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Viewership and ratings information for the June 6 episode of WWE SmackDown. Programming Insider reports that WWE SmackDown on June 6 drew 1.424 million viewers on USA Network. This number is up from the 1.383 million viewers the show drew last Friday. Friday's episode scored a 0.43 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, way up from the 0.34 demo rating on May 30. The show faced competition from the College Softball World Series game between Texas Tech and Texas. That game averaged 2.397 million viewers and a 0.47 rating in the key demographic. Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (6/6) Videos on YouTube - FULL SEGMENT: John Cena and Logan Paul ambush Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso (1.4M views) - Tiffany Stratton comes face-to-face with Rhea Ripley (651K views) - Ripley, Bliss & Vaquer vs. Naomi, Perez & Giulia (515K views) - Jimmy Uso overcomes JC Mateo after Jacob Fatu mistake (511K views) - Seth Rollins and company lay waste to LA Knight (466K views) Fans can find Fightful's coverage of WWE SmackDown by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.

The updated lineup for Raw. Before the June 9th edition of Monday Night Raw in Phoenix, Arizona, WWE pushed out the announcement that Ron Killings a.k.a. R-Truth is going to be speaking during the program. Killings returned to WWE at the Money in the Bank Premium Live Event. He showed up during the main event tag match. Killings hit John Cena with the Undisputed WWE Title belt and cost him and Logan Paul the match against Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso. Just a week prior, Killings took to social media and revealed that he was wrapping up with WWE as they were not renewing his contract. Fightful Select has additional details about Killings' return. Here is the updated card for Raw: * WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso (c) vs. GUNTHER * Appearances from Ron Killings, Nikki Bella, John Cena and Seth Rollins * Queen of the Ring Tournament Match: Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Kairi Sane * King of the Ring Tournament Match: Dominik Mysterio vs. Sami Zayn vs. Bron Breakker vs. Penta

Steiner math wins again. Monday's episode of WWE Raw will feature a big match, as Bron Breakker, Dominik Mysterio, Sami Zayn, and Penta will battle in a King Of The Ring tournament bout. Scott Steiner responded to the match announcement on social media, joking that Breakker has 141 2/3% chance of winning the match due to his intensity and speed. And the fact that he has Steiner blood. Let me break it down for you. You got a Fatal 4-Way tonight on RAW: — Each guy’s got a 25% chance of winning. But when you factor in Bron's intensity, speed, and STEINER BLOODLINE... His odds jump to 141 2/3%—'cause the others just can’t keep up! https://t.co/PbzMidPTC4 — Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner (@ScottSteiner) June 9, 2025 If Breakker is able to win the King Of The Ring tournament, he will become the first Steiner to do so. Fans can check out the current lineup for Monday's edition of Raw by clicking here. Fightful will have full coverage of the show as it airs, beginning at 8 p.m. EST.

Here is your fight size update for Monday, June 9, 2025. - AEW has released a new shirt to celebrate pride month: To commemorate AEW's participation in the Dallas Pride Parade with Anthony Bowens as Honorary Grand Marshal, 20% of the proceeds of each shirt sold will be donated to @dallasprideorg, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthen, support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community! pic.twitter.com/2ZXX0xetyf — ShopAEW.com (@ShopAEW) June 9, 2025 - ICYMI: Metro Boomin took to social media to reveal that he cried over R-Truth's return at Money In The Bank: I real life shed a tear at this moment. pic.twitter.com/yEXcVwP812 — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) June 9, 2025 - AEW has released a new shirt to celebrate pride month: To commemorate AEW's participation in the Dallas Pride Parade with Anthony Bowens as Honorary Grand Marshal, 20% of the proceeds of each shirt sold will be donated to @dallasprideorg, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthen, support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community! pic.twitter.com/2ZXX0xetyf — ShopAEW.com (@ShopAEW) June 9, 2025 - Anthony Bowens continues to be an ambassador for AEW, representing the company at Instagram's recent creator brunch. - Bear Bronson vs. Nathan Mowery vs. Hoodfoot vs. Dr. Redacted has been signed for ICW No Holds Barred's event in Boston. - Southern Honor Wrestling will be holding their 75th event in July: Join us at The Action Building on Friday, July 11th, for #SHW75! Don’t miss another unforgettable night of Southern Honor Wrestling LIVE! Tickets start at just $15 and go on sale at the door the night of the show beginning at 5pm! Doors open at 7pm, with a bell time of 8pm! pic.twitter.com/TDxEGCmvfC — Southern Honor Wrestling (@SHonorWrestling) June 8, 2025 - Mercedes Mone reacted to some crisp fan art of her and 'Hangman' Adam Page on social media. - Lince Dorado has stated that he wants 25% of Mr. Iguana's contract if he gets signed to NXT. - Celtic Warrior Workouts has crossed the 1M subscriber mark on YouTube: Congratulations to @WWESheamus & his Celtic Warrior Workouts channel on reaching ONE MILLION subscribers on YouTube! #BraveChange pic.twitter.com/K3vETZMg1f — Triple H (@TripleH) June 9, 2025 - Brett Lauderdale has announced a kind gesture, saying that he has set aside GCW London tickets for Sam Fisher after he missed out on this year's Tournament Of Survival. - The Undertaker post-retirement: WWE Playlist: - Sammy Guevara poured out his heart in an emotional birthday message for Tay Melo: One night after a show right before we got married I was asked how did I know that Tay was the one. And the answer was easy. “If I could be anywhere in the world it would be next to her” I’m so happy I’ve gotten to be next to you as we traveled the world or beat people up in the… pic.twitter.com/UgDr12HlkT — Sammy Guevara (@sammyguevara) June 9, 2025 - Jey Uso defends the World Heavyweight Title against Gunther: - Joe Black vs. Anakin Murphy has been signed for ACTION Spin, which takes place this Friday. - The field of competitors is officially set for this year's Scenic City Invitational tournament. - The Truth of Ron Killings' Shocking WWE Return In The Weeds 6/9/25:

