Post WWE Raw 2/3/2025 Show Discussion Thread

Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Cleveland, OH)

Attendance: ~12,000

Winner Loser Match Finish Stipulation
Penta Ludwig Kaiser Penta Driver
The New Day Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee Trouble in Paradise after Logan Paul attacks Rey
Liv Morgan w/ Raquel Rodriguez Iyo Sky DQ after Rhea attacks Liv in retaliation Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Drew McIntyre Sami Zayn GTS Elimination Chamber Qualifier

  • Kick-off with Royal Rumble winner Jey Uso making his entrance from the concourse, through the crowd, and then out to the ring. He gets through his entire entrance when the crowd chants one more time and his song starts back up and everyone yeets all over themselves again. The crowd starts chanting you deserve it and U-so. He thanks the fans and says let him rap a minute, he came in the game almost 15 years ago, he tried to make a good living with his twin brother to carry on his family legacy, and he did that. Fast forward to the pandemic era, he joined the Bloodline and says it was a cool time in his career but admits he wasn't confident in himself that he had it as a singles star. But coming out here tonight, he's got it now! Jey says he worked really hard to get to this spot as he's visibly shaken up and tearing up and thanks everyone who's brought him here from the fans to his family every single week. Because of all the fans he is the 2025 Royal Rumble winner and gives another yeet. And now he's going into Wrestlemania as the main event and it's just him Uce. World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER comes out and stares down Jey as he approaches the ring. GUNTHER says he would offer his congratulations but in reality he is disappointed because this possible match up doesn't appeal to him since Jey can't even lace his boots. GUNTHER says he learned the box office to make these people believe he's barely holding onto this title but in reality he's always in control and he refuses to do this with Jey again. He says he is in the process of building his legacy and beeting Jey at Wrestlemania does nothing to that legacy the way beating a guy like Cena, Roman, or Punk would have. GUNTHER says the situation is clear, Jey has everything to gain and he has everything to lose so if he forces him into this match then he'll force him to give something as well. He vows to make Jey's life hell every week before making Wrestlemania the worst act of violence this business has ever seen before putting down Jey like a diseased dog. He finishes by telling Jey to think over his options and goes to leave. Jey asks if he isn't tired? Jey says he's tired of everyone telling what he can and can't be. He's supposed to just be a tag team guy. He'll never be a singles star. He'll never win the Royal Rumble. Jey says he'll be hitting up Cody on Smackdown as well and guarantees that he will be walking into Wrestlemania as Royal Rumble winner and walking out as champion.

  • Penta is interviewed after his match, he is asked what is next but is interrupted by Pete Dunne coming out on the ramp. While Penta is distracted Ludwig Kaiser attacks Penta from behind and lays him out and walks off.

  • In the Clubhouse Finn Balor walks in and asks why everything fell to pieces when he was gone for two weeks. Dom stole his tag title match and his partner and now he's out injured. Liv explains that if it wasn't for Dom stepping up another team would have been getting the title match and once she has her chamber qualifying match and her and Raquel win the tag titles they'll be back on top. Finn asks why Dom is doing all this for her and not helping the rest of the team but Dom tells him he got Finn in a Elimination Chamber qualifying match as well.

  • Royal Rumble winner Charlotte comes down to the ring, she says a year and a half ago them booing her would have bothered her, but she's missed this. She says last year sucked, until last year she thought she was unbreakable but last year broke physically and mentally. Every day she thought about never being able to return and says she loves everyone wooing or booing because it doesn't change the fact that she's the greatest Women's Champion in WWE history and is the undisputed best. She says this is what she has always been best at and when she walked down that aisle and punched her ticket back into the main event of Wrestlemania. Rhea Ripley makes her way out and confronts Charlotte in the ring. Charlotte says she was trying to have a moment with Cleveland but hello Mami. Rhea says this may be her moment but this is her show but she still respects Charlotte and tells her to pick her so she can beat her once again. Charlotte reminds Rhea that the first time they faced off at Wrestlemania she beat Rhea. Rhea says that back then she was just a kid. Charlotte tells Rhea says she's got nothing but time and plans on checking out NXT and Smackdown to see if Giulia or Tiffany inspire her, meanwhile Rhea jumped the gun and showed her that she's still just a kid and tells Rhea she'll see her next week. Rhea blocks her exit and says Charlotte calling her a kid proves that she doesn't respect her the way Rhea respects her and tells Charlotte to challenge her so she can beat the respect into her.

