The June 23 episode of WWE RAW was quite a show to the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. That night included figuring out who would go onto Night of Champions to battle for the 2025 King of the Ring tournament.
It all came down to Cody Rhodes against Jey Uso in the semifinals of the King of the Ring tournament. The winner of that match would go on to face Randy Orton in Saudi Arabia at Night of Champions.
This match was the main event of the night. They did not get big match ring introductions, as the match started in a sea of chants and songs from the Columbus, Ohio fans after the two shook hands.
Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso went move-for-move for a bit. Fans were split down the middle as they went to commercial break. When we came back, Cody had Jey in a figure 4 leg lock. Jey got out of it, and then Cody locked on a Kimura and Michael Cole brought up how Rhodes once beat Brock Lesnar with that move, but Uso was able to turn that into a sleeper hold, and Cole brought up how Uce beat GUNTHER with that submission.
The match continued and fans were chanting at a fever pitch. Uso nailed a spear at one point, but Cody was able to kick out. Eventually, Jey Uso nailed a Crossroads for a near fall. Then Jey nailed a superkick and a spear on Rhodes, but Rhodes met Uso on the top for an Avalanche Cody Cutter. That was followed by a Crossroads for the win. Now it will be Rhodes vs Orton in the finals of the King of the Ring.
Night of Champions will go down on June 28, 2025, and will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We will have to see who wins the King of the Ring tournament. The winner of that match will go on to get a World Title match at SummerSlam, and its anyones guess at this point.
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