It's the last Monday Night RAW before WrestleMania! The program for tonight's show has been kept under wraps, however, we do know that Oba Femi, Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Gunther, Roman Reigns & CM Punk are all set to appear!
Check back for live results when the show airs on NETFLIX at 8/7 C.
The show starts with Roman Reigns cutting a promo via a pre-recorded interview. Reigns tells CM Punk that all Punk has done is proven he's a hypocrite and plays past footage of Punk contradicting himself. We also see clips from Pat McAfee's promo where he calls out Punk and we go back to Reigns. Reigns says he doesn't lie and that's why people trust him and acknowledge him. He says tonight, he's giving Punk one last chance to be honest to be honest.
CP Punk, Stephanie Vaquer, Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, and Gunther are all shown backstage before the show.
We cut to a recap of the failed contract signing from last week between Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar.
We then cut to the ring where Adam Pearce and Triple H welcomes us to RAW. Pearce says they're doing a contract signing tonight but Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi will sign the contract separately. Paul Heyman comes out and says they definitely will be signing separately and how it's not wise for anyone to get close to Brock Lesnar with WrestleMania only days away. Lesnar comes out to sign the contract. Lesnar gets in the ring and signs the contract and Heyman says Lesnar just signed Femi's death warrant. Lesnar grabs the mic from Heyman and says no one will remember Femi's name after WrestleMania. Heyman gives a spoiler - there will be a winner and a loser and that loser's name is Oba Femi. Heyman says the winner will be the conqueror Brock Lesnar and they both leave the ring with Triple H and Pearce are left in the ring.
We cut to clips from the iShowSpeed and his drama with LA Knight and The Usos (Jimmy & Jey).
A pre-recorded segment with iShowSpeed, Austin Theory and Logan Paul plays. Speed says he isn't a wrestler. Theory and Paul tell Speed to lock in and tell Speed that Jimmy & Jey Uso and LA Knight are out to get Speed. Paul says they have his back and Speed needs to have their back. Speed is in and we see a montage of Speed training with Theory and Paul. Speed is shown hitting bodyslams, moonsaults, submission holds and other moves. Speed is ready by the end of the video and he's celebrating with Paul and Theory.
Match 1: Charlotte Flair w/Alexa Bliss -vs- Lyra Valkyria w/Bayley
Flair and Valkyria lock up, Valkyria gets Flair on the mat with a snapmare and Flair counters out. Valkyria knocks Flair back to the mat in a headlock and Flair counters to a leg scissors submission. Valkyria reverses the hold and handstands out of it and the two trade taunts. Flair slams down Valkyria and shoulder checks Valkyria to the mat and talks smack to Bayley. Valkyria slaps Flair and Flair chops her back. Valkyria takes down Flair with a cross body and a spinning heel kicks and covers Flair for a near fall. Valkyria kicks Flair and Flair kicks Valkyria in the corner dropping her. Valkyria trips Flair on the apron and kicks Flair through the ropes and Flair collapses to the floor outside the ring. Valkyria jumps over the ropes and Flair moves out of the way and kicks Valkyria and we get a commercial break.
We're back, Flair chops Valkyria several times and knocks her to the mat. Flair then hits her handspring clothesline and slams down Valkyria. Flair steps on and over Valkyria and climbs the ropes. Valkyria pulls Flair off the top rope and then climbs the ropes herself and hits a top rope leg drop on Flair and covers Flair for a near fall. Valkyria climbs up again and goes for a middle rope Moonsault but Flair gets her knees up. Valkyria tries to roll up Flair but fails. Flair kicks Valkyria down and drags to the middle of the ring. Flair moonsaults onto Valkyria and Valkyria kicks out at two. Flair goes for Natural Selection and Valkyria reverses and covers Flair for a near fall. Valkyria strikes and punches Flair and Flair chops Valkyria back. Valkyria connects with a brainbuster suplex and covers Flair for a two count. Valkyria goes for NightWing and Flair reverses and sends Valkyria out of the ring and she crashes into Bayley. Flair tosses Valkyria back in the ring and rolls her up and Bayley pushes Flair and Valkyria rolls up Flair for the win.
Winner: Lyra Valkyria
After the match, Flair & Bliss start a fight with Bayley and Valkyria and then ref breaks it up before it becomes anything crazy.
