WWE Raw Results
January 20, 2025
Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Arena)
Commentary: Michael Cole and Wade Barrett
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever. Together.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
We see an overhead shot of Dallas, Texas. This is the 27th time Monday Night Raw has happened in this city.
Pre-Show Arrivals
Seth “Freakin” Rollins, in a WILD outfit, is shown arriving at the arena. Drew McIntyre, his opponent for the evening, is also shown arriving. CM Punk, who declared for the Royal Rumble last week, is in the building. Penta will battle Pete Dunne.
Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley is shown arriving at the American Airlines Arena earlier today when Nia Jax ambushed her! Jax viciously slammed her into the wall a few times and avalanched her. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce broke it up with the aid of WWE officials.
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett are standing at ringside. Cole says Pat McAfee is off for the evening at another event. They discuss Nia Jax’s attack on Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley.
“Main Event” Jey Uso addresses World Heavyweight Champion Gunther
“Main Event” Jey Uso makes his way to the ring through the crowd. Michael Cole wildly dances at ringside. Uso shakes hands with him when he gets to ringside. The packed crowd at the American Airlines Arena are on their feet. The WWE crew gets great shots of the crowd dancing with Jey Uso.
Jey Uso is set to face Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship this Saturday on Saturday Night’s Main Event. An advertisement for the match has a reverse image of Jey Uso, showing his glasses as saying “TEEY.” Uso says, “‘Main Event’ Jey Uso is now in your city!” This weekend at Saturday Night’s Main Event, he’s taking home the big one.
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther’s music hits, and the Ring General makes his way to the ring. Gunther stands across the ring from his opponent this Saturday. Gunther wants to guess that the next thing Uso will say is that he will win the World Heavyweight Championship. Uso says he was going to say he was going to beat Gunther, take the title, and hang it up in his room. Gunther says Uso is a really “funny little man.” Gunther says he was looking forward to facing Uso on Saturday Night’s Main Event after he refocused himself… until today when he saw Uso walking in acting like a complete dork. Uso was acting like a company mascot for the crowd. At this point, it doesn’t matter to Gunther. Gunther could just as well be challenged by Jimmy Uso. Uso warns him not to say anything about his brother. Gunther says it doesn’t matter what Uso says because he never follows up with his words. The people are naive enough to believe every word he says, but Gunther isn’t. Uso shows up whenever someone whistles, like his brother, cousin, and Cody Rhodes. All it means is Uso is a “useful idiot.” Uso’s words and actions do not align. Gunther’s do. Gunther holds up the title and says, “On Saturday, when the bell rings, I’m going to expose you for the flash in the pan who has no business being this close to the World Heavyweight Championship.”
Uso looks fired up and upset. The crowd chants, “YEET!” Uso says Gunther is right again. Everything that came out of Gunther’s mouth is true. Uso is a mascot… and the crowd is his team. They’re his squad because they ride with him, slide with him, and on Saturday, they’ll be with him when he beats Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship (YEET). Uso told Gunther that he respected him, but Gunther will respect him as well. Only one of them is standing in the ring that main-evented WrestleMania, and it’s not Gunther.
An irate Gunther punches Uso down and stomps him. Gunther pulls him to his feet and rocks him with a forearm. Uso quickly takes Gunther down and punches away at him. Gunther tries to grab him, but Uso punches away at him. Uso knocks him out of the ring with a superkick. Uso picks up the World Heavyweight Championship and holds it up. Gunther pulls off his jacket and is furious. Uso lays the title down near the ropes and challenges Gunther. Gunther gets on the apron but soon gets down and takes the title with him.
Backstage Segment
The New Day is walking backstage. They come up to WWE Hall of Famer John “Bradshaw” Layfield and say they’ve found someone who understands. JBL is happy to see them. Kofi Kingston says JBL will be the commentator for the match against the fake locker room leader Rey Mysterio. Xavier Woods wants JBL to put over how they’ve been wronged. They put some money in his pocket. They mention that JBL dropped a tag partner and became bigger. JBL says he doesn’t blame them for dropping a charismatic, large, muscled tag team partner… surely, people will care more about them now. They’re not happy with his backhanded compliment and walk off. JBL asks if he gets to keep the ten dollars.
