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June is Pride Month and Hangman Page has always been an ally. On Blue Sky, Hangman was hoping to show his rainbow of flower blooms, but an asshole rabbit took that away from him and us. Eat the rabbit? happy pride month, i would show you a pic of a rainbow of flower blooms but some asshole rabbit chomped them all down in one night so now i dont know what to do. will the bee balm come back? should i eat the rabbit? are all of lifes pursuits in vain? — HANGMAN PAGE (@hangmanpage.bsky.social) June 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM Eat the rabbit. Hangman Page is set to challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW Championship at AEW All In.

The field is set for the Women's Money In The Bank match. Monday's Raw featured the final qualifying bout for the match, as Liv Morgan, Ivy Nile, and Stephanie Vaquer clashed in a triple threat match. In the end, Vaquer was able to shock the world, winning the qualifying match via pinfall after nailing Nile with her signature SVB move. STEPHANIE VAQUER HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE WOMEN'S MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH. NAOMI OR STEPHANIE GOTTA WIN --#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/D9eAIvCUfq — TribaI Wrestling (@TribalMegastar) June 3, 2025 Vaquer rounds out a field of stars that includes Alexa Bliss, Roxanne Perez, Rhea Ripley, Giulia, and Naomi. Fans can check out the current lineup for WWE Money In The Bank by clicking here. Stay up-to-date with Fightful's live coverage of WWE Raw by clicking here. After the conclusion of the show, head over to our YouTube channel to catch a full review of all the action.

The WWE Universe makes their voices heard. On Sunday, R-Truth announced that he was released by WWE. Fightful Select reported that Truth's contract was set to expire and was not renewed. Truth had been with WWE in total for nearly two decades between his two runs. On Monday's WWE Raw, the crowd chanted "We Want Truth" before the show went on the air, during the opening segment between Sami Zayn and CM Punk, and in the middle of the women's Money in the Bank qualifying match between Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer, and Ivy Nile. WE WANT TRUTH @TripleH @TKOGrp @WWE #WWERAW #wewanttruth pic.twitter.com/smDQSSC6i2 — TribalShredder1 (@TribalShredder1) June 2, 2025 The WWE Raw crowd chanting "We want Truth"#WWERAW pic.twitter.com/wwPnzZ8eOg — Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) June 3, 2025 Los cánticos de "We Want Truth" durante la triple threat de clasificación para el MITB femenino. Que se oyen muchísimo. #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/7ixaRnYNCc — LuigiWrestling (@LuigiWrestling) June 3, 2025 Truth was regularly featured on WWE TV before his departure on Sunday, including a bout against John Cena at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. Fightful Select has more details on Truth's departure, including internal reactions.

Matthew Jackson and his wife Dana have a travel vlog entitled Never Not Jetlegged where they highlight their travels in wrestling and outside of wrestling. As a companion piece to the vlog, the two answer questions from fans and talk about their trips on a livestream. On their latest livestream, Matt recalled running into Kevin Owens on a vacation in March 2024. Matt: We went to Lanai last spring break. We took the kids there and it was awesome. Halfway through the trip, we're on one of the beaches. We're sitting there on the beach and I look out into the water. Dana: There is another dad playing with his daughter. Matt: Yeah, he looks very familiar. I go, 'Oh my Gosh. Is that Kevin? It's Kevin Steen, Kevin Owens, as you may know him.' I sneak up to him and he's taking pictures with his kids and stuff. 'Hey Kev, what's up man.' He turns around and looks at me. His eyes are so big, he doesn't even know how to react. Dana: He was literally speechless. Like he saw a ghost or something. Matt: He goes, 'Oh my God.' He grabs me and hugs me, the biggest bear hug ever. I don't think he let go for ten seconds. 'What are the chances!' We're just talking, getting caught up, because it had been a minute. It was so cool because literally the rest of the vacation, we kind of had our vacation together. It was last March. Fans can check out their latest vlog in the video below.

