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WWE Raw Results (5/25/26): Reigns And Fatu Sign Contract, King And Queen Of The Ring Announced, Penta Retains

Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu will sign their contract for Tribal Combat Monday night on WWE Raw in Columbus, Ohio.
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Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu
Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu | WWE

O-H... I-O! WWE Raw is live Monday night from the campus of The Ohio State University, and fireworks may be going off tonight inside the Schottenstein Center.

Less than a week away from Clash in Italy, both World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu will be on the show to sign their contract for Tribal Combat.

The Samoan Werewolf was moments away from getting fired by General Manager Adam Pearce this past Monday night, but earned himself one final shot at The OTC by issuing a challenge that Reigns had no choice but to accept.

Oba Femi also needs to put pen to paper to the contract that Paul Heyman cooked up for Clash in Italy. His longtime client, Brock Lesnar, ended his retirement in a major way last week when he crashed the Oba Femi Open Challenge.

The Beast orchestrated a blindside attack and left The Ruler lying after a thunderous F-5. Femi is set to kick off the show tonight to respond to the man he conquered at WrestleMania 42.

Penta apparently has no intentions of slowing down any time soon. Just days after he successfully defended his Men's IC title against Ethan Page at Saturday Night's Main Event, he'll be putting the gold on the line again. This time against the young and very talented Je'Von Evans.

Penta vs. Je'Von Evans
Penta vs. Je'Von Evans | WWE

Bayley is also keeping her nose to the grindstone. After traveling to Mexico over the weekend to fulfill her AAA obligations, the Role Model is in Columbus, Ohio tonight to team with Lyra Valkyria against The Judgment Day's Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanner Perez.

Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch is expected to make an appearance live on Netflix, following the controversial finish to her match with Sol Ruca this past Saturday night. Even though it was Ruca who made contact with referee Jessika Carr, it was Lynch who lost the match. The Man must now defend her title against Ruca at Clash in Italy.

The Takedown on SI has all your Monday Night Raw results and highlights covered below.

WWE Raw results and highlights:

-The announce team welcomed the audience to the show and then Paul Heyman stood in the ring and hit his usual introduction. Heyman called for a Lesnar video to be played. Lesnar said that he got his butt kicked by Oba Femi at WrestleMania. He said it was so bad that he called it quits right after. Lesnar said that didn't sit well with him. He said that he would still rule.

-Back in the ring, Heyman gloated for a bit about Lesnar and taking out Femi, but was then interrupted by Femi himself. Femi got in the ring and got in Heyman's face right away. He told Heyman that Lesnar's attack felt personal. He pulled the Clash in Italy contract out of his pocket and signed it on Heyman's chest. Femi told Heyman to let Lesnar know that he was trying to beat him at WrestleMania and that he would try to kill him at Clash in Italy. Femi then left the ring.

-Penta defeated Je'Von Evans to retain the WWE Men's Intercontinental Championship. Both men worked at a fever pace and took wild bumps on the ring apron. Evans tried to hit the OG Cutter multiple times, but the only one he hit was on the ring apron and it caused Penta to roll out of the ring. The others were countered with a backstabber and super kick from Penta. After, the backstabber, Penta hit the Mexican Destroyer for the win.

-After the match, Penta celebrated in the ring. He tried to raise the hand of Evans, but Evans angrily moved his hand away. He then frustratedly left the ring.

-The announce team revealed that Logan Paul was out indefinitely with a torn tricep. After the announcement, Austin Theory spoke with Paul Heyman backstage. He wanted to hand over the tag titles because of Paul's injury, but Heyman said he would remain champion and continue defending the titles with Bron Breakker. Theory was thrilled and said he would take out anyone involved with Paul's injury.

-Out of the commercial break, Joe Hendry was singing his Fire Logan Paul song to the audience. Theory attacked him from behind and beat him down with a steel chair. Theory smashed Hendry's face with the chair and into the steel ring post.

-Backstage, Angelo Dawkins and Seth Rollins ran into one another. Rollins said he knew what it was like to get screwed over by The Vision like he and Montez Ford did at Saturday Night's Main Event. He tried to get Dawkins to join him to take out The Vision while they were currently at their weakest.

-Ford angrily approached Rollins and Dawkins and said that nothing good happens when Seth is around. Rollins said they didn't have to like each other, but that they should work together to take out The Vision. Ford ended up challenging Rollins to a match.