In the arena, Rey Mysterio makes his entrance. He’ll battle Kofi Kingston next.
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Backstage Interview
Cathy Kelley is backstage with Bayley. She says Bayley is here for a match against Nia Jax tonight. Also, Bayley has an announcement. Bayley says she is officially back on Raw. It feels good to be here. This is where she started her WWE career when she came up from NXT. Bayley also wants to declare herself for the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble. She’s the 2024 winner, so back-to-back sounds good. She could go after Tiffany Stratton or Rhea Ripley. Nia Jax walks up, but there are some audio issues. When it pipes up, she says she’ll take out Tiffany Stratton and win the Royal Rumble. Bayley dares her to try something on her like she did to Rhea Ripley.
PBR Professional Bull Rider Mason Taylor is at ringside, along with Austin Richardson and Matt West, a PBR announcer.
JBL is on commentary for this next match.
Big E’s voice is heard on The New Day’s theme, saying, “It’s a New Day, yes, it is.” They are not happy and say they are not using that theme anymore. Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston greet the crowd. Kingston says the crowd is starting to piss them off. The crowd boos and chants, “New Day sucks.” They’ve been doing this for too long to be disrespected like this. They are walking Hall of Famers, unlike this fraud JBL. Kingston takes his money out of JBL’s pocket. Woods says Rey Mysterio will get the brakes beat off him by the one and only Kofi Kingston because New Day rocks. The crowd chants, “New Day sucks.”
Rey Mysterio vs. Kofi Kingston w/ Xavier Woods
Referee: Chad Patton
The bell rings, and they circle the ring. Kingston hooks a waistlock and catches him with a side headlock before shoving Mysterio into the corner. They circle the ring, and Mysterio grabs a waistlock. Kingston quickly reverses it and takes him down before slapping him in the head. Mysterio heads to the corner to compose himself. They lock up, and Mysterio wrenches the arm. Kingston twists back, so Mysterio rolls through and kips up. Mysterio hooks a side headlock, so Kingston whips him off and shoulder-tackles him. Kingston hits the ropes, but Mysterio catches him with a head-scissor takeover. Mysterio dropkicks him in the knees, knocking him into the ropes. Mysterio goes for a 619, but Kingston gets out of the ring. Mysterio goes to the apron, but Kingston rips him down to ringside. Kingston gets Mysterio back in the ring and backs him into the corner. Kingston punches him in the face and uppercuts him. Kingston stomps him in the corner. Mysterio reverses a whip to the opposite corner, but Kingston catches him with a pendulum kick. Mysterio responds with a step-up enzuigiri and attempts a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor, but Kingston fights out. Kingston pulls him down, and they botch a powerbomb attempt on the floor. Mysterio lands flat on his back on the floor. Kingston stomps the midsection and yells at JBL.
The crowd chants, “Kofi sucks.” Kingston drives Mysterio sternum-first into the ring apron and goes for another powerbomb, but Mysterio counters with a hurricanrana into the steel steps.
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Back from the break, Kingston and Mysterio are trading punches back and forth. Kingston kicks Mysterio and sends him into the ropes. Mysterio ducks two clotheslines and hits a running cross-body block. Mysterio takes a moment to recover, and heads for the top rope, but Kingston cuts him off. Kingston climbs to the middle rope and hooks Mysterio’s head. Mysterio knocks him back and hits a flying seated senton. Kingston quickly ducks a springboard cross-body block. Kingston goes for a sunset flip, but Mysterio rolls through and hits a basement dropkick for a two-count.