Jimmy & Jey Uso are with LA Knight backstage. Knight talks about iShowSpeed's training video. Solo Sikoa with MFTs come by minus Tama Tonga. Sikoa tells the Usos they make the family look bad for hanging out with Knight. Knight says he and The Usos can take on any three of them tonight. The Usos YEET and agree and leave.
Stephanie Vaquer walks backstage before her special interview which is planned to be next.
Back from a commercial break and Stephanie Vaquer makes her way out to the ring. Cathy Kelley is in the ring with Vaquer and Vaquer is attacked from behind by Liv Morgan. Morgan and Vaquer go at it and officials come from the back to break them up. Vaquer is taken out of the ring and Morgan gets on the mic and tells Vaquer to come fight her. Morgan calls Vaquer a little bitch and Vaquer says she wants to settle this now and gets back in the ring and the two fight some more and are broken up. Vaquer breaks free and attacks Morgan again and Morgan is knocked out of the ring and they're held back as the segment ends. Cathy Kelley is helped to the back as she was knocked down when Morgan attacked Vaquer.
Jackie Redmond is backstage with Iyo Sky. Redmond asks Sky if she has anything to say after losing to Jade Cargill. Sky says she has no regrets because she was fighting for her friend and she's rooting for Rhea Ripley. Asuka and Kairi Sane come by and Asuka tells Sky last year Sky was on the WrestleMania card as a champion and this year she's Ripley's sidekick. Sky tells Sane that Sane doesn't have to follow Asuka's lead. Asuka says Sane will battle Sky tonight.
Match 2: The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) & LA Knight -vs- MFT (Solo Sikoa, Tonga Loa & JC Mateo) w/Talla Tonga
Mateo and Jimmy start off. Mateo punches Jimmy a bit and Jimmy kicks Mateo twice. Jey tags himself in and Mateo is double teamed. Jey clotheslines Mateo out of the ring and then suicide dives out onto Mateo with the help of Jimmy and we get a commercial break.
We return to the six man tag, Sikoa has Jey on the mat and he starts to chop Jey around the ring. Sikoa punches Jey in one of the corners of the ring and then runs at Jey with a running hip attack, flattening Jey. Sikoa goes for some pressure points on Jey's neck and Jey fights out of the hold and YEET strikes Sikoa until he's taken down by Sikoa. Sikoa knocks Jimmy off the apron and Jey kicks Sikoa down. Knight and Loa are tagged in and Knight takes out everyone from MFTs and knocks Mateo out of the ring. Knight knocks Loa down with a neckbreaker and then comes off the top rope with an elbow. Loa is covered and Mateo breaks the pin. Jimmy superkicks Mateo, Sikoa spikes Jimmy, Jey knocks Sikoa out of the ring and jumps at Sikoa. Sikoa grabs Jey mid-air and tosses him onto the announce desk. Tama Tonga shows up through the crowd and Sikoa asks where the hell he was. Talla Tonga gets in front of Tama Tonga and in the ring, Knight connects with The BFT on Loa and gets the win.
Winners: The Usos and LA Knight
After the match, Talla Tonga and Solo Sikoa stare down Tama Tonga who still stands in the time keeper's area.
We see clips of Pat McAfee from SmackDown where he and Cody Rhodes go back and forth and where McAfee says if Randy Orton loses, McAfee will never be seen on WWE TV again followed by the attack Orton and McAfee lay on Jelly Roll and Cody Rhodes.
Back at ringside, Gunther comes out to the ring. Before Gunther can get a word in, Seth Rollins slides into the ring and attacks Gunther. Gunther leaves the ring and Rollins gets on the mic and says the last two weeks Gunther has attacked him so this is his receipt. He tells Gunther in six days he will finish the job and tells Gunther to be a man and get in the ring and tell Rollins why Gunther wants to fight him at WrestleMania. Gunther walks back to the ring area and gets a mic and gets back in the ring and stands toe to toe with Rollins. Gunther says he is solving Paul Heyman's problem and that Rollins has been pissing Gunther off. Gunther says he's the best, not Rollins. Gunther and Rollins go back to fighting and Gunther kicks Rollins down and tries to powerbomb Rollins. Rollins counters and knocks Gunther out of the ring and tries to stomp him but Gunther gets out of the way. Gunther retreats and Rollins gets back in the ring and poses.