-Penta and Je'Von Evans spoke backstage. Evans said he was ok, but that he would see Penta again with the IC title on the line. Penta said he looked forward to it before being approached by Rey Mysterio. Penta congratulated Mysterio for being named the AAA General Manager. He also said that whenever Rey wanted a title shot, he'd get one.

-Lyra Valkyria and Bayley defeated Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez. The Judgment Day tried to interfere in the match. Morgan was eventually kicked out of the match. In the end, Perez tried to use the AAA Mega Championship belt. Bayley caught her and they had a tug of war over the belt. It ended up hitting Dominik Mysterio, which distracted Perez. Bayley then rolled Perez up for the win.

-Roman Reigns and Adam Pearce spoke backstage. He said that as Tribal Chief, he couldn't back down from the Tribal Combat challenge laid down by Jacob Fatu last week. Reigns said there needed to be consequences in the contract for that match. Reigns said if he wins, Fatu would acknowledge him or be fired. Reigns said if he lost, the entire show would be screwed.

-LA Knight hit the ring for a promo. He declared his interest in winning the King of the Ring tournament this year and said when he does, he'll turn his attention to the world title and Roman Reigns. Knight then addressed The Bloodline attacking Jacob Fatu three on one last week. This brought out Jimmy Uso.

-Jimmy said that Jey wasn't there, but that Knight needed to stop running his mouth about The Bloodline. He said the stuff with Fatu was family business and that Knight shouldn't worry about it. Jimmy threatened Knight and Knight responded by basically telling Jimmy to bring it on. Knight said that he liked Jimmy better than Jey, but couldn't stand Roman Reigns. He said for them not to mess with him before leaving the ring.

-Backstage, Adam Pearce congratulated Rey Mysterio on becoming AAA GM. He also spoke with Rey about a potential IC title match against Penta that was teased earlier in the show. Ethan Page showed up and was upset that Rey was being gifted a shot at the title. Rusev then appeared and Page told him that Mysterio was jumping him in line for a title shot. Pearce argued that point, but Mysterio suggested they fight and whoever wins gets the shot. Pearce made the match official.

-Seth Rollins defeated Montez Ford in a singles match. Both men had near falls over the other and Rollins even yelled at Ford for having to fight him. Ford slapped him because of that comment. In the end, Rollins won the match with his Stomp.

-After the match, Austin Theory returned and demolished Angelo Dawkins with a steel chair. He kept up the attack until it was broken up by WWE officials.

-Montez Ford asked Adam Pearce how Dawkins was. Pearce said he was hurt and that he was getting checked out by medical. Rollins walked in and asked the same thing. Rollins and Ford buried the hatchet. Ford said his brother needed them and that they had bigger fish to fry than one another.

-Ford walked away, but Rollins stayed and talked with Pearce. He told Pearce the stuff with The Vision had to end. Rollin said he wanted to cut the head off the dragon and demanded to face Bron Breakker in a match as soon as possible. Pearce said he would talk to Paul Heyman about it.

-Becky Lynch was interviewed backstage. She called Sol Ruca a one trick wrestler and said that even if she does flips, she won't be able to beat her at Clash in Italy. Lynch said that she would be the IC Champion forever.

-Rey Mysterio defeated Rusev to become the number one contender for the WWE Men's Intercontinental Champion. Mysterio tried to hit the 619, but Rusev caught his feet to counter. Mysterio then rolled Rusev up for the win.

-After the match, Ethan Page stormed the ring and tried to attack Rey with Rusev. Dragon Lee ran out to make the save. He and Mysterio ran off Rusev and Page before standing tall in the ring.

-Backstage, Theory was reprimanded by Adam Pearce. Pearce kicked Theory out, but Theory was defiant. Paul Heyman owned the attacks for Theory and then walked away with him, while kind of laughing at Pearce. They passed Maxxine Dupri, who was with Otis and Akira Tozawa. Otis said Theory was bad news and Dupri told them to cut him some slack.

-The WWE Raw announce team revealed that the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments would begin next week.

-Jacob Fatu and Roman Reigns made their entrances for their Clash in Italy title match contract signing. Fatu entered first and destroyed the ring setup before signing the contract right away. Reigns walked out next and also signed instantly. Reigns then told everyone including security to leave the ring.

-Fatu and Reigns each spoke to the other about what their family and WWE would look like if they each were to win at Clash in Italy. The pictures were very different. Fatu said that Reigns elevated the family, but that they needed a new direction and destination that he could give them. Reigns said that if Fatu doesn't beat him, he will serve him. The two men then shook hands as the show went off the air.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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