We’re just 47 days away from WrestleMania!

CM Punk retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in Chicago, so Roman Reigns is here in Indianapolis to confront him!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• GUNTHER VS Dragon Lee; Gunther wins.
• El Grande Americano Original VS Rayo Americano w/ Los Americanos; Original wins.
• Jimmy Uso VS Austin Theory w/ Logan Paul; Jimmy wins, by disqualification.
• WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio VS PENTA; Penta wins and becomes the new WWE Intercontinental Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

The Vision is here!

The fans boo even as Paul Heyman starts his introductions, “My name is Paul Heyman. His name is Austin Theory. He is the most famous personality on the face of the planet today, Logan Paul. This is where someone is supposed to come out and say, ‘Welcome to Monday Night Raw!’ This is where they’re supposed to say, ‘Live from Indianapolis, Indiana!'” The fans cheer that, but Heyman says, “I hate to piss on everyone’s parade, but ‘scuse me while I whip this out. We are here tonight to talk about Seth… Freakin’… Rollins!” The fans cheer that name, and they even start singing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!”

Heyman says he hates that freakin’ song! He also hates Seth Freakin’ Rollins! Rollins stole the credit for cofounding The Vision from Heyman, Rollins is not worthy of that credit. Rollins stole the credit for cofounding The Shield, and he isn’t worthy of that. That’s not really Heyman’s problem anymore, because Heyman’s problem is Rollins stealing the Elimination Chamber, and therefore stole the main event of WrestleMania from Logan Paul. The fans boo Logan, but Heyman says, “Ladies and gentlemen, Seth Rollins thieves oxygen from every single human being on the face of this planet that’s worthy of living, and ‘Mr. Lynch’ is not one of them!

“And we are going to do something about that. Because the next time Seth Rollins is in a WWE ring, we are going to stomp his ass out!” The fans boo again, but Heyman says that is not a prediction, that’s not even a spoiler! That is a personal guarantee from the three of them in The Vision! Theory is then handed the mic, and fans boo as he says, “Here’s my theory. and let’s see if all you idiots can follow it. Seth Freakin’ Rollins, you and I, we go way back. But your ass ain’t going forward! Especially after what you did-” The fans chant, “You Suck!” and Logan tells them to shut up. Theory says no, they’ve got it all wrong! Rollins ain’t in the ring now, so you can’t chant that.

But for what Rollins did to Logan at Chamber, why not tell him yourself? Logan takes the mic to call Rollins a scumbag! Logan eliminated THREE men in the Chamber before Rollins stole the victory from him! The last person to do that was BROCK LESNAR! That is the kind of company Logan keeps! Now, the rest of this show is not happening until Rollins answers- Adam Pearce says we get it, we get it! The Vision’s upset, so let’s hold the show hostage. Pretty sure they were the ones who hurt Jey Uso on Friday, right? But let’s move on because no one holds the show hostage. Heyman asks if they just got accused of hurting Uso again.

Everyone needs to get it through their thick skulls, they had nothing to do with Jey Uso. But they can plead guilty in advance for what they will do to SETH FREAKIN’ ROLLINS! Heyman literally throws his mic but Pearce says since he mentioned the guy, Pearce needs to have a conversation with Rollins, too. But with The Vision out here, Pearce can’t have that conversation, because Rollins is bound to do something stupid, which is why he has security out here already. Seth Rollins should be left to Pearce because he is not medically cleared to compete. Let Pearce carry on- WAIT, a masked man jumps the barriers! But then he runs off!

Everyone wonders if that was really Rollins or another decoy? Wait, ANOTHER masked man slides in! Then he slides out! Logan chases that guy, leaving it to a third guy to distract Theory! Now Heyman’s all alone! He goes to the apron, but then a FOURTH masked man appears! Is this Rollins? Heyman pleads with the man, but a FIFTH masked man appears, armed with a chair! And that one IS Rollins! The Visionary steps into the ring, and he CRACKS Heyman in the back with the chair!! The fans go nuts as Rollins gets back at the backstabber! Rollins lines up a shot, the fans sing, WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and Rollins CURB STOMPS Heyman down!!

The fans cheer as Rollins stands over The Oracle. Fans sing, some even chant, “One More Time!” Rollins leaves it at this, if only for now. The Architect crafted a masterful plan, leaving Heyman to the medics. When and where will Rollins handle Logan and Theory?

Raw returns as Heyman is loaded into an ambulance.

The Oracle has a bloodied nose from that curb stomp, Theory and Logan storm in and asks if he’s okay, but the medics tell them to calm down and back off so they can attend to Heyman. Logan goes to get the car warmed up and Theory tells Heyman it’ll be alright. The ambulance is closed, a car pulls up, and Theory hurries over. But that isn’t Logan in there, that’s JIMMY USO! #BigJim DECKS Theory, then SMACKS him against the ambulance! Jimmy sure thinks The Vision did Jey in! Jimmy TOSSES Theory over road cases, then checks with the ambulance driver, L A Knight! Knight says good job, Jimmy. And don’t worry, Heyman will get the help he needs!

What strange bedfellows with how Rollins, Jimmy, and Knight all hate Heyman’s Vision. Will nothing stop them from tearing down what Rollins built?

GUNTHER VS Dragon Lee!

Der Ring General was disrespectful in how he made John Cena tap out, which pitted him against AJ Styles. Then Gunther was underhanded in how he defeated AJ Styles not once but twice! The #CareerKiller is stacking up names, but will the Boy Wonder finally shut him down?