Mysterio punches away at Kingston in the corner. Kingston quickly pokes him in the eyes and hits a splash off the second rope for a two-count. The crowd chants, “New Day sucks.” Mysterio ducks Trouble in Paradise and hits a hurricanrana to put him in position. Mysterio hits the ropes for a 619, but Woods sweeps the feet. Referee Chad Patton quickly ejects Woods from ringside. Mysterio punches Woods off the apron. Kingston attacks Mysterio from behind, but Mysterio knocks him into position. Mysterio connects with a 619, followed by a splash, but Kingston gets the knees up. Kingston covers for a two-count. Kingston goes for an SOS, but Mysterio counters and sits on him for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Rey Mysterio
Xavier Woods runs down and attacks Mysterio from behind. Woods gets Mysterio in the ring, and the New Day double-teams him. Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro of the LWO run down to save their leader, but the New Day quickly gets out of the ring. Kingston then pulls Wilde out of the ring and drives him into the ring post. Del Toro chases them off. The crowd loudly boos the New Day.
Video: Last week on Raw, Penta made his huge debut, defeating Chad Gable in his first match.
Backstage Interview
Cathy Kelley says she was supposed to interview Chad Gable about his loss to Penta, but we see him shouting at American Made in the background. Gable says he was firing up the troops. Gable says he knows he was the talk of the wrestling world when he lost to Penta. He knows he has a problem, losing to Penta, Dragon Lee, and Rey Mysterio. Gable has sought the advice of someone who knows lucha libre: Dominik Mysterio. Mysterio will help him with his problem. Ivy Nile says there’s a Women’s Intercontinental Championship with her name on it. The Creed Brothers say they’re coming for the World Tag Team Championship. Julius Creed says they’re taking the titles from a team at the end of their career and bringing them to a team hitting their prime.
Backstage Segment
Sami Zayn is walking backstage. Maxxine Dupri is shown talking to Natalya in the background. We’ll hear from Zayn next.
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A drone shot of the American Airlines Arena is shown. Dallas, Texas, was the home to two WrestleManias. This is the 27th Monday Night Raw to be hosted in this city. We also see footage of Wade Barrett winning NXT Season One in 2010.
Sami Zayn addresses the WWE Universe
Sami Zayn is already in the ring, and the crowd is singing his theme. Zayn thanks the crowd for the reception. He’s not going to beat around the bush. Zayn spoke to Adam Pearce, and he has officially entered the 2025 Royal Rumble match. Last week, Seth Rollins told him that he spends all his time helping other people and that maybe it’s time for Zayn to help himself. That got him thinking about what he wants. Zayn started to think about 14-year-old him and the millions of people worldwide who dream of ever becoming pro wrestlers, as well as the thousands who actually get to be wrestlers. Then, there is the small group that is called WWE Superstars. Then, there is the smallest group of all: the top tier of WWE. That’s where Zayn is now. Zayn believes in his heart that he’s as good as any in that group. That group of guys is in the Royal Rumble. The only difference between him and them, guys like Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Drew McIntyre, is that they have a World Championship to their name. Zayn doesn’t. Zayn has had a great life and career. Zayn doesn’t need the World Championship to complete him. The fans have supported him through the years. Their support has meant more to him than any World Championship could ever mean. Zayn doesn’t need the World Championship, but damn it, he wants it! The 14-year-old in him wants it. He’s still with Zayn and is with him every time he’s in the ring. Zayn wants it, so he is going to take it!
Kevin Owens’ music hits. Owens heads to the ring in a Bret Hart jacket with the WWE Winged Eagle belt over his shoulder. Michael Cole makes sure to mention that Owens is not a champion. He stole the title from Cody Rhodes. Owens stares across the ring from Zayn. Zayn says he knew it was only a matter of time before Owens came here. How does Owens want to do this? Owens asks what he means. Zayn says the world saw what he did to Cody Rhodes when he teamed with Roman Reigns. How is this going to go down? Owens says he’ll admit that he was a bit upset when he saw Zayn teaming with Reigns at Survivor Series. Then, Owens thought about it. It’s not like when Rhodes teamed with Reigns. Zayn had a lot of history with Reigns, just like they do. Reigns did some terrible things to Zayn that he chose to overlook. Owens has done some terrible things to Zayn that he has overlooked. Zayn forgave him, just like he forgave Reigns. That’s who Zayn is. Zayn is a good person.
