The May 26 episode of WWE RAW took place at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. The event continued the buildup to Money in the Bank and marked the end of WWE's run of shows in Tampa.
Sami Zayn vs. The Judgment Day's Finn Bálor vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins was scheduled to go down this week, but that wasn't the only qualifying match. Another Men's Money in the Bank Triple Threat Qualifying Match saw American Made's Chad Cable vs. LWO's Dragon Lee vs. Penta.
This match kicked off the show, right after Paul Heyman's new stable had a chance to open up the program with a promo. Fans in Tampa were more than ready to watch the three go at it. Pretty early on, Penta and Dragon Lee made it clear that they wanted to eliminate Chad Gable from the situation so they could wrestle each other alone.
The contest carried on through a commercial break. Penta had a chance to really show off his power in this match as well, but he had stiff competition as well. Vikingo was in the crowd, and Chad Gable had some words for him. Then Dragon Lee came out of nowhere and dove onto Penta. At that point, Gable started hitting Vikingo before he continued the match in the ring. Then Penta and Gable traded chops for a bit.
The match continued as Chad Gable nailed a double German suplex, and then he hit a moonsault off the top for a near fall. Suddenly, Vikingo kicked Gable and Dragon Lee climbed up to nail a double stomp, but Penta hit a Mexican Destroyer followed by another move for the win.
Chad Gable was busted open, and he bled in a big way as Penta celebrated. Vikingo certainly sent a message in this match.
During the May 16 episode of WWE SmackDown, we saw Solo Sikoa clinch the first spot in the Men's Money in the Bank match. LA Knight also qualified for the Money in the Bank match during May 23 SmackDown. They need a few more participants, and qualifying matches went down this week on RAW.
The 2025 Money in the Bank event will go down on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
We will keep a close eye on any news and updates as we get closer to Money in the Bank. Only time will tell what happens next, but it appears that fans are in for a very big night at Money in the Bank.
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