Dominik Mysterio complains to Adam Pearce backstage. Mysterio is pissed he has to face "The Demon" and not Finn Balor and he's pissed his dad, Rey Mysterio, gets to compete for the IC belt. Pearce says Rey Mysterio deserves what he gets at WrestleMania and Dominik Mysterio will get what he deserves at WrestleMania.
Match 3: Iyo Sky -vs- Kairi Sane w/Asuka
Sane runs at Sky at the bell and takes her down and starts hammering down with punches. Sky reverses and the two take turns rolling around and punching each other. Sky is speared into the corner and then Sane connects with a running elbow in the corner. Sane climbs the ropes and hits a flying forearm from the top rope and covers Sky for a near fall. Sane kicks Sky and takes her down with a snapmare. Sky is locked in a headlock and Sky powers out of the hold and counters a headscissors by Sane. Sky trips Sane and hits a dropkick Sane knocking her out of the ring. Sane knocks Sky onto the apron but runs into a kick by Sky. Sky climbs the barricades outside the ring and hits a Moonsault and flattens Sane and we get a break.
Back to the match, Sky knocks Sane down with some elbows and kicks Sane in the head. Sky connects with a top rope missile dropkick and then follows that up with a Bullet Train Attack. Sky climbs the ropes and Sane knocks her down. Sky hits Sane with a forearm and then climbs the turnbuckle and brings Sane up with her. Sky gets headbutted and gets tangled in the corner. Asuka slams Sky's head into the ring post as the ref checks on Sky. This calls out Rhea Ripley and Ripley runs down and attacks Asuka. Ripley goes to hit Riptide on Asuka and is attacked by Jade Cargill. Sky takes out Cargill with a suicide dive and then kicks Sane from the apron. Sky climbs the ropes and Asuka trips Sky again knocking her down. Sane rolls up Sky and gets the win.
Winner: Kairi Sane
Oba Femi is shown walking backstage and he's up next to sign his contract.
We come back from a commercial break and see Triple H and Adam Pearce making their way out to the ring for Oba Femi's contract signing. Pearce says they have one signature and it's time to get the second signature and make this official. Pearce introduces Oba Femi and Femi struts out to the ring. Femi shakes hands with Pearce and Trips and signs the contract. Pearce gives Femi a mic and Trips points to the entryway. Paul Heyman is standing up by the entrance and Heyman says he has been in the industry for a long time and he has never seen someone come across to the audience as a star as fast as Oba Femi. He tells Femi that Femi is a violent man and that's why he's not coming to the ring. Heyman says Femi is the fastest rising star, impressive athlete, and fighter since Brock Lesnar. The crowd cheers for Femi and Heyman tells the fans that they're pissing him off. Heyman says everything Femi has built comes to an end this weekend when Lesnar conquers Femi. Heyman says Femi should hold losing in pride because when Femi needs to rebuild is career after the loss, Heyman's door will always be open to Femi. Femi says it is taking everything in him to not go out there and beat up Heyman. Femi says if he beats up Heyman, the physical scars will heal - but taking down Heyman's beast - those emotional scars will never heal. Femi says the door he needs to stay open is the door to WrestleMania. He tells Heyman that they issued an open challenge and Femi stepped up. It's not personal and it's business but this time it's different because it's time to put an end to the beast. Femi says Lesnar is scared of him because he is the mountain Lesnar cannot climb and he will slay the beast. Femi says he is the one, he knows it, the fans know it and at WrestleMania, Heyman will know it too.
Liv Morgan's "Trouble" music video plays.