Owens is here as his friend to say he believes wholeheartedly that Zayn will win the Royal Rumble. Zayn deserves to win the Royal Rumble, go to WrestleMania, and fight for the WWE Championship. Zayn will do it. Then, they can accomplish one more thing together. They’ve done so much in this business that they dreamed of 25 years ago. They main-evented WrestleMania together and won the Tag Titles. Now, they need to main-event WrestleMania for the WWE Championship. When Zayn wins the Royal Rumble, they will get to do that. It will happen as long as he walks out of the Royal Rumble as the WWE Champion. Owens knows both of those things will happen. Owens knows Zayn will win the Royal Rumble because he’s got Zayn’s back. Owens knows he’ll walk out of the Royal Rumble as the WWE Champion. Just like Zayn had Reigns’ back, Zayn has his back. As his best friend and brother, if he needs Zayn, he knows he’ll be there. Owens walks off, and Zayn looks conflicted.
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens will have a Contract Signing for the Royal Rumble, moderated by Shawn Michaels, this Saturday at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Backstage Interview
Cathy Kelley is with Sheamus. Sheamus will challenge Bron Breakker for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on Saturday Night’s Main Event. Sheamus says he’s been living his career backward. Six months after debuting, he defeated one of the greatest of all time, John Cena, for the World Title. Usually, people win the Intercontinental Championship first. Sheamus is going to fulfill his destiny by winning the last title he hasn’t won on Saturday. Sheamus says, “Let’s go, Irish.”
WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker walks up and holds the title up. Breakker says this is as close as he’ll get to the title. On Saturday, he’ll break him like an old man. Breakker warns Sheamus to retire. Sheamus shoves him away, and Breakker laughs.
Backstage Segment
Bayley is walking backstage. Nia Jax, her opponent, is also walking backstage. They’ll battle next.
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In memory of WWE Hall of Famer and baseball announcing great Bob Uecker: 1934 – 2025.
Replay: Nia Jax attacked Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley earlier tonight as she arrived at the American Airlines Arena.
At ringside, Roxanne Perez of NXT is shown.
Nia Jax vs. Bayley
Referee: Danilo Anfibio
The bell rings, and Bayley sidesteps Jax as she charges. Bayley attacks her in the corner and does the ten punches. Jax counters with a powerbomb attempt, but Bayley tries to counter with a hurricanrana. Jax powers her up, but Bayley counters with a sloppy DDT for a two-count. Bayley punches Jax and hits the ropes, but Jax pops her up and head-butts her in the chest for a one-count. Bayley holds her midsection in pain. Jax chokes Bayley on the ropes. Jax shoves Bayley down and chokes her with her boot in the corner. Jax goes for an elbow drop, but Bayley moves. Bayley punches away at Jax and hits a back suplex for a two-count. Jax quickly fights back and hits Bayley with a uranage. Jax heads to the second rope for an Annihilator, but Bayley attacks her and knocks her over the top rope to the floor. Bayley lays Jax out with a suicide dive and gets in Roxanne Perez’s face. Perez goes for a slap, but Bayley blocks it and punches her down. WWE security holds Perez back from jumping the barricade. Bayley laughs at her.
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Back from the break, we see Jax hit a leg drop on Bayley’s arm for a two-count. Jax is attacking the arm because WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton worked on it in Bayley’s match against her on Friday’s SmackDown. Jax goes for a leg drop, but Bayley rolls out of the way. Jax still managed to sort of land on the arm. Bayley attacks Jax on the ground and drops an elbow for a two-count. Bayley hits Jax with a knee that sends her to the apron. Bayley tries to pull her up for a DDT, but Jax grabs the arm and snaps it off the middle rope. Jax stands on the arm on the apron and goes for a leg drop, but Bayley moves. Jax slowly gets up on the apron, but Bayley hits a sunset flip bomb into the ring post! Jax falls to ringside. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… Jax slowly gets up and gets in the ring. Bayley quickly hits Jax with an Annihilator for a near fall! Bayley quickly goes back to the second rope and drops an elbow for another two-count.
