WWE: Penta vs. Chad Gable and Jey Uso Appearance Set for 5/12 WWE RAW Show, Jakara Jackson on Her WWE Release & Plans for Wrestling Career Future, More News

May 11, 2025

Penta vs. Chad Gable and Jey Uso Appearance Announced for Monday’s WWE RAW Show

WWE RAW General Manager Adam Pearce announced one new match and one new segment for the card of Monday’s WWE RAW show at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

In regards to the new match, this was announced to be a singles match of Penta vs. Chad Gable.

In regards to the new segment, this was announced to be WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso to make an appearance on the show.

#WWERaw GM @ScrapDaddyAP gives you the rundown for #RawOnNetflix live from Louisville, KY tomorrow night!

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— WWE (@WWE) May 11, 2025

Current card for May 12th WWE RAW show:

IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley vs. Roxanne Perez & Giulia
War Raiders (Ivar & Erik) vs. American Made (Julius & Brutus Creed)
AJ Styles vs. Finn Balor
Penta vs. Chad Gable
CM Punk to appear
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso to appear

Jakara Jackson Comments on Her WWE Release & Plans for Future of Her Wrestling Career

As noted before, Jakara Jackson was released from WWE earlier this month as part of a larger batch of talent releases.

In a new video released to her official YouTube channel, Jackson gave her thoughts about her recently release from WWE and her current plans for the future of her wrestling career.

“Yes, I definitely want to continue wrestling. I also want to dabble in acting. The sky’s the limit at this point. I want to do a lot of things, but wrestling, I’m definitely going to continue, so you will be seeing me. So keep your eyes peeled and stay tuned, because the transformation is going to be something serious. I don’t like to talk about it. I like to be about it.”

Jackson also gave her thoughts about her goals for her wrestling career.

“What is still on my bucket list is having a storyline I could sink my teeth into and show depth in my character. Also, holding a title. You know what I’m saying? I want to hold gold. So that’s definitely going to continue to be my goal.”

Jackson also stated that she had found out about her release from WWE when she was getting ready for her niece’s birthday party.

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

WWE News & Notes

WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced during Saturday’s Backlash 2025 post-show press conference that the company drew an attendance of 17,155 for the event at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. WrestleTix reported that WWE had sold and distributed around 17,057 tickets for the event.

WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque also announced during Saturday’s Backlash 2025 post-show press conference that this year’s event was the highest grossing domestic Backlash event in Backlash series history. Levesque also stated that the early viewership numbers and data for the event was strong.

As noted before, Saturday’s WWE Backlash 2025 event featured former New Japan Pro Wrestling talent Jeff Cobb making his surprise official WWE debut. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that Cobb took around four to five flights from Japan over the last day and a half and arrived in St. Louis in Saturday morning. Those spoken to stated that Cobb then stayed hidden until it was time for him to make his surprise debut to prevent it from being leaked early. In regards to brand designation, Johnson reported that Cobb will be working for the SmackDown brand going forward.

As noted before, this past Friday’s WWE SmackDown show in Dayton, Ohio featured John Cena being involved in an incident revolving around a fan in the crowd tossing an empty beer bottle at him in the ring. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources within WWE confirmed that the incident was not a planned spot for the segment and Cena’s reaction to it was something he improvised on the spot.

WWE filed a new trademark for “JC Mateo” on May 10th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

As noted before, Braun Strowman was released from WWE earlier this month as part of a larger batch of talent releases. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources stated that the reason for Strowman’s release was due to a combination of his high salary and injuries issues. Meltzer reported that Strowman had not been moving well in the ring since he came back from a major hamstring injury and one source spoken to stated that he was “hurt worse than people realized.”

During the WWE Backlash 2025 pre-show event, co-panelist Big E gave his thoughts about how he wants fans and people to give women wrestlers the same grace and praise as male wrestlers when it comes to them performing at an older age. Big E stated “So much of the narrative is, is this a passing of the torch moment? Becky talks a lot about age and the way we talk about age with women and the way we talk about age with the men. For a lot of women who are in their late 30s it’s, ‘Oh, are you winding down? Are you ready to get out?’ It feels like 75% of the male side is 38, 39, 40, 45. Let’s give the women the same honor and same grace as well.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent new video released by WWE, Randy Orton gave his thoughts about his RKO counter to Matt Sydal’s Shooting Star Press during their match in 2010 is his favorite RKO moment of all-time. Orton stated “So I’m gonna say.. this is probably the most famous one I’ve done. This would be.. might be tied for one. But I think I’m going to go with one on this. Oh, and I have to give him props because it was all him. He can put that shooting star press anywhere. Hitting these guys with an RKO out of nowhere or out of the air, it’s all about the timing. So I think because of the timing, it’s hard to say because it’s this one and another one that I’m assuming you’re going to show me next. would be tied for one in my opinion. I’m gonna go with one only because this was the first time that I did anything crazy like that with the RKO.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

As noted before, Indi Hartwell was released by WWE this past November and recently signed with TNA Wrestling. In a recent interview with the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast, Hartwell gave her thoughts about if she is interested in a potential return to WWE in the future and if her signing with TNA is meant to be a path to her returning to WWE. Hartwell stated “It’s not my intention right now to sign with TNA so I can go back to NXT. I went to TNA because TNA is a company I grew up watching, and I’m genuinely a huge fan of TNA, and I feel like that’s where I can thrive the most. I’m only 28. I do feel like there is a path back to WWE, someday. I’m not closing the door on that. All my friends are still there, and there is a lot I didn’t get to do. It’s definitely something I can see happening.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent interview with Variety, Becky Lynch gave her thoughts about if she chatted with AEW talent MJF on the set of Adam Sandler’s new Happy Gilmore 2 film. Lynch stated “I did. You know, a very nice boy. Great chats. Of course, he knows he’d lose at [a promo battle], but we had great chats. Unfortunately, it was way before this happened, but I feel like he would completely agree with everything that I’m saying about Lyra.” Following the release of the interview, MJF responded on Twitter about Lynch’s comments about him. MJF stated “Agree with Becks fully on Lyra, she seems like a horrible person and clearly a gross poor. Enjoyed my time with “the man” on set. A very nice girl and an upstanding citizen. However….. not too sure about her thoughts on a potential promo battle 😉 #BetterthanYou“