Dragon Lee doesn’t even wait on entrances, he attacks Gunther from behind on the ramp! The fans fire up as Dragon fires hands on Gunther! Gunther shoves Dragon away, they both get in the ring, and Dragon goes after Gunther again! The fans fire up as Dragon stomps away, then Dragon runs. Gunther bails out but Dragon just changes course to WRECK him with a dropkick! Dragon fires off on Gunther, Gunther shoves him away, but Dragon runs back in, Only for Gunther to BACKDROP Dragon into the timekeeper’s area! Dragon has a rough landing but Gunther goes to the ring while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns as Gunther grinds Dragon down, claws at the mask, and the fans boo. The ref reprimands, but Gunther lets off to stomp Dragon. Gunther eggs Dragon on, Dragon stands to CHOP, but Gunther CHOPS him down! Then KICKS him on the back! Dragon writhes but Gunther drags him back up. Gunther goes for the mask but the ref reprimands and the fans boo. Dragon grabs ropes, Gunther lets him go, but Dragon fires body shots! Dragon fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a BOOT! Gunther paces, then he looms over Dragon. Gunther drags Dragon back up, then soaks up heat.

Gunther kicks Dragon again and again, then KICKS him down! The fans boo but Gunther paces. Gunther taunts Dragon, dares him to get up, then brings him around to claw at the mask again! The fans boo but the ref counts, and Gunther lets go at 4. Gunther scuffs Dragon, then drags him back up to whip to ropes. Dragon KICKS Gunther, then BOOTS him! And CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! Dragon runs the ropes, but into a LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Dragon survives but he coughs and sputters his way to a corner. Gunther still wants after the mask but the ref reprimands. Gunther drags Dragon up, but Dragon RANAS to a cover! TWO!

Gunther is in a corner, Dragon hits the JUMP KICK, but Gunther CHOPS Dragon down on the apron! Gunther stands Dragon up, and he grins as he clamps on a SLEEPER! But Dragon slips out to RAM low! Then he bumps Gunther off buckles and GAMANGIRIS! Dragon goes up, up, and leaps, but Gunther gets under. Gunther runs up but Dragon avoids the boot! DROPKICK! Gunther sputters but Dragon DROPKICKS him again! And again! Gunther staggers, Dragon runs, and he SHOTGUNS Gunther outta the ring! The fans fire up as Dragon DIVES, but into Gunther’s arms! Gunther RAMS Dragon into the apron, then CHOPS him down!

Gunther seethes while clutches the back of his neck, but Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again as Gunther has Dragon in a corner, but the fans chant, “You Tapped Out!” Gunther slaps Dragon around, but Dragon CHOPS! CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dragon CHOPS again and again, but Gunther CHOPS right back! Gunther reels Dragon in, but Dragon slips free to BOOT! Dragon runs to LARAIT, but Gunther stays up! Dragon runs and LARIATS, Gunther still stands! Dragon runs, and he slips through Gunther’s lariat! Dragon reels Gunther in, but Gunther BACKDROPS free! Dragon almost lands on his feet, but Gunther clamps onto the mask! Dragon pries free to PELE! Gunther falls into a corner, Dragon runs to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK!

Dragon pushes Gunther out and the fans fire up! Dragon runs in for OPERACINO- NO, Gunther turns it into a SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Dragon survives the turnaround, much to Gunther’s surprise. The fans chant, “GUNTHER SUCKS!” but Gunther gets Dragon up to POWERBOMB! Gunther drags Dragon back up for another POWERBOMB! Cover, but Gunther lets off! The fans boo but Gunther grins. Gunther kicks Dragon around, toying with him as they go to the outside. Gunther hauls Dragon up for a POWERBOMB on the apron! And then ON THE DESK! The desk didn’t break but maybe Dragon’s body just did!

The ref counts while Dragon writhes, and he can’t even sit up by 5 of 10! Dragon pushes up at 7, but Gunther goes out to get him! Gunther hauls Dragon up again, but Dragon hits a CODE RED on the floor!! Both men are down and the fans fire up! The ring count begins again, and Dragon is dragging himself up at 4! The fans rally behind Dragon as he rolls into the ring at 7! Gunther rises at 8, but Dragon DROPKICKS him back down! The count resets but Dragon DIVES! Direct hit and Gunther hits the desk!! The fans fire up as Gunther flounders and flops to the floor! “This is Awesome!” as the ring count begins again.

Both men stand at 5, OPERACION DRAGON on the floor!! Dragon leaves Gunther behind! The count goes to 7! 8! 9! GUNTHER LEAPS IN AT 10! The fans boo but Dragon LARIATS! Gunther staggers, Dragon SUPERKICKS! Dragon runs, and he LARIATS Gunther down! The fans are thunderous for Dragon as he runs up, OPERACION DRAG- NO! Gunther has the SLEEPER!! DRAGON’S MASK IS OFF! DRAGON TAPS!!

Winner: Gunther by submission

The fans boo as Gunther holds on past the bell! Gunther finally lets go as he shoves Dragon aside. No respect and no mercy for Dragon, will anyone ever humble Der Ring General?

The Kabuki Warriors talk backstage.