R-Truth made his return to WWE at WWE Money in the Bank, less than a week after he announced he had been released by WWE. Fans at WWE Raw, WWE NXT, and WWE SmackDown chanted "We Want Truth" during the week that Truth was gone from the company. Truth's return was received with plenty of happiness, and it even for musical producer Metro Boomin to shed a tear. I real life shed a tear at this moment. pic.twitter.com/yEXcVwP812 — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) June 9, 2025 Fightful Select has more details on R-Truth's WWE return. In recent months, Metro has expressed his desire to create themes for WWE Superstars. Fans can find Fightful's coverage of WWE Money in the Bank by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.

Positive remarks from Krügger about his time in MLW. It was in early 2024 that Mads Krügger a.k.a. Krule returned to Major League Wrestling at their SuperFight event. He's been back with the organization for over a year and during a chat with Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling, he shared that he has 'another year' left on his contract. In 2024, Krügger confirmed to Jeremy Lambert and Joel Pearl on 'In The Weeds' that he signed a multi-year deal with MLW. “I’m still with ‘em. I re-signed last summer. I started back last January and then after a couple shows, they were like, ‘Hey, we really want you to come back and be with us’ and I was like, ‘Sure.’ Everything was going great, and I was really happy to be back and I like where things are going, the locker room’s phenomenal and we keep adding new people to that. It felt like a good thing to do, the right thing to do and I haven’t been disappointed a year later, and I’ve got another year and hey, doesn’t (look) like anything’s gonna stop right now. So, it’s going great.” In January 2023, a report emerged from PWInsider which noted that Krügger asked for his release from MLW and was granted it. He confirmed that he asked to be let go. When Krügger returned in 2024, he worked with Jacob Fatu as Fatu was wrapping up with the organization. Krügger shared that Fatu wanted to work with him on his way out. “And then, it wasn’t long after that that I left (MLW) the first time. I had just different things happen and then I actually got injured and so it was just I asked for my release and was given it. But then, when I come back, last January, that was literally Fatu on his way out the door and I would be told later that when the conversation (came) up about who would he wanna do something with to kind of end this thing, he wanted to work with me and I thought that was so awesome that that was kind of my foot back into the door and it all kind of happened at the same time. It was perfect timing, perfect storm and so we got to finish that thing off with me coming back and him moving on to greater things. Like I said, he’s one of those honest people and he doesn’t mind talking good about somebody even if they’re not around, and I know he’s told other people that -- how much he enjoyed working with me and things like that so that’s -- hey, he doesn’t have to do that. Nobody has to do that but, he’s one of those people.” In addition to his on-screen duties, Krügger is helping out behind the scenes at MLW. “I really hope to get into the production and the backstage part of it. I’ve already took that step with MLW, and some of the things I’m doing behind the scenes. I love pro wrestling, I love the storytelling, I love creating stories and I’m enjoying starting to tap into that aspect of it and telling stories for someone besides myself and seeing what else I can create here besides just for me.” MLW premiered its War Chamber special and Krügger was part of the show. He competed in a Chicago Street Fight. If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.