Match 4: Je'Von Evans & Dragon Lee -vs- JD McDonagh & Rusev
Lee and McDonagh start the bout. McDonagh runs at Evans and Lee and hammers away on him in the corner. Lee is chopped and kicked to the ground in the corner. McDonagh clotheslines Lee and knocks Evan off the apron. McDonagh slams down Lee and covers him for a two count. Rusev is now tagged in and he slams down Lee and hits a leaping suplex. Rusev elbows Lee and kicks Lee. McDonagh is tagged back in and Lee is double teamed. McDonagh drops Lee on the back of his neck and tags in Rusev. Lee is double teamed some more and Lee punches Rusev but is kicked back down. Lee counters a powerbomb and tags out to Evans. Evans takes McDonagh out off the apron and jumps around the ring and knocks down Rusev. Evans hits a suicide dive on McDonagh and clotheslines Rusev off the ropes. McDonagh is knocked back out of the ring and so is Rusev. Evans goes for a suicide dive but Rusev catches him and punches him. McDonagh takes Lee off the apron and hits a springboard Moonsault on Lee outside the ring. Evans punches McDonagh outside the ring and runs at Rusev who is by the announce desk. Evans jumps at Rusev and Rusev catches Evans and hits Fallaway Slam on Evans onto the announce desk and we cut to a break.
Back to RAW, Evans has Rusev on the mat. Lee and McDonagh are tagged in. Lee takes McDonagh out off the apron and sends him back in the ring. Lee hits a snap dragon suplex and hits a Spanish Fly. All hell breaks loose in the ring, Evans takes out Rusev and back in the ring, McDonagh is rolled up and he kicks out. Lee hits Styles Clash on McDonagh and they get the win.
Winners: Dragon Lee & Je'Von Evans
After the match, Rusev beats up Evans and Lee. Rusev goes to put Lee in The Accolade but Rey Mysterio comes out and attacks Rusev. Mysterio goes for a 6-1-9 but Rusev clotheslines Mysterio down. Penta comes out and attacks Rusev. Rusev kicks Penta down with a Mashka Kick. Evans comes back in and attacks Rusev and Rusev takes down Evans. Rusev then hits McDonagh, Lee, Mysterio and Penta with Mashka Kicks. Rusev then puts Lee in The Accolade and then stands tall with all the ladder match contestants laid out.
Adam Pearce is on the phone talking about John Cena hosting WrestleMania. Danhausen pops up and says he wants to speak to Cena. Pearce says Danhausen can wait till WrestleMania. Danhausen disappears and Pearce is left confused.
We cut back to the ring and Roman Reigns' music plays and he makes his way out. Reigns gets in the ring and circles the ring as the fans chant OTC and then asks Sacramento to acknowledge him. CM Punk's music hits and Punk comes out through the crowd. Punk takes his time walking down through the stands and through the floor seats. After a few minutes, Punk makes it to ringside and straddles the barricades for a bit before standing on the announce desk. Punk says he's out here to tell the truth and Reigns can be the judge, jury and executioner. Punk gets off the announce desk and starts coming up the steel steps. Reigns says if Punk gets in the ring, they won't need the mics. Punk stands on the apron outside the ropes and says he's thought about this over the last couple of weeks. He hates Reigns because he envies Reigns. He says wrestling is the only dream he's ever had and he envies that all this was handed to Reigns. Punk says he hates that Reigns was a champion for 1316 days and he hates knowing how hard Reigns had to work to be that great. Punk says he hates that Reigns has main evented WrestleMania several times and that Reigns has made a legacy. Punk says he hates that he envies Reigns and he hates that he feels this way. Punk says Sika was a great man, great wrestler and Hall of Famer and Punk loves and respects the old timers. Punk says he hates that he used Sika's name in vain and apologizes to Reigns for doing so. Punk gets in the ring and tells Reigns that he hates there is more than one Royal family in pro-wrestling and he hates not being born into a dynasty. Punk says he found his family in the streets of Sacramento and independent wrestling shows. He found his family in Japan and England and Puerto Rico. He says he busted his ass and made pro-wrestling his home and his family. Punk says he hates that his first singles match headlining WrestleMania is being shared with Reigns. Punk says after WrestleMania the ring announcer will say and STILL WWE Heavyweight Champion of the world, CM Punk. Punk asks Reigns if he's lying and Reigns says everything he's said up until the end is probably the truest things Punk has ever said. Reigns tells Punk that he hates him too and it's because he hates the relationship he has with the fans. He hopes when he leaves the fans they chant for him to come back and he hates that. Reigns says that's Punk's truth and not reality. Reality is that on Sunday it'll be "and NEW WWE Heavyweight Champion". Reigns says on Sunday the Tribal Chief takes WWE over again and Punk will acknowledge him and the show goes off the air.