The Empress of Tomorrow is upset with The Pirate Princess over losing not just on Friday against Tiffany Stratton, but in her qualifier for the Chamber! Kairi Sane should’ve been in there to help her win! Kairi wants to speak up but Asuka bullies her. What is it, Kairi?! Kairi brings up that last week, Asuka said Kairi did good… Huh!? You did good?! What are you, stupid?! Asuka shakes Kairi around while she berates her, then she storms off. AJ Lee steps in and asks if Kairi’s okay. Kairi, blink twice if you need help. Kairi is in a daze until Asuka shouts for her to follow.

That abusive relationship aside, AJ Lee heads to gorilla. What will the NEW Women’s Intercontinental Champion have to say about her victory in Chicago? We find out, after the break.

AJ Lee heads to the ring!

Raw returns as she makes her entrance, and the fans cheer as she skips around the ring holding up the belt. AJ carefully carries it like her baby as she steps into the ring, then she has it on her shoulder while she grabs a mic. The fans cheer again, and AJ says, “I’m not entirely sure how we got here. I know that I came back to WWE purely just to snatch the pretty hair from Becky’s big ass head. And somehow, I ended up snatching her title. But I gotta be real, I didn’t know. I didn’t know if I could still go.” The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” AJ says that right there, the fans, they knew she could still go.

AJ knew the fans believed in her, they’ve had her back for a decade. They remembered her when some wished they would forget. And they made her believe she could still fight at her very best. And that is exactly what Becky is, she is the best of the best. But AJ beat her. Becky did give AJ the fight of her life, and she has the scars to prove it, AJ proved to herself that she could still be championship material. The fans cheer again, and AJ says she is still exactly who she thinks she is. But now that “Becky Boo Boo” is behind her, WrestleMania is ahead of her. AJ says she won’t wait until then. No, she will be a fighting champion!

The fans like where this is going. AJ says it has been TWELVE LONG YEARS since she last held a title, she won’t take it for granted, and she won’t waste time. So… A couple weeks ago, she kinda mentioned she wanted to get her hands on some women in the locker room. And now that she has this beautiful belt on her shoulder, she knows they wanna get their hands on her. “So ladies, if you think that you are championship material, if you wanna shot at your favorite wrestler’s favorite wrestler, then come at me! Because the next time I stand in this ring, I will be defending the Women’s Intercontinental Championship! So ladies, show me what you got.”

The fans cheer as the challenge has been issued! Who will fight to be at the very front of the line to go after the living legend?

Penta runs across El Grande Americano Original.

EGA Original says hola, Penta. He’s looking good! And he is so excited for Penta’s Intercontinental Championship match with Dominik Mysterio tonight. Bueno suerte! Penta says yes, okay, thanks. But then EGA Original says that just so Penta knows, once Penta wins that title from Dom, EGA is first in line. Penta says EGA knows Penta. Penta has CERO! MIEDO! They fist bump on it and Penta heads out, only for Los Americanos to step in! EGA Original mockingly greets his twin, but Bravo asks how long Original’s gonna keep up this charade! Rayo says this is a fake! Charade?! Not only is this El Grande Americano Original, he is the ONLY El Grande Americano!

EGA Nuevo, in brand new gold and black gear, says Original is a fake! But they will see who is who on March 14th, AAA Reyes de Reyes! Original says why wait? But then Bravo y Rayo step between them. Hiding behind the amigos, huh? Doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter who it his, he will see uno of them in the ring tonight! AH GRACIAS~! EGA Original heads out, but will he humble whichever hombre chooses to defend EGA Nuevo’s honor?

Liv Morgan speaks.

“Hi, Stephanie. I’m sure you have some questions about last week, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to explain myself. You tried to embarrass me, belittle me, judge me. You thought you knew everything there was to know about me. But you don’t know a thing. You don’t know my struggles, and you don’t know what I had to do to make it to where I am. But one thing you were right about is I am privileged. I’m sorry that I got signed to WWE when I was 20 years old, and you got rejected on your first tryout. I’m sorry that I had the best of the best while you grew up in the mud hut wrestling in flea-infested rings for ten years.

“And do you know why all that stuff happened, Stephanie? Because I am a star! And I don’t dwell on my past like your past seems to be the only thing you know how to talk about. But even despite everything that’s happened so far, I see a little bit of myself in you. You’re talented, you work hard, you are a great champion. So I’m gonna do something for you. At WrestleMania, I’m going to give you the privilege of fighting me. You get to step in the ring with the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time. You get to step in the ring with the inaugural Crown Jewel Champion, six-time champion, Money in the Bank winner. You get to step in the ring with THE Liv Morgan. And you’ll learn everything you need to know.”

The Judgment Day’s leading lady has spoken, but will La Primera have quite the response for her?

El Grande Americano Original VS Rayo Americano w/ Los Americanos!

Raw returns and it is the Americano in red that has stepped up. The bell rings, they circle and feel things out, then switch up hands in the Test of Strength before they tie up collar ‘n’ elbow. Rayo slips around to waistlock but EGAO wrenches to wristlock. Rayo rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Rayo wrenches again, but EGAO rolls, bridges, and handsprings. EGAO spins, headlocks, spins again and drop toeholds! EGAO says, “AH GRACIAS~” as he has the armlock. Rayo goes to the ROPEBREAK, and EGAO lets off slowly. Rayo sucker punches him! The fans boo but Rayo stomps EGAO. Rayo clamps onto the arm to stomp away on EGAO.

