Seth Rollins could appear on the June 13 episode of WWE NXT.

- Natalya wrote that she hasn't been the same since her loss at WWE Night of Champions, and she didn't know how to turn it around.

- Zelina Vega expressed her interest in the Women's World Championship.

- Check out the card for the June 19 episode of WWE Raw here.

Catch up on our coverage of the June 12 episode of WWE Raw here. For a full review, check out the post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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