Seth Rollins vs Damian Priest World Title Match Set for WWE RAW June 5
Seth Rollins will face Damian Priest to defend World Heavyweight Championship on WWE RAW June 5, 2023 episode.
Rollins is staying true to his promise to be a fighting champion. On June 2, Rollins posted via his Twitter account where he announced an open challenge for the World Heavyweight Title on June 5 episode of WWE RAW.
After 15 minutes, Damian Preist responded that he accepted that open challenge from Rollins. WWE made the bout official during June 2 episode of SmackDown.
IT'S OFFICIAL! 🔥@WWERollins will defend his World Heavyweight Championship for the FIRST TIME against @ArcherOfInfamy THIS MONDAY on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/K2hivRpZO9
— WWE (@WWE) June 3, 2023
“The Visionary” Seth Rollins became the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion at WWE Night of Champions 2023 PLE on May 27 by defeating AJ Styles. This will be Rollins’ first title defense.
Rollins and Styles defeated The Judgement Day’s Damian Priest and Finn Balor in the main event of WWE RAW May 29 episode. The match ended with Rollins hitting a stomp on Finn Balor to win the match.
June 5, 2023 episode of WWE RAW will air from XL Center in Hartford, CT. Two women’s Money in the Bank qualifiers are also set for the show. Below is the announced match card for the show:
- Women’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Becky Lynch vs Sonya Deville
- Women’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Zoey Stark vs Natalya
- World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins(c) vs Damian Priest
- Cody Rhodes on Miz TV