Bayley sets up for a Rose Plant, but Jax shoves her off and hits a shoulder-breaker for a two-count. Bayley gets up in the corner, and Jax avalanches her. Jax waits for Bayley to get up and charges, but Bayley sends her to the apron. Jax quickly punches her down and drives her shoulder-first into the ring post. Jax then hits a running hip attack to smash Bayley’s head into the ring post. Jax sets up for an Annihilator, but Bayley rips her off the middle rope. Bayley connects with a running knee to the jaw for a near fall. The crowd chants, “Let’s go, Bayley.” Bayley heads to the top rope, but Jax cuts her off. Jax climbs to the second rope for a Samoan Drop, but Bayley slides off and hits a sunset flip powerbomb. Jax took a nasty fall, landing on her tailbone first. Bayley picks up a near fall. Bayley quickly goes to the top rope and hits a diving elbow drop for another two-count.
Bayley goes for Bayley-To-Belly, but Jax attacks the arm. Bayley hits a chop block before hitting the ropes, but Jax hits a pop-up Samoan Drop, followed by a senton splash. Jax quickly pulls her to the corner and crushes her with an Annihilator for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Nia Jax
“THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!”
Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley comes out to the stage, holding her head in pain. Ripley then charges down to the ring and brawls with Jax. Ripley drives her into the corner and hits some shoulder thrusts. WWE officials run down and pull Ripley away. They also hold Jax back. Jax breaks free and avalanches Ripley (and the officials) in the corner. Jax is pulled away, but Ripley breaks through and attacks her. Ripley kicks Jax in the head, and Jax leaves the ring.
Ripley goes to follow her, but Jax sweeps the feet. Jax slams Ripley’s face off the announce desk several times before removing the lid. Jax puts Ripley on the table, but she’s pulled away. Ripley then hits a cannonball off the table onto Jax and the officials! A “Mami” chant fires up. Ripley grabs a microphone and stands on the table. Ripley shouts, “You… me! Saturday Night’s Main Event!” Jax walks off.
Replay: Last Monday on Raw, Damian Priest defeated Finn Bálor in a brutal Street Fight. Priest hit Bálor with a vicious Broken Arrow off a balcony through some tables. The War Raiders would help Priest fight off the Judgment Day before Priest beat Bálor.
The Judgment Day Clubhouse
Chad Gable is asking “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio for some help. Finn Bálor is not there. Mysterio hands him a piece of paper, and Gable says he will learn some lucha libre dark arts. Mysterio says it’s not bad for Gable to owe them one. Liv Morgan jokes that Bálor hasn’t been winning a lot lately. JD McDonagh mentions the World Tag Team Titles and says Bálor is laid up. Mysterio says he can take Bálor’s place. Bálor wouldn’t mind, according to Mysterio. McDonagh agrees. Morgan says Mysterio is acting like a leader and hopes it turns out better than he did for her match with Rhea Ripley. Mysterio says he thought she wasn’t mad and will make it up to her. She says he will and drags him away. Carlito’s eyes go buggy.
Video: Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria says she will defend the title against anyone.
Coming up next, Penta will battle Pete Dunne.
Video: WWE honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who is celebrated today in America.
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Video: Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman talks about being a huge wrestling fan. Last year, Freeman and his family attended a SmackDown event.
Presale tickets for WrestleMania 41 go on sale Wednesday. Tickets are fully available on Friday.
Backstage Segment
Sami Zayn walks up to Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Zayn thanks Rollins for last week’s talk and says it got through to him. Rollins says it’s about time for that Sami Zayn to show up. Rollins is almost rooting for that Sami Zayn, but if push comes to shove, he’ll throw him over the top rope in the Royal Rumble. Zayn says, “Not if I throw you out first.” Zayn walks off.