Michael Cole has paid off his debt. Michael Cole, a New York Knicks fan, and Pat McAfee, an Indiana Pacers fan, had a friendly wager with the Knicks and Pacers meeting in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. If the Pacers won, Cole would wear a tank top. If the Knicks won, McAfee would wear a suit. The Pacers won in six, and Cole donned a TJ McConnell jersey on Monday's WWE Raw, which took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thanks to @PatMcAfeeShow, @MichaelCole has to wear the @Pacers jersey tonight on #WWERaw! -- pic.twitter.com/B8opKDZZr9 — WWE (@WWE) June 3, 2025 pic.twitter.com/ucONcFuVaH — WWE (@WWE) June 3, 2025 The Pacers will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. Fans can find Fightful's coverage of WWE Raw by clicking here.

On June 2, 2025, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma Two MITB Qualifiers headlined the show. The full results are listed. Refresh the site for the latest updates as the show happens. WWE Raw On Netflix (6/2/2025). Men's Money in the Bank Qualifier: El Grande Americano vs. CM Punk vs. AJ Styles. Women's Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Liv Morgan vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Ivy Nile. Sami Zayn & Jey Uso vs. Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker. Lyra Valkyria to speak. CM Punk to open the show - Check out the post-show podcast for a full review of the show on Fightful's YouTube & Twitch channels. You can check Fightful's Results Section here.

On Monday, PWInsider reported Hector Melendez aka Moody Jack was set to be part of WWE x AAA Worlds Collide on June 7th. The report noted that Melendez would be working behind the scenes with AAA. Melendez previously worked with Jeremy Borash, who is now part of AAA creative, in TNA Wrestling. Speaking to Contralona, Melendez confirmed the report. “I’ve maintained communication with everyone working there (AAA) and we have lived a lot of professional and personal experiences. This is an opportunity that I was looking for years, since 2017, and there was always something stopping it until now with AAA. Returning to AAA now, especially as part of WWE, it means more to redeem mistakes from the past in every aspect of life. Being part of the creative with WWE & AAA is the crowning moment of my life after everything I’ve gone through. I will give it my all because this represents a new opportunity not just for me, but for other Puerto Rican and Latin American Wrestlers," he said. Fans can check out the lineup for WWE x AAA Worlds Collide 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.

Jim Ross is home from the hospital. On Monday evening, Jim Ross informed fans that he's home from the hospital following surgery for colon cancer. "Made it home from the hospital but feeling rugged. Need to kick out. I’m trying," he wrote. Made it home from the hospital but feeling rugged. Need to kick out. I’m trying. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) June 2, 2025 Ross underwent surgery on May 27. Fans can find his comments on undergoing surgery the day before the procedure here. Fightful wishes Ross the best in his recovery.

Ricochet isn't rushing the creation of his group. On the May 28 edition of AEW Dynamite, Ricochet made some headlines by revealing that he's going to start a faction. Fans immediately started speculating on possible members for Ricochet's group, with many fans joking that he should only recruit bald wrestlers. In a new interview with K104, Ricochet expanded on his desire to start a faction, saying that he wants people that can get the job done. “I’m trying to see who can really do what I need [them] to do to get the job done. There’s a lot of factors that go into that. There’s a lot of things I’m going to be looking out for. Again, it’s not going to be a quick process I don’t think.” Ricochet was then asked about possibly poaching talent from other factions. “I mean, maybe. Maybe. I’m keeping my eye out. I got to try everybody, I got to see who’s going to work for me and it might be somebody in a faction or it might be two singles guys. It might be a tag guy. That’s the problem, I don’t know yet. I just got to do the eye test. They always say the eye test, you’ve got to see the eye test first, see who visually does what you think needs to be done. MJF, to get into the Hurt Syndicate, he had to hurt somebody, right? I’m looking for, who can do what Ricochet does and get the job done.” Fans can check out the current lineup for AEW Fyter Fest by clicking here. Ricochet recently lit the shield for the FC Dallas vs Philadelphia Union game. Learn more 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.

