Just less than an hour before Monday Night RAW hits the air, the drama has already started backstageand the big names are piling up.
CM Punk is officially in Phoenix, Arizona for tonights RAW taping at the Footprint Center, and according to internal plans, hes scheduled to appear early in the broadcast.
But Punks not the only wildcard in town. AJ Styles has also been spotted backstage ahead of tonights Netflix-streamed RAW. While theres no word yet if hell appear on camera.
This backstage update comes as RAW is already stacked on paper. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso defends against GUNTHER, Seth Rollins and John Cena are both slated to appear, and Nikki Bella is returning to help push the build toward the July 13 Evolution 2 event.
Bayley is also expected to make her return, according to a BodySlam.net spoiler, marking her first appearance since WrestleMania 41 season. If tonights show plays out the way insiders are hinting, WWEs womens divisionand RAW as a wholemight be in for a serious shakeup.
Confirmed for the June 9, 2025 episode of Monday Night RAW:
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Jey Uso (c) vs. GUNTHER
- King of the Ring Qualifier: Dominik Mysterio vs. Sami Zayn vs. Bron Breakker vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
- Queen of the Ring Qualifier: Liv Morgan vs. Kairi Sane vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Rhea Ripley
- Seth Rollins appearance
- John Cena appearance
- Nikki Bella returns ahead of Evolution 2
- R-Truth in-ring segment
Ringside Newswill be providing live play-by-play coverage of this weeks show over in ourWWE Monday Night RAW coveragehub. It promises to be a memorable episode for many reasons, so it remains to be seen how the episode will turn out.
Will CM Punks early appearance shake up the RAW title picture? And whats AJ Styles doing back on-site? Drop your thoughts and predictions in the commentswe want to hear it all.