  • Sami Zayn is interviewed backstage, he says he thought this may have been his year to win the Royal Rumble but he can't dwell on it and if focusing on his qualifying match against CM Punk. He is asked about what is going on with Kevin Owens but Sami says he has to talk to someone. He approaches Jey Uso who tries apologizing to Sami for eliminating him from the Rumble but Jey hugs him and says he is so proud of him and says no one deserves it more than him. Jey thanks him and wishes him luck against Punk. As Jey leaves Karrion Kross approaches Sami and says this little routine of his is getting pretty cute but Sami warns Kross to stay the hell around from him.

  • Backstage Iyo Sky runs into Rhea Ripley and tells her she'll see her at Wrestlemania and Rhea says she hopes the same. Out of nowhere Liv Morgan and Raquel ambush Rhea and Iyo, tossing Rhea over a cart and beating down Iyo before saying she'll see her out there.

  • CM Punk is interviewed backstage, he says the important news out of the Royal Rumble isn't that he didn't win it's that Roman and Seth didn't either. He apologizes to Sami and all his fans but says nothing is stopping him from making it to Wrestlemania.

  • Elimination Qualifying matches for next week: Rey Mysterio vs Logan Paul and Lyra Valkyria vs Bayley.

  • Following Rhea costing Iyo her match against Liv Rhea tries to explain what happens but Iyo rants at her ruining her chance at Wrestlemania and storms off.

  • The War Raiders are interviewed, Ivar says they gained some respect for JD McDonough and the way he fought through his injury. Chad Gable and American Made interrupt, Chad says it's pathetic that they injured a prime athlete like McDonough. Erik says that the Creeds may be able to wrestle circles around them but they can't out brawl them and accepts their challenge and walks off. Chad tells the rest of American Made that he's off on a quest to learn the dark arts of lucha libre and he expects all of them to be holding gold when he gets back. He puts on his sunglasses and says he'll be back.

  • Adam Pearce announce that the transfer window closed this weekend but he got one more deal done, AJ Styles is coming to Raw! After his announcement Bron Breakker comes in and tells Pearce to tell AJ Styles to stay away from him. He also asks Pearce what's next for the Intercontinental Championship because it seems like Adam has been forgetting about it. Bron and Pearce go off to talk business.

  • Seth Rollins makes his way down to the ring, he welcomes the fans to Monday Night Rollins and says he's got a lot to talk about tonight, some of it they're gonna love, some of it they're gonna hate but he's gotta get it off his plate. He says Jey winning the Royal Rumble stings a little bit but he's glad to see good things happen to good people and for people to get what they deserves. That brings him to CM Punk and him losing the Royal Rumble and Seth says he is glad to see the embarrassment get embarrassed by getting tossed out by that idiot Logan Paul. He then turns to Roman Reigns who he says may not even make it to Wrestlemania at all after the injuries he sustained at the Royal Rumble by Seth. Seth says he wasn't wrong because all Roman has done for the past four years is hurt those close to him and Roman would have loved to have done it to him first and really he just did Roman a favor by putting him back on his limited schedule. Finally Seth turns to himself, he says losing the Rumble hurts but there are other paths to Wrestlemania and his is through the Elimination Chamber after he qualifies in a few weeks. Seth asks for Sami Zayn to come out before his qualifying match because he's got some things to tell him. Sami makes his way down and Seth says the two of them go back a long way so he knows Sami is going to give it his all tonight despite how the last month has gone but his immediate future is CM Punk. Seth says he isn't afraid to admit he hates CM Punk and he knows Sami does too but he's too nice to show it. After what Punk said about Sami not being on his level two weeks ago he's gotta let it have it! Sami has main evented Wrestlemania, and he's a good person, something Punk will never be so it's true that Sami isn't on Punk's level, he's way above it. Seth hypes him up by saying he needs people like Sami in the Elimination Chamber not people like Punk so it's time to put Punk's Wrestlemania dream in the dirt! Seth goes to leave as CM Punk makes his entrance and the two start to brawl briefly on the ramp but are pulled apart by security.

  • Following the main event CM Punk extends his hand to Sami Zayn and Sami shakes as the two go to leave. However Kevin Owens runs in and attacks Sami Zayn from behind and lays him out with the Package Piledriver!

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