Bernal speaks about his experiences at WWE. There were a handful of talents released from WWE in early May. Those talents are inching closer to officially become free agents and are making the media rounds to promote themselves. One of the names doing so is Javier Bernal, who is now going by 'Javi.' He started his in-ring career with WWE in January 2022. While guest appearing on Developmentally Speaking, he recounted an interaction he had with former WWE executive John Laurinaitis and Laurinaitis suggested that Bernal should cut his hair. He stated that his hair is connected to his culture so it was 'heartbreaking' for him to do that. Bernal agreed to do it in hopes that something would come out of it career-wise. “My first match that I mentioned to you, John Laurinaitis was at the rehearsals or whatever. We rehearse our entrances or whatever… Do my rehearsal. He just comes over and he’s like, ‘Hey kid…’ I’ll be professional and not do my John Laurinaitis impression but, ‘Hey kid, life’s all about choices. I think you should cut your hair,’ blah, blah, blah, and of course, you know… I was there two months… You know, hopefully this pays dividends. So, I go ahead and do it and I sat there and he was like, ‘I think you got a lot of respect from the office that was there and a lot of respect from the boys.’ I never want anybody to tell me that, you know, I couldn’t hang or that I didn’t have the passion for this business and I did it because -- for me, my hair is very much tied to my culture, and it was heartbreaking that I had to do that and especially because it didn’t really amount to anything. There was no reason for it. But I did it anyways and from there, I kind of had to pivot…" He then went on to speak in-depth about his exit from the company. He said being released was always in the back of his mind. Before his release, he had a meeting scheduled with creative to discuss potential plans. Bernal described himself as a 'good soldier' and said that can sometimes hurt you. As for his future, he feels whoever brings him in will be lucky. “It’s weird because you always have it (WWE release) in the back of your mind and some people do, some people don’t. It depends who you ask. I had the idea in the back of my mind like, okay, gotta be wary of it, gotta be wary of it, and of course, there were peaks and valleys during that last month. The last month, they updated my graphic for my picture on the website so it’s like, oh! Cool. Okay, so, that must mean they’re gonna do something with me, and then, I wasn’t on EVOLVE or on a taping. I’m like, ‘Okay, well, they’re getting rid of me obviously.’ There was a lot of ups and downs and I was talking to someone in the office and I was told… ‘I haven’t heard anything. But, I wouldn’t imagine that you’re on it,’ and I’m like, ‘Okay, sweet. That’s good to know. I feel a little more comfortable about that,’ and then, that day, I schedule a meeting with creative to get some things rolling. They’re like, ‘Yeah, sure. Absolutely’ so I had a meeting scheduled for the Monday after and then I got released the next day. It’s one of those things where I’m not gonna claim whether they know or whether they don’t know. But there’s no security, for anybody and it’s not -- again, if the business changes, it has nothing to do with evil corporation or not. If you wanna have that opinion, you can. If you don’t, like -- for me, I view it more so as the business changed. That place didn’t want me or need me at that time. Keep it moving. I have plenty to offer and I have plenty to give and I know my talents and I know my abilities and I know my strengths. It doesn’t make me feel bad whatsoever. It makes me feel bad for them that they… if they don’t wanna use someone that’s gonna be the hardest worker in the room… I was a good soldier and that’s the thing that I think a lot of people relate to but also at the same time, it bites them in the ass. I was a good soldier, and a lot of times, good soldiers get left behind, and it’s not a disparaging comment. There are no regrets of what I do. I am who I am. I am someone that does what I think -- I try to do the right thing at every opportunity, and if that means being a good soldier, like, great but then, you always hear these stories about other people like, ‘Oh no, I need to do this, I need to do that, I need to stand up, I need to do this.’ I know what I want to do. But there’s no reason for me to start any problems. There’s no reason for me to do anything because that’s not who I am either. So, honestly, I don’t have any regrets as far as that. I just know that, you know, there’s no reason for me to close the door behind me. There’s no reason to talk smack about WWE. It was my experiences obviously. But, I think the biggest thing for me is just knowing that I am limitless potential, and I truthfully, 100 percent believe that in my heart and in my soul. I am limitless potential and anybody that grabs me is gonna be very, very lucky, and that’s what I think about it. I don’t think about it as, you know, forget that place and get mad at these people. Life’s too short about getting mad. I got to live a dream that a lot of people would die for and a lot of people would kill to be in the WWE. So I’m very thankful for my time at WWE. I think back at certain situations, I’m like, man, it’s right in front of you. How could you not do it? But, you know, at the same time, I’m not the one in those rooms so I don’t know what conversations are going on." Bernal's last match under the WWE banner was at an NXT house show in April where he fell in defeat to Stacks. If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Developmentally Speaking with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.