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WWE RAW REPORT
MARCH 10, 2025
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
AIRED LIVE ON NETFLIX (WORLDWIDE)
REPORT BY MAURICIO POMARES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee
Ring Announcer: Alicia Taylor
Attendance: WrestleTix reports that 18,060 tickets were distributed earlier today. The arena was set up for 17,494, so it’s a sellout. The arena has a capacity of 20,789 spectators when configured for boxing/MMA.
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[HOUR ONE]
– The show started with Jey Uso making his way to the ring through the crowd.
(1) JEY USO vs. GRAYSON WALLER (w/Austin Theory)
Waller knocked Jey down with a shoulder tackle, only for Jey to respond with a back elbow. Waller pummeled Jey down and pressed his boot into his face. Jey avoided a corner splash and nailed Waller with an enzuigiri. Jey clotheslined Waller out of the ring and crashed into him with a suicide dive. Theory grabbed Jey’s leg, allowing Waller to knock him off the apron. Waller took Jey down with a sliding clothesline, as WWE Raw went to commercials.
[Commercial Break]
Back from break, Waller nailed Jey with a diving elbow drop for a two count. Jey took Waller down with a series of right hands and planted him with a Samoan Drop. Jey blasted Waller with a running hip attack and sent him out of the ring with a superkick. Waller blocked a suicide dive with a cutter and put Jey down with a rolling flatliner for a two count. Waller blocked a Spear and clocked Jey with a discus elbow strike. Jey hit Waller and Theory with Spears before finishing Waller with a Spear.
WINNER: Jey Uso at 9:10
– After the match, Austin Theory attacked Jey Uso from behind and stomped him down alongside Grayson Waller. Jey launched Waller out of the ring and blasted Theory with a Spear, setting him up for an Uso Splash. Gunther appeared behind Jey and put him in a sleeper hold to stand tall.
(Pomares’ Analysis: I’m usually a huge advocate to give every match a good amount of time and give everyone involved a decent showing. However, this was one rare occasion where Jey winning a short and dominant match would have been a much better move, as it would be a contrast to Gunther struggling against Otis and Tozawa. Instead, Jey is going toe-to-toe against a team that is heavily tied to the bottom of the card. The post-match attack from Gunther is the same we have seen in the past few weeks, so there is no real progression to this story.)
– A video package was shown, recapping the rivalry between Seth Rollins and CM Punk.
[Commercial Break]
– Backstage, Alpha Academy checked on Jey Uso as he recovered from Gunther’s attack.
– Logan Paul made his way to the ring to talk about AJ Styles, but was barely audible due to the crowd’s boos. Logan took shots at Cody Rhodes for rejecting The Rock’s offer. He said that he was the reason that celebrities like Andrew Schulz came to Raw. Andrew said that he came to see the steel cage match and to see real wrestlers like AJ Styles. Logan threw Andrew over the barricade and tossed him into the ring. AJ ran down to make the save and take Logan out with a Phenomenal Forearm. AJ taunted Logan to return to the ring to face him.
(Pomares’ Analysis: Very average segment to set up the future AJ and Logan match. Logan’s promos have always lacked substance, but now that he is on TV more regularly it’s become much more noticeable.)
– A recap of Iyo Sky winning the Women’s World title last week was shown.
– New Day made their way to the ring, ahead of their match against LWO.
[Commercial Break]
(2) LWO (Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee) vs. NEW DAY (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) – Tornado Tag Team Match
They immediately started brawling before LWO drove New Day into the corner with an Irish-whip. Rey and Lee attacked Kofi and Woods with stereo right hands and bulldogs. Rey smashed Woods’ head into the announce table and the ring post. New Day stopped Rey and Lee from pulling out a table, only for LWO to shut them down with a back body drop and an Irish-whip. Rey crashed into Kofi with an assisted senton before he and Lee set up a table. Woods swept Lee off the apron while Kofi threw Rey out of the ring. New Day caught Lee mid-air and put him down with a double powerbomb, as WWE Raw went to an ad break.
