Seth Rollins Issues World Heavyweight Title Open Challenge For 6/5 WWE Raw, Damian Priest Accepts
Seth Rollins is looking for a fight.
‘The Visionary’ took to Twitter on Friday, June 2 and issued an open challenge for a shot at his World Heavyweight Championship on the June 5 episode of Monday Night Raw.
My man @WWEBigE was the last defender of the crown…..in November 2021?!??
Let’s change that.
Open Challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship is officially LIVE for THIS Monday night in Hartford!
Line ‘em up! #RAW@WWE @USANetwork
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) June 2, 2023
Less than 15 minutes later, Damian Priest said that he accepts the challenge and that everyone else should consider it closed. WWE made the bout official during the June 2 episode of SmackDown. This will be Priest’s first singles title match since March 2022 when he challenged his fellow Judgment Day brother Finn Balor for the United States Championship.
#AndNew https://t.co/mwctXcrOPV pic.twitter.com/wdrzvrmzVG
— Damian Priest (@ArcherOfInfamy) June 2, 2023
Rollins became the inaugural World Heavyweight Championship at the Night Of Champions premium live event on Saturday, May 27. ‘The Revolutionary’ secured his place in history by defeating SmackDown’s AJ Styles. On the May 29 episode of Monday Night Raw, Rollins and Styles teamed together in a tag team match against The Judgment Day.
Fans can see the updated lineup for Monday’s episode of Raw below.
WWE Raw (6/5)
- Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Becky Lynch vs. Sonya Deville
- Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Zoey Stark vs. Natalya
- World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Damian Priest
Fightful will have live coverage of WWE Raw as it airs on June 5.
Fans can see results from past episodes of Raw by clicking here.