Matt Hardy talks Mariah May in WWE. The former AEW Women’s World Champion shocked the world on the June 3 edition of NXT, making a surprise appearance on the program just days after being removed from AEW’s online roster page. Many fans think that May will become a champion for the brand soon. Matt Hardy is going one step further with his prediction for May, saying that she’ll be a staple for the women’s division for years to come. “I think she’s incredibly talented. I think she has a great thing going for her with the current embodiment of her character and her persona. She’s got a great look. I feel like her going to NXT and tipping her toes in the water with WWE and starting officially with WWE, that was her dream. That’s what she wanted to do when she set out in wrestling. God bless her, good on her for achieving her dream. She worked in Japan, she busted her ass, she got herself over, she tried out for WWE even before that maybe, but she worked hard and got herself over. She came to AEW, did some amazing and compelling and super entertaining TV, it’s a win man. I think she’s great in NXT, I think she’ll end up moving up to the main roster and she’ll do great there. I think for years to come, she’ll be a staple in the women’s division.” Hardy said on the most recent edition of The Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy. Natalya recently commented on Mariah May debuting for the company, saying that she has the total package. Learn more by clicking here. Check out the current lineup for Tuesday's edition of NXT by clicking here. If you use any of the quotes above, please credit and link to the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription

R-Truth recalls meeting Jack Crockett. Before joining the world of wrestling in 1999, R-Truth spent a lot of time in jail, as he was arrested on multiple occasions for dealing drugs. Truth, real name Ron Killings, was able to turn things around after meeting Jack Crockett at a pivotal point in his life. “Last time I got locked up, it was like 12 months. My sister brought my pictures down just to keep my spirits up. Deputy Carr and Deputy Williams, I won’t forget them, they saw the pictures. Kid and play, Evander Holyfield, Tupac, Eazy E. They saw all these pictures. He said, ‘Man, we need to find somebody that got some money that’ll invest in you.’ They said, ‘You ever heard of Jack Crockett?’ He said, ‘They’re the ones that started NWA in the south.’ Last time I got locked up, I met Jack Crockett in there. By the time he introduced me and Crockett, he said, ‘When you get out, give me a call, I’m going to give you a job.’ I was done with the streets." Truth recalled while speaking to Daniel Sadoh for a new interview. After talking about his brief return to the streets, Truth spoke about how easy it was for him to adapt to wrestling. “I remember going to the first time going to a wrestling ring in Charlotte, I ate that shit up. I’m talking about learning to take a bump, learning how to do headlocks, learning how to do this and do that, man. I’m still on motherfucking house arrest the whole time. I was on probation for ten years. I was a YN because I was immature. Nobody has the handbook to life, nobody. It doesn’t come with one. So, like, you either learn, talk, follow, or lead. Sometime we do all of the above until we find out who the fuck we are.” Truth shocked the world and returned to WWE as Ron Killings at WWE Money In The Bank. Fightful Select has a ton of new details on Truth's return to the company. If you use any of the quotes above, please credit and link to the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription.

Four teams are officially locked in for the World Tag Title bout. Coming up for AAA is Triplemanía Regia on June 15th from Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. The match card is taking its final shape and the AAA World Tag Team Title match is official. The reigning champions are Sansón and Forastero. It had been advertised that WWE's Los Garza (Angel & Berto) would be challenging for the belts. The duos of Psycho Clown and Pagano in addition to The Nemeth Brothers (Nic Nemeth & Ryan Nemeth) have joined the mix. -- NUEVA LUCHA ANUNCIADA Nos espera una impresionante contienda por los Campeonatos en Parejas en #TriplemaniaRegia.@AngelGarzaWwe y @humberto_wwe vs @NgdSanson y @forasteroNGD vs @Psychooriginal y @Pagano656 vs @ryrynemnem y @NicTNemeth. -- Arena Monterrey. --️ 15 de Junio. … pic.twitter.com/82aRSHoII2 — Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) June 9, 2025 At WWE x AAA Worlds Collide, Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Berto & Angel) bested Pagano, Psycho Clown and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Here is the updated Triplemanía Regia lineup: * La Parka, Octagón Jr. & Laredo Kid vs. Los Vipers (Abismo Negro Jr., Taurus & Histeria) * Niño Hamburguesa, Mr. Iguana & El Fiscal vs. Tokyo Bad Boys (Kento, Nobu San & Takuma) * AAA World Tag Team Championships -- Four-Way Match: Sansón & Forastero (c) vs. Los Garza (Angel & Berto) vs. The Nemeth Brothers (Nic Nemeth & Ryan Nemeth) vs. Psycho Clown & Pagano * AAA Reina de Reinas Championship -- Three-Way Match: Lady Flammer (c) vs. Dalys vs. Lady Shani

Shawn Michaels and Latin Lover reunite. 28 years ago, Shawn Michaels and Latin Lover took a photo while Latin Lover had a brief stint in WWE in 1997. Nearly 30 years later, the two reunited at WWE x AAA Worlds Collide and recreated the photo. Después de 28 años, volvimos a recrear la foto con @ShawnMichaels --. Los años pasan, pero la pasión por la lucha nunca --‍. Reencuentros que valen oro ------. #shawnmichaels #legend #luchalibre #worldscollide @luchalibreaaa @wwe pic.twitter.com/mPEjL13Zmj — Latin Lover (@Victorlatin77) June 8, 2025 Latin Lover is the director of AAA talent while Michaels oversees creative in NXT. Fans can find Fightful's coverage of WWE x AAA Worlds Collide by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review by clicking here.