[Commercial Break]
Back from break, Lee knocked New Day off the top turnbuckle and beat him down atop the turnbuckle. Lee blasted Woods with a chop to the chest, setting him up for a top rope hurracarrana from Rey. Lee crushed Kofi with a diving double stomp for a two count. Before Woods could react, Lee launched him through a table with a hurracarrana. Rey avoided Trouble in Paradise and crushed Kofi with a springboard crossbody.
Rey sent Kofi to the ropes and nailed him with 619, only for Kofi to block a Frog Splash with his knees. Lee clotheslined Kofi out of the ring and crashed into him with a Tope con Hilo. A masked man surprised Lee with a hurracarrana and put Rey down with a German suplex. The masked man did American Made’s taunt and ran away from security. New Day crushed Rey with a backbreaker and diving double stomp combination for the win.
WINNERS: New Day at 11:08
(Pomares’ Analysis: This was fun, but I’m annoyed that the New Day’s big win over LWO came as a result of interference and not to showcase a darker and more brutal side to Kofi and Woods. Additionally, it’s kind of disappointing to see that the payoff to Chad Gable leaving to learn the arts of lucha libre was a single vignette that was more a tease than anything.)
– A recap of Bron Breakker taking Judgment Day out last week.
– Backstage, Finn Bálor complained about what happened last week to Carlito. Dominik Mysterio, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez showed up to reveal that Raquel would fight for a shot at the Intercontinental title. Dominik told Finn that he got him a shot against Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental title.
– Cody Rhodes made his way to the ring to address John Cena’s turn.
[Commercial Break]
[HOUR TWO]
– Cody Rhodes called out John Cena for not being here while hanging with The Rock and Travis Scott. Cody said that Cena confirmed that he would be on next week’s show in Brussels. He said that Cena choosing to not appear tonight was supposedly an easy decision. Cody said that he didn’t begrudge Cena for having a part-time schedule and calling his shots. Cody said that he begrudged Cena for going to social media and posting about having the discipline to do what must be done. He said that he would make sure 17 doesn’t happen and he would show Cena that he was the captain now.
(Pomares’ Analysis: Another good promo from Cody Rhodes that didn’t accomplish as much as the one he cut on SmackDown. This feud is in a bit of a standoff, until next week when Cena is finally able to continue contributing to the story.)
[Commercial Break]
(3) BAYLEY vs. RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ (w/Liv Morgan & Dominik Mysterio) – Women’s Intercontinental Championship Contender’s Match
Bayley kicked Raquel away, only for Raquel to slam her down. Raquel blocked a cutter into the ropes and stomped Bayley’s arm. Raquel knocked Bayley off her feet with a shoulder tackle and drove her into the corner. Bayley avoided a corner splash, only for Raquel to still take her down with a pair of clotheslines.
Bayley kicked Raquel away and knocked her down with an arm drag, followed by a corner uppercut. Raquel swung Bayley’s body while putting her in a headlock. Raquel planted Bayley with a Fallaway Slam, only for Bayley to sweep her off the turnbuckle. Bayley crushed Raquel with a corner senton and surprised her with an elbow drop on the apron, as WWE Raw went to a commercial break.
[Commercial Break]
Back from break, Raquel missed a leg drop on the apron, allowing Bayley to nail her with a cutter into the ropes. Bayley blasted Raquel with a knee strike to the head, followed by a diving cutter. Bayley nailed Raquel with a sliding clothesline, only for Raquel to throw her across the ring. Raquel tried to go for a suplex, but Bayley shut her down with a sunset flip and running knee strike. Bayley crushed Raquel with a diving elbow drop for a close two count. Bayley drove Raquel into the turnbuckle and laid her out with a Saito suplex.
Raquel blocked the Rose Plant before Bayley sent her out of the ring. Raquel evaded a dropkick through the ropes, but Bayley blocked a powerslam and rammed her into the ring post. Dominik distracted the referee while Liv tried to attack Bayley from behind. Bayley knocked Liv and Dominik off the apron, only for Raquel to counter a suicide dive with a powerslam on the announce table. Bayley was barely able to return to the ring, only for Raquel to knock her out with the Tejana Bomb.
WINNER: Raquel Rodriguez at 11:03
(Pomares’ Analysis: Just an okay match filled with standard Judgment Day shenanigans. Raquel is a decent title contender for the Road to Mania, but I’m sure Bayley will get a proper shot down the line.)
– Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviewed Chad Gable about his attack tonight, only for Gable to claim that it wasn’t him. Cathy insisted that Gable was the one that did it before security was shown dragging the masked man away.
[Commercial Break]
– Iyo Sky made her way to the ring for an in-ring interview. Sky said that it was a dream to be at MSG as champion. Michael Cole introduced Bianca Belair as her opponent for WrestleMania. Belair said that she had a lot of stuff going on and didn’t intend to interfere with last week’s match. Rhea Ripley interrupted to say that Belair had no reason to be at ringside last week. Belair said that Ripely knows that she can’t beat Sky and was blaming her loss on her. Ripley and Belair argued while shoving Sky away, only for Sky to slap both of them and walk away.
(Pomares’ Analysis: A solid start to the build of what is clearly going to be a triple threat match. I like Iyo Sky refusing to be the third wheel in this story, but I’m not the biggest fan of Rhea Ripley’s characterization so far. It really makes her look kind of lame and the result last week already made her look kind of dumb.)
– It was announced that John Cena would come face-to-face with Cody Rhodes; Penta would take on Ludwig Kaiser in a No Holds Barred match; Jey Uso would take on Austin Theory; Dakota Kai would battle Ivy Nile; and Finn Bálor would challenge Bron Breakker in a title match.
– Seth Rollins made his way to the ring, ahead of his match against CM Punk.
[Commercial Break]
[HOUR THREE]
(4) CM PUNK vs. SETH ROLLINS – Steel Cage Match
They immediately started brawling, until Rollins cornered Punk with a chop. They traded right hands and chops to the chest. Rollins evaded the GTS and countered the jumping knee with a powerbomb into the wall, as WWE Raw went to its final commercial break.
[Commercial Break]
Back from break, Rollins pressed his boot on Punk’s throat before they had a face-off. Punk countered a powerbomb with a hurracarrana into the wall, followed by a GTS. Punk drove Rollins into the wall with a jumping knee to the back of the head before telling him to walk through the door. Rollins refused to do it, only for Punk to crack him with a jumping knee. Punk crushed Rollins with a diving elbow drop three times in a row for a nearfall. Punk climbed to the top of the cage, but Rollins stopped him from jumping.
They exchanged right hands and chops, until Rollins crotched Punk with a kick to the leg. Rollins put Punk down with a superplex, but he kicked out at two. They exchanged numerous right hands, until Punk put Rollins with a GTS for a nearfall. Rollins countered a GTS with an STF, but Punk was able to counter the STF with an Anaconda Vise. Rollins gouged Punk’s eyes and crushed him with a Curb Stomp for a nearfall.
Punk tripped Rollins off the top turnbuckle and hit him with a GTS, but he managed to kick out at two. Punk crushed Rollins’ head with a Curb Stomp for a close nearfall. Rollins avoided another GTS and nailed Punk with one of his own, setting him up for a Curb Stomp and a nearfall. Rollins hit Punk with a diving Curb Stomp, only for Roman Reigns to pull him out of the cage to end the match.
WINNER: Seth Rollins at 19:24
– After the match, Roman Reigns took Seth Rollins with a Superman Punch and a Spear before crushing him with a Curb Stomp. Roman tried to hit Rollins with a stomp on the steel steps, until numerous referees and agents showed up to get in his way. Roman saw Paul Heyman checking on CM Punk in the ring and threw him into the wall before taking him out with a Spear.
(Pomares’ Analysis: Not the strongest ending to the match, but a strong ending to set up the much anticipated three-way match at WrestleMania. Roman Reigns has been MIA for the majority of the year, so him being back in the mix should be a net positive for the upcoming few weeks of TV. The match itself was pretty good, but I felt a bit exhausted by them exclusively hitting the GTS and the Curb Stomp in the final few minutes.)
Advertised Matches & Appearances
- C.M. Punk vs. Seth Rollins – Steel Cage match
- Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee vs. The New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) – Tornado Tag Team match
- Jey Uso vs. Grayson Waller
- A.J Styles to call out Logan Paul
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