Rayo steps over but EGAO rolls and steps over to then LA MAGISTROL! TWO, both stand, but they RAM shoulders. EGAO fakes Rayo out, then tilt-o-whirls to RANA! The fans cheer while Rayo bails out. Los Americanos regroup and argue it out. Bravo tells commentary that he is going to show EGAO some REAL Mexican culture! Bravo goes to the apron to swivel the hips. Rayo then slips in and CLOBBERS EGAO! The fans boo but Los Americanos applaud. Rayo wrenches EGAO, snapmares, then KNEE DROPS! EGAO shakes out his arm but Rayo drags him up. Rayo CHOPS, CHOPS, but EGAO CHOPS in return!

The CHOPS keep going and the fans “WOO~!” EGAO whips, Rayo reverses, but EGAO ducks ‘n’ dodges to running arm-drag! And HIP TOSS! The fans fire up with EGAO, “AH GRACIAS~!” EGAO goes to the apron and CANNONBALLS! Down goes Rayo, but Bravo is there again. EGAO says stop! Now HE shakes his hips! The fans cheer but Bravo throws a fit. Bravo hurts his foot kicking the steel steps! But Rayo is back up, only for EGAO to SMACK him first! EGAO puts Rayo in the ring, but EGA Nuevo shouts at him and insults his mother! The fans boo but Rayo PLANCHAS! Down goes EGAO, but then Rayo whips and POSTS him!

The fans boo but Los Americanos soaks up the heat while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again as Rayo ROCKS EGAO! EGAO ROCKS Rayo back, and the forearms go back and forth! The fans rally for EGAO and he gest the edge! ROLLING ELBOW! Rayo rebounds, EGAO ducks to then OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! And then OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY again! EGAO slips around a boot to then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! And ROLLING LIGER KICK! Rayo flounders to ropes, EGAO wrenches to REVERSE ANGLE SLAM! “AH GRACIAS~!” EGAO puts Rayo in the drop zone, then goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS but he blocks boot! ANKLE LOCK!! The fans fire up as Rayo endures!

Rayo rolls to send EGAO out! EGAO ROCKS Rayo back, then goes up the corner, but Rayo CHOPS! Rayo climbs, EGAO CLUBS him, and SUNSET FLIPS! Rayo handsprings through to then METEORA! Rayo goes up, up, but EGAO gets him for a SUPER BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while both men are down, but EGAO rises first. EGAO says he’s taking that mask! The fans cheer but the ref reprimands! EGAO pries at the mask but Bravo gets on the apron. EGAO BLASTS Bravo, DUMPS him into the ring, then goes for the mask! Rayo runs up, EGAO ELBOWS him away! But EGA Nuevo HEADBUTTS EGAO!!

The fans boo but Rayo FLYING HEADBUTTS EGAO! Then Rayo goes up, out, and up the corner, for a DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!! EGAO survives and the fans cheer! Los Americano is shocked but now Rayo vows to unmask El Original! They’re on the ropes as Rayo CLAWs at the mask! The ref counts, he YANKS Rayo away, but then Original dodges Nuevo’s drive-by dropkick! And now he goes after Nuevo’s mask! The fans cheer but Bravo GAMANGIRIS Original! Rayo rolls EGAO up, TWO! Rayo runs, but EGAO sends him into Bravo! Then CHAOS THEORY! Bridging cover, Original wins!

Winner: El Grande Americano Original, by pinfall

“AH GRACIAS~!” The entire Americano collective tried to humiliate and expose The Original, but they only embarrassed themselves! Will we ever learn who any of these Americanos are?

Penta speaks.

“Dominik Mysterio! When the bell rings tonight, I won’t just fight. I’m coming out with all the energy and the love and all the hearts of my people! Nothing and no one will save you, because tonight it’s only you and me in the ring! And tonight, Penta will make history, because tonight, I become the NEW Intercontinental Champion! Do you know why? Because I am Penta, and I have CERO! MIEDO!”

Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.

Liv & Raquel play darts as Liv tells Raquel not to feel down. She was dominant at Chamber, and she should be challenging for a championship. Raquel says she’s not upset, but Liv suggests Raquel taking AJ Lee up on that challenge. Then Raquel can go to WrestleMania as Women’s Intercontinental Champion. That’s not a bad idea! Dom talks with JD McDonagh, he wants to make sure they’re out there. JD says don’t worry, they’ll be out there. Dom says he’s not worried, he’s just saying. Finn Balor steps in, JD asks how he’s feeling, and Finn says he’s not happy with the result, but he is at peace with how it went down.

Dom says okay, now that Finn’s over losing to Punk, they can focus on Dom’s defense tonight. Can he count on them to be there for him or what? JD says of course Dom can. Finn says he thought they spoke on this. Dom needs to do this on his own. Dom says n-no, that’s not what he meant. He meant more like, will they be out there to celebrate with him? They’re a family, right? Yes, and they will be out there. Right? Finn says yeah, you can count on him. Liv says yay, family! Will The Judgment Day (not) be just fine after tonight?

Rusev interrupts the show!

Raw recaps what Oba Femi did to The Miz on Friday, but The Bulgarian Brute says that’s enough of that! Rusev pushes past commentary to stand on the desk, and he says he is tired listening to everyone about Oba! he is also tired of waiting! He knows Oba can hear him, so hear this! Oba wants this fight, Rusev wants this fight, so why not fight right NOW?! The fans like where this is going! The Lion of Bulgaria, Rusev, calls out The Nigerian Ruler, Oba Femi! And he will not move until Oba shows himself! Go ahead and ask Daddy Pearce if that’s okay or not. But then Oba makes his entrance! Will the Son of Thunder regret calling down the lightning?