Pete Dunne vs. Penta
Referee: Eddie Orengo
The bell rings, and Penta does his taunt. Dunne grabs the arm, but Penta kicks him away. They exchange strikes before Dunne applies a side headlock. Penta whips him off, leapfrogs, and kicks him in the leg. Dunne quickly pops up and floors Penta with a forearm to the skull. Dunne takes Penta down and snaps the finger before stomping the elbow. Penta screams in pain. Dunne wrenches the arm. Penta reverses a whip to the corner and hits a running kick. Dunne reverses a whip to the opposite corner and hits a step-up enzuigiri. Penta reverses a whip to the opposite corner, but Dunne scales the ropes for a backflip. Penta kicks him out of mid-air! Dunne rolls out of the ring to recover. Penta goes for a tope suicida, but Dunne forearms him in the face. Dunne then hits Penta with a release suplex on the apron.
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We return from the break to see Dunne rock Penta with a running forearm to the jaw. The crowd boos Dunne. Dunne hits a second running forearm, and Penta shakes the cobwebs off. Penta ducks a third one and kicks him in the midsection. Penta takes him down with a Sling Blade bulldog, followed by a snap corner dropkick. Penta lifts him and hits a Death Valley Driver for a two-count.
Dunne soon gets up and strikes away at Penta. Penta kicks him back and hits a Mexican Destroyer! Dunne rolls out of the ring and appears to be unconscious. Penta shakes his arm and hits the ropes for a tope con hilo! Penta gets Dunne in the ring and charges for another Mexican Destroyer, but Dunne counters into a package piledriver-type move for a two-count. Penta holds his arm in pain. They trade strikes from their knees. Penta says, “Zero miedo,” but Dunne grabs the arm for a triangle choke. Penta powers him up with one arm and hits a powerbomb backbreaker! Penta snaps Dunne’s arm with a Sacrifice (hammerlock into an arm-breaker). Penta CRUSHES him with a Penta Driver for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Penta
Video: Logan Paul says it must suck to be a hater. People have wanted him to fail for years, but it never will. When he does something, he becomes the best at it. Paul is the internet king and the only man in history to beat Floyd Mayweather. WWE will be no different. Paul says, “Look around, dummies. This is my life now.” Paul will eat, sleep, and breathe wrestling until he becomes the greatest. You’re looking at the G.O.A.T.
Logan Paul will make his Raw debut next Monday on Raw. We’ll also see the War Raiders put the World Tag Team Championship on the line against “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will also be on the show.
Arena Concourse
CM Punk is shown high-fiving fans in the arena’s concourse. His music hits, and he heads into the American Airlines Arena. Jackie Redmond is set up in the arena with a platform to interview him.
CM Punk addresses the Royal Rumble
A loud “CM Punk” chant fires up. Punk asks Redmond if it’s great to be alive on a Monday night in Dallas, Texas. Redmond says there are only so many ways to get to the main event of WrestleMania. The Royal Rumble is one of those ways. That’s a match he’s never won, and the field is stacking up with Roman Reigns, John Cena, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Drew McIntyre, and Sami Zayn. What makes this Royal Rumble different for CM Punk? Punk says, “History, and I am the maker of history.” Three weeks ago, he main evented the first Monday Night Raw on Netflix, beating one of the Royal Rumble favorites, Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Punk will head into the Royal Rumble and throw 29 other Superstars over the top rope. The pressure is on. That’s when he comes alive and thrives. Nobody can beat him when he is at his best with the people behind him. Punk “can’t see” John Cena throwing him over the top rope on February 1. Roman Reigns needed Punk’s help to settle family business. There are no friends in the Royal Rumble. Punk put Drew McIntyre in the dirt. Sami Zayn isn’t on his level. You can put Hulk Hogan in the Royal Rumble, and he’ll throw his “dusty ass” over the top rope and kill Hulkamania. Punk is settling scores and cashing in debts. He’ll call in a favor or two if he needs to. In the end, 29 men are going night-night. Only one man is getting his hand raised: CM Punk.
