Tonight’s WWE Monday Night RAW is live from Atlanta, Georgia (State Farm Arena)
Commentary: Michael Cole and Pat McAfee
WWE Raw Results:
Seth Rollins, Gunther and Logan Paul
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Seth Rollins Promo: Seth Rollins comes out in a floral suit with oversized pink and black sunglasses, hyping up the crowd and talking about how excited he is for WrestleMania season. He goes over his tough start to 2025, including losing to CM Punk on Netflix. Seth reaffirms his confidence as “Seth Freaking Rollins” and declares he’s on a path to redemption, starting with the Royal Rumble.
He promises to get rid of top stars John Cena, Jey Uso, Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, and Roman Reigns, hoping to get rid of CM Punk last, ruining WrestleMania. Seth hints at which title he may want: Gunther’s World Heavyweight Championship or Cody Rhodes’ WWE Championship.
Gunther Interrupts: Gunther steps out with World Heavyweight Championship girded to his waist. He mocks Seth for being AWOL lately, and he hones in on his dominant run. Gunther tells Seth that Seth is no longer the best in WWE; Gunther is the best, and Seth has lost his edge. Gunther challenges Seth to win the Rumble and face him at WrestleMania, claiming Seth will be humbled when he does.
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Logan Paul Interrupts: Logan Paul walks in, getting boos from the crowd. Logan tells Seth and Gunther that even though they’re great wrestlers, he’s special because of his charisma and being the best at several things. Logan says he’s going to win the Rumble, not do the heavy lifting by knocking out a lot of guys, and main event WrestleMania where he’s going to challenge either Cody Rhodes or Gunther for a title.
Final Face-off: Gunther tells Seth he hopes Logan wins the Rumble, so he can embarrass Seth at WrestleMania. Seth laughs, stating that if he goes after Gunther’s title, it will be Gunther who gets embarrassed. Seth drops the microphone and exits as his music hits.
World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders def. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh
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In their pursuit to regain gold for The Judgment Day, “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh fought against the World Tag Team Champions in The War Raiders. McDonagh came close to putting himself out of the match after a very high-risk moonsault where his head crashed into the announce table.
The War Raiders exploited the injury by using a nasty full nelson neckbreaker by Erik on McDonagh that saw him flailing to get up. McDonagh managed to fight back, and with an excellent top-rope maneuver that nearly earned him the win, Carlito came down to ringside to assist The Judgment Day. However, even after Mysterio delivered a frog splash on Erik, they were not able to claim the titles.
The War Raiders finally sealed the win with their massive War Machine on Mysterio, retaining the World Tag Team Championships.
Rey Mysterio def. Xavier Woods
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Xavier Woods was set to have his family in the front row supporting him as he faced Rey Mysterio, but they did not show up. As Woods took control of the match, his family finally showed up, along with rapper Lil Yachty, dressed in New Day Sucks t-shirts.
His family’s display of support for Rey Mysterio proved to be quite a distraction that allowed Rey to hit a 619 and claim the win.
Jey Uso declared for the Royal Rumble
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Jey Uso’s hits as he navigates through the crowd with American rapper Quavo! Jey gets up onto the announce table and speaks to the crowd. He refers to his loss on Saturday but says he knows he can beat Gunther. Jey refers to Seth and Gunther talking about him and now knows what he has to do. He confidently declares that he will win the Royal Rumble, go on to main event WrestleMania, and become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez def. Bianca Belair & Naomi
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In a contest that involved four Superstars set to compete in the Royal Rumble, Raquel Rodriguez along with Liv Morgan were in total control of Bianca Belair and Naomi. Morgan tried Oblivion, but Belair replied with a devastating K.O.D. However, “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio interfered at ringside from the outside.
Rodriguez capitalized by hitting Naomi with a Tejana Bomb on the apron, allowing Morgan to pin Naomi for the win.
Paul Heyman, WWE 2K25 and Drew McIntyre
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Paul Heyman enters the ring and introduces himself as the man behind Roman Reigns, calling him the greatest of all time and the cover star of WWE 2K25. Heyman talks about Reigns’ dominance, saying he’s the biggest star in WWE and the world, and that Roman is ready for the Royal Rumble. Heyman says everyone in the locker room wishes they were Roman and even prays to be him. He finishes by declaring that Roman will win the Royal Rumble and take back his championship.
Drew McIntyre interrupts, enters the ring, and tells Heyman he looks nervous. Drew reminds Heyman that he’s the one who helped make Roman successful, having eliminated Roman in the 2020 Royal Rumble, won the match, and beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. Drew says Heyman owes him a thank you. Drew sarcastically claims he’s the “daddy of the Bloodline” and tells Heyman to thank him for all Roman’s success. Drew then asks Heyman for a favor: to tell Roman that he’ll target and eliminate him in the Royal Rumble.
Heyman agrees to pass the message along, but Drew reveals he’s not talking about Roman—he’s talking about CM Punk. Drew tells Heyman to run, and Heyman quickly exits the ring.
Drew McIntyre def. Sami Zayn
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Sami Zayn aimed to finally defeat Drew McIntyre in a one-on-one bout prior to the Royal Rumble this Saturday McIntyre attempted his Claymore Kick but dodged himself, sending him crashing with an awkward fall as his lumbar affected him.
McIntyre made his recovery and hammered away on Zayn ringside, beating him down so bad that Zayn barely managed to get back to the ring before the 10-count. He pushed back with a Blue Thunder Bomb, then went for the Helluva Kick; however, he was met once again with his back against the ropes, gaining another win against Zayn.
After the match, Sami Zayn is arguing with the referee, and Drew hits him from behind.
The music of Cody Rhodes hits, and he gets into the ring. Drew attempts to punch Cody, but Cody ducks and hit a Cody Cutter on Drew. Kevin Owens sneaks in and starts attacking Drew.
Drew from behind hits Cody, but Zayn attempts a Helluva Kick on Drew, unfortunately hitting Cody instead. Drew chuckles and walks away while Owens smirks and walks away too. Zayn remains in the ring, shocked and confused.
Cody Rhodes and CM Punk Segment
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After the break, Cody Rhodes stands in the ring staring up at the two WWE titles. He says it’s not the belt he thought of when he became champion-it was the mindset and hard work involved in being a champion. He talks about how he is the first in and the last out and how much he is obsessed with moving past Kevin Owens at the Royal Rumble.
CM Punk’s music hits, and he comes down to the ring. CM Punk tells Cody that the title burns him out; it’s exactly what it did to him in his 444-day run for the title. He tells Cody that the title will burn friends, as it did with him, and warns him that Cody cannot be Superman.
Cody tells him he doesn’t have that many friends and asks if Punk is one. Punk responds, “Yes,” and tells Cody that he is here to be his friend and will always be there for him, out of respect for Cody’s father and because he cares about him. Punk acknowledges he feels as though he let Cody down but that no one, not even Cody’s father, could have prepared him for this.
Cody asks what is next, and Punk tells him that Cody’s next challenge is being in his hometown, sleeping in his bed. But Punk bets that Cody won’t sleep because he’s going to be thinking about the biggest match yet against Kevin Owens.