Oba steps into the ring, he stares Rusev down, and the fans chant “O~BA!” Oba says Rusev spent all that time talking, so why not get in the ring and make it happen? The fans cheer as Rusev hops off the desk and steps into the ring to join Oba. There’s no ref, though, this might be just a straight up fight! And the hands start flying! The fans fire up as these two just go haymaker for haymaker! Oba gets the edge, then he BODY SHOTS and ROCKS Rusev! Then he UPPERCUTS Rusev, guzels, and CHOKE- NO, Rusev pops free to ROUNDHOUSE! Rusev ROUNDHOUSES again! Oba wobbles and Rusev runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER!

The fans fire up with Oba as he throws his shirt off! Oba LARIATS Rusev up and outta the ring! Rusev roars, but this lion backs off for now. This was quite the opening salvo, but who will prove they are they true king of the mountain?

Bayley & Lyra Valkyria talk backstage.

The Role Model reviews the rough time they’ve been having: they both lost their qualifiers, meaning they both lost their chance at Elimination Chamber, and now they have nothing for WrestleMania. Bayley feels like she’s stuck at square one. She doesn’t know what The Morrigan is thinking, but she’s at a loss. Lyra says she knows they’ve had bad luck lately, but all she knows is, she can’t sit back and watch Bayley miss another WrestleMania. One way or another, they’ll get Bayley there. AJ Lee is the NEW Women’s Intercontinental Champion and is looking for challengers. So why not let that be Bayley?

Wait, really? Well, yeah! Lyra’s seen like half the women’s division line up in front of Pearce’s office already, so why not Bayley? That could be her ticket to Mania! Hell yeah, dude! They secret handshake, then Lyra ushers Bayley on. Bayley says hold on, wait. She does remember that she cost Lyra her own match with Becky so… Maybe Lyra should go with her? They could both go. Really? Yes! The two go right down the hall, but out steps Iyo Sky. The Genius must have had the same idea… Well, Bayley and Lyra step in, and Lyra already asks “Scrap Daddy” if they can talk. This Road to WrestleMania is getting wilder, but who comes out the other side going after AJ Lee?

Jimmy Uso VS Austin Theory!

#BigJim showed up ready to avenge his brother, and now he’s feeling The Pressure! Will Jimmy YEET Theory for Jey? Or will The Vision be able to refocus by clearing out another obstacle?

The bell rings and the hands fly! Jimmy ROCKS and CHOPS away on Theory, then bumps him off buckles! Jimmy CHOPS, CHOPS, but Theory KNEES low again and again! Theory puts Jimmy in the corner, but Jimmy BOOTS back! Jimmy goes up to FLYING FOREARM! The fans fire up for Jimmy and he runs corner to corner. Theory dodges the splash, LARIATS, then snapmares to ROLLING ELBOW! The fans boo but Theory snarls as he goes after Jimmy. Theory rains down fists, then tells Jimmy THIS is pressure! Theory SMACKS Jimmy off the mat, then stalks him to ropes. Theory CHOKES Jimmy, rains down fists, but stops as the ref counts.

Theory argues with the ref, shouts at the fans, and tells Jimmy that this is pressure! Jimmy UPPERCUTS right back! And he LARIATS Theory up and out! Then Jimmy DIVES! They hit the desk and down goes Theory! Jimmy SMACKS Theory off the desk, then off the steps! Jimmy shoves Theory to then SUPERKICK him down! The fans fire up while Jimmy refreshes the ring count. Jimmy then clears off the desk! The fans like where this is going, but Theory runs up! Jimmy dodges to SUPERKICK again! Theory flops onto the desk, and Jimmy looks to the corner. The fans cheer as Jimmy climbs! Jimmy aims from the very top, but LOGAN PAUL finally shows up!

Jimmy CROSSBODIES Logan, HAMMERS away on him, but Theory is back! Jimmy TACKLES Theory, but Logan attacks!

Winners: Jimmy Uso, by disqualification

The fans boo but The Vision stomps away! BUT WAIT! JEY IS BACK! The fans cheer the music, but wait! Jey slips in from the crowd side! He hands Jimmy a crutch, and they DOUBLE CRACK The Vision! The fans are thunderous as The Usos DOUBLE CRUTCH LARIAT Logan! Theory flounders around, into the ONE AND DONE! The Usos stand tall, but will this only escalate after everything that’s happened between them and The Vision?

Adam Pearce is on the phone.

The Raw General Manager was hoping a certain someone would be here by now. But yeah, guess that’s not really Nick Aldis’ problem. Pearce will call back when he hears something. Pearce hangs up, turns around, and surprise! Danhausen’s here! Danhausen shakes hands with “Cold Steve Austin” and says he’s happy to be here. Oh, right, the glasses are his disguise! Nice to meet you, “Adam.” Now as we all saw, Danhausen debuted to thunderous applause and cheers, so he has a list of demands. That is to say, it’s a napkin with marker written all over it. Pearce hears Danhausen out.

Danhausen would like a blimp, a 2026 Hall of Fame Induction, a personal assistant, a personal cameraman, one of those HHH-pointing photos, and Danhausen’s face on all the production trucks. So go ahead, take that list. Why is it damp? It fell in the toilet. Pearce drops the “list” and sees Judgment Day passing by. Have they met Danhausen? Dom says they’re in a hurry, his match is next. Yes, but this is an important moment! Meet Danhausen so Pearce can leave. Thank you. Dan says hello Finn, Dom, and… J…? JD already hates this guy. Finn says relax, he’s new. Danhausen likes the title belts, can he have one?