Backstage Segment
Drew McIntyre is getting ready for his match against Seth “Freakin” Rollins later tonight.
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Elimination Chamber is heading to the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on March 1, 2025.
WWE Raw is sold out with 15,502 people. They show off some of the signs of the night.
Replay: Last month on Raw, Pure Fusion Collective attacked Kairi Sane and damaged her hand.
Tag Team Match
Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark) w/ Sonya Deville vs. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and IYO SKY)
Referee: Daphanie LaShaunn
Dakota Kai starts against Shayna Baszler. Baszler kicks her in the leg twice before Kai blocks it. Baszler easily fights her off and stomps her in the corner. Baszler taunts the crowd and charges, but Kai rolls her up for a two-count. Kai hits the ropes and hits a running dropkick. Baszler whips her into the ropes, but Kai boots her in the face. Zoey Stark blind tags in as Kai hits Baszler with a snapmare. Kai hits the ropes, and Stark CRUSHES Kai with a springboard missile dropkick! They show some replays of that. Stark applies a rear chin lock, but Kai fights up. Stark beats her down and taunts the crowd. Baszler tags back in, and Stark whips her into Kai for a knee. Baszler hits a backbreaker, and Stark hits a running clothesline. Baszler covers for a two-count. PFC poses. Baszler twists Kai’s surgically repaired knee. Baszler tells the crowd to be quiet and attacks the knee some more. Kai soon fights out. Stark tags in and grabs Kai, but Kai hits an enzuigiri.
IYO SKY tags in and hits a pair of running uppercuts before doing some handsprings to avoid PFC. Sky takes Stark down and kicks Baszler out of the ring. Stark reverses a whip, but Sky changes directions and hits Baszler with a tope suicida. Sky knocks Stark back and hits a missile dropkick. Sky crushes Stark in the corner with the Bullet Train for a near fall. Sonya Deville gets on the apron, but Kai pulls her off. Sky heads to the top rope, but she’s distracted when Baszler clotheslines Kai on the floor. Stark hits Sky with a double underhook exploder for a near fall. Baszler tags in, and Stark hits Sky with a Death Valley Driver. Baszler hits a running knee, but Kai breaks up the pin. Stark throws Kai out of the ring and goes for a plancha, but Kai moves. Kai hits a running kick on Stark from the apron. Baszler then knocks Kai off the apron. Baszler goes for a Kirifuda Clutch on Sky, but Sky snaps her off the ropes to escape. Sky hits an Over the Moonsault for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Damage CTRL
The commentators run down the card for Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Video: Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
“BURN IT DOWN!”
Seth “Freakin” Rollins makes his entrance. He’ll face Drew McIntyre next in tonight’s main event. This is a rematch from WrestleMania 40.
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Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
Referee: Rod Zapata
The bell rings, and this WrestleMania 40 rematch has begun. Rollins taunts McIntyre and says he has two good knees on him, unlike at WrestleMania. McIntyre circles the ring, and they lock up. McIntyre powers him to the corner and talks trash. Rollins shoves him, so McIntyre shoves him harder. Rollins gets in his face, so McIntyre lights him up with a chop. Rollins cackles and chops him. They exchange some stiff chops before McIntyre hooks a side headlock. Rollins whips him off, but McIntyre responds with a shoulder tackle. Rollins gets up and chops McIntyre’s chest. Rollins whips him, drops down, and leapfrogs him before going to the ropes for a diving battering ram, but McIntyre doesn’t go down. McIntyre bounces off the ropes and hits another shoulder tackle. McIntyre attacks the back and sends him into the ropes, but Rollins catches him with a Sling Blade. Rollins quickly follows up with a clothesline over the top rope. Rollins hits a baseball slide and connects with a suicide dive. Rollins gets in the ring and goes for a second suicide dive, but McIntyre catches him and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex over the announce desk!
