On May 12th, 2025 WWE aired the 1,668th episode of Raw live in Louisville Kentucky inside KFC Yum Center & can watch it on Netflix.

Kicking off this week’s Raw with CM Punk says it’s great to be alive on a Monday night in Louisville then says he is pissed off but a fortunate man. He says he’s nursed a few injuries but he can’t shake being pissed off. He says he has a lot of enemies and it’s easier to list off those who he isn’t mad at but at the top of the list of people he’s angry at is himself because he’s been there before. He says this isn’t the 1st time Paul Heyman stabbed him in the back then says 12 years ago, Heyman smashed a ladder into his head and caused him to need staples in his head. He says he thought Heyman and himself had grown and moved past that but Heyman is still a snake. He says Heyman knows how things end, and he can’t wait to get his hands on Heyman.

Heyman interrupts Punk and appears on the ramp and Punk dares Heyman to step in the ring as he warns him that whatever his next words are will be his last. Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker join Rollins on the entrance ramp, and Rollins tells Punk just when he thought Punk couldn’t get anymore selfish or egotistical, he tops himself. He says Heyman was Punk’s best friend but he made his life hell and is now in front of the entire world gaslighting everyone into thinking Heyman betrayed Punk. He says Heyman believed in Punk for years when no one else did then calls Punk scum and trash. He says just when he thought he couldn’t hate Punk anymore, he stands in the ring as the reason he isn’t World Heavyweight Champion after last week.

Punk says Rollins will never be champion as long as he’s on 2 feet and Rollins asks Punk what his deal is. He questions if Punk loves suffering and being on the wrong side of history then comes to the realization that Punk loves to play the victim and say cry me a river.

Breakker slides into the ring and rains down right hands on Punk & Rollins joins in. Jey Uso & Sami Zayn come to Punk’s aid as Zayn and Punk grab chairs forcing Rollins & Breakker to back down.

Penta defeated Chad Gable via Mexican Destroyer (11:03)

Backstage Sami Zayn asked CM Punk if he was good heading into their Tag Team match at Saturday Nights Main Event. Punk admitted that he’s having a hard time trusting anyone. Zayn said he had a hard time trusting Punk not all that long ago. Zayn said they would take the bout if they worked together. Zayn held up his hand then Punk gave him a fist bump.

Tag Team Match
Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus) defeated War Raiders (Erik & Ivar) via Electric Chair/Brutus Ball Combo on Ivar (10:27)

Inside a dressing room Seth Rollins spoke with Bron Breakker while Paul Heyman watched. Rollins said their adversaries probably thought they were winning the battle. Rollins said they have no idea what he is capable of. Rollins said he had one more thing he wanted Breakker to do before he took off. Rollins whispered to Breakker & he looked surprised by what Rollins told him. Heyman smiled in the background. And have some fun Rollins said before patting Breakker on the back. Breakker flashed a sinister smile

World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso says he’s now in Louisville then says he has something to get off his chest. He says Logan Paul is talking out the side of his neck saying he isn’t championship material but the main event is now Paul facing him.

Gunther’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He says the unimaginable has happened with Jey as World Heavyweight Champion and Jey reminds Gunther he made him tap out at WrestleMania 41 to win the title. He says he knows what it’s like to be a champion and all the pressure that comes with it but because he understands, it doesn’t mean his opinion about Jey has changed. He says he can tell Jey isn’t comfortable and isn’t a natural champion then says as Adam Pearce told him before he came to the ring, he gets the next shot at the World Heavyweight Champion.

Jey says he’s in his place and reminds Gunther that Raw is his place then holds up the World Heavyweight Title.

Jackie Redmond was interviewing Ludwig Kaiser when a clanging sound interrupted her. Redmond ended the interview. Jey Uso was shown laid out with Bron Breakker standing over him. Breakker walked away with Paul Heyman before Sami Zayn, CM Punk & others showed up to check on Jey. 

AJ Styles defeated Finn Balor via Phenomenal Forearm (16:59)

Becky Lynch says after her Women’s Intercontinental Title match against Lyra Valkyria at Backlash, one of them ended up in the hospital while the other celebrated with a shower and a shot of tequila. She says she’s always been for the people and stepped away the last time she was critized for going after the title because fans carried her to the main event of WrestleMania 35 but she won and the fans could no longer see themselves in her. She recalls a conversation between her and a friend in which she realized she liked herself more away from the ring because she didn’t have to listen to the fans then continues to rag on the fans as she makes it clear that she feels as though she’s better off without them.

Tag Team Match
Women’s World Champion Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley defeated Roxanne Perez & Giulia via Riptide on Giulia (14:00)