Dom says no, and this is as close as Danhausen will get to them. It is not so nice to meet you, so get lost before something bad happens. Oh, something bad happens to Danhausen? Guess what? You are now… CURSED! W-What? Yeah right. Get a load of this guy. Wait, where’d he go? Is he Batman? Well, those who know Danhausen know he’s always serious when it comes to curses. Will Dom be in for a bad time now that Raw is Very Nice, Very Evil?

On-stage interview with Rhea Ripley.

Indianapolis cheers as Jackie Redmond welcomes out the winner of the Women’s Elimination Chamber! Iyo escorts Rhea out on stage and Jackie congratulates Rhea on winning the Chamber and her trip to Las Vegas. It has been an eventful 48 hours, so how does Rhea feel knowing that the woman she faces at WrestleMania will be Jade Cargill? Rhea says it has been a whirlwind of emotion to say the least. They lost the Women’s Tag Team Championships on SmackDown, and that sucked. It really, really did. Because Iyo has been so many different things to Rhea: Opponent; tag partner; but most importantly, a friend.

Rhea and Iyo hug and the fans cheer. Rhea then says that she just wants to say thanks to Iyo. Thanks for always supporting Rhea and standing by her. And most of all, thanks for pulling her out of a rather dark situation. Iyo says Rhea did the same for her. But now, Rhea won the Chamber, and she showed everyone why Mami is always on top! The fans cheer that, and Iyo says she will be alright on Raw. Rhea can go handle her business on win the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania! Do it! The fans cheer and Rhea thanks Iyo again. Rhea says she will do it. And she’ll do it for Iyo! So hold down Raw for Rhea, because this Friday..

Rhea has the camera come in close so we can see her tell us all that she’ll see Jade Cargill on SmackDown. Then come WrestleMania, Rhea WILL leave the NEW WWE Women’s Champion! The fans cheer that! Rhea and Iyo hug it out one last time, but will Mami’s brutality be able to eradicate The Storm? And as for Iyo, BREAKING NEWS! There will be a Women’s Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s GAUNTLET MATCH! Iyo, Bayley, Lyra, Raquel, Asuka, and Ivy Nile will all get their chance, but who survives to head for AJ Lee?

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio w/ Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS PENTA!

Speaking of championships, the Dirty Double Champion is finally defending a title here on Raw! Will Dom survive the night to celebrate with Judgment Day? Or will he learn that two belts can’t beat #CeroMiedo?

The introductions are made, the Intercontinental title is raised, and we see who gets it done all on their own!

The bell rings, the two tie up, and Penta waistlocks. Dom switches, Penta switches, but Dom throws elbows until he’s free. Dom runs, but Penta SUPERKICKS! Penta runs, but Dom SUPERKICKS! Dom runs up, Penta dodges, and Penta RANAS! Dom tumbles out of the ring while Finn & JD coach him up. Penta builds speed but Dom SUPERKICKS again! Dom then builds speed to DIVE into a GAMANGIRI! Penta runs up to DROPKICK Dom back out! Penta then builds speed again, and he FLIES! Down goes Dom at the ramp! The fans fire up while both men are down, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again as Dom rains down fists on Penta! Dom flexes but the fans boo. Dom goes to the apron, aims, and slingshot SENTONS, but Penta dodges! Penta LARIATS again and again, then kicks a leg out! SLING-DOG! The fans fire up while Dom goes to a corner. Penta snapmares him into place to BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Dom toughs it out but Penta aims from the corner. SUPER- NO, Dom dodges and hits an EDGE- er, MULLET-O-MATIC! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Penta but Dom shakes his head. Dom drags Penta up, reels him in, and gives some Latino Heat before the snap suplex! That’s Uno Amigo, then he hits Dos Amigos!

Dom drags Penta up, gives a little more Latino Heat, but Penta snap suplexes back! The fans cheer while Dom flounders to the corner. Penta rises up, runs in, but into a BOOT! Dom goes up, but Penta GAMANGIRIS! Penta then climbs up to join Dom, but Dom fires body shots! Penta hops down to CHOP! Then he jumps, but into another BOOT! Dom runs up to APRON DDT! The fans boo but Dom pushes Penta into the ring for a cover, TWO! Penta survives and Dom grows frustrated. The fans rally while Dom brings Penta around. Dom slaps Penta, then ROCKS him! Penta ROCKS back, Dom ROCKS Penta again!

The forearms fly and Penta gets the edge, until Dom kicks low! Dom whips Penta to ropes but Penta KICKS the backdrop away! Then he SUPERKICKS! Penta runs, Dom puts him on the apron, and Dom DECKS Penta! Dom then triangle jumps to PLANCHA! Down goes Penta but Dom also shakes out the arm. The fans rally up as both men rise, and Dom runs in at Penta, CROSSBODY over barriers! Both men are down in the timekeeper’s area while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns once again as Dom has Penta up top. Dom is going after the mask! The fans boo, we’ve seen enough of that already! Penta ELBOWS Dom away, then adjusts position for a CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as Penta keeps moving, tilt-o-whirl RANA! Then a GAMANGIRI in the corner! Penta sits Dom down, headstands, and SWINGING DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Dom survives and Penta grows frustrated. The fans rally behind Penta as he rises again, and Penta drags Dom up to pump handle. Dom slips free, goes to the corner, and he dodges Penta to BOOT him! Dom ROCKS Penta, climbs up, but Penta slips free! CHEEKY NANDOS!