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We return from the break to see McIntyre standing over Rollins. McIntyre says they used to play for the same team and cause. Rollins is so selfish. Rollins fights back with some right hands. McIntyre quickly kicks him in the midsection and sends him to the corner. Rollins boots him back, but McIntyre rocks him with a running elbow. McIntyre goes for an inverted Alabama Slam, but Rollins counters with a victory roll for a near fall. McIntyre pops up and furiously charges, but Rollins boots him down.
Both men are down, and the referee checks on them. Rollins gets fired up and sizes McIntyre up. Rollins punches McIntyre a few times and chops the chest. The referee pulls Rollins back. McIntyre reverses a whip and picks Rollins up for a vertical suplex, but Rollins gets out. Rollins sends McIntyre shoulder-first into the ring post twice. Rollins does it a third time and goes to ringside to sling McIntyre’s arm into the post. Rollins hits a springboard knee to the head, followed by a running knee to the face for a near fall. Rollins looks around and goes to the apron for a springboard Swanton Bomb for another near fall. McIntyre is clutching his shoulder in immense pain. McIntyre fights Rollins off, but he soon gets dropped to the apron. McIntyre hits him with a forearm to the face with his good arm. McIntyre goes to the top rope, but Rollins scales the ropes and hits a superplex. Rollins rolls through, but McIntyre counters with a falcon arrow for a near fall.
The crowd is fired up. McIntyre kips up and goes to the corner. McIntyre’s left arm is dangling. McIntyre charges for a Claymore Kick, but Rollins ducks. Rollins charges for a Stomp, but McIntyre counters with a spinebuster followed by a jackknife pin for a near fall. McIntyre goes for a powerbomb, but Rollins counters with a hurricanrana. Rollins superkicks him and hits a tilt-a-whirl into a falcon arrow for a two-count.
Both men are down again. Rollins pulls himself up in the corner and sizes McIntyre up. McIntyre avoids a Stomp and tries for the Future Shock DDT. Rollins escapes and tries for a Pedigree, but McIntyre gets out and floors him with a lariat. McIntyre holds his shoulder in pain and pulls himself up on the apron. McIntyre slowly heads to the top rope and goes for a diving clothesline, but Rollins counters. McIntyre tries to flip him over, but Rollins takes him down and applies a crossface! McIntyre scratches to the bottom rope and gets a break. McIntyre begs Rollins to let go. Rollins shouts at McIntyre for questioning his integrity. Referee Rod Zapata pulls Rollins away. McIntyre pokes him in the eyes and hits a Future Shock DDT for a near fall.
McIntyre slowly gets up and says Rollins runs his mouth, but the words and actions don’t line up. McIntyre crushes him with a short-arm clothesline. McIntyre pulls him up and hits another short-arm clothesline. McIntyre asks Rollins what he thought was going to happen when he challenged him to a fight. McIntyre stands over Rollins and grabs him. McIntyre goes for a short-arm clothesline, but Rollins twists through and catches him with a jackknife pin for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Seth “Freakin” Rollins
McIntyre furiously attacks Rollins and punches away at him. McIntyre runs the referee off and is irate. Rollins tries to fight back, but McIntyre crushes him with a Claymore Kick. McIntyre drags him by the hair and presses his skull against the ring post. McIntyre backs up, but Sami Zayn runs to ringside to attack McIntyre. Zayn drives McIntyre into the ring post and checks on Rollins. Zayn goes back to McIntyre, but McIntyre catches him with a Glasgow Kiss before slinging him into the barricade.
McIntyre turns his attention back to Rollins, who slowly gets up in the ring. McIntyre grabs Rollins and says they should be fighting on the same team. McIntyre then moves as Zayn attempts a Helluva Kick. Zayn accidentally hits Rollins with the Helluva Kick! Zayn is not happy. Rollins furiously looks at Zayn as the show comes to an end.
Quick Match Results
— Rey Mysterio def. Kofi Kingston
— Nia Jax def. Bayley
— Penta def. Pete Dunne
— Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and IYO SKY) def. Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark) in a Tag Team Match
— Seth “Freakin” Rollins def. Drew McIntyre
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