Penta brings Dom around, whips him corner to corner, but Dom reverses. Penta goes up and over, DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Cover, the shoulders aren’t quite there, but Penta pushes them down. Now the count, TWO! Dom barely gets that arm up, but the fans know “This is Awesome!” Penta winds up, runs in, and- NO, Dom scoops to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Penta survives the sudden turnaround and the fans fire up! Dom crawls around, takes aim, and he DROPKICKS Penta onto the ropes! The fans boo as Dom dials it up, 619! Down goes Penta and Dom goes up! FROG SPLASH into a catch!

Penta has the arm trapped! Penta grabs the other, DARK SACRIFICE!! Dom writhes but Penta hauls him up! Pump handle and PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Dom survives and Indianapolis cannot believe it! Both men are down but the fans fire up again. Penta storms up on Dom, stomps a mudhole in, but the ref counts. Penta stomps away until the ref pulls him back! The ref reprimands but Penta still goes after Dom! Penta finally stops as the ref warns him, and Penta CHOPS Dom! Penta whips Dom corner to corner, RAMS him, then whips again. Dom dodges and Penta POSTS himself! Penta clutches his shoulder!

The ref checks Penta as he talks about his bad shoulder, and Dom tells JD to get the bell hammer! The fans boo but JD does as told. JD goes to the timekeeper’s area, grabs said hammer, but FINN says no! Finn takes the hammer from JD, Dom is supposed to do this by himself. Dom said so earlier, so let him do it. But then Penta FLIES out onto JD & Finn! The fans cheer while Dom panics! Penta GAMANGIRIS Dom away! Then Penta runs in for the DEST- NO, Dom drop toeholds! Dom runs, 61- NO! Penta ducks the call, and he hits the DESTROYER!! Cover, PENTA WINS!

Winner: Penta, by pinfall (NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion)

Indianapolis erupts as Penta finally takes this title off of Dominik Mysterio! Dom is down to just one title, will Danhausen’s curse affect that one, too?

Raw shares footage from after Elimination Chamber.

It was part of the Post Show on Saturday, after Drew McIntyre screwed Cody Rhodes over in the main event, and Nick Aldis had had enough! Since Drew is so hellbent at keeping Cody from getting another shot at Drew, guess what?! Aldis says for Friday Night SmackDown, it WILL be Drew McIntyre VS Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship! Drew then got in Aldis’ face about that decision, but the champ is the only one to blame on this! Will the Scottish Terminator have to prove he can beat The American Nightmare straight up one more time? Or will Cody be the one facing Randy Orton at WrestleMania?

Roman Reigns is here!

Indianapolis cheers as the OTC steps out on stage, finally ready to make his return appearance. Roman raises his one to the sky and the pyro goes off. Roman then continues to the ring, ready to discuss facing CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship, after the break.

Raw returns once again and Roman raises his one again for the second round of pyro. Roman then puts his jacket aside and grabs a mic. The Tribal Chief tells Indianapolis, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer and raise their ones to the sky. But before Roman can say more, CM PUNK makes his entrance! The fans cheer again, and they sing along with Cult of Personality as The Best in the World makes his way down the ramp. Punk high-fives fans along the front row, then steps into the ring to join Roman. Punk gets his own mic, then circles with Roman as the song fades out. Punk smiles as the fans cheer and chant his name.

Punk says, “Why you look so angry, man? Why you mean mugging me? Think of this less as an interruption and more of me feeding that gigantic ego of yours. I’m giving you what you want. I’m acknowledging Roman Reigns.” The fans are torn on that, but Punk says hey, he hopes Roman came here to say or do more than this. They are not wasting that much money on one of his dates just for this, “cuz brother, that coulda been a tweet.” Roman chuckles, and he says, “Did my tweet hurt your feelings, Phil? You seem a little sensitive. You seem like for a champion, you got thin skin.”

Punk says no, the tweet didn’t hurt his feelings. He doesn’t care what people post, he doesn’t get mad and hold grudges about things people say on podcasts. Especially since that tweet was pretty accurate, Punk is tired. Punk has these bags under these eyes, because he knows for the next seven weeks, he has to carry Roman’s BS all the way to Mania. Now bare with him for one second, but is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Indianapolis or what?! The fans cheer that! Punk says they are on THE Road to WrestleMania, this is the first stop, and there’s history here. This is where The Shield debuted, where Punk brought them to the dance!

Roman corrects Punk on that: Punk brought the other two, not Roman. Well, they remember things differently. So maybe Punk didn’t pick Roman. But Roman certainly picked Punk, didn’t he? And now look at them: The main event of WrestleMania in Las Vegas! And if you ask the fans, Punk’s already won. The fans are torn on that, but Punk says last time they were face to face in this ring, Roman said he HATED Punk! Roman hates Punk!? Then Punk has you right where he wants you! Punk made you an emotional lady. Punk’s already in Roman’s head, as empty as it is. Punk’s under Roman’s skin, and he’s here to tell Roman that it is translucent, Punk can see right through you.

Roman does his best to smile through that and says yes, Roman does hate Punk. But this is what Punk is missing: If Punk didn’t have the title, Roman would be indifferent. Punk wouldn’t exist, wouldn’t even be on his radar. Let’s remind everyone real quick: “we“ brought Punk back so that the 30-40 year old virgins still living with their parents would be happy! “We” brought Punk back to sell some merch, to maybe draw the house in Chicago. But not to be champion! No, that’s too much responsibility for Punk, that’s too much power, that’s above his paygrade. They can’t trust Punk! Punk is a liar! He has lied to all the fans, and they all believe in him!

Punk has everyone thinking he is having a good time here, that he’s a locker room leader, that he’s making the towns and running the tours with a smile on his face. Punk can lie on his interviews, he can tweet things out, he can post on Instagram, but “we” know the truth. Every second Punk is b*tching and moment back there, they can’t wait to tell Roman that. And that is why Punk’s not fit to be a champion. This isn’t CM Punk, this is a Punk Ass B*tch. And at Mania, the back-up plan ends! When Roman wins the title, the first thing he does is he’ll put Punk on the retirement tour. They’ll max Punk out, get as much money as they can out of him, and then guess what happens?

Punk is sent down to NXT! Punk will teach the next generation how to do what they do, then send them up to Roman so he can smash each and every one of them! Roman drops his mic and pushes past Punk to leave, but Punk spins Roman around! Punk asks if Roman thinks he can just walk away from Punk?! He thinks they’re done?! Punk’s not, so stand here and listen to everything he’s gotta say! Roman just said a bunch of crap and they gotta get through it all! First off, “We?!” Who is “We?!” Roman’s got some extra Samoan goblins in his pocket Punk can’t see?! Roman is all alone! Roman is alone on his bus, in his room, the cousins aren’t with him and there’s no more Shield.

Hell, Roman doesn’t even have a Wiseman! And yeah, Punk did take him away. Roman IS all alone, and Punk loves moments like this because it just illustrates Roman’s entire career: It is Roman chasing Punk! Punk is the champ! Roman’s in the main event not because he won the Royal Rumble, but because Punk IS the main event! Punk’s on Netflix, this is HIS show! PUNK runs this! And Punk IS in the locker room, hanging out with The Usos while Roman’s all alone. Roman can’t get things done when he’s by himself, can he? Roman hates Punk? Fair enough. Punk doesn’t even care if Roman loved him.

But what he won’t have is Roman disrespecting Punk. Roman’s gonna retire him? Roman’s gonna retire C M PUNK!? Brother, you just made the list! You went from getting beat at Mania to being buried at Mania! And then Roman won’t be all alone anymore, because Punk will bury Roman next to his father. Punk storms off and Roman is speechless! Things are getting very personal with a LOT of time left before WrestleMania. Will this one go off the rails long before we reach Las Vegas?

My Thoughts:

A great Raw to follow Elimination Chamber, and it certainly had a wild start. The Vision promo to “hijack” the show, the many decoys, and then Rollins showing up to once again do the Shield chairshot to the back, all great stuff. Then going right into the ambulance spot with Jimmy and LA Knight getting one over on The Vision was also fun. Jimmy VS Theory was a good match but of course Logan made sure to “ruin” it. This of course brought Jey out, and I suppose we could get Logan & Theory VS Usos for the world tag titles so that The Vision is doing something. There’s still hope that Bron Breakker can be back in time for WrestleMania so he and Rollins can have their own match.

Gunther VS Dragon was off to a great start with that blindside attack, and the intensity carried the whole time. Naturally, Gunther won, but it was a nice touch for Gunther to unmask Dragon and add that to why he had to give up. Gunther is just building Heel heat over and over, but I’m just not sure what he does for Mania. Will he accept the Brock Lesnar open challenge? It feels like that should be the thing. Same goes for El Grande Americano VS El Grande Americano, Mask VS Mask, winner is the rightful El Grande Americano. Of course, there’s also Reyes de Reyes to build their feud, but I can’t be sure either guy gets their shot at Dom.

Good promo from AJ Lee to add to her win from Saturday, but to also put forward the big Intercontinental Championship story. Good promos from Judgment Day and #BayLyra to add to that, but a gauntlet match is quite the surprise. Same for Ivy Nile still being in the mix for that, but I guess she was owed something from all the time with Maxxine and Becky Lynch. It’d be great if Bayley got the match with AJ Lee, but it feels like this might be Raquel’s moment given the Judgment Day story. Liv also had a very good promo to respond to Vaquer, and if Raquel were to win the gauntlet, I could see Liv & Raquel VS Vaquer & AJ in a tag match to help build some heat and momentum.

Very good promo from Asuka & Kairi to get the dysfunction story going again. Very good promo from Rhea and Iyo to officially establish that #RheYo is disbanded for now, as Rhea is looking to move to SmackDown as she challenges Jade for the title. Rusev and Oba having a promo and a brawl was some good stuff, but I feel like they need to decide which brand Oba is signed to already so we can get a proper feud going. It seems Danhausen is already signed to Raw, though, as he gave his list of demands to Pearce. Though that could’ve just been the Danhausen version of the contract offer like Aldis and Pearce did with Oba.

Danhausen “cursing” Dom could probably be used as the reason Dom lost tonight, but obviously it is because Finn kept Dom from cheating. Penta winning the title here is great for him, he really did need something to go right for him. And I suppose we can have Finn VS Dom without a title, and all the more reason the fate of Judgment Day will be on the line. And then of course Roman closed out the show. That was a great promo segment between him and Punk, with some new/different references (Punk wanted Chris Hero, not Roman Reigns, for instance). Roman acting like he has the authority to make Punk an NXT coach is interesting, though, but Punk had a good clap back with Roman not having power or influence since Roman is on his own. Punk’s closing line was a bit intense, though, right?

My Score